2009年安徽專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. Will you speak louder so as make people______you?

A．to hear
B．heard
C．hearing
D．hear

1. The car industry can"t survive______the government help.

A．without
B．with
C．besides
D．except

2. I had considerable difficulty______her to go out for a drink with me.

A．to persuade
B．to have persuaded
C．persuade
D．persuading

3. Mr. Black, our new English teacher, is strict______kind.

A．or
B．but
C．with
D．a(chǎn)s well

4. ______ China Today is a good way of improving our English.

A．Having read
B．Have read
C．Reading
D．Read

5. If I______you, I wouldn"t miss the chance tomorrow morning.

A．be
B．will be
C．a(chǎn)m
D．were

6. Those who want to attend the meeting should ______ the form.

A．fill in
B．fill up
C．fill with
D．fill of

7. After______ for the job, the interviewees will be required to take a health check.

A．to interview
B．being interviewed
C．interviewing
D．having interviewed

8. Compared______ our small flat, Bill"s house seemed like a palace.

A．in
B．for
C．with
D．a(chǎn)s

9. —Each of the hard-working students______to go to college.—So do we.

A．hope
B．hoping
C．hoped
D．hopes

10. He says______clearly______ beginners understand most of his words.

A．such; that
B．so; that
C．such a; that
D．so a; that

11. Language is a tool, ______people communicate with each other.

A．by all means
B．by means of
C．by means of which
D．by means of that

12. Julia didn"t have enough clothes______ a week.

A．to last
B．last
C．lasted
D．last for

13. He is pleased ______ what you have given him.

A．of
B．to
C．with
D．in

14. Scarcely had he fallen______when a knock at the door awakened him.

A．sleeping
B．a(chǎn)sleep
C．sleepy
D．sleeper

15. It is strongly recommended that teachers______ computers in their teaching.

A．will use
B．shall use
C．use
D．used

16. The more careful they are, ______.

A．the less mistakes will they make
B．the less mistakes they" 11 make
C．the fewer mistakes will they make
D．the fewer mistakes they" 11 make

17. John will get the money from his aunt______her death.

A．with the help of
B．in the event of
C．a(chǎn)ccording to
D．in face of

18. We didn"t know what to do______the money had gone.

A．once
B．whether
C．though
D．then

19. —Mr. Jiang, long time no see. How are you? —Fine, thanks. How are you______your teaching?

A．getting well with
B．getting across
C．getting together
D．getting on with

20. Some people think______ more about their rights than about their responsibilities.

A．much
B．too
C．less
D．very

21. There are______ as many houses in this area as there used to be.

A．two
B．twice
C．second
D．secondly

22. Columbus and his crew______from Europe in 14

A．set out
B．put out
C．ruled out
D．sorted out

23. ______the kids have left home, we"ve got a lot of extra space.

A．Since
B．Now that
C．Even if
D．Even so

24. We"ve asked the neighbors to______the house for us while we are away.

A．have an eye to
B．keep an eye on
C．have an eye for
D．keep an eye open

25. The hotel is going to be______ into a nursing home.

A．controlled
B．confirmed
C．consumed
D．converted

26. The young man______ in this company since he graduated from Madison College five years ago.

A．was working
B．has been working
C．works
D．worked

27. The college offers so many courses; the students haven"t decided______.

A．where to choose
B．whom to choose
C．which to choose
D．why to choose

28. He said he"d phone you______he got home.

A．for a while
B．a(chǎn)fter a while
C．a(chǎn)t moment
D．the moment

29. With a good ______ of both Chinese and English, Miss Lin was assigned to be the tour guide for the American visitors.

A．command1
B．interest
C．result
D．impression

二、2.Cloze

1.A college or university"s international student office is a good place【31】getting to know the school and the country. Let"s【32】support services for international students in the United States. Our example is the University of Southern California ( U. S. C. ) , 【33】has had the most interriational students in American colleges or universities【34】the past seven years. U. S. C. "s Office of International Services says【35】students this years is about seven thousand five hundred.
  The Office helps【36】student life at the university. It also organizes programs to help foreign【37】feel more relaxed in their new surroundings. Most American colleges and universities have a similar【38】that helps international students. These offices look for ways to get students【39】in school life and make【40】friends. Their job is not always easy. International students often want to【41】their free time with friends from their own countries. The office at U. S. C.【42】assists family members who come to the United States with international students. The family members can take English classes and go on trips to places【43】museums.
  India, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada【44】the most students to the United States during the last school【45】. Next came Taiwan, Mexico, and Thailand.
(31)

