英语高职升本科真题.docx

1、英语高职升本科真题机密*启用前2008年天津市高等院校“高职升本科”招生统一考试英 语 本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。第1卷1至8页，第卷9至10页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷(选择题共95分)注意事项： 1答第1卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上，并将 本人考试用条形码贴在答题卡的贴条形码处。 2每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，答在试卷上的无效。3考试结束，监考入将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。 Part I. Grammar and Vocabulary (15

2、points) Directions: There are 15 sentences, each with a blank. Under each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the sentences and the choices carefully and then choose the one that best completes the sentence.1. When I leave the research institute next week, I _ there for 17 ye

3、ars. A. shall be working B. shall have worked C. will work D. have worked2. Were going to the bookstore in Jims car. You can come with us _ you can meet us there later. A. but B. and C. then D. or3. -You know Mr. Green has been iii for days? -Yes, I wonder if he is _ better now. A. some B. much C. n

4、o D. many4. In Britain people _ four million tons of potatoes every year. A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust5. Does _ surprise you to know that the wonderful invention was made by a twelve-year-old schoolboy? A. he B. that C. this D. it6. -Im taking my driving test tomorrow. - _ ! A. Good f

5、uck B. Cheers C. Come on D. Congratulations 7. At first I was worried about the employment prospect. Four years of study later, Ive realized I _. A. didnt need to worry B. mustnt have worried C. neednt have worried D. couldnt have worried 8. _ his great achievements in chemistry, he was considered a

6、s one of the most outstanding scientists of the century. A. In terms of B. On behalf of C. On the basis of D. in the form of 9. I could hardly _ the ship in the distance. A. look out B. make out C. make up D. see through 10. I was not _ by his many arguments, so finally we agreed to differ. A. convi

7、cted B. confirmed C. concerned D. convinced 11. Human beings are superior to animals_ they can use language as a tool to communicate. A. in which B. for which C. in that D. for that 12. He is well _ with the literature of America. A. acquainted B. informed C. enlightened D. acknowledged 13. John did

8、 quite well in his exams, _ how little he studied. A. consider B. considered C. considering D. to consider 14. The manager spoke highly of such _ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees. A. virtues B. features C. properties D. characteristics15. The police are always ready to giv

9、e a hand to _ needs help. A. who B. whom C. whomever D. whoeverPart II. Cloze Test (30 points)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the passage carefully and choose the one that fits right into the passage.The Unite

10、d States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 16 these wide modem roads are generally 17 and well maintained, with 18 sharp curves (转弯) and many straight 19 , a direct route is not always the most 20 on

11、e. Large highways often pass 21 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 22_ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 23 traffic during rush hours, 24 the fast, direct way becomes a very slow route.However, there is 25 always another route

12、 to take 26 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 27 new superhighways, there are often older, 28 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 29 of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads 30 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high

13、 31 , or down frightening hillsides to towns 32 ill deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 33 the air is clean and the scenery, is beautiful, and the driver may have a 34 to get a flesh 35 of the world.16. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. The

14、refore17. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated18. A. little B. few C. much D. many19. A. selections B. separations C. series D. sections20. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable21. A. to B. into C. over D. by22. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate23. A. large B. fast

15、C. high D. heavy24. A. when B. for C. but D. that25. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite26. A. unless B. if C. as D. since27. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably28. A. and B. less C. more D. or29. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some30. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling

16、31. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths32. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied33. A. there B. when C. which D. where34. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot35. A. view B. variety C. visit D. video Part III. Reading Comprehension ( 50 points )Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each pas

17、sage is followed by a number of questions for comprehension. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. Passage One Most people do not think of fishes and other marine animals as ha

18、ving voices, and of those who are aware of the fact that many of them can speak, few understand that these conversations have significance. Actually, their talk may be as meaningful as much of our own. For example, some sea animals use their voices to locate their food in the ocean expanses; others,

19、 to let their fellows know of their whereabouts; and still others, as a means of obtaining mates. Sometimes, speaking may even mean the difference between life and death to a marine animal. It appears in some cases that when a predator (食肉动物) approaches, the prey depends on no more than the sounds i

20、t makes to escape. Fish sounds are important to man, also. By listening to them he can learn a great deal about the habits of the creatures that make them, the size of the schools they form, the patterns of their migrations, and the nature of the environments in which they live. He can also apply th

21、is information to the more effective utilization of the listening posts he has set up to detect enemy submarines (潜水艇) . A knowledge of fish sounds can avoid confusion and unneeded effort when a new sound is picked up and the sound sentry (岗哨) must decide whether or not to call an alert.36. Among th

22、e people who know that many sea animals have voices, few_. A. could understand their conversations B. realize that they can make speeches C. could understand the significance of their conversations D. realize that they can communicate37. By listening to sounds fishes make, man can learn all the foll

23、owing except_. A. their habits B. their environments C. their sizes D. the usual pattern of their migrations38. In some cases, when a predator approaches, fishes depend on _. A. the sounds of their fellows to escape B. the sounds of the approaching enemy to escape C. none of the sounds it makes to e

24、scape D. their prey to escape39. The last sentence means that a knowledge of fish sounds can help man to_. A. detect enemy submarines B. pick up new sounds C. avoid confusion in fishing activities D. avoid unneeded effort in fish sound studies40. Which of the following statements can be inferred fro

25、m the passage? A. Fish sounds cannot be transmitted through air. B. Hearing in fishes is more acute than in people. C. Fishes only speak to communicate with each other. D. Researchers are engaged in studying the significance of fish sounds. Passage Two When Louis Braille was three years old, he beca

26、me blind in both eyes as the result of an accident in his fathers harness shop. His father, determined that Louis should not suffer the usual fate of blind persons at that time and become a beggar, kept him in the village school until he was ten and then entered him in the institution des Jeunes Ave

27、ugles in Paris. Louis learned to read from the three books engraved in large raised letters in the Institution library. He did exceptionally well both in academic work and at the piano and the organ, and was soon helping to teach the younger children. In 1819, the same year that Louis entered the In

28、stitution, Charles Barbier, an army captain, reported to the Academy of Sciences on a system of raised dots and dashes which enabled soldiers to read messages in the dark. Later, Barbier brought his invention to the Institution. After experimenting with it, young Braille produced a writing system us

29、ing only dots, from which he gradually devised 63 separate combinations representing the letters in the French alphabet. At the request of an Englishman, he later added the letter w, accents and punctuation marks, and mathematical signs. Although government bureaucracy prevented immediate official a

30、doption, his system was used at the Institution as long as the director, Dr. Pignier, was in office. Pigniers successor insisted on returning to the officially approved former system, but students continued to use Brailles method secretly. Eventually, its superiority was established and it was adopt

31、ed throughout France.41. Louis-Braille first learned to read with the aid of _. A. his father B. special books at the Institution C. the village school teacher D. Captain Barbiers system of dots and dashes42. Louiss father kept him at the village school until he was ten because his father_. A. wanted Louis to help him in the harness shop B. thought it was not worthwhile to have Louis work when he was young C. did not want Louis to live the same sort of life as