2004年河南專升本公共英語真題及答案

2004年河南省普通高等學校 選拔優(yōu)秀?？粕M入本科階段學習考試試題公共英語PartIVocabularyandStructure（30points）Directions：thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.Shestudiedhardatschoolwhenhewasyoung,_____contributedtosuccessinlaterlife.A.sothat B.therefore C.that D.which2.ayoungwoman,theofficewasempty.A.Butfor B.Exceptfor C.Besides D.Except3.Tomisoneofthosestudentswhofriendly,however,itisveryhardtogetalongwithhim.A.isappearedtobe B.areappearedtobe C.appearstobe D.appeartobe4.Smartheis,hecan’tfindtheanswerquestion.A.like B.as C.that D.how5.,wehadtostayathome.A.Iswasahotday B.Thedaybeinghot C.Whichhaveahotday D.Beingahotday6.,youradviceyesterday,Iwouldhavemissedthetrain.A.HadInottaken B.ifIdidn’ttake C.IfIhaven’ttaken D.providedIdidn’ttake7.Theylikedthearea,buttheycouldnotthetrafficnoise.A.getonwith B.putupwith C.putonwith D.getupwith8.Somepeopleconsidercrueltouseanimalsforexperiment.A.thatit B.it C.itbe D.itbeing9.Iwassurprisedtofindhisarticleonsuchantopicso.A.excited,boring B.exciting,boring C.excited,bored D.exciting,bored10.Thefactisexistsnolifeonthemoon.A.that B.where C.there D.thatthere11.YoucanspeakinfrontofGeorge,butyoucan’teatinhisrestaurant.A.freely,free B.free,freely C.free,free D.freely,freely12.Hisspeechwassointerestingthatitwasconstantlybyapplause.A.interfered B.interrupted C.trouble D.disturbed13.Hehasplannedtosomemoneyeverymonthsothathecanbuyahouseinthefuture.A.setaside B.setup C.setin D.setalong14.Heusedtogetupatsixinthemorning,?A.usedhe B.didhe C.didn’the D.shouldhe15.Theyfoundthelecturehard.A.tobeunderstood B.tounderstand C.forbeingunderstood D.forunderstanding16.Finallytheaccusedconfessedtothegirl.A.kill B.killing C.havekilled D.havingkilled17.BetweenyouandmethatboyofMary’swas.A.asfatasstrong B.fatterthanstronger C.morefatthanstrong D.hasbeenmadefunof18.Tomgotveryangrywhenherealizedhe.A.wasbeingmadefunof B.ismadefunof C.hadmadefunof D.hasbeenmadefunof19.Ivaguelyremembersomethinglikethat.A.thathehadsaid B.himhavingsaid C.hissaying D.himtosay20.Hetriedtomakeupthelosttimestayinguplate.A.with,by B.for,by C.with,with D.for,with21.Youcan’tseethepresidentyou’vemadeanappointmentwithhim.A.when B.if C.unless D.except22.Thespeakerdoesn’tknowhowtohisarguments.A.putaside B.putaway C.putacross D.putdown23.Thepowerofthepeopleinthistownhasbeendecreasingbecausemostyoungpeoplehaveleftforthecities.A.shopping B.purchasing C.enduring D.spending24.Manynewwillbeopenedupinthefuturewithuniversityeducation.A.opportunities B.necessities C.realities D.possibilities25.Itishightimeyoutheproblemcarefullyaboutwhatyouwilldointhefuture.A.arestudied B.muststudy C.studied D.study26.Incasehe,pleasetellme.A.hascome B.willcome C.comes D.wouldcome27.TherearenomedicinesforAcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.A.effect B.effective C.efficient D.efficacy28.Hehadnosoonerfinishedhisspeechhewithdrew.A.than B.that C.when D.an29.Theydonethingsthattheyought.A.nottodo B.nottodone C.nottohavedone D.nothavingdone30.Hewascaughtintherainyesterday,,hefellillthismorning.A.onthecontrary B.incontrast C.inotherwords D.asaresultPartII.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Passage1WhenwesaythatCambridgeisauniversitytownwedonotmeanthatitisatownwithauniversityinit.Auniversitytownisonewherethereisnoclearseparationbetweentheuniversitybuildingsandtherestofthecity.Theuniversityisnotjustonepartofthetown,itisalloverthetown.TheheartofCambridgehasitsshops,restaurants,marketplaceandsoon,butmostofitisuniversity——colleges,libraries,clubsandotherplacesforuniversitystaffandstudents.Thetownwastherefirst.Cambridgebecameacenteroflearninginthethirteenthcentury.Manystudentsweretoopoortoaffordlodgings.Collegeswereopenedsothatstudentscouldlivecheaply.Thiswasthebeginningofthepresentdaycollegesystem.Todaytherearenearlythirtycolleges.Veryfewstudentscannowliveincollegeforthewholeoftheircourse,thenumbersaretoogreat.Manyofthemliveinlodgingsatfirstandmoveintocollegefortheirfinalyear.Buteverystudentisamemberofhiscollegefromthebeginning.Hemusteatanumberofmealsinthecollegehalleachweek.StudentsarenotallowedtokeepcarsinCambridge,sonearlyallofthemusebicycles.Don'ttrytodrivethroughCambridgeduringthefiveminutesbetweenlectures,asyouwillfindcrowdsofpeopleonbicycleshurryinginalldirections.IfyouareinCambridgeatfiveminutestothehouranymorningoftheterm,you'llknowthatyouareinauniversitytown.Stopinsomesafeplace,andwait.31.Cambridgecanbedescribedasuniversitytownbecause________.A.theuniversitybuildingsfitinwellwiththerestofthetownB.thesizeofCambridgeisjustasbigasthetownC.heseparationlinebetweentheuniversityandthetownisnotobviousD.theuniversityislocatedinthetown32.Inthefirstparagraph“butmostofitisuniversity”,“it”refersto________.A.therestofthecity