2010年河南省普通高等学校专升本考试真题《公共英语》

2010年河南省普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试公共英语题号一二三四五六总分分值PartⅠVocabularyandStructure(1x40)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Thefiremusthave_______aftertheshopwasclosed.A.brokenoutB.brokendownC.brokeninD.brokenthrough2.Heis_______jointhearmy.A.tooyoungtoB.enoughyoungtoC.veryyoungtoD.youngenoughto3.Finallyhegottimeforaglance_______thisreport.A.offB.roundC.onD.at4.Yourideaseemstobegoodbutitisn’t_______.A.practicalB.possibleC.plentifulD.precious5.Heenjoys_______popmusicwhileIpreferclassicalmusic.A.tolistentoB.tolistenC.listeningD.listeningto6.Whenthelittlegirlawoke,shefoundherself_______byagroupofsoldiers.A.surroundB.besurroundedC.beingsurroundedD.beingsurrounding7.Themanagerlosthis_______justbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.A.moodB.temperC.mindD.passion8.Thereareseveralcharacteristicsofthetextbook_______attention.A.worthwhileB.worthofC.worthyD.worthyof9.Thenewbuilding_______alltheotherbuildingsinthetown.A.dwarfsB.distortsC.desertsD.depresses10.Ipassedthetest.I_______itwithoutyourhelp.A.wouldnotpassB.wouldn’thavepassedC.didn’tpassD.hadnotpassed11.TheInternethasbrought_______bigchangesinthewaywework.A.aboutB.outC.backD.up12.Thefatherwritesinhiswillthateverysonanddaughter_______ashareofhisproperty.A.hasB.tohaveC.havingD.have13.Hehurriedtothehospital,only_______hisfatherhadjustdied.A.totellB.tobetoldC.tellingD.told14._______tomorrow,hewouldbeabletoseetheopeningceremony.A.WouldhecomeB.IfhecomesC.WashecomingD.Werehetocome15.Thespeakercouldhardlyfindsafeground_______hisarguments.A.onwhichtobaseBtobaseonC.onthebaseD.whichtobaseon16.Heisamanwhoisalways_______faultwithotherpeople.A.puttingB.seekingC.findingD.lookingfor17.Thefactoryhadto_______anumberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomiccrisisinthecountry.A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydown18.Wouldyousparesometimetohaveachatwithme_______acupofcoffee?A.forB.withC.duringD.over19.Tendaysagotheyoungman_______hisboss_______hisintentiontoresign.A.informed…ofB.informed…onC.informed…inD.informed…to20.Itisnecessarythathe_______thetaskbytheendofnextweek.A.fulfillB.willfulfillC.willhavefulfilledD.fulfills21.Itisimpossibleforso_______workerstodoso_______workinasingleday.A.few…muchB.few…manyC.little…muchD.little…many22.Nofurtherdiscussions_______,themeetingwasbroughttoanend.A.aroseB.arisingC.toariseD.bearisen23.Theotherday,MumandIwenttoSt.James’sHospital,andtheydidlotsandlotsoftestsonme,_______arehorribleandfrightening.A.mostofthemB.mostofwhichC.mostofthatD.mostofwhat24.Heisapleasantfellowto_______.A.workB.workwithC.beworkingD.beworked25.Onhiswaytotheairport,it_______tohimthathehadforgottentotakehispassport.A.happenedB.occurredC.reflectedD.tookplace26.Orlando,acityinFlorida,_______foritsmainattraction,MagicKingdom.A.whichiswellknownB.beingwellknownC.wellknownD.iswellknown27._______,hecouldn’tearnenoughtosupportthefamily.A.HardasheworkedB.AsheworkedhardC.AshardheworkedD.Hardasdidhework28.Iused_______ontheleftinEngland,butIsoongotused_______ontherightinChina.A.todriving…todriveB.todrive…todrivingC.todrive…todriveD.todriving…todriving29.Canmachinesperformthesametasks_______?A.thatmandoesB.whatmandoesC.howmandoesD.asmandoes30._______thatthetradebetweenthetwocountriesreacheditshighestpoint.A.Duringthe1960’sB.Itwasinthe1960’sC.Thatitwasinthe1960’sD.Itwasthe1960’s31.It’snouse_______withhimsincehehasmadeuphismind.A.toargueB.arguingC.tobearguedD.argued32.Themorehetriedtopleaseher,_______sheseemedtoappreciateit.A.lessB.lesserC.thelessD.thelesser33.Theinformationtechnologyhasgreatly_______people’slife.A.affectedB.effectC.impactD.infected34.HavingagoodcommandofEnglishis_______aneasything.A.byallmeansB.byanymeansC.byeverymeansD.bynomeans35.Mymobilephoneisn’tworking.It_______.A.needsbeingrepairedB.needsrepairingC.needstorepairD.needsrepaired36.ThatwassoseriousamatterthatIhadnochoicebut_______thepolice.A.calledinB.callinginC.callinD.tocallin37.Henever_______tohiscustomersinhisbusinessexceptoccasionallyforsomespecialreasons.Thistimehecutthepricebyhalf,whichreallyshockedme.A.leakedB.drewC.quotedD.yielded38.Itisusefultobeabletopredicttheextent_______whichapricechangewillinfluencesupplyanddemand.A.fromB.withC.toD.for39.Undergraduatestudents_______therarebooksintheschoollibrary.A.haveaccessforB.keepaccessinC.keepaccessonD.haveaccessto40._______satdown_______thephonerang.A.Nosoonerhadhe…thanB.Nosoonerhehad…thanC.Nosoonerhadhe…whenD.Nosoonerhehad…whenPartIIReadingComprehension(2x20)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneThousandsofyearsago,inthemiddleofanocean,milesfromthenearestisland,anunderseavolcanobrokeout.Thehotliquidgothigherandhigherandspreadwiderandwider.Inthisway,anislandroseupinthesea.Astimewenton,hotsunandcoolrainsmadetherocksplitandbreaktopieces.Seawaveshitagainsttherock.Inthisway,soilandsandcameintobeing.Nothinglivedonthenakedsoil.Andthenthewindandbirdsbroughtplantseeds,spidersandotherlittlelivingthingsthere.Onlyplantscouldgrowfirst.Onlythey,insunlight,couldproducefoodfromthesoil,waterandair.Whilemanyanimalslandedontheisland,theycouldfindnofood.Aspidermadeitswebuselessly,becausetherewerenoinsects(昆虫)foritswebtocatch.Insectscouldn’tstayuntiltherewereplantsforthemtoeat.Soplantshadtobethefirstlifeonthisnewisland.41.Thepassagecenterson_______.A.howanunderseavolcanobrokeoutB.howanislandroseupintheseaC.howsoilwasformedonanewislandD.howlifebeganonavolcanoproducedisland42.Accordingtothepassage,theislandgotitsfirstsoilfrom_______.A.seawavesB.thesandbroughtbythewindC.itsownrockD.coolrains43.Theword“naked”(inPara.3)couldbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.redB.newC.oldD.bare44.Theorderofcomingintobeingontheislandis_______.A.soil,plantsandanimalsB.soil,littlecreaturesandplantsC.soil,birdsandplantsD.soil,humanbeingsandanimals45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Spiderswerethefirstlifethatcouldliveontheisland.B.Theislandisfarawayfromanypieceofland.C.InsectscouldnotliveontheislandwithoutplantsD.PlantswerebroughttotheislandbyhumanbeingsPassageTwoErnestMillerHemingwaywasbornonJuly21,1899inOakPark,Illinois.Inthenearlysixtytwoyearsofhislifethatfollowed,hebuiltaliteraryfameunsurpassed(无法超越)inthetwentiethcentury.AsaboyhewastaughtbyhisfathertohuntandfishalongtheshoresandintheforestsaroundLakeMichigan.TheHemingwayshadasummerhouseinnorthernMichigan,andthefamilywouldspendthesummermonthstheretryingtostaycool.Hemingwaywouldeitherfishthedifferentstreamsthatranintothelake,orwouldtakethesmallboatouttodosomefishingthere.Hewouldalsogosquirrelhuntinginthewoods,discoveringearlyinlifethepeacetobefoundwhilealoneintheforestorgoingthroughastream.Itwassomethinghecouldalwaysgobacktothroughouthislife,andthoughheoftenfoundhimselflivinginmajorcitieslikeChicago,TorontoandParisearlyinhislife,oncehebecamesuccessfulhechosesomewhatisolatedplacestolivein.Whenhewasn’thuntingorfishinghismothertaughthimthegoodpointsofmusic.Shewasaskilledsingerwhooncehadwishedalifeonstage,butatlastsettleddownwithherhusbandandspenthertimebygivingvoiceandmusiclessonstolocalchildren,includingherown.Hemingwaywasnevertalentedformusicandsufferedthroughsingingpracticesandmusiclessons,however,themusicalknowledgehegotfromhismotherhelpedhimshareinhisfirstwifeHadley’sinterestinthepiano.46.ErnestHemingwaydiedin_______.A.1969B.1979C.1981D.196147.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Hisfathertaughthimtofishandhuntwhenhewasaboy.B.HisfamilyhadasummerhouseinnorthernMichigan.C.Hetaughthimselfmusicwhenhewasaboy.D.Healsowentsquirrelhuntinginthewoods.48.Afterhebecamesuccessful,ErnestHemingway_______.A.preferredtostayinbigcitiesB.chosetoliveinsomewhatisolatedplacesC.movedhisfamilytoParisD.killedhimself49.Beingtalentedinmusic,Hemingway’smotheroncewantedto_______.A.beamusicteacherB.helpHemingwaylearnmusicC.performonthestageasasingerD.marryarichhusband50.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom_______.A.aliterarybiographyB.asciencetextbookC.atermpaperD.apersonaldiaryPassageThreeWhatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrainscapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones.Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo—thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatmanseyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Itwillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat.Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.51.Thepassagetellsusabout_______.A.howman’slifewillbeinthefutureB.howfuturemanwilllooklikeC.thefactthatman’sorganswillfunctiondifferentlyinthefutureD.thefactthatmanisgrowinguglierastimepasses52.Thereisevidencethatmanischanging,_______.A.hehasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500yearsB.hehasgotstrongereyesthanheeverhadC.hishairisgettingthinnerandthinnerD.hislimbsaregettingweakerbecausehetendstomakelessuseofthem53.Man’sforeheadwillgrowlargerbecause_______.A.hewillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacityB.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetimeC.hehadrathernarrowforeheadafewhundredyearsagoD.hewillhavetousehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson54.Futuremanwillprobably_______.A.havesmallereyesB.havelargereyesC.seebetterD.havetowearbetterglasses55.Thereasonforbelievingthatfuturemanwillbedifferentisthathe_______.A.willgrowstrongerB.neverstopschangingC.hopesforachangeD.willliveadifferentlifePassageFourAuctions(拍卖)arepublicsalesofgoods,madebyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heaskedthecrowdassembledintheauctionroomtomakeoffers,orbids,forthevariousitemsonsale.Heencouragedbuyerstobidhigherfigures,andfinallynamedthehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisiscalled“knockingdownthegoods,forthebiddingendswhentheauctioneerbangsasmallhammeronatableatwhichhestands.”Thisisoftensetonaraisedplatformcalledarostrum.TheancientRomansprobablyinventedsalesbyauction,andtheEnglishwordcomesfromtheLatinauction,meaning“increase”.TheRomansusuallysoldinthiswaythespoilstakeninwar,thesesaleswerecalled“subhash”,meaning“underthespear”,aspearbeingstuckinthegroundasasignalforacrowdtogather.InEnglandintheeighteenthcentury,goodswereoftensoldbythecandle:ashortcandlewaslitbytheauctioneer,andbidscouldbemadewhileitstayedalight.Practicallyallgoodswhosequalitiesvariedaresoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffee,hides,skins,wool,tea,cocoa,furs,spices,fruit,vegetablesandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousualforlandandproperty,antiquefurniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaandsimilarworksofart.TheauctionroomsatChristiesandSotheby’sinLondonandNewYorkareworldfamous.Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfullparticularsofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbyprospectivebuyers.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesareprinted,andeachgroupofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda“lot”,isusuallygivenanumber.TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLot1andcontinueinnumericalorderhemaywaituntilheregistersthefactthatcertaindealersareintheroomandthenproducethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.Theauctioneer’sservicesarepaidforintheformofapercentageofthepricethegoodsaresoldfor.Theauctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebiddingashighaspossible.56.A“bidder”(inPara.1)isaperson_______.A.whosellssomething.B.whobuyssomething.C.whooffersaprice.D.whoborrowssomething.57.Auctionedgoodsaresold_______priceoffered.A.forthehighestB.forthefixedC.forthelowestD.fortheunexpected58.Theendofthebiddingiscalled“knockingdown”because_______.A.theauctioneerknocksthebuyerdownB.theauctioneerknockstherostrumdownC.thegoodsareknockeddownontothetableD.theauctioneerbangsthetablewithahammer59.The“candle”usedinparagraph2is_______.A.becausetheytookplaceatnightB.asasignalforthecrowdtogatherC.togivelighttotheauctioneerD.tolimitthetimewhenofferscouldbemade60.Anauctioncataloguegivesprospectivebuyers_______.A.thecurrentmarketvaluesofthegoodsB.detailsofthegoodstobesoldC.theorderinwhichgoodsmustbesoldD.freeadmissiontotheauctionsalePartⅢCloze(1x20)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.WhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inonesensethereareasmanydifferentkindsof61astherearespeakersofit.Notwospeakers62inexactlythesame63.Wecanalwaysheardifferences64them,andthepronunciationofEnglish65agreatdealindifferentgeographical__66__.HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa67?Thisisnotaquestionthatcanbe68inthesamewayforallforeignlearnersofEnglish.69youliveinapartoftheworldas70,wherethereisalong71ofspeakingEnglishforgeneralcommunicationpurpose,youshouldselectto72agoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.Itwouldbemistakeinthese73touseasamodelBBCEnglishor74ofthesort.Ontheotherhand,ifyouliveinacountry75thereisnotraditional76ofEnglish,youmusttakeasyourmodelsomeformsof77Englishpronunciation.Itdoesnot78verymuchwhichformyouchoose.Themost79wayistotakeasyourmodelthesortofEnglishyoucan80mostoften.61.A.languageB.linguisticC.EnglishD.linguist62.A.spokeB.spokenC.speaksD.speak63.A.wayB.formC.sortD.type64.A.ofB.amongC.betweenD.from65.A.variesB.changesC.shiftsD.alters66.A.spacesB.partsC.countriesD.areas67.A.guideB.modelC.symbolD.direction68.A.givenB.answeredC.satisfiedD.responded69.A.BecauseB.WhenC.WhetherD.If70.A.RussiaB.MongoliaC.IndiaD.Japan71.A.traditionB.useC.customD.habit72.A.seizeB.acquireC.haveD.hold73.A.actionsB.decisionsC.combinationsD.circumstances74.A.everythingB.nothingC.thingsD.anything75.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.wherever76.A.useB.usedC.usefulD.usefulness77.A.domesticB.practicalC.nat