06-07年山东专升本英语试题及答案

2007年度山东省普通高等教育专升本考试英语试题

PartIListeningComprehension(15points,1pointeach)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.1.A.Onfoot. B.Bybike. C.Bybus. D.Bycar.2.A.Tomaketeaathome. B.Tohaveteaathome.C.Todothehousework. DTofinishherhomework.3.A.Sometimenextyear. B.Sometimenextmonth.C.Sometimethisyear. D.Sometimethismonth.4.A.Hisbike. B.Jane'sbike . C.Thekeytohisroom. D.Hisbikekey.5.A.Mike. B.John. C.LilyandJohn. D.LilyandMike.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearalongconversationandapassage.Theconversationandpassagewillbereadtwice.Attheendofthem,you’llhearsomequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.6.A.Policemanandwitness. B.Driverandpassenger C.Lawyerandclient. D.Judgeanddefendant.7.A.OutsideBrown'stoyshop.B.Justwherethewomanwasstanding.C.Wherethepolicemanandthewomanaretalking.D.AtthecrossroadsofBridgeStreetandChurchillAvenue.8.A.At10. B.At10:40. C.At2:30. D.At2:40.9.A.10milesperhour. B.20milesperhour.C.30milesperhour. D.40milesperhour.10.A.Tosignhername. B.Togotothecourt.C.Towritedownwhatshehadsaid. D.Toidentifythedrivers.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Noise. B.Newspapers. C.Advertisements. D.Electronicequipment.12.A.Itgivestoomuchmusic. B.Itsnoisedoesharmtoourears. C.Itchangesourdailylive. D.Ithastoomanyprogramsforadvertising.13.A.Theyspendtoomuchtimeonsports. B.TheyliketoplaygamesonTV. C.TheyarealwayswatchingTVprograms.

D.Theytakelittleinterestintheirwives.14.A.Electronicequipmentmayharmourhealth.B.Electronicequipmentmayinvadeourprivatelife.C.Electronicequipmentmayaffectchildren'sstudy.D.Electronicequipmentmayaffectfamilyrelationship.15.A.Readingadvertisementsisawasteoftime.B.WatchingTVmayhurtchildren'seyes.C.Therearetoomanyprogramsforgrown-upsonTV.D.Someelectronicequipmentmaycausesocialproblems.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20points,1pointeach)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Wouldyoupleaselendmeyourbike?Mineisnot________.A.goodenough B.verygoodenough C.enoughgood D.goodone17.Withoutair,thecandlewill________.A.gooff B.gothrough C.goover D.goout18.Oneofthemostimportantproblemsishowto________studentsinterestsinlearningEnglish.A.raise B.arouse C.rise D.arise19.WhenwefacedifficultiesinourEnglishlearning,wewillnever________.A.giveaway B.giveoff C.givein D.giveout20.Tonyaswellashisbrothersandsisters________fromAmerica.A.is B.are C.havebeen D.were21.TomorrowI'mleavingforNewYorkandI'llstaytherefor________.A.sometimes B.sometimes C.sometime D.sometime22.Howmuchdidyou________onthisnewcar?A.cost B.spend C.pay D.take23.Whenthepolicebrokeintothehouse,theyfoundtheoldman________deadonthefloor.A.lying B.laid C.lain D.laying24.I'mnotgoodatmath.Thisproblemisquite________me.A.against B.beyond C.over D.above25.________yourcomingtoseeme,Iwouldhavebeenverylonely.A.Owingto B.Thanksto C.Butfor D.Onaccountof26.Thatisahottouristline.Youshouldbookthetickets________.A.inadvance B.inreturn C.inturn D.inschedule27.Wearequite________toourparentsandourteacher.A.respectful B.respectable C.respective D.respected28."ShallIhelpyouwiththewashingup?""Don't________.I'lldoitlater."A.care B.bother C.trouble D.disturb29.Thosewhofeltlike________thestoryagaincameoverandaddedthemselvestotheaudience.A.beingheard B.tobeheard C.tohear D.hearing30.MarytoldmethatFatherwould________laterthisyear.A.getthehuttoberepaired B.havethehutberepairedC.getthehutbeingrepaired D.havethehutrepaired31.Icanhardlyhearwhathe'ssaying,and________,A.norcanalltheseotherpeople B.socanhardlyalltheseotherpeopleC.socanalltheseotherpeople D.noralltheseotherpeoplecan32.