B.thetownC.theheartofCambridge D.theuniversity33.Whichofthefollowingcanbestgivethemainideaofsecondparagraph?A.Cambridgehasalonghistory.B.Manystudentslackedmoney,socollegesweresetupthen.C.Thetownwasbuiltbeforetheuniversity.D.Itwascheaperforstudentstoliveincollegethaninlodgings.34.Itispossibleforthecollegestudentsto________.A.liveincollegefromthebeginning B.keepbothbikesandcarsincollegeC.haveallthemealsoutsidethecollegeeachweek D.liveincollegefortheirfinalyearofthecourse35.PeoplefoundithardtodrivethroughCambridgeatfiveminutestothehourinthemorningbecauseof________.A.thelargenumberstocarsinthestreets B.safetychecksforthecarsatthistimeC.streamsofbikesgoinginalldirections D.thespeedlimitofthecarPassage2Ifyouwanttostayyoungsitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercises,andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamacolleagueatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.“Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatedtointellectandemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.”Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreaking,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfacilities.Contractionoffrontandsideparts——ascellsdieoff——wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereissimpleremedytocontractionnormallyassociatedwithageusingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworkers,busdriversandshopassistants.Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingbrain,”hesays,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators.”36.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout________.A.howtomakepeoplelivelonger B.thesizeofcertainpeoplesbrainsC.whichpeoplearemostintelligent D.whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers37.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A.AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan B.ThestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeopleC.Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople D.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology38.Thedoctorstestsshowthat________.A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC.sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD.somepeoplesbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople39.Theword“subjects”inthesentenceofparagraph5“Contractionoffrontandsideparts——ascellsdieoff——wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.”Means________.A.somethingtobeconsidered B.branchesofknowledgestudiedC.anymemberastateexceptthesupremeruler D.personschosentobestudiedinexperiment40.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthanothers?A.Shopassistants,lawyers,andprofessor B.Farmers,doctorsandfarmersC.Clerks,professorandfarmers D.Lawyers,professoranddoctorsPassage3Whenweturnonatapgetwater,orpressaswitchtogetelectricity,wedonotthinkofallthepipesandwireswhichbringthesemainservicestoourhomes.Thewaterisbroughtfromthewaterworkstoeachstreetbyalargeundergroundpipe——thewaterinthispipeisthenforcedbypressureintothesmallerpipeswhichcarryittostoragetanksattopsofthebuildings.Otherpipesbringthewaterdownfromthestoragetanktothekitchensandbathroomsinthebuilding.Whenthewaterhasbeenused,itistakenawayfromthebuildingbydrainpipes.Thesetakethewastewatertoanotherlargepipeunderroad——themainsewer.Thewastewaterthenflowsalongthesewertothesewageworkswhereitiscleaned.This“clean”wateristhenpouredintotheseaorintoariver,orinsomecountries,sentbacktothewaterworkstobeagain.Electricityisalsobroughttothehousebyamain,inthiscaseacable.Thiscablemaybeundergroundor,incountrydistricts,itmayhangabovegroundonpylons.Thecableisconnectedtoameterinthebuilding.Nearthemeterthereisamasterswitchcancutoffthesupplyofelectricity.Therearealsofuseboxeswhenbetweenthemasterswitchandthewireswhichtaketheelectricitytoeachoftheswitchesinthebuilding.Allthesewires,fusesandswitchesarethe“wiringcircuit”.41.