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2018年吉林省管通高校教育考試

公共英語(yǔ)試卷

I.Vocabulary(1*20=20Points)

1.Itisnopoliteto_______anyonewhoisintrouble.

A.makeforB.makefunofC.makeupforD.makeup

2Successresults_______hardwork,andhardworkresults______success.

A.from,inB.by,toC.with,atD.2from,to

3.IhavebeentoldthestorysomanytimesandIam_______listeningtoitagain.

A.fondofB.keenonC.feduptoD.tiredof

4.Iwasgreatlymovedthathecametohelpme_______hisillness.

A.despiteofB.inspiteofC.regardlesstoD.insteadof

5.Alotofpeoplemovedtothecountrybecausetheycouldn't_____.theheavy

pollutioninthecity.

A.putoutB.putawayC.putupwithD.putoff

6.Wearequite_______toourparentsandourteachers.

A.respectableB.respectfulC.respectiveD.respected

7.Ateacherwithgreatpatienceisverypopular_____hisstudents.

A.inB.toC.withD.bythetimes.

8.Idon’tknowhowtouseadigitalcamera.Iamreally______thetimes.

A.beforeB.afterC.behindD.aheadof

9.Oneofthemostimportantproblemsishowto_______studentsinterestinlearning

English.

A.riseB.ariseC.raiseD.arouse

10.I______milkandbreadforbreakfasteverymorning.

A.usedtohavingB.usedtohaveC.amusedtohavingD.amusedtohave

11.Whathedid____whathesaid.

A.provedB.turnedC.improvedD.appeared

12.Hewantstohelpuswithsomething,butonthecontraryhealways

gets__________.

A.allthewayB.inthewayC.onthewayD.bytheway

13.Don'ttieyourselftoyourstudyallday.Youshould______halfanhourforsports

everyday.

A.setoffB.setoutC.setasideD.setdown

14.TomorrowIamleavingforNewYork,andIwillstaytherefor_________.

A.sometimeB.sometimeC.sometimesD.sometimes

15.Thebuildingwasnamed________theherowhoonceworkedinit.

A.afterB.withC.byD.from

16.Wouldyouplease______meofthatimportantappointmentwithJanethisSunday?

A.remindB.rememberC.warnD.inform

17.Lastweek,I_____chairmanoftheStudents'Union,butfailed.

A.ranintoB.ranafterC.ranforD.ranoutof

18.What_______tomeisthatthispositionoffersaveryhighpay.

A.interestsB.attractsC.appealsD.draws

19.Themotherandthesonare________inbothappearanceandcharacter

A.likeB.likelyC.alikeD.likable

20.It'sstrangethatsuchatallandstrongmanshouldbe_______everynowandthen.

A.childishB.childhoodC.childlessD.children

II.Structure(1*20=20Points)

21.Itiscommonpractice_______abatterywhenitstillhassomelifeinit.

A.tochargeB.chargeC.chargedD.havingcharged

22.Thenewlyappointedmanagerissaidtobeneitherflexible______easytoget

alongwith.

A.orB.andC.norD.but

23.Thefarmers,_______houseshadbeendestroyedbytheseriousflood,weregiven

helpbythegovernment.

A.whoB.whatC.whichD.whose

24.Sincethenewtechnologywasintroducedlastmonth,we_______inspeedingup

production.

A.succeedB.succeededC.havesucceededD.willsucceed

25.HeboughtanewmobilephonelastSunday,becausehisoldone______.

A.hadstolenB.hadbeenstolenC.wasstolenD.stolen

26._______theweatherimproves,wewillsufferahugelossinthetouristindustry.

A.AsB.SinceC.WhileD.Unless

27.Onlyafterthesecretarysawthetraindisappearinsight_______therailway

station.

A.heleavesB.hasheleftC.heleftD.didheleave

28.MissSmith'sassistantenjoys_____forheralthoughshetreatshimverystrictly.

A.workB.workingC.toworkD.worked

29.Someanimalscarryseedsfromoneplacetoanother,_______plantscanspread

tonewplaces.

A.soB.orC.forD.but

30.Ifhe_____herenow,hewouldbedoingeverythingthathashecoulddotohelp

you.

A.wereB.isC.willbeD.be

31.Themoviethatwesawlastweekwasquiteinteresting,______?

A.wasn'titB.wasitC.didn'tweD.weren’twe

32.Mr.Liis_____Mr.Wang.

A.astallortallerB.tallasortallerthan

C.tallerorastallasD.tallerthanorastallas

33.Thevillageisfarawayfromhereindeed.It's_____walk.

A.afourhourB.afourhour'sC.afour-hoursD.afourhours'

34.TheychoseTomtobe_____captainoftheteambecausetheyknewhewas

_____smartleader.

A.a;the:B.the;theC.the;aD.the,a

35.Toherjoy,Dellaearnedfirstthetrustofherstudentsandthen______ofher

colleagues.

A.thatB.oneC.onceD.those

36.Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare______witheachother.

A.littleB.muchC.someD.none

37._____withcare,onetinwilllastforsixweeks.

A.UseB.UsingC.UsedD.Touse

38.“Themoment______soon,"hethoughttohimself,waitingnervously.

A.iscomingB.comeC.hascomeD.wascoming

39.Ifnothing______,theoceanswillturnintofishdeserts.

A.doesB.hadbeendoneC.willdoD.isdone

40.________makesthebookssointerestingistheimaginationofthewriter.

A.ThatB.WhatC.whoD.which

III.ReadingComprehension(35points)

PassageOne(1*5=5points)

Cantreestalk?Yes,butnotinwords,Scientistshavereasontobelievethattrees

docommunicatewitheachother.Notlongago,researcherslearnedsomesurprising

things.Firstawillowtreeattackedinthewoodsbycaterpillars(毛蟲(chóng))changedthe

chemistryofitsleavesandmadethemtastesoterriblethattheygottiredoftheleaves

andstoppedeatingthem.Thenevenmoreastonishing,thetreesentoutaspecial

smell--asignalcausingitsneighborstochangethechemistryoftheirownleavesand

makethemlesstasty.

Communication,ofcourse,doesn’tneedtobeinwordswetalktoeachotherby

raisingourshouldersandmovingourhands.Weknowthatbirdsandanimalsusea

wholevocabularyofsong,sounds,andmovements.Beesdancetheirsignals,flyingin

certainplacesthattellotherbeeswheretofindnectar(花蜜)forhoney.Sowhy

shouldn'ttreeshavewaysofspreadingmessage?

41.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatcaterpillarsdonotfeedonleaves

that____.

A.arelyingontheground

B.haveanunpleasanttaste

C.beesdon'tlike

D.haveanunfamiliarshape

42.Thewillowtreedescribedinthepassageprotecteditselfby______.

A.growingmorebranches

B.communicatingwithbirdsandbees

C.changingitsleafchemistry

D.shakingcaterpillarsoff

43.Accordingtothepassage,thewillowtreewasabletocommunicatewithother

treesby_

A.wavingitsbranches

B.givingoffaspecialsmell

C.droppingitsleaves

D.changingthecolorofitstrunk

44.Accordingtothispassage,beescommunicateby______.

A.makingspecialmovementB.touchingoneanother

C.smellingoneanotherD.makingunusualsound.

45.Theauthorbelievesthattheincidentdescribedinthepassage______.

A.cannotbetakenseriouslyB.shouldnolongerbepermitted

C.mustbecheckedmorethoroughlyD.seemscompletelyreasonable

PassageTwo(1*5=5points)

AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChinese,itisspokenbymanypeoplearound

theworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreatingnewwords,andweare

oftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefrom.

Sometimes,however,noonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Did

youeverthinkaboutwhyhamburgers,especiallywhentheyarenotmadewithham?

Aboutahundredyearsago,somemenwenttoAmericafromEurope.Theycame

fromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglish,but

theyategoodfood,whensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef,they

askedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionand

answered."WecomefromHamburg,"OneofthisAmericansownedarestaurant,and

hadanidea.Hecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemanfrom

Hamburgate.Thenheputthembetweentwopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.

Suchbreadcametobecalled“hamburgers".Today"hamburgers"aresoldinmany

countriesaroundtheworld.

Whetherthisstoryistrueornot,itcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyany

wordhasacertainmeaningisinterestingtoo.Thisreason,formostEnglishwords,

canbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.

46.Accordingtothewriter,Englishis_______.

A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGerman

C.notsooldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn

47.Hamburgis______.

A.akindoffoodB.apieceofbeef

C.thenameofavillageD.acityinGermany

48.Accordingtothestory,_______.

A.fewAmericanslikehamburgersB.hamburgersaremadewithbeef

C.hamburgersaremadewithhamD.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacentury

ago

49.Accordingtothestory,theword“hamburger”comesfrom_____.

A.chinabecauseithasalonghistory

B.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeak

C.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeating

D.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords

50.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingcanoftenbefoundinanylarge

Englishdictionary?

A.Whereallthenewwordscomefrom.

B.WherethoseGermanscamefrom.

C.Thereasonwhyawordhasacertainmeaning

D.ThereasonwhyEnglishisspokenaroundtheworld.

PassageThree(1*5=5points)

Isstaringatabig,whitewallduringclassmakingyoufeeldull?Ifyouhaveever

walkedpastmathteacher,Mr.Kelley'sroom,youmayhavenoticedhowcheerfulitis

throughouttheyear.Onethingthatmakeshisclassroomsomuchfunisthecelebrity

(名人)picturesonhisfrontwall.Kelley'sstudentshavebeenwritingtocelebrities

fromacrossthenationaskingforaphotoandafewwordsofadvice“.Itreallytakesa

lotoftimeandmoney,"Kelleysaid.First,Kelleyandhisstudentsmakealistofall

thecelebritiestowhomtheywanttowrite.Onceastudentpicksastar,Kelleylooksit

upinhisbookofaddresstoseeifhecanwritetothatperson.

Writingtothestarstakesalotoftimebecausehehastopersonalizeeachletter,

printthemout,andaddressthem.IntheletterKelleyasksthecelebritytosendhis

classesapicturewithsomeadviceheorshewouldgivetotoday'syouth.

Kelleytakesupacollectioninallofhisclassesandaskseachstudentsto

contribute(捐)adollarpayforthepostage.OnceKelleymailsoffalltheletters,the

funreallybegins.Sofarhehasgottenbackabout20lettersandpictures.“Theonly

thingthatisn’tcooliswhenthecelebritysendsthepicturebackwithnoadviceonit,

whichismyentirepurposeindoingthis,"saidKelley.

Whenhegetsatleastthreepicturesreturned,heletsclassesguesswhothethree

starsare.Hekeepsscoreofhowmanycelebritieseachclasshasguessed.Jason

Bryant,asudden,said,“It’sbecomeacontest(競(jìng)賽)betweentheclassestoseewho

canguessthemoststars,andit'sreallyfun."

51.Whatisthetestabout?

A.celebritiesspendingphotostoKelley.

B.celebritiesgivingadvicetostudents.

C.Kelleyandhisclasseswritingtocelebrities.

D.Kelleyinvitingcelebritiestohisclasses.

52.Theexpression“personalizeeachletter”(Linel,Para.2)means“_____”.

A.toprintouteachother

B.topersonallysendouteachother

C.tofindtheaddressofeachcelebrity

D.tomakethelettersuitableforaparticularstar

53.Whopaystosendoutletters?

A.Kelleyhimself.B.Kelley'sStudents.

C.Thecontestorganizer.D.JasonBryant.

54.WhatisKelley'smainpurposeofwritingtheletters?

A.Toeducatehisstudents.

B.Tohavepicturesforhisofficewall.

C.Toimprovehisstudents'letterwritingskill.

D.Tohelphisstudentsknowmoreaboutthecelebrities.

55.AccordingtoJasonBryant,theyfindalotoffunin_____.

A.studyingmath

B.readingreplies

C.thenameguessinggame

D.receivingpicturesfromcelebrities

PassageFour(2*5=10points)

Whenacustomerfindsthatanitemheorsheboughtisfaultyorinsomeother

waydoesnotliveuptomanufacture’sclaimforit,thefirststeptopresentthe

warranty（保單）oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.In

mostcases,thisactionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevarious

meanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.

Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectly

tothestoremanager.Ingeneral,the"higherup"theconsumertakeshisorher

complaintto,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled,insuchacase,itisusually

settledintheconsumer’sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumers

shouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible.Butiftheycan’tgettotheplaceof

purchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritedecomplaintinaletter.

Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,and

especiallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeitemin

question.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecific

informationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.For

example,“Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftheright

oneisunclear”isbetterthan"Thisstereo(立體聲音響)doesnotwork."

Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritethemanufacture.Ifso,the

consumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandfirmlyaspossible.But

ifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresult,theconsumercangoastep

further.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivate

orpublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumers'rights.

56.Whenaconsumerfindsthathispurchasehasafaultinit,thefirstthingheshould

doisto_____.

A.complainpersonallytothemanager

B.threatentotakethemattertocourt

C.writeafirmletterofcomplainttothestoreorpurchase

D.showsomewrittenproofofthepurchasetothestore

57.Ifaconsumerwantsaquickstatementofhisproblem,it'sbettertocomplain

to_____.

A.ashopassistant

B.thestoremanager

C.themanufacturer

D.apublicorganization

58.Themosteffectivecomplaintcanbemadeby_____.

A.showingthefaultyitemtothemanufacturer

B.explainingexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitem

C.sayingfirmlythattheitemisofpoorquality

D.askingpolitelytochangetheitem

59.Thephrase"liveup'(Line2,para.1)inthecontextmeans_____.

A.meetthestandardof

B.realizethepurposeof

C.fulfillthedemandsof

D.keepthepromiseof

60.Thepassagetellsus_____.

A.howtosettleaconsumer'scomplaintaboutafaultyitem

B.howtomakeaneffectivecomplaintaboutafaultyitem

C.howtoavoidbuyingafaultyitem

D.howtodealwithcomplaintfromcustomers

PassageFive(2*5=10points)

Televisionhaschangedthelifestyleofpeopleineveryindustrializedcountryin

theworld.IntheUnitedStates,wheresociologistshavestudiedtheeffects,some

interestingobservationshavebeenmade.

Television,althoughnotessential,hasbecomeanimportantpartofmostpeople’s

lives.Italterspeople’swayofseeingtheworld;inmanyways,itsupportsand

sustainsmodemlife.Televisionhasbecomeababy-sitter,anintroducerof

conversations,themajortransmitterofaculture,akeeperoftradition.Yetwhenwhat

canbeseenonTVinonedayiscriticallyanalyzed,itbecomesevidentthattelevision

isnotateacherbutasustainer,thepoorqualityofprogrammingdoesnotelevate

peopleintogreaterunderstanding,butrathermaintainsandencouragesthelifeitexits.

TheprimaryreasonforthelackofqualityinAmericantelevisionisrelatedto

boththehistoryofTVprogrammingdevelopmentandtheeconomicsofTV.

TelevisioninAmericanbeganwiththeradio.Radiocompaniesandtheirsponsorsfirst

experimentedwithtelevision.Therefore,thecloserelationshipwhichtheadvertisers

hadwithradioprogramsbecamethesystemforAmericanTV.Sponsorsnotonlypaid

moneyfortimewithinprograms,butmanyactuallyproducedtheprograms.

Thus,inAmericansociety,televisionisprimarilyconcernedwithreflectingand

attractingsocietyratherthanexperimentingwithnewideas.Advertiserswenttoattack

thelargestviewingaudiencepossible.Todosorequiresthattheyrequiresratherthan

educational,attractiveratherthanchallenging.

TelevisioninAmericatodayremainstoalargecircle,withtheorganizationand

Standardsasithadthirtyyearsago.Thehopeforfurtherdevelopmentandtrue

achievementtowardimprovingsocietywillrequireachangeinthemodernsystem.

61.AccordingtotheauthorAmericantelevisionispoorinqualitybecause_______.

A.advertisersareinterestedinexperimentingwithnewideas

B.itisstillatanearlystageofdevelopment,comparedwiththeradio

C.theprogramhavetobedevelopedintheinterpretsofthespeakersforeconomic

reasons

D.itiscontrolledbyradiocompanies

62.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout________.

A.TVasthesustainerofAmericanlife

B.TVasthemajortransmitterofculture

C.TheeducationaleffectofTVonsociety

D.ThestronginfluenceandthepoorqualityofAmericanTV

63.Intheauthor'sview,AmericanTVshould______.

A.becriticalbutentertaining

B.becreativeandeducational

C.changewiththedevelopmentofsociety

D.attractasmanyviewsaspossible

64.TheauthorbelievesthattelevisionintheUnitedStateshasbecomeimportantto

mostpeoplebecause______.

A.itpromotefamilyunity

B.ithelpsthemdeveloptheirspeakingability

C.itaffectstheirlifeinmanyways

D.itchallengessociety

65.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericantelevisionis______.

A.criticalB.praisingC.doubtfulD.sympathetic

IV.Close(1*15=15point)

PeoplewhouseStandardEnglishdonotuseexactlythesamekindoflanguage

allthetime.Atschool,peopletalkmore__66__duringbreakandincafeteriathan

they_67intheclassroomorintheoffice.Secretariestalkmore68_duringacoffee

breakthantheydoonthe_69_whentalktoaclient.Writingis_70moreformalthan

speech:Whatwewritedownisoftenalittlemoreimportantandalittlemore

seriousthan71_wejustcasuallymention.

WecansaythereareroughlytwomainvarietiesofStandardEnglish.Informal

EnglishistheEnglishofconversationandthe72_letter.FormalEnglishisthe

Englishofapublicspeech,thebusinessletter,mostbooksandmagazines.Everyone

73situations74whichformalEnglishisexpected,alettertoapublicagencyortoa

newspaper,apublicdiscussionofaserious75,areportofanaccident,abusiness

memo,lettersof76forjobsorforcollegeadmission,andpapersororalreportsinthe

classroom.

ThedifferencesbetweeninformalEnglisharelikethedifferencesbetweenthe

clothesyouweartothebeachand77youweartoschool.Onesetofclothesisright

forone78;theothersetisright