2014 年贵州统招专升本考试《英语》试题

2014年贵州统招专升本考试《英语》试题英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定2、选择题部分必须使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号；非选择题部分必须使用0.5毫米的黑字迹签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3、请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4、保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破，禁周涂改液、涂改胶条。第I卷选择题PartIVocabularyandStructure（每小题1分，共40分）Direction:Thereare40incompletestatementsinthissection.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.IregretyouthatweareunabletoofferyouarmingB.toinformC.havinginformedD.informWesternersbread,milk,potatoesandeonB.workonC.actonD.feedonBythetimeyougettheretomorrow,thefilm.willstartB.willhavestartedC.isstartingD.istostartIsitinthatfactory“RedFlag”carsareproduced?whichB.whenC.thatD.asTheUnitedStatesisthesouthofCanadaandtotheeastofJapan.toB.onC.inD.atThepopulationinChinareducedinrecentyears.havebeenB.hasbeenC.isD.areHeorderedthatthebooksatonce.wouldbesentB.wouldsendC.besentD.sendThequestionisofthetoall.mostimportantB.leastimportantC.muchimportantD.leastimportance9.Wewereaskedtoouressayinthreedays.A.handoverB.handoutC.handinD.handdown10.Holdthebookplease,forIcan’tseethewordinit.A.morecloseB.closerC.morecloselyD.closely11.Idoubtshewillchangehermind.A.whetherB.thatC.asD.though12.Heisinexperiencedandnotcapablethejob.A.forB.ofC.inD.about13.I’mnotsurewhichrestaurant.A.toeatonB.toeatatC.eatingatD.foreating14.Thereshouldbesomethingtofillyourbag.A.toB.inC.withD.for15.Sheapologizedforhispermissiontousethecomputer.A.askingnotB.notaskingC.notaskD.asknot16.Thesmallcrowdedhousemygrandfatherusedtolivehasbeenreplacedbyanewone.A.inthereB.whichC.inthatD.where17.willcomeandlendusahelpinghandonsuchanawkwardoccasion.A.DoyousupposewhoB.WhomdoyousupposeC.WhodoyouthinkD.Whomdoyouthink18.Jane’sdressissimilarindesignhersister’s.A.fromB.toC.inD.with19.Idon’tknowifheistocomeandjoinus.A.possiblyB.likelyC.probablyD.maybe20.Georgeloveshisdaughter,heisstrictwithher.A.EvenB.ForC.AlthoughD.Whether21.IsBeijingtheplace?A.you’dliketovisitmostB.whereyou’dliketovisitC.inwhichyoumostwanttovisitD.thatyouwanttovisititmost22.Althoughweinthisneighborhoodfor5yearssofar,wehaven’tgottoknowmanypeopleyet.A.wereB.havebeenC.hadbeenD.are23.Ireallyappreciatemydaughterwithhermaths.A.seeingyoutohelpB.toseeyouhelpingC.youtohelpD.yourhelping24.Sheworkedveryhardandbecameasuccessfulsalesperson.A.orsoB.atlastC.afterallD.rightnow25.Don’tworry.We’llallthedebtstoyouwithintwoyears.A.takeawayB.getoutC.payoffD.putaside26.Hereisapaperforyoutodryyourhandson.A.townB.tourC.towerD.towel27.Newtechnologiesandskillswillspeeduptheofinformation.A.transferB.tripC.trafficD.transport28.HeisthemanageroftheHumanResourcesDepartmentImusttalkto.A.whatB.whichC.whomD.who29.Ironandsteelareflexible.Buttheyarenotasflexiblerubber.A.asB.forC.toD.by30.PleasesayhellotoMr.Smith.Nothisaddress,Ican'tvisithimpersonally.A.knownB.knowC.toknowD.knowing31.Mr.Drakeistooshortsomeofthecupboardthatareoverthekitchen.A.reachingB.toreachC.reachedD.tobereached32.Tedhasjusthadacaraccident.Hewillprobablybeinthefuture.A.morecarefulB.muchcarefulC.socarefulD.mostcareful33.Thesunhadhardlyrisenthefogbegantodisappear.A.asB.tillC.whileD.when34.Ianoldfriendofmineinthestreetyesterday.A.wentbyB.ranintoC.lookintoD.stoodby35.

Wevisited

the

factory

a

week

ago;allthe

furniturein

China.

A.is

madeB.are

madeC.will

be

madeD.made

36.

MrSmithusedtosmokebuthehasgivenituprecently.

A.roughlyB.

seriouslyC.

heavilyD.hardly37.

After

her

graduation

from

middle

school,

shedecided

tohereducationinParis.

A.furtherB.

keepC.

practiceD.

remain38.

Not

untilall

the

fish

died

in

the

riverhow

seriousthepollutionwas.

A.the

villagers

realized

B.the

villagers

did

realize

C.did

the

villagers

realizeD.didn't

the

villagers

realize

39.

I

thinkpart

of

thenovelismoreinterestingthantheformerpart.A.

thelatelyB.the

lastC.thelaterD.thelatter40.

