2016年河南成人高考专升本英语模拟真题和答案(3)
paper one 试卷一
(90 minutes)
Part one Dialogue Completion(15 points)
Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each of them followed by 4 choices followed by A, B, C and D. choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line throw the center.
1. Woman: Would you do me a favor?
Man : ____________
A. I would B．I don’t know if I can
C. With pleasure D．What is the favor?
2. A: May I speak to Mr. Albert please?
B:. ___________ May I take a message?
A: Thanks. Please tell him to meet Mr. Brown at the airport at 3:00 p.m. today.
A. Of course you can B. Sorry, he is not in at the moment
C. Would you please call him later? D. I’m busy now.
3. Guest: I’ d like a room with an ocean view, please.
Clerk: I’m sorry. _________
A. Those rooms are all ordered B. Those rooms are all possessed
C. Those rooms are all owned D. Those rooms are all held
4. Alex: It is late. I have to say goodbye.
Bob: _____________
A. Why do you want to go now?
B. I’d like to say goodbye too.
C. Hope you have a good time. See you tomorrow.
D. That’s all right.
5. Kart: Can I do anything for you?
Sesame: __________
A. No, it’s all right. I can manage myself
B. No. you can’t do anything for me
C. Never mind..
D. It’s my pleasure
6. A: How annoying! I can’t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me?
B: ____________
A. Why don’t you do it yourself
B. Well, I’m afraid I can’t at the moment
C. OK. Though it is beyond me, let me try.
D. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all this is your own problem.
7. A: Is there anything I can do for you?
B: I want to send a parcel.
A: ______________
B: I want to have it sent by express mail.
A. What’s the postage? B. How much is the postage?
C. How do you want to have it sent? D. What brand do you want?
8. A: What can I do for you?
B: I want to with draw some money.
A: ____________
B: 2000 yuan(RMB), please.
A. How much do you want to withdraw? B. How much does it cost?
C. What dishes do you prefer? D. What’s the exchange rate?
9. A: Are you feeling better now?
B: ______________.
A. Well, not too better yet, thank you.
B. Well, not too good yet. Better than I was though.
C. Well, it doesn’t matter
D. I’m all right now
10. A: There seems to be something wrong with the air-conditioner in our flat.
B: __________
A. Be patient. I’ll go to your room when I am free.
B. It’s not my fault. I feel sorry for it.
C. I do beg your pardon for the inconvenience
D. I’m awfully sorry for that. I’ll see to it right now.
11. Milton: That’s a beautiful dress you have on.
Keats: __________
A. No, it is not that beautiful. Yours is better.
B. Just take it if you really like it.
C. Oh, thank you I just got it yesterday.
D. Actually, I don’t like it very much.
12. Frank: I have to go back to the classroom again.
Helen: __________
A. It’s a good idea. B. What’s up?
C. You are welcome. D. Not too bad.
13. A:--- Could we have the honor for your presence at the party?
B: ---- ________ __.
A. I am fully appreciate your invitation
B. Sorry, I can’t take it
C. I’d love to, but I have a prior appointment
D. I think it won’t be necessary.
14. A: May I have a inquiry, please?
B: __________.
A. Never mind. You can ask whatever you want
B. I’d like to know what inquiry it is
C. I’m sorry. I know little about it.
D. Yes, of course. So far as I know.
15. Katherine: Haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?
Linda: Fine. And you?
Katherine: Pretty good. How’s Frank?
Linda: Oh, don’t you know? We got divorced two years ago.
Katherine:____________
A．Oh, I am sorry B．What a pity
C．Good, so did I D．Hope you will be better
Part two Reading and Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the best and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line throw the center.
Passage one
On November 19, 1953, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day, Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only 9 minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again.” On the way back to Washington, he said sadly, “the speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.”
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learn Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
16. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was _______.
A. very critical B. unpopular C. very popular D. very courteous
17. Lincoln was invited to speak because he was _____.
A. a famous speaker B. a very handsome man
C. President of the country D. a popular statesman
18. It can be inferred from the text that _______.
A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B. Lincoln was very busy then and didn’t have much time to prepared his speech
C. Lincoln’s speech was full of rich words
D. Lincoln’s speech was very long
19. It was a fact that Lincoln’s speech was ______.
A. an immediate success B. warmly applauded
C. a total failure D. not well-received at first
20. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning
B. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style
C. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child
D. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States
Passage two
We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their homes on the equator, although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. But as for the North Pole—we know that it is not only a dangerously cold place, but that people like you and I would find it quite impossible to live there.
