2006年河南省普通专升本考试《公共英语》真题+答案

--PAGE1-2006《公共英语》真题PartⅠWordFormation(10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementsinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword,andwritetherightanswerintheAnswerSheet.Shewasengagedinan(argue) withRobertsaboutequalpayformenandwomen.Thesemethodsare(effect) inEnglishteaching.Theprofessorhasalarge(collect) ofbooks.Ifyoureadthepaper(care) Iamsureyouwillpasstheexam.The(excite) crowdrushedintothemayor’soffice.Idon'tthinkitwisetoteachstudentsofdifferent(able) inthesameclass.Thewholeworldlooksupontherapid(economy) developmentofourcountryasagreatwonder.Itis(scientific) tothinkthatsciencecansolvealltheproblemsforhumanbeings.Manytelevisionviewerstakehimastheir(favor) actor.Afterhefinishedtheassignment,hefoundsome(addition) exercisestodo.(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence，andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thedeparturetimeoftheplanehasbeenpostponed,sowehavenothingtodonowbut .wait B.tobewaiting C.towait D.waitingIcouldn’tunderstandwhyhepretended inthegarden.nottoseeme B.notseeme C.toseemenot D.toseenotmeOnlywhenwecamebackhome, thatmywatchwasmissing.didIfind B.Ifound C.Ihadfound D.hadIfound moretime,thescientistswillbeabletoworkoutagoodsolutiontotheproblem.Given B.Giving C.Togive D.BegivenSomeoftheappleswererottenbeforereachingthemarketand away.couldbethrown B.hadtobethrown C.couldthrow D.hadtothrow inBeijingformorethantwentyyears,heknowsthecityverywell.Living B.Lived C.Havinglived D.ToliveMr.Zhang, cametoseemeyesterday,isanoldfriendofmyfather’s.which B.that C.who D.whomWeplantoincreasetheoutputofthemachine 7.4percentthisyear.at B.in C.by D.withIdon’tmind outforawalkinsuchbadweather.go B.togo C.going D.goneAsalawyerhespentalotoftime investigations.conducted B.toconduct C.conduct D.conductingThenewinventionistomakeourdailylifeeasier, itmoredifficult.nottomake B.notmake C.notmaking D.donotmake ,theoldmanhadasharpearforeventheslightestsound.Ashewasblind B.Asblindashewas C.Blindashewas D.AshewasjustblindI alittleearlier,butImetafriendofmineontheway.shouldarrive B.wouldbearriving C.couldhavearrived D.arrivedThenews ourfootballteamhadwonthematchexcitedallofus.what B.which C.that D.asHenrylookedverymuch whenhewascaughtcheatingintheexam.discouraged B.embarrassed C.disappointed D.pleasedWeareinterestedintheweatherbecauseit ussodirectly.benefits B.affects C.guides D.effectsJanet, wasreadbytheteacher,isatopstudentinourclass.thecompositionofhers B.thecompositionofwhomC.hercomposition D.whosecompositionHardlyhadheenteredtheclassroom thebellrangthan B.then C.when D.soIwouldratheryou tothepartywithher.go B.went C.willgo D.hasgoneHisEnglishwassopoorthathefounditdifficulttomakehimself .understood B.understand C.beunderstood D.tounderstandThesunheatstheearth, makesitpossibleforplantstogrow.that B.where C.which D.whatLittle thatthepoliceareabouttoarresthim.doesheknow B.heknows C.hedoesn’tknow D.hedidn’tknowIt’shightimewe somethingtostoproadaccidents.aredoing B.did C.willdo D.doThisisthebestnovel Ihaveeverread.which B.where C.that D.whatIt’snecessarythattheproblem insomewayorother.issettled B.hasbeensettled C.besettled D.wassettled yousay,Iamsurethattheyoungmanisinnocent.Whatever B.Whoever C.However D.WhereverStayinginahotelcosts rentingaroominanapartmentforaweek.twiceasmoreas B.asmoretwiceas C.twiceasmuchas D.asmuchtwiceasJohnputsuphishand theteacherasksaquestion.everytime B.intime C.sometime D.attimesWhenyouarefreethisafternoon,pleasehelpmetohavetheseletters .tomail B.mail C.mailed D.mailingIwishyou herelastnight.Allofuswerewaitingforyourarrival.came B.hadcome C.come D.willcomeBythetimeyouarriveinLondon,we inEuropefortwoweeks.shallstay B.willhavestayed C.havestayed