2010成考英语真题及答案
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2010年成人高等学校专升本招生全国统一考试英语试题及参考答案Ⅰ. PhoneticsDirections: 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.1. A. pattern B. package C. palace D. parade2. A. prescription B. observation C. preserve D. deserve3. A. nowhere B. nuclear C. declare D. millionaire4. A. double B. found C. doubt D. southwest5. A. subway B. relay C. survey D. turkeyⅡ. Vocabulary and StructureDirections: 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.6.--Are you satisfied with her work, sir?--Not at all. It couldn't be any ______.A. betterB. bestC. worseD. worst7. He is not a stranger for me. I have met him on several ______.A. situationsB. environmentsC. occasionsD. positions8. We had borrowed two VCDs but didn't have time to watch ______ of them.A. someB. eitherC. allD. neither9. Some urgent business has ______ , which will take up the whole morning.A. turned upB. run upC. mixed upD. filled up10. This disease is second only ______ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.A. toB. ofC. withD. from11. Allen ______ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.A. doesn't findB. hasn't foundC. didn't findD. hadn't found12. The house, ______ was completed in 1856,was famous for its huge marble staircase.A. whereB. thatC. whatD. which13. --I'm afraid I have to go now, Jim.--I’d rather you ______ go alone. It's already too late.A. don'tB. didn'tC. wouldn'tD. shouldn't14. The profit-sharing plan is designed to ______ the staff to work hard.A. arouseB. exciteC. motivateD. assist15. This is ______ for ten of us to sit at. Please get us a larger one.A. too small a tableB. a too small tableC. a such small tableD. such small a table16. Air pollution ,together with littering, ______ many problems in our large industrial cities today.A. cause.B. causedC. causesD. causing17. The deadline for the job is the end of the month, ______ we can't get it done on time?A. What ifB. How ifC. Only ifD. Even if18. If you're looking for a fully-furnished room to rent, I think there's a(n) ______ apartment in my building.A. emptyB. bareC. vacantD. free19. He is already an hour late. I don't think he will come, ______ ?A. do IB. will heC. Won't heD. don't I20. The manager promised to keep me ______ how our business was going on.A. informingB. informedC. to informD. to be informedⅢ. ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable. 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 smallferry 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, including 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. mind22. A. across B. from C. over D. beyond23. A. accident B. event C. chance D. act24. A. signal B. sign C. mark D. symbol25. A. aim B. search C. hope D. interest26. A. found B. learned C. experienced D. realized27. A. how B. when C. why D. what28. A. good B. lucky C. bad D. ill29. A. sum B. number C. deal D. part30. A. considerable B. complicated C. concrete D. complete31. A. record B. sense C. significance D. contribution32. A. kept B. buried C. placed D. unearthed33. A. abandoned B. rejected C. left D. deleted34. A. same B. such C. another D. other35. A. worth B. costly C. worthy D. valuableⅣ. Reading ComprehensionDirections: 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.Passage OneOne of the most interesting experiments in electronic communicationI'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 ifyou’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 e-mail 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 itB. it will be a challenge to regular e-mailC. the technology it needs is more complicatedD. many people do not understand how it works38. We know from the last paragraph that ______.A. Wave is a basis for face-to-face communication on lineB. Wave allows people to look at e-mail from a new angleC. most Internet users will have access to WaveD. Wave is now as popular as standard e-mail39. What is the author's attitude toward Wave?A. Optimistic.B. Indifferent.C. Pessimistic.D. Critical.Passage TwoWell, it could not have got better for young Kavya Shivashankar, a13-year-old student from Olathe, Kansas as she came out very successfully at the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2009 (2009全美拼写大赛). On Thursday night she defeated the other 11 finalists to win the 82nd Scripps 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" Laodieean" 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 exelaimed," 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 so 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. thirdB. fourthC. eighthD. tenth42. Before spelling out the last word "Laodicean", Kavya ______.A. wrote it down in her handB. hesitated for a momentC. smiled at her fatherD. knew that she could win43. The father’s words show that ______.A. the family needed the prize money to support Kavya's educationB. the family were too worried to be present at the competitionC. Kavya was very good at expressing her feelingsD. Kavya had a strong sense of competitionPassage ThreeNothing 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 coinsin honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday.Four pennies with new designs on the reverse side were issuedstarting 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 copper and silverB. sell at a price same as their face valueC. are likely to be used for circulation in the futureD. have different metal content from the one-dollar coin46. The one-dollar coin has a design of ______ on it.A. a cabinB. Abraham readingC. the Illinois state capitolD. the Gettysburg Address theme47. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Abraham Lincoln’s 200th BirthdayB. Coins Issued with Metal Content in 1909C. Coins in Honor of Abraham LincolnD. Collectible Coins for Abraham LincolnPassage FourLaura 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 Yorkemptyhanded and emotionally crushed.They later learned Ramirez had been cheating about ten other peoplefor 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 adoptionB. an adoption agency in Texas contacted themC. their name was put in an Internet adoption listingD. a woman offered them her unborn baby for adoption50. The underlined word "scare" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.A. jokeB. gameC. kidnapD. cheat51. 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 FiveDoctors 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 time to time. 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 more likely 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 angerB. the medical treatment of angerC. the health problems caused by angerD. reasonable ways of dealing with anger53. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A. keeping anger inside is better than expressing it intensivelyB. both repressing and expressing anger cause health problemsC. keeping anger inside is more likely to cause heart diseaseD. expressing anger freely can avoid medical problems54. The author of the passage is most probably a(n) ______.A. patientB. editorC. psychologistD. surgeon55. According to the passage, a good way to control anger is ______.A. to do sportsB. to be high-spiritedC. to turn it into laughterD. to discuss it with doctorsⅤ. Daily ConversationDirections: Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues.A. It doesn't matterB. How comeC. You’re welcomeD. I’m so sorry to hear thatE. What shall I doF. What is itG. Well, nothing H. Come onLinda : Hey, what’s wrong, dear? You don’t look quite yourself today.Silvia: (56) I am just tired.Linda: (57) ! Tell me. Maybe Iean 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. WritingDirections: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.61. 你( Li Yuan) 刚收到购的一件商品,但是发现质量有问题,请你写一封投诉信,内容包括:(1) 商品名称、订购时间、地点和价格;(2) 何时发现质量问题、何种质量问题;(3) 你所希望的解决方式。
2010年成人高考专升本英语试题及答案Ⅰ. Phonetics (10 points)Directions:In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined 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. mark B. warm C. ward D. war2.A. three B. those C. thank D. theatre3.A. wind B. kind C. find D. mind4.A. plant B. craft C. grasp D. at5.A. now B. knowledge C. bow D. allow6.A. says B. plays C. stays D. days7.A. leave B. scream C. head D. lead8.A. resemble B. resist C. resolve D. respect9.A. fault B. daughter C. cause D. laugh10.A. crew B. new C. few D. dewⅡ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directions:There are 40 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.11. Which is ______ country, the United States or Canada?A. a largerB. largerC. the largerD. the largest12. The silk feels ________.A. softB. softlyC. softnessD. softy13. Two nuclear power stations _______ in the past ten years.A. are builtB. have been builtC. would be builtD. are building14. They kept on ______ till they got to the foot of the hill.A. to runB. runningC. runingD. run15. There is much work to do, _______?A. isn’t itB. is thereC. isn’t thereD. is it16. _______ as he is, he can’t understand the English film.A. A student of EnglishB. Though a student of EnglishC. Student of EnglishD. Being a student of English17. The old in the country _______ taken good care of.A. haveB. hasC. isD. are18. Not a single mistake _______ in the test.A. he madeB. did he makeC. he has madeD. made he19. ______ my surprise, I got a high grade in this test.A. ForB. ToC. To beD. On20. She never agree _______ you, did she?A. toB. withC. inD. at21. Would you mind _______ a photo of you?A. me takeB. to takeC. my takingD. me to take22. The lady treats the boy well as if he ______ her own son.A. isB. wasC. wereD. would be23. _______ round the city, we were impress ed by the city’s new look.A. TakenB. TakingC. To be takenD. Being taken24. He had a pain _______ his back.A. onB. withC. inD. onto25. The city _______ I was born