1999年陜西專升本（英語(yǔ)）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0. He"s far ______ of the others in mathematics.

A．a(chǎn)dvanced
B．forward
C．progressive
D．a(chǎn)head

1. He stood waving until the train was out of______.

A．scene
B．sight
C．glimpse
D．reach

2. The desks and Chairs can be ______ to the height of each child.

A．a(chǎn)djusted
B．a(chǎn)dopted
C．measured
D．objected

3. I took the medicine but it didn"t have any______.

A．effort
B．response
C．effect
D．relation

4. I didn"t ______ you carrying a pack when you came in.

A．watch
B．regard
C．vision
D．notice

5. I wonder how Mrs. Brown has been ______ in hospital.

A．getting off
B．getting across
C．getting on
D．getting through

6. I watched the wrestling ______ on TV last night.

A．match
B．fight
C．contest
D．sport

7. This rough life ______ to injure his health.

A．expected
B．promised
C．enforced
D．threatened

8. Yon ought to take every ______ of improving your English.

A．time
B．Chance
C．thing
D．case

9. As preparations were not completed in time，the conference had to be ______ till the next Tuesday.

A．put away
B．cancelled
C．put aside
D．postponed

10. I began to iron the white dress that my daughter had ______ from the wardrobe.

A．Obtained
B．taken
C．brought
D．Collected

11. I ______ my things to a hotel in Green Street.

A．gathered
B．got
C．moved
D．pitched

12. Is that film still ______?

A．running
B．working
C．taking
D．performing

13. They ______ only five tractors two years ago.

A．gained
B．obtained
C．a(chǎn)ccepted
D．possessed

14. Henry looked very much ______ when he was caught cheating in the exam.

A．excited
B．embarrassed
C．exciting
D．embarrassing

15. The newspapers reported yesterday several ______ on the boundaries of these two countries.

A．incidents
B．happenings
C．events
D．a(chǎn)ccidents

16. Some of the students in his class seem ______ to do their assignments.

A．boring
B．interesting
C．tiring
D．unwilling

17. Let"s work hard to find ______ to the problem.

A．a(chǎn)n answer
B．a(chǎn) way
C．a(chǎn) method
D．a(chǎn) solution

18. They have developed techniques which are ______ to those used in most factories.

A．simpler
B．better
C．superior
D．greater

19. At the beginning of this term, our English teacher ______ a list of books for us to read.

A．turned out
B．made out
C．handed in
D．passed on

20. Here are some toys. You can ______ one or two for your little son as a birthday present.

A．single out
B．pick out
C．work out
D．find out

21. The trip has ______ his memory of his childhood.

A．brought about
B．brought back
C．brought over
D．brought forth

22. If you don"t ______ smoking you Will never get recovered.

A．give off
B．give in
C．give out
D．give up

23. I should be glad to ______ you on the subject as soon as possible.

A．hear from
B．hear of
C．hear about
D．hear to

24. Tom"s grandmother had to look ______ his little daughter at home as he took a business trip to another city.

A．for
B．a(chǎn)fter
C．a(chǎn)t
D．out

25. We"ve ______sugar. Ask Mary to lend us some.

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

26. I"m sorry I have ______ dictionary. You"d better go to the library.

A．not such
B．not such a
C．not a such
D．no such a

27. I"m not the one who pushed you，______?

A．a(chǎn)m I
B．was I
C．did I
D．do I

28. ______，this or that?

A．Which is better
B．What is better
C．What is the best
D．Which is the best

29. We were all overjoyed at the news ______ the experiment turned out a success.

A．which
B．that
C．when
D．what

30. The picture ______ has a house and flowers is the one I like best.

A．it
B．that
C．what
D．where

31. This is the book ______ I was telling you just now.

A．a(chǎn)bout that
B．in that
C．in which
D．a(chǎn)bout which

32. If Mary had not been badly hurt in a car accident, she ______ in last month’s marathon race.

A．Would participate
B．might participate
C．Would have participated
D．must participate

33. He didn"t ______ and so he failed the examination.

A．work enough hard
B．hard work enough
C．hard enough work
D．work hard enough

34. ______ absurd was his manner that everyone stared at him.