At present time only the scientists and explores can do so, and they use special instrument. Men have been traveling across and around the equators on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years; but only a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the equator. Of course, it is not true about landings in the polar region, but the weather, if we are flying at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole is a delight. At 4,000 meters and move above the earth you can always be sure that you will not see a cloud in the sky as your eyes can reach. In the tropics, on the other hand, you are not certain to keep clear of bad weather even at such height such as 18,000 or 20,000 meters.
Aero planes can’t climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage to the aero plane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the polar region and so does not to climb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.
21. In the sentence “Millions do it”, “do it ” means ______.
A. feeling uncomfortably hot on the equator
B. flying over the North Pole
C. flying over the equator
D. making homes on the equator
22. The polar region is ______ according to the passage.
A. a good place to land by aero plane
B. a good place to fly over
C. a good place to fly first
D. a good place to live in
23. It is delight to fly at the Pole because _______ .
A. planes fly higher than at the equator
B. the eyes can reach about 4,000 meters
C. planes are clear of bad weather
D. planes fly more quickly than at the equator
24. Aero planes can climb quickly ______.
A. in warm weather B. in cold weather
C. when it reaches the polar region D. only when the clouds are down low
25. Aero planes usually don’t need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because ______.
A. they do not land there
B. there are no clouds at all
C. they can cross the ice with special instrument
D. it is very cold there
Passage three
The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for the sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.
In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and supplies are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstance, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercials counselors offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purpose is to make market survey on the spot.
Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessman are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.
26. In making market investigation, one should _______.
A. get enough information concerned B. advertise his products
C. produce high quality goods D. none of the above
27. The word “indispensable” in the 1st line means ________.
A. impossible B. essential
C. advisable D. available
28. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth.
B. It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation.
C. There are various ways of making market investigation.
D. Production goes before market investigation.
29. Making market investigation is very important because ______.
A. in market, goods on sale are numerous
B. every producer is facing keen competition
C. it can greatly promote sales
D. all of the above
30. All the following are channels to get market information except ______.
A. to have commercial counselor’s offices of our embassies stationed abroad
B. to promote the quality of our own products
C. to send trade groups abroad every now and then
D. to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen
Passage four
In some ways, the U.S. has made great progress in fire prevention. It has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.
But even with such success, the U.S. still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference of country that just will not take fires seriously enough.
American fire department are some of the world’s fasted and best-equipped. They have to be because the US has twice Japan’s population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire-safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in disproportionately large numbers in fires but who, contrary to popular myth, start very few of them.
Experts say that the fatal error is an attitude that fires are not really anyone’s fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime. Japan has many wood houses; of the estimated 48 fires in the world history, that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Penalties for causing a severe fire by negligence can be as high as life imprisonment.
In the U.S., most education dollars are spent in primary schools. But the lessons are aimed at a too limited audience; just 9% of all fire death are caused by children playing with fire.
The U.S. continues to rely more on technology than laws or social pressure. There smoke detectors in 85 % of all homes. Some local building code now requires home sprinklers洒水器. New heater and irons shut themselves off if they are overturned.
31. The reason that so many Americans die in a fire is that ______.
A. they took no interest in new technology
B. they did not attach great importance to preventing fires
C. they showed indifference to fighting fires
D. they did not spend enough money on fire facilities
32. Although the fire death rate has declined, the United States _____.
A. still has the worst death rate in the world
B. is still alert to the fire problem
C. is still training a large number of safety experts
D. is still confronted with the serious fire problem
33. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. fire safety lessons should be aimed at American adults
B. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lesson
C. Japan is better equipped with fire facilities than the United States
D. America’s large population accounts for high fire frequency
34. In what aspects should the United States learn from Japan?
A. Architecture and building material
B. Education and technology
C. Laws and attitude
D. All of the above
35. To narrow the gap between the fire death rate in the United States and in other countries, the author suggests ______.
