2001广东专插本考试英语试题

2001年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试英语试题Part I. Reading Comprehension(40%)Passage OneDid you know that the empty plastic soft drink bottles you throw away every day can be turned into carpet or automobile parts ?That used glass bottles and aluminum cans can be turned into new ones?And that yesterday’s newspaper can be turned into tomorrow’s ?It all happens because of recycling .This simple waste we throw away is a “natural resource” that , with recycling, can be used to produce a variety of mew products.Unfortunately, America recycles only 10% of its rubbish ,burns 10% and deposits (存放)80% in waste disposal grounds. As a result , it has to cope with a serious solid waste problem.Every year, Americans throw away about 160 million tons of rubbish. Of that total, plastics make up less than 8% , paper about 36% , and glass and metal about 20% , all by weight . Plastics are naturally lighter, but still, when pressed together, account for only about 20% by volume(体积).As a result, in the past 10 years the United States’ waste disposal grounds have decreased from about 18, 500 to 6,000. In five years 2,000 more will close.In the process of finding solutions, some people have proposed to stop using plastics.Unfortunately, stopping using plastics would do much harm and no good. We would lose all of the safety, health and convenience features of plastics.Besides, packaging（包装) would still be needed. A1987 study shows what would happen if plastics were not used---the energy needed to produce other packaging, its cost, and the volume of waste collected would all rise greatly.Some Americans believe part of the answer to Ameri ca’s waste problem lies in recycling everything from glass to metals to paper to plastic.Today, recycling is on the rise. There are now more than 1,000 waste recycling programs in the U. S. Many are beginning to recycle plastics.Right now, almost 200 companies are recycling millions of used plastic containers into toys, traffic signs, wastebaskets, floor materials, and park benches.Plastics are among the easiest materials to recycle. More than 150 million pounds or 20% of all plastic soft drink bottles were recycled in 1987.1. What can’t the plastic soft drink bottle be turned into?A. NewspapersB. Automobile partsC. ToysD. Traffic signs2. Of all the rubbish in the U.S. , plastics account for ____by weight and ____by volume.A. 20%, 20%B. 8%, 20%C. 36%, 8%D. 20%, 36%3. On average, waste plastics are ____ other wastes.A. as heavy in density asB. heavier in density thanC. lighter in density thanD. the same by weight as4. In five years , the U. S. will have only ____waste disposal grounds.A. 2,000B. 6,000C. 4,000D. 18,5005. The author of this passage ____the proposal of stopping using plastics.A. says nothing aboutB. is sympathetic withC. agrees toD. disagrees toPassage TwoSleep is something we generally associate with living persons or animals. Of course, it is true that a lot of animals sleep, but zoologists are not certain that primitive forms of animals’ life, like worms, ever really sleep. On the other hand animals such as bears sleep for 4 or 5 months every year.The amount of sleep human beings need varies with people of different ages, habits and possible races. For example, doctors think that pre-school children need between 10 and 12 hours a night; school children between 9 and 11 hours; and adults between 7 and 9 hours. There are rare cases of old people who only sleep between 2 and 3 hours a day and continue to be active and healthy. The sleep requirements of different races also appear to be different. Japanese people, for example, sleep fewer than Europeans.It is not known for certain if the activity of a man’s mind (besides dreaming) occurs when he is asleep. However, it is certainly true that some people can wake up at a pre-determined time. There are also stories about some maths professors who solve difficult problems during sleep, because their subconscious minds continue working on the problem.6.The passage is about ______.A. how many hours of sleep different people need every dayB. some kinds of dreams people haveC. how to make use of man’s subconscious mindsD. sleep and the activity of a man’s mind during his sleep7.According to the author, ______.A. an Englishman usually sleeps more than a Japanese doesB. every year bears sleep 4 or 5 months more than wormC. some worms sleep more than babiesD. a Japanese usually sleeps more than an Englishman8.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?A. Very few old men need only 3 hours’ sleep a day.B. Doctors tend to sleep more than school teachers.C. Many healthy Japanese old men sleep only 2-3 hours a day.D. The more a student sleeps, the healthier he is.9.When a man is asleep, his subconscious mind ______.A. wakes up at onceB. begins to solve difficult problemsC. may still be workingD. stops working10.The author believes that ______.A. the activity of a man’s mind occurs when he is asleepB. human beings can control the amount of sleep they needC. some primitive forms of animal life also sleepD. some people can solve some problems in dreamsPassage ThreeWhy don’t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientists have puzzled over this question for many years. Now