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英语专升本真题14年1
2014年黑龙江省专升
本英语考试题
考试日期:
3月09号
考试时间:
09:
00-11:
00
2014年黑龙江省专升本英语(绝密启用前
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3.满分100分
(IVocabularyandStructure(1pointeach;20pointsinall
Directions:
eachofthefollowingblank1,orfourchoicesaregiven.You
arerequiredtochoosethemostappropriateoneandputthecorresponding
letterinthebracketbeforeeachsentence.
1.Tobehonestwithyourselfisto________yourself.(
A.lookat
B.do
C.refuse
D.respect
2.Maryenjoysa(n______abilitytosingwell.(
A.style
B.unfortunate
C.glad
D.natural
3.Doyoualways______anEnglish-Chinesedictionarywhenyoucome
across(遇到newwordsinyourreading?
.(
A.consider
B.cheat
C.consult
D.contact
4.Thewholecompositionisgood_____somecarelessmistakes.(
A.exceptfor
B.exceptthat
C.except
D.exceptfrom
5.Thecountryisexperiencingfast______inscienceandtechnology.(
A.moving
B.speed
C.development
D.making
6.Hiswhitehairwasinsharp_____tohisdarkskin.(
A.difference
B.contrast
C.opposite
D.background
7.Thelittlegirlgotmuch______fromherfatherwhenshetoldhim
aboutherpains.(
A.detail
B.recognize
C.sympathy
D.teach
8.Wewereall_____tohearthenewsthatTom,thesillyboy,hadwon
anaward..(
A.fluent
B.rude
C.amazed
D.successful
9.Thepresidentwasinvitedtoaddresstheaudienceattheopening
______oftheOlympicGames.(
A.ceremony
B.speech
C.meeting
D.celebration
10.Heismore_____forthejobthantheothercandidatesbecausehehasmoreexperienceinthisfield.(
A.favorable
B.suitable
C.equal
D.qualifying
11.Whenhisteamarrivedon______,therewasaloudcheer(欢呼.(
A.court
B.floor
C.place
D.ground
12.I'velearnedfrommyunclethatdogs_______peoplebytheirsmell.(
A.improve
B.recognize
C.expect
D.teach
13.Charliethinksmoneywill_____allhisproblems.(
A.perform
B.solve
C.score
D.force
14.Thesuddenlightning(闪电______mesomuchthatIdroppedthecup.(
A.stopped
B.pushed
C.scared
D.made
15.WhileIwaswalkingalonedownthestreet,threemencameuptomeandaskedmefor_____tothebeach.(
A.contacts
B.contents
C.materials
D.directions
16.Afterwritingtheletter,sheputitinthe______andsealed(封it.(
A.cover
B.sheet
C.envelope
D.box
17.Youshouldreadmorebookstoenlarge(扩大your_____.(
A.vocabulary
B.memory
C.brain
D.score
18.Jackisamongthebrightestofhis_____:
hecanspeakseveralforeignlanguagesandhaswonthreenationalprizes.(
A.honor
B.ability
C.generation
D.edge
19.Theywere_____tohearthattheirsonhadbeenarrestedfortakingdrugs.(
A.wandered
B.ruined
C.prepared
D.shocked
20.Unfortunately,wenowhaveplentyof_____thatmanychildrendonotdohalfaswellontestsastheyactuallycouldiftheytried.(
A.evidence
B.blocks
C.suitability
D.instruction
(IICloze(2pointeach;20pointsinall
Everyculturehasitsownbodylanguage,andchildrenunderstand
andlearnits__21___,alongwithwords.Forexample,aFrenchmantalksandmovesinFrenchways,whileanEnglishmananda__22___Americancrosstheirlegsverydifferently.Itisalsointerestingtonotethatintalking,Americansarelikelytoendasentencewithadroppingoftheheadorhand,aswellaswithaloweringofthe__23___.Theyfinishupaquestionwitharaiseofthehand,aliftofthe__24___,orawidening
oftheeyes.
What's__25___,thereareregionalphrasestoo;anexpertcansometimespickouta__26__ofWisconsinjustbythewayapersonuseshisorhereyebrowsduringconversations.Everythingfromyoursex,
__27___background,socialclass,andcommunicationstyleallinfluencesyourbodylanguage.
Apersonwhotrulyknowstwolanguagesusesbothbodylanguagestoo.AgoodexampleofthisisNewYork'sfamous__28___,FiorelloLaGuardia,whocommunicatedinEnglish,ItalianandYiddish.Whenfilmsofhis__29___arerunwithoutsound,it'snottoodifficulttotellfromhisgesturesthelanguagebeingspoken.Infact,oneofthereasonsEnglish
__30___foreignfilmsoftenseemflatisthatthegesturesjustdon'tmatchthelanguage.
(21.A.valuesB.importantC.meaningsD.cultural
(22.A.manB.maleC.womanD.people
(23.A.eyelidsB.eyelashesC.chinD.eyes
(24.A.chestB.armC.legD.chin
(25.A.moreB.muchC.upD.wrong
(26.A.citizenB.nativeC.placeD.couple
(27.A.familyB.nationalC.fascialD.racial
(28.A.majorB.mayorC.provostD.dean
(29.A.talksB.speaksC.saysD.speeeches
(30.A.playedB.dubbedC.peformedD.edited
(III阅读理解(2pointeach;30pointsinall
Task1
Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofAncientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.
IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswho
wereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidates(考生forthedoctor‘sdegree.
Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallStudentsaretestedontheonthesamequestions,
wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.
Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulation
andthedevelopmentofmodernIndustry,Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexamination,timedexactlybyelectricclocksandCarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,resemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Certainly,,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoact
likemachines.
Onetypeoftestinssometimescalledanobjectivetest.Itis
intendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwrithesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.
31.IntheMiddleAgesstudents(
A.tookobjectivetests
B.weretimedbyelectricclocks
C.specializedinonesubject
D.neverwroteexams
32.Themainideaofparagraph3isthat(
A.workersnowtakeexaminations
B.thepopulationhasgrown
C.thereareonlywrittenexamstoday
D.examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed
33.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersare(
A.personal
B.spoken
C.objective
D.written
34.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped(
A.beforetheMiddleAges
B.inGreeceofRome
C.aroundthe19thcentury
D.machinestotaketests
35.Itmaybeconcludedthattesting(
A.shouldtestonlyopinions
B.hashangedsincetheMiddleAges
C.shouldalwaysbewritten
D.isgivenonlyinfactories
Task2
Formillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld,theveryword"Christmas"bringswarmthandjoytotheirheartsandhomes.Tosome,itissimplyaverypopularholiday.Butformany,ithonorsthebirthofJesusChrist.HereisabriefhistoryofChristmasandsomeofthetraditionsconnectedwithit.
WhyDecember25th?
Well,duringthefirsttwocenturiesafterJesus'death,Christmaswas
notcelebratedatall.VariousattemptsweremadetodeterminethedateofbirthofJesus,andatfirst,May20thbecamethefavoreddate.Bythemiddleofthefourthcentury,however,PopeJuliusselectedDecember
25thasthedayonwhichtocelebrateChrist'sbirth.Beforethat,December25thhadbeenawidelycelebrateddayintheRomanworld.Onthatdate,peoplehonoredaRomansungod.ManymodernChristmascustoms,suchashavingatreeinthehouseandpreparingspecialmeals,camefromthisancientcelebration.
Let'sdecoratethetree!
TheChristmastreetraditionwasstartedinGermanyinthelatefifteenthcentury.Atthattime,therewasapopulartheaterplaywhichincludeda
firtreehungwithapples.Today,morethan80percentofAmericanfamiliesbuyanddecorateatreeatChristmas.
HowmanyChristmascardsdoyouusuallysend?
ThefirstcommercialChristmascardsweremadeinLondonin1843.Arichmanpaidanartisttodesignacard.Hethenproudlysentittohisfriendsandrelativestowishthema"MerryChristmas."Itwasagoodideaanditsooncaughton.Today,AmericansexchangemillionsofChristmascardseveryyear.
SantaClausiscomingtotown!
St.NicholaswastheoriginalSantaClausor"FatherChristmas".Hewaswidelyknownasakindmanwholovedchildren.Afterhisdeath,astorydevelopedthatheusedtovisitchildrenonChristmasEveandgivethempresents.WhentheDutchpeoplecametoliveinAmericamanyyearsago,theybroughttheirSt.Nicholas,orSinterKlaasinDutch,withthem.SinterKlaasisthereforewherewegetthenameSantaClaus.
What'sinthatstocking?
Accordingtothestory,thepracticeofhangingupstockingsisconnectedwithSt.Nicholas.ItisbelievedthatSt.Nicholaslearnedaboutamanwhowashopelesslyindebt.Healsolearnedthatthemanandhisdaughterswereabouttobesoldasslaves.Nicholaswenttotheman'shomeatnightandthrewabagofgoldthroughtheman'swindow.Thebagofgoldlandedinoneofthedaughters'stockingsthathadbeenhung
uptodry.
Today,alltheabovetraditionsarestillkeptaswaysofcelebratingChristmas.
36.LotsofpeoplecelebrateChristmasto(
A.showrespectforJesusChrist
B.getwarmthandjoy
C.spendmoneywhileshopping
D.spendmoneywhileshopping
37.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingisNOT
true?
(
A.PeopletriedmanytimestodecidethedateofbirthofJesus.
B.PeopletriedmanytimestodecidethedateofbirthofJesus.
C.December25thused