2005年普通高校“专转本”统一考试试卷

英    语(A卷)

    本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。两卷满分150分。考试时间为120分钟(第一卷70分钟，第二卷50分钟)。

第一卷(共100分)

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Part I   Reading Comprehension (40%, 35 minutes)

Directions: In this part there are .four passages.  Each passage is 3~bllowed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions.  Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 1 - 5 are based on the following passage

      Human feelings are affected by color unconsciously. Manufacturers have discovered by trial and error that sugar sells badly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered by consumers as tasteless, and that cosmetics should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of color psychology. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore associated with calm, while yellow is a key color in association with energy. For primitive men, activity during the day time meant hunting and attacking, in which he soon saw red, the color of blood and hunting and fire. So it was natural that green, the complementary color to red, should be associated with passive defense. Experiments have shown that colors also have a direct psychological effect. People, when exposed to bright red, show an increase in breathing rate, heart beat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect, because it is a calming color. Because red has an implication of excitement, it is chosen as the signal for danger. Some analyses show that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced countries are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop traffic dead.

1. If people are exposed to red, which of the following statements does NOT happen?

  A. They feel afraid.                             B. They breathe faster.

  C. Their blood pressure rises.                     D. Their hearts beat faster.

2. Manufacturers have discovered the secret of colors in marketing _________________.

  A. by experimenting with different colors

  B. by developing the discipline of color psychology

  C. by trying not to make mistakes

  D. by accumulating their various experiences

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

  A. Our feelings about certain colors are purely psychological.

 B. Food should never be packaged in brown.

  C. Sugar sells badly in green wrappings.

  D. Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of.

4. Our preferences for certain colors are _____________.

  A. dependent on our character                    B. linked with the primitive men

  C. associated with psychology                    D. associated with the time of the day

5. The passage is about __________.

  A. color and traffic accidents

  B. color and manufacturers

  C. which color might influence human feelings

  D. why color affects human emotions and behavior

 Questions 6 - 10 are based on the following passage

     Exchange a glance with someone, and then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is permissible time that you can hold a person's gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up (打量) and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, which sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “a dimming of the lights”. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.

     If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, and then drop their eyes clown for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals—“I know you,” “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you”. This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.

6. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that

  A. every glance has its significance

  B. staring at a person is an expression of interest

  C. a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable

  D. a glance conveys more meaning than words

7. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is______________

  A. to look into another passenger's eyes

  B. to avoid eye contact with other passengers

  C. to signal you are not a threat to anyone

  D. to keep a distance from other passengers

8. By “a dimming of the lights” ( line 10, Para 1), Erving Goffman means _____________

  A. closing one's eyes                  B. turning off the lights

 C. ceasing to glance at others            D. reducing gaze-time to the minimum

9: If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ________________

    A. depressed           B. curious           C. uneasy           D. amused

10. The passage mainly discusses __________________

   A. the limitations of eye contact

   B. the exchange of ideas through eye contact

   C. proper behavior in various situations

   