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二OO五年陕西省普通高等学校在校生专升本招生考试大学英语考试试题（真题）试卷II.VocabularyandStructure(40分)Directions：Inthispart，thereare40incompletesentences．ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet．1.Itwoulddono___tocallhim. A.well B.good C.better D.best2.Ienjoythepeacefuland___environmentofthecountry. A.silent B.comfortable C.leisure D.quite3.Asakind-heartedgentleman,myuncle’sonlyrealfaultseemedtobe___hewastoocareless. A.that B.what C.why D.where4.Thebreakfastattheschoolcafeteriausually___friedeggs,breadandmilk. A.consistof B.isconsistedof C.makesup D.isincluded5.Thesellersignedthe___,promisingtoshipthegoodsbeforetheendofJuly. A.contact B.treaty C.contrast D.contract6.Manychildrenchose“AnimalWorld”astheir___TVprogramme. A.favor B.favorite C.favorable D.favoring7.Theyalwayskeepongood___withtheirnext-doorneighborsforthechildren’ssake. A.friendship B.terms C.relations D.relatives8.Thislightbulbdoesn’twork.Canyou___itbyanotherone? A.substitute B.replace C.change D.exchange9.I’mafraidthatthereisno___foryouinmycar. A.place B.seat C.corner D.room10.Therealtrouble___theirlackofconfidenceintheirability. A.liesin B.lieson C.resultsin D.leadsto11.Idon’tfeellikeswimmingintheseatoday.I’dratherlieonthe___. A.coast B.bank C.seaside D.beach12.Hebehavesinastrangemanner,andnobodycan___this. A.accountfor B.carefor C.allowfor D.callfor13.Itisgoodmannersformantobehave___towardwomen. A.considerably B.consciously C.considerately D.contentedly14.Shehasbeenworkinginthefactory___. A.in1980 B.after1980 C.since1980 D.until198015.Itisthegirl’slazinessthat___herfailureintheexams. A.resultedin B.resultedfrom C.broughtin D.letinto16.Margretspentalltheeveningtalkaboutherlatestbook,___noneofushadeverheard. A.that B.which C.ofwhat D.ofwhich17.Noonecanavoid___byadvertisementswhichcanbeseeneverywhere. A.tobeinfluenced B.beinginfluenced C.influencing D.havinginfluenced18.IthinklifeisgenerallyhealthierinthecountryandIlike___tonature. A.beingclosed B.tobeclosed C.beingclose D.toclose19.Allpartsofthehouse___thewindowswereingoodcondition. A.otherthan B.ratherthan C.nomorethan D.betterthan20.Thebigroomwasalmostempty___atableortwo. A.besides B.except C.inadditionto D.exceptfor21.Gothroughthisdoor,___youwillfindthemanwaitingforyouthere. A.if B.for C.and D.only22.Nosooner___theystartedtowork. A.hadtheygottotheplantthen B.hadtheygottotheplantthan C.hadtheygottotheplantwhen D.theyhadgottotheplantthan23.___,theyhadtospeedup. A.Timeislimited B.Timewaslimited C.Timebeinglimited D.Timehasbeenlimited24.___,hewouldsurelyurgeustoputawayourpastprejudicesandavoidhisowntragicerrorofputtingallofhiseggsinonebasket. A.Ishealivetoday B.Behealivetoday C.Werehealivetoday D.Tobehealivetoday25.Hewassaidtobeveryformal,rigidand___conventional. A.hopelessly B.desperately C.carelessly D.splendidly26.Thesofthandwriting___athoughtfulsoulandclevermind. A.reminded B.reflected C.attracted D.affected27.Itwasverydarkinthetunnelsohe___amatch. A.hit B.fired C.struck D.burned28.Afteraverybusyscheduleinthepastthreeweeks,Johnplanstotakethings___forawhile. A.atease B.easily C.ease D.withease29.Thescientificconceptscanbe___bywordsanddiagrams A.conveyed B.concluded C.contained D.continued30.Ifwe___thebus,we___theconcertinthetheaternow. A.miss…areenjoying B.hadn’tmiss…wouldbeenjoying C.didn’tmiss…areenjoying D.hadn’tmiss…wouldhavebeenenjoying31.Shelookstired.She___lastnight. A.shouldhavestayeduplate B.musthavestayeduplate C.needhavestayeduplate