2009成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一

2009成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一

‎2009成人高考专升本英语模拟试题一 Ⅰ. Phonetics (10 points)‎ Directions:‎ In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.‎ ‎1.A. club B. tomb C. comb D. climb ‎2.A. food B. cool C. school D. flood ‎3.A. town B. how C. down D. snow ‎4.A. each B. peach C. break D. deal ‎5.A. hear B. fear C. dear D. wear ‎6.A. receive B. friend C. field D. piece ‎7.A. question B. notion C. exception D. vocation ‎8.A. exhaust B. exercise C. exam D. exact ‎9.A. where B. what C. whose D. white ‎10.A. switch B. hatch C. character D. match Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)‎ Directions:‎ There are 40 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 and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.‎ ‎11. Today is Jenny’s wedding day. She _______ to Thomas.‎ A. just has got married B. has just married ‎ C. was just married D. has just got married ‎12. Every officer and every soldier _______ obey the rules.‎ A. had to B. have to C. has to D. must have to ‎13. Rarely _______ so difficult a problem.‎ A. she could have faced with B. could have she faced with C. she could have been faced with D. could she have been faced with ‎14. ______ a dog on the road, the car stopped.‎ A. Having seen B. On seeing C. The driver seeing D. Seeing ‎15. I asked my teacher _______.‎ A. what courses should I take B. should I take what courses C. I should take what courses D. what courses I should take ‎16. Comrade Li promised to help us and he said he would come ______.‎ A. right away B. all at once C. all of a sudden D. all right ‎17. There aren’t many pandas ________ in the world today.‎ A. alive B. living C. lively D. lived ‎18. Such electron tubes ________ in a radio set are also found in a TV set.‎ A. that we use B. as we use C. as we use them D. that we use them ‎19. It _______ to me that he was jealous.‎ A. happened B. took C. occurred D. felt ‎20. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ______ to its burning temperature.‎ A. were heated B. must be heated C. is heated D. be heated ‎21. Please ______ me at the station on time.‎ A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. met ‎22. _______ “hello”, he reached out his hand.‎ A. Said B. Saying C. To say D. Say ‎23. People are more _______ to spend money on goods with an attractive look than those without.‎ A. attracted B. tempted C. persuaded D. tended ‎24. It was ______ he saw the doctor coming out of the emergeney room with an expression as grave as a judge _______ he realized the seriousness of his wife’s illness.‎ A. not until…that B. after…when C. until…then D. before…that ‎25. Please telephone me half an hour _______.‎ A. in charge B. in advance C. in time D. in front ‎26. Both Mary and Ellen, as well as Jan, _______ studying Chinese History.‎ A. are B. is C. are being D. is being ‎27. I’d like to _______ him to you for the job. He is a very clever and industrious boy.‎ A. refer B. suggest C. recommend D. propose ‎28. It ______ that 200 people died and over 5,000 lost their shelters after the flood.‎ A. reported B. reports C. has been reported D. has reported ‎29. He was asked to speak louder ______ all the other students in the classroom could hear him.‎ A. as B. so as to C. so that D. so as ‎30. His report on the space exploration was really ________.‎ A. exciting B. excited C. excitement D. excitedly ‎31. Your chair needs _______. ‎ A. to repair B. repairing C. to repairing D. being repair ‎32. I hate to see papers _______ in pencil.‎ A. writing B. to write C. written D. write ‎33. The job made her dependent _______ her husband.‎ A. on B. from C. of D. to ‎34. This is the second time she ______ improvement on that equipment.‎ A. had made B. made C. is making D. has made ‎35. He spoke so quickly that I did not ______ what he said.‎ A. catch B. accept C. take D. listen ‎36. _______determines a good meal varies from country to country.‎ A. What B. That C. It D. Which ‎37. As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for ________.‎ A. pleasure B. entertainment C. company D. defence ‎38. I suggest _______ for an outgoing this Sunday.‎ A. us going B. we are going C. to go D. our going ‎39. We’ve ______ sugar. Ask him to lend us some.‎ A. run away with B. run down C. run off D. run out of ‎40. It was in 1930 _______ he became a university student.‎ A. when B. that C. which D. and ‎41. I am very _______ to you for your help.‎ A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D. thanks ‎42. You _______ go now. It’s very late.‎ A. had rather B. prefer to C. had better D. would rather ‎43. If I were you, I would take it easy, _______ is no need to be nervous.‎ A. it B. this C. there D. which ‎44. Why not _______ me earlier?‎ A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told ‎45. Joe’s handwriting is ________ Mary’s.‎ A. more better B. as well as C. much better than D. more better than ‎46. The experiment _______ the discovery of a cure for cancer.