2008年北京市高职升本科英语试题

2008年北京市高职升本科英语试题PartI VocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.thenyoushouldwritetheletterinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Thenewtechniquewill__________ustodoubleourproduction.A.persuade B.engage C.arrange D.enable2. ItwasnotuntilDecember31__________weheardfromhim. A.which B.when C.that D.then3. —There’ssomeoneknockingatthedoor.Whocould__________be? —Ihavenoidea. A.he B.it C.she D.that4. Hehad__________allhisgoalsfortheorganization,andfelttherewerenochallengesleftforhim. A.achieved B.got C.made D.met5. Atonetimewehadabouteightypeopleherewhodidnothingbut__________intovariousfamilyhistory. A.researched B.research C.researching D.toresearch6. __________harder,youwouldhavepassedthisexam. A.Ifyouhaveworked B.Ifyouworked C.Wereyoutowork D.Hadyouworked7. AssoonasIenteredtheroom,Icould__________somethinghadgonewrongwiththeoldcouple. A.sense B.smell C.touch D.watch8. Yourhairneeds__________.You’dbetterhaveitdonetomorrow. A.cut B.cutting C.tocut D.beingcut9. —How__________willyoubeabletocomebackfromyoutravel? —Inacoupleofweeks,perhaps. A.fast B.long C.often D.soon10. Therefiguresarebaseonthe__________thattheeconomywillcontinuetoimprove. A.preparation B.impression C.foundation D.expectation11. When__________todinnerattheWhite A.invited B.inviting C.tobeinvited D.havinginvited12. Didn’tyouseewhatthenaughtyboy__________toourneighbor’spetdog? A.does B.hasdone C.haddone D.woulddo13. Thereisapossibilitythatthefactorymayclose__________economyturnsbetter. A.if B.unless C.so D.when14. Ithasnotbeenrainingformonths.Theplants__________wantwateringbynow. A.could B.may C.must D.should15. MissPoolehadnofriendsandseldomhadvisitors,__________thegirlswhocameoveroccasionallyforhightea. A.besides B.despite C.exceptfor D.regardlessofPartII ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare5readingpassagesinthispart.Afterreadingeachpassage,youwillfindsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.YoushouldchoosethemostappropriateanswerandwritetheletterinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Questions16to18arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrants.AftertheNativeAmericans,allpeoplehaveanimmigrantpastexceptAfricanslavesandtheirdescendants（后代）.ThefirstimmigrantswereEuropeans,andthearrivedinJamestown,Virginia,in1607.TheyarrivedfromEnglandThefirstEuropeanimmigrantsformedthirteencolonies（殖民地）underEngland.Thethirteencolonieswerenothappywiththemothercountry,England.Thecolonieswerepayingtaxesbutdidnothavepower.Theydecidedtofightandwontheirindependence.ThenewAmericanswrotetheDeclarationofIndependence.Itsaidthatallmenwerecreatedequal,butitdidnotincludeIndians,Africanslavesorwomen.ThecoloniescelebratedtheirindependencefromEnglandonJuly4,1776.theybecameanewcountry,andGeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpresident.Inthe1700s,1800s,and1900s,manyimmigrantscametotheUnitedStatesfromdifferentcountries.Everyonewantedjobs,freedom,education,andbetteropportunities.Fromthe1950sto2003,manynewimmigrantscamebecauseofwar,orforeconomicorpoliticalreasons.ManyofthesepeoplewereAsianorHispanic.TheUnitedStatesCensussaidthatthetotalpopulationreached300millionin2006.SomepeoplethinkthatthesenewimmigrantscontributetotheU.S.economyandhelpkeeppricesdown.SomeAmericansthinkthattheUnitedStatesneedsimmigrants’energyandpositiveattitudeaboutworkinginlow-levelordifficultjobs.OtherpeopledisagreewiththisideaandthinktheseimmigrantstakethejobsthattheAmericansneedorwant.Accordingtothepassage,whoarethefirstimmigrantsinAmerica?A.TheAfricanslaves. B.TheAsiandescendents.C.TheEnglishmen. D.ThenativeAmericans.17. Whydidthefirstthirteencoloniesfightwiththeirmothercountry? A.Tostoppayingtaxes. B.Togetmorepower. C.TosettheAfricanslavesfree. D.Towintheirindependence.18. Somepeopledonotwelcomethenewimmigrantsbecausethey__________. A.makenocontributionstotheU.S. B.takethejobstheAmericansneed