1、 “专升本”英语统一考试试卷(120分钟)Part Listening comprehension (20 points)(略)Part Reading Comprehension (30 points)Directions: In this section there are four passages. Each of them is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A),B),C),and D). You should decide on the b
2、est choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage.By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder (奎蛇). In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The adder is also the only Brit
3、ish snake with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.Most people regard snake bites as a fatal (致命旳) misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal. Someti
4、mes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs (外行人) heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery (手术) and other unnecessary measures.All snakes have small teeth, so that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents
5、any danger. British snakes are shy animals and far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely.
6、 If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the wa6y as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon several things, one of which is the body-weight of the person bitten. T
7、he bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain, and though these bites can mak
8、e some people very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.21. Adders are most likely to be found _.A) in wider parts of Britain and IrelandB) in Scotland but nowhere elseC) on wild land through BritainD) in the countryside in E
9、ngland22. If you are with someone who is bitten by an adder, you should _.A) try to catch the snakeB) not treat the bite yourselfC) not worry too much about the victimD) operate him as soon as possible23. We are told that adders _.A) normally friendly towards peopleB) unlikely to bite except in self
10、-defenseC) likely to attack people whenever they see themD) not afraid of human beings24. If an adder hears you approaching, it will usually _.A) move out of your pathB) take no notice of you at allC) disappear very quicklyD) wait until you are close and then attack25. Which of the following is TRUE
11、 according to the passage?A) Adders are more likely to attack children than adults.B) The adder prefers to bite a person with a heavy body.C)The danger of adder bites is different from person to person.D)In most cases adder bites are more serious than other illnesses.Questions 26-30 are based on the
12、 following passages.Only the government can ensure that the American people have clean air and pure water. Congress must pass laws to stop manufacturers from polluting the air and water with the waste from their factories.Unless anti-pollution standards are enforced for all, companies that care abou
13、t a clean environment will go out of business. For example, if Automobile Company X spends money to put an air-pollution control device on their automobiles, their cars will be more expensive than the cars produced by another company. People who dont have the extra money or who dont care about pollu
14、tion will not buy the more expensive cars. Automobile Company X will go bankrupt (破产); that is, it wont make enough money to pay its workers and to buy materials. It will then go out of business. Of course, no automobile company will make itself go bankrupt on purpose, and the pollution of the land
15、and air and water will go on.But if the government says that all automobile manufacturers must make cars with air-pollution control devices, the cost of all manufacturers will be equal. So the government cannot let companies decide whether or not they want to stop pollution. The government must forc
16、e manufacturers to clean up the environment by setting anti-pollution standards for everyone.26. If a company cares about a clean environment while others dont, it will have to _.A) change the anti-pollution standards for its productsB) sell its products at a more expensive priceC) buy materials at
17、a higher priceD) pay more money to its workers27. The writer gives the example of Automobile Company X to show that _.A) manufacturers will not take care of pollution control on their own willB) few manufacturers are aware of the importance of air-pollution control C) air-pollution control devices a
18、re more expensive than other devicesD) people like to buy cars that are equipped with pollution control devices28. According to the writer, anti-pollution standards ensure that _.A) no manufacturer will go bankrupt for spending money on pollution controlB) less money will be spent in buying pollutio
19、n control devicesC) manufacturers know how to control pollution more effectivelyD)all manufacturers have to take measures to control pollution29. The purpose of this passage is _.A) to describe how a company can go bankruptB) to emphasize the urgent need of cleaning up the environmentC) to stress th
20、e importance of the governments role In preventing pollutionD) to tell how difficult it is to keep the environment free from air-pollution30. What can be inferred from thin passage?A) Companies have not been given an equal chance to develop their business.B) A company will go bankrupt if its cars ha
21、ve to be installed with pollution control devices.C) The US government has not set up standards on pollution control for car producers.D) It is necessary to persuade producers to take effective pollution control measure.Questions 31-35 are based on the following passages.Large-scale production in a
22、large market brings advantages: mass production helps to reduce the manufacturing costs of consumer goods and the single market also makes it easier to specialize. Together, these two considerations improve businesses chance of making profit.Within the single market, the Community (欧共体) is making cl
23、early strict European industrial standards which help European industry compete with imported products and conquer new markets, as well as making high-quality products available to the consumer.The European commissions competition policy serves to ensure that the common interest prevails over indivi
24、dual business interests. At the same time, it is flexible enough to allow co-operation between small firms. Business are being encouraged to operate outside the country in which they are based by measures designed to ensure that they are no longer taxed twice for doing so. The days when taxes are an
25、 obstacle to Europe-wide business operation will soon be gone.In addition to creating a favorable business environment, the communitys industrial policy is also concerned with developing specific strategies. The objective is to carry out long-term plans to develop industries such as the electronics
