河北专接本英语真题与答案

1、河北省2013年普通高校专科接本教育选拔考试英语试卷(考试时间90分钟)(总分120分)说明：请将客观题答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，作文在答题纸相应位置上作答，在其它位置作答无效。I .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 tha

2、t is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.1. A. uncleB. umbrella2. A .experienceB. exact3. A .calmB. hall4. A .nineteenthB. ninthC. customD. universalC. examD. existC. talk D. ballC. southern D. fifth5

3、 / 85. A .literatureB. matureC. nature D. featureII. Situational Dialogues (15 points)Section A (5 points)Directions: In this section there are 5 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there are 4 choiceswith a single line through the center.marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that

4、 best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet6. -How about joining us for a cup of coffee?A. I ' d love toB. Of course notC. Say itD. Go ahead7. -Hello! May I speak to Ann, please?A .It doesn ' t matter. B. I ' m sorry.C. what ' s your name?. D.

5、 Sorry, I can ' t.8. - How nice and cool the water is! But I' m feeling a bit hungry now. Shall we have somethingto eat?-Let ' s go there now.A .No, I don ' t like. B. It ' s my pleasure.C. Sound good.D. Thank you.9. -How was your weekend?A. I had a great time.C. I left Beijing a

6、t 7.B. I went to Beijing.D. I like weekend.10. -Well done. Congratulations on your success.t do any better.A. Thank you very much.B. Oh, no, no.C. No, I didn ' t do very well. D. Sorry, I couldnSection B (10 points)Directions: In this section there is a long conversation with 5 missing sentences

7、. At the end of the conversation, there is a list of given choices. You are required to select the ONE that best fitsinto the conversation. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center. Note that there are two additional choices and you can not use any

8、of the choices in the list more than once.Mike: Hello! Is that you, Tom?Tom: Yes,.Mike: I can ' t believe I you at last. And what have you been doing?Tom: Yeah, I haven ' t been home a lot lately. And I' ve had a lot of work and social engagement.Oh, Mike,to London?Mike: I just came back

9、 about a week ago, I by phone several times, but you werenot in.Tom: Sorry, sorry. Did you have a nice holiday, then?Mike: Lovely, I went to Scotland and traveled around.Tom:! I need a holiday indeed.Mike: well. I suppose so.Tom: oh, somebody ' s at the door, I have to go. And I have to say -bye

10、 ” . Nice talking “goodto you.Mike: Same here, bye-bye.A. when did you get backB. what a surprise I gotC. how I admireD. I am tomE. got hold of F. got through G. this is tom.H. tried to contact youIII. Reading Comprehension (45 points)Section A (30 points)Directions: There are three passages in this

11、 part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You areon the's firstrequired to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter Answer Sheet with a single line through the c

12、enter.Passage 1Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage.。 storekeepers will be in aMany visitors find the fast pace at which American people move very troubling. One impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going

13、and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment.At first, this may seem unfriendly to you. Drivers will rush youhurry as they serve you 。 people will push past you as they walk along the street. You will misssmiles,brief conversations with people as you shop or dine away from home

14、. Do not think that because Americans are in such a hurry they are unfriendly. Often life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries as well.Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is equally in a hurry to get things

15、 done 。 they expect others to“ pushjU|Uscity ”people do in Tokyo, Singapore or Paris, for example. But when they discover that you are astranger, most Americans become quite kindly and will take great care to help you. Many of them first came to the city as strangers and they remember how frightenin

16、g a new city can be. If you need help or want to ask a question, choose a friendly- looking person and say,“ I am astranger here. Can you help me?”Most people will stop, smile at you, and help you find your way, or answer your questions.But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they a

17、re likely to pass you by, not noticing that you are new to the city and in need of help. Occasionally, you may find someone too busy or perhaps too rushed to give you aid. If this happens, do not be discouraged: just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.16. Many people who first

18、 visit the United States will find that.A. American is a highly developed country.B. American city people seem to be always in a rush.C. the fast pace in American life often causes much trouble.D. Americans are important and unfriendly people.17. When the author says 二 you will miss smiles in the se

19、cond " paragraph, he means A. you will fail to notice that American are pleasant and happy.B. you will be puzzled why Americans do not smile at you.C. you will feel that Americans do not seem very friendly.D. you will find that Americans don' t have much sense of humor.18. in the author 

20、9; s opinion,.A. it is true that life in New York is much faster than that in any other city.B. people living outside big cities are lazy and miserableC. most Americans people enjoy living in the suburbs of big cities19. The author mentions big cities such as Tokyo, Singapore and Paris. A.B. to let

21、his readers be aware that they are some of the worldD. those who are busy are not necessarily unfriendlys biggest citiesE. to illustrate their difference from American citiesF. because they are some of the cities that attract visitors most20.rryouHsayjoTuAmerican that you are a stranger there, most

22、probably he willB. stop smiling at youC. help you find the wayD. reply that he is pleased to meet youPassage 2Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage.Every morning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making and selling special coffee at a coffee caf . They are also 田

