2008年本科招生考试英语试题

When the bears get too threatening, scientists may sometimes drug them, put them in cages, and fly them to open areas several hundred miles from Churchill. Some of the same bears always show up in Churchill again a week later. They have had to travel 30 miles a day to get there.1. Polar bears spend time in Churchill every fall because __________.A) they have learned that there is food in the townB) they want to have their cubs in ChurchillC) the residents of the town are friendlyD) they are attracted by the brown bears2. Which of these makes a polar bear especially dangerous?A) Its speed.B) Its size.C) Its cleverness.D) Its sense of smell.3. Which of these is NOT mentioned as a way of dealing with the bears in Churchill?A) Driving them out of town.B) Flying them to open areas.C) Hunting them.D) Watching out for them.4. The polar bears are probably afraid of _______.A) sealsB) loud noisesC) peopleD) brown bears5. How would people know which bears return after being flown to an open area?A) The bears probably seem tired.B) The bears probably seem friendly.C) Most people recognize the bears.D) The bears are probably marked in some way.Passage 2Dear Mom and Dad,We've just taken a hurried tour of Alaska and it's really been an adventure.We took a pleasure boat through the "Inside Passage" separated from the Pacific Ocean by many wooded islands which we passed along the way.We made stops at several places along the route before we reached Juneau. Of them, Sitka was my favorite town where we walked for one afternoon through the National Monument. We also had fun clam-digging (挖蛤) at the beach during our stay there.Then we flew from Juneau to Anchorage, which lies on Alaska's gulf coast. While flying over, we enjoyed a bird's-eye view of distant areas, glaciers (冰川) and great mountains. I was surprised to see an agricultural area not far from Anchorage.The city of Anchorage is the largest in the state. One day we went on a sightseeing tour through the city in the morning and then took an afternoon trip to Portage Glacier where we stood in the car park and watched huge pieces of ice break off to become icebergs (冰山).As we traveled northward, we passed beautiful river valleys and lakes. We could have stopped at Mt. McKinley National Park but we just didn't have the time. At least we saw the snow-capped mountain from the train.We've spent the last couple of days in Fairbanks. Yesterday we visited the University of Alaska and its museum. This afternoon I bought gifts for everyone. Who knows when I'll ever be back to this area again?Tomorrow we're taking a flight to Wyoming. It's too bad we don't have more time; we had wanted to go through the Yukon too.I'm taking millions of pictures and will of course fill you in on everything when I'm back.Love,Karen6. The correct order of the places that Karen visited should be ______.A) Juneau - Sitka - Anchorage - Fairbanks - the YukonB) Sitka - Portage Glacier - Anchorage - Fairbanks - WyomingC) Sitka - Juneau - Anchorage - Portage Glacier - FairbanksD) Sitka - Anchorage - Fairbanks - the Yukon - Wyoming7. As revealed in her letter, Karen considered the trip through Alaska ______.A) tiring and dangerousB) quick and disappointingC) surprising and troublesomeD) funny and exciting8. The "Inside Passage" in the second paragraph refers to ______.A) a wooded islandB) a waterwayC) a small townD) a motorway9. Before they arrived in Juneau, they ______.A) enjoyed traveling by boat on the Pacific OceanB) visited the town of Sitka and found clams in the oceanC) visited a few places along the wayD) walked through the Sitka National Monument all day10. Karen promised her parents that, when she returned home, she would ______.A) tell them more about her adventureB) give them all her presentsC) take many pictures for themD) take them along to Wyoming11. Karen's regret over the trip was that ______.A) she traveled too far to the dangerous areaB) she didn't find Alaska completely frozenC) she had no chance to fly over Mt. McKinleyD) she didn't have adequate time for sightseeing12. Of the following, ______ is not mentioned in Karen's letter.A) birdsB) parksC) storesD) crops13. The only true statement in the following is ______.A) Anchorage is the biggest capital in the U.S.A.B) Both Juneau and Sitka lie along the "Inside Passage".C) Karen stopped at Mt. McKinley but didn't climb it.D) Karen wondered if she would be allowed to visit Alaska.Passage 3Allergy is an unusual sensitivity to a kind of matter that is normally harmless. A person who has an allergy to a certain kind of matter will develop signs of illness when he comes in contact with it. When the matter is removed, the signs disappear. People may have allergies to food, drugs and other chemicals, dusts and pollen, fabrics and furs, bacteria（细菌）, light rays, temperature changes, air pressure, and many other things. Emotional strain（压力）, or unconscious fears, or extreme dislikes, may produce signs of sickness. Examples of allergic diseases are hay fever, asthma, eczema and other skin ailments, and a number of stomach or digestive disorders. It has been found that about 10% of all the people in the United States have at least one allergy.No one knows exactly what causes allergies, and it is only recently that people became aware that they existed. It is often very difficult to determine exactly what kind of matter (called the allergen) is causing the unpleasant reaction. The tests are usually made by a dermatologist, or skin specialist. He puts a number of patches on the patient's skin, each patch containing a small amount of some kind of matter known to be an allergen. When the patches are removed, the skin beneath will be hurt if the patient is allergic to the substance in the patch. But there are so many possible allergens that the tests may take a long time.Various drugs have been developed to help people who suffer from allergies.14. The word "eczema" in the first paragraph most probably refers to ______.A) a particular kind of skin diseaseB) a particular kind of stomach disorderC) a particular kind of digestive disorderD) a sign of sickness caused by allergy15. Which of the following might cause a person to suffer from an allergic disease?A) Hay fever.B) Allergy.C) Over sensitivity to substances causing allergy as well as the presence of an allergen.D) Over sensitivity to a substance that is normally harmless and the coming into contact with the substance.16. Allergic diseases have existed ______.A) long before the human race became aware of themB) ever since people became aware of themC) ever since dermatologists learned to determine what substances are allergensD) ever since dermatologists learned to experiment with allergensPassage 4A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is the glorification of the self-made man -- the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farm hand or laborer of some sort.Most of the people who settled the United States were poor. The country they came to was a wilderness. Land had to be cleared of trees in order to make farms; mines had to be developed; houses, shops, and public buildings had to be built. Everyone had to help build them. Manual labor was highly valued.This attitude toward manual labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself, and will wash the dishes afterward, further more the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from the contents of various cans and a cake or pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flower beds, painting the house, or laying tile on the floor of the recreation room in the basement. His wife may even help him with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on tables and wash dishes in a sorority house for his board, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a new highway in order to earn his next year's school expenses.17. The Americans think highly of those ______.A) who are skillful with their handsB) who take great pains to keep the traditionC) whose fathers were manual laborersD) who become successful by relying on themselves18. The first settlers in America found manual labor a must because ______.A) the country was short of equipmentB) they could do nothing elseC) they had to build their country from the startD) they took great pleasure in it19. To most Americans manual labor today ______.A) has lost its former gloryB) is even more valuable than it wasC) is nothing but a pleasant hobbyD) is still highly valued20. According to the passage, the professional man's wife cooks dinner herself mainly because ______.A) servants in America are impossible to getB) she takes pride in what she can do herselfC) she can't afford servantsD) it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food第二部分完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－40各题所组成的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。