2007成人高考（专升本）英语真题
I Phonetics (5 points)
Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. A consume B contain C confess D concept
2. A magnet B digital C signature D angry
3. A though B thorough C through D thought
4. A explain B extent C exhausted D expand
5. A needed B trained C borrowed D deserved
II Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
6. Grandma told the story in a very sad ____ and we were all moved.
A tune
B tongue
C ton
D tone
7. The guide is ____ a line of tourists through the narrow passage with the help of his torch.
A concluding
B containing
C conducting
D conquering
8. With its expensive furniture and carefully ____ color scheme, the room looked quite luxurious.
A choose
B chose
C chosen
D choosing
9. Sorry, but we cannot go to San Diego. Our cousins ____ to see us next Sunday.
A come
B are coming
C have come
D came
10. Anne couldn’t fin d a taxi, so I offered ____ her to the station.
A drive
B to drive
C driving
D have driven
11. Perhaps the days will come ____ people will be able to breathe clean air in cities.
A when
B as
C while
D sine
12. ____ when he saw his wife’s face did Tom realize the true mean ing of her remark.
A Just
B Never
C Only
D Usually
13. The flyover at the crossing on the 6th ring road is now ____ construction.
A under
B in
C at
D with
14. Time ____, we will arrange for the tourists to visit two or three more remote spots of culture value.
A permits
B permitting
C permitted
D to be permitted
15. To my surprise, ____ turned out that Susan failed in the examination.
A this
B what
C it
D as
16. Jenny is the only one of the grade who ____ selected to school fashion-show team.
A is
B are
C has
D have
17. If I had more time, I would ____ golf as a hobby.
A take in
B take on
C take up
D take over
18. The football match was televised ____ from the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
A live
B alive
C living
D lively
19. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She ____ for the bus for 10 minutes.
A waits
B waited
C has waited
D has been waiting
20. The more fruits and vegetables you eat, ____ chance of getting cancer you have.
A little
B less
C the less
D the least
III. Close (30 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Dr. William C Stokoe, Jr., was the chairman of the English Department at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated and was extremely __21__. He was a hearing person, and signs of the deaf were totally new to him.
Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested, and though Dr. Stokoe was __22__ to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the project. However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. __23__, he started the Linguistics Research Program in 1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants, worked __24__ this project during the summer and after school. The three __25__ made films of deaf people signing. The deaf people in the film did not understand __26__ the research about and were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly, but __27__ agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him.
Stokoe and his __28__ studied the films of signing. They __29__ the films and try to see patterns in the signs. The results of the research were __30__: the signs used by all of the signers __31__ certain linguistic rules.
Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language __32__ a real language. He published the __33__ in 1960, but not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still __34__ —he was the only linguist who __35__ that sign language was more than gestures. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English.
21. A ashamed B bored C interested D involved
22. A idealistic B crazy C smart D normal
23. A Otherwise B Instead C Additionally D Afterwards
24. A through B into C along D on
25. A researchers B designers C directors D physicians
26. A what B why C that D which
27. A strongly B hardly C willingly D merely
28. A team B crowd C crew D party
29. A made B advertised C released D analyzed
30. A dissatisfying B alarming C surprising D disappointing
31. A exercised B followed C played D performed
32. A like B as C with D beyond
33. A results B consequences C endings D resolutions
34. A anxious B afraid C alert D alone
35. A wished B reasoned C believed D decided
IV Reading Comprehension (60 points)
Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Toronto: A 300-pound adult Siberian tiger escaped from its four-meter high chain-link pen（圈）at the Toronto Zoo yesterday, on one of the busiest days of the year.
Though no one was hurt, the dangerous animal was separated from the public for a time by noting more than a four-foot fence. The escape occurred after one of the animal’s handlers left the pen gate open. It promoted a swift response from officials. Staff were sent immediately to arrest the runaway tiger.
General Manager Calvin White told reporters that staff were preparing for the worst. “ I ordered a tranquilizer（麻醉剂）gun so we would have tranquilized her, but thankfully we didn’t have to”, Mr. White said. The tiger was successfully led back into its cage after the brave escape.
The incident occurred during the Toronto Zoo’s 28th annual Christmas Treats Walk, where admission is free in return for donation of food that does not easily go bad.
Thousands of people attend each Boxing Day to see the animals fed by their handlers.
36. The tiger escape happened_____.
A owning to the lack of food
B due to its separation from the public
C because of the handler’s neglect of duty
D as a result of the damaged chain and fence
37. Who is Calvin White?
A A managerial staff of the zoo
B A journalist from National Post
C A witness of the incident
D A zoo animal handler
38. We know from the passage that____.
A the tiger escape lasted a whole day
B the zoo workers panned to shoot the tiger dead
C the tiger wasn’t kept securely enough from the public
D the incident took place on the zoo’s anniversary day
39. The best title for the news report is ____.
A Pen-Animal Prison
B Zoo Tiger-Wandering Free
C Siberian Tiger-Dangerous Animal
D Zoo-Dangerous Site
Passage Two
One day in January, my uncle, my cousin and I decided to go hunting. We left by car in the afternoon. It was a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. It took us three hours to get there. After we arrived at 5:15 p.m., we fixed the tent, then made coffee and had a short rest. After that, we went hunting, using a falcon（猎鹰）. We spent two hours without finding anything. On our way back to the camp, my cousin saw a rabbit. I removed the falc on’s bead cover and let go of the aggressive falcon. When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunter. He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. We took back it to the camp to cook our dinner. We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until 10:30 p.m.
