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专升本英语试题3
2008年陕西省专升本大学英语试题
PartⅠ.VocabularyandStructure(40points)
Directions:
Inthispart,thereare40incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.Johnwillgotoschoolthemomenthe hiswork.
A
2.Thesurgeon’sadvicewasthatthepatient atonce.
A.tobeoperatedon B.beingoperatedon
C.beoperatedon D.wasoperatedon
3.Itis onethousandstudentscanliveinit.
A.toolargeabuildingthat B.soalargebuildingthat
C.suchlargeabuildingthat D.solargeabuildingthat
4.Notonly apromise,butalsohekeptit.
A.doesthemanagermake B.didthemanagermake
C.themanagermade D.themanagermakes
5.Evenifhe here,hewouldnotbeabletohelpus.
A.is B.were C.hasbeen D.willbe
6.Thechairmanaswellasmanyotherpeople presentattheconference.
A.was B.were C.would D.should
7.Doyouhaveanyideawhatshemeant?
Ireallycan’t whatshesaidatthemeeting.
A.figureon B.figureout C.findout D.find
8.We’ve paperandink.AskMrs.Edwardtolendussome.
A.runawaywith B.runoutof C.runoff D.rundown
9.You’dbetter adoctorassoonaspossible.
A.seeing B.saw C.see D.seen
10.Aftersayingthat,he thedoorquickly.
A.madeup B.madefor C.madeout D.madeupfor
11.IgaveJohnapresentbuthegavemenothing.
A.inreturn B.inturn C.inhand D.invain
12.She tosaythatshewasnotinterestedinwhatIwastalkingabout.
A.brokeout B.brokein C.brokedown D.brokeup
13.She beillbecauseIsawherplayingbasketballjustnow.
A.can’t B.couldn’t C.mustn’t D.wouldn’t
14.It’salreadyfiveo’clocknow.Don’tyouthinkit’sabouttime.
A.wearegoinghome B.wegohome
C.wewenthome D.wecangohome
15.Allthings,theplannedtripwillhavetobecancelled.
A.considering B.havingconsidered
C.beconsidered D.considered
16.It haverainedlastnight,forthegroundiswet.
A.should B.can C.will D.must
17.IfJohnhadtoldmeinadvance,I himattheairport.
A.wouldmeet B.willmeet C.amgoingtomeet D.wouldhavemet
18.Thisyearwe’llproduce steelaswedidlastyear.
A.threetimesasmuch B.asthreetimesmuch
C.asmuchthreetimes D.threetimesmuchas
19.I’dratheryou makeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.
A.don’t B.wouldn’t C.didn’t D.shouldn’t
20.Thegovernmenthaspromisedtodo liesiniitspowertoeasethehardshipsofthehomeless.
A.what B.that C.all D.which
21. howtooperateaswitchboard,Ihadtoasktheofficesupervisortoshowmethecorrectprocedures.
A.Notknown B.Notoknow C.Notknowing D.Havingnotknown
22. ismentionedinsomeofhisstories,theauthorwasbroughtupinasmallvillage.
A.It B.What C.That D.As
23.SinceIwasastrangerthere,Ihadnooneto.
A.turnup B.turnon C.turnto D.turndown
24.Words meaning,asweallknow.
A.convince B.convey C.contribute D.conquer
25.Mr.Wangdoesnot asateacherofEnglishashispronunciationisterrible.
A.qualify B.match C.fit D.equal
26.Theclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshis orsocialposition.
A.significance B.determination C.curiosity D.status
27.Insomecountries,trafficpolicecan instantfinesonspeedingmotorists.
A.compel B.impose C.charge D.force
28.Itisvery ofyoutoletusknowyouaregoingtobelate.
A.considering B.considerate C.considerable D.considered
29.Ihaveto myvisitasI’llbeverybusynextweek.
A.callfor B.callon C.calloff D.callin
30.Mostofthestudentsaresaidto theproposednewtrainingsystem.
A.object B.oppose C.disagree D.opposite
31.Hismarkedchangesinpersonalitywere byaseriesofunfortunateeventsinhislife.
A.broughtto B.broughtout C.broughtabout D.broughtup
32.Respectforthelawisthefoundationofcivilizedliving, breaksitwillbepunished.
A.Who B.Whoever
C.Peoplewho D.Nomatterwho
33.Johnworkedlateintothenight, aspeechfortomorrow’smeeting.
A.preparing B.toprepare C.waspreparing D.prepared
34.Therenewbuildings onthecampusbytheendofthisyear.
A.willbebuilt B.aregoingtobebuilt
C.willhavebeenbuilt D.havebeenbuilt
35.Oneshouldneverloseheartwhen withtemporarydifficulties.
A.beingconfronted B.confronted
C.havingbeenconfronted D.confronting
36.Theclassneedsamonitor.
