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1、D. favoriteD. has been learningD. realized theyD. carried offD. AsD. the onesD. consistsD. headD. as well asD. affectD. on-the-spotD. being invitedD. continuously2003年河南省普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试公共英语试卷Part L Vocabulary and Structure （30）Directions ： there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. Fo

2、r each sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.1. that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.A. It was the 1990sB. That it was in the 1990sD. During the 1990sC. It was in the 1990s2. Mary said that Hemingway w

3、as her writer and that she had read nearly all of his novels.A. famousB. popularC. common3. She English since she was a child.A. learningB. had learnedC. is learning4. Not until ten oclock it was too late to return.A. they realizedB. they did realizeC. did they realize5. Once a decision is made, it

4、must be firmly.A. carried onB. carried outC. carried away 6.born in Chicago, the writer is the most famous for his stories about New York City.A. AlthoughB. SinceC. When7. The pen I am writing my letter with is different from.A. that oneB. oneC. the one8. Without his wise mother, he such a successfu

5、l scientist.A. would not becomeB. should not have becomeC. may not have becomeD. could not have become9. , we shall go out for a picnic on Sunday.A. Weather permitsB. Weather permittingC. With weather permitsD. could not have become10. The color from yellow through green to black.A. rangesB. constit

6、utesC. composes11. Experiments that accurate measurements be made.A. showB. proveC. demand12.1 tried to catch the ball but it was my reach.A. beyondB. besidesC. in addition to13. Those scientists were conducting an experiment and expected a good.A. effectB. resultC. consequence14. Under heavy gunfir

7、e, those cameramen risked their lives to givebattlefield reports.A. word-for-word B. face-to-faceC. down-to earth15. T appreciate to your birthday party.A. to be invitedB. to have invitedC. having invited16. The rain was heavy and the house was damaged.A. consequentlyB. constantlyC. consistently17.

8、When it school wok, the professor will treat his students equally.A. comes to evaluateB. comes to evaluatingC. will come to evaluateD. will come to evaluating18 .you will never convince him.A. However long you argueB. However you argue longC. How you argue longD. How long you argue19 .new products h

9、ave been successfully trial-produced.A. A great dealB. A large amount ofC. A plenty ofD. A large number of20. He has made a discovery,of great importance to the progress of science and technology.A. I think which isB. which I think isC. that I think isD. of which I think it ispeople each year than a

10、utomobile accidents.21. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it killsA. six more timesB. six times more22. What they have done for us cant be measured inA. wayB.means23. Go and get some water, ?A. dont youB.shall you24. You must pack plenty of food for the journey,A. on the wholeB.otherwise

11、25. Meat easily in hot weather.A. turns badlyB.becomes badly26.1 couldnt find, and so I took this one.A. a large coat enoughC. an enough large coatC. over six times of money.C. termsC. cant youD. six timesD. placeD. wont you,youH need warm clothes, so pack them too.C. howeverD. likewiseC. goes badB.

12、 a large enough coatD. a coat enough largeD. changes worse27. WhatA. will you thinkwould happen if he knew you felt that way?B. do you thinkC. you thinkD. you would think28. It isA. barely29. impossible to find a good educational computer program in this city.B. merely him go this job by himself?C.

13、hardlyD. nearlyA. Why not let30. AlmostA. ninth-tenthsB. Why not to letC. Why don9t letD. Why you not to letof the population of this country is literate.B. nine-tenthC. nine-tenthsD. ninth-tenPart II. Cloze (20 points)Directions: In this section, there are 20 blanks in the following. For each blank

14、 there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the right answer that best fits into the passage.Scientists used to explore 31 the surface of the ocean. Now they 32 exploring below the surface, too. They want to know about ocean water and the 33 and animal life 34 in the ocean.In 193

15、4 the scientists William Beebe dived 3 000 feet below the surface in a hollow steel ball. In 1935 August Piccard dived 10, 330 feet. In 1960 his son Jean dived to a 35 of 35,800 feet. All these early dives were deep. But the divers could not stay down for very long. They had to come back up 36 the s

