河北专接本英语2017真题 可打印版本

河北省2017年普通高校专科接本教育选拔考试

英语

I.Phonetics(5points)

Directions:In each of the following groups of words,there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A,B,C and pare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1.A)link B)window C)kite D)think

2.A)dark B)war C)shark D)smart

3.A)southern B)math C)cloth D)thief

4.A)debt B)comb C)climb D)establish

5.A)mouse B)though C)south D)house

II.Situational Dialogues(10points)

Directions:In this section there is a long conversation with5missing sentences.At the end of the conversation,there is a list of given choices.You are required to select the ONE that best fits into the conversation.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Note that there are two additional choices and you can not use any of the choices in the list more than once.

Mary:Hello!6?

John:Sure,my name is John Smith and I'm from a small town called Brentwood in Essex which is in England.

Mary:OK,Essex.7?

John:That's in the southeast.

Mary:Southeast.

John:Yeah,yeah.It's attached to London,just next to London.

Mary:Oh,OK,but you said it's a small town.

John:It's relatively small.8.Mary:Oh,when I think of a small British town,you know,I think of really old houses,and nothing's changed,9?

John:The cinema in Brentwood actually closed down,but it does have a very nice health center and,as I said,lots of parks to play in.

Mary:Wow,10.

A)The population is only about50,000

B)How are you doing

C)sounds like a nice place to live in

D)Thank you very much

E)Which part of England is that

F)so do you have modern stuff,like a health club,a movie theater or things like that

G)Can you introduce yourself,please

III.Reading Comprehension(50points)

Section A(30points)

Directions:There are two passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement.Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

There is a tale that straw(稻草)is the worst material from which to build a house,particularly if you are a pig with a hungry wolf around.So the cards were stacked against Warren Brush when local officials learned that he had several buildings made of straw bales(大捆)on his land.

They have tried to fine him a lot.But the case is still unresolved.The problem is that California's building codes make no provision for the use of straw.And Mr.Brush has many defenders--among them several university scientists and David Eisenberg,the chairman of the United States Green Building Council's code committee.They would like to see the prejudice against straw houses eliminated,for straw is,in many ways,an ideal building material.

It is,for one thing,a great insulator(绝热体).That keeps down the heating bills in houses made from