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2014年北京联合大学高职升本科专业基础课考试
考试科目 英语综合（A卷）
（总分：100分 考试时间：120分钟）
注意事项：
1． 共 15 页，用蓝色或黑色钢笔或圆珠笔答在答题
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2． 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。 题号 一 二 三 四 五 总分 分数 40 15 15 15 15 100 I. Reading Comprehension （本大题共20 个小题，每空2 分，
共40 分） 得分 评卷人 Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it?s a girl.”
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other
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couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this reconciliation (协调) process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of fathers.
It is argued by some writers that the change to the father?s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the change the wife must take to the mother?s role. The mother?s role seems to require a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation. On the other hand, the father?s role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household. 1. From the passage, we learn that fatherhood ________. A. brings a feeling of excitement to most men B. makes some men feel proud and others uneasy C. has a different meaning for men who have daughters D. means a responsibility that men accept unwillingly
2. What does the passage say about the shift from the role of husband to that of father?
A. Numerous books have been written about it. B. Not enough attention has been paid to it. C. The shift is harder for men than for women. D. The shift is a difficult but incomplete one. 3. The passage indicates that _________.
A. mothers get more attention and recognition from society B. mothers are innovative and demanding according to some writers
C. mothers generally stay at home to take care of the children
D. mothers should help fathers in their reconciliation process 4. Which of the following will the author most probably disagree
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A. It?s as difficult to be a father as it is to be a mother. B. More books should focus on the role of fathers. C. The father is still the breadwinner in the household. D. Fathers are as important to children as mothers. 5. The author?s purpose in writing this passage is to ________. A. explain why there are few books on the role of fathers B. praise mothers for their great contributions to the home
C. criticize fathers for not taking enough responsibility in bringing up the children
D. complain about the lack of social programs to help fathers in their role shift
Passage 2
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobe- sun-baked brick plastered（涂抹）with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like modem apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps thousand people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them “pueblos”, which is Spanish for town.
The people or the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters” —— corn, beans, and squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches（沟）. Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain.
The way of life of less-settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and
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Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today?s Inuit hunted seals, walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison (野牛) commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and the covering of their tents. 6. The dwellings（住处）of the Hopi and Zuni were _________. A. very crowded B. extremely crude C. highly advanced D. located on plains 7. The word “They” in first paragraph line 8 refers to _______. A. goods B. buildings
C. cliffs D. enemies 8. According to the passage, which tribes live on the plain? A. Hopi B. Cheyenne
C. Shoeshine D. Inuit
9. Which of the following statements is not true, according to the passage?
A. The plain Indians lived, to a great extent, on the buffalo. B. The life style of each North American Indian tribe was decided by its environment.
C. The Cheyenne and Sioux tribes lived on the grasslands.
D. The Hopi and Zuni tribes built their homes against cliffs for the simple reason that they lacked a sense of security. 10. The best title for the passage might be . A. The Hopi and Zuni Tribes B. Early North American Societies C. Dwellings of the early North Americans
D. The history of the Early North Americans
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As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. While he did not quite achieve that goal, only 15 years later he was a billionaire. And by 1992, as head of the Microsoft Company, he became the richest man in America with assets of approximately $6.3 billion.
Born in Seattle, Washington on 28, October 1956, Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. From the beginning, he was an extremely energetic and intelligent child. He had read the entire world book encyclopedia（百科全书）by the age of nine. His favorite subjects at school were science and math and his favorite pastime was ?thinking.?
Gate first started to play with computer at the age of 13, when one was installed at his school. At the time, computers were large, awkward machines. Operators were required to learn complex computer languages before the machines could be used. Even then, a great deal of time and effort was needed to perform the simplest functions. Before long, Gates was an expert at working the school?s computer. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by three top universities in the USA ─ Princeton, Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autumn, majoring in math. But he was still obsessed（着迷）with computers and spent as much time in the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.
By 1975, Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.
BASIC was a success because until it came along there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not yet completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.
His next project was the software program that made him very
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famous and rich. It was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased by IBM in 1980. Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.
As chief executive officer of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner, an unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melinda French on New Year?s Day 1994. Yet to most people now, Gates is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble（谦卑的）and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast-food restaurants and flies economy class. And when praised for Microsoft?s great success, he has been heard to say, “All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it”.