is on the new railway line.A. whichB. thatC. on whichD. where26. I had _______ that I would always remember it.A. so a good experienceB. such a good experienceC. so good an experienceD. such good an experience27. ______ give us help is welcome.A. Who everB. WhoeverC. No matter whoD. Those who28. After running for nearly half an hour, I was ________.A. out of placeB. out of controlC. out of breathD. out of practice29. The mother told the little boy to do all the things _______.A. on himselfB. on his ownC. to himselfD. by own30. You had better _______ a jacket, because it is cold outside.A. take onB. to take onC. put onD. to put on31. If you will do that, please take me into ________.A. thinkB. thinkingC. thoughtD. account32. My pen has _______ ink.A. run out ofB. a fewC. run awayD. no little33. There are, of course, bad teachers as well as ________.A. good oneB. some goodC. good onesD. those good34. “______ haste, the less speed” is good advice he often gives us.A. MoreB. The moreC. The morerD. Morer35. You do look _______. You are not at all like a person who has been ill in bed for years.A. goodB. wellC. sadD. disappointed36. Some people like to eat apples. But some prefer bananas _______ apples.A. toB. forC. withD. against37. I _______ here two years ago.A. moved toB. have movedC. have moved toD. moved38. He is _______ strong a man ________ he can lift ten stones like this one.A. such…soB. so…thatC. such a …thatD. so a …for39. It _______ they who lent me the television.A. wasB. isC. wereD. are40. A famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “______ man is really happy without a hobby.”A. NotB. WithoutC. NoD. None41. Television broadcasts are ________ to an area that is within sight of the sending station of its relay.A. prohibitedB. boundedC. limitedD. restricted42. Many things ________ impossible in the past are common today.A. to considerB. being consideredC. consideringD. considered43. My parents wanted _______ me.A. make a scientistB. to make a scientistC. make a scientist ofD. to make a scientist of44. He has a bad habit of ________ others when they are speaking.A. involvingB. investigatingC. interferingD. interrupting45. I like that new watch very much, but I can’t ________it.A. costB. offerC. payD. spend46. Tom arrived at the office and discovered that he had _______ his door key.A. lentB. borrowedC. lostD. no47. The beautiful scene left a deep _______ on the foreign visitors.A. thoughtB. ideaC. thinkingD. impression48. The room is a little small; _______ it is so hot.A. in additionB. in addition toC. additionalD. adding49. I wish I ______ her address yesterday.A. knowB. had knownC. would knownD. knew50. It ______ yesterday. The ground is still wet now.A. must have rainedB. was rainingC. rainedD. had rainedⅢ. Cloze (20 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and 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.Insure means to protect _51_ a loss of money. Most people can budget their money so that their income will cover expected expenses _52_ food, clothing, housing, and public services. But, there is no way to know _53_ who will suffer a crisis (危机) such as a serious illness, fire, flood, or a car accident. Such crises usually _54_ great expense. Even if people could predict crises, it would be hard to save enough money to _55_ the expenses. Insurance is a system _56_ a company collects money from many individuals and then pays certain expenses whenever one of those insured individuals is faced with a certain crisis. An insurance policy _57_ how much the insurance costs and how much the company will pay when a policy holder is faced with a certain crisis. There are many different kinds of insurance, _58_ hospital, motor-car and fire. Insurance can be rather expensive but most people buy insurance of some kind. Insurance is something _59_ people buy and hope they will _60_ need.51.A. for B. from C. against D. with52.A. such as B. for example C. that D. the same as53.A. predict B. ahead C. in advance D. earlier54.A. result from B. make C. take D. result in55.A. cover B. pay back C. fill D. make full56.A. that B. by which C. what D. where57. A. said B. agree C. make sure D. states58.A. include B. including C. as well as D. also59.A. which B. that C. as D. like60.A. never B. ever C. sometimes D. oftenⅣ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)Directions:There are four reading passages in this part Each passage is followed by five 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 OneResearchers have found that REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person’s sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement.There are physical charges in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM (non-rapid eye movement) to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster, the heart rate increases, and, as the name implies, the eyes begin to move quickly.Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.61. According to the passage, how often does REM sleep occur in one night?A. OnceB. TwiceC. Four of five timesD. Forty times62. The word “deeper” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A. heavier.B. louder.C. stronger.D. happier.63. Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?A. His eyes begin to move.B. His breathing becomes faster.C. His heart rate increases.D. His eyes stop moving.64. The subject of this passage is ________.A. why people sleepB. the human need for REM sleepC. the characteristic of REM sleepD. physical changes in the human body65. Which of the following is the best title of the article?A. REM SleepB. Two Types of SleepC. SleepersD. What Happens to SleepersPassage TwoThe Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.66. What is suppssed to have happened in 1719?Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories.67. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.A. a real personB. a book written by a little old womanC. a collection by Elizabeth VergooseD. a translation from French68. When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.no story of the book had been known to peoplesome stories of the book were already well knownfew people were interested in the stories of the bookstories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular69. The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.A. Mother GooseB. Mere I’ OyeC. Elizabeth VergooseD. Charles Perrault70. On the basis of this passage, what may be concluded about the real origin of stories “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella”?They were invented by Elizabeth Vergoose.They were invented by Thomas Fleet.They were invented by Charles Perrault.Their writers are unknown.Passage ThreeBanks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the telle rs’ windows, The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.71. A bank run happens when _______.a bank is closed for one or more daystoo many depositors try to draw out their money at one timethere is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one timetellers of a bank take their own money from the bank72. The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to ________.explain why they could not pay out all accountspay out accounts as requestedmake the depositors believe that the bank was standpay out money as slowly as possible73. The main cause of a bank run is _______.A. loss of confidenceB. lack of moneyC. crowds of peopleD. inexperienced tellers74. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?She know that the bank was not sound.She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.She was not able to draw out her money.She was tempted to draw out her money.75. According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected mainly by the _______.ease with which they could get their moneyconfidence that Mrs. Vaught showedfailure of several other banks to openconfidence shown by other depositors of the bankPassage FourOne of the greatest problems for those settlers in Nebraska in the last quarter of the previous century was fuel. Little of the state was forested when the first settlers arrived and it is probable that by 1880, only about one-third of the originally forested area remained, down to a mere 1 percent of the state’s 77,000 square miles. With wood and coal out of the question, and with fuel needed year-round for cooking, and during the harsh winter months for heating, some solution had to be found.Somewhat improbably, the buffalo provided the answer. Buffalo chips (干粪块) were found to burn evenly, hotly, and cleanly, with little smoke and interestingly, no odor, Soon, collecting them became a way of life for the settlers’ children who would pick them up on their way to and from school, or take part in competitions designed to counteract their natural reluctance. Even a young man, seeking to impress the girl he wanted to marry, would arrive with a large bag of chips rather than with a box of candy or a bunch of flowers.76. What is the main topic of this passage?The solution to the Nebraska settlers’ fuel problem.Life in Nebraska in the late ninteenth century.The imporance of the American buffalo.Deforestation in Nebraska in the late nineteenth century.77. Which of the following statements is NOT true?Nebraska was not a densely-forested state even before the settlers arrived.The children enjoyed collecting the buffalo chips.The children spent a lot of time collecting the chips.Buffalo chips were satisfactory as a fuel.78. The passage implies that buffalo chips were needed _______.A. in greater amounts in summerB. in greater amounts in winterC. only in summerD. only in winter79. Which of the following does the author not express surprise at?The children needed competitions to them.The buffalo chips gave off no smell.Buffalo chips were the answer to the settlers’ fuel problem.Young men took bags of buffalo chips to their girl friends.80. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Early SettlersB. One Use of the Buffalo ChipsC. Nebraska’s ProblemsD. How Young Men Express Their Love for GirlsⅤ. Writing (20 points)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of about 80 words according to the following situation.你叫李平,是英语系学生会主席。