‎ A. happened to B. led up C. resulted in D. set up ‎47. To produce one pound of honey, a colony of bees must fly a distance _______ to twice around the world.‎ A. similar B. equal C. compared D. corresponding ‎48. I did not mean ____ anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn’t resist ___one.‎ A. to eat…trying B. to eat…to trying C. eating…to try D. eating…to trying ‎49. I had hardly sat down _______ he stepped in.‎ A. when B. that C. until D. after ‎50. In his time he enjoyed a reputation _______.‎ A. as great as Mozart, if not greater than B. as great as, if not greater than, Mozart C. as great, if not greater, as Mozart D. greater, if not as great as Mozart Ⅲ. Cloze (20 points)‎ Directions:‎ For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blankening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.‎ Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident. He was also a little deaf _51_ old age. Last week, he was taking a walk near his home when a thunderstorm came. He hid _52_ the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked _53_ the ground and woke up some 20 minutes _54_, lying face down in water in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs felt _55_ and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he _56_ her for the first time in nine years. Doctors _57_ that he had regained his sight and hearing obviously from the flash of lightning, but they were unable to explain that. The only _58_ explanation offered by one doctor was that, _59_ Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by _60_ trauma.‎ ‎51.A. because B. because of C. as D. since ‎52.A. from B. away C. against D. contrary ‎53.A. at B. in C. to D. on ‎54.A. late B. soon C. later D. after ‎ ‎55.A. dying B. dead C. die D. being died ‎ ‎56.A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. examined ‎57.A. say B. thought over C. made sure D. agreed to ‎58.A. possibly B. possible C. probably D. mainly ‎59.A. although B. because of C. even though D. since ‎60.A. others B. other C. another D. one other Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)‎ Directions:‎ There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.‎ Passage One In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.‎ Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of “bits and bytes”, or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.‎ ‎61. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?‎ A. International Banking Policies B. The History of Monetary Exchange ‎ C. The Development of Paper Currencies D. Current Problems in the Economy ‎62. According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?‎ A. Bartered foods B. Fiat money C. Coin currency D. Intangible forms ‎ ‎63. The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all ________.‎ A. useful items B. articles of value C. difficult things to obtain D. material objects ‎64. According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they ______.‎ represented a great improvement over barter permitted easy transportation of wealth were made of precious metals could become collector’s items ‎65. Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?‎ They promote international trade.‎ They allow very rapid money transfers.‎ They are still limited to small transactions (交易).‎ They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.‎ Passage Two At the University‎ of ‎Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical equipment under the carpet. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces whose energy was to be commented. Three groups of people were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group was in an ordinary room—a nice office. The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies that students do better on tests taken in comfortable room than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms. ‎ ‎66. Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage?‎ People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior of the people in it The University‎ of ‎Kansas has studied the effects of the color of room on people’s behavior Beautifully furnished, light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms ‎67. According to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is ________.‎ A. the longer people like to stay in it B. the sooner people in it will leave C. the more active people in it will become D. the more excited people ‎68. What is referred to as the “general appearance” in this passage is ________.‎ how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in the size of a room whether there are beautiful walls in a room what the room looks like ‎69. This passage provides us with _______.‎ A. a piece of scientific information B. a normal lesson C. an interesting test D. a piece of news ‎70. At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?