2008年陜西專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. John will go to school the moment he______his work.

A．will finish
B．finish
C．finishes
D．would finish

1. The surgeon"s advice was that the patient______ at once.

A．to be operated on
B．being operated on
C．be operated on
D．was operated on

2. It is______ one thousand students can live in it.

A．too large a building that
B．so a large building that
C．such large a building that
D．so large a building that

3. Not only______ a promise, but also he kept it.

A．does the manager make
B．did the manager make
C．the manager made
D．the manager makes

4. Even if he______here, he would not be able to help us.

A．is
B．were
C．has been
D．will be

5. The chairman as well as many other people______present at the conference.

A．was
B．were
C．would
D．should

6. Do you have any idea what she meant? I really can"t______what she said at the meeting.

A．figure on
B．figure out
C．find out
D．find

7. We"ve______paper and ink. Ask Mrs. Edward to lend us some.

A．run away with
B．run out of
C．run off
D．run down

8. You"d better_____ a doctor as soon as possible.

A．seeing
B．saw
C．see
D．seen

9. After saying thai, he ______ the door quickly.

A．made up
B．made for
C．made out
D．made up for

10. I gave John a present but he gave me nothing______.

A．in return
B．in turn
C．in hand
D．in vain

11. She ______to say that she was not interested in what I was talking about.

A．broke out
B．broke in
C．broke down
D．broke up

12. She ______ be ill because I saw her playing basketball just now.

A．can"t
B．couldn"t
C．mustn"t
D．wouldn"t

13. It"s already five o" clock now. Don"t you think it"s about time______?

A．we are going home
B．we go home
C．we went home
D．we can go home

14. All things______, the planned trip will have to be cancelled.

A．considering
B．having considered
C．be considered
D．considered

15. It______have rained last night, for the ground is wet.

A．should
B．can
C．will
D．must

16. If John had told me in advance, I ______ him at the airport.

A．would meet
B．will meet
C．a(chǎn)m going to meet
D．would have met

17. This year we" 11 produce ______ steel as we did last year.

A．three times as much
B．a(chǎn)s three times much
C．a(chǎn)s much three times
D．three times much as

18. I"d rather you______make any comment on the issue for the time being.

A．don"t
B．wouldn"t
C．didn"t
D．shouldn"t

19. The government has promised to do______lies in its power to ease the hardships of the.homeless.

A．what
B．that
C．a(chǎn)ll
D．which

20. ______ how to operate a switchboard, I had to ask the office supervisor to show me the correct procedures.

A．Not known
B．No to know
C．Not knowing
D．Having not known

21. ______is mentioned in some of his stories, the author was brought up in a small village.

A．It
B．What
C．That
D．As

22. Since I was a stranger there, I had no one to______.

A．turn up
B．turn on
C．turn to
D．turn down

23. Words______meaning, as we all know.

A．convince
B．convey
C．contribute
D．conquer

24. Mr. Wang does not______as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.

A．qualify
B．match
C．fit
D．equal

25. The clothes a person wears may express his ______or social position.

A．significance
B．determination
C．curiosity
D．status

26. In some countries, traffic police can______instant fines on speeding motorists.

A．compel
B．impose
C．charge
D．force

27. It is very______of you to let us know you are going to be late.

A．considering
B．considerate
C．considerable
D．considered

28. I have to______my visit as I" 11 be very busy next week.

A．call for
B．call on
C．call off
D．call in

29. Most of the students are said to______the proposed new training system.

A．object
B．oppose
C．disagree
D．opposite

30. His marked changes in personality were______by a series of unfortunate events in his life.

A．brought to
B．brought out
C．brought about
D．brought up

31. Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized living, ______breaks it will be punished.

A．who
B．whoever
C．people who
D．no matter who

32. John worked late into the night, ______ a speech for tomorrow"s meeting.

A．preparing
B．to prepare
C．was preparing
D．prepared

33. These new buildings______on the campus by the end of this year.

A．will be built
B．a(chǎn)re going to be built
C．will have been built
D．have been built

34. One should never lose heart when______with temporary difficulties.

A．being confronted
B．confronted
C．having been confronted
D．confronting

35. The class needs a monitor______.

A．whom everyone has confidence on
B．who everyone has confidence of
C．for whom everyone has confidence
D．in whom everyone has confidence

36. It is reported that there is no better______for mother"s milk.

A．a(chǎn)lternative
B．exchange
C．equivalent
D．substitute

37. After a number of disagreements with the committee, the chairman decided to______.

A．resign
B．retire
C．retreat
D．withdraw

38. Physicists have made new discoveries that: challenge our______ theories of the universe.

A．organized
B．existed
C．a(chǎn)dapted
D．established

39. In these mountainous areas, women are______ the opportunity of receiving education.

A．reserved
B．disrupted
C．denied
D．invaded

二、2.