We left the camp the next day at 7 o’clock in the morning. We went north. However, around 10:00 a.m. our car got stuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without
any progress. Finally, we decided to walk. As it was hard for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40km in the desert, I decided to get help myself. I took a bottle of water with me and started to walk south alone. I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand. I walked more than four hours without stopping. When I felt so tired and thirsty, I stopped to rest. I drank all the water and slept for around two hours.
When I got up, it was dark. I continued to walk south. I was worried about my uncle and cousin. Suddenly, I met a Bedouin man who was riding his camel. He took me to his house. When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road where I found a car. it took me to the city to get help. I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin. When I got back to them, they were so happy because
I had gotten help and they were able to see me again.
40. Which word can best describe the first evening of their hunting trip?
A Disappointed
B Enjoyable
C Comfortable
D Exhausted
41. Why didn’t the three walk back together after the car got stuck in the sand?
A They didn’t have enough food and water.
B The writer knew where to get a camel or a car.
C The writer knew a Bedouin who lived nearby would give help.
D The long desert walk was too hard for the young and the old.
42. How did the writer finally get out of the desert?
A He was picked up by a car.
B A camel took him to the road.
C A passer-by Bedouin helped him.
D His uncle and cousin found and rescued him.
43. What can be inferred from the story?
A It’s an easy job to walk 40km in the desert.
B The author loved to go hunting with his family.
C The hunting trip is much longer than expected.
D To hunt in the desert one must train a falcon well
Passage Three
There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of North American interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it.
Professor Barry Wellman’s term is “networked individualism”. It’s not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for network.
Here’s what he means. Until the internet and e-mail came along, our social network involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person in real life.
But the latest study confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social activities and person-to-person interaction. Some people worry that the Internet is turning us into isolated people who shut out other people in favor of a false world on computer screens
To the contrary, the study discovered that the Internet connects us with more real people than expected- helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and
choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the researchers that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we network individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
44. The term “networked individualism” is used to refer to ________.
A the way that modern people communicate on the Internet
B a social activity popular with North Americans
C the contradiction within network communication
D a newly invented Internet software
45. With the wide use of Internet, some people fear that____.
A people will become isolated
B interpersonal relation will disappear
C people will be controlled by network
D there will be too many social activities
46. According to the latest research, electronic interaction through computer is ______.
A highly rewarding
B a waste of time
C only informative
D an escape from social life
47. Why does the writer say network individuals are tricky?
A Because they sometimes play tricks on people.
B Because they refuse person-to-person communication.
C Because they can stay alone while remaining sociable.
D Because they feel puzzled when communicating with each other.
Passage Four
“I love you Bob.”“I love you too, Nancy.” it was 2 a.m., and I was hearing my parents’ voices through the thin wall separating my bedroom from theirs. Their loving words were sweet, touching—and surprising.
My parents married on September 14, 1940, after a brief dating. She was nearly 30 and knew it was time to start a family. The handsome well-educated man who came by the office where she worked looked like a good bet. He was attracted by her figure, her blue eyes. The romance didn’t last long.
Seeds of difference grew almost immediately. She liked to travel; he hated the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican, she a loyal Democrat. They fought at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, over the perceived shortcomings of their respective in-laws.
There was a hope that they would change once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat, but what remained changed itself in to bright, hard bitterness. “I always thought we’d …” my mother would begin, before launching into a precise listing of my father’s faults. The complaints were recited so often, I can repeat them by heart today. As he listened, my father would say angry threats and curses in a low voice.
It wasn’t the happiest marriage, but as their 60th anniversary（纪念日）approached, my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time, after all; why not try to make the best of things? We’d provide the cakes, the balloons, the toasts, and they’d follow one rule: no fighting.
The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful day. When we thought back, we found it was an important celebration, because soon after, things began to change for my parents.
48. Bob married Nancy because of ______.
A her nice appearance
B her good education
C her romantic nature
D her position as an office girl
49. When the writer told the story, the mother was probably ___ years old.
A 60
B 70
C 80
D 90
50. What do we know about the writer’s parents?
A Their marriage is a total failure.
B They had different hobbies.
C They had serious money problem.
D They stopped quarrelling after they had children.
51. The purpose for the writer to hold the party is____.
A to recall the 60 years’ marriage life of her parents
B to stop the long fighting between her parents
C just to celebrate her parents’ 60th anniversary
D to have a good time for family’s reunion
Passage Five
What can you do to recall your dreams more often and interpret them more clearly? The experts offer these suggestions:
Develop an idea. Before you go to sleep, consciously think about a topic or a person you’d like to dream about. Raise a question that’s troubling you and see how your dream responds to it.
Keep track. Next to your bed, place a pen and some paper, or a tape recorder or a laptop(笔记本电脑) , to record your dreams as soon as you wake up.
