江西专升本统考英语历年真题(2001-2010)

1、2001年江西省“专升本”英语统一考试试卷（120分钟）Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage.By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder (奎蛇). In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefe

2、rs sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.Most people regard snake bites as a fatal (致命的) misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal. Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the

3、bite itself, with amateurs (外行人) heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery (手术) and other unnecessary measures.All snakes have small teeth, so that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and far more frightened of you t

4、han you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the wa6y as quickly as

5、 it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon several things, one of which is the body-weight of the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is w

6、hy children suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain, and though these bites can make some people very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites havi

7、ng little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.21. Adders are most likely to be found _.A) in wider parts of Britain and Ireland B) in Scotland but nowhere elseC) on wild land through Britain D) in the countryside in England22. If you are with someone who is bitten by an adder, you should _

8、.A) try to catch the snake B) not treat the bite yourselfC) not worry too much about the victim D) operate him as soon as possible23. We are told that adders _.A) normally friendly towards people B) unlikely to bite except in self-defenseC) likely to attack people whenever they see them D) not afrai

9、d of human beings24. If an adder hears you approaching, it will usually _.A) move out of your path B) take no notice of you at allC) disappear very quickly D) wait until you are close and then attack25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A) Adders are more likely to attack child

10、ren than adults. B) The adder prefers to bite a person with a heavy body.C)The danger of adder bites is different from person to person.D)In most cases adder bites are more serious than other illnesses.Questions 26-30 are based on the following passages.Only the government can ensure that the Americ

11、an people have clean air and pure water. Congress must pass laws to stop manufacturers from polluting the air and water with the waste from their factories.Unless anti-pollution standards are enforced for all, companies that care about a clean environment will go out of business. For example, if Aut

12、omobile Company X spends money to put an air-pollution control device on their automobiles, their cars will be more expensive than the cars produced by another company. People who dont have the extra money or who dont care about pollution will not buy the more expensive cars. Automobile Company X wi

13、ll go bankrupt (破产); that is, it wont make enough money to pay its workers and to buy materials. It will then go out of business. Of course, no automobile company will make itself go bankrupt on purpose, and the pollution of the land and air and water will go on.But if the government says that all a

14、utomobile manufacturers must make cars with air-pollution control devices, the cost of all manufacturers will be equal. So the government cannot let companies decide whether or not they want to stop pollution. The government must force manufacturers to clean up the environment by setting anti-pollut

15、ion standards for everyone.26. If a company cares about a clean environment while others dont, it will have to _.A) change the anti-pollution standards for its products B) sell its products at a more expensive priceC) buy materials at a higher price D) pay more money to its workers27. The writer giv

16、es the example of Automobile Company X to show that _.A) manufacturers will not take care of pollution control on their own will B) few manufacturers are aware of the importance of air-pollution control C) air-pollution control devices are more expensive than other devicesD) people like to buy cars

17、that are equipped with pollution control devices28. According to the writer, anti-pollution standards ensure that _.A) no manufacturer will go bankrupt for spending money on pollution controlB) less money will be spent in buying pollution control devicesC) manufacturers know how to control pollution

18、 more effectivelyD)all manufacturers have to take measures to control pollution29. The purpose of this passage is _.A) to describe how a company can go bankruptB) to emphasize the urgent need of cleaning up the environmentC) to stress the importance of the governments role In preventing pollutionD)

19、to tell how difficult it is to keep the environment free from air-pollution30. What can be inferred from thin passage?A) Companies have not been given an equal chance to develop their business.B) A company will go bankrupt if its cars have to be installed with pollution control devices.C) The US gov

20、ernment has not set up standards on pollution control for car producers.D) It is necessary to persuade producers to take effective pollution control measure.Questions 31-35 are based on the following passages.Large-scale production in a large market brings advantages: mass production helps to reduce

21、 the manufacturing costs of consumer goods and the single market also makes it easier to specialize. Together, these two considerations improve businesses chance of making profit.Within the single market, the Community (欧共体) is making clearly strict European industrial standards which help European

22、industry compete with imported products and conquer new markets, as well as making high-quality products available to the consumer.The European commissions competition policy serves to ensure that the common interest prevails over individual business interests. At the same time, it is flexible enoug

