2007年北京市高职升本科英语试题

2007年北京市高职升本科英语试题 Part1 Directions: in this part, there are15 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked with A, B, C. And D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. How long has this Japanese fast-food chain been in business? ________ 1998. A. From B. By C. In D. Since 2. Nobody fails to find that his two nephews are much_______. A. alike B. same C. exact D. resembled 3. No sooner had the ship pulled away from the dock ______it had to return to pick up more passengers. A. when B. than C. then D. that 4. I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had imagined it ______ much bigger. A. be B. being C. to be D. having been 5. It was a decision I _______, that he will later regret. A. detect B. doubt C. claim D. suspect 6. We ______ this visit for months----you can’t cancel it now. A. planned B. have planned C. have been planning D. had planned 7. Had Mark coached the woman football team instead of George, We _____ more games. A. would win B. would have won C. had won D. will win 8. A tall building has been set up in ______was a wasteland ten years ago. A. what B. where C. which D. that 9. Does the method he put forward________ the problem make any sense? A. settle B. settling C. to settle D. settled 10. I don’t like him because he always _______when other people are talking. A. cuts down B. cuts out C. cuts across D. cuts in 11. He didn’t keep on asking me for a ride any longer as he had already got his own car ______. A. repair B. repaired C. repairing D. to repair 12. I am playing golf this afternoon , weather_______. A. permits B. permitted C. permitting D. to permit 13. I thought I was going to fail the exam , but I passed _______. A. above all B. after all C. at all D. in all 14. _______ seemed strange to us was that he came back with nothing that day. A. It B. That C. What D. Which 15. There _______ have been ten of them , all hiding in the attic. A. could B. should C. would D. must Part 11 Read Comprehension Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked with ABCD. You should choose the most appropriate answer and write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the following passage. ROUTE 103 ---WESTBOUND (MALL OF STAR TO SUNSHINE BEACH) MALL OF STAR KATELLA ZOO SOUTH ENTRANCE BEACHSIDE STREET SUNSHINE BEACH ----- ------ 5:30 5:39 5:45 6:10 6:16 6:30 6:39 6:45 7:10 7:16 7:30 7:39 7:45 8:10 8:16 8:30 8:39 8:45 9:10 9:16 9:30 ------ 9:45 10:10 ----- 10:30 10:39 10:45 11:10 ----- 11:30 ------ 11:45 12:08 12:14 12:30 12:39 ------ 13:08 ----- 13:30 13:39 13:45 14:08 ----- 14:30 ------ 14:45 15:08 ----- 15:30 ----- ------ 16:08 16:14 16:30 16:39 16:45 17:08 17:14 17:30 17:39 ------ 18:08 18:14 18:30 18:39 18:45 19:08 ------ 19:30 ------ ------ 20:08 ------ 20:30 ------ ------ 16. How many buses can take you to Sunshine Beach from Katella? A. 6 B. 8 C. 11 D. 15 17. Which bus stop has the most buses stopping there? A. Katella B. Zoo South Entrance C. Beachside Street D. Sunshine Beach 18. If you miss the bus at Mall of Star at 11:10 ,when is the next bus to Sunshine Beach ? A.12:08 B. 13:08 C. 14:08 D. 15:08 19: If you take the 10:10 bus at Mall of Star, how many stops are there to Beachside Street? A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1 Questions 20 to 24 are based on the following passage. Modern American music is rich in its variety of forms , styles ,and instruments , A complete encyclopedia(百科全) of American music is a small library ! By just looking at a few types of American music, we can see much diversity. Blues music , which goes back to the 1860s, has African American roots .Blues singers often sing of sad themes: feeling of loneliness or hunger , or being far away from home. The banjo and the washboard were common instruments in early blues music. The harmonica, guitar, and piano are some of the many other instruments used in blues. Jazz has its beginnings in the 1890s in New Orleans. The musical contributions of People from many parts of the world came together in this port on the Mississippi River to create the early versions of jazz. Now jazz comes in many forms and is the Unites State s and many other countries. The fiddle is a common instrument in early country music , but today we hear many kinds of instruments in country music , especially the guitar .Cowboy movies in the 1930s and 1940s helped to make country music very popular. Rap music has its origins in New York in the early 1970s.Rap uses a lot of rhyming. Rhymes are words that sound the same. Many young people like the beat in rap music. Like all music , modern American music causes people to sing, dance, smile, and cry. American music is sometimes controversial (有争议的) ，but it shows us diversity of American culture. 