九2012高职高专考试题

山东省高职高专英语应用能力考试样卷九

21. She ________ she had cancer five months age..

A) was told B) were told C) is told D ) told

22.The majority of people ___ to earn money and many enjoy the social life and work

outside the home.

A) needs B) needed C) need D) will need

23.We propose that the process _____ not later than April.

A) concluded B) concludes C) be concluded D) is

concluded

24. It is a belief that the everything in the present is superior __ the past.

A) than B) to C) as D) in

25. ____ the opportunity to come together, we didn't intend to let it go.

A) Having given B) Having been given C) Giving D) To have given

26. _____ food is related to illness is not a new discovery.

A) What B) When C) Whether D) That

27.He is the only person ___ was present at the time.

A) who B)which C) that D) as

28.____ he kept looking up at the sky, it was obvious that he could see nothing.

A) If B) Although C) While D) As

29.She returned three days later, her face ___ with mud.

A) being covered B) having covered

C) covering D) to be covered

30.So fast ___ that none of us was able to catch up with him.

A) he walked B) did he walk

C) does he walk D) he walks

31. Please remember that you need to avoid ___ your wishes on us.

A) imposing B) offering C) providing D) exposing

32. Her letter __ that she wishes to meet you.

A) supplies B) implies C) applies D) multiplies

33. His whole life has been __ to the study of modern art.

A) devoted B) engaged C) accustomed D) involved

34. It is revealed that she is one strong ___ of tax reform.

A) opposite B) opponent C) opportunity D) operation

35. I am quite ____ with the history of China because I have read a lot of books about it.

A) familiar B)similar C) peculiar D) regular

36. The economic development occurring in China is remarkable.

A) willing B) outstanding C) portable D) variable

37. Since he was released a year ago, he was been prevented from working as a reporter.

A) set about B) set free C) set off D) set aside

38. They’ve been engaged in an essay for several months.

A) willing to B) adapted to C) busy with D) sure of

39.If you want to ensure that you catch the plane, take a taxi.

A) make sure B)make up C) make sense D) make the

difference

40. His foolish behavior led to his eventual failure in business.

A) financial B)annual C) formal D)final

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 points, 30 minutes)

Passage One

Michael, a typical American, stays home on workdays. He starts his personal computer in order to connect with the office which is about three hundred miles away in another city. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.

The world of business is one area in which technology is separating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals (终端) in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.

Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for example, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living-rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing as well. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living-rooms.

41. After work, Michael likes to ______.

A. listen to music at the concert hall

B. watch a movie in his living-room

C. chat with his friends on the net

D. play baseball with his workmates

42. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Clerks will be able to work at home.

B. One can play baseball on the computer

C. One can listen to music without disturbing others.

D. One can borrow books from libraries at home

43.The underlined sentence “Michael is imaginary, but his l ifestyle is very possible” means ______.

A. Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true

B. Michael is not a real person but the lifestyle of his kind does exist.

C. Michael is only an ordinary person but he has his own way of living.

D. Michael is a model who makes full use of modern technology in life.