1、2009年河南省普通高等學(xué)校選拔優(yōu)秀專科畢業(yè)生進(jìn)入本科階段學(xué)習(xí)考試公共英語(yǔ)PartIVocabularyandStructure(40points)Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Juliespentonemonthherterm

2、paperonChinesepoems.towriteB.andwroteC.writtenD.writingIwassothenightbeforemyexaminationthatIcouldnotsleep.worryingB.tiredC.happyD.nervousWhetheryoulearnornotisentirelyyou.uptoB.astoC.abouttoD.duetoIfinallytostudymuchharderinthefuture.preparedB.madeupmymindC.workedoutD.madeoutTheoldcoupledecidedtoab

3、oythoughtheyhadthreeoftheirown.adaptB.bringC.receiveD.adoptTheteacherinsistedthatweourhomeworkbefore9:00oclockfinishedB.hadfinishedC.finishD.wasfinishingThelittlegirlshowedthepolicemanthecornershewasknockedoffherbike.andB.whichC.thatD.whereThegardenrequires.wateringB.beingwateredC.towaterD.havingwat

4、eredIsthisthehouseShakespearewasborn?whichB.inthatC.inwhichD.atwhichleavestheroomlastoughttoturnoffthelights.A.AnyoneB.ThepersonC.WhoeverD.WhoThepopulationoftheworldisgrowingatadangerous.A.paceB.measureC.progressD.rateYounothaveseenheryesterday,forshewasabroad.A.mustB.shouldC.couldD.wouldAlicetrusts

5、you;onlyyoucanhertogiveupthefoolishidea.A.suggestB.attractC.temptD.persuadeWhenMarypaidthebillshewasgivenaforhermoney.A.chequeB.receiptC.ticketD.labelItwasatthemusichallwemeteachotherforthefirsttime.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.thatTheyfoundthelecturehard.tounderstandB.tobeunderstandC.beingunderstoodD.unde

6、rstoodItisnousemenottoworryabouthisinjury.foryoutotellB.yourtellingC.youtellD.havingtoldYoumustwalkslowlyifyouwantthechildrentoyou.putupwithB.comeupwithC.keepupwithD.goonwithLittleJohncaughtafishthismorning.aliveB.aloneC.lonelyD.livingfinishedhiswork,hehadtostayathomeattheweekend.HavingnotbeenB.Bein

7、gnotC.NothavingD.HavingnotItookthemedicine,butitdidnthaveanyonme.A.effectB.relationC.touchD.affectTheageofthestudentsinthisclassfromeighteentotwenty.A.changesB.rangesC.altersD.limitsItwouldbearisktoletthechildgotoschoolbyhimself.A.followingB.passingC.runningD.carryingHeaknowledgeofthislanguagebycare

8、fulstudy.A.acquiredB.requiredC.inquiredD.requestedWedeveloptradewiththatcompanyforourshared.A.honourB.rewardC.benefitD.prizeIfyoutakethismedicinetwiceaday,itshouldyourcold.A.healB.cureC.treatD.recoverWeobjectpunishingawholegroupforonepersonsfault.A.againstB.aboutC.toD.forShehasfalleninlovewithJack,I

9、findhardtoimagine.A.whoB.thatC.whomD.whichAreyougoingdowntownthisafternoon?IamgoingtohavetheselettersA.mailedB.mailC.tomailD.mailing,everythingwouldhavebeenallright.A.HehadbeenthereB.BeenherehehadC.HerehehadbeenD.Hadhebeenhere,waterresourceshavebeenseverelywastedorpolluted.A.TheyarescarceB.Scarcethe

10、yareC.ScarceastheyareD.Asscarcetheyarefromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsasa“blueplanet”.A.SeenB.SeeingC.TobeseenD.Havingseen33.HellneversucceedinpassingtheCET-6,hardhetries.howeverB.whateverC.despiteD.thoughHerfaceistome,butIcantrememberwhereIsawher.similarB.friendlyC.alikeD

11、.familiarTOC o 1-5 h zYoullhavetobooktheticketsfortheholidayin.frontB.advanceC.aheadD.forwardChildrenwhoareoverprotectedbytheirparentsmaybecome.A.hurtB.spoiledC.damagedD.harmedKidsareverycurious.A.atheartB.inpersonC.bynatureD.onpurposeHehasmadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,ofgreatimportancetoscienceandm

12、an.A.whichIthinkisB.whichIthinkitisC.ofwhichIthinkitisD.IthinkwhichisMydaughterandItookatouraroundNewYorkCity.A.twodayB.twodaysC.two-daysD.two-dayYourbrotherisverytall.Whatishisexact?A.sizeB.lengthC.heightD.breadthPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassage

13、isfollowedbysomequestionsorincompletestatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneAwealthyPersianPrincelovedgoodstories.Theolderhegrew，thefonderhebecameofthem.Buthealwaysregrettedtheyhadtohaveanend.Sohe

14、decidedtogivehalfhiswealthandhisbeautifuldaughtertothemanwhocouldtellhimastorywithoutanend.Anybodywhofailedwouldbesenttoprisonforlife.TheriskwassogreatthatnobodycametothepalacetotellthePrinceastoryforawholeyear.Thenonedayatall,handsomeyoungmancameandsaidhewantedtotellastorythatwouldgoonforever.Thepr

15、inceagreedbutwarnedhimwhatwouldhappenifhefailed.“Theriskisworththeheadofyourfairdaughter,”theyoungmanrepliedpoetically(得體地).Hethenbeganthiswell-knownstory:“OnceuponatimetherewasacertainKingwhofearedfamine.Soheorderedhismentobuildanenormousstorehouse,whichhefilledwithcorn.Then,whenitwasup,madewater-p

16、roofandmadefire-proof,theKingfelthappy.Butonedayhenoticedasmallholeintheroofandashelookedatit,alocustcameoutwithagrainofcorn.Aminutelater,anotherlocustcameoutwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenathirdlocustwithanothergrainofcorn.Thenafourthlocust,flyingatgreatspeed,pushedthroughtheholeandcameoutwithtwograins

17、ofcorn.Thenafifthlocustcameand”“Stop”shoutedthePrince.“Icant,”answeredtheyoungman.“ImustgoonuntilItellyouwhathappenedtoeachgrainofthecorn.”“Butthatwillgoonforever.”ThePrinceprotested.“Exactly”theyoungmanreplied,andhesmiledasheturnedtowardsthePrincesbeautifulyoungdaughter.ThePrincealwaysfeltregretted

18、aboutstorybecause.A.hehadtoomuchwealththerewasterriblefamineallstorieshaveendstherewasnostory-tellerTheyoungmanriskedtotellanendlessstorytothePrincefor.A.agreatsumtheprincesbeautifuldaughtershowinghisbraveryBothAandCTheyoungmanwouldbesenttoprisonifhefailedtotellastorywithoutanend.A.foreverforsometim

19、eforawhileforayear44.Inordertopreventfamine,theKingaskedtobuild.A.ahugestorehousealargefarmabeautifulpalaceawaterproofkitchenThethingthekingnoticedfirstintheroofwas.A.aloafasmallholeagrainofcornD.alocustPassageTwoPackagingisanimportantformofadvertising.Apackagecansometimesmotivatesomeonetobuyaproduc

20、t.Forexample,asmallchildmightaskforabreakfastfoodthatcomesinaboxwithapictureofaTVcharacter.Thechildismoreinterestedinthepicturethaninthebreakfastfood.Picturesforchildrentocolororcutout,gamesprintedonapackage,orsmallgiftsinsideaboxalsomotivatemanychildrentobuyproductsortoasktheirparentsforthem.Somepa

21、ckagessuggestthatabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing.Foodproductssoldinreusablecontainersareexamplesofthis.Althoughasimilarproductinaplaincontainermightcostless,peopleoftenprefertobuytheproductinareusableglassordish,becausetheybelievethecontainerisfree.However,thecostofthecontainerisaddedtothecostofthe

22、product.Thesizeofapackagealsomotivatesabuyer.Maybethepackagehas“EconomySize”printedonit.Thissuggeststhatthelargesizehasthemostproductfortheleastmoney.Butthatisnotalwaystrue.Tofindout,abuyerhastoknowhowtheproductissoldandthepriceofthebasicunit.Theinformationonthepackageshouldprovidesomeanswers.Butthe

23、importantthingforanybuyertorememberisthatapackageisoftenanadvertisement.Thewordsandpicturesdonottellthewholestory.Onlytheproductinsidecandothat.Whichofthefollowingstatementscouldbestsummarizethemainideaofthepassage?A.Childrenareinterestedinsomepackagesofproducts.Packageisoneoftheimportantwaysofadver

24、tising.Peopleprefertobuytheproductsinplaincontainers.Thesizeofapackageusuallymotivatesabuyer.Thephrase“abuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing”(Line1,Para2)probablymeans.A.abuyerwillgetsomethingfreeofchargeabuyerwillgetsomethinguselessabuyerwillgetsomethingusefulnothingisworthbuyingWhichofthefollowingstate

25、mentsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Sometimespeopleareeasilymotivatedbypackages.Smallchildrensometimesaremoreinterestedingamesprintedonapackagethantheproductitself.Aproductinareusablecontainermustbecheaperthanasimilarproductinaplaincontainer.D.“EconomySize”doesntalwayssuggestthatpeoplecanbuythemos

26、tproductfortheleastmoneyWhatdoestheword“them”(Line6,Para.1)referto?.A.SmallgiftsB.PicturesC.GamesD.ProductsWhatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.Packageisjustanadvertisement.Buyersshouldntbelievetheinformationonthepackagetoomuch.Thepackagehasnothingtodoatallwiththeproduct.Buyerscanalwaysfindans

27、wersintheinformationonthepackage.PassageThreeForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworldsgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatist.Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:thatofWilliamShakespeare.EveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkourgreatestwriter.Allofususewords,phra

28、sesandquotationsfromShakespeareswritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyofEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweuse,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHAMLETandcomplainedthat“itwasfullofwell-knownproverbsandquotations.”Shakespeare,moreperh

29、apsthananyotherwriter,madefulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevari

30、ouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespearesday.Englishpeople.A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworldsgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatistneverdiscussabouttheworl

31、dsgreatestpoetsordramatistsaresurewhoistheworldsgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatistdonotcarewhoistheworldsgreatestpoetandgreatestdramatistEveryEnglishmanknows.A.moreorlessaboutShakespeareShakespeare,butonlyslightlyalltheShakespeareswritingsonlythenameofgreatestEnglishwriterWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.W

32、euseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeareswritings.ShakespeareswritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginofthewordstheyuse.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromShakespeareswritings.“HAMLET”is.A.aplaywrittenbyShakespeareap

33、layrecommendedbyShakespeareaplayappreciatedbyShakespeareD.aplaypeoplehavebeencomplainingaboutItisworthwhiletostudythevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedEnglishbecause.A.EnglishwordshavechangedalotsinceShakespearestimebydoingsoonecanbefullyawareoftherichnessofEnglishlanguageEnglishwordsarenowbeingusedi

34、nthesamewayasinShakespearesdaysEnglishwordsarenowthesameinvariouswaysasinShakespearedaysPassageFourMostcitiesand/orstatesintheU.S.collectasalestaxonalmosteverythingyoubuy.Youmustaskwhenyoumoveintoanewcommunityhowmuchthelocalsalestaxis,andwhatitemsareandarenottaxable.Bothtaxableitemsandtheamountoftax

35、varyconsiderablyfromplace,fromoneoftwopercentinsomeplacesuptoeightorteninothers.TheNewYorkCitysalestax,forexamples,iscurrently8%,soifyoubuyapairof$40shoesyouwillactuallyhavetopay$43.20.Thismakespayingandgettingcorrectchangemuchmoredifficult(nottomentionmakingeverythingmoreexpensive).Anotherthingthat

36、makesmoneychangesmorecomplicatedistipping.TheChinesepeoplehavehappilyputanendtotipping,butWesternersarestillplagued(遭受折磨)withthisindignity.Waitersandwaitresses,cabdrivers,hotelbellboys,barbersandhairdressersandallsortsofotherpeoplemustbetipped.Theiremployersgivethemlowwagesbecauseitisexpectedthatyou

37、,thecustomer,willmakeupthedifference.Ifyoudont,theservicepersoncantearnaliving.Tippingalsovariesfromplacetoplace,generallyintheareaof15%ofyourbill(beforetaxes),butagainyoushouldasklocalresidentswhomtotipandhowmuch.Thereisanotherkindoftippingaswell.Youaregenerallyexpectedtogivesomething(eithercashora

38、bottleofwhisky)tothemailmanatChristmastime.Youshoulddiscussthisalsowithneighborsandfriends.Themainideaofthispassageis.A.shoppingandtippingB.salesandshoppingC.salestaxesandtippingD.salestaxesandpeopleAccordingtothepassage,ifyoubuyapairof$50shoesintheNewYorkCity,youpayextraassalestax.A.$4.5B.$4C.$5D.$

39、5.5Usually,cabdrivers.A.gethighwagesfromtheemployergetgreatbenefitsfromtheemployergetlowwagesfromtheemployergetprizefromtheemployerAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheChinesepeoplehavetopaytipsinwesterncountries.Thewesternersdonthavetopayhightipsintheirowncountry.Barbers,h

40、otelbellboysandallsortsofotherpeoplecanearnalivingiftheyarenottipped.Tippingvariesfromplacetoplace,generallyintheareaof20%ofyourbill.Usually,taxableitemsandtheamountoftax.A.havenodifferencefromplacetoplaceintheU.S.areover15%intheU.S.havebeenputanendintheU.S.varyfromplacetoplaceintheU.S.PartIIICloze(

41、20points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.MostAmericansdontliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily.Whentheyneedadvice,theydontusually61peoplethe

42、yknow.62,manyAmericanswriteletterstonewspapersandmagazineswhichgiveadvice63manydifferentsubjects,includingfamilyproblem,sex,theuse64thelanguage,health,cooking,childcare,clothes,andhowtobuyahouseoracar.65newspapersregularlyprintletters66readerswithproblems.Along67thelettersthereareanswerswritten68peo

43、plewhoaresupposedtoknowhowto69suchproblems.Someofthesewritersaredoctors;70arelawyersoreducators.Buttwoofthemostfamouswritersofadvice71womenwithoutspecialtraining72thiskindofwork.Oneofthemanswersletters73to“DearAbby”.Theotherisaddressed74“DearAnnLanders”.Experienceistheirpreparationfor75advice.Therei

44、sonewriterwhohasnotlivedlong76tohavemuchexperience.SheisagirlnamedAngelCavaliere,whostartedwriting77fornewspaperreaders78theageoften.Heradvicetoyoungreadersnow79regularlyinthePhiladelphiaBulletininacolumn80DEARANGEL.A.talkB.askC.tellD.speakA.BecauseB.InsteadC.WhenD.AsA.forB.inC.onD.withA.withB.onC.t

45、oD.ofA.MostB.TheseC.ThoseD.The66.A.from67.A.in68.A.toB.forB.withB.forC.toC.onC.aboutD.aboutD.forD.byA.makeB.overcomeC.beatD.solveA.someB.manyC.othersD.thoseA.isB.areC.wereD.wasD.byC.writtenD.sentA.forB.onC.atA.madeB.addressedA.withB.forC.toD.byC.makingD.sendingA.producingB.givingA.timeB.yetC.wayD.en

46、oughA.adviseB.answersC.adviceD.problemsA.atB.onC.inD.aboutA.givesB.sendsC.appearsD.writesA.calledB.arrangedC.reachedD.claimedartIVWordFormation(10points)irections:Thereare10incompletestatementsinthispart.Youshouldfillineaclankwiththeproperformofthegivenword,andwritetherightansweronthnswerSheet.Theyarenotwiththeperform