吉林省普通高校专升本教育试点考试

1、2005年吉林省普通高校专升本教育试点考试公共英语试卷I. Vocabulary (40 points)1. I thought things would get better, but _they are getting worse.A. in turn B. by turn C. on turn D. at turn 2. Even thought he was in difficulty, he was _ask for a help.A. willing to B. reluctant to C. promised to D. decided to 3. Nothing can _ T

2、aiwan_ the mainland of China.A. tellfrom B. separatefrom C. dividefrom D. stripfrom4. Today I got up _.A. late B. lately C. later D. latterly 5. Success_ to those who work hard.A. belongs B. owes C. dues D. used6. The hotel is fitted up with modern. A. machine B. technology C. appliance D. condition

3、7. Businessmen spend lots of money _ their products and services to promote sales.A. producing B. praising C. advertising D. criticizing 8. _people can produce everything that they need .A. Very little B. Very less C. Very few D. Very fewer9. People can _ some of their money in savings account .A. s

4、ave B. deposit C. dispose D. resist10. The airplane arrived one hour behind _.A. time B. plan C. date D. schedule 11. I suggest that you _ these lessons before you take the final exam. A. go across B. go over C. go up D. go on 12. The _ of making glass is not very complicated.A. process B. function

5、C. means D. item 13. The factory has a lot of waste to _ every day.A. come up with B. put up with C. dispose with D. deal with 14. We arranged to meet at the railway station but he didnt _ .A. turn up B. turn on C. turn down D. turn off15. He still hasnt known her name _.A. up to now B. now and then

6、 C. nevertheless D. therefore16. Johns work is _ to Toms.A. interior B. inferior C. exterior D. better 17. The two pictures are _, but if you look carefully, youll notice some differences. A. alike B. like C. likely D. liking 18. She takes everything seriously; and if you joke with her, shell think

7、you are insulting her _.A. on purpose B. as though C. in particular D . end up 19. The kind of pay rise youre asking for simply isnt _.A. reasonable B. speakable C. available D. capable 20. If you hear the fire _ , you should leave the building quickly .A. notice B. alarm C. caution D. warning 21. Y

8、our friendship is more _than anything else to me. A. delicious B. serious C. mysterious D. precious 22. Youre _about today and look forward to tomorrow.A .confident B. careful C. thoughtful D. successful 23 You can see them _ every night this week at the New Theatre.A. inform B. perform C. practise

9、D. play24 We usually _ those who are physically weak or mentally ill.A. compare with B. interfere with C. sympathize with D. cope with 25. It was so hot in Africa that we could not stand the _ heat.A. intense B. intensive C. internal D. external 26. He has a clever and _ daughter.A. love B. lovely C

10、. live D. lively27. He won our support by _ , not by force.A. persuasion B. action C. information D. effection28. Hr teeth are _, but they look very natural.A. attractive B. ugly C. real D. false 29. We seem to _ nothing from experience in this respect.A. get B. select C. learn D. study 30. Christma

11、s Day is the most _ time in the United States.A. happy B. festive C. glad D. nice.31. Everyone _ the song.A. is familiar to B. are familiar to C. is familiar with D. are familiar with 32. Could you lend me some money? Ill _ you_ the day after tomorrow.A. come.back B. put .back C. bring . back D. pay

12、 back33. The school bus was _ by thick fog.A. broken off B. kept up C. put off D. held up34. Televisions keep us known _ events and the latest developments in science and technology.A. fashionable B. current C. past D. new35. I am a newcomer, please _ me if I do something wrong.A. permit B.forgive C

13、. forget D. remind.36. They sang a very popular song so that everyone could._.A. join up B. join in C. give up D. give in 37. People living in _ areas can enjoy fresh air and natural views.A. urban B. rural C. city D. village 38. Cancer is said to be curable if it is _ at its early stage.A. detected

