2014年黑龙江普通高校专升本考试 基础英语试卷

1、2014年黑龙江普通高校专升本考试 基础英语试卷您的姓名： 填空题 *_班级： 填空题 *_Choose the best item to complete each of the following sentences. (1%20=20%)1.A good _is the first step to a good job. 单选题 *A education(正确答案)B unitC textD subject2.If you think getting a good certificate means getting a job,you are_yourself. 单选题 *A keepi

2、ngB havingC cheating(正确答案)D doing3.All the students in Mrs.Blacks class are working very hard in order to_themselves in English. 单选题 *A expectB compareC improve(正确答案)D clean4.The teacher_Toms homework with Mikes and found little difference. 单选题 *A compared(正确答案)B experiencedC accountD enjoy5.Please

3、tell me the _idea of your paper. 单选题 *A main(正确答案)B bigC highD good6.The Chinese government has set up Dragon Boat Festival as a(n)_holiday. 单选题 *A bigB springC official(正确答案)D universal7.Do you know why she looks so _? She got high marks in the final examinations. 单选题 *A cheerful(正确答案)B sadC angryD

4、 confused8.The whole composition is good _some careless mistakes. 单选题 *A except for(正确答案)B except thatC exceptD except from9.New medicines are_remarkable result in the treatment of cancer. 单选题 *A findingB requiringC solvingD producing(正确答案)10.The speaker_for a moment,and then began to answer the que

5、stion. 单选题 *A shookB paused(正确答案)C pressedD tripped11.She is so strange,she always tries to_talking to me. 单选题 *A preferB protectC avoid(正确答案)D assure12.It is unnecessary for those who study hard to consider the_of failing the exam. 单选题 *A dangerB warningC surpriseD possibility(正确答案)13.It was report

6、ed that the earthquake was the most _to have struck that area in fifty years. 单选题 *A specialB powerful(正确答案)C favoriteD exciting14.Friends and neighbors can be a good_of support to families who are experiencing difficulty. 单选题 *A source(正确答案)B geniusC qualityD equipment15.Although we are of the same

7、 age,we_in height and weight. 单选题 *A vary(正确答案)B variousC differentD very16.She doesnt have the_ to move that table alone. 单选题 *A.scheduleB.strength(正确答案)C.teammateD.attitude17.The teacher_that we should do all the exercises by ourselves. 单选题 *A.tellsB.believesC.suggests(正确答案)D.speaks18.We can visit

8、 you on Saturday or Sunday.Our plans are fairly_. 单选题 *A.flexible.(正确答案)B.possibleC.impossibleD.personal19.Modern music may have a_influence,as well as a positive(积极的）one on teenagers. 单选题 *A.goodB.poorC.niceD.negative(正确答案)20.It was only when I reread his poems recently_ I began to appreciate their

9、 beauty. 单选题 *A.untilB.that(正确答案)C.thenD.soII Cloze.Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. ( 1% 20 = 20%) Growing up is not always easy.When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on _11_is more useful than crying for help

10、.Thats what Hong Zhanhuis story of growing from boy to man_12_family hardship tells us.Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县），Henan Province.When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby_13_. A year later, Hongs mother _14_ home. S

11、he no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boys_15_ to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.Although his life was hard, Hong didnt go away from his father and sister.He took several part-tim

12、e jobs to_16_his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds eggs for his sister. He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to_17_different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college.To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to _18_ a room near his college for her,

13、and sent her to school. After Hongs story went _19_ ,he became a hero in peoples eyes. But Hong _20_offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.21. 单选题 *A.parentsB.friendsC.yourself(正确答案)D.G

14、od22. 单选题 *A.out ofB.intoC.without.D.with(正确答案)23. 单选题 *A.dogB.catC.girl(正确答案)D.boy24. 单选题 *A.left(正确答案)B.arrivedC.wentD. came25. 单选题 *A.backB.shoulders(正确答案)C.headD.body26. 单选题 *A.helpB.saveC.protectD.feed(正确答案)27. 单选题 *A.makeB.buy(正确答案)C.produceD.collect28. 单选题 *A.buildB.borrowC.rent(正确答案)D.share2

15、9. 单选题 *A.public(正确答案)B.clearC.byD. far30. 单选题 *A.acceptedB.askedC.receivedD.refused(正确答案)III. Reading Comprehension (2%15=30%)Passage OneWhen my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture

16、. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬）elders. Unluckily,this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time,when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple,the wife asked me how the food could

17、 be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感）Americans

18、are and how they dislike the descriptionold. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.In my village in China, people are proud of being o

19、ld. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.However, in the United States, people think growing old is a problem since

20、 old shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got

21、angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear.After that,I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that l dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now l dont show my feelings through words. By Jack

22、31.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because_. 单选题 *A.the manager asked him to do soB.he respected the elderly(正确答案)C.the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay32.When Jack called the coupleelderly, they became_. 单选题 *A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappy(正确答案)D.excited33.In Jacks hometo

23、wn, _. 单选题 *A.people dislike being calledoldB.people are proud of being old(正确答案)C.many people reach the age of seventy or eightyD.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants34.After this experience, Jack _. 单选题 *A.lost his job in the restaurantB.made friends with the coupleC.no longer resp

24、ected the elderlyD.changed his way with older people(正确答案)35.Which of the following is TRUE? 单选题 *A.The more Jack explained,the angrier the couple got.B.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.C.The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.D.From this e

25、xperience,Jack learned more about American culture.(正确答案)Passage TwoStudents who date(约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research f

26、rom the University of Georgia.Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships, said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Heal

27、th Promotion and Behavior. Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.Each year,the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their te

28、achers completed questionnaires(调查表）about the students*academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school b

29、ut increased the frequency of dating in high school.At all points in time,teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills, according to the journal article. Study skills

30、refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker, Orpinas said, when the couple break up, they h

31、ave to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert(转移）attention from studying.Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school, Orpinas concluded.36.According

32、to the passage, students who date in middle school may_ 单选题 *A.have poorer academic performances(正确答案)B.be more likely to hurl othersC.enjoy better school livesD.are less likely to use alcohol and tobacco37.When doing his study, Orpinas _. 单选题 *A.followed a group of students of 6th and 12th gradeB.c

33、ompleted a survey and a report each yearC.completed questionnaires about the students academic effortsD.found that the students study skills have connection with their frequency of dating(正确答案)38.Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities Except_ 单选题 *A.being diligentB.being well

34、 organizedC.being kind and helpful(正确答案)D.finishing assigned schoolwork39.What can possibly happen to the school couplesl after they break up? 单选题 *A.They dont want to see each other any longer.B.Their attention to studying will be affected.(正确答案)C.They will miss their ex-partners sometimesD.They wi

35、ll think its reasonable to get depressed.40.Orpinas attitude towards dating in middle school is_ 单选题 *A.supportiveB.positiveC.negative(正确答案)D.indifferentPassage ThreeUntil last summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a priv

36、ate school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry about today.Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty an

37、d hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in aTribal Village, in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the fla

38、mes lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever given. I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldnt. I name them. Im not getting enough to eat; its time to decide whet

39、her or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because I know I will soon be eating again. Thats not true for a lot of other children around the world.Growing up comfortably in the U.S., Ive never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only

40、 a simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. So Ive become president of Roots and Shoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals. Im also working to create a program at my high school called theSa

41、fe Passage trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And Ive got plans to do more.Im often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. Now, I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full. I am grateful for this fortunate

42、 life and want to extend the same feeling to others.I believe in offering help to those who need it.41. What is true about the author before last summer? 单选题 *A. Her life was under great pressure.B.Her life was well-planned.(正确答案)C.She didnt have to worry about the future.D.She had to worry about he

43、r dinner.42.We can learn from the second paragraph that _. 单选题 *A. the author raised some rabbits as petsB.the author took part in a two-week program in AfricaC.the author had a very difficult life in the Tribal Village(正确答案)D.the author never thought about poor people after the program43.The author

44、 feel pain because _. 单选题 *A.she is a privileged childB.she is not getting enough to eatC.she doesnt want to kill the rabbits(正确答案)D.she cant go back to her regular life44.What does the underlined word “simulation in the fourth paragraph probably mean? 单选题 *A.RealityB.ExperienceC.ImaginationD.Imitation(正确答案)45.What influence did the authors experience in theTribal Villagehave on her? 单选题 *A.It gave birt