they’re beginning to fill in the blank.Not long ago, experiments showed that birds rely on the sun to guide them during daylight hours. But what about birds that fly by night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights.A dove had spent its lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under an artificial star-filled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. And change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the direction of his flight.But the stars are apparently their principal means of navigation. When the stars are hidden by clouds, they apparently find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coast lines, and river courses. But when it’s too dark to see these, the doves circle helplessly, unable to find their way.11.The reason that birds don’t get lost on long flights ____.A. have been known to scientists for yearsB. have only recently been discoveredC. are known by everyoneD. will probably remaina mystery12.During daylight hours, birds ____.A. fly aimlesslyB. rely on landmarksC. use sun for guidanceD. are more likely to get lost13.By “his outdoor cousins” the author means ____.A. other experimentersB. the other doves of the same broodC. doves under the natural skyD. other birds in general14.The experiment with the dove indicated that ____.A. birds have to be taught to navigateB. a bird that has been caged will not fly long distancesC. some birds cannot fly at nightD. some birds seem to follow the stars when they fly at night15.In total darkness, doves ____.A. use landmarksB. don’t know which way to flyC. fly back homeD. wait for the stars to appearPassage FourI had not announced my arrival to Stroeve and when I rang the bell of his studio, on opening the door himself, for a moment he did not know me, Then he gave a cry of delighted surprise and drew me in. It was charming to be welcomed with so much eagerness. His wife was seated near the stove at her sewing and she rose as I came in. He introduced me.He had the same absurd ( 令人发笑的) appearance that I remembered. He was a fat little man, with short legs, young still ( he could not have been more than thirty ) but prematurely bald ( 过早秃顶) . His face was perfectly round and he had a very high color, a white skin, red cheeks and red lips. His eyes were blue and round too, he wore large gold-rimmed glasses and his eyebrows were so fair that you could not see them. He reminded you of those happy, fat businessmen that Rubens painted.Mrs. Stroeve sat quietly mending her stockings, without talking, and she listened to all he said with a quiet smile on her lips.“So, you see, I’m married,” he said suddenly; “what do you think of my wife?”“Really, Dirk,” said Mrs Stroeve, smiling.“But isn’t she wonderful? I tell you, my boy, lose no time; get married as soon as ever you can, I’m the happiest msn alive. Look at her sitting there. Doesn’t she make a picture? Chardin, eh? I’ve seen all the most beautiful women in the world; I’ve neve r seen anyone more beautiful than Madame Dirk Stroeve.”“If you don’t be quiet, Dirk, I shall go away.”“My darling,” he said.She was rather tall and her gray dress was simple and quite well-cut, Her hair, brown and plentiful, was plainly done, her face was very pale and her features(面貌) were good without being distinguished. She had quiet gray eyes. She just missed being beautiful and in missing it was not even pretty. But when Stroeve spoke of Chardin it was without reason, and she reminded me curiously of that pleasant housewife in her cap and apron whom the great painter has given the fame to. I could imagine her busy among her pots and pans, making her household duties; I didn’tsuppose that she was clever or could ever be amusing, but there was something in her grave intentness(严肃专注的精神) which excited my interest. She was very silent, but when she spoke it was with a pleasant voice, and her manners were natural.16.“For a moment he didn’t know me.” This is because ____.A. they didn’t know each other wellB. it was sometime since they last metC. he couldn’t see the author clearly without glassesD. he pretended not to know him so as to give him a surprise17.Why did Mrs. Stroeve say “Really, Dirk”? Because ____.A. she was really happily marriedB. she could hardly believe she was marriedC. she really wanted the author to say what he thought of herD. she felt embarrassed by what her husband said18.“Doesn’t she make a picture?” By this he meant ____.A. she was drawing a pictureB. she was making a picture in her sewingC. she looked like a pictureD. she looked verybeautiful19.She just missed being beautiful and in missing it was not even pretty. The author meant that____.A. she was ugly-lookingB. she was plain-lookingC. she was prettyD. she was between pretty and beautiful20.From the passage we learnt that Chardin was ____.A. a beautiful ladyB. the most beautiful woman in the worldC. a pleasant housewifeD. a great painter Part II Vocabulary, Structure and Grammar (30%)21.A ____ person is one who is easily hurt or offended by things people do or say.A. sensitiveB. sensibleC. senselessD. sentimental22.We’ll telephone to Mary, but she is out of ____.A. questionB. orderC. placeD. reach23.Sooner or later you’ll ____ your shyness.A. go overB. turn overC. get overD. take over24.These two nations had been at war ____ for eight years.A. continuallyB. continuouslyC. nervouslyD. normally25.The documents are ____ of the lawyer.A. in possessionB. in the possessionC. in chargeD. in a charge26.A government notice on each packet ____ the public ____ the dangers of cigarette smoking.A. takes. . .seriouslyB.provides . . .with C. thinks of. . .as D.warns . . .about27.He has neither ear nor voice, ____ he cannot sing.A. otherwiseB. yetC. henceD. however28.