A.whomeveryonehasconfidenceon B.whoeveryonehasconfidenceof
C.forwhomeveryonehasconfidence D.inwhomeveryonehasconfidence
37.Itisreportedthatthereisnobetter formother’smilk.
A.alternative B.exchange C.equivalent D.substitute
38.Afteranumberofdisagreementswiththecommittee,thechairmandecidedto.
A.resign B.retire C.retreat D.withdraw
39.Physicistshavemadenewdiscoveriesthat:
challengeour theoriesoftheuniverse.
A.organized B.existed C.adapted D.established
40.Inthesemountainousareas,womenare theopportunityofreceivingeducation.
A.reserved B.disrupted C.denied D.invaded
PartⅡ.ReadingComprehension(50points)
Directions:
Inthispart,thereare4passages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Telephone,television,radio,andtheInternethelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Becauseofthesedevices,ideasandnewsofeventsspreadquicklyallovertheworld.Forexample,withinseconds,peoplecanknowtheresultsofanelectioninanothercountry.Aninternationalfootballmatchcomesintothehomesofeveryonewithatelevisionset.Newsofadisaster,suchasaflood,canbringhelpfromdistantcountries.Withinhours,helpisontheway.Thisisbecausemoderntechnologyinformationtravelsfast.
Howhasthisspeedofcommunicationchangedtheworld?
Tomanypeople,theworldhasbecomesmaller.Ofcourse,thisdoesnotmeanthattheworldisactuallyphysicallysmaller.Itmeansthattheworldseemssmaller.Twohundredyearsago,communicationbetweenthecontinentstookalongtime.Allnewswascarriedonshipsthattookweeksorevenmonthstocrosstheoceans.Intheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,ittooksixweeksfornewsfromEuropetoreachtheAmericas.Thistimedifferenceinfluencedpeople’sactions.Forexample,afewbattlesinthewarof1812betweenEnglandandtheUnitedStatescouldhavebeenavoided.Apeaceagreementhadalreadybeensigned.PeacewasmadeinEngland,butthenewsofpeacetooksixweekstoreachAmerica.Duringthesesixweeks,thelargeandseriousBattleofNewOrleanswasfought.Manypepolelosttheirlivesafterapeacetreatyhadbeensigned.Theywouldnothavediedifnewshadcomeintime.Inthepast,communicationtookmuchmoretimethanitdoesnow.Therewasagoodreasonwhytheworldseemedsomuchlargerthanitdoestoday.
41.Newsspreadsfastbecauseof.
A.moderntransportation B.newteachnology
C.thechangesoftheworld D.apeaceagreement
42.Accordingtothispassage, isveryimportanttopeopleinadisasterarea.
A.fastcommunication B.moderntechnology
C.thenews D.newideas
43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEbasedonthetext?
A.Theworldnowseemssmallerbecauseoffastercommunication.
B.Theworldisactuallysmallertoday.
C.Theworldischanginginsize.
D.ThedistancebetweenEnglandandAmericahaschangedsincetheWarof1812.
44.Twohundredyearsago,newsbetweenthecontinentswascarried.
A.bytelephone B.byland C.byair D.bysea
45.TheNewOrleansBattlecouldhavebeenavoidedifthepeaceagreementhadbeensigned.
A.bybothsides B.intime C.inAmerica D.inEngland
PassageTwo
Thisstorybeganabout10yearsago.Iwascomingoutofaverybadmarriage.Forsevenlongyearsmyhusbandspenthiseverywakingmomenttellingmejustwhatwaswrongwithme.WhenIfinallyaskedforadivorce,heansweredbytellingmethatIwouldneverfindanyonetolovemebecauseIwasjustsounattractive.Thiswentonforabouttwoyears.Onenightoneofmyfriendsconvincedmetogooutwithher.Wewenttoanightclubandthat’swhenImethim.
Clintwasplayingagamewithagirl.Isatinthecornerwatchinghim.Ididn’tfeelthatIhadwhateverittooktogetupandmixwithothersbecauseofmyselfIfiguredthathewassimplybeingnicetomebecauseIhadboughthimadrink,buttheverynextdayhecalledandtoldmethathecouldnotstopthinkingaboutmeandthathewantedtomeetmykidstoo.
(81)About3monthslater,mydivorcewasfinalandClintsatmyboysdownandaskedthemifitwasallrightwiththemifheaskedmetomarryhimbecausehecouldnotimaginelifewithoutthethreeofusanymore.Iwassotouchedthathewenttomyboysandaskedfortheirapprovalbecausetheywerethe“menofthehouse”attheripeoldagesof2and4.Theysaidyesandwehaveallbeentogethereversince.Clintgavemeandmyboysasecondchanceatawonderfullife.(82)Notadaygoesbythathedoesn’ttellwearethebest