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广东专插本考试英语试题
2008广东专插本考试英语试题
广东省2008年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试
英语
PartIVocabularyandStructure（35%）
1.Thelastdecade______tremendouschangesinthemeansoftransportation.
A.haswitnessed
B.waswitnessed
C.witnessed
D.iswitnessed
2.Whentheyenteredtheroom,theyfoundthewindowsopenandsomething_____.
A.stolen
B.todestolen
C.tosteal
D.stealing
3.Youcanjoinusforthisactivity______youfollowtheserulesstrictly.
A.onconditionthat
B.justas
C.nowthat
D.incase
4.Theresearchscientistsoftenmeetwithproblems______newtypesofinstrumentsfortheirsolution.
A.require
B.torequire
C.required
D.requiring
5.Thehouseiswelldecorated______thedisarrangementofafewphotos.
A.except
B.besides
C.exceptfor
D.inadditionto
6.Withoutcomputers,we______thetremendousmedicaladvancementinthelastfewdecades.
A.wouldnotmake
B.willnothavemade
C.couldnotmake
D.couldn’thavemade
7.Thetree,thebranches______arealmostbare,isaveryoldone.
A.whose
B.inwhich
C.ofwhich
D.which
8.What’sdonsisdone,It’snouse______anyoneforit.
A.blaming
B.blame
C.toblame
D.todeblaming
9.Itistheboy’slazinessthat______hisfailureintheexam.
A.resultedfrom
B.ledto
C.broughtin
D.ledinto
10.Ican’t______thistypeofcomputer;it’stooexpensive.
A.cost
B.spend
C.afford
D.trade
11.Thestudentswereassigneddifferenttasksaccordingtotheir______abilities.
A.respectful
B.respectable
C.respective
D.responsible
12.Thankyouforthe______youdidmetomovethesofaupstairs.
A.favor
B.good
C.help
D.kindness
13.AsforthequalityofthismodelofcolorTVsets,theonesmadeinChinearebynomeans____thoseimported.
A.inferiorthan
B.lessinferiorto
C.lessinferiorthan
D.inferiorto
14.Thiswell-knowninternationalorganizationwas______severalyearsago.
A.setup
B.madeup
C.takenup
D.gotup
15.Thecoupleshadtomovetothenorthbecausetheyfoundithardto______themselvestothehotclimateinthesouth.
A.adopt
B.make
C.enjoy
D.adjust
16.Iremembered______thedoorbeforeIleftthehouse.
A.locking
B.lock
C.tolock
D.locked
17.Ididn’thear______becausetherewastoomuchnoisewhereIwassitting.
A.whatdidhesay
B.whathehadsaid
C.whatwashesaying
D.whattosay
18.Georgetook______ofthefineweathertodoaday’sworkinhisgarden.
A.advantage
B.profit
C.interest
D.charge
19.Wefoundthattheplane______whenwegottotheairport.
A.alreadytookoff
B.hadalreadytakenoff
C.wasalreadytakingoff
D.wasalreadytakenoff
20.Thesuddenriseinoilpricesledtoaneconomic______inthecountry.
A.crash
B.crisis
C.threat
D.danger
21.ThereasonIdidn’tattendthelecturewassimply______Igotabadcoldthatday.
A.because
B.as
C.that
D.for
22.Californiareliesheavilyonincomefromfruitcrops,______.
A.alsodoesFlorida
B.soFloridadoes
C.sodoesFlorida
D.Floridadoeseither
23.Suchareliablepersonashimwon’tmake______promises.
A.bare
B.empty
C.blank
D.vacant
24.InEnglishvocabulary,wordsofFrench______arenotrare.
A.source
B.resource
C.birth
D.origin
25.Onenew______tolearningaforeignlanguageistostudythelanguageinitsculturalcontext.
A.approach
B.solution
C.manner
D.road
26.Staringattheruinsofhishouse,hecouldn’t______howthefirehadbrokenout.
A.bringout
B.turnout
C.figureout
D.pickout
27.Ididn’tknowwhattodo,butthenanidea______tomesuddenly.
A.happened
B.entered
C.hit
D.occurred
28.Thegovernmenthaslostagreatdealof______becauseofthelargeincreaseinfoodprice.
A.strength
B.support
C.agreement
D.vote
29.Icontinuedtostudy______thediscouragementIhadreceived.
A.despiteof
B.despite
C.inspite
D.inspitethat
30.TheysaidIhadgiven______thewhistlewasworth.
