2014河北专接本英语试题

河北省2014年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试 《英语》试卷 （考试时间：90分钟） （总分：120分） 说明：请将客观题答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，作文在答题纸相应位置上作答，在其它位置作答无效。 I. Phonetics (5 points) Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre． 1. A. debt B. thumb C. doubt D. widespread 2. A. choose B. blood C. afternoon D. bloom 3. A. question B. invitation C. donation D. communication 4. A. singer B. finger C. signal D. geese 5. A. kitchen B. match C. whistle D. teenager II.Situational Dialogues (15 points) Section A(5 points) Directions: In this section there are 5 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 6. —Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.
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A. I' d love to B. I' m with you on that
C. It’s up to you D. It’s my pleasure
7. — I love the Internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the Internet. — ________. Few of them would become your real friends. A. That’s for sure B. It’s not the case C. I couldn’t agree more D. I’m pleased to know that 8. —I’m sorry for being late. I should have phoned you earlier. —_________. I’ve just arrived. A. That’s no trouble B. You are welcome C. That’s all right D. You can never tell 9. —Could you be so kind as to close the window? — . A. With pleasure B. Go ahead C. Yes, please D. That's OK 10. —We could invite John and Barbara to the Friday night party. —Yes, ______ ? I’ll give them a call right now. A. why not B. what for C. why D. what Section B(10 points) Directions: In this section there is a long dialogue with 5 missing sentences. At the end of the dialogue, there is a list of given choices. You are required to select the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Note that there are two additional choices and you may not use any of the choices in the list more than once. A: May I take your order, sir? B: (Looking at the menu) There are so many dishes listed. It’s hard to decide. 11 A: The fish is very good tonight. We also have several good chicken dishes, if you like. B: 12 A: How about steak? Steak is one of the specialties of our restaurant. B: 13 For vegetables, give me French-fried potatoes and string beans. A: 14 B: Well-done, please. By the way, what appetizer do you have? A: You can have shrimp cocktail, fresh fruit cocktail, tomato juice,… B: 15 III. Reading Comprehension (45 points) Section A (30 points) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1 Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. America is a society in which children have watched approximately 180,000 television commercials by the time that they have reached their middle teens. My friend Julie learned this fact a few weeks ago and decided to do something about it. She thinks that the number of commercials that children see can influence the way in which they view the world. That is, Julie believes that children, who watch so many ads will grow up to believe that the most important thing in life is to buy, buy, buy! This, says Julie, is wrong. A little child cannot understand advertisements for what they are and so believes totally in what he or she hears.     I have been thinking about what Julie has told me. I suppose that she is right. I know that it is easy to manipulate the minds of children because they don’t see things carefully, as adults do. And I am upset myself at how the advertisers can control a child’s outlook on the world. I think I should join Julie in her efforts to change advertising tactics when it comes to advertisements for children. I really have a responsibility to make sure that future generations are given every chance to develop their minds without the interference of mass media.     Of course, there is another side to the issue. After all, parents ought to take responsibility for what their children watch and how much television they see. I know that many parents just want their children to be quiet, and so they let them watch as much television as they want. But, in the long run, the methods of advertisers have enormous power because we are a society of consumers. I only hope that some day there can be a solution to this problem. Children need our guidance, not the guidance of advertisers.     16. According to Julie, children are likely to be misled by commercials mainly because_ __     A. they are 180,000 commercials produced each year     B. they urge their parents to buy them things advertised     C. they spend little time on their assignments     D. they are too young to understand the implications of ads 17. The word “tactics”(Line 4, Para.2) in the context means_ __      A. tricks       B. power      C. guidance          D. influence 18. It is implied in the third paragraph that__ __     A. most advertisers take advantage of children B. most advertisements are illegal and immoral     C. advertisers view the world differently D. advertisements are all misleading 19. The writer seems to think that parents who let their children watch television at will are __ _     A. passive B. sympathetic C. irresponsible D. unkind 20. The major point discussed in the passage is ___ _     A. the ill-effect of television watching on children B. the influence of commercials and the guidance of parents     C. a sound way to keep the children quiet D. the business of television commercials. Passage 2 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. No author in American literature is better known or more loved than Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and became a river boat pilot when he was 21 years old. So he adopted the pen name of “Mark Twain”, which was derived from a phrase meaning “two fathoms deep” used by the boatmen on the Mississippi as they measured the depth of the river. The river environment inspired the two novels which brought him his greatest name: “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn”. Another book ,“Life on the Mississippi”, told of his adventures on the river boats of that period.     