2007年河南省普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试公共英语试卷Part I Word Formation (10 points) Directi ons: There are 10 in complete stateme ntsin this part.Y )u should fill in each bla nk with the proper form of the given word, and write the right answer in the brackets “ 】”.】1.AII the men were un der heavy ___ work ing day and ni ght (press). 】2.The young in dustrial engin eerdid everyth ingin a ___ way (leisure) 】3.Theseactivities help to greatly ____ the ties among the club members (stro ng). 】4.She repeated his name ___ , too shocked to say more (help). 】5.Many foreign words and phraseshave _____ the English Ian guage (rich). 】6.Nowadays, we are in a very _____ bus in ess en vir onment (competiti on). 】7.As a college student, you should aim for an ____ of knowledge well bey ond your area of specializati on (expa nd). 】8.ln our ___ , the laboring people are masters of country (social).】9.She is always ___ to help others (will).】10.His stories written in her later years were not interesting because[[[[[[[[[[of his ___________ of imag in ati on (poor).Part n Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directi ons: There are 40 in complete senten ces in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C andD. Choose the ONE an swer that best completesthe senten ces a nd the n write the choice in the brackets】11.One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _____ to itsbur ning temperature.A. is heatedB. will be heatedC. be heatedD. would be heated】12.1 have to _____ my expe nditure to my in come.A. tran sferB. adjustC. directD. add】13.lf he had bee n in better health, he ______ more books.A. can writeB. could have writte nC. could writeD. have writte n】14.With the developme nt of in dustry, this regi on will surely ____ .A. developB. profitC. succeedD. thrive】15.I ' m going to spe nd the win ter vacati on in Shan ghai, _____ I haverelatives.A. whichB. neverthelessC. whereD. when】16. The new campus is _______ as the old one. A.twice as big B.as twice bigC.twice bigD.big as twice】17.If _______ to speak, he has no problem express ing himself.A. askedB. ask ingC. askD. to be asked】18.Mum is gett ing old, so her memory is not very ______ these days.A. trueB. forgettableC. reliableD. credit】19.Which door does this key _______t o? A. set B. fit C. become D. bel ong】20.Much________ my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.A. toB. atC. withD. by】21.It ought to be you _______ me that sig ns the letter.A. butB. in spite ofC. ratherD. rather tha n】22.Literature must consist of words, _______ music must consist ofsoun ds.A. even thoughB. so thatC. just asD. ever since】23.If the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed,the con structi on compa ny will be fin ed.A. being completedB. is completed [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [C. to be completedD. completed】24.1 prefer walking _______ .A. to driveB.to driv ingC.tha n driveD.tha n driv ing】25.The committee ________ a conclusion only after days of discussion.A. achievedB. reachedC. arrivedD. completed 】 is _______ among the seven continents.A. largestB. the largestC. largerD. the larger 】27. You _______ me because I did 'say that.A. must un dersta ndB. must be un dersta ndingC. must have un derstoodD. had to misun dersta nd】28.Generally speaking, nodding your head is _______ to saying yes.A. con traryB. equivale ntC. sec on daryD.releva nt 】29.1 have been to the West Lake three times _______ 1970.A. sinceB. un tilC. fromD. after 】30. ______ gathering and storing information, the computercan alsosolve complicated problems. A. Not o nly B. U nless C. Except D. Besides】31.Seldom ________ in such a rude way.A. we have bee ntreatedB. have we bee n treatedC. we have treatedD. have we treated 】32. ______ , that step is not safe!A. Look aroundB. Look upC. Look outD. Look dow n 】33.He went on to say that it was as important to respect others as by others.A. to be respectedB. to respectC. being respectedD. respected】34.I saw a traffic _______ this morning.A. eve ntB. con flictC. damageD. accide nt 】35. ______ you ought to do is to see a doctor.A. HowB. WhatC. WhichD. That】36.Every means _______ but without much result.A. have bee n triedB. has bee n triedC. have triedD. has tried】37.Finding it difficult to ________ to the climate in the city, he decidedto move to the n orth.A. fitB. adoptC. suitD. adapt 】38.We must beg in testi ng this in strume nt, no matte ___ difficult itis.[[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [[ [ [ [ [A. howeverB. howC. whateverD. what】39.He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _____ reach. A. within B. beyo nd C. off D. i nside】4O.The man ____ was stolen called the police. A. his wallet B. the wallet of his C. whose wallet D. the wallet of whom 】41.Those opinions are now out of _____ . A. order B. form C. mood D. fashi on 】42.Neither Mary nor her sister _____ to the party. A. go B. are going C. have gone D. is going 】43.Any student _____ in swimming can apply for membership. B. with a kee n in terest ingD. has a kee n in terest does notthat he will failC. appearD.seem the violi n. C. but as well as D. but as well 】46.The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _____ . A. step B. measure C. rate D. progress 】47. _____ him do this job by himself ?A. Why don 'letB. Why not lett ingC. Why not letD. Why you not to let 】48.He speaks English ______ b etter than I. A. very B. much C. too D. so 】49.There can be no doubt some one had visited the housebefore they arrived. A. why B. whether C. how D. that 】5O.He grew more and more absorbed in his work, ____ he almostforgot his meals.A. that to such an exte ntB. to an exte nt such thatC. to such an exte ntD. such that to an exte ntPart III Read ing Comprehe nsion (40 poin ts) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questio ns or in complete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and write it in the brackets 【 】”.[[ [[[ [[[[ [[ [ A. hav ing a kee n in terest C. who is kee nly in terest ing 】44.Just becausehe failed once, it every time. A. follow B. happe n 】45.He plays not only the piano, _ A. and also B. but alsoPassage 1Advertising follows us everywhere. Whenever we turn on the television, liste n to the radio or ope n a n ewspaper or magaz ine, we are bombarded with advertiseme nts. They in vite us to try a new type of orange juice, wear X-bra nd jeans or watch the latest film. They beg us to notice the differenee and discover the advantages. They exist to make us want what they are selling.Strangely, the more we are exposed to advertising, the less we notice it. We get so used to seeing advertisements everywhere that they become largely inv isible, as if they were ano ther part of our everyday lives. But do that mean that we are no Ion ger affected by them?One advertis ing expert believes that the special power of advertis ing lies in the fact that we do not pay much atte nti on to it. Dr. Krugma n, who was head of research for a major advertis ing compa ny for many years, says that the less we notice ads, the more we are affected by them. Dr. Krugman believes that when we stop no tici ng advertiseme nts, we lower our defe nses, allow ing the messages of the advertiseme nts to be take n in and stored, ready to be triggered into actio n at the right mome nt. He says that the effects of advertis ing on the in dividual are small, but over a period of time they have a powerful effect on the masses.A market analyst says that all advertising, no matter how innocent, is misleading in some way.When asked about the power of advertising in research surveys, most people agree that it works, but not on them. Almost every one believes that they have complete con trol over how thousa nds of ads they see every day affect them.