Try to wake up naturally, without the help of an alarm clock or barking dog that can interrupt your dream cycle. If your schedule doesn’t allow you to sleep in during the week, begin your dream journey on a weekend or during a vocation.
Wake up slowly. For the first moment after you wake up, lie still and keep your eyes closed, because your dream may be connected to your body position while you slept. Try to recall the dream and then store it in your memory by giving it a name like “Late for an Exam” or “My Dare with Ashley Judd” when you rise, immediately wrote down as many images, feeling and impressions as you can.
Connect the dots. To better interpret your dreams, try to make connection between your recalled dreams and recent events. Do you recognize people from the present or past? Can you detect any themes from the dream? Look for partners over several dreams that might help explain an individual dream.
Change the outcome. If you have nightmares happening again and again that make it different to sleep, try to change the endings. Once you wake up from a bad dream, imagine a change in the action to create more positive outcome. If you are trapped, try to fly. In your dream, you can do what you want!
52. The passage advices you to” wake up slowly” ______.
A because dreaming usually happens not long before you wake up
B because sleeping posture may be related to your dream
C so as not to connect your dreams
D so as not to have a nightmare
53. The underlined word “rise”(Paragraph 6) means”_____”.
A come up
B stand up
C wake up
D get up
54. According to the passage, how can you overcome a nightmare?
A Try to imagine you are a superman.
B Try to create a new ending of the nightmare.
C Try to think about some happy things.
D Try to forget the nightmare.
55. In which column of a magazine or newspaper may the article appear?
A Finance
B Sports
C Health
D Politics
V Daily Conversation (15 points)
Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A I’m free now
B make sure
C I’m afraid I can’t make it
D give me your number
E who’s calling
F It’s very kind of you
G You’re welcome H take care
Secretary: Good morning. Dr. Smith’s office.
Wang: Good morning. May I speak to Dr. Smith, please?
Secretary: He’s at a meeting just now. May I ask __56__ please?
Wang: This is Wang Xiaohong. I’m an exchange scholar from China. I’ve just arrived in the U.S., and I’d like to discuss my research plans with Dr. Smith. I had an appointment with him at 2 p.m. this afternoon, but__57__. I’d like to reschedule it.
Secretary: Why don’t you __58__ and I’ll have him get back to you as soon as possible.
Wang: Sure. It’s 965-4778.
Secretary: OK. I’ll __59__ he gets the message.
Wang: Thank you.
Secretary: __60__. Goodbye.
Wang: Goodbye.
VI Writings (254 points)
Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a notice in English in 100~120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.
61. 下个月将有来自60个国家的2000多名青少年来本市参加“Robocup 2007”（2007世界机器人足球赛）。校学生会计划成立一个120人的志愿者（volunteer）团队。请你写一篇征求志愿者的通知。内容包括：
（1）征求志愿者的原因；
（2）志愿者应具备的条件（如：身体好，英语听说能力较强，熟悉本地区文化和景观，乐于助人等）
（3）报名时间和地点
参考答案
1~5 DBACA
6~10 DCCBB
11~15 ACABC
16~20 ACADC
21~25 CBBDA
26~30 ADADC
31~35 BBADC
36~40 CACBB
41~45 DCCAA
46~50 ACADB
51~55 BBDBC
56~60 ECDBG
61 略
10年
1. A. pattern B. package C. palace D. parade
2. A. prescription B. observation C. preserve D. deserve
3. A. nowhere B. nuclear C. declare D. millionaire
4. A. double B. found C. doubt D. southwest
5. A. subway B. relay C. survey D. turkey
II.
6.–Are you satisfied with her work, sir?
--Not at all. It couldn’t be any ________.
A. better
B. best
C. worse
D. worst
7. He is not a stranger for me. I have met him on several _________.
A. situations
B. environment
C. occasions
D. positions
8. We had borrowed two VCDs but didn’t have time to watch ________ of them.
A. some
B. either
C. all
D. neither
9. Some urgent business has ______, which will take up the whole morning.
A. turned up
B. run up
C. mixed up
D. filled up
10. This disease is second only _______ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.
A. to
B. of
C. with
D. from
11. Allen ______any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.
A. doesn’t find
B. hasn’t found
C. didn’t find
D. hadn’t found
12. The house, _______ was completed in 1856, was famous for its huge marble staircase.
A. where
B. that
C. what
D. which
13. –I’m afraid I have to go now, Jim.
--I’d rather you _____ go alone. It’s already too late.
A. don’t
B. didn’t
C. wouldn’t
D. shouldn’t
14. The profit-sharing plan is designed to _______ the staff to work hard.
A. arouse
B. excite
C. motivate
D. assist
15. This is ___________ for ten of us to sit at. Please get us a larger one.
A. too small a table
B. a too small table
C. a such small table
D. such small a table
16. Air pollution, together with littering, ________ many problems in our large industrial cities today.
A. cause
B. caused
C. causes
D. causing
17. The deadline for the job is the end of the month. ______ we can’t get it done on time?
A. What if
B. How if
C. Only if
D. Even if
18. If you’re looking for a fully-furnished room to ret, I think there’s a(n) ________ apartment in my building.
A. empty
B. bare
C. vacant
D. free
19. He is already an hour late. I don’t think he will come, ________?
A. do I
B. will be
C. won’t be
D. don’t I
20. The manager promised to keep me _______ how our business was going on.
A. informing
B. informed
C. to inform
D. to be informed
III.
