2007河南专升本英语试题及答案

2007年普通高等学校选拔优秀专科生

进入本科阶段考试试题

英语

Part Ⅰ. Word Formation (10 points)

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word, and write the right answer in the brackets.

1. All the men were under heavy _pressure_____ working day and night. (press)

2. The young industrial engineer did everything in a _leisurely_____ way. (leisure)

3. These activities help to greatly _______ the ties among the club members. (strong)

4. She repeated his name _______, too shocked to say more. (help)

5. Many foreign words and phrases have _______ the English Language. (rich)

6. Nowadays, we are in a very _______ business environment. (competition)

7. As a college student, you should aim for an _______ of knowledge well beyond your area of specialization. (expand)

8. In our _______, the laboring people are masters of country. (social)

9. She is always _______ to help others. (will)

10. His stories written in her later years were not interesting because of his _______ of imagination. (poor)

Part Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentences, and then write the choice in the brackets.

11. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _______ to its burning temperature.

A. is heated

B. will be heated

C. be heated

D. would be heated

12. I have to _______ my expenditure to my income.

A. transfer

B. adjust

C. direct

D. add

13. If he had been in better health, he _______ more books.

A. can write

B. could have written

C. could write

D. have written

14. With the development of industry, this region will surely _______.

A. develop

B. profit

C. succeed

D. thrive

15. I’m going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, _______ I have relatives.

A. which

B. nevertheless

C. where

D. when

16. The new campus is _______ as the old one.

A. twice as big

B. as twice big

C. twice big

D. big as twice

17. If _______ to speak, he has no problem expressing himself.

A. asked

B. asking

C. ask

D. to be asked

18. Mum is getting old, so her memory is not very _______ these days.

A. true

B. forgettable

C. reliable

D. credit

19. Which door does this key _______to?

A. set

B. fit

C. become

D. belong

20. Much _______ my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.

A. to

B. at

C. with

D. by

21. It ought to be you _______ me that sign the letter.

A. but

B. in spite of

C. rather

D. rather than

22. Literature must consist of words, _______ music must consist of sounds.

A. even though

B. so that

C. just as

D. ever since

23. If the building project _______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

A. being completed

B. is completed

C. to be completed

D. completed

24. I prefer walking _______.

A. to drive

B. to driving

C. than drive

D. than driving

25. The committee _______ a conclusion only after days of discussion.

A. achieved

B. reached

C. arrived

D. completed

26. Asia is _______ among the seven continents.

A. largest

B. the largest

C. larger

D. the larger

27. You _______ me because I didn’t say that.

A. must understand

B. must be understanding

C. must have understood

D. had to misunderstand

28. Generally speaking, nodding your head is _______ to saying yes.

A. contrary

B. equivalent

C. secondary

D. relevant

29. I have been to the West Lake three times _______ 1970.

A. since

B. until

C. from

D. after

30. _______ gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems.

A. Not only

B. Unless

C. Except

D. Besides

31. Seldom _______ in such a rude way.

A. we have been treated

B. have we been treated

C. we have treated

D. have we treated

32. _______ , that step is not safe!

A. Look around

B. Look up

C. Look out

D. Look down

33. He went on to say that it was as important to respect others as _______ by others.

A. to be respected

B. to respect

C. being respected

D. respected

34. I saw a traffic _______ this morning.

A. event

B. conflict

C. damage

D. accident

35. _______ you ought to do is to see a doctor.

A. How

B. What

C. Which

D. That

36. Every means _______ but without much result.

A. have been tried

B. has been tried

C. have tried

D. has tried

37. Finding it difficult to _______ to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north.

A. fit

B. adopt

C. suit

D. adapt

38. We must begin testing this instrument, no matter _______ difficult it is.

A. however

B. how

C. whatever

D. what

39. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.

