安徽专升本英语真题以与答案

安徽省普通高等学校专升本考试2008年真题

Part I Vocabulary and Structure(1 point each, 30 points 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 choices marked 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 from

B. resulted in

C .brought up D. brought in

2.He regretted _______too much time on computer games.

A. to cost

B. costing

C. to spend

D. spending

3.Chinese culture and Japanese culture have a lot_________

A. in fact

B. in sight

C. in common

D. in touch

4.The small village is said _____in a battle during World War II.

A.to have been destroyed

B.to be destroyed

C. to destroy

D. to have destroyed

5.The government has taken effective measures to ______itself to the changing world.

A.settle

B. adopt

C. change

D. adjust

6.______a word, this movie can be rated as a successful domestic film.

A.Of

B. At

C. In

D. By

7.Many a customer______about the poor quality of the washing machines.

plains

plain

C. are complaining

D. have complained

8.It is reported that some scientists in the United States have found a new _______ for cancer.

A. way

B. answer

C. approach

D. cure

9.He made students think for themselves, _______telling them what to think.

A. more than

B. other than

C. rather than

D. better than

10.Much_________she likes him, she would never consider marrying him.

A. while

B. as

C. although

D. despite

11.It is said that ten percent of the local children would leave school ________about 14 to learn a trade.

A. at

B. of

C. in

D. to

12.The government regards _______ as its duty to provide the best service for the public.

A. this

B. it

C. what

D. that

13.My watch is nowhere to be found. I ________when I was on the bus.

A.must drop it B．might drop

C. must have dropped it

D. should have dropped it.

14. The price of pork has been very______these days.

A. costly

B. high

C. expensive

D.cheap

15. You must______the rubbish before you leave the office.

A. dispose of

B. deal with

C. expensive

D. cheap

16. The company requires that every staff member__________able to use a computer.

A. is

B. will be

C. would be

D. be

17. This dictionary is designed for the learners _______native languages are not English.

A. whose

B. which

C. who

D. what

18. It is said that the agreement _____between the two companies last month will become effective from May 1st.

A. to sign

B. to be signed

C. signed

D. signing

19. She longed to visit Europe______ she often dreamt about it.

A. so seriously that

B. so anxiously that

C. to such extent that

D. to such an extent that

20. In our modern society no one can avoid _____by advertisements.

A. to be influenced

B. being influenced

C. influencing

D. having influenced

21. They were ____ for a honeymoon after their wedding ceremony.

A. off

B. down

C. in

D. up

22. Take more money. The tickets are _______to be expensive.

A. possible

B. likely

C. like d. probable

23. It was ____she spoke hat I had realized she wasn't English.

A. until

B. unless

C. not until

D. not unless

24. The old folk song is well worth_______

A. listening

B. listening to

C. to listen

D. to listen to

25. It may be many years _______ the situation in that area improves.

A. before

B. after

C. since

D. when

26. "Would you join us in the picnic this afternoon?"

"Oh, _____, but I have an appointment."

27. By the end of last year, nearly a million cars ________in that auto factory.

A. had produced

B. had been produced

C. would be produced

D. were produced

28. She sat in the corner of the room, with tears _______ down her cheeks.

A. run

B. to run

C. ran

D. running

29.But for your help, I ______the work ahead of time.

A. wouldn't have finished

B. didn't finish

C. hadn't finished

D. wouldn't finish

30. The shop girl almost called me stupid when I said that camera wasn't to my _______ and a bit cheap-looking.

A. astonishment

B. taste

C. delight

D. knowledge

Part II Cloze (1 point each, 15 points in all)

Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are