A．to start
B．starts
C．to stop
D．stops

2.(32)

A．talk
B．to talk
C．talk about
D．to talk about

3.(33)

A．that
B．who
C．whose
D．which

4.(34)

A．a(chǎn)s
B．for
C．to
D．a(chǎn)t

5.(35)

A．the number of
B．a(chǎn) number of
C．a(chǎn) lot of
D．a(chǎn) great deal of

6.(36)

A．express
B．expressing
C．explain
D．explaining

7.(37)

A．college
B．colleges
C．student
D．students

8.(38)

A．branch
B．office
C．department
D．organization

9.(39)

A．consisted
B．consisting
C．involved
D．involving

10.(40)

A．rich
B．poor
C．old
D．new

11.(41)

A．cost
B．spend
C．take
D．save

12.(42)

A．a(chǎn)lso
B．yet
C．a(chǎn)lready
D．thus

13.(43)

A．unlikely
B．unlike
C．like
D．likely

14.(44)

A．sent
B．took
C．brought
D．carried

15.(45)

A．month
B．year
C．week
D．day

三、3.

1.Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.
  If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set clock back; traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.
  If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the International Date Line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow.

Strange things happen to time when you travel because______.

A．no day really has twenty-four hours
B．the earth is divided into time zones
C．time zones are not all the same size
D．no one knows where time zones begin

2.
The time difference between two neighboring zones is______.

A．one day
B．twenty-five hours
C．one hour
D．twenty-three hours

3.
According to paragraph 2, it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean______.

A．is one time zone
B．is divided into five time zones
C．is divided into twenty-four time zones
D．cannot be crossed in five days

4.
If you cross the Atlantic ocean going east, you set your clock______.

A．a(chǎn)head one hour in each new time zone
B．a(chǎn)head one hour for the whole trip
C．back one hour in each new time zone
D．back one hour for the whole trip

5.
The International Date Line is the name for______.

A．the beginning of any new time zone
B．a(chǎn)ny point where time changes by one hour
C．the point where a new day starts
D．a(chǎn)ny time zone in the Pacific Ocean

7.Today almost 70% of the electrical power we use comes from power plants that use fossil fuels (礦物燃料) to make electricity. Fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, are burned to make electricity. Burning fossil fuels releases pollution and carbon dioxide gas ( C02 ) into the air. The more fossil fuels we burn, the warmer the air around Earth gets. So building fossil fuel plants is not always the best answer.
  Actually, there are other ways to make electricity without burning fossil fuels. People have been using the power of wind for centuries. Wind power won"t solve all our energy problems, but it can help meet some of the demands in certain places. Since the late 1800s, scientists have been working to turn the sun"s energy into electricity by using solar cells (太陽能電池). The problem is, solar cells are very expensive. Another way to make electricity is to use nuclear energy. It has been used for more than 50 years. Today about 10 percent of all the electricity used in the U. S. A. comes from this source.
  Although nuclear power doesn"t pollute the air as the burning of fossil fuels does, there is a major drawback . The waste products from nuclear power plants are dangerous and must be stored in safe places. Many people are concerned about the safety of nuclear power.

The best title for this passage may be ______.

A．The Importance of Electricity
B．The Pollution of Making Electricity from Fossil Fuels
C．The Advantage of Using Nuclear Energy
D．Means of Making Electrical Power

8.
Which energy has damage to us according to the passage?

A．Wind power.
B．Fossil fuels.
C．Solar power.
D．Water power.

9.
We can infer from the passage that______.

A．burning fossil fuels to make electricity is widely used
B．wind power is a widespread way to make electricity
C．energy problems will soon be solved
D．nuclear energy will solve all the energy problems we are facing

10.
What does the underlined word "drawback" (in Para. 3)mean?

A．effect
B．a(chǎn)dvantage
C．disadvantage
D．concern

11.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Fossil fuels should be encouraged to use to make electricity.
B．All the areas could use wind power.
C．Solar energy costs the most.
D．Using nuclear energy will not produce negative effect.