A．Such
B．Too
C．So
D．Much

35. Not until Mr. Smith came to China ______ what kind of country she is.

A．he knew
B．he didn"t know
C．did he know
D．he couldn"t know

36. ______ the sad news，she leaned over the desk and cried bitterly.

A．To hear
B．To be heard
C．Have heard
D．Having heard

37. Excuse me，but it is time to have your temperature ______.

A．taking
B．take
C．taken
D．to take

38. ______ some money，Jimmy was able to buy his mother a washing machine.

A．To save
B．Saving
C．Saved
D．Having saved

39. Few of us thought that the problem was worth ______.

A．discuss
B．discussing
C．discussed
D．to discuss

二、2.Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part, each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0.Scientists discovered that atoms of some substances are radioactive. This means that they are unstable and can be split. The chain of splitting atoms releases great destructive energy and it was this discovery which led scientists to develop the idea of an atomic bomb. The American government secretly worked to produce such a bomb and the first version was much more powerful than anyone had thought.
  By this time, the World War II had ended in Europe. But the Japanese refused to surrender, the Americans decided that by dropping an atomic bomb on Japan, they could end the war quickly and save more of their soldier’s lives.
  Soon after midnight on 6 August 1945, a bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, a civilian target. No warning was given and there was total devastation. Almost all the buildings were destroyed and more than 100000 people died or were horribly wounded.
  The Japanese military still did not want to surrender so three days later, the Americans dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, killing 45000 people. The Japanese government was discussing ending the war when they heard the news of Nagasaki. Finally, they surrendered and the World War II came to an end.
  At first, the scientists who had built the bomb were pleased that it had helped to end the war. However, many would come to realize that they had helped to create the most terrible weapon known to man.
The first atomic bomb ______.

A．was less powerful
B．was dropped in Nagasaki
C．was a failure
D．was tested in desert

1.
“Surrender” means ______.

A．give off
B．give up
C．surround
D．surpass

2.
The Americans dropped an atomic bomb ______.

A．in order to destroy Japanese military forces
B．in order to end the war and save their soldier"s lives
C．for the purpose of killing 100000 people
D．to see if the bomb was powerful enough

3.
The Americans dropped a second bomb in Japan ______.

A．because the Japanese military had not surrendered
B．because they wanted to kill more Japanese people
C．because they wanted to show off the new weapon
D．because the atomic bomb was the best weapon

4.
What"s the attitude scientists toward atomic bomb? ______.

A．Pleased
B．Worried
C．Disapproved
D．Not mentioned

5.In 1917, Russia was in chaos. The economy was collapsing, there were food shortages and the country was suffering heavy losses in the World War I. Inevitably, people began to lose faith in their ruler, Tsar Nicholas II. On 15 March 1917, after much political unrest, the Tsar decided to abdicate. He was replaced by a new government led by Alexander Kerensky.
  To begin with a rival political group, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lennin and Leon Trotsky, supported the new government, but their relationship soon collapsed. The Bolsheviks wanted even more change—their aim was to replace the existing political structure with groups representing each sector of society and they urged every worker to join a revolution in order to bring this about. In July 1917, the Bolsheviks tried to overthrow the government but failed. They tried again on 24 October and this time they were successful. The provisional government was arrested in St Petersburg, and Lenin took over as Head of State. Support for the Bolsheviks soon spread across Russia, and world"s first “workers’ revolutionary State” became reality.
From the passage we may know that the situation in Russia in 1917 was______.

A．favorable
B．in disorder
C．inspiring
D．encouraging

6.
People ______Tsar Nicholas II in 1917.

A．were satisfied
B．overthrew
C．did not believe in
D．had faith in

7.
A new government led by Alexander Kerensky ______.

A．was supported by the Bolsheviks all the time
B．was overthrew by the Bolsheviks
C．a(chǎn)bdicated
D．wanted more change

8.
The word “provisional” means______.

A．temporary
B．proposal
C．powerful
D．revolutionary

9.
The best title for the passage may be ______.

A．The Economy in Russia
B．The Birth of Communism
C．The Tsar Nicholas Ⅱ
D．Lenin, Head of State

