2005年河南省普通高等学校 选拔优秀专科生进入本科阶段学习考试

公共英语试卷

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I II III IV V VI 总分 核分人 Part I Structure and Vocabulary(30points)

Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to

complete each one by deciding on the

most appropriate word or expression from the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and write the choice A, B, C or D in the brackets “【 】”.

【 】1. A new analysis indicates that the output of cotton ________by 20%

by now.

A. will have gone up B. would go up C. will go up D. has gone up

【 】2.He wanted to become a cleaner, but his father didn’t think it was a

________ profession.

A. respectful B. respective C. respecting D. respectable

【 】3.It is very convenient for me to go to work every day because the bus

runs ________.

A. every-ten-minute B. every tenth minute C. every tenth minutes D. every ten minute

【 】4.________ out of the taxi, he was seized by the police.

A. To step B. When stepped C. In his stepping D. On his stepping

【 】5.I’ve never been to Africa, but it is the place ________.

A. where I most want to visit B. in which I most want to visit C. I most want to visit D. that I want to visit it most

【 】6.No sooner had I ________ than the play began.

A. been sat B. seated C. sat D. been seated

【 】7.He ________ killed last night if he had taken part in the surprise attack

on the night.

A. might be B. would be C. might have been D. should have been

【 】8.They are ________ to arrive in time owing to the heavy snowstorm.

A. impossible B. unlikely C. unseemly D. probably

【 】9.His wife as well as he ________ invited to the business party.

A. has been B. have been C. has D. are

【 】10.The scientists have come to the conclusion, based on the signals and

photographs sent back by the satellite, ________ there is no life on Venus.

A. that B. which C. what D. where

【 】11.They made every effort to ________ the costs of the construction

project.

A. bring off B. bring down C. bring back D. bring up

【 】12.We are all for your proposal that the discussion ________.

A. be put off B. was put off C. will be put off .D. should put off

【 】13.His son is quite well now, ________ a slight fever.

A. except B. besides C. in addition to .D. except for

【 】14.The violinist who had been praised very highly ________ to be a

great disappointment.

A. turned up B. turned out C. turned in .D. turned over

【 】15.We don’t need heating system, ________.

A. and nor we can afford it B. we don’t afford it C. nor can we afford it .D. nor can it afford

【 】16.________ nothing to talk about, he said good-bye and went out of

the room.

A. There was B. There being C. Being .D. There been

【 】17.A lot of new difficulties ________ when the tax system came into

existence.

A. raised B. aroused C. arose D. rose

【 】18.What you are saying has nothing to do with the question ________

discussion.

A. at B. on C. in D. under

【 】19.“Your daughter has two children, doesn’t she?”

“Yes. She ________ in 1980.”

A. married B. had married C. was married .D. got married

【 】20.Hemingway spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty, courage and

determination shown by human beings in his works. A. features B. appearances C. virtues D. characteristics

【 】21.The Great Pyramid ________ nearly five thousand years ago is

located on the bank of the Nile River.

A. built B. was built C. being built D. to be built

【 】22.There are fifty-five students applying for the position, ________ are

girls.

A. two-third of whom .B. second-thirds of them C. second-threes of whom D. two-thirds of whom

【 】23.The applicant felt _________ and uncomfortable when he couldn’t

answer the interviewer’s questions.

A. amused B. ease C. awkward D. alone

【 】24.We should value the rich legacy of literature which the old

generation has ________ to us.

A. handed out B. handed over C. handed in D. handed down

【 】25.Mr. Smith would just rather we ________ now, but we must go to

work.

A. not leave B. didn’t leave C. are not to leave D. won’t leave

【 】26.He didn’t seem to mind ________ TV while he was reading.

A. me to watch . B. that I watch C. my watching D. being watched

【 】27.The news came as a shocking blow that the young man had

________ suicide.

A. acted B. committed C. performed D. made

【 】28.The higher you stand, ________.

A. the farther you can see B. you can see farther C. the more farther you can see .D. the farther can you see

【 】29.She was so ________ in the computer games that she forgot to have

class.

A. attracted B. concentrated C. involved D. drawn

【 】30.There is no ________ arguing about it, just do as you are told.

A. reason B. way C. point D. meaning

Part II Part of Speech (10 points)

Directions: There are ten incomplete statements here. You

should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word

given in the brackets, and write the right answer in the brackets “【 】” .

31._____ (origin), she was a very shy person. 【 】

32.He is majoring in ______(politician). 【 】 33.Not paying attention to anything his colleagues say, he _____ (frequency)

doesn’t know what’s happening in the company. 【 】

34.You don’t have to be (religion)____ to respect other people’s religion.

【

】

35.Since competition is viewed as the major source of progress and prosperity

by most Americans, ______ (competition) business institutions are respected. 【 】

36. It is (certainty)_______ that he will come tomorrow. 【 】

37. Correct (decide) ______________ came when the referees (裁判) were

moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. 【 】

38. Look! That little boy is (real)______ a gifted boy. 【 】 39.In Britain, water will soon be metered, like gas and _____ (electrical).

【 】

40.The first phase involved the ______(preserve) of wild life through laws and

hunting regulations. 【 】

Part III Reading Comprehension(60 points)

Directions: There are four passages in this part. For each question or statement

there are four choices marked A, B, C

and D, you should make the correct choices，and write the choice A, B, C or D in the brackets “【 】”.