‎ A. Three B. Two C. Only one D. No one knows ‎ Passage Three The water we drink and use is running short in the world. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our limited water. One of the steps we should take is to find ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field.‎ Today in most large cities, fresh water is used only once, then it runs into waste system. But it is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factory. There it can be filtered and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again, just as it were fresh from a spring.‎ But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Then we could turn to the oceans. All we’d have to do to make use of the seawater on earth is to get rid of the salt. This process is called desalinization, and it is already in use in many parts of the world.‎ ‎71. The way to stop wasting our limited water is to ________.‎ A. do experiments with water B. purify the used water and reuse it C. use fresh water once again D. make use of seawater ‎72. The following tells us how to reuse the used water. Which is the right order of the passage?‎ A. to have the used water filtered B. to put chemicals in it C. to pipe it to the users D. to pipe the used water to be purified to a factory ‎73. There wouldn’t be enough water for us if we didn’t _________.‎ A. turn to the oceans for more water B. reuse used water and make use of seawater C. desalt seawater D. take steps to reuse all water on earth ‎74. The would “it” in the last sentence refers to _______.‎ A. seawater B. purified water C. the process of getting rid of the salt in seawater D. the process of collecting salt from the sea oceans ‎75. The best title for the passage is “_______”.‎ A. How to Reuse Water ‎ B. Two Solutions to the Problem of Water Shortage C. Stop Wasting Our Limited Water ‎ D. How to Make Use of Seawater ‎ Passage Four Some people hate everything that is modern. They cannot imagine how anyone can really like modern music; they find it hard to accept the new fashions in clothing; they think that all modern painting is ugly; and they seldom have a good word for the new buildings that are being built everywhere in the world. Such people look for perfection in everything, and they take their standards of perfection from the past. They are usually impatient with anyone who is brave enough to experiment with new or to express himself or the age in materials original ways. It is, of course, true that many artists do not succeed in their work and instead produce works that can only be considered as failures. If the work of art is a painting, the artist’s failure concerns himself alone, but if it is a building, his failure concerns others too, because it may damage the beauty of the whole place. This does sometimes happen, but it is completely untrue to say, as some people do, that modern architecture is nothing. ‎ We can’t judge every modern building by the standards of the ancient time, even though we admire the ancient buildings. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The modern architect knows he should learn from the ancient works, but with his greater resources of knowledge and materials, he will never be content to imitate the past. He is too proud to do that.‎ ‎76. Some people hate everything that is modern because _______.‎ A. they are aged B. they find it hard to accept modern things C. they take their standards of perfection from the Greek D. they look at things by the standards of the past ‎77. The writer of the passage thinks that ________.‎ it is true to say artists fail in their work it is untrue to say artists fail in their work it is true to say some artists fail in their work it is true to say only painters fail in their work ‎78. The writer thinks the failure of a building _______.‎ A. means nothing B. concerns others C. concerns only the artist D. concerns all the people in the world ‎79. The writer thinks that _________.‎ we can’t judge buildings by the ancient standards we can’t judge all the buildings by the ancient standards we can’t judge all the modern buildings by the ancient standards we can’t judge modern buildings ‎80. Technologically, the modern buildings are more advanced. The sentence means _____.‎ the ancient architects had no technology the modern architects use more advanced technology the modern buildings are advanced because they are completely different from the ancient buildings the modern buildings are more beautiful Ⅴ. Writing (20 points)‎ Directions:‎ For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a short composition of about 80 words on the title: Where to Live-in the City or in the Country? Base your composition on the outline given below.‎ ‎1．一些人喜欢住在城市，因为城市生活有许多便利。‎ ‎2．但有些人喜欢住在农村。‎ ‎3．我认为，……‎ 参考答案 Ⅰ. Phonetics ‎1．A 2．D 3．D 4．C 5．D 6．B 7．A ‎8．B 9．C 10．C Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure ‎11．D 12．C 13．D 14．C 15．D 16．A 17．A ‎18．B 19．C 20．D 21．C 22．B 23．B 24．A ‎25．B 26．A 27．C 28．C 29．C 30．A 31．