安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语考前密押试卷

PAGEPAGE1安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语考前密押试卷第一篇：安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语考前密押试卷安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试考前密押试卷（一）英语PartⅠ.VocabularyandStructure(1pointeach,30pointsinall)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,thenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Idon’tthinkMaryunderstoodwhatyousaid,_____?A.doIB.didn’tsheC.didyouD.didshe2.Wasitin1969_____theAmericanastronautsucceed_____landingonthemoon?A.when;onB.that;onC.which;inDthat;in3.Thenewsreportershurriedtotheairport,only_____thefilmstarshadleft.A.totellB.tobetoldC.tellingD.told4.Mrs.Whitebecameateacherin1985.She_____fortwentyyearsbynextsummer.A.willteachB.wouldhavetaughtC.hasbeenteachingD.willhavebeenteaching5.Thinkingthatyouknow_____infactyoudon’tisnotagoodidea.A.whatB.thatC.whenD.which6.He_____whenthebuscametoasuddenstop.A.wasalmosthurtB.wasalmosttohurthimselfC.wasalmosthurthimselfD.wasalmosthurtinghimself7.Rubberdiffersfromplastics_____itisproducednaturallyandnotinfilelab.A.atthatB.inthatC.forthatD.withthat8.Havingnomoneybut_____toknow,hesimplysaidhewouldgowithoutdinner.A.nottowantanyoneB.wantednooneC.notwantinganyoneD.towantnoone9._____dangermanisoftenmuchwiserthanusual.A.InatimeofB.InthetimesofC.InthetimeofD.Intimeof10.Maryansweredallthequestions_____thelastone.A.unlessB.exceptC.besidesD.beside11.WhenImentiontheproblem,I’mnot_____allofyou.A.talkingaboutB.referringtoC.listeningtoD.carryingout12.Wehaven’ttime_____tocatchthetrainnow.A.adequateB.sufficientC.enoughD.much13.TheteamwascountingonJoe_____therace.A.wonB.winC.winsD.towin14.Iboughtadozeneggs,six_____brokewhenIdroppedtheboxatmydoor.A.fromwhichB.inwhichC.ofwhichD.amongwhich15.I’msorryIcan’thelp_____yourradio.A.himfixedB.fixingC.tofixD.youfixing16.Hedidverywell,buthefailed_____therecord.A.breakingB.onbreakingC.tobreakD.havingbroken17.Yourideaseemstobegoodbutitisn’t_____.A.practicalB.possibleC.plentifulD.precious18.Alicetrustsyou;onlyyoucan_____hertogiveupthefoolishidea.A.suggestB.attractC.temptD.persuade19.TheInternethasbrought_____bigchangesinthewaywework.A.aboutB.outC.backD.up20XXamsureDavidwillbeabletofindthelibrarybecausehehasaprettygood_____ofdirection.A.ideaB.feelingC.experienceD.sense21.Theeveningnewscomesonatseveno’clockand_____onlythirtyminutes.A.keepsB.continuesC.finishesD.lasts22.Thefactoryhadto_____anumberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomiccrisisinthecountry.A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydown23.PeoplemayhavedifferentopinionsaboutKaren,butIadmireher._____,sheisagreatmusician.A.AfterallB.AsaresultC.InotherwordsD.Asusual24.Theyhadapleasantchat_____acupofcoffee.A.forB.withC.duringD.over25.Thecommentswhichhemade_____marketingbotheredhisbossgreatly.A.beingconcernedB.concernedC.beconcernedD.concerning26.Afterthenewtechniquewasintroduced,thefactoryproduced_____carsin20XXastheyearbefore.A.asmanytwiceB.astwicemanyC.twicemanyasD.twiceasmany27.Thedictionary_____metendollars.A.costB.spentC.tookD.spends28.Tom,youaresolazy.Thisjob_____hoursbefore.A.shouldfinishB.couldbefinishedC.musthavebeenfinishedD.shouldhavebeenfinished29.Thesalesmanpersuadedus_____hisproduct.A.buyingB.tobuyC.buyD.havingbought30.Whetheryoulearnornotisentirely_____you.A.uptoB.astoC.abouttoD.duetoPartⅡ.Cloze(1pointeach,15pointsinall)Directions:Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Mostyoungpeopleenjoyphysicalactivities,walking,cycling,football,ormountaineering.Thesewhohaveapassion(31)climbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoften(32)withastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen(33)tosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakeariskonhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivities(34)whichmengivetheirleisure.Therearenomanmaderules,astherearefor(35)gamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichitwouldbedangerousto(36),butitisthisfreedomfrommanmaderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirown(37).Ifwe(38)mountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceis(39)mountaineeringisnota“teamwork”.However,itisonlyourmisunderstanding.Thereare,infact,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmay(40),obviously,thereisteamwork.Amountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightwithnatural(41)thatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hissportrequireshighmentaland(42)qualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveonskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampions(43)intheirearlytwenties.Butitisnot(44)formenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemore(45)thanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillsandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.31.A.forB.inC.toD.of32.A.lookeduptoB.lookedforwardC.lookedintoD.lookedupon33.A.willingB.reluctantC.unwillingD.probable34.A.toB.withC.forD.towards35.A.soB.variousC.differentD.such36.A.applyB.worryC.ignoreD.notice37.A.methodsB.formsC.rulesD.activities38.A.correlateB.relateC.compareD.contrast39.A.forB.whatC.whichD.that40.A.existB.goC.dependD.confide41.A.strengthB.stormsC.powersD.forces42.A.physicianB.physicalC.physiologicalD.psychological43.A.willbeB.appearC.areD.is44.A.unusualB.normalC.commonD.strange45.A.strengthB.effortsC.energyD.timePartⅢ.ReadingComprehension(2.5pointseach,50pointsinall)Directions:Thereare4tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthepassagesbelowcarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements(No.46toNo.50).Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouaccepttheirpricesimmediately.WeknowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithigherthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson’sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-conditioner(空调)comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra.ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.IonceboughtaCzechoslovakianglassbutterdishfromRobinson’sforalittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit.“Howmuchcanyouoffer?”heshoutedatme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthearticleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude.Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop.AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhatthepriceis.Heknowsthisisthelowestpricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecanafford,heshrugs(耸耸)hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththeshopkeeper.Evenifheshowedannoyanceorsurprise,hewouldexpecttobetothatifthepricewasunacceptable,heshouldtryelsewhere.46.Theunderlinedword“haggling”(line2,Para.1)inthetextmostprobablymeans_____.A.acceptingthepricesimmediatelyB.fixingtherightcostforsomegoodsC.arguingaboutthepriceofsomethingD.payingextraforcomfortableshopping47.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobinson’sisastorewhichsells_____.A.expensivegoodsB.airconditionersC.CzechoslovakiangoodsD.goodsatabargainprice48.ThewriteraskedaboutthepriceofaglassbutterdishinChangeAlleybecausehewantedto_____.A.buyitatalowerpriceB.changehisdishforsomethingelseC.findoutiftheshopassistantispoliteD.comparethepricesofthedishintwostores49.