2005年吉林省普通高校专升本教育试点考试

2005年吉林省普通高校专升本教育试点考试
公共英语试卷
I. Vocabulary (40 points)
1. I thought things would get better, but ____they are getting worse.
A. in turn
B. by turn
C. on turn
D. at turn
2. Even thought he was in difficulty, he was ______ask for a help.
A. willing to
B. reluctant to
C. promised to
D. decided to
3. Nothing can _____ Taiwan_____ the mainland of China.
A. tell……from
B. separate…from
C. divide……from
D. strip…from
4. Today I got up ________.
A. late
B. lately
C. later
D. latterly
5. Success_______ to those who work hard.
A. belongs
B. owes
C. dues
D. used
6. The hotel is fitted up with modern.
A. machine
B. technology
C. appliance
D. condition
7. Businessmen spend lots of money _____ their products and services to promote sales.
A. producing
B. praising
C. advertising
D. criticizing
8. ______people can produce everything that they need .
A. Very little
B. Very less
C. Very few
D. Very fewer
9. People can _____ some of their money in savings account .
A. save
B. deposit
C. dispose
D. resist
10. The airplane arrived one hour behind _______.
A. time
B. plan
C. date
D. schedule
11. I suggest that you _____ these lessons before you take the final exam.
A. go across
B. go over
C. go up
D. go on
12. The ____ of making glass is not very complicated.
A. process
B. function
C. means
D. item
13. The factory has a lot of waste to _____ every day.
A. come up with
B. put up with
C. dispose with
D. deal with
14. We arranged to meet at the railway station but he didn’t _________ .
A. turn up
B. turn on
C. turn down
D. turn off
15. He still hasn’t known her name ______.
A. up to now
B. now and then
C. nevertheless
D. therefore
16. John’s work is ______ to Tom’s.
A. interior
B. inferior
C. exterior
D. better
17. The two pictures are ___, but if you look carefully, you’ll notice some differences.
A. alike
B. like
C. likely
D. liking
18. She takes everything seriously; and if you joke with her, she’ll think you are insulting her ___.
A. on purpose
B. as though
C. in particular D . end up
19. The kind of pay rise you’re asking for simply isn’t ________.
A. reasonable
B. speakable
C. available
D. capable
20. If you hear the fire _____ , you should leave the building quickly .
A. notice
B. alarm
C. caution
D. warning
21. Your friendship is more ______than anything else to me.
A. delicious
B. serious
C. mysterious
D. precious
22. You’re _____about today and look forward to tomorrow.
A .confident B. careful C. thoughtful D. successful
23 You can see them ____ every night this week at the New Theatre.
A. inform
B. perform
C. practise
D. play
24 We usually ___ those who are physically weak or mentally ill.
A. compare with
B. interfere with
C. sympathize with
D. cope with
25. It was so hot in Africa that we could not stand the ___ heat.
A. intense
B. intensive
C. internal
D. external
26. He has a clever and ___ daughter.
A. love
B. lovely
C. live
D. lively
27. He won our support by _____ , not by force.
A. persuasion
B. action
C. information
D. effection
28. Hr teeth are ___, but they look very natural.
A. attractive
B. ugly
C. real
D. false
29. We seem to ____ nothing from experience in this respect.
A. get
B. select
C. learn
D. study
30. Christmas Day is the most ____ time in the United States.
A. happy
B. festive
C. glad
D. nice.
31. Everyone ___ the song.
A. is familiar to
B. are familiar to
C. is familiar with
D. are familiar with
32. Could you lend me some money?
I’ll ___ you___ the day after tomorrow.
A. come….back
B. put …..back
C. bring ….. back
D. pay… back
33. The school bus was ____ by thick fog.
A. broken off
B. kept up
C. put off
D. held up
34. Televisions keep us known ___ events and the latest developments in science and technology.
A. fashionable
B. current
C. past
D. new
35. I am a newcomer, please ____ me if I do something wrong.
A. permit
B. forgive
C. forget
D. remind.
36. They sang a very popular song so that everyone could.______.
A. join up
B. join in
C. give up
D. give in
37. People living in ____ areas can enjoy fresh air and natural views.
A. urban
B. rural
C. city
D. village
38. Cancer is said to be curable if it is ______ at its early stage.
A. detected
B. protected
C. displayed
D. appeared
39. Listening, speaking ,reading, and writing are four basic ______ for the English learners.
A. possibilities
B. goods
C. conditions
D. skills
40. Jack had most probably ___ her for another sort of girl.
A. regarded
B. viewed
C. mistaken
D. looked
II. Structure ( 20 points)
41. But for your help, I ________.
A. would have failed
B. would fail
C. have failed
D. had failed
42. It is the most interesting film_______ I have ever seen.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. when
43. If I _____ you, I would not give it up .
A. am
B. are
C. was
D. were
44. Do you know the reason _____ she was so upset?
A. why
B. what
C. which
D. that
45. The phone rang, ______ I was doing my homework.
A. when
B. while
C. as
D. and
46. ______before, I did not know what she looked like.
