2010年河南專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. The fire must have______after the shop was closed.

A．broken out
B．broken down
C．broken in
D．broken through

1. He is______join the array.

A．too young to
B．enough young to
C．very young to
D．young enough to

2. Finally he got time for a glance______this report.

A．off
B．round
C．on
D．a(chǎn)t

3. Your idea seems to be good but it isn"t______.

A．practical
B．possible
C．plentiful
D．precious

4. He enjoys______pop music while I prefer classical music.

A．to listen to
B．to listen
C．listening
D．listening to

5. When the little girl awoke, she found herself______by a group of soldiers.

A．surround
B．be surrounded
C．being surrounded
D．being surrounding

6. The manager lost his______just because his secretary was ten minutes late.

A．mood
B．temper
C．mind
D．passion

7. There are several characteristics of the textbook______attention.

A．worthwhile
B．worth of
C．worthy
D．worthy of

8. The new building______all the other buildings in the town.

A．dwarfs
B．distorts
C．deserts
D．depresses

9. I passed the test. I______it without your help.

A．would not pass
B．wouldn"t have passed
C．didn"t pass
D．had not passed

10. The Internet has brought______big changes in the way we work.

A．a(chǎn)bout
B．out
C．back
D．up

11. The father writes in his will that every son and daughter______a share of his property.

A．has
B．to have
C．having
D．have

12. He hurried to the hospital, only______his father had just died.

A．to tell
B．to be told
C．telling
D．told

13. ______tomorrow, he would be able to see the opening ceremony.

A．Would he come
B．If he comes
C．Was he coming
D．Were he to come

14. The speaker could hardly find safe ground______his arguments.

A．on which to base
B．to base on
C．on the base
D．which to base on

15. He is a man who is always______fault with other people.

A．putting
B．seeking
C．finding
D．looking for

16. The factory had to______a number of employees because of the economic crisis in the country.

A．lay out
B．lay off
C．lay aside
D．lay down

17. Would you spare some time to have a chat with me______a cup of coffee?

A．for
B．with
C．during
D．over

18. Ten days ago the young man______his boss______his intention to resign.

A．informed; of
B．informed; on
C．informed; in
D．informed; to

19. It is necessary that he______the task by the end of next week.

A．fulfill
B．will fulfill
C．will have fulfilled
D．fulfills

20. It is impossible for so______workers to do so______work in a single day.

A．few; much
B．few; many
C．little; much
D．little; many

21. No further discussions______, the meeting was brought to an end.

A．a(chǎn)rose
B．a(chǎn)rising
C．to arise
D．be arisen

22. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James"s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, ______are horrible and frightening.

A．most of them
B．most of which
C．most of that
D．most of what

23. He is a pleasant fellow to______.

A．work
B．work with
C．be working
D．be worked

24. On his way to the airport, it______to him that he had forgotten to take his passport.

A．happened
B．occurred
C．reflected
D．took place

25. Orlando, a city in Florida, ______for its main attraction, Magic Kingdom.

A．which is well known
B．being well known
C．well known
D．is well known

26. ______, he couldn"t earn enough to support the family.

A．Hard as he worked
B．As he worked hard
C．As hard he worked
D．Hard as did he work

27. I used______on the left in England, but I soon got used______ on the right in China.

A．to driving; to drive
B．to drive; to driving
C．to drive; to drive
D．to driving; to driving

28. Can machines perform. the same tasks______?

A．that man does
B．what man does
C．how man does
D．a(chǎn)s man does

29. ______that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.

A．During the I960"s
B．It was in the I960"s
C．That it was in the I960"s
D．It was the I960"s

30. It"s no use______with him since he has made up his mind.

A．to argue
B．a(chǎn)rguing
C．to be argued
D．a(chǎn)rgued

31. The more he tried to please her, ______she seemed to appreciate it.

A．less
B．lesser
C．the less
D．the lesser

32. The information technology has greatly______people"s life.

A．a(chǎn)ffected
B．effect
C．impact
D．infected

33. Having a good command of English is______an easy thing.

A．by all means
B．by any means
C．by every means
D．by no means

34. My mobile phone isn"t working. It______.

A．needs being repaired
B．needs repairing
C．needs to repair
D．needs repaired

35. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but______the police.

A．called in
B．calling in
C．call in
D．to call in

36. He never______to his customers in his business except occasionally for some special reasons. This time he cut the price by half, which really shocked me.

A．leaked
B．drew
C．quoted
D．yielded

37. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ______ which a price change will influence supply and demand.

A．from
B．with
C．to
D．for

38. Undergraduate students______the rare books in the school library.

A．have access for
B．keep access in
C．keep access on
D．have access to

39. ______sat down______the phone rang.