A. developing new technology
B. counting more on laws and social pressure
C. placing a fire extinguisher in every family
D. reinforcing the safeness of household appliance
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one to complete the sentence and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36.The division of opinion ______ between the developed countries and the developing countries.
A. arouse B. arise C. rouse D. rose
37. The weather was so ______ that we had to stay at home.
A. terrible B. agreeable C. enjoyable D. capable The
38. My house is very ___ for getting to work as it is only 5 minutes walk from the bus stop.
A. reliable B. available C. suitable D. convenient
39. As students we should ______ all our time and energy on our study.
A. concentrate B. cost C. put D. have
40. Water in this pond was so ____ that we could see the crabs and fish clearly.
A. transparent B. pure C. apparent D. evident
41. You should be objective when you ______ students’ ability.
A. evaluate B. evaporate C. illustrate D. accumulate
42. The central committee hold a meeting to find a _____ to the problem.
A. an answer B. a means C. a solution D. a method
43. Your plan is excellent in ____, but would it succeed in practice?
A. imagination B. theory C. science D. contrast
44. Bill Gates _____ most of the profits from his business to various charities after his success.
A. discharged B. designated C. distributed D. donated
45. She makes $2000 a month as a teacher, and she has still another ____ of income
A. origin B. source C. resources D. method
46. He caught a severe disease and it _____ him memory.
A. effected B. impressed C. affected D. hurt
47. It is said that he was appointed as the _____ chairman of the association, but I think it is incredible.
A. honorable B. honor C. honorary D. honored
48. I’m very _____ after hard working for a day.
A. exhaustive B. exhausted C. exhausting D. exhaust
49. We tried to discourage him______ the mountain without a guide.
A. to climb B. not to climb C. from climbing D. from not climbing
50. Mike will _____ the position after the general manager retires.
A. take in B. take away C. take up D. take over
51. They went on working _____ the heavy rain.
A. although B. in spite of C. even if D. instead of
52. You should fill the application form ____ before you send it back to the company.
A. regularly B. properly C. finally D. previously
53. The retired workers in China are ____ free medical care.
A. entitled to B. involved in C. associated to D. assigned to
54. Jack has a lot of money _____ for a trip to Japan.
A. put down B. put aside C. put up D. put forward
55. The workers ______ though it was very hot.
A. carried out B. carried off C. carried through D. carried on
56. We should never _____ our hope for a comfortable life in the future.
A. give up B. give away C. give off D. give in
57. The teacher, together with several students, ____ working in the fields at this time last week.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
58. Whether we’ll go to London for a holiday or not ______ the weather.
A. depends on B. depend on C. depended on D. is depending on
59. ______ the top of Mt. Dashu, Hefei looks beautiful in the night.
A. Seen from B. seeing from C. Noticed by D. Looking from
60. I don’t believe that her son has the ability to go to university to study, ______ ?
A. does he B. do you C. doesn’t she D. doesn’t he
61. You never told me why you didn’t come to my birthday party, _______?
A. don’t you B. did you C. didn’t you D. had you
62. We insisted at the meeting that Mr. Pop ____ the chairman of the committee.
A. would be B. to be C. be D. was
63 The laid-off worker doesn’t know where to find a job, _______.
A. nor does he want to B. doesn’t he want to also
C. he doesn’t want to neither D. neither he doesn’t
64. My sister went to a party last night, and ______ didn’t prepare for the lecture.
A. so that B. afterwards C. therefore D. instead
65. It was so noisy in the class that the professor couldn’t make himself ______.
A. heard B. hearing C. to hear D. being heard
66. He would still hold on to his opinion, ____ all the world were against him.
A. but B. although C. however D. and
67.The student was so excited _____ he couldn’t even speak a word.
