2001年河南省普通高等學(xué)校專升本考試真題《公共英語》

2001年河南省普通高等學(xué)校Part I.VocabularyandStructure（25）Directions：thereare25incompletesentencesinthispart，foreachsentencestherefourchoicesmarkeda，b，c，andd.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandtickitoffontheanswersheet.1.MyEnglishteacherwarnedme_____Chineseintheclassroom.a.tonotspeakb.don'tspeakc.tospeaknotd.nottospeak2.Itisveryimportantthatenoughmoney_____tofoundtheproject.a.becollectedb.mustbecollectedc.iscollectedd.canbecollected3._____closedhiseyesthanthedoorbellrang.a.Hardlyhadheb.Scarcelyhehadc.Nosoonerhadhed.Assoonashehad4._____wehavefinishedthecourse,weshallstartdoingsomerevisionwork.a.Nowthatb.Sincethenc.Fornowd.Bynow5.Johnsonseldomtellshisparentswherehegoes,_____?a.doesn'theb.doeshec.hashed.hasn'the6.Iforgot_____anumbrellawithmewhenIlefthomeforwork.a.takeb.totakec.takingd.took7.Tobefrank,_____isagreatjoyformetowintheprize.a.thisb.thatc.itd.there8.You_____herinherofficelastFriday,she'sbeenoutoftownfortwoweeks.a.needn'thaveseenb.musthaveseenc.mustn'thaveseend.can'thaveseen9.It_____exactlythirtyyearssinceIgraduatedfromcollege.a.wasb.hasbeenc.wasbed.hadbeen10.Hewasaskedtospeaklouder_____allthestudentsintheclassroomcouldhearhim.a.asb.soastoc.sothatd.than11.Tomsucceededingettinga_____of$3,000fromthebanktobuyanewhouse.a.debtb.foundc.loand.payment12.The_____intothefireaccidentwascarriedoutbytwopolicemen.a.questionb.doubtc.investigationd.information13.Weadvisedthemtotakearest,butthey_____onfinishingthework.14.NotbeingabletospeakEnglish,theyfeltrather_____intheUSA.a.strangeb.puzzledc.loned.lonely15.Themanagerofourcompanyaskedmeifwaspossibleformeto_____themarketingplanwithinaweek.a.setoutb.workoutc.makeoutd.putout16.____yourhelp,Icouldnothavefinishedmyworksoearly.a.withb.byc.ford.without17.HavingagoodcommandofEnglishis_____aneasything.a.byallmeansb.byanymeansc.byeverymeansd.bynomeansaboutthebadserviceinthishotel18.It'snouse_____.a.complainingb.complainc.tocomplaind.tobecomplained19.Theforeignguestssaidthattheywereveryhappy____thegreatchangeswhichhadtakenplaceinthevillage.a.tob.forc.aboutd.by20.Problemsmay____.a.riseb.jumpc.arised.lift21.Hesaidthathewas____awareofthedifficultyofbeingafather.a.highlyb.fullyc.soundlyd.firmly22.Ireallyhopethatyouwill____yourtriptoCanadaandgetbackassoonaspossiblewhenpeoplehavetoknowledgeofthelaw.a.preferb.referc.enjoyd.infer23.Suchproblem____air,water,andnoisepollutionsarebecomingmoreandmoreseriousinsomebigcities.a.likeb.asc.ofd.about24.Televisionkeepsusinformedabout____thelatestdevelopmentsinpoliticsandscience.a.currentb.pastc.fashionabled.new25.Astherewasapowerfailureinthehospital,thedoctorhadto____operation.a.callforb.calloffc.callond.calloutPartII.ReadingComprehension(30%)Direction:Eachofthepassagebelowisfollowedbyfivequestion.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkeda,b,c,andd.ChoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionandtickitoffontheANSWERSHEETOverthelasttwentyyears,theEnglishlanguagehasbecomethenearestthingtoaninternationallanguagefortheworld.Since1960therehasbeenanincreaseof40%inthepeopleusingEnglish,sothatitisnowestimatedthatapproximately350millionpeoplespeakEnglishastherefirstlanguage,andaboutthesamenumberofpeoplespeakitastheirsecondlanguage.It'sthelanguageofaviation(航空)withpilotsbeingtrainedinEnglishsotheycanunderstandflightcontrollersatinternationalairportsacrosstheworld.It'sthelanguageofsportwithmanyinternationalrulesandcommentaries(評(píng)論)beingwrittenandgiveninEnglish.It'salsothelanguageofpopmusicbecauseitrhymeseasilyandthewordsareshort.AndmoatpopularmusicgroupscomefromAmericaorEngland.Inaddition,75%oftheworld’smailiswritteninEnglish；60%oftheworld’sradiostationsnowbroadcastinEnglish.Forty-fourcountrieshaveEnglishastheirofficiallanguage.Infactnowadays,ifyouarethinkingofexpandingyourbusinessoutsideofyourowncountry,thereisastrongchancethatyouwill