河北专接本英语历年真题(附答案)

2001年专接本综合考试试卷（英语） 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

A. camera

B. waste

C. hatch

D. matter D. forehead D. damaged D. version D. receive

A. perhaps A. shouted

B. harvest B. closed

C. Fahrenheit C. proved

A. association A. society A. younger A. character A. births A. always A. ghost

B. profession B. piece B. anger

C. suggestion C. field

C. stronger D. singer D. school

B. moustache C. stomach B. paths B. salt

C. baths D. mouths

C. chalk C. comb

D. also D. tomb

B. exposure

Religious and private schools receive little support from public taxes in the United States, and __41__ a result , are usually somewhat expensive to__42__. The largest group of religious schools in America __43__ by the Roman Catholic Church. While religious schools tend to be __44__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some __45__.

When there __46__ free education available to all children in the United States, why do people __47__ money on private schools? Americans offer __48__ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to __49__ their children to schools __50__ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction __51__ as part of the educational program, or because, __52__ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not __53__ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States __54__ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of programs that are offered to meet __55__ of certain students.

The degree __56__ American parents are satisfied with their children’s schools often __57__ people of other countries. Most schools have organizations __58__ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A for Parent-Teacher Association. They meet together to __59__ various matters concerning the schools. Parents often give time __60__ with classroom or after-school activities. 41. A)as B)to

C)in

D)for

42. A)go B)attend C)take part in D)enroll 43. A)were run

B)run

C)is run D)is running

44. A)less B)more 45. A)lodging 46. A)was

C)rather D)much

C)tuition D)fees

C)is D)take

1 D)are

B)boarding

B)have been B)pay

C)cost

47. A)spend

48. A)a

B)they

C)some

D) /

D)sending

D)where

49. A)bring B)bringing 50. A)which

B)what

C)send

C) in that

51. A)is included B)are include C)includes D)had included 52. A)to B)in 53. A)//

C)on D)for

C)of

D)on C)extend

D)differs

D)what

B)in

54. A)differ B)varies

55. A)the needs B)the satisfaction C)needs D)need 56. A)on which

B)to which

C)which

57. A)surprises B)surprised C)surprising D)striking

58. A)consisting B)comprising C)composing D)making up 59. A)talk to 60. A)helping II.

B)comment

C)discuss D)exchange

B)to help C)for helping D)on helping

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Passage 1

Making a film takes a long time and is a very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story being acted or shooting the film, as it is called, often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and reacted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or thirty times.

The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio: churches, houses, castles, and forests are all built of wood and by actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person In a film studio, he decides now the scene should be filmed and how the scene should be arranged.

Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film.

61. Making a film usually involves__________. A) writing a story

B) film studio

C) shooting the film D) all of the above

62. The sentence “sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or thirty times” means______

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A) every scene must be acted at least twenty or thirty times before it is a success. B) on occasion the same scene has to be acted again and again before it is a success. C) every scene has to be acted again and again in order to make it perfect. D) not all films are made smoothly.

63. It is implied but not stated in the passage that_________. A) every famous director can make his film real B) not all famous directors can make their films real C) every director is a good director

D) most famous directors can make their films real

64. The most important person in making a film is __________.

A)an actor or actress B)a cameraman C) a director D)a writer of the story

65.Which of the following statements is true as far as the making of a film is concerned? A) It is an easy job and usually takes a long time. B) It is a difficult job and usually takes a long time. C) It is a fun when actors or actresses can act freely. D) Very often each scene can just be acted once. Passage 2

No author in American literature is better known or more loved than Samuel Langhome Clemens. Born in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and became a river boat pilot when he was 21 years old. So he adopted the pen name of “Mark Twain”, which was derived from a phrase meaning “two fathoms deep” used by the boatmen on the Mississippi as they measured the depth of the river. The river environment inspired the two novels which brought him his greatest name : “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn”. Another book ,“Life on the Mississippi”, told of his adventures on the river boats of that period.