23、h to allow co-operation between small firms. Business are being encouraged to operate outside the country in which they are based by measures designed to ensure that they are no longer taxed twice for doing so. The days when taxes are an obstacle to Europe-wide business operation will soon be gone.I

24、n addition to creating a favorable business environment, the communitys industrial policy is also concerned with developing specific strategies. The objective is to carry out long-term plans to develop industries such as the electronics industry, information technology, biotechnology (生物技术) and text

25、iles. These measures, at national and community level, will influence the quality of products, the technology used to manufacture them, the training the workforce receives, and the development of new outlets. In short, a whole range of instruments will be created to protect the future of European te

26、chnology.These projects will require extra funding at Community level for training, research and development and communications networks. The extra Community funding will be used as rationally as possible in a way which maximizes the benefit to European industry.31. The European Community has found

27、_.A) a single market to carry out mass production B) the Community market to produce high quality goodsC) a large market to increase business with other countries D) a new market to make it easier to get profits32. We can infer from the passage that the communitys general policy _.A) helps the small

28、 firms to do business flexibly B) encourages big firms to conquer the small onesC) emphasizes the interest of the Community as a wholeD) brings the customer more imported goods33. One of the main changes in the market in Europe is that _.A) there are more home produced goods that imported goods on t

29、he market B) companies only have to pay one tax when operating in a member country C) there are no more Europe-wide business operationsD) small companies are allowed to combine into larger ones34. The European Community has adopted some special measures to _.A) make long-term development of industri

30、es possible B) place some industries before other industriesC) open new markets in other countries D) enable new technology to be used in manufacturing35. which of the following is likely to be the title of the passage?A) Advantages of a Single Large-scale MarketB) Development of European Industries

31、C) Imports and Exports of European CommunityD) Policies of European CommunityPart Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)36. He climbed up into the tree and _ all the fruit within reach.A) pickedB) fetched C) tookD) held37. Ask her to come and see me when she _ her work.A) will finish B) finishes C) ha

32、s finished D) had finished38. Owing to the thick fog, Flight 675 had to be _.A) taken off B) put off C) given off D) set off39. By the time we got home, I _all about the mans rudeness.A) had forgotten B) forgot C) was forgetting D) should have forgotten40. This place, originally a small town, has be

33、en _ a modern capital city.A) transported to B) transformed into C) transmitted from D) transferred to41. Most people dont want to get _ in police investigation.A) put B) treated C) fitted D) involved42. This book will be of great _ to you in your studies.A) effect B) value C) appreciation D) sincer

34、ity43. Talk between the two sides _ no results and they decided not to continue.A) settled B) dragged C) protested D) yielded44. The criminal escaped from prison but was _ caught again.A) frightfully B) rarely C) casually D) subsequently45. His unhappiness is a _ of his mistaken marriage.A) contrast

35、 B) replacement C) reflection D) detection46. He planned to steal the money but his _ was soon discovered.A) prospect B) suspension C)scheme D) resource47. When he was ten years old, the Second World War _.A) broke off B) broke out C) broke up D) broke down48. Ten years ago, he was _ by a woman, who

36、 has always been regarding him as her own son.A) adopted B) adapted C) adjusted D) admitted49. Education, as well as ones social experience, can _ change in ones belief.A) turn to B) bring out C)bring over D) turn on50. We must take his hard work _ when discussing his achievements.A) in mind B) into

37、 account C) for granted D) for sure51. The committee _ a conclusion after four days of heated discussion.A) achieved B) attained C) arrived D) reached52. Were you _ in the heavy shower yesterday?A) arrested B) spread C) offended D) caught53. Barbara _ in doing it again though she had failed more tha

38、n a dozen times.A) assisted B) consisted C) persisted D)insisted54. They have developed a technique which is _ to those used in most factories.A) advanced B) advantageous C) improved D) superior55. On his way home, he was injured in a car _.A) blow B) crash C) shock D) hit56. For maintenance, please

39、 _ page 17 of the operation manual.A)find out B) rest on C) point at D) refer to57. We arranged to meet at the station but she didnt _.A) turn in B) turn up C) turn over D) turn out58. The teacher demanded that her students _ on time for every class.A) were B)be C)to be D) must be59. _ you are free

