安徽省普高专升本英语真题和答案.docx

1、安徽省普高专升本英语真题和答案2005年安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试试题英 语I. Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each, 35 points in all) Directions: There are 35 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D, then write the corresp

2、onding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. English people often take umbrellas with them when they go out because they dont want to be in a rain.A. seized B. got C. captured D. caught2. Whenever Tom knew I was in trouble, he always lends me a hand.A. might B. would C. could D. should3. There is an arrow

3、on the wall _ the direction of advance.A. pointing B. identifyingC. marking D. indicating4. The spaceman found to look at the earth away from itA. a most exciting experience B. it a most exciting experienceC.that a most exciting experience D.the experience most 5. As people live longer, they to chan

4、ge their ideas about lifeA. like B.tend C.wish D.long6. any instructiorts from the Head Office, we couldnt make any decision.A. Not receiving B.Receiving no C.Not having recived D.Having not received 7. The design was so that you could not find any fault in it.A. delicate B. elaborate C. fancy D. co

5、mplicated8. So fast that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.A. light travels B. travels lightC. do light travel D. does light travel9. She longed to visit Italy, _ she often dreamt about it.A. so seriously that B. so eagerly thatC. to such an extent that D. so anxiously that10. Even if he _

6、 here, he would not be able to help us.A. is B. had been C. has been D. were11. The classroom is quite clean _ some waste paper on the floor. :A. except for B. except C. besides D. without12. He is the only one of those boys who _ willing to take a make-up examA. is B. were C. has been D. was13. He

7、speaks English well indeed, but of course not a native speakerA. as fluent as B. more fluent thanC. so fluently as D. much fluently than 14. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _ harm them.A. rather than B. other thanC. more than D. better than15. Everyone is working harder, an

8、d living a happier life now, _ ?A. isnt one B. arent weC. isnt it D. arent they16. Sorry, I didnt know _ Dr. Smith has already returned from his holiday. III go and see him in a minuteA. that B. when C. whether D. if17. Theres little chance that mankind would a nuclear war.A. retain B. endure C. mai

9、ntain D. survive18. It was a soldier who happened to be there saved the girl from the dangerA. where B. how C. that D. when19. The dictionary she bought is that I have.A. twice as much as B. as twice much asC. twice more than D. twice than20. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _ .

10、A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal21. I was really anxious about you. You home without a wordA. mustnt leave B. shouldnt have leftC. couldnt have left D. needn t leave22. If you your name and address on the card, well send the book to you as soon as it is retumed.A. go over B. fill inC. fin

11、d out D.carry out23. Would you like more coffee? Im sure you would .A. much B. few C. any D.a lot24. These are common materials we are all familiar.A. about which B. of whichC. with which D. to which25 of danger, he jumped into the river all at once. A. Because B. In terms C. Instead D. carry out26.

12、 When I leave the research institute next week, I there for 18 years.A. shall be working B. will workC. shall have worked D. have worked27. The number of children from l to 15 in different families.A. varies B. seems C. changes D. turns 28. In ancient times people used to build their houses with mat

13、erials .A. convenient B. important C. available D. natural29. She agreed without the slightest .A. hesitation B. thinking C. look D. hope30. Is there any theyll ever find a cure for the common cold?A. prospective B. prospect C. prosperity D. prosperous31. Some people are color-blinded and cannot bet

14、ween blue and green.A. distinguish B. differ C. separate D. divide32. knows the name of this song will receive a prize from the radio station.AOne BWho C. Anyone D. Whoever33. All the countries are customers or customers of the United States.A. potential B.pretended C.preventive D.pretective34. The

15、safety rules are_ anyone.A. applied on B. applied in C. applied for D. applied to35. We got to the station only _ that the train had just left.A. learned B. to learn C. learning D. having learnedII. Cloze (1 point each, 10 points in all) Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For

16、each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the pas? Age and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. The first name for the Open University was The University of the 36 . The idea is to teach on the air”, in other 37 , on radio and t

17、elevision. Mostof the teaching is done like this. Radio and television 38 brought the classroom into people s 39 . But this, on its own, is not 40 for a university education. The Open University 41 also receives advice at one of 283 study centers in the country. Thirty-six weeks of the year he has t

18、o send 42 work to atutor, the person who guides his _ 43 . He must also spend three weeks every summer 44 a full-time student. The tutors and students meet and study together, as in other universities. At the end of the Open Universitys first year, the results were good. Three out of every four stud

19、ents 45 their examinations. If they do this every year, they will finish their studies in four or five years. 36. A. Air B. Radio C. Television D. Open 37. A. way B. places C. words D.expression 38. A. are . B. is C. have D.has 39. A. families B. homes C. factories D.offices 40. A. good B. bad C. mu

20、ch D.enough41. A. president B. professor C. teacher D.student42. A. writing B.written C. lost D.missing43. A. studies B. teachings C. works D.examinations44. A. on B.for C. as D.to 45. A. took B.failed C. enjoyed D.passedIII. Reading Comprehension (50 points)Task l (2 points each, 10 points in all)

21、Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No.46 through No. 50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices. You should make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. In ancient times the most important

22、 examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving; speeches. In the European universities of the middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study wi

23、th people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates(考生) for the doctor s degree. Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably no

24、t known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers

25、at an automobile factory.Certainly, during examinations teachers and students is expected to act like machines. One type of test is sometimes called an objective test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, eac

26、h of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.46. In the middle Ages students .A. took objective tests B. were timed by electric clocksC. s

27、pecialized in one subject D. never wrote exams 47. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that .A. workers now take examinations B. the population has grownC. there are only written exams today D. examinations are now written and timed48. The kind of exams where students must select answers are .A. persona

28、l B. spoken C. objective D. written49. Modern industry must have developed .A. before the Middle Ages B. in Greece or RomeC. around the 19th century D. machines to take tests50. It may be concluded that testing .A. should test only opinions B. has changed since the middle AgesC. should always be wri

29、tten D. is given only in factoriesTask 2(2 points each, 10 points in all) Directions: This task is the same as Task l ( No.51 through No.55). He lived in the 16th century. A few things, but not really that many, are known about his life. And yet around the world the comment is unanimous: he was the

30、greatest writer who ever lived. His name was William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in 1564 in a little town called Stratford-upon Avon. When he was in his twenties, he made his way to London. There he spent most of his working life. The theater was very popular at that time, and soon Shakespeare

31、 was writing plays. He belonged to an acting company called the Lord Chamberlains Men and wrote plays for them. (He also acted in some of the plays.) In 1599 the company built the famous Globe Theater. There Shakespeare wrote and acted until he retired in about 1607. Shakespeare wrote three kinds of

32、 plays: comedies, tragedies, and histories. Many of the comedies involved mistaken identities, :women pretended to be men, and slapstick (滑稽剧) situations. One of his famous comedies is A Midsummer Nights Dream. Shakespeares tragedies were often about a noble and honorable man who had one fault that helped bring abo