山东省２００４年专升本考试英语试题Part I Listening Comprehension (15points, 15minutes)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3section.Section A (5 points)Directions : In this section you will hear 5 short dialogues. At the end of each dialogue, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the dialogues and questions, will bespoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A) The performance was bad. B) The performance was excellent.C) He didn't go to the performance. D) He'd like to see it again.2. A) Teacher and student. B) Husband and wifeC) Classmates D) Students and librarian3. A) The man feels so tired that he wants to sleep.B) The professor's lecture is too difficult to understand.C) The professor's lecture is very boring.D) They have different opinions about the professor's lecture.4. A) 8 o'clock. B) 9 o'clock.C) 10 o'clock. D) An hour late.5. A) She is the best swimmer in the city.B) She shouldn't try to be the best.C) If she persists, she can be the best.D) The city has awarded her "best swimmer".Section B (5 points)Directions; In this section you will hear two short passages. After each passage you will be asked some questions. The passage will be read twice. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 6 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard.6. A) Body heat was not difficult to collect.B) Light was difficult to dispose of.C) A collection system has been designed to use body heat.D) Heat came in a variety of forms.7. A) Eight B) Seven C) Six D) FiveQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.8. A) A train running slowly. B) A man slow in action.C) A train for the old to take. D) A short-tempered old man.9. A) The young man. B) No one.C) Nobody but the slow brain. D) The old man beside the slow train.10. A) He thanked the slow brain. B) He questioned him.C) He blamed the slow brain. D) He didn't care him.Section C (5 points)Directions; In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed on the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. The first reading is for you to get the general idea. During the second read ing, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Blank. In order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.Is there a dark side to the computer revolution? Do computers do harm to our health or our society?It certainly doesn't seem that way on the (SI) ______ You don't (S2) ______ your home computer to turn its game gun on you. And how can the machine be harmful?The (S3) ______ of the matter, however, is that any new technology, computer (S4) ______ has a dark side.Computers will change the way the nation works. But the computer revolution will also bring problems along with it.Many jobs, for example, will be taken over by (S5) ______ and computer-controlled (S6) ______. Since many of these jobs are (S7) ______ and even dangerous, that seems like a step in the right direction. But it's a big worry to the people whose jobs are (S8) ______ .Quite a different problem, but one that is causing ( S9 ) ______ trouble, is that computers may make people feel (SIO) ______ in life. This problem was recently discussed by many people.Part n Vocabulary and Structure (20 points, 20 minutes)Section A; Vocabulary (10 points)Directions: There are ten incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the blankets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Blank.Sll. I have come to the _________(conclude) that it would be unwise to accept his proposal.S12. We should be ______ (consider) of the comfort of other people; nobody likes to make friends with selfish people.S13. I don't think his proposal is ______ (accept) to me although it needs some improvement. .SI4. Money cannot buy everything, wealthy people are not _________ (necessary) the happy ones.S15. If the current situation continues, smoking will ______(possible) take as many as 3 million per year by 2050.S16. There is no easy ______(solve) to the problems in that area.SI7. A government should permit the free _______ (express) of political opinion.S18. He as just won a ______(scholar)to the New York State University.S19. Since last December I've been busy ______ (prepare) for the Public English test.S20. He carried out his plan with strong____(determine). Section B Structure (10 points)Directions: In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences, you are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.11. As long as you ________ the money back promptly, I'll lend it to you with pleasure.A. returnB. will returnC. have returnedD. returned12. I am considering ______ to the Yellow Mountain. Do you consider it a good idea ＿＿＿there?A. going; to goB. to go; to goC. going; goingD. to go: going13. I'd appreciate ______ these letters.A. you to mailB. you mailC. your mailingD. you would mail14. ______ to develop more accurate methods of economic forecasting is generally recognized.A. There is a needB. That a needC. The need beingD. The need15. If you ______ that late movie last night, you wouldn't be sleepy now.A. hadn't