20. Which of the following is a musical instrument? A. Blues B. Harmonica C. Jazz D. Rap 21. According to the passage jazz initially started in the 1890s in ______ A. Africa B. South America C. New York D. New Orleans 22. Which of the following contributed to the popularity of country music? A. Cowboy movies in the 1930s and 1940s B. Various kinds of musical instruments. C. The encyclopedia of American music D. People from many parts of the world 23. What feature of rap music is enjoyed most by many young people? A. Its sound B. Its origins C. Its beat D. Its instruments 24. The word “diversity” (Para.1 and 6) most probably means______ A. background B. influence C. variety D. significance Questions 25 to 28 are based on the following passage. What is the Writing Lab and Why should I use it? The Writing Lab is a free service where all students at Purdue University can receive assistance and feedback on any writing—related task. Specially trained consultants work with graduate students , undergraduates, students learning English as a second language, and students working on resumes and applications. What happens during a consultation? Consultations last 30minutes and allow you to work one-on-one with a consultant whose job is to help you become a better writer. The consultant will ask you about your writing task and what you want to focus on during the session. You can ask for help on starting an assignment or improving the paper; you can get feedback on whether the paper meets the requirements of the assignment; you can also work on revising and polishing your work. Do I have to make an appointment to use the Writing Lab? You are not required to make an appointment for a consultation, but it is highly recommended. Appointments guarantee that you will meet with a consultant on a specific day and time. However, each day a certain number of drop-in slots are available. These times are given away beginning at 8:30 a. m . each day, so you can call to receive a same-day appointment. 25. The purpose of the Writing Lab is to_______ A. assist students with difficulties B. offer consultation to native speakers C. give free service in English learning D. provide help with tasks concerning writing 26. What a consultant in the Writing Lab does is to_____ A. tell how to focus on your work B. revise and polish your working C. make you become a better writer D. collect the feedback on your courses 27. During consultation students can not______ A. be given help on improving a paper B. be guaranteed a high mark C. ask for help on starting an assignment D. work on revising and polishing a paper 28. Marking an appointment beforehand will ensure you to_______ A. have a consultant many times a day B. talk with a consultant on your favorite topics C. meet with a consultant at your desired time D. set up time with a certain consultant Questions 29 to 32 are based on the following passage. What marks a man spend 22 hours in freezing water or 14 days alone in a hot-air balloon? Adventurer Steve Fossett knows . His taste for adventure has driven him to set dozens of world records in both aviation (航空) and sailing. For him ,it’s the thrill of doing things that have never been done before . He also enjoys testing his own endurance and skills. Altogether, Fossett has 115 world records and world to his name. His most recent success came in February 2006 when he broke the world’s flight distance record. He traveled more than 26,000 miles in 76 hours . Surprisingly, 62-year-old Fossett is not strong or athletic, but he is very persistent. His efforts to complete the first solo hot-air balloon ride round the world show his determination. He made six attempts over five years and finally succeeded in 2002. Fossett developed his appetite for adventure early. At the age of 11, he started rock climbing. While he was a student at Stanford University, he spent his summers climbing mountains and doing endurance swims throughout Europe. After graduating from Stanford ,Fossett earned a master ’s degree in business from Washington University in St . Louis. In 1968, he began making his fortune as a stock trader in Chicago. By the late 1980s , he had become a millionaire. But , he spent his free time participating in endurance sports. In 1990, he finally decided to become a full-time adventure and a part-time businessman. Fossett participated in numerous endurance competitions, including skiing, biking swimming and car racing, But in the mid-1990s, Fossett began to change his focus. Instead of simply finishing races, he wanted to set world records. Foeestt focused on sailing and aviation . He has set 23 official world records in sailing. In April 2004, after 58 days at sea , he and his crew of 12 set the world record for the fastest round-the-world sailing. In aviation, he was established more than 60 world records. 