D.wouldhavestayeduplate32.Peopleinthatareaexperiencedaseriousstorm.Itwasso___thatmanybuildingscollapsed. A.destructive B.constructive C.instructive D.inclusive33.Lindaisagoodteacher,shealways___ourmemorywhenwecan’tremember. A.arouses B.refreshes C.wakes D.stimulates34.Theinvestigation,___willsoonbepublished,wasmadebyProfessorSmith. A.atwhichtheresults B.theresultsonwhich C.ofwhoseresults D.whoseresults35.Thepileofbooksfelldownfromtheshelfand___alloverthefloor. A.scattered B.slipped C.extended D.separated36.Wecouldmuch___itifyoucoulddousafavor. A.associated B.prove C.appreciate D.praise37.Thecandidatearrived___at8o’clockforthejobinterview. A.directly B.punctually C.properly D.immediately38.Themusicwouldstopatintervals,then___afterawhile. A.restored B.recover C.resume D.reform39.Theboywhoappliedtojointhearmywas___becausehewasunderage. A.turnedaway B.turneddown C.turnedover D.turnedup40.Theactualcostofthehousewashighthantheiroriginal___. A.consideration B.plan C.judgment D.estimateII.ReadingComprehension(50分)Directions：Inthisparttherearefourpassages．Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements．Foreachofthem，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet．PassageoneQuestions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AliceWalkermakesherlivingbywriting,andherpoems,shortstories,andnovelshavewonmanyawardsandfellowshipsforher.ShewasborninEatonton,Georgia.Shewenttopublicschoolsthere,andthentoSpellmanCollegeinAtlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendSarahLawrenceCollege,fromwhichshegraduatedin1966.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,Mississippiwithherlawyerhusbandandsmalldaughter.AboutLangstonHughes,AmericanPoet,herfirstbookforchildren,shesays,"AftermyfirstmeetingwithLangstonHughesIwouldwriteabootabouthimforchildrensomeday.Why?BecameI,attwenty-two,knewnexttonothingofhiswork,andhedidn'tscoldme;hejustgavemeapileofhisbooks.Andhewaskindtome;Iwillalwaysbegratefulthatinhisabsolutewarmthandgenerosityhefulfilledmydeepestdreamofwhatapoetshouldbe."Tomeheisnotdeadatall.(81)HardlyadaygoesbythatIdon'tthinkofhimorspeakofhim.Once,justbeforehedied,whenhewassickwiththeflu,Itookhimasackfulloforanges.ThejoyIfeltingivingthatsimplegiftisundiminishedbytime.Hesaidhelikedoranges,too."41.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.AliceWalker'sreflectionsonLangstonHughesB.TheinfluenceofAliceWalkeronthewritingofLangstonHughesC.LangstonHughes'bookaboutAliceWalkerD.AcomparisonofthechildhoodsofAliceWalkerandLangstonHughes42.Inthepassage,AliceWalkerisdescribedasA.aresearchfellowatSpellmanCollegeB.aprofessoratSarahLawrenceCollegeC.aprize-winningwriterofproseandpoetryD.anauthorofplaysforchildren43.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatAliceWalkerwastwenty-twoyearsoldwhen A.shemovedtoJackson,Mississippi B.shemovedtoNewYork C.shefirstmetLangstonHughes D.LangstonHughesdied44.Itcanbeinferredfromlines9-11thatAliceWalker'sfirstimpressionsofLangstonHugheswerederivedmostlyfrom A.talkingwithhisfriends B.readinghisautobiography C.studyinghispoetry D.meetinghim45.Theword"dream"inline9isclosestinmeaningto A.nightmare B.expectation C.sleep D.misconceptionPassagetwoQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Economically,theworldcanbedividedintotwoparts.Thedifferencebetweenthemisthatonepartispoorandtheotheriswealthy.Inthepoorcountriesoftheworld,alotofpeoplenevergetenoughtoeat.Inthewealthycountries,alotofpeopleeattoomuch.Thetragedyisthattherearemorepeopleinthepoorcountriesthanthereareinthewealthycountries.