2001年江西省“专升本”英语统一考试试卷

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Part Ⅰ Listening comprehension （20 points）(略) Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension （30 points）

Directions: In this section there are four passages. Each of them is followed by some questions.

For each question there are four suggested answers marked A),B),C),and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage.

By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder (奎蛇). In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.

Most people regard snake bites as a fatal (致命的) misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal. Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs (外行人) heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery (手术) and other unnecessary measures.

All snakes have small teeth, so that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the wa6y as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.

The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon several things, one of which is the body-weight of the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.

Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain, and though these bites can make some people very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.

21. Adders are most likely to be found _______. A) in wider parts of Britain and Ireland B) in Scotland but nowhere else C) on wild land through Britain D) in the countryside in England

22. If you are with someone who is bitten by an adder, you should ______. A) try to catch the snake B) not treat the bite yourself

C) not worry too much about the victim D) operate him as soon as possible 23. We are told that adders _______. A) normally friendly towards people B) unlikely to bite except in self-defense

C) likely to attack people whenever they see them D) not afraid of human beings

24. If an adder hears you approaching, it will usually ______. A) move out of your path B) take no notice of you at all C) disappear very quickly

D) wait until you are close and then attack

25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A) Adders are more likely to attack children than adults. B) The adder prefers to bite a person with a heavy body.

C)The danger of adder bites is different from person to person. D)In most cases adder bites are more serious than other illnesses.

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Questions 26-30 are based on the following passages.

Only the government can ensure that the American people have clean air and pure water. Congress must pass laws to stop manufacturers from polluting the air and water with the waste from their factories.

Unless anti-pollution standards are enforced for all, companies that care about a clean environment will go out of business. For example, if Automobile Company X spends money to put an air-pollution control device on their automobiles, their cars will be more expensive than the cars produced by another company. People who don’t have the extra money or who don’t care about pollution will not buy the more expensive cars. Automobile Company X will go bankrupt (破产); that is, it won’t make enough money to pay its workers and to buy materials. It will then go out of business. Of course, no automobile company will make itself go bankrupt on purpose, and the pollution of the land and air and water will go on.

But if the government says that all automobile manufacturers must make cars with air-pollution control devices, the cost of all manufacturers will be equal. So the government cannot let companies decide whether or not they want to stop pollution. The government must force manufacturers to clean up the environment by setting anti-pollution standards for everyone.

26. If a company cares about a clean environment while others don’t, it will have to _______. A) change the anti-pollution standards for its products B) sell its products at a more expensive price C) buy materials at a higher price D) pay more money to its workers

27. The writer gives the example of Automobile Company X to show that _______. A) manufacturers will not take care of pollution control on their own will B) few manufacturers are aware of the importance of air-pollution control C) air-pollution control devices are more expensive than other devices D) people like to buy cars that are equipped with pollution control devices 28. According to the writer, anti-pollution standards ensure that ______.

A) no manufacturer will go bankrupt for spending money on pollution control B) less money will be spent in buying pollution control devices C) manufacturers know how to control pollution more effectively D)all manufacturers have to take measures to control pollution 29. The purpose of this passage is _______.

A) to describe how a company can go bankrupt

B) to emphasize the urgent need of cleaning up the environment

C) to stress the importance of the government’s role In preventing pollution D) to tell how difficult it is to keep the environment free from air-pollution 30. What can be inferred from thin passage?

A) Companies have not been given an equal chance to develop their business.

B) A company will go bankrupt if its cars have to be installed with pollution control devices. C) The US government has not set up standards on pollution control for car producers. D) It is necessary to persuade producers to take effective pollution control measure.

Questions 31-35 are based on the following passages.

Large-scale production in a large market brings advantages: mass production helps to reduce the manufacturing costs of consumer goods and the single market also makes it easier to specialize. Together, these two considerations improve businesses’ chance of making profit.

Within the single market, the Community (欧共体) is making clearly strict European industrial standards which help European industry compete with imported products and conquer new markets, as well as making high-quality products available to the consumer.

The European commission’s competition policy serves to ensure that the common interest prevails over individual business interests. At the same time, it is flexible enough to allow co-operation between small firms.

Business are being encouraged to operate outside the country in which they are based by measures designed to ensure that they are no longer taxed twice for doing so. The days when taxes are an obstacle to Europe-wide business operation will soon be gone.

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In addition to creating a favorable business environment, the community’s industrial policy is also concerned with developing specific strategies. The objective is to carry out long-term plans to develop industries such as the electronics industry, information technology, biotechnology (生物技术) and textiles. These measures, at national and community level, will influence the quality of products, the technology used to manufacture them, the training the workforce receives, and the development of new outlets. In short, a whole range of instruments will be created to protect the future of European technology.

These projects will require extra funding at Community level for training, research and development and communications networks. The extra Community funding will be used as rationally as possible in a way which maximizes the benefit to European industry.

