2007年成人高考专升本英语考试真题及参考答案.doc

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1、2007年成人高考专升本英语考试真题及参考答案一、Phonetics (5 points)?Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D.Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Mark your answer by b

2、lackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .第1题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.consumeB.containC.confessD.concept参考答案：D第2题单选 请选出读音不同的选项。A. magnetB.digitalC.signatureD.angry参考答案：B第3题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.thoughB.thoroughC.throughD.thought参考答案：A第4题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.explainB.extentC.exhaustedD.expand参考答案：C第5题

3、单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。A.neededB.trainedC.borrowedD.deserved参考答案：A二、Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)?Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the correspond

4、ing letter on ANSWER SHEET .第6题单选 Grandma told the story in a very sad _ and we were all moved.A.tuneB.tongueC.tonD.tone参考答案：D第7题单选 The guide is _ a line of tourists through the narrow passage with the help of his torch.A.concludingB.containingC.conductingD.conquering参考答案：C第8题单选 With its expensive f

5、urniture and carefully _ color scheme, the room looked quite luxurious.A.chooseB.choseC.chosenD.choosing参考答案：C第9题单选 Sorry, but we cannot go to San Diego. Our cousins _ to see us next Sunday.A.comeB.are comingC.have comeD.came参考答案：B第10题单选 Anne couldnt fine a taxi, so I offered _ her to the station.A.

6、driveB.to driveC.drivingD.have driven参考答案：B第11题单选 Perhaps the days will come _ people will be able to breathe clean air in cities.A.whenB.asC.whileD.sine参考答案：A第12题单选 _ when he saw his wifes face did Tom realize the true meaning of her remark.A.JustB.NeverC.OnlyD.Usually参考答案：C第13题单选 The flyover at th

7、e crossing on the 6th ring road is now _ construction.A.underB.inC.atD.with参考答案：A第14题单选 Time _, we will arrange for the tourists to visit two or three more remote spots of culture value.A.permitsB.permittingC.permittedD.to be permitted参考答案：B第15题单选 To my surprise, _ turned out that Susan failed in th

8、e examination.A.thisB.whatC.itD.as参考答案：C第16题单选 Jenny is the only one of the grade who _ selected to school fashion-show team.A.isB.areC.hasD.have参考答案：A第17题单选 If I had more time, I would _ golf as a hobby.A.take inB.take onC.take upD.take over参考答案：C第18题单选 The football match was televised _ from the B

9、erlin Olympic Stadium.A.liveB.aliveC.livingD.lively参考答案：A第19题单选 The bus is late and Julie is cold. She _ for the bus for 10 minutes.A.waitsB.waitedC.has waitedD.has been waiting参考答案：D第20题单选 The more fruits and vegetables you eat, _ chance of getting cancer you have.A.littleB.lessC.the lessD.the leas

10、t参考答案：C三、Cloze (20 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .Dr. William C Stokoe, Jr, was the chairman of the English Depar

11、tment at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated and was extremely _21_. He was a hearing person, and signs of the deaf were totally new to him. Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested, and though Dr. Stokoe was _22_ to th

12、ink about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the project. However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. _23_, he started the Linguistics Research Program in 1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants, worked _24_ this project during the summer and after school. The three _25

13、_ made films of deaf people signing. The deaf people in the film did not understand _26_ the research about and were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly, but _27_ agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him. Stokoe and his _28_ studied the films of

14、 signing. They _29_ the films and try to see patterns in the signs. The results of the research were _30_: the signs used by all of the signers _31_ certain linguistic rules. Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language _32_ a real language. He published the _33_ in 1960, but not

15、 many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still _34_ he was the only linguist who _35_ that sign language was more than gestures. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English.第21题单选 填入(21)处的最佳答案是()。A.ashamedB.boredC.interestedD.involved参考答案：C第22题单选 填入(22)处

