2002年江西省专升本英语统一考试试题
Part I Listening comprehension (20 points)
Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation,
a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question 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. Then mark the corresponding litter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) The coach will not arrive today.
B) The coach met with a terrible accident.
C) The coach will probably arrive at 9:15
D) The coach may arrive today, but the woman is not sure.
From the dialogue we know that the coach is delayed two hours after 7:15 .The best
answer, then, is C) “The coach will probably arrive at 9:15.” Therefore, yo u should
choose answer C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]
1.A) She has to post a letter instead. C) She’s not sure if the c omputer is fixed.
C) She can’t send the message right now.D) She has to turn down the man’s request.
2. A) He didn’t get the book he needed.C) He had no idea where the book was.
B) The library is closed on weekends. D) He was not allowed to check out the book.
3. A) Start a car. C) Repair a typewriter.
B) Take a picture. D) Play a tape recorder.
4. A) The woman rejected the man’s apology.C) The man had hurt the woman’s feelings.
B) The man had forgotten the whole thing. D) The woman appreciated the man’s offer.
5. A) The man is seeing the woman off.
B) They are discussing their plan for Christmas.
C) The woman is meeting the man at the airport.
D) They are complaining about the poor airport service.
6. A) She will drop out of school.
B) She will take a part-time job.
C) She plans to go to graduate school.
D) She will stop working and concentrate on her studies.
7. A) He needs another job as research assistant. C) He asked Professor Williams for assistance.
B) He is doing research with Professor Williams. D) He assists Professor Williams with his teaching.
8. A) The show was planned a long time ago.
B) The audience were deeply impressed by the show.
C) She thought there were no tickets left for the show.
D) She thought the seats on the left side were fully occupied.
9. A) Mr. Long’s briefing was unnecessarily long.
B) The woman should have been more attentive.
C) The woman needn’t have attended the briefing.
D) Mr. Long’s briefing was not relevant to the mission.
10. A) In a school. C) In a bank.
B) In a barbershop. D) In a clothing store.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Because the bird screamed all day long.
B) Because the bird uttered the wrong word.
C) Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
D) Because the bird couldn’t repeat his master’s name.
12. A) The pet bird. C) The fourth chicken.
B) The cruel master, D) The man in the kitchen.
13. A) The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.
B) The bird was living peacefully with the chickens.
C) The bird had learned to scream back at him.
D) The bird had finally understood his threat.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) They are a small portion of the prison population.
B) They are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.
C) They are allowed out of the prison grounds.
D) They are kept in open prisons.
15. A) Most of their prisoners are expected to work.
B) Their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.
C) Their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skill training.
D) Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.
16. A) Most of them get paid for their work.
B) They have to cook their own meals.
C) They can choose to do community work.
D) They are encouraged to do maintenance for the training center. Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Because the traffic system of the city is not very complex.
B) Because the traffic conditions in London are good.
C) Because they have received special training.
D) Because they have a driving license.
18. A) About three weeks. C) At least half a year.
B) Two years or more. D) Two to four months.
19. A) Government officers are hard to please.
B) The driving test usually lasts two months.
C) The learner has to go through several tough tests.
D) The learner usually fails several times before he passes it.
20. A) They look forward to further promotion.
B) They want to earn money from both jobs.
C) The don’t want their present bosses to know what they’re doing.
D) They cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet.
Part II Reading Comprehension (30 Points)
Directions:In this section there are four passages. Each of them is followed by five questions.
For each question there are four suggested answers marked A), B), C), and D).
You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding litter on the
Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage.
Why is it that the most connected we get, the more disconnected we felt? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (挫折) to the intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reading any If my mother has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every contact between human beings gets automated (自动的), the more people feel they are stranger s to each other. You can’t even call a person to get the phone number of another person anywhere. Telephone assistance is almost always fully automated.
Buying gasoline at the station? Why say good-morning to the attendant when you can pay with your credit card and save yourself the bother of human contact?
Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to a clerk who might live in the neighborhood when you can just insert your credit card into the automatic machine?
Pretty soon you won’t have the burden of making eye contact at the food store. Some chain stores are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those cold clerks who look at you and ask how you are doing.
21. The first sentence of the passage shows shows that today______ .
A) people do not stay in one place all the time
B) people do not like to be familiar with others
C) people feel much more lonely than before
D) people have less time to enjoy themselves
22. The word “intimacy” in line 2, paragraph 1. most probably me ans______.
A) closeness
B) tendency
C) curiosity
D) happiness
23. If you ask somebody to give the telephone number of another person, you______.
A) can easily have it correctly
B) may fail to get the answer
C) are likely to be laughed at
D) have to send him an email
24. This passage seems to tell us that______.
A) buying things in a chain store is pleasant
B) most chain stores will not have clerks
C) chain stores are more convenient than other shops
D) clerks in chain stores are not friendly
25. From this passage we can see that the writer______.
A) thinks that we should be familiar with modem technology
B) holds a negative attitude towards today’s communications technology
C) believes that people are more concerned with themselves mow
D) welcomes the influence of modern communications on our lives
Questions 26-30 are based on the following passage
America put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1.983.084 men and women in prisons That shows an increase of nearly 840.000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner a abort $20.000 a year. The cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.
Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn’t seem much in comparison to the cost of crime to society. They also point out that the rise in the prisoner population in the 1990s coincided with (与…相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years continuously. “There are a noticeable number of people who don’t do crimes because they don’t want to go to prison.” They say.
26. There is a heated debate among American experts because______.
A) America has put 2 million people in prison
B) the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising
C) billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners
D) the prisoner population is the largest in the world
27. From the first paragraph. We learn that______.
A) the number of prisoners in America is increasing
B) America has the largest prison in the world
C) crime in America is getting much more serious
D) it is easy for a person to be locked un in America
28. In 1999. the government spent about $39 billion to______.
A) improve the prison conditions
B) keep men and women in prison
C) build houses for prisoners
D) maintain the prisons
29. Some experts argue that it is necessary to spend the money because______.
A) crime will cost even more money to society
B) the government can well afford the money
C) the number of prisoners is not really large
D) prisoner population decreased in the 1990s
30. The author’s attitude towards the government’s policy is_______.
A) negative
B) positive
C) doubtful
D)unknown
Questions 31-35 are based on the following passage.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, is a company that focuses heavily on e-commerce, that is, electronic commerce. Enter the homepage (主页) of https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, and you can purchase your various goods through the Internet.
The sales of https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, last month were 12.5 million yuan, equal to the turnover (营业额) of a middle-sized supermarket (超市). The success of https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, indicates that e-commerce is reaching the public, challenging traditional shopping centers. Convenience has become the most important element in any commercial interaction. That’s what online shopping offers.
What https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, offers are 120.000 online goods, including books, software, computers, and electrical appliances. A Wangfujing department store in Beijing doesn’t have so many items. What’s more, there are about 4 million Internet fans in China. That means https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, is runnin g 4 million chain stores. Traditional huge warehouses and personnel on longer seem to be necessary.
More products and better services are provided, along with lower prices. It is said that https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, is now preparing to offer more up-to-date consumer goods, such as digital cameras, MP3 devices and IT (Information Technology) household appliances.
8848’s product information is the most complete available on China’s e-commerce networks. There are 200.000 pages of information on the firm’s goods. Compared to the customers who sometimes find it impossible to choose among products because of the lack of information about online goods, the customers of https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, are satisfied. If a customer wants to purchase a book, he can easily find more than 20 related book reviews (评论) by experts and ordinary readers. That helps the customer to make a decision.
31. Form the passage, we can learn that e-commerce (Line 1, Para. 1) means______.
A) making use of a supermarket
B) buying and selling goods on the Internet
C) communication through https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html,
D) purchasing goods in a department store
32. The successful sales of https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, show that______.
A) commercial interaction is becoming more and more important
B) the net company is turning into a middle-sized supermarket
C) online shopping has replaced the traditional shopping
D) people are starting to like online shopping
33. The biggest advantage of online shopping lies in its______.
A) price
B) variety
C) convenience
D) size
34. https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html, works best in helping customers to______.
A) complain of bad services
B) bargain for a lower price
C) select fashionable products
D) make purchasing decisions
35. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage i s to______.
A) advertise https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html,
B) describe e-commerce
C) attract advertisers for https://www.doczj.com/doc/de18721710.html,
D) compare online and traditional shopping
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions:In this section there are 45 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose 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. It’s the duty of the police to______public order.
A) maintain C) provide
B) prevent D) propose
37. I didn’t know whether some books or a dictionary______.
A) is wanted C) are wanted
B) was wanted D) were wanted
38. _______a cold afternoon in December, I saw a man walking around the house.
A) On C) In
B) At D) For
39. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the U.S.______they are in other parts
of the world.
A) than C) and
B) so D) as
40. _______there is life on another planet is almost impossible.
