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河南省 2016 年普通高等学校 专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试 公共英语
Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure ( 1 x 40 )
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. Jane hadn't been to London before. ______ had her husband. A. Neither B. Either C. So D. Or
2. No sooner had he arrived in Rome ______ he heard of the good news. A. when B. than C. then D. until
3. I'm for the suggestion that a special board_____to examine the problem. A. be set up B. will be set up C.must be set up D.has to be set up 4. The disabled children need many things, but____ , they need love. A. first of all B.not at all C.after all D. All in all
5. The coal industry in the north of China is now barely half its ____size. D. later B.former C.latter A. Formal
6. The football player is hoping to____ to another team soon. A. Transfer B.transport C.transplant D. transact 7. ____the garden, the old man went to have a rest.
A. Having been watered B. Watering C. Having watered D. Being watered 8. Her_____to the job left her with very little free time. A. devotion B.faith C.trust D.interest 9. The children have been ____since their father left.
A.out of style B.under control C.out of control D.in style
10. It is reported _____ great changes have been made with the application of the new policy.
A.which B. that C. while D.what
11. The manager promised to keep me _____ of how the project was going on. A. be informed B. Informed C. inform D.informing
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12. He announced that the company had been transferred to city. D.one another
B. others C. the other A. another of the hero.
13. A great cheer went up from the crowd as they caught ____ A. vision
B. view C. sight D.glance
14. Physics______ my favorite subject when I studied in the university. A. Were B.was C.is D.are
_____ we can succeed or not depends on how well we cooperate with others. 15.
A. Then B. Thus C. What D. Whether
16. 1 will lend you the book ______ you return it to me in time.
A. on condition that B. in case C. in order that D. so that 17. Mr.Brown is supposed to _____ for Italy last month. A. be leaving B.have left
C.leave D.have been left
18. -Did you enjoy the TV program last night? -No, ____not.
A. particularly B.obviously C.surprisingly D.normally
19. We are disappointed yesterday because it wasn't such a good dinner______she had promised us.
A. like B. as C. which D.what
20. She walked along the path, _____ her daughter close behind. D. was followed
A. following B. follow C. to follow
21. She insisted that the scats in the theater____ in advance to insure a better view. A. booked
B. be booked C. arc booked D. were to book
_____ of selfishness in our lives,though we arc mostly 22. We are sometimes generous in personality.
A. miserable B. Greedy C. guilty D. sorry
23. The teacher doesn't allow his students _____ on the exam. cheat C. D. to cheat
A. cheated B.cheating
24. There is a lot of evidence____ to much stress is partly responsible for the disease.
A. what B. which C. As D.that
25. “____ everyone's here,” she said, “let's begin to discuss the solution to the problems
we have found. “
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A. As far as B. Now that C. So far D.By far 26. Most computer users are _____ threat from computer viruses. A. within
B. upon C. towards D.under
27. No matter how ______ , it's impossible that he has never lost money.
A.a businessman smart is B. a businessman is smart C. smart is a businessman D. smart a businessman is
28.David told the truth ______ to annoy her, and she was angry for being betrayed by her good friend.
C. in detail
D.at all
A. on purpose B.in need
29. The classroom is quite clean _____ some waste paper on the floor. A. except for B.besides C.except D.without
30. The bad weather______ the building program by several weeks. A. went on B.put on C.set back D.built up
31. They naturally hope that their choice of the play will be _____with the school and parents.
A. pleasing B. welcome C. kind D. popular
32.These two pictures are so______ that it's very difficult to tell them apart. A. exact B. familiar C. likely D. Similar
33.These tickets for the performance are_____until the end of the month. A. acceptable B. Available C. Advisable D. applicable
34.Please _____the water tap when you have finished your washing. A. turn on B. turn oft C. turn out D. turn over
35. Don't associate with bad boys _____your whole life will be ruined. A. Or
B. But C. and D. so that years.
36.I shall have a companion in the house after all these_____
A. alone B. lonely C. single D. simple
37. You _____ if you had had higher score in the examination. A. must have got scholarship B. would have got scholarship D. had got scholarship C. should get scholarship
38.The bank has established ______in many big cities in the world. A. parts D. branches C. benches B. twigs
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39.While studying he financially depended ____his wife. A. on B. of C. to D. from
40.Only in this way_____out of the plan.
A. you can talk him C. him you can talk B. can you talk him D. him can you talk Part II Close (1x20)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices
marked A, B. C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the
critics like the new play? 41 an event takes place, newspapers arc on the streets 42
the details. Wherever anything happens in the world, imports are on the spot to 43 the news.
Newspapers have one basic
44 . to get the news as quickly as possible from its source,
from those who make it to those who want to 45 it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 46 inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and
other means of communication. 47 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly
made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 48 and thus the efficiency
of their own operations. Today more newspapers are 49 and read than ever before. Competition also
led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers 50 of the latest
news, today's newspapers
51 and influence readers about politics and other important and choices 52 advertising. Most
serious matters. Newspapers influence readers' economic newspapers depend on advertising for their very 53 .Newspapers are sold at a price that
income for most 54 even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main 55 of newspapers is commercial advertising. The 56in selling advertising on a depends
newspaper's value to advertisers. This 57 in terms of circulation. How many people read the
newspaper? Circulation depends 58 on the work of the circulation department and on the
services or entertainment 59 in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information 60 the community, city, country, state, nation, and world-and even outer space.
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41. A. Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before 42. A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given 43. A.gather B. spread C.carry D.bring B.cause C.problem 44. A.reason D.purpose
45. A.make B.publish C.know D.write 46. A.another B.other C.one another D.the other 47. A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So
48. A.value B.ratio C. rate D.speed C.printed B.passed D.completed 49. A.spread
B.be informed 50. A.inform C.to be informed D.informed
51. A.entertain B.encourage C.educate D.edit 52. A.on
B. Through C.with D.of
53. A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose
54.A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in 55.A.source B.origin C.course D.finance 56.A.way
B.means C.chance D.success
57.A.measures B.measured C.is measured D.was measured 58.A.somewhat B.little