(82)Itisestimatedthatabout80%oftheworldpopulationcannotaffordtohaveproperfood,housingormedicalcare.ThepoorercountriesareoftenreferredtoastheThirdWorld.Theyhavespecialproblems.Oftentheirlandistoopoortogrowanythingon.Thelandcanbeimproved,butalotofthingshavetobedonefirst.Newfarmingmethodshavetobeintroduced,peoplehavetobeeducated,andreliablecoursesofwaterandenergyhavetobefound.Manyoftheseproblemsaretoocomplexforonecountrytosolvealone.Outsidehelpisneeded,butithastobetherightkindofhelp.Moneyisnotenough.Newlydevelopedcountriesneedtobeheloedtobeabletohelpthemselves.46.Accordingtothearticle,whatisthetragedy?A.Therearemorewealthycountriesintheworld.B.TherearemorepoorcountriesintheworldC.Therearemorewealthypeopleinthewealthycountries.D.therearemorepoorpeopleinthepoorcountries.47.Whatisestimatedinthepoorcountries?A.ManypeoplehavenotenoughmoneyB.ManypeoplehavenoplacetoliveinC.Manypeoplehavenotenoughmoneytoseedoctors48.Allofthefollowingsuggestionsaremadeinthesecondparagraphfortheimprovementofthelandconditionsinthepoorcountriesexcept___.A.newfarmingmethodstobeintroducedB.peopletobeeducatedC.reliablesourcesofwaterandenergytobesuppliedD.betterlivingconditionstobeprovided49.Whatwouldbetherightkindofhelpintheauthor’sopinion?A.ThewealthypeopleshouldgivethemmoneyB.Thedevelopedcountriesshouldteachthemtheabilityneededforself-helpC.Thewealthypeopleshouldsendovertechnicianstohelpinstallsophisticatedmachines.D.Thewealthypeopleshouldestablishsomeshopsoverthere50.Thelastwordofthispassage“themselves”means___.A.newlydevelopedcountriesB.richcountriesC.developingcountriesD.developedcountriesPassageThreeQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Futuristslovecomputers.Afterall,40yearsagoelectronicdigitalcomputersdidn'texist;todaymicrochips(微型集成电路片)astinyasababy'sfingernailaremakingallsortsoftasksfasterandeasier.Surelythefutureholdsstillmoremiracles.Someofthecomputerexperimentsnowgoingoninspireexcitingvisionsofthefuture.Forexample,scientistsareworkingondevicesthatcanelectronicallyperformsomesightandhearingfunctions,whichcouldmakelifeeasierfortheblindanddeaf.They'realsoworkingonartificialarmsandlegsthatrespondtotheelectricimpulses（脉冲）producedbythehumanbrain.Scientistshopethatsomedayapersonwho'slostanarmcouldstillhavenear-normalbraincontroloveranartificialarm.Videogames,computerizedspecialeffectsinmovies,andreal-lifetrainingmachinesnowbeingusedbytheU.S.Armyarecausingsomepeopletopredictneweducationalusesforcomputers.Computerscouldsomedaybeusedtosimulatetraveltootherplanets,toexploretheoceanfloor,ortolookinsideanatom.Experimentswithelectronicbankingandshoppinginspirepredictionsthattheseactivitieswillsoonbedonefromhomecomputerterminals（终端）.(83)Cars,too,mightbeequippedwithcomputerstohelpdriversfindtheirwayaroundortocommunicatewithhomeandofficecomputers.Manypeople,includinghandicappedworkerswithlimitedabilitytomovearound,alreadyareworkingathomeusingcomputerterminals.Eachterminalisconnectedtoasystematacompany'smainoffice.Somefuturistssaythedaymaycomewhenfewpeoplewillhavetoleavehometogotowork--they'lljustturnonaterminal.51.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage? A.FuturistsandComputers B.ALookatFutureUsesofComputer C.ComputerExperiment D.ScientistsandComputer52.