It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain’s life as a writer started. At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaberas County” was an immediate success and his new career began ,“A Million Pound Note” written in 1893 was another well-known short story.

In 1870, Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon. He had fallen in love with her picture even before he met her. According to his biographers, his wife had a great influence on Twain’s later books.

Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer. His travels around the country giving talks on a variety of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books.

“Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” are considered Twain’s best works. They

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are marked by humor and salty and provide his readers with an excellent picture of his era. His last book was finished before his death. He was then 74 years old. 66.Samuel Langhome Clemens adopted the pen name of “Mark Twain” ______. A) when he was 21 years old.

B) after he wrote the novel “Life on the Mississippi”. C) from a phrase used by the boatmen on the Mississippi.

D) because the boatmen called him “Mark Twain” when he worked as a riverboat pilot. 67.Mark Twain’s career as a writer began when_______. A) he wrote “A Million Pound Note” B) he was working on the Mississippi C) the Civil War broke out D) he was working as a newspaper man

68.According to this passage , which of the following books was most probably written under the influence of Olivia Langdon?

A) “The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaberas County”. B) “A Million Pound Note”.

C) “Life on the Mississippi”. D) “Tom Sawyer”.

69.What helped Mark Twain become famous and made better sale of his books? A) His humorous style in writing. B) His experience on the Mississippi.

C) His talks on a variety of subjects during his travels around the country. D) His wife’s influence on his works.

70.Which of the following statement is not true about Mark Twain? A) He is considered the best author in American literature. B) He fell in love with Olivia Langdon when he saw her picture. C) He was a successful lecturer as well as famous writer. D) He completed his last work when he was 74 years old. Passage 3

Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations. The nation of the Cherokees ( 柴罗基部落) lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.

After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokees name Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided

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to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible------there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.

In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from the homes. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?

The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback.

It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4,000 had died. It was indeed a march of death. 71. The Cherokees Nation used to live ________.

A) on the American continent. B) in the southeastern part of the U.S. C) beyond the Mississippi River. D) in the western territory. 72. One of the ways Sequoyah invented aimed at ________. A) writing down the spoken language B) making word pictures C) teaching his people reading D) printing their own newspaper 73. A law was passed in 1830 to______.

A) allow the Cherokees to stay where they were B) sent the army to help the Cherokees C) force the Cherokees to move westward D) forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper 74. When the Cherokees began to leave their lands,_______. A) they went in carts B) they went on horseback C) they marched on foot D) all of the above

75. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because_______. A) they were not willing to go there

B) The government did not provide transportation

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B. There was less chance of being detected there. C. Britain was Spring’s birthplace.

D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.

2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for______. A. Southern money

B. Signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin C. Southern manuscripts and letters D. Civil War battle plans

3. Robert Spring spent 15 years_____. A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia B. corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson C. as a forger

D. as a respectable dealer

4. According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to ____. A. sharp-eyed experts

B. persons who aren’t experts C. book dealers D. owners of old books 5. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?

A. The only daughter of General “Stonewall Jackson”.

B. A little-known girl who sold her father’s papers to Robert Spring. C. Robert Spring’s daughter.

D. An imaginary person created by Spring. Passage Two

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

Obviously it is meaningless in increasing your w.p.m. rate if you do not understand what you are reading. When you are consciously trying to increase your reading speed, stop after every chapter if you are reading a novel, or stop every section or group of ten or twelve pages if it is a textbook, and ask yourself a few questions about what you have been reading. If you find you have lost the clue of the story or you cannot remember clearly the details of what was said re-read the section or chapter.

Try this from time to time. Take four or five pages of the general interest book you happen to be reading at the time. Read them as fast as you possibly can. Do not worry about whether you understand or not. Now go back and read them at what you feel to be your normal w.p.m. rate, the rate at which you can comfortably understand. After a lightning speed read through (probably about 600 w.p.m.) you will usually find that your technique that players use when they habitually run further in training than they will have to on the day of the big race.