10.Even the newest gardener realizes that plants die without water; what is not so well known is that plants die equally decisively, though not so quickly, if they are overwatered. Beginners usually decide to play it safe and keep their potted plants thoroughly wet. In consequence, death by drowning is one of the commonest disasters to befall the plants of a new horticulturist. Plants wither away if they don"t get enough water, and this draws attention to their problem. A plant that has been slightly underwatered so that it droops strikes terror into the heart of its new owner. But it will, in fact, recover completely as long as rescue comes in time and the process is not repeated too often. Overwatered plants, unfortunately, do not give any such obvious signal; slowly they cease to thrive and the first visible indication of serious trouble is a yellowing of the lower leaves. Unless the overwatered pot soil is given a considerable period without water, during which time the plant will continue to look wretched, it will suddenly collapse in exactly the same way as the underwatered plant but with no chance of being revived(復(fù)活)because the roots have rotted away.
From the text we can infer a horticulturist is person engaged in ______.

A．growing plants
B．raising birds
C．cutting plants
D．studying the death cause of plants

11.
What does a new gardener usually decide to do to keep their potted plants alive?

A．Underwatering the plants
B．Fertilising the pot soil
C．Overwatering the plants
D．Loosing the pot soil

12.
According to the text, which of the following plants might die without recovery?

A．Plants with their lower leaves yellowing
B．Overwatered plants
C．Underwatered plants
D．Loosening the pot soil

13.
A withered plant might be rescued because ______.

A．it doesn"t get enough water
B．it is repeatedly overwatered
C．it gives visible signal of dying
D．it dies slowly

14.
What is the purpose of this text? ______.

A．To warn gardeners not to underwater plants
B．To give information about general problems of gardening
C．To draw attention to the problem of overwatered plants
D．To recommend new gardeners the book about gardening

15.In 1950 it was predicted that eight or ten electronic computers would be sufficient to handle all the scientific and business needs of the United States. Likewise, the chief executive officer of IBM advised the company not to invest time or money in developing computers because he foresaw a limited commercial market. But these predictions were proved totally inaccurate as the computer industry developed into a multibilliondollar business. Today the computer plays a vital role in the lives of many Americans and is seen as one of the greatest technological developments of all times.
  Since computers can handle large amount of data rapidly and efficiently, categorize, process, and report information for a variety of business operations, they, in fact, have a virtually unlimited capacity for producing business data. However, computers can"t think, their role in business is limited to those areas in which they can process information more efficiently and effectively than human being. At the administrative level, managers decide how computers and humans can be used most effectively to perform. a particular business task.
  Computers have become an integral part of day-to-day business transactions as well as analytic tools for long range planning, research, and development. Even a small business can utilize computers by either purchasing a small unit known as a minicomputer, leasing one, or by timesharing. In a timesharing system, each user is regularly scheduled for time to use the computer system. A wide variety of businesses and individuals participate in timesharing computer system.
  By performing data processing tasks such as accounting and billing, computers are playing an increasingly important role in businesses. Currently, business are developing overall management information systems in which computers function as essential tools in solving problem and decisionmaking at all administrative levels.
Since 1950s, the computer industry has ______.

A．declined
B．remained about the same
C．increased tremendously
D．increased slightly

16.
Which of the following is NOT true? ______.

A．Computers perform. not only data processing function in business, but also are used as tools in
B．Problem-solving and decision-making
C．In performing certain data processing tasks, computers can process information more efficiently and effectively than humans
D．A company or individual must buy a computer system in order to be able to use one

17.
Although computers are used in almost every aspects of business, they can"t replace managers. Because ______.

A．computers are only machines, while managers are humans
B．computers can"t think
C．computers can"t individually solve problems or make decisions both
D．B and C

18.
We can draw a conclusion from the first paragraph that ______.

A．computer industry used to be led by the chief executive officer of IBM
B．people then underestimated the value of computers
C．humans are limited to making any predictions
D．in 1950 computer industry developed into a business applied almost in every aspect of American lives

19.
The main idea of this passage is ______.

A．the role of computers in business
B．tomorrow"s promises of computers
C．the wrong prediction of computers
D．the basic knowledge of operating computers

