2007年成人高考专升本英语真题

2007年成人高考专升本英语真题第I卷

I．Phonetics(10points)

Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.Comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.MarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletteronANSWERSHEETI.

1.

A.back

B.safely

C.table

D.strange

2.

A.rare

B.square

C.care

D.are

3.

A.taught

B.caught

C.laughter

D.daughter

4.

A.white

B.whisper

C.whose

D.wheel

5.

A.kick

B.resist

C.silver

D.April

6.

A.anxious

B.answer

C.angry

D.angle

7.

A.cover

B.crop

C.create

D.cycle

8.

A.dumb

B.establish

C.debt

D.doubtful

9.

A.easy

B.reply

C.simply

D.highly

10.A.express

B.extra

C.expert

D.exportII.

VocabularyandStructure(40points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronANSWERSHEETI.

11.

It’sthefirstturning

theleftafterthetrafficlights.

A.by

B.in

C.on

D.for

12.

ofthemknewabouttheplanbecauseitwassecret.

A.Some

B.Any

C.Noone

D.None

13.

It’sverykind

invitemetoyourbirthdayparty.

A.fromyouto

B.ofyouto

C.byyouto

D.thatyou

14.

Ipulledthehandle

Icould.

A.sohardlyas

B.ashardlyas

C.sohardas

D.ashardas

15.

Tom,togetherwithhisfamily,

toseeustonight.

A.iscoming

B.arecoming

C.comes

D.come

16.

thosebooksdoyouwant?

A.Whatare

B.Whichof

C.Whichare

D.What

17.

LastSunday

hadapicnicinBeihaiPark.

A.John,Maryandme

B.John,IandMary

C.John,MaryandI

D.I,JohnandMary

18.

Thegardenrequires

.

A.watering

B.beingwatered

C.towater

D.havingwatered

19.

Allthatcanbedone

.

A.havebeendone

B.havedone

C.hasbeendone

D.hasdone

20.

Iknownothingabouthim

heisateacher.

A.besides

B.inaddition

C.exceptfor

D.exceptthat

21.

Younevertolduswhyyouwerelatefortheparty,

?

A.weren’tyou

B.didn’tyou

C.hadyou

D.didyou

22.

He’s

toknowtheanswer.

A.likely

B.probable

C.maybe

D.probably

23.

Iknewhimbetter,Idiscoveredthatmyimpressionhadbeenright.

A.Which

B.As

C.Until

D.Unless

24.

Theheavysnowcouldnotkeepus

goingouttowork.

A.from

B.on

C.upon

D.up

25.

Theyfoundthelecturehard

.

A.tobeunderstood

B.tounderstand

C.forunderstanding

D.tohavebeenunderstood

26.

Ilearnedhowto

abicyclewhenIwassixyearsold.

A.drive

B.ride

C.pull

D.draw

27.

It

thevillagewherewespentourholidayslastsummer.

A.remindsmeof

B.remindsmeto

C.remembersmeof

D.remembersmeto

28.

Alltheafternoonheworkedinhisstudywiththedoor

.

A.tolock

B.locking

C.locked

D.lock

29.

Heissoshythathe

speaksinthepublic.

A.often

B.frequently

C.seldom

D.sometimes

30.

Itisn’tquite

thathewillhepresentatthemeeting.

A.certain

B.sure

C.right

D.exact

31.

Hetoldhernothing,

upsether.

A.that

B.forwhich

C.aboutwhich

D.which

32.

It’stooexpensiveforme.Ican’t

it.

A.spend

B.cost

C.pay

D.afford

33.

Wouldyoulikeme

theradioabit?

A.turningdown

B.toturndown

C.turndown

D.turneddown

34.

“IsawMaryinthelibraryyesterday?”

“You

her,sheisstillinhospital.”

A.mustn’thaveseen

B.couldnotsee

C.can’thaveseen

D.mustnotsee

35.

Itwasdifficultforhimtobuygoodshoesbecausehehadsuchabig

offeet.

A.pair

B.size

C.couple

D.number

wouldcompetewith

54

andthepoorerchildrenwouldbeunhappybecausepeoplewouldseehowpoortheywere.Inrecentyears,however,manyschoolshave

55

theideaofmakingchildrenwearuniformbutfunnilyenough,nowthatchildrencanwear

56

theylike,theyhaveadoptedauniformoftheirown.WhensomejournalistsvisitedaLondonschool,theyfoundthatalltheboysandgirlsweredressedinjeans(牛仔裤).Onegirlsaidshewouldratherdiethanwearacoatinsteadofajersey(运动套衫)because

57

wantstolookdifferent

58

theotherchildrenintheclass.Parentsmaynotbeashappyaboutthisaschildren,butthey

59

tobe,becausethisnewkindofuniformisonethatthechildrenlike,notsomethingtheyhavebeenforcedtowear,anditisalso

60

cheaperthanschooluniformusedtobe.