16、的最佳答案是()。A.idealisticB.crazyC.smartD.normal参考答案：B第23题单选 填入(23)处的最佳答案是()。A.OtherwiseB.InsteadC.AdditionallyD.Afterwards参考答案：B第24题单选 填入(24)处的最佳答案是()。A.throughB.intoC.alongD.on参考答案：D第25题单选 填入(25)处的最佳答案是()。A.researchersB.designersC.directorsD.physicians参考答案：A第26题单选 填入(26)处的最佳答案是()。A.whatB.whyC.thatD.whi

17、ch参考答案：A第27题单选 填入(27)处的最佳答案是()。A.stronglyB.hardlyC.willinglyD.merely参考答案：D第28题单选 填入(28)处的最佳答案是()。A.teamB.crowdC.crewD.party参考答案：A第29题单选 填入(29)处的最佳答案是()。A.madeB.advertisedC.releasedD.analyzed参考答案：D第30题单选 填入(30)处的最佳答案是()。A.dissatisfyingB.alarmingC.surprisingD.disappointing参考答案：C第31题单选 填入(31)处的最佳答案是()。

18、A.exercisedB.followedC.playedD.performed参考答案：B第32题单选 填入(32)处的最佳答案是()。A.likeB.asC.withD.beyond参考答案：B第33题单选 填入(33)处的最佳答案是()。A.resultsB.consequencesC.endingsD.resolutions参考答案：A第34题单选 填入(34)处的最佳答案是()。A.anxiousB.afraidC.alertD.alone参考答案：D第35题单选 填入(35)处的最佳答案是()。A.wishedB.reasonedC.believedD.decided参考答案：C四

19、、Reading Comprehension (75 points)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by five questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET .Passage OneToront

20、o:A 300-pound adult Siberian tiger escaped from its four-meter high chain-link pen(圈)at the Toronto Zoo yesterday, on one of the busiest days of the year. Though no one was hurt, the dangerous animal was separated from the public for a time by noting more than a four-foot fence. The escape occurred

21、after one of the animals handlers left the pen gate open. It promoted a swift response from officials. Staff were sent immediately to arrest the runaway tiger. General Manager Calvin White told reporters that staff were preparing for the worst. “ I ordered a tranquilizer(麻醉剂)gun so we would have tra

22、nquilized her, but thankfully we didnt have to”, Mr. White said. The tiger was successfully led back into its cage after the brave escape.The incident occurred during the Toronto Zoos 28th annual Christmas Treats Walk, where admission is free in return for donation of food that does not easily go ba

23、d. Thousands of people attend each Boxing Day to see the animals fed by their handlers.第36题单选 The tiger escape happened_.A.owning to the lack of foodB.due to its separation from the publicC.because of the handlers neglect of dutyD.as a result of the damaged chain and fence参考答案：C第37题单选 Who is Calvin

24、White?A.A managerial staff of the zooB.A journalist from National PostC.A witness of the incidentD.A zoo animal handler参考答案：A第38题单选 We know from the passage that_.A.the tiger escape lasted a whole dayB.the zoo workers panned to shoot the tiger deadC.the tiger wasnt kept securely enough from the publ

25、icD.the incident took place on the zoos anniversary day参考答案：C第39题单选 The best title for the news report is _.A.Pen-Animal PrisonB.Zoo Tiger-Wandering FreeC.Siberian Tiger-Dangerous AnimalD.Zoo-Dangerous Site参考答案：BPassage TwoOne day in January, my uncle, my cousin and I decided to go hunting. We left

26、by car in the afternoon. It was a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. It took us three hours to get there. After we arrived at 5:15 p.m., we fixed the tent, then made coffee and had a short rest. After that, we went hunting, using a falcon(猎鹰). We spent two hours without finding anything. On our way

27、back to the camp, my cousin saw a rabbit. I removed the falcons bead cover and let go of the aggressive falcon. When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunter. He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. We took back i

