2007年福建專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. The condition being______, he may succeed.

A．favorite
B．favorable
C．favoring
D．favored

1. ______ helping those who are unwilling to help themselves?

A．What sense is it about
B．What"s the point of
C．What"s the sense with
D．What point is it in

2. It"s almost a year since I left my mother. I" m really______ seeing her.

A．looking back on
B．looking up to
C．looking forward to
D．looking out over

3. If I found the book, I ______ it to you.

A．will bring
B．would have brought
C．would bring
D．might have brought

4. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary______ it helps us to correct our mistakes.

A．in that
B．in time
C．in turn
D．in effect

5. The audience is ______ at last year"s concert.

A．much more than that
B．much larger than that
C．much larger than
D．large enough than

6. It occurred to her that she might______ a homeless child.

A．adapt
B．adopt
C．adjust
D．admit

7. He works too hard. That"s______ is wrong with him.

A．how
B．where
C．why
D．what

8. All ______ is peace and progress.

A．what is needed
B．which is needed
C．that is needed
D．for our needs

9. People cannot close their eyes to the facts______.

A．no longer
B．not any longer
C．any longer
D．not longer

10. "Is it______ that he will arrive here late? " "No, I don"t think so. "

A．probably
B．likely
C．possibly
D．perhaps

11. He earns quite a high ______ in his present job.

A．salary
B．bill
C．check
D．payment

12. ______ a fine day, we decided to go out for a picnic.

A．Having been
B．Being
C．What
D．It being

13. Sir, do you have anything______ this afternoon? If there is nothing to do, I wonder if I can ask for a leave.

A．typing
B．typed
C．to be typing
D．to be typed

14. It"s much cheaper to buy a______ car than a new one.

A．use
B．useful
C．useless
D．used

15. You cannot depend on ______ promise he makes.

A．whatever
B．which
C．whenever
D．whose

16. It"s necessary for one to read the ______ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.

A．explanations
B．instructions
C．descriptions
D．introductions

17. I"ve decided to visit Paris. ______, my wife does not allow me to leave the family, not even for a single day.

A．Moreover
B．However
C．In fact
D．Therefore

18. It is because she is too inexperienced ______ she does not know how to deal with the situation.

A．that
B．thus
C．so that
D．so

19. I cannot but ______ the truth of your remarks, although they go against my interests.

A．to admit
B．admitting
C．admitted
D．admit

20. The Blacks demanded that their living and working conditions ______.

A．improved
B．should improve
C．should be improved
D．were improved

21. I forgot ______ you something that I have long meant to ask you.

A．to be asking
B．having asked
C．to ask
D．to have asked

22. My train arrives in New York at seven o" clock this evening. The plane I would like to take from there ______ by then.

A．will have left
B．would leave
C．had left
D．has left

23. He showed great interest in my field of work. He asked me______ fresh developments.

A．to keep him informing
B．to keep him informed
C．to be kept informed of
D．to keep him informed of

24. The hotel ______ we stayed was both cheap and comfortable.

A．when
B．at which
C．with which
D．since

25. Excuse me. If your call is not too urgent, do you mind ______ mine first?

A．I make
B．if I make
C．me to make
D．that I make

26. It is said that Americans eat______ as they actually need every day.

A．twice sugar as much
B．twice as much sugar
C．sugar twice as much
D．as twice much sugar

27. You don"t have to come in such a hurry. I" m busy now, and I would rather you______ here tomorrow.

A．would come
B．will come
C．came
D．have come

28. Flynn had to give up the plan, ______ ?

A．did he
B．weren"t he
C．didn"t he
D．had he

29. What upset the child was______ to visit his mother in the hospital.

A．his not to be allowed
B．him being not allowed
C．his not being allowed
D．him to be not allowed

二、2.Cloze

1.Mrs Wilson and Mrs Smith are sisters. Mrs Wilson lives in a house in Duncan and Mrs Smith lives in a flat in Victoria. One day Mrs Wilson【31】her sister. When her sister【32】the door, Mrs Wilson saw tears in her eyes. "What"s the【33】? " she asked. Mrs Smith said, "My cat Sammy died last night and I have no place to【34】him. "
  She began to cry【35】. Mrs Wilson was very sad【36】she knew her sister loved the cat very much. Suddenly Mrs Wilson said, "I can bury your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can come and visit him【37】Mrs Smith stopped【38】and the two sisters had tea together and a nice visit.
  It was now five o" clock and Mrs Wilson said it was【39】for her to go home. She【40】her hat, coat and gloves and Mrs Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping【41】. Mrs Wilson took the bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for the bus so she【42】a newspaper. When the bus arrived she got on the bus, sat down and put the shopping bag on the【43】beside her feet. She then began to read the【44】. When the bus arrived at her bus stop, she【45】the bus and walked for about two minutes. Suddenly she remembered she left the shopping bag on the bus.
(31)

A．missed
B．met
C．called
D．visited

2.(32)

A．answered
B．replied
C．responded
D．#NAME?