On our first day’s driving on the Scottish island of Mull, my husband and I came to a stretch of water that we had to cross on a small ferry boat. The ferryman asked if we would __21__ waiting ten minutes while he transported a family of cows __22__ the water to their summer pasture. This __23__ with the cows stuck in my mind as a __24__ of Mull, a place far removed from the hurried confusion of city life.
For travelers in __25__ of a quiet, peaceful place, there can be few better ends. We __26__ the island to be a charming mix of mountains, castles and sandy beaches. One of the best days of our trip was __27__ we joined a nature tour of the island, and had the __28__ fortune to see a __29__ of rare creatures, include red deer and golden eagles.
But no visit to Mull is __30__ without a trip to the small island of Iona. Iona has great historical __31__ because it is the place where early Scottish kings were __32__. Our first attempt to get to Iona had to be __33__ owing to the heavy rain which is __34__ characteristic of the island. It was another three days before we could get to Iona, but in the end it was well __ 35__ the wait and was the highlight of our trip.
21. A. bother B. care C. object D. mind
22. A. across B. from C. over D. beyond
23. A. accident B. event C. chance D. act
24. A. signal B. sign C. mark D. symbol
25. A. aim B. search C. hope D. interest
26. A. found B. learned C. experienced D. realized
27. A. bow B. when C. why D. what
28. A. good B. lucky C. bad D. ill
29. A. sum B. number C. deal D. part
30. A. considerate B. complicated C. concrete D. complete
31. A. record B. sense C. significance D. contribution
32. A. kept B. buried C. placed D. unearthed
33. A. abandoned B. rejected C. left D. deleted
34. A. same B. such C. another D. other
35. A. worth B. costly C. worthy D. valuable
IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)
Passage one
One of the most interesting experiments in electronic communication I’ve ever seen is coming from Wave. It’s real-time e-mail. What that means is that as you’re typing a message in Wave, either a new message or a reply, the person you’re writing to can see what you’re typing as you type it. Sounds awful, right?
You don’t have to use Wave in this real-time way. It also works as a standard e-mail. What’s really different about Wave is that if you’re replying to a message and the person you’re replying to happen to be online, they can jump into the conversation at that point, and change what is an email conversation into an instant message conversation or a chat.
Wave right now is still closed to most users. And Wave isn’t yet connected to other communication systems, like regular e-mail, which means that the only people we can Wave with are
other people on Wave as well. So we don’t yet know what using Wave will be like once it gets crowded like e-mail. Also, the technology behind Wave is far more demanding on servers and the Internet itself than regular e-mail or chat, so we don’t know if the technology will work at scale.
But Wave really is a current re-think of e-mail. A lot of people won’t like it. A lot of people didn’t like e-mail either when it first showed up. But people will find real uses for Wave or whatever it becomes, and it’s one of the most interesting new takes on communication. Even if you don’t like it, it will make you think differently about e-mail.
36. What is special about Wave?
A. It makes people see each other online.
B. It enables people to send real-time e-mails.
C. It allows you to send more e-mails at the same time.
D. It can be easily connected to other communication systems.
37. It is uncertain that Wave will work on a large scale because_______.
A. people cannot find practical uses for it
B. it will be a challenge to regular e-mail
C. the technology it needs is more complicated
D. many people do not understand how it works
38. We know from the last paragraph that _______.
A. Wave is a basis for face-to-face communication on line
B. Wave allows people to look at e-mail from a new angle
C. most Internet users will have access to Wave
D. Wave is now as popular as standard e-mail
39. What is the author’s attitude toward Wave?
A. Optimistic
B. Indifferent
C. Pessimistic
D. Critical
Passage two
Well, it could not have got better for young Kavya Shivashankar, a 13-year-old student from Olathe, Kansas as she came out very successfully at the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2009 (2009全美拼字大赛). On Thursday night she defeated the other 11 finalists to win the 82nd Scipps National Spelling Bee, taking home more than $40,000 cash money along with other prizes.
Kavya Shivashankar, whose parents migrated to the United States from India, and who aims to become a doctor, enjoys playing the violin, bicycling, swimming and learning Indian classical dance.
Thing came a bit late in Kavya’s life since she could win the championship with her fourth appearance in the competition. The last three times when she had taken part in the same competition she had finished Tenth, Eighth and Fourth.
However, this time Kavya proved her courage and determination by winning the title she had been competing for so long. Her last challenge was to spell out “Laodicean”. The word “Laodicean”means one who is indifferent, mostly in religious matters. She spelled it correctly and a big smile appeared on her face. Kavya wrote the words on her palm each time and spelled every word correctly.
After winning Kavya exclaimed, “I can’t believe it happened… It feels kind of unreal.” Her family was there to support her through the competition. Her father, Mirle Shivashankar said, “The competitiveness is in her… but she doesn’t show that. She still has that smile. That’s her quality.” He went on to say that this was “the moment” they had been waiting for s long. It was like “a dream come true” for them.
