湖北师范学院2010年专升本综合英语试卷

湖北师范学院2010年“专升本”招生考试
《综合英语》试题
I. Vocabulary (20 points, 1 point each)
(1.) Directions: Change the form of the following words by adding prefix or suffix as required
1. pursue _________ (n. )
2. mischief _______ (adj.)
3. approve ________ (n.)
4. creativity ________ (adj.)
5. threaten ________(n.)
6. optimist _______ (adj)
7. anticipation _______ (v.)
8. stable __________ (v. )
9. similar _________(n.)
10. inspiration _______ (v.)
(2.) Complete the sentences, using the proper form of one of the expressions listed below.
to come to the conclusion to be blue with in the event of
to open one’s eyes to to blow itself out to wipe out
but for a matter of so … as to to break up
1._________ a war, these subways could serve as air-raid shelters.
2. A terrorist attack with biological weapons can ________ hundreds of thousands of
people at one go.
3.For the development of our central and western regions we need a lot of things. It’s
not just ____________ money.
4.University life is very rewarding. It _____________ my ignorance.
5._______ her encouragement and generous help, I wouldn’t have come to college.
6.After he analyzed the complicated situation there, he ______________ that it
wouldn’t be so easy to find a peaceful settlement.
7.Their marriage __________ after they had had many clashes over some important
issues.
8.Her face ___________ cold when she came back through the snowstorm.
9.Daisy wouldn’t be ______ careless _______ forget her passport.
10.When the storm finally __________, they found three people missing.
II. Multiple choice ((20 points, 1 point each)
Directions: There are twenty incomplete statements in this section, beneath each of which there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the statement.
1. I don’t think it advisable that Tim to the job since he has no experience.
A. has been assigned
B. will be assigned
C. be assigned
D. is assigned
2. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _____ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up
B. must not have dressed up
C. did not need to dress up
D. must not dress up
3. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ____ his argument in favor of the new theory.
A. which to base on
B. to base on which
C. on which to base
D. which to be based on
4. Busy he is, he always finds time for sports.
A. as
B. although
C. since
D. if
5. Many people complain of the rapid ____ of modern life.
A. rate
B. speed
C. growth
D. pace
6. My friend was on his way home from work ____ he noticed a woman standing in the parking lot looking very worried.
A. while
B. when
C. because
D. so
7. Her mother believed that it wasn’t until Boyle obtained an acting schol arship ____ she become more willing to take part in social activities.
A. when
B. however
C. then
D. that
8. ____ his parents’ objections, he would have become an artist.
A. It had not been for
B. Hadn’t it been for
C. Had it not been for
D. If had not been for
9. ____ is the influence of TV that it can make a person famous overnight.
A. So
B. This
C. Such
D. What
10. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding ____ than the bride and groom.
A. except
B. other
C. apart
D. rather
11. He was punished _____ he should make the same mistake again.
A. unless
B. provided
C. if
D. lest
12 “We’ll neve r give in _____ they may do or say.”
A. although
B. no matter how
C. despite
D. whatever
13. Substances will expand or contract _____ heated or cooled, but this is not the case
with water.
A. when they will be
B. if they will be
C. as they are being
D. when
14. It was _____ everyone went to the beach.
A. so hot a weather
B. such hot weather that
C. a hot enough weather that
D. a very hot weather so that
15. The higher income tax is harmful _____ it may discourage people from trying to earn
more.
A. so that
B. unless
C. in that
D. in case
16. Those flowers smell very _____.
A. pleasantly
B. well
C. nicely
D. fragrant
17. It suddenly ____ on me that I had turned to the wrong person for help.
A. occurred B . dawned C. struck D.. happened
18. They ____ at the notice but the light was too dim for them to read it.
A. peeped
B. glared
C. peered
D. eyed
19. I don’t think much _____ him as a football player. He is slow and has no sense of teamwork.
A. about
B. over
C. of
D. on
20. According to the plan, the mayor had to _______ a public school that morning.
A. examine
B. check
C. look
D. inspect
III. Cloze (20 points, 1 point each)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, beneath each of which there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best fits into the passage.
When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better or worse managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and 1 than male managers?
Some research 2 the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater 3 , an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a 4 to bring emotional factors to bear 5 making workplace decisions. These differences are 6 to carry advantages for companies, 7 they expand the range of techniques that can be used to 8 the company manage its workforce 9 .
A study commissioned by the International Women's Forum 10 a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that 11 from the command-and-control style 12 used by male managers. Using this "interactive leadership" approach, "women 13 participation, share power and information, 14 other people's self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these 15 reflect their belief that allowing 16 to contribute and to feel 17 and important is a win-win 18 -good for the employees and the organization." The study's director 19 that "interactive leadership may emerge 20 the management style of choice for many organizations."
1. A. confronted B. commanded C. confined D. committed
2. A. supports B. argues C. opposes D. despises
3. A. combination B. cooperativeness C. coherence D. correlation
4. A. willingness B. loyalty C. sensitivity D. virtue
5. A. by B. in C. at D. with
6. A. disclosed B. watched C. revised D. seen
7. A. therefore B. whereas C. because D. nonetheless
8. A. help B. enable C. support D. direct
9. A. evidently B. precisely C. aggressively D. effectively
10. A. developed B. invented C. discovered D. located
11. A. derives B. differs C. descends D. detaches
12. A. inherently B. traditionally C. conditionally D. occasionally
13. A. encourage B. dismiss C. disapprove D. engage
14. A. enhance B. enlarge C. ignore D. degrade
15. A. themes B. subjects C. researches D. things
16. A. managers B. women C. employees D. males
17. A. faithful B. powerful C. skillful D. thoughtful
18. A. situation B. status C. circumstance D. position
19. A. predicted B. proclaimed C. defied D. diagnosed
20. A. into B. from C. as D. for
IV. Reading Comprehension (20 points, 2 points each)
Directions: In this part there are 2 passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds. Moreover, an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power, except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.
Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap source of energy. There have, for example, been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course, in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long run, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the
ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we wish to survive, we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spite of the case against nuclear energy outlined above, nuclear energy programs are expanding. Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue. Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.
1.The advocates of nuclear energy claim that nuclear energy is __________.
A. extremely dangerous
B. vital in our society
C. exhaustible and expensive
D. primitive and cheap
2.Some people think that nuclear energy is essential because __________.
A. there is a serious shortage of manpower
B. it provides a perfect solution to mass unemployment
C. it is impossible to return to more primitive sources of fuel
D. it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing society
3.Which of the following statements does the writer support?
A. The demand for commercial products will not necessarily keep increasing.
B. Uranium is a good source of energy for economic and ecological reasons.
C. Nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power.
D. Greater safety provisions can bring about the expansion of nuclear energy
programs.
4.The function of the last sentence is to __________.
A. reflect the writer’s attitude
B. advance the final argument
C. reverse previously expressed thoughts
D. show the disadvantages of nuclear power
5.What is the writer’s attitude t oward nuclear energy?
A. Indifferent.
B. Favorable.
C. Tolerant.
D. Critical.
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different
statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “ a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.
If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But is one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.
6.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______.
A.every glance has its significance
B.staring at a person is an expression of interest
C. a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable
D. a glance conveys more meaning than word
7.If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is _____.
A.to look into another passenger’s eyes
B.to avoid eye contact with other passengers
C.to signal you are not a threat to anyone
D.to keep a distance from other passengers
8.By “a dim ming of the lights” (Para 1, Line 10) Erving Goffman means “______”.
A.closing one’s eyes
B.turning off the lights
C.ceasing to glance at others
D.reducing gaze-time to the minimum
9.If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ______.
A. depressed
B. uneasy
C. curious
D. amused
10.The passage mainly discusses ______.
A.the limitations of eye contact
B.the exchange of ideas through eye contact
C.proper behavior in situations
D.the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication
V. Translation (20 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into English.
最好的评论家是每个人自己。

