湖北大学2009年专升本试题

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湖北大学2009年专升本

《英语》考试试卷

注意：1、本试卷共 6 页； 2、考试时间:120 分钟 3、姓名、学号必须写在指定地方

题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 总分 得分 Part I Reading comprehension (40 points)

Directions: In this section there are four passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are four choices. Choose the best answer.

Passage 1

Many teachers believe that the responsibility for learning lies with the student. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or give an examination. (Courses are not designed merely for students to pass exams). The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Grade-conscious students may be frustrated with teachers who do not believe it is necessary to grade every assignment. Sometimes homework is returned with brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is responsible for learning the material assigned.

When research is assigned, the professor expects the student to take the initiative and to complete the assignment with minimal guidance. It is the student's responsibility to find books, periodicals, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain how a university library works. They expect students, particularly graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference sources in the library.

Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that their students not be overly dependent on them. (This differs from teacher-student relationships in other countries. ) In the United States, professors have other duties besides teaching. Often they are responsible for administrative work within their departments. In addition, they may be obliged to publish articles and books. Therefore the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is

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limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.

1. In the first paragraph \

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A) teachers want students to fail exams B) teachers care only about exam grades

C) teachers believe that passing exams is not the only purpose of a course D) teachers design courses for lectures only

2. Professors in the United States usually expect __________.

A) the students to know all the answers B) the students never to seek their advice

C) the students to take the initiative and be independent D) the students to work together

3. The main idea of this passage is that ____________. A) students should learn independently

B) students should learn under close guidance of their professors C) students should learn cooperatively

D) students should not learn mainly for high grades

4. If a student has a problem with classroom work, he or she should _____. A) make an appointment with the professor a week before B) approach a professor after class

C) seek the professor's help in his office D) go to the professor's apartment 5. Who is considered to be a good student?

A) One who aims at getting good scores. B) One who is planning to get a degree.

C) One who is capable of memorizing knowledge. D) One who has the motivation to learn.

Passage 2

Women in the United States and in many other countries participate in a growing number of sports and games. This has not always been the case, however. In fact, women have not been as active in sports as men. Only in recent years have women begun to catch up to men in this area. Until the twentieth century, women did not often participate in sports.

Part of the explanation for this is that women simply did not have time. Many women cooked, cleaned, and took care of children. They were so busy that they did not have time for sports. A second reason, especially in the late nineteenth century, is that a woman's image at that time was one of frailty,

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There have been changes in both the view of women in the modern world, and also changes within the world of sports. These changes have allowed many more women to participate in sports. The general view of women has changed substantially since the Victorian era. Women are no longer considered delicate. People do not think it is unladylike for a woman to compete in sports. Women who win in sports activities are highly regarded. Many women now take part in sports and games of many different kinds, and enjoy doing so. This development is partly the result of a change in the image of women in the modern world.

Women also are more active in sports now because of two changes in sports. First, in the early twentieth century, women began to compete regularly in the Olympics. Also, the number of events for women in the Olympics has been growing quite steadily. The fact that women can compete in the Olympics encourages many to become active in the various Olympic activities. In more recent years, television has had a noticeable effect on both the popularity of and participation in women's professional sports. Seeing women in professional sports on TV has made certain sports much more popular among women, as amateurs and as professionals.

6. Before the twentieth century women ______.

A) took an active part in sports B) were as active in sports as men C) seldom participated in sports D) did not take part in any sports at all 7. Which of the following is not considered as the image of women in the

Victorian era?

A) weakness B) illness C) delicacy D) strength

8. What causes many more women to participate in sports now? A) more free time

B) changes in the view of women and in the world of sports C) television D) both A and B

9. Women used to be centered on ______. A) house work B) cooking C) taking care of children D) cleaning

10. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage? A)Women and Sports

B)Sports in the Twentieth Century C)Women in Olympic Games 2

D)Women's Past and Present

Passage 3

Antonia left Athens and came to America to make her fortune. She wanted to be a famous actress, so she went to live in Hollywood, California. At first, Antonia had very little money, so she was forced to watch every penny while making the rounds of movie agents’ offices. For over a year, she worked only in small parts. She found life extremely hard. She had to take buses or walk everywhere, and she ate only one meal a day. Even though she worked nights as a waitress, Antonia could not really make ends meet.

