2009 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Part IVocabulary and Structure (40 points)Directions: There are 40 incompletesentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theONE that best completes the sentence, and then you should mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet.1. Julie spent one month _________ her termpaper on Chinese poems.A. to writeB. and wroteC. writtenD. writing2. I was so________the night before myexamination that I could not sleep.A. worryingB. tiredC. happyD. nervous3. Whether you learn or not is entirely________ you.A. up toB. as toC. about toD. due to4. I finally________ to study much harderin the future.A. preparedB. made up my mindC. worked outD. made out5. The old couple decided to________ a boythough they had three of their own.A. adaptB. bringC. receiveD. adopt6. The teacher insisted that we________ ourhomework before 9:00 o’clockA. finishedB. had finishedC. finishD. was finishing7. The little girl showed the policeman thecorner ________she was knocked off her bike.A. andB. whichC. thatD. where8. The garden requires________.A. wateringB. being wateredC. to waterD. having watered9. Is this the house________ Shakespearewas born?A. whichB. in thatC. in whichD. at which10. ________ leaves the room last ought toturn off the lights.A. AnyoneB. The personC. WhoeverD. Who11. The population of the world is growingat a dangerous________.A. paceB. measureC. progressD. rate12. You________ not have seen heryesterday, for she was abroad.A. mustB. shouldC. couldD. would13. Alice trusts you; only you can________her to give up the foolish idea.A. suggestB. attractC. temptD. persuade14. When Mary paid the bill she was given a________ for her money.A. chequeB. receiptC. ticketD. label15. It was at the music hall________we meteach other for the first time.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. that16. They found the lecture hard________.A. to understandB. to be understandC. being understoodD. understood17. It is no use________me not to worryabout his injury.A. for you to tellB. your tellingC. you tellD. having told18. You must walk slowly if you want thechildren to________you.A. put up withB. come up withC. keep up withD. go on with19. Little John caught a ________fish thismorning.A. aliveB. aloneC. lonelyD. living20. ________finished his work, he had tostay at home at the weekend.A. Having not beenB. Being notC. Not havingD. Having not21. I took the medicine, but it didn’t haveany________ on me.A. effectB. relationC. touchD. affect22. The age of the students in thisclass________ from eighteen to twenty.A. changesB. rangesC. altersD. limits23. It would be ________ a risk to let thechild go to school by himself.A. followingB. passingC. runningD. carrying24. He ________ a knowledge of thislanguage by careful study.A. acquiredB. requiredC. inquiredD. requested25. We develop trade with that company forour shared________.A. honourB. rewardC. benefitD. prize26. If you take this medicine twice a day,it should ________ your cold.A. healB. cureC. treatD. recover27. We object________ punishing a wholegroup for one person’s fault.A. againstB. aboutC. toD. for28. She has fallen in love with Jack,________ I find hard to imagine.A. whoB. thatC. whomD. which29. Are you going downtown this afternoon?I am going to have these letters ________.A. mailedB. mailC. to mailD. mailing30. , everything would have been all right.A. He had been thereB. Been here he hadC. Here he had beenD. Had he been here31. _________, water resources have beenseverely wasted or polluted.A. They are scarceB. Scarce they areC. Scarce as they areD. As scarce they are32. from space, our earth, with watercovering70% of its surface, appears as a“blue planet”.A. SeenB. SeeingC. To be seenD. Having seen33. He’ll never succeed in passing theCET-6, _________ hard he tries.A. howeverB. whateverC. despiteD. though34. Her face is_________ to me, but I can’tremember where I saw her.A. similarB. friendlyC. alikeD. familiar35. You’ll have to book the tickets for theholiday in_________.A. frontB. advanceC. aheadD. forward36. Children who are overprotected by theirparents may become_________.A. hurtB. spoiledC. damagedD. harmed37. Kids are very curious_________.A. at heartB. in personC. by natureD. on purpose38. He has made another wonderfuldiscovery, _________of great importance to science and man.A. which I think isB. which I think it isC. of which I think it isD. I think which is39. My daughter and I took a _________ touraround New York City.A. two dayB. two day’sC. two-daysD. two-day40. Your brother is very tall. What is hisexact________?A. sizeB. lengthC. heightD. breadthPart IIReading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in thispart. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. You should decideon the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage OneA wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories.The older he grew，the fonder he became of them.But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give halfhis wealth and his beautiful daughter tothe man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prisonfor life. The risk was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell thePrince a story for a whole year. Then one day a tall, handsome young man came and said he wanted to tell a storythat would go on forever. The prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed.“The risk is worththe head of your fair daughter, ”the young man replied poetically（得体地）. He then beganthis well-known story:“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So heordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn.Then, when it was up, made water-proof and made fire-proof, the King felthappy. But one day he noticed a small hole inthe roof and as he looked at it, a locustcame out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn.Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole andcame out with two grains of corn. Then afifth locust came and …”“Stop” shouted the Prince. “I can’t,” answeredthe young man. “I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain ofthe corn.” “But that will go on for ever.” The Prince protested. “Exactly” the young man replied,and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince’s beautiful young daughter.41. The Prince always felt regretted aboutstory because _________.A. he had too much wealthB. there was terrible famineC. all stories have endsD. there was no story-teller42. The young man risked to tell an endlessstory to the Prince for _________.A. a great sumB. the prince’s beautiful daughterC. showing his braveryD. Both A and C43. The young man would be sent to prison_________ if he failed to tell a story without an end.A. foreverB. for some timeC. for a whileD. for a year44.In order to prevent famine, the Kingasked to build _________.A. a huge storehouseB. a large farmC. a beautiful palaceD. a waterproof kitchen45. The thing the king noticed first in theroof was _________.A. a loafB. a small holeC. a grain of cornD. a locustPassage TwoPackaging is an important form ofadvertising. A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. Forexample, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box witha picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture thanin the breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printedon a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buyproducts or to ask their parents for them. Some packages suggest that a buyerwill get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this.Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buythe product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container isfree. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product. Thesize of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has “EconomySize” printed on it. This suggests thatthe large size has the most product for the least money. But that is not always true. To find out, a buyerhas to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit. The information on thepackage should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer toremember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures donot tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.46. Which of the following statements couldbest summarize the main idea of the passage?A. Children areinterested in some packages of products.B. Package is one of the important ways ofadvertising.C. People prefer to buy the products inplain containers.D. The size of a package usually motivatesa buyer.47. The phrase “a buyer will get somethingfor nothing” ( Line 1, Para 2 ) probably means _________.A. a buyer will get something free ofchargeB. a buyer will get something uselessC. a buyer will get something usefulD. nothing is worth buying48. Which of the following statements isNOT true according to the passage?A. Sometimes people are easily motivated bypackages.B. Small children sometimes are moreinterested in games printed on a package than the product itself.C. A product in a reusable container mustbe cheaper than a similar product in a plain container. ,D. “Economy Size”doesn t always suggestthat people can buy the most product forthe least money49. What does the word “ them ” ( Line6, Para. 1 ) refer to? _________.A. Small giftsB. PicturesC. GamesD. Products50. What does the author imply in the lastparagraph?A. Package is just an advertisement.B. Buyers shouldn’t believe the informationon the package too much.C. The package has nothing to do at allwith the product.D. Buyers can always find answers in theinformation on the package.Passage ThreeFor any Englishman, there can never be anydiscussion as to who is the world’s greatest poet and greatest dramatist. Onlyone name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. EveryEnglishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work our greatest writer.All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings that have become part ofthecommon property of English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of thesource of the words we use, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of HAMLETand complained that “it was full of well-knownproverbs and quotations.” Shakespeare,more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use aboutfive thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-fivethousand. There is probably no betterway for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways inwhich Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners)even though some aspects of Englishusage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.51. English people_________.A. have never discussed who is the world’sgreatest poet and greatest dramatistB. never discuss about the world’s greatestpoets or dramatistsC. are sure who is the world’s greatestpoet and greatest dramatistD. do not care who is the world’s greatestpoet and greatest dramatist52. Every Englishman knows_________.A. more or less about ShakespeareB. Shakespeare, but only slightlyC. all the Shakespeare’s writingsD. only the name of greatest Englishwriter53. Which of the following is TRUE?A. We use all the words, phrases andquotations from Shakespeare’s writings.B. Shakespeare’s writings have become theproperty of those who are learning to speak English.C. It is likely to be true that peopleoften do not know the origin of the words they use.D. All the words people use are taken fromShakespeare’s writings.54. “HAMLET” is _________.A. a play written by ShakespeareB. a play recommended by ShakespeareC. a play appreciated by ShakespeareD. a play people have been complainingabout55. It is worthwhile to study the variousways