2010年河南省普通专升本考试《公共英语》真题+答案

--PAGE1-2010《公共英语》真题PartⅠVocabularyandStructure(1x40)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thefiremusthave aftertheshopwasclosed.brokenout B.brokendown C.brokenin D.brokenthroughHeis jointhearmy.tooyoungto B.enoughyoungto C.veryyoungto D.youngenoughtoFinallyhegottimeforaglance thisreport.off B.round C.on D.atYourideaseemstobegoodbutitisn’t .practical B.possible C.plentiful D.preciousHeenjoys popmusicwhileIpreferclassicalmusic.tolistento B.tolisten C.listening D.listeningtoWhenthelittlegirlawoke,shefoundherself byagroupofsoldiers.surround B.besurrounded C.beingsurrounded D.beingsurroundingThemanagerlosthis justbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.mood B.temper C.mind D.passionThereareseveralcharacteristicsofthetextbook attention.worthwhile B.worthof C.worthy D.worthyofThenewbuilding alltheotherbuildingsinthetown.dwarfs B.distorts 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D.Nosoonerhehad…whenPartⅡ(1×20)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.WhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inonesensethereareasmanydifferentkindsof(41)astherearespeakersofit.Notwospeakers(42)inexactlythesame(43).Wecanalwaysheardifferences(44)them,andthepronunciationofEnglish(45)agreatdealindifferentgeographical(46).HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa(47)?Thisisnotaquestionthatcanbe(48)inthesamewayforallforeignlearnersofEnglish.(49)youliveinapartoftheworldas(50),wherethereisalong(51)ofspeakingEnglishforgeneralcommunicationpurpose,youshouldselectto(52)agoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.Itwouldbemistakeninthese(53)touseasamodelBBCEnglishor(54)ofthesort.Ontheotherhand,ifyouliveinacountry(55)thereisnotraditional(56)ofEnglish,youmusttakeasyourmodelsomeformsof(57)Englishpronunciation.Itdoesnot(58)verymuchwhichformyouchoose.Themost(59)wayistotakeasyourmodelthesortofEnglishyoucan(60)mostoften.41.A.languageB.linguisticC.EnglishD.linguist42.A.spokeB.spokenC.speaksD.speak43.A.wayB.formC.sortD.type44.A.ofB.amongC.betweenD.from45.A.variesB.changesC.shiftsD.alters46.A.spacesB.partsC.countriesD.areas47.A.guideB.modelC.symbolD.direction48.A.givenB.answeredC.satisfiedD.responded49.A.BecauseB.WhenC.WhetherD.If50.A.RussiaB.MongoliaC.IndiaD.Japan51.A.traditionB.useC.customD.habit52.A.seizeB.acquireC.haveD.hold53.A.actionsB.decisionsC.combinationsD.circumstances54.A.everythingB.nothingC.thingsD.anything55.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.wherever56.A.useB.usedC.usefulD.usefulness57.A.domesticB.practicalC.nationalD.new58.A.matterB.affectC.troubleD.care59.A.ordinaryB.sensitiveC.effectiveD.careful60.A.listenB.findC.noticeD.hear(2x20)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletesentences.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Thousandsofyearsago,inthemiddleofanocean,milesfromthenearestisland,anunderseavolcanobrokeout.Thehotliquidgothigherandhigherandspreadwiderandwider.Inthisway,anislandroseupinthesea.Astimewenton,hotsunandcoolrainsmadetherocksplitandbreaktopieces.Seawaveshitagainsttherock.Inthisway,soilandsandcameintobeing.Nothinglivedonthenakedsoil.Andthenthewindandbirdsbroughtplantseeds,spidersandotherlittlelivingthingsthere.Onlyplantscouldgrowfirst.Onlythey,insunlight,couldproducefoodfromthesoil,waterandair.Whilemanyanimalslandedontheisland,theycouldfindnofood.Aspidermadeitswebuselessly,becausetherewerenoinsects(昆虫)foritswebtocatch.Insectscouldn’tstayuntiltherewereplantsforthemtoeat.Soplantshadtobethefirstlifeonthisnewisland.Thepassagecenterson .A.howanunderseavolcanobrokeout B.howanislandroseupintheseaC.howsoilwasformedonanewisland D.howlifebeganonavolcanoproducedislandAccordingtothepassage,theislandgotitsfirstsoilfrom .seawaves B.thesandbroughtbythewindC.itsownrock D.coolrainsTheword"naked"(inPara.3)couldbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?red B.new C.old D.bareTheorderofcomingintobeingontheislandis .soil,plantsandanimals B.soil,littlecreaturesandplantsC.soil,birdsandplants D.soil,humanbeingsandanimalsAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?Spiderswerethefirstlifethatcouldliveontheisland.Theislandisfarawayfromanypieceofland.InsectscouldnotliveontheislandwithoutplantsPlantswerebroughttotheislandbyhumanbeingsPassage2ErnestMillerHemingwaywasbornonJuly21,1899inOakPark,Illinois.Inthenearlysixtytwoyearsofhislifethatfollowedhebuiltaliteraryfameunsurpassed（无法超越）inthetwentiethcentury.AsaboyhewastaughtbyhisfathertohuntandfishalongtheshoresandintheforestsaroundLakeMichigan.TheHemingwayshadasummerhouseinnorthernMichigan,andthefamilywouldspendthesummermonthstheretryingtostaycool.Hemingwaywouldeitherfishthedifferentstreamsthatranintothelake,orwouldtakethesmallboatouttodosomefishingthere.Hewouldalsogosquirrelhuntinginthewoods,discoveringearlyinlifethepeacetobefoundwhilealoneintheforestorgoingthroughastream.Itwassomethinghecouldalwaysgobacktothroughouthislife,andthoughheoftenfoundhimselflivinginmajorcitieslikeChicago,TorontoandParisearlyinhislife,oncehebecamesuccessfulhechosesomewhatisolatedplacestolivein.Whenhewasn’thuntingorfishinghismothertaughthimthegoodpointsofmusic.Shewasaskilledsingerwhooncehadwishedalifeonstage,butatlastsettleddownwithherhusbandandspenthertimebygivingvoiceandmusiclessonstolocalchildren,includingherown.Hemingwaywasnevertalentedformusicandsufferedthroughsingingpracticesandmusiclessons,however,themusicalknowledgehegotfromhismotherhelpedhimshareinhisfirstwifeHadley’sinterestinthepiano.ErnestHemingwaydiedin .A.1969 B.1979 C.1981 D.1961WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?Hisfathertaughthimtofishandhuntwhenhewasaboy.HisfamilyhadasummerhouseinnorthernMichigan.Hetaughthimselfmusicwhenhewasaboy.Healsowentsquirrelhuntinginthewoods.Afterhebecamesuccessful,ErnestHemingway .preferredtostayinbigcities B.chosetoliveinsomewhatisolatedplacesC.movedhisfamilytoParis D.killedhimselfBeingtalentedinmusic,Hemingway’smotheroncewantedto .beamusicteacher B.helpHemingwaylearnmusicC.performonthestageasasinger D.marryarichhusbandThepassageismostprobablyfrom .aliterarybiography B.asciencetextbook C.atermpaper D.apersonaldiaryPassage3Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture--in5000oreven50000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrainscapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones.Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangethehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Itwillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat.Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.Thepassagetellsusabout .howman’slifewillbeinthefuturehowfuturemanwilllooklikethefactthatman’sorganswillfunctiondifferentlyinthefuturethefactthatmanisgrowinguglierastimepassesThereisevidencethatmanischanging, .hehasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500yearshehasgotstrongereyesthanheeverhadhishairisgettingthinnerandthinnerhislimbsaregettingweakerbecausehetendstomakelessuseofthemMan’sforeheadwillgrowlargerbecause .hewillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacitytheother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetimehehadrathernarrowforeheadafewhundredyearsagohewillhavetousehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoesonFuturemanwillprobably .havesmallereyes B.havelargereyesC.seebetter D.havetowearbetterglasses75.Thereasonforbelievingthatfuturemanwillbedifferentisthathe .A.willgrowstronger