2010年普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语试题
Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure (1×40 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. The fire must have _____ after the shop was closed.
A. broken out B. broken down C. broken in D. broken through 2. He is _____ join the army.
A. too young to B. enough young to C. very young to D. young enough to
3. Finally he got time for a glance _____ this report.
A. off B. round C. on D. at 4. Your idea seems to be good but it isn’t _____.
A. practical B. possible C. plentiful D. precious 5. He enjoys _____ pop music while I prefer classical music.
A. to listen to B. to listen C. listening D. listening to 6. When the little girl awoke, she found herself _____ by a group of soldiers.
A. surround B. be surrounded C. being surrounded D. being surrounding 7. The manager lost his _____ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A. mood B. temper C. mind D. passion 8. There are several characteristics of the textbook _____ attention.
A. worthwhile B. worth of C. worthy D. worthy of 9. The new building _____ all the other buildings in the town.
A. dwarfs B. distorts C. deserts D. depresses 10. I passed the test. I _____ it without your help.
A. would not pass B. wouldn’t have passed C. didn’t pass D. had not passed 11. The Internet has brought _____ big changes in the way we work.
A. about B. out C. back D. up 12. The father writes in his will that every son and daughter _____ a share of his property.
A. has B. to have C. having D. have 13. He hurried to the hospital, only _____ his father had just died.
A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told 14. _____ tomorrow, he would be able to see the opening ceremony.
A. Would he come B. If he comes C. Was he coming D. Were he to come 15. The speaker could hardly find safe ground _____ his arguments.
A. on which to base B. to base on C. on the base D. which to base on
16. He is a man who is always _____ fault with other people.
A. putting B. seeking C. finding D. looking for
17. The factory had to _____ a number of employees because of the economic crisis in the country.
A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down 18. Would you spare some time to have a chat with me _____ a cup of coffee?
A. for B. with C. during D. over 19. Ten days ago the young man _____ his boss _____ his intention to resign.
A. informed … of B. informed … on C. informed … in D. informed … to 20. It is necessary that he _____ the task by the end of next week.
A. fulfill B. will fulfill C. will have fulfilled D. fulfills 21. It is impossible for so _____ workers to do so _____ work in a single day.
A. few… much B. few… many C. little… much D. little… many 22. No further discussions _____, the meeting was brought to an end.
A. arose B. arising C. to arise D. be arisen
23. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, _____ are horrible and frightening. A. most of them B. most of which C. most of that D. most of what 24. He is a pleasant fellow to _____.
A. work B. work with C. be working D. be worked
25. On his way to the airport, it _____ to him that he had forgotten to take his passport.
A. happened B. occurred C. reflected D. took place
26. Orlando, a city in Florida, _____ for its main attraction, Magic Kingdom.
A. which is well known B. being well known C. well known D. is well known 27. _____, he couldn’t earn enough to support the family.
A. Hard as he worked B. As he worked hard C. As hard he worked D. Hard as did he work
28. I used _____ on the left in England, but I soon got used _____ on the right in China.
A. to driving; to drive B. to drive; to driving C. to drive; to drive D. to driving; to driving 29. Can machines perform the same tasks _____?
A. that man does B. what man does C. how man does D. as man does
30. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A. During the 1960’s B. It was in the 1960’s C. That it was in the 1960’s D. It was the 1960’s 31. It’s no use _____ with him since he has made up his mind.
A. to argue B. arguing C. to be argued D. argued 32. The more he tried to please her, _____ she seemed to appreciate it.
A. less B. lesser C. the less D. the lesser 33. The information technology has greatly _____ people’s life.
A. affected B. effect C. impact D. infected 34. Having a good command of English is _____ an easy thing.
A. by all means B. by any means C. by every means D. by no means 35. My mobile phone isn’t working. It _____.
A. needs being repaired B. needs repairing C. needs to repair D. needs repaired 36. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _____ the police.
