云南省2008年普通高校“专升本”招生考试公共英语试卷Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure（30分）(1x30)For each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best complete the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. Go down this road ____ you find the hospital.A. whenB. untilC. beforeD. as soon as2. The number of students in the class ____small.A. areB. becomeC. isD. have been3. What a beautiful house! Especially there are many____.A. furnitureB. furnituresC. pieces of furnitureD. pieces of furnitures4. These TV sets are different ____quality and price.A. toB. withC. fromD. in5. I'm as poor as he is, I mean I am ____he is.A. not rich thanB. no richer thanC. not as rich asD. no more richer than6. They are____ to show off their beautiful garden.A. only too eagerB. too eager onlyC. too eager notD. eager too only7. Although it is raining , ____are still working in the fields.A. theyB. but theyC. and theyD. so they8. Today's libraries differ greatly from____.A. those of the pastB. the one in the pastC. the ones in the pastD. that of the past9. The coal output last year was _____five years before.A. as much as twiceB. twice as much asC. twice so much asD. as twice much as10.The bus ____when it just got to the department store.A. break outB. was broke downC. broke downD. broke up11. He suspects me ____telling lies.A. ofB. withC. inD. for12. She listened carefully ____she might discover exactly what he wanted.A. in order thatB. so as thatC. in case ofD. providing13. It was ____day that all the men were in short sleeves.A. such warm aB. such a warmC. so a warmD. a warm14.____adults, young children find little difficulty in imitating sounds in foreign languages.A. UnlikeB. Not asC. No likeD. Being not15. Though the long term ____can not be predicted, the projecthas been approved by committee.A. affectB. effectC. effortD. afford16.Dark glasses are something worn to ____the eyes from strong sunlight.A. careB. projectC. preventD. ensure17. The girl doesn't allow ____ in her drawing room . She doesn't allow her family ____at all.A. to smoke…smokingB. to smoke…to smokeC. smoking…to smokeD. smoking…smoking18.whenever we visited them , they ____televisionA .have watchedB .had watched C. watch D . were watching19. If I had remembered ____the window, the thief would not have go in.A .to close B. closing C. to have cloned D .having close20. I have finished typing ____ the last page.A. forB. untilC. ifD. but21.it is dangerous to look directly at the sun____wearing dark glassesA. even whenB. WhenC. ifD. so as to22. ____of them are afraid of difficulties；we are all determinedA. AnyoneB. No oneC. NoneD. Someone 23. Not only ____beautiful, but it is very tasty.A. it looksB. lookedC. does it lookD. did it look24. These books are ____those on the shelf.A. same likeB. as same asC. the sameD. the same as25. The father, rather than the brothers , ____the accident.A. are responsible toB. is responsible forC. are responsible forD. is responsible to26. The house needs____, but we plan to wait until next summer.A. paintedB. to be paintedC. being paintedD. to paint27.If she had worked harder, she____.A. would succeedB. had succeededC. should succeedD. would have succeeded28. The reason why she doesn't go there was ____a new job.A. because she gotB. because of gettingC. due to gettingD. that she got29. The postman must deliver the mail no matter ____bad the weather is.A. whatB. howC. whenD. where30. The room was big enough to contain some visitors____ their friends.A. alsoB. also withC. as wellD. as well asⅡ. Close （10分）（1x10）There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each blank,there are four choices marked A. B. C. and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.When we talk about the universe. We mean the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars and the space _31_them. Many of stars__32_be seen because they are too far away.The _33_travels round the earth. It is our satellite（卫星）.It is quite near us in space. It is only 380,000 kilometers _34_and it has been visited by man already. So far, no man has traveled father than moon, but spaceships_35_people have reached other parts of the universe.Man-made satellites have been sent up into_36_by many countries. These satellites go round the earth and help us to learn _37_about the earth, the weather and other things. Most countries use these satellites_38_and receive messages. For example,_39_their help China can send its TV and radio programs to the other _40_of the world. Foreign countries can send their programs to China. We can also use satellites to help us make telephone calls to foreign countries.31. A. besides B. between C. behindD. before32. A. can B. cannot C. mustD. mustn’t33. A. sun B. moon C. earthD. stars34. A. away B. out C. off D. from35. A. with B. in C. withoutD. by36. A. space B. universe C. skyD. air37. A. a lot of B. a little C. moreD. much less38. A. sent B. send C. to sendD. sending39. A. under B. for C. byD. with40. A. face B. land C. sideD. earthⅢ. Reading Comprehension(60分. （2x30）There are six 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 should decide on the best choice and corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage1We all live on the earth. The earth turns round once a day. As it turns, some people see sunrise and day comes to their houses ,at the same time, some people see sunset and night comes to their houses.The earth moves in another way, too. If it travels round the sun in an orbit(轨道)towards the sun. It is summer on that part of the earth. Half a year later, the earth goes round to the other side of its orbit. That part of the earth is now farther away from the sun, and has its winter, and the other part has its summer. Between summer and winter, both halves of the earth are the same distance from the sun. Then they have spring and autumn. As the earth goes round in its orbit, we have our four seasons go on and on.41. We can see sunrise and sunset because____.A. the sun is near to usB. the earth turns round every dayC. the sun goes out of the clouds in the daytime and into them at nightD. the earth moves round the sun42. There are four seasons in a year because ____.A. the earth moves round the sunB. the sun turns round the earthC. the sun moves from one place to anotherD. the earth travels nearer and nearer to the sun43. When the earth goes round the sun, we have__ on the part that is towards the sun.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter44. When we have winter, the part of the earth that we stand on is ____.A. near the sunB. nearer to the sunC. farther away from the sunD. the some distance as the other part from it45.When both halves of the earth are the same distance from the sun, we have____.A. spring and autumnB. spring and winterC. summer and winterD. summer and autumnPassage2No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we study correctly the signs around us we can tell the important changes in weather. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.For many centuries and in all countries people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water vapor in the air, and therefore rain will probably come. Rings round the sun are a sign of coming of a rain. Many people feel pain in their bones. This is a sign of coming of wet weather. Their joints aches. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects (昆虫. which they are hunting flying low.If you see a rainbow (彩虹). during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows always come in the evenings. If the stars twinkle clearly atnight, then fair weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning, just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening the next day will be wet weather.If sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.Most of the above sayings have been made by people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.46. Man can tell what the weather will be like by__.A. looking at the skyB. changing the weatherC. making forecastingD. controlling the weather47. When distant hills and tall trees seem to be clear and near, ____.A. probably it is going to rainB. there rains round the sunC. birds and insects fly highD. a fine day continues to be48. People have pains in their bones before____.A. it gets colderB. it gets warmsC. it becomes windyD. wet weather comes49. During rain weather, a rainbow in the evening is a sign of ____.A. coming rainB. becoming stormyC. bright day comingD. warm weather coming 50. It will be hotter during the day if in the morning___.A. rainbow appearsB. a fog goes outC. insects fly lowD. there are rings round the seaPassage 3Will it matter if you don't have your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages,from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they had no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfast.The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast .If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.The result is opposite to what some people think .Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight(减轻体重). This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.51. During the test , we know that the tested people had________.A. no breakfast at allB. different foods or sometimes noneC. very rich foodD. little food for breakfast52.The results show that______.。