2008年河南省普通高等学校专升本考试真题《公共英语》

2008年河南省普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试公共英语试卷得分评卷人PartIVocabularyandStructure（40points）Directions：Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence,andthenwritethechoicesinthebrackets.1.JohnandIfriendsforeightyears.WefirstgottoknoweachotherataChristmasparty.Butweeachotheracoupleoftimesbeforethat.A.hadbeen;haveseenB.havebeen;haveseenC.hadbeen;hadseenD.havebeen;hadseen2.WhentheeducationsystemsofChinaandBritain,theprofessorgavenocomment.A.beingaskedtocompareB.askedhimtocompareC.askinghimtocompareD.askedtocompare3.leavestheroomatlastoughttoturnoffthelights.A.AnyoneB.ThepersonC.WhoeverD.Who4.hisdreamofgoingtocollegewillcometrueisuncertain.A.ThatB.WhetherC.IfD.Evenif5.“Whatdidtheteachersaytoyoujustnow?”“Sheaskedme.”A.whetherIhadfinishedmyworkornotB.whetherornothadIfinishedmyworkC.ifmyworkhadfinishedornotD.ifornotIhavefinishedmywork6.Thelargepassengerjetshavemadethetrafficproblemsatairports,.A.theworsethanbeforeB.worsethaneverbeforeC.morebadasbeforeD.morebadthanitwas7.Younevertoldushisphonenumber,?A.hadn’tyouB.didn’tyouC.hadyouD.didyou8.It’shightimeaboutthetrafficproblem.A.somethingwasdoneB.somethingisdoneC.anythingwillbedoneD.nothingtobedone9.Greatthedifficultiesare,wemustdoourbesttosucceed.A.whileB.asC.althoughD.however10.Amanwhowantstostartabusinessmusthavesome.A.currencyB.incomeC.wealthD.capital11.Hehasahabitofbitinghislipswhenheispuzzled.A.particularB.specificC.peculiarD.general12.Themanagerclaimedthathiscompanyhadtherightofpublication.A.singleB.uniqueC.lonelyD.sole13.AttheconferenceheexpressedsomepersonalviewswhichbroughthimintowiththePartyleadership.A.actionB.crisisC.conflictD.power14.Theactualcostofthebuildingwasmuchhigherthanouroriginal.A.considerationB.judgementC.estimateD.plan15.Therewasmorethanrainandsnowlastyear,sosomepartsofthecountryhavebeenfloodedthisspring.A.extraB.efficientC.effectiveD.adequate16.Illnesshimtillhisdeathbuthenevergaveuphisloftygoalinhislife.A.persistedB.pursuedC.trackedD.tolerate17.Thestudentsareencouragedtoprovideservicetothepoorstudents.A.valuableB.volcanoC.voluntaryD.voyage18.Itwasalmostdarkinthestreetafewverypowerfulspotlights.A.excludingB.exceptforC.exceptD.butfor19.AlthoughtheUnitedStateshaslongbeenknownasanationofimmigrants,discriminationstillexists.A.radicalB.racialC.crucialD.diplomatic20.Whentheyhadfinishedplaying,thechildrenweremadetoallthetoystheyhadtakenout.A.putoffB.putupC.putoutD.putaway21.I’mnotsurprisedyoufailedtheexam.Youhaveworkedharder.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldD.ought22.Ihopemyteacherwilltakemyrecentillnessintowhenjudgingmyexamination.A.regardB.countingC.accountD.observation23.Ifyoudon’tfeelwell,pleasethedoctor.A.answerB.promiseC.teachD.consult24.MaryandJanearetwinsisters.Theylookexactly.A.likeB.sameC.alikeD.sameones25.Theresomemistakesinyourcomposition.A.haveB.hasC.seemstobeD.seemtobe26.Youcanstayhereyoukeepquiet.得分评卷人A.aslongasB.unlessC.incaseD.inorder27.Itwasnotuntilshehadarrivedhomesherememberedherappointmentwiththedoctor.A.whenB.thatC.andD.where28.Withouttheairtoholdsomeofthesun’sheat,theearthwouldbeonatnight.A.verycoldforustoliveB.socoldtouslivingC.toocoldforustoliveD.rathercoldofuslive29.Noonecanavoidbyadvertisements.A.influencedB.influencingC.toinfluenceD.beinginfluenced30.Inotherwords,allmammals,theirsizesare,breatheonceforeveryfourheartbeats.A.howeverB.regardlessC.whateverD.according31.Thenewmodelcoststwicelastyear’s.A.morethanB.asmuchasC.asmanyasD.than32.Wehavestilltremendoustoovercomebeforeweachieveourgoal.A.obligationsB.objectionsC.obstaclesD.objects33.Peoplearetosmokeatagasstation.A.preventedB.forbiddenC.stoppedD.objected34.Ihopetomeetyouagainnextyear.A.sometimesB.timesC.sometimeD.sometime35.Itwasn’tanaccident.Hediditon.A.reasonB.intentionC.purposeD.determination36.Henry’sremarksleftmeabouthisrealpurpose.A.wonderB.wonderedC.towonderD.wondering37.Allisacontinuoussupplyoffuel.A.whatisneededB.thethingneededC.thatisneededD.fortheirneeds38.Applyingforaintheofficeofthelocalnewspaper,hewastoldtoseethemangager.A.positionB.careerC.professionD.location39.Peoplelivingincitiestosufferfromstressmorethanpeopleinthecountryside.A.intendB.leanC.tendD.incline40.Ittookhimseveralmonthstothewildhorse.A.cultivateB.breedC.tendD.tamePartⅡReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andwriteitinthebrackets“【】”.Passage1Procrastination(犹豫不决)isadiseaseofthemind.Ascientificstudyinrecentyearshasshownthatitisacloserelativeofsadnessandattentiondisorder;thatprocrastinatorstendtobetheresultoflowself-confidenceandarelikelytoexperienceanxiety.Theresearchhasshown,whatismore,thattheillnesshasbecomequitecommon.SusanRobert,abehavioralpsychologistwhohaswrittenabookcalledLivingWithProcrastination,saysthataboutaquarteroftheadultpopulationoftheUnitedStatesandCanadareporthavingseriousproblemswithprocrastination.“whenwesay‘serious’wemeanpeopleforwhomprocrastinationcausesgreatdiscomfortandsuffering.We’vefoundthatsuchpeoplearemoretroubledbydailylifethanothers,thatpossibilityofanxietyismuchhigheramongthemthanintherestofthepopulation.”Inasocietydrivenbyachievement,itislittlewonderthatnotbeingabletoworkatfullsteamwillbringpeoplesadness.Surely,inthelandofopportunity,thisanxietyhasproducedanindustryofexpertsofferingsolutions.Manybooksandspecialistsolutionshaveappeared.Inexchangefor$19.95,Dr.JeromeMurraywillsendoutanaudio-cassettecalled“Protectyourfuturefromthethiefofprocrastination.”Dr.Murraypromisesthatifyoufollowhisstep-by-steprulesyouwillbeempoweredto“turnself-defeatintoself-realization”.“Sincethestartofthe1990s,procrastinationhasbeentakenmoreandmoreseriously,”saidDr.Roberts,whohasbeentreatingpatientstroubledbytheconditionformorethan20years.“Itisnowrecognizedasatruementalhealthproblemandisbeingseenmoreasapsychologicalproblemandlessasamoralissue.”Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.Don’thesitatetogiveupsmoking.B.Don’tregarddepressionasnotimportant.C.Delaycanbeasignofillness.D.Don’tworktoohardtostayhealthy.42．WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Procrastinationisadiseaseofthemind.B.Procrastinationislikelytocauseagreatdiscomfortandsuffering.C.Procrastinationisnotconsideredasapsychologicalproblembutamoralissue.D.Dr.JeromeMurrayprovidessomewaystogetridofprocrastination.Howdoestheauthorlookatprocrastination?A.Itissomethinglikerunning.B.Itisadiseaseofmind.C.Itisnotapermittedact.D.Itisnotfullofstress.Thesearethesignsofprocrastinationexcept______________.A.discomfortC.pleasureB.sufferingD.sadnessWhat’sthemainideaofDr.Murray’scassette“Protectyourfuturefromthethiefofprocrastination”?A.Turndefeattoself-realization.B.Turndepressionintoenthusiasm.C.Procrastinationhasbeentakenmoreandmoreseriously.D.Turnself-defeatintoself-realization.Passage2ParrotsarebecomingoneofthemostpopularpetsinAmericaandforgoodreason.Theparrotisanextraordinarybirdthatcanbetaughttotalk,canbeeasilycaredfor,andcancreatealivelyatmosphereanywhere.Withthehelpofanenergeticparrotowner,aparrotcandevelopanenormousvocabulary.Inaddition,aparrotcanbetrainedtosay“Prettyboy”or“Pollywantsacracker,”anditalsocanlearntowhistleorsing.Nomatterwhatanownerdecidestoteachabird,trainingaparrottakesmuchpatience,buttherewardisastreamofchatter.Anotherreasonfortheparrot’spopularityisthatthispetdoesnotrequiremuchcare.Forexample,evenaspoiledparrotdoesnotneedahouse-sitterforthepurposeofdailywalksanddailyfeeding.Infact,aparrotownermayleavehisorherpetwithenoughfoodforfivedaysandhavenofearthattheparrotwillovereat.Stillanotheradvantageofowningaparrotisitsinexpensivefood,includingseeds,nuts,corn,andgrain－alongwithanapple,banana,orcarrot.Perhapsthemostlikelyreasontheparrotisbecomingsuchawell-likedpetisthatitisacombinationoftamenessandwildness.Becausetheparrotcanliveinalmostanyenvironment,itmakesafine,tamecompanionformanypeople.Inaddition,becauseitcanbeeasilytrained,itisadelightfulperformer.Atthesametime,itscolorfulfeathersgiveitanairofthemysteryoftheparrot’snativehome,thejungle.Thus,theparrot,onceahighlyvaluedgiftpresentedtokingsandnoblefamilies,isnowappreciatedbyagrowingnumberofpeople.46．