1.Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, with in seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern technology information travels fast.
  How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time difference influenced people"s actions. For example, a few battles in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.

News spreads fast because of______.

A．modern transportation
B．new technology
C．the changes of the world
D．a(chǎn) peace agreement

2.
According to this passage, ______ is very important to people in a disaster area.

A．fast communication
B．modern technology .
C．the news
D．new ideas

3.
Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text?

A．The world now seems smaller because of faster communication.
B．The world is actually smaller today.
C．The world is changing in size.
D．The distance between England ana America has changed since the War of 1812.

4.
Two hundred years ago, news between ihe continents was carried______.

A．by telephone
B．by land
C．by air
D．by sea

5.
The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed______.

A．by both sides
B．in time
C．in America
D．in England

7.This story began about 10 years age. I was coming out of a very bad marriage. For seven long years my husband spent his every waking moment telling me just what was wrong with me. When I finally asked for a divorce, he answered by telling me that I would never find anyone to love me because I was just so unattractive. This went on for about two years. One night one of my friends convinced me to go out with her. We went to a nightclub and that"s when I met him.
  Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn"t feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my self-esteem problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too.
   (81) About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the "men of the house" at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. They said yes and we have all been together ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. (82) Not a day goes by that he doesn"t tell we are the best thing that ever has happened to him and that he loves us.

The writer"s first marriage was unsuccessful because______ .

A．her husband often woke her up at midnight
B．her husband kept criticizing her
C．she was unattractive
D．she had a self-esteem problem

8.
When the writer asked for a divorce, her husband______.

A．told her that she would never find one who loved her as he did
B．delayed two years before giving her a reply
C．a(chǎn)ccused her of having an affair
D．said that she was unattractive and not worth loving

9.
When the writer first met Clint, she felt that______.

A．she should have listened to her friend and met Clint earlier
B．Clint was a nice, dazzling young man
C．Clint could not be really interested in her
D．she would find true love in Clint

10.
The writer was particularly touched by Clint because______.

A．he believed that at 2 and 4, the two kids were the "men of the house"
B．he said that he could not imagine a life without her and the kids
C．he loved the kids and asked for their approval of the marriage
D．he kept her company and talked with her until the next morning

11.
The writer"s marriage to Clint is important to her mainly because______.

A．it made her kids happy, which is all she cared about
B．every day Clint would tell the writer that he loved her
C．it helped her to regain her self respect
D．it gave her and her sons a second chance to live a happy life

13.Thousands of years ago, ten of our very distant ancestors were hungry. They went out and picked berries or dug up roots to eat. Four of them chose poisonous food and died. The remaining six noticed that their food was safe to eat. They told their children, who, in turn, passed the message on to their descendants. In this way, habit became a vital factor in the survival of mankind : if you ate the right plant, you lived; if you wanted to make your own experiments, you would probably die.
  The importance of habit on the survival of the human species is an interesting matter. Even today, most of us hesitate when we are invited to eat a new type of food or drink something we have not tasted before. Even if the food or drink is offered by a friend, we are usually not at all anxious to experiment and accept the offer.
  When you get up tomorrow morning, notice which shoe or sock you put on first. Then notice which one you put on first on other days. You may discover that (a) you tend to put on one shoe or sock first every day, and that (b) if you are right-handed, you usually deal with your left shoe or sock first. If you try to change this habit, you may find it uncomfortable or annoying, and you will soon return to your old habit.
  When it comes to other matters, we often follow a fixed pattern. We sleep in one or two favorite ways. We often follow familiar routes even when they are not the shortest or best. We often wear a watch on the same wrist even when there is no real reason for doing so. (83)In hundreds of other ways, we show that we are creatures of habit, following fixed patterns of behavior. This characteristic can help us to survive but it can be a barrier to progress too. We must be alert and not let a beneficial factor become a harmful one.