11. When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a . A. teacher B. doctor C. businessman D. professor 12. When Gates went to Harvard, he ______. A. was only interested in math
B. spent most of his time in computer laboratories C. developed the first computer software program
D. divided his time between his math studies and the computer laboratories
13. Before the development of BASIC, ______. A. no one was interested in computer software
B. software programs were not considered commercial projects C. software programs were very expensive D. no one wanted to pay for computer software
14. When the writer says “He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut”, he means ______.
A. Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind B. The only thing that could interest Bill in his life was computer C. Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to
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D. Bill couldn?t work out the boring computer programs 15. Most people think that Bill Gates is ______. A. a crazy person
B. a person obsessed with making money C. someone who spends money freely D. a quite common, normal person
Passage 4
Glacier National Park in Montana shares boundaries with Canada, an American Indian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River, the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used for ranching, timber, and agriculture. This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park. These private lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region.
With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land-use planning effort to guide the future of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an inter-local agreement that calls for resource managing agencies to work together and with the more than 400 private owners in the area. A draft plan has been prepared, with objective of maintaining traditional economic uses but limiting new development that would damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperation with the park and the county, is helping to restrict small lot subdivisions, maintain wildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment.
The willingness of local landowners to participate in this protection effort may have been stimulated by concerns that congress would impose a legislative solution. Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area. Meetings between park officials and landowners have led to a dramatically improved understanding of all concerns. 16. The passage mainly discusses______.
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A. the endangered species in Glacier National Park B. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National Park C. conservation laws imposed by the state of Montana D. conservation laws imposed by Congress
17. Why are the private lands surrounding Glacier National Park so important?
A. They function as a hunting preserve. B. They are restricted to government use. C. They are heavily populated.
D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species.
18. The word “initiated” in second paragraph line 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. started B. requested
C. purchased D. considered
19. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be described as______.
A. indifferent B. intimate C. cooperative D. disappointing
20. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park is to______. A. limit land development around the park B. establish a new park in Montana C. influence national legislation D. settle border disputes with Canada
II. Cloze (本大题共15个小题，每小题1分，共15分） 得分 评卷人
Directions: There are fifteen blanks in this passage. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D at the bottom of the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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/ // / /¤ // // / ¤ / // / / 线 ¤ 订题 答： ¤号要 证考 装不准 内 ¤ 线 封封 ¤密 ： 名 密 姓 / // / /¤ // // / ¤ / // / / In America, people are faced with more and more decisions every day, ____21____ it?s picking one of thirty-one ice cream flavors, or deciding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a ____22____ thing, but as a recent study has shown, too many choices can make us confused, even paralyzed with indecision. “That?s particularly true ____23____ it comes to the work place,” says Barry Schwartz, an author of six books about human behavior. Students are graduating with a variety of skills and interests, but often find themselves ____24____ when they are to choose an ultimate career ____25____. In a study, Schwartz observed decision-making among college students ____26____ their senior year.
Based on answers to questions ____27____ their job hunting strategies and career decisions, he divided the students into two groups: maximizers, who ____28____ every possible option, and satisficers, who look until they find an option that is good enough. You might expect that the student who had undertaken the most ____29____ search would be the most satisfied with their final decision, but it ____30____ that?s not true. Schwartz found that while maximizers ended up ____31____ better-paying jobs than satisficers on ____32____, they weren?t as happy with their decision.
The reason why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities may also be a world of ____33____ opportunities. When you look at every possible option, you ____34____ to focus more on what was given up than what was gained. After surveying every option, a person is more acutely ____35____ of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career. 21.
A. such as B. either C. whether
D. even if
22. A. nasty
B. great C. reasonable D. common 23. A. when B. as
C. before
D. after
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24. 25. 26.