Aparrotcanbetrainedtodoallthefollowingbut________.A．talkB．helpitsownerC．singD．createalivelyatmosphere47．Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheeasyraisingoftheparrot?A．Iteatsverylittle.B．ItsfoodisinexpensiveC．Itdoesnotneedahouse-sitter.D．Itdoesnotrequiredailywalksasdogsdo.48．Theword“tameness”inthepassagemeans______.A．thequalityofbeingbraveorunafraidB．thequalityofbeingkindorwarm-heartedC．thequalityofbeinguncontrolledorfierceD．thequalityofbeinggentleortrained49.Theword“jungle”probablymeans______.A．boundlessdesertwithverylittleplantlifeB．largeapartmentbuildingwithpleasingsurroundingsC．wildlandovergrownwiththickbushesandtreesD．snow-coveredmountaintopinverycoldareas50.Thewriter______.A．likestheparrotB．dislikestheparrotC．doesnotlikenordisliketheparrotD．valuestheparrothighlyPassage3InmylonglifeIhaveseenmanychangesinourhabitsandcustomsandconditionsingeneral.IthinkthatyoumightbeinterestedifItoldyousomeofthem.TheworldIenteredattheageofeighteenwhenIbecameamedicalstudentwasaworldthatknewnothingofsuchadvancedthingsasplanes,films,radiosortelephones.Itwasaverycheapworld.Priceswerestable.WhenIenteredSt.Thomas’hospitalIrentasetofroomsinVincentsquareforwhichIpaid18shillingsaweek.MylandladyprovidedmewithaverygoodbreakfastbeforeIwenttothehospitalandadinnerwhenIcamebackathalfpastsix.Ionlyhadtopayforthebreakfastsanddinnerstwelveshillingsaweek.Forfour-penceIlunchedatSt.Thomas’onbreadandbutterandaglassofmilk.Iwasabletoliveverywell,paymyfees,buymynecessaryinstruments,clothemyself,andhavealotoffunonfourteenpoundsamonth.AndIcouldalwayspawnmymicroscopeforthreepounds.IspentfiveyearsatSt.Thomas’hospital.Iwasabadstudent,formyheart,asyoumighthaveguessed,wasnotinit.Iwanted,Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermydinner,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovelcalled“LizaofLambeth”,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itcameoutduringmylastyearatthehospitalanditwassuccessful.Itwasofcourseanaccident,butIdidn’tknowthat.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IleftforSpaintowriteanotherbook,Ididnotrealize,atthattime,thatIwastakingagreatrisk.51.Thetextisatalkgivenbythewriterwhen____.A.hewas18B.hisfirstnovelwaspublishedC.hegraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicineD.hewasatanadvancedage52.Thewritergraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicinewhenhewas____.A.18C.23B.28D.3053.“AndIcouldalwayspawnmymicroscopeforthreepounds”meansthewritercouldalways____.A.exchangehismicroscopeforthreepoundsB.borrowhismicroscopeandpaysthreepoundsC.havehismicroscoperepairedwiththreepoundsD.lendhismicroscopeforthreepounds54.Inthesentence“Iwasabletoliveverywell,paymyfees,buymynecessaryinstruments,clothemyself...”,theword“clothe”means____.A.wearclothesB.makeclothesforC.washclothesforD.buyclothesfor55.Thewriterwantedtobeawriterbecause____.A.helikedtotakerisksB.hefounditeasiertomakealivingbywritingC.hewasinterestinginwritingD.hecouldnotstudymedicinewellPassage4Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.Youthisatimewhentherearefewtaskstomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heisfed,lookedafterandlovedwhateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddtion,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild---thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowell-known.