桂林电子科技大学继续教育学院2014年高等教育考试双证班英语试题Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure (15 points, 1 point each)1. These tried to open the two .A. thief; safesB. thieves ; savesC. thiefs; savesD. thieves; safes2. This is .A. Jack and John’s roomB. Jack and John’s roomsC Jack ’s and John’s room .D. Jack’s and John’s rooms3. —Our main problem is we are short of money.—Yes. And we can borrow some money from her is still a question.A. that; thatB. that; whetherC. whether; thatD.whether; whether4. We expressed our hope they could come to visit Shanhai sometime this year.A. thatB. whetherC. whatD. if5. Tom is the only one of the students who going to swim this afternoon.A. isB. wasC. areD. were6.It’s necessary ____ some English grammar.A. for students to learnB. for students learningC. of students to learnD. of students learning7.She reached the top of the hill and stopped ______ on a big rock by the side of the path.A. to have restedB. restingC. to restD. rest8. Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car ____.A. washedB. washC. washingD. to wash9.One learns a language by making mistakes and ______ them.A. correctsB. correctC.to correctD. correcting10.On the next birthday. Ann married for twenty years.A. isB. has beenC. will beD. will have been11.When I was at college, I _______ three foreign languages but I ________ all except a few words of each.A. spoke; had forgottenB. had spoken; had forgottenC. spoke; have forgottenD. had spoken; have forgotten12. The guard at the gate insisted that everyone the rules.A. obeysB. obeyC. will obeyD. would obey13. I wish you him my telephone number, but you did.A. didn’t giveB. hadn’t givenC. wouldn’t giveD.shouldn’t give14. The millionaire decided to most of his fortune to the poor.A. give inB. give upC. give backD. give away15. He has to study harder to for the lost time.A. make outB. make upC. make ofD. make up ofⅡ. Cloze Test (20 points, 1 point each)One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 16 , he used an illustration.As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.”He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he17 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.When the jar was filled to the18 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar19?”Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”“Really?”Then he20 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel，dumped some in and21 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space22 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probab ly not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.He reached under the table and23 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the24 left between the rocks and the gravel.25 he asked the question. “No!”the class shouted. “Good!”Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in26 the jar was filled to the brim.Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 27 of this illustration?”It is such a seemingly easy question that one28 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always29 some more things in it.”“No,”the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will30 get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first.31 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and32 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with33 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are34 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’in your life? Then put those in your35 first.”16. A. harder B. rougher C. clearer D. wiser17. A. carefully B. firmly C. actively D. unwillingly18. A. edge B. bottom C. wall D. top19. A. full B. pure C. enough D. smooth20. A. sent B. reached C. managed D. felt21. A. delivered B. shook C. dropped D. held22. A. beneath B. across C. beyond D. between23. A. put out B. came out C. brought out D. set out24. A. spaces B. caves C. blanks D. holes25. A. At last B. Shortly after C. Later on D. Once more26. A. unless B. until C. before D. while27. A. meaning B. opinion C. point D. comment28. A. calm B. awkward C. nervous D. eager29. A. add B. fit C. include D. collect30. A. never B. even C. still D. ever31. A. Whether B. However C. Whatever D. Which32. A. conclude B. encourage C. fresh D. time33. A. more B. little C. much D. less34. A. reflecting B. counting C. deciding D. insisting35. A. packet B. can C. jar D. luggageIII. Reading Comprehension (30 points, 2 points for each item)Passage 1Michele Langlois is a young Canadian who works for the police as a handwriting expert. She has helped catch many criminals by using her special skill.When she was only fourteen, Michel was already so interested in the differences in her school friends‟ handwriting that she would spend hours studying them. After finishing college she went to France for a special two-year class to learn how to analyze handwriting at the School of Police Science. On her return, she began her work for the Quebec police.Michele says that it is impossible for people to disguise (伪装) their handwriting. She can discover most of what she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own eyes, but she also has machines that help her analyze different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often of help to the police.Michele also believes that handwriting is a good sign of the kind of person the writer is. “I wouldn‟t go out with a fellow if I didn‟t like his handwriting,” she says. But she adds that she fell in love with her future husband, William Smith before she studied his handwriting. It later proved to be all right, however.36.The best title for the text would be __________.A. Police ScienceB. Friends of PoliceC. Handwriting ReaderD. Art of Handwriting37.Where did Michele learn to analyze people‟s handwriting?A. At workB. In Quebec