6. When you are reading a novel, the passage advises you to pause to check the content____. A. every chapter

B. every hour

D. after every page

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C. every three or four pages

7. The purpose of pausing so often is to _____.

A. rest the eyes

B. make sure you have not missed any pages

C. make sure you really understand what you have read D. prevent brain fatigue

8. If you have lost the clue of the story you are reading, the passage suggests_____. A. choosing an easier book

B. glancing back over the chapter you have just read C. asking a friend to help you with the difficult words D. learning the previous chapter

9. The purpose of the lightning speed exercise is to ______. A. increase your normal speed by practicing at a very high rate

B. get through the book in half the time so that you can go on to with the next C. help you understand more of the content of the book D. enable you to win reading races against your friends 10. The word “interest” in Paragraph 2 means . A. attractive Passage Three

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Sports and games make our bodies strong: prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. But these are not their only use. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed; and only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful.

Sports and games are also very useful for character—training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of one’s country, but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a child’s character as what is learned by experience. The ordinary day—school cannot give much practical training in living, because most of the pupils’ time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for their country instead of only for his own benefit.

11. According to the author, sports and games are useful because they ____.

A. help us lose weight

B. bring us much practice in body C. make us fat and strong

D. improve our bodily strength and coordination 12. The “complicated chain of events ” refers to ______.

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B. easy

C. interesting

D. important

A. the passing of information and making of decision B. the meeting and hitting back of the ball C. the coordination of our eyes, brain and muscles D. a lot of practice before playing tennis

13. By character-training, the author means that sports and games can help children _____.

A. live a better life when they grow up

B. know better how to behave properly in their future life C. understand better the virtues they learn in books D. take a better position in society

14. According to the author, a child’s character can be most deeply influenced by ____.

A. what he does after class B. what he learns in books C. his place in society D. his lessons at school

15.What is of the greatest importance to a football team is _____.

A. its members

Passage Four

B. its team work

D. the climate

C. the football field

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

In 1848 a settler in remote, undeveloped California discovered gold near Sacramento. As the news spread, a great tide of gold-hungry men flowed into California. These “Forty--niners” (migrants of 1849) came from Europe. Some of the people moved across the country by wagon, traveling almost half a year and meeting many hardships and danger. Others sailed all the way around South America, finally reaching the California shore. Since the first discovery was of tiny pieces of gold at the bottom of a stream, many of the prospectors used pans and sieves, searching the waters of brooks and rivers for the precious specks of yellow metal. Others made channels to draw off flowing water in order to examine it carefully for specks of gold. They worked with almost insane determination and fierce competition. Life was hard and rough in the days of the California gold rush. A few of the adventurers became rich, but most of them were bitterly disappointed. After having uprooted themselves from home and from livelihood and after traveling the long, dangerous road to California, they had found little or nothing. Some returned home. But many remained in California to work and to settle as ordinary citizens without the riches they had dreamed of.

It was this great influx of population that built up California very fast and led to its becoming a state of the United States in 1850.

16. Many people rushed to California because _____. A. they were hungry for discoveries B. they were attracted by gold C. they were travelers form Europe D. they looked for a new competition

17. According to the author, some gold—seekers were perhaps from ____.

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A. South America B. England or France C. prosperous Sacramento D. industrialized California

18. In Line Two, “Forty--niners” referred to _____.

A. those people who left California B. the number of the gold-rushers C. the newcomers to California in 1849 D. the year of gold rush 19. A great many people remained in California because _____. A. they found what they had expected C. they had no better choices A. The California Gold Rush B. The Migrants of 1849

C. The Hard and Rough Life in California D. How to Find Gold in California Part IV. Cloze (20/150)

B. life there was full of competitions D. they still dreamed of the riches

20. What was the suggested title for the passage?

Directions: In this part, there are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Television, it is often said, keeps one __81___ about current events, allows one to follow the ____82___ development in science and politics, and ___83___ an endless series of programs which are both ____84____ and stimulating. The most distant ___85___ and the strangest customs are brought right ____86____ one’s sitting-room. It could be argued that the radio performs this ___87___ just as well; but on television everything is mush more living, much more ___88____. Yet here is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical fascination for us. We get ___89___ used to looking at its movements, so ____90___ on its flickering pictures, that it belongs to ____91____ our lives. A friend of ___92___ told me the other day that his television set had broken ___93___ and that he and his family had suddenly found that they had far more time to do things, and that they had ___94___ begun to talk to each other again. It makes one think. ___95___ it!