40. Who is Kavya Shivashankar?
A. One of the 11 finalists at the spelling competition.
B. A 13-year-old girl planning to become a star dancer.
C. Champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2009.
D. An Indian girl enjoying playing various musical instruments.
41. The second time Kavya took part in the same competition, she took the _______ place.
A. third
B. fourth
C. eighth
D. tenth
42. Before spelling out the last word “Laodicean”, Kavya _______.
A. wrote it down in her hand
B. hesitated for a moment
C. smiled at her father
D. knew that she could win
43. The father’s words show that _________.
A. the family needed the prize money to support Kavya’s education
B. the family were too worried to be present at the competition
C. kavya was very good at expressing her feelings
D. kavya had a strong sense of competition
Passage three
Nothing says “Happy Birthday!” like having a coin released in your honor by the United States Mint (铸币局), and 2009 has become an especially festive year as the Mint rolled out nine different coins in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday.
Four pennies with new designs on the reverse side were issued starting February 12. The image of a cabin represents his birthplace. Because Lincoln’s family was poor, and no one could have predicted his later importance, the actual cabin is long gone. Therefore the design is based on the “symbolic cabin” displayed at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Kentucky.
The other designs show Abraham taking a break to read a book, the young lawyer Lincoln in front of the Illinois state capitol and a Lincoln-free image of the half finished U. S. Capitol dome as it looked during his time in office. These four coins-produced with today’s standard mix of 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper-are intended for general circulation.
The Mint also released five collectible coins that sell for more than their face value. Special editions of the four penny designs were produced with the metal content used in 1909: a mix of 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin and zinc. In addition, in the world of “bigger”money, 2009 has brought the Lincoln Commemorative One-Dollar Coin-made up of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper-with an image that has a Gettysburg Address theme.
44. What does Paragraph 2 tell about the cabin on the coins?
A. It is a symbolic cabin rebuilt in Kentucky.
B. It is newly built for producing new coins.
C. It has been protected well for over 200 years.
D. It is exactly the one where Lincoln was born.
45. Special editions of the 4 collectible coins _______.
A. are made of cooper and silver
B. sell at a price same as their face value
C. are likely to be used for circulation in the future
D. have different metal content from the one-dollar coin
46. The one-dollar coin has a design of ________ on it.
A. a cabin
B. Abraham reading
C. the Illinois state capitol
D. the Gettysburg Address theme
47. What is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday
B. Coins Issued with Metal Content in 1909
C. Coins in Honor of Abraham Lincoln
D. Collectible Coins for Abraham Lincoln
Passage four
Laura and Anthony Valois are a young New York couple who have been trying in vain to have their first child. Several years ago, Belinda Ramirez read an Internet adoption listing and quickly contacted them from her home in Texas, telling them they could adopt her unborn baby. Excited, Laura and Anthony spent weeks communicating with Ramirez and got regular updates on her pregnancy.
Before long, Ramirez began to ask them for financial support. That took the Valoises by surprise. But they were willing to do a lot to ensure a smooth birth. They sent more than $1,000 to Ramirez over several months.
Laura and Anthony finally drove to Texas so they could be on hand for the birth. But once they arrived, Ramirez avoided their daily phone calls. After three weeks, the couple drove back to New York—empty-handed and emotionally crushed.
They later learned Ramirez had been cheating about ten other people for such things as Wal-mart gift cards in states ranging from California to Ohio to Florida. From start to finish, it was a scam. In fact, Ramirez was never even pregnant. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison as she deserved.
“When you find out you can’t have children, it
S just depressing,” Laura Valois told a Texas TV station. “But when somebody intentionally does this to you, it’s 15 times worse.”
48. What has been troubling the Valoises?
A. They lost their first child in an accident.
B. No one responded to their adoption demand.
C. They have been trying to have a child but failed.
D. They are not qualified to adopt a child.
49. The couple were excited because ___________.
A. several babies were available for adoption
B. an adoption agency in Texas contacted them
C. their name was put in an Internet adoption listing
D. a woman offered them her unborn baby for adoption
50. The underlined word “scam” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. joke
B. game
C. kidnap
D. cheat
51. What was depressing for the couple according to Laura?
A. They didn’t have time to meet Ramirez
B. Ramirez caused them a financial loss of $1,000.
C. Their eagerness to have a child was taken advantage of.
D. Ramirez committed many crimes before she was caught.
Passage five
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry hostile feelings can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possible cancer.
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from tiem to tiem. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others explode with anger, and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing（压制）anger.
For years many doctors thought that compared with expressing anger, repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health. It may speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure or sugar into
the blood and narrow the blood vessels. To avoid these problems, doctors thought a person should let the anger out by expressing it freely. But recently some doctors disputed this. They said that people who express anger repeatedly and explosively did cause, in fact, more and not less anger. They said these too can cause medical problems.