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothings,orbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,hisclothes,andhisroom,buthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparens,hemaygohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygotoprison.If,however,heworkshard,keepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealth,hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.Peoplecanexperiencehappinessifthey___.A.alwaysthinksofthepastandregretitB.valuethepresentC.arenolongeryoungD.becomeoldandhavemuchexperienceWhenpeoplewereyoung,theyusedto___.A.beinchargeofmanybusinessesB.havefewthingstothinkaboutandtakeonC.lookaftertheiryoungersistersandbrothersD.facealotofdifficulties58．Thepainsofchildrenlieinthefactthat___.A.noonehelpsthemmakerightdecisionB.theyareoftenbeatenbytheirparentsC.theycannotbeacceptedandpraisedbyothersD.theyarenotallowedtodowhattheyliketodo59．Childrenareusuallyhappybecause___.A.oldpeopleloseinterestinthemB.theyarefreetodowrongC.theyarefamiliarwitheverythinggoingonaroundthemD.thingsarenewtothem60．WhichofthefollowingisNOTneededforayoungmantobehappy?A.HardworkB.BeingfreefromtroubleC.WealthD.Healthe得分评卷人PartⅢCloze（20points）Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterinthebrackets“【】”.Itwasanearlymorninginsummer.Inthestreets,sleepy-eyedpeopleweremovingquickly,headingtowardstheir61.Thiswasthebeginningofanother62dayinNewYorkCity.63thisdaywastobedifferent.Waiting64thecrowdedstreets,ontopofa65110storieshigh,wasPhilippePetit.ThisdaringFrenchmanwasaboutto66atightrope（绷索）betweenthetwotowersoftheWorldTradeCenter.Philippetookhisfirst67withgreatcare.Thewireheld.Nowhewas648hecoulddoit.69onlyabalancingpole,Philippewalkedhiswayacross,a70of131feet.Soontherush-hour71begantonotice.Whata72!There,1350feetabovethestreet,a73figurewaswalkingonair.Philippemadeseven74,backandforth（来回）.Hewasn'tsatisfiedwithjust75.Attimes,hewouldturn,sitdown,and76goonhisknees.Once,hehadtheastonishing77toliedownonthethinthread.Andthousandsof78watchersstaredwiththeirheartsbeatingfast.Aftertheforty-five-minute79,Philippewastakentothepolicestation.Hewasasked80hedidit.Philippeshrugged（耸肩）andsaid,“WhenIseetwotallbuildings,Iwalk.”61.A.jobs B.homes C.buses D.offices62.A.working B.hot C.same D.ordinary63.A.And B.So C.But D.Thus64.A.for B.in C.by D.above65.A.roof B.position C.wall D.building得分评卷人66.A.throw B.walk C.climb D.fix67.A.act B.landing C.step D.trip68.A.sure B.uncertain C.glad D.nervous69.A.Through B.Against C.With D.On70.A.distance B.height C.space D.rope71.A.streets B.crowds C.passengers D.city72.A.height B.pleasure C.wonder D.danger73.A.great B.strange C.public D.tiny74.A.experiments B.circles C.trips D.movements75.A.walking B.staying C.acting D.showing76.A.almost B.even C.often D.rather77.A.spirit B.result C.strength D.courage78.A.patient B.terrified C.pleased D.enjoyable79.A.show B.trick C.try D.program80.A.how B.why C.whether D.when得分评卷人PartⅣWordFormation(10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementsinthispart.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor________.(complain)Thegovernmenthastakendrasticmeasuresto_______thepublictransport.(modern)Writersandartistsarealways_______oflifefortheircreation.(observe)Themanagerreceivedtwenty______forthepost.(apply)Toeverybody’s_______,theactorfelloffthestageduringtheeveningperformance.(amuse)Noisytraffic_______ourwayoflifeinthisvillage.(threat)Shesmiledbackatthe_______facesofherstudents.(cheer)Itsnowed_______lastyearbutnotenoughforustouseoursnowboards.(occasion)Itisnot_______forhimtocomehomeattwoorthereinthemorningworkingasadocto