三、3.Cloze

Cloze
Directions: Each blank in the following passage is provided with 4 choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0.   Have you 【B1】______ asked yourself why children go to school? You will probably say that they go 【B2】______ their own language and other languages, arithmetic, history, science and 【B3】______ subjects. That is quite true, but why do they learn these things? And are these things 【B4】______ that they learn at school?
  We 【B5】______ our children to 【B6】______ them for the time 【B7】______ they will be big and will have work 【B8】______ themselves. Nearly all they study at school has some 【B9】______ use in their life. But is that the only reason 【B10】______ they do to school?
  There is 【B11】______ in education then we have just learning facts. We go to school 【B12】______ all to lean how to learn 【B13】______ when we have 【B14】______ school we can continue to learn. A man who really knows 【B15】______ will always be successful. Because 【B16】______ he has to do something new which he has never had to do 【B17】______ , he does it in the best 【B18】______ . The uneducated person 【B19】______ , is probably unable to do something new, or does it badly. The purpose of schools, therefore, is not just to teach languages 【B20】______ to teach pupils the way to learn.

A．either
B．whether
C．ever
D．a(chǎn)s well

1.(62)

A．learn
B．to learn
C．a(chǎn)nd learning
D．a(chǎn)nd to learn

2.(63)

A．a(chǎn)ll another
B．the all others
C．a(chǎn)ll the other
D．the all other

3.(64)

A．those
B．ones
C．every
D．a(chǎn)ll

4.(65)

A．send
B．present
C．a(chǎn)ppoint
D．select

5.(66)

A．rely
B．prepare
C．make
D．get

6.(67)

A．that
B．when
C．while
D．a(chǎn)s

7.(68)

A．for
B．on
C．with
D．in

8.(69)

A．true
B．fortunate
C．lucky
D．practical

9.(70)

A．why
B．which
C．because
D．what

10.(71)

A．much
B．most
C．a(chǎn) lot
D．more

11.(72)

A．a(chǎn)bove
B．over
C．on
D．in

12.(73)

A．so as
B．a(chǎn)nd that
C．so that
D．sent

13.(74)

A．remained
B．left
C．got out
D．sent

14.(75)

A．how learned
B．how to learn
C．to how learn
D．how learning

15.(76)

A．whenever
B．whichever
C．whatever
D．however

16.(77)

A．a(chǎn)go
B．later
C．before
D．a(chǎn)fter

17.(78)

A．path
B．course
C．road
D．way

18.(79)

A．on another hand
B．on other hand
C．on the other hands
D．on the other hand

19.(80)

A．a(chǎn)nd
B．that
C．but
D．so

四、4.Translation

0.Section A (非英語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生做)
Directions: In this part, there are 5 items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or more sentences. These sentences are all taken from the reading passage in part II. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context.
Scientists discovered that atoms of some substances are radioactive.

1. At first, the scientists who had built the bomb were pleased that it had helped to end the war.

2. In July 1917, the Bolsheviks tried to overthrow the government but failed.

3. A plant that has been slightly underwatered so that it droops strikes terror into the heart of its new owner.

4. Today the computer plays a vital role in the lives of many Americans and is seen as one of the greatest technological developments of all times.

5.Section B (英語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生做)
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage in Chinese. Read it carefully and put it into English.
   我們每個(gè)人一生中都會(huì)遇到各種痛苦、麻煩和挫折。我們每個(gè)人也毫無(wú)例外的會(huì)遇到快樂(lè)、獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)和意外的幸福。我們最終作出怎樣的處理，無(wú)論從正面說(shuō)，是依賴上天的恩賜或是好事不斷的積累，還是從反面說(shuō)，使痛苦不斷擴(kuò)大。這個(gè)問(wèn)題在很大程度上取決于我們究竟用了什么樣的情緒。

五、5.Writing

0. For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "THE TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP". You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below：
  Main Points：
1.教師不能對(duì)學(xué)生太嚴(yán)厲，也不能太松。
2.教師應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)并幫助學(xué)生樹立正確的學(xué)習(xí)態(tài)度。
3.學(xué)生應(yīng)該尊重老師。