It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain’s life as a writer started. At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaberas County” was an immediate success and his new career began, “A Million Pound Note” written in 1893 was another well-known short story.     In 1870, Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon. He had fallen in love with her picture even before he met her. According to his biographers, his wife had a great influence on Twain’s later books.     Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer. His travels around the country giving talks on a variety of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books.     “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” are considered Twain’s best works. They are marked by humor and salty and provide his readers with an excellent picture of his era. His last book was finished before his death. He was then 74 years old. 21. Samuel Langhorne Clemens adopted the pen name of “Mark Twain”  _____. A. when he was 21 years old. B. after he wrote the novel “Life on the Mississippi”.     C. from a phrase used by the boatmen on the Mississippi.     D. because the boatmen called him “Mark Twain” when he worked as a riverboat pilot. 22. Mark Twain’s career as a writer began when____ ___. A he wrote “A Million Pound Note”.     B he was working on the Mississippi. C the Civil War broke out .            D he was working as a newspaper man. 23.According to this passage , which of the following books was most probably written under the influence of Olivia Langdon? A. “The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaberas County”.   B. “A Million Pound Note”. C. “Life on the Mississippi”.                           D. ”Tom Sawyer”. 24. What helped Mark Twain become famous and made better sale of his books?     A. His humorous style in writing.     B. His experience on the Mississippi.     C. His talks on a variety of subjects during his travels around the country.     D. His wife’s influence on his works. 25. Which of the following statement is not true about Mark Twain?     A. He is considered the best author in American literature.     B. He fell in love with Olivia Langdon when he saw her picture.     C. He was a successful lecturer as well as famous writer.     D. He completed his last work when he was 74 years old. Passage 3 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. The faces of elderly, happily-married people sometimes resemble each other. Dr. Aiken studied a number of couples who had been married for at least twenty-five years. Each couple provided four photographs—one photo of each partner at the time of their marriage and another photo of each partner twenty-five or more years later. All background was cut from the photos to remove any clues. The photos were then displayed in groups: a random grouping of the persons at the time of their marriage and another random grouping of the same persons who took photographs later. Some judges were asked to pick out the partners. They failed totally with the first group. Their judgments were no better than chance. But with the photos taken twenty-five or more years after the marriage, the judges were quite successful at deciding who was married to whom. They were particularly successful with the most happily-married couples.     Dr. Aiken believes there are several reasons why couples grow alike. One reason has something to do with imitation. One person tends to copy or do the same as someone else without knowing it. He says human beings imitate the expressions of the faces of their loved ones. Another possible reason, he says, is the common experience of the couples. There is tendency for people who have the same life experience to change their faces in similar ways. For example, if a couple suffered from a lot sad experiences, their faces are likely to change in a similar way. 26. The main purpose of the passage is to ____ __.     A. tell how couples like each other B. show the life experience of husband and wife     C. explain why couples grow alike D. describe the study on a number of married people 27. The judges failed to ___ ___.     A. tell couples by looking at their photos taken when they got married     B. distinguish happily-married couples from sadly-married couples     C. discover the difference of each partner     D. understand Dr. Aiken’s study 28. According to the passage, ____ __looked more alike.     A. old couples   B. couples living in happiness     C. couples living a sad life   D. long-married couples 29. The sentence “their judgments were no better than chance” means their judgments were ______.     A. quite successful   B. based on facts  C. correct only by luck   D. were wrong 30. Fro