14、 B. protected C. displayed D. appeared 39. Listening, speaking ,reading, and writing are four basic _ for the English learners.A. possibilities B. goods C. conditions D. skills40. Jack had most probably _ her for another sort of girl.A. regarded B. viewed C. mistaken D. lookedII. Structure ( 20 poin

15、ts)41. But for your help, I _.A. would have failed B. would fail C. have failed D. had failed 42. It is the most interesting film_ I have ever seen.A. which B. that C. where D. when 43. If I _ you, I would not give it up .A. am B. are C. was D. were44. Do you know the reason _ she was so upset? A. w

16、hy B. what C. which D. that 45. The phone rang, _ I was doing my homework.A. when B. while C. as D. and 46. _before, I did not know what she looked like.A. Not having seen her B. Having seen her C. Not seeing her D. Seeing her 47. _you learn , _ you want learn .A. The muchthe much B. The morethe mor

17、e C. The littlethe little D. The less the less48. _arrived than he began to complain .A. No sooner he had B. No sooner had he C. Scarcely he had D. Scarcely had he 49. The family _ to the important news over the radio now.A. is listening B. was listening C. are listening D. were listening50. Please

18、let us take you home, _ ?A. do you B. dont you C. will you D. wont you 51. Lets go to the cinema, _?A. will we B. shall we C. do we D. did we 52. I saw him _ in the classroom.A. is reading B. was reading C. reads D. reading 53. Im not sure _ Ive seen her before.A. whether B. that C. as D. or54. The

19、taxi driver _ for driving beyond the speed limit.A. fines B. fined C. was fined D. were fined 55. She was made _ the dirtiest work.A. do B. does C. doing D. to do 56. After Mary disappeared, no one knows _ him.A. what had happened to B. what had happened at C. what happened to D. what happened at 57

20、. I _ in Changchun since 2000.A. work B. worked C. have working D. have been working 58. -Have you had your breakfast yet? -Yes, I _. I _it at 6 . A. have, have B. have , had C. had , had D. did , did 59. _oneself is wisdom , to forget oneself is folly .A. Knowing B. To know C. Not knowing D. Not to

21、 know 60. This is _ we need for experiment .A. what B. that C. who D. why III. Reading Comprehension Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage:The sharp hearing of a fish has been proved by two scientists. These men trained a fish to expect its food when it heard the sound of a whistle. The

22、 fish always opened and closed its mouth when it heard the feeding signal .And it was also proved that even a slight sound two hundred feet away could drive them away. That should make fishermen start thinking!One scientist has made more than fourteen thousand experiments testing the ability of fish

23、 to recognize different colors. A small bottle with a coloured sign round it was lowered among the fish. When a fish swam near it .The food was given .Then other colours were wrapped round the bottle. If a fish came near these, a gentle electric shock was given as a punishment by touching the fishs

24、back with an electric wire. After between five to ten times, most of the fish could tell the difference between red ,brown ,yellow and green.Fish also have an eye for different shapes. One of the experts in the field proved this by teaching fish to connect certain patterns with food. He used a small

25、 circle and a square. If the fish swam towards the circle, they received food as a reward. If they swam towards the square, they received nothing, The fish learned in time to go to the circle but not to the square. Does this mean that in time fish might learn to leave alone all food on hooks that th

26、ey have seen often before? Here is something for all fishermen to think about.These facts help to make more believable some of the believe it or not stories that have been told about fish .It is clear that fish have sometimes shown their ability to gain knowledge as man does.It was reported once the

27、re was a pool of goldfish with a little platform above it. The platform was covered at certain times with plenty of ants eggs, and tied up by a piece of string. The end of the string hung in the water. The goldfish quickly learned how to feed themselves by giving the string a pull, Pulling this stri

28、ng turned over the platform. At once a shower of ants eggs would fall into the water.61. In the first paragraph, the author tries to tell us _.A. the fish always opened and closed its month. B. the fish can hear a slight soundC. A fishs hearing is sharp D. fishermen should start thinking62. Once sci