conductthatbusinessinEnglish.You'llbeatadisadvantageifyoudon'tspeakit.26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?a.theimportanceofEnglishintheworldb.thenumberoftheworld'sradiostationsbroadcastinginEnglishc.thenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishd.Englishasalanguageofpopmusic27.HowmanypeoplespeakEnglishastheirsecondlanguage?a.250millionb.100millionc.350milliond.400million28.WhyisEnglishthelanguageofsportintheworld?a.BecausealargenumberofAmericanslovesportsb.BecausetherulesforinternationalgamesarewritteninEnglish.c.BecausetheinternationalgamesareoftenheldinAmerica.d.BecausetheAmericanswritetherulesfortheinternationalgames.29.Whatdoestheword"conduct"mean?a.carryoutb.carrythroughc.carryoverd.carryon30.WhatisthenumberofthecountrieswhichhaveEnglishastheirofficiallanguage?a.60b.75c.44d.45Passage2Today,supermarketsarefoundinalmosteverylargecityintheworld.Butthefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyfiftyyearsago.ItwasopenedinNewYorkbyamannamedMichaelCullen.ASupermarketisdifferentfromothertypesofstoresinseveralways.Insupermarkets,goodsareplacedonopenshelves.Thecustomerschoosewhattheywantandtakethemtothecheck-outcounter(付款臺(tái)).Thismeansthatfeweremployeesarerequiredthaninotherstores.Thewayproductsaredisplayed(陳列)isanotherdifferencebetweensupermarketsandmanyothertypesofstores.Forexample,insupermarkets,thereisusuallyadisplayofsmallinexpensiveitemsjustintroutofthecheck-outcounter:candies,chocolates,magazines,cheapbooksandsoon.Whyaretheythere?Mostcustomerswhogotoasupermarketbuyfromahoppinglist.Theyknowexactlywhattheyneedtobuy.Theyshopaccordingtoaplan.Bythetimetheyreachthecheck-outcounter,thecustomersarefeelingpleasedandrelaxedbecausethetaskofshoppingisfinished.Inthishappymood,thecustomersseeanattractivedisplayofinexpensivegoodsthatwerenotontheirshoppingLists.Nowtheyfeellikebuyingsomethingjustfortheirownpleasureandenjoyment.Manycustomersbuyfromthesedisplaysofproductsnearthecheck-outcounter,andthisisexactlywhattheownerofthesupermarkethopestheywilldo.Anotherimportantfactinhelpingacustomerchoosewhattobuyiswhereaproductisplacedonashelf.Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf.Aproductwhichiseasytoseesellsbest.Manufacturespayahigherpricetohavetheirproductsplacedateyelevelontheshelves.Thecomfortandconvenienceofshoppingcentersisanotherfactorwhichmakesthempopularwithcustomers.Largeparkingspacesareprovided,andmanysupermarketsstayopenuntilverylateatnight.31.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?a.Thefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyhalfacenturyago.b.Asupermarketisdifferentfromotherkindsofstoresintwoways.c.ThefirstsupermarketwasopenedinNewYork.d.Todaysupermarketsarefoundalmosteverybigcity.32.Aproductthatisplaced______sellsbest.a.ashighasone'seyesb.ashighasone'swaistc.onalowershelfd.onahighershelf33.