23、 lot of money.These students can make up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special coffee to airport passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to helping a local youth project.These high school students use a space in the Oakland airport. it is usually

24、 very crowed .many people who fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee. One customer thinks that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are pleasant but some are unhappy. They do not like it if the cafnot open e ' forisbusiness.The students earn $ 6.10 an ho

25、ur plus tips. They also get school credit while they learn how to run a business. Many of the students enjoy the work although it took some time to learn how to do it. They have to learn how to steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It takes some skills and sometimes mistakes are made. The most

26、common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.21. Based on the passage, it seems that the purpose of the caf is to.eA. learn a skillB. help a youth projectC. do businessD. earn school credit22. Many of the students the work although it took some time to learn how todo it.A. enjoyB. have to doC. hat

27、eD. ignore23. By selling special coffee at special coffee, the students are.A. learning a lot of experienceB. making a lot of moneyC. having a lot of troubleD. learning a lot of knowledge24. According to the passage, the most frequent mistake the students make is.A. to take more skillsB. to load the

28、 potsC. to forget to add the coffeeD. to add flavor25. The best title for the passage could beA. Earning MoneyB. Students 'LifeC. Little BusinessD. Kid ' s CafePassage 3Question 26-30 are based on the following passage.Oceanography has been defined as“ The application of all sciences to the

29、study of the seaBefore the nineteenth century scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work.For most people, the sea was remote, and with the exception

30、of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question the bottom of the ocean?o' behadansweredt with any commercial consequence was wh

31、en thelaying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineer had to know the depth profile（ 起起伏伏）of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this

32、 matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyagesdiving which soundings ( 现U水深 )were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea .The cable wa

33、s laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable.At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs, it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the

34、 sea. Within a few years, oceanography was under way. In 1872 26. The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies like on.A.B. a military aspectC. a business aspectD. an international aspect27. It was that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.A. the A

35、merican NavyB. some early intercontinental travelersC. those who earned a living from the seaD. the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable28. The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was.A. to make some sounding experiments in the oceansB. to collect samples of sea plan

36、ts and animalsC. to estimate the length of cable that was neededD. to measure the depths of the two oceans29. At the early expedition, when the failed cable was taken out for repairs, living creatures covered on the cable indicated that.A. there was no life in the deeper parts of the seaB. there was

37、 life in the deeper parts of the seaC. the expedition was successfulD. people love adventures in the deeper parts of the sea 30. This passage is mainly about.AHHHUIHBIIIigillllB. the laying of the first undersea cableC. the investigation of ocean depthsD. the early intercontinental communicationsSec

38、tion B (15 points)Directions: in this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choice. Each choice in blank is identified by a l

39、etter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the answer sheet with a single line through the center. you may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Question 31-40 are based on the following passage.Many people want to know how to analyze people they meet. There are six s

40、tages in _31 a problem.First the person must 32 that there is a problem. Before Sam ' s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it toclass as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must

41、find the 33 why it does not work. For instance, he must determine the problem is with the gears,the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.Now the person must look for 34 that will make the problem clearer and lead topossible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decides that hi

42、s bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look up his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop.After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible_35. Take Sam as an

43、_36.His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels。 buynew gear wheels and replace the old ones 。 tighten or loosen the gear wheels.Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea37 very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or see

44、s something in anew way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there isa piece of chewinggum between the gear wheels. He immediately 38 the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.Finally, the solution is 39.Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards hisA. experience applicat

45、ion B. solution testedC. recognize showingD. solvedM. comesE. executionK. reasonF. analyzingL. informationbicycle works perfectly. In short, he has 40 the problem.G. substitutedJ.H.N. illustrationI.O. realizesIV. Cloze (30 points )Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each bl

46、ank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare ' s time is estimated to have been abou

47、t five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a(an)41_ language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In 42 to the standard varieties of English found in these areas,43are a great many regional and soci

48、al varieties of the languages as well as 44 levels ofusage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.In fact, it is 45 to estimate the number of people in the world who have 46an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The 47 forEnglish learning and the

49、 situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is 48 to explain and still more difficult to judge 49 forms an adequate workingknowledge for each situation.The main reason for the widespread 50 for English is its present day importance as aworld language. Besides 51 the indefini

50、te needs of its native speakers, English is alanguage in 52 some of important works in science, technology, and other 53 arebeing produced, and not always by native speakers.It is widely used for 54 purposes as meteorological( 气象的 )and airportcommunications, international conferences, and the 55 of

51、information over the radio andtelevision networks of many _56_. It is a language wider communication for a number of wider communication for a number of developing countries, specially _57_British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual _58_ and need a language for internal communicatio

52、n in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and _59_ as well asfor international communication and for entrance _60the scientific and technological11 / 8developments in the West.41 A . foreign42 A addition43 A they44 A various45 A possible46 A associated47 A purpose48 A simple49 A what5

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