2003年河南專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

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

A．It was the 1990s
B．That it was in the 1990s
C．It was in the 1990s
D．During the 1990s

1. Mary said that Hemingway was her______writer and that she had read nearly all of his novels.

A．famous
B．popular
C．common
D．favorite

2. She______English since she was a child.

A．learning
B．had learned
C．is learning
D．has been learning

3. Not until ten o" clock______it was too late to return.

A．they realized
B．they did realize
C．did they realize
D．realized they

4. Once a decision is made, it must be firmly______.

A．carried on
B．carried out
C．carried away
D．carried off

5. ______born in Chicago, the writer is most famous for his stories about New York City.

A．Although
B．Since
C．When
D．As

6. The pen I am writing my letter with is different from______.

A．that one
B．one
C．the one
D．the ones

7. Without his wise mother, he______such a successful scientist.

A．would not become
B．should not have become
C．may not have become
D．could not have become

8. ______, we shall go out for a picnic on Sunday.

A．Weather permits
B．Weather permitting
C．With weather permits
D．With weather permitting

9. The color______from yellow through green to black.

A．ranges
B．constitutes
C．composes
D．consists

10. Experiments______that accurate measurements be made.

A．show
B．prove
C．demand
D．head

11. I tried to catch the ball but it was______my reach.

A．beyond
B．besides
C．in addition to
D．a(chǎn)s well as

12. Those scientists were conducting an experiment and expected a good______.

A．effect
B．result
C．consequence
D．a(chǎn)ffect

13. Under heavy gunfire, those cameramen risked their lives to give______battlefield reports.

A．word-for-word
B．face-to-face
C．down-to-earth ,
D．on-the-spot

14. I appreciate______to your birthday party.

A．to be invited
B．to have invited
C．having invited
D．being invited

15. The rain was heavy and______the house was damaged.

A．consequently .
B．constantly
C．consistently
D．continuously

16. When it______school work, the professor will treat his students equally.

A．comes to evaluate
B．comes to evaluating
C．will come to evaluate
D．will come to evaluating

17. ______you will never convince him.

A．However long you argue
B．However you argue long
C．How you argue long
D．How long you argue

18. ______new products have been successfully trial-produced.

A．A great deal
B．A large amount of
C．A plenty of
D．A large number of

19. He has made a discovery, ______of great importance to the progress of science and technology.

A．I think which is
B．which I think is
C．that I think is
D．of which I think it is

20. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills______people each year than automobile accidents.

A．six more times
B．six times more
C．over six times
D．six times

21. What they have done for us can"t be measured in______of money.

A．way
B．means
C．terms
D．place

22. Go and get some water, ______?

A．don"t you
B．shall you
C．can"t you
D．won"t you

23. You must pack plenty of food for the journey, ______, you" 11 need warm clothes, so pack them too.

A．on the whole
B．otherwise
C．however
D．likewise

24. Meat easily______in hot weather.

A．turns badly
B．becomes badly
C．goes bad
D．changes worse

25. 1 couldn"t find______, and so I took this one.

A．a(chǎn) large coat enough
B．a(chǎn) large enough coat
C．a(chǎn)n enough large coat
D．a(chǎn) coat enough large

26. What______would happen if he knew you felt that way?

A．will you think
B．do you think
C．you think
D．you would think

27. It is______impossible to find a good educational computer program in this city.

A．barely
B．merely
C．hardly
D．nearly

28. ______him do this job by himself?

A．Why not let
B．Why not to let
C．Why don"t let
D．Why you not to let

29. Almost______of the population of this country is literate.

A．ninth-tenths
B．nine-tenth
C．nine-tenths
D．ninth-ten

二、2.Cloze

1.Scientists used to explore【31】the surface of the ocean. Now they【32】below the surface, too. They want to know about the ocean water and the【33】and animal life【34】in the ocean.
  In 1934 the scientist William Beebe dived 3 , 000 feet below the surface in a hollow steel ball. In 1935 Auguste Piccard dived 10, 330 feet. In 1960 his son Jean dived to a【35】of 35, 800 feet.
  All these early dives were deep. But the divers could not stay down for very long. They had to【36】the surface after a few seconds. Scientists needed to stay down longer to study life below the surface.【37】, they succeeded. Cousteau, a Frenchman, was able to【38】down to a depth of【36】feet for one month and to a depth of 90 feet for a week.
  Now scientists are developing even【39】equipment. With this new equipment, men can stay【40】the surface for days or【41】weeks. In 1962 Consteau【42】a research station 35 feet below the surface. Then in 1964 he set up another station on the ocean floor of the Red Sea. This was the first undersea station to operate【43】help from the surface.
  Many countries are now studying undersea【44】. The Soviet Union has an undersea laboratory in the Crimean Sea. The United States has a laboratory 50 feet【45】on the ocean floor【46】the Virgin Islands. In 1970 five men lived there for two weeks. Then a【47】of five women scientists stayed in the laboratory.【48】came other teams of men. All were there to explore the ocean depths and【49】plans for the use of its resources. Scientists hope to find enough【50】, vegetable, and animal wealth there to provide food for the whole world.
(31)