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.computerswereverysmallseveraldecadesago.B.babiescandosometaskswiththehelpofcomputersC.morenewtypesofcomputerswillbedesignedinthefutureD.futurecomputerswillmakebabiesgrowfasterandmoreeasily53.WhichofthefollowingisMENTIONEDinthepassage?A.Futurecomputerscanseethingsashumanbeingsdo.B.Futurecomputerswillbedesignedtohavehearingability.C.Thelifeoftheblindanddeafwillbeeasierwiththehelpofcomputers.D.Apersonwhohaslostfeelingcanstillhaveanear-normalbrainprovidedbyscientists.54.Computersinthefuturecouldbeusedto___A.predictneweducationalachievement.B.maketourismmoresuccessful.C.helppeoplehaveabrightlookattomorrow.D.traveltotheoceanfloortostudyit.55.Whichofthefollowingissupportedbytheauthor?A.Computerswillbeanindispensiblepartoffuturelife.B.Peoplewillbecomeslavestomoderncrimes.C.Somescientistsareafraidofcomputercrimes.D.Computerswillplayaroleasimportantashumanbrains.PassageFourQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.CatherinaSmith,asecond-yearstudentatColoradoStateUniversity,firsthadaproblemtakingtestswhenshebegancollege.“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformytests.SometimesIstudiedforweeksbeforeatest.YetIwouldgototakethetest,onlytofindIcouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly.Iwouldblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.Icouldn’tthinkoftheanswer.MylowgradesonthetestdidnotshowwhatIknewtotheteacher.”Thisstudentwasexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisuneasyaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheextremetensionandnervousness.Althoughpoorgradesareoftenaresultofpoorstudyhabits,sometimestestanxietycausesthelowgrades.(84)Recently,testanxietyhasbeenrecognizedasarealproblem,notjustanexcuseorafalseexplanationoflazystudents.Specialuniversitycounselingcoursestrytohelpstudents.Inthesecountries,counselorstrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemhowtomanagetestanxiety.Atsomeuniversities,studentstaketeststomeasuretheiranxiety.(85)Ifthetestsshowtheiranxietyishigh,thestudentscantakeshortcoursestohelpthemdealwiththeirtension.Thosecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirminds.Studentsaretrainedtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkatease.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.AnexpertattheUniversityofCaliforniaexplains,“Withalmostallstudents,relaxationandlessstressarefeltaftertakingourprogram.Mostofthemexperiencebettercontrolduringtheirtests.Almostallhavesomeimprovement.Withsome,theimprovementisverygreat.”56.To“blankout”isprobably___.A.tobelikeablanketB.tobesureofananswerC.tobeunabletothinkclearlyD.toshowknowledgetotheteacher57.Poorgradesareusuallytheresultof___.ApoorhygienichabitsB.testanxietyC.lackofsleepD.laziness58.Testanxietyhasbeenrecognizedas___.A,anexcuseforlazinessB.theresultofpoorstudyhabitsC.arealproblemD.somethingthatcannotbechanged59.Todealwiththisproblem,studentsareadvisedto___.A.takeashortcourseonanxietyB.readaboutanxietyC.beabletomanageorunderstandtheiranxietyC.taketeststoprovetheyarenotanxious60.AuniversityofCaliforniacounselorsaid___.A.allstudentscouldovercometheanxietyaftertakingaspecialtestanxietyprogramB.almostallstudentsfeltlessstressfulaftertakingaUniversityofCaliforniacounselingcourse.C.studentsfounditdifficulttoimproveeventhoughtheyhadtakenaspecialtestanxietycourseD.studentsfounditeasytorelaxassoonastheyenteredaUniversityofCaliforniacounselingcourseIII.ClozeDirections：Thereare20blanksineachofthefollowingtwopassages．Foreachblank，therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage．ThenwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.TelevisionTelevisionisthegreatestcommunicationmediumeverdesignedandoperatedbyman.Itsendsintothehumanbraininan61amountofopinionsandinformationand62moralandartisticstandardsforallofus.Everyminuteofatelevisionprogrammeteachesussomething.Itisneveraneutral(中立的)63.Forexample,howandwhenpublicissuesare64dependsinlargepart65howtheyaretreatedbythetelevisionnetworksinentertainment66newsandpublicprogramme.WhattheAmericanpeoplethinkaboutgovernmentandpoliticsin67,aswellasafavoritecandidatein68,islargelyinfluencedby69.Unfortunatelycommercialtelevisionseldom70anythingofvaluetoourlives.ManyAmericansexpressadeephostility71televisionbecausetheyknowmostTVprogrammesare72poorqualityandthatsometimestheseprogrammesareeven73.Thequestionis:howcantelevisionbeimproved?Therearemanythingstheordinary74cando.Forexample,he75complaintohislocalTVstationsaboutoffensiveadvertising.Hecan76citizens’groupstourgelocalTVstationsto77theirprogrammes.78,thesegroupsshouldproposeregularanalysesofspecificTVcommercialsandprogrammesbyeducators,doctors,etc.to79theinfluenceoftheseprogrammesonchildrenandadults.Televisioncanbeourmostexcitingmediumifwejustthinkabout80toimproveit. 61.A.endless B.ending C.ended D.end 62.A.finds B.absorbs C.sets D.mends 63.A.consequence B.influence C.result D.purpose 64.A.talked B.handled C.watched D.noticed 65.A.over B.in C.above D.on 66.A.aswellas B.also C.but D.togethor 67.A.all B.short C.general D.name 68.A.particular B.special C.instance D.individual 69.A.entertainment B.news C.programmes D.television 70.A.damages B.contributes C.hands D.takes 71.A.toward B.in C.on D.over 72.A.with B.in C.of D.among 73.A.serious B.harmful C.attractive D.long 74.A.reader B.participant C.listener D.viewer 75.A.can B.does C.should D.oughtto 76.A.call B.gather C.organize D.make 77.A.view B.improve C.continue D.exchange 78.A.Asaresult B.Asamateroffact C.Incontrast D.Inaddition 79.A.determine B.refuse C.involve D.receive 80.A.tracks B.roads C.ways D.programmesIV.TranslationSectionA(非英语专业学生做)Directions：Inthissection，therearefiveitems．YouarerequiredtotranslatethemintoChinese．Eachitemconsistsofoneortwosentences．ThesesentencesarealltakenfromthereadingpassagesyouhavejustreadintheReadingComprehensionpart．Youmayreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext．81.(Para.2,Passage1)HardlyadaygoesbythatIdon'tthinkofhimorspeakofhim.82.(Para.4,Passage2)Itisestimatedthatabout80%oftheworldpopulationcannotaffordtohaveproperfood,housingormedicalcare.83.(Para.4,Passage3)Cars,too,mightbeequippedwithcomputerstohelpdriversfindtheirwayaroundortocommunicatewithhomeandofficecomputers.84.(Para.2,Passage4)Recently,testanxietyhasbeenrecognizedasarealproblem,notjustanexcuseorafalseexplanationoflazystudents.85.(Para.3,Passage4)Ifthetestsshowtheiranxietyishigh,thestudentscantakeshortcoursestohelpthemdealwiththeirtension.SectionB(英语专业学生做)Directions：Inthissection，thereisashortpassageinChinese．ReaditcarefullyandtranslateitintoEnglish．现在你们要离开母校了，我没有什么礼物送给你们，只好送你们一句话罢。这一句话是：“不要抛弃学问。”以前的功课也许一大部分是为了这张毕业文凭，不得已而做的。从今以后，你们可以依自己的心愿去自由研究了。趁现在年富力强的时候，努力做一种专门学问。少年是一去不复返的，等到精力衰竭时，要做学问也来不及了。即为吃饭计，学问也决不会辜负人的。吃饭而不求学问，三年五年之后，你们都要被后进少年淘汰的。到那时再想做点学问来补救，恐怕已太晚了。有人说：“出去做事之后，生活问题急需解决，哪有工夫去读？即使要做学问，既没有图书馆，又没有实验室，哪能做学问？”我要对你们说：凡是要等到有了图书馆方才读书的，有了图书馆也不肯读书。凡是要等到有了实验室方才做研究的，有了实验室也不肯做研究。你有了决心要研究一个问题，自然会撙衣节食去买书，自然会想出法子来设置仪器。V.Writing（20分）Directions:Inthispartofthetestyouaretowriteashortcompositionofabout120to150words(non-Englishmajors)or150to180words(Englishmajors)basedonthetopicgivenbelow.MyViewonPrivateCar1.私家车的情况2.拥有私家车的利与弊3.我的观点