2005年專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Phonetics

0.(1)

A．kick
B．April
C．silver
D．inch

1.(2)

A．cycle
B．society
C．city
D．victim

2.(3)

A．near
B．hear
C．pear
D．beard

3.(4)

A．brought
B．ought
C．thought
D．though

4.(5)

A．cofee
B．deed
C．beef
D．seed

二、2.Vocabulary and Structure

Part I  Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

0. It was so late that we ______ had time to catch the train.

A．nearly
B．a(chǎn)lmost
C．hardly
D．simply

1. Have you moved into the new house?--Not yet. the rooms______.

A．a(chǎn)re being painted
B．a(chǎn)re painted
C．a(chǎn)re painting
D．have been painting

2. --Mary won"t go to the concert tonight.--______.

A．So does Peter
B．Neither does Peter
C．So will Peter
D．Neither will Peter

3. You can"t expect her ______ on time if you are late yourself.

A．have been
B．being
C．be
D．to be

4. After the mine accident, the government sent a group of experts to ______ the matter.

A．look into
B．look down upon
C．look through
D．look forward to

5. Had he worked harder, he ______ the exams.

A．must have got through
B．would have got through
C．should get through
D．could get through

6. When he arrived at the airport, Mr. Smith found that he ______ his ticket ir/the office.

A．has left
B．was leaving
C．had left
D．would leave

7. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit people ______ harm them.

A．more than
B．better than
C．other than
D．rather than

8. You never told us why you were absent from the party, ______.

A．weren"t you
B．didn"t you
C．did you
D．Were you

9. --Could you give me some ink?--Sorry, I haven"t ______ left myself.

A．many
B．much
C．few
D．little

10. The film ______ three hours. It is the longest one i have cver seen.

A．lasted
B．stayed
C．finished
D．ended

11. We should be grateful if you would reply at your ______ convenience.

A．early
B．earliest
C．earlier
D．the earliest

12. Nowhere else in the world ______ more beautiful scenery than in Switzerland.

A．you can see
B．you had seen
C．can you see
D．had you seen

13. The little boy won"t go to sleep ______ his mother tells him a story.

A．since
B．when
C．lest
D．unless

14. --They are supposed to arrive at six, but there is still no sign of them.--Something unexpected ______ to them.

A．might happen
B．must have happened
C．would have happened
D．could happen

三、3.Reading Comprehension

Part III  Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.Laura was married for 6 months. Her husband was using drugs. She didn"t want her son or her unborn baby to live that way, but she was afraid to ask her hushand to leave. She left him a note instead. After reading the note, Laura"s husband waited for her to come home and then beat her and her son.
   Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job. She was ashamed to ask for help from the police, courts or women"s shelters. Sometimes her husband was very nice to her. She decided to try harder so her children could have a home and a father. Laura joined a church and told a priest about her problem.
   But her huband kept using drugs and hurting the family. Finally, she told her husband she loved him, but they should live apart for a while. He beat her again. The priest came over to talk to her. He asked the husband to go out for a while. Laura packed up her things and left home with her son. The next day she lost the baby. Her husband went to jail.
   Laura got a lot of help from groups that help women who have been beaten. Now she is in college, has her own apartment and works on special projects at a women"s shelter. "We got out, and it changed life for me and my child. You can do it. You can break the cycle," Laura said.

Laura felt her children shouldn"t live the old way when she was______.

A．pregnant
B．taking drugs
C．just out of work
D．a(chǎn)ttending university

2.
The message Laura left her husband was most likely"______"

A．Do not beat the kid any more
B．Learn to take care of the family
C．Leave me and my children
D．Be a good father

3.
Laura didn’t go to the police or courts because______.

A．she was afraid of being laughed at
B．the priest asked her not to do so
C．her husband was a nice guy
D．she was not well-educated

4.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Laura has two children.
B．Laura never got any job
C．Laurs’s husband got punished
D．Laura got little help from the society.

5.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Husband-Wife Relationship
B．Women"s Rights
C．Laura"s Marriage
D．Family Violence

7.During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the interesting story was reported of a tramp (流浪者) who, apparently though no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Probably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents.
   However ridiculous that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios. Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities, when the shop reopened he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humor as indeed tramps very commonly are.
   Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same. He yielded himself cheerfully, and was taken by the police. Perhaps he had had a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days. Tile judge awarded no compensation (賠償) to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the story revealed in the newspaper and on television Perhaps the judge had a good Christmas, too.

The tramp was locked in the store ______.