The best title for this passage might be _____.

A．Habit—a Barrier to Progress
B．The Survival of Mankind
C．Various Patterns of Human Behavior
D．We Are Creatures of Habit

14.
The first paragraph of this passage is mainly about______.

A．the danger of making experiments
B．the importance of habit in the survival of mankind
C．the food our distant ancestors ate
D．the behavior. of younger generations

15.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

A．Habit can be harmful to the development of mankind.
B．People usually like to taste new things at the risk of their lives.
C．Most people hesitate to eat new things they have never tasted before.
D．People are usually willing to try a new food if it is offered by a friend.

16.
The example shown in Paragraph 3 proves that______.

A．it is difficult to change a habit
B．habit can be changed easily
C．shoes and socks are essential in our daily life
D．everyone puts on shoes and socks in the morning whether he is right-handed or left-handed

17.
From the last paragraph we know that in the writer"s opinion______.

A．habit can never become a harmful factor
B．people develop all their habits with good reasons
C．habit will always help people to make progress
D．people often behave in fixed patterns

19.(84) Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
  Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
  All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.
   (85) If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour"s anger. The teaching in the Bible "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath" is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve stress.
B．Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
C．The causes of stress are worthy of serious study.
D．Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.

20.
According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress?

A．People who have cancer.
B．People who like to quarrel with others.
C．People whose living standard is low.
D．People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.

21.
Judging from the context, the word "row" in the third paragraph most probably means ______.

A．a(chǎn) noisy quarrel
B．a(chǎn) very loud noise
C．a(chǎn) neat line of things side by side
D．a(chǎn) journey in a boat

22.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress1?

A．Changing our jobs.
B．Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.
C．Speaking out about our frustrations.
D．Reading the Bible.

23.
"Let not the sun go down upon your wrath" probably means ______.

A．Don"t let your anger last long
B．Don"t get angry while the sun is going down
C．Don"t get angry easily about little things
D．Don"t watch the sun set while you are angry

三、3.Cloze

1.(非英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做)
  I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability. It is like this.【61】you are going to have a baby, it"s like preparing a vacation trip to Italy. You【62】a bunch of guidebooks and make wonderful【63】. You may learn some useful phrases【64】Italian. It"s all very exciting.【65】several months of eager expectation, the day finally【66】You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours【67】, the plane lands in Holland. "Why Holland? " you say. "I sign up【68】Italy! All my life I"ve dreamed【69】going to Italy. " But you have landed in Holland and【70】you must stay.
  The important thing is to remember that they haven"t taken you【71】a horrible, disgusting, filthy place. It"s just a【72】place. So you go out and buy new guidebooks【73】you must learn a whole new language. Holland may be slower-paced【74】Italy. But you have been there for a while, you【75】that Holland has windmills and tulips(郁金香) . Everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy, and they all boasting about【76】a wonderful time they had there. And for the【77】of your life you will say, "Yes, that"s where I was【78】to go" . But if you spend your life【79】the fact that you didn"t get to Italy , you may never be free to【80】the very special, the very lovely things about Holland.
(61)

A．When
B．If
C．As
D．Before

2.(62)

A．buy
B．write
C．pack
D．make

3.(63)

A．trips
B．plans
C．tours
D．preparations

4.(64)

A．for
B．of
C．in
D．to

5.(65)

A．Before
B．Though
C．Through
D．After

6.(66)

A．passes
B．a(chǎn)rrives
C．ends
D．goes

7.(67)

A．late
B．later
C．off
D．a(chǎn)way

8.(68)

A．for
B．in
C．a(chǎn)t
D．a(chǎn)s

9.(69)

A．for
B．of
C．by
D．up

10.(70)

A．where
B．on
C．there
D．then

11.(71)

A．a(chǎn)t
B．on
C．to
D．through

12.(72)

A．different
B．new
C．familiar
D．wrong

13.(73)

A．so
B．a(chǎn)nd
C．that
D．if

14.(74)

A．a(chǎn)s
B．by
C．in
D．than

15.(75)

A．find
B．suppose
C．except
D．feel

16.(76)

A．how
B．what
C．many
D．being

17.(77)

A．rest
B．whole
C．better
D．more

18.(78)

A．planned
B．supposed
C．expected
D．finding

19.(79)

A．remembering
B．regretting
C．memorizing
D．finding

20.(80)