A．in
B．to
C．on
D．under

2.(32)

A．explore
B．a(chǎn)re exploring
C．explored
D．will explore

3.(33)

A．plant
B．situation
C．surroundings
D．circumstance

4.(34)

A．deeply
B．normally
C．commonly
D．deep

5.(35)

A．depth
B．range
C．length
D．rate

6.(36)

A．come to
B．come over
C．come across
D．come back up to

7.(37)

A．However
B．Gradually
C．Moreover
D．Though

8.(38)

A．stay
B．remain
C．keep
D．take

9.(39)

A．good
B．well
C．better
D．more

10.(40)

A．below
B．on
C．in
D．to

11.(41)

A．even
B．more
C．several
D．some

12.(42)

A．put up
B．came up
C．made up
D．set up

13.(43)

A．with
B．under
C．for
D．without

14.(44)

A．living
B．situation
C．structure
D．environment

15.(45)

A．below
B．down
C．under
D．deep

16.(46)

A．a(chǎn)way
B．on
C．off
D．to

17.(47)

A．group
B．gang
C．crowd
D．team

18.(48)

A．After
B．Next
C．Later
D．Then

19.(49)

A．make
B．to make
C．making
D．made

20.(50)

A．mineral
B．mine
C．minefield
D．minelayer

三、3.

1.With a tremendous roar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky. Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the earth. Its radio begins to transmit a staggering amount of information about the satellite"s orbital path, the amount of radiation it detects, and the presence of meteorites. Information of all kinds races back to the earth. No human being could possibly copy down all these facts, much less remember and organize them. But an electronic computer can.
  The marvel of the machine age, the electronic computer has been in use only since 1946. It can do simple computations—add, subtract, multiply, and divide—with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It can multiply two 10-digit numbers in 1/1, 000 second, a problem that would take an average person five minutes to do with pencil and paper. Some computers can work 500, 000 times faster than any person can.
  Once it is given a program, that is, a carefully worked-out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language, a computer can gather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from outer space or from the depths of the ocean. In business and industry the computer prepares factory inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer will find out what route to take and what space is available.

Why does the author regard the electronic computer as the marvel of the machine age?

A．Because electronic computers are rare.
B．Because people know little about electronic computers.
C．Because electronic computers can do much more kinds of work that human beings can"t.
D．Because electronic computers have been widely suspected.

2.
Electronic computers were given the name in the beginning just for the simple reason that______.

A．they could do computations
B．they could work much faster than human beings
C．they looked like an abacus
D．they could remember data quickly

3.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Computers began to be used in 1946.
B．Computers can add, subtract, multiply and divide.
C．Computers were widely used during World War II.
D．No human being can work as fast as a computer.

4.
A computer can calculate______.

A．with lightning speed
B．a(chǎn)ccurately
C．with a speed 500, 000 times faster than a person
D．a(chǎn)ll above

5.
In the first sentence of last paragraph, "program" would probably mean______.

A．a(chǎn) performance
B．a(chǎn) show
C．a(chǎn) worked-out set of instructions
D．a(chǎn) TV play

7.On the old-time farm in America there were chickens and turkeys. There were also cows, pigs, and other livestock. But there were very few machines. Most of the work was done by the entire farm family with the help of a "hired" man. Sometimes extra labourers were needed in busy seasons. Horses provided 79 percent of the power used, human labor 15 percent, and machines only 6 percent.
  Today all that has changed. On many modern farms machines now supply 96 percent of the power, human labor 3 percent, and horses 1 percent. Modern farms are enterprising businesses which keep only the livestock that can pay its way. The children go to school by bus every morning, the parents work on the farm or in the house, and hired help is seldom needed. Their work has been replaced by a whole army of farm machines.
  Farmers in the machine age also use the new fertilizers, new sprays, new feeds, new hybrid seeds, and other helps developed by farm sciences. As a result the farmers are able to produce more food with less labour. This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers.

In old days, most of the work on a farm was done by______.