31. The European Community has found ______. A) a single market to carry out mass production

B) the Community market to produce high quality goods C) a large market to increase business with other countries D) a new market to make it easier to get profits

32. We can infer from the passage that the community’s general policy ______. A) helps the small firms to do business flexibly B) encourages big firms to conquer the small ones

C) emphasizes the interest of the Community as a whole D) brings the customer more imported goods

33. One of the main changes in the market in Europe is that _______.

A) there are more home produced goods that imported goods on the market B) companies only have to pay one tax when operating in a member country C) there are no more Europe-wide business operations

D) small companies are allowed to combine into larger ones

34. The European Community has adopted some special measures to _______. A) make long-term development of industries possible B) place some industries before other industries C) open new markets in other countries

D) enable new technology to be used in manufacturing

35. which of the following is likely to be the title of the passage? A) Advantages of a Single Large-scale Market B) Development of European Industries

C) Imports and Exports of European Community D) Policies of European Community

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

Directions: In this section there are 45 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there four

choices marked A),B),C),and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

36. He climbed up into the tree and ____ all the fruit within reach.

A) picked B) fetched C) took D) held 37. Ask her to come and see me when she _____ her work.

A) will finish B) finishes C) has finished D) had finished 38. Owing to the thick fog, Flight 675 had to be _____.

A) taken off B) put off C) given off D) set off 39. By the time we got home, I _____all about the man’s rudeness.

A) had forgotten B) forgot C) was forgetting D) should have forgotten 40. This place, originally a small town, has been _____ a modern capital city.

A) transported to B) transformed into C) transmitted from D) transferred to 41. Most people don’t want to get _____ in police investigation. A) put B) treated C) fitted D) involved

42. This book will be of great ______ to you in your studies. A) effect B) value C) appreciation D) sincerity

43. Talk between the two sides ______ no results and they decided not to continue. A) settled B) dragged C) protested D) yielded

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44. The criminal escaped from prison but was ______ caught again. A) frightfully B) rarely C) casually D) subsequently 45. His unhappiness is a ______ of his mistaken marriage.

A) contrast B) replacement C) reflection D) detection 46. He planned to steal the money but his ______ was soon discovered. A) prospect B) suspension C)scheme D) resource 47. When he was ten years old, the Second World War ______. A) broke off B) broke out C) broke up D) broke down

48. Ten years ago, he was ______ by a woman, who has always been regarding him as her own son.

A) adopted B) adapted C) adjusted D) admitted

49. Education, as well as one’s social experience, can ______ change in one’s belief. A) turn to B) bring out C)bring over D) turn on

50. We must take his hard work ______ when discussing his achievements. A) in mind B) into account C) for granted D) for sure

51. The committee ______ a conclusion after four days of heated discussion. A) achieved B) attained C) arrived D) reached 52. Were you ______ in the heavy shower yesterday? A) arrested B) spread C) offended D) caught

53. Barbara _______ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times. A) assisted B) consisted C) persisted D)insisted

54. They have developed a technique which is ______ to those used in most factories. A) advanced B) advantageous C) improved D) superior 55. On his way home, he was injured in a car ______. A) blow B) crash C) shock D) hit

56. For maintenance, please _______ page 17 of the operation manual. A)find out B) rest on C) point at D) refer to 57. We arranged to meet at the station but she didn’t ______. A) turn in B) turn up C) turn over D) turn out

58. The teacher demanded that her students ______ on time for every class. A) were B)be C)to be D) must be

59. ________ you are free tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me? A) For B) Unless C) Since D) Though

60.The roof ______ under the weight of the heavy snow last night. A) settled B) dropped C) squeezed D) collapsed

61. One of the techniques in reading a passage is to read it _____ a whole. A) as B) for C) to D) in

62. The company would need another ten thousand dollars ______ they could buy some nes equipment.

A) in which B) at which C) by which D) with which 63. It’s important that he ______ the final examination next week. A) pass B) would pass C) passes D) will pass

64. _______ by her child, the mother entered a supermarket to buy some soft drink. A) Having followed B) Having been following C) Following D) Followed

65. It was not until she came back from Tokyo last night ______ she gave me the telephone call. A) and B) when C) since D) that

66. I remember ______ the book last month. It was very interesting. A) read B) reading C) to read D) to have read

67. ______ I sympathize with you, I am afraid there is little I can do to help you. A) When B) If C) Though D) Because

68. The reason I plan to go is ______ my wife will be disappointed if I don’t. A) when B) why C) which D) that

69. The Brown are now in Seattle. But we should keep ______ with them. A) touch B) at touch C) in touch D)on touch 70. Tokyo has a larger population than ______ in the world.

A) any city B) any cities C) any other city D) all the cities 71. If I ______ the answer, I would have let you know about it.

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