A. overwhelmed B. overexcited C. dumbfounded D. superficial
A. direction B. choice C. pursuit D. goal
A. before B. after C. from D. during
27. A. regardless B. regarding
C. regarding of D. as regard
28. A. like B. choose
C. consider D. deny
29. A. exhaust B. exhausting
C. exhausted D. exhaustion
30. A. turns away B. turns in
C. turns out D. turns against
31. A. in B. at
C. to D. with
32. A. equal B. average
C. terms D. percentage
33. A. missing B. missed
C. gaining D. gained
34. A. tend B. oblige
C. used D. incline
35. A. affirmative B. clear
C. regretful D. aware
III. Vocabulary & Structure（本大题共30个小题，每小题0.5
分,共15分） 得分 评卷人 Directions: In this part, there are thirty incomplete sentences. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the sentences and choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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A. has started B. will have started C. will start D. may start
37. It is high time you ____ that you are not the most important person in the world.
A. realized B. have realized C. realizes D. will realize
38. These two areas are similar ____ they both have a high rainfall during this season.
A. to that B. besides that C. in that D. except that
39. Jane has just ____ a letter from a friend of hers in England.
A. returned B. answered C. offered D. replied
40. Mr. John had given no ____ that he was intending to resign.
A. direction B. symptom C. information D. indication
41. We will visit Huangshan next year ____ we have enough money.
A. lest B. until C. unless D. provided
42. We advised them to take a rest, but they ____ on finishing the work.
A. suggested B. continued C. insisted D. persisted 43. William told his wife ____ .
A. to have his shoes shone B. to have his shoes shined C. to have his shoes shining D. shine his shoes 44. ____ seeing the damage he had done, he felt ashamed.
A. By B. On C. At D. For
45. He spoke so quickly that I didn?t ____ what he said.
A. catch B. listen
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C. get D. take
46. They climbed to the top of the hill ____ they could get a bird?seye view of the city.
A. in case B. for fear that
C. in order that D. as a result
47. Quarter horses can start more quickly, turn more sharply, and run faster over short courses ____ breeds can.
A. than the other B. other C. than other D. of all other
48. Before the school ____ what students must wear, they wore just about anything.
A. managed B. authorized C. regulated D. standardized 49. His ____ at the meeting yesterday hurt her a lot.
A. conduct B. action C. behavior D. act
50. The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if ____ something pleasant in the past.
A. to remember B. remembered C. having been remembered D. remembering
51. The old lady ____ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
A. slided B. slipped C. split D. spilled
52. I don?t know you want to keep the letter. I?ve ____ it up.
A. torn B. given C. broken D. disposed
53. I ____ him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays.
A. ought to have sent B. couldn?t have sent C. must have sent D. needn?t have sent 54. On no account ____ ever leave the baby at home alone.
A. should you B. you should C. shall you D. you shall
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A. relatively B. noticeably C. appropriately D. efficiently
56. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.
A. when B. who C. then D. which
57. ____the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in the Middle Ages. A. It is the sun and not the earth B. That the sun and not the earth C. Being the sun and not the earth D. The sun and not the earth
58. I?d rather you ____ by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.
A. went B. should go C. will go D. go
59. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all.
A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation 60. We went on a(n) ______ to the mountain yesterday. A. excursion B. trip
C. tour D. travel
61. On New Year?s Eve, there will be a firework ______ at People?s Square.
A. display B. performance C. show D. exhibition
62. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ______ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk. A. one B. the one C. that D. what
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63. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children ____ it by mistake.
A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take
64. You must pay import ____ on certain goods brought into this country.
A. money B. fees C. bills D. duties
65. I am sorry I have no time at present to ____ more detail or give you an account of other cities of interest. A. bring into B. take into C. come into D. go into
IV. Translation （本大题共5个小题，每小题3分,共15分）
得分 评卷人 Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 66. Success in school or at work depends more on hard work than on
talents.
67. The driver denied having drunk strong liquor. He said that he had merely taken a few shots of beer.
68. Not until now have I understood why he would not tell me the
truth.
69. Your kindness at the time of my father?s hospitalization meant
more than I can express in words.
70. I can hardly understand why such books could be best-sellers.
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得分 评卷人 71. Directions: You are required to write a letter. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 80 words on the Answer Sheet.
请你根据下列要点，并以北京联合大学刘琳的名义投诉王府
网店：
1. 写明信头（你的地址和联系方式）；
2. 投诉6月6日所订货物跟原来样本不一致； 3. 说明此事的重要性：此货物是送给朋友的生日（7月1日）礼物；
4. 提出5天内换货，否则就取消订单并要求赔偿； 5. 希望尽快解决并予以答复。
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