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. Expressing anger intensively may be morelilely to develop heart disease, and keeping anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it isn’t, they say, “Don’t express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
52. The passage mainly focuses on __________.
A. the causes of anger
B. the medical treatment of anger
C. the health problems caused by anger
D. reasonable ways of dealing with anger
53. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A. keeping anger inside is better than expressing it intensively
B. both repressing and expressing anger cause health problems
C. keeping anger inside is more likely to cause heart disease
D. expressing anger freely can avoid medical problems
54. The author of the passage is most probably a(n) _______.
A. patient
B. editor
C. psychologist
D. surgeon
55. According to the passage, a good way to control anger is _________.
A. to do sports
B. to be high-spirited
C. to turn it into laughter
D. to discuss it with doctors
Silvia: __56__. I am just tired.
Linda: __57__! Tell me. Maybe I can help.
Silvia: Well, I just couldn’t fall asleep these days.
Linda: __58__? I don’t remember you have sleeping problems. What’s bothering you?
Silvia: I can’t find a job. I failed in a number of job interviews.
Linda: __59__. Take it easy, babe. Everything will be fine.
Silvia: __60__? You know, I really need a job to make life going.
Linda: Don’t worry. Keep on trying and I will keep an eye on the job ads for you, too.
Silvia: Thanks, I will.
VI. Writing (25 points)
61. 你（Li Yuan）刚收到订购的一件商品，但是发现质量有问题，请你写一封投诉信，内容包括： 商品名称、订购时间、地点和价格；
●何时发现质量问题、何种质量问题；
●你所希望的解决方式。
Manager
Customer Service Department
Dear Sir or Madam,
__________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Yuan
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2018年考研英语二真题及答案解析 Section I Use of English Directions： Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people wiill 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3. In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students' willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist?Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked. Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified;another twe nty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock th em clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8 .Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect wit h other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and pho tographs of disgusting insects. The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans,much the same as the ba sic drives for 11 or shelter,says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can 12 new scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such 13 can back fire.The insight that curiosity can drive you to do 14 things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 ,however. In a f inal experiment,participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would
Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 . In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested. Student’s willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked. Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified, another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8 subsequent experiments reproduced, this effect with other
2017年成人高考专升本英语真题及答案 第1卷(选择题，共125分) I.Phonetics ( 5 points) Directions:In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and iden-tify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answerby blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. A. penalty B. moment C. quarrel D. absent 2. A. sympathy B. material C. courage D. analysis 3. A. starvation B. suggestion C. satisfaction D. situation 4. A. donkey B. turkey C. money D. obey 5. A. revise B. consist C. advertise D. visit Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure ( 15 points ) Directions : There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 6. Jonathan and Joe left the house to go for__ after supper. A. walk B. the walk C. wallks D. a walk 7. He pointed at the new car and asked, "___ is it? Have you ever seen it before?" A. Why B. Where C. Who D. Whose 8. My father asked __ to help with his work. A. I and Tom B. Tom and me C. me and Tom D. Tom and I 9. Nowadays little knowledge __ to be a dangerous thing. A. seem B. seemed C. does seem D. do seem 10. If their marketing team succeeds, they __ their profits by 20 percent. A. will increase B. would be increasing C. will have increased D. would have been increasing 11. You'd better take these documents with you __ you need them for the meeting. A. unless B. in case C. until D. so that 12. I haven' t been to a pop festival before and Mike hasn' t __ A. too B. as well C. neither D. either 13.__ is known to the world, Mark Twain was a great American writer. A. As B. Once C. That D. It 14. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages______ in the dictionary. A. lacking B. losing C. missing D. dropping 15. Not until the game had begun __ at the sports ground. A. should he have arrived B. would he have arrived C. did he arrive D. had he arrived
2019年安徽省普通高校专升本招生考试试题 英语 注意事项： 1.试卷共8页，请用黑色签字笔答题，答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。 2.答题前请将答题纸上密封线内的项目填写完整。 PartI Vocabulary and Structure(1point each;30point in all) Directions:There are30incomplete sentences.You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the four choices marked A,B,C and D,and then write the write the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet. 1.—Hello,____Kate？ —Yes,speaking. A.is this B.is that C.are you D.is it 2.By the time I got home,my mother____to bed. A.went B.was getting C.had gone D.has gone 3____everything____，it was not a bad holiday. A.brining--into effects B.learning--by heart C.petting--into practice D.taking--into account 4.When waiting at a bus stop for a long time,most people often look____and asleep. A.bored B.surprised C.excited D.amused 5.____the effective method,I answered all the questions correctly. A.Thanks to B.In case of C.As well as D.Apart from 6.If you are like most people,your intelligence____from season to season. A.turns B.change C.varies D.ranges 7.No cream hot me,thanks.I am____a diet. A.in B.on C.from D.off 8.____really worries George is that his parents expect too much of him. A.What B.This C.Whichever D.It 9.Mary loves Jazz,and she has played____for years. A.piano B.a piano C.one piano D.the piano 10.Ted made up has mind soon and accepted the invitation____. A.without hesitation B.without doubt C.without understanding D.without exception 11.It is good manners____help to others when they are in need. A.to obtain B.obtaining C.to offer D.offering 12.____you've grown your favorite flowers,the following job is to take care.
