2008年安徽專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. It was the doctor"s carelessness that______the serious accident.

A．resulted from
B．resulted in
C．brought up
D．brought in

1. He regretted______too much time on computer game.

A．to cost
B．costing
C．to spend
D．spending

2. Chinese culture and Japanese culture have a lot ______.

A．in fact
B．in sight
C．in common
D．in touch

3. The small village is said______in a battle during World War II.

A．to have been destroyed
B．to be destroyed
C．to destroyed
D．to have destroyed

4. The government has taken effective measures to ______ itself to the changing world.

A．settle
B．a(chǎn)dopt
C．change
D．a(chǎn)djust

5. ______ a word, this movie can be rated as a successful domestic film.

A．Of
B．At
C．In
D．By

6. Many a customer______about the poor quality of the washing machines.

A．complains
B．complain
C．a(chǎn)re complaining
D．have complained

7. It is reported that some scientists in the United States have found a new______for cancer.

A．way
B．a(chǎn)nswer
C．a(chǎn)pproach
D．cure

8. He made students think by themselves, ______telling them what to think.

A．more than
B．other than
C．rather than
D．better than.

9. Much______ she likes him, she would never consider marrying him.

A．while
B．a(chǎn)s
C．a(chǎn)lthough
D．despite

10. It is said that ten percent of the local children would leave school ______ about 14 to learn a trade.

A．a(chǎn)t
B．of
C．in
D．to

11. The government regards______as its duty to provide the best service for the public.

A．this
B．it
C．what
D．that

12. My watch is nowhere to be found. I______when 1 was on the bus.

A．must drop it
B．might drop it
C．must have dropped it
D．should have dropped it

13. The price of pork has been very ______these days.

A．costly
B．high
C．expensive
D．cheap

14. You must______the rubbish before you leave the office.

A．dispose of
B．deal with
C．cope with
D．treat with

15. The company requires that every staff member______ able to use a computer.

A．is
B．will be
C．would be
D．be

16. This dictionary is designed for the learners ______ native languages are not English.

A．whose
B．which
C．who
D．what

17. It is said that the agreement______between the two companies last month will become effective from May 1st.

A．to sign
B．to be signed
C．signed
D．signing

18. She longed to visit Europe______ she often dreamt about it.

A．so seriously
B．so anxiously that
C．to such extent that
D．to such an extent that

19. In our modern society no one can avoid ______by advertisements.

A．to be influenced
B．being influenced
C．influencing
D．having influenced

20. They were______for a honeymoon after their wedding ceremony.

A．off
B．down
C．in
D．up

21. Take more money. The tickets are ______to be expensive.

A．possible
B．likely
C．like
D．probable

22. It was ______ she spoke that I had realized she wasn"t English.

A．until
B．unless
C．not until
D．not unless

23. The old fold song is well worth______.

A．listening
B．listening to
C．to listen
D．to listen to

24. It may be many years______the situation in that area improves.

A．before
B．a(chǎn)fter
C．since
D．when

25. "Would you join us in the picnic this afternoon? " "Oh, ______, but 1 have an appointment.

A．I"d love
B．I"d love it
C．I"d love to
D．I"d love to do

26. By the end of last year, nearly a million cars ______ in that auto factory.

A．had produced
B．had been produced
C．would be produced
D．were produced

27. She sat in the corner of the room, with tears ______ down her cheeks.

A．run
B．to run
C．run
D．running

28. But for your help, I______the work ahead of time.

A．wouldn"t have finished
B．didn"t finish
C．hadn"t finished
D．wouldn"t finish

29. The shop girl almost called me stupid when I said that camera wasn"t to my ______ and a bit cheap-looking.

A．a(chǎn)stonishment
B．taste
C．delight
D．knowledge

二、2.Cloze

1.Most people retire from work between the ages of 60 and 65. This has【31】consequences, one economic and【32】psychological.
  Economically:【33】retired people receive a pension (養(yǎng)老金) from the government or from their past【34】, it is often much less than they earned when they were working. Unless people【35】to save money during their years【36】work, their standard of living may fall greatly when they retire.
  Psychologically : Old people in Western countries are generally considered【37】, and they are even thought of as a【38】on their families and on the public purse. They are【39】held in respect. On the other hand, most of them, so used to【40】work, simply do not know how to relax or【41】other interests though they have time to do so now. They feel they "should" be working and【42】, because work was【43】they were respected and their skills recognized.【44】retired people, their self- confidence is diminished (減弱) . The longer they are away from the work place, 【45】grows a sense of being worthless.
(31)