B ‎32．C 33．A 34．D 35．A 36．A 37．C 38．D ‎39．D 40．B 41．A 42．C 43．C 44．B 45．C ‎46．C 47．B 48．A 49．A 50．B Ⅲ. Cloze ‎51．B 52．A 53．D 54．C 55．B 56．A 57．C ‎58．B 59．D 60．C Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension ‎61．B 62．A 63．D 64．C 65．C 66．B 67．A ‎68．D 69．A 70．A 71．B 72．A 73．B 74．C ‎75．B 76．D 77．C 78．B 79．C 80．B Ⅴ. Writing Where to live —in the City or in the Country Some people like living in the city because city life has many advantages. They think there are more job opportunities in cities, life there is more colorful and meaningful than that in the country, and there are more modern conveniences in cities for people to enjoy.‎ But some other people prefer to live in the countryside. They say life in the countryside is closer to nature and better for their health, life there is quieter and that country people are more honest than city people.‎ I would like to live in a city when I am young to earn enough money and I live in the countryside when I am old for having a quite life. ‎ ‎2009成人高考专升本英语模拟试题二 Ⅰ. Phonetics (10 points)‎ Directions:‎ In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.‎ ‎1.A. mark B. warm C. ward D. war ‎2.A. three B. those C. thank D. theatre ‎3.A. wind B. kind C. find D. mind ‎4.A. plant B. craft C. grasp D. at ‎5.A. now B. knowledge C. bow D. allow ‎6.A. says B. plays C. stays D. days ‎7.A. leave B. scream C. head D. lead ‎8.A. resemble B. resist C. resolve D. respect ‎9.A. fault B. daughter C. cause D. laugh ‎10.A. crew B. new C. few D. dew Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)‎ Directions:‎ There are 40 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 and blacken the ‎ corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.‎ ‎11. Which is ______ country, the United States or Canada?‎ A. a larger B. larger C. the larger D. the largest ‎12. The silk feels ________.‎ A. soft B. softly C. softness D. softy ‎13. Two nuclear power stations _______ in the past ten years.‎ A. are built B. have been built C. would be built D. are building ‎14. They kept on ______ till they got to the foot of the hill.‎ A. to run B. running C. runing D. run ‎15. There is much work to do, _______?‎ A. isn’t it B. is there C. isn’t there D. is it ‎16. _______ as he is, he can’t understand the English film.‎ A. A student of English B. Though a student of English C. Student of English D. Being a student of English ‎17. The old in the country _______ taken good care of.‎ A. have B. has C. is D. are ‎18. Not a single mistake _______ in the test.‎ A. he made B. did he make C. he has made D. made he ‎19. ______ my surprise, I got a high grade in this test.‎ A. For B. To C. To be D. On ‎20. She never agree _______ you, did she?‎ A. to B. with C. in D. at ‎21. Would you mind _______ a photo of you?‎ A. me take B. to take C. my taking D. me to take ‎22. The lady treats the boy well as if he ______ her own son.‎ A. is B. was C. were D. would be ‎23. _______ round the city, we were impressed by the city’s new look.‎ A. Taken B. Taking C. To be taken D. Being taken ‎24. He had a pain _______ his back.‎ A. on B. with C. in D. onto ‎25. The city _______ I was born is on the new railway line.‎ A. which B. that C. on which D. where ‎26. I had _______ that I would always remember it.‎ A. so a good experience B. such a good experience C. so good an experience D. such good an experience ‎27. ______ give us help is welcome.‎ A. Who ever B. Whoever C. No matter who D. Those who ‎28. After running for nearly half an hour, I was ________.‎ A. out of place B. out of control C. out of breath D. out of practice ‎29. The mother told the little boy to do all the things _______.‎ A. on himself B. on his own C. to himself D. by own ‎30. You had better _______ a jacket, because it is cold outside.‎ A. take on B. to take on C. put on D. to put on ‎31. If you will do that, please take me into ________.‎ A. think B. thinking C. thought D. account ‎32. My pen has _______ ink.‎ A. run out of B. a few C. run away D. no little ‎33. There are, of course, bad teachers as well as ________.‎ A. good one B. some good C. good ones D. those good ‎34. “______ haste, the less speed” is good advice he often gives us.‎ A. More B. The more C. The morer D. Morer ‎35. You do look _______. You are not at all like a person who has been ill in bed for years.‎ A. good B. well C. sad D. disappointed ‎ ‎36. Some people like to eat apples. But some prefer bananas _______ apples.‎ A. to B. for C. with D. against ‎37. I _______ here two years ago.‎ A. moved to B. have moved C. have moved to D. moved ‎38. He is _______ strong a man ________ he can lift ten stones like this one.‎ A. such…so B. so…that C. such a …that D. so a …for ‎39. It _______ they who lent me the television.‎ A. was B. is C. were D. are ‎40. A famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “______ man is really happy without a hobby.”‎ A. Not B. Without C. No D. None ‎41. Television broadcasts are ________ to an area that is within sight of the sending station of its relay.