广东专插本英语历年真题之令狐文艳创作.docx

1、广东专插本英语历年真题之令狐文艳创作1998年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试令狐文艳英 语 试 题Part IReading Comprehension(40%)Passage I The computer is a wonderful machine.It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars.Today it has the greatest effect on science,industry,and business,but it is being used more in educ

2、ation and 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 abacusused in China since the sixth century.In the seventeenth century an adding machine was invented,but the furst la

3、rge,modern 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 c

4、omputer,the 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 department store,information about the sale goes into a computer,A scientist can talk to the computer about the rocks,and the computer answers

5、 the questions.A doctor can talk to the computer and explain what 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 year

6、s later that people developed a writing system(方法).In less than fifty 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 has effect on all aspects of mans lifeB.it

7、is widely used in education and medicineC.it has the function of an engine D.it is useful even in distant villages2.The abacus has been used in China for_.A.some 5,000 yearsB.about 600 yearsC.nearly 1,000 yearsD.over 1,300 years3.The most important feature of a computer is that_.A.it has a memoryB.i

8、t is small in sizeC.it computes fastD.it answers all kinds of questions4.The computations of the computer are usually measured in_.A.secondsB.minutesC.hoursD.nanoseconds5.The computer will soon affect_.A.people in large citiesB.people in developed countriesC.people all over the worldD.people in the

9、Western worldPassage 2 In the traditional marriage,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.Th

10、e man made most of the decisions.He was the boss. In the traditional marriage,the woman seldom worked away from the house.She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband.She cooked the meals,cleaned house,washed the clothes,and did other household work.Her job at home was every important

11、. In recent years,many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind.The man has a job and earns the money for the family.The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house.Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage.But some other Americans have a different

12、impression of marriage and family responsibilities. 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 c

13、omfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared.The husband and wife may choose to have children,or they may not.If they have children,the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time,or not at al

14、l.The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children.Or she may want to go to work.Men and Women now decide these things together in a marriage.Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.6.Which of the following is NOT true in the tradition

15、al marriage?A.Men worked at a job to earn money for family.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.t

16、he woman doesnt stay at home and care for the children and the houseD.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 becau

17、se they have children9.The following are all now true EXCEPT_. 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 t

18、he boss in the traditional marriage.B.The womans job at home was very important in the past.C.Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.D.Everyone tries to get married.Passage 3 Did you know that the empty plastic soft drink bottles you throw away every day can be turned into carpet or automo

19、biles parts? That used glass bottles and aluminum cans can be turned into new ones? And that yesterdays newspaper can be turned into tomorrows? 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 p

20、roducts. Unfortunately,America recycles only 10% of its rubbish,burns 10% and deposits 80% in waste 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%,pape

21、r about 36%,and glass and metal about 20%,all by weight.Plastics 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 decreased from about 18,500 to 6,000.In five years 2,000 more wil

22、l close. In the process of finding solutions,some people have proposed to stop using plastics. Unfortunately,stop using plastics would do much harm and no good.We would lose all of the safety,health and convenience features of plastics. Besides,packaging would still be needed.A 1987 study shows what

23、 would happen if plastics were not used-the energy needed to produce other packaging,its cost,and the volume of waste collected would all rise greatly. Some Americans believe part of the answer to Americas waste problem lies in recycling everything from glass to metals to paper to plastic. Today,rec

24、ycling is on the rise.There are now more than 1,000 waste recycling programs in the U.S.Many are beginning to recycle plastics. Right now,almost 200 companies are recycling millions of used plastic containers into toys,traffic signs,waste baskets,floor materials,and park benches. Plastics are among

25、the easiest materials to recycle.More than 150 million pounds or 20% of all plastic soft drink bottles were recycled in 1987.11.What cant 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 wei

26、ght and_by volume.A.20%; 20%B.8%; 20%C.36%; 8%D.20%; 36%13.On average,waste plastics are_other wastes.A.as heavy in density asB.heavier in density thanC.lighter in density thanD.the same by weight as14.In 5 years,the U.S.will have only_waste disposal grounds.A.2,000B.6,000C.4,000D.18,50015.The autho

27、r of this passage_the proposal of stopping using plastices.A.says nothing aboutB.is sympathetic withC.agrees toD.disagrees toPassage 4 There 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 kep

28、t for days or weeks.However,information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds,usually by 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 vo

29、cabulary.The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students.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,th

30、e subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered.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 ali

31、ke.Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning.Method,way,manner,and system would be four words 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 their mistakes on words that

32、 sound alike;students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning.Hennings results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory,and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.16.Henning made the experiment in order to study_.A.how students remember En