A．No sooner had he; than
B．No sooner he had; than
C．No sooner had he; when
D．No sooner he had; when

二、2.Cloze

1.What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one【41】there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it.【42】two speakers speak in exactly the same【43】. We can always hear differences【44】them, and the pronunciation of English【45】a great deal in different geographical【46】How do we decide what sort of English to use as a【47】? This is not a question that can be【48】in the same way for all foreign learners of English.【49】you live in a part of the world【50】India, where there is a long【51】of speaking English for general communication purpose, you should select to【52】a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be mistake in these【53】to use as a model BBC English or【54】of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country【55】there is no traditional【56】of English, you must take as your model some forms of【57】English pronunciation. It does not【58】very much which form. you choose. The most【59】way is to take as your model the sort of English you can【60】most often.
(41)

A．meaning
B．case
C．sense
D．situation

2.(42)

A．Not
B．None
C．Nor
D．No

3.(43)

A．way
B．form
C．sort
D．type

4.(44)

A．of
B．a(chǎn)mong
C．between
D．from

5.(45)

A．varies
B．changes
C．shifts
D．a(chǎn)lters

6.(46)

A．spaces
B．parts
C．countries
D．a(chǎn)reas

7.(47)

A．guide
B．model
C．symbol
D．direction

8.(48)

A．given
B．a(chǎn)nswered
C．satisfied
D．responded

9.(49)

A．Because
B．When
C．Whether
D．If

10.(50)

A．on
B．in
C．a(chǎn)s
D．near

11.(51)

A．tradition
B．use
C．custom
D．habit

12.(52)

A．seize
B．a(chǎn)cquire
C．have
D．hold

13.(53)

A．a(chǎn)ctions
B．decisions
C．combinations
D．circumstances

14.(54)

A．everything
B．nothing
C．things
D．a(chǎn)nything

15.(55)

A．which
B．that
C．where
D．wherever

16.(56)

A．use
B．used
C．useful
D．usefulness

17.(57)

A．domestic
B．practical
C．national
D．new

18.(58)

A．matter
B．a(chǎn)ffect
C．trouble
D．care

19.(59)

A．ordinary
B．sensitive
C．effective
D．careful

20.(60)

A．listen
B．find
C．notice
D．hear

三、3.

1.Thousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano broke out. The hot liquid got higher and higher and spread wider and wider. In this way, an island rose up in the sea.
  As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces. Sea waves hit against the rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being.
  Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little living things there. Only plants could grow first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the soil, water and air. While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider made its web uselessly, because there were no insects (昆蟲) for its web to catch. Insects couldn"t stay until there were plants for them to eat. So plants had to be the first life on this new island.

The passage centers on______.

A．how an undersea volcano broke out
B．how an island rose up in the sea
C．how soil was formed on a new island
D．how life began on a volcano-produced island

2.
According to the passage, the island got its first soil from______.

A．sea waves
B．the sand brought by the wind
C．its own rock
D．cool rains

3.
The word "naked" (in para. 3) could be replaced by which of the following?

A．Red.
B．New.
C．Old.
D．Bare.

4.
The order of coming into being on the island is______.

A．soil, plants and animals
B．soil, little creatures and plants
C．soil, birds and plants
D．soil, human beings and animals

5.
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Spiders were the first life that could live on the island.
B．The island is far away from any piece of land.
C．Insects could not live on the island without plants.
D．Plants were brought to the island by human beings.

7.Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. In the nearly sixty two years of his life that followed, he built a literary fame unsurpassed (無法超越)in the twentieth century.
  As a boy he was taught by his father to hunt and fish along the shores and in the forests around Lake Michigan. The Hemingways had a summer house in northern Michigan, and the family would spend the summer months there trying to stay cool. Hemingway would either fish the different streams that ran into the lake, or would take the small boat out to do some fishing there. He would also go squirrel hunting in the woods, discovering early in life the peace to be found while alone in the forest or going through a stream. It was something he could always go back to throughout his life, and though he often found himself living in major cities like Chicago, Toronto and Paris early in his life, once he became successful he chose somewhat isolated places to live in.
  When he wasn"t hunting or fishing his mother taught him the good points of music. She was a skilled singer who once had wished a life on stage, but at last settled down with her husband and spent her time by giving voice and music lessons to local children, including her own. Hemingway was never talented for music and suffered through singing practices and music lessons, however, the musical knowledge he got from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadley"s interest in the piano.

Ernest Hemingway died in______.

A．1969
B．1979
C．1981
D．1961

8.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．His father taught him to fish and hunt when he was a boy.
B．His family had a summer house in northern Michigan.
C．He taught himself music when he was a boy.
D．He also went squirrel hunting in the woods.

9.
After he became successful, Ernest Hemingway______.

A．preferred to stay in big cities
B．chose to live in somewhat isolated places
C．moved his family to Paris
D．killed himself

10.
Being talented in music, Hemingway"s mother once wanted to______.

A．be a music teacher
B．help Hemingway learn music
C．perform. on the stage as a singer
D．marry a rich husband

11.
The passage is most probably from______.

A．a(chǎn) literary biography
B．a(chǎn) science textbook
C．a(chǎn) term paper
D．a(chǎn) personal diary

13.What will man be like in the future—in 5 , 000 or even 50, 000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.
  Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller.
  Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain"s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change tool—the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.
  Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over very long period of time it is likely that man"s eyes will grow stronger.
  On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.
  But what about hair? It will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.
  Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at. This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.

