陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生英语考试

1、2010年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试大学英语试题注意事项：    1试卷分为试题和答题纸两部分。全卷共16页，其中试题12页，答题纸4页。    2用墨迹为蓝(黑)色的钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔将答案写在答题纸上，写在试题上的答案无效。    3满分为150分，考试时间为150分钟。 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (40分)Directions：In this part，there are 40 incomplete sentencesFor each sent

2、ence 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 Sheet1“When is the concert supposed to start?”  “It _ now”Ais about starting             

3、;   Bwas about to startCis about to start                Dwas about starting2_ your help，I would not have succeeded.ABut that         BBut for    

4、0; CBut if        DThanks to3It is no _talking to him because he will never change his mind.    Ahelp             Buse          Ctime  

5、        Dway4Fujian Province lies _ the east of China and Taiwan Province is _the east of Fujian    Ain；in           Bto；in       Cto；to     

6、0;  Din；to5_full preparation，you won't have much chance of success.    AAfter            BBefore       CWith          DWithout6No sooner had we re

7、ached the top of the hill _ we all sat down to rest.    Auntil            Bwhen         Cthen          Dthan7. Id rather you _ anything about it

8、for the time being.Adon't do         Bdon't        Cdidn't do     Ddidn't8. Lisa was busy taking notes    Mark was searching the Internet for information.Auntil  &#

9、160;         Bunless       Cwhile         Dif9. Since he left the university，he _ in an accounting company        Ahas been working     

10、;            Bhad worked    Chad been working                 Dwas working10. There is no doubt _ you will pass the exam this timeYou have worked so h

11、ard in the past months    Awhether          Bthat         Cif            Dwhat11. The house was sold for $60，000，which was far more than its real

12、 _    Amoney            Bpayment      Cvalue         Dprofit12. Sorry, we cannot _ you the job because you don't have any work experience    Amake

13、             Bsend         Coffer         Dprepare13. When I was in the waiting room at the station yesterdayI read a magazine in order to _ time   &#

14、160;Aspend            Bkill         Ctake          Dwaste14. Because of the mist，none of those who saw the flying object could tell its _ shape   

15、0;Asteady           Bprecise      Clikely        Drigid15. So far as is known，the original manuscripts of Shakespeare's plays are no longer in _ .        Ae

16、vidence         Bemphasis     Cemergency      Dexistence16. The speaker did not mention many facts，so we asked him to be more _ .    Aspecific         Bspecial&

17、#160;     Cparticular     Drespective17. The satellite was launched into _ around the moon    Acircle           Borbit        Cpath     

18、;      Dway18. Would you mind keeping a(n) _ on our house while we're away?    Ahand             Blook         Ceye       

19、;     Dmind19. It is so hotYou should put the food into the refrigerator nowOtherwise，it will _soon    Aharm             Bhurt         Cspoil    

20、      Ddamage20. The idea sounds very goodBut will it work in _ ?    Apractice         Bplace        Cadvance        Dtheory21. However much _，it will

21、 be worth it    Adoes the watch cost              Bcosts the watch.    Cthe watch will cost                  Dthe watch costs

22、22. We should do as much as we can _ our country better and more beautiful.    Amake             Bto make      Cmakes          Dmaking23. He would have pai

23、d _ for the house if the salesgirl had insisted because he really wanted it    Atwice as much                    Bmuch as twice    Cas much twice     

24、               Dtwice mach as24. _ from the moon，our earth，with water _ seventy percent of its surface，appears as a“blue ball”    ASeen；covering            

25、;       BSeen；covered    CSeeing；covering                 DSeeing；covered25. It takes courage for one _the huge task，to say nothing of fulfilling it in such a short time 

26、   Ato be faced up to                Bfacing up to    Cfaces up to                      Dto fac

27、e up to26The young man lost his job last month，but it wasn't long_ he found a new position in this company    Aafter            Bwhile        Cas       

28、0;     Dbefore27. Color-blind people often find it difficult to _ between red and green    Aseparate         Bcompass      Cdistinguish    Dcontrast28. There are three colors in the Bri

29、tish flag，_ red，white and blue    Ararely           Bnamely       Creally         Dactually29. To obtain a visa to that country for the first time，you need to apply_

30、 .    Ain part          Bin person    Cin turn        Din time30. Do you think he spilled the soup _ purpose so that he wouldn't have to eat it?    Afor   &

31、#160;          Bwith         Cby             Don31. The pilot tried many times to lift the plane but _    Ain consequence   Bin va

32、in      Cin effect      Din order32. Keep you indoors and don't _ your skin to the sun in summer    Aexplode          Bexpress      Cexpose   