A．a(chǎn)ll the farm family
B．livestock
C．farm machines
D．both A and B

8.
From the first paragraph, we learn that in old days the most important farming power was______.

A．livestock
B．farmers
C．machines
D．extra labourers

9.
On today"s farms, the chief reason why livestock is still raised would probably be______.

A．that farmers" conventions are difficult to be given up
B．that farmers want to gain more profit
C．that farmers have to do so
D．that farmers" work has been replaced by machines

10.
On modern farms, farmers need mostly all the followings EXCEPT______.

A．farm science
B．seeds
C．fertilizers
D．hard work

11.
In the last sentence of Paragraph 3 , "fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers" means

A．hired help is seldom needed
B．productivity on the farms has been raised greatly
C．productivity on the farms has fallen sharply
D．more food is never needed

13.City traffic jam—one of the least wanted effects of the motor vehicle—is something with which we"re all familiar and for which most of us have an answer. But which solution is best?
  Some people suggest for better roads, others for cars to be banned (禁止) from city centers and yet others say better public transport would attract drivers from their lonely and boring journeys.
  But the important question is what natural power creates a big city center. We are, after all, in an age of electronic communication; our big shopping areas have moved out of city centers, and our living areas moved out of them long ago.
  Yet some force causes offices and service industries related to them to gather in London or New York or Tokyo. This suggests that far from the problems of a crowded environment forcing companies and people to move out, there is a critical (重大的) size beyond which more companies are attracted to move in. Nobody seems to know why, yet the answer is important to the way traffic jam is dealt with.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as the cause of the traffic problem?

A．The poor public transport.
B．The over-concentration of shopping centers.
C．The great number of cars in the city centers.
D．The bad road conditions.

14.
According to the passage, offices and their associated service industries move to big cities because of______.

A．the convenience of communication
B．the gathering of companies
C．some unknown force
D．the convenience of shopping

15.
The word "This" (Line 2, Para.4) refers to______.

A．some force
B．traffic jam
C．the force that causes offices to move in or out
D．the fact that companies gather in big cities

16.
This passage is most likely taken from______.

A．a(chǎn) novel
B．a(chǎn) TV play
C．a(chǎn)n instruction
D．a(chǎn) news report

17.
The topic of this passage would probably be______.

A．Best Answer to Traffic Problem
B．The Banning of Cars in the City Center
C．The Formation of City Center
D．Searching for Ways to Solve Traffic Problem

19.Mrs. Cox teaches English in a large high school located in the inner area of a big city on the West Coast. Ever since she was a young girl, Mrs. Cox had wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn"t changed her mind.
  After she graduated from high school, Mrs. Cox went on to college. Four years later, she received her bachelor"s degree (B. A. ) in English and her teaching certificate. Then she was qualified to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers, Mrs. Cox takes more classes. Someday she hopes to get a master"s degree (M. A. ). With an M. A. , she will receive a higher salary.
  The school day at Mrs. Cox"s high school, like that in many high schools in the United States, is divided into six periods of one hour each. Mrs. Cox must teach five of these six periods. During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 p.m. , Mrs. Cox must meet with parents, order supplies, make out examinations, check assignments, and take care of many other things. In short, her free period isn"t really free at all. Mrs. Cox works steadily from the time she arrives at school in the morning until the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

Mrs. Cox wants to be a teacher because______.

A．she likes teaching
B．she is a young girl
C．she has many problems to deal with
D．she doesn"t mind what she is doing

20.
From paragraph two, we can infer______.

A．Mrs. Cox has received a teaching certificate
B．Mrs. Cox likes teaching very much
C．Mrs. Cox takes more classes
D．Mrs. Cox is a qualified teacher

21.
She will receive a higher salary if______.

A．she gets a master"s degree
B．she takes more classes
C．she has studies normal teaching
D．she gets a bachelor"s degree

22.
According to the passage all the followings are true EXCEPT______.

A．she graduated from high school
B．she graduated from college
C．she has got her bachelor"s degree
D．she teaches five periods for a school day

23.
The best title for the passage would probably be______.

A．A Typical School Day
B．Teacher Mrs. Cox
C．Mrs. Cox Likes Teaching
D．Mrs. Cox Has Got Her Teaching Certificate

四、4.

Section B
Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English.

0. 這口大鐘大約有三個人那么高。

1. 我聽說劉同志在申請回原單位。

2. 這本書非常有趣，我一口氣就把它讀完了。

3. 我跟他說了幾次，可他一個勁地看書，根本就沒聽見我說什么。

五、5.

Section A
Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. As well as being used for taking photographs, X-rays are also used for treating diseased parts of the body in order to kill the disease.

1. A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time.

2. In Britain today it is easier for young people to commit crimes because they have more freedom to go where they like and more money to do what they like.

3. A young housewife in Mexico looks into the cooking pot to see if the food she is cooking is done. She is especially interested in her dinner because she is using a new kind of cooker—one that gets its heat directly from the sun.

六、6.Writing

0. My View on Examination
Outline:
1．考試的必要性。
2．考試的弊端。
3．你對考試的看法。