13.A new study by the Development of Health in Taiwan shows that more than half of the adult population in Taiwar lacks an understanding of health problems.More than 2, 000 adults took part in the survey to find out about their knowledge of diet, health-care, disease control and medicine. Surprisingly, only 51% of the people surveyed understand that common cold has no cure, and taking medicine is absolutely no use at all. The problem is made worse by doctors who give their patients large doses of useless drugs. More than two - thirds believe that it is only the nicotine in cigarettes rather than the other chemicals that causes cancer. These people believe that if they smoke "light" cigarettes with less nicotine, they will not get cancer. Since 26 percent of Taiwanese adults smoke, such a misunderstanding will lead to more illness, suffering, and early death.
  But the outlook for health education in Taiwan is not all negative. The survey concludes that younger Taiwanese have a better understanding of health concerns than their parents, while senior citizens have the least understanding among the three age groups.

The purpose of the survey is to find out______.

A．why people neglect their health
B．what people know about health
C．when to provide health education
D．who is more likely to become ill

14.
Which of the following is TRUE about medicines for cold?

A．They can cure common cold.
B．Doctors often discourage the patients from taking them.
C．About 51% of the patients take them.
D．Some Taiwanese take them unnecessarily.

15.
According to the survey, most Taiwanese believe that______.

A．only nicotine leads to cancer
B．few people will get cancer
C．light cigarettes make people healthy
D．other chemicals besides nicotine cause cancer

16.
About______of Taiwanese adults smoke.

A．one-third
B．two-thirds
C．a(chǎn) half
D．a(chǎn) quarter

17.
The survey shows that______have the best understanding of health concerns.

A．senior citizens
B．middle-aged citizens
C．younger Taiwanese
D．Taiwanese smokers

19.Dear Mr. Robert,
  Although we sent you your goods on time, we have waited nearly two months for you to pay the balance of $ 5000, which is over due. When you ordered the shipment of computers, you requested that we send you the entire order no later than June 1 , and we shipped the goods by air freight on May 25.
  As you agreed in our original credit arrangement (賒賬協(xié)議) , payment was due in 30 days, on June 30. Yet, as it is already August 26, we still have not received your payment. In fact, we have not received any answer to the notice we sent to remind you that the payment was due.
  We regret to say that if we cannot receive your payment by September 15 , we will be forced to ask our lawyer to take measures and collect it through legal procedures.
                                    Yours faithfully,
                                     Adam Smith
                                 The Western Company

What"s the purpose of the letter? To urge the buyer to______.

20.
When was the buyer supposed to pay for the order according to the agreement? On______.

21.
How did the Western Company deliver the goods? The goods were delivered by______.

22.
If this letter won"t work, what is the Western Company going to do? The company will settle the matter through______.

23.
What"s the deadline set by the seller for the buyer to make the payment? It"s______.

四、4.

Section A
Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. Sound travels four times faster in water than in the air.

1. It was not until you told me about it yesterday that I realized my mistake.

2. China will be the largest market for automobiles if its economy continues to grow.

3. I find it hard to leave the land where I have lived for 30 years and where there are sweet memories of my childhood.

五、5.

Section B
Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English.

0. 我反復嘗試，終于得到了一份工作。

1. 沒過多久，房子外面就聚集了很多人。

2. 這家工廠里的所有機器都是中國制造的。

3. 我不滿意那家旅館的服務(wù)，因此要向旅館經(jīng)理投訴。

六、6.Writing

0. Write on ONE of the following two topics. You are supposed to follow the instructions given below.
1．按照適當?shù)母袷?，就下述?nèi)容寫一封英文電子郵件。
假設(shè)你是英語系秘書李冬，請你給Jackson教授發(fā)一封電子郵件，邀請他為英語系學生作一次關(guān)于英語
學習的講座。
(1)發(fā)件人：lidong@yahoo.com
(2)收件人：jackson@hotmail.com
(3)主題：邀請
(4)郵件內(nèi)容必須包括：
發(fā)出邀請
講座目的：提高學生英語寫作能力
講座時間：4月12日星期日下午2：00
講座地點：英語系會議室
請求答復
注意：E—mail的內(nèi)容要按段落書寫，不得逐條羅列。
Sender：lidong@yahoo.com
Receiver：jackson@hotmail.com
Topic：Invitation
2．寫一篇題為“Should Private Cars Be Encouraged in China? ”的作文，要求分三段，100個單詞左右，內(nèi)容包括：
(1)有人認為應鼓勵中國私家車的發(fā)展；
(2)有人認為私家車的普及造成了許多問題；
(3)說明你的觀點。