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英语二真题： Section 1 Use of Eninglish Directions : Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI.Joe as a mindless war toy ,the symbol of American military adventurism, but that’s not how it used to be .To the men and women who（ 1 )in World War II and the people they liberated ,the GI.was the （2) man grown into hero ,the pool farm kid torn away from his home ,the guy who（ 3) all the burdens of battle ,who slept in cold foxholes,who went without the （ 4) of food and shelter ,who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder .this was not a volunteer soldier ,not someone well paid ,（5) an average guy ,up（ 6 )the best trained ,best equipped ,fiercest ,most brutal enemies seen in centuries. His name is not much.GI. is just a military abbreviation （7) Government Issue ,and it was on all of the article（ 8) to soldiers .And Joe A common name for a guy who never （9) it to the top .Joe Blow ,Joe Magrac …a working class name.The United States has（ 10) had a president or vicepresident or secretary of state Joe. GI .joe had a (11)career fighting German ,Japanese , and Korean troops . He appers as a character ,or a (12 ) of american personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story of GI. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle(13)portrayde themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the (14)side of the warl, writing about the dirt-snow –and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were(15)or what towns were captured or liberated, His reports(16)the “willie” cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maulden. Both men(17)the dirt and exhaustion of war, the (18)of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sleep. (19)Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, G.I. Joe was any American soldier,(20)the most important person in their lives. 1.[A] performed [B]served [C]rebelled [D]betrayed 2.[A] actual [B]common [C]special [D]normal 3.[A]bore [B]cased [C]removed [D]loaded 4.[A]necessities [B]facilitice [C]commodities [D]propertoes 5.[A]and [B]nor [C]but [D]hence 6.[A]for [B]into [C] form [D]against 7.[A]meaning [B]implying [C]symbolizing [D]claiming 8.[A]handed out [B]turn over [C]brought back [D]passed down 9.[A]pushed [B]got [C]made [D]managed 10.[A]ever [B]never [C]either [D]neither
2019年10月髙等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试 英语(二）试卷 （课程代码：00015） 本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。考生答卷前必须将自己的姓名和准考证号写在答题卡上。必须在答题卡上答题，写在试卷上的答案无效。 第一部分：阅读判断（第1?10题，每题1分，共10分） 下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 To Lease(租赁) or Not to Lease Planning tolease a car because you don't think you can afford to buy? Think again. Leasingcan end up being just as expensive as buying. Most peoplethink about leasing because they believe it will cost them less money. They'reright-it is cheaper, but only in the short term. For example, if you were tolease anew Subaru Forester, you might pay $300 per month for the car. If youwere to buy the same car, you would pay about $400per month. Over a three-year, you would save $3600-a big savings. But afteryour lease is over, you have to give the car back. Many peoplewant to lease because they can drive a more expensive car than they might otherwisebe able to afford. For example, if you spend $300 monthly on a car, you mightbe able to lease a new Ford Explorer. For the same price, you might have to buya used Explorer, or buy a new but much less expensive model. A lease，therefore， allows you to drive the
2010年成考专升本英语词汇表 1.enable sb to do sth使某人能做某事eg.The computer enables people to communicate with each other more conveniently./计算机使人们彼此间能更方便地交流。 2.be about to do sth… when正要做某事……突然……eg.I was about to go shopping when it suddenly began to rain./我刚要出去买东西，天就突然下雨了。 3.by accident/by chance/accidentally偶然地 https://www.doczj.com/doc/5110613345.html,e across sb偶然遇见 5.act on sth依……行事eg.Each student should act on the rules and regulations of the school./每个学生都应该遵守学校的规章制度。 6.add to/add up to加上/总计达eg.The number of the patients added up to three hundred last week./上星期，病人人数达到了三百人。 7.in advance/ahead of time提前 8.after all毕竟 9.agree to do sth/agree with sb/agree to sth 10.aim at doing sth下定目标做某事eg.Aiming at winning the game，he practiced hard every day./为赢得比赛，他每天努力练习。 11.allow/permit/forbid doing sth允许/允许/禁止做某事 12.allow/permit/forbid sb to do sth允许/允许/禁止某人做某事 13.apologize to sb for sth因某事向某人道歉 14.take sth in one's arms抱着…… 15.arrive at a conclusion得出结论 16.put sb to shame使某人相形见绌eg.His courage put all the other students to shame./他的勇气令其他学生都感到惭愧不如。 17.be astonish at sth因某事感到震惊 18.make the bed铺床 19.blame sb for sth/it is me to blame因某事责怪某人/该受责怪的人是我 20.break down/break up/break out/break into坏了/驱散/爆发/破门而入 21.hold one's breath/out of breath摒住呼吸/上气不接下气 22.bring about/bring up引起，使发生/抚养长大 23.burst into tears/laughters突然大哭/大笑 24.burst out crying/laughing突然大哭/大笑 25.call at sp/call on sb/call up/call off/call out to/call for/call on sb to do拜访某地/拜访某人/打电话/取消/大喊/叫来/号召某人做某事 26.carry out/work out/point out/find out实现/做出/指出/查明 27.catch up with sb/keep up with sb/put up with sb赶上某人/跟上某人/容忍某人 28.change sth into sth/exchange sth for sth把……变成/交换eg.Can you change this note into coins？/你能把这张纸币换成硬币吗？eg.May I exchange this book for your new pen？/我能用这本书换你的新笔吗？ https://www.doczj.com/doc/5110613345.html,e into being/come to oneself/形成/恢复意识eg.The new system came into being in the late 19th century./这种新体制在十九世纪后期开始形成。 30.have sth in common with sb和某人有共同点eg.The twins have a lot
2014年英语试题 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 points, 1 point each) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 7 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. 1. A) To the bank. B) To a book store. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocer’s. 2. A) Near the train station. B) In the countryside. C) In the city. D) Near the workplace 3. A) the choice of courses B) a day course C) an evening course D) their work 4. A) The pear. B) The weather. C) The sea food. D) The cold. 5. A) George’s wife.B) George’s father. C) George’s brother D) George’s wife’s father.