watchedB. didn't watchC. haven't watchedD. wouldn't have watched16. The type of stories my mother told me in my childhood ______ again.A. have never been heardB. has never been heardC. have never heardD. I has never heard .17. It is because English is useful ______.A. why we study it hardB. what we study hardC. that we study it hardD. which we study hard18. You are getting too old for football. You'd better ______ tennis instead.A. take inB. take upC. take forD. take over19. What ______ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies.A. appliesB. happensC. refersD. matters20. He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any _______ about what was meant.A. doubtB. considerationC. questionD. wonder21. ______ economically, one tin of oil will last at least three months.A. To useB. To be usedC. UsingD. Used22. Some members of the staff couldn't handle Murray's condition, hard ______they tried.A. asB. AlthoughC. whenD. even if23. The price of f ru i t has increased recently ______ the price of vegetables has gone down.A. whenB. whetherC. whereasD. otherwise24. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ______ comfortably.A. is wornB. wearsC. wearingD. are worn25. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen.A. the smaller of whichB. the smaller of themC. the smaller of whoseD. the smaller of that26. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _____ _ too long.A. has been readingB. had readC. is readingD. read27. Mike's uncle insists______in this hotel.A. staying notB. not to stayC. that he would not stayD. that he not stay28. The reason Beethoven went away to the country is ______ he was gradually going deaf.A. thatB. becauseC. sinceD. as29. So little ______ that the neighbors could not settle their differences.A. they agreedB. agreed did theyC. did they agreeD. they did agree30. Anyone is entitled to such benefit, ______ of age or sex.A. insteadB. in spiteC. incaseD. regardlessPart 1 Reading Comprehension (35 points, 35 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 4 tasks for you to f u l f i l l,You should read the material carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1 (10 points)Directions; After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 31 through 35. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B) , C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Last night after dinner I told my family the bad news. I had this class assignment to monitor our use of energy at home for a week. Our family got an F.Tuesday night my brother watched the same two hour movie on his TV set that we were watching in the living room. Thursday Mom ran an entire dishwashing cycle for 3 cups, 2 plates, a knife and 3 little spoons. That's a lot of electricity and hot water down the drain.Dad drives 28 miles back and forth to work alone. Two men he works with live right nearby, and they could carpool (合伙使用汽车) and save about a thousand gallons of gas a year. And me, I'm guilty too. I went out and left the radio blaring in my room all Saturday morning.So last night at the dinner table we all agreed to do everything we could to conserve energy. Faster showers. Lower thermostats (温度调节器). Fuller care. (51 )It is a fact that this country's using up energy faster than we produce it. I read that we may run out of oil——-forever———in thirty years. So terrible. (52) Unless every person in every house on every block does his part, the f u t u r e looks pretty dim.I'm getting more and more concerned about the future. Because t h at's where I'm going to be.31. The people in this family ______.A. wasted energy unconsciouslyB. had the radio on when they went outC. watched TV programs separatelyD. liked to use hot water while washing dishes32. It is a fact that______.A. oil is getting less and lessB. the future is terrible with such a serious problemC. the government tries to solve the problem within several yearsD. the county will soon use up energy if we keep wasting like this33. If every person in every house __________.A. rides a bike instead of a car, everything will be OKB. stops using hot water washing dishes, we’ll waste less energyC. makes efforts to save energy, the future will be brightD. has company while watching TV, nothing will go wrong34. What’s the main idea that the author want to convey in this passage?A. There is a waste at home.B. To waste is a serious problem.C. Families will run out of energy.D. We should conserve energy.35. The suitable title for this passage is ______.A. What an AssignmentB. What a WasteC. How to Save EnergyD. The Future is DimTask 2 (10 points)Directions: This is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 36 through 40.Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don’t look at the sky. Don’t look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some treescan provide an exact record of the weather even further back. (53) It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climatewith plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit the growth of a tree.The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a treetrunk. (54) To find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. Ifthe tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the ringsare close together, then the climate was bad for the tree. Studying tree rings is important not only for thehistory of weather, but also for the history of man. In a region of New Mexico you can find onlysand-no trees and no people. However, many centuries ago a large population lived there. They left sud-denly. Why? A scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings which had grown there. He decided that thepeople had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move. In this instance studying treerings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man.36. It is understood that in a favorable climateA. tree rings grow close togetherB. tree rings grow far apartC. trees in New Mexico will grow big and tallD. people can cut down most of the trees in New Mexico37. Why did ancient people usually live where there were plenty of trees?A. Trees provided them with shades. .. .B.B. Trees indicated plenty of sunlight and rainfall.C. Trees were material for burning and building houses.D. Trees provided them with fruit and food.38. The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell ______.A. whether in that area the climate was healthy or notB. whether a particular tree was healthy or notC. whether people took good care of the trees or notD. how old the trees were39. Studying dead tree rings shows ______.A. where the people had to goB. what the people had to eatC. how the people leftD. why people had to leave40. The people had to leave the region of New Mexico because ______A. they had cut down all the treesB. there were many trees thereC. they had no waterD. bad weather stopped the growth of treesTask 3(5 points)Directions: The following is a list of classifications of the pictures in a dictionary. After reading it, you are required to find those items given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets, numbered 41 through 45.A———Television EngineeringB———Musical InstrumentC———Household Appliances and Utensils D———Poisonous PlantsE———Road ConstructionF———Teaching Equipment and Information TechnologyG———Conventional Sources of EnergyH———Internal Combustion EnginesI———Agricultural MachineryJ———Machine ToolsK--------Power PlantsL———Refuse DisposalM———Stock ExchangeN———Demonstration and Teaching EquipmentO———Main ExchangeP———Medicinal PlantsQ———Historical CostumesR———Physical GeographyS———Types of Historical CarriagesExample: (E) 道路修筑（A）电视技术41. ( ) 机床( ) 证券交易所42. ( ) 家用器具( ) 教学演示与教学设备43. ( ) 常规能源( ) 药用植物44. ( ) 历代马车( ) 自然地理45. ( ) 垃圾处理( ) 内燃机Directions: There are two BUSINESS LETTERS below here after reading the letter you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No 46 through No 50) that follow. The an swers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Blank.Letter OneDear Sirs,We are sorry to have complain about your usually very fine goods.The last shipment of 240 dozen shirts ordered on February 27l h is unsatisfactory and we cannot accept it. The collars are noticeably uneven on some of the shirts, and there are open seams on many of the sleeves(55) We are sure this was just due to carelessness in quality control, and that you will send another shipment of shirts promptly to replace this faulty one.Faithfullyyours,xxXLetter TwoDear SirsThe machine we bought from you on May 2nd has broken down completely. We have been unable to have it repaired.Since you have no service center in this territory, we are returning the machine to you via fast freight. We request you send us a new one promptly, as stipulated in your guarantee.XXXFaithfully yours.46. What are the two letters about?47. What's the problem with the shirts?48. What do the buyers ask the sellers to do?49. W hat's the probable cause for the poor quality of the shirts?50. Why do the buyers return the machine they have bought?Part IV Translation (20 points, 20 minutes)Section A: Put the following into Chinese. (10 points)51. It's a fact that this country's using up energy faster than we produce it.52. Unless every person in every house on every block does his part, the future looks pretty dim.53. It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall.54. To find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside.55. We are sure this was just due to carelessness in quality control, and that you will send another shipment of shirts promptly to replace this faulty one.Section B:Put the following into English. (10 points)56. 我们希望您能接受我们的邀请，并盼望在北京与你会面.57. 就他的经验而言，他并不适合这个职位.58. 长城是中华民族的象征，是世界七大奇迹之一.59. 保护自然环境不受污染是人类的责任.60. 如果天气许可，我们将明天清晨出发.Part V Writing (10points, 30minutes)Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter of Inquiry (询价信) according to the following instructions given in Chinese. You should not translate the Chinese into English word for word. Remember to write the letter in no less than 80 words on the Composition Sheet.内容:我公司对贵公司生产的空调感兴趣，能否请贵公司寄一份产品目录表和价格表.我公司是山东最大的经销商,并在七个地区设有分公司。