【】51. Ads exist to make people want _______ .A. a new type of orange juiceB. X-bra nd jea nsC. to watch the latest filmD. what they advertise【】52. The more we see ads, the less w _______ .A. pay atte nti on to themB. feel tired of themC. n eglect themD. put up with them【】53. Although we may think we are not affected by them, Dr. Krugmanbelieves that advertiseme nts affect _____ .A. all of usB. most of usC. some of usD. a few in dividuals【】54. Dr. Krugma n believes that whe n we stop no tic ing ads, we beg into _______ .A. like themB. be on guard aga inst themC. accept themD. dislike them【】55. When asked about the power of ads, most people agree that ads are in effective on ______ .A. i ndividualsB. massesC. othersD. themPassage 2Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It wasnot until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how Iexperimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a n eighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to thestorekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almostimpossible to give away anything in this world without getting someth ing back,though the retur n ofte n comes in an un expected form. One Sun day morning the local post office delivered an importa nt special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressedto me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciati on.More tha n a year later I n eeded a post office box for a new bus in ess I was starti ng. I was told at the wi ndow that there were no boxes left, and that my n amewould have to go on a long wait ing list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delive ry to your home?” I said yes. Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get no thi ng but complai nt§.【】56. From the passage, we understand th _______ .A. the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in latethirtiesB. the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather tha ngiversC. the author received the same education as most people during hischildhoodD. the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting【】57. According to the author _______ .A. giving means you will lack moneyB. the excitement of giving can bring you moneyC. you don 'have to be rich in order to giveD. when you give away money, you will be rich【】58.The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office becauseA. he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.B. he had discovered giving-away made life all the more exciting.C. he believed he would get something back by doing so.D. the postman delivered an important letter in time.【】59. When the author needed a post office box ______ .A. he had to put his name on a waiting listB. he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationC. many people had applied for post-office boxes before himD. he asked the postmaster to make one for him【】60. In reply to the postmaste'question, the author said _______ .A. it was the special deliveryB. it was the post-office boxC. it was the note of appreciation he wroteD. it was he who wrote him a letter a year ago Passage 3Gen erati ons of America ns have bee n brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life 'esse ntials. Eati ng breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, is as necessaryas putting gasoline in the family car before starti ng a trip.But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest years for which figures are available, the number of people who did n'thave breakfast in creased by 33 perce nt——from 8.8 millio n to 11.7 millio n —accord ing to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporatio n of America.For those who feel pain or guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good n ews. Several studies in the last few years in dicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. Going without breakfast does not affect performanee” Said Arnold E.Bender, the former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London. nor does giving people breakfast improve performa neg Scien tific evide nee linking breakfast to better health or better performa nee is surpris in gly in adequate, and most of the rece nt work invo Ives childre n, not adults. “T e literature,”says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, is poor”.【】61. The passage is mainly concerned with ______ .A. a study of the Chicago-based Market Research CorporationB. one of life s essentialsC. latest figures of people who do'eat breakfastD. breakfast and human health【】62. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that ______ .A. several studies have been done in the past few yearsB. not eating breakfast does no harm to one healthC. adults have especially made studies in this fieldD. eating little in the morning may be good for health【】63. In the third paragraph, nor does giving people breakfast improveperformanee•” means _______A. anyone without breakfast does improve his performaneeB. not giving people breakfast improves performaneeC. people having breakfast do improve their performaneeD. having breakfast does not improve performanee, either【】64. The word literature^in the last sentence refers to _______ .A. stories about breakfastB. written works on a particular subjectC. any printed materialsD. the modern novels of American【】65. What is implied but not stated by the author is that ______ .A. not eating breakfast might affect the health of childrenB. breakfast does not affect performaneeC. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in LondonD. People who donteat breakfast have in creased Passage 4Each day, computers help millio ns of people do their jobs more effectively. For example, they can help man agersdecide on a future course of acti on, and they can then help with the follow-up checks on performanee to see if planned goals are being achieved. By using accurate and timely facts supplied by data base management software, a manager can do a better job of identifying problems and opportunities. And managers may not need to spend as much time in controlling when a computer can respond with a triggered report if actural performa nee varies from what was pla nn ed. The time saved in eon trolli ng may allow managers to give more attention to employees concerns, and this, in turn, may result in improved morale士气）。