in which Shakespeare used English because _________.A. English words have changed a lot sinceShakespeare’s timeB. by doing so one can be fully aware ofthe richness of English languageC. English words are now being used in thesame way as in Shakespeare’s daysD. English words are now the same invarious ways as in Shakespeare’ daysPassage FourMost cities and/or states in the U. S.collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. You must ask when you moveinto a new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. Bothtaxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up toeight or ten in others. The New YorkCity sales tax, for examples, is currently 8%, so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20. This makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult (not to mention makingeverything more expensive).Another thing that makes money changes morecomplicated is tipping. The Chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but Westerners are stillplagued(遭受折磨) with this indignity.Waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers andhairdressers and all sorts of otherpeople must be tipped. Their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, willmake up the difference. If you don't, the service person can't earn a living. Tipping alsovaries from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but againyou should ask local residents whom to tip and how much. There isanother kind of tipping as well. You are generally expected to givesomething (either cash or a bottle ofwhisky) to the mailman at Christmas time. You should discuss this also with neighbors and friends.56. The main idea of this passage is_________.A. shopping and tippingB. sales and shoppingC. sales taxes and tippingD. sales taxes and people57. According to the passage, if you buy apair of $ 50 shoes in the New York City, you pay extra _________as sales tax.A. $4.5B. $4C. $5D. $5.558. Usually, cab drivers _________.A. get high wages from the employerB. get great benefits from theemployerC. get low wages from the employerD. get prize from the employer59. According to the passage, which of thefollowing statements is true?A. The Chinese people have to pay tips inwestern countries.B. The westerners don't have to pay hightips in their own country.C. Barbers, hotel bellboys and all sorts ofother people can earn a living if they are not tipped.D. Tipping varies from place to place,generally in the area of 20% of your bill.60. Usually, taxable items and the amountof tax_________.A. have no difference from place to placein the U. S.B. are over 15% in the U. S.C. have been put an end in the U. S.D. vary from place to place in the U. S.Part ⅢCloze (20points)Directions: There are 20 blanks in thefollowing 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet.Most Americans don’t like to get advicefrom members of their family. When they need advice, they don't usually 61 people they know. 62 , many Americanswrite letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice 63 many differentsubjects, including family problem, sex,the use 64 the language, health, cooking,childcare, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car. 65 newspapers regularly printletters 66 readers with problems. Along 67 the lettersthere are answers written 68 people whoare supposed to know how to 69 such problems. Some of these writers aredoctors; 70 are lawyers or educators. But two of the mostfamous writers of advice 71 women without special training 72 this kind ofwork. One of them answers letters 73 to “Dear Abby”. The other is addressed 74 “Dear Ann Landers”. Experienceis their preparation for 75 advice.There is one writer who has not lived long 76to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing77 for newspaper readers 78 the age often. Her advice to young readers now 79 regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletinin a column 80 DEAR ANGEL.61. A. talk B. ask C. tell D. speak62. A. Because B. Instead C. When D. As63. A. for B. in C. on D. with64. A. with B. on C. to D. of65. A. Most B. These C. Those D. The66. A. from B. for C. to D. about67. A. in B. with C. on D. for68. A. to B. for C. about D. by69. A. make B. overcome C. beat D. solve70. A. some B. many C. others D. those71. A. is B. are C. were D. was72. A. for B. on C. at D. by73. A. made B. addressed C. written D. sent74. A. with B. for C. to D. by75. A. producing B. giving C. making D. sending76. A. time B. yet C. way D. enough77. A. advise B. answers C. advice D. problems78. A. at B. on C. in D. about79. A. gives B. sends C. appears D. writes80. A. called B. arranged C. reached D.claimedart IVWord Formation (10 points)irections: There are 10 incompletestatements in this part. You should fill in eac lank with the proper form ofthe given word, and write the right answer on th nswer Sheet.81. They are not________ with theperformance of the students. (satisfy)82. There is ________ of religion in ourcountry. (free)83. The police were delayed by the_______of information about the crime. (absent)84. It is ________ that the company willmake a big profit in the export trade. (like)85. Reading English novels can________ yourvocabulary. (large)86. When college students are caught________ in exam, they can be kicked out of scho (cheat)87. Following the ________ settlement ofthe strike, the train service is now back normal. (success)88. ________ more time, the experts will beable to find out a better solution to t problem. (Give)89. It is essential that we ________informed of your plans in advance. (be)90. The news that her son failed to passthe exam was so ________ that she hard believe it. (disappoint)Part V Translation (20 points)Section ADirections: There are 5 sentences in thissection, Please translate them Chineseinto English, and write the answer on the Answer Sheet.91. 他们已经十年没见面了。