After

a

long

summer

holiday

in

the

country,

I

found

it

hard

tomyself

to

the

busy

citylife.A.

adjustB.changeC.

adoptD.settlePartIIReadingComprehension(每小题2分，共40分)Direction:Afterreadingeachpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatement,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Task1Question41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IntheUnitedStates,thefallholidayseasonbeginsonThanksgivingDay,thefourthThursdayinNovember.Originally(最初)adayofthanksforgoodharvests,itiscelebratedwithabigdinner,andturkey(火鸡)isthetraditionalmaincourse.ChristmascomesonDecember25,aboutamonthafterThanksgiving.AtChristmastime,peoplegiveeachothergiftsandsendChristmascards,Childrenespeciallylookforwardtothisseason.NewYear'sEve,December31,comesaweekafterChristmas.OnNewYear'sEve,peoplehavegaypartiestocelebratetheendoftheoldyearandthebeginningofthenew.Thisistheendoftheholidayseason.EastercomesinMarchorApril.Thisisareligiousholiday,anditalsocelebratesthecomingofspring.AtEaster,childrenreceivegiftsofbasketscontainingtoyrabbitsorchickensandeggs.OnEasterSunday,manypeoplegotochurch.Itisalsoatraditionaltimeforwomantobuynewclothes.41.

When

does

the

fall

holiday

season

begin

in

the

United

States?

A.

At

Christmas.B.

On

New

Year's

Eve.C.

On

Thanksgiving

Day.

D.

On

Easter

Sunday.

42.

What

do

people

doonThanksgivingDayaccordingtothepassage?

A.Grateful

for

good

harvests.B.Celebrate

it

with

a

big

party.

C.Eat

turkeys.D.

Give

each

other

gifts.

43.

Why

do

children

in

the

United

States

look

forward

to

Christmas?

A.

Because

they

can

eat

turkeys.B.

Because

they

can

wear

new

clothes.

C.

Because

they

have

a

good

holiday.

D.

Because

they

can

receive

gifts

and

send

cards.

44.

New

Year's

Eve

means

the

end

of

the

old

year,

the

beginning

of

the

new,

and.

A.the

coming

of

springB.the

end

of

the

holiday

season

C.the

beginning

of

giving

big

parties

D.the

time

for

women

to

buy

their

new

clothes

45.

On

Easter

Sunday,

many

American

people

will.A.visit

friendsB.

go

to

churchC.

have

dinner

parties

D.