28、t to the camp to cook our dinner. We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until 10:30 p.m. We left the camp the next day at 7 oclock in the morning. We went north. However, around 10:00 a.m. our car got stuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to p

29、ull out the car without any progress. Finally, we decided to walk. As it was hard for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40km in the desert, I decided to get help myself. I took a bottle of water with me and started to walk south alone. I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand

30、. I walked more than four hours without stopping. When I felt so tired and thirsty, I stopped to rest. I drank all the water and slept for around two hours. When I got up, it was dark. I continued to walk south. I was worried about my uncle and cousin. Suddenly, I met a Bedouin man who was riding hi

31、s camel. He took me to his house. When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road where I found a car. it took me to the city to get help. I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin. When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see

32、me again.第40题单选 Which word can best describe the first evening of their hunting trip?A.DisappointedB.EnjoyableC.ComfortableD.Exhausted参考答案：B第41题单选 Why didnt the three walk back together after the car got stuck in the sand?A.They didnt have enough food and wateB.The writer knew where to get a camel o

33、r a caC.The writer knew a Bedouin who lived nearby would give helD.The long desert walk was too hard for the young and the ol参考答案：D第42题单选 How did the writer finally get out of the desert?A.He was picked up by a caB.A camel took him to the roaC.A passer-by Bedouin helped hiD.His uncle and cousin foun

34、d and rescued hi参考答案：C第43题单选 What can be inferred from the story?A.Its an easy job to walk 40km in the deserB.The author loved to go hunting with his familC.The hunting trip is much longer than expecteD.To hunt in the desert one must train a falcon wel参考答案：CPassage ThreeTheres a professor at the Uni

35、versity of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of North American interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it. Professor Barry Wellmans term is “networked individualism”. Its not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict

36、each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for network. Heres what he means. Until the internet and e-mail came along, our social network involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Some of the interaction was by phone,

37、 but it was still voice to voice, person to person in real life. But the latest study confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social activities and person-to-person interaction. Some people worry that the Internet is turning us into

38、 isolated people who shut out other people in favor of a false world on computer screens To the contrary, the study discovered that the Internet connects us with more real people than expected- helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school o

39、r college. About 60 million Americans told the researchers that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions. So we network individuals are pretty tricky: were keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with ju

40、st the click of a computer mouse!第44题单选 The term “networked individualism” is used to refer to _.A.the way that modern people communicate on the InternetB.a social activity popular with North AmericansC.the contradiction within network communicationD.a newly invented Internet software参考答案：A第45题单选 Wi

41、th the wide use of Internet, some people fear that_.A.people will become isolatedB.interpersonal relation will disappearC.people will be controlled by networkD.there will be too many social activities参考答案：A第46题单选 According to the latest research, electronic interaction through computer is _.A.highly

42、 rewardingB.a waste of timeC.only informativeD.an escape from social life参考答案：A第47题单选 Why does the writer say network individuals are tricky?A.Because they sometimes play tricks on peoplB.Because they refuse person-to-person communicatioC.Because they can stay alone while remaining sociablD.Because

43、they feel puzzled when communicating with each othe参考答案：CPassage Four“I love you Bob.” “I love you too, Nancy.” it was 2 a.m., and I was hearing my parents voices through the thin wall separating my bedroom from theirs. Their loving words were sweet, touchingand surprising. My parents married on Sep

44、tember 14, 1940, after a brief dating. She was nearly 30 and knew it was time to start a family. The handsome well-educated man who came by the office where she worked looked like a good bet. He was attracted by her figure, her blue eyes. The romance didnt last long. Seeds of difference grew almost

45、immediately. She liked to travel; he hated the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican, she a loyal Democrat. They fought at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, over the perceived shortcomings of their respective in-laws. There was a hope that they would change once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat, but what remained changed itself into bright, hard bitterness. “I always thought wed ” my mother would begin, before launching into a precise li