A．two
B．there
C．many
D．some

2.(32)

A．a(chǎn)nother
B．the other
C．others
D．other

3.(33)

A．Unless
B．For
C．Before
D．Although

4.(34)

A．employees
B．employers
C．employee
D．employer

5.(35)

A．had managed
B．have managed
C．a(chǎn)re managing
D．will manage

6.(36)

A．on
B．with
C．for
D．a(chǎn)t

7.(37)

A．useful
B．usefully
C．useless
D．uselessly

8.(38)

A．burden
B．trouble
C．difficulty
D．problem

9.(39)

A．most
B．mostly
C．hard
D．hardly

10.(40)

A．focusing on
B．focus on
C．focusing at
D．focus at

11.(41)

A．produce
B．push
C．pursue
D．purchase

12.(42)

A．contributing
B．contributed
C．to contribute
D．contribute

13.(43)

A．where
B．that
C．when
D．what

14.(44)

A．Like
B．As
C．With
D．By

15.(45)

A．keener
B．more keen
C．the more keen
D．the keener

三、3.

1.Around the world more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Now, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.
  I would consider bungee jumping (蹦極) to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place 200 meters above the ground with an elastic(彈性的) rope tied to your feet. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.
  Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people"s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.
  Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in quite safe conditions; they buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

Of the risky activities, bungee jumping______.

A．offers an immediate excitement
B．is a fashion
C．makes one relaxed
D．makes one brave

2.
In bungee jumping, you______.

A．jump as high as you can
B．slide down a rope to the ground
C．tie yourself to a rope and fall
D．fall without a rope

3.
Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．About 200, 000 people in the world have tried bungee jumping.
B．In order to keep one safe, a rope is tied to feet of the jumping.
C．Diving into the sea from the top of the cliffs is much more dangerous than bungee jumping.
D．Many people nowadays feel life dull because they haven"t tried bungee jumping.

4.
The writer of the passage has a______ attitude towards dangerous sports.

A．positive
B．negative
C．neutral
D．critical

5.
The best title for the passage is______.

A．Dangerous Sports: What and Why
B．Boredom of Modern Life
C．Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous?
D．Need for Exercise

7.In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people. 57% of the riminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.
  Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education, living within settled home, being parentless, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.
  There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not. Secondly, the Constitution (憲法) allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun. Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crimes—the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by nonprofessional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.

The author intends to tell the readers that______.

A．the United States is a wealthy country although poverty and crime exist there
B．crime has become a serious problem in the United States, although it is said to be a prosperous one
C．despite the fact that crimes have been increasing rapidly in the United States, it is a country of prosperity
D．in spite of stories about poverty and crime in the United States, it is prospering at an increasing rate

8.
Besides bad material conditions, ______also leads to the sharp increase of crime rate.

A．poverty
B．being parentless
C．lack of education
D．easy access to guns

9.
Which of the following is correct according to the text?

A．Of the criminals arrested in 1970, fifty-seven percent were youths below twenty five of age.
B．Lack of education has little to do with the crime rate.
C．Differences in state laws for death penalty also account for the increase of crime rate.
D．Drug smuggling is the only product of too many shows and reports.

10.
The author is worried about the fact that______.

A．children may imitate what they have seen or read about crime
B．the more prosperous the United States is, the higher the crime rate becomes
C．citizens carrying guns will be punished
D．a(chǎn)ll the state laws will be punished

11.
The underlined word "penalty" is closet in meaning to ______.

A．punishment
B．trial
C．a(chǎn)ccusation
D．execution

13.We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons; most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from place that are too crowded.
  When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration(遷移) is probably the migration of the fish, which is called " salmon". This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is cold, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move to the seaside and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
  Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龍蝦) . Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.
  So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don"t. Maybe living things just like to travel.

