2009年河南省普通高等学校专升本考试真题《公共英语》

2009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题号一二三四五六总分分值PartI.VocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Juliespentonemonth_________hertermpaperonChinesepoems.A.towriteB.andwroteC.writtenD.writing2.Iwasso_______thenightbeforemyexaminationthatIcouldnotsleep.A.worryingB.tiredC.happyD.nervous3.Whetheryoulearnornotisentirely________you.A.uptoB.astoC.abouttoD.dueto4.Ifinally________tostudymuchharderinthefuture.A.preparedB.madeupmymindC.workedoutD.madeout5.Theoldcoupledecidedto________aboythoughtheyhadthreeoftheirown.A.adaptB.bringC.receiveD.adopt6.Theteacherinsistedthatwe________ourhomeworkbefore9:00o’clockA.finishedB.hadfinishedC.finishD.wasfinishing7.Thelittlegirlshowedthepolicemanthecorner________shewasknockedoffherbike.A.andB.whichC.thatD.where8.Thegardenrequires________.A.wateringB.beingwateredC.towaterD.havingwatered9.Isthisthehouse________Shakespearewasborn?A.whichB.inthatC.inwhichD.atwhich10.________leavestheroomlastoughttoturnoffthelights.A.AnyoneB.ThepersonC.WhoeverD.Who11.Thepopulationoftheworldisgrowingatadangerous________.A.paceB.measureC.progressD.rate12.You________nothaveseenheryesterday,forshewasabroad.A.mustB.shouldC.couldD.would13.Alicetrustsyou;onlyyoucan________hertogiveupthefoolishidea.A.suggestB.attractC.temptD.persuade14.WhenMarypaidthebillshewasgivena________forhermoney.A.chequeB.receiptC.ticketD.label15.Itwasatthemusichall_______wemeteachotherforthefirsttime.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.that16.Theyfoundthelecturehard________.A.tounderstandB.tobeunderstandC.beingunderstoodD.understood17.Itisnouse________menottoworryabouthisinjury.A.foryoutotellB.yourtellingC.youtellD.havingtold18.Youmustwalkslowlyifyouwantthechildrento________you.A.putupwithB.comeupwithC.keepupwithD.goonwith19.LittleJohncaughta________fishthismorning.A.aliveB.aloneC.lonelyD.living20.________finishedhiswork,hehadtostayathomeattheweekend.A.HavingnotbeenB.BeingnotC.NothavingD.Havingnot21.Itookthemedicine,butitdidn’thaveany________onme.A.effectB.relationC.touchD.affect22.Theageofthestudentsinthisclass________fromeighteentotwenty.A.changesB.rangesC.altersD.limits23.Itwouldbe________arisktoletthechildgotoschoolbyhimself.A.followingB.passingC.runningD.carrying24.He________aknowledgeofthislanguagebycarefulstudy.A.acquiredB.requiredC.inquiredD.requested25.Wedeveloptradewiththatcompanyforourshared________.A.honourB.rewardC.benefitD.prize26.Ifyoutakethismedicinetwiceaday,itshould________yourcold.A.healB.cureC.treatD.recover27.Weobject________punishingawholegroupforoneperson’sfault.A.againstB.aboutC.toD.for28.ShehasfalleninlovewithJack,________Ifindhardtoimagine.A.whoB.thatC.whomD.which29.Areyougoingdowntownthisafternoon?Iamgoingtohavetheseletters________.A.mailedB.mailC.tomailD.mailing30.,everythingwouldhavebeenallright.A.HehadbeenthereB.BeenherehehadC.HerehehadbeenD.Hadhebeenhere31._________,waterresourceshavebeenseverelywastedorpolluted.A.TheyarescarceB.ScarcetheyareC.ScarceastheyareD.Asscarcetheyare32.fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsasa“blueplanet”.A.SeenB.SeeingC.TobeseenD.Havingseen33.He’llneversucceedinpassingtheCET-6,_________hardhetries.A.howeverB.whateverC.despiteD.though34.Herfaceis_________tome,butIcan’trememberwhereIsawher.A.similarB.friendlyC.alikeD.familiar35.You’llhavetobooktheticketsfortheholidayin_________.A.frontB.advanceC.aheadD.forward36.Childrenwhoareoverprotectedbytheirparentsmaybecome_________.A.hurtB.spoiledC.damagedD.harmed37.Kidsareverycurious_________.A.atheartB.inpersonC.bynatureD.onpurpose38.Hehasmadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,_________ofgreatimportancetoscienceandman.A.whichIthinkisB.whichIthinkitisC.ofwhichIthinkitisD.Ithinkwhichis39.MydaughterandItooka_________touraroundNewYorkCity.A.twodayB.twoday’sC.two-daysD.two-day40.Yourbrotherisverytall.Whatishisexact________?A.sizeB.lengthC.heightD.breadthPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneAwealthyPersianPrincelovedgoodstories.Theolderhegrew，thefonderhebecameofthem.Buthealwaysregrettedtheyhadtohaveanend.Sohedecidedtogivehalfhiswealthandhisbeautifuldaughtertothemanwhocouldtellhimastorywithoutanend.Anybodywhofailedwouldbesenttoprisonforlife.TheriskwassogreatthatnobodycametothepalacetotellthePrinceastoryforawholeyear.Thenonedayatall,handsomeyoungmancameandsaidhewantedtotellastorythatwouldgoonforever.Theprinceagreedbutwarnedhimwhatwouldhappenifhefailed.