____ of my not being there, ask my brother to help you.A. in formB. in caseC. in spiteD. in view29.Please help me to ____my income tax.A. pour outB. turn outC. flunk outD. figure out30.The main ____ of the equipment is that it can make good use of the wind.A. sourceB. existenceC. advantageD. limit31.The Browns will move to the north because they found it hard to ____themselves to the hotclimate.A. adoptB. makeC. enjoyD. adjust32.I usually exchange a few words of greeting ____my neighbor after breakfast.A. forB. toC. withD. of33.He was honest, and industrious, and ____.A. economicalB. economicC. economyD. economics34.The workman had a finger ____by the machine he was operating--- a moment of inattention,and it was too late.A. cut outB. cut shortC. cut downD. cut off35.In spite of a long struggle we succeed in ____ most of our plan ____.A. carrying. . .outB.carrying. . .throughC. carrying. . .awayD. carrying. . .on36.All the men had guns for protection in case they ____by the Indians.A. should attackB. be attackedC. were attackedD. had attacked37.My father has a large collection of books ____ are written foreign languages.A. many ones of whichB. many books of whichC. many of whichD. many in which38.Not until you had told me ____some understanding of the real functions of the brain.A. was I gotB. would I getC. did I getD. do I get39.If only she ____someone’s advice.A. had askedB. askedC. would askD. has asked40.He d idn’t feel like ____ home, where he couldn’t help ___ with his wife.A. returning;to quarrelB. return; being quarrelingC. return;to be quarredD. returning; quarreling41.The exhibition was well designed ____ the disarrangement of a few pieces of photos.A. exceptB. besidesC. except forD. in addition to42.In order to make ____ possible for men go on living when the present energy resources areused up, scientists are trying to find a solution ____ the energy problem.A. it; aboutB. that; ofC. it; toD. this; in43.The student who could not answer the question sat down with his eyes ____ at the desk.A. staringB. stareC. to stareD. stared44.It is imperative that you ____ here in time.A. shall arriveB. must arriveC. could arriveD. arrive45.She doesn’t know ____ the book after they had finished reading it.C. where they putD. where to put A. where did they put B. where they didput46.____ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia.A. Finding themB. FoundC. To find themD. To be found47.The question is ____ difficult for me.A. more tooB. too moreC. enough tooD. much too48.There ____ no train, we had to wait till the next day.A. isB. beingC. wereD. be49.I was just about to leave the house ____ the phone rang.A. whileB. whenC. as soon asD. each time50.The chief engineer asked him whether he ____ that sort of work before.A. had doneB. has doneC. didD. should have done Part III Cloze (10%)Cotton, like silk, was discovered and made 51 cloth by man before the historical period 52 . Its first recorded use was in India, 53 cotton cloth of very fine texture, almost 54 silk, was made. When the Spanish 55 in the New World, they found that the Incas, the Mayas, and the Aztecs knew 56 cotton cloth.57 of the cotton cloth made in Peru, even before the days of the Incas, 58 that it is kept in museums.Cotton is the most important of 59 textiles. Even now, with many artificial materials 60 , more than half of all textile products are made of cotton.Cotton comes 61 a plant of that name. When the plant is mature, the cotton grows in a white ball around the seed. To 62 the cotton for market, the seed 63 from the cotton fiber. This 64 by a machine called the cotton gin. Then the cotton is 65 into huge bundles called bales, 66 are sent to the mills. 67 the fibers are combed 68 they will all be turned in the same direction. 69 , the fibers are spun (纺) into thread. From the thread, the cotton is woven into 70 .51.A. into B. out of C. from D. through52.A. begin B. has begun C. beg an D. was begun53.A. there B. where C. which D. that54.A. so fine as B. such fine as C. as fine as D. as fine like55.A. arrived B. reached C. returned D. came56.A. to how make B. how to make C. how was made D. how making57.A. Any B. Some C. Certain D. Many58.A. very fine B. so fine C. is very fine D. is so fine59.A. all the other B. all other C. all D. any60.A. available B. given C. required D. ready61.A. from B. through C. out of D. into62.A. prepare B. leave C. grow D. start63.A. removes B. removed C. must remove D. must be removed64.A. is done B. is made C. done D. made65.A. placed B. packed C. set D. crowded66.A. that B. those C. which D. they67.A. Where B. There C. In which D. These68.A. so as B. such that C. as that D. so that69.A. Secondly B. After C. Next D. Lately70.A. clothes B. cloth C. clothing D. dressPart IV Translation (20%)71.这件家具部分由木头制作，部分由金属制作。