29. According to the passage, Fossett likes_____ A. doing things fresh B. spending 22 hours in freezing water C. testing his strength D. staying 14 days in a hot-air balloon 30. Of Steve Fossett’s 115 words records and world firsts, about half of them go to _____ A. hot-air balloon ride B. endurance swim C. flying D. sailing 31. Steve Fossett has done everything expect_____ A. completing the first solo hot-air balloon ride B. sailing 26,000 miles in 76 hours C. setting the world record for the fastest round-the-world sailing D. succeeding in the stock market in Chicago 32. What is probably the best title for this passage? A. Hobbies in Spare Time B. Life of Steve Fossett C. Hunger for Adventure D. A Strange Millionaire Questions 33 to 35 are based on the following passage. A supersonic airliner like Concorde flies at twice the speed of sound . A passenger can leave London at noon and arrive in New York at ten o’clock that same morning! There is a five-hour time difference between the two cities and Concorde can fly the Atlantic in only three hours . That evening the passenger will feel it is time to go to bed when it is only six o ‘clock. The evening will only just be beginning. Airline pilots suffer from this very much. It may be in the middle of the night in Hong Kong but their stomachs are still on London time , where it is dinner time . Pilots and other airline crew have to adjust to constant changes in time . That is why they often look fifty years old when they are only forty. This adjustments to sudden changes causes all sorts of problems. Air travel is getting faster all the time. Engineers say that soon people will be “shot” to their destinations in huge rockets. These rockets will be shot high above the earth’s atmosphere and land on the other side of the earth forty-five minutes after take-off , They will be able to cross the Pacific Ocean in only eighteen minutes. But , of course , passengers will face the same problems on the ground that they face at present. We shall still spend hours getting to the airport. Today , the shortest part of the journey and the least difficult is in the air. The worst and longest part is on the roads leading from the center of town to the airport. The roads become more and more crowded while our planes become faster and faster. 33. In a plane like Concorde you can____ A. arrive in New York 5 hours earlier than the time you leave London B. forget all about the time difference between cities C. adjust to time changes without problems D. get across the Atlantic in three hours 34. Pilots often look older than they really are because______ A. they eat dinner in the middle of the night B. they suffer a lot from the changes in time C. they have to work at he weekend D. they live far away from the airport 35. According to the passage, we can see that _____ A. the speed f sound is only half that of a Concorde B. the rocket is the fastest and least difficult means of travel C. a supersonic plane can fly the Pacific in only eighteen minutes D. people will spend less time on the ground as air travel is getting faster Part III Cloze Directions: There is a passage in this part with 10 blanks in it. Read the passage carefully and then choose the most appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked with ABCD, Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Mary changes are taking place in “food style” in the United States. The United States is traditionally famous__36__ its very solid and unchanging diet of meat and potatoes. Now we have many__37__alternatives to choose from various ethnic(民族特色的) food, health food, and fast food, in addition to the traditional home-cooked meal. Ethnic restaurants and supermarkets are commonplace in the United States. Since the United States is a country of immigrants, there is a great variety. Any large American city is filled with restaurants__38__ international cooking. Many cities even have ethnic sections ; Chinatown, Little Italy, or Germantown. With this vast ethnic choice. We can __39__food from all over the world. This is