________whatyouintended,Ishouldnothavewastedmytimetryingtoexplainmatterstoyou.A.HadrealizedIB.RealizedhadI C.HadIrealized D.Ihadrealized33.Ipreferclotheswhicharemadeoutofnaturalmaterials________cottonandwool.A.as B.justas C.like D.justlike34.Itwashisdoctorwhoadvisedthathe________aholidayawayfromthecity.A.have B.had C.had D.wouldhave35.Idon'tthink________necessaryforJulietomakesuchafussaboutthatsortofthing.A.her B.that C.it D.thisPartIIIReadingComprehension(1)(30points,2pointseach)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare3tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthematerialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Telephone,television,radio,andtelegraphallhelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Becauseofthesedevices,ideasandnewsofeventsspreadquicklyallovertheworld.Forexample,withinseconds,peoplecanknowtheresultsofanelectioninanothercountry.Aninternationalfootballmatchcomesintothehomesofeveryonewithatelevisionset.Newsofadisastersuchasanearthquakeorfloodcanbringhelpfromdistantcountries.Withinhours,helpisontheway.Becauseofmoderntechnologylikethesatellitesthattravelaroundtheworld,informationtravelfast.Howhasthisspeedofcommunicationchangedtheworld?Tomanypeople,theworldhasbecomesmaller.Ofcoursethisdoesnotmeanthattheworldisactuallyphysicallysmaller.Itmeansthattheworldseemssmaller.Twohundredyearsago,communicationbetweenthecontinentstookalongtime.Allnewswascarriedonshipsthattookweeksorevenmonthstocrosstheoceans.Intheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,ittooksixweeksfornewsfromEuropetoreachAmericas.Thistimedifferenceinfluencedpeople'sactions.Forexample,onebattle,intheWarof1812betweenEnglandandtheUnitedStatscouldhavebeenavoided.Apeaceagreementhadalreadybeensigned.PeacewasmadeinEngland,butthenewsofpeacetooksixweekstoreachAmerica.Duringthesesixweeks,thelargeandseriousBattleofNewOrleanswasfought.Manypeoplelosttheirlivesafterapeacetreatyhadbeensigned.Theywouldnothavediedifnewshadcomeintime.Inthepast,communicationtookmuchmoretimethanitdoesnow.36.Newsspreadsfastbecauseof__________.A.apeaceagreement B.newtechnologyC.thechangesoftheworld D.moderntransportation37.Accordingtothispassage,__________isveryimportanttopeopleinadisasterarea.A.latestnews B.newideas C.fastcommunication D.moderntechnology38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theworldischanginginsize.B.Theworldnowseemssmallerbecauseoffastercommunication.C.Theworldisactuallysmallertoday.D.ThedistancebetweenEnglandandAmericahaschangedsincetheWarof1812.39.Twohundredyearsago,newsbetweenthecontinentswascarried__________.A.byair B.bysea C.byland D.bytelephoneandtelegraph40.TheNewOrleansBattlecouldhavebeenavoidedifthepeaceagreementhadbeensigned__________.A.inAmericaB.inEngland C.bybothsidesD.intimeTask2Whenpricesarelowpeoplewillbuymore,andwhenpricesarehightheywillbuyless.Everyshopkeeperknowsthis.Butatthesametime,producerswanthigherpricesfortheirgoodswhentheymakemoregoods.Howcanwefindthebestpriceforthegoods?TheLawofSupplyandDemandistheeconomist'sanswertothisquestion.Accordingtothislaw,changesinthepricesofgoodscausechangesinsupplyanddemand.Anincreaseinthepriceofthegoodscausesanincreaseinsupply—thenumberofgoodstheproducersmake.Producerswillmakemoregoodswhentheycangethigherpricesforthegoods.Theproducermakesmoreshoesasthepriceofshoesgoesup.Atthesametime,anincreaseinthepriceofthegoodscausesadecreaseindemand—thenumberofgoodstheconsumersbuy.Thisisbecausepeoplebuylesswhenthepriceishigh.Peoplebuyfewershoesasthepriceofshoesgoesup.Conversely,adecreaseinthepricecausesanincreaseindemand(peoplebuymoreshoes)andadecreaseinsupply(producersmakefewershoes).Businessfirmslookatbothsupplyanddemandwhentheymakedecisionsaboutpricesandproduction.Theylookfortheequilibriumpointwheresupplyequalsdemand.Atthispoint,thenumberofshoesproducedis3000andthepriceoftheshoesis$30.$30istheequilibriumprice;atthispricetheconsumerswillbuyallofthe3000shoeswhichtheproducersmake.Iftheproducersincreasethepriceoftheshoes,oriftheyproducemorethan3000shoes,theconsumerswillnotbuyalloftheshoes.Theproducerswillhaveasurplus(过剩)—moresupplythandemand—sotheymustdecreasethepriceinordertosellalloftheshoes.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakefewerthan3000shoes,therewillbeashoesshortage—moredemandthansupply—andthepricewillgoup.AccordingtotheLawofSupplyandDemand,theequilibriumpriceisthebestpriceforthegoods.Theconsumersandtheproducerswillagreeonthispricebecauseitistheonlypricethathelpsthembothequally.41.Whydoesanincreaseinpricecauseanincreaseinsupply?A.Consumersbuymoregoodswhenpricesarehigh.B.Producerswanttosellalloftheirgoods.C.Producersmakemoregoodswhenpricesarehigh.D.Consumerswillnotbuyallofthegoods.42.Whydoesadecreaseinpricescauseanincreaseindemand?A.Producersmakefewergoodswhenpricesarelow.B.Consumersbuyfewergoodswhenpricesarelow.C.Consumersbuymoregoodswhenpricesarelow.D.Producersmakemoregoodswhenpricesarehigh.43.Whatdobusinessfirmslookatwhentheymakedecisionsaboutpricesandproduction?A.Theequilibriumpoint. B.Thedemandcurve.C.Thesupplycurve. D.Alloftheabove.44.Whywillconsumersandproducersagreeontheequilibriumprice?A.Itistheonlypriceforthegoods. B.Itwillhelpthembothequally.C.Allofthegoodswillbesold. D.Itisthelowestprice.45.Whenwillproducershaveasurplusofgoods?A.Whensupplyequalsdemand. B.Whentheysellalloftheirgoods.C.Whenthereismoredemandthansupply. D.Whenthereismoresupplythandemand.Task3Moneyisusedforbuyingorsellinggoods,formeasuringvalueandforstoringwealth.Almosteverysocietynowhasamoneyeconomybasedoncoinsandbillsofonekindoranother.However,thishasnotalwaysbeentrue.Inprimitivesocietiesasystemofbarterwasused.Barterwasasystemofdirectexchangeofgoods.Somebodycouldexchangeasheep,forexample,foranythinginthemarketplacethatheorsheconsideredtobeofequalvalue.Barter,however,wasaveryunsatisfactorysystembecausepeople'spreciseneedswereseldommet.Peopleneededamorepracticalsystemofexchange,andvariousmoneysystemsdevelopedbasedongoodsthatthemembersofsocietyrecognizedashavingvalue.Cattle,grain,teeth,shells,feathers,salt,elephanttusks,andtobaccohadallbeenused.Preciousmetalsgraduallytookoverbecause,whenmadeintocoins,theywereportable,durable,recognizable,anddivisibleintolargerandsmallerunitsofvalue.Acoinisapieceofmetal,usuallydisc-shaped,whichbearswords,designsornumbersshowingitsvalue.Untiltheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies,coinsweregivenmonetaryworthbasedontheexactamountofmetalcontainedinthem,butmostmoderncoinsarebasedonfacevalue—thevaluethatthegovernmentschoosetogivethem,whichdoesn'tshowtheactualmetalcontent.Coinshavebeenmadeofgold,silver,copper,aluminum(铝),nickel(镍),lead,zinc(锌),plasticandinChinaevenfromtealeaves.Mostgovernmentsnowissuepapermoneyintheformofbills,whicharereally"promisetopay".Papermoneyisobviouslyeasiertohandleandmuchmoreconvenientinthemodernworld.Checksandcreditcardsarebeingusedincreasingly,anditispossibletoimagineaworldwhere"money"intheformofcoinsandpapercurrencywillnolongerbeused.Eventoday,intheUnitedStates,manyplaces,especiallyfillingstationswillnotacceptcashatnightforsecurityreasons.46.Barterheremeans__________.A.exchanginggoodsforgoodsB.exchangingmoneyforgoodsC.exchanginggoodsformoneyD.exchangingsheepforanythinginthemarket47.Whywerepreciousmetalsgraduallyusedformakingcoins?A.Becausetheyweredurableandportable. B.Becausetheywererecognizable.C.Becausetheyweredivisible. D.Alloftheabove.48.Coinsweregivenvalueaccordingtotheexactamountofmetalscontainedinthem__________.A.betweentheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesB.aftertheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesC.duringtheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesD.beforetheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies49.Promisestopaymeans__________.A.opportunitiestopay B.necessitiestopayC.obligationstopay D.possibilitiestopay50.Aworldwithoutanymoneyintheformofcoinsandpaperis__________.A.suitable B.possible C.avoidableD.necessaryReadingComprehension(2)(5points,1pointseach)Task4Directions:Inthistask,thereisapassagewith5questions(51through55).Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords.TheanswershouldbewrittenaftercorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet.SamandJoewereastronauts.Therewasonceaverydangeroustripandthemoreexperiencedastronautsknewtherewasonlyasmallchanceofcomingbackalive.SamandJoe,however,thoughtitwouldbeexcitingthoughalittledangerous."Wearethebestmenforthejob,"theysaidtotheboss."Theremaybeproblems,butwecanfindtheanswers.""TheyarethelastpeopleI'dtrust,"thoughttheboss."Butalltheotherastronautshaverefusedtogo."Oncetheywereinspace,Joehadtogooutsidetomakesomerepairs.Whentherepairsweredone,hetriedtogetbackinsidethespaceship.Butthedoorwaslocked.Heknockedbuttherewasnoanswer.Heknockedagain,louderthistime,andagain,noanswercame.Thenhehitthedoorashecouldandfinallyavoicesaid,"Who'sthere?""It'sme.Whoelsecoulditbe?"shout