A. within

B. beyond

C. off

D. inside

40. The man _______ was stolen called the police.

A. his wallet

B. the wallet of his

C. whose wallet

D. the wallet of whom

41. Those opinions are now out of _______.

A. order

B. form

C. mood

D. fashion

42. Neither Mary nor her sister _______ to the party.

A. go

B. are going

C. have gone

D. is going

43. Any student _______ in swimming can apply for membership.

A. having a keen interest

B. with a keen interesting

C. who is keenly interesting

D. has a keen interest

44. Just because he failed once, it does not _______ that he will fail every time.

A. follow

B. happen

C. appear

D. seem

45. He plays not only the piano, _______ the violin.

A. and also

B. but also

C. but as well as

D. but as well

46. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _______.

A. step

B. measure

C. rate

D. progress

47. _______ him do this job by himself ?

A. Why don’t let

B. Why not letting

C. Why not let

D. Why you not to let

48. He speaks English _______ better than I.

A. very

B. much

C. too

D. so

49. There can be no doubt _______ someone had visited the house before they arrived.

A. why

B. whether

C. how

D. that

50. He grew more and more absorbed in his work, _______ he almost forgot his meals.

A. that to such an extent

B. to an extent such that

C. to such an extent

D. such that to an extent

Part Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked

A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and write it in the brackets.

Passage One

Advertising follows us everywhere. Whenever we turn on the television, listen to the radio or open a newspaper or a magazine, we are bombarded with advertisements. They invite us to try a new type of orange juice, wear X-brand jeans or watch the latest film. They beg us to notice the difference and discover the advantages. They exist to make us want what they are selling.

Strangely, the more we are exposed to advertising, the less we notice it. We get so used to seeing advertisements everywhere that they become largely invisible, as if they were another part of our everyday lives. But does that mean that we are no longer affected by them?

One advertising expert believes that the special power of advertising lies in the fact that we do not pay much attention to it. Dr. Krugman, who was head of research for a major advertising company for many years, says that the less we notice ads, the more we are affected by them. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop noticing advertisements, we lower our defenses, allowing the messages of the advertisements to be taken in and stored, ready to be triggered into action at the right moment. He says that the effects of advertising on the individual are small, but over a period of time they have a powerful effect on the masses.

A market analyst says that all advertising, no matter how innocent, is misleading in some way.

When asked about the power of advertising in research surveys, most people agree that it works, but not on them. Almost everyone believes that they have complete control over how thousands of ads they see every day affect them.

51. Ads exist to make people want _______.

A. a new type of orange juice

B. X-brand jeans

C. to watch the latest film

D. what they advertise

52. The more we see ads, the less we _______.

A. pay attention to them

B. feel tired of them

C. neglect them

D. put up with them

53. Although we may think we are not affected by them, Dr. Krugman believes that advertisements affect _______.

A. all of us

B. most of us

C. some of us

D. a few individuals

54. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop noticing ads, we begin to _______.

A. like them

B. be on guard against them

C. accept them

D. dislike them

55. When asked about the power of ads, most people agree that ads are ineffective on _______.

A. individuals

B. masses

C. others

D. them

Passage Two

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”

56. From the passage, we understand that _______.

A. the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties

B. the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers

C. the author received the same education as most people during his childhood

D. the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting

57. According to the author _______.

A. giving means you will lack money

B. the excitement of giving can bring you money

C. you don’t have to be rich in order to give

D. when you give away money, you will be rich

58. The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because _______.

A. he knew what such a note would mean to the post office

B. he had discovered giving-away made life more exciting

C. he believed he would get something back by doing so

D. the postman delivered an important letter in time

59. When the author needed a post office box, _______.

A. he had to put his name on a waiting list

B. he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation

C. many people had applied for post-office boxes before him

D. he asked the postmaster to make one for him

60. In reply to the postmaster’s question, the author said _______.

A. it was the special delivery

B. it was the post-office box

C. it was the note of appreciation he wrote

D. it was he who wrote him a letter a year ago

Passage Three

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life’s essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.

But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33 percent—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million —according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.

For those who feel pain or guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect performance.” said Arnold E. Bender, the former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.”

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, “is poor”.

61. The passage is mainly concerned with _______.

A. a study of the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation

B. one of life’s essentials

C. latest figures of people who don’t eat breakfast

D. breakfast and human health

62. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.