英语Part I Vocabulary (20%)Directions A: There are 20 incomplete sentenc es in this section. For each sentenc e there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Chooseone answerthat best complet es the sentenc e.1. The wind ______the tree of all its leaves. ( )A. stripedB. strippe dC. struckD. stretch ed2. She has been ______in line to buy some stamps. ( )A. waitedB. waitingC. awaitedD. awaitin g3. He was unableto keep up the ______on his car. ( )A. loanB. moneyC. depositD. payment s4. He gave a(n) ______to the UnitedNations. ( )A. giftB. addressC. noteD. agreeme nt5. This book tells you how to ______getting ill while traveling. ( )A. escapeB. removeC. recoverD. avoid6. He got through his work with ______and efficie ncy. ( )A. speedB. sparkC. spaceD. speech7. She insiste d that he ______the experim ent all over again. ( )A. didB. hadC. doD. leave8. I invited him to the meeting, but he ______. ( )A. decline dB. accepte dC. removedD. escaped9. Our vacatio n is ______and we still can’t decidewhere to go. ( )A. goingB. approac hingC. flyingD. keeping10. These flowers will not grow in a cold ______. ( )A. weatherB. airC. dayD. climate11. He spoke with more eagerne ss ______is appropr iate on such occasio ns. ( )A. than thatB. than whatC. thanD. other than12. He feels a deep ______towards his parents for his miserab le childhood. ( )A. indigna tionB. indigni tyC. indigen ousD. indigna nt13. The badly wounded have ______for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.( )A. privile geB. priorit yC. potenti alD. princip le14. They stayedup late tryingto ______out a way to solve the problem. ( )A. letB. giveC. knockD. figure15. After he won the first prize, he was full of ______and believed that he was an experton everyth ing. ( )A. arrogan ceB. vanityC. conceitD. contemp t16. That mountain track is not ______in winter. You’d better go there in summer. ( )A. practic ableB. practic alC. feasibl eD. possibl e17. Our schoolbus always______more than fifty student s, which, in fact, is not allowed. ( )A. is seatingB. has been seatedC. is seatedD. seats18. Language is not ______through out the country but falls into dialect s. ( )A. constan tB. uniformC. steadyD. steadfa st19. At that time they did hope to create a new world they had dreamed of, ______of all human sins. ( )A. cleanse(使清除)B. cleanse dC. had cleanse dD. cleansing20. She hopes to ______her artistic talents in the job. ( )A. applyB. utilizeC. employD. availDirecti ons B: There are 20 sentenc es in this section. In each sentenc e there is a word or phraseunderli ned.Below each sentenc e there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choosethe one answerthat can replace the underli ned part of each sentenc e without changin g its origina l meaning.21. With time going by, the rocks decompose and then becomesand to continue to exist. ( )A. decayB. molderC. formD. disinte grate22. Mary is so careful about her weight that she doesn’t eat staplefood at all. ( )A. sensibl eB. sensati onalC. sensele ssD. sensiti ve23. He is advised not to watch TV for more than 4 hours a day. Otherwise, it would be a strainon his eyes. ( )A. hurtB. tensionC. stressD. burden24. Do not be deceive d by what he has said this time. ( )A. taken inB. taken overC. taken afterD. taken on25. They suggest ed that we shouldleave a separat e room for smokers. ( )A. reserveB. conserv eC. maintai nD. preserv e26. This attract ed the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. ( )A. qualifi edB. humorou sC. infamou sD. famous27. He express ed criticism on the new style of writing which is now quite popular on the Interne t in his latestpaper. ( )A. blameB. denunci ationC. evaluat ionD. accusat ion28. Every time when she tried to move her body, she let out a moan in pain. ( )A. wail (哀号)B. whimper (呜咽)C. groanD. weep29. As we all know, thick forests are the natural habitat for birds, animals and insects, and we must forbidcutting trees without any limitat ion. ( )A. homeB. resortC. residen ceD. refuge30. Even thoughthe governm ent deniedit but what the spokesm an said is a clear indicat ion that the government will sooneror later collect this kind of tax. ( )A. symptomB. symbolC. demonst rationD. signal31. What can destine (命中注定) him to such a terrible lot, when his soul is dead and his body is alive? ( )A. foredoo mB. foretel lC. forecas tD. foretas te32. Today’s low inflation and steadygrowthin househo ld incometransla tes into more purchasing power. ( )A. changesB. transfe rsC. transpl antsD. transmi ts33. The journalist refused to reveal the sourceof her informa tion. ( )A. reportB. disclos eC. publishD. betray34. Comparison and contras t are often used intentionally in advertisement s. ( )A. purpose fullyB. pertine ntlyC. inciden tallyD. overwhe lmingl y35. These ancient buildin gs are part of our nationa l legacywhich, of course, shouldbe protect ed. ( )A. privacyB. heritag eC. legendD. propert y36. My fatheralwayshopes that I could minglewith his friends’ childre n but I preferto stay alone. ( )A. rejectB. mergeC. complai nD. combine37. With the fast development and expansion of cities, the outlyin g suburbs of which becomeprosperous, too. ( )A. exterio rB. externa lC. outerD. outside38. I am sorry I have no time at present to probe into more detailor give you an account of the inciden t. ( )A. bring intoB. talk intoC. come intoD. go into39. This type of apparatus can produce more than 40,000 blood specimen a day. ( )A. example sB. modelsC. operati onsD. samples40. Smith did the only sensible thing by askingthe Indians for food and shelter in their village. ( )A. sensiti veB. sentime ntalC. wiseD. separat ePart II Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanksin the following passage. For each blank there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Chooset he ONE that best fits into the passage.Interpe rsonal communi cation is your interac tion with others. Talking to a friendon campus,chattin g to a(n) 41 friendon campus, chattin g on the phone with a classma te about a(n) 42test, arguing the 43 of a movie with friends, discuss ing strateg ies for accompl ishing tasks at work, 44 for a job, and plannin g the future45 a loved one are all forms of interpe rsonal communi cation.Effecti ve interpe rsonal communi cation46 our sensiti vity to othersand to the situati on. One goal of effecti ve interpe rsonal communi cation is to maintai n relatio nships, and forming47message s that accurat ely conveyour ideas and feeling s 48 not offendi ng the other personis key 49 our success.Effecti ve interpe rsonal communi cation50 us. Peoplewho can clearly express their ideas, beliefs, and opinion s becomeinfluen tial and 51 control over what happens to them and to othersthat they 52 . When we accurat ely and precise ly 53 our thought s, othersgain a better54 for our positio n. Their underst anding and appreci ationmake it more likelythat they will respond in 55 that are consist ent with our needs.Effecti ve interpe rsonal communi cation helps us managethe 56 we create. Present ing ourselv es in sucha way that otherswill 57 and trust us is importa nt in both publicand private58 —— whether we’re communi cating in a profess ionalsetting, 59 our interpe rsonal skillsare vital to getting a job, holding a positio n, or risingin an organiz ation, or in a private setting where we’re tryingto 60 and maintai n relatio nships.( )41. A. familia r B. informa l C. intimat e D. near( )42. A. upcomin g B. final C. mid-term D. interme diate( )43. A. advance s B. strengt h C. populat ion D. fondnes s( )44. A. intervi ewing B. interfe ring C. interac ting D. interpr eting( )45. A. for B. with C. over D. to( )46. A. describ es B. conveys C. portray s D. betrays( )47. A. sound B. directo ry C. diction D. verbal( )48. A. if B. when C. while D. as( )49. A. to B. of C. for D. in( )50. A. empower s B. reinfor ces C. support s D. sustain s( )51. A. exhaust B. exert C. affect D. enact( )52. A. care about B. care for C. care with D. take to( )53. A. interpr et B. explain C. encode D. decode( )54. A. assessm ent B. evaluat ion C. appreci ation D. apprais al( )55. A. approac hes B. methods C. ways D. ends( )56. A. impress ions B. practic es C. things D. experie nces( )57. A. respect B. despise C. mock D. sneer( )58. A. setting s B. locatio ns C. situati ons D. circums tances( )59. A. when B. where C. how D. if( )60. A. work B. build C. keep D. retainPart III Reading Comprehe nsion (40%)Directions: There are four passage s in this part. Each passage is followe d by some questio ns or unfinis hed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Read each passage carefully and decideon the best answer.Passage OnePeoplein the mass advertising business and other peoplewho study America n society have been very interes ted in the questio n: What does the America n consume r like? Max Lerner, a well-known scholar who has studied America n society, has said that America n consumers are particu larlyfond of three things:comfort, cleanli ness, and novelty.Lernerbelieve s that the America n love of comfort perhaps goes back to the frontie r experie nce. The pioneer s had a rough life on the frontie r and very few comfort s. This experie nce may have created a strongdesirein the pioneer s and their childre n for goods that would make life more comfort able. Today, the America ns’ love of comfort is seen in the way they furnish their homes, the way