A) How C) Why
C) Whether D) That
41. My grandfather takes a______ i nterest in all his grandson’s doings.
A) sharp C) big
B) keen D) lovely
42. Jane says that we______not touch the snake as it is very dangerous.
A) need C) must
B) can D) would
43. I wouldn’t object to______ some questions after the lecture.
A) be asked C) ask
B) be asking D) being asked
44. You are eighteen years old now, and it is time you______ your own decisions.
A) make C) made
B) have made D) will make
45. He said he couldn’t ______ to retire from work and live only on his savings.
A) accept C) depend
B) afford D) complete
46. He is going to______ a new course this semester.
A) pick up C) take up
B) keep up D) put up
47. The ship is making______ the port as fast as it can.
A) to C) up
B) for D) out
48. He’s been studying here for three years and by next July he______.
A) will have graduated C) will be graduating
B) will be graduated D) will graduate
49. Mary is a very active girl,_____ John is a young man of few words.
A) when C) as
B) while D) though
50. There are______ similarities between the two cases although they look quite different.
A) plainly C) bominantly
B) primarily D) actually
51. The little boy is only two years old. He is too young to ______ himself.
A) put on C) have on
B) wear D) cover
52. There was an accident on the railway and trains were______.
A) held on C) held up
B) held back D) held out
53. This dance used to be very popular, but now it is out of_____.
A) place C) practice
B) date D) control
54. The eastern part of China is______ in climate to the western part.
A) productive C) prosperous
B) superior D) splendid
55. The new manager’s job is to______ the company to its former state.
A) remove C) recover
B) return D) restore
56. The colors of the coat and the hat don’t______.
A) match C) suit
B) mix D) imitate
57. They want to make their products______ to a wider market.
A) adequate C) available
B) advisable D) adoptive
58. The teacher is ill. We’d better go and______ a doctor.
A) call in C) call on
B) call for D) call off
59. When our team had______ the other team by 3 to 1. we jumped with joy.
A) attacked C) hit
B) beaten D) struck
60. His carelessness has resulted______ a serious mistake.
A) from C) in
B) by D) to
61. Busy______ she is, she still reads a lot of books after work.
A) however C) although
B) as D) since
62. The writer and his books______ are known to us all are welcome here.
A) that C) who
B) such D) what
63. In the dark street, there wasn’t a sin gle person to whom she could turn _____ help.
A) to C) from
B) with D) for
64. Police are investigating how $10 million was illegally______ out of the Bank.
A) transferred C) transmitted
B) transformed D) translated
65. John felt______ when his classmates laughed at him.
A) wounded C) hurt
B) injured D) harmed
66. The experiment ______ ,they decided to go on holiday for a week.
A) to be finished C) been finished
B) be finished D) having been finished
67. We have to attend the meeting tomorrow afternoon,______?
A) don’t we C) haven’t we
B) won’t we D) needn’t we
68. She has a large collection of books, many______ which are written in Japanese.
A) among C) from
B) in D) of
69. The sales manager is doing his best to ______ the new product.
A) promote C) move
B) lift D) advance
70. She is______ to visit us if she knows the house where we are living.
A) likely C) probable
B) possible D) alike
71. _______ that it was going to rain, he hurried home.
A) To see C) Seeing
B) Seen D) Having seen
72. I prefer watching TV ______ going to the cinema.
A) by C) to
B) on D) for
73. The reason______ I can’t come is that I have to work late.
A) when C) where
B) why D) how
74. He lifted a rock only ______ it on his own foot.
A) to drop C) having dropped
B) dropping D) drop
75. Can you ______ me a few minutes? I need to talk with you.
A) spare C) grant
B) offer D) share
76. In summer, the temperature in Nanking sometimes______to as high as 39C.
A) lifts C) raises
B) rises D) shots
77. The headmaster came and informed us ________the news
A) on C) with
B) for D) of
78. His thick hair and blue eyes _______me of his father
A) remind C ) reflect
B) resemble D) reveal
79. as a basketball player, he reached the _______of his career in his early 20s
A) extreme C) summit
B) tip D) peak
80. He was ______ of stealing the jewels.
A) scolded C) accused
B) charged D) punished
Part IV Cloze (20 points)
Directions: In this part there is a passage with 20 blanks in it. On the right side of each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You are required to identify the
ONE choice that best fits into the blank. Then mark the corresponding letter on the
ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
We are all talking about and using the Internet (互联网)，but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised 81 they find that the Internet was 82 up in the 1980s. 83 that time, computers were 84 and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well.85 one computer in the network 86 down, then the whole network stopped. 87 a new network 88had to be built. It should be good enough to be used by many 89 computers. If part of the network was not working,
information could be 90 through another part. In this 91, a computer net word system would keep 92 working all the time.
At first the Internet was 93 used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and bands were 94 to use it too. However, computers were still very 95 and the Internet was difficult to use. 96 the beginning of the 1990s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also97 software that made ‘surfing’(漫游) the Internet 98 convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is 99 that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most 100 parts of people’s life.
81. A) as B) if C) when D) so
82. A) put B) set C) took D) made
83. A) For B) By C) On D) At
84. A) large B) bright C) usual D) common
85. A) Unless B) If C) Until D) So
86. A) went B) broke C) turned D) got
87. A) So B) Moreover C) Furthermore D) Besides
88. A) form B) function C) system D) effect
89. A) different B) various C) similar D) same
90. A) pushed B) switched C) sent D) thrown
91. A) means B) way C) method D) side
92. A) in B) on C) up D) from
93. A) even B) already C) really D) only
94. A) allowed B) ordered C) promised D) required
95. A) cheap B) hard C) easy D) expensive
96. A) At B) In C) By D) With
97. A) developed B) constructed C) charged D) discovered
98. A) most B) more C) so D) ever
99. A) talked B) said C) spoken D) told
100.A) advanced B) successful C) significant D) principle
Part V Writing
Directions: In this part, you are required to write a letter of application according to the following content. You should write the composition on the Composition Sheet.
姓名：李华男1980年5月16日出生未婚家住南昌市复兴路61号
昨天见到贵公司的广告，招聘一名计算机程序员。我现在向您申请该职位。
我在2001年毕业于南昌学院计算机系，主修计算机程序设计。学习成绩优秀。大学期一直学习英语，有较强的阅读能力，擅长笔译并具有一定的口语能力，业余爱好为音乐、游泳和文学，喜欢上网。
如果能安排面试，工将十分感谢。
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