D.havebeenstayingIdidn’tseehimatthemeetingyesterdayafternoon.He it.mustn’tattend B.can’thaveattendedC.wouldn’thaveattended D.needn’thaveattendedIthinkthere’snocomparisonbetweenthetwocars,one clearlyfarbetterthantheother.being B.was C.havingbeen D.beManyofhisnovelsarereported intoseveralforeignlanguageslastyear.tobetranslated B.totranslate C.beingtranslated D.tohavebeentranslatedMarysaiditwas boxformetocarry.atooheavy B.tooaheavy C.tooheavya D.tooheavyThechildrenarerequirednottoleavethebuildingunless todoso.beingtold B.theywillbetold C.betold D.toldI’veneverseentheyoungman nexttothedirector.sits B.sat C.sitting D.tositWeobject carryingouttheplan.for B.tobe C.about D.toShanghaihasexperiencedsuchgreatchangesthateveryonecanrecognizethatitisnolonger .whatitusedto B.thatitusedtolike C.thesameitusedtobe D.whatitusedtobeHeboughtanewmobilephonelatSunday,becausehisoldone .hadstolen B.hadbeenstolen C.wasstolen D.stolen(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwriteitontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneWhotakescareoftheelderlyintheUnitedStatestoday?Thefactisthatfamilymembersprovideover80%ofthecarethatelderlypeopleneed.Inmostcasestheelderlyliveintheirownhomes.AverysmallpercentageofAmerica'selderlyliveinnursinghomes.SamuelPreston,asociologistattheUniversityofPennsylvania,studiedhowtheAmericanfamilyischanging.HereportedthatbythetimetheaverageAmericancouplereachesabout40yearsofage,theirparentsareusuallystillalive.Thestatisticsshowthechangeinlifestylesandresponsibilitiesofaging(老龄化)Americans.Theaveragemiddle-agedcouplecanlookforwardtocaringforelderlyparentssometimeaftertheirownchildrenhavegrownup.Moreover,becausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago,familymembersmustprovidelong-termcare.Thesefactsalsomeanthataftercaregiversprovidefortheirelderlyparents,whowilleventuallydie,theywillbeoldandmayrequirecaretoo.Whentheydo,theirspouses(配偶)willprobablytakecareofthembecausetheyhavehadfewerchildrenthantheirparentsdid.BecauseAmericansarelivinglongerthanever,moresocialworkershavebeguntostudywaysofcaregivingtoimprovethecareoftheelderly.Theyhavefoundthatallcaregiversshareacommoncharacteristic:Theybelievethattheyarethebestpeopleforthejob.Thesocialworkershavealsodiscoveredthreebasicreasonswhythecaregiverstakeontheresponsibilityofcaringforanelderly,dependentrelative.Manycaregiversbelievetheyhadanobligation(职责)tohelptheirrelatives.Somethinkthathelpingothersmakesthemfeelmoreuseful.Othershopethatbyhelpingsomeonenow,theywilldeservecarewhentheybecomeoldanddependent.SamuelPreston’sstudyshowsthat .lifestylesandresponsibilitiesoftheelderlyarenotchangingmostAmericancouplesover40havenolivingparentsmiddle-agedAmericanshavetotakecareoftheirchildrenandparentsatthesametimeelderlypeoplemayneedcareforalongtimebecausetheylivelongerafteranillnessWhowillmostprobablytakecareofthemiddle-agedAmericanswhentheyneedcarethemselves?Theythemselves B.Theirclosefriends.C.Theirchildren. D.Theirhusbandsorwives.Allcaregiversbelievethattheycan .carefortheirelderlyparentsbetterthananyotherpeoplekeepclosertotheiroldparentsbythismeansdomuchbetteriftheyhaveajobassocialworkersimprovethecareoftheelderlywiththehelpofthesocialworkersWhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhypeoplelookaftertheirrelatives?Theyfeeltheyareofusetootherpeople.Theywanttosetanexampletotheirchildren.Theythinkitistheirdutytohelptheirrelatives.Theyhopetheydeservecarewhentheyneedit.