B.neverstopschangingC.hopesforachange D.willliveadifferentlifePassage4Auctions（拍卖）arepublicsalesofgoods,madebyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heaskedthecrowdassembledintheauctionroomtomakeoffers,orbids,forthevariousitemsonsale.Heencouragedbuyerstobidhigherfigures,andfinallynamedthehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisiscalled“knockingdownthegoods,forthebiddingendswhentheauctioneerbangsasmallhammeronatableatwhichhestands”.Thisisoftensetonaraisedplatformcalledarostrum.TheancientRomansprobablyinventedsalesbyauction,andtheEnglishwordcomesfromtheLatinauction,meaning“increase”.TheRomansusuallysoldinthiswaythespoilstakeninwar,thesesaleswerecalled“subhash”,meaning“underthespear”,aspearbeingstuckinthegroundasasignalforacrowdtogather.InEnglandintheeighteenthcentury,goodswereoftensold“bythecandle”:ashortcandlewaslitbytheauctioneer,andbidscouldbemadewhileitstayedalight.Practicallyallgoodswhosequalitiesvariedaresoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffee,hides,skins,wool,tea,cocoa,furs,spices,fruit,vegetablesandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousualforlandandproperty,antiquefurniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaandsimilarworksofart.TheauctionroomsatChristie’sandSotheby’sinLondonandNewYorkareworldfamous.Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfullparticularsofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbyprospectivebuyers.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesareprinted,andeachgroupofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda“lot”,isusuallygivenanumber.TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLot1andcontinueinnumericalorderhemaywaituntilheregistersthefactthatcertaindealersareintheroomandthenproducethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.Theauctioneer’sservicesarepaidforintheformofapercentageofthepricethegoodsaresoldfor.Theauctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebiddingashighaspossible.A“bidder”(inPara.1)isaperson .whosellssomething B.whobuyssomethingC.whooffersaprice D.whoborrowssomethingAuctionedgoodsaresold priceoffered.forthehighest B.forthefixed C.forthelowest D.fortheunexpectedTheendofthebiddingiscalled“knockingdown”because .theauctioneerknocksthebuyerdown B.theauctioneerknockstherostrumdownC.thegoodsareknockeddownontothetable D.theauctioneerbangsthetablewithahammerThe“candle”usedinparagraph2is .becausetheytookplaceatnight B.asasignalforthecrowdtogatherC.togivelighttotheauctioneer D.tolimitthetimewhenofferscouldbemadeAnauctioncataloguegivesprospectivebuyers .thecurrentmarketvaluesofthegoods B.detailsofthegoodstobesoldC.theorderinwhichgoodsmustbesold D.freeadmissiontotheauctionsaleDirections:Thereare10sentencesinthispart.Pleasetranslatesentences81-85fromChineseintoEnglish,andtranslatesentences86-90fromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.长城是中国的历史文化符号之一。无论生活多难，我都不会失去信心。物体离我们越远，看起来就越小。政府已经采取积极措施防止空气污染。建设和谐校园的关键在于让每个学生都能积极参与进来。Practiceshouldgohandinhandwiththeory.Closelyrelatedtoourdailylifearegoodsprices.Onewhomakesnoinvestigationhasnorighttospeak.Individualfreedomdoesnotinanywaymeanthatyoucandowhatyoulikeatyourfreewill.Whenitcametohisamazingachievements,thefamousscientistputanemphasisontheimportanceofcreatingratherthanwaitingforopportunities.SectionBDirections:Thereare2dialoguesinthissection.Eachhas5sentences.PleasetranslateDialogueOnefromChineseintoEnglishandtranslateDialogueTwofromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.DialogueOneA:你好！我叫张明，我在外语系学习。你学的是什么专业？B:我学的是数学。英语难学吗？A:难学，不过很有趣。B:我很喜欢英国的文化，和我们国家的不一样。A:是的。如果想更好地了解英国文化，首先应该学好英语。DialogueTwo:A:Ilikethisdress.It’sthelatest,buttheproblemistheprice,sortofexpensive