A. called in B. calling in C. call in D. to call in
37. He never _____ to his customers in his business except occasionally for some special reasons. This time he cut the price by half, which really shocked me. A. leaked B. drew C. quoted D. yielded
38. It is useful to be able to predict the extent _____ which a price change will influence supply and demand.
A. from B. with C. to D. for 39. Undergraduate students _____ the rare books in the school library.
A. have access for B. keep access in C. keep access on D. have access to 40. _____ sat down _____ the phone rang.
A. No sooner had he; than B. No sooner he had; than C. No sooner had he; when D. No sooner he had; when
Part Ⅱ Cloze (1×20 points)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices
marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one ___41___ there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. ___42___ two speakers speak in exactly the same ___43___. We can always hear differences ___44___ them, and the pronunciation of English ___45___ a great deal in different geographical ___46___. How do we decide what sort of English to use as a ___47___? This is not a question that can be ___48___ in the same way for all foreign learners of English. ___49___ you live in a part of the world ___50___ India, where there is a long ___51___ of speaking English for general communication purpose, you should select to ___52___ a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be mistake in these ___53___ to use as a model BBC English or ___54___ of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country ___55___ there is no traditional ___56___ of English, you must take as your model some forms of ___57___ English pronunciation. It does not ___58___ very much which form you choose. The most ___59___ way is to take as your model the sort of English you can ___60___ most often. 41. A. meaning B. case C. sense D. situation
42. A. Not B. None C. Nor D. No 43. A. way B. form C. sort D. type 44. A. of B. among C. between D. from 45. A. varies B. changes C. shifts D. alters 46. A. spaces B. parts C. countries D. areas 47. A. guide B. model C. symbol D. direction 48. A. given B. answered C. satisfied D. responded 49. A. Because B. When C. Whether D. If 50. A. on B. in C. as D. near 51. A. tradition B. use C. custom D. habit 52. A. seize B. acquire C. have D. hold 53. A. actions B. decisions C. combinations D. circumstances 54. A. everything B. nothing C. things D. anything 55. A. which B. that C. where D. wherever 56. A. use B. used C. useful D. usefulness 57. A. domestic B. practical C. national D. new 58. A. matter B. affect C. trouble D. care 59. A. ordinary B. sensitive C. effective D. careful 60. A. listen B. find C. notice D. hear
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (2×20 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
Thousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano broke out. The hot liquid got higher and higher and spread wider and wider. In this way, an island rose up in the sea.
As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces. Sea waves hit against the rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being.
Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little living things there. Only plants could grow first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the soil, water and air. While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider made its web uselessly, because there were no insects(昆虫) for its web to catch. Insects couldn’t stay until there were plants for them to eat. So plants had to be the first life on this new island.
61. The passage centers on _____.
A. how an undersea volcano broke out B. how an island rose up in the sea
C. how soil was formed on a new island
D. how life began on a volcano produced island
62. According to the passage, the island got its first soil from _____.
A. sea waves B. the sand brought by the wind C. its own rock D. cool rains
63. The word \
A. red B. new C. old D. bare 64. The order of coming into being on the island is _____.
A. soil, plants and animals B. soil, little creatures and plants C. soil, birds and plants D. soil, human beings and animals 65. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Spiders were the first life that could live on the island. B. The island is far away from any piece of land. C. Insects could not live on the island without plants D. Plants were brought to the island by human beings
Passage Two
Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. In the nearly sixty two years of his life that followed, he built a literary fame unsurpassed（无法超越）in the twentieth century.
As a boy he was taught by his father to hunt and fish along the shores and in the forests around Lake Michigan. The Hemingways had a summer house in northern Michigan, and the family would spend the summer months there trying to stay cool. Hemingway would either fish the different streams that ran into the lake, or would take the small boat out to do some fishing there. He would also go squirrel hunting in the woods, discovering early in life the peace to be found while alone in the forest or going through a stream. It was something he could always go back to throughout his life, and though he often found himself living in major cities like Chicago, Toronto and Paris early in his life, once he became successful he chose somewhat isolated places to live in.
When he wasn’t hunting or fishing, his mother taught him the good points of music. She was a skilled singer who once had wished a life on stage, but at last settled down with her husband and spent her time by giving voice and music lessons to local children, including her own. Hemingway was never talented for music and suffered through singing practices and music lessons; however, the musical knowledge he got from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadley’s interest in the piano.
66. Ernest Hemingway died in _____.
A. 1969 B. 1979 C. 1981 D. 1961 67. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. His father taught him to fish and hunt when he was a boy. B. His family had a summer house in northern Michigan. C. He taught himself music when he was a boy. D. He also went squirrel hunting in the woods.
68. After he became successful, Ernest Hemingway _____.
A. preferred to stay in big cities B. chose to live in somewhat isolated places
2010年普通高等学校专升本招生考试英语试题 河南专升本真题