they designtheir cars, and the way they like to travel.Cleanliness is also highlyvaluedby America ns. There is a strongemphasis on keeping all parts of the body clean. Perhaps the Puritan (清教徒) heritage has playedsome role in the desirefor cleanliness. The Puritans, a strictProtest ant churchgroup who were among the first settler s of America, stresse d the need to cleanse the body of dirt and of all evil tendenc ies. The saying“Cleanli ness is next to Godline ss” reflect s the beliefof most America ns that it is importa nt to keep their bodiesclean by takinga bath and wearing clean clothes every day. Indeed,many America ns are offende d by anyonewho does not followtheir accepte d standar ds of cleanli ness.In additio n to cleanli ness and comfort, America ns love novelty. They love to have thingsthat are new and conveni ent. Perhaps the love of novelty comes from their pride in their inventi veness. America ns have alwaysbeen interes ted in inventi ng new product s and improvi ng old ones. They like to see changes in cars, clothin g, and product s for the home. New modelsof cars are particu larlyappeali ng. Adverti sement s encoura ge peopleto get rid of old cars and try new ones, whether the old ones still work or not. The America n economy seems to be based on consump tion, not conserv ation.61. The best title for the passage is ______. ( )A. What America n Consume rs LikeB. The Stupidi ty of the America n Consume rsC. America n Consume rs and Puritan Heritag eD. Frontie r Experie nce and Puritan Heritag e62. According to the author, the America n consume rs are fond of the following except______.( )A. comfort and cleanli nessB. novelty and conveni enceC. clean clothes and fine housesD. thriftand economy63. The American love of comfort can be shown in the way they ______. ( )A. love new modelsof carB. eat in fast-food restaur antsC. designtheir cars and furnish their homesD. wear clean clothes and take bath every day64. America ns’ love of cleanliness is believed to be associa ted with ______. ( )A. their livingstandar dB. their lifesty leC. their Puritan traditi onD. their advance d technol ogy65. In general, America ns are interes ted in the following EXCEPT______. ( )A. inventi ng new product sB. improvi ng old product sC. buyingthingsthat are popularD. buyingthingsthat are unknown beforePassage TwoThere are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. Informa tion in long-term memorycan be recalle d at a later time when it is needed. The informa tion may be kept for days or weeks. In contras t, information in short-term memoryis kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the informa tion over and over. The following experim ent shows how short-term memoryhas been studied.Henning studied how student s who are learnin g English as a secondlanguag e remembe r vocabul ary. The subject s in his experim ent were 75 college student s. They represe nted all levelsof ability in English: beginni ng, interme diate, advance d, and nativespeakin g student s.To begin with, the subjects listened to recording of a nativespeaker reading a paragra ph in English. Following the recording, the subject s took a 17-questio n test to see which words they remembe red. Eachquestio n had four choices. The subject s had to circle the word they had heard in the recordi ng. Some of the questio ns had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetterare four words that sound alike. Some of the questio ns had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and systemwould be four words with the same meaning. Finally, the subject s took a languag e profici ency test.Henning found that student s with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistake s on words that have the same meaning. Henning’s results suggest that beginning student s hold the sound of words in their short-term memory, and advance d students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.66. The purpose of Henning’s experim ent is to study ______. ( )A. how the student s remembe r English vocabulary by short-term memoryB. how the student s learn English vocabul aryC. how to improve the student s’ English vocabul aryD. how to take a languag e profici ency test67. The word “subject”in the passage most probably means ______. ( )A. the college coursethe student s takeB. the topic of the listeni ng materia lC. somethi ng being conside redD. the student s experim entedon68. Which of the following stateme nts is TRUE according to the passage? ( )A. Informa tion in short-term memoryis differe nt from that in long-term memory.B. Long-term memorycan be achieve d only by trainin g.C. It is easierto test short-term memorythan long-term memory.D. Henning gave a test on vocabul ary to his student s.69. From Henning’s results we can see that ______. ( )A. beginne rs have difficu lty disting uishin g the pronunc iation of wordsB. advance d student s remembe r words by their meaningC. it is difficu lt to remembe r words that sound alikeD. it is difficu lt to remembe r words that have the same meaning70. The passage is primarily about ______. ( )A. memoryB. two kinds of memoryC. short-term memoryD. an experim ent on studentsPassage ThreeStudy confirm s that moderat e drinkin g reduces stroke(中风) risk. Similar to the way a drink or two a day protect s against heart attacks, moderat e alcohol consump tion wards off strokes, a new study found.The study also found that the type of alcohol consume d—beer, wine or liquor—was unimpor tant. Any of them, or a combina tion was protect ive, researc hers reporte d in today’s Journal of the America n MedicalAssocia tion. “No study has shown benefit in recomme ndingalcohol to those who do not drink”, caution ed the authors, led by Dr. Ralph L. Sacco of Columbi a Univers ity College of Physici ans and Surgeon s in New York. But the new data support the guideli nes of the Nationa l StrokeAssocia tion, which say moderat e drinker s may protect themsel ves from strokes by continu ing to consume alcohol, the authors said.The protect ive effectof moderat e drinkin g against heart attacks is well established, but the data had been conflic ting about alcohol and strokes, the authors said. The new study helps settlethe questio n and is the first to find blacksand Hispanics (西班牙人和葡萄牙人) benefit as well as whites, according to the authors. Further researc h is neededamong other groups, such as Asian, who past study suggest ed may get no strokeprotect ion from alcohol or may even be put at greater risk.Among the groupswhere the protect ive effectexists, its mechanism appears to differfrom the protective effect against heart attacks, which occursthrough boostsin levelsof so-called“good”cholest erol (胆固醇), the authors said. They specula ted alcohol might protect against strokeby actingon some other blood trait, such as the tendency of blood platele ts (血小板) to clump (结块), which is key in forming the blood clots (血块) that can cause strokes.The researc hers studied677 New York residen ts who lived in the norther n part of Manhatt an and had strokes between July 1, 1993 and June, 1997. After takinginto account differe nces in other factors that could affectstrokerisk, such as high blood pressur e, the researc hers estimat ed that subject s who consume d up to two alcoholic drinksdaily were only half as likelyto have suffere d clot-type strokes as nondrin kers. Clot-type strokes account for 80% of all strokes, a leading cause of the US deathsand disability. Strokerisk increas ed with heavier drinkin g. At seven drinksper day, risk was almosttriplethat of moderat e drinker s.An expertspokesm an for the America n Heart Associa tion, who was not involve d in the study, said it was well-done and importa nt informa tion. But it shouldn’t be interpr eted to mean, “I can have two drinksand therefo re not worry about my high blood pressur e or worry about my cholest erol,”said Dr. Edgar J. Kenton, an associa te profess or of clinica l neurolo gy (神经学) at ThomasJeffers on Univers ity Medical College in Philadelphia. Instead, he said, the study provides good reasonto do further researc h and to add alcohol to the list of modifia ble (可更改的) risk factors for stroke.71. According to Dr. Sacco, ______. ( )A. differe nt wines work differe ntly on drinker s at strokeriskB. nondrin kers shouldalso consume a moderat e amountof alcoholC. drinker s shouldkeep to one kind of alcohol to ward off strokesD. moderat e alcohol consump tion protect s against strokes72. The new study conduct ed by Dr. Sacco and his colleagues is uniquein that ( )A. it refutes early studies on the protect ive effectof moderat e drinkin g against heart attacksB. it confirm s early studies of moderat e drinkin g against heart attacksC. it helps to resolve the dispute s over the effectof moderat e drinkin g against strokesD. it finds that moderat e drinkin g can benefit peopleof differe nt races equally well73. Which of the following stateme nts is TRUE about the effectof drinkin g against strokes? ( )A. Moderat e drinkin g protect s against heart attacks and strokes in differe nt ways.B. Even heavy drinker s sufferless chanceof a strokethan nondrin kers.C. Alcohol works only on patient s who sufferclot-type strokes.D. White peopleare more likelyto benefit from moderat e drinkin g than nonwhit es.74. From the fourthparagra ph we learn that ______. ( )A. heart attacks are more likelycausedy alcohol than stroke.B. moderat e drinkin g discour ages blood platele ts from clottin g.C. boostin g the levelsof good cholest erol can lead to heart attacks.D. moderat e drinkin g protect s peopleby makingthe blood cell clump.75. What is said in the last paragra ph by Dr. Kentonindicat es that ______. ( )A. he is in serious doubt about the validit y of the study.B. drinkin g alone can not protect against strokes.C. peopleshouldadd