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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上广东省2008年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试英 语Part I Vocabulary and Structure (35%)1. The last decade _ tremendous changes in the means of transportation.A. has witnessedB. was witnessed C. witnessedD. is witnessed 2. When they entered the room, they found the windows open and something _.A. stolenB. to de
2、 stolenC. to steal D. stealing3. You can join us for this activity _ you follow these rules strictly.A. on condition thatB. just asC. now that D. in case4. The research scientists often meet with problems _new types of instruments for their solution.A. requireB. to requireC. required D. requiring5.
3、The house is well decorated _ the disarrangement of a few photos.A. exceptB. besidesC. except for D. in addition to6. Without computers, we _ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.A. would not makeB. will not have madeC. could not makeD. couldnt have made7. The tree, the branche
4、s _ are almost bare, is a very old one.A. whoseB. in whichC. of whichD. which8. Whats dons is done, Its no use _ anyone for it.A. blamingB. blameC. to blameD. to de blaming9. It is the boys laziness that _ his failure in the exam.A. resulted fromB. led toC. brought inD. led into10. I cant _ this typ
5、e of computer; its too expensive.A. costB. spendC. affordD. trade11. The students were assigned different tasks according to their _ abilities.A. respectfulB. respectableC. respectiveD. responsible12. Thank you for the _ you did me to move the sofa upstairs.A. favorB. goodC. helpD. kindness13. As fo
6、r the quality of this model of color TV sets, the ones made in Chine are by no means _those imported.A. inferior thanB. less inferior toC. less inferior thanD. inferior to14. This well-known international organization was _ several years ago.A. set upB. made upC. taken upD. got up15. The couples had
7、 to move to the north because they found it hard to _ themselves to the hot climate in the south.A. adoptB. makeC. enjoyD. adjust16. I remembered _ the door before I left the house.A. lockingB. lockC. to lockD. locked17. I didnt hear _because there was too much noise where I was sitting.A. what did
8、he sayB. what he had saidC. what was he sayingD. what to say18. George took _ of the fine weather to do a days work in his garden.A. advantageB. profitC. interestD. charge19. We found that the plane _when we got to the airport.A. already took offB. had already taken offC.was already taking offD. was
9、 already taken off20. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic _ in the country.A. crashB. crisisC. threatD. danger21. The reason I didnt attend the lecture was simply _ I got a bad cold that day.A. becauseB. asC. thatD. for22. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, _ .A. also
10、 does FloridaB. so Florida doesC. so does FloridaD. Florida does either23. Such a reliable person as him wont make _ promises.A. bareB. emptyC. blankD. vacant24. In English vocabulary, words of French _ are not rare.A. sourceB. resourceC. birthD. origin25. One new _ to learning a foreign language is
11、 to study the language in its cultural context.A. approachB. solutionC. mannerD. road26. Staring at the ruins of his house, he couldnt _ how the fire had broken out.A. bring outB. turn outC. figure outD. pick out27. I didnt know what to do, but then an idea _ to me suddenly.A. happenedB. enteredC. h
12、itD. occurred28. The government has lost a great deal of _ because of the large increase in food price.A. strengthB. supportC. agreementD. vote29. I continued to study _ the discouragement I had received.A. despite ofB. despiteC. in spiteD. in spite that30. They said I had given _ the whistle was wo
13、rth.A. twice as many asB. as twice many asC. as twice much asD. twice as much as31. It is necessary to _ a large vocabulary in learning a language.A. accumulateB. collectC. assembleD. gather32. Many people in Africa seem to be _ of the American way of life: driving everywhere.A. enviousB. hopefulC.
14、pleasedD. happy33. One requirement for this job is that you must be _ to work on weekends.A. accessibleB. availableC. acceptableD. capable34. Rain does not _ bring down the temperature.A. certainlyB. undoubtedlyC. necessarilyD. completely35. Theory is based on practice and _ serves and guides practi
15、ce.A. in turnB. by turnsC. taking turnsD. in returnPart II Reading Comprehension (40%)Passage 1 In Western countries people have been using the installment（分期付款）plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and c
16、ars by installment. In the U.S. , the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.The price of an article bought on installment is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest.