‎ A. prohibited B. bounded C. limited D. restricted ‎42. Many things ________ impossible in the past are common today.‎ A. to consider B. being considered C. considering D. considered ‎43. My parents wanted _______ me.‎ A. make a scientist B. to make a scientist ‎ C. make a scientist of D. to make a scientist of ‎44. He has a bad habit of ________ others when they are speaking.‎ A. involving B. investigating C. interfering D. interrupting ‎45. I like that new watch very much, but I can’t ________it.‎ A. cost B. offer C. pay D. spend ‎46. Tom arrived at the office and discovered that he had _______ his door key.‎ A. lent B. borrowed C. lost D. no ‎47. The beautiful scene left a deep _______ on the foreign visitors.‎ A. thought B. idea C. thinking D. impression ‎48. The room is a little small; _______ it is so hot.‎ A. in addition B. in addition to C. additional D. adding ‎49. I wish I ______ her address yesterday.‎ A. know B. had known C. would known D. knew ‎50. It ______ yesterday. The ground is still wet now.‎ A. must have rained B. was raining C. rained D. had rained ‎ Ⅲ. Cloze (20 points)‎ Directions:‎ For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.‎ Insure means to protect _51_ a loss of money. Most people can budget their money so that their income will cover expected expenses _52_ food, clothing, housing, and public services. But, there is no way to know _53_ who will suffer a crisis (危机) such as a serious illness, fire, flood, or a car accident. Such crises usually _54_ great expense. Even if people could predict crises, it would be hard to save enough money to _55_ the expenses. Insurance is a system _56_ a company collects money from many individuals and then pays certain expenses whenever one of those insured individuals is faced with a certain crisis. An insurance policy _57_ how much the insurance costs and how much the company will pay when a policy holder is faced with a certain crisis. There are many different kinds of insurance, _58_ hospital, motor-car and fire. Insurance can be rather expensive but most people buy insurance of some kind. Insurance is something _59_ people buy and hope they will _60_ need.‎ ‎51.A. for B. from C. against D. with ‎52.A. such as B. for example C. that D. the same as ‎53.A. predict B. ahead C. in advance D. earlier ‎54.A. result from B. make C. take D. result in ‎55.A. cover B. pay back C. fill D. make full ‎56.A. that B. by which C. what D. where ‎57. A. said B. agree C. make sure D. states ‎58.A. include B. including C. as well as D. also ‎59.A. which B. that C. as D. like ‎60.A. never B. ever C. sometimes D. often Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (60 points)‎ Directions:‎ There are four reading passages in this part Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. ‎ Passage One Researchers have found that REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person’s sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement.‎ There are physical charges in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM (non-rapid eye movement) to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster, the heart rate increases, and, as the name ‎ implies, the eyes begin to move quickly.‎ Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.‎ ‎61. According to the passage, how often does REM sleep occur in one night?‎ A. Once B. Twice C. Four of five times D. Forty times ‎62. The word “deeper” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?‎ A. heavier. B. louder. C. stronger. D. happier.‎ ‎63. Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?‎ A. His eyes begin to move. B. His breathing becomes faster.‎ C. His heart rate increases. D. His eyes stop moving.‎ ‎64. The subject of this passage is ________.‎ A. why people sleep B. the human need for REM sleep C. the characteristic of REM sleep D. physical changes in the human body ‎65. Which of the following is the best title of the article?‎ A. REM Sleep B. Two Types of Sleep C. Sleepers D. What Happens to Sleepers Passage Two The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.‎ ‎66. What is suppssed to have happened in 1719?‎ Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.‎ Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.‎ The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.‎ Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories.‎ ‎67. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.‎ A. a real person B. a book written by a little old woman C. a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose D. a translation from French ‎68. When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.‎ no story of the book had been known to people some stories of the book were already well known few people were interested in the stories of the book stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular ‎69. The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.