33、0;     Dexpand33.  _ in mind as well as in bodythe child needs more than medical care    ASick             BBe sick      CBecause sick   DFor sick34. _in hospitalthe

34、 patient kept in touch with the outside world by watching news programs on TV every day    ALying             BLaying       CLain          DBeing laid

35、35. Angela told me a while ago that she couldn't wear her _ sweatshirt because it doesn't go with anything else she has    Agreen comfortable dark            Bdark green comfortable    Ccomfortable dark gree

36、n            Ddark comfortable green36. No one here believes the reason _ he gave for his lateness    Athat              Bwhy      

37、0;   Cfor which     Dwhat37. Although he had told them not to keep us waiting，they made no _ to speed up deliveries    Aattention         Battempt      Caction     &

38、#160;  Dprogress38. Hopes，goals and fears _widely between men and women，the rich and the poor，the young and the old    Aalter             Bshift        Cvary    

39、0;     Dtransfer39. The factory had to _ a number of employees because of the economic decline in the country    A1ay out           B1ay off      C1ay aside     D1ay down

40、40. A good teacher is able to_ a complicated idea in very simple terms    Awork out          Bmake up      Cput across    Dbring about Part II Reading Comprehension (50分)Directions：In this part t

41、here are four passagesEach passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them，there are four choices marked A，B，C and DYou should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer SheetPassage OneTo us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to

42、keep the water off when it rainsBut actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rainIt was first used as a shade against the sunNobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese，way back in the elev

43、enth century BCWe know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sun-shade.(81)And there was a strange thing connected with its use ;it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by tho

44、se in high office.In Europe ,the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade .and the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece .But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.  During the Middle Age, th

45、e use of the umbrella practically disappeared .Then it appeared again in Italy in the 16th century .And again it became a symbol of power and authorityUmbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time，though they have become much lighter in weightIt wasn't until the twentieth century

46、 that women's umbrellas began to be made in a variety of colors41. The first use of the umbrella was as _.      Aprotection against the rain      Ba shade against the sun    Ca symbol of power        &

47、#160;       Da symbol of honor42. The _ are regarded as the people who first used umbrellas        ARomans        BGreeks          CChinese  

48、0;   DEuropeans43. The umbrella was used only by royal people or those in high office _    Ain Europe in the eighteenth century    Bin ancient Egypt and Babylon    Cin the Far East in ancient times    Dduring the Middle Ages44. Ac

49、cording to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?    AWomen's umbrellas are made in various kinds of colors    BThe inventor of the umbrella is unknown    COnce ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas    DUmbrellas were p

50、opular and cheap in ancient times45. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?    AWhen Was the Umbrella Invented    BThe Roles of Umbrellas in History    CThe Colors and Shapes of UmbrellasDWho Needed the Umbrella First Passage T

51、woDoctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain developmentAccording to some research，it seems that exercise can make blood vessels，including those in the brain，stronger and more fully developedThe effects of exercise on brain developmen

52、t can even be seen in babiesBabies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain, development than babies who are less physically activeMargaret Barnes, a pediatrician, believes in the importance of exercise(82)She thinks that many learning disabilities th

53、at children have in elementary school or high school can be traced back to a lack of movement as babiesIn studies with seniors，research has shown that exercise helps older people as wellThe exercise does not have to be very difficultThe main goal is just to increase the heart rateAnd especially when

54、 learning new movements，such as yoga or tai chi, it appears that new memory paths open up in the brain. This can improve people's short-term memory46. What is the main idea of this passage?    AHow to take exercise    BHow exercise helps the brain    

55、CHow to enjoy music    DHow the brain can change47. According to the passage，how does exercise affect the brain?        AIt helps people think more clearly    BIt improves long-term memory    CIt makes babies more intelligent

56、    DIt strengthens blood vessels48. According to Margaret Barnes，many learning problems that children have in school may be caused by _    Alow intelligence    Ba lack of exercise when very young    Csocial problems    Ddiff

57、icult relationships with teachers49. Why are yoga and tai chi recommended to seniors?    AThey are new movements.    BThey are good for memory    CThey can slow down their heart rate    DThey are good for joints50. What type of patients doe

58、s a pediatrician probably treat?    APatients with mental problems    BPatients with physical problems    CChildrenDold people Passage ThreeHow can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs? These ar

59、e two important questions that many people are asking todaySome people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. (83)They suggest using garbage as an energy source, and at the same time it can save the land to ho1d garbage.For a 1ong time，people buried garbage or dumped i

60、t on empty land. Now，empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to useThe things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil fuels. As we use up our fossil fuel supplies,