Police StationC. In the middle schoolD. In a police school38. Michele usually analyze handwriting by __________.A. looking at itB. using a machineC. studying the ink usedD. examining the paper used39.Besides helping the police Michele uses her skill to __________.A. teach her friendsB. look for a husbandC. decide if a person will do something wrongD. told what kind of person the writer is from his handwriting40.The underlined word “it” in the last sentence refers to _________.A. Michele‟s jobB. William‟s handwritingC. Michele‟s analyzing skillD. William‟s love for MichelePassage 2There are hundreds of TV channels in the United States. Americans get a lot of entertainment and information from TV. Most people probably watch it for entertainment only. For some people, however, TV is where they get the news of the day. But some new TV programs or shows put entertainment and news together.This new kind of program in the United States is called “infotainment”, which means information (info-) and entertainment (-tainment). These kinds of programs use actors to act out news stories, making the news of the day more interesting and exciting to people. The shows also use special effects.An example of infotainment is the show “America‟s Most Wanted”. The producers of this program get stories from real cases that the police have dealt with. In most of these cases, the police never found the person who committed the crime (犯罪). Sometimes they caught the criminal, but he or she ran away again. They use actors to play the parts of all the people in the case. At the end of the story, however, they always show “mug shots”, or police photographs, of the real criminals.41.The purpose of the first paragraph is to introduce _________.A. news programsB. “infotainment”C. TV channelsD. entertainment programs42.One important difference between an infotainment and ordinary TV news programis that it _________.A. reports news from where it happensB. shows the photos of real criminalsC. use actors to play the roleD. announces news for the police43.We can infer from the text that the producers of “America‟s Most Wanted” ______.A. also work as police officersB. hope to get money from the policeC. hope the program will help the police catch the criminalsD. often find it difficult to persuade people to act as criminals44. In the program title “America‟s Most Wanted” (line 1, para 3), “most wanted”probably refers to _______.A. criminalsB. producersC. policeD. actors45. The best title for the text would be _________.A. A New Type of TV ProgramB. TV Program for the PoliceC. America‟s Most WantedD. Entertainment before InformationPassage 3“When one of the doctors cr iticizes me, I get defensive. I feel like a child again, being scolded, and I want to explain that I‟m not wrong.” says Viola, a nurse. This is a common reaction to criticism, but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing with criticism.When S ol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a sale, Sol‟s reaction was to feel sorry for himself. “I had put everything I had into making that sale,” Sol says, “and I felt that I had failed as a person. I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure.Rather than reacting immediately to criticism, take some time to think over what was said. Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other person‟s position. The problem may be a simple misu nderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.After you cool down, consider what you can do about the situation. The best answer may be “nothing”. “I finally realized that my boss was having personal problems and taking them out on me beca use I was there,” says Sheila. “His criticism didn‟t really have anything to do with my work, so nothing I said or did was going to change them.” In Sheila‟s case, the best way to deal with it was to leave her job. However, that‟s an extreme reaction. You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an in-depth discussion. You may even decide that the battle isn‟t worth fighting this time. The key, in any case, is to have a reasonable plan.46. When Sol was criticized by his employer, he __________.A. argued bitterly with his employerB. was angry and gave up his job.C. was sorry for what he didD. was sad and self-pitying47. According to the writer, you should take time to think about criticism because_________.A. people may have a mistaken idea of what you didB. you should welcome other people‟s opinionsC. people may discuss it with you in depthD. you need time to understand yourself48. When the writer says that “the best answer may be …nothing‟, he means you maydecide __________.A. to take no notice of the criticismB. to argue with your bossC. you need to change your job.D. you‟ve done nothing wrong49. The writer thinks Sheila can decide to leave her job because her boss _______.A. didn‟t like her appea ranceB. refused to change his opinionC. made an unreasonable criticismD. refused to talk to her about the criticism50. What‟s the best subtitle of the last paragraph?A. Take time to cool down.B. React criticism quickly.C. Take action quickly.D. Take positive action.IV.Word Form (10 points, 2 point for each item)Fill in the blanks using the word given. Change the form where necessary1. The president’s speech (inspire) all the employees to work harder in order to complete the production plan ahead of time.2. Because of the traffic jam, we (trap) in our car for two hours on the highway yesterday.3. The boy felt very (exhaust ) after the football match.4. The three-thirty was (pull out ) of platform five as I ran into the station.5. Have you ever thought about becoming a (profession) singer since you are singing so well ?V. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points for each item)1. 他善于同各种人员打交到。