alcohol to their daily diet.D. the study has not built a link between drinkin g and high blood pressur e.Passage FourCommuni cation s technol ogiesare far from equal when it comes to conveyi ng the truth. The first study to compare honesty acrossa range of communi cation s media has found that peopleare twice as likelyto tell lies in phone convers ations as they are in emails. The fact that emailsare automat ically recorded - and can come back to haunt (困扰) you - appears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock of Cornell Univers ity in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 student s to keep a communi cation s diary for a week. In it they noted the numberof convers ations or email exchang es they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confess ed to how many lies they told. Hancock then workedout the numberof lies per conversationfor each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 per cent of instant message s, 27 per cent of face-to-face interac tionsand an astonis hing 37 per cent of phone calls.His results, to be present ed at the confere nce on human-compute r interac tion in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surpris ed psychologists. Some expecte d emailer s to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception (欺骗) makes peopleuncomfo rtable, the detachm ent (非直接接触)of emailin g would make it easierto lie. Othersexpecte d peopleto lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practic ed at that form of communi c ation.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a convers ationis being recorde d and could be reread,andwhether it occursin real time. Peopleappearto be afraidto lie when they know the communi cation could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appearin email than on the phone.Peopleare also more likelyto lie in real time —in an instant message or phone call,say —than if they have time to think of a respons e, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpec ted demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his researc h will help compani es work out the best ways for their employe es to communi cate. For instanc e, the phone might be the best mediumfor sales where employe es are encoura ged to stretch the truth. But given his results, work assessm ent, where honesty is a priorit y, might be best done using email.76. Hancock’s study focuses on ______. ( )A. the consequ encesof lying in various communi cation s mediaB. the success of communi cation s technol ogiesin conveyi ng ideasC. people’s prefere nces in selecti ng communi cation s technol ogiesD. people’s honesty levelsacrossa range of communi cation s media77. Hancock’s researc h finding surpris ed those who believe d that ______. ( )A. peopleare less likelyto lie in instant message sB. peopleare unlikely to lie in face-to-face interac tionsC. peopleare most likelyto lie in email communi cationD. peopleare twice as likelyto lie in phone convers ations78. According to the passage, why are peoplemore likelyto tell the truth through certain media of communication? ( )A. They are afraidof leaving behindtracesof their lies.B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.D. They are most practic ed at those forms of communi cation.79. According to Hancock, the telephone is a prefera ble mediumfor promoting sales because______. ( )A. salesme n can talk directl y to their custome rsB. salesme n may feel less restrai ned to exagger ateC. salesme n can impress custome rs as being trustwo rthyD. salesme n may pass on instant message s effecti vely80. It can be inferre d from the passage that ______. ( )A. honesty shouldbe encoura ged in interpe rsonal communi cation sB. more employe rs will use emailsto communi cate with their employe esC. suitabl e media shouldbe chosenfor differe nt communi cation purpose sD. email is now the dominan t mediumof communi cation withina companyPart IV Transla tion (15%)Directions A: Transla t e the following into Chinese.81. Beforethe campaig n for electio n of the Preside nt can begin, each politic al party has to chooseits candida te for the Preside ncy.82. It remains to be seen if the America n automob ile industr y will ever again regainits formerglory. Directi ons B: Transla te the followi ng into English83. 中国加入世界贸易组织,给农业发展带来的不仅仅是挑战,而且也是机遇。
官方网址: 成考英语2010试卷真题及答案一语音知识(共5小题;每题1.5分,共7.5分。
)在下列每缉单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。
找出这个词。
()1.A.climb B.job C.disturb D.club()2.A.sweater B.meant C.pleasure D.pleased()3.A.drunk B.dusty C.duty D.drug()4.A.breathe B.nothing C.clothes D.weather()5.A.prove B.rose C.wrote D.broke二词汇与语法知识(共15小题,每题1.5分,共22.5分)从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的一项。
()6.Regular exercise can you against heart disease.A.fightB.protectC.keepD.support()7.Over a hundred people expressed their worries,but were willing to help.A.someB.manyC.fewD.little()8.You can't do anything else until you your homework.A.finishedB.will finishC.have finishedD.had finished()9.First draw a line the middle of the page.Then write a word in the space above the line.A.acrossB.overC.betweenD.within()10.The manager had Ms.Brunell the new assistant around yesterday.A.to showB.showedC.showingD.show()11.Send for a doctor quickly.The manA.will dieB.is dyingC.diesD.died()12.I enjoy listening to Miss::White;my English teacher,,I can only understand about half of what she says,A.whenB.becauseC.ifD.though()13.The bag is very e and lend me a hand,?A.should youB.do youC.can youD.will you()14.After working for two hours,I found impossible to complete the paper in time.A.meB.thisC.thatD.it()15.It was very kind of you to clean the office,though youA.needn't doB.wouldn't haveC.didn't have toD.mustn't have done()16.The faster anything goes up into the sky,A.it reaches the highestB.it reaches the higherC.the highest it reachesD.the higher it reaches()17.Joe took his friends there by a shortcut,reduced the drive from50minutes to15.官方网址:A.whereB.whichC.thatD.what()18.there like that,you remind me of your father.A.To sitB.Being sittingC.SittingD.Sit()19.He told me that the number of students to be admitted at that time.A.had not been decided onB.were not decided onC.has not been decided onD.are not decided on()20.Jack told his daughter that she could have she wanted for Christmas.A.whichB.whateverC.thatD.whenever三完形填空(共15小题;每题2分,共30分。
Part I Dialogue Completion (15 points)1. What day is it today? A. Monday2. Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?C. It’s six o’clock3. May I use the telephone? A. Go ahead4. Would you like to come to the party Friday evening?B. Yes, I’d like to5. I’m sorry I can’t give you any help. That’s OK. C. Thank you all the same6. How did you find your visit to the museum, Eddie?B. Oh, wonderful, indeed7. I didn’t know this was a one-way street, sir.D. Sorry, but that’s no excuse.8. I don’t want to eat anything. I’m not feeling well today. D. I’m sorry to hear that, Carlos. I hope you’ll be better soon.9. Are you going to take part in the English contest to be held at the end of this term? C. It depends10. Today’s Sunday. What about going to the Sci ence Museum? C. That’s a good idea11. I have just passed my exam. I feel so relieved now.B. Well done12. Don’t forget to pass on the message to my teacher.C. No, I won’t13. How could you say that? C. I am really sorry_. I didn’t mean to hurt you.14. You have given us a wonderful party, Mrs. Johnson. B. I’m glad you enjoyed it15. What’s the matter? You really look upset. B. I failed an important test Well, better luck next time.Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Passage One We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?16. The Internet was set up in B. the 1960s17. Computer networks didn’t work well at first because D. if one computer failed, the whole network stopped18. Which of the following was the first to use the Internet? A. Governments.19. Which of the following statements is true? C. Computers were costly and hard to use until the early 1990s.20. The best title for the passage is C. The History of the InternetPassage Two Alan Chang was a handsome young man with good manners.21. Why did Alan ask the man what time it was? C. He had left his watch home.22. What did Alan think of the man when he would not tell him the time? A. He was impolite.23. What did the man m ean by the underlined part “Put yourself in my shoes”? D. Try to understand me.24. What kind of a man was Alan Change in the man’s opinion?B. A poor man.25. The story is mainly about B. how one thing leads to anotherPassage Three What are the beauti es of Hawaii? Let’s start with four.26. According to the passage, Hawaii is made up of B. twenty islands27. Why are the volcanoes so special to the islands? B. They actually made the islands.28. What has made Dole Company the biggest fruit-packing company in the world?D. Pineapples.29. The people in Hawaii are the most beautiful thing because D. they care more for people than anything else30. According to the passage, “above all nations is humanity” might mean D. all human beings should live in peacePassage Four There is a measurable relation between how much a person learns and his attitude toward the subject to be learned.31. What does the author think a student should do if he has a boring teacher? D. Have a right attitude toward the teacher.32. The writer thinks that over-achievers and under-achievers mainly differ in C. their attitudes toward learning33. The underlined phrase function below their ability shown by test scores means theunder-achievers B. do worse in actual learning than in tests34. The example of the personal computer shows that B. to react negatively can be harmful35. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Attitudes play an important role in learning.