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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