A．for 7 days
B．on purpose
C．by accident
D．for security reasons

8.
It can be inferred from the passage that the underlined phrase "dead beat" in paragraph I means ______.

A．a(chǎn)ngry
B．exhausted
C．forgetful
D．careless

9.
Which of the following was uncertain about the tramp after he was locked in the store?

A．He watched TV.
B．He was well fed
C．He had a sound sleep.
D．He had a good drink.

10.
When the tramp was arrested, he ______.

A．was drunk
B．felt he deserved it
C．made no resistance
D．felt himself wronged

11.
The judge didn"t award compensation to the chain store because ______.

A．the store was responsible for what happened
B．the report of the event benefited the store a lot
C．the tramp had stolen nothing of value
D．the tramp was penniless

13.If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research result of Professor Faulkner, who says that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.
   Professor Faulkner wanted to find out why healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and to reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down.
   He set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and occupations.
   Computer technology enabled him to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front andside sections of the brain, which relate to intelligence and emotion, and determine the human character.
   Contraction of front and side parts--as cells die off--was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year-olds.
   Faulkner concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to slow the contraction--using the head.
   The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Faulkner, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White-collar workers doing routine work are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.
   Faulkner"s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. "The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain," he says. "Think hard and engage in conversstion, Don"t rely on pocket calculators."

Professor Faulkner wanted to find out ______.

A．how people"s brains shrink
B．the way of making people live longer
C．the size of certain people"s brains
D．why certain people aged sooner than others

14.
Faulkner"s research findings are based on______.

A．a(chǎn) survey of farmers in northern Japan
B．tests performed on a thousand old people
C．the study of brain volumes of different people
D．the latest development of computer technology

15.
The professor"s tests show that ______.

A．our brains shrink as we grow old
B．the front section of the brain does not shrink
C．seventy-year-olds have better brains than sixty-year-olds
D．brain contraction may vary among people of the same age

16.
The underlined word "subjects" in paragraph 5 means ______.

A．branches of knowledge studied in a school
B．something to be considered
C．persons experimented on
D．citizens in a country

17.
According to the passage, which group of people seem to age slower than the others?

A．Farmers.
B．Lawyers.
C．Clerks.
D．Shop assistants.

19.News has just been received of an air crash in the north of England. The plane, which was on a charter (包租)flight from London to Carlisle, was carrying a party of businessmen on their way to a trade fair. It seems likely that the plane ran into a heavy fog as it was approaching Carlisle and was obliged to circle for some twenty minutes. Everything seemed to be going well. The pilot was in constant radio communication with Ground Control when the engines suddenly cut out and all contact was lost. The plane crashed on the site of the ancient Roman camp at Hadrin" s Hill, a place well known to archaeologists (考古學(xué)家) and tourists.
   So far few details have been reported, but it is feared that at least twenty people lost their lives, among them the pilot, who was killed instantly. The local ambulances and firemen were on the scene within minutes of the crash, but additional help had to be rushed from other areas.
   Mr. Lesilie Collins, one of the survivors, told our reporter, "We passengers noticed the engines were making a funny noise. Of course we couldn"t see anything because of the fog, but the pilot said there was nothing to worry about. The next thing we know, the engines went dead. There was a rushing noise--and after that I don’t remember any more."
   Mr. Collins is now in hospital, being treated for minor injuries. We will be bringing you further news of the crash as we receive it. In the meantime relatives are asked to ring 02-3457211 for information.

The plane was ______.

A．flying some businessmen to London
B．on a regular flight to London
C．returning from a trade fair
D．bound for Carlisle

20.
What happened when the plane was nearing Carlisle?

A．The pilot misread the signals from Ground Control.
B．Ground Control failed to send out right instructions.
C．The pilot got a report of terrible weather.
D．The engines broke down.

21.
According to the passage, the plane crashed at ______.

A．a(chǎn) place in southern England
B．a(chǎn) place of historical interest
C．a(chǎn) military training camp
D．a(chǎn) camp near London

22.
The news report tells us that when the crash occurred ______.

A．the ambulances and firemen arrived quickly
B．none of the passengers was killed
C．no additional help was necessary
D．help was long delayed

23.
From what Mr. Collins said, we can know that he ______.

A．had only an incomplete picture of what happened
B．heard and saw nothing at all
C．talked to the pilot
D．was once a pilot

