安徽省英语试题带解析

安徽省英语试题带解析————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：安徽省2008年英语试题PartⅠ vocabulary and structure (1 point each,30points in all)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences .You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choice marked Appropriate A ,B ,C and D ,then write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.1.It was the doctor’s carelessness that ＿the serious accident.A. resulted fromB. resulted inC. brought upD. brought in2. He regretted __ too much time on computer game.A. to costB. costingC. to spendD. spending3. Chinese culture and Japanese culture have a lot ____ .A. in factB. in sightC. in commonD. in touch4. The small village is said ___ in a battle during World War Ⅱ.A. to have been destroyedB. to be destroyedC. to destroyedD. to have destroyed5. The government has taken effective measures to ___ itself to the changing world.A. settleB. adoptC. changeD. adjust6.____ a word, this movie can be rated as a successful domestic film.A. OfB. AtC. InD. By7. Many a customer ____ about the poor quality of the washing machines.A. complainsB. complainC. are complaining D: have complained8. It is reported that some scientists in the United States have found a new ____for cancer.A. wayB. answerC. approachD. cure9. He made students think for themselves,＿telling them what to think.A. more thanB. other thanC. rather thanD. better than.10. Much ____ she likes him, she would never consider marrying him.A. whileB. asC. althoughD. despite.11. It is said that ten percent of the local children would leave school ____ about 14 to learn atrade.A. atB. ofC. inD. to12. The government regards ____ as its duty to provide the best service for the public.A. thisB. itC. whatD. that13. My watch is nowhere to be found. I ___ when I was on the bus.A. must drop itB. might drop itC. must have droppedD. should have dropped it.14.The price of pork has been very ____ these days.A. costlyB. highC. expensiveD. cheap15. You must ___ the rubbish before you leave the office.A.dispose ofB. deal withC. cope withD. treat with16. The company requires that every staff member ___ able to use a computer.A. isB. will beC. would beD. be17. This dictionary is designed for the learners ___ native languages are not English.A. whoseB. whichC. whoD. what.18. It is said that the agreement ____ between the two companies last month will become effective from May 1stA. to signB. to be signedC. signed.D. signing.19. She longed to visit Europe ____ she often dreamt about it.A. so seriouslyB. so anxiously thatC. to such extent thatD. to such an extent that.20.In our modern society no one can avoid ____ by advertisements.A. to be influencedB. being influencedC. influencingD. having influencedbe influenced by…受……影响。

21. They were _____ for a honeymoon after their wedding ceremony.A. offB. downC. inD. up22. Take more money. The tickets are ____ to be expensive.A. possibleB. likelyC. likeD. probable23. It was ____ she spoke that I had realized she wasn’t English.A. untilB. unlessC. not untilD. not unless24. The old fold song is well worth_____.A. listeningB. listening toC. to listenD. to listen to25. It may be many years _____ the situation in that area improves.A. beforeB. afterC. sinceD. when26. “Would you join us in the picnic this afternoon?”“Oh, ____, but I have an appointment.”A. I’d loveB.I’d love itC. I’d love toD. I’d love to do27. By the end of last year, nearly a million cars ___ in that auto factory.A. had producedB. had been producedC. would be producedD. were produced28. She sat in the corner of the room, with tears ____ down her cheeks.A. runB. to runC. runD. running29. But for your help, I _____ the work ahead of time.A. wouldn’t have finishedB. didn’t finishC. hadn’t finishedD.wouldn’t finish30. The shop girl almost called me stupid when I said that camera wasn’t to my ______ and a bitcheap-looking.A. astonishmentB. tasteC. delightD. knowledgePar ⅡCloze (1 point each, 15 point in all)Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage, for each blank there are four choices marked, A,B,C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passageand write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Most people retire from work between the ages of 60 and 65. This has _31_ consequences, one economic and _32_ psychological.Economically:_33_ retired people receive a pension(养老金)from the government or from their past_34_, it is often much less than they earned when they were working. Unless people _35_ to save money during their years _36_ work, their standard of living may fall greatly when they retire.Psychologically: Old people in Western countries are generally considered_37_, and they are even thought of as a _38_ on their families and on the public purse .They are 39 held in respect. On the other hand, most of them, so used to 40 work, simply do not know how to relax or _41_ other interests though they have time to do so now. They fee l they “should”be working and _42 , because work was _43 they were respected and their skills recognized. _44_retired people, their self-confidence is diminished(减弱). The longer they are away from thework place, _45_ grows a sense of being worthless.31. A. two B. there C. many D. some.32. A. another B. the other C. others D. other33. A. Unless B. For C. Before D. Although34. A. employees B. employers C. employee D. employer35. A. had managed B. have managed C. are managing D. will manage36. A. on B. with C. for D. at37. A. useful B. usefully C. useless D. uselessly38. A. burden B. trouble C. difficulty D. problem39. A. most B mostly C. hard D. hardly40. A. focusing on B. focus on C. focusing at D. focus at41. A. produce B. push C. pursue D. purchase42. A. contributing B. contributed C. to contribute D. contribute43. A. where B. that C. when D. what44. A. Like B. As C. With D. By45. A. keener B. more keen C. the more keen D. the keener Part ⅢReading Comprehension (2.5 points each, 50 point in all)Directions:After reading the following passage, you will find questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. You should make the correct choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Task 1Around the world more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Now, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.I would consider bungee jumping(蹦极)to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place 200 meters above the ground with an elastic(弹性的)rope tied to your feet. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in quite safe conditions: they buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.46. Of the risky activities, bungee jumping __________.A. offers an immediate excitementB. is a fashionC. makes one relaxedD. makes one brave47. In bungee jumping, you .A. jump as high as you canB. slide down a rope to the groundC. tie yourself to a rope and fallD. fall without a rope48. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. About 200,000 people in the world have tried bungee jumping.B. In order to keep one safe, a rope is tied to feet of the jumping.C. Diving into the sea from the top of the cliffs is much more dangerous than bungee jumping.D. Many people nowadays feel life dull because they haven’t tried bungee jumping.49. The writer of the passage has a attitude towards dangerous sports.A. positiveB. negativeC. neutralD. critical50. The best title for the passage is .A. Dangerous Sports: What and WhyB. Boredom of Modern LifeC. Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous?D. Need for ExerciseTask 2In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people.57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education, living within a settled home, being parentless, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not. Secondly, the Constitution(宪法)allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun.Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crimes-the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by nonprofessional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.51. The author intends to tell the readers that_______.A. the United States is a wealthy country although poverty and crime exist there.B. crime has become a serious problem in the United States, although it is said to be aprosperous one.C. despite the fact that crimes have been increasing rapidly in the United States, it is a countryof prosperity.D. in spite of stories about poverty and crime in the United States, it is prospering at anincreasing rate.52. Besides bad material conditions, ______ also leads to the sharp increase of crime rate.A. povertyB. being parentlessC. lack of educationD. easy access to guns53. Which of the following is correct according to the text?A. Of the criminals arrested in 1970, fifty-seven percent were youths below twenty five of age.B. Lack of education has little to do with the crime rate.C. Differences in state laws for death penalty also account for the increase of crime rate.D. Drug smuggling is the only product of too many shows and reports.54. The author is worried about the fact that_______.A. children may imitate what they have seen or read about crime.B. the more prosperous the United States is, the higher the crime rate becomes.C. citizens carrying guns will be punished.D. all the state laws will be punished.55. The underlined word “penalty” is closet in meaning to______.A. punishmentB. trialC. accusationD. executionTask 3We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons; most of them move to find food more easily，but others move to get away from place that are too crowded .When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration(迁移)is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is cold, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the seaside and many of them are killed when they fall into the seaRecently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of a kind of lobster(龙虾).Every year, when the reason of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.56. The majority of animals migrate for______.A. placeB. safetyC. foodD. warmth57. Salmon is known as a creature spending most of its life in_______.A. warm waterB. fresh waterC. cold waterD. salt water58. Mice in northern Europe go away from homes when______.A. they are short of foodB. there is not enough spaceC. it’s getting warmer in the low landD.it’s getting colder in the mountains59. The reason why the lobsters migrate is _________.A. the bad weatherB. the depth of the oceanC. scientists’ lack of interestD. unknown60. The passage is mainly about_____.A. living thing on the moveB. the most famous migrationC. mice in northern EuropeD. migrating of lobstersTask 4You can tell the age of a tree by counting its ring. But these records of a tree’s life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree ring to learn what’s been happening on the sun’s surface for the last ten thousand years. Each ring represents a year of growth .As the tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk ,taking up chemical elements from the air. By looking at elements in the rings from a certain years, scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Dr. Stevenson is analyzing one element, carbon-14, in ring from both living from both living and dead tree. Some ring go back almost ten thousand year to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed thecarbon-14 levels changed with the intensity of solar burning. You see, the sun has cycles. Sometimes it burns fiercely, and at other times it is relatively calm. During the sun’s violent periods, it throw off charged particles(粒子)in fast moving streams called “solar winds”. The particularly interfere with the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When there is more solar wind activity, less carbon-14 is produced. Ten thousand years of tree ring show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that solar wind activity must follow the same cycle.61. The purpose of the scientists in studying tree ring is to_____A. examine the chemical elements in Ice Age.B. look into the pattern of solar wind activity.C. analyze the composition of different trees.D. find out the origin of carbon-14 on earth.62. What affects the amount of carbon-14 on earth?A. The lifecycle of treesB. The number of treesC. The intensity of solar burningD. The quality of air63. When the sun burn fiercely, ____ carbon-14 is produced.A. lessB. moreC. noD. much64 The underlined phrase “thr ow off” probably means______A. give awayB. castC. send forD. get rid of65. What do we learn from the passage about solar wind activity?A. It affects the growth of treesB.IT has been increasing since the Ice AgeC. It is determined by the chemicals in the airD. It follows a certain cyclePart ⅣTranslation (35 points)(Ⅰ) Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese ( 4 points each for No.66 through No.68; 6 points for No.69; 18 points in all)66. The activities will provide you with a rare chance to appreciate China’s food culture.67. Scientists are working on an electronic device, which could make life easier for the people.68. The washing machine manufactured in our factory is light in weight, small in size and good in quality.69. Laughter helps you reduce muscle tension, release anger, improve your ability to overcome panic and bring anxiety under control, as well as keep a more positive mind.(Ⅱ).Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English (4 points each for NO.70 through No.72;5 points for NO.73;17 points in all ).70. 我认为你还没有意识到读书的重要性。