2005年安徽專升本（英語）真題試卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. English people often take umbrellas with them when they go out because they don"t want to be______in a rain.

A．seized
B．got
C．captured
D．caught

1. Whenever Tom knew I was in trouble, he______ always lend me a hand.

A．might
B．would
C．could
D．should

2. There is an arrow on the wall______the direction of advance.

A．pointing
B．identifying
C．marking
D．indicating

3. The spaceman found______to look at the earth away from it.

A．a(chǎn) most exciting experience
B．it a most exciting experience
C．that a most exciting experience
D．the experience most exciting

4. As people live longer, they______to change their ideas about life.

A．like
B．tend
C．wish
D．long

5. ______any instructions from the Head Office, we couldn"t make any decision.

A．Not receiving
B．Receiving no
C．Not having received
D．Having not received

6. The design was so______that you could not find any fault in it.

A．delicate
B．elaborate
C．fancy
D．complicated

7. So fast______that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.

A．light travels
B．travels light
C．do light travel
D．does light travel

8. She longed to visit Italy, ______ she often dreamt about it.

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

9. Even if he______ here, he would not be able to help us.

A．is
B．had been
C．has been
D．were

10. The classroom is quite clean_____ some waste paper on the floor.

A．except for
B．except
C．besides
D．without

11. He is the only one of those boys who______willing to take a make-up exam.

A．is
B．were
C．has been
D．was

12. He speaks English well indeed", but of course not______a native speaker.

A．a(chǎn)s fluent as
B．more fluent than
C．so fluently as
D．much fluently than

13. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people______ harm them.

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

14. Everyone is working harder, and living a happier life now, ______?

A．isn"t one
B．a(chǎn)ren"t we
C．isn"t it
D．a(chǎn)ren"t they

15. Sorry, I didn"t know______ Dr. Smith has already returned from his holiday. I" 11 go and see him in a minute.

A．that
B．when
C．whether
D．if

16. There"s little chance that mankind would______ a nuclear war.

A．retain
B．endure
C．maintain
D．survive

17. It was a soldier who happened to be there______ saved the girl from the danger.

A．where
B．how
C．that
D．when

18. The dictionary she bought is______that I have.

A．twice as much as
B．a(chǎn)s twice much as
C．twice more than
D．twice than

19. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above______.

A．a(chǎn)verage
B．ordinary
C．regular
D．normal

20. I was really anxious about you. You______home without a word.

A．mustn"t leave
B．shouldn"t have left
C．couldn"t have left
D．needn"t leave

21. If you______your name and address on the card, we" 11 send the book to you as soon as it is returned.

A．go over
B．fill in
C．find out
D．carry out

22. Would you like______ more coffee? I" m sure you would.

A．much
B．few
C．a(chǎn)ny
D．a(chǎn) lot

23. These are common materials______we are all familiar.

A．a(chǎn)bout which
B．of which
C．with which
D．to which

24. ______ of danger, he jumped into the river all at once.

A．Because
B．In terms
C．Instead
D．Regardless

25. When I leave the research institute next week, I______ there for 18 years.

A．shall be working
B．will work
C．shall have worked
D．have worked

26. The number of children______from 1 to 15 in different families.

A．varies
B．seems
C．changes
D．turns

27. In ancient times people used to build their houses with materials______.

A．convenient
B．important
C．a(chǎn)vailable
D．natural

28. She agreed without the slightest______.

A．hesitation
B．thinking
C．look
D．hope

29. Is there any______they" 11 ever find a cure for the common cold?

A．prospective
B．prospect
C．prosperity
D．prosperous

30. Some people are color-blinded and cannot______ between blue and green.

A．distinguish
B．differ
C．separate
D．divide

31. knows the name of this song will receive a prize from the radio station.

A．One
B．Who
C．Anyone
D．Whoever

32. All the countries are customers or______ customers of the United States.

A．potential
B．pretended
C．preventive
D．protective

33. The safety rules are______ anyone.

A．a(chǎn)pplied on
B．a(chǎn)pplied in
C．a(chǎn)pplied for
D．a(chǎn)pplied to

34. We got to the station only______ that the train had just left.

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

二、2.Cloze

1.The first name for the Open University was " The University of the【36】". The idea was to teach " on the air" , in other【37】, on radio and television. Most of the teaching is done like this. Radio and television【38】brought the classroom into people"s【39】. But this, on its own, is not【40】for a university education. The Open University【41】also receives advice at one of 283 study centers in the country. Thirty-six weeks of the year he has to send【42】work to a " tutor" , the person who guides his【43】. He must also spend three weeks every summer【44】a full-time student. The tutors and students meet and study together, as in other universities. At the end of the Open University"s first year, the results were good. Three out of every four students【45】their examinations. If they do this every year, they will finish their studies in four or five years.
(36)