A. when B. when C. because D. that
68. Bob was caught in a car accident yesterday. He ____ so fast.
A. shouldn’t have driven B. shouldn’t drive
C. would have driven D. should have driven
69. Jack is said ____ abroad now, but I don’t know which country he is studying in.
A. having studied B. to be studying
C. having been studied D. to study
70. It is many years since women _____ to vote in the US.
A. was allowing B. allowed C. were allowed D. had been allowed
71. We have been waiting for you for a long time. You ____ in advance you would be late.
A. should tell B. should have told
C. must have told D. may tell
72. He asked me whether smaller oranges are sweeter than bigger _____.
A. one B. those C. ones D. /
73. This team ____ of only 10 experts, yet they’ve made lots of inventions in the past three years.
A. constitutes B. consists C. forms D. threatens
74. It is necessary that everybody _______ be present at the meeting on time.
A．can B．may C． must D．should
75. The classroom is empty, the students _____ to the play ground.
A. must have gone B. should have gone
C. ought to have gone D. need to have gone
Part Four Cloze Test ( 10 points )
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A. B. C and D. choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
The United states designed highways to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 76 these wide modern roads are generally smooth and well maintained, with 77 sharp curves and many straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 78 one. These highways generally connect large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 79 traffic during rush hours, 80 the “fast, direct ” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take if you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 81 new “superhighways” there are often older, 82 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 83 of these are good lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slope, along hilly 84 or down frightening hillsides to towns lying in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 85 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get fresh, clean view of the world.
76. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
77. A. little B. few C. much D. many
78. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
79. A. heavy B. large C. light D. fast
80. A. when B. for C. but D. that
81. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
82. A. and B. less C. more D. or
83. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
84. A. rocks B. roads C. cliffs D. paths
85. A. there B. where C. when D. which
Paper Two 试卷二 ( 30 minutes)
Part Five Writing ( 15 points)
Directions（提示）: You are to write in 100-120 words about the title（标题） “Short Message” . You should base（以…作基础）your composition（作文） on the outline（提纲） given in Chinese below:
1. 短信的优点；
2. 短信的缺点；
3. 我的看法---
参考答案
1-5 CBBCA 6-10BCABD 11-15 CBCDA
16-20ACBDD 21-25 DBCAB 26-30 ABDDB31-35 BDACB
36-40 BADAA 41-45 ACBDB 46-50 CCBCD 51-55 BBABD 56-60 ACAAA
61-65 BCACA 66-70 BD ABC 71-75 BCBDA
76-85 ABCAA ABDCB
(90 minutes)
Part one Dialogue Completion(15 points)
Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each of them followed by 4 choices followed by A, B, C and D. choose the best one to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line throw the center.
1. Woman: Would you do me a favor?
Man : ____________
A. I would B．I don’t know if I can
C. With pleasure D．What is the favor?
2. A: May I speak to Mr. Albert please?
B:. ___________ May I take a message?
A: Thanks. Please tell him to meet Mr. Brown at the airport at 3:00 p.m. today.
A. Of course you can B. Sorry, he is not in at the moment
C. Would you please call him later? D. I’m busy now.
3. Guest: I’ d like a room with an ocean view, please.
Clerk: I’m sorry. _________
A. Those rooms are all ordered B. Those rooms are all possessed
C. Those rooms are all owned D. Those rooms are all held
4. Alex: It is late. I have to say goodbye.
Bob: _____________
A. Why do you want to go now?
B. I’d like to say goodbye too.
C. Hope you have a good time. See you tomorrow.
D. That’s all right.
5. Kart: Can I do anything for you?
Sesame: __________
A. No, it’s all right. I can manage myself
B. No. you can’t do anything for me
C. Never mind..
D. It’s my pleasure
6. A: How annoying! I can’t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me?
B: ____________
A. Why don’t you do it yourself
B. Well, I’m afraid I can’t at the moment
C. OK. Though it is beyond me, let me try.
D. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all this is your own problem.
7. A: Is there anything I can do for you?
B: I want to send a parcel.
A: ______________
B: I want to have it sent by express mail.
A. What’s the postage? B. How much is the postage?
C. How do you want to have it sent? D. What brand do you want?
8. A: What can I do for you?
B: I want to with draw some money.
A: ____________
B: 2000 yuan(RMB), please.
A. How much do you want to withdraw? B. How much does it cost?
C. What dishes do you prefer? D. What’s the exchange rate?
9. A: Are you feeling better now?
B: ______________.