There are many other arguments for and against television. The poor __96__ of its programs is often criticize, but it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many __97__ elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? I think we must realize that television __98__ is neither good nor bad. It is the uses__99__ which it is put that determines its __100__ to society. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87.

A. informative A. latter A. offers A. instructive A. nations A. up to A. business

B. informed B. late B. awards B. teaching B. powers B. into B. aid

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C. knowing C. latest C. rewards C. constructive C. states C. down C. service

D. familiar D. later D. avails D. illuminating D. countries D. inside D. duty

88. A. true B. real C. actual 89. A. quite B. much C. so 90. A. dependable B. dependent C. reliable 91. A. dominate B. master C. rule 92. A. me B. my C. mine 93. A. down B. up C. off 94. A. truly B. actually C. genuinely 95. A. does B. doesn’t C. isn’t 96. A. quantity B. quality C. character 97. A. lonely B. alone C. single 98. A. by itself B. of itself C. in itself 99. A. into B. to C. on 100.

A. price

B. worth

C. merit

河北省2003年普通专科接本科教育考试英语试题答案: Part I. Reading Comprehension

1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C

11.D 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.B 17.B 18.C 19.C 20.A Part IV. Cloze Test

81.B 82.C 83.A 84.A 85.D 86.B 87.C 88.B 89.C 90.D 91.A 92.C 93.A 94.B 95.B 96.B 97.A 98.D 99.C 100.D Part IV.

河北省2004年专科接本科教育考试

英语试题

I. Phonetics (10 points)

1. A. tea B. weather C. leather D. bread

2. A. chemistry B. stomach C. machine D. Christmas 3. A. cool B. book C. fool D. booth 4. A. ground B. sound C. around D. country 5. A. heart B. earth C. learn D. heard 6. A. party B. army C. warm D. farming 7. A. pine B. exist C. besides D. bicycle 8. A. easy B. reply C. friendly D. activity 9. A. cover B. crop C. city D. copy 10. A. wheel B. where C. white D. whose

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D. active D. rather D. relying D. ruin D. I D. out D. really D. is D. grade D. solitary D. itself D. toward D. value

IV. Reading Comprehension: (40 points)

Passage One

In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest growing US minority. As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the US with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.

Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.

Both explanations for academic success worry Asian-Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation(隔绝). Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.

61. While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students ____ .

A. feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English B. are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong character C. still worry about unfair treatment in society

D. generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents

62. What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian-Americans?

A. A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture B. Hard work and intelligence

C. Hard help and a limited knowledge of English D. Asian culture and the American educational system

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63. Few Asian-American students major in human science mainly because ____ .

A. their English is not good enough

B. they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas C. there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures D. they know little about American culture and society

64. Why do the two “explanations (Line 1, Para. 3)” worry Asian-Americans?

A. they are afraid they would again be isolated from American society in general B. People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success C. Asian Americans would be a threat to other minorities

D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character 65. The author’s tone in this passage is ___ .

A. sympathetic B. doubtful C. critical D. objective

Passage Two

Television has now come to nearly every family. It has become a very important part in people’s life. School children in the US watch about 25 hours a week.

Some people feel that television is good for children because it helps them learn about their country and the world. With the help of programs of education, children do better in school. Other people feel that there are too many programs about love and crime on TV, and that even programs of education don’t help children a lot. Children simply watch too much television, so they don’t do a lot of other important things for their education. Children of three to six learn to speak their language and talk with people. When they are watching TV, they are only listening to the language and they aren’t talking with anyone. When school children watch TV, they read less. Because of this, they don’t learn to read or write quickly at school.