A．get
B．have
C．see
D．enjoy

22.（英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做）
  In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words【81】which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we【82】, that is to say, from the【83】of our own family and from our familiar associates, and【84】we should know and use【85】we could not read or write. They【86】the common things of life, and are the stock-in-trade (慣做的事) of all who【87】the language. Such words may be called "popular" , since they belong to the people
  【88】and are not the exclusive【89】of a limited class.
  On the other hand, our language【90】a multitude of words which are comparatively【91】used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little【92】to use them at home or in the market-place. Our【93】acquaintance with them comes not from our mother"s【94】or from the talk of our school-mates, 【95】from books that we read, lectures that we【96】, or the more formal conversation of【97】educated speakers who are discussing some particular【98】in a style. appropriately elevated above the habitual【99】of everyday life. Such words are called "learned" , and the【100】between them and "popular" words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
(81)

A．a(chǎn)t
B．with
C．by
D．through

23.(82)

A．study
B．imitate
C．simulate
D．learn

24.(83)

A．members
B．relatives
C．mates
D．fellows

25.(84)

A．which
B．that
C．those
D．ones

26.(85)

A．in spite of
B．despite
C．even if
D．even

27.(86)

A．make
B．concern
C．use
D．exclude

28.(87)

A．say
B．a(chǎn)pply
C．practice
D．speak

29.(88)

A．in public
B．a(chǎn)t most
C．a(chǎn)t large
D．a(chǎn)t best

30.(89)

A．right
B．privilege
C．share
D．possession

31.(90)

A．includes
B．comprises
C．excludes
D．evolves

32.(91)

A．seldom
B．much
C．frequently
D．irregularly

33.(92)

A．prospect
B．way
C．necessity
D．occasion

34.(93)

A．chance
B．first
C．own
D．direct

35.(94)

A．tongue
B．mouth
C．lips
D．words

36.(95)

A．besides
B．a(chǎn)nd
C．or
D．but

37.(96)

A．listen
B．a(chǎn)ttend
C．hear from
D．hear of

38.(97)

A．greatly
B．deeply
C．highly
D．high

39.(98)

A．theme
B．topic
C．problem
D．question

40.(99)

A．level
B．degree
C．extent
D．scope

41.(100)

A．comparison
B．distinction
C．contrast
D．similarity

四、4.

Section A
Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. （非英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做）(Para. 3, Passage 2)About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore.

1. （非英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做）(Para. 3, Passage 2)Not a day goes by that he doesn"t tell we are the best thing that ever has happened to him and that he loves us.

2. （非英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做）(Para. 4, Passage 3)In hundreds of other ways, we show that we are creatures of habit, following fixed patterns of behavior. This characteristic can help us to survive but it can be a barrier to progress too.

3. （非英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做）(Para. 1, Passage 4)Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on.

4. （非英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做）(Para. 4, Passage 4)If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them.

五、5.

Section B
Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English.

0. (英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做)
  在家里，家長可以做一些鼓勵孩子發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造力的事情。如果遇到合適的問題，家長可以就該問題征求孩子的意見，讓他們參與決策。家長還應(yīng)鼓勵孩子大聲談?wù)撍麄冋谧龅氖虑?，大聲地談?wù)撚兄谔岣哒Z言能力和思維能力。給孩子一些選擇的余地也很重要。應(yīng)該允許孩子自己決定并清楚其后果，要讓孩子從盡可能早的年齡開始這樣做。做決定有助于培養(yǎng)思維能力，即便只是在午餐的兩種食物的選擇上做決定也行。
  隨著孩子慢慢長大，家長應(yīng)該讓孩子自己做主支配時間或金錢；當(dāng)他們做出錯誤的決定時，不要不假思索給予過多的幫助。這種做法可能會使孩子迷惑不解，但這沒有關(guān)系。因為富有創(chuàng)造力的人有很強的動力，他們能夠從混亂中創(chuàng)造秩序。

六、6.Writing

0. For this part, you are required to write a composition of 120 to 150 words (non-English majors) or 150 to 180 words (English majors). You should base your composition on the title and outline given below. Write your composition on the Answer Sheet.
How to Solve the Energy Problem
1．能源是當(dāng)今人們最關(guān)心的重大問題之一。
2．節(jié)約能源是解決這一問題的一種辦法。
3．開發(fā)新能源是最好的解決方法。