2010年北京高職升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. Well, I would rather your sister______tomorrow than today.

A．will come
B．comes
C．came
D．come

1. The doctor will not perform. the operation______it is absolutely necessary.

A．if
B．unless
C．when
D．a(chǎn)s

2. Michael doesn"t know what to______at the university; he can"t make up his mind abort his future.

A．take up
B．take over
C．take in
D．take down

3. ______tomorrow"s lessons, I have no time to go out with you.

A．Not preparing
B．Not to prepare
C．Not being prepared
D．Not having prepared

4. This was the first time______I had serious trouble with my boss.

A．since
B．that
C．which
D．when

5. The students,______at the way the questions were put, didn"t know the answers to them.

A．surprise
B．surprising
C．having surprised
D．surprised

6. All the students finished the test______the given time.

A．a(chǎn)t
B．by
C．till
D．within

7. Children need many things, but______they need love.

A．a(chǎn)fter all
B．a(chǎn)bove all
C．a(chǎn)t all
D．a(chǎn)t best

8. Environmental groups intend to______the pressure until the government changes the law.

A．make up
B．pick up
C．keep up
D．bring up

9. It is essential that people______enough vitamins every day.

A．have
B．had
C．must have
D．will have

10. ______is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.

A．As
B．Which
C．What
D．While

11. Clothing made of man-made fibers has certain advantages over______made of natural fibers like cotton, wool or silk.

A．one
B．that
C．which
D．what

12. —I have just had my watch repaired.—How much did they______you for that?

A．cost
B．charge
C．spend
D．take

13. Cars play an important role in modern life, but they______also cause many problems like air pollution.

A．can
B．should
C．would
D．need

14. He got to the station early______missing the train.

A．instead of
B．in case of
C．for fear of
D．in addition to

二、2.Reading Comprehension

1. This passage is mainly about______.

A．a(chǎn)ccommodation
B．entertainment
C．telecommunication
D．transportation

2. If you miss the bus on the city loop at 9:00 a.m., you have to wait______minutes before you can catch the next one.

A．30
B．35
C．45
D．60

3. According to the passage, a total distance of 6 kilometers by taxi will cost you______.

A．SGD 19.2
B．SGD 20.8
C．SGD21.2
D．SGD 21.6

4. The SIA Hop-on on the city loop operates daily between______.

A．6:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
B．6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight
C．9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
D．10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

6. What did the author do to make a living?

A．Delivering goods.
B．Driving a taxi.
C．Taking people to the airport.
D．Working in a store.

7. The author did not want to do what the manager told him to because______.

A．he was afraid he could not get the money back
B．he didn"t want to go to such a neighbourhood
C．he didn"t know the man he was working for
D．he was waiting for someone from the airport

8. Finally the author went to the man because______.

A．the manager would pay him
B．the man was a regular customer
C．the man was a soldier from World War II
D．the manager would get his taxi back if he didn"t go

9. What do we know about the writer after reading this passage?

A．He always obeyed his boss.
B．He liked to prejudge other people.
C．He wanted to make friends with the man.
D．He would like to show his respect to heroes.

11. The word "soaring" in Paragraph 1 most probably means______.

A．becoming worse
B．rising rapidly
C．remaining unchanged
D．improving fast

12. The unemployment rate among college graduates is nearly______.

A．4.3%
B．10%
C．0.22
D．0.2

13. Compared with other places, one place graduates can look for work is______.

A．Catholic University
B．National Association
C．the U.S. government
D．Wall Street

14. According to the last paragraph, what attitude does Blake Taylor hold towards job hunting?

A．Reluctant.
B．Indifferent.
C．Curious.
D．Confident.

16. What is the feature of a typical conversation between Americans?

A．Concise and direct.
B．Long but polite.
C．Friendly and quick.
D．Slow but witty.

17. By comparing a conversation between two Americans to a table tennis game, the German observer means that______.

A．Americans enjoy talking as well as watching table tennis games
B．Americans like to take short turns in a conversation
C．Americans get excited easily in a conversation
D．Americans talk with great emotion

18. Americans______when they talk with Arabs.

A．pay enough attention
B．may lose their patience
C．speak more than a few sentences
D．will get to the point

19. According to this passage, Americans have a low opinion of people who______.

A．do not talk as much as possible
B．do not pay attention to the speaker
C．like to ask about other people"s health
D．bring too many ritual greetings into a conversation

21. The passage is meant to______.

A．introduce effective ways to improve memory
B．emphasize the importance of exercising the brain
C．a(chǎn)nalyze the difference between different age groups in the loss of memory
D．reveal the decrease in mental ability of the young adults as well as the older adults

22. According to a recent American study, people start losing their mental ability______.

A．in their early teens
B．in their mid-sixties
C．in their mid-twenties
D．in their early thirties

23. With regard to memory reduction, young adults differ from older adults in that______.

A．they lose their memory at a slower rate
B．their brains can store much more information
C．they rarely realize they have memory problems
D．they are more likely to remember false information

24. It can be inferred from what Denis Park says that______.

A．mental performance can be improved
B．mental ability is determined entirely by brain structure
C．people of different ages use different parts of the brain for memorizing
D．different parts of the brain are responsible for different mental activities

三、3.Cloze

1.There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to【36】their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be【37】for tieir own education. Some students do badly in a【38】classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be【39】in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules.
  But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good【40】of open education. For many students it is【41】to have some rules in the classroom.【42】a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that many teachers do not believe in open education. You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been【43】You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but【44】not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are【45】to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.
(36)

A．develop
B．express
C．grow
D．remain

2.(37)

A．liable
B．qualified
C．responsible
D．suitable

3.(38)

A．normal
B．special
C．traditional
D．virtual

4.(39)

A．cleverer
B．happier
C．reluctant
D．slower

5.(40)

A．balance
B．peace
C．turn
D．use

6.(41)

A．doubtful
B．important
C．inevitable
D．possible

7.(42)

A．Even
B．Only
C．Still
D．Though

8.(43)

A．explained
B．implied
C．neglected
D．proved

9.(44)

A．by the way
B．in addition
C．of course
D．once in a while

10.(45)

A．disappointed
B．frustrated
C．inspired
D．pleased

四、4.Word Formation

0. It is______(legal) for average citizens in China to own a gun.

1. Food______(short) is no longer a problem in the village as the people there have got a rich harvest this year.

2. Please don"t______(hesitant) to tell me if you are in trouble.

3. Would you please make an______(appoint) with the dentist for me by phone?

4. After a medical examination, the doctor gave me a______(favor) report on my health.

5. In the middle of the square stands a Christmas tree______(decorate) with colored lights and glass balls.

6. The traffic accident resulted from his______(care).

7. These flowers are extremely______(attract) in winter.

8. You can communicate with your boss even when you strongly______(agree).

9. You"ll just have to be______(patience) and wait.

五、5.Translation

0. Now you have to come down to earth; it"s high time you got to something practical.

1. There is an increasing demand for cars which are more economical on fuel.

2. It was the dry season and everything was ready to catch fire.

3. We haven"t the resources to do the work ourselves, so we"ll put it out to contract.

4. There are still some doubts on the part of the employers.

六、6.Writing

0.   This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet.
  假設(shè)你是李明，在黃海大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)，你的新西蘭筆友Nick將于五月來北京旅游。特來信詢問有關(guān)旅游景點(diǎn)的情況。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下表所提供的要點(diǎn)，寫一封回信，并表示盼望他的到來。