send

cards

to

each

otherTask2(每小题2分,共10分)Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheWhiteHouseisthehomeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesandhisfamily.Itwasn’tcalledtheWhiteHouseuntilTeddyRooseveltnameditin1901.JamesHobandesignedtheWhiteHousein1792.Hewasawardedthejobbecausehehadwonacontestsponsoredbythegovernment.Hisdesignhadbeenselectedasthebest.PresidentJohnAdamswasthefirsttoliveintheWhiteHouse.Whenheandhiswife,Abigailmovedin,itwasahugemansioninthemiddleofaswamp.Manyoftheroomswereunfinished.AbigailusedthefamousEastRoomasadryingroomforlaundry.Moreroomsweredecoratedeveryyear.Rareshrubsandtreeswereplantedonthegrounds.Yet,allthisworkwasfornothing.IntheWarof1812,theBritishburnedthemansionstotheground.TheWhiteHousewasrebuiltin1817.Thebeautyofitsdecorationsandfurnishingshasbeengrowingeversince.46.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PresidentJohnAdamsandtheWhiteHouseB.WhiteHouseToday.C.AHouseFullofHistoryD.WhiteHouseBefore1812.47."Thecontestwassponsoredbythegovernment."Thismeansthatthegovernment.A.receivedtheprizeB.heldthecontest.C.inventedthedesignD.wasagainsthavingacontest48.JamesHobanwonthejobofbuildingtheWhiteHousebecause.A.hisplanofthehouseseemedbetterthantheothersB.heorganizedthecontest.C.hewasthebest-knownarchitectofhistimeD.heappliedforthejobtothegovernment49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepresentbuildingoftheWhiteHousehasbeenstandingforalmosttwocenturies.B.ItwasJamesHobanwhofirstgottheideaofbuildingtheWhiteHouse.C.ThenumberoftheroomsintheWhiteHousehasbeengrowingeversinceitwasbuilt.D.TheWhiteHousegotitsnameatthetimeofthe19thcentury.50.WecaninferfromthepassagethattheWhiteHousewasfirstbuilt.A.onalowanddampsiteB.amongtreesandflowersC.onasmallislandD.onasmallhillTask3(每小题2分,共10分)Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:CATVisashortwayofsaying"communityantenna（天线）television".But"cabletelevision"isthetermmostPeopleuse.CabletelevisionallowsviewerstoreceiveTVprogramsthattheycannotpickupwiththeirregularantennas.Televisionsignalsdonotfollowthecurveoftheearth.Theytravelinstraightlinesinalldirections.SignalsfromaTVstationmovetowardthehorizonandthengointospace.Ifyouliveonlyafewmilesfromastation,youmaynotgetanypictureatall.CATVbeganin1948.PeopleinplacesfarfromTVstationssharedthecostofputtinguphighantennas.Acommunityantennawasusuallyplacedonahill,amountain,oronahightower.TheantennapickedupTVsignalsandfedthemintoasmalllocalstation.Fromthestation,thickwirescalledcablesranouttonearbyhomes.Eachpersonusingthecablespaidamonthlycharge.CATVworkedwell,andsoonnewuseswerefoundforit.Localstationscouldfeedprogramsintoemptychannelsthatwerenotinuse.Peoplealongthecablecouldhavelocalnews,weatherreports,andfarmandschoolnewsatnoextracharge.Today,cabletelevisionhasmovedintocities.Itbringsinextraprogramsthatcityviewerswithregularantennascannotsee.Itisalsousedinmanyclassroomsthroughoutthecountry.51.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat.A.mostpeopleusecabletelevisionB."communityantenna"isanothernamefor"regularantennaC.acommunityantennaisusedforcabletelevisionD.regularantennascannotpickupTVsignalsprograms52.Ofthefollowing,whichisNOTthewayTVsignalstravel?A.Inacurve.B.Inastraightline.C.Inalldirections.D.Towardthehorizon.53.CableTVisbecomingmoreandmorepopularbecause.A.itisfreeofchargeB.itcanprovidemoreprogramsC.itprovidesallTVusersgoodpicturesD.TVsetswithregularantennascanalsohaveagoodreceptionthroughCATV54.Onthewhole,thispassageisabout.A.howtoputuphighantennasB.awayofpickingupbetterTVprogramsC.howtousetheemptychannelsonyourTVsetD.thewaythatTVsignalsaresent55.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.TVhasbeguntobeusedforeducationalpurposesB.thereisnochargeforCATVC.cableTVcannotbeusedinmountainousareasD.antennasforcableTVareusuallyputupinthecenterofacommunityTask4(每小题2分,共10分)Direction:Readthefollowingpassage,andthendecidewhetherthestatements(No.56toNo.60)aretrue(T)orfalse(F).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.MynameisMikeAdams.I'manEnglishteacher.Doyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutme?IwasborninEngland.MyfamilymovedtoAmericawhenIwastenyearsold.I'mtall,andlhaveagentleface.Myhairisdarkbrownbutthereisnottoomuchleftonthetopofmyhead.Iusedtobeasportsmanwithastrongbody,butnowmymuscleshavebecomesoft,andmystomachisgettingalittlebiggereachyear.Itrytobekindtootherpeople,butsometimesI’mverystubborn(固执的)andneverchangemymind.Iwanttobeanhonestperson.I'mveryorganized（有条理的）inbothworkandlife.WhenIgoonholiday,Icarefullymakealistofthingstotake,andIpackmybagstwoorthreedaysbeforeIleave.Iliketohaveeverythingundercontrol,andIdon’twantanylast-minutepanic(慌乱).NowI’mteachinginauniversityinChina.Ilovethiscountry,andIalsowantmystudentstoloveme.SoIworkhard,andIliketolookneatandtidy.Ialwayswearajacketandtie.Ofcourse,Ibecomeadifferentpersonathome.Ichangeintooldbutcomfortableclothes.Myworkkeepsmebusyuntilquitelateatnight.ButIusuallyfindtimetositandtalkwithmywifeandchildren.EventhoughIenjoyworkingveryhardeachdayattheuniversity,Istillfeelthatmyfamilyismoreimportantthananythingelse.()56.TheauthorlivedinEnglandbeforehecametoChina.()57.Heisalittlebald－headed（秃顶的）andalittlebitoverweight.()58.Sometimesitisdifficulttomakehimchangehismind.()59.Helikestodressupformallyatuniversityandcomfortableathome.()60.Hehasalotoftimeduringthedaytotalkwithhiswifeandchildren.PartIIICloze(每小题1.5分,共15分)Direction:Inthissection,thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetherightanswerontheAnswerSheet.Everyonehadachildhood.Andchildhoodexperiencesareoftenveryfunny.Childrenoftenmakeus61.It'struethatchildrenbrightenupahome.Theynever62thelights.Ioftenrecallmychildhood,theperiodwhenmany63thingshappened.WhenIwasatwo-year-oldchild,bothmyparentswerebusy64work.Mymotherworkedasasalesmanagerinacompany.Andmyfatherservedinthe65.SoIlivedwithgrandmainavillage.Iwasalwayswaitingformyparentsathome.Myfathersentusa66ofhisinsoldier’suniformanditwaspostedonthetableremindingmeofhim.Oncemymothercametoseemeandwewentshoppingtogether.67_wesawagroupofsoldiers.AndwhenIsawthem,Ibecameveryexcited.I68inaringingvoicepointingtothem:"Thisismyfather,andthisismyfather,andthatismyfather,69!Mymothersaidshe70rememberthat