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)36. This photo A. reminds me of the days when I worked on the farm many years ago.37. I can’t get online because my C. computer broke down.38. Would you please D. turn down the TV a little? The children are doing their homework.39. Few houses in this district B. survived the terrible earthquake and many people were killed.40. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all C. taken up41. We are at your service. Don’t B. hesitate to turn to us if you have any problems.42. My boss did not D. look up from his desk when I entered his office.43. I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life withA. joy44. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to B. attract more customers.45. Where is the new camera I borrowed last week? It is on the top shelf, out of the C. reach of our little kid.46. Herman’s success is C. due to his hard work and his academic ability.47. The bookseller cannot get enough books to D. Meet the needs of their customers.48. He looks so young! I agree with you. He looks 30, but he is A. actually49. Parents have A. expressed their concern about violence in some children’s shows.50. It was Thomas Edison that A. invented the electric lamp.51. The doctors successfully completed a 20-hour operation to B. separate the one-year-old twins at the head.52. In A. traditional Chinese culture, children’s marriage decisions were often made by parents.53. We decided to leave the waitress a big D. Tip because her service was excellent.54. Experiments show that different temperatures have different D. Effects on human feelings.55. The cost of the products C. amounts to 56,000 Yuan.56. The mother asked the boys to put _ D. /; /everything in _ order before they left the room.57. Do you like pop music or country music? C. Neither. I only like sports.58. It was not known D. What he had said during the interview.59. Don’t get off the bus A. until it has stopped completely.60. C. How long does it take you to wash all the dishes?61. C. With all her friends and money gone, Kate felt totally hopeless.62. A. What bad news it is! We must try our best to help them out of the difficulty.63. I don’t think D. it possible to finish the work in time without his help.64. It is D. a two-hour walk from my school to the railway station.65. It’s not a good habit to leave your work B. half done66. We like our English teacher because she often tells A. us funny stories in class.67. His little car isn’t B. big enough for five people.68. When and where to hold the meeting C. has not decided yet.69. A new house will have been built here C. by the end of the year70. It was already ten o’clock in the evening D. when we arrived at the hotel.71. B. Time permitting, we will review all the lessons before the final exam.72. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, B. whose effects can still be felt now.73. C. No matter what you do, you should put your heart into it.74. D. As has already been pointed out before, English grammar is not a set of dead rules.75. These university students are looking for a cheap hotel A. to stay inPart IV Cloze Test (10 points)Mr Smith gave his wife fifty pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday, Mrs Smith 76.B. went shopping. She queued 77.C. for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was 78. A. open. Inside it, she saw some pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag –the notes had 79.D. gone! Mrs Smith was sure the old lady who was sitting next to her had 80. A. stolen them. She thought she would have to call 81. D. the police; but as she disliked making a fuss and making people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s bag and say 82. C. nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching; then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag, took the notes and 83. B. put them in her own bag.When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful dress she had bought.“84. A. How did you pay for it?” he asked.“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course,” she replied.“Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to the 85. B. money on the table.Part V Writing (15 points)Directions: You are to write in 100-120words words about the topic e“To Work or Study Further.”You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:有人认为中学毕业后能找到工作,就没必要上大学。
2010年成人高等学校招生全国统一考试英语答案必须答在答题卡上指定的位置,答在试卷上无效。
一、语音知识(共5小题:每题1.5分,共7.5分)在下列每组单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同,找出这个词。
正确答案:1、A2、C 3、A4、B 5、D【名师解析】这几道题分别考察字母组合a i, s, u y, tion的发音。
二.词汇与语法知识(共15小题;每题1.5分,共22.5分。
)从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的一项。
6. Wha t doyou i magin e the chil d use s thi s old tool _____ ?A.about B. by C. fo r D. of解析C. usesth f or ,表示用某物做某事【名师点评】这道题考查固定短语。
常见词汇。
7.-Ha ve yo u got a ca mera?-N o. Ishoul d buy.A. it B.one C. th at D. thi s【名师解析】B. 此题考察it和one的区别。
It是特指某物,而one指的是一个.8. Pet er wa s abo ut to unlo ck th e doo r _____ he foun d som eonehad b roken into theroom.A. once B.befor e C. than D.when【名师解析】D此题考察四个连词的区别。
根据词义应该选Dwhen这时,此刻。
9. The spea ker,_____ forhis s peech es, w as wa rmlyrecei ved b y the stud ents.A. know n B. to b e kno wn C. hav ing k nown D. b eingknown【名师解析】A此题考察分词作定语,应该和所修饰词找关系。
2010年湖北成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案Part I Vocabulary and Structure ( 20 points)Directions:There are twenty incomplete sentences in this scction. 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 con'esponding letter in the Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.1.Charles Dickens ()many wonderful characters in his novels.A.inventedB.discoveredC.uncoveredD.created2.Who can it be? I'm quite ()a loss to guess.A.ofB.onC.inD.at3.All things (),the planned trip had to be called off.A.consideredB.be consideredC.consideringD.having considered4. ()by the look on her face, she didn't catch what I meant.A.JudgingB.JudgedC.JudgeD.To judge5.Give the books to ()needs them for the English class and the writing class.A.whomeverB.whomC.whoD.whoever6. ()a teacher, one must first be a pupil.A.BeingB.Having beenC.To beD.To have been7.He was very rude to the customs officer, () of course made things even worse.A.whoB.whomC.whatD.which8.The little village hasn't changed much () a new road and two more stores.A.exceptB.besidesC.except thatD.except for9.The children looked up as the planes passed () 。
2010年5月北京成人英语三级考试A卷试题及答案Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 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 blacken the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.16. Itwas hard for him to learn English in a family, in which of the parents spoke the language.A. noneB. neitherC. bothD. each17. You'd better go there by train. The train ticket is __________ the plane ticket.A. as cheap three times asB. as three times cheapasC. three times as cheap asD. cheaper three times than转自环球网校18. This new machineis technically far__________ to the previous type.A. Superior:B. juniorC. seniorD. equal19. There is a great deal of evidence____that music activities engage different parts of the brain.A. indicateB. IndicatingC. indicatedD. to be indicating20. She became the first woman to enter the school but withdrew after a few days_____stress.A. because ofB. in spite ofC. instead ofD. In honor of21.______is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London.A. ItB. WhatC. AsD. Which22. The discovery of these tombs is__________for scholars' studying Chinese history.A. of very importantB. great significantC. of great significanceD. greatly importance23. Sean's strong love for his country is______in his recently published poems.A. relievedB. ReflectedC. respondedD. recovered24. Would You please keep silent? The weather report__________and I want to listen.A. is broadcastB. is being broadcastC. has been broadcastD. had been broadcast25. The teacher stressedagain that'the students should not______any important details while retelling the story.A. bring outB. let outC. leave outD. make out26. The man moved_____forward and looked over the edge, shrinking his shoulders.A. accuratelyB. CautiouslyC. brilliantlyD. disappointedly27. The police are trying to find out the______of the woman,killed in the traffic accident.A. evidenceB. recognition C identity D. status28. By no means__________to her parents.A. this is the first time has she liedB. this is the first time does she tell a lieC. is this the first time She has liedD. is this the first time she was lying29. Climate change will greatly_____wheat and rice production if nations don't take steps now.A. fallB. leakC. lackD. reduce30. She always buys__________ my birthday.A. something awful toB. anything awful toC. something nice forD. anything nice for31. He failed to live Up to __________had been expected of him.