00015英语二试题及答案 发布日期：2016-01-04 10:09 来源：未知阅读：6927 【字体：大中小】 本套单元测试共10 题，共100 分。答题得分：100 分 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [1]I should like to rent a house,modern,comfortable and ___ in a qiuet environment. 得 分： 10分 答：D A before all B first of all C after all D above all 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [2]His few personal belongings make it possible for him to move from place to place __ _. 得 分： 10分 答：C A in ease B at ease C with ease D with easiness 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [3]Could you lend me some money? I'm very ______of cash at the moment.得 分： 10分 答：B A need B short C scarce D empty 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [4]It ______ exactly thirty years since I graduated from college. 得 分： 10分 答：B A was B has been C will be D had been
【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [5]He was completely ______ by her tale of hardship. 得 10分 分： 答：B A taken away B taken in C taking away D taken up 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [6]The team doctor insisted that the route _____ because of the possible danger. 得 10分 分： 答：C A could be changed B would be changed C be changed D might be changed 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [7]Problems can _____ when people have no knowledge of the law. 得 10分 分： 答：C A rise B jump C arise D lift 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [8]The _____ lady is believed to be the thief wanted by the police. 得 10分 分： 答：A A beautifully dressed B dressed beautifully C beautiful dressing D beautiful dress 【题型：单选】【分数：10分】 [9]The manager did not offer him the job because of his untidy _____.
山东省2006年7月高等教育自学考试 英语（二）试卷【14学分】 （课程代码：0015 考试时间：150分钟） PART ONE (50 POINTS) I. V ocabulary and Structure (10points, 1 point for each item) 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母填在题号后括号内。 1. Kate is a good student, . A. her math probems are always rewritten to ensure clearnness B. her math problems are always rewriting to ensure cleanness C. her math problems always rewritten to ensure cleanness D. her math problems always rewriting to ensure cleanness 2. you are to accept these facts, you’ll be. A. The better able… the less angry B. The best able… the least angry C. Better able… less angry D. Best able… least angry 3.To stay there wating was they could only do. A. how B. what C. / D. that 4. Not only rising, but unemployment was on the increase. A. the inflation rate was B. was the inflation rate C. the inflation rate is D. is the inflation rate 5. The working conditions in this factory are so terrible that the workers can no longer them. A. come up with B. put up with C. take on with D. put on with 6. When attending a formal dinner, you should look your to show your respect others. A. good … for B. best … for C. good … to D. best … to 7. He me two yuan for repairing the bicycle. A. charged B. spent C. took D. cost 8. At last, justice has and the guilty man has been punished. A. prevailed B. delivered C. endured D. faded 9. He is a(n) teacher and can teach almost all the courses of the courses of the English Department. A. stern B. potential C.objective D. versatile 10.These figures are not with the results obtained in previous experiments. A. conservative B. considerate C. consistent D. constant II. Cloze Test (10points, 1 point for each item) 下面短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母填在题号后括号内。 In the United States, a university 11 from a college, but they share similarities at the same time. A university is 12 larger than a college, and a university program for undergraduates usually 13 four years. College students usually 14 four years in school, too. In this way, a university and a college are 15 . A college, 16 , usually has only one or two kinds of programs. A college does not have graduate or
河南省 2016 年普通高等学校 专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试 公共英语 Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure ( 1 x 40 ) Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, and then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.- 1. Jane hadn't been to London before. ______ had her husband. A. Neither B. Either C. So D. Or 2. No sooner had he arrived in Rome ______ he heard of the good news. A. when B. than C. then D. until 3. I’m for the suggestion that a special board_____to examine the problem. A. be set up B. will be set up C.must be set up D.has to be set up 4. The disabled children need many things, but____ , they need love. A. first of all B.not at all C.after all D. All in all 5. The coal industry in the north of China is now barely half its ____size. A. Formal B.former https://www.doczj.com/doc/5110613345.html,tter D. later 6. The football player is hoping to____ to another team soon. A. Transfer B.transport C.transplant D. transact 7. ____the garden, the old man went to have a rest. A. Having been watered B. Watering C. Having watered D. Being watered 8. Her_____to the job left her with very little free time. A. devotion B.faith C.trust D.interest 9. The children have been ____since their father left. A.out of style B.under control C.out of control D.in style 10. It is reported _____ great changes have been made with the application of the new policy. A.which B. that C. while D.what 11. The manager promised to keep me _____ of how the project was going on. A. be informed B. Informed C. inform https://www.doczj.com/doc/5110613345.html,rming