湖南长沙文综（word版，含答案）.doc
河北省2017年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试
《英语》试卷 (考试时间: 60分钟) (总分: 100分)
说明:请在答题纸的相应位置上做答,在其它位置做答无效.
I. Phonetics (5 points) Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are 4 underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the ONE that is different from the others in pronunciation. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. A. link B. window C. kite D. think 2.A. dark B. war C. shark D. smart 3.A. southern B. math C. cloth D. thief
4.A. debt B. comb C. climb D. establish 5.A.mouse B. though C. south D. house
II. Situational Dialogues (10 points)
Directions: In this section there is a long dialogue with 5 missing sentences. At the end of the dialogue, there is a list of given choices. You are required to select the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Note that there are two additional choices and you may not use any of the choices in the list more than once.
Mary: Hello! ____6____?
John: Sure, my name is John Smith and I'm from a small town called Brentwood in Essex which is in England. Mary: Ok, Essex. ____7____? John: That's in the southeast. Mary: Southeast.
John: Yeah, yeah. It's attached to London, just next to London. Mary: Oh, OK, but you said it's a small town. John: It's relatively small. ____8____. Mary: Oh, when I think of a small British town, you know ,I think of really old houses, and nothing's changed, ____9____?
John: The cinema in Brentwood actually closed down, but it does have a very nice health centre and, as I said, lots of parks to play in. Mary: Wow, ____10____.
A. The population is only about 50,000 B. How are you doing
C. sounds like a nice place to live in
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D. Thank you very much
E. Which part of England is that
F. so do you have modern stuff, like a health club, a movie theatre or things like that
G. Can you introduce yourself, please
III. Reading Comprehension (50 points)
Section A (30 points)
Directions: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
There is a tale/ that straw(稻草) is the worst material from which to build a house , particularly if you are a pig with a hungry wolf around. So the cards were stacked against Warren Brush when local officials(官员） learned that he had several buildings /made of straw bales(大捆) on his land.
They have tried to fine him a lot. But the case is still unresolved. The problem is that California’s building codes make no provision for the use of straw. And Mr. Brush has many defenders—among them several university scientists and David Eisenberg, the chairman of the United States Green Building Council’s code committee. They would like to see the prejudice against straw houses eliminated, for straw is, in many ways, an ideal building material.
It is, for one thing, a great insulator(绝热体). That keeps down the heating bills in houses made from it. It is also a waste product that would otherwise be burned, and is therefore cheap. And—very much to the point in a place like California—it is earthquake-resistant. Last year a test conducted at the University of Nevada showed that straw-bale constructions could withstand twice the amount of ground motion recorded in the Northbridge earthquake that hit Los Angeles in 1994. There are other straws in the wind: a post office in suburban Albuquerque, a school in Maryland, and an office complex in suburban Los Angeles have all been built from straw. Even California is having a rethink, and may change its rules to adapt to straw-bale construction. As Mr. Eisenberg observes, “The lesson of the Three Little Pigs isn’t to avoid straw. It’s that you don’t let a pig build your house.” 1. By “the cards were stacked against Warren Brush”, the author means______. A. Brush disliked playing cards B. cards were piled （堆放；一堆）around Brush C. Brush might lose the card game D. Brush could be in trouble
12. The underlined word “eliminated” in paragraph 2 most probably means ______. A. the prejudice can be removed B. the prejudice can be ignored
C. the quality of the house can be improved D. the quality of the house can be guaranteed
13. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT the advantage of using
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straw to build a house?
A. It can keep warm. B. It is cheap.
C. It is earthquake resistant D. It is wind-proof
14. The tale of “the Three Pigs” may illustrate(说明)______. A. straw is the worst material to build a house B. straw is the best material to build a house C. the house should not be built by a pig D. pigs are good at building houses
15. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to ________. A. show that straw cannot be used to build houses B. to explain how to build a house with straw C. describe the prejudice against straw houses D. introduce a new building material
Passage 2
In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Australian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团). It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400,000 people yearly. At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone have the right to perform, and they did so in public house disused for years.
Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold. 16. Why Edinburgh Festival was held in 1947?
A. To attract theatre groups in Europe. B. To bring Europe together again. C. To introduce symphony orchestras. D. To honor the Second World War. 17. Who joined the“Fringe”after it appeared? A. University students. B. Popular artists.
C. Famous theatre groups. D. Big symphony orchestras. 18.How long does the Edinburgh Festival last? A. Half a month. B. The whole month of August.
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