A. several studies have been done in the past few years

B. not eating breakfast does no harm to one’s health

C. adults have especially made studies in this field

D. eating little in the morning may be good for health

63. In the third paragraph, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.” means _______.

A. anyone without breakfast does improve his performance

B. not giving people breakfast improves performance

C. people having breakfast do improve their performance

D. having breakfast does not improve performance, either

64. The word “literature” in the last sentence refers to _______.

A. stories about breakfast

B. written works on a particular subject

C. any printed materials

D. the modern novels of American

65. What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______.

A. not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

B. breakfast does not affect performance

C. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

D. People who don’t eat breakfast have increased

Passage Four

Each day, computers help millions of people do their jobs more effectively. For example, they can help managers decide on a future course of action, and they can then help with the follow-up checks on performance to see if planned goals are being achieved. By using accurate and timely facts supplied by data base management software, a manager can do a better job of identifying problems and opportunities. And managers may not need to spend as much time in controlling when a computer can respond with a triggered report if actual performance varies from what was planned. The time saved in controlling may allow managers to give more attention to employees’concerns, and this, in turn, may result in improved morale (士气).

But employment benefits certainly aren’t restricted to managers. Healthcare researchers and other scientists also use computers to conduct research into complex problem areas that couldn’t otherwise be studied. Lawyers use online legal data banks to locate precedent (先前的) cases in order to serve clients better. Salespeople can receive more timely information about products in stock, can promise customers that their sales orders will be handled promptly, and can thus improve their sales performance because of the computer system. And the job duties of some office and factory workers have changed from routine, repetitive operations to more varied and appealing tasks through computer usage. For example, office workers who understand text processing, computing, and data communication usually have vital roles and are given critical office functions to perform.

66. Which of the following examples shows the controlling function of a computer?

A. Helping managers decide on a future course of action.

B. Helping managers check if planned goals are reached.

C. Helping managers save time in writing a report.

D. Helping managers design a spreadsheet package.

67. Employees may have better morale if _______.

A. they have more time to rest

B. a computer is used in their work

C. the manager spends more time with them

D. the managers pay more attention to them

68. Which of the following is the most essential to a successful businessman?

A. He can use computers in his work.

B. He can handle orders promptly.

C. He can get timely information.

D. He can improve his sales performance.

69. The office duties used to be _______.

A. difficult

B. boring

C. heavy

D. appealing

70. Which of the following is the best suggested title?

A. Computers and Management

B. Computer Functions

C. Computer and Work Performance

D. Employment Benefits by a Computer

Part Ⅳ. Cloze (20 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter in the brackets.

We got up early this morning and _____71_____ a long walk after breakfast. We walked _____72_____ the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city _____73_____ larger than I thought it would be. Well, the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that’s _____74_____ Washington is a special kind of city. _____75_____ of the people in Washington work for the government.

About 9∶30 we went to the White House. It’s _____76_____ the public from 10 _____77_____ 12, and there was a long line of people _____78_____ to get in. We didn’t have to wait very long, because the line moved pretty quickly.

The White House is really white. It _____79_____ every year. And it seems very white, because it’s got beautiful lawns _____80_____ around it, with many trees and shrubs. The grounds _____81_____ about four square blocks. I mean, they’re about two blocks long _____82_____ each side.

Of course, we didn’t see the whole building. The part _____83_____ the President lives and works is not open to the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of _____84_____ was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named _____85_____ the colors that are used in them: the Red Room, the Blue Room, and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk _____86_____. There are _____87_____ old furniture, from the time _____88_____ the White House was _____89_____ built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and _____90_____ famous people from history.

