2012 年贵州统招专升本考试《英语》试题

2012年贵州统招专升本考试《英语》试题PartIVocabularyandStructure(40points)SectionA(每题1分，共30分）Direction:Thereare30incompletestatementsinthissection.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Iwasillthatday.Mr.Smithtookmyclass.insteadof B.instead C.inplaceof D.playNomatterhowtiredyouare,itwouldbetoreadthissciencefictionnovel.A.worthwhileB.successfulC.promisingD.expensive3.iswell-knowntoall,toomuchstresscancausedisease.A.Which B.That C.It D.As4.Theprojecttoclearupthepollutedriverbytheendofnextyear.A.willhavebeencompleted B.isbeingcompletedC.Willhavecompleted D.hasbeencompleted5.Itisrequiredthatallwould-beemployeescitizensofthiscountry.A.is B.are C.be D.willbe6.TheguidespokesoquicklythatIcouldhardlywhathesaid.A.get B.receive C.catch D.take7.Whenapicturetaken,youshouldtrytosmile.A.have B.having C.tohave D.had8.Mytransistorradioisoutofwork.It.A.needtoberepaired B.needstorepairC.needrepairing D.needsrepairing9.Onlywhenhehaddoneitthathehadmadeamistake.A.hethenrealized B.herealized C.didherealize D.beforeherealize10.Theteacheraskedthestudentsto________twentyminuteseachmorningtoreadtheirEnglishtextsaloud.A.setaside B.setup C.setabout D.setoff11.Theybecausenooneanswersthedoor.A.musthaveleftB.canhaveleftC.shouldhaveleftD.mayhaveleft12.Mr.MartinistoobusytospareanytimeSundayafternoon.A.exceptforB.exceptonC.unlesson D.onlyin13.Itprovedthatthiskindofmedicinehadnoonthepatient.A.affect B.effort C.infect D.effect14.Theyalwaysgivethefreemealtocomesfirst.A.whomever B.whichever C.whoever D.whom15.Thereisaofathousandpoundsofferedforthecaptureofthemurder.A.prize B.reward C.award D.credit16.Iwaswhichcountrytovisitinthecomingsummervacation.A.worrying B.finding C.doubting D.wondering17.ThebookismoredifficultthantheoneIrecommendedtoyou.A.rather B.very C.much D.so18.Becauseoftheheavyrain,thegamewasputuntilnextSunday.A.out B.off C.up D.away19.InBritaintheonaletterisnowtwelvepence.A.postage B.postingC.post D.postal20.Theenginesmokeandsteam.A.givesup B.givesin C.givesaway D.givesoff21.Eithertheboyorhistwinbrothermusthaveeatendinnerhere.A.his B.theirsC.their D.its22.Swimmingisamorestrenuousdailyexercisethan.A.towalk B.walking C.walk D.walked23.Inwinterasnakeisstiffwithcoldbutstill.A.lively B.alive C.live D.living24.Theywanttotalktothelawyerwhoisthiscase.A.inchargeof B.talkingwith C.responsibleof D.chargewith25.I’mnottheonewhopushedyou,?A.amIB.wasI C.didI D.doI26.ThisisthebookIwastellingyoujustnow.A.aboutthat B.inthat C.inwhich D.aboutwhich27.Scientistssayitmaybetenyearsthemedicinewasputtouse.A.sinceB.beforeC.after D.when28.Thestrongerthecoffeeis,.A.themoreIlikeB.thebetterIlikeitC.IlikeitbetterD.Ilikeitmore29.Supposingyouwrite,whatwouldyoudo?A.couldn't B.can'tC.maynotD.areunable30.Noonethattohisface.A.daressay B.daressays C.daresaysD.daresaySectionB(每小题1分，共10分）Direction:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillintheblankswiththeproperformofthewordsgiveninthebrackets.WhenIfoundMary,she(play)tabletenniswithherfriendJohn.The(manage)ofacompanyisaveryimportantpartofitscommercialsuccess.Thisisthe(good)photoIhaveevertaken.Hesaid"Goodmorning"inamost(friend)way.Idon’trememberever(speak)illbehindyouback.Shesaidthatitwasherfirst(appear)onthestage.Therewasindeednoreasonforhis(excite)overthematter.It’svery(thought)andverykindofyoutooffermeajobinyoucompany.Themanagerbelievesitisimportanttoinvestinnewmachineryratherthan(increase)wages.Thedoctorreceivedan(urge)callfromtheparentsofaninjuredchild.PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Direction:Afterreadingeachpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatement,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Task1(每题2分，共10分)Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon'tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon'tlastlong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven'tbeenhonest,youmayloseyourfriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwaysrelyononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothavetoshareyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem,youhelpyourfriendknowbetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwitheachother.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesothatyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.Notwofriendshipsareexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmustpracticehonesty,generosityandunderstanding.41.Somefriendshipsdon'tlastlongbecause.A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriendsB.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon'tgivefriendshipbackC.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothersD.theydon'tknowfriendshipissomethingserious42.Accordingtothepassage,honestyis.A.somethingcountable B.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoney D.moreimportantthananythingelse43.Whichofthefollowingisn'tmentionedinthepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth.B.Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendsisofgreatvalue.C.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendsoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.D.Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend.44.Inthethirdparagraph,theunderlinedword“they”refersto(指).A.generosityandfriendship B.generosityandsharingC.yourideasandfeelings D.yourclothes45.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A.HonestyIstheBestPolicy B.AFriendinNeedIsaFriendindeedC.HowtoBeFriends D.ThreeImportantPointsinLifeTask2(每题2分，共10分)Therearecockroaches(蟑螂）everywhereonEarthexcepttheplacesthatarecoveredwithice.Scientistshavediscoveredabout3,500differentspeciesofcockroach.Thereisjustonehumanspecies!Cockroachescanbeanythinginsizefromaboutfivemmtoninecm.Althoughfivemmisverysmall,ninecmisaslongasalargerat.Itisverydifficulttocatchmostcockroaches.They“see”withthehairsontheirbodies.Thesehairscanfeelthesmallestmovementintheair,sothecockroachesknowimmediatelysomethingmoves,andruntosafety.Ofallthespeciesofcockroach,fortunatelyonlythreeliveamonghumansandareaseriousproblem.TheyaretheGerman,theOriental,andtheAmerican.OneeggcaseoftheGermancockroachcanproduceasmanyassevenmillioncockroachesin12months!Ourmainproblemwithcockroachesisthatnotonlydotheylookuglytous,buttheyalsocarrydiseases.Theyareparticularlydangerousinhospitalsastheyeatallkindsofhospitalwasteorgetitontheirbodies.Theycanthencarrythiswaste,whichmaycontaindangerousbacteria,ontofoodwhichistheneatenbypeopleinthehospital.Mostofthebacteriathatcausefoodpoisoninghavebeenfoundinthestomachsofcockroaches,soitisimportantthatcockroachesshouldbekeptoutofrestaurantsandotherplaceswherefoodisprepared.Manypeopleworkandtrytodestroycockroaches,butassoonastheyfindonewayofdoingit,thecockroaches“learn”howtodealwithit.Electricitydoesnotalwayskillthemandtheycanavoidmostpoisonsor“learn”howtodealwithothers.Atonetime,scientiststhoughtthatradiationwouldkillthem,buttheyhavebeenonEarthforabout300millionyears,anditdoesnotharmthemasmuchasitdoesus.ItseemsprobablethatwhentherearenolongerhumanbeingslivingontheEarth,cockroacheswillstillbehere.Cockroachesdonotlive.inhomes B.inhospitalsC.inthecoldestpartoftheworld D.withhumans47.Cockroachescansensesomeoneisnear.A.bytouchingthemwiththeirhairs B.byhearingthemC.byrunningaway D.byfeelingtheirmovement48.Cockroachescanhurthumanswith.A.theirclaws B.theirteethC.thebacteriatheycarry D.theradiationtheygiveoff49.Paragraph6saysthat.A.cockroachesdonotdie B.cockroachescannotbekilledC.radiationkillscockroachesD.itisdifficulttokillcockroaches50.