2007年成人高等學(xué)校專升本全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試英語試題

1、2007年成人高等學(xué)校專升本全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試英語試題I Phon etics (5 points)Directions: In each of the follow ing groups of words, there are four un derl inedletters or letter comb in ati ons marked A, B, C and D. Compare the un derl ined parts and ide ntify the one that is differe nt from theothers in pronun ciati on. Mark you

2、ran swer by blacke ning the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet.1. A con sume B contain C con fess D con cept2. A magnet B digital C sig nature D angry3. A though B thorough C through D thought4. A expla in B exte nt C exhausted D expa nd5. A n eeded B trained C borrowed D deservedII Vocabula

3、ry and Structure (15 poin ts)Directions: There are 15 in complete sentences in this sect ion. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one an swer that best completes the sentence and blacke n the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet.6. Gran dma told the story in a

4、 very sadand we were all moved.A tune B ton gue C ton D tone7. The guide isa line of tourists through the n arrow passage with the helpof his torch.A con clud ing B containing C con duct ing D conq ueri ng8. With its expe nsive furniture and carefullycolor scheme, the room lookedquite luxurious.A ch

5、oose B chose C chosen D choos ing9. Sorry, but we cannot go to San Diego. Our cous insto see us n ext Sun day.A come B are coming C have come D came10. Anne couldn ' t fine a taxi, so I offeredher to the station.A drive B to drive C driving D have driven11. Perhaps the days will come people will

6、 be able to breathe clean air in cities.A when B as C while D sine12. when he saw his wife 's face did Tom realize the true meaning of her remark.A Just B Never C Only D Usually13. The flyover at the crossing on the 6th ring road is now construction.A under B in C at D with14. Time , we will arr

7、ange for the tourists to visit two or three more remotespots of culture value.A permits B permitting C permitted D to be permitted15. To my surprise, turned out that Susan failed in the examination.A this B what C it D as16. Jenny is the only one of the grade who selected to school fashion-show team

8、.A is B are C has D have17. If I had more time, I would golf as a hobby.A take in B take on C take up D take over18. The football match was televised from the Berlin Olympic Stadium.A live B alive C living D lively19. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She for the bus for 10 minutes.A waits B waited

9、 C has waited D has been waiting20. The more fruits and vegetables you eat, chance of getting cancer you have.A little B less C the less D the leastIII. Close (30 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is most suita

10、ble and mark your answer by blackening thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Dr. William C Stokoe, Jr., was the chairman ofthe English Department at GallaudetUniversity. He saw the way deaf people communicated and was extremely _21_. He was a hearing person, and signs of the deaf were totally

11、new to him.Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested, and though Dr. Stokoe was _22_ to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the project. However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. _23_, he started the Ling

12、uistics Research Program in 1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants, worked _24_ this project during the summer and after school. The three _25_ made films of deaf people signing. The deaf people in the film did not understand _26_ the research about and were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. M

13、any people thought the whole project was silly, but _27_ agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him.Stokoe and his _28_ studied the films of signing. They _29_ the films and try to see patterns in the signs. The results of the research were _30_: the signs used by all of the signers _31_ certain

14、linguistic rules.Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language _32_ a real language. He published the _33_ in 1960, but not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still _34_ he was the only linguist who _35_ thatsign language was more than gestures. He knew it was

15、 a language of its own and not just another form of English.21. A ashamed B bored C interested D involved22. A idealistic B crazy C smart D normal23. A Otherwise B Instead C Additionally D Afterwards24. A through B into C along D on25. A researchers B designers C directors D physicians26. A what B w

16、hy C that D which27. A strongly B hardly C willingly D merely28. A team B crowd C crew D party29. A made B advertised C released D analyzed30. A dissatisfying B alarming C surprising D disappointing31. A exercised B followed C played D performed32. A like B as C with D beyond33. A results B conseque