17、The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment（首期付款）when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full piece is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.Installm
18、ent buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end sud
19、denly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that bus
20、inessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and e
21、ach of the following installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.36. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on instal
22、lments.C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.D. Americans spend more than one tenth of their income on installment buying.37. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _.A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interestB. the delivery of
23、 the goods charges extra moneyC. the buyer has to pay a down paymentD. the service offered by installment plan is much better38. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installment?A. He might lose his job.B. He will not own the item he has bought.C. He
24、 will have to sell what he has bought.D. He will go into debt.39. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _.A. purchasing power is strengthenedB. employment might be increasedC. people develop a good habit of saving moneyD. young couples are able to furnish th
25、eir homes40. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _.A. increase employmentB. increase peoples incomeC. ensure that businesses make good profitsD. ensure that people can pay for what they buyPassage 2Publicity（宣传，报道）offers several benefits. There are no costs for message
26、 time or space. An ad in prime time television may cost $ 250,000 or mare per minute, whereas a five-minute report on a network newscast would not cost anything. However, there are costs for news releases （发布）, a publicity department, and other items. As with advertising, publicity reaches a mass au
27、dience. Within a short time, new products or company policies are widely known.Credibility（可信度）about messages is high, because they are reported in independent media. A newspaper review of a movie has more believability than an ad in the same paper, because the reader associates independence with ob
28、jectivity. Similarly, people are more likely to pay attention to news reports than ads. Readers spend time reading the stories, but they flip through （草草翻阅）the ads. Furthermore, there may be hundreds of ads in a magazine. Feature stories （专题报道）are much fewer in number and stand out clearly.Publicity
29、 also has some significant limitations. A firm has little control over messages, their timing, placement（报道顺序）, or coverage. It may issue detailed news releases and find only small portions of them reported by the media; and media have the ability to be much more critical than a company would like.
30、A firm may want publicity during certain periods, such as when a new product is introduced or new store opened, but the media may not cover the introduction or opening until after the time it would aid the firm. Similarly, media determine the placement of a story; it may follow a report on crime or
31、sports. Finally, the media ascertain（确定）whether to cover a story at all and the amount of coverage to be devoted to it. A company-sponsored（赞助）job program might go unreported or receive three-sentence coverage in a local newspaper.41.The author mentions all of the following advantages of publicity E
32、XCEPT _.A. having no time costsB. having attentivenessC. having high credibilityD. having no space costs42.People are more likely to believe in news repots than ads because _.A. they reach a larger audience than ads doB. they are all latest eventsC. they appear in independent media D. they are much
33、more in number and stand out clearly 43.Which of the following in NOT a limitation of publicity?A. Bad timing B. Very detailed reportingC. Placement after a report on crime D. Being reported much less than expected44.One of the reasons why feature stories seem more reliable than ads is that _.A. the
34、y are more believable B. they are more objectiveC. they are more interesting D. they are much fewer in number and stand out clearly 45.The last sentence in the last paragraph implies that _.A. the placement of a story is not quite importantB. the report of a crime may not be trueC. local newspapers
35、may not be interested in company-sponsored programsD. publicity is always successfulPassage 3The idea behind “ the rule of law ” is that it is laws based on logical reasons and clear thinking that should govern social life. “ We live under a rule of law, not of men. ” American teachers tell their st
36、udents. The students accept the idea. They believe that “no man is above the law,” and that laws apply equally to all people no matter how wealthy they are, what their personal connections are, or what their stations in life are. Their faith in the rule of law explains the belief many Americans held
37、, and many foreigners could not understand, that President Richard Nixon should be removed from office as a result of his behavior in connection with what was called“ Watergate Scandal (水门事件)”. Nixon had broken the law and therefore should be punished, Americans believed, even if he was the Presiden
38、t.The belief in the rule of law goes beyond the area of politics to other areas of life that are governed by formal rules and procedures. To get a job with government institutions, for example, or to get government funding for a research project, one must follow published procedures and show that on
39、e meets the published requirements. Personal connections are not supposed to matter under the rule of law.This is not to say that personal contacts, wealth, and social influence do not matter in situations where laws and rules are to be obeyed. They may. What is said above describes the ideal with w
40、hich Americans agree. In reality, connections can sometimes help a person get a government job. Rich people can sometimes go unpunished for illegal behavior that poor people would be likely to be punished for. But in general the rule of law prevails, and Americans are proud that it does.46.The word
41、“ stations” (Line 5, Para 1) is closest in meaning to _.A. stagesB. situationsC. successesD. social positions47.The writer mentions President Richard Nixon in the first paragraph in order to show that _.A. no man is above the lawB. the president should make sure of the rule of lawC. the rule of law
42、is important in politicsD. American people have the right to remove the president48.It can be learned from the last paragraph that in the United States the rule of law _.A. is not carried out as fully as it should beB. makes poor people also likely to be successfulC. is, in reality, almost impossibl
43、e to realizeD. makes sure that everyone is punished for his wrongdoing49.The pronoun “ They ” in the second line of the last paragraph refers to all of the following EXCEPT _.A. personal connections B. laws and rulesC. social influence D. wealth50.The main idea of the last paragraph is _.A. American
44、s are idealistic (理想主义的) about lawsB. rich people can sometimes go unpunished for illegal behaviorC. the American employment system is unfairD. laws are more important than personal connections or influence in most cases in the USPassage 4Human cloning（克隆） technology could be used to reverse heart a
45、ttacks. Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that have been damaged, and other problems may be solved if human cloning and its technology are not forbidden.With cloning, infertile co
46、uples could have children. Current treatments for infertility, in terms of percentages（百分比）, are not very successful. Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children. Many couples run out of time and money without successfully having children. Human cloning could make it possible for many more infertile couples to have children than ever before. We should be able to clone the bone marrow (骨髓) for children and adults suffering from leukemia (白血病). This is expected to be one of the first benefits