‎ A. Mother Goose B. Mere I’ Oye C. Elizabeth Vergoose D. Charles Perrault ‎70. On the basis of this passage, what may be concluded about the real origin of stories “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella”?‎ They were invented by Elizabeth Vergoose.‎ They were invented by Thomas Fleet.‎ They were invented by Charles Perrault. ‎ Their writers are unknown.‎ Passage Three Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ windows, The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.‎ ‎71. A bank run happens when _______.‎ a bank is closed for one or more days too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one time tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank ‎72. The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to ________.‎ explain why they could not pay out all accounts pay out accounts as requested make the depositors believe that the bank was stand pay out money as slowly as possible ‎73. The main cause of a bank run is _______.‎ A. loss of confidence B. lack of money ‎ C. crowds of people D. inexperienced tellers ‎74. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?‎ She know that the bank was not sound.‎ She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.‎ She was not able to draw out her money.‎ She was tempted to draw out her money.‎ ‎75. According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected mainly by the _______.‎ ease with which they could get their money confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed failure of several other banks to open confidence shown by other depositors of the bank ‎ Passage Four One of the greatest problems for those settlers in Nebraska in the last quarter of the previous century was fuel. Little of the state was forested when the first settlers arrived and it is probable that by 1880, only about one-third of the originally forested area remained, down to a mere 1 percent of the state’s 77,000 square miles. With wood and coal out of the question, and with fuel needed year-round for cooking, and during the harsh winter months for heating, some solution had to be found.‎ Somewhat improbably, the buffalo provided the answer. Buffalo chips (干粪块) were found to burn evenly, hotly, and cleanly, with little smoke and interestingly, no odor, Soon, collecting them became a way of life for the settlers’ children who would pick them up on their way to and from school, or take part in competitions designed to counteract their natural reluctance. Even a young man, seeking to impress the girl he wanted to marry, would arrive with a large bag of chips rather than with a box of candy or a bunch of flowers. ‎ ‎76. What is the main topic of this passage?‎ The solution to the Nebraska settlers’ fuel problem.‎ Life in Nebraska in the late ninteenth century.‎ The imporance of the American buffalo.‎ Deforestation in Nebraska in the late nineteenth century.‎ ‎77. Which of the following statements is NOT true?‎ Nebraska‎ was not a densely-forested state even before the settlers arrived.‎ The children enjoyed collecting the buffalo chips.‎ The children spent a lot of time collecting the chips.‎ Buffalo‎ chips were satisfactory as a fuel.‎ ‎78. The passage implies that buffalo chips were needed _______.‎ A. in greater amounts in summer B. in greater amounts in winter C. only in summer D. only in winter ‎79. Which of the following does the author not express surprise at?‎ The children needed competitions to them.‎ The buffalo chips gave off no smell.‎ Buffalo‎ chips were the answer to the settlers’ fuel problem.‎ Young men took bags of buffalo chips to their girl friends.‎ ‎80. What’s the best title of the passage?‎ A. Early Settlers B. One Use of the Buffalo Chips C. Nebraska’s Problems D. How Young Men Express Their Love for Girls ‎ Ⅴ. Writing (20 points)‎ Directions:‎ For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of about 80 words according to the following situation.‎ 你叫李平，是英语系学生会主席。写一封信给王教授，请他做一个有关中国历史的报告。注意信中要包括目的、时间、日期和地点。‎ 参考答案 Ⅰ. Phonetics ‎1．A 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．A 7．C ‎8．D 9．D 10．A Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure ‎11．C 12．A 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．C 17．D ‎18．B 19．B 20．B 21．C 22．C 23．A 24．C ‎25．D 26．B 27．B 28．C 29．B 30．C 31．D ‎32．A 33．C 34．B 35．B 36．A 37．D 38．B ‎39．A 40．C 41．C 42．D 43．D 44．D 45．B ‎46．C 47．D 48．A 49．B 50．A Ⅲ. Cloze ‎51．C 52．A 53．D 54．C 55．A 56．B 57．D ‎58．B 59．B 60．D Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension ‎61．C 62．A 63．C 64．D 65．A 66．B 67．D ‎68．B 69．B 70．D 71．B 72．B 73．B 74．D ‎75．C 76．A 77．B 78．B 79．A 80．B Ⅴ. Writing May 19,2002‎ Dear Professor Wang:‎ On behalf of the Student Union of the English Department, I am writing to invite you to give a lecture on Chinese history.‎ We have planned to have such a lecture at 2:30 p· m. in Lecture Hall 419, on May 25.‎ Looking forward to your lecture. Inform us in advance if you can not come.‎ Sincerely yours,‎ Li Ping ‎