专升本英语试题3.doc

.- 2008年陕西省专升本大学英语试题 Part Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (40 points) Directions:In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. John will go to school the moment hehis work. Awill finish Bfinish Cfinishes Dwould finish 2. The surgeon’s advice was that the patientat once. A. to be operated on B. being operated on C. be operated on D. was operated on 3. It isone thousand students can live in it. A. too large a building that B. so a large building that C. such large a building that D. so large a building that 4. Not onlya promise, but also he kept it. A. does the manager make B. did the manager make C. the manager made D. the manager makes 5. Even if hehere, he would not be able to help us. A. is B. were C. has been D. will be 6. The chairman as well as many other peoplepresent at the conference. A. was B. were C. would D. should 7. Do you have any idea what she meant? I really can’twhat she said at the meeting. A.figure on B. figure out C. find out D. find 8. We’vepaper and ink. Ask Mrs. Edward to lend us some. A. run away with B. run out of C. run off D. run down 9. You’d bettera doctor as soon as possible. A. seeing B. saw C. see D. seen 10. After saying that, hethe door quickly. A.made up B. made for C. made out D. made up for 11. I gave John a present but he gave me nothing . A. in return B. in turn C. in hand D. in vain 12. Sheto say that she was not interested in what I was talking about. A. broke out B. broke in C. broke down D. broke up 13. Shebe ill because I saw her playing basketball just now. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t 14. It’s already five o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time . A. we are going home B. we go home C. we went home D. we can go home 15. All things , the planned trip will have to be cancelled. A. considering B. having considered C. be considered D. considered 16. Ithave rained last night, for the ground is wet. A. should B. can C. will D. must 17. If John had told me in advance, Ihim at the airport. A. would meet B. will meet C. am going to meet D. would have met 18. This year we’ll producesteel as we did last year. A. three times as much B. as three times much C. as much three times D. three times much as 19. I’d rather youmake any comment on the issue for the time being. A. don’t B. wouldn’t C. didn’t D. shouldn’t 20. The government has promised to dolies in iits power to ease the hardships of the homeless. A. what B. that C. all D. which 21.how to operate a switchboard, I had to ask the office supervisor to show me the correct procedures. A. Not known B. No to know C. Not knowing D. Having not known 22.is mentioned in some of his stories, the author was brought up in a small village. A. It B. What C. That D. As 23. Since I was a stranger there, I had no one to . A. turn up B. turn on C. turn to D.turn down 24. Wordsmeaning, as we all know. A. convince B. convey C. contribute D. conquer 25. Mr. Wang does notas a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible. A. qualify B. match C. fit D. equal 26. The clothes a person wears may express hisor social position. A. significance B. determination C. curiosity D. status 27. In some countries, traffic police caninstant fines on speeding motorists. A. compel B. impose C. charge D. force 28. It is veryof you to let us know you are going to be late. A. considering B. considerate C. considerable D. considered 29. I have tomy visit as I’ll be very busy next week. A. call for B. call on C. call off D. call in 30. Most of the students are said tothe proposed new training system. A. object B. oppose C. disagree D. opposite 31. His marked changes in personality wereby a series of unfortunate events in his life. A. brought to B. brought out C. brought about D. brought up 32. Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized living,breaks it will be punished. A. Who B. Whoever C. People who D. No matter who 33. John worked late into the night,a speech for tomorrow’s meeting. A. preparing B. to prepare C. was preparing D. prepared 34. There new buildingson the campus by the end of this year. A. will be built B. are going to be built C. will have been built D. have been built 35. One should never lose heart whenwith temporary difficulties. A. being confronted B. confronted C. having been confronted D. confronting 36. The class needs a monitor . A. whom everyone has confidence on B. who everyone has confidence of C. for whom everyone has confidence D. in whom everyone has confidence 37. It is reported that there is no betterfor mother’s milk. A. alternative B. exchange C. equivalent D. substitute 38. After a number of disagreements with the committee, the chairman decided to . A. resign B. retire C. retreat D. withdraw 39. Physicists have made new discoveries that: challenge ourtheories of the universe. A. organized B. existed C. adapted D. established 40. In these mountainous areas, women arethe opportunity of receiving education. A. reserved B. disrupted C. denied D. invaded Part Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension(50 points) Directions:In this part, there are 4 passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, with in seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern technology information travels fast. How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, a few battles in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many pepole lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. 41. News spreads fast because of . A. modern transportation B. new teachnology C. the changes of the world D. a peace agreement 42. According to this passage,is very important to people in a disaster area. A. fast communication B. modern technology C. the news D. new ideas 43. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text? A. The world now seems smaller because of faster communication. B. The world is actually smaller today. C. The world is changing in size. D. The distance between England and America has changed since the War of 1812. 44. Two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried . A. by telephone B. by land C. by air D. by sea 45. The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed . A. by both sides B. in time C. in America D. in England Passage Two This story began about 10 years ago. I was coming out of a very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every waking moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive. This went on for about two years. One night one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that’s when I met him. Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn’t feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my selfesteem problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too. (81)About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the “men of the house” at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. They said yes and we have all been together ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. (82)Not a day goes by that he doesn’t tell we are the best thing that ever has happened to him and that he loves us. 46. The writer’s first marriage was unsuccessful because . A. her husband often woke her up at midnight B. her husband kept criticizing her C. she was unattractive D. she had a selfesteem problem 47. When the writer asked for a divorce, her husband . A. told her that she would never find one who loved her as he did B. delayed two years before giving her a reply C. accused her of having an affair D. said that she was unattractive and not worth loving 48. When the writer first met Clint, she felt that . A. she should have listened to her friend and met Clint earlier B. Clint was a nice, dazzling young man C. Clint could not be really interested in her D. she would find true love in Clint 49. The writer was particularly touched by Clint because . A. he believed that at 2 and 4, the two kids were the “men of the house” B. he said that he could not imagine a life without her and the kids C. he loved the kids and asked for their approval of the marriage D. he kept her company and talked with her until the next morning 50. The writer’s marriage to Clint is important to her mainly because . A. it made her kids happy, which is all she cared about B. every day Clint would tell the writer that he loved her C. it helped her to regain her self respect D. it gave her and her sons a second chance to live a happy life Passage Three Thousands of years ago, ten of our very distant ancestors were hungry. They went out and picked berries or dug up roots to eat. Four of them chose poisonous food and died. The remaining six noticed that their food was safe to eat. They told their children, who, in turn, passed the message on to their descendants. In this way, habit became a vital factor in the survival of mankind: if you ate the right plant, you lived; if you wanted to make your own experiments, you would probably die. The importance of habit on the survival of the human species is an interesting matter. Even today, most of us hesitate when we are invited to eat a new type of food or drink something we have not tasted before. Even if the food or drink is offered by a friend, we are usually not at all anxious to experiment and accept the offer. When you get up tomorrow morning, notice which shoe or sock you put on first. Then notice which one you put on first on other days. You may discover that (a) you tend to put on one shoe or sock first every day, and that (b) if you are righthanded, you usually deal with your left shoe or sock first. If you try to change this habit, you may find it uncomfortable or annoying, and you will soon return to your old habit. When it comes to other matters, we often follow a fixed pattern. We sleep in one or two favorite ways. We often follow familiar routes even when they are not the shortest or best. We often wear a watch on the same wrist even when there is no real reason for doing so. (83)In hundreds of other ways, we show that we are creatures of habit, following fixed patterns of behavior. This characteristic can help us to survive but it can be a barrier to progress too. We must be alert and not let a beneficial factor become a harmful one. 51. The best tite for this passage might be . A. Habit—a Barrier to Progress B. The Survival of Mankind C. Various Patterns of Human Behavior D. We Are Creatures of Habit 52. The first paragraph of this passage is mainly about . A. the danger of making experiments B. the importance of habit in the survival of mankind C. the food our distant ancestors ate D. the behavior of younger generations 53. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2? A. Habit can be harmful to the development of mankind. B. People usually like to taste new things at the risk of their lives. C. Most people hesitate to eat new things they have never tasted before. D. People are usually willing to try a new food if it is offered by a friend. 54. The example shown in Paragraph 3 proves that . A. it is difficult to change a habit B. habit can be changed easily C. shoes and socks are essential in our daily life D. everyone puts on shoes and socks in the morning whether he is righthanded or lefthanded 55. From the last paragraph we know that in the writer’s opinion . A. habit can never become a harmful factor B. people develop all their habits with good reasons C. habit will always help people to make progress D. people often behave in fixed patterns Passage Four (84)Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we