安徽省2002年普通高等学校专升本招生考试
英语试题
I Vocabulary and Structure (1pointeach;35points in all ) Directions：or each of the following blank1，four choices are given. You are required to choosethe mostappropriate one and put the corresponding letter in the bracket before eachsentence． 1.I won’t pay them _______they work harder．
A．if B．in case C．unless D．lest 2. They succeeded at last after adoptingan_______method．
A．effect B．affect C．effective D．efficient . 3.My problems are very ________to yours.
A．like B same C．paid D．exact 4. He demanded that I_______ the bill byFriday at the latest．
A．must pay B．pay C．paid D．to paid 5. The population of China is bigger than_______．
A．India B. India’s C. the one of India D .to paid 6. When I was a child ,I_______ice cream,but I don’to like it now
A. used to like B,wasliking C. use to like D. used to liking 7. The movie _______us of the pains broughtby World War II．
A .was thought of B.kept C .reminded D .remembered 8.New problems will_______as theconstruction is under way ．
A. rise B.arise C. arouse D .rouse
9.He would rather_______his opportunity tostudy abroad tan leave the research unfinished．
A, .made up B .takeup C .give up D. carry out 10.I paid a visit to him last night .We hada chat _______coffee．
A .make up B in C. over D. by
11.David makes about ＄2,00a month as an engineer in a company ．Besides ,he has another _______of income by writing technical books in his spare time ． A. resource B.source C. course D. result 12.Hats in this style are_______ with theyoung people this year．
A. widespread B.welcomed C. popular D .close
13.It was believed there was no limit_______the energy resources onour earth．
A. for B .off C .to D .on
14.His parents asked him to buy_______books he found useful and necessary for his study ．
A .whichever B.whatever C. whenever D. however 15.Which is your_______way to travel，by plane，by ship or by car？
A. favor B .favored C .favorite D. favorable 16.Computers can solve manydifficult_______．
A. files B.questions C. query D .issue 17.He has _______his purpose with the helpof his friends．
A. files B.finished C. accomplished D. completed 18.Television can be a _______for spreadinginformation．
A .middle B.medium C. media :D. ,mere
19.Rodert is reliable．You can______him
A. count on B. count up C.count to D. count for
20.The thought came to him _______hismother had been out for several hours . A .that B. who C. which D .whom
21.At that time,committee, so far as I know, _______ofthree scientists, two professors ,and four senior engineers.
A. composed B.comprised C. consisted D .made up
22.It was________then that I realiaed theimportance of a good mastery of the language. A .until B.unless C. not until D.not unless
23.I’ll spend more time on English________Ican pass the exam easily. A. so that B .inorder to C .even D. in order
24.Because of the adjustment the totaloutput value if industry has deen ________ten times . A increased Bdoubled C. as much as D. the size of 25.British peoele would find it difficultto _______driving ,on the right . A. get accustomed to B .get along with C .make sense of D. make sure
26.The fabric is not real silk ,only animitation. Here“imitation ”means_____. A.假装 B.效法 C. 模拟 D.模仿制品 27.It_____have rained last night , for theground is wet .
A. will Bcan C .should D. must
28.They have developed techniques which are_______to those used in most factories . A. more talented B.better C. greater D. superior 29.Only after a year _______to see theresult of my experiment.
A.I began B.I hadbegun C. have I begun D. did I begin 30.Neither John nor his parents _______athome .
A ,is B.has C. are D .was 31._______in the fields for two hours,.they took a rest .
A .Having worked B.Working C .Worked D Being worked 32,The soldiers marched down the street,_______their flags.
A.waved B. waving C. being waved D .wave 33.Man must stop ____________the earth’satmosphere.
A. filling B. emitting C .polluting D .wasting
34.The three hours I spent in the schoollibrary ________my old passion for reading . A. brought about B .brought over C. brought forth D. brought back
35.He was disappointed so often that hebecame ___________.
A. hopelessness B.hopelessly C. hopeful D .hopeless
II Cloze (1 point each; 10 points in all)
Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are fourchoices marked A,B,C and D.You should choose the one that best fits into thepassage and put the corresponding letter in the bracket before each choice .
When peopledie, different cultures dispose ___36___their bodies in different ways.Sometimes bodies are burned. Sometimes bodies are buried in the ground,In many___37___in the past, people were buried with food ,weapons,jewellery, and
otherthings___38___might be useful in the next life. ____39___,the ancient Egyptiansburied people with little human figures ___40___clay. These clay figures weresupposed to work for the dead person in the other world.A religious groupcalled the Parses exposed their dead on platforms for birds to eat .Some peoplepractice ___41__second burial .After the bodies___42__in the earth for severalyears,the bones are dug up and reburied, sometimes in a small container.
These arejust___43__of the many different customs that__44__in different cultures.Mostof the time, the different ways that are the customs of different cultures are___45__right ___45___wrong. It is simply that different people do the samethings in different ways.
36. A. of B. with C. from D .to
37. A cultures B. customers C. habits D. hobbies 38. A.what B. when C .that D. where
39 .A. Suchas B. Exemplify C .Instantly D .For example 40 .A makingform B. made in C .made from D .made by 41.A .the B .a C. x D .an
42.A. hasbeen B .have been C. had been D .to have been 43.A. afew B. few C little D. a little
44.A. arefounded B. are finding C. found D .are found 45.A. both…and B. as well….as C.neither…nor D .whether…or
III Reading Comprehension(50points) Task 1(2 points each ,10 points in all)
Directions:After reading the followingpassage, you will find 5questions or unfinished
statements(No.46 throughNo.50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices .You should make thecorrect choice and put the corresponding letter in the bracket before eachquestion.
I don’t often lose things and I’m especiallycareful with money, so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet andit wasn’t there.At first ,I thought it was possible that I could have left itat home. Then I remembered taking it out to pay for the taxi , so I knew I hadwith me just before I walked into the restaurant.I wondered if it was possiblethat it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was eating dinner.
Thinking about that possibility, I turned andwalked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unluckily , there wereseveral people sitting at the table at the time,. so I called a waiter
andexplained to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket while I was sittingat the table a few minutes earlier.I had the waiter go over to the table to seeif my wallet was on the floor.
While the waiter was looking for it ,themanager of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. Ididn’t want a lot of people to get involved in the problem, but I knew I had toget the wallet back.I told the manager what had happened. He had me describethe wallet to him , and then be insisted that I report the missing wallet tothe police. I told him that I didn’t particularly want to get the policeinvolved in it ; besides, I was in a hurry because I had an
appointment with mydoctor in just a few minutes. I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay thecheck. He told me not to worry about that .He had me write down my name andaddress, and he said he would send me a bill.
46. Why was the writer so sure he had broughthis wallet with him ? A .He remembered that he didn’tleave it at home
B .He always felt his pocket forthe wallet before he left home.
C. He believed his ownmemory. D. He had taken it out to paythe taxi—driver. 47. According to the passage, the writer mostprobably lost his wallet when____. A, hetook it out to pay for the taxi B. hewalked into the restaurant C he was eating dinner D. he was ordering his dish 48. What did heactually do when he walked back to the table? A. He asked the people at the table about hiswallet .
B. He explained to the waiter what hadhappened a few minutes earlier. C. He himself started looking for his wallet.
D. He talked with the manger about what hadhappened. 49. Themanager_________.
A. didn’t appear till very late
B. didn’t come at all because he was very busy C. came up pretty soon to see what hadhappened D. came to the table and found the wallet
50. Why did themanager tell the writer not to worry about paying the check? A. He was going to report the incident to thepolice. B. He could pay the doctor for the writer.
C. He would send the writer a bill later forhis meal.
D. He was sure the missing wallet would soonbe recovered.
Task 2 (2points each, 10 points in all)
Directions:This task is the same as Task 19No. 51 through No. 55)
Nature has anumber of different ways of burying and thus preserving the past. One way is byvolcanic eruption (火山爆发).The most famous example is probably the great Roman town of Pompeii in southern Italy . The town was so quickly andcompletely covered with volcanic ashes from Mount Vesuviusone August day in 79 A. D. thatthe people of the town hardly knew what was happening to them. A second way maybe seen in another part of Europe ,where the surface of the land in the valleysof the Alps(阿尔卑斯山)sankhundreds of years ago and was covered with water and peat (泥炭). This cover preserved the woodenhouses, tools and weapons of the prehistoric Alpine lake dwellers. In Egypt, driftingdry sands have preserved brittle records for thousands of years. In Central America, the jungle buried and preserved some ofthe ancient cities of prehistoric Indian peoples.
51. Pompeii was________.
A. the capital city of Romanin 79A D. B. destroyed by volcanic eruption in 79A. D. C. completely covered with water D. quickly and completely covered by peat
52. Theeruption of Mount Vesuvius shows thatvolcanoes_________. A. can occur at sea level locations B. often erupt without warning C. can change the course of climate