A. Not having seen her
B. Having seen her
C. Not seeing her
D. Seeing her
47. ______you learn , ______ you want learn .
A. The much……the much
B. The more……the more
C. The little……the little
D. The less…… the less
48. ______arrived than he began to complain .
A. No sooner he had
B. No sooner had he
C. Scarcely he had
D. Scarcely had he
49. The family ______ to the important news over the radio now.
A. is listening
B. was listening
C. are listening
D. were listening
50. Please let us take you home, ______ ?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. will you
D. won’t you
51. Let’s go to the cinema, ______?
A. will we
B. shall we
C. do we
D. did we
52. I saw him _____ in the classroom.
A. is reading
B. was reading
C. reads
D. reading
53. I’m not sure ______ I’ve seen her before.
A. whether
B. that
C. as
D. or
54. The taxi driver ______ for driving beyond the speed limit.
A. fines
B. fined
C. was fined
D. were fined
55. She was made _______ the dirtiest work.
A. do
B. does
C. doing
D. to do
56. After Mary disappeared, no one knows ______ him.
A. what had happened to
B. what had happened at
C. what happened to
D. what happened at
57. I _______ in Changchun since 2000.
A. work
B. worked
C. have working
D. have been working
58. ---Have you had your breakfast yet?
---Yes, I _______. I ______it at 6 .
A. have, have
B. have , had
C. had , had
D. did , did
59. _____oneself is wisdom , to forget oneself is folly .
A. Knowing
B. To know
C. Not knowing
D. Not to know
60. This is _____ we need for experiment .
A. what
B. that
C. who
D. why
III. Reading Comprehension
Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage:
The sharp hearing of a fish has been proved by two scientists. These men trained a fish to expect its food when it heard the sound of a whistle. The fish always opened and closed its mouth when it heard the feeding signal .And it was also proved that even a slight sound two hundred feet away could drive them away. That should make fishermen start thinking!
One scientist has made more than fourteen thousand experiments testing the ability of fish to recognize different colors. A small bottle with a coloured sign round it was lowered among the fish. When a fish swam near it .The food was given .Then other colours were wrapped round the bottle. If a fish came near these, a gentle electric shock was given as a punishment by touching the fish's back with an electric wire. After between five to ten times, most of the fish could tell the difference between red ,brown ,yellow and green.
Fish also have an eye for different shapes. One of the experts in the field proved this by teaching fish to connect certain patterns with food. He used a small circle and a square. If the fish swam towards the circle, they received food as a reward. If they swam towards the square, they received nothing, The fish learned in time to go to the circle but not to the square. Does this mean that in time fish might learn to leave alone all food on hooks that they have seen often before? Here is something for all fishermen to think about.
These facts help to make more believable some of the "believe it or not" stories that have been told about fish .It is clear that fish have sometimes shown their ability to gain knowledge as man does.
It was reported once there was a pool of goldfish with a little platform above it. The platform was covered at certain times with plenty of ants' eggs, and tied up by a piece of string. The end of the string hung in the water. The goldfish quickly learned how to feed themselves by giving the string a pull, Pulling this string turned over the platform. At once a shower of ants' eggs would fall into the water.
61. In the first paragraph, the author tries to tell us ____.
A. the fish always opened and closed its month.
B. the fish can hear a slight sound
C. A fish’s hearing is sharp
D. fishermen should start thinking
62. Once scientist has made more than fourteen thousand experiments testing the ability of a fish to __.
A. hear a slight sound
B. recognize different colors
C. recognize different patterns
D. gain knowledge as man does
63. The fish learned to go to the circle not to the square because _______.
A. it is safe to go to the circle
B. it is not safe to go to the square
C. the fish received food of the fish swam towards the circle
D. the fish received food of the fish swam towards the circle.
64. In order to eat the ant’s eggs on the platform, the goldfish ______.
A. tried up the platform
B. covered the platform
C. polled the platform
D. pulling the string turned over the platform
65. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It is clear that fish’s hearing is sharp
B. It is true that fish can recognize different colors.
C. It is shown that fish can recognize certain patterns
D. It is obvious that fish have no ability to gain knowledge.
Questions 66-70 are based on the following passage:
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it. The price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone’s satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else—he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skil l and polish: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is : “This is the right color and may be t he right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round.” She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going form one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
66. When a man is buying clothes, _____.
A. he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
B. he chooses things that others recommend
C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
D. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear
67. What do men care about in buying new clothes?
A. They like their clothes to be bigger than the average size.
B. Most men just assume that the size is right for them.
C. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it.
D. They do not worry whether a thing fits well or not.
68. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?
A. He buys a similar thing of the color he wants.
B. He usually does not buy anything.
C. At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
D. So long as they style is right , he buys the thing.
69. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
A. They welcome suggestions from anyone.
B. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes
C. Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought
D. They listen to advice but never take it.
70. Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that ____.
