安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语真题试题

1、安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语真题试题注意事项：1.试卷共8页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题卷上。2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。PartI Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each, 30 points in all)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding onthe most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A,B,C an

2、d D, thenwrite the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1.Will you speak louder soas make people you? A.to hear B.heard C.hearing D.hear 2.The car industry can ' t survive the government help.A.without B.with C.besidesD.except 3.I had considerable difficulty her to go out for a drink withme.

3、 A.to persuade B.to have persuaded C.persuade D.persuading 4.Mr. Black, our new English teacher, is strict kind. A.or B.but C.with D.as well5. China Today is a good way of improving our English.A.Having read B.Have read C.Reading D.Read6.If I you, I wouldn ' t missthe chance tomorrow morning.A.b

4、e B.will be C.am D.were 7.Those whowant to attend the meeting should the form.A.fill in B.fill up C.fill withD.fill of 8.After for the job, the interviewees will be required to take a health check. A.to interview B.being interviewed C.interviewing D.having interviewed 9.Compared our small flat, Bill

5、 ' s house seemed like a palace. A.in B.for C.with D.as 10.Each of the hard-working studentsto go to college. So do we. A.hope B.hoping C.hopedD.hopes 11.He says clearly beginners understand most of hiswords.A.such that B.so that C.such athat D.so a that12.Languageis a toolpeople communicate wit

6、h each other.A.by all means B.bymeans of C.by means of which D.by means of that13 .Julia didn t have enoughclothes a week. A.to last B.last C.lasted D.last for14 .He is pleasedwhat you have given him.A.of B.to C.with D.in15 .Scarcely had hefallen when a knock at the door awakened him. A.sleeping B.a

7、sleep C.sleepy D.sleeper16.It is strongly recommended that teachers computers in their teaching. A.will use B.shall use C.use D.used 17.The more careful they are, A.the less mistakes will they make B.the less mistakes they ' ll make C.the fewer mistakes will they makeD.the fewermistakes they 

8、9; ll make 18.John will get the money from his aunt herC.though D.thendeath. A.with the help of B.in the event of C.according to D.in face of 19.We didn ' t know what to do the money had gone.A.once B.whether20.Mr. Jiang, long time no see. How are you?Fine, thanks. How are you your teaching? A.g

9、etting well with B.getting across C.getting together D.getting on with 21.Some people think moreabout their rights than about their responsibilities.A.much B.too C.less D.very22.There are as many houses in this area as there used to be. A.two B.twice C.second D.secondly23.Columbus and his crew from

10、Europe in1492. A.set out B.put out C.ruled out D.sorted out24.the kids haveleft home, we ' re got a lot of extra space.A.Since that B.Now C.Even if D.Evenso 25.We ' ve asked the neighbors to the house for us while we areaway.A.have an eye to B.keep an eye onC.have an eye for D.keep an eyeope

11、n26.The hotel is going to be into a nursing home.A.controlled B.confirmed C.consumed D.converted27.The young manin this company since he graduated from Madison College five years ago. A.was working B.has been working C.works D.worked28.The college offers somany courses; the students haven ' t de

12、cided A.where to choose B.whom to choose C.which to choose D.why to choose 29.He said he' d phone you he got home. A.for a while B.after a while C.at moment D.the moment30.With a good of both Chinese and English, Miss Lin was assigned to be thetour guide for the American visitors.A.command B.int

13、erest C.resultD.impression Part II Cloze (1 point each, 15 points in all)Directions: Thereare 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter on the Answer She

14、et.A college or universitys international student office is a good place 31_getting to know the schooland the country .Let ' s 32_support services for international students in theUnited States. Our example is the University of Southern California (U.S.C.),33 has had the most international stude

15、nts in American colleges oruniversities 34_ the past seven years. U.S.C. ' s Office of International Servicessays 35 student this years is about seven thousand five hundred. TheOffice helps 36 student life at the university. It also organizes programs tohelp foreign 37 feel more relaxed in their

16、 new surroundings. Most Americancolleges and universities have a similar 38 that helps international students.These offices look for ways to get students 39 in school life and make40 friends. Their job is not always easy. International students often want to41_thier free time with friends from their

17、 own countries. The office at U.S.C.42_assists family members who come to the United States with international students. The family members can take English classes and go on trips to places43_museums.India, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada 44_themost students to the United States during the las

18、t school 45.Next cameTaiwan, Mexico, and Thailand.31.A.to start B.starts C.to stop D.stops34.A.as B.for C.to D.at32.A.talk B.to talk C.talk about D.to talk about33.A.that B.who C.whose D.which35.A.the number of B.a number of C.a lot of D.a greatdeal of36.A.express B.expressing C.explain D.explaining

19、37.A.collegeB.colleges C.student D.students38.A.branch B.office C.departmentD.organization39.A.consisted B.consisting C.involved D.involving40 .A.rich B.poor C.old D.new41 .A.cost B.spend C.take D.save42.A.alsoB.yet C.already D.thus43.A.unlikely B.unlike C.like D.likely44.A.sent B.tookC.brought D.ca

20、rried45.A.month B.year C.week D.day Port III ReadingDirections: There are 4 tasksComprehension (2,5 points each, 50 points in all) for you to fulfill, You should read the passages below carefully and do the tasks asyou are instructed.Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage,you will fi

21、nd 5 questions or unfinished statements (No.46 to No.50). For eachquestion or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should makeletter on the Answer Sheet.the correct choice and write the correspondingStrange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided intotw

22、enty-four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer thantwenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.If you makea five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zoneevery day, As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Tra

23、veling west, youset clock back; traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has eithertwenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, youcross the International Date Line. By agreement, this is the point where a new daybegins. When you cross the line, you chan

