河北省2012年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试
《英语》试卷
（考试时间90分钟） （总分120分）
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III．Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
16. The frequency of car accidents ____ the need of careful driving. A. emphasizes B. engages C. exploits D. extends
17. Doing ____ jobs during the summer vacations is beneficial to the students. A. lasting B. permanent C. temporary D. part 18. The lawyer advised him to drop the ____, since he stood little chance to win. A. event B. incident C. case D. affair 19. The ____ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”. A. diagram B. label C. signal D. mark
20. Shanghai is one of the important ____ and financial centers of the world. A. effective B. economic C. economical D. efficient
21. ____his lecture gives us a much better understanding of low-carbon economy. A. To have listened to B. Having listened to C. Listening to D. Being listened to
22. It is an exciting experience to work as a volunteer. It’s worth ____ all my life. A. remembering B. to remember C. to be remembered D. being remembered
23. I suggested that the newcomers should try their best to ____ themselves to the new environment. A. suit B. adopt C. regulate D. adapt
24. More than two thousand residents were reported to be killed or ____ in Yushu earthquake. A. being missed B. having missed
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C. to miss D. missing
25. The number of teachers invited fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for
different reasons. A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
Ⅳ．Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1
Questions 36-40 are based on the following passage
Do you know how to use a mobile phone without being rude to the people around you? Talking during a performance irritates (激怒) people. If you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate (振动). When your mobile phone vibrates, you can leave quietly and let the others enjoy the performance. Think twice before using mobile phones in elevators, museums, churches or other indoor public places — especially enclosed spaces. Would you want to listen to someone’s conversation in these places? Worse yet, how would you feel if a mobile phone rang suddenly during a funeral? It happens more often than you think. Avoid these embarrassing situations by making sure your mobile phone is switched off. When eating at a restaurant with friends, don’t place your mobile phone on the table. This conveys the message that your phone calls are more important than those around you. Mobile phones have sensitive microphones that allow you to speak at the volume you would on a regular phone. This enables you to speak quietly so that others won’t hear the details of your conversation. If you are calling in a noisy area, use your hand to direct your voice into the microphone. 36. What should you do when you need to answer a phone call during a performance? A. Call back after the performance. B. Answer it near the exit door. C. Talk outside the exit door. D. Speak in a low voice. 37. The author implies that the use of mobile phones in such places as museums should
be . A. encouraged B. expected C. discouraged D. recommended
38. Putting your mobile phone on a restaurant table may make your friends think . A. you prefer to talk to your friends at the table B. you value your calls more than your friends
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C. you are enjoying the company of your friends D. you are polite and considerate of your friends
39. When you are calling in a noisy area, you are advised to . A. use a more sensitive microphone B. shout loudly into your microphone
C. go away quietly to continue the phone call D. use your hand to help speak into the phone
40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. You should limit your mobile phone calls to personal affairs. B. You should speak quietly into your mobile phone at a funeral. C. You are supposed to turn off your mobile phone at a funeral. D. You are supposed to use your mobile phone as much as possible.
Passage 2
Questions 41-45 are based on the following passage
During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the interesting story was reported of a tramp (流浪者) who, apparently though no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Probably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents.
However ridiculous that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios. Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities, when the shop reopened he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humor as indeed tramps very commonly are. Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same. He yielded himself cheerfully, and was taken by the police. Perhaps he had had a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days. The judge awarded no compensation (赔偿) to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the story revealed in the newspaper and on television. Perhaps the judge had a good Christmas, too. 41. The tramp was locked in the store . A. for 7 days B. on purpose C. by accident D. for security reasons
42. It can be inferred from the passage that the underlined phrase “dead beat” in Paragraph 1 means . A. angry B. exhausted
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C. forgetful D. careless
43. Which of the following was uncertain about the tramp after he was locked in the store? A. He watched TV. B. He was well fed. C. He had a sound sleep. D. He had a good drink. 44. When the tramp was arrested, he . A. was drunk B. felt he deserved it C. made no resistance D. felt himself wronged
45. The judge didn’t award compensation to the chain store because . A. the store was responsible for what happened B. the report of the event benefited the store a lot C. the tramp had stolen nothing of value D. the tramp was penniless
Passage 3
Questions 46-50 are based on the following passage
The atmosphere and oceans are not the only parts of the environment being damaged. Rain forests are being quickly destroyed as well, and their survival is questionable. E. O. Wilson, a biologist at Harvard, calls the depletion (枯竭、耗尽) of rain forest areas “the greatest extinction since the end of the age of dinosaurs (恐龙)”.
Unlike some environmental issues, rain forest depletion has fortunately received significant public and media attention. Despite the opposition to the cutting down of rain forests, the problem continues. Every year, Brazil chops down one area of forest the size of the state of Nebraska. In addition to the Amazon’s rain forests, many other forests are being cut down as well. In Indonesia, Zaire, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and Venezuela, rain forests that were once great have been lost. According to some estimates, 50 million acres of rain forest are cut down every year. The United Nations says the figure is closer to 17 million acres. The World Wildlife Fund says that every minute, 25 to 50 acres are cut or burned to the ground. The world’s growing population has been a primary reason of rain forest destruction. More people need land to live on and wood products to consume. Limiting population growth may be the first in a series of steps that would limit the destruction of the rain forests. 46. In the opinion of the author, ______ are being destroyed terribly at present. A. the oceans B. the atmosphere C. the rain forests D. all the above
47. Why did Wilson regard “the greatest extinction since the end of the age of dinosaurs” to be the depletion of rain forest areas?
A. The writer did not give his explanation in detail. B. The rain forests’ survival is questionable.
C. It will become warmer and warmer with the depletion of rain forests.
D. Many wild animals and beasts will extinct as result of the depletion of rain forests.
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48. The word “chops down” in the second paragraph means . A. clears B. makes rooms for C. destroys D. cuts down
49. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The United Nations says about 50 million acres of rain forests are cut down every year. B. Luckily people and mass media all paid special attention to the depletion of rain forests. C. The author thought the oceans’ survival is questionable.
D. People have stopped cutting down rain forests because of the opposition of most people. 50. Why did the depletion of rain forests result from the world’s growing population?
① People liked cutting down large amounts of rain forests to make all kinds of furniture. ② People need more land to live on.
③ People must make more room to build all kinds of buildings to live in. ④ People need more wood products to use. A. ① and ② B. ① and ③ C. ③ and ④ D. ② and ④ Ⅴ．Cloze (20 points) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage．For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the passage．Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. I was on a bus one March evening. The driver 56. A. try didn’t 56 to start the bus soon because it was not C. decide B. care D. intend yet 57 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and 57.A. empty B. full C. crowded D. ready sad, she told her story tearfully, not to anyone 58 particular. On her way to the station, half of her 59 58. A. in B. at C. on D. by was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she fortunately still had some money 60 . 59. A. fare B. possession C. money D. wealth A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked unhappy . When all the seats were 61 , the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he explained that he had 62 all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. 63 hearing this, she 第5页
60. A. leaving B. to leave C. leave D. left 61. A. had B. seated C. taken D. made 62. A. spent B. cost C. taken D. consumed 63. A. On B. In
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