pleasant for those who come here to travel or to work; they can usually find their __40__ specialties. Health food gained popularity when people began to think more seriously about their physical well-being. Health food is fresh , natural , unprocessed food. It does not __41__ preservatives to make it last longer or chemicals to make it taste or look __42__. Some health food enthusiasts are vegetarians :They eat no meat; they prefer to get their__43__ proteins from other sources, such as beans and rice, cheese and eggs. More and more people are eating healthy food and trying to eat less fat and red meat. America’s __44__ toward meals is changing, too. The traditional big breakfast and dinner at 6:00 p .m . are losing popularity. People are rediscovering the social importance of food. Dinner with family or friends is again becoming a very __45__ way of enjoying and sharing. Like so many people in other cultures ,many Americans are taking time to relax and enjoy the finer tastes at dinner, even if they still rush through lunch at a hamburger stand. 36. A. at B. in C. for D. to 37. A. same B. pleasant C. interesting D. different 38. A. producing B. processing C. selling D. serving 39. A .enjoy B. spare C. judge D. receive 40. A. enjoyable B. feasible C. native D. pleasing 41. A. contain B. supply C. offer D. resist 42 A. heavier B. better C. brighter D. safer 43. A. additional B. essential C. unique D. unusual 44. A. attitude B. expectation C. fashion D. principle 45. A. national B. artificial C. similar D. special Part IV Word Forms Directions：There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word in the corresponding space on the Answer. Sheet . 46. Every child looks forward to Children’s Day with great ______ (eager). 47. If you use the chemical to clean the tablecloth, the stain will_______ (appear) at once. 48. The book is a _______ (humor) account of a young man’s travels in Asia. 49. We asked a local ________ (art) to come and show her work to the students. 50. A good way to ________ (large), your vocabulary is to read a daily newspaper. 51. It’ s important to realize how_______ (quick) this disease can spread. 52. One of the woman I work with is getting ________ (marry) this weekend. 53. The matter didn’t seem important, and I hardly ________ (give) it a second thought. 54. It was very _________ (care) of you to leave your purse lying on the desk. 55. He is the __________ ( honour ) chairman of the Writers’ Union. Part V Translation ---English into Chinese Directions: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. There are 5 sentences in this part. Write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 56. In real life, there are two kinds of people: those who create opportunities and those make use of opportunities. 57. Improvement in packing will contribute to competitiveness of our exports on the market. 58 . It does prove to be a problem which is difficult for the local government to solve. 59. He was not only surprised , but also extremely suspicious, as he had every reason to be. 60. We are looking for a reliable agent in the computer industry to represent our company in Shanghai. Part VI Writing Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter of application. You can refer to the following information in Chinese. You should write about 100 words on the Answer Sheet. 假设你是李明。即将从北京黄海大学毕业。从刊登在昨天晚报上的广告中看到位于上海 长江路173号的Beckry Electronic Corporation Ltd.招聘销售员一名。 请你写一封求职 信，信中包括你的个人信息（如：姓名、性别、年龄、婚宴状况等），受教育程度，工作 经历，个人爱好等。 2007年联大专接本 1~5 D A BCD 6~10 CBACD 11~15 BCBCD 16~20 ABBCB 21~25 DACCD 26~30 CBCAC 31~35 BCDBA 36~45 CDDAC ABBAD 46. eagerness 47. disappear 48. humorous 49 artist 50 inlarge 51 quickly 52 married 53 gave 54 careless 55 honourable 56. 现实生活中有两种人，一种是创造机会的人，一种是使用机会的人。 57. 在包装方面的改进会有助于我们出口商品在国际市场上的竞争力。 58. 事实的确证明，这是一个当地政府难以解决的问题。 59. 他不但不吃惊，而且疑心重重，当然他是有充分的理由这样做的。 60. 我们正在计算机行业里选择一个可靠的人，作为我们公司在上海的代理商。 173 Changjiang Road Huanghai University 100080 100202 Shanghai Beijing Apr.21 I read an ad from yesterday’ s Evening News, that your company wants a sales person. I am applying for the post . My name is Li Ming, male, aged 23. I’ m single, I am now studying in the Department of Business Management in Huanghai University and I will be graduating this July . During my spare time I worked in several companies as sales person, and I did a good job in every company. I am a very easy-going person and interested in traveling and making friends. I am sure I’ll be qualified for the position. Looking forward to your reply. Respectfully yours Li Min 尊敬的老师们，同学们下午好：