17、nces C endings D resolutions34. A anxious B afraid C alert D alone35. A wished B reasoned C believed D decidedIV Reading Comprehension （60 points）Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions.For each question there are four suggested answers ma

18、rked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneToronto: A 300-pound adult Siberian tiger escaped from its four-meter high chain-link pen （圈） at the Toronto Zoo yesterday, on one of the busiest days of the year.Though no one was hurt, th

19、e dangerous animal was separated from the public for a time by noting more than a four-foot fence. The escape occurred after one of the animal ' s handlers left the pen gate open. It promoted a swift response from officials. Staff were sent immediately to arrest the runaway tiger.General Manager

20、 Calvin White told reporters that staff were preparing for the worst. “ I ordered a tranquilizer（麻醉劑） gun so we would have tranquilized her, butthankfully we didn ' t have to ” , Mr. White said. The tiger was successfully led back into its cage after the brave escape.The incident occurred during

21、 the Toronto Zoo ' s 28 th annual Christmas Treats Walk,where admission is free in return for donation of food that does not easily go bad.Thousands of people attend each Boxing Day to see the animals fed by their handlers.36. The tiger escape happened.A owning to the lack of foodB due to its se

22、paration from the publicC because of the handler ' s neglect of duty D as a result of the damaged chain and fence37. Who is Calvin White?A A managerial staff of the zooB A journalist from National PostC A witness of the incidentD A zoo animal handler38. We know from the passage that.A the tiger

23、escape lasted a whole dayB the zoo workers panned to shoot the tiger deadC the tiger wasn ' t kept securely enough from the publicD the incident tookplace on the zoo ' s anniversary day39. The best title for the news report is .A Pen-Animal PrisonB Zoo Tiger-Wandering FreeC Siberian Tiger-Da

24、ngerous AnimalD Zoo-Dangerous SitePassage TwoOne day in January, my uncle, my cousin and I decided to go hunting. We left by car in the afternoon. It was a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. It took us three hours to get there. After we arrived at 5:15 p.m., we fixed the tent, then made coffee and h

25、ad a short rest. After that, we went hunting, using a falcon （獵鷹） . Wespent two hours without finding anything. On our way back to the camp, my cousin saw a rabbit. I removed the falcon ' s bead cover and let go of the aggressive falcon. When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon

26、 was a professional hunter.He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. We took back it to the camp to cook our dinner. We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until 10:30 p.m.Weleft the camp the next day at 7 o'

27、clock in the morning. Wewent north. However, around 10:00 a.m. our car got stuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress. Finally, we decided to walk. As it was hard for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40km in the desert, I decided to get h

28、elp myself. I took a bottle of water with meand started to walk south alone. I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand. I walked more than four hours without stopping. When I felt so tired and thirsty, I stopped to rest. I drank all the water and slept for around two hours.WhenI got up,

29、 it was dark. I continued to walksouth. I was worried about my uncleand cousin. Suddenly, I met a Bedouin man who was riding his camel. He took me to his house. When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road where I found a car. it took me to the city to get help. I had one day to ge

30、t back to my uncle and cousin. When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again.40. Which word can best describe the first evening of their hunting trip?A Disappointed B Enjoyable C Comfortable D Exhausted41. Why didn ' t the three walk bac

31、k together after the car got stuckin the sand?A They didn ' t have enough food and water.B The writer knew where to get a camel or a car.C The writer knew a Bedouin who lived nearby would give help.D The long desert walk was too hard for the young and the old.42. How did the writer finally get o

32、ut of the desert?A He was picked up by a car.B A camel took him to the road.C A passer-by Bedouin helped him.D His uncle and cousin found and rescued him.43. What can be inferred from the story?A It ' s an easy job to walk 40km in the desert.B The author loved to go hunting with his family.C The

33、 hunting trip is much longer than expected.D To hunt in the desert one must train a falcon well.Passage ThreeThere ' s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up witha term to describe the way a lot of North American interact these days. And now a big research study confi