“Theriskisworththeheadofyourfairdaughter,”theyoungmanrepliedpoetically（得体地）.Hethenbeganthiswell-knownstory:“OnceuponatimetherewasacertainKingwhofearedfamine.Soheorderedhismentobuildanenormousstorehouse,whichhefilledwithcorn.Then,whenitwasup,madewater-proofandmadefire-proof,theKingfelthappy.Butonedayhenoticedasmallholeintheroofandashelookedatit,alocustcameoutwithagrainofcorn.Aminutelater,anotherlocustcameoutwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenathirdlocustwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenafourthlocust,flyingatgreatspeed,pushedthroughtheholeandcameoutwithtwograinsofcorn.Thenafifthlocustcameand…”“Stop”shoutedthePrince.“Ican’t,”answeredtheyoungman.“ImustgoonuntilItellyouwhathappenedtoeachgrainofthecorn.”“Butthatwillgoonforever.”ThePrinceprotested.“Exactly”theyoungmanreplied,andhesmiledasheturnedtowardsthePrince’sbeautifulyoungdaughter.41.ThePrincealwaysfeltregrettedaboutstorybecause_________.A.hehadtoomuchwealthB.therewasterriblefamineC.allstorieshaveendsD.therewasnostory-teller42.TheyoungmanriskedtotellanendlessstorytothePrincefor_________.A.agreatsumB.theprince’sbeautifuldaughterC.showinghisbraveryD.BothAandC43.Theyoungmanwouldbesenttoprison_________ifhefailedtotellastorywithoutanend.A.foreverB.forsometimeC.forawhileD.forayear44.Inordertopreventfamine,theKingaskedtobuild_________.A.ahugestorehouseB.alargefarmC.abeautifulpalaceD.awaterproofkitchen45.Thethingthekingnoticedfirstintheroofwas_________.A.aloafB.asmallholeC.agrainofcornD.alocust PassageTwo Packagingisanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatesomeonetobuyaproduct.Forexample,asmallchildmightaskforabreakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninthebreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolororcutout,gamesprintedonapackage,orsmallgiftsinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproductsortoasktheirparentsforthem.Somepackagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinaplaincontainermightcostless,peopleoftenprefertobuytheproductinareusableglassordish,becausetheybelievethecontainerisfree.However,thecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostoftheproduct.Thesizeofapackagealsomotivatesabuyer.Maybethepackagehas“EconomySize”printedonit.Thissuggeststhatthelargesizehasthemostproductfortheleastmoney.Butthatisnotalwaystrue.Tofindout,abuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandthepriceofthebasicunit.Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Buttheimportantthingforanybuyertorememberisthatapackageisoftenanadvertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlytheproductinsidecandothat.46.Whichofthefollowingstatementscouldbestsummarizethemainideaofthepassage?A.Childrenareinterestedinsomepackagesofproducts.B.Packageisoneoftheimportantwaysofadvertising.C.Peopleprefertobuytheproductsinplaincontainers.D.Thesizeofapackageusuallymotivatesabuyer.47.Thephrase“abuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing”(Line1,Para.2)probablymeans_________.A.abuyerwillgetsomethingfreeofchargeB.abuyerwillgetsomethinguselessC.abuyerwillgetsomethingusefulD.nothingisworthbuying48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Sometimespeopleareeasilymotivatedbypackages.B.Smallchildrensometimesaremoreinterestedingamesprintedonapackagethantheproductitself.C.Aproductinareusablecontainermustbecheaperthanasimilarproductinaplaincontainer.D.“EconomySize”doesn’talwayssuggestthatpeoplecanbuythemostproductfortheleastmoney.49.Whatdoestheword“them”(Line5,Para.1)referto?_________.A.SmallgiftsB.PicturesC.GamesD.Products50.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.Packageisjustanadvertisement.B.Buyersshouldn’tbelievetheinformationonthepackagetoomuch.C.Thepackagehasnothingtodoatallwiththeproduct.D.Buyerscanalwaysfindanswersintheinformationonthepackage.PassageThreeForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatist.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyofEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweuse,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHAMLETandcomplainedthat“itwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.”Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,madefulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.51.Englishpeople_________.A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatistB.neverdiscussabouttheworld’sgreatestpoetsordramatistsC.aresurewhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatistD.donotcarewhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatist52.EveryEnglishmanknows_________.A.moreorlessaboutShakespeareB.Shakespeare,butonlyslightlyC.alltheShakespeare’swritingsD.onlythenameofgreatestEnglishwriter53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritings.B.Shakespeare’swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish.C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginofthewordstheyuse.D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromShakespeare’swritings.54.