All children learn by doing, and they need time to play in order to learn about the world. When they watch TV, they play less. They also have less time to do with their parents and friends, and they have less time to play.

Recently, fifteen families in Denver decided to stop watching TV for a month or more. At first it was difficult, but there were soon a lot of good changes. The children read, played, and exercised more, and the family became full of joy. But at the end of the month all the families began to watch

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TV as much as before. Not one family was able to give up television completely. 66. Television _____.

A. is not important to school children B. helps children learn to speak C. has a lot to do with people’s life D. must have more programs of education

67. Some people think that television is good for children because ____ .

A. some programs help children love their parents B. the news programs are important to them C. it makes them play less than before D. they can learn something good from it

68. Some people think that TV is bad for children because _____ .

A. there are too many TV programs not good for children B. its language is difficult to understand C. it is helpful to their thinking and doing D. their eyes work much every day

69. In the US, school children watch TV about _____ a day.

A. two and a half hours B. four hours C. twenty-five hours D. five hours

70. Because school children watch too much TV, they _____ .

A. write more quickly than before

B. don’t learn to read or write as quickly as before C. read a lot

D. read and write much more

Passage Three

It was a quarter past nine as Mary hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her

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bus had inched(蠕动) along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day.

Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked “King Enterprises”, she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no answer. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no reply. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in.

Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had had the interview with Mr. King, it looked quite different now. In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. At the far end of the room, somebody must have just told a joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.

Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his desk, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. King, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realized that the day’s work in the office began just before Mr. King arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9: 35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.

71. Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door because_____ .

A. it was her first day in a new job B. she was a little bit late for work

C. she was afraid that she had gone to the wrong place D. there was no answer from inside the office

72. Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as ____ .

A. she had been there only once B. Mr. King was not in the office C. nobody was doing any work D. the office had a new appearance

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73. The people in the office suddenly started working because ____ .

A. they saw a stranger in the office B. they had finished their morning break C. no one wanted to talk to Marie D. the boss was about to arrive

74. We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise ____ .

A. would start their work by listening to a joke B. were cold to new comers C. were always punctual for work D. lacked devoting to the company

75. The best title for this text would be _____ .

A. Punctual Like a Clock B. A Cold Welcome

C. An Unpunctual Manager D. Better Late Than Never

Passage Four

Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership which is good for both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites(寄生虫) on the sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So, although they can manage without each other, they do better together.

Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The partnership develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in corals(珊瑚) of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants which act as “dustmen”, taking some of the waste products from the corals and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from receiving light so that they can not live normally, the corals will die. 76. Some birds like to sit on a sheep because _____ .

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banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same. 61. A bank run happens when _____.

A. a bank is closed for one or more days

B. too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time C. there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one time D. tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank 62. The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to _____.

A. explain why they could not pay out all accounts B. pay out accounts as requested

C. make the depositors believe that the bank was sound D. pay out money as slowly as possible 63. The main cause of a bank run is _____.

A. loss of confidence B. lack of money C. crowds of people D. inexperienced tellers

64. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?

A. She knew that the bank was not sound.

B. She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank. C. She was not able to draw out her money D. She was tempted to draw out her money

65. According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected mainly by the _____.

A. ease with which they could get their money B. confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed C. failure of several other banks to open

D. confidence shown by other depositors of the bank

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Passage Four

The energy which the sun radiates goes in every direction , and only a minute part of it falls on the earth. Even so, it represents power of about 5,000,000 horsepower (马力) per square mile per day; the sun gives us as much energy every minute as mankind utilizes in a year. At present, we use this energy indirectly, and it is our final source of power. Coal represents the chemical action of the sun on green plants thousands of years ago. Waterpower results from the rain formed by vapor which comes from the evaporation of water under the sunshine. Even windmills operate because of air currents set in motion by the different heating effects of the sun in different places. Some day, through chemistry or some type of solar engine, we shall harness this great source of energy more directly. Already a scientist has worked out an engine, surprisingly efficient, in which the sun’s rays are concentrated through mirrors on a tube of water to create steam.