A. Well, not too better yet, thank you.
B. Well, not too good yet. Better than I was though.
C. Well, it doesn’t matter
D. I’m all right now
10. A: There seems to be something wrong with the air-conditioner in our flat.
B: __________
A. Be patient. I’ll go to your room when I am free.
B. It’s not my fault. I feel sorry for it.
C. I do beg your pardon for the inconvenience
D. I’m awfully sorry for that. I’ll see to it right now.
11. Milton: That’s a beautiful dress you have on.
Keats: __________
A. No, it is not that beautiful. Yours is better.
B. Just take it if you really like it.
C. Oh, thank you I just got it yesterday.
D. Actually, I don’t like it very much.
12. Frank: I have to go back to the classroom again.
Helen: __________
A. It’s a good idea. B. What’s up?
C. You are welcome. D. Not too bad.
13. A:--- Could we have the honor for your presence at the party?
B: ---- ________ __.
A. I am fully appreciate your invitation
B. Sorry, I can’t take it
C. I’d love to, but I have a prior appointment
D. I think it won’t be necessary.
14. A: May I have a inquiry, please?
B: __________.
A. Never mind. You can ask whatever you want
B. I’d like to know what inquiry it is
C. I’m sorry. I know little about it.
D. Yes, of course. So far as I know.
15. Katherine: Haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?
Linda: Fine. And you?
Katherine: Pretty good. How’s Frank?
Linda: Oh, don’t you know? We got divorced two years ago.
Katherine:____________
A．Oh, I am sorry B．What a pity
C．Good, so did I D．Hope you will be better
Part two Reading and Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the best and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line throw the center.
Passage one
On November 19, 1953, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day, Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only 9 minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again.” On the way back to Washington, he said sadly, “the speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.”
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learn Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
16. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was _______.
A. very critical B. unpopular C. very popular D. very courteous
17. Lincoln was invited to speak because he was _____.
A. a famous speaker B. a very handsome man
C. President of the country D. a popular statesman
18. It can be inferred from the text that _______.
A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B. Lincoln was very busy then and didn’t have much time to prepared his speech
C. Lincoln’s speech was full of rich words
D. Lincoln’s speech was very long
19. It was a fact that Lincoln’s speech was ______.
A. an immediate success B. warmly applauded
C. a total failure D. not well-received at first
20. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning
B. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style
C. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child
D. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States
Passage two
We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their homes on the equator, although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. But as for the North Pole—we know that it is not only a dangerously cold place, but that people like you and I would find it quite impossible to live there.
At present time only the scientists and explores can do so, and they use special instrument. Men have been traveling across and around the equators on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years; but only a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the equator. Of course, it is not true about landings in the polar region, but the weather, if we are flying at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole is a delight. At 4,000 meters and move above the earth you can always be sure that you will not see a cloud in the sky as your eyes can reach. In the tropics, on the other hand, you are not certain to keep clear of bad weather even at such height such as 18,000 or 20,000 meters.
Aero planes can’t climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage to the aero plane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the polar region and so does not to climb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.
21. In the sentence “Millions do it”, “do it ” means ______.
A. feeling uncomfortably hot on the equator
B. flying over the North Pole
C. flying over the equator
D. making homes on the equator
22. The polar region is ______ according to the passage.
A. a good place to land by aero plane
B. a good place to fly over
C. a good place to fly first
D. a good place to live in
23. It is delight to fly at the Pole because _______ .
A. planes fly higher than at the equator
B. the eyes can reach about 4,000 meters
C. planes are clear of bad weather
D. planes fly more quickly than at the equator
24. Aero planes can climb quickly ______.
A. in warm weather B. in cold weather
C. when it reaches the polar region D. only when the clouds are down low
25. Aero planes usually don’t need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because ______.
A. they do not land there
B. there are no clouds at all
C. they can cross the ice with special instrument
D. it is very cold there
Passage three
The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for the sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.
In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and supplies are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstance, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercials counselors offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purpose is to make market survey on the spot.
Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessman are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.
26. In making market investigation, one should _______.
A. get enough information concerned B. advertise his products
C. produce high quality goods D. none of the above
27. The word “indispensable” in the 1st line means ________.
A. impossible B. essential
C. advisable D. available
28. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth.