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementistrue?a.Supermarketsneedmoreclerksthanotherstores.b.Insupermarketsgoodsareplacedonclosedshelves.c.Thecustomersprefersupermarketstootherkindsofstores.d.Thecustomerspayanyclerktheymeetforwhattheyhaveboughtinsupermarkets.34.Whydoyouthinkshoppingcentersattractmorecustomersthanotherkindsofstores?a.Theyhavelargeparkinglotsandtheystayopenuntilalmostmidnight.b.Theyhavemorekindsofgoods.c.Theyhavefewemployees.d.Theydisplaysmallinexpensiveitemsinfrontofcheck-outcounters.35.Accordingtothewaysmallinexpensiveitemsatedisplayed,wecaninferthattheownerofasupermarkethasagoodknowledgeof_____a.physiologyb.biologyc.psychologyd.biophysicsPassage3Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown,inotherwords,heoriginoflanguageisamysteryAllwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother,andthelatertheyagreeduponcertainsignscalledletters,whichwouldbecombinerepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,thenliesintheirassociations---thethingstheyringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience；andthelongerwelive，themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast；andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.GreatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoapressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotionsThischarminguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovemenItears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.36.Theoriginoflanguageis_____a.alegendhandeddownfromthepastb.aquestiondifficulttoanswerc.aproblemnotyetsolvedd.amatterthatishiddenorsecret37.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainwordstoexpressthoughtandactionswasthat______a.theycouldcommunicatewitheachotherb.theycouldagreeoncertainsingsc.theycouldcombinethemd.theycouldwritethemdown38.Therealpowerofwordsexistsintheir_____a.propertiesb.peculiarityc.characteristicsd.representativefunction39.Inexpressingtheirthoughts,greatwritersareable______a.toconfoundthereadersb.tomovementotearc.tomoveustoactiond.toconfuseourfeelings40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?a.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.b.Hispoemscanmovementotears.c.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.d.Hecanconveyhisisearinwordswhichsinglikemusic.PartIII.Cloze(10%)Directions：Thereare20blanksinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.ChoosethebestoneandtickitoffontheANSWERSHEET.At1:30thismorning,thelocalpolicefinallycaughtthejewelthiefwhomtheyhadbeentryingtotrap(誘捕)forthepasttwomonths.41themantheyarrested,Jamessmith,42thathewasthethief,hewas43withseveraldiamondringsinhis44.ThepolicesawSmith45ajewelrystoreonMainStreetat1:16AM..46seeingthepolice,Smithjumped47hisauto,andahigh-speedchasefollowedforthenextfourteenminutes.Thepolicefinally48smithofftheroad,andhis49hitatree.whenthepolicesearchedsmith's50,theyfoundthediamondrings51inan.insidepocketofhisjacket.AlthoughSmithclaimedthatthediamondswerefake(假的），theownerofthejewelrystore52themost53robberyincidenthappened54them55hismissingjewels.Smithisnowawaitinghisfirstvisittocourtinacellinthetownjail.Ifhedoesnot56,ajury(陪審團(tuán)）willhavetodecidehisguiltorinnocence.57,arepresentativeofthepolicestatedtodaythattheyhaveno58thathewillbefoundtobe59.Thisspokesman(發(fā)言人）alsostatedthattheyhopedthatthealarm60inthecommunitybyalltherecentrobberieswouldbecalmedbySmith'sarrest.41.a.Whenb.Ifc.Untild.Although42.a.neglectedb.deniedc.ignoredd.rejected43.a.capturedb.chasedc.trackedd.traced44.a.safeb.possessionvisiond.cupboard45.a.leavingb.robbingc.enteringd.stealing46.a.Overb.Inc.Atd.On47.a.foroc.overd.off48.a.urgedb.imposedc.forcedd.attempted49.a.lorryb.motorbikec.card.bicycle50.a.coatb.clothc.clothesd.costume51.a.suspendedb.coveredc.recoveredd.hidden52.a.whenb.wherec.whichd.what53.a.recentb.popularc.formerd.attractive54.