A．Air
B．Radio
C．Television
D．Open

2.(37)

A．way
B．places
C．words
D．expression

3.(38)

A．a(chǎn)re
B．is
C．have
D．has

4.(39)

A．families
B．homes
C．factories
D．offices

5.(40)

A．good
B．bad
C．much
D．enough

6.(41)

A．president
B．professor
C．teacher
D．student

7.(42)

A．writing
B．written
C．lost
D．missing

8.(43)

A．studies
B．teachings
C．works
D．examinations

9.(44)

A．on
B．for
C．a(chǎn)s
D．to

10.(45)

A．took
B．failed
C．enjoyed
D．passed

三、3.

1.In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.
  In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates(考生) for the doctor"s degree.
  Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.
  One type of test is sometimes called an objective test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.

In the Middle Ages students______.

A．took objective tests
B．were timed by electric clocks
C．specialized in one subject
D．never wrote exams

2.
The main idea of paragraph 3 is that______.

A．workers now take examinations
B．the population has grown
C．there are only written exams today
D．examinations are now written and timed

3.
The kind of exams where students must select answers are______.

A．personal
B．spoken
C．objective
D．written

4.
Modern industry must have developed______.

A．before the Middle Ages
B．in Greece or Rome
C．a(chǎn)round the 19th century
D．machines to take tests

5.
It may be concluded that testing______.

A．should test only opinions
B．has changed since the Middle Ages
C．should always be written
D．is given only in factories

7.He lived in the 16th century. A few things, but not really that many, are known about his life. And yet around the world the comment is unanimous; he was the greatest writer who ever lived. His name was William Shakespeare.
  Shakespeare was born in 1564 in a little town called Stratford-upon-Avon. When he was in his twenties, he made his way to London. There he spent most of his working life. The theater was very popular at that time, and soon Shakespeare was writing plays. He belonged to an acting company called the Lord Chamberlain "s Men and wrote plays for them. (He also acted in some of the plays. ) In 1599 the company built the famous Globe Theater. There Shakespeare wrote and acted until he retired in about 1607.
  Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays:comedies, tragedies, and histories. Many of the comedies involved mistaken identities, women pretending to be men, and slapstick (滑稽劇) situations. One of his famous comedies is A Midsummer Night"s Dream. Shakespeare "s tragedies were often about a noble and honorable man who had one fault that helped bring about his downfall. Hamlet is an example. Shakespeare"s histories were usually about kings of England, such as Richard III or Henry V.
  What made Shakespeare"s work so great? It was not necessarily his stories. Many were retellings of stories the audience already knew. But the way he told the stories was often remarkable. He understood the way people thought and acted, and he built this into his characters. Even though they were created 400 years ago, Shakespeare"s characters are believed today.
  Shakespeare"s use of language—such as his beautiful descriptions and his clear, to-the-point statements—also made him great. Hundreds of famous English sayings come from his plays. One example; "To be or not to be, this is a question.

This passage is mainly about______.

A．the Globe Theater
B．theater in the 1500s
C．Shakespeare"s histories
D．Shakespeare"s life and work

8.
Many of Shakespeare"s plays______.

A．were based on original stories
B．were based on stories already familiar to the audience
C．were a mixture of comedy and tragedy
D．do not exist today

9.
Based on Shakespeare"s experience, it is probably true that the members of the Lord Chamberlain"s Men______.

A．performed more than one job
B．were jealous of each other
C．could not read or write
D．were all quite young

10.
The general organization of this passage is______.

A．Shakespeare"s works, greatness, life
B．Shakespeare"s life, works, greatness
C．Shakespeare"s childhood, works, retirement
D．Shakespeare"s greatness, works, life

11.
The underlined word "unanimous" (Para. 1 ) in this passage means______.

A．cause for argument
B．surprising
C．kept in written records
D．a(chǎn)greed on by everyone

13.A lot of people are their own enemies. They regard themselves as unlikely to succeed in college and often feel that there have been no accomplishments in their lives. In my first year of college especially, I saw people get themselves down all too quickly. There were two students in my class who failed the first test and seemed to give up immediately. From that day on, they walked into the classroom carrying defeat on their shoulders the way other students carried textbooks under their arms. Both students hang on until about mid-term. When they disappeared for good, no one took much notice, for they had already disappeared in spirit after that first test. They are not the only people in whom I have seen the self-doubt do its work. I have really wanted to shake them by the shoulders and say: "You are not dead. Be proud and pleased that you have brought yourself here to college. Be someone. Breathe. Hope. Act. " Such people should not use self-doubts as an excuse for not trying. They should pull themselves together and get to work. They should start taking notes in class and trying to learn. Above all, they should not give up without even trying.