B. It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation.
C. There are various ways of making market investigation.
D. Production goes before market investigation.
29. Making market investigation is very important because ______.
A. in market, goods on sale are numerous
B. every producer is facing keen competition
C. it can greatly promote sales
D. all of the above
30. All the following are channels to get market information except ______.
A. to have commercial counselor’s offices of our embassies stationed abroad
B. to promote the quality of our own products
C. to send trade groups abroad every now and then
D. to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen
Passage four
In some ways, the U.S. has made great progress in fire prevention. It has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.
But even with such success, the U.S. still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference of country that just will not take fires seriously enough.
American fire department are some of the world’s fasted and best-equipped. They have to be because the US has twice Japan’s population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire-safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in disproportionately large numbers in fires but who, contrary to popular myth, start very few of them.
Experts say that the fatal error is an attitude that fires are not really anyone’s fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime. Japan has many wood houses; of the estimated 48 fires in the world history, that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Penalties for causing a severe fire by negligence can be as high as life imprisonment.
In the U.S., most education dollars are spent in primary schools. But the lessons are aimed at a too limited audience; just 9% of all fire death are caused by children playing with fire.
The U.S. continues to rely more on technology than laws or social pressure. There smoke detectors in 85 % of all homes. Some local building code now requires home sprinklers洒水器. New heater and irons shut themselves off if they are overturned.
31. The reason that so many Americans die in a fire is that ______.
A. they took no interest in new technology
B. they did not attach great importance to preventing fires
C. they showed indifference to fighting fires
D. they did not spend enough money on fire facilities
32. Although the fire death rate has declined, the United States _____.
A. still has the worst death rate in the world
B. is still alert to the fire problem
C. is still training a large number of safety experts
D. is still confronted with the serious fire problem
33. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. fire safety lessons should be aimed at American adults
B. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lesson
C. Japan is better equipped with fire facilities than the United States
D. America’s large population accounts for high fire frequency
34. In what aspects should the United States learn from Japan?
A. Architecture and building material
B. Education and technology
C. Laws and attitude
D. All of the above
35. To narrow the gap between the fire death rate in the United States and in other countries, the author suggests ______.
A. developing new technology
B. counting more on laws and social pressure
C. placing a fire extinguisher in every family
D. reinforcing the safeness of household appliance
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one to complete the sentence and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36.The division of opinion ______ between the developed countries and the developing countries.
A. arouse B. arise C. rouse D. rose
37. The weather was so ______ that we had to stay at home.
A. terrible B. agreeable C. enjoyable D. capable The
38. My house is very ___ for getting to work as it is only 5 minutes walk from the bus stop.
A. reliable B. available C. suitable D. convenient
39. As students we should ______ all our time and energy on our study.
A. concentrate B. cost C. put D. have
40. Water in this pond was so ____ that we could see the crabs and fish clearly.
A. transparent B. pure C. apparent D. evident
41. You should be objective when you ______ students’ ability.
A. evaluate B. evaporate C. illustrate D. accumulate
42. The central committee hold a meeting to find a _____ to the problem.
A. an answer B. a means C. a solution D. a method
43. Your plan is excellent in ____, but would it succeed in practice?
A. imagination B. theory C. science D. contrast
44. Bill Gates _____ most of the profits from his business to various charities after his success.
A. discharged B. designated C. distributed D. donated
45. She makes $2000 a month as a teacher, and she has still another ____ of income
A. origin B. source C. resources D. method
46. He caught a severe disease and it _____ him memory.
A. effected B. impressed C. affected D. hurt
47. It is said that he was appointed as the _____ chairman of the association, but I think it is incredible.
A. honorable B. honor C. honorary D. honored
48. I’m very _____ after hard working for a day.
A. exhaustive B. exhausted C. exhausting D. exhaust
49. We tried to discourage him______ the mountain without a guide.
A. to climb B. not to climb C. from climbing D. from not climbing
50. Mike will _____ the position after the general manager retires.
A. take in B. take away C. take up D. take over
51. They went on working _____ the heavy rain.
A. although B. in spite of C. even if D. instead of
52. You should fill the application form ____ before you send it back to the company.
A. regularly B. properly C. finally D. previously
53. The retired workers in China are ____ free medical care.
A. entitled to B. involved in C. associated to D. assigned to
54. Jack has a lot of money _____ for a trip to Japan.
A. put down B. put aside C. put up D. put forward
55. The workers ______ though it was very hot.
A. carried out B. carried off C. carried through D. carried on
56. We should never _____ our hope for a comfortable life in the future.
A. give up B. give away C. give off D. give in
57. The teacher, together with several students, ____ working in the fields at this time last week.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
58. Whether we’ll go to London for a holiday or not ______ the weather.
A. depends on B. depend on C. depended on D. is depending on
59. ______ the top of Mt. Dashu, Hefei looks beautiful in the night.