无论某个学者对某一本书作了什么评价，无论他们如何众口一词地对它大加称赞，倘若它激不起你的兴趣，那么这本书就与你毫不相干。

作为读者，你是你所读书籍价值的仲裁人。

我们当中，没有一个人跟另外一个人的评价完全相像，至多有点相像而已。

想当然地认为对我来说很有价值的书恰恰对你也很有价值，这是不合情理的。

但是也确实有这样的书，在读完之后，我感到更加充实了，觉得要是没有读过它们，我就不会成为现在的我。

没有什么人非要去读诗歌、小说以及其他归为“纯文学”的作品不可。

读者读这些作品必然是为了获取快乐;然而谁又能说，使一位读者感到愉悦的书一定会让另一位读者喜欢呢?
湖北师范学院2010年“专升本”招生考试
《综合英语》试题答案
I. Vocabulary (20 points, 1 point each)
(1). 每词拼写正确得1分，答错不得分。

1. pursuit
2. mischievous
3. approval
4. creative
5. threat
6. optimistic
7. anticipate
8. stabilize
9. similarity 10. inspire
(2). 每个短语完全填对得1分，时态错误扣0.5分。

1. In the event of
2. to wipe out
3. a matter of
4. has opened my eyes to
5. but for
6. came to the conclusion
7. broke up
8. was blue with
9. so … as to 10. blew itself out
II. Multiple choice ((20 points, 1 point each) 每题选对得1分，答错不得分。

1-5. C A C A D 6-10 BDCCB 11-15. DDDBC 16-20. DBCCD
III. Cloze (20 points, 1 point each) 每题选对得1分，答错不得分。

1-5. DABAB 6-10. DCADC 11-15. BBAAD 16-20. CBAAC
IV. Reading Comprehension (20 points, 2 points each) 每题选对得2分，答错不得分。

1-5. B D A A D 6-10 . ABCBD
V. Translation (20 points)
每小句翻译正确得一分,语法语义错误酌情扣分。

Every man is his own best critic. /Whatever the learned say about a book, however unanimous they are in their praise of it,/ unless it interests you, it is no business of yours. /And you who read are the final judge of the value to you of the book you are reading. /We are none of us exactly like everyone else, only rather like,/ and it would be unreasonable to suppose that the books that have meant a great deal to me should be precisely those that will mean a great deal to you. /But there are books that I feel the richer for having read, /and I think I should not be quite the man I am if I had not read them. /No one is under an obligation to read poetry or fiction or the miscellaneous literature which is classed as belles-lettres./ He must read them for pleasure，and who can claim that what pleases one man must necessarily please another?。