16、urface after a few seconds. Scientists needed to stay down longer to study life below the surface.37 ,they succeeded. Cousteau, a Frenchman, was able to keep men down to a depth of 36 feet for one month and to a depth of 90 feet for a week.Now scientists are developing even 39 equipment. With this n

17、ew equipment, man can stay 40 the surface for days or 41 weeks. In 1962 Cousteau 42 a research station 35 feet below the surface. Then in 1964 he set up another station on the ocean floor of the Red Sea. This was the first undersea station to operate 43 help from the surface.Many countries are now s

18、tudying undersea 44 The former Soviet Union had an undersea laboratory in the Crimean Sea. The United States has a laboratory 50 feet 45 on the ocean floor 46 the Virgin Islands. In 1970 five men lived there for two weeks. Then a 47 of five women scientists stayed in the laboratory. 48 came other te

19、ams of men. All were there to explore the ocean depths and 49 plants for the uses off its resources. Scientists hope to find enough 50, vegetable, and animal wealth there to providefood for the entire world.31. A. inB. toC. onD. under32. A. exploreB. are exploringC. exploredD. will explore33. A. pla

20、ntB. situationC. surroundingsD. circumstance34. A. deeplyB. normallyC. commonlyD. deep35. A. depthB.rangeC. lengthD. rate36. A. come toB. come overC. come acrossD. come back up to37. A. HoweverB. GraduallyC. MoreoverD. Though38. A. stayB. remainC. keepD. take39. A. goodB. wellC. betterD. more40. A.

21、belowB. onC. inD. to41.A. evenB. moreC. severalD. some42. A. put upB. came upC. made upD. set up43. A. withB. underC. forD. without44. A. livingB. situationC. structureD. environment45. A. belowB. downC. underD. deep46. A. awayB. onC. offD. to47. A. groupB. gangC. crowdD. team48. A. AfterB. NextC. L

22、atterD. Then49. A. makeB. to makeC. makingD. made50. A. mineralB. mineC. minefieldD. minelayerPart III. Reading Comprehension (50 points)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D, Choose the answer that best completes t

23、he sentence.Passage 1With a tremendous roar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky. Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the earth. Its radio begins to transmit a staggering amount of information about the satellite s orbi

24、tal path, the amount of radiation it detects, and the presence of meteorites. Information of all kinds races back to the earth. No human being could possibly copy down all these faces, much less remember and organize them, but an electronic computer can.The marvel of the machine age, the electronic

25、computer has been in use only since 1946. It can do simple computationsadd, subtract, multiply, and dividewith lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It canmultiply two 10 digit number in 1/1000 second, a problem that would take an average person five minutes to do with pencil and paper. Some compute

26、rs can work 5000 times faster than any person can.Once it is given a program, that is a carefully worked out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language, a computer can gather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from ou

27、ter space or from the depths of the ocean. In business and industry the computer prepares factoiy inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are plannin

28、g a trip by plane, the computer will find out what route to take and what space is available.51. Why does the author regard the electronic computer as the marvel of the machine age?A. Because electronic computers are rareB. Because people know little about electronic computersC. Because electronic c

29、omputers can do much more kinds of work that human beings cantD. Because electronic computers have been widely suspected52. Electronic computers were given the name in the beginning just for the simple reason that .A. they could go computationsB. they could work much faster than human beingsC. they

30、talked like an abacusD. they could remember data quickly53. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Computers began to be used in 1946.B. Computers can add, subtract, multiply and divide.C. Computers were widely used during World War II.D. No human being can work as fast as a

31、 computer.54. A computer can calculate.A. with lightning speedB. accuratelyC. with a speed 500, 000 times faster than a personD. all above55. In the first sentence of last paragraph, t6program would probably mean.A. a performanceB. a showC. a worked-out set of instructionsD. a TV playPassage 2On the