C.workinlow-leveljobsintheU.S. D.expandAmericanpopulationQuestions19to21arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Moreandmoreemployersusetheonlineapplicationprocesstohelpthemfindtherightpersonforthejob.So,it’slikelythatyou’llhavetoapplyonlineforsomeopeningsthatinterestyou.Inarecentsurvey,employersofferedthefollowingadviceforhowtomakeanelectronicapplicationoutstanding:Followdirections.Becarefultoenterthecorrectdatainthecorrectfield.Tailoryourapplicationinformationtotheposition.Don’tcopyandpastetextfromyourgenericrèsumè.Completeallfields—eventhosethataren’trequired.Ifthecompanyoffersanoptional（非强制性）assessmenttestonline,takeit.Insomecases,youmaybeaskedtoattachyourresumetotheapplication.Makesureyourresumecanholditsowninaverysimpleformat.Ifpossible,spell-checkyourapplicationbeforesubmittingit.Haveanerror-freeapplication:Thisapplicationservesastheemployer’sfirstimpressionofyou.Includeastrongobjective.Askacareercounselortohelpyouwordyourobjective.Followupyourelectronicapplicationwithapersonale-mailtotherecruiter（招聘人员）.Afollow-upphonecallisacceptableifthejobpostingoraddoesnotsay“NOphonecalls.”Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Questions27to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Businessisoftenseenasthe“badguy”inenvironmentalmatterbecausepeoplefeelthatbusinesseswilldoanythingtomakeaprofit.Unfortunately,thisistooftenthecase.Manybusinesspeople,infact,believethattheycan’tmakeaprofitandbekindtotheenvironmentatthesametime.However,itdoesnotnecessarilyhavetobethisway.Usingcommonbusinessstrategies,companieshavefoundwaystobecomeenvironmentallyfriendlyor“green”andincreasetheirprofitsatthesametime.Onesuchstrategythatbusinessesuseisknownas“productdifferentiation”.Thistermmeansthatacompanyadvertisedthefactthatitsproductsaredifferentfromother,similarproducts.Anumberofenvironmentallyfriendlycompanieshavedonethissuccessfully.Forexample,inmarketingtheirproducts,organic（有机的）foodcompaniesemphasizetheorganicaspect.Thatis,theyhighlightthefactthatnochemicalshavebeenusedtogrowthefood,andsoitisbetterforconsumers’healthandfortheenvironment.Another“green”businessstrategythathasbeensuccessfuliswastereduction.Manycompanieshaveconsideredwasteanpollutionasanecessarypartoftheproductionprocess.Theyhavedonelittletopreventeitherwasteorpollution,unlesstherewerelawsthatforcedthemto.However,othercompanieshaverealizedthattherearedefiniteadvantagestoreducingwasteandpollution.Lesswasteandlesspollutionmeansamoreefficientproductionprocess.The3MCompanystartedaprogramthatrewardedemployeesforsuccessfulideasabouthowtoreducewasteandpreventpollutionlastyear.Thisprogramhashelpedthecompanypollutemuchlessandsavemorethanahalfbilliondollars.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?WhatbusinessescandotobecomemoreprofitableWhybusinessisseenastheenvironmentalbadguyBusinessstrategiesforinternationalcompaniestodayHowbusinessescanbeboth“green”andprofitableWhen“productdifferentiation”isadopted,theproductisusually__________.advertisedassomethingdifferentfromsimilarproductsgoodeitherforyourhealthorfortheenvironmentveryprofitableforthecompanyenvironmentallyfriendlyCompaniesthattakemeasurestoreducewasteandpollution__________.A.aremoreproductive B.arelesssuccessfulC.savemoney D.spendmoremoneyThe3MCompanyrewardedemployeesfor__________.helpingpreventwasteandpollutionideasthatwouldincreaseitsprofitssuccessfulstrategiesformarketingimprovingproductdifferentiationQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”“AndPaul-whydidn’tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecause1hadacar?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,It’stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends–orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You’realuckydog.”that’sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthatthedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofaallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture(姿态)?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeopletoyoumaysaveanothermistake.

31. Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat______.evenfriendsareannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayPeopleusuallystateonethingbutmeansanotherWefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkWetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay32. “You’realuckydog”probablyconveysthemeaningthat__________.you’reafriendlypersonyou’reenviousofothersyoudonotdeservetheluckyoushouldthankothersforyourluckInthesentence“Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.”(Para.2),“it”refersto__________.A.beingfriendly B.abitofenvyC.luckydog D.yourluck34. Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatcanyoudotosaveanothermistake? A. Spendtimethinkingaboutwhatpeopletalking. B. Takeagoodlookatthepersontalking C. Focusonthelookinthespeaker’seyes D. Trytocatcheverywordofthespeaker35. Thispassageismainlyabout__________.whywemisunderstandwhatpeoplesayhowtobehavewhenwelistentootherswhywesometimesgowrongwithourfriendsorenemieshowtoavoidmistakeswhenwecommunicatewithpeoplePartIII ClozeDirections:Thereisapassagefollowedwith10blanks.Readthepassagecarefullyandthenchoosethemostappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.ThenyoushouldwritetheletterinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.AHappyFamilyandaLongLifeWhenJapan’sKamatoHongodiedattheageof116,shewastheworld’soldestwoman.ButMrs.Hongoseemedtohavehadaperfectly36lifestyle,andthereseemstobenoparticularreasonforhertohavelivedsolong.Sheenjoyedthingsthataresometimesconsideredtobe37,suchasdrinkingtea,coffeeandevenasmallamountofalcoholeveryday,althoughshedidnotsmoke.So38washersecret?Aftergettingmarried,shestayedonKagoshima,theislandwhereshewasborn,helpingher39onhisfarmduringhelonglife.Mrs.Hongogavebirthtosevenchildren,livedthroughthreewars,and40avolcanoeruptiononKagoshimain1914.41hereventfullife,shewashappyandhatedbeingawayfromherfamily.Shealwayskeptacloserelationshipwithallsevenofherchildren,andinfact,whenshecouldnolongerlook42herself,shewenttolivewithoneofherdaughters,Shizue,andherfamily.Then,attheendofher43lifeMrs.Hongoseemedtothinkmoreaboutherearlylifethanthepresent,andsometimes44torecognizecloserelativesandfriendswhovisitedher.Shepreferredtoliveinthe45,andtalkaboutherveryhappychildhood.Washappinessthesecretofherlonglife?36. A.normal B.usual C.common D.casual37. A.unnecessary B.unhealthy C.unattractive D.unimportantA.how B.which C.why D.whatA.parents B.husband C.children D.friendA.endured B.suffered C.survived D.escapedA.priorto B.Without C.Insteadof D.DespiteA.after B.around C.over D.intoA.plain B.long C.miserable D.boringA.refused B.tired C.managed D.failedA.past B.hospital C.countryside D.presentPartIV WordFormsDirections:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets.WritethewordinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Thisjobrequirestheabilitytoactwithspeedand_________.(decide)Hepickeduphisbagand__________(hurry)offalongtheplatform.Themaninsistedon__________(help)mefindataxieventhoughItoldhimIdidn’tneedanyhelp.Backleywasbitterly__________(disappoint)whenaninjurypreventedhimformcompetingintheOlympicGames.Hedevelopedcomputertohandlecomplicated__________(finance)transactions.HelivesinAustralianow,soweonlyseehimvery__________（occasion）.His__________(refuse)tocometoourweddingupsetthenewcouple.Shenolongerhadthatfeelingof__________(dependence)shehadfoughtsohardtowin.Helookeddownatthefloorinanattempttohidhis__________(embarrass).Thecaptainangrilyseizedhimbythearm,andaskedhimwhathemeantbysuchbad__________(behave)PartV Translation—EnglishintoChineseDirections:ThispartistotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Thereare5sentencesinthispart.WriteyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Wearedeeplyconcernedabouttherec