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河南专升本公共英语真题PT
2001年河南省普通高等学校
选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试
公共英语试卷
PartI.VocabularyandStructure(25)
Directions:
thereare25incompletesentencesinthispart,foreachsentencesthere
fourchoicesmarkeda,b,c,andd.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence
andtickitoffontheanswersheet.
1.MyEnglishteacherwarnedme_____Chineseintheclassroom.
a.tonotspeakb.don'tspeak
c.tospeaknotd.nottospeak
2.Itisveryimportantthatenoughmoney_____tofoundtheproject.
a.becollectedb.mustbecollected
c.iscollectedd.canbecollected
3._____closedhiseyesthanthedoorbellrang.
a.Hardlyhadheb.Scarcelyhehad
c.Nosoonerhadhed.Assoonashehad
4._____wehavefinishedthecourse,weshallstartdoingsomerevisionwork.
a.Nowthatb.Sincethen
c.Fornowd.Bynow
5.Johnsonseldomtellshisparentswherehegoes,_____?
a.doesn'theb.doeshe
c.hashed.hasn'the
6.Iforgot_____anumbrellawithmewhenIlefthomeforwork.
a.takeb.totakec.takingd.took
7.Tobefrank,_____isagreatjoyformetowintheprize.
a.thisb.thatc.itd.there
8.You_____herinherofficelastFriday,she'sbeenoutoftownfortwoweeks.
a.needn'thaveseenb.musthaveseen
c.mustn'thaveseend.can'thaveseen
9.It_____exactlythirtyyearssinceIgraduatedfromcollege.
a.wasb.hasbeen
c.wasbed.hadbeen
10.Hewasaskedtospeaklouder_____allthestudentsintheclassroomcouldhear
him.
a.asb.soasto
c.sothatd.than
11.Tomsucceededingettinga_____of$3,000fromthebanktobuyanewhouse.
a.debtb.found
c.loand.payment
12.The_____intothefireaccidentwascarriedoutbytwopolicemen.
a.questionb.doubt
c.investigationd.information
13.Weadvisedthemtotakearest,butthey_____onfinishingthework.
14.NotbeingabletospeakEnglish,theyfeltrather_____intheUSA.
a.strangeb.puzzled
c.loned.lonely
15.Themanagerofourcompanyaskedmeifwaspossibleformeto_____themarketing
planwithinaweek.
a.setoutb.workout
c.makeoutd.putout
16.____yourhelp,Icouldnothavefinishedmyworksoearly.
a.withb.byc.ford.without
17.HavingagoodcommandofEnglishis_____aneasything.
a.byallmeansb.byanymeans
c.byeverymeansd.bynomeansaboutthebadserviceinthishotel
18.It'snouse_____.
a.complainingb.complain
c.tocomplaind.tobecomplained
19.Theforeignguestssaidthattheywereveryhappy____thegreatchangeswhichhad
takenplacein
thevillage.
a.tob.forc.aboutd.by
20.Problemsmay____.
a.riseb.jumpc.arised.lift
21.Hesaidthathewas____awareofthedifficultyofbeingafather.
a.highlyb.fully
c.soundlyd.firmly
22.Ireallyhopethatyouwill____yourtriptoCanadaandgetbackassoonaspossible
whenpeoplehavetoknowledgeofthelaw.
a.preferb.refer
c.enjoyd.infer
23.Suchproblem____air,water,andnoisepollutionsarebecomingmoreandmore
seriousinsomebig
cities.
a.likeb.asc.ofd.about
24.Televisionkeepsusinformedabout____thelatestdevelopmentsinpoliticsand
science.
a.currentb.past
c.fashionabled.new
25.Astherewasapowerfailureinthehospital,thedoctorhadto____operation.
a.callforb.calloff
c.callond.callout
PartII.ReadingComprehension(30%)
Direction:
Eachofthepassagebelowisfollowedbyfivequestion.Foreachquestion
therearefouranswersmarkeda,b,c,andd.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthe
questionandtickitoffontheANSWERSHEET
Overthelasttwentyyears,theEnglishlanguagehasbecomethenearestthingto
aninternationallanguagefortheworld.Since1960therehasbeenanincreaseof
40%inthepeopleusingEnglish,sothatitisnowestimatedthatapproximately350
millionpeoplespeakEnglishastherefirstlanguage,andaboutthesamenumberof
peoplespeakitastheirsecondlanguage.It'sthelanguageofaviation(航空)with
pilotsbeingtrainedinEnglishsotheycanunderstandflightcontrollersat
internationalairportsacrosstheworld.It'sthelanguageofsportwithmany
internationalrulesandcommentaries(评论)beingwrittenandgiveninEnglish.It's
alsothelanguageofpopmusicbecauseitrhymeseasilyandthewordsareshort.And
moatpopularmusicgroupscomefromAmericaorEngland.Inaddition,75%oftheworld’s
mailiswritteninEnglish;60%oftheworld’sradiostationsnowbroadcastinEnglish.
