“高职升本科”英语试卷及参考答案

2009年天津市高等院校“高职升本科”招生统一考试

英语

考试时间120分钟。

第I卷(选择题共95分)

Part I. Grammar and Vocabulary (15 points)

Directions:There are 15 sentences, each witha blank. Under each sentence, there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Read the sentences and the choices carefully and then choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1．一Could I speak to Don Watkins，please?

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A．Speaking，please．B．Oh，how are you?

C．I’m listening． D. I’m Don.

2．By tomorrow morning the weather______.

A．clears up B．will clear up

C．has cleared up D．will have cleared up

3．The little dog jumped over the fence．I never thought it could jump high.

A．very B．too C．such D．that

4．A new English—Chinese dictionary will soon______.

A．work out B．hand out C．come out D．give out

5．We have had to raise the prices of our products because of the increase in the cost of______ materials．

A．primitive B．rough C．original D. raw

6．The old man would have died if he ______ to the hospital in time．

A．would not be sent B．had not been sent

C．had not sent D．would not send

7．What the teacher was_______ in this lesson was that it was important to be prepared for each exercise beforehand．

A．getting over B．getting on C．getting at D．getting away

8．The book gives a broad_________ of the course of his research up till now．

A．outline B．reference C．frame D. outlook

9．It is because her father won’t let her go to the party tonight she’s in a bad mood.

A．so B．that C．therefore D. so that

10．Further information can be _______ from our head office．

A．seized B．regained C. obtained D．contained

11．To much ____ to sunlight can cause skin burns，cancer or other damage to the body．A．exposure B．exhibition C．disclosure D．contact

12．The film ________, she left her seat so quietly that no one complained that her leaving

disturbed their watching the film．

A. began B．beginning C．having begun D．begun

13．Is the city much different from ______ it was ten years ago?

A．that B．which C．what D．where

14．—What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game．

—_______.Whatever you want to do is fine with me．

A．It just depends B．It’s up to you

C．Glad to hear that D．All right

15．The harder the shrub is to grow, ______.

A．the higher price it is B．the higher price it would have

C．the higher price is D．the higher the price is

Part II. Cloze Test (30 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choicesmarked A, B, C andD. Read the passage' carefully and choose theone that fits right into thepassage.

Henry’s job was to examine those who crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smugg ling anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends，he__16_____see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier,____17_____ a bicycle with a big load of straw on it．When the bicycle___18______the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and___19___him take the straw off and___20____it. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see_____ 2 1___ he could find anything，after which he would look in all the man’s pockets___22___he let him tie the straw again．The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hi11 with it．Although Henry was always___23___to find gold or jewellery or other valuable things___24___ in the straw, he never found___25___，even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was___26___something，but he was not able to___27___what it could be．

Then one evening, after he had looked___28___ the straw and emptied the factory worker’s ___29___ as usual，he___30___to him，“Listen，I know that you are smuggling things ___31___ this frontier．Wo n’t you tell me what you’re bringing into the country? I’m an old man，and today’s my last day on the___32___. Tomorrow I’m going to___33___．I promise that I shall not tell___34___if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling．” The factory worker did not say anything for a while．Then he___35___，turned to Henry and said quietly,“Bicycles.”

16. A．should B．would C．might D．must

17．A．pushing B．pulling C．fillingD. carrying

18．A．arrived B．appeared C．came D．reached

19．A．force B．order C．have D. call

20．A．show B．untie C．load D．remove

21．A．that B．where C．how D．whether

22．A．before B．when C．after D. so

23．A．asking B．expecting C．suspecting D．pleading

24．A．hidden B．hiding C．to hide D．to be hidden

25．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything

26．A．cheating B．smuggling C．stealing D．burgling

27．A．measure B．assess C．imagine D．weigh

28．A．through B．after C．to D. for

29．A．straw B．saddle C．pockets D．shoes

30．A．murmured B．said C．boasted D．recited

31．A．cross B．past C．across D. into

32．A．job B．work C．career D．duty

33．A．reduce B．retreat C．retire D．refuse

34．A．everyone B．someone C．no one D. anyone

35．A．cried B．mocked C．moaned D．smiled

Part III. Reading Comprehension ( 50 points )

Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by a number ofquestions for