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthefeelingofaBritishcustomerwhen“heshrugshisshouldersandwalksaway”(line3-4,Para.3)?A.Frightened.B.Worded.C.Annoyed.D.Disappointed.50.WhatwouldprobablyhappenifacustomerdoesbargainwithashopkeeperinEngland?A.Thecustomerwouldbeadvisedtoshopinotherstores.B.Thecustomerwouldgetthegoodsatalowerprice.C.Theywoulddiscussandthenreachanagreement.D.Theywouldquarrelaboutthepriceofthegoods.Task2Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements(No.51toNo.55).Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.ThebasicflagoftheUnitedStatesisoneoftheworld’soldestnationalflags.OnlythebasicflagsofAustria,Denmark,GreatBritain,theNetherlands,Sweden,andSwitzerlandareolder.DuringthediscoveryandsettlementofwhatisnowtheUnitedStates,theflagsofvariousEuropeannationswereflownovertheland,assymbolsofpossession.Later,intheColonial(殖民的)andRevolutionaryWarperiods,flagsrepresentingfamouspersons,places,andeventswereflownintheAmericanColonies.ThefirstofficialflagoftheUnitedStateswascreatedbyCongress(国会)onJune14,1777.Itconsistedof13alternateredandwhitestripesand13whitestarsinafieldofblue,representingthe13coloniesthathaddeclaredtheirindependencein1776.Congressadoptedanewflagof15starsand15stripesin1795,togiverepresentationtothetwonewstatesadmittedintotheUnion,VermontandKentucky.By1817,therewere20XXtatesintheUnion,anditbecameapparentthataddingonestripeforeachnewstatewoulddestroytheshapeoftheflag.Asaresult,Congressin1818restoredtheoriginaldesignof13stripesandprovidedthateachstatewastoberepresentedbyonestar.In1912PresidentWilliamH.Taftmadethefirstofficialprovisionforthearrangementofthestars.Heorderedthattherebesixevenrowsofeightstarseach.Previouslythearrangementofthestarshadbeenlefttotheflagmaker’sdesire.TheevolutionoftheStarsandStripesreflectsthegrowthoftheUnitedStates.AftertheadmissionofHawaiiintotheUnionin1959,theflagwasofficiallychangedforthe26thtimesinceitscreation.TherearemanygovernmentflagsflownintheUnitedStatesinadditiontothenational’sflag.Amongthemarethepresident’sandvicepresident’sflagsandthoseofthefederaldepartmentsandsomefederalagencies.EachstateintheUnionhasanofficialflag.51.WhywereonlytheflagsofvariousEuropeannationsflownovertheland,duringthediscoveryandsettlementperiod?A.BecausetheflagswereolderthanthenationalflagoftheU.S..B.Becausethelandwasdividedbythesenations.C.Becausetherewasnouniversalflagovertheland.D.Wedon’tknowfromthepassage.52.ThefirstnationalflagoftheUnitedStates_____.A.representedthe13colonieswhichwonindependencein1776B.wasflowninAmericancoloniesin1776C.wasflowninAmericancoloniesin1795D.gaverepresentationtoCongress53.Bywhomthestarswereplacedonthenationalflagin1818and1912?A.Congress.B.Thepresident.C.Thegovernment.D.Theflagmaker.54.HowmanystatesenteredtheUnionbetween1818and1912?A.30.B.28.C.13.D.8.55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Before1959theflaghadbeenchanged25times.B.Eachfederaldepartmenthasitsownofficialflag.C.ThenationalflagoftheU.S.had26starsonitafteradmissionofHawaiiintotheUnionin1959.D.In1912,therehadbeen48statesintheUnion.Task3Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements(No.56toNo.60).Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Blindpeoplecan“see”thingsbyusingotherpartsoftheirbodies.Thisfactmayhelpustounderstandourfeelingsaboutcolor.Ifblindpeoplecansensecolordifferences,thenperhapswe,too,areaffectedbycolorunconsciously(无意识地).Manufacturers(生产商)havediscoveredbyexperiencethatsugarsells.Badlyingreenwrappings,thatbluefoodsareconsideredunpleasant,andthatcosmetics(化妆品)shouldneverbepackagedinbrown.Thesediscoverieshavegrownintoabranchofcolorpsychology.Colorpsychologynowfindsapplicationineverythingfromfashiontodecoration.Someofourpreferencesareclearlypsychological.Darkblueisthecolorofthenightskyandthereforeassociatedwithcalm,whileyellowisadaycolorwithassociationsofenergyandincentive(刺激).Foraprimitiveman,activityduringthedaymeanthuntingandattacking,whilehesoonsawredasthecolorofbloodandangerandtheheatthatcamewitheffort.Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenseandselfprotection.Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecauseoftheirpsychologicalassociations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobringredshowanincreaseinbreath,inheartbeatandinbloodpressure;redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect;itisacalmingcolor.(Becauseofitsexcitingmeaning,redischosenasthesignalfordanger,butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm.)Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.56.Ourpreferencesforcertaincolorsare_____accordingtothepassage.A.associatedwiththetimeofthedayB.dependentonourpersonalitiesC.arelinkedwithourancestorsD.partlyduetopsychologicalfactors57.Ifpeopleareexposedtobrightred,whichofthefollowingthingsdoesNOThappen?A.Theybreathefaster.B.Theyfeelsatisfied.C.Theirbloodpressurerises.D.Theirheartsbeatfaster.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Colorprobablyhasaneffectonuswhichwearenotconsciousof.B.Yellowfireengineshavecausedmanybadaccidentsinsomeadvancedcommunities.C.Peopleexposedtopurebluestarttobreathemoreslowly.D.Thepsychologyofcolorisofsomepracticaluse.59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Manufacturersoftensellsugaringreenwrapping.B.Darkbluebringpeoplethefeelingofbeingenergetic.C.Primitivepeopleassociatedheatandangerwithred.D.Greenandyellowareassociatedwithcalmandpassivedefense.60.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.TheBranchofColorPsychologyB.ColorandItsMeaningsC.ThePracticalUseofColorPsychologyD.ColorandFeelingsTask4Directions:Afterreadingit,youshouldanswereachofthe5questions(No.61toNo.65)within3words.TheanswershouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet.Longagomenlearnedthattheworldofnatureisbuiltwithmathematicalexactnessaccordingtorefinedandpowerfullaws;everybeestrokesitswingsexactly440timesasecondtopropelitselffortymilesanhour;theeyeofeveryflyhasexactly7,000lenses;everyspider’sthreadiscomposedof300singlethreads.Theprogressofcivilizationitselfcanbemeasuredbyitsrangeofmathematics.TheearlyEgyptiansknewenoughofgeometrytobuildthepyramidsandtheGreeksusedtrigonometrytomeasurethecircumferenceoftheearthtwothousandyearsbeforeColumbussailed.EuropeancivilizationcombinedgeometryandtrigonometrywiththedecimalsystemoftheArabstoproducethemapswithwhichtheyexploredtheknownworld.Inalatercentury,mathematiciansstudiedthependulumofthenewlyinventedclockandcreatedthelanguageofcalculustomeasuremotion.Theyardstickofmeasurementtodaymustcovereverythingfromunitstinierthanatomstodistancesofmillionsoflightyears.Speedandaccuracyarevital.MancanneversendarockettoMarsunlessheknowstheexactdistancetotheplanet,sincetheslightesterrorcouldmeanmissingitby30,000miles.Innavigatingamidtheplanetsandstars,manmusthavethehelpofsomekindofmachinecalculatorsforfastandabsolutelyaccurateinformation.Questions:61.Whatisthebasisoftheworldofnatureaccordingtothepassage?_______________62.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?_______________63.Thisselectiondiscussesmathematicschieflyasameansof__________ratherthanameansofexpressingideas.64.WhatwasCalculuscreatedforaccordingtothepassage?_______________65.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidtheEuropeansmakeuseofasfarasmathematicsisconcerned?_______________PartⅣ.Translation(35points)SectionADirections：TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishintoChinese(4pointseachforNo.66throughNo.68;6pointsforNo.69;18pointsinall.)66.Nobodyhastaughthimhowtoactwellonthestage.67.