湖北师范学院2010年专升本综合英语试卷

湖北师范学院2010年“专升本”招生考试《综合英语》试题I. Vocabulary (20 points, 1 point each)(1.) Directions: Change the form of the following words by adding prefix or suffix as required1. pursue _________ (n. )2. mischief _______ (adj.)3. approve ________ (n.)4. creativity ________ (adj.)5. threaten ________(n.)6. optimist _______ (adj)7. anticipation _______ (v.)8. stable __________ (v. )9. similar _________(n.)10. inspiration _______ (v.)(2.) Complete the sentences, using the proper form of one of the expressions listed below.to come to the conclusion to be blue with in the event ofto open one’s eyes to to blow itself out to wipe outbut for a matter of so … as to to break up1._________ a war, these subways could serve as air-raid shelters.2. A terrorist attack with biological weapons can ________ hundreds of thousands ofpeople at one go.3.For the development of our central and western regions we need a lot of things. It’snot just ____________ money.4.University life is very rewarding. It _____________ my ignorance.5._______ her encouragement and generous help, I wouldn’t have come to college.6.After he analyzed the complicated situation there, he ______________ that itwouldn’t be so easy to find a peaceful settlement.7.Their marriage __________ after they had had many clashes over some importantissues.8.Her face ___________ cold when she came back through the snowstorm.9.Daisy wouldn’t be ______ careless _______ forget her passport.10.When the storm finally __________, they found three people missing.II. Multiple choice ((20 points, 1 point each)Directions: There are twenty incomplete statements in this section, beneath each of which there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the statement.1. I don’t think it advisable that Tim to the job since he has no experience.A. has been assignedB. will be assignedC. be assignedD. is assigned2. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _____ so formally.A. need not have dressed upB. must not have dressed upC. did not need to dress upD. must not dress up3. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ____ his argument in favor of the new theory.A. which to base onB. to base on whichC. on which to baseD. which to be based on4. Busy he is, he always finds time for sports.A. asB. althoughC. sinceD. if5. Many people complain of the rapid ____ of modern life.A. rateB. speedC. growthD. pace6. My friend was on his way home from work ____ he noticed a woman standing in the parking lot looking very worried.A. whileB. whenC. becauseD. so7. Her mother believed that it wasn’t until Boyle obtained an acting schol arship ____ she become more willing to take part in social activities.A. whenB. howeverC. thenD. that8. ____ his parents’ objections, he would have become an artist.A. It had not been forB. Hadn’t it been forC. Had it not been forD. If had not been for9. ____ is the influence of TV that it can make a person famous overnight.A. SoB. ThisC. SuchD. What10. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding ____ than the bride and groom.A. exceptB. otherC. apartD. rather11. He was punished _____ he should make the same mistake again.A. unlessB. providedC. ifD. lest12 “We’ll neve r give in _____ they may do or say.”A. althoughB. no matter howC. despiteD. whatever13. Substances will expand or contract _____ heated or cooled, but this is not the casewith water.A. when they will beB. if they will beC. as they are beingD. when14. It was _____ everyone went to the beach.A. so hot a weatherB. such hot weather thatC. a hot enough weather thatD. a very hot weather so that15. The higher income tax is harmful _____ it may discourage people from trying to earnmore.A. so thatB. unlessC. in thatD. in case16. Those flowers smell very _____.A. pleasantlyB. wellC. nicelyD. fragrant17. It suddenly ____ on me that I had turned to the wrong person for help.A. occurred B . dawned C. struck D.. happened18. They ____ at the notice but the light was too dim for them to read it.A. peepedB. glaredC. peeredD. eyed19. I don’t think much _____ him as a football player. He is slow and has no sense of teamwork.A. aboutB. overC. ofD. on20. According to the plan, the mayor had to _______ a public school that morning.A. examineB. checkC. lookD. inspectIII. Cloze (20 points, 1 point each)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, beneath each of which there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best fits into the passage.When women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better or worse managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and 1 than male managers?Some research 2 the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater 3 , an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a 4 to bring emotional factors to bear 5 making workplace decisions. These differences are 6 to carry advantages for companies, 7 they expand the range of techniques that can be used to 8 the company manage its workforce 9 .A study commissioned by the International