3.(33)

A．substance
B．matter
C．thing
D．happening

4.(34)

A．wrap
B．cover
C．bury
D．hide

5.(35)

A．more
B．again
C．too
D．much

6.(36)

A．because
B．although
C．unless
D．while

7.(37)

A．usually
B．never
C．seldom
D．sometimes

8.(38)

A．thinking
B．smiling
C．speaking
D．crying

9.(39)

A．time
B．hour
C．minute
D．period

10.(40)

A．put up
B．put on
C．put off
D．put away

11.(41)

A．bag
B．center
C．net
D．basket

12.(42)

A．read
B．sold
C．bought
D．carried

13.(43)

A．seat
B．floor
C．space
D．land

14.(44)

A．book
B．magazine
C．newspaper
D．article

15.(45)

A．came out of
B．got off
C．went without
D．escaped from

三、3.

1.An owl(貓頭鷹) is a bird. There are two basic types of owls: typical owls and barn owls. Owls live in almost every country of the world.
  Owls are mostly nocturnal, meaning they are awake at night. Owls are predators——they hunt the food that they eat. Owls hunt for mice and other small mammals, insects, and even fish. Owls are well adapted for hunting. Their soft feathers make their flight nearly silent. They have very good hearing, which helps them to hunt well in the darkness. The sharp hooked beaks and claws of the owl make it very easy to tear apart prey quickly, although owls also eat some prey whole.
  Owl eyes are unusual. Like most predators, both of the owl"s eyes face front. The owl cannot move its eyes. Owls are far-sighted, which means they can see very well far away, but they can"t see up close very well at all. Fortunately, their distant vision is what they use for hunting, and they can see far away even in low light.
  Owl can turn their heads 180 degrees. This makes it look like they might be able to turn their heads all the way around, but 180 degrees is all the owl needs to see what"s going on all around him.
   (66) Perhaps because of the owl"s mysterious appearance, especially its round eyes and flexible neck, there are a lot of myths and superstitions (迷信) about owls. Many cultures believe that owls are unusually wise. Because owls are nocturnal, some cultures associate owls with bad omens. However, owls probably do not interact with the fates of humans at all. In fact, some owl species may become extinct because of humans.

Which of the following is NOT true about owls?

A．Owls eat small animals.
B．Owls are able to fly silently.
C．Owls have very poor vision.
D．Owls have flexible necks.

2.
What is the purpose of this story?

A．To entertain.
B．To persuade.
C．To instruct.
D．To inform.

3.
What would be a good title for this story?

A．Owls Are Interesting Animals
B．Owls Hunt At Night
C．Owls Can Fly Silently
D．Owls May Become Extinct

4.
From the context, we know a predator must be______.

A．a small feather that is fairly soft
B．an animal that hunts other animals
C．a small mouse coming out at night
D．a bird that flies without noise

5.
Why does it look like an owl can turn its head completely around?

A．They can turn their heads 1/2 of the way around.
B．They are able to turn their heads very quickly.
C．They have ears located on the sides of their heads.
D．They appear at night when people cannot see clearly.

7.(67) Whether at home or in a restaurant, meals in Brazil are sacred(神圣的) ; a time to eat, but also to share precious moments with family and friends. Now, here"s a Brazilian custom I miss enormously: a decent, sit-down, leisurely-paced lunch and/or dinner. To this day, I have to keep reminding myself, "what"s the big hurry? " and I confess that one of the things I look forward to, when I go to Brazil, is the "family" meal. We have a joke that, if you see people sitting around a table in the US, having lunch for longer than 1/2 hour, it must be a business lunch. And also, sitting at your desk and eating lunch while you work is incomprehensible to most Brazilians, who leave their offices to eat with their colleagues and friends in restaurants and cafes. You guess, lunch is usually a more substantial meal than in the U.S.
   (68) For lunch and, depending on the location, also dinner, Brazilians have wonderful, inexpensive restaurants where home-style. meals are sold by kilo. You just pile the food on your plate and someone will weigh it for you. The same goes for desserts. You order drinks from your waiter and pay him at the end of your meal.
  Dinner is served much later than in the U. S. In the big cities, children are a common sight in restaurants at night, since Brazilians will take their kids out to dinner at all hours. As a result of this and the traditional Sunday lunches, Brazilian kids learn table manners at an early age. For many of my Brazilian friends, dinner is a lighter meal of bread, cheese and cold cuts. So expect either type of meal.