51.A.against

B.to

C.for

D.on

52.A.warm

B.eager

C.keen

D.interested

53.A.same

B.like

C.as

D.alike

54.A.eachother

B.another

C.themselves

D.others

55.A.waitedfor

B.takenoff

C.putout

D.givenup

56.A.that

B.which

C.what

D.as

57.A.anyone

B.noone

C.none

D.someone

58.A.than

B.that

C.from

D.to

59.A.ought

B.should

C.would

D.had

60.A.alot

B.very

C.more

D.alotofIV.

ReadingComprehension(60points)

Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletteronANSERSHEETI.

Passage

One

AsyouarestudentsofEnglish,it’sverypossiblethatyou’llbeinterestedinEngland.

That’swherethelanguagewasfirstspoken.ButEnglandisoftencalledbyothernames.

ThisoftenconfusespeopleandIwonderifyouknowwhatthesenamesmean.So,nowI

wouldliketotellyouaboutthismatterofnames.Ibelievethatyouhaveheardpeopleuse

thenames—England,BritainorGreatBritain.Let’sseewhateachofthesenamesmeans.

IfyoulookatamapofEurope,you’llseeagroupofislands—onelargerislandoffthe

northwestcoast,onesmallerandmanytinyones.ThesemakeupwhatiscalledtheBritish

Isles(不列颠群岛).ThelargestislandoftheBritishIslesisBritain.ItisalsocalledGreat

Britain.ThesmallerislandisIreland(爱尔兰).

Britainisdividedintothreeparts:Scotland,WalesandEngland.Butsometimesthe

Word“England”isusedinsteadof“Britain”.Whyso?

Inancienttimes,whatisBritainnowusedtobethreedifferentcountries.Peoplein

Thesedifferentcountriesspokedifferentlanguage.Overmanyyearsthethreecountries

becameone.Englandisthelargestandrichestofthethreeandithasthemostpeople.So

theEnglishpeopletakeitforgrantedthattheirownnamestandsforthewholeisland.

There’sanotherthingthatconfusespeople:sometimesyoumayhearpeoplesay“the

UntiedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”.Thatisofficialnameofthe

country.NorthernIrelandisonlyonesixthoftheislandofIreland.Therestoftheislandis

anindependentstate,calledtheRepublicofIreland.Sowehavethenamesof“England”,

“Britain”,“GreatBritain”,and“theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthern

Ireland”.Nowdoyouknowwhateachofthemmeans?

61.Englishwasfirstspokenin

.

A.Britain

B.England

C.GreatBritain

D.Ireland

62.Britainisdividedinto

.

A.England,Britain,andWales

B.England,Scotland,andWales

C.Wales,Scotland,andGreatBritain

D.GreatBritain,Wales,andScotland

63.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Walesistherichestofthethree

B.Scotlandisthelargestofthethree

C.SometimesEnglishisusedinsteadofBritain

D.BritainistheonlynameofthelargestislandofBritishIsles

64.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandis

.

A.partofBritain

B.partofBritishIsles

C.theofficialnameofthewholecountryEngland

D.thelargestcountryofallmentionedinthepassage

65.Whichofthefollowingisanindependentcountry?

A.Wales

B.Scotland

C.NorthernIreland

D.TheRepublicofIrelandPassage

Two

EveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon’tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.

Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.Whenwegottostation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.

WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox.“Oh,dear!”Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotbegoingtothesalesagain.

66.InJanuary

.

A.lotsofpeoplegoshoppingfordiscount

B.peoplehavealotofmoneytospendafterChristmas

C.alltheshopscloseforatwo-weekChristmasholiday

D.peopledon’thaveenoughmoneytogolookingforbargains

67.Inthispassage,theword“bargain”couldbestbereplacedby“something

”.

A.giventopeople

B.offeredatareducedprice

C.offered,soldorboughtwhichisexpensive

D.soldforthepurposeofreachinganagreement

68.Thehusbandandwifeinthestory

.

A.wishedtobuyaTV

B.wenttothesalestheyearbefore

C.oftenwenttothesalestobuyclothes

D.wereusuallynotshortofmoneyafterChristmas

69.Thephrase“splitup”inthesecondparagraphmeans“

”.

A.breakapart

B.causetobreak

C.becomepieces

D.goindifferentdirections

70.Aftertheirday’sshopping,they

.

