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西安交通大学
2005年西安交通大学
现代远程教育高起本入学考试复习题
英语
(一)
注:
答案一律写在答题纸上,写在试题上无效.
Ⅰ.单项选择(共15小题,计30分)
1.Thoughtheyarepeopleofdifferentsorts,theyalwaysbuydressesofstyle.
A.X,theB.the,aC.X,aD.the,the
2.Thepurposeoftheresearchhadamoreimportantmeaningforthemthan.
A.oursB.thoseofoursC.ithadforoursD.itdidforus
3.---Theremusthavebeenastormthere.
-----.
A.Therecouldn’tbeB.Thereneedn’tbe
C.IthinktherewasD.Theremustn’thavebeen
4.Thetemperatureofapersonisabout37
A.formalB.commonC.normalD.usual
5.----Idon’tsupposehecouldhavedonewellinthemid-termexamlastweek,he?
A.had;YesB.did;NoC.couldn’t;YesD.had;No
6.---It’satleasttenyearssincewepartedwitheachothet,Joe,
-----.
-----NeitherwouldIhave,ifIhadn’tbeencalled.
A.Youhaven’tchangedabit,Jim
B.Imadeyououtonseeingyou,Jim
C.IhadthoughtIwouldmeetyouhere,Jim
D.Ididn’trecognizeyouatfirst,Jim
7.Itwasverykindofyoutodothewashing-up,butyou.
A.mustn’thavedoneitB.shouldn’thavedoneit
C.mightn’thavedoneitD.didn’thavetodoit
8.----Comeonin,PeterIwanttoshowyousomething.
-----Oh,howniceofyou!
Iyoutobringmeagift.
A.neverthink;aregoingB.neverthink;weregoing
C.didn’tthink;weregoingD.hadn’tthought;weregoing
9.-----Don’tlookdownupon,Rob.Hehashisownadvantages.
-----Oh,yes.Heisstrongothersareweak.
A..whereB.sinceC.ifD.though
10.reallysurprisedmemostwasthesuggestionthathe.
A.What;shouldmakeB.What;hadmade
C.That;shouldmakeD.That;hadmade
11.AlthoughinChina,heiswellknownforhisnovelaboutRussia.
A.lived;XB.born;butC.broughtup;yetD.beingraised;X
12.youthinkwillmakeatriptoParis,
A.WhocanitbethatB.Whomdo
C.WhomcanitbeD.Whowillitbe
13.Don’tyouthinkitnicetohavethebedroomniceandclean?
A.lookedB.lookingC.tolookD.look
14.Shutyoumouth.NothingstopmeonceI’vemademymind.
A.willB.oughttoC.mustD.shall
15.oryouwillfail;wouldbethesituationyouface.
A.Tryhard;soB.Don’tloseheart;which
C.Goallout;suchD.Keepupyoucourage;as
Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题,计40分)
WhenIwasin7thgrade,Ihadalotoftrouble16,Mymotherusedtositbymyside,and17eachparagraghofeachschoolreadingassignment(任务)tomebecauseIdidn’tunderstand18Iwasreading.Shewouldhavetoreadeachparagraghtome,andthenaftereach19,she20whatwejustread.
Inclass,Itriedto21thefactthatIcouldn’tread.Myteachersgaveusthelast1022ofclasstostartourreadinghomework,andIwouldsitthereforthelasttenminutesofclassstaringatthe23,pretendingIwas24it----Irememberaterriblefeelingofnotwantingtogetintroublefornotbeingabletocomprehend(理解).Ihadto25untilIgothomesomymothercouldexplainittome.26didIevergetintoCornellUniversity?
ByeighthgradeIstartedunderstandingalittleonmyown,butIwasreadingatanincredibly27rate.Ineighthgrade,IgotholdofallthespeedreadingtoolsIcouldgetmyhandson.Ireadthemallveryslowlyatthetime.Ievenwentoutandtookacourseonspeedreading.ThenI28myownsystemwhichwaseasierandproducedquickerresults.Istartedpracticingthese29everyday,andasIstartedtoreadfaster,myunderstanding30.IfoundthatIstoppeddaydreamingand31aboutotherthingswhileIwasreading,andstartedgettingthelargermeaning.Iwasreading32andcomprehendingbetter.
Ifoundthatwhenyoureadslowly,word33word,yougetlostinthewords.losethebiggerpicture,andyourcomprehension34.Whenyoureadfaster,yourconcentrationactuallyincreasesandyourcomprehensiongoesupbecauseinsteadofgettinglostinthewords,youseethe35picture.
16.A.read
B.reading
C.withreading
D.inread
17.A.explain
B.read
C.listen
D.dictate
18.A.that
B.why
C.how
D.what
19.A.line
B.paragragh
C.word
D.sentence
20.A.summerize
B.reported
C.retold
D.spoke
21.A.tell
B.say
C.hide
D.open
22.A.hours
B.minutes
C.seconds
D.days
23.A.seeing
B.page
C.classmate
D.teacher
24.A.peaking
B.writing
C.reciting
D.reading
25.A.wait
B.go
C.write
D.read
26.A.When
B.Why
C.Then
D.How
27.Arapid
B.quick
C.high
D.slow
28.A.developed
B.learned
C.controlled
D.bought
29.A.books
B.systems
C.articles
D.techniques
30.A.reduced
B.increased
C.worse
D.hopeless
31.A.talking
B.reading
C.finding
D.thinking
32.A.faster
B.slower
C.less
D.little
33.A.in
B.through
C.by
D.on
34.A.increase
B.develops
C.drops
D.exercises
35.A.part
B.separated
C.whole
D.pieces
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共20小题,计40分)
A
Sydney,thecapitalofnewSouthWales,hasapopulationofmorethanthreemillion.ItisnotonlyAustralia’soldestandlargestcitybutalsoitschiefmanufacturing(制造)centerandbusinessportaswellasthelargestcenterforsellingwoolintheworld.