In Brazil, people usually have meals______.

A．in a hurry at restaurants
B．in a leisurely manner
C．at their desk in the office
D．for less than 1/2 hour

8.
It can be inferred that in the U. S. ______.

A．business lunches last longer
B．lunch usually lasts for an hour
C．people eat quite a lot for lunch
D．people never eat while they work

9.
According to the passage, how are meals sold in some Brazilian restaurants?

A．Foods have very low but different prices.
B．All dinners pay the same amount of money.
C．Dinners pay according to the number of plates.
D．Meals are charged according to their weight.

10.
Why do Brazilian children learn table manners early?

A．Because their parents are very strict with them at table.
B．Because they eat out with adults when they are young.
C．Because they will have nothing to eat if they don"t behave.
D．Because they learn all kinds of manners at an early age.

11.
What is the author"s attitude towards the eating habits in Brazil?

A．The author doesn"t think much of them.
B．The author likes those in the U. S. better.
C．The author appreciates them very much.
D．The author shows no emotions whatever.

13.Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. (69) According to recent polls (民 意測試) , sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.
  A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.
  The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. (70) People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.
  Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those with a good sex life are happier in general, but those who have a loving, affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor.
  It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time.
  Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods yet they are not necessarily happier adults when they grow up.
  The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration, to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.

It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．happiness is predictable
B．a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happy
C．happiness is not necessarily connected to one"s situation in society
D．the rich are likely to be happier than the middle-income group

14.
People with college education______.

A．have less opportunity to control their lives
B．have more opportunity to control their lives
C．are not happier than those who have only an education at high school
D．are much happier than those who did not graduate from high school

15.
According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent upon______.

A．a happy childhood
B．great wealth
C．a college degree
D．a feeling that conditions are becoming for the better

16.
Which of the following is most likely to contribute to happiness?

A．Being exceptionally good-looking.
B．Having a good paying job.
C．Having a loving, affectionate relationship.
D．Meeting lots of people.

17.
Which of the following attitudes of feelings is most likely to be found in happy people?

A．Having self-esteem.
B．Being sure of keeping everything they already have.
C．Never being jealous.
D．Knowing how to be charming.

19.Why do we laugh? For years scientists have asked themselves this question. No other animals laugh and smile, only human beings. So does laughter help us to survive in any way? The answer seems to be that smiling and laughter help us to relax, reducing tension and preventing illnesses which are caused by stress. Laughter really is the best medicine!
  But if you"re unhappy, it can"t do you any good to smile, can it? Not true. Apparently, the positive effects of smiling are just the same whether you feel like smiling or not. Scientists in California asked a group of actors to act five different feelings; happiness, sadness, anger, surprise and fear—just using their faces. Changes in their heart rate, blood pressure and temperature were written down. Most of the feelings they acted didn"t cause changes, but when the actors smiled, their heart rate and their blood pressure went down. This happened to make them feel better.
  A sense of humor also helps to keep things in perspective. Interfering friends or a flat tire won"t seem quite so bad if you can see the funny side. So if you find yourself in a stressful situation, try to imagine how it must seem to an outsider with a sense of humor and let yourself laugh. A psychologist writes, " If people try to show a positive reaction instead of a negative one, this will eventually become part of their personality. If you start to laugh, in time you will actually become happier.

How do people differ from other animals?

20.
Who were asked to act different feelings in the experiment?

21.
What did the scientists in California prove?

22.
If we are annoyed by interfering friends or a flat tire, we can______.

23.
According to the author, ______ is an important quality in dealing with problems.

四、4.

Section A
Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. Perhaps because of the owl"s mysterious appearance, especially its round eyes and flexible neck, there are a lot of myths and superstitions about owls.

1. Whether at home or in a restaurant, meals in Brazil are sacred; a time to eat, but also to share precious moments with family and friends.

2. For lunch and, depending on the location, also dinner, Brazilians have wonderful, inexpensive restaurants where home-style. meals are sold by kilo.

3. According to recent polls, sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy.

4. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did just graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives.

五、5.Writing

0. For this part you are to write a composition in no less than 120 words and you are required to base your composition entitled On the Low Employment Rate of College Graduates on the outlines given below in Chinese. You should write the composition in three paragraphs.
(根據下面的三點中文提示，寫一篇不少于120個英文單詞的短文。)
On the Low Employment Rate of College Graduates
1．近年來我國大學畢業(yè)生存在就業(yè)難的現象；
2．分析產生這一現象的原因；
3．我對解決這一問題的建議。