Forty-fourcountrieshaveEnglishastheirofficiallanguage.Infactnowadays,if
youarethinkingofexpandingyourbusinessoutsideofyourowncountry,thereis
astrongchancethatyouwillconductthatbusinessinEnglish.You'llbeata
disadvantageifyoudon'tspeakit.
26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
a.theimportanceofEnglishintheworld
b.thenumberoftheworld'sradiostationsbroadcastinginEnglish
c.thenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglish
d.Englishasalanguageofpopmusic
27.HowmanypeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage?
a.250millionb.100million
c.350milliond.400million
28.WhyisEnglishthelanguageofsportintheworld?
a.BecausealargenumberofAmericanslovesports
b.BecausetherulesforinternationalgamesarewritteninEnglish.
c.BecausetheinternationalgamesareoftenheldinAmerica.
d.BecausetheAmericanswritetherulesfortheinternationalgames.
29.Whatdoestheword"conduct"mean?
a.carryoutb.carrythrough
c.carryoverd.carryon
30.WhatisthenumberofthecountrieswhichhaveEnglishastheirofficial
language?
a.60b.75c.44d.45
Passage2
Today,supermarketsarefoundinalmosteverylargecityintheworld.Butthe
firstsupermarketwasopenedonlyfiftyyearsago.ItwasopenedinNewYorkbya
mannamedMichaelCullen.ASupermarketisdifferentfromothertypesofstoresin
severalways.Insupermarkets,goodsareplacedonopenshelves.Thecustomerschoose
whattheywantandtakethemtothecheck-outcounter(付款台).Thismeansthatfewer
employeesarerequiredthaninotherstores.Thewayproductsaredisplayed(陈列)
isanotherdifferencebetweensupermarketsandmanyothertypesofstores.Forexample,
insupermarkets,thereisusuallyadisplayofsmallinexpensiveitemsjustintrout
ofthecheck-outcounter:
candies,chocolates,magazines,cheapbooksandsoon.Why
aretheythere?
Mostcustomerswhogotoasupermarketbuyfromahoppinglist.Theyknowexactly
whattheyneedtobuy.Theyshopaccordingtoaplan.Bythetimetheyreachthe
check-outcounter,thecustomersarefeelingpleasedandrelaxedbecausethetask
ofshoppingisfinished.Inthishappymood,thecustomersseeanattractivedisplay
ofinexpensivegoodsthatwerenotontheirshoppingLists.Nowtheyfeellikebuying
somethingjustfortheirownpleasureandenjoyment.Manycustomersbuyfromthese
displaysofproductsnearthecheck-outcounter,andthisisexactlywhattheowner
ofthesupermarkethopestheywilldo.
Anotherimportantfactinhelpingacustomerchoosewhattobuyiswhereaproduct
isplacedonashelf.Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuch
betterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf.Aproductwhichiseasy
toseesellsbest.Manufacturespayahigherpricetohavetheirproductsplacedat
eyelevelontheshelves.Thecomfortandconvenienceofshoppingcentersisanother
factorwhichmakesthempopularwithcustomers.Largeparkingspacesareprovided,
andmanysupermarketsstayopenuntilverylateatnight.
31.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?
a.Thefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyhalfacenturyago.
b.Asupermarketisdifferentfromotherkindsofstoresintwoways.
c.ThefirstsupermarketwasopenedinNewYork.
d.Todaysupermarketsarefoundalmosteverybigcity.
32.Aproductthatisplaced______sellsbest.
a.ashighasone'seyes
b.ashighasone'swaist
c.onalowershelf
d.onahighershelf
33.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementistrue?
a.Supermarketsneedmoreclerksthanotherstores.
b.Insupermarketsgoodsareplacedonclosedshelves.
c.Thecustomersprefersupermarketstootherkindsofstores.
d.Thecustomerspayanyclerktheymeetforwhattheyhaveboughtinsupermarkets.
34.Whydoyouthinkshoppingcentersattractmorecustomersthanotherkindsof
stores?
a.Theyhavelargeparkinglotsandtheystayopenuntilalmostmidnight.
b.Theyhavemorekindsofgoods.
c.Theyhavefewemployees.
d.Theydisplaysmallinexpensiveitemsinfrontofcheck-outcounters.
35.Accordingtothewaysmallinexpensiveitemsatedisplayed,wecaninferthatthe
ownerofasupermarkethasagoodknowledgeof_____
a.physiologyb.biology
c.psychologyd.biophysics
Passage3
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown,inotherwords,heoriginof
languageisamysteryAllwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinvented
certainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothatthey
couldcommunicatewitheachother,andthelatertheyagreeduponcertainsignscalled
letters,whichwouldbecombinerepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewritten
down.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,thenliesintheirassociations---thethingstheyringup
beforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelonger
welive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;
andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingto
usincreases.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoapressthe