2007河南专升本英语试题及答案

2007年普通高等学校选拔优秀专科生 进入本科阶段考试试题 英 语 Part Ⅰ. Word Formation (10 points) Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements in this part. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word, and write the right answer in the brackets. 1. All the men were under heavy _pressure_____ working day and night. (press) 2. The young industrial engineer did everything in a _leisurely_____ way. (leisure) 3. These activities help to greatly _______ the ties among the club members. (strong) 4. She repeated his name _______, too shocked to say more. (help) 5. Many foreign words and phrases have _______ the English Language. (rich) 6. Nowadays, we are in a very _______ business environment. (competition) 7. As a college student, you should aim for an _______ of knowledge well beyond your area of specialization. (expand) 8. In our _______, the laboring people are masters of country. (social) 9. She is always _______ to help others. (will) 10. His stories written in her later years were not interesting because of his _______ of imagination. (poor) Part Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points) Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentences, and then write the choice in the brackets. 11. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _______ to its burning temperature. A. is heatedB. will be heated C. be heated D. would be heated 12. I have to _______ my expenditure to my income. A. transfer B. adjust C. direct D. add 13. If he had been in better health, he _______ more books. A. can write B. could have written C. could write D. have written 14. With the development of industry, this region will surely _______. A. develop B. profit C. succeed D. thrive 15. I’m going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, _______ I have relatives. A. which B. nevertheless C. where D. when 16. The new campus is _______ as the old one. A. twice as big B. as twice big C. twice big D. big as twice 17. If _______ to speak, he has no problem expressing himself. A. asked B. asking C. ask D. to be asked 18. Mum is getting old, so her memory is not very _______ these days. A. true B. forgettable C. reliable D. credit 19. Which door does this key _______to? A. set B. fit C. become D. belong 20. Much _______ my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation. A. to B. at C. with D. by 21. It ought to be you _______ me that sign the letter. A. but B. in spite of C. rather D. rather than 22. Literature must consist of words, _______ music must consist of sounds. A. even though B. so that C. just as D. ever since 23. If the building project _______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined. A. being completed B. is completed C. to be completed D. completed 24. I prefer walking _______. A. to drive B. to driving C. than drive D. than driving 25. The committee _______ a conclusion only after days of discussion. A. achieved B. reached C. arrived D. completed 26. Asia is _______ among the seven continents. A. largest B. the largest C. larger D. the larger 27. You _______ me because I didn’t say that. A. must understand B. must be understanding C. must have understood D. had to misunderstand 28. Generally speaking, nodding your head is _______ to saying yes. A. contrary B. equivalent C. secondary D. relevant 29. I have been to the West Lake three times _______ 1970. A. since B. until C. from D. after 30. _______ gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems. A. Not only B. Unless C. Except D. Besides 31. Seldom _______ in such a rude way. A. we have been treated B. have we been treated C. we have treated D. have we treated 32. _______ , that step is not safe! A. Look around B. Look up C. Look out D. Look down 33. He went on to say that it was as important to respect others as _______ by others. A. to be respected B. to respect C. being respected D. respected 34. I saw a traffic _______ this morning. A. event B. conflict C. damage D. accident 35. _______ you ought to do is to see a doctor. A. How B. What C. Which D. That 36. Every means _______ but without much result. A. have been tried B. has been tried C. have tried D. has tried 37. Finding it difficult to _______ to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north. A. fit B. adopt C. suit D. adapt 38. We must begin testing this instrument, no matter _______ difficult it is. A. however B. how C. whatever D. what 39. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach. A. within B. beyond C. off D. inside 40. The man _______ was stolen called the police. A. his wallet B. the wallet of his C. whose wallet D. the wallet of whom 41. Those opinions are now out of _______. A. order B. form C. mood D. fashion 42. Neither Mary nor her sister _______ to the party. A. go B. are going C. have gone D. is going 43. Any student _______ in swimming can apply for membership. A. having a keen interest B. with a keen interesting C. who is keenly interesting D. has a keen interest 44. Just because he failed once, it does not _______ that he will fail every time. A. follow B. happen C. appear D. seem 45. He plays not only the piano, _______ the violin. A. and also B. but also C. but as well as D. but as well 46. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _______. A. step B. measure C. rate D. progress 47. _______ him do this job by himself ? A. Why don’t let B. Why not letting C. Why not let D. Why you not to let 48. He speaks English _______ better than I. A. very B. much C. too D. so 49. There can be no doubt _______ someone had visited the house before they arrived. A. why B. whether C. how D. that 50. He grew more and more absorbed in his work, _______ he almost forgot his meals. A. that to such an extent B. to an extent such that C. to such an extent D. such that to an extent Part Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and write it in the brackets. Passage One Advertising follows us everywhere. Whenever we turn on the television, listen to the radio or open a newspaper or a magazine, we are bombarded with advertisements. They invite us to try a new type of orange juice, wear X-brand jeans or watch the lates