Suddenly, one day, the star of the film became ill, and the director asked Antonia to take the part. Her acting was superb. After the first show of the film, she became an overnight success. Everyone gave her mad notices, and she received many offers for future starring roles.

Since then, Antonia has changed her whole way of life. Now she wears expensive furs and drives a Rolls-Royce. She lived in a twenty-seven-room house in Beverly Hills, with seven servants. All her needs are cared for. For Antonia, America was truly the land of streets paved with gold. Through her hard work, she had earned the fame she desired so much.

11. The phrase “making the rounds”(Para.2) most probably means ________. A) visiting B)making a fortune C) working extremely hard D)starring in films 12. What changed Antonia’s way of life?

A) Wearing expensive furs. B) Her good fortune.

C) Her superb acting. D) Her experience as a waitress. 13. How many people live in her large house?

A) One. B) Twenty seven. C) Seven. D) Eight. 14. What can we know from this passage? A) Antonia paved the streets with gold. B) She starred in films for one year.

C) She went home to Athens. D) She became an overnight success.

15. The tone of this passage can best be described as __________. A) cold B) admiring C) sad D) pitiful

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One day Thomas Edison learned that the railroad company needed a boy to sell newspapers, food, and candy on the train running between his town and the city of Detroit, sixty-five miles away. The job would require that he be on the train at seven o'clock every morning and not return home until nine-thirty at night.

The trips to Detroit were full of excitement for Thomas, and each day he learned new things. He had to wait many hours in Detroit before the train returned to his town in the evening, and one day he discovered the Free Public Library. He decided that he would read all the books on its shelves! That would have been impossible, of course, especially since the library was constantly adding new books. But he did learn many of the books particularly those on science which had a great fascination for him.

The boy gave most of the money he earned to his mother but he kept some of it to buy scientific equipment with which he could make experiments. There was some vacant(空的) space in the baggage car of the train and the conductor allowed him to set up a little laboratory there so that he could perform experiments when he was not occupied in selling newspapers and things for people to eat. He was very busy and very happy.

One day, however, when he was fourteen, he got off the train to sell newspapers when it stopped at a station. This was something he did every day, but on that particular day there was some very exciting news and many people wanted to buy his papers. Thomas was so eager to make all the money he could that he didn't hear the conductor yell \leave. The young newspaper boy ran to get on it, but by then the train was moving so fast he could not jump on, as he had often done before. He grabbed the handrail of the last car, but his hands were stiff with the cold and he could not pull himself up onto the train. One of the men on the train tried to help but his grip on the boy slipped, so he grabbed him by the ears and succeeded in pulling him to safety. Thomas felt something snap in his ears and from that time on he began to grow deaf.

To lose one's hearing would seem like a great adversity to most people, but Edison did not let it interfere with the program or scientific study which he laid out for himself. Many years later he said that losing his hearing might have been good luck for him, rather than bad luck, because he was not distracted by noises and sounds that might have interfered with his study and inventions.

16. It was arranged that Thomas was ______.

A) to work sixty-five miles away from his home 3

B) not to leave the train till nine-thirty at night C) to carry out experiments in his spare time D) to sell newspapers and food on the train

17. Thomas felt happy with his work mainly because ______. A) he liked traveling

B) he could earn a lot of money C) the conductor was kind to him

D) he could do experiments in his little laboratory on the train 18. He spent his hours in Detroit ______.

