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安徽省普高专升本英语真题和答案
安徽省普通高等学校专升本考试2008年真题
英语
PartIVocabularyandStructure(1pointeach,30pointsinall)
Directions:
Thereare30incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,thenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.Itwasthedoctor'scarelessnessthat_______theseriousaccident.
A.resultedfromB.resultedinC.broughtupD.broughtin
2.Heregretted_______toomuchtimeoncomputergames.
A.tocostB.costingC.tospendD.spending
3.ChinesecultureandJapaneseculturehavealot_________
A.infactB.insightC.incommonD.intouch
4.Thesmallvillageissaid_____inabattleduringWorldWarII.
A.tohavebeendestroyedB.tobedestroyedC.todestroyD.tohavedestroyed
5.Thegovernmenthastakeneffectivemeasuresto______itselftothechangingworld.
A.settleB.adoptC.changeD.adjust
6.______aword,thismoviecanberatedasasuccessfuldomesticfilm.
A.OfB.AtC.InD.By
7.Manyacustomer______aboutthepoorqualityofthewashingmachines.
A.complainsB.complainC.arecomplainingD.havecomplained
8.ItisreportedthatsomescientistsintheUnitedStateshavefoundanew_______forcancer.
A.wayB.answerC.approachD.cure
9.Hemadestudentsthinkforthemselves,_______tellingthemwhattothink.
A.morethanB.otherthanC.ratherthanD.betterthan
10.Much_________shelikeshim,shewouldneverconsidermarryinghim.
A.whileB.asC.althoughD.despite
11.Itissaidthattenpercentofthelocalchildrenwouldleaveschool________about14tolearnatrade.
A.atB.ofC.inD.to
12.Thegovernmentregards_______asitsdutytoprovidethebestserviceforthepublic.
A.thisB.itC.whatD.that
13.Mywatchisnowheretobefound.I________whenIwasonthebus.
A.mustdropitB.mightdropC.musthavedroppeditD.shouldhavedroppedit.
14.Thepriceofporkhasbeenvery______thesedays.
A.costlyB.highC.expensiveD.cheap
15.Youmust______therubbishbeforeyouleavetheoffice.
A.disposeofB.dealwithC.copewithD.treatwith
16.Thecompanyrequiresthateverystaffmember__________abletouseacomputer.
A.isB.willbeC.wouldbeD.be
17.Thisdictionaryisdesignedforthelearners_______nativelanguagesarenotEnglish.
A.whoseB.whichC.whoD.what
18.Itissaidthattheagreement_____betweenthetwocompanieslastmonthwillbecomeeffectivefromMay1st.
A.tosignB.tobesignedC.signedD.signing
19.ShelongedtovisitEurope______sheoftendreamtaboutit.
A.soseriouslythatB.soanxiouslythatC.tosuchextentthatD.tosuchanextentthat
20.Inourmodernsocietynoonecanavoid_____byadvertisements.
A.tobeinfluencedB.beinginfluencedC.influencingD.havinginfluenced
21.Theywere____forahoneymoonaftertheirweddingceremony.
A.offB.downC.inD.up
22.Takemoremoney.Theticketsare_______tobeexpensive.
A.possibleB.likelyC.liked.probable
23.Itwas____shespokehatIhadrealizedshewasn'tEnglish.
A.untilB.unlessC.notuntilD.notunless
24.Theoldfolksongiswellworth_______
A.listeningB.listeningtoC.tolistenD.tolistento
25.Itmaybemanyyears_______thesituationinthatareaimproves.
A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.when
26."Wouldyoujoinusinthepicnicthisafternoon?
"
"Oh,_____,butIhaveanappointment."
A.I’dloveB.I’dloveitC.I’dlovetoD.I’dlovetodo
27.Bytheendoflastyear,nearlyamillioncars________inthatautofactory.
A.hadproducedB.hadbeenproducedC.wouldbeproducedD.wereproduced
28.Shesatinthecorneroftheroom,withtears_______downhercheeks.
A.runB.torunC.ranD.running
29.Butforyourhelp,I______theworkaheadoftime.
A.wouldn'thavefinishedB.didn'tfinishC.hadn'tfinishedD.wouldn'tfinish
30.TheshopgirlalmostcalledmestupidwhenIsaidthatcamerawasn'ttomy_______andabitcheap-looking.
A.astonishmentB.tasteC.delightD.knowledge
PartIICloze(1pointeach,15pointsinall)
Directions:
Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Mostpeopleretirefromworkbetweentheagesof60and65.Thishas___31__mainconsequences,oneeconomicand____32____psychological.
Economically:
____33___retiredpeoplereceiveapension(养老金)fromthegovernmentorfromtheirpast___34____,itisoftermuchlessthantheyearnedwhentheywereworking.Unlesspeople____35__tosavemoneyduringtheiryears____36___work,theirstandardoflivingmayfallgreatlywhentheyretire.
Psychologically:
OldpeopleinWesterncountriesaregenerallyconsidered_____37___,andtheyareeeventhoughtofasa____38____ontheirfamiliesandonthepubilcpurse.Theyare__39___heldinrespect.Ontheotherhand,mostofthemusedto____40_____work,Theysimplydonotknowhowtorelaxor___41____otherintereststhoughtheyhavetimetodosonow.Theyfeelthey"should"beworkingand____42___,becauseworkwas_____43___theywererespectedandtheirskillsrecognized._____44____retiredpeople,theirself-confidenceisdiminished(减弱).Thelongertheyareawayfromtheworkplace,____45___growsasenseofbeingworthless.
31.A.twoB.threeC.manyD.some
32.A.anotherB.theotherC.othersD.other
33.A.UnlessB.ForC.BeforeD.Although
34.A.employeesB.employersC.employeeD.employer
35.A.hadmanagedB.havemanagedC.aremanagingD.willmanage
36.A.onB.withC.forD.at
37.A.usefulB.usefullyC.uselessD.uselessly
38.A.burednB.troubleC.difficultyD.problem
39.A.mostB.mostlyC.hardD.hardly
40.A.focusingonB.focusonC.focusingatD.focusat
41.A.produceB.pushC.pursueD.purchase
42.A.contributingB.contributedC.tocontributeD.contribute
43.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.what
44.A.LikeB.AsC.WithD.By
45.A.keenerB.morekeenC.themorekeenD.thekeener
PartIIIReadingComprehension(2.5pointseach,50pointsinall)
Directions:
Afterreadingthefollowingpassages,youwillfindquestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Task1
Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Now,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.
Iwouldconsiderbungeejumping(蹦极)tobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic(弹性的)ropetiedtoyourfeet.Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeeincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.
Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?
Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people'sliveswereconstantlyindanger.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.
Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveadworkinquitesafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthembecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.
46.Oftheriskyactivities,bungeejumping________.
A.offersanimmediateexcitementB.isafashionC.makesonerelaxedD.makesonebrave
47.Inbungeejumping,you______.
A.jumpashighasyoucanB.slidedownaropetothegroundC.tieyourselftoaropeandfallD.fallwithoutarope
48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.About200,000peopleintheworldhavetriedbungeejumping.
B.Inordertokeeponesafe,aropeistiedtothefeetofthejumper.
C.Divingintotheseafromthetopofthecliffsismuchmoredangerousthanbungeejumping.
D.Manypeoplenowadaysfeellifedullbecausetheyhaven'ttriedbungeejumping.
49.Thewriterofthepassagehasa______attitudetowardsdangeroussports.
A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.critical
50.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.
A.DangerousSports:
WhatandWayB.BoredomofModernLife
C.BungeeJumping;IsItReallyDangerous?
D.NeedforExercise
Task2
InspiteofallstoriesofprosperityintheUnitedStates,notonlydoespovertyexistthere,butcrimesofvarioustypeshavebeenincreasingatalarmingrate.Mostactsofviolencewerecommittedbyyoungpeople.57%ofthecriminalsarrestedin1979wereyouthsbelow25ofage.
Everyoneagreesthatcrimeispartyaresultofbadmaterialconditions:
poverty,lackofeducation,livingwithoutasettledhome,beingparentless,sufferingsfromotherkingsofmisfortune,etc.
Therearealsootherfactorsthanmaterialconditionswhichareresponsibleforthesharpincreaseofcrimerate.Inthefirstplace,somestatelawsprovideadeathpenaltybutsomeprotection.Itisthereforepossibleandeasyforanyoneinthecountrytogetagun.
Finally,therehasbeentoomuchshownonTVandtoomuchreportedinnewspaperofallkindsofcrimes-thedetailsofwhicharesoaccuratelydescribedthatevenchildrenknowhowtoduplicatewhattheyhaveseenorread.Alltherehaver