2023年英语高职升本科真题.doc

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2023年天津市高等院校“高职升本科”招生统一考试
英 语
本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。第1卷1至8页，第Ⅱ卷9至10页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。

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Part I. Grammar and Vocabulary (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 sentences, each with a blank. Under each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the sentences and the choices carefully and then choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. When I leave the research institute next week, I ______ there for 17 years.
A. shall be working B. shall have worked
C. will work D. have worked
2. We're going to the bookstore in Jim's car. You can come with us ______ you can meet us there later.
A. but B. and C. then D. or
3. ---You know Mr. Green has been iii for days?
---Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now.
A. some B. much C. no D. many
4. In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust
5. Does ______ surprise you to know that the wonderful invention was made by a twelve-year-old schoolboy?
A. he B. that C. this D. it
6. ---I'm taking my driving test tomorrow.
--- ______ !
A. Good fuck B. Cheers C. Come on D. Congratulations
7. At first I was worried about the employment prospect. Four years of study later, I’ve realized I ______.
A. didn't need to worry' B. mustn't have worried
C. needn't have worried D. couldn't have worried
8. ______ his great achievements in chemistry, he was considered as one of the most outstanding scientists of the century.
A. In terms of B. On behalf of C. On the basis of D. in the form of
9. I could hardly ______ the ship in the distance.
A. look out B. make out C. make up D. see through
10. I was not ______ by his many arguments, so finally we agreed to differ.
A. convicted B. confirmed C. concerned D. convinced
11. Human beings are superior to animals______ they can use language as a tool to communicate.
A. in which B. for which C. in that D. for that
12. He is well ______ with the literature of America.
A. acquainted B. informed C. enlightened D. acknowledged
13. John did quite well in his exams, ______ how little he studied.
A. consider B. considered C. considering D. to consider
14. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A. virtues B. features C. properties D. characteristics
15. The police are always ready to give a hand to ______ needs help.
A. who B. whom C. whomever D. whoever

Part II. Cloze Test (30 points)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the passage' carefully and choose the one that fits right into the passage.
The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 16 these wide modem roads are generally 17 and well maintained, with 18 sharp curves (转弯) and many straight 19 , a direct route is not always the most 20 one. Large highways often pass 21 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 22__ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 23 traffic during rush hours, 24 the 'fast, direct' way becomes a very slow route.
However, there is 25 always another route to take 26 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 27 new 'superhighways', there are often older, 28 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 29 of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads 30 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 31 , or down frightening hillsides to towns 32 ill deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 33 the air is clean and the scenery, is beautiful, and the driver may have a 34 to get a flesh 35 of the world.
16. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
17. A. stable B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
18. A. little B. few C. much D. many
19. A. selections B. separations C. series D. sections
20. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. profitable
21. A. to B. into C. over D. by
22. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. communicate
23. A. large B. fast C. high D. heavy
24. A. when B. for C. but D. that
25. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite
26. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
27. A. relatively B. regularly C. respectively D. reasonably
28. A. and B. less C. more D. or
29. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
30. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling
31. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
32. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
33. A. there B. when C. which D. where
34. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot
35. A. view B. variety C. visit D. video