32、 old-time farm in America there were chickens and turkeys. There were also cows, pigs and other livestock. But there were very few machines. Most of the work was done by the entire farm family with the help of a “hired man. Sometimes extra laborers were needed in busy seasons. Horses provided 79 per

33、cent of the power used, human labor 15 percent, and machines only 6 percent.Today all that has changed. On many modern farms machines now supply 96 percent of the power, human labor 3 percent, and horses 1 percent. Modern farms are enterprising businesses which keep only the livestock that can pay i

34、ts way. The children go to school by bus every morning, the parents work on the farm or in the house, and hired help is seldom needed. Their work has been replaced by a whole army of farm machines.Farmers in the machine age also use the new fertilizers, new sprays, new feeds, new hybrid seeds, and o

35、ther helps developed by farm sciences. As a result the farmers are able to produce more food with less labor. This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers.56. In olds, most of the work on a farm was done by.A. all the farm familyB. livestockC. farm machinesD. both A and B5

36、7. From the first paragraph, we learn that in old days the most important farming power was.A. livestockB. farmersC. machinesD. extra laborers58. On todays farms, the chief reason why livestock is still raised would probably be.A. that farmers* conventions are difficult to be given upB. that farmers

37、 want to gain more profitC. that farmers have to do soD. that farmers1 work has been replaced by machines59. On modern farms, farmers need mostly all the followings EXCEPT.A. farm scienceB. seedsC. fertilizersD. hard work60. In the last sentence of paragraph 3, fewer but larger farms and fewer but m

38、ore prosperous farmers meansA. hired help is seldom neededB. productivity on the farms has been raised greatlyC. productivity on the farms has fallen sharplyD. more food is never neededPassage 3City traffic jamone of the least wanted effects of the motor vehicleis something with which wereall famili

39、ar and for which most of us have an answer. But which solution is best?Some people suggest for better roads, others for cars to be banned (禁止)from city centers and yet others say better public transport would attract drivers from their lonely and boring journeys.But the important question is what na

40、tural power creates a big city center. We are, after all, in an age of electronic communication; our shopping areas have moved out of city centers, and our living areas moved out of them long ago.Yet some force causes offices and service industries related to them to gather in London or New York or

41、Tokyo. This suggests that far from the problems of a crowded environment forcing companies and people to move out, there is a critical (重大的)size beyond which more companies are attracted to move in. Nobody seems to know why, yet the answer is important to the way traffic jam is dealt with.61. Which

42、of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as the cause of the traffic problem?A. The poor public transportB. The over-concentration of shopping centersC. The great number of cars in the city centersD. The bad road conditions62. According to the passage, offices and their associated service in

43、dustries move to big cities because ofB. the gathering of companiesD. the convenience of shoppingB. traffic jamD. the fact that companies gather in big citiesC. an instructionD. a news reportA. the convenience of communicationC. some unknown force63. The word This(Line2, Para, 4)refers toA. some for

44、ceC. the force that causes offices to move in or out 64. This passage is most likely taken from.A. a novelB. a TV play65. The topic of this passage would probably be.A. Best Answer to Traffic ProblemB. The Banning of Cars in the City CenterC. The Formation of City CenterD. Searching for Ways to Solv

45、e Traffic ProblemPassage 4Mrs. Cox teaches English in a large high school located in the inner area of a big city on the West Coast. Ever since she was a young girl, Mrs. Cox had wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasnt changed her mind.After she graduated from high schoo

46、l, Mrs. Cox went on to college. Four years later, she received her bachelors degree (B.A.)in English and her teaching certificate. Then she was qualified to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers Mrs. Cox takes more classes. Someday she hopes to get a masters degree (M.A.). With

47、 an M. A., she will receive a higher salary.The school day at Mrs. Coxs high school, like that in many high schools in the United Stages, is divided into six periods of one hour each. Mrs. Cox must teach five of these six periods. During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 p.m., Mrs. Cox must meet with parents, order supplies, make out examinations, check assignments, and take care of many other things. In short, her free period isn*t really free at all. Mrs. Cox works steadily from the time she arrives at school in the morning u