2007年河南省普通高等学校专升本考试真题《公共英语》

2007年普通高等学校选拔优秀专科生进入本科阶段考试试题英语PartⅠ.WordFormation(10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementsinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword,andwritetherightanswerinthebrackets.1.Allthemenwereunderheavy_______workingdayandnight.(press)2.Theyoungindustrialengineerdideverythingina_______way.(leisure)3.Theseactivitieshelptogreatly_______thetiesamongtheclubmembers.(strong)4.Sherepeatedhisname_______,tooshockedtosaymore.(help)5.Manyforeignwordsandphraseshave_______theEnglishLanguage.(rich)6.Nowadays,weareinavery_______businessenvironment.(competition)7.Asacollegestudent,youshouldaimforan_______ofknowledgewellbeyondyourareaofspecialization.(expand)8.Inour_______,thelaboringpeoplearemastersofcountry.(social)9.Sheisalways_______tohelpothers.(will)10.Hisstorieswritteninherlateryearswerenotinterestingbecauseofhis_______ofimagination.(poor)PartⅡ.VocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences,andthenwritethechoiceinthebrackets.11.Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerial_______toitsburningtemperature.A.isheatedB.willbeheatedC.beheatedD.wouldbeheated12.Ihaveto_______myexpendituretomyincome.A.transferB.adjustC.directD.add13.Ifhehadbeeninbetterhealth,he_______morebooks.A.canwriteB.couldhavewrittenC.couldwriteD.havewritten14.Withthedevelopmentofindustry,thisregionwillsurely_______.A.developB.profitC.succeedD.thrive15.I’mgoingtospendthewintervacationinShanghai,_______Ihaverelatives.A.whichB.neverthelessC.whereD.when16.Thenewcampusis_______astheoldone.A.twiceasbigB.astwicebigC.twicebigD.bigastwice17.If_______tospeak,hehasnoproblemexpressinghimself.A.askedB.askingC.askD.tobeasked18.Mumisgettingold,sohermemoryisnotvery_______thesedays.A.trueB.forgettableC.reliableD.credit19.Whichdoordoesthiskey_______to?A.setB.fitC.becomeD.belong20.Much_______myregret,Iamunabletoacceptyourkindinvitation.A.toB.atC.withD.by21.Itoughttobeyou_______methatsigntheletter.A.butB.inspiteofC.ratherD.ratherthan22.Literaturemustconsistofwords,_______musicmustconsistofsounds.A.eventhoughB.sothatC.justasD.eversince23.Ifthebuildingproject_______bytheendofthismonthisdelayed,theconstructioncompanywillbefined.A.beingcompletedB.iscompletedC.tobecompletedD.completed24.Ipreferwalking_______.A.todriveB.todrivingC.thandriveD.thandriving25.Thecommittee_______aconclusiononlyafterdaysofdiscussion.A.achievedB.reachedC.arrivedD.completed26.Asiais_______amongthesevencontinents.A.largestB.thelargestC.largerD.thelarger27.You_______mebecauseIdidn’tsaythat.A.mustunderstandB.mustbeunderstandingC.musthaveunderstoodD.hadtomisunderstand28.Generallyspeaking,noddingyourheadis_______tosayingyes.A.contraryB.equivalentC.secondaryD.relevant29.IhavebeentotheWestLakethreetimes_______1970.A.sinceB.untilC.fromD.after30._______gatheringandstoringinformation,thecomputercanalsosolvecomplicatedproblems.A.NotonlyB.UnlessC.ExceptD.Besides31.Seldom_______insucharudeway.A.wehavebeentreatedB.havewebeentreatedC.wehavetreatedD.havewetreated32._______,thatstepisnotsafe!A.LookaroundB.LookupC.LookoutD.Lookdown33.Hewentontosaythatitwasasimportanttorespectothersas_______byothers.A.toberespectedB.torespectC.beingrespectedD.respected34.Isawatraffic_______thismorning.A.eventB.conflictC.damageD.accident35._______yououghttodoistoseeadoctor.A.HowB.WhatC.WhichD.That36.Everymeans_______butwithoutmuchresult.A.havebeentriedB.hasbeentriedC.havetriedD.hastried37.Findingitdifficultto_______totheclimateinthecity,hedecidedtomovetothenorth.A.fitB.adoptC.suitD.adapt38.Wemustbegintestingthisinstrument,nomatter_______difficultitis.A.howeverB.howC.whateverD.what39.Heclimbedupintothetreeandpickedallthefruit_______reach.A.withinB.beyondC.offD.inside40.Theman_______wasstolencalledthepolice.A.hiswalletB.thewalletofhisC.whosewalletD.thewalletofwhom41.Thoseopinionsarenowoutof_______.A.orderB.formC.moodD.fashion42.NeitherMarynorhersister_______totheparty.A.goB.aregoingC.havegoneD.isgoing43.Anystudent_______inswimmingcanapplyformembership.A.havingakeeninterestB.withakeeninterestingC.whoiskeenlyinterestingD.hasakeeninterest44.Justbecausehefailedonce,itdoesnot_______thathewillfaileverytime.A.followB.happenC.appearD.seem45.Heplaysnotonlythepiano,_______theviolin.A.andalsoB.butalsoC.butaswellasD.butaswell46.Thepopulationoftheworldisgrowingatadangerous_______.A.stepB.measureC.rateD.progress47._______himdothisjobbyhimself?A.Whydon’tletB.WhynotlettingC.WhynotletD.Whyyounottolet48.HespeaksEnglish_______betterthanI.A.veryB.muchC.tooD.so49.Therecanbenodoubt_______someonehadvisitedthehousebeforetheyarrived.A.whyB.whetherC.howD.that50.Hegrewmoreandmoreabsorbedinhiswork,_______healmostforgothismeals.A.thattosuchanextentB.toanextentsuchthatC.tosuchanextentD.suchthattoanextentPartⅢ.ReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andwriteitinthebrackets.PassageOneAdvertisingfollowsuseverywhere.Wheneverweturnonthetelevision,listentotheradiooropenanewspaperoramagazine,wearebombardedwithadvertisements.Theyinviteustotryanewtypeoforangejuice,wearX-brandjeansorwatchthelatestfilm.Theybegustonoticethedifferenceanddiscovertheadvantages.Theyexisttomakeuswantwhattheyareselling.Strangely,themoreweareexposedtoadvertising,thelesswenoticeit.Wegetsousedtoseeingadvertisementseverywherethattheybecomelargelyinvisible,asiftheywereanotherpartofoureverydaylives.Butdoesthatmeanthatwearenolongeraffectedbythem?Oneadvertisingexpertbelievesthatthespecialpowerofadvertisingliesinthefactthatwedonotpaymuchattentiontoit.Dr.Krugman,whowasheadofresearchforamajoradvertisingcompanyformanyyears,saysthatthelesswenoticeads,themoreweareaffectedbythem.Dr.Krugmanbelievesthatwhenwestopnoticingadvertisements,welowerourdefenses,allowingthemessagesoftheadvertisementstobetakeninandstored,readytobetriggeredintoactionattherightmoment.Hesaysthattheeffectsofadvertisingontheindividualaresmall,butoveraperiodoftimetheyhaveapowerfuleffectonthemasses.Amarketanalystsaysthatalladvertising,nomatterhowinnocent,ismisleadinginsomeway.Whenaskedaboutthepowerofadvertisinginresearchsurveys,mostpeopleagreethatitworks,butnotonthem.Almosteveryonebelievesthattheyhavecompletecontroloverhowthousandsofadstheyseeeverydayaffectthem.51.Adsexisttomakepeoplewant_______.A.anewtypeoforangejuiceB.X-brandjeansC.towatchthelatestfilmD.whattheyadvertise52.Themoreweseeads,thelesswe_______.A.payattentiontothemB.feeltiredofthemC.neglectthemD.putupwiththem53.Althoughwemaythinkwearenotaffectedbythem,Dr.Krugmanbelievesthatadvertisementsaffect_______.A.allofusB.mostofusC.someofusD.afewindividuals54.Dr.Krugmanbelievesthatwhenwestopnoticingads,webeginto_______.A.likethemB.beonguardagainstthemC.acceptthemD.dislikethem55.Whenaskedaboutthepowerofads,mostpeopleagreethatadsareineffectiveon_______.A.individualsB.massesC.othersD.themPassageTwoLikemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:givingawaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.Youneednotworryifyoulackmoney.ThisishowIexperimentedwithgivingaway.Ifanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhoodstoreflashestome,Istepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgivingawayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback,thoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredanimportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome,thoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation.MorethanayearlaterIneededapostofficeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft,andthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleave,thepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheardourconversation.“Wasn’tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome?”Isaidyes.“Well,youcertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.”56.Fromthepassage,weunderstandthat_______.A.theauthordidnotunderstandtheimportanceofgivinguntilhewasinlatethirtiesB.theauthorwaslikemostpeoplewhoweremostlyreceiversratherthangiversC.theauthorreceivedthesameeducationasmostpeopleduringhischildhoodD.theauthorlikedmostpeopleastheylookeduponlifeasaprocessofgetting57.Accordingtotheauthor_______.A.givingmeansyouwilllackmoneyB.theexcitementofgivingcanbringyoumoneyC.youdon’thavetoberichinordertogiveD.whenyougiveawaymoney,youwillberich58.Theauthorwroteanoteofappreciationtothepostofficebecause_______.A.heknewwhatsuchanotewouldmeantothepostofficeB.hehaddiscoveredgiving-awaymadelifemoreexcitingC.hebelievedhewouldgetsomethingbackbydoingsoD.thepostmandeliveredanimportantletterintime59.Whentheauthorneededapostofficebox,_______.A.hehadtoputhisnameonawaitinglistB.hewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciationC.manypeoplehadappliedforpost-officeboxesbeforehimD.heaskedthepostmastertomakeoneforhim60.Inreplytothepostmaster’squestion,theauthorsaid_______.A.itwasthespecialdeliveryB.itwasthepost-officeboxC.itwasthenoteofappreciationhewroteD.itwashewhowrotehimaletterayearagoPassageThreeGenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisoneoflife’sessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday,wehaveallbeentold,isasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstthinginthemorningisbynomeansapleasure.Sodespitealltheefforts,theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983,thelatestyearsforwhichfiguresareavailable,thenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebreakfastincreasedby33percent—from8.8millionto11.7million—accordingtotheChicago-basedMarketResearchCorporationofAmerica.Forthosewhofeelpainorguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfast,however,thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethat,foradultsespecially,theremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.“Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformance.”saidArnoldE.Bender,theformerprofessorofnutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon,“nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance.”Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglyinadequate,andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren,notadults.“Theliterature,”saysoneresearcher,Dr.ErnestoPollittattheUniversityofTexas,“ispoor”.61.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith_______.A.astudyoftheChicago-basedMarketResearchCorporationB.oneoflife’sessentialsC.latestfiguresofpeoplewhodon’teatbreakfastD.breakfastandhumanhealth62.Forthosewhodonottakebreakfast,thegoodnewsisthat_______.A.severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyearsB.noteatingbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone’shealthC.adultshaveespeciallymadestudiesinthisfieldD.eatinglittleinthemorningmaybegoodforhealth63.Inthethirdparagraph,“nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance.”means_______.A.anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformanceB.notgivingpeoplebreakfastimprovesperformanceC.peoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirperformanceD.havingbreakfastdoesnotimproveperformance,either64.Theword“literature”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.A.storiesaboutbreakfastB.writtenworksonaparticularsubjectC.anyprintedmaterialsD.themodernnovelsofAmerican65.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.A.noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildrenB.breakfastdoesnotaffectperformanceC.ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondonD.Peoplewhodon’teatbreakfasthaveincreasedPassageFourEachday,computershelpmillionsofpeopledotheirjobsmoreeffectively.Forexample,theycanhelpmanagersdecideonafuturecourseofaction,andtheycanthenhelpwiththefollow-upchecksonperformancetoseeifplannedgoalsarebeingachieved.Byusingaccurateandtimelyfactssuppliedbydatabasemanagementsoftware,amanagercandoabetterjobofidentifyingproblemsandopportunities.Andmanagersmaynotneedtospendasmuchtimeincontrollingwhenacomputercanrespondwithatriggeredreportifactualperformancevariesfromwhatwasplanned.Thetimesavedincontrollingmayallowmanagerstogivemoreattentiontoemployees’concerns,andthis,inturn,mayresultinimprovedmorale(士气).Butemploymentbenefitscertainlyaren’trestrictedtomanagers.Healthcareresearchersandotherscientistsalsousecomputerstoconductresearchintocomplexproblemareasthatcouldn’totherwisebestudied.Lawyersuseonlinelegaldatabankstolocateprecedent(先前的)casesinordertoserveclientsbetter.Salespeoplecanreceivemoretimelyinformationaboutproductsinstock,canpromisecustomersthattheirsalesorderswillbehandledpromptly,andcanthusimprovetheirsalesperformancebecauseofthecomputersystem.Andthejobdutiesofsomeofficeandfactoryworkershavechangedfromroutine,repetitiveoperationstomorevariedandappealingtasksthroughcomputerusage.Forexample,officeworkerswhounderstandtextprocessing,computing,anddatacommunicationusuallyhavevitalrolesandaregivencriticalofficefunctionstoperform.66.Whichofthefollowingexamplesshowsthecontrollingfunctionofacomputer?A.Helpingmanagersdecideonafuturecourseofaction.B.Helpingmanagerscheckifplannedgoalsarereached.C.Helpingmanagerssavetimeinwritingareport.D.Helpingmanagersdesignaspreadsheetpackage.67.Employeesmayhavebettermoraleif_______.A.theyhavemoretimetorestB.acomputerisusedintheirworkC.themanagerspendsmoretimewiththemD.themanagerspaymoreattentiontothem68.Whichofthefollowingisthemostessentialtoasuccessfulbusinessman?A.Hecanusecomputersinhiswork.B.Hecanhandleorderspromptly.C.Hecangettimelyinformation.D.Hecanimprovehissalesperformance.69.Theofficedutiesusedtobe_______.A.difficultB.boringC.heavyD.appealing70.Whichofthefollowingisthebestsuggestedtitle?A.ComputersandManagementB.ComputerFunctionsC.ComputerandWorkPerformanceD.EmploymentBenefitsbyaComputerPartⅣ.Cloze(20points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Wegotupearlythismorningand_____71_____alongwalkafterbreakfast.Wewalked_____72_____thebusinesssectionofthecity.Itoldyouyesterdaythatthecity_____73_____largerthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Well,thebusinesssectionissmallerthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Isupposethat’s_____74_____Washingtonisaspecialkindofcity._____75_____ofthepeopleinWashingtonworkforthegovernment.About9∶30wewenttotheWhiteHouse.It’s_____76_____thepublicfrom10_____77_____12,andtherewasalonglineofpeople_____78_____togetin.Wedidn’thavetowaitverylong,becausethelinemovedprettyquickly.TheWhiteHouseisreallywhite.It_____79_____everyyear.Anditseemsverywhite,becauseit’sgotbeautifullawns_____80_____aroundit,withmanytreesandshrubs.Thegrounds_____81_____aboutfoursquareblocks.Imean,they’reabouttwoblockslong_____82_____eachside.Ofcourse,wedidn’tseethewholebuilding.Thepart_____83_____thePresidentlivesandworksisnotopentothepublic.Butthepartwesawwasbeautiful.Wewentthroughfiveofthemainrooms.Oneof_____84_____wasthelibrary,onthegroundfloor.Onthenextfloor,therearethreeroomsnamed_____85_____thecolorsthatareusedinthem:theRedRoom,theBlueRoom,andtheGreenRoom.Thewallsarecoveredwithsilk_____86_____.Thereare_____87_____oldfurniture,fromthetime_____88_____theWhiteHousewas_____89_____built.Andeverywheretherearepaintingsandstatuesofformerpresidentsand_____90_____famouspeoplefromhistory.71.A.madeB.tookC.didD.set72.A.amongB.throughC.betweenD.upon73.A.wasB.isC.hasbeenD.shouldbe74.