The underlined phrase "get themselves down" ( Para. 1 ) probably means______.

A．tell lies
B．lose confidence
C．a(chǎn)void dangers
D．waste time

14.
When the two students dropped out, no one took much notice because______.

A．they had long lost heart in class performance
B．they were absent from class too often
C．they didn"t get on well with other students
D．they were so much cut off from the rest of the class

15.
According to the passage, the two students failed in their study because of their______.

A．shyness
B．proudness
C．self-doubt
D．laziness

16.
The author thinks that the two students should ______.

A．give up their college education
B．learn from other students
C．feel happy because they are in college
D．try hard before giving up

17.
The underlined sentence "Both students hang on until about mid-term" (Para. 1) tells us that______.

A．they didn"t study well
B．they didn"t take part in class activities
C．they didn"t take notes in class
D．they didn"t finish their study that term

19.People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring and are less likely to fall chronically (慢性) ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census (人口統(tǒng)計) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Plank Institute for Demographic (人口統(tǒng)計的) Research found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50. Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy (孕期) , and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age.
  " A mother giving birth in spring spends the last stage of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer, " said one of the scientists. "When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it"s in the hot weeks of summer when babies have tendency to infections of the digestive system. " In Austria, adults born in autumn lived about seven months longer than those born in spring, and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture is similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition (營養(yǎng)) at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists.

The passage is mainly about______.

A．how the month of birth is related to life expectancy
B．how the seasonal pattern affects the health of new-born babies
C．how nutrition in different seasons influences life expectancy
D．why people born in autumn are free from chronic illness

20.
People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring because______.

A．a(chǎn) mother giving birth in spring has less nutrition during her pregnancy
B．a(chǎn) mother giving birth in autumn eats more vitamins during the last stage of her pregnancy
C．a(chǎn) baby born in spring receives no protection from infections
D．a(chǎn) baby born in autumn is never subject to any infections

21.
The underlined term "life expectancy" (Para. 1) refers to______.

A．the length of time for each person
B．the expectations of a person"s life
C．the seasonal changes in a person"s life
D．the average period that a person may expect to live

22.
Which of the following terms is EXCLUDED from the scientists" Demographic Research?

A．Statistics of births.
B．Statistics of deaths.
C．Statistics of breast-feeding.
D．Statistics of diseases.

23.
The last sentence of the passage implies that______.

A．the seasonal pattern has an impact on food values
B．the seasonal pattern determines a person"s life expectancy
C．the seasonal pattern still influences life expectancy even if nutrition improves at all times of the year
D．the seasonal pattern will not change even if nutrition has improved much in modern age

四、4.

Section A
Directions: Translate the following English into Chinese.

0. The mixing of civilized cultures is an important development in world history.

1. One of the difficulties with recognizing an alcohol problem is that moderate drinking is acceptable social behavior.

2. If the killing continues, this wonderful animal, which took millions of years to develop, will be gone.

3. Whether the problem is due to poor manufacture or damage in transportation is not yet clear, we should like to point out that we feel this to be entirely your responsibility.

五、5.

Section B
Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English.

0. 吸煙這類壞習(xí)慣應(yīng)該戒除。

1. 你相信大腦可以儲存的信息是沒有任何極限的嗎?

2. 我們不能簡單地根據(jù)一個人受過多少教育來判斷他的能力大小。

3. 從長遠觀點看，你不僅從書中了解世界，了解世上的人們，你也會認識你自己。

六、6.Writing

0. Write on ONE of the following two topics. You are supposed to follow the instructions given below.
1．按照完整英文書信的格式，就下述內(nèi)容寫一封介紹信：
假定你(寫信人王曉明)寫信給陳平介紹你的助手(assistant)張華，現(xiàn)需要用英語寫一封介紹信。
收信人姓名和地址：陳平，華東師范大學(xué)(East China Normal University)，上海市中山北路3663號(郵編200083)
時間：2005年4月10日
信的內(nèi)容必須包括：
(1)介紹你的助手張華去華東師范大學(xué)繼續(xù)深造。
(2)張華畢業(yè)于安徽大學(xué)，主修化學(xué)。在校期間勤奮好學(xué)，成績優(yōu)秀，研究工作亦非常出色。
(3)希望給予幫助和指導(dǎo)，并表示感謝。
2．寫一篇題為“Take Job or Continue Graduate Education”的文章。要求分三段，不少于100個單詞。
內(nèi)容包括：
1．有些學(xué)生大學(xué)一畢業(yè)就參加工作。
2．另外一部分學(xué)生畢業(yè)后繼續(xù)攻讀學(xué)位。
3．我的看法……