“HAMLET”is________.A.aplaywrittenbyShakespeareB.aplayrecommendedbyShakespeareC.aplayappreciatedbyShakespeareD.aplaypeoplehavebeencomplainingabout55.ItisworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglishbecause_________.A.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespeare’stimeB.bydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessofEnglishlanguageC.EnglishwordsarenowbeingusedinthesamewayasinShakespeare’sdaysD.EnglishwordsarenowthesameinvariouswaysasinShakespeare’daysPassageFourMostcitiesandstatesintheU.S.collectasalestaxonalmosteverythingyoubuy.Youmustaskwhenyoumoveintoanewcommunityhowmuchthelocalsalestaxis,andwhatitemsareandarenottaxable.Bothtaxableitemsandtheamountoftaxvaryconsiderablyfromplace,fromoneoftwopercentinsomeplacesuptoeightorteninothers.TheNewYorkCitysalestax,forexamples,iscurrently8%,soifyoubuyapairof$40shoesyouwillactuallyhavetopay$43.20.Thismakespayingandgettingcorrectchangemuchmoredifficult(nottomentionmakingeverythingmoreexpensive).Anotherthingthatmakesmoneychangesmorecomplicatedistipping.TheChinesepeoplehavehappilyputanendtotipping,butWesternersarestillplagued(遭受折磨)withthisindignity.Waitersandwaitresses,cabdrivers,hotelbellboys,barbersandhairdressersandallsortsofotherpeoplemustbetipped.Theiremployersgivethemlowwagesbecauseitisexpectedthatyou,thecustomer,willmakeupthedifference.Ifyoudon't,theservicepersoncan'tearnaliving.Tippingalsovariesfromplacetoplace,generallyintheareaof15%ofyourbill(beforetaxes),butagainyoushouldasklocalresidentswhomtotipandhowmuch.Thereisanotherkindoftippingaswell.Youaregenerallyexpectedtogivesomething(eithercashorabottleofwhisky)tothemailmanatChristmastime.Youshoulddiscussthisalsowithneighborsandfriends.56.Themainideaofthispassageis_________.A.shoppingandtippingB.salesandshoppingC.salestaxesandtippingD.salestaxesandpeople57.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoubuyapairof$50shoesintheNewYorkCity,youpayextra_______assalestax.A.$4.5B.$4C.$5D.$5.558.Usually,cabdrivers_________.A.gethighwagesfromtheemployerB.getgreatbenefitsfromtheemployerC.getlowwagesfromtheemployerD.getprizefromtheemployer59.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheChinesepeoplehavetopaytipsinwesterncountries.B.Thewesternersdon'thavetopayhightipsintheirowncountry.C.Barbers,hotelbellboysandallsortsofotherpeoplecanearnalivingiftheyarenottipped.D.Tippingvariesfromplacetoplace,generallyintheareaof20%ofyourbill.60.Usually,taxableitemsandtheamountoftax_________.A.havenodifferencefromplacetoplaceintheU.S.B.areover15%intheU.S.C.havebeenputanendintheU.S.D.varyfromplacetoplaceintheU.S.PartⅢCloze(20points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.MostAmericansdon’tliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily.Whentheyneedadvice,theydon'tusually61peopletheyknow.62,manyAmericanswriteletterstonewspapersandmagazineswhichgiveadvice63manydifferentsubjects,includingfamilyproblem,sex,theuse64thelanguage,health,cooking,childcare,clothes,andhowtobuyahouseoracar.65newspapersregularlyprintletters66readerswithproblems.Along67thelettersthereareanswerswritten68peoplewhoaresupposedtoknowhowto69suchproblems.Someofthesewritersaredoctors;70arelawyersoreducators.Buttwoofthemostfamouswritersofadvice71womenwithoutspecialtraining72thiskindofwork.Oneofthemanswersletters73to“DearAbby”.Theotherisaddressed74“DearAnnLanders”.Experienceistheirpreparationfor75advice.Thereisonewriterwhohasnotlivedlong76tohavemuchexperience.SheisagirlnamedAngelCavaliere,whostartedwriting77fornewspaperreaders78theageoften.Heradvicetoyoungreadersnow79regularlyinthePhiladelphiaBulletininacolumn80DEARANGEL.61.A.talk B.askC.tellD.speak62.A.BecauseB.InsteadC.WhenD.As63.A.forB.inC.onD.with64.A.with B.onC.toD.of65.A.Most B.These C.ThoseD.The66.A.fromB.forC.toD.about67.A.inB.withC.onD.for68.A.toB.forC.aboutD.by69.A.makeB.overcomeC.beatD.solve70.A.someB.manyC.othersD.those71.A.isB.areC.wereD.was72.A.forB.onC.atD.by73.A.madeB.addressedC.writtenD.sent74.A.withB.forC.toD.by75.A.producingB.givingC.makingD.sending76.A.timeB.yetC.wayD.enough77.A.adviseB.answersC.adviceD.problems78.A.atB.onC.inD.about79.A.givesB.sendsC.appearsD.writes80.A.calledB.arrangedC.reachedD.claimedPartIV.WordFormation