Besides,Sydneyisalsoacitywith30goldenbeachesnearby.InSydneyifyousayyouaregoingtoskiing,itoftenmeanswater-skiing.IfyouaregoingtoKosciusko,youareprobablygoingsnow-skiing.
TheharborofSydneyisspanned(跨越)bythefamousarch(拱形的)bridgeandoverlooked(俯瞰)bydramatic(惹人注目的)newSydneyOperaHouse.TheOperaHousehasgreatwhitecurving(弧形的)roofsandisdescribedasoneofthegreaterbuildingsinthe20thcentury.
ThereareoldclassicbuildingsinSydneyaswell,suchasSt.JamesChurch,HydeParkBarracks(海德公园营房)andParliamentHouse(国会大厦).Ofcoursetherearealsomodemskyscrapers.
Itisestimated(估计)thatbytheendofthe20thcenturytherewillbefivemillionpeoplelivinginthemetropolitan(大城市)complexalongthecoastingnorthandsouthofSydney.
36.Sydneyiscertainly.
A.thelargestcityintheworld
B.theonlycityinNewSouthWales
C.themanufacturingcenterintheworld
D.sellingmorewoolthananyotherplaceintheworld
37.ItseemsthatpeopleinSydneyareusedto.
A.water-skiingB.snow-skiingC.its30beachesD.BothAandB
38.WecanseethattheHarborofSydney,thefamousarchbridgeandtheSydneyOperaHouseare.
A.nearoneanotherB.notallmodernbuildinginthe20thcentury
C.alldramaticallybuiltD.amonythegreatbuildinginthe20thcentury
39.HowmanymorepeoplewilltherebeinthecitySydneybytheendofthe20thcentury?
A.3millionB.5millionC.Lessthan2millionD.2million
40.WhichofthefollowingparagraghsbestshowsthatSydneyisaveryoldcity?
A.Paragragh2B.Paragragh3C.Paragragh4D.Paragragh5
B
Whydidthekoalacrosstheroad?
Togettolessharmfultreeleavesontheotherside,accordingtonewAustralianresearch.
Foryearskoalashavepuzzledscientistsbyriskingtheirlivestocrossbusyhighwaystoeatfromaparticulareucalyptus(桉树)whilerefusinghundredsofothertreesofthesamespecies.
Itisanewchemicalinthoseparticulareucalyptustreesthatstoppedthekoalasfromeatingthem.Koalashaveadigestivesystem(消化系统)thatletsthemnotbeharmedbypoisonintheeucalyptustree,whichcouldbeharmfultohumans.
TheGuinnessBookofRecordslistskoalas,nativetoAustraliaandindangerofextinction,astheworld’smoststricteaters.Theyareknowntochoose0.6kilogramleavestoeatadayfromninekilograms.Akoala’sdietisalmostwhollylimitedtoeucalyptusleaves,verylowinenergy-producingnutrients,butitisthepicky(挑剔的)eatinghabitwhichisputtingtheanimalatrisk.
SinceEuropeansettlement,about80%oftheAustralia’seucalyptusforestshavebeenclearedandmostremainingtreesareonprivateland.
Thekoala’sslowmovementalsomakeitafrequentvictim(受害者)ofdogs,carsandbush-fires,TheAustraliankoalaFoundationsaysthat4000koalaeachyearbydogsandtraffic.Koalasnownumberlessthan100000downfrommillionsinthe1920swhenwereshotfortheirfur.
41.Koalaseatfrom.
A.someeucalyptustreesB.hundredsofeucalyptustrees
B.onlyacertainkindofeucalyptustreeD.treesofthesameeucalyptusspecies
42.Thepopulationofkoalaswouldincreaseif.
A.theydidnoteateucalyptustrees
B.theirfoodwasnotlimitedtoaparticulareucalyptustreeleaves
C.theyatesomeharmlessfood
D.theyatewhathumanbeingseat
43.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.
A.20%ofAustralian’seucalyptusforestshavebeencutdowm
B.morethan20%theeucalyptustreesareprivate
C.koalasareatriskinAustralia
D.theremainingeucalyptustressinAustraliabelongtoprivateproperty
44.Whichstatementistrue?
A.Millionsofkoalaswereshotfortheirfurinthe1920s
B.100000koalaswillbeshotfortheirfurinAustralia
C.Inthe1920sthereweremorethanonemillionkoalasinAustralia
D.ThereweremillionsofkoalaslivinginAustraliainthe1920s.
45.IftheAustralianswanttoprotectthekoalas,.
A.theymustprotectandimprovethelivingsurroundings
B.theymustplantallkindsofeucalyptustreeseverywhere
C.theymustchangetheanimal’seatinghabits
D.theymustkeepthebalanceofnature
C
Ascientistwhohasspentmanyyearsstudyingsleepwasaskedthisquestion:
“Whydoweneedsleep?
”Hisanswerwas:
“Ifwedonotsleep,wegetverysleepy.”
Nooneknowsexactlywhywesleep.Butscientistshavelearnedalot.Fromsleepexperiment,scientistshavelearnedthattherearefourdifferentstagesofsleep.
Whenyoufirstfallasleep,yourheartstartstobeatmoreslowlyandyourbreathingslowdown.Ifsomethingwakesyou,youmightnotthinkthatyouhadbeenasleep.Somepeoplecallthiskindofsleepdozing.Scie