A.twiceasmanyas
B.astwicemanyas
C.astwicemuchas
D.twiceasmuchas
31.Itisnecessaryto______alargevocabularyinlearningalanguage.
A.accumulate
B.collect
C.assemble
D.gather
32.ManypeopleinAfricaseemtobe______oftheAmericanwayoflife:
drivingeverywhere.
A.envious
B.hopeful
C.pleased
D.happy
33.Onerequirementforthisjobisthatyoumustbe______toworkonweekends.
A.accessible
B.available
C.acceptable
D.capable
34.Raindoesnot______bringdownthetemperature.
A.certainly
B.undoubtedly
C.necessarily
D.completely
35.Theoryisbasedonpracticeand______servesandguidespractice.
A.inturn
B.byturns
C.takingturns
D.inreturn
PartIIReadingComprehension（40%）
Passage1
InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallment（分期付款）plansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Today,alargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniture,householdgoodsandcarsbyinstallment.IntheU.S.,thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritain,andpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.
Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.Thebuyerpaysonequarteroronethirdofthepriceasadownpayment（首期付款）whenthegoodsaredeliveredtohim.Hethenmakesregularpayments,weeklyormonthly,untilthefullpieceispaidup.Thelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmade.
Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping.Itincreasesthedemandforgoods,andinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.Thereis,however,thedangerthatwhenbusinessisbad,installmentbuyingmayendsuddenly,makingbusinessmuchworse.Thismayresultinagreatincreaseinunemployment.Ifthepeopleontheinstallmentplanlosetheirjobs,theywillprobablynotbeabletomaketheirpayments.Ifgreatnumbersofpeoplearenotabletopaytheirinstallmentdebtsthereisapossibilitythatbusinessmencannotcollecttheirdebtsandwillthereforelosemoney.Ifbusinessmenlosemoneyorfailtomakeasatisfactoryprofit,itbecomesmorelikelytohaveadepression.Thisiswhy,insomecountries,thegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymentandeachofthefollowinginstallmentstodiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.
36.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheinstallmentplan?
A.AlotofBritishfamiliesusetheinstallmentplan.
B.Morethan10percentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallments.
C.AmericansdependmoreoninstallmentthanBritishpeopledo.
D.Americansspendmorethanonetenthoftheirincomeoninstallmentbuying.
37.Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause______.
A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterest
B.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoney
C.thebuyerhastopayadownpayment
D.theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanismuchbetter
38.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallment?
A.Hemightlosehisjob.
B.Hewillnotowntheitemhehasbought.
C.Hewillhavetosellwhathehasbought.
D.Hewillgointodebt.
39.TheadvantageofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.
A.purchasingpowerisstrengthened
B.employmentmightbeincreased
C.peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoney
D.youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes
40.Insomecountries,thegovernmentscontroltheinstallmentplanto______.
A.increaseemployment
B.increasepeople’sincome
C.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofits
D.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhattheybuy
Passage2
Publicity（宣传，报道）offersseveralbenefits.Therearenocostsformessagetimeorspace.Anadinprimetimetelevisionmaycost$250,000ormareperminute,whereasafive-minutereportonanetworknewscastwouldnotcostanything.However,therearecostsfornewsreleases（发布）,apublicitydepartment,andotheritems.Aswithadvertising,publicityreachesamassaudience.Withinashorttime,newproductsorcompanypoliciesarewidelyknown.
Credibility（可信度）aboutmessagesishigh,becausetheyarereportedinindependentmedia.Anewspaperreviewofamoviehasmorebelievabilitythananadinthesamepaper,becausethereaderassociatesindependencewithobjectivity.Similarly,peoplearemorelikelytopayattentiontonewsreportsthanads.Readersspendtimereadingthestories,buttheyflipthrough（草草翻阅）theads.Furthermore,theremaybehundredsofadsinamagazine.Featurestories（专题报道）aremuchfewerinnumberandstandoutclearly.
Publicityalsohassomesignificantlimitations.Afirmhaslittlecontrolovermessages,theirtiming,placement（报道顺序）,orcoverage.Itmayissuedetailednewsreleasesandfindonlysmallportionsofthemreportedbythemedia;andmediahavetheabilitytobemuchmorecriticalthanacompanywouldlike.Afirmmaywantpublicityduringcertainperiods,suchaswhenanewproductisintroducedornewstoreopened,butthemediamaynotcovertheintroductionoropeninguntilafterthetimeitwouldaidthefirm.Similarly,mediadeterminetheplacementofastory;itmayfollowareportoncrimeorsports.Finally,themediaascertain（确定）whethertocoverastoryat
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