A.werehappywiththeirbargains

B.hadgoteverythingtheywanted

C.gotmorethantheyhadhopedfor

D.hadtogobacktothesalesthenextdayPassage

Three

Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessence(真谛)ofsport—thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,theybecomecompetitivebuttheystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself,hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsibleforentirenation’shopes,dreamsandreputation.

AgoodexampleisthefootballWordCup.Footballistheworld’smostimportantsport.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.MentionArgentina(阿根廷)tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe’llthinkoffootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldCupputArgentinaonthemap.

SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars,andeventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentina,wherethefinalswereplayed.

So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentinianreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfootball,theirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?Notreally,Butit’snicetoknowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.

71.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplaintheroleofsport

B.TocompareScotlandwithArgentina

C.ToshowthatArgentinaisbetterthanallothers

D.Toprovethatfootballistheworld’smostimportantsport

72.Inthesecondparagraph,theword“summit”means“

”.

A.award

B.summary

C.highestpoint

D.mountaintop

73.Accordingtothepassage,Argentinaisworld-famousbecauseofits

.

A.obviouspositiononthemap

B.successesinthefootballWorldCup

C.excellenceatmostimportantsports

D.largenumberofsportsfansandsupporters

74.Accordingtothepassage,ifasportsmanonlythinksaboutwinning,hewill

.

A.failtosucceed

B.loseenjoyment

C.besuccessful

D.beunreasonable

75.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsinternationalgames?

A.Nationsthatmeetonafootballfieldareunlikelytomeetonabattlefield

B.NationsthatwinthefootballWorldCupareregardedasbestinallaspects.

C.Nationsthatwinininternationalgamesprovethebestonthesportsfieldatleast.

D.Nationsthatgivemuchattentiontointernationalcompetitionsareworld-famousinmanyways.PassageFour

WhentheTVviewerturnsonhisset,whatsortofprogramsdoeshehavetochoose

from?Youmightthinktherewouldbemoreprogramsdevotedtoentertainmentthantoanythingelse,butthat’snotthecase.Inmostcountries,fewerthan20%ofbroadcastinghoursaredevotedtoentertainment.U.S.figuresarehigh——34.8%，andthefunlovigCanadiansareevenhigherwith44%.ExceptCanadaandItaly,allcountriesgivemorebroadcastingtimetoeducationthantoeitherinformation(news,documentariesandsoon)orentertainmentprograms.Ofcourse,feweducationalbroadcaststakeplaceduringpeakviewingtimes.InJapanthough,morethan60%ofbroadcastingtimeistakenupwitheducationofonekindofanother-justanotherexampleofthebusinesslikeJapanesephilosophy.IntheU.K.,thefigureis56.4%.TheItalianshavefewereducationalprogramsthananyoneelse.Theydon’tgoinforentertainmenteither.Onlyabouttenpercentofviewingtimeisdevotedtodramasandserials,quizshows,music,sports,etc.YouwillfindmorenewsinformationprogramsonItalianTVthananythingelse.That’sunderstandableinacountryexperiencingsocialandpoliticalchanges.ItaliansrelyonTVtotellthemwhat’sgoingon——andeventsarehappeningalmosttoofasttofollow.ThepercentageoftimetheU.S.devotedtonewsanddocumentaryprogramsismuchsmaller.Aftereducation,mostTVtimeisgiventoentertainment.Manyoftheseprogramsareshownaroundtheworld.

76.Basedonthispassage,thepercentageofTVbroadcastinghoursdevotedtoeducationis

greatestin

.

A.Japan

B.Italy

C.Canada

D.theUnitedStates

77.MorenewsinformationprogramsarebroadcastonItalianTVthananywhereelsebecausetheItalians

.

A.areinterestedinwhatishappeningintheworld

B.liketoundergosocialandpoliticalchanges

C.prefertolearnnewsinformationonTVratherthaninnewspapers

D.expectTVtotellthemthelatestnewsaboutwhatisgoingonintheircountry

78.Sofarasthebroadcastinghoursdevotedtoentertainmentareconcerned,

.

A.theJapanesefigureisthehighestintheworld

B.theU.S.figureissmallerthantheU.K.figure

C.theU.K.figureissecondtotheJapanesefigure

D.theCanadianfigureishigherthanthatofanyothercountry

79.Fromthispassage,welearnthatmostTVstationsintheworlddevotedmorebroadcastinghoursto

.

A.educationalprograms

B.entertainmentprograms

C.newsinformationprograms

D.dramas,serials,music,sportsandsoon

80.IntheUnitedStates,

.

A.TVprogramsareshownforworldaudiencetowatch

B.mostofTVbroadcastinghoursaregiventoentertainment

C.educationalprogramsareshownduringpeakviewingtimes

D.TVbroadcastinghoursdevotedtoeducationare