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat________.A.waterandelectricityaretheonlymainservicesinourhousesB.thepipesbringingwatertoourhomesareunimportantC.waterislesssignificantthanelectricityinourhomesD.weareunawareofhowwaterorelectricityisbroughttoourhomes42.Wecallwater,electricityandsewer________.A.wiringcircuit B.pipes,cablesanddrainsC.mainservices D.undergroundservices43.Howiscleanwaterbroughttoourhomes?A.Throughpipesfromthesewageworks B.ThroughundergroundmainpipesC.Throughpipesfromstoragetanks D.Throughsmallpipesundertheroad44.Whathappenstothewastewater?A.Itiskeptinalargestoragetank B.ItisflowsawaythroughdrainstoasewerC.Itflowsawaythroughawatermain D.Itisreturnedtothewaterworks45.Betweenamaincableandthemasterswitchinourhomesis________.A.alightswitch B.apylon C.afusebox D.ameterPassage4Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown,inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother,andthelatertheyagreeduponcertainthingscalledletters,whichwouldbecombinerepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,thenliesintheirassociations——thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarminguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.46.Theoriginoflanguageis________.A.treasurehandeddownformthepast B.amatterthatishiddenorsecretC.aproblemnotyetsolved D.aquestiondifficulttoanswer47.Oneofthereasonswhymeninventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandactionswasthat________.A.theycouldwritethemdown B.theycouldagreeoncertainsingsC.theycouldcommunicatewitheachother D.theycouldcombinethem48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutwords?A.Theycannotbeusedcorrectlybymostpeople. B.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.C.Theyaresimplysoundsandcanbewrittendown. D.Theycannotbeusedtoexpressthoughts.49.Therealpowerofwordsexistsintheir________.A.convenience B.propertiesC.invention D.representativefunction50.Inexpressingtheirthoughts,greatpoetsareableto________.A.moveustoaction B.movementotearsC.moveustosucceed D.movementofightPartIII.Close(20points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare20blanksinthefollowing.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetherightanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforlearningliewiththestudent._51_alongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththe52inthereadingeveniftheydonotdiscussitinclassortakeanexamination.The_53_studentisconsideredtobe_54_whoismotivated(激發(fā));tolearnforthesakeof_55_,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Sometimeshomeworkisreturned_56_briefwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,thestudentsis_57_forlearningthematerialassigned.Whenresearchis_58_,theprofessorexpectsthestudenttotakeitactivelyandtocompleteitwith_59_guidance.Itisthe_60_responsibilitytofindbooks,magazines,andarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplain_61_auniversitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudents,_62_graduatestudents,tobeabletoexhaustthereference_63_inthelibrary.Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,but_64_thattheirstudentsnotbe_65_dependentonthem.IntheUnitedStates,professorshavemanyotherduties_66_teaching,suchasadministrativeorresearchwork._67_thetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideofclassis_68_.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork,thestudent;shouldeither_69_aprofessorduringofficehours_70_makeanappointment.51.A.If B.Although C.Because D.Before52.A.suggestion B.context C.abstract D.information53.A.poor B.ideal C.average D.disappointed54.A.such B.one C.any D.some55.A.fun B.work C.learning D.prize56.A.by B.in C.for D.with57.A.criticized B.innocent C.responsible D.dismissed58.A.collected B.distributed C.assigned D.finished59.A.maximum B.minimum C.possible D.practical60.A.student’s B.professor’s C.assistant’s D.librarian’s61.A.when B.what C.why D.how62.A.particularly B.essentially C.obviously D.rarely63.A.selections B.collections C.sources D.origins64.A.hate B.dislike C.like D.prefer65.A.too B.such C.much D.more66.A.but B.except C.with D.besides67.A.However B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.Nevertheless68.A.plentiful B.limitedC.irregular D.flexible69.A.greet B.annoy C.approach D.attach70.A.or B.and C.to D.butPartIV.Translation(20points)A：TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.71.電腦在我們的日常生活中起著非常重要的作用。72.只要你不斷努力，你遲早會取得成功的。73.由你決定邀請誰來參加下周的聚會。74.這部電影使我回想起了在北京所看到的情景。75.我已經(jīng)習慣了這種生活方式。B：TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.76.Successreliesnotonlyonone'sabilitybutalsoonwillingnesstocooperate.77.Inspiteofallthedifficulties,theyaredeterminedtocarryouttheirpromises.78.Educateamanandyoueducateanindividual.Buteducateawomanandyoueducateawholefamily.79.Scientistshavedonecountlessexperimentstoshowthatpraiseisfarmoreeffectivethancriticisminimprovinghumanbehavior.80.Jimusedtothinkthatthemoretimehespentonhisstudies,thebettergradeshewouldreceive.Butnowhehasrealizedthatitisnotalwaysthecase.PartV.Writing(20points)Directions:ForthispartyouarerequiredtowriteacompositionaboutSmoking.Youshouldwriteatleast100words,andthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphhasbeengiventoyou.SmokingItisalmostknowntoallthatsmokingisbadforpeople’shealth