25.Online distance learning (網(wǎng)上遠(yuǎn)程教育) is an instructional system which connects learners with educational resources. Students work on their own at home, at work, or at school and communicate with faculty and other students by means of e-mail, electronic meetings, videoconferencing, chat rooms, instant messaging and other forms of computer-based communication. There are both advantages and disadvantages to online distance learning.
   There are many benefits to using online distance learning environments. Online education is available all the time, anywhere and to all people. However, there are weaknesses for some learners. The online learner only has the written text and no other face-to-face hints. This may confuse the learner and cause misunderstanding. While distance learning allows for an openness, it is also difficult because it is done by e-mail messages and writing, and therefore may take more time than face-to-face learning. Sometimes the messages can be overwhelming for many online students.
   Universities, colleges and schools use online distance learning environments. These are important for students who may be unable to attend classes for various reasons like illnesses or busy everyday schedules. Some learners just want to further their studies at home. They enjoy the convenience of home learning as they take regular programs or enrichment classes.
   Online courses keep learner very occupied at all hours of the day. There are a great many messages and other online resources to read .and respond to. Most learners have regular jobs or attend regular school classes on ground as well. However, the benefits are clear. Online distance learning is becoming very popular. Some online classes have become a profitable business as they replace regular traditional means of learning.

Which of the following is TRUE of the passage about online distance learning?

A．It has more disadvantages than advantages.
B．It is a learning form. based on internet.
C．It is not available for some students.
D．It has only enrichment classes.

26.
Sometimes online distance learning can be a problem because ______.

A．learners can"t afford it
B．learners get too many hints
C．it involves excessive writing
D．it is not available at the weekend

27.
One of the good aspects of online distance learning is ______.

A．speed
B．convenience
C．easy operation
D．variety of instruction

28.
What kind of students may NOT like online distance learning?

A．Those busy with their schedules.
B．Those in need of further education.
C．Those unable to attend regular classes.
D．Those in favor of face-to-face teaching.

29.
With regular means of learning, the learners have to study ______.

A．a(chǎn)t school
B．on their own
C．a(chǎn)t all hours of the day
D．by means of reading and writing

四、4.Cloze

Part IV  Cloze
Directions: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.I can clearly remember the first time I met Mr. Andrews, my old headmaster,【C1】______that was over twenty years ago. During the war, I was at school in the north of England. As soon as it ended, my family returned to London. There were not enough schools left for children to go to and my father had to go from one school to another, asking them to【C2】______ me as a pupil. I used to go with him but he had such a 【C3】______time trying to persuade people even to see him that I seldom had to do any tests. We had been to all the schools near where we lived, but the more my father argued, the more【C4】______it became. In the end, we went to a school about five miles away from home. The headmaster kept us waiting for【C5】______an hour. While we were waiting, I 【C6】______around at the school building, which was one of those old Victorian structures, completely out of date but still standing. I could hear the boys playing in the playground outside when the headmaster"s secretary finally【C7】______ us into his office. Mr. Andrews spoke to me first. "Why do you want to come here?" he asked. I had been thinking of saying Something about studying but I couldn"t【C8】______remembering the boys outside. "I don"t know anyone in London," I said. "I like to play with the other boys. lke to read a lot of books too," I 【C9】______ "All right," Mr. Andrews said. "We have one place【C10】______ , in fact."
   My two years at that school were among the happiest of my life.

【C1】

A．if
B．despite
C．a(chǎn)lthough
D．since

2.
【C2】

A．take
B．bring
C．treat
D．get

3.
【C3】

A．pleasant
B．hard
C．good
D．bad

4.
【C4】

A．hopeful
B．beneficial
C．complicated
D．impossible

5.
【C5】

A．a(chǎn)t most
B．a(chǎn)t last
C．a(chǎn)t least
D．a(chǎn)t first

6.
【C6】

A．looked
B．turned
C．played
D．ran

7.
【C7】

A．made
B．let
C．sent
D．urged

8.
【C8】

A．enjoy
B．mind
C．stop
D．help

9.
【C9】

A．a(chǎn)rgued
B．protested
C．a(chǎn)dded
D．thought

10.
【C10】

A．empty
B．free
C．blank
D．bare

五、5.Writing

Part VII  Writing

0.

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(2)丟失的時間和地點(diǎn)。
(3)手機(jī)對你的重要性。
(4)希望拾到的人將手機(jī)送還。
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六、6.Daily Conversation

1.A. Thank you        B. It"s my pleasure    
C. By the way        D. No, of course not  
E. Here you are       F. Never mind
G. I"m sorry        H. No way

lodger: I"m terribly sorry that I broke your vase.
Landlady:______

2.
Clerk: Would you sign the register please, Sir?
Mr. Woods: Sure. ______, does my room have a private bath?
Clerk: Certainly. Every room in this hotel has a private bath.

3.
Luke: What a beautiful dress!
Edna: ______. I just got it yesterday.

4.
Fric: Thank you for looking after the cat for me.
Jack: ______. I love cats.

5.
Mary: I"m going shopping.
Oliver: Do you mind if I come with you.
Mary: ______. You can carry my bag for me.