山东省年专升本考试英语试题.doc

山东省２００４年专升本考试英语试题

Part I Listening Comprehension (15points, 15minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3section.
Section A (5 points)
Directions : In this section you will hear 5 short dialogues. At the end of each dialogue, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the dialogues and questions, will be
spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A) The performance was bad. B) The performance was excellent.
C) He didn't go to the performance. D) He'd like to see it again.
2. A) Teacher and student. B) Husband and wife
C) Classmates D) Students and librarian
3. A) The man feels so tired that he wants to sleep.
B) The professor's lecture is too difficult to understand.
C) The professor's lecture is very boring.
D) They have different opinions about the professor's lecture.
4. A) 8 o'clock. B) 9 o'clock.
C) 10 o'clock. D) An hour late.
5. A) She is the best swimmer in the city.
B) She shouldn't try to be the best.
C) If she persists, she can be the best.
D) The city has awarded her "best swimmer".
Section B (5 points)
Directions; In this section you will hear two short passages. After each passage you will be asked some questions. The passage will be read twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 6 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard.
6. A) Body heat was not difficult to collect.
B) Light was difficult to dispose of.
C) A collection system has been designed to use body heat.
D) Heat came in a variety of forms.
7. A) Eight B) Seven C) Six D) Five
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.
8. A) A train running slowly. B) A man slow in action.
C) A train for the old to take. D) A short-tempered old man.
9. A) The young man. B) No one.
C) Nobody but the slow brain. D) The old man beside the slow train.
10. A) He thanked the slow brain. B) He questioned him.
C) He blamed the slow brain. D) He didn't care him.
Section C (5 points)
Directions; In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed on the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. The first reading is for you to get the general idea. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Blank. In order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.
Is there a dark side to the computer revolution? Do computers do harm to our health or our society?
It certainly doesn't seem that way on the (SI) ______ You don't (S2) ______ your home computer to turn its game gun on you. And how can the machine be harmful?
The (S3) ______ of the matter, however, is that any new technology, computer (S4) ______ has a dark side.
Computers will change the way the nation works. But the computer revolution will also bring problems along with it.
Many jobs, for example, will be taken over by (S5) ______ and computer-controlled (S6) ______. Since many of these jobs are (S7) ______ and even dangerous, that seems like a step in the right direction. But it's a big worry to the people whose jobs are (S8) ______ .
Quite a different problem, but one that is causing ( S9 ) ______ trouble, is that computers may make people feel (SIO) ______ in life. This problem was recently discussed by many people.
Part n Vocabulary and Structure (20 points, 20 minutes)
Section A; Vocabulary (10 points)
Directions: There are ten incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the blankets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Blank.
Sll. I have come to the _________ (conclude) that it would be unwise to accept his proposal.
S12. We should be ______ (consider) of the comfort of other people; nobody likes to make friends with selfish people.
S13. I don't think his proposal is ______ (accept) to me although it needs some improvement. .
SI4. Money cannot buy everything, wealthy people are not _________ (necessary) the happy ones.
S15. If the current situation continues, smoking will ______(possible) take as many as 3 million per year by 2050. S16. There is no easy ______(solve) to the problems in that area.
SI7. A government should permit the free _______ (express) of political opinion.
S18. He as just won a ______(scholar)to the New York State University.
S19. Since last December I've been busy ______ (prepare) for the Public English test.
S20. He carried out his plan with strong____(determine).
Section B Structure (10 points)
Directions: In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences, you are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
11. As long as you ________ the money back promptly, I'll lend it to you with pleasure.
A. return B. will return
C. have returned D. returned
12. I am considering ______ to the Yellow Mountain. Do you consider it a good idea ＿＿＿there?
A. going; to go B. to go; to go
C. going; going D. to go: going
13. I'd appreciate ______ these letters.
A. you to mail B. you mail
C. your mailing D. you would mail
14. ______ to develop more accurate methods of economic forecasting is generally recognized.
A. There is a need B. That a need C. The need being D. The need
15. If you ______ that late movie last night, you wouldn't be sleepy now.
A. hadn't watched B. didn't watch
C. haven't watched D. wouldn't have watched
16. The type of stories my mother told me in my childhood ______ again.
A. have never been heard B. has never been heard
C. have never heard D. I has never heard .
17. It is because English is useful ______.
A. why we study it hard B. what we study hard
C. that we study it hard D. which we study hard
18. You are getting too old for football. You'd better ______ tennis instead.
A. take in B. take up C. take for D. take over
19. What ______ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies.
A. applies B. happens C. refers D. matters
20. He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any _______ about what was meant.
A. doubt B. consideration C. question D. wonder
21. ______ economically, one tin of oil will last at least three months.