The majority of animals migrate for______.

A．place
B．safety
C．food
D．warmth

14.
Salmon is known as a creature spending most of its life in______.

A．warm water
B．fresh water
C．cold water
D．salt water

15.
Mice in northern Europe go away from homes when______.

A．they are short of food
B．there is not enough space
C．it"s getting warmer in the low land
D．it"s getting colder in the mountains

16.
The reason why the lobsters migrate is______.

A．the bad weather
B．the depth of the ocean
C．scientists" lack of interest
D．unknown

17.
The passage is mainly about______.

A．living things on the move
B．the most famous migration
C．mice in northern Europe
D．migrating of lobsters

19.You can tell the age of a tree by counting its ring. But these records of a tree"s life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree ring to learn what"s been happening on the sun"s surface for the last ten thousand years. Each ring represents a year of growth. As the tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk, taking up chemical elements from the air. By looking at elements in the rings from a certain years, scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Dr. Stevenson is analyzing one element, carbon-14, in ring from both living and dead trees. Some ring go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 levels changed with the intensity of solar burning. You see, the sun has cycles. Sometimes it burns fiercely, and at other times it is relatively calm. During the sun"s violent periods, it throw off charged particles (粒子) in fast moving streams called "solar winds". The particularly interfere with the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When there is more solar wind activity, less carbon-14 is produced. Ten thousand years of tree ring show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that solar wind activity must follow the same cycle.

The purpose of the scientists in studying tree ring is to ______.

A．examine the chemical elements in Ice Age
B．look into the pattern of solar wind activity
C．a(chǎn)nalyze the composition of different trees
D．find out the origin of carbon-14 on earth

20.
What affects the amount of carbon-14 on earth?

A．The lifecycle of trees.
B．The number of trees.
C．The intensity of solar burning.
D．The quality of air.

21.
When the sun burn fiercely, ______ carbon-14 is produced.

A．less
B．more
C．no
D．much

22.
The underlined phrase "throw off" probably means______.

A．give away
B．cast
C．send for
D．get rid of

23.
What do we learn from the passage about solar wind activity?

A．It affects the growth of trees.
B．It has been increasing since the Ice Age.
C．It is determined by the chemicals in the air.
D．It follows a certain cycle.

四、4.

Section A
Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. The activities will provide you with a rare chance to appreciate China"s food culture.

1. Scientists are working on an electronic device, which could make life easier for the people.

2. The washing machine manufactured in our factory is light in weight, small in size and good in quality.

3. Laughter helps you reduce muscle tension, release anger, improve your ability to overcome panic and bring anxiety under control, as well as keep a more positive mind.

五、5.

Section B
Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English.

0. 我認(rèn)為你還沒有意識(shí)到讀書的重要性。

1. 北京2008年奧運(yùn)會(huì)將對(duì)中國的經(jīng)濟(jì)產(chǎn)生很大的影響。

2. 他工作表現(xiàn)出色，最近被提升為部門經(jīng)理。

3. 我們看電視的目的是為了了解周圍所發(fā)生的事。

六、6.Writing

0. Write on ONE of the following two topics. You are supposed to follow the instructions given below.
1．按照完整的英文書信的格式，就下述內(nèi)容寫一封應(yīng)訴信。
(1)假定你叫張華，是新華書店銷售部經(jīng)理(Sales Manager)，你收到一封關(guān)于英漢詞典質(zhì)量問題的投訴信，請(qǐng)你回函應(yīng)訴。
(2)收信人姓名、地址：李明，合肥市江南路82號(hào)(230020)
(3)寫信時(shí)間：2008年4月13日
(4)信的內(nèi)容須包括：
1感謝對(duì)方的來信
2向?qū)Ψ奖硎厩敢?BR> 3提出解決方法(憑發(fā)票換貨或退款等)
Words for reference：
退款：refund
發(fā)票：invoice
2．寫一篇題為“Making Friends Online”的作文，要求分三段，不少于100個(gè)單詞。內(nèi)容包括：
(1)有人認(rèn)為網(wǎng)上交友是一件有益的事……
(2)有人則認(rèn)為網(wǎng)上交友弊大于利……
(3)你的看法是……