The passage tells us about______.

A．how man"s life will be in the future
B．how future man will look like
C．the fact that man"s organs will function differently in the future
D．the fact that man is growing uglier as time passes

14.
There is evidence that man is changing, ______.

A．he has been growing taller over the past 500 years
B．he has got stronger eyes than he ever had
C．his hair is getting thinner and thinner
D．his limbs are getting weaker because he tends to make less use of them

15.
Man"s forehead will grow larger because______.

A．he will make use of only about 20% of the brain"s capacity
B．the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time
C．he had rather narrow forehead a few hundred years ago
D．he will have to use his brain more and more as time goes on

16.
Future man will probably______.

A．have smaller eyes
B．have larger eyes
C．see better
D．have to wear better glasses

17.
The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he______.

A．will grow stronger
B．never stops changing
C．hopes for a change
D．will live a different life

19.Auctions (拍賣) are public sales of goods, made by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd assembled in the auction room to make offers, or bids, for the various items on sale. He encouraged buyers to bid higher figures, and finally named the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called "knocking down" the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often set on a raised platform. called a rostrum.
  The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning " increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war, these sales were called " sub hash" , meaning " under the spear" , a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth century, goods were often sold "by the candle" ; a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
  Practically all goods whose qualities varied are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, hides, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, spices, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art. The auction rooms at Christie"s and Sotheby"s in London and New York are world famous.
  An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a "lot" , is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in numerical order; he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneer"s services are paid for in the form. of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible.

What does the word "bidder" (in para. 1) mean?

A．A person who sells something.
B．A person who buys something.
C．A person who offers a price.
D．A person who borrows something.

20.
Auctioned goods are sold______.

A．for the highest price offered
B．only at fixed prices
C．a(chǎn)t a price less than their true value
D．cheaply

21.
The end of the bidding is called "knocking down" because______.

A．the auctioneer knocks the buyer down
B．the auctioneer knocks the rostrum down
C．the goods are knocked down onto the table
D．the auctioneer bangs the table with a hammer

22.
A candle used to burn at auction sales______.

A．because they took place at night
B．a(chǎn)s a signal for the crowd to gather
C．to give light to the auctioneer
D．to limit the time when offers could be made

23.
An auction catalogue gives prospective buyers______.

A．the current market values of the goods
B．details of the goods to be sold
C．the order in which goods must be sold
D．free admission to the auction sale

四、4.

Section B
Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English.

0. 長城是中國的歷史文化符號(hào)之一。

1. 無論生活多難，我們都不會(huì)失去信心。

2. 物體離我們越遠(yuǎn)，看起來就越小。

3. 政府已經(jīng)采取積極措施防止空氣污染。

4. 建設(shè)和諧校園的關(guān)鍵在于讓每個(gè)學(xué)生都能積極參與進(jìn)來。

5. A：你好!我叫張明，我在外語系學(xué)習(xí)。你學(xué)的是什么專業(yè)?
B：我學(xué)的是數(shù)學(xué)。英語難學(xué)嗎?
A：難學(xué)，不過很有趣。
B：我很喜歡英國的文化，和我們國家的不一樣。
A：是的。如果想更好地了解英國文化，首先應(yīng)該學(xué)好英語。

五、5.

Section A
Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. Practice should go hand in hand with theory.

1. Closely related to our daily life are goods prices.

2. One who makes no investigation has no right to speak.

3. Individual freedom does not in any way mean that you can do what you like at your free-will.

4. When it came to his amazing achievements, the famous scientist put an emphasis on the importance of creating rather than waiting for opportunities.

5. A: I like this dress. It"s the latest, but the problem is the price, sort of expensive.
B: The price is quite reasonable, Madam.
A: But I" m still wondering if you could possibly give me a discount.
B: It"s already on sale, Madam. But since it fits you so perfectly, 10% off, is that OK?
A: That"s a deal! Thank you and I"d like to pay by credit card.

六、6.Writing

0. For this part, you"re required to write "An Application Letter". You should write at least 120 words, and your composition should be based on the outline given in Chinese below and write your composition on the Answer Sheet.
假定你是北方大學(xué)的學(xué)生劉峰，給上海世博會(huì)組委會(huì)相關(guān)負(fù)責(zé)人王先生寫一封申請(qǐng)函，申請(qǐng)做一名上海世博會(huì)的志愿者。
寫信日期：2010年3月2日
申請(qǐng)函需要包括：
1．個(gè)人信息(年齡、性別及外語能力等)；
2．簡要說明申請(qǐng)志愿者工作的理由；
3．聯(lián)系方式。
Words for reference：
志愿者 volunteer
上海世博會(huì)the Shanghai Expo