A. To use B. To be used C. Using D. Used
22. Some members of the staff couldn't handle Murray's condition, hard ______they tried.
A. as B. Although C. when D. even if
23. The price of fruit has increased recently ______ the price of vegetables has gone down.
A. when B. whether C. whereas D. otherwise
24. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ______ comfortably.
A. is worn B. wears C. wearing D. are worn
25. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of which B. the smaller of them
C. the smaller of whose D. the smaller of that
26. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _____ _ too long.
A. has been reading B. had read C. is reading D. read
27. Mike's uncle insists______in this hotel.
A. staying not B. not to stay
C. that he would not stay D. that he not stay
28. The reason Beethoven went away to the country is ______ he was gradually going deaf.
A. that B. because C. since D. as
29. So little ______ that the neighbors could not settle their differences.
A. they agreed B. agreed did they C. did they agree D. they did agree
30. Anyone is entitled to such benefit, ______ of age or sex.
A. instead B. in spite C. incase D. regardless
Part 1 Reading Comprehension (35 points, 35 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill, You should read the material carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1 (10 points)
Directions; After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 31 through 35. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B) , C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Last night after dinner I told my family the bad news. I had this class assignment to monitor our use of energy at home for a week. Our family got an F.
Tuesday night my brother watched the same two hour movie on his TV set that we were watching in the living room. Thursday Mom ran an entire dishwashing cycle for 3 cups, 2 plates, a knife and 3 little spoons. That's a lot of electricity and hot water down the drain.
Dad drives 28 miles back and forth to work alone. Two men he works with live right nearby, and they could carpool (合作使用汽车 ) and save about a thousand gallons of gas a year. And me, I'm guilty too. I went out and left the radio blaring in my room all Saturday morning.
So last night at the dinner table we all agreed to do everything we could to conserve energy. Faster showers. Lower thermostats (温度调整器). Fuller care. (51 )It is a fact that this country's using up energy faster than we produce it. I read that we may run out of oil——-forever———in thirty years. So terrible. (52) Unless every person in every house on every block does his part, the future looks pretty dim.
I'm getting more and more concerned about the future. Because that's where I'mgoing to be.
31. The people in this family ______.
A. wasted energy unconsciously
　 B. had the radio on when they went out
C. watched TV programs separately
D. liked to use hot water while washing dishes
32. It is a fact that______.
A. oil is getting less and less
B. the future is terrible with such a serious problem
C. the government tries to solve the problem within several years
D. the county will soon use up energy if we keep wasting like this
33. If every person in every house __________.
A. rides a bike instead of a car, everything will be OK
B. stops using hot water washing dishes, we’ll waste less energy
C. makes efforts to save energy, the future will be bright
D. has company while watching TV, nothing will go wrong
34. What’s the main idea that the author want to convey in this passage?
A. There is a waste at home. B. To waste is a serious problem.
C. Families will run out of energy. D. We should conserve energy.
35. The suitable title for this passage is ______.
A. What an Assignment B. What a Waste
C. How to Save Energy D. The Future is Dim
Task 2 (10 points)
Directions: This is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 36 through 40.
Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don’t look at the sky. Don’t look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of the weather even further back. (53) It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk. (54) To find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree. Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In a region of New Mexico you can find only sand-no trees and no people. However, many centuries ago a large population lived there. They left suddenly. Why? A scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings which had grown there. He decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were　necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move. In this instance studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man.
36. It is understood that in a favorable climate
A. tree rings grow close together B. tree rings grow far apart
C. trees in New Mexico will grow big and tall
D. people can cut down most of the trees in New Mexico
37. Why did ancient people usually live where there were plenty of trees?
A. Trees provided them with shades. .. . B. B. Trees indicated plenty of sunlight and rainfall.
C. Trees were material for burning and building houses.
D. Trees provided them with fruit and food.
38. The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell ______.
A. whether in that area the climate was healthy or not B. whether a particular tree was healthy or not
C. whether people took good care of the trees or not D. how old the trees were
39. Studying dead tree rings shows ______.
A. where the people had to go B. what the people had to eat
C. how the people left D. why people had to leave
40. The people had to leave the region of New Mexico because ______
A. they had cut down a