A. they waste money on inferior goods.
B. They should buy only the best clothes
C. They are much more sensible than men.
D. They think of the price of clothes and nothing else.
Questions 71-75 are based on the following passage:
If you look for a book as a present for a child，you will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Patten．J．K Rowling’s wizard is not alone ．The past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books ,which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings．
Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children ．According to statistics in 1997, 23% said they didn’t like reading at all．In 2003, 35% didn’t．And around 6% of the children leave primary school each year unable to read properly．
Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games．Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile．Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class ．In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most．
Reading Recovery is aimed at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher．An evaluation this year reported that children on the school made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress ,and so ended the year even further below the level expected for the ir age．International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school, they read well ,but read text often for fun than those elsewhere ．Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success ．According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage．
71. Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?
A. Many children’s books have been adapted from film s．
B．Many high-quality children’s books have been published．
C．The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films．
D．The sales of presents for children have increased．
72．Statistics suggested that .
A．the number of top students increased with the use of computers
B．a decreasing number of children showed interest in reading
C．a minority of primary school children read properly
D．a huge percentage of children read regularly
73．What do we know about Reading Recovery?
A．An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year．
B．Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking．
C．It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading．
D．Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading．
74．Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _________．
A．take greater advantage of the project
B．show the potential to enjoy a long life
C．are likely to succeed in their education．
D．would make excellent future researchers
75．The aim of this text would probably be _________．
A．to overcome primary school pupils reading difficulty．
B．to encourage the publication of more children’s books
C．to remind children of the importance of reading for fun
D．to introduce a way to improve early children reading
Questions 76-80 are based on the following passage:
Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us．Physicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum（钟摆）and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar．As someone who understood the distinction observed, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours．”
Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age．They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass．For example, a day at the office flies compared with a day at the beach．Since most of us spend fewer days at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured time could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older．
Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly．Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere we’ve never been before．Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real idea of when we'll arrive, we experience the trip, feeling it takes long time．Although exactly long as the same, it seems to take far less time when getting back．The novelty of the outward journey had become routine．Thus taking a different route on occasions can often help slow the clock．
When days become the same as beads （小珠子）on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day．To counter this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day -- to stop time, so to speak．
Learning something new is another way to slow the passage of time．One of the reasons the days of our youth seem so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery.
76.The quotation in the first paragraph is used to indicate ______.
A. that time should not be measured by a pendulum
B. the distinction between physical time and psychological time
C. that physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time
D. that, with little regard of a clock or calendar, psychological time is quite puzzling
77. The passage is meant to ______.out time
A. describe various definitions about time
B. state the principles of time
C. explain why time flies and how too slow it down
D. show the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time
78. According to the passage, when people live a same dull routine life, time seems to _____.
A. stop
B. slow down
C. speed up
D. be in a psychological sense
79．Near the end of the third paragraph, the word "novelty" could be best replaced by_____．
A. unfamiliarity
B. amusement
C. enjoyment
D. disappointment
80．Which of the following examples does not make time seem to flow more rapidly?
A. Office work structured with schedules.
B. A journey to a familiar place.
C. Life of a businessman filled with appointments.
D. Learning something difficult and interesting.
IV. Cloze
Some years ago, the captain of a ship was very interested in medicine. He always took medical books 81 sea and liked to talk about different diseases.
One day, a lazy sailor on his ship pretended to be ill. He 82 on his bunk and groaned as if he 83 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to 84 after. He told the man to rest for a few days and made the other sailors do his work. Three days later 85 sailor pretended that he had something wrong 86 his chest. Once 87 the captain looked 88 his medical books a nd told the “sick man” to have a rest.
The other sailors were very angry because they had more work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at 89 friends, when the captain was not 90. At last one of the fellow sailors decided 91 the “sick men”. He mixed 92 some soap, glue and other unpleasant things. Then he obtained 93 from the captain to give his new medicine to the “sick men”. When they tasted the medicine, they really 94 feel ill. It was so terrible 95 one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up 96 deck. He did not want 97 medicine.
The sailor told 98 of the men that they must take the medicine every half an hour, night and day. This soon cured them. They both said they felt better and wanted to start to work again. The captain realized that the men 99 to deceive him so he made them work very hard for the 100 of the voyage.
81. A. at B. to C. from D. from
82. A. lied B. laid C. lay D. lain
83. A. has been B. would be C. were D. was
84. A. look B. take C. care D. cure
85. A. one B. the other C. other D. another
86. A. in B. with C. at D. for
87. A. again B. upon C. more D. over
88. A. at B. with C. across D. in
89. A. their B. them C. his D. him
90. A. seeing B. sighting C. looking D. glancing
91. A. curing B. to cure C. having cured D. to have cured
92. A. with B. up C. together D. over
93. A. order B. idea C. permission D. advice
94. A. did B. do C. were D. are
95. A. which B. that C. when D. so that
96. A. on B. to C. across D. into
97. A. no more B. no longer C. any more D. any longer
98. A. all B. either C. everyone D. both
99. A. were trying B. had tried C. had been trying D. would try 100. A. rest B. other C. part D. remain。