2010年陕西专升本英语考试真题

注意事项：

1．试卷分为试题和答题纸两部分。全卷共16页，其中试题12页，答题纸4页。

2．用墨迹为蓝(黑)色的钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔将答案写在答题纸上，写在试题上的答

案无效。

3．满分为150分，考试时间为150分钟。

Part I V ocabulary and Structure (40分)

Directions：In this part，there are 40 incomplete sentences．For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet．

1．“When is the concert supposed to start?”

“It _________ now．”

A．is about starting B．was about to start

C．is about to start D．was about starting

2．_________ your help，I would not have succeeded.

A．But that B．But for C．But if D．Thanks to

3．It is no _______talking to him because he will never change his mind.

A．help B．use C．time D．way

4．Fujian Province lies _______ the east of China and Taiwan Province is ______the east of Fujian．

A．in；in B．to；in C．to；to D．in；to

5．_______full preparation，you won't have much chance of success.

A．After B．Before C．With D．Without

6．No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _______ we all sat down to rest.

A．until B．when C．then D．than

7. I’d rather you ________ anything about it for the time being.

A．don't do B．don't C．didn't do D．didn't

8. Lisa was busy taking notes Mark was searching the Internet for information.

A．until B．unless C．while D．if

9. Since he left the university，he _______ in an accounting company．

A．has been working B．had worked

C．had been working D．was working

10. There is no doubt _______ you will pass the exam this time．You have worked so hard in the past months．

A．whether B．that C．if D．what

11. The house was sold for $60，000，which was far more than its real _______．

A．money B．payment C．value D．profit

12. Sorry, we cannot _______ you the job because you don't have any work experience．

A．make B．send C．offer D．prepare

13. When I was in the waiting room at the station yesterday．I read a magazine in order to _______ time．

A．spend B．kill C．take D．waste

14. Because of the mist，none of those who saw the flying object could tell its _______ shape．

A．steady B．precise C．likely D．rigid

15. So far as is known，the original manuscripts of Shakespeare's plays are no longer in ______ . A．evidence B．emphasis C．emergency D．existence

16. The speaker did not mention many facts，so we asked him to be more _______ .

A．specific B．special C．particular D．respective

17. The satellite was launched into _______ around the moon．

A．circle B．orbit C．path D．way

18. Would you mind keeping a(n) _______ on our house while we're away?

A．hand B．look C．eye D．mind

19. It is so hot．You should put the food into the refrigerator now．Otherwise，it will ______soon． A．harm B．hurt C．spoil D．damage

20. The idea sounds very good．But will it work in _______ ?

A．practice B．place C．advance D．theory

21. However much ______，it will be worth it．

A．does the watch cost B．costs the watch.

C．the watch will cost D．the watch costs

22. We should do as much as we can _______ our country better and more beautiful.

A．make B．to make C．makes D．making

23. He would have paid ___ for the house if the salesgirl had insisted because he really wanted it． A．twice as much B．much as twice

C．as much twice D．twice mach as

24. _______ from the moon，our earth，with water ______ seventy percent of its surface，appears as a“blue ball．”

A．Seen；covering B．Seen；covered

C．Seeing；covering D．Seeing；covered

25. It takes courage for one _____the huge task，to say nothing of fulfilling it in such a short time． A．to be faced up to B．facing up to

C．faces up to D．to face up to

26．The young man lost his job last month，but it wasn't long______ he found a new position in this

company．

A．after B．while C．as D．before

27. Color-blind people often find it difficult to ______ between red and green．

A．separate B．compass C．distinguish D．contrast

28. There are three colors in the British flag，_______ red，white and blue．

A．rarely B．namely C．really D．actually

29. To obtain a visa to that country for the first time，you need to apply_______ .

A．in part B．in person C．in turn D．in time

30. Do you think he spilled the soup _______ purpose so that he wouldn't have to eat it?

A．for B．with C．by D．on

31. The pilot tried many times to lift the plane but _______．

A．in consequence B．in vain C．in effect D．in order

32. Keep you indoors and don't _______ your skin to the sun in summer．

A．explode B．express C．expose D．expand