专插本英语98年14年历年真题.docx

1、专插本英语98年14年历年真题1998 年广东省一般高等学校本科插班生考试英语试题Part I Reading Comprehension(40%)Passage IThe computer is a wonderful machine.It is the most important invention since the typeof engine used in cars.Today it has the greatest effect on science,industry,and business,but it is being used more in education and

2、medicine.By the end of this century it will touch the lives of everyone,even people in distant villages.It is a revolutionary invention.The oldest kind of computer is the abacus used in China since the sixth century.In the seventeenth century an adding machine was invented,but the furst large,modern

3、 computer was built in 1937.A few years later a computer could do 5000 additions per second.Now the computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds(毫微秒 ).Today most computers have a memory.They are getting smaller and smaller,and computing faster and faster.Even in a large computer,th

4、e part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger.Computers can do all kinds of work.When someone buys something in a departmentstore,information about the sale goes into a computer,A scientist can talk to the computer about the rocks,and the computer answers the questio

5、ns.A doctor can talk to the computer and explainwhat is wrong with a patient.If the doctor asks why,the computer goes through its stored information and explains exactly why.When early humans began farming,it was a revolutionary change in human life.It was hundreds of thousands of years later that p

6、eople developed a writing system(方法 ).In less thanfifty years people have developed computers that can do most of the things humans can do .This could be a frightening development.1.The computer is considered a wonderful machine because_.A.it ha s effect on all aspects of man s life B.it is widely u

7、sed in education andmedicineC.it has the function of an engine D.it is useful even in distantvillages2.The abacus has been used in China for_.A.some 5,000 years B.about 600 yearsC.nearly 1,000 years D.over 1,300 years3.The most important feature of a computer is that_.A.it has a memory B.it is small

8、 in sizeC.it computes fast D.it answers all kinds of questions14.The computations of the computer are usually measured in_. 5.The computer will soon affect_.A.people in large cities B.people in developed countriesC.people all over the world D.people in the Western worldPassage 2In the traditional ma

9、rriage,the man worked at a job to earn money for the family.Most men worked in an office,a factory,or some other place away from the home.Since the man earned the money,he paid the bills.The money was used for food,clothes,a house,and other family needs.The man made most of the decisions.He was the

10、boss.In the traditional marriage,the woman seldom worked away from the house.She stayedat home to care for the children and her husband.She cooked the meals,cleaned house,washed theclothes,and did other household work.Her job at home was every important.In recent years,many couples continue to have

11、a traditional relationship of thiskind.The man has a job and earns the money for the family.The woman stays at home and caresfor the children and the house.Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage.But someother Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities.

12、There are two important differences in male and female roles now.One is that both men and women have many more choices.They may choose to marry or to stay single.They may choose to work or stay at home.Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.A second difference in male and

13、female roles is that within marriage many decisionsand responsibilities are shared.The husband and wife may choose to have children,or they maynot.If they have children,the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time,or not atall.The woman may want to stay at home and take care of th

14、e children.Or she may want to go towork.Men and Women now decide these things together in a marriage.Many married people nowshare these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.6.Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?A.Men worked at a job to earn money for family

15、.B.The woman made most of decisions.C.The woman stayed at home to care for the children.D.The man paid the bills.7.In recent years_.A.young couples reject the traditional relationshipB.the woman has a job and earns the money for the familyC.the woman doesn t stay at home and care for the children an

16、d the house2D.the role of men and women has begun to change8.Men and women may now choose all the following EXCEPT to_.A.marry or to stay singleB.work or to stay at homeC.have the roles that are comfortable for themD.leave their jobs just because they have children9.The following are all now true EX

17、CEPT_.A.they may choose to have children or notB.the man may take care of the children some of the timeC.the woman may want to go to workD.the woman is the most important person in the house10.Which of the following is NOT true?A.The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.B.The woman sjob at h

18、ome was very important in the past.C.Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.D.Everyone tries to get married.Passage 3Did you know that the empty plastic soft drink bottles you throw away every day can be turned into carpet or automobiles parts?That used glass bottles and aluminum cans can

19、be turned into new ones?And that yesterday s newspaper can be turned into tomorrow s?It all happens because of recycling( 再利用 ).The simple waste we throw away is a“ natural resource” that,with recycling,can be used to produce a variety of new products. Unfortunately,America recycles only 10% of its

20、rubbish,burns 10% and deposits 80% inwaste desposal grounds,As a result,it is having to cope with a serious solid waste problem.Every year,Americans throw away about 160 million tons of rubbish.Of that total,plastics make up less than 8%,paper about 36%,and glass and metal about 20%,all by weight.Pl

21、astics are naturally lighter,but still,when pressed together,accout for only about 20% by volume.As a result,in the past 10 years the United States waste disposal grounds have decreasedfrom about 18,500 to 6,000.In five years 2,000 more will close.In the process of finding solutions,some people have

22、 proposed to stop using plastics. Unfortunately,stop using plastics would do much harm and no good.We would lose allof the safety,health and convenience features of plastics.Besides,packaging would still be needed.A 1987 study shows what would happen if plastics were not used-the energy needed to pr

23、oduce other packaging,its cost,and the volume of waste collected would all rise greatly.3Some Americans believe part of the answer to America waste problem lies inrecycling everything from glass to metals to paper to plastic.Today,recycling is on the rise.There are now more than 1,000 waste recyclin

24、g programsin the U.S.Many are beginning to recycle plastics.Right now,almost 200 companies are recycling millions of used plastic containers intotoys,traffic signs,waste baskets,floor materials,and park benches.Plastics are among the easiest materials to recycle.More than 150 million pounds or 20%of

25、 all plastic soft drink bottles were recycled in 1987.11.What can t the plastic soft drink bottles be turned into?A.Newspapers. B.Automobile parts.C.Toys. D.Traffic signs.12.Of all the rubbish in the U.S.,plastics account for_by weight and_by volume.A.20%; 20% B. 8%; 20%C.36%; 8% D.20%; 36%13.On ave

26、rage,waste plastics are_other wastes.A.as heavy in density as B.heavier in density thanC.lighter in density than D.the same by weight as14.In 5 years,the U.S.will have only_waste disposal grounds.A.2,000 B.6,000C.4,000 D.18,50015.The author of this passage_the proposal of stopping using plastices.A.

27、says nothing about B.is sympathetic withC.agrees to D.disagrees toPassage 4There are two kinds of memory:short-term and long-term.Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed.The information may be kept for days or weeks.However,information in short-term memory

28、 is kept for only a few seconds,usuallyby repeating the information over and over.The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary.The subjects in his experiment were 75 college studen

29、ts.They represented all levels of ability in English:beginning,intermediate,advanced,and native-speaking students.To begin,the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English.Following the recording,the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they reme

30、mbered.Each question had four choices.The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording.Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike.For example,weather,whethet,wither,and wetter are four words that sound alike.Some of the questions4had four choices that have the same me

31、aning.Method,way,manner,and system would be fourwords with the same meaning.Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test.Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of theirmistakes on words that sound alike;students with a higher proficiency made more of their

32、 mistakes s results suggest that beginning students hold thesound of words in their short-term memory,and advanced students hold the meaning of words intheir short-term memory.16.Henning made the experiment in order to study_.A.how students remember English vocabulary by short-term memoryB.how students learn English vocabularyC.how to d