专升本英语真题2010年

2010年成人高等学校专升本招生全国统一考试英语试题及参考答案

Ⅰ. Phonetics

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. 1. A. pattern B. package C. palace D. parade 2. A. prescription B. observation C. preserve D. deserve 3. A. nowhere B. nuclear C. declare D. millionaire 4. A. double B. found C. doubt D. southwest 5. A. subway B. relay C. survey D. turkey

Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

6.--Are you satisfied with her work, sir?

--Not at all. It couldn't be any ______.

A. better B. best C. worse D. worst

7. He is not a stranger for me. I have met him on several ______.

A. situations B. environments C. occasions D. positions

8. We had borrowed two VCDs but didn't have time to watch ______ of them.

A. some B. either C. all D. neither

9. Some urgent business has ______ , which will take up the whole morning.

A. turned up B. run up C. mixed up D. filled up

10. This disease is second only ______ heart attack as a cause of death all over the world.

A. to B. of C. with D. from

11. Allen ______ any good job since he came to New York City two years ago.

A. doesn't find B. hasn't found C. didn't find D. hadn't found

12. The house, ______ was completed in 1856,was famous for its huge marble staircase.

A. where B. that C. what D. which

13. --I'm afraid I have to go now, Jim.

--I’d rather you ______ go alone. It's already too late.

A. don't B. didn't C. wouldn't D. shouldn't

14. The profit-sharing plan is designed to ______ the staff to work hard.

A. arouse B. excite C. motivate D. assist

15. This is ______ for ten of us to sit at. Please get us a larger one.

A. too small a table B. a too small table C. a such small table D. such small a table

16. Air pollution ,together with littering, ______ many problems in our large industrial cities today.

A. cause. B. caused C. causes D. causing

17. The deadline for the job is the end of the month, ______ we can't get it done on time?

A. What if B. How if C. Only if D. Even if

18. If you're looking for a fully-furnished room to rent, I think there's a(n) ______ apartment in my building.

A. empty B. bare C. vacant D. free

19. He is already an hour late. I don't think he will come, ______ ?

A. do I B. will he C. Won't he D. don't I

20. The manager promised to keep me ______ how our business was going on.

A. informing B. informed C. to inform D. to be informed

Ⅲ. Cloze

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable. On our first day's driving on the Scottish island of Mull, my husband and I came to a stretch of water that we had to cross on a small ferry boat. The ferryman asked if we would (21) waiting ten minutes while he transported a family of cows (22) the water to their summer pasture. This (23) with the cows stuck in my mind as a (24) of Mull, a place far removed from the hurried confusion of city life. For, travelers in (25) of a quiet, peaceful place, there can be few better ends. We (26) the island to be a charming mix of mountains, castles and sandy beaches. One of the best days of our trip was (27) we joined a nature tour of the island, and had the (28) fortune to see a (29) of rare creatures, including red deer and golden eagles. But no visit to Mull is (30) without a trip to the small island of Iona. Iona has great historical (31) because it is the place where early Scottish kings were (32) Our first attempt to get to Iona had to be (33) owing to the heavy rain which is (34) characteristic of the island. It was another three days before we could get to Iona, but in the end it was well (35) the wait and was the highlight of our trip.

21. A. bother B. care C. object D. mind

22. A. across B. from C. over D. beyond

23. A. accident B. event C. chance D. act

24. A. signal B. sign C. mark D. symbol

25. A. aim B. search C. hope D. interest

26. A. found B. learned C. experienced D. realized

27. A. how B. when C. why D. what

28. A. good B. lucky C. bad D. ill

29. A. sum B. number C. deal D. part

30. A. considerable B. complicated C. concrete D. complete

31. A. record B. sense C. significance D. contribution

32. A. kept B. buried C. placed D. unearthed

33. A. abandoned B. rejected C. left D. deleted

34. A. same B. such C. another D. other

35. A. worth B. costly C. worthy D. valuable

Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by four questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer.

Passage One

One of the most interesting experiments in electronic communication I've ever seen is coming from Wave. It's real-time e-mail. What that means is that as you're typing a message in Wave, either a new

message or a reply, the person you’re writing to can see what you're typing as you type it. Sounds awful, right?

You don’t have to use Wave in this real-time way. It also works as a standard e-mail. What’s really different about Wave is that if you’re replying to a message and the person you're replying to happen to be online, they can jump into the conversation at that point, and change what is an e-mail conversation into an instant message conversation or a chat.

Wave right now is still closed to most users. And W …… 此处隐藏：16316字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……