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 分值 Ⅰ 40 Ⅱ 40 Ⅲ 20 Ⅳ 10 Ⅴ 20 Ⅵ 20 总分 150
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Part I Vocabulary and Structure （40 points）
Directions：There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, and then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
1. July spent one month ___her term paper on Chinese poems.
A. to write B. and wrote C. written D. writing 2. I was so ___the night before my examination that could not sleep.
A. worrying B. tired C. happy D.
nervous
3. Whether you learn or not is entirely ___you.
A. up to B. as to C. about to D. due
to
4. I finally ___to study much harder in the futer.
A.prepsred B. made up my mind C.worked out D.made out
5. The old couple decided to___a boy though they had three of their own.
A.adapt B.bring C.recieve
D.adopt
6. The teacher insisted that we ___our homework before 9:00 o’clock.
A. finished B. had finished C. finish D. was
finishing
7. The litter girl showed the policeman the corner ___she was knocked off her bike.
A. and B. which C. that D.
where
8. The garden requires___.
A. watering B. being watered C. to water D.
having watered
9. Is this the house ___Shakespeare was born?
A. which B. in that C. in which D. at
which
10.___leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.
A. Anyone B. The person C. Whoever D. Who 11. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous___.
A. pace B. measure C. progress D. rate 12. You ___not have seen her yesterday, for she was abroad.
A. must B. should C. could D. would 13. Alice trusts you; only you can ___her to give up the foolish idea.
A. suggest B. attract C. tempt D.
persuade
14. When Mary paid the bill she was given a ___for her money.
A. cheque B. receipt C. ticket D. label 15. It was at the music hall ___we met each other for the first time.
A. when B. where C. which D. that 16. They found the lecture hard___.
A. to understand B. to be understand C. being understood D. understood 17. It is no use ___me not worry about his injury.
A. for you to tell B. your telling C. you tell D. having told
18. You must walk slowly if you want the children to ___ you.
A. put up with B. come up with C. keep up with D. go on with 19. Little John caught a ___fish this morning.
A. alive B. alone C. lonely D. living 20.___finished his work, he had to stay at home at the weekend. A. Having not been B. Being not C. Not having D. Having not 21. I took the medicine, but it didn’t have any ___on me.
A. effect B. relation C. touch D. affect 22. The age of the students in this class ___from eighteen to twenty. A. changes B. ranges C. alters D. limits 23. It would be ___a risk to let the child go to school by himself.
A. following B. passing C. running D.
carrying
24. He ___a knowledge of this language by careful study.
A. acquired B. required C. inquired D. requested
25. We develop trade with that company for shared___.
A. honor B. reward C. benefit D. prize
26. If you take this medicine twice a day, it should ___your cold.
A. heal B. cure C. treat D. recover
27. We object ___punishing a whole group for one person’s fault. A. against B. about C. to D. for 28. She has fallen in love with Jack, ___I find hard to imagine.
A. who B. that C. whom D. which 29. Are you going downtown this afternoon? I am going to have these letters__
A. mailed B. mail C. to mail D. mailing
30.___, everything would have been all right.
A. He had been here B. Been here he had C. Here he had been D. Had he been here 31.___, water resources have been severely wasted or polluted. A. They are scarce B. Scarce they are C. Scarce as they are D. As scarce they are
32.___from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a “blue planet”.
A. Seen B. Seeing C. To be seen D. Having seen
33. He’ll never succeed in passing the CET-6, ___hard he tries.
A. however B. whatever C. despite D. though
34. Her face is ___to me, but I can’t remember where I saw her.
A. similar B. friendly C. alike D. familiar
35. You‘ll have to book the tickets for the holiday in___
A. front B. advance C. ahead D. forward
36. Children who are overprotected by their parents may become___ A. hurt B. spoiled C. damaged D. harmed
37. Kids are very curious ___
A. at heart B. in person C. by nature D. on purpose
38. He has made another wonderful discovery, ___of great importance to science and man.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. of which I think it is D.I think which is 39. My daughter and I took a ___four around New York City.
A. two day B. two day’s C. two-days D. two-day
40. Your brother is very tall. What is his exact___?
A. size B. length C. height D. breadth
PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part .Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices
marked A、B、C and D . You should decide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
A wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew, the fonder he became of them .But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life .The risk was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year.Then one day a tall, handsome young man came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on
forever .The Prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth the head of your fair daughter,” the young man replied poetically(得体地) .He then began this well-known story.
“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust ,flying at great speed ,pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn .Then a fifth locust came and……” “Stop” shouted the Prince,” I can’t,” answered the young man. “I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of the corn.”“But that will go on for ever.” The Prince protested. “Exactly” the young man replied, and he smile as he turned towards the Prince’s beautiful young
daughter.
41. The Prince always felt regretted about story because___. A he had too much wealth B. there was a terrible famine C. all stories have ends D. there was no story-teller
42. The young man risked to tell an endless story to the Prince for__. A. a great sum
B. the Prince’s beautiful daughter C. showing his bravery D. Both A and C
43. The young man would be sent to prison ___if he failed to tell s
story without an end.
A. forever
B. for some time C. for a while D. for a year
44. In order to prevent famine, the King asked to build___. A. a huge storehouse B. a large farm C. a beautiful palace D. a waterproof kitchen
45. The thing the King noticed first in the roof was___. A. a loaf
B. a small hole C. a grain of corn D. a locust
Passage Two
Packaging is an important form of advertising. A package can
sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in the breakfast food .Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their parents for them.
Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing .Food produced sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often
2009年河南专升本-公共英语-真题及答案