Women's Forum 10 a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that 11 from the command-and-control style 12 used by male managers. Using this "interactive leadership" approach, "women 13 participation, share power and information, 14 other people's self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these 15 reflect their belief that allowing 16 to contribute and to feel 17 and important is a win-win 18 -good for the employees and the organization." The study's director 19 that "interactive leadership may emerge 20 the management style of choice for many organizations."1. A. confronted B. commanded C. confined D. committed2. A. supports B. argues C. opposes D. despises3. A. combination B. cooperativeness C. coherence D. correlation4. A. willingness B. loyalty C. sensitivity D. virtue5. A. by B. in C. at D. with6. A. disclosed B. watched C. revised D. seen7. A. therefore B. whereas C. because D. nonetheless8. A. help B. enable C. support D. direct9. A. evidently B. precisely C. aggressively D. effectively10. A. developed B. invented C. discovered D. located11. A. derives B. differs C. descends D. detaches12. A. inherently B. traditionally C. conditionally D. occasionally13. A. encourage B. dismiss C. disapprove D. engage14. A. enhance B. enlarge C. ignore D. degrade15. A. themes B. subjects C. researches D. things16. A. managers B. women C. employees D. males17. A. faithful B. powerful C. skillful D. thoughtful18. A. situation B. status C. circumstance D. position19. A. predicted B. proclaimed C. defied D. diagnosed20. A. into B. from C. as D. forIV. Reading Comprehension (20 points, 2 points each)Directions: In this part there are 2 passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds. Moreover, an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment. Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power, except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and, whatever the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap source of energy. There have, for example, been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course, in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market. In the long run, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs theecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we wish to survive, we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spite of the case against nuclear energy outlined above, nuclear energy programs are expanding. Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue. Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.1.The advocates of nuclear energy claim that nuclear energy is __________.A. extremely dangerousB. vital in our societyC. exhaustible and expensiveD. primitive and cheap2.Some people think that nuclear energy is essential because __________.A. there is a serious shortage of manpowerB. it provides a perfect solution to mass unemploymentC. it is impossible to return to more primitive sources of fuelD. it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing society3.Which of the following statements does the writer support?A. The demand for commercial products will not necessarily keep increasing.B. Uranium is a good source of energy for economic and ecological reasons.C. Nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power.D. Greater safety provisions can bring about the expansion of nuclear energyprograms.4.The function of the last sentence is to __________.A. reflect the writer’s attitudeB. advance the final argumentC. reverse previously expressed thoughtsD. show the disadvantages of nuclear power5.What is the writer’s attitude t oward nuclear energy?A. Indifferent.B. Favorable.C. Tolerant.D. Critical.Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a differentstatement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “ a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But is one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.6.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______.A.every glance has its significanceB.staring at a person is an expression of interestC. a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptableD. a glance conveys more meaning than word7.If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is _____.A.to look into another passenger’s eyesB.to avoid eye contact with other passengersC.to signal you are not a threat to anyoneD.to keep a distance from other passengers8.By “a dim ming of the lights” (Para 1, Line 10) Erving Goffman means “______”.A.closing one’s eyesB.turning off the lightsC.ceasing to glance at othersD.reducing gaze-time to the minimum9.If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ______.A. depressedB. uneasyC. curiousD. amused10.The passage mainly discusses ______.A.the limitations of eye contactB.the exchange of ideas through eye contactC.proper behavior in situationsD.the role of eye contact in interpersonal communicationV. Translation (20 points)Directions: Translate the following passage into English.最好的评论家是每个人自己。