66. How much energy given off by the sun reaches the earth?

A. 100% but indirectly B. 5% C. 50%

D. only a very tiny amount

67. The reason why all the solar energy falling on the earth can’t be utilized is that _____.

A. only a very small part is available B. the sun is too distant from the earth

C. it takes thousands of years for this energy to be stored up in coal and oil D. our scientific knowledge is not sufficient 68. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Even windmill’s action depends on the sun.

B. The sun produces enormous energy for man to make use of

C. Some day man will be able to utilize 100% of the solar energy that gets to the earth. D. The sun produces different heating effects in different places.

69. In order to support this argument, the writer gives the example that _____.

A. a machine using solar energy efficiently has already been developed B. the sun is our final source of power

C. man uses only a tiny part of the sun’s energy

D. the part of the sun’s energy we use is used indirectly 70. This passage centers mainly on _____.

A. harnessing energy through chemistry B. our last source of power

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C. how water power is produced

D. the amount of solar energy that can be utilized

Part V. Cloze (20 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D below the passage. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans first 71, they were like newborn children, unable to use this 72 tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kind’s future 73 and cultural growth increased.

Many linguists believe that evolution is 74 for our ability to produce and use language. They 75 that our highly evolved brain provides us 76 an innate language ability not found in lower 77. Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 78 for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 79 a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical 80 times for language development.

Current 81 of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 82, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 83 grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being 84 to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 85 of their first language have become firmly fixed.

86 some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been 87 from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that 88 with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 89 than any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior. 90, children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child’s language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones. 71. A. generated 72. A. valuable 73. A. attainments 74. A. essential 75. A. confirm 76. A. for

B. evolved B. appropriate B. feasibility B. available B. inform B. from

C. born C. convenient

D. originated D. favorite

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D. responsible D. convince D. with

77. A. organizations 78. A. potential 79. A. as

80. A. ideological 81. A. reviews 82. A. In a word 83. A. various 84. A. reveal 85. A. regulations 86. A. Although 87. A. distinguished 88. A. exposition 89. A. acquisition 90. A. As a result

B. organisms B. performance B. just as B. biological B. reference B. In a sense B. different B. exposed B. formations B. Whether B. different B. comparison B. appreciation B. After all

C. humans C. preference C. like C. social C. reaction C. Indeed C. the higher C. engaged C. rules C. Since C. protected C. contrast C. requirement

D. children D. passion D. unlike D. psychological D. recommendation D. In other words D. the lower D. involved D. constitutions D. When D. isolated D. interaction D. alternative

C. In other words D. Above all

Part VI. Writing (30 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 15 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Fake Commodities. You should write no less than 100 words, and base your compostioi on the situation given in Chinese below. Remember you to write it on the Answer sheet II.

1. 2. 3.

假冒伪劣商品是个严重问题。 一些原因导致了这种现象。 为了扫除假冒伪劣商品，······

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1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.A Part IV

51.C 52.C 53.D 54.A 55.D 56.D 57.B 58.C 59.B 60.C 61.B 62.B 63.A 64.D 65.C 66.D 67.D 68.C 69.A 70.B Part V

71.D 72.A 73.C 74.D 75.C 76.D 77.B 78.A 79.C 80.A 81.A 82.C 83.D 84.B 85.B 86.A 87.D 88.D 89.A 90.C Part VI

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I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Phonetics (10 points ) A) treasure A) insist A) fame A) fly A) hell A) vague