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Mostoldpeoplelivelongertodayafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsago.Manyoldpeopleareputintonursinghomesbytheirfamilies,whodonotvisitthemregularly.Mostelderlypeoplearetakencareofbytheirfamilies,whoassumetheresponsibilityfordifferentreasons.Mostelderlypeoplearesatisfiedwiththebetterwaysofcaregivingthatsocialworkershavecomeupwith.PassageTwoIonceknewayoungman,nineteenyearsofage,wholivedwithabsoluteoutward(外表的)confidenceandself-possessionforanumberofyearsbeforeIdiscoveredthathecouldnotreadorwrite.Hisvariousmethodsoftrick,whichwerealsoskillsofself-protection,weresoskillfulandsodesperate(绝望)thatneitherInoranyofhisotheradultfriendswereawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwrittenwordsuntilwewenttodinneronenightatalocalrestaurant--andsuddenlydiscoveredthathecouldnotread.Evenhere,itwasnotthefirsttimewewentouttoeat,butsomethinglikethesecondorthird,thatPeter'sdesperationshockedme.Thefirsttime,hewascleverenoughtocoverthetruth.Hestudiedthemenuforamoment,thenlookeduptothewaitressandaskedherifhecouldhave“justacokeandahamburger”.Hetoldmelaterthathehaddonethesamethingmanytimesbeforeandthathehadlearnedtoactasifhewereexaminingthemenu:“ThenIaskforacokeandahamburgerSometimestheygivemeahamburgeronaplatewithsaladandpotatoesThenIaskthemforarollandmakemyownhamburger.”Aswebegantogoouttoeatmorefrequently,PeterwouldasktogotoHowardJohnson's.Isoondiscoveredthereasonforhischoice:Thephotographs,attachedincellophane(玻璃纸)containerstoeachofthestandarditemsonthemenu,couldhelphimnottostrugglewiththeshapeofwordsatall.HowardJohnson's,whetherintentionallyornot,hadprovidedtheperfectescapefortheendangeredprideofanadultwhowasilliterate(文盲).Whenhewenttoarestaurant,Peterwould .pretendthathecouldnotreadorwritepretendtobestudyingthemenubedesperateforhelpfromotherpeopleprotecthimselfbyplayingamusicalinstrumentTheyoungmanwasnotfoundtobeilliterateuntil .hedinedoutwithhisadultfriendsatHowardJohnson's.hecouldnolongercomeupwithvariouswaysofdeception.hehaddinnerwithhisfriendsatacertainlocalrestaurantforthesecondorthirdtime.hewasnotcarefulenoughtobeawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwrittenwords.Whatdidtheyoungmanusuallyhaveatarestaurant?Standarditemsonthemenu B.FoodsthatotherpeopleorderedC.Ahamburgermadebyhimself D.AcokeandahamburgerTheword“self-possession”(Para.1)probablymeans .self-confidence B.self-consciousnessC.self-discipline D.self-devotionWhydidtheyoungmanliketogotoHowardJohnson's?HowardJohnson'sprovidedaperfectescapewhenanythingdangerousshouldhappen.ThemenuatHowardJohnson'sgaveaclearintroductionofthefooditserved.Thephotographsattachedtothemainitemsonthemenuhelpedconcealhisilliteracy.HewouldfeelateasebecauseeatersatHowardJohnson'swerealladultnon-readers.PassageThreeAfterpracticingasasurgeonforseveralyears,Dr.GirouxdecidedtoapplyformembershipintheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons美国外科医生学会ahighlyselectiveanddistinguished著名的professionalorganization.Aspartoftheapplicationprocedure(手续),Dr.Girouxwasaskedtopreparealistofalltheoperationsperformedintheprevioussevenyears.Slowly,assheworkedonthelonglist,shebegantofeeluncertain.Shebegantoquestionsomeofherdecisions.Hadsheusedthebesttechniqueinthatcase?Maybe,inthiscase,sheshouldhavegivenonemoretestbeforeoperating?Ontheotherhand,maybesheshouldhaveWouldthedoctorsontheselectioncommitteeunderstandthat,astheonlytrainedsurgeoninthearea,sheusuallycouldnotgetadvicefromothersandtherefore,hadtorelycompletelyonherownjudgment?Forthefirsttime,Dr.Girouxfeltlonelyandisolated.ThelongerDr.Girouxworkedontheapplicationforms,themoredepressedshebecame.Ashopefaded,shewonderedifa“countrydoctor”hadarealisticchanceofbeingacceptedbytheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons.Dr.Girouxwasworkingin .alargecity B.theAmericanCollegeofSurgeonsC.anareafarfromanybigcity D.aselectiveorganizationItwasmostprobablethatDr.Girouxwas .amemberinthatorganizationawell-trainedsurgeonagraduatefromAmericanCollegeofSurgeonsadistinguishedsurgeoninAmericaWhenshewasfillingtheapplicationforms,Dr.Girouxbegantobe .realistic B.depressed C.puzzled D.decisiveTheapplicationformsmustinclude .thedecisionprocedure B.thecollegeachievementsC.thebesttechnique D.alistofadviceandjudgmentsWhenfillingtheforms,Dr.Girouxfeltdepressedbecause .shedidn'tperformenoughoperationssomeoperationswereunsuccessfulshedidn'tgetadvicefromtheselectioncommitteeshewasdoubtfulaboutherpreviousoperationsPassageFourAresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopleis,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesintheirintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.Ifachildisbornwithlowintelligence,hecan .notreachhisintelligenceinhislifegobeyondhisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundingsstillbecomeageniusifheshouldbegivenspecialeducationbecomeagenius“ifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation”(Para.2)meansifwe .choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligencechoosetwopersonswhoarerelativetakeouttwopersonsofcloserelationshippickanytwopersonsTheexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows .thepartthatbirthplaystheimportanceoftheirpositionstheroleofenvironmentonintelligencetheimportanceoftheirintelligenceThewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman'sintelligenceisgiventohim .neitheratbirthnorthrougheducation B.througheducationC.bothatbirthandthrougheducation D.atbirthThebesttitleofthispassagecanbe .EffectofEducation B.DependenceonEnvironmentC.Intelligence D.SurroundingsPartⅣ(20points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachoftheblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Earthquakesaresomethingthatmostpeoplefear.Therearesomeplacesthathave71ornoearthquakes.Mostplacesintheworld,72,havethemregularly.Someplaces,73IranandGuatemalahavethemfrequently.Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquite74.Theearthquakethatthepeoplemost75aboutintheUnitedStateswastheonehappeninginSanFranciscoin1906.Over500peopledied76it.ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964.IthappenedinAlaska.Strongearthquakesarenotalwaystheonesthatkill77.In1755,oneofthestrongestearthquakesever78happenedinPortugal.Around20,000peopledied.In1923,averypowerfulearthquake79theTokyo--YokohamaareaofJapan.Ahundredandfortythousandpeopledied.Mostofthemdiedinfireswhich80theearthquake.Oneofthe81earthquakeseverwasinChinain1976.Itkilled82people.Themostdestructive(破坏性的)earthquakeeverreportedwasalsoinChina.400,000peoplewerekilledor83inthisquake,whichhappenedin1556.Earthquakesare84whichpeoplefear.Floodsandtidalwavesalsocausepeopletobe85,as86liketyphoonsandcyclones(飓风).Sometimesthesethingscauselotsofdeaths.In1970,acycloneandtidalwavekilledover200,000inPakistan.Thesekindsofthingsmakepeopleafraidandtheyareverydangerous.Buttheyprobablydonotworrypeople87earthquakesdo,especiallyinthesemoderntimes.Thereasonis88weoftenknowtheyarecoming,becausewehavesome89.Somedaywemaybeabletoknowanearthquakeiscoming.Sofar,however,thereisnosurewayto90anearthquake.Whenonecomes,itisasurprise.Peoplecannotprepareforit.71.A.lessB.muchC.fewD.little72.A.thereforeB.howeverC.forthatD.likewise73.A.sofarasB.asC.exceptforD.like74.A.mysteriousB.portableC.mountainousD.movable75.A.talkingB.talksC.talkedD.talk76.A.inB.overC.ofD.for77.A.mostB.themajorityC.mostthepeopleD.themostpeople78.A.brokenoutB.explodedC.recordedD.broughtabout79.A.hinderedB.imposedC.happenedD.hit80.A.participatedB.investedC.followedD.pursued81.A.maximumB.worstC.heaviestD.mature82.A.alargesumofB.agreatdealofC.alargenumberofD.alargeamountof83.A.damagedB.injuredC.harmedD.wreckedA.notonlytheactsofnature B.notonlythenatureofactsC.notonlyactsofthenature D.nottheonlyactsofnatureA.feared B.surprised C.confused D.afraidA.thebadsto