26、industry, information technology, biotechnology (生物技术) and textiles. These measures, at national and community level, will influence the quality of products, the technology used to manufacture them, the training the workforce receives, and the development of new outlets. In short, a whole range of i
27、nstruments will be created to protect the future of European technology.These projects will require extra funding at Community level for training, research and development and communications networks. The extra Community funding will be used as rationally as possible in a way which maximizes the ben
28、efit to European industry.31. The European Community has found _.A) a single market to carry out mass productionB) the Community market to produce high quality goodsC) a large market to increase business with other countriesD) a new market to make it easier to get profits32. We can infer from the pa
29、ssage that the communitys general policy _.A) helps the small firms to do business flexibly B) encourages big firms to conquer the small onesC) emphasizes the interest of the Community as a wholeD) brings the customer more imported goods33. One of the main changes in the market in Europe is that _.A
30、) there are more home produced goods that imported goods on the marketB) companies only have to pay one tax when operating in a member countryC) there are no more Europe-wide business operationsD) small companies are allowed to combine into larger ones34. The European Community has adopted some spec
31、ial measures to _.A) make long-term development of industries possibleB) place some industries before other industriesC) open new markets in other countriesD) enable new technology to be used in manufacturing35. which of the following is likely to be the title of the passage?A) Advantages of a Singl
32、e Large-scale MarketB) Development of European IndustriesC) Imports and Exports of European CommunityD) Policies of European CommunityPart Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions: In this section there are 45 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there four choices marked A),B),C),and D). C
33、hoose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.36. He climbed up into the tree and _ all the fruit within reach.A) pickedB) fetched C) tookD) held37. Ask her to come and see me when she _ her work.A)
34、 will finish B) finishes C) has finished D) had finished38. Owing to the thick fog, Flight 675 had to be _.A) taken off B) put off C) given off D) set off39. By the time we got home, I _all about the mans rudeness.A) had forgotten B) forgot C) was forgetting D) should have forgotten40. This place, o
35、riginally a small town, has been _ a modern capital city.A) transported to B) transformed into C) transmitted from D) transferred to41. Most people dont want to get _ in police investigation.A) put B) treated C) fitted D) involved42. This book will be of great _ to you in your studies.A) effect B) v
36、alue C) appreciation D) sincerity43. Talk between the two sides _ no results and they decided not to continue.A) settled B) dragged C) protested D) yielded44. The criminal escaped from prison but was _ caught again.A) frightfully B) rarely C) casually D) subsequently45. His unhappiness is a _ of his
37、 mistaken marriage.A) contrast B) replacement C) reflection D) detection46. He planned to steal the money but his _ was soon discovered.A) prospect B) suspension C)scheme D) resource47. When he was ten years old, the Second World War _.A) broke off B) broke out C) broke up D) broke down48. Ten years
38、 ago, he was _ by a woman, who has always been regarding him as her own son.A) adopted B) adapted C) adjusted D) admitted49. Education, as well as ones social experience, can _ change in ones belief.A) turn to B) bring out C)bring over D) turn on50. We must take his hard work _ when discussing his a
39、chievements.A) in mind B) into account C) for granted D) for sure51. The committee _ a conclusion after four days of heated discussion.A) achieved B) attained C) arrived D) reached52. Were you _ in the heavy shower yesterday?A) arrested B) spread C) offended D) caught53. Barbara _ in doing it again
40、though she had failed more than a dozen times.A) assisted B) consisted C) persisted D)insisted54. They have developed a technique which is _ to those used in most factories.A) advanced B) advantageous C) improved D) superior55. On his way home, he was injured in a car _.A) blow B) crash C) shock D)
41、hit56. For maintenance, please _ page 17 of the operation manual.A)find out B) rest on C) point at D) refer to57. We arranged to meet at the station but she didnt _.A) turn in B) turn up C) turn over D) turn out58. The teacher demanded that her students _ on time for every class.A) were B)be C)to be
42、 D) must be59. _ you are free tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me?A) For B) Unless C) Since D) Though60.The roof _ under the weight of the heavy snow last night.A) settled B) dropped C) squeezed D) collapsed61. One of the techniques in reading a passage is to read it _ a whole.A) as B) f
43、or C) to D) in62. The company would need another ten thousand dollars _ they could buy some nes equipment.A) in which B) at which C) by which D) with which63. Its important that he _ the final examination next week.A) pass B) would pass C) passes D) will pass64. _ by her child, the mother entered a
44、supermarket to buy some soft drink.A) Having followed B) Having been following C) Following D) Followed65. It was not until she came back from Tokyo last night _ she gave me the telephone call. A) and B) when C) since D) that66. I remember _ the book last month. It was very interesting.A) read B) re
45、ading C) to read D) to have read67. _ I sympathize with you, I am afraid there is little I can do to help you.A) When B) If C) Though D) Because68. The reason I plan to go is _ my wife will be disappointed if I dont.A) when B) why C) which D) that69. The Brown are now in Seattle. But we should keep
46、_ with them.A) touch B) at touch C) in touch D)on touch70. Tokyo has a larger population than _ in the world.A) any city B) any cities C) any other city D) all the cities71. If I _ the answer, I would have let you know about it.A) knew B) had known C) would know D) would have known72. _ the interruption, he was able to finish his exercise before the class was over.A) Instead of B) In case of C) In spite of D) In sight of73. Decisions have been made to cut _ company expenses to a desirable level.A) down B) off C) out D) away74. If we had accepted the plan he proposed,