A) selling newspapers B)going round the city C) reading in the library D) making new discoveries 19. Thomas nearly missed the train because ______. A) he was excited with the news B) he was absent-minded

C) he was too busy to hear the yell

D) he didn't want to offend his customers

20. The man succeeded in pulling him onto the train by getting hold of _____. A) his body B) his ears

C) is hands D)he handrail of the last car

Part II Grammar (25 points)

Directions: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D to fill in the blanks. 21. ——This green coat looks nice on you and it is only 200 Yuan. ——OK.______.

A. I'll need it B . I'll take it

C. It's much too expensive. D. I'd like to sell it. 22. He left ______any of his friends _____ him _____. A. with; seeing; off B. without; seeing; off C. without; see; / D. with; see; out

23. ______ is _____ the students to find out the meaning and the usage of new words.

A. What a dictionary does; help B. What dictionary does; to help C. How a dictionary does; help D. All that a dictionary does; helps 24. The landowners in India would not vote to lose their land and wealth, _____ it resulted ______ a fairer society. A. even if; in B. even though; of C. as if; in D. whether; of

25. Towards _____ evening, _____ heavy rain began to fall. A. the; a B. /; a C. /; the D. the; /

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26. ——Do you have _____ more to get in the market? ——No, only some bread and butter. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything 27. The teacher as well as her students _____ to visit the Moter Company tomorrow. A. go B. are to go C. is to go D. is about to go. 28. The building is _____. A. twenty-metre-high B. twenty metre high C. twenty-metres-high D. twenty metres high 29. The book ____ three Yuan, but it only ____ me two Yuan. A. spends, take B. costs, spend C. costs, cost D. pays, cost

30. They are____ the same size. You can take ______ half of the bread. A. in, either B. with, either C. in, both D. at, none

31. ——Hello. May I speak to Mr. Wang, please? —— _______. A. Hold the line. please B. Wait for a minute C. Here it is D. Here he is

32. You can choose _____ book you like among these. A. no matter what B. whatever C. whose D. whichever

33. This kind of paper was as soft and light as silk but ______ expensive. A. much less B. much little C. many less D. much more than

34. It had rained for several days. The clothes had _____ near the fire to dry. A. hang up B. to hung up C. to be hung up D. to be hanged up 35. The line is engaged. I can't _____ now. A. get on B. get along C. get through D. get down 36. We should prevent pollution ________ happily. A. to live B. for living C. from living D. living

37. As we all know, ______ knowledge comes from _______ practice. A. the; the B. a; a C. the ;× D. ×; × 38. Sports build the body _______ reading builds the mind. A. while B. when C. as D. for 39. The mother ________ her son's success in the newspaper. A. learned about B. learned C. heard D. learned from

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\A. I don’t' B. I won't C. I can't D. I haven't

41. She was given the chance to ______ designing the new bridge. A. take part in B. attend C. go all out D. join 42. Don't read ______ books ________ you can not understand. A. same…as B. the same …like C. such …as D such… like 43. Bob: How long have you lived here? Sue: _________.

A. Since the beginning of the year. B. In 1990 C. Not long ago D. Only until the end of the year 44. Do you mind _______ alone at home? A. Jack's being left B. Jack leaving C. Jack having left D. Jack to be left 45. Mary realized she ______.

A. was playing a joke about B. was making fun C. was being made fun of D. was made fun

Part III. Cloze (10 points)

Directions: Fill in the blanks with proper words. Remember, each blank only needs only one word.

In a telephone survey of more than 2, 000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An __46__ 7% did not know which revolved around__47__. I have no doubt that__48__all of these people

were__49__in school that the earth revolves around the sun；__5__may even have written it __50__ at test. But they never__51__their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的)__52__because their every day observations didn’t support __53__ their teachers told them: People see the sun moving __54__ the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) while that is happening.

46. [A] excessive [B] extra [C] additional [D] added 47. [A] what [B] which [C] that [D] other 48. [A] virtually [B] remarkably [C] ideally [D] preferably 49. [A] learned [B] suggested [C] taught [D] advised 50. [A] those [B] these [C] who [D] they 51. [A] on [B] with [C] under [D] for 52. [A] formed [B] altered [C] believed [D] thought