24、ge your calendar one full day, backwardor forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow.46.Strange things happen to time when you travel becauseA.no dayreally has twenty-four hoursB.the earth is divided into time zonesC.timezones beginzones are not all the same siz

25、eD.no one knows where timeA.one day47.The time difference between two neighboring zones isB.twenty-five hoursC.one hourD.twenty-three hours48.According toparagraph 2, it seems true that theAtlantic OceanA.is one time zoneB.is divided into five time zonesC.is divided into twenty-four time zonesD.cann

26、ot be crossed in five days49.If you cross the ocean going east, you setyour clockA.ahead onehour in each new time zoneB.ahead onehour for the whole tripC.back one hour in each new time zoneD.back onehour for the whole trip50.The International Date Line is the name forA.the beginning of any new time

27、zoneB.any point where time changes by onehourC.the point where a new day startsD.any time zone in the PacificOcean Task 2 Directions: This task (No.51 to 55) is the same as Taskl Today almost 70% of the electrical power we use comes from power plants that use fossil fuels ( 矿物燃料)to make electricity.

28、 Fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, are burned to make electricity. Burning fossil fuels releases pollution and carbon dioxide gas (CO2) into the air. The more fossil fuels we burn, the warmer the air around Earth gets. So building fossil fuel plans is not always the best answer.Actua

29、lly, there are other ways to make electricity without burning fossil fuels. People have been using the power of wind for centuries. Wind power won' t solveall our energy problems, but it can help meet some of the demands in certain places. Since the late 1800s, scientists have been working to tu

30、rn the sun' s energyinto electricity by using solar cells ( 太阳能电池 ).The problem is, solar cells are very expensive. Another way to make electricity is to use nuclear energy. It has been used for more than 50 years. Today about 10 percent of all the electricity used inthe U.S.A. comes from this s

31、ource.Although nuclear power doesn ' t pollute theA.The Importance of Electricityair as the burning of fossil fuels does, there is a major drawback . The waste products from nuclear power plants are dangerous and must be stored in safe places. Many people are concerned about the safety of nuclea

32、r power.51.The best title for this passage may be C.The Advantage ofB.The Pollution of Making Electricity from Fossil FuelsUsing Nuclear EnergyD.Means of Making Electrical Power52.Whichenergy has damage to us according to the passage?A.Wind power B.FossilfuelsC.Solar power D.Water power53.We can inf

33、er from the passage that A.burning fossil fuels to make electricity is widely used B.windC.energy problems will soon bepower is a widespread way to make electricity solved D.nuclear energy will solve all the energy problems we are facing54.What does the underlined word a drawback ” (in Para.3)mean?

34、A.effectB.advantage C.disadvantage D.concern55.Which of the following statementsis TRUE according to the passage?A.Fossil fuels should be encouraged to useto make electricity B.Not all the areas could use wind power. C.Solarenergy costs the mostD.Using nuclear energy will not produce negative effect

35、.Task 3 Directions: This task (No.56 to No.60) is the same as Task 1.A newstudy by the Development of Health in Taiwan shows that more than half of theadult population in T aiwan lacks an understanding of health problems.More than 2,000 adults took part in the survey to find out about their knowledg

36、e of diet, health-care, disease control and medicine. Surprisingly, only 51% of the people surveyed understand that common cold has no cure, and taking medicine is absolutely no use at all. The problem is mad worse by doctors who give theirpatients large doses of useless drugs. More than two-thirds

37、believe that it is onlythe nicotine in cigarettes rather than the other chemicals that causes cancer. Thesepeople believe that if they smoke“light " cigarettes with less nicotine, they willlead to more illness, suffering and early death. But the outlook for health education in Taiwan is not all

38、 negative. The survey concludes that youngerTaiwanese have a better understanding of health concerns than their parents, whilesenior citizens have the least understanding among the three age groups.56 .The purpose of the survey is to find outA.why people neglect theirhealth B.what people know about

39、healthC.when to provide healtheducation D.who is more likely to become ill57 .Which of the following isTRUE about medicines for cold?A.They can cure common cold.B.Doctorsoften discourage the patients from taking them.C.About 51% of the patientstake them.D.Some Taiwanese take them unnecessarily.58.Ac

40、cording tothe survey, most Taiwanese believe that A.only nicotine leads to cancerB.few people will get cancerC.” light " cigarettesmake people healthyD.other chemicals besides nicotine cause cancer59.Aboutof Taiwaneseadults smokeA.one-third B.two-thirdsC.a half D.a quarter 60.Thesurvey shows th

41、athave the best understanding of health concerns.C.younger Taiwanese D.TaiwaneseA.senior citizens B.middle-aged citizens smokers Task 4 Directions: The following is a business letter. After readingit , you should answer each of the 5 questions (No.61 to No.65)in no than 3 words.The answers should be

42、 written after the corresponding number on the Answer Sheet. Dear Mr. Robert, Although we sent you your goods on time, we have waited nearly two months for you to pay the balance of $5000, which is over due. When you ordered the shipment of computers, you requested that we send you the entire order

43、no later than June 1, and we shipped the goods by air freighton May 25. As you agreed in our original credit arrangement(赊账协议),payment was due in 30 days, on June 30. Yet, as it is already August 26, we still havenot received your payment. In fact, we have not received any answer to the noticeWe reg

44、ret to say that if wewe sent to remind you that the payment is due.cannot receive your payment by September 15, we will be forced to ask our lawyerYours faithfully,to take measures and collect it through legal procedures.Adam Smith The Western Company61.What ' s the purpose of the letter?To urge the buyer to62.When was the buyer supposed toOn pay for the order according to the agreement?63.How did the Western Company del