Part III. Reading Comprehension ( 50 points )
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by a number of questions for comprehension. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
Passage One
Most people do not think of fishes and other marine animals as having voices, and of those who are aware of the fact that many of them can "speak", few understand that these "conversations" have significance. Actually, their talk may be as meaningful as much of our own. For example, some sea animals use their "voices" to locate their food in the ocean expanses; others, to let their fellows know of their whereabouts; and still others, as a means of obtaining mates. Sometimes, "speaking" may even mean the difference between life and death to a marine animal. It appears in some cases that when a predator (食肉动物) approaches, the prey depends on no more than the sounds it makes to escape.
Fish sounds are important to man, also. By listening to them he can learn a great deal about the habits of the creatures that make them, the size of the schools they form, the patterns of their migrations, and the nature of the environments in which they live. He can also apply this information to the more effective utilization of the listening posts he has set up to detect enemy submarines (潜水艇) . A knowledge of fish sounds can avoid confusion and unneeded effort when a "new" sound is picked up and the sound sentry (岗哨) must decide whether or not to call an alert.
36. Among the people who know that many sea animals have voices, few______.
A. could understand their conversations
B. realize that they can make speeches
C. could understand the significance of their conversations
D. realize that they can communicate
37. By listening to sounds fishes make, man can learn all the following except_______.
A. their habits B. their environments
C. their sizes D. the usual pattern of their migrations
38. In some cases, when a predator approaches, fishes depend on ______.
A. the sounds of their fellows to escape
B. the sounds of the approaching enemy to escape
C. none of the sounds it makes to escape
D. their prey to escape
39. The last sentence means that a knowledge of fish sounds can help man to______.
A. detect enemy submarines
B. pick up new sounds
C. avoid confusion in fishing activities
D. avoid unneeded effort in fish sound studies
40. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A. Fish sounds cannot be transmitted through air.
B. Hearing in fishes is more acute than in people.
C. Fishes only "speak" to communicate with each other.
D. Researchers are engaged in studying the significance of fish sounds.

Passage Two
When Louis Braille was three years old, he became blind in both eyes as the result of an accident in his father's harness shop. His father, determined that Louis should not suffer the usual fate of blind persons at that time and become a beggar, kept him in the village school until he was ten and then entered him in the institution des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris. Louis learned to read from the three books engraved in large raised letters in the Institution library. He did exceptionally well both in academic work and at the piano and the organ, and was soon helping to teach the younger children.
In 1819, the same year that Louis entered the Institution, Charles Barbier, an army captain, reported to the Academy of Sciences on a system of raised dots and dashes which enabled soldiers to read messages in the dark. Later, Barbier brought his invention to the Institution. After experimenting with it, young Braille produced a writing system using only dots, from which he gradually devised 63 separate combinations representing the letters in the French alphabet. At the request of an Englishman, he later added the letter "w", accents and punctuation marks, and mathematical signs. Although government bureaucracy prevented immediate official adoption, his system was used at the Institution as long as the director, Dr. Pignier, was in office. Pignier's successor insisted on returning to the officially approved former system, but students continued to use Braille's method secretly. Eventually, its superiority was established and it was adopted throughout France.
41. Louis-Braille first learned to read with the aid of _______.
A. his father
B. special books at the Institution
C. the village school teacher
D. Captain Barbier's system of dots and dashes
42. Louis's father kept him at the village school until he was ten because his father______.
A. wanted Louis to help him in the harness shop
B. thought it was not worthwhile to have Louis work when he was young
C. did not want Louis to live the same sort of life as that of other blind people
D. wanted Louis to remain with the family as long as possible
43. Louis Braille did all of the following things EXCEPT______.
A. teaching young children at the Institution
B. developing a writing system for the blind
C. learning to play musical instruments well
D. encouraging students to use his method secretly
44. Charles Barbier originally devised his writing system for______.
A. the Academy of Sciences
B. blind children
C. military personnel
D. the English government
45. Braille's method was not adopted officially for some time because______.
A. the students preferred the former method
B. the large library collection would then have been useless
C. Dr. Pignier's successor disliked Braille's method
D. the government was slow to approve it

Passage Three
One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the "cashless society" is not on the horizon --- it's already here.
While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be
made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly.
And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer-analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.
Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.
46. According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to______.
A. obtain more convenient services than other people do
B. exchange foreign currency wherever he wishes to
C. enjoy greater trust from the storekeeper
D. withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes to
47. From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that_______.
A. many Americans do not like using credit cards today
B. nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash
C. in the future all the Americans will use credit cards
D. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before
48.The underlined phrase "ring up sales" in Paragraph 2 most probably means______.
A. record sales on a cash register
B. keep track of the goods in stock
C. make an order of goods
D. call the sales manager
49.The underlined word "identify" in Paragraph 2 most probably means______.
A. observe
B. pick out
C. associate with
D. spot
50. What is this passage mainly about?
A. Advantages of credit cards in business.
B. Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.
C. Conveniences brought about by computers in business.
D. Approaches to the commercial use of computers.

Passage Four
Too often young people get themselves employed quite b