A. Seen from B. seeing from C. Noticed by D. Looking from
60. I don’t believe that her son has the ability to go to university to study, ______ ?
A. does he B. do you C. doesn’t she D. doesn’t he
61. You never told me why you didn’t come to my birthday party, _______?
A. don’t you B. did you C. didn’t you D. had you
62. We insisted at the meeting that Mr. Pop ____ the chairman of the committee.
A. would be B. to be C. be D. was
63 The laid-off worker doesn’t know where to find a job, _______.
A. nor does he want to B. doesn’t he want to also
C. he doesn’t want to neither D. neither he doesn’t
64. My sister went to a party last night, and ______ didn’t prepare for the lecture.
A. so that B. afterwards C. therefore D. instead
65. It was so noisy in the class that the professor couldn’t make himself ______.
A. heard B. hearing C. to hear D. being heard
66. He would still hold on to his opinion, ____ all the world were against him.
A. but B. although C. however D. and
67.The student was so excited _____ he couldn’t even speak a word.
A. when B. when C. because D. that
68. Bob was caught in a car accident yesterday. He ____ so fast.
A. shouldn’t have driven B. shouldn’t drive
C. would have driven D. should have driven
69. Jack is said ____ abroad now, but I don’t know which country he is studying in.
A. having studied B. to be studying
C. having been studied D. to study
70. It is many years since women _____ to vote in the US.
A. was allowing B. allowed C. were allowed D. had been allowed
71. We have been waiting for you for a long time. You ____ in advance you would be late.
A. should tell B. should have told
C. must have told D. may tell
72. He asked me whether smaller oranges are sweeter than bigger _____.
A. one B. those C. ones D. /
73. This team ____ of only 10 experts, yet they’ve made lots of inventions in the past three years.
A. constitutes B. consists C. forms D. threatens
74. It is necessary that everybody _______ be present at the meeting on time.
A．can B．may C． must D．should
75. The classroom is empty, the students _____ to the play ground.
A. must have gone B. should have gone
C. ought to have gone D. need to have gone
Part Four Cloze Test ( 10 points )
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A. B. C and D. choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
The United states designed highways to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 76 these wide modern roads are generally smooth and well maintained, with 77 sharp curves and many straight sections, a direct route is not always the most 78 one. These highways generally connect large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 79 traffic during rush hours, 80 the “fast, direct ” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is almost always another route to take if you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 81 new “superhighways” there are often older, 82 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 83 of these are good lane roads; others are uneven roads curving through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slope, along hilly 84 or down frightening hillsides to towns lying in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 85 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a chance to get fresh, clean view of the world.
76. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
77. A. little B. few C. much D. many
78. A. terrible B. possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
79. A. heavy B. large C. light D. fast
80. A. when B. for C. but D. that
81. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
82. A. and B. less C. more D. or
83. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
84. A. rocks B. roads C. cliffs D. paths
85. A. there B. where C. when D. which
Paper Two 试卷二 ( 30 minutes)
Part Five Writing ( 15 points)
Directions（提示）: You are to write in 100-120 words about the title（标题） “Short Message” . You should base（以…作基础）your composition（作文） on the outline（提纲） given in Chinese below:
1. 短信的优点；
2. 短信的缺点；
3. 我的看法---
参考答案
1-5 CBBCA 6-10BCABD 11-15 CBCDA
16-20ACBDD 21-25 DBCAB 26-30 ABDDB31-35 BDACB
36-40 BADAA 41-45 ACBDB 46-50 CCBCD 51-55 BBABD 56-60 ACAAA
61-65 BCACA 66-70 BD ABC 71-75 BCBDA
76-85 ABCAA ABDCB
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