71. A. made B. took C. did D. set

72. A. among B. through C. between D. upon

73. A. was B. is C. has been D. should be

74. A. reason B. for C. because D. since

75. A. Amounts B. Much C. A great deal D. Most

76. A. open to B. opened to C. open for D. opened for

77. A. near B. since C. towards D. till

78. A. waited B. wait C. waiting D. to wait

79. A. was painted B. has painted C. is painted D. paints

80. A. all B. whole C. every D. each

81. A. cover B. make C. cost D. spend

82. A. about B. on C. in D. for

83. A. that B. which C. where D. what

84. A. that B. theirs C. it D. them

85. A. for B. by C. with D. after

86. A. cloth B. clothes C. clothing D. dressing

87. A. many pieces of B. many bits of

C. a great many

D. many a

88. A. which B. that C. when D. where

89. A. firstly B. first C. at first D. early

90. A. the other B. other C. others D. another

Part Ⅴ. Translation (20 points)

Section A

Directions: There are 5 sentences in this section, Please translate them from Chinese into English.

91. 他一直全身心地扑在工作上。

92. 一天，苏珊(Susan) 在浏览书籍时，被一个真实故事吸引住了。

93. 和远方的朋友保持联系不是一件容易的事。

94. 邻居们都不能容忍他那样对年迈的父亲说话。

95. 李大伯自己虽不富裕，但在别人需要帮助时，他从不犹豫。

Section B

Directions: There are 5 sentences in this section. Please translate them from English into Chinese.

96. Whether we like it or not, the world we live in has changed a great deal in the last hundred years.

97. The key to our room is attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it.

98. As I viewed these once familiar surroundings, images of myself as a child there came to my mind.

99. Over years, I have written extensively about animal-intelligence experiments.

100. You’d better open a savings account at the bank near the university.

Part Ⅵ. Writing (20 points)

Directions: For this part, you’re required to write a composition on the topic “Why I Attended College?”. You should write at least 100 words, and your composition should be based on the description given in Chinese below.

Outline:

1. 你为什么会选择上大学?

2. 你认为上大学是否值得?

参考答案

Part Ⅰ. Word Formation

1. pressure

2. leisurely

3. strengthen

4. helplessly

5. enriched

6. competitive

7. expansion

8. society

9. willing 10. poverty

Part Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure

11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. A

21. D 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D

31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. B 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. C

41. D 42. D 43. A 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. C

Part Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension

51. D 52. A 53. A 54. C 55. D 56. A 57. C 58. D 59. C 60. D

61. D 62. B 63. D 64. A 65. A 66. B 67. D 68. C 69. B 70. D

Part Ⅳ. Cloze

71. B 72. B 73. A 74. C 75. D 76. A 77. D 78. C 79. C 80. A

81. A 82. B 83. C 84. D 85. D 86. A 87. A 88. C 89. B 90. B

Part Ⅴ. Translation

Section A

91. He has devoted himself to his work.

92. One day, while scanning books, Susan was attracted by a true story.

93. It is not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away.

94. The neighbors can’t bear the way he talks to his old father.

95. Although he isn’t rich himself, Uncle Li never hesitates to help others

in need.

Section B

96. 无论我们是否愿意，我们生活的世界在过去的一百年间已经发生了很多变化。

97. 我们的房间钥匙系在一块标有房门号的大塑料板上。

98. 当我看到这些我曾经熟悉的环境时，我想起了我孩提时住在那儿的情景。

99. 多年来，我写了大量关于动物智能实验的文章。

100. 你最好在学校附近的那所银行开个储蓄账户。

Part Ⅵ. Writing

Why I Attended College？

Why did I choose to attend college? Is the four-year academic life worthwhile?

I have put these questions to myself at many times in the past two years, and now I have reached the conclusion that college education is something that I truly want and it is worthwhile.

I chose to attend college because I enjoy learning. I felt that I wanted to continue to study, I simply couldn’t end my education upon graduation from the high school and enter the working world so soon. I chose to attend college also because

I feel college is more than a place which offers knowledge. It also exposes one to

a rich variety of ideas and help. Finally, I feel that in today’s world, a college education has become almost essential if one wishes to compete in the jo

b market. Attending college is a practical and necessary step to ensure a secure future for myself.

For these reasons, I never consider myself unhappy, miserable or unfairly burdened, and I never think attending college is a waste of time and money.