B) treat B) persist

C) pleasure

D) pleasant

C) inside D) assist

D) same

B) game C) damn

B) party C) county D) tiny B) hesitate C) hen D) hero B) value C) vanish

D) valley

A) obvious B) object C) occupy D) obey A) uneasy B) union C) unit

D) universal D) war

D) lend

A) warn B) warm C) farther

C) lest

10. A) lecture B) legal

IV. Cloze (10 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on your ANSWER SHEET.

There are 61 homes in China today that do not have a TV set. Most people, old and young, like to spend some time watching TV for 62 relaxation or amusement after a day’s work or study. Television has become an essential part in our daily life, keeping us 63 of the news, instructing us in many 64 of interest, and entertaining us 65 singing, dancing and acting. In some places, it is possible for people to go to school by watching TV, so a person may get good education at home.

Children are 66 viewers of television. They are 67 fond of their TV programs that they often forget their meals and go to bed very late. This 68 their parents very much. Some parents keep 69 that their children spend too much time on TV. But, 70 , there is no need for them to worry about it. In spite of the fact that their children spend less time on their lessons, they are benefiting a lot from television indeed.

61. A) few 62. A) neither 63. A) informed 64. A) parts 65. A) for

B) a few B) weather B) noticed B) fields

C) little C) either C) performed C) aspects

D) a little D) whether D) acquired D) kinds D) with D) keen D) too

B) in C) to

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66. A) normal B) forever 67. A) such B) so

68. A) surprises 69. A) complain 70. A) in fact

V. Reading Comprehension ( 30 points)

Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.

There are two factors which determine an individual’s intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual in the sort of environment in which he is reared (养育). If an individual is handicapped (残疾的) environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.

The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence can be demonstrated by the case in history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster (收养的) homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was reared as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intelligently. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark’s IQ was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested roughly the same level.

71. The best title of the passage could be___________. A) Measuring Your Intelligence B) Intelligence and Environment C) The Case of Peter and Mark

D) How the Brain Influences Intelligence

72. Which of the following can sum up the main idea of the passage?

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B) amazes B) complaining B) as usual

C) worries

D) influences

C) to complain D) complained C) though

D) however

A) Environment is important in determining a person’s intelligence. B) Human brains differ considerably.

C) The brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence. D) Persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence. 73. According to the passage, the average I.Q. is __________. A) 85

B) 125

C) 110

D) 100

74. The case in history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that __________. A) individuals with identical brains seldom test at the same level B) an individual’s intelligence is determined only by his environment C) lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence

D) changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain 75. This passage suggests that an individual’s I.Q.______. A) can be increased by education C) can be predicted at birth

Passage 2

Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage:

The fact that blind people can “see” things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color. If they can sense color differences then perhaps we too, are affected by color unconsciously.

Manufacturers have discovered by trial and error that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered unpleasant, and the cosmetics (化妆品) should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of color psychology that now finds application in everything from fashion to interior decoration. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with passivity and calm, while yellow is a day color with associations of energy and incentive (刺激). For primitive man, activity during the day meant hunting and attacking, while he soon saw as red, the color of blood and rage and the heat that came with effort. And green is associated with passive defense and self-preservation. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because of their physiological associations, also have a direct psychological effect. People exposed to bright red show an increase in heartbeat, and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect. It is a calming color. Because of its exciting connotations (涵义), red was chosen as the signal for danger, but closer analysis shows that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alertness and alarm, so fire engines and ambulances in some advanced communities are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop the traffic dead.

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B) stays the same throughout his life D) is determined by his childhood

76. Manufacturers found out that color affects sales . A) by training over a long period of time B) by experimenting with different colors C) by trying out color on blind people

D) by developing the discipline of color psychology 77. Our preferences for certain colors are . A) associated with the time of day B) dependent on our character

C) linked with our primitive ancestors D) partly due to psychological factors

78. If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen? A) They breathe faster.

B) They feel afraid.

D) Their hearts beat faster.

C) Their blood pressure rises.

79. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A) Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of. B) Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communities.

C) People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly. D) The psychology of color is of some practical use.