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. all32. It is very _____ of you to arrange an early.meeting between your boss and our team.A. considerateB. ConsiderableC. consideriiigD. considered33. I would have told him about the change of time for the class,________to class last 'tune.A. did he comeB. he cameC. had he comeD. he had come34. The wind was so strong last night that it tore the______ of the ship into two or three pieces.A. maskB. mineC. sailD. satellite35. ____all the money people here spend eating out, restaurants' profit is still below five percent.A. DespiteB.Thanks toC. SinceD. Like36. Many a man__________lifeis meaningless without a purpose.A. thinksB. thinkingC. have thoughtD. think37. John left home twenty minutes ago. It is usually half an hour's drive from his home to theoffice here. So he__________soon.A. should have arrivedB. need arriveC. must have arrivedD. may arrive38. ___Hongkong, is often regarded as____international Centre for business, finance and tourism.A./; anB. An; /C. The; /D./; the39. They went__________the schedule for the conference again and again until they felt satisfied with every detail of it.A. outB. up C: over D. by40. Schools should teach'our kids various subjects, and moreover, teach them how to ______right:from wrong.:A. mnB. takeC. tellD. put41. By the time you finish your homework, all of us__________ ours at hand, I'm sure.A. will finishB. will have finishedC. have finishedD. have been finishing42. In time of trouble Charliecould always__________a solution.A. put asideB. look down uponC. break outD. come up with43. Before building a house, you will have to__________the government's permission.A. get fromB. followC. receiveD. ask for44. The director had her assistant__________some hot dogs for the staff members.A. picked upB. picks upC. pick upD. picking up45. ______their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.A. TO throwB. ThrownC. ThrowingD. Being thrownPart III Identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.46. When you've finished with that book, don't forget to put it back on the shelf,Won't you?A B C D47. The workers in the factory demanded that their pay would be raised by 20 percentA B C D48. It remains to see whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.A B C D49. I invited Joe and Linda as well as Tom to dinner, but neither of them Came.A B C D50. Over the past 20 years,the Internet bas helped change our world in either Way or another for the better.A B C D51. How and why this language has survived for more than a thousand years,while spoke by very few,is hard to explain.A B C D52. Nearly half of Americans aged 26 and old take part in some form of continuing education.A B C D53. Many parents feel they need to keep a closer eye to their children because of concerns about crime and school violence.A B C D54. For married mothers, the time spend on child care increased to an average of 12.9 hours a week in 2009A B C D55. There is an increasingly amount of evidence that more and more young people are taking an active interest in politics.A B C DPart IV Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Of all the websites, one that has attracted attention recently is . Most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason. 56 the website should be 57. The threat of Intemet predators (窃掠者) is indeed a tough reality, 58 shutting down the site is not the answer. If 59 shut down, another site would quickly 60 its place. Therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to use the site safely and educate them 61 who maybe predators and how to 62 them.The key to 63 safe on the Intemet is to make sure that.Y0Ur profile (个人资料)is secure. The 64 way is to change the privacy setting on your profile to “private”, which protects your information 65 only the people on your friend list can'view it. Although this is.66, it is not perfect. Predators can find ways to view your profile if they really want to,67 through hacking in (黑客入侵) or figuring out their way onto your friend list. Thus, you should never post too much personal68. Some people actually post their home and school addresses, date of birth, and so on, often 69 predators know exactly where they will be and 70 .The most information that is safe is your first name and province. Anything more is basically 71 a predator into your life.Another big problem is photos. I suggest 72 skipping photos and never posting a photo of a friend online without his or her 73.Most important, never, 74 any 'circumstances, agree to a real-ife meeting with anyone you meet online, 75 how well you think you know this person. There are no guarantees that they have told the truth.56. A. what B. how C. why D. which57. A. shut down B. open up C. get into D. turn on58. A. but B. even C. despite D. since59. A. is B. are C. was D. were60. A. get B. make C. take D. push61. A. as B. about C. for D. in62. A. avoid B. get C. benefit D. hide63. A. stay B. be staying C. stayed D. staying64. A. difficult B. Simplest C. simple D. most difficult65. A. as to B. no matter C. so that D. because66. A. efficient B. Interesting C. effective D. impressive67. A. if B. whether C. however D. whatever68. A. information B. documents C. fries D. messages69. A. let B. make C. allow D. letting70. A. what B. why C. when D. how71. A. introducing B. Inviting C. investing D. interrupting72. A. partly B. Mostly C. lastly D. completely73. A. favor B. Rule C. information D. permission74. A. above B.'under C. below D. at75. A. no matter B. even if C. unless D. also转自环球网校Part V Translation (20%)Section ADirections: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages to identify their meanings in the context.76 .... Certain pop stags:make statements and set examples as if the use of drags for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person's lifestyle...77. One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability (残疾).78. Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society.79. Extensive new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary pmgressin reducing poverty in recent decades.80. The new economic research will not put an end to that dispute.SectionBDirections:In this part there are five sentences in Chinese.You should translate them into English.Be sure to write clearly.81.今天早上他起床晚了,所以没有赶上火车。
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试(A)2010.11.06Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:1.Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs,but archaeologists (考古学家) learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don't break down or disappear very quickly —things like human bones and objects made from stoneand metal.2. It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history--normally, the bacteria (细菌) in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally, things are different.3. In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police,who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possibly--but it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man's stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!4.Why was this man so well preserved? (76) It wasbecause he was in a very watery environment, safe fi:om the bacteria that need oxygen to live. 因为他被置于相当潮湿多水的环境,需要氧气才能生存的细菌无法侵害到他。
2010年成人高考专科起点升本科《英语》试题及详解答案必须答在答题卡上的指定位置,答在试卷上无效。
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. patternB. packageC. palaceD. parade【答案】D【解析】parade画线“a”读[ə],其他三项的画线“a”均读[æ]。
pattern模式,模型;package 包装,包裹;palace宫殿;parade检阅,游行。
2. A. prescriptionB. observationC. preserveD. deserve【答案】A【解析】“s”在prescription中读[s],在其他三项中均读[z]。
prescription药方,处方;observation观察;preserve保护,保存;deserve值得。
3. A. nowhereB. nuclearC. declareD. millionaire【答案】B【解析】nuclear画线部分读[iə],其他三项的画线部分均读[εə]。
nowhere任何地方都不;nuclear原子能的,核的;declare宣布,声明;millionaire百万富翁。
2010年成人高高等学校招生全国统一考试英语一语音知识(共5小题;每题1.5分,共7.5分。
)在下列每缉单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。
找出这个词。
( ) 1. A. certain B. railway C. sail D. wait ( ) 2. A. Thursday B. thousand C. television D. result ( ) 3. A. push B. number C. cut D. rubber ( ) 4. A. everyone B. reply C. safety D. physics ( ) 5. A. attention B. station C. direction D. question 二词汇与语法知识(共15小题,每题1.5分,共22.5分)从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的一项。
( ) 6. What do you imagine the child uses this old tool _______ ?A. aboutB. byC. forD. of( ) 7. – Have you got a camera?-- No, I should buy ______ .A. itB. oneC. thatD. this( ) 8. Peter was about to unlock the door ______ he found someone had broken into the room.A. onceB. beforeC. thanD. when( ) 9. The speaker, ____ for his speeches, was warmly received b y the students.A. knownB. to be knownC. having knownD. being known ( ) 10. His _____ is so great that money doesn’t mean much to him.A. ideaB. richnessC. healthD. wealth( ) 11. My husband and I both go out to work, ______ we share homework at home.A. forB. soC. yetD. or( ) 12. --Would you like to go to the cinema with us tonight?-- ___________, but I don’t think I can afford the time.A. I’d like toB. I’d better goC. I didn’t want toD. I wouldn’t ( ) 13. It is recorded that in 1892 the weather became so cold that the river ______ over.A. freezesB. was freezingC. has frozenD. froze( ) 14. The president gave the Secretary of State 30 days _____ the report.A. completesB. to completeC. completingD. completed ( ) 15. – Who do you think has made my room so dirty, mum?-- It _____ be your younger brother.A. mustB. shallC. willD. would( ) 16. Hold on, please, I’ll put you _____ to the manager.A. acrossB. throughC. offD. over( ) 17. People were disturbed and began to see where the noise ________.A. is comingB. was comingC. has comeD. had come( ) 18. _____ in the letter did the young man say anything about his mistake.A. AnywhereB. EveryoneC. NowhereD. Somewhere( ) 19. The Greens chose to live ______ life was cheap, and they moved to a small town years ago.A. ifB. untilC. whenD. where( ) 20. I wrote a letter to the car dealer, ____ what had happened to my new car.A. explainingB. to explainC. explainsD. explained三完形填空(共15小题;每题2分,共30分。
)通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。