34、rms it.Professor Barry Wellman ' s term is “ networked individualism ”. It 's not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. Howcan we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people fornetwork.Here' s what he means. Until the

35、 internet and e-mail came along, our social network involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Someof the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person in real life.But the latest study confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interacti

36、on through the computer has replaced a great deal of social activities and person-to-person interaction. Somepeople worry that the Internet is turning us into isolated people who shut out other people in favor of a false world on computer screensTo the contrary,the study discovered that the Internet

37、 connects us with more realpeople than expected- helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the researchers that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major l

38、ife decisions.So we network individuals are pretty tricky: we're keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!44. The term “ networked individualism ” is used to refer to .A the way that modern people communicate on th

39、e InternetB a social activity popular with North AmericansC the contradiction within network communicationD a newly invented Internet software45. With the wide use of Internet, some people fear that.A people will become isolatedB interpersonal relation will disappearC people will be controlled by ne

40、twork D there will be too many social activities46. According to the latest research, electronic interaction through computer isA highly rewardingB a waste of timeC only informativeD an escape from social life47. Why does the writer say network individuals are tricky?A Because they sometimes play tr

41、icks on people.B Because they refuse person-to-person communication.C Because they can stay alone while remaining sociable.D Because they feel puzzled when communicating with each other.Passage Four“I love you Bob.” “I love you too, Nancy.” it was 2 a.m., and I was hearingmy parents ' voices thr

42、ough the thin wall separatingmy bedroom from theirs. Theirloving words were sweet, touchingand surprising.My parents married on September 14, 1940, after a brief dating. She was nearly 30 and knew it was time to start a family. The handsome well-educated man who came by the office where she worked l

43、ooked like a good bet. He was attractedby her figure,her blue eyes. The romance didn't last long.Seeds of difference grew almost immediately. She liked to travel; he hated the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican, she a loyal Democrat. They fought at the bridge table, at the

44、dinner table, over money, over the perceived shortcomings of their respective in-laws.There was a hope that they would change once they retired, and the angry winds didcalm somewhat, but what remained changed itself into bright, hard bitterness.“Ialways thought we ' d ” my mother would begin, be

45、fore launching into a precise listing of my father 's faults. The complaints were recited so often, I can re peat them by heart today. as he listened, my father would say angry threats and curses in a low voice.It wasn't the happiest marriage, but as their 60th anniversary （紀(jì)念日） approached,

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51、eq a/v pajouoq sbm ;uaiuaaj6e aqi can interrupt your dream cycle. If your schedule doesn' t allow you to sleep in during the week, begin your dream journey on a weekend or during a vocation.Wake up slowly. For the first moment after you wake up, lie still and keep your eyes closed, because your

52、dream may be connected to your body position while you slept. Try to recall the dream and then store it in your memory by giving it a name like"Late for an Exam or “My Dare with Ashley Judd” when you rise, immediately wrote dow n as many images, feeli ng and impressi ons as you can.Connect the

53、dots. To better in terpret your dreams, try to make connection betwee n your recalled dreams and recent eve nts. Do you recog nize people from the prese nt or past? Can you detect any themes from the dream? Look for part ners over several dreams that might help expla in an in dividual dream.Change t

54、he outcome. If you have ni ghtmares happe ning aga in and aga in that make it differe nt to sleep, try to cha nge the endin gs. Once you wake up from a bad dream, imagine a change in the action to create more positive outcome. If you are trapped, try to fly. In your dream, you can do what you want!5

55、2. The passage advices you to ” wake up slowly ” .A because dream ing usually happe ns not long before you wake upB because sleep ing posture may be related to your dreamC so as not to connect your dreamsD so as not to have a ni ghtmare53. The underlined word " rise ” (Paragraph 6) means ” ”.A come upB sta nd upC wake upD get up54. Accord ing to the passage, how ca