29、entist has made more than fourteen thousand experiments testing the ability of a fish to _.A. hear a slight sound B. recognize different colors C. recognize different patterns D. gain knowledge as man does63. The fish learned to go to the circle not to the square because _.A. it is safe to go to the

30、 circle B. it is not safe to go to the squareC. the fish received food of the fish swam towards the circleD. the fish received food of the fish swam towards the circle.64. In order to eat the ants eggs on the platform, the goldfish _.A. tried up the platform B. covered the platform C. polled the pla

31、tform D. pulling the string turned over the platform65. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. It is clear that fishs hearing is sharp B. It is true that fish can recognize different colors.C. It is shown that fish can recognize certain patterns D. It is obvious that fish hav

32、e no ability to gain knowledge.Questions 66-70 are based on the following passage:Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective i

33、s to find it and buy it. The price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is c

34、ompleted in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyones satisfaction.For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something elsehe o

35、ffers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with

36、this treatment, and the usual response is : “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. S

37、he has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round.” She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of f

38、inding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going form one rail to another, t

39、o and fro, often retracing her steps before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.66. When a man is buying clothes, _.A. he buys cheap things, regardless of qualityB. he chooses

40、things that others recommendC. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right thingsD. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear67. What do men care about in buying new clothes?A. They like their clothes to be bigger than the average size.B. Most men just assume that the s

41、ize is right for them.C. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it.D. They do not worry whether a thing fits well or not.68. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?A.He buys a similar thing of the color he wants.B.He usually does not buy anything.C.At least two of his requi

42、rements must be met before he buys.D.So long as they style is right , he buys the thing.69. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?A.They welcome suggestions from anyone.B.Women rarely consider buying cheap clothesC.Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thou

43、ghtD.They listen to advice but never take it.70. Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that _.A.they waste money on inferior goods.B.They should buy only the best clothesC.They are much more sensible than men.D.They think of the price of clothes and nothing else.Questions 71-75 are based o

44、n the following passage:If you look for a book as a present for a child，you will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry PattenJK Rowlings wizard is not alone The past decade has been a harvest for good childrens books ,which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased

45、sales of classics such as The lard of the RingsYet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children According to statistics in 1997, 23% said they didnt like reading at allIn 2003, 35% didntAnd around 6% of the children leave primary school each year unable to read properlyMaybe the de

46、cline is caused by the increasing availability of computes gamesMaybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pileEither way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery

47、 to help the children struggling mostReading Recovery is aimed at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacherAn evaluation this year reported that children on the school made 20 months progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak

48、 readers without special help made just five months progress ,and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their ageInternational research tends to find that when British children leave primary school, they read well ,but read text often for fun than those elsewhere Reading for fu

49、n matters because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage71. Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1? A. Many chil

50、drens books have been adapted from filmsBMany high-quality childrens books have been publishedCThe sales of classics have led to the popularity of filmsDThe sales of presents for children have increased72Statistics suggested that .Athe number of top students increased with the use of computers Ba de

51、creasing number of children showed interest in reading Ca minority of primary school children read properly Da huge percentage of children read regularly73What do we know about Reading Recovery? AAn evaluation of it will be made sometime this yearBWeak readers on the project were the most hardworkin

52、gCIt aims to train special teachers to help children with readingDChildren on the project showed noticeable progress in reading74Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _Atake greater advantage of the project Bshow the potential to enjoy a long life Care likely to succeed in their

53、educationDwould make excellent future researchers 75The aim of this text would probably be _Ato overcome primary school pupils reading difficultyBto encourage the publication of more childrens books Cto remind children of the importance of reading for fun Dto introduce a way to improve early childre

54、n readingQuestions 76-80 are based on the following passage: Time and how we experience it have always puzzled usPhysicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum（钟摆）and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendarAs someone who understood the distinction observed, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seem