然后,从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone likes things that are free, and businesses often give things for free to customers as a way of getting more people to pay attention to their products.Ariely, a scientist from MIT, did an experiment on what people would do when _21_ things that were free. He _22_ a group of students two kinds of chocolates: the good one for 15 cents each and the poor one for 1 cent each. The good chocolate was worth $1,00, so 15 cents was very cheap, _23_ the poor quality chocolate was worth 5 cents, so _24_ it for 1 cent wasn’t very cheap.Most people chose the high quality chocolate for 115 cents. That’s not a _25_. But then Ariely lowered the _26_ of both pieces of chocolate by 1 cent. If people were _27_ correctly, then they should _28_ choose the good quality chocolate. But that _29_ what happened. Most people chose the free chocolate. This doesn’t make sense in our _30_ way of understanding economic behavior (经济行为).What is happening here? Ariely _31_ that people want to get a good bargain, but they also want to reduce risk (风险). That is, they want to _32_ the chance of making a _33_. If you pay 14 cents for a piece of chocolate, and then you don’t _34_ like it, when you have it, you have lost 14 cents. But when something is free and you don’t like it, you haven’t lost anything. People would _35__ not to take a risk over getting a better bargain.( ) 21. A. facing B. buying C. giving D. treating( ) 22. A. posted B. produced C. offered D. told( ) 23. A. if B. as C. for D. but( ) 24. A. getting B. holding C. eating D. making( ) 25. A. dream B. reason C. reply D. surprise( ) 26. A. weight B. size C. price D. quality( ) 27. A. working B. thinking C. planning D. looking( ) 28. A. still B. once C. almost D. even( ) 29. A. should be B. shouldn’t be C. is D. isn’t( ) 30. A. easy B. old C. normal D. modern( ) 31. A. questioned B. explained C. agreed D. added( ) 32. A. find B. learn C. lower D. take( ) 33. A. decision B. mistake C. promise D. warning( ) 34. A. usually B. gradually C. certainly D. actually( ) 35. A. start B. prefer C. manage D. afford四阅读理解(共15小题:每题3分,共45分。
)阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项选出最佳的一项。
AProbably no other musical instrument (乐器) is as popular around the world as the guitar (吉他). Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.People don not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agree it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some other say that an old form of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persian sometime in the 12th century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modern times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular. One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.36. What is discussed about the guitar in Paragraph 1?A. Its history in America.B. Its value in the music world.C. Its importance for music lovers.D. Its use in musical performance.37. Where could be the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text?A. In SpainB. In PersianC. In EgyptD. In America.38. Who did most to make the guitar very popular?A. AdalusiaB. Andres SegoviaC. Franz SchubertD. Niccolo Paganinni39. What would be the best title for the text?A. Music and MusiciansB. The history of the guitarC. Music and Musical InstrumentD. The Most Popular Musical InstrumentBEight years ago, officials in Chicago, Illinois, decided to replace the black roof on the city government building with a planted garden. The aim was to reduce energy costs, improve air quality and control the rainwater ent ering the city’s waste system (系统). Green roofs also help reduce a problem called urban heat islands (城市热岛现象). During hot weather, the building’s roof could reach temperature of up 76℃. With the garden, the temperature of the roof area was reduced by at least 30℃. Workers planted over 150 kinds of plants that could stand bad weather. Now, the area is cooler, the building requires less energy to keep cool, and the roof looks nice. Chicago also offers money to help people pay for building their own green roofs.About in five years ago, officials in Thane, India, decided to reduce the city’s depending on power from coal. The city often experiences lack of power because of the large numbers of people using electricity. Officials decided to save energy by putting water heaters (热水器) powered by the sun on top of the city’s main hospital. The hospital saved thousands of dollars in energy costs every year. Officials then began building this kind of water heater around the city.China has announced plans to build a city called Dongtan. The company designing the city says it will produce its energy from the wind, sun and waste. The aim is for the city to be an example to therest of China.40. What did the officials in Chicago decide to do?A. To grow plants on the roof of the government building.B. To make use of the rainwater in the city’s waste system.C. To improve the air quality of the city greatly.D. To build another government building.41. What problem does Thane have according to the text?A. The city doesn’t have enough electricity for its people.B. The city’s main hospital lacks money for energy costs.C. The city needs more water heaters for its people.D. The city needs to control its population growth.42. Why does China plan to build the new city?A. To set an example of using clean energy.B. To provide energy for the rest of ChinaC. To learn how to use new energy forms.D. To gain experience in city design.43. What does the author try to tell the readers about?A. Problems in big cities of the world.B. The rising energy costs in cities.C. Different ways of going green.D. Energy problems in the world.COn my way home from work one day in 1994, I stopped at a supermarket for shopping. I was behind two customers. The person checking out was a young mother with her little girl. As the clerk was scanning (扫描) the things she chose, the young lady was carefully counting her money, worried. After the last thing was scanned, the clerk told the young mother the total.The youn g mother’s expression turned out to embarrassment (尴尬) as she realized she did not have enough money. She started to see which things to put back, and nervously looked behind her, knowing she was holding up the line. I was smiling and trying to look sympathetic (同情)—I had been in situations where I did not have enough money plenty of times myself. Finally, the young mother gave something back to the clerk, and asked for a new total.At that moment, the woman in front of me asked the clerk to wait a moment. She took out $5 and handed it to the clerk to pay what the young mother was short of. When the clerk tried to give the woman the fifty cents change, she pointed to the little girl and told the clerk to give it to her. The little girl smiled and ran to one of the machines to spend the money. Naturally, the young mother was thankful and said so. The woman smiled and told her she was welcome.I will never forget the look on that little girl’s face—not when she was given the money, but when she realized that a perfect stranger cared enough to help them. From the way she looked at the woman, you could tell that she learned something valuable that day: Some people do care.That woman taught me several things with that one little deed. There are many situations in which we can help other people. It doesn’t take much money. A few dollars to someone like me was something quite different to that mother.44. Why was the young mother carefully counting her money?A. To know how much would be left after payment.B. She got ready to pay for what she had taken.C. She was afraid that she didn’t have enough..D. To see if she could buy more things.45. What did the author try to show to the young mother by smiling to her?A. He had seen her before.B. He was willing to help her.C. He was surprised at her embarrassment.D. He understood what happened to her.46. The woman in front of the author handed five dollars to _____.A. the authorB. the motherC. the clerkD. the girl47. What is the text trying to teach us?A. Women and children should be helped.B. A little care can bring about great happiness.C. There was always people who are in trouble.D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.DThere’s a time to get angry, and it’s best for your child if you do. Let’s say your child hits a playmate with a toy—hard enough to make the other child cry. How can you teach your child to feel sorry so he or she won’t do it again? Researchers say the best way for parents to react (反应) is to show their anger and to let the child know exactly why they are mad.Many parents believe that it is best to control their feelings and to wait until they’re calm before scolding their children. But the mother or father who explains reasonably to a child, “Peter was crying because you hit him,” is not likely to attract much attention. Young children need to be scolded immediately, and strongly, before they’ll take criticism (批评) to heart.When your young child does something wrong, scold him or her seriously at once. At the same time be sure to tell the child clearly what he or she has done wrong. An angry reaction without an immediate explanation does little good. Forbidding a child to play outside or not allowing him to watch TV as a punishment works well—but only when taken together with an explanation. Make certain your child understands that although his or her wrongdoing has made you angry, you still love him or her. Use simple, direct words such as, “You hurt Peter. How would you feel if he hit you? You must neve r, never hurt people.” If your voice expresses strong feeling clearly, your message will carry enough weight.48. According to researchers, how should parents react when their child did something wrong?A. Ask the child not to do it again any time.B. Let the child know what exactly happened.C. Teach the child why and how to say sorry to others.D. Show the child how angry they are and tell him why.49. What do many parents think they should do with the wrongdoer?A. Speak strongly and angrily to him.B. Hide their feelings when talking to him.C. Explain immediately why he was wrong.D. Calm themselves down before scolding him.50. What could be the best title for the text?A. Best Ways to Stop Children’s Wrongdoings.B. Differences among Parents in Dealing with ChildrenC. Different Ways to Deal with Children’s WrongdoingsD. Research on Preventing Children from Hurting Others.五补全对话(共5句;每句满分为3分,共15分。