40、tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me?A) For B) Unless C) Since D) Though60.The roof _ under the weight of the heavy snow last night.A) settled B) dropped C) squeezed D) collapsed61. One of the techniques in reading a passage is to read it _ a whole.A) as B) for C) to D) in62. The company

41、would need another ten thousand dollars _ they could buy some nes equipment.A) in which B) at which C) by which D) with which63. Its important that he _ the final examination next week.A) pass B) would pass C) passes D) will pass64. _ by her child, the mother entered a supermarket to buy some soft d

42、rink.A) Having followed B) Having been following C) Following D) Followed65. It was not until she came back from Tokyo last night _ she gave me the telephone call. A) and B) when C) since D) that66. I remember _ the book last month. It was very interesting.A) read B) reading C) to read D) to have re

43、ad67. _ I sympathize with you, I am afraid there is little I can do to help you.A) When B) If C) Though D) Because68. The reason I plan to go is _ my wife will be disappointed if I dont.A) when B) why C) which D) that69. The Brown are now in Seattle. But we should keep _ with them.A) touch B) at tou

44、ch C) in touch D)on touch70. Tokyo has a larger population than _ in the world.A) any city B) any cities C) any other city D) all the cities71. If I _ the answer, I would have let you know about it.A) knew B) had known C) would know D) would have known72. _ the interruption, he was able to finish hi

45、s exercise before the class was over.A) Instead of B) In case of C) In spite of D) In sight of73. Decisions have been made to cut _ company expenses to a desirable level.A) down B) off C) out D) away74. If we had accepted the plan he proposed, we _ so much difficulty at present.A) would not have had

46、 B) could not have had C) could not have D) would not have75. James Cook, _ , also discovered the Hawaiian Islands.A) exploring the South Sea B) explored South SeaC) who explored the South Sea D) that he explored the South Sea76. Your information has made the _ of the problem possible.A) solution B)

47、 possession C) resolution D) instruction77. Her educational _ contributed greatly to her promotion.A) situation B) environment C) background D) surroundings78. Who else except a millionaire () could _ to use such an expensive car?A) offer B) afford C) provide D) devote79. I want to the tailors to _

48、the other day.A) make a suit B) have a suit be made C) have made a suit D) have a suit made80. It is a long time _ I saw him last.A) that B) when C) since D)asPart Cloze (20 points)Swimming has become an important sports activity because it is a form of exercise that promotes health. 81 activities e

49、xcept long distance walking offer 82 a general health to the body. It is an important competitive sport for 83 people train hard and practice carefully, developing strength and patience 84 they do so. It is 85 an ideal pastime (业余活动). Girl and boys enjoy their trips to river or lake; the adult enjoy

50、s 86 in the sea on a holiday ; and even the aged and weak can swim when other 87 of pastime and exercise are 88 their energy. Then too, the 89 swimmer may well be the means of helping to save life. In fact, swimming has so many 90 as an activity that one can 91 it is an ideal sport.A swimmer is not

51、92 to be a member of a team; he does not need expensive equipment; and even the weather need 93 affect him. He can swim 94 for exercise and enjoyment or he can swim with 95 for social pleasure; and he can swim 96 his own speed for his own distance, in whatever way 97 him best, from youth until old 9

52、8 . Today swimming also opened the door to other fields of activity, for many swimmers now 99 their holidays in underwater exploration (探险) . They 100 below the surface and thus open up to themselves a whole new world.81. A) Few B) None C) Many D) Some82. A) that B) such C) so D) as83. A)that B) it

53、C) what D) which84. A) until B) if C) as D) unless85. A) also B) yet C) however D) still86. A) traveling B) sailing C) boating D) swimming87. A) cases B) forms C) courses D) facilities88. A) beyond B) without C) against D) past89. A) real B) pleasant C) skillful D)careful90. A) advantages B)interest

54、s C) effects D) functions91. A) prove B) mean C) say D)tell92. A) ordered B) wished C)expected D)encouraged93. A) also B) not C) ever D)either94. A) together B)along C)lonely D)alone95. A)others B)other C) another D) one96. A) in B) at C) for D)to97. A)fixes B)pleases C) suits D)helps98. A)time B)period C)age D) stage99. A) waste B) engage C) take D) spend100. A) jump B) throw C) charge