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.howandwherecockroacheslive B.howtogetridofcockroachesC.howimportantcockroachesaretous D.whencockroacheswerefirstdiscoveredTask3(每题2分，共10分）Citytrafficjam--oneoftheleastwantedeffectsofthemotorvehicle--issomethingwithwhichwe'reallfamiliarandforwhichmostofushaveananswer.Butwhichsolutionisbest?Somepeoplesuggestforbetterroads,othersforcarstobebanned(禁止)fromcitycentersandyetotherssaybetterpublictransportwouldattractdriversfromtheirlonelyandboringjourneys.Buttheimportantquestionswhatnaturalpowercreatesabigcitycenter.Weare,afterall,inanageofelectroniccommunication;ourbigshoppingareashavemovedoutofcitycenters,andourlivingareasmovedoutofthemlongago.YetsomeforcecausesofficesandserviceindustriesrelatedtothemtogatherinLondonorNewYorkorTokyo.Thissuggeststhatfarfromtheproblemsofacrowdedenvironmentforcingcompaniesandpeopletomoveout,thereisacritical(重大的)sizebeyondwhichmorecompaniesareattractedtomovein.Nobodyseemstoknowwhy,yettheanswerisimportanttothewaytrafficjamisdealtwith.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasthecauseofthetrafficproblem?Thepoorpublictransport.Theover-concentrationofshoppingcenters.Thegreatnumberofcarsinthecitycenters.Thebadroadconditions.Accordingtothepassage,officesandtheirassociatedserviceindustriesmovetobigcitiesbecauseof.theconvenienceofcommunicationthegatheringofcompaniessomeunknownforcetheconvenienceofshoppingTheword"This"(Line2,Para.4)refersto.someforce trafficjamtheforcethatcausesofficestomoveinoroutthefactthatcompaniesgatherinbigcitiesThispassageismostlikelytakenfrom.A.anovelB.aTVplayC.aninstructionD.anewsreport55.Thetopicofthispassagewouldprobablybe.A.BestAnswertoTrafficProblem B.TheBanningofCarsintheCityCenterC.TheFormationofCityCenter D.SearchingforWaystoSolveTrafficProblemTask4(每题2分，共10分）Direction:Readthefollowingpassage,andthendecidewhetherthestatements(No.56toNo.60)aretrue(T)orfalse(F)Onceeverytenyears,theconsumerelectronicsindustry—theindustrywhichgivespeoplethemeanstoenjoyliveandrecordentertainmentintheirhomes—hascomeupwithamajornewproduct.First,therewascolorTVinthe1960s.Nextcamehi-fi(1970s)andmorerecently,inthe1980s,thevideocassetterecorder(VCR).WhentheindustryintroducedcolorTVinthe1960s,itdidsojustintime.Inmostbigmarkets,salesofblackandwriteTVhadbeenindeclineforseveralyears.ColorTVsoonbecamepopularandinthenextfiveyearsitsmarketsharerosefrom10%tojustover40%.Inthe1970sitsshareofthemarketfelldramaticallyandbythemid-1980s,colorTVaccountedforlessthan20%oftheindustry'stotalsales.Hi-ficameonthemarketaroundthesametimeascolortelevision,butitsinitialshareofthemarketwaslarger.In1965itwasalready30%andtenyearslateritwasover50%.Salesthenfellsteadilyuntilthemid-1980sandtheintroductionofthecompactdisc.Althoughtheyweretwiceasexpensiveasrecords,theysooncaughtonandasaresult,hi-fi’smarketshareroseagain.TheVCRwasthesuccessstoryofthe1980s.Liketelevision,itwasneitherareplacementnoranimprovement,butabrand-newidea.Anditcreatedanewdemandamongconsumers.In1975,theVCR'sshareofthemarketwasjust5%.Tenyearslateritwasover40%.Sincethen,ithasdeclinedsteadilyandisunlikelytoriseagain.Sothequestioniswhatnext?WhatwillbetheVCRofthenextdecade?()56.Onceeverytenyearstheelectronicsindustrycomesupwithamajornewproduct.()57.TheshareofcolorTVrisessteadilyuptonow.()58.TheVCRwasareplacementofhi-fi.()59.TheVCR’sshareofthemarkethasdeclinedsteadilysince1985.()60.Itcanbeinferredthatanewproductwillbeintroducedintothemarketoverthenexttenyears.PartIIICloze(15points)Direction:Inthissection,thereare10blanksinthefollowing.ForeachblandtherearetwochoicesmarkedAandB.Youshouldchoosetherightanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.You'veprobablyhadtheexperienceofhavingsomeonefallinlovewithyouwhenyoudidn’treturnthefeeling.Insucha61it'shardtoknowwhattodo.Youwantto62youradmirer.Yetyoudon’twanttobesoobviousinyoureffortsthatyoumakeanenemyofhimorher.Afriendofminehadthisproblemand63itinthemosttactfulwayI've64seen.Insteadoftellingtheyoungmanthatshefoundittiresometohavehimaroundsomuch,she65herselftointroducinghimtoeverygirlsheknew66shehada67withhim,shearrangedforthemtodropinatthehomeofoneofhergirlfriends.Afewweekswasallit68forhimtoclick(一见如故）withoneofthesegirls,andtheneveryonewashappy.Thenewgirlandtheyoungmangotalongjustfineandbothofthemweregratefultomyfriendforha