61、we might be able to use garbage as an energy source    Burning garbage is not a new ideaSome cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for yearsThe heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil waterThe steam that is produced is used to make electrici

62、ty or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city's garbage each yearThe amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oilBut there are problems in using garbage as a fu

63、elGarbage that burns easily，such as food scraps(碎屑)and paper，must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials that do not burn easilyThis separation process is normally costlyAnother problem is that burning garbage can pollute the airOur fossil fuel supplies are limitedBurning garbage might

64、 be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needsThis method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth51. What two problems can man solve by burning garbage?    AThe shortage of energy and air pollution    BThe shortage of

65、energy and the land to hold garbage    CAir pollution and the shortage of fossil fuels    DAir pollution and the shortage of the land to hold garbage52. Which of the following is NOT the result of burning garbage?    AThe garbage burned is turned into fos

66、sil fuels    BThe heat produced is used to boil water    CThe steam produced is used to make electricity    DThe steam produced is used to heat buildings53. According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?    AAbout 2 million me

67、tric tons of garbage is burned in France each year    BIn the modern society, more and more garbage is produced each year    CUsing garbage is a good way to solve the problem of energy shortage    DBurning garbage is an old idea54. According to the passag

68、e，which of the following four groups of garbage is ready for burning?    AFood scraps and metals    BPaper and glass    CMetals and glass    DFood scraps and paper55. What is the general tone of the passage?    AOptimistic

69、60;                    BIndifferent    CPromoting                      DAnxious 

70、    Passage fourH5N1 avian influenza，known commonly as bird flu，has killed at least 15 people across Asia and was confirmed in China on January 27No human cases have been found in the mainland，but 13 of the country's 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities(直辖市)have re

71、ported the disease in poultryThe Chinese government has taken measures to prevent and control the diseasePoultry within 3 km of infected farms is to be killed and those within 5 km to receive vaccines(疫苗)(84)Meanwhile，there will be constant monitoring and daily reports on the disease across the coun

72、try，and increased production of bird flu vaccinesAmong the Asian countries and regions affected by bird flu in animals，only Vietnam and Thailand have reported human casesThe people infected were reported to have caught the disease from poultry，while the World Health Organization(WHO)said there is“no

73、 proof of human-to-human transmission(传播)”of bird flu(85)The big fear is that the disease could combine with a human influenza virus to create a deadly new disease that will kill millions of people across the globeMany Asian farmers live closely with their animals and sell live chickens in the marke

74、tThis greatly increases the possibility of human beings infected with bird fluA spokesman of the WHO said that Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more healthy way of raising and selling chickensAnd the people there have to complexly change their lifestyle and attitude towards an

75、imalsHere are some safety measures for people to stay healthy:    *Keep fit and well through regular exercise；    *Avoid infected poultry and infected people；    *Avoid eating raw or under-done poultry and eggs；    *Make sure there is alway

76、s fresh air in your home；        *Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing；    *Wash your hands frequently56. What does the word“poultry”in the passage mean?    AWild birds         

77、60;           BWild animals    CHome-raised birds              DHome-raised animals57. From the passage，we can learn that        Ainfected p

78、oultry within 3 km was killed in China    Bbird flu case was confirmed in China on Jan.27    Chuman cases were found in 13 Asian countries    Dover two thirds of China has been infected with bird flu58What do people fear most?    APoultry w

79、ill infect many people    BThe disease can spread quickly among people    CThere will be human-to-human transmission    DA new disease combining bird flu and human flu will break out59One of the right ways for us to avoid bird flu is   

80、0;        Ato kill all the poultry    Bto eat no more chickens    Cto form a healthy habit    Dto keep separated from others60Which must be wrong for the Asians to change their lifestyle?    AFarmers should avo

81、id selling live poultry in the market    BFarmers should vaccinate their poultry regularly    CFarmers should live more closely with their poultry    DPeople should avoid buying live poultry in the market Part III Cloze Test (20分)Directions：There are

82、 20 blanks in each of the following two passagesFor each blank，there are four choices marked A，B，C and DYou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passageThen write the corresponding letter on the Answer SheetSection A (非英语专业学生做)MrsJones was over eighty，but she still drove her old car like a

83、woman half her ageShe loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact  61  she had never，in her thirty-five-year driving，been punished  62  a driving offence(违法)Then one day she nearly  63  her recordA police car  64  her ,and the police-men in it saw her&#

84、160; 65  a red light without stoppingOf course，seemed  66  that she would be punished          67  MrsJones came up to the judge，he looked at her seriously and said that she was  68  old to drive a car，and that the  69  why she had not stopped at the red  70  was most probably that her eyes had become weak  71  old age ,so that she had simply not seem it