2008年陕西省专升本大学英语试题
Part Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)
Directions:In this part, there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. John will go to school the moment he his work. A
will finish B
finish C
finishes D
would finish
2. The surgeon’s advice was that the patient at once. A. to be operated on B. being operated on C. be operated on D. was operated on 3. It is one thousand students can live in it.
A. too large a building that B. so a large building that C. such large a building that D. so large a building that 4. Not only a promise, but also he kept it.
A. does the manager make B. did the manager make C. the manager made D. the manager makes 5. Even if he here, he would not be able to help us. A. is B. were C. has been D. will be
6. The chairman as well as many other people present at the conference. A. was B. were C. would D. should
7. Do you have any idea what she meant? I really can’t what she said at the meeting. A.figure on B. figure out C. find out D. find 8. We’ve paper and ink. Ask Mrs. Edward to lend us some. A. run away with B. run out of C. run off D. run down 9. You’d better a doctor as soon as possible. A. seeing B. saw C. see D. seen 10. After saying that, he the door quickly.
A.made up B. made for C. made out D. made up for 11. I gave John a present but he gave me nothing . A. in return B. in turn C. in hand D. in vain
12. She to say that she was not interested in what I was talking about. A. broke out B. broke in C. broke down D. broke up 13. She be ill because I saw her playing basketball just now. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t
14. It’s already five o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time . A. we are going home B. we go home
C. we went home D. we can go home
15. All things , the planned trip will have to be cancelled. A. considering B. having considered C. be considered D. considered
16. It have rained last night, for the ground is wet. A. should B. can C. will D. must
17. If John had told me in advance, I him at the airport.
A. would meet B. will meet C. am going to meet D. would have met 18. This year we’ll produce steel as we did last year. A. three times as much B. as three times much C. as much three times D. three times much as
19. I’d rather you make any comment on the issue for the time being. A. don’t B. wouldn’t C. didn’t D. shouldn’t
20. The government has promised to do lies in iits power to ease the hardships of the homeless.
A. what B. that C. all D. which
21. how to operate a switchboard, I had to ask the office supervisor to show me the correct procedures.
A. Not known B. No to know C. Not knowing D. Having not known 22. is mentioned in some of his stories, the author was brought up in a small village. A. It B. What C. That D. As
23. Since I was a stranger there, I had no one to . A. turn up B. turn on C. turn to D.turn down 24. Words meaning, as we all know.
A. convince B. convey C. contribute D. conquer
25. Mr. Wang does not as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible. A. qualify B. match C. fit D. equal
26. The clothes a person wears may express his or social position. A. significance B. determination C. curiosity D. status
27. In some countries, traffic police can instant fines on speeding motorists. A. compel B. impose C. charge D. force
28. It is very of you to let us know you are going to be late.
A. considering B. considerate C. considerable D. considered 29. I have to my visit as I’ll be very busy next week. A. call for B. call on C. call off D. call in
30. Most of the students are said to the proposed new training system. A. object B. oppose C. disagree D. opposite
31. His marked changes in personality were by a series of unfortunate events in his life. A. brought to B. brought out C. brought about D. brought up
32. Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized living, breaks it will be punished. A. Who B. Whoever
C. People who D. No matter who
33. John worked late into the night, a speech for tomorrow’s meeting. A. preparing B. to prepare C. was preparing D. prepared 34. There new buildings on the campus by the end of this year. A. will be built B. are going to be built C. will have been built D. have been built
35. One should never lose heart when with temporary difficulties. A. being confronted B. confronted
C. having been confronted D. confronting 36. The class needs a monitor .
A. whom everyone has confidence on B. who everyone has confidence of C. for whom everyone has confidence D. in whom everyone has confidence 37. It is reported that there is no better for mother’s milk. A. alternative B. exchange C. equivalent D. substitute
38. After a number of disagreements with the committee, the chairman decided to . A. resign B. retire C. retreat D. withdraw
39. Physicists have made new discoveries that: challenge our theories of the universe. A. organized B. existed C. adapted D. established
40. In these mountainous areas, women are the opportunity of receiving education. A. reserved B. disrupted C. denied D. invaded
Part Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension(50 points)
Directions:In this part, there are 4 passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One
Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, with in seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern technology information travels fast.
How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, a few battles in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many pepole lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. 41. News spreads fast because of .
A. modern transportation B. new teachnology C. the changes of the world D. a peace agreement
42. According to this passage, is very important to people in a disaster area. A. fast communication B. modern technology C. the news D. new ideas
43. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text? A. The world now seems smaller because of faster communication. B. The world is actually smaller today. C. The world is changing in size.
D. The distance between England and America has changed since the War of 1812. 44. Two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried . A. by telephone B. by land C. by air D. by sea
45. The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed .
A. by both sides B. in time C. in America D. in England Passage Two
This story began about 10 years ago. I was coming out of a very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every waking moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive. This went on for about two years. One night one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that’s when I met him.
Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn’t feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my self
esteem problem. Finally
I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too.
(81)About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the “men of the house” at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. They said yes and we have all been together ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. (82)Not a day goes by that he doesn’t tell we are the best thing that ever has happened to him and that he loves us. 46. The writer’s first marriage was unsuccessful because . A. her husband often woke her up at midnight B. her husband kept criticizing her C. she was unattractive D. she had a self
esteem problem
47. When the writer asked for a divorce, her husband .
A. told her that she would never find one who loved her as he did B. delayed two years before giving her a reply C. accused her of having an affair
D. said that she was unattractive and not worth loving 48. When the writer first met Clint, she felt that .
A. she should have listened to her friend and met Clint earlier B. Clint was a nice, dazzling young man C. Clint could not be really interested in her D. she would find true love in Clint
49. The writer was particularly touched by Clint because .
A. he believed that at 2 and 4, the two kids were the “men of the house” B. he said that he could not imagine a life without her and the kids C. he loved the kids and asked for their approval of the marriage D. he kept her company and talked with her until the next morning 50. The writer’s marriage to Clint is important to her mainly because . A. it made her kids happy, which is all she cared about B. every day Clint would tell the writer that he loved her
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