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremade.68.ItwasnotuntilIsawhimthatIfelthappy.69.Thereportcomparesthedifferenttypesofhomecomputersavailableinmarket.SectionBDirections：TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromChineseintoEnglish(4pointseachforNo.70throughNo.72;5pointsforNo.73;17pointsinall.)70.无论教授多忙，他都经常抽时间做关于大众科学的讲座。71.这正是我所要表达的意思：不要在朋友需要你的时候离开他。72.他尽可能忍受着这种疼痛。73.虽然这些建筑有时会受到威胁，但它们的名气多少能保护它们。PartⅤ.Writing(20XXoints)Directions：WriteonONEofthefollowingtwotopics.Youaresupposedtofollowtheinstructionsgivenbelow.1.Youarerequiredtobaseyourcompositionentitled“Gityproblems”ontheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.（1）越来越多的人涌入大城市，有些问题随之产生。（2）比较明显的大问题有„„（3）我对这种现象的想法。2.说明：以学生会的名义于20XX年6月10日写一张演讲会的通知。演讲人：著名教授JohnSmith先生时间：下周五晚上7点地点：报告厅主题：世界经济发展与中国加入WTO后中国轻工业的未来领票时间及地点：每晚7点至9点在5号楼601房间负责人：李明安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试考前密押试卷（二）英语PartⅠ.VocabularyandStructure(1pointeach,30pointsinall)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,thenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Weweretiredandnervous_____theconstanttension.A.fromB.forC.withD.off2.“Whatmakeshersounhappy?”“_____oneofherfavoritebooks.”A.BecauseshelostB.BecauseofherlosingC.ShelostD.Herlosing3.“Iusuallysleepwiththewindowsclosedatnight,eveninsummer.”“Youcanneverbe_____careful.”A.veryB.muchC.tooD.so4.Ihopethestovewill_____enoughheattowarmtheroom.A.getoverB.giveinC.getoutD.giveoff5.Waitamoment,please.Richardwillbeback_____.A.innotimeB.atnotimeC.attimesD.atatime6._____Iacceptthattheplanisnotperfect,Idoactuallylikeit.A.WhenB.SinceC.WhileD.Unless7.Thereweredirtymarksonhertrousers_____shehadwipedherhands.A.whereB.whenC.thatD.what8.Historyisarecordofmankind;differenthistorians,_____,interpretitdifferently.A.thereforeB.onthecontraryC.howeverD.consequently9.Mr.Smith_____hereforthreeweeks.A.isalreadybeingB.hasalreadybeenC.hasalreadybeenbeingD.isalready10.Billyhasdifficulty_____therestoftheclass.A.tokeepupwithB.tokeepupC.keepingupwithD.keepingon11.Itwon’tmakemuch_____whetheryouleavetodayortomorrow.A.differentB.differencesC.differenceD.differently12.Letushopewecansettlethematterwithout_____moretrouble.A.anyB.alittleC.someD.little13._____thetemperature,_____waterturnsintosteam.A.Thehigh;thefastB.Higher;fasterC.Themorehigher;thefasterD.Thehigher;thefaster14.We_____forherbecauseshenevercame.A.needn’twaitB.shouldn’thavewaitedC.mustn’twaitD.mustn’thavewaited15.Iinsistthatadoctor_____immediately.A.hasbeensentforB.sendsforC.willbesentforD.besentfor16.Hewasdisappointedtofindhissuggestions_____.A.beenturneddownB.turneddownC.tobeturneddownD.toturndown17.Idon’tregret_____evenifitmighthaveupsether.A.totellherwhatIthoughtB.tohavetoldherthatIthoughtC.tellingwhatIthoughtD.tellingherwhatIthought18.Therice_____ifyouhadbeenmorecareful.A.wouldnotbeburningB.wouldnotburnC.wouldnothavebeenburntD.wouldnotburnt19.Upongraduationheaskedtobesentto_____.A.whereheismostneededB.whereheneededC.whereheismostlyneededD.whereishemostlyneeded20XXherooffell_____hehadtimetodashintotheroomtosavehisbaby.A.sinceB.asC.beforeD.until21._____gotintotheroom_____thetelephonerang.A.Hehardlyhad;thenB.Hardlyhadhe;whenC.Hehadnot;thanD.Nothadhe;when22.WhenMarypaidthebillshewasgivena_____forhermoney.A.chequeB.receiptC.ticketD.label23.Medicalcarereformhasbecomethiscountry’smostimportantpublichealth_____.A.questionB.matterC.stuffD.issue24.Howcanyouavoidmistakeswhenyou’reinsucha_____?A.speedB.worryC.hasteningD.hurry25.Thereisno_____ininsistingontheimpossible.A.mindB.meaningC.senseD.help26.Asadoctor,I’mveryinterestedinmedical_____.A.magazineB.journalC.periodicalD.technical27.Theirprofitshavegrownrapidlyinrecentyears,andthisupward_____isexpectedtocontinue.A.increaseB.tendencyC.movementD.progress28.ThedoctortoldPennythattoomuch_____tothesunisbadfortheskin.A.exposureB.exhibitionC.extensionD.expansion29.Theregularteacherisill,soa(an)_____isteachingustoday.A.candidateB.applicantC.sponsorD.substitute30.TheGreatWallisagreattourist_____drawingmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.A.drawerB.attentionC.attractionD.arrangementPartⅡ.Cloze(1pointeach,15pointsinall)Directions:Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.WhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inone(31)thereareasmanydifferentkindsofEnglishastherearespeakersofit.(32)twospeakersspeakinexactlythesame(33).Wecanalwaysheardifferencesbetweenthem,andthepronunciationofEnglish(34)agreatdealindifferentgeographical(35).HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa(36).ThisisnotaquestionthatcanbeansweredinthesamewayforallforeignlearnersofEnglish.(37)youliveinapartoftheworld(38)IndiaorWestAfrica,wherethereisalong(39)ofspeakingEnglishforgeneralcommunicationpurpose,youshouldselecttoacquireagoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.Itwouldbe(40)inthesecircumstancestouseasamodelBBCEnglishor(41)ofthesort.Ontheotherhand,ifyouliveinacountry(42)thereisnotraditionaluseofEnglish,youmusttakeasyourmodelsomeformsof(43)Englishpronunciation.Itdoesnot(44)verymuchwhichformyouchoose.Themost(45)wayistotakeasyourmodelthesortofEnglishyoucanhearmostoften.31.A.meaningB.senseC.caseD.situation32.A.NotB.NoC.NoneD.Nor33.A.typeB.formC.sortD.way34.A.changesB.variesC.shiftsD.alters35.A.areasB.partsC.countriesD.spaces36.A.directionB.guideC.symbolD.model37.A.BecauseB.WhenC.IfD.Whether38.A.asB.inC.likeD.near39.A.customB.useC.traditionD.habit40.A.fashionB.mistakeC.nonsenseD.possibility41.A.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.things42.A.whereB.thatC.whichD.wherever43A.practicalB.domesticC.nativeD.new44.A.careB.affectC.troubleD.matter45.A.effectiveB.sensitiveC.ordinaryD.carefulPartⅢ.ReadingComprehension(2.5pointseach,50pointsinall)Directions:Thereare4tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthepassagesbelowcarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements(No.46toNo.50).Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictwayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehaviors.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.Ifaneconomistwasaskedwhichoneofthethreegroupsborrowedmost—peoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes—hewouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947to1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofincomeincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpressedbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.“Inafewmonths,”shesaid,“we’llhavetopaymoreformeatandmilk,we’llhavelesstospendonotherthings.”Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer’sresistancemaybeevoked.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:“Ijustdon’tpaytheseprices,theyaretoohigh.”Traditionalassumptionsshouldbeinvestigatedcarefully,andfactorsoftimeandplaceshouldbeconsidered.TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica.InvestigationsconductedatthesametimeinGreatBritain,however,yieldedresultsthatweremoreinagreementwithtraditionalassumptionsaboutsayingandspendingpatterns.Theconditionmostconductivetospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpricesherehavebeenstableandpeoplehavebecomeaccustomed,toconsiderthem“right”andexpectthemtoremainstable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepriceswithoccasionalsalesordiscountsisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology.46.Theexampleofthemechanic’swifeisintendtoshowthatintimesofrisingprices,_____.A.peoplewithdecliningincometendtobuylessB.peoplewithstableincometendtoborrowlessC.peoplewithincreasingincometendtobuymoreD.peoplewithmoneyalsotendtobuyless47.FindingininvestigationsinBritainindicate_____.A.certainfactorsshouldbetakenintoaccountB.peopleinBritainbehaveinthesamewayasthoseinAmericaC.pricestabilityresultsfromacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychologyD.occasionaldiscountsandsalesarenecessary48.Accordingtothepassagepeopletendtobuymorewhen_____.A.pricesareexpectedtogoupB.pricesareexpectedtogodownC.pricesdon’tchangeD.businesspolicyremainsunchanged49.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____.A.Consumer’sPurchasingPowerB.RelationshipbetweenIncomeandPurchasingPowerC.TraditionalAssumptionsD.StudiesinConsumerBehavior50.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetraditionalassumptionsaboutconsumerbehavior?A.Theassumptionsarenotalwaystrue.B.Theyareinreliable.C.Theyareinconsistentwiththefindingsininvestigation.D.Theassumptionsarenotatallwrong.Task2Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements(No.51toNo.55).Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thereisevidencethattheusualvarietyofhighbloodpressureis,inpart,afamilydisease.Sincefamilieshavesimilargenesaswellassimilarenvironment,familydiseasescouldbeduetosharedgeneticinfluences,tosharedenvironmentalfactors,ortoboth.Forsomeyears,theroleofone’senvironmentalfactorcommonlysharedbyfamilies,namely,dietarysalt,hasbeenstudiedatBrookhavenNationalLaboratory.Thesestudiessuggestthatchronicexcesssaltingestioncanleadtohighbloodpressureinmanandanimals.Someindividuals,however,andsomeratsconsumelargeamountsofsaltwithoutdevelopinghighbloodpressure.Nomatterhowstrictlyallenvironmentalfactorswerecontrolledintheseexperiments,somesaltfedanimalsneverdevelophypertensionwhere—asafewrapidlydevelopedveryseverehypertensionfollowedbyearlydeath.Thesemarkedvariationswereinterpretedtoresultfromdifferencesingeneticconstitution.Bymatinginsuccessivegenerationsonlythoseanimalsthatfailedtodevelophypertensionfromsaltingestion,aresistantstrain(the“R”strain)hasbeenevolvedinwhichconsumptionoflargequantitiesofsaltfailstoinfluencethebloodpressuresignificantly.Incontrast,bymatingonlyanimalsthatquicklydevelophypertensionfromsalt,asensitivestrain(the“S”strain)hasalsobeendeveloped.Theavailabilityofthesetwostrainspermitsinvestigationsnotheretoforepossible.Theyprovideaplausiblelaboratorymodelonwhichtoinvestigatesomeclinicalaspectsofthehumanprototypesofhypertension.Moreimportant,theremightbethepossibilityofdevelopingmethodsbywhichgeneticsusceptibilityofhumanbeingstohighbloodpressurecanbedefinedwithoutwaitingforitsappearance.51.Whichstatementrelatesthemainideaofthispassage?A.Whensaltisaddedtotheirdiets,ratsandmenreactinmuchthesameway.B.Thenearfuturewillseeacureforhighbloodpressure.C.Modernresearchhasshownthathighbloodpressureisaresultofsaltinthediet.D.Atendencytowardhighbloodpressuremaybeahereditaryfactor.52.Thestudyoftheeffectsofsaltonhighbloodpressurewascarriedout_____.A.becausemembersofthesamefamilytendtousesimilaramountsofsaltB.toexplorethelongtermuseofasodiumbasedsubstanceC.becauseitwasprovedthatsaltcausedhighbloodpressureD.becauseoftheavailabilityofchemicallypuresaltanditsderivatives53.Itisimpliedthatthemaindifferencebetween“S”and“R”ratsistheir_____.A.needforSodiumB.rateofmatingC.reactiontosaltD.typeofblood54.Intheexperiments,_____.A.therewasanincreaseinthehumanconsumptionofsaltB.salteatershavebadhealthconditionsC.theenvironmentwasstrictlymonitoredD.highbloodpressurewaseasierputundercontrol55.Amongtheresultsoftheresearchdiscussedinthisarticle,themostbeneficialmightbe_____.A.theearlyidentificationofpotentialhighbloodpressurevictimsB.developmento