80. Which of the following could be the most suitable title? A) The Discipline of Color Psychology. C) The Practical Use of Color.

Passage 3

Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage:

Charles Steinmets, at the age of twenty-seven, was already famous as an electrical genius and was becoming known as a warm-hearted, unusual character. One bitter winter day, an electrical engineer entered Charles’ small laboratory to discuss a problem. He found the youthful scientist working in an overcoat, fur cap and boots, his hands blue with cold. The engineer could not resist asking Charles why he hadn’t built a fire. Charles replied that a mouse had babies in his stove and they were not old enough to move.

Born in Germany over a century ago, Charles specialized in mathematics, chemistry, and electrical engineering. In 1889 he emigrated to the United States and found work in a factory located in Yonkers, New York. Although he was offered an important job by the General Electric Company he decided not to accept it. Soon however, the General Electric Company purchased the company in Yonkers where Charles

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B) Color and Its Connotations. D) Color and Feelings.

worked. He then moved to Schenectady, New York, and continued his experiments. Out of his laboratory came many experimental discoveries and over two hundred patents. Around that time electricity was used only as direct currents, flowing in one direction. It could not be sent more than several miles from the generator that supplied the power. The experiments that Charles conducted helped the electrical industry move forward in giant strides. One of his major contributions was the simplification of alternating current. In addition to his books on the theory of alternating current, he was also known for studies of lighting.

81. This passage is mostly about . A) the growth of the General Electric Company B) the character of the famous scientist C) working conditions for scientists D) a mechanical engineer

82. The passage refers to “direct current”, what does it mean in this story? A) the flow of an electrical charge B) a small factory

C) an electrical cord

D) something that is happening right now

83. The scientist’s hands were blue from . A) a disease B) bruise caused by his work C) ink in the laboratory D) the cold

84. What do you think the other people in Charles’s life thought of him as a person? A) An eccentric, difficult person who cared only for his friends. B) An intelligent, admirable person who cared for all human life. C) A man went all out to gain all the status he could from his talent. D) A quite hard-working old man just trying to do his work.

85. In the beginning of the passage, an engineer came to see Charles. What happens to Charles next? A) He moves away to a city in New York.

B) He can’t figure out how to do the work the engineer wants. C) He gets sick from the cold in his laboratory. D) He’s offered a job in Germany.

VI Writing (15 points)

Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition in about 100 words based on the following outline. The topic sentences have been written for you. Remember to write it clearly on your

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Answer Sheet.

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1. Advertisements are getting their way into people's lives.

2. There are many ways to advertise and advertisements come in different forms. 3. However, advertising does not always tell the truth.

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1. A. sail B. said C. raise D. straight 2. A. great B. treat C. weak D. dream 3. A. second B. college C. physics D. physicist 4. A. army B. angry C. July D. lucky 5. A. worried B. wanted C. loved D. stayed V. Reading Comprehension (40 points) Passage 1

Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage

It is only a shiny, yellow metal, but it is one of the most valuable metals on earth. Since the beginning of time, men have looked for this extremely valuable item, gold.

Gold is soft and easy to form into different objects. If it gets wet, it does not rust like iron or other metals. Acids do not change it. One important reason that gold is so valuable is that it is scarce.

Due to its softness, gold must be combined with other metals to harden it and give it strength. By hardening gold, people can then make coins and jewelry with it. Metals commonly mixed with gold are nickel, platinum, and copper. Gold jewelry bears a number and the letter K. The K means karat(carat), which is a measure of the amount of pure gold in the jewelry. Pure gold is 24K. Therefore, a necklace which is 14K is fourteen parts gold and ten parts other metal.

Many countries utilize gold for certain coins, but this practice is not as common now as it once was. The United States, for instance, stopped making gold coins in 1933.

56. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. A Valuable B. Looking for Gold C. Jewelry and Coins D. What is Karat?

57. Which is NOT the reason why gold is highly valuable? A. It can be made into jewelry. B. It is not easily found.

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