1、2003 年安徽省普通高等学校专升本招生考试试题英 语I. Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each; 35 points in all)Directions: There are 35 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D, then write the corresponding letter o
2、n the Answer Sheet.1. Once you enter the society, you are mostly your own.A. in B. on C. of D. to2. The chairman as well as many other people present.A. is B. are C. will D. should3. I think that it is no use with this. A. to continue B. continueC. continuing D. continued4. What did the teacher you
3、to do at home? A. distribute B. assign C. divide D. point5. It didnt take long for him to adjust his new job.A. to B. with C. for D. on6. With his resolute determination, he is to win.A. possible B. likely C. like Dprobable7. When I saw her facial , I knew she was angry.A. appearance B. expression C
4、. looking D. feeling8. is going to do the job there remains a question.A. Who B. That C. What D. When9. The travelers 300 miles a day by car when they were in Africa.A. passed B. took C. covered D. went10. Sam most probably her for another girl at the party.A. regarded B. viewed C. mistook D. looked
5、11. Whatever happens, this rule can be applied any case.A. on B. for C. in D. to12. She earns a high as a doctor.A. salary B. wages C. money D. payment13. It is necessary that meeting at once.A. began B. begin C. begins D. will begin14. According to the doctor, the old lady was in a helpless .A. pla
6、ce B. location C. space D. situation15. At the age of eighteen, he decided to take politics as his .A. job B. task C. work D. career16. Whenever needed Bob would for his father to come.A. arrange B. require C. demand D. invite17. Give up smoking; you will have a good health.A. or B. and C. so that D
7、. otherwise18. If you are not careful enough, you may black with white.A. combine B. compare C. confuse D. contact19. You me about his illness yesterday.A. must tell B. had told C. ought to tell D. should have told20. My brother is mine.A. five years more junior to B. five years junior thanC. five y
8、ears junior to D. five years more junior than21. You me because I didnt say that.A. must have misunderstood B. must misunderstandC. must be understood D. had to misunderstand22. Can machines perform the same tasks ?A. that man does B. what man doesC. now man does D. as man does23. It is the boys laz
9、iness that his failure in the exams.A. resulted from B. brought inC. resulted in D. led into24. his wealth, he is not happy.A. Except for B. In spite ofC. Because of D. Besides25. _ you work, the greater your progress will be.A. Harder B. The hardier C. Hardier D. The harder26. John and Sally all th
10、eir problems cheerfully.A. coped with B. handled with C. dealt in D. turned up27. It was the training that he had made him such a good technician.A. has B. what C. later D. that28. Some elderly people are their beds at hospital. They need our help.A. confined to B. locked to C. tied with D. limited
11、by29. No sooner had the late-airport gentleman got to the airport the plane took off.A. when B. where C. while D. than30. If successfully, the plan will completely change the traffic.A. carrying B. carried out C. to carry D. carry out31. Within a few years he was from an ordinary clerk to the manage
12、r of the company.A. promoted B. raised C. developed D. improved32. Though they disliked the tone of his speech, they finally decided to his suggestion for it sounded practical.A. adapt B. adopt C. use D. receive33. The paint is still wet. !A. Be sure to not it B. Be sure not to touch itC. Be not sur
13、e to touch it D. Dont be sure to touch it34 , it is quite easy to drill a hole on it with laser.A. Hard although the diamond is B. How hard is the diamond C. As the diamond is hard D. Hard as the diamond is35. the students had to go to bed.A. The lights had gone out B. The lights having gone outC. T
14、he light went out D. The lights have gone out.Cloze (1 point each; 10 points in all)Directions: There are 10 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 put the corresponding letter on the
15、Answer Sheet.The history of the American people is, 36 , the history of the movement of the American people. They moved from the colonies of the East Coast to the open space of the 37 . They moved from the country and the farm to the city. 38 , Americans have been moving from the cities to the subur
16、bs.Pioneer Americans began 39 from the East Coast to the West 250 years ago. They moved west for many reasons. 40 reason was that they could obtain 41 open space and land 42 farming. Americans liked large open spaces. And they liked the freedom and independence to 43 the land in their own way. Some
17、of the land became farms. Important minerals were discovered in some areas, so some of the land became 44 . Other large areas became cattle ranches. There seemed to be enough land for everybody. But it was a difficult life, 45 of endless work and hardship.36. A. with part B. of part C. in part D. on
18、 part37. A. West B. South C. North D. East38. A. Not long ago B. Then C. More recently D. Later39. A. moving B. passing C. coming D. going40. A. Mainly B. Much C. Most D. One41. A. unlimited B. indivisible C. disconnected D. inseparable42. A. of B. for C. on D. in43. A. make B. plant C. build D. dev
19、elop44A.towns B. factories C. mines D. farms45A. a task B. a job C. a life D. a career . Reading Comprehension (50points)Task 1 (2 points each; 10 points in all)Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No. 46 through No. 50). For each quest
20、ion or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Many people are frightened by spiders (蜘蛛). They are especially afraid of large, hairy ones. The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird-
21、eating spider, which lives in the hot, thick rain forests of northern South America.Bird-eating spiders are a type of tarantula (狼蛛). They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown-up. The poisonous bite of a black widow spider is far more dangerous.Bird-eating spiders often hi
22、de in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep out and hunt for insects. As you might guess from their name, they also catch birds and eat them.They have another unusual ability. They can walk up windowpanes (玻璃窗) because of sticky, silky hairs on their feet that cling to glass.
23、46. This spider lives where the climate is .A. wet and hot B. cool and dry C. hot and dry D. cool and wet47. The article says that the bird-eating spider is a kind of .A. large crab B. tarantulaC. black widow spider D. All of the above48. Bird-eating spiders hunt .A. during the day B. at night C. at
24、 dawn D. Both A and B49. According to the story, bird-eating spiders .A. can catch birds and eat themB. can walk up windowpanesC. can give a person a painful biteD. All of the above50. Implied but not stated .A. The bird-eating spider is unable to climb wellB. The bird-eating spider likes to stay in
25、 treesC. The bird-eating spider can be found in many parts of the worldD. One can hardly see a bird-eating spider during the dayTask 2 (2 points each; 10 points in all)Directions: This task is the same as Task l (No.51 through No.55).No author in American literature is better known or more loved tha
26、n Amuel Lang home Chemens born in 1835. He grew up in the banks of the Mississippi River and used the pen name of “Mark Twain”. The two novels brought him his greatest fame: Toni Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Another book, Life on the Mississippi, told of his adventures on the river boats of the peri
27、od.It was during the Civil War that Mark Twains life as a writer started. At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, was an immediate success and his new life began.In 1870, Mark Twain married Olivia Lang
28、don. He had fallen in love with his wife even before he met her. His wife had a greet influence on Twains later books.Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer. His travels around the country giving talks on different kinds of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books.
29、Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are considered Twains best works. They are marked by humor and satire （讽刺文学，讽刺）and provide his readers with an excellent picture of his time. His last book was completed in 1909, one year before his death. He was then 74 years old. 51. Mark Twain is .A. the best known
30、 author in America literatureB. the best known author in the worldC. the best author in America all the timeD. the best author in the world52. The book, Life on the Mississippi told us .A. his adventures on the MississippiB. his successful way to a writerC. his life as a writerD. his successful lect
31、ures53. Which of the following novels made him famous?A. Tom SawyerB. Huckleberry FinnC. Life on the MississippiD. Both A and B54. Mark Twains life as a writer stared .A. when he was a boyB. before he got married C. after he got marriedD. when he got married55. From the story we can learn that Mark
32、Twain .A. was a good speakerB. was a good reader C. was a poor newspaper man D. could draw wonderful picturesTask 3 (3 point each; 15 point in all)Directions: This task is the same as Task 1 (No.56 through No.60).Money is used for buying or selling goods, for measuring value and for storing wealth.
33、However, in primitive societies a system of barter was used. Barter was a system of direct exchange of good. Somebody could exchange a sheep, for example, for anything in the market place that he or she considered to be of equal value. Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system of exchange, a
34、nd various money systems developed based on goods that the members of a society recognized as having value. Cattle, grain, teeth, shells, salt, and tobacco had all been used. Precious metals gradually took over because, when made into coins, they were portable, durable, recognizable, and divisible i
35、nto larger and smaller units of value.A coin is a piece of metal, usually disc-shaped, which bears lettering, designs or numbers showing its value. Until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, coins were given monetary worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them, but most modern coi
36、ns are based on face valuethe value that the governments choose to give them, which doesnt show the actual metal content. Coins have been made of gold, silver, copper, plastic and in China even from tealeaves. Most governments now issue paper money in the form of bills, which are really “promises to
37、 pay”. Paper money is obviously easier to handle and much more convenient in the modern world. Checks and credit cards are being used increasingly, and it is possible to imagine a world where “money” in the form of coins and paper currency will no longer be used. Even today, in the United States, ma
38、ny places, especially filling stations will not accept cash at night for security reasons.56. “Barter” (Line 2, Paragraph l) here means .A. exchanging goods for moneyB. exchanging goods for goodsC. exchanging a sheep for anything in the marketD. exchanging money for goods57. Why were precious metals
39、 gradually used for making coins?A. Because they were durable and portable.B. Because they were recognizable.C. Because they were divisible.D. All of the above.58. Coins were given value according to the exact amount of metals contained in them .A. before the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesB. af
40、ter the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesC. during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesD. between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries59. “Promises to pay” (Line 6, Paragraph 2) means .A. possibilities to payB. necessities to payC. obligations to pay D. opportunities to pay60. A world withou
41、t any money in the form of coins and paper is .A. suitable B. possible C. necessary D. avoidableTask 4 (3 points each; 15 points in all)Directions: This task is the same as Task l (No.61 through No.65).In most lectures, several main ideas are presented. These are the concepts（思想）the lecturer wants t
42、he students to remember. Often the lecturer has a general idea that serves as an “umbrella” covering the other main concepts. The students job, then, is to pick out the main concepts, including the “umbrella” idea.Lecturers usually begin with an introduction. Sometimes the main concepts and the “umb
43、rella” idea are briefly presented in the introduction; often they are not. Next comes the body of the lecture. It is here that the several main concepts are always presented. The final part of a lecture, the conclusion, is traditionally a summary of the main concepts. This is also the place where th
44、e “umbrella” idea can most easily be repeated, restated, or even introduced for the first time.When a lecture is well organized, with a clear-cut beginning, middle and end, the main ideas are usually easy to pick out. When a lecture is not well organized, getting the gist of what is being said is qu
45、ite difficult. Some lecturers are “long-winded”, taking a long time to come to the point.Others ramble on (杂乱地漫谈 ) and never seem to come to the point at all.61. While listening to a lecture, the students are expected to remember .62. A lecture is usually made up of three parts- , and according to t
46、his passage.63. Sometimes, both and of a lecture are put forward in the introduction.64A lecture with a neatly-planned , and is said to be a well organized lecture.65. The summary is in _ of a lecture and it is also the place where the is mostly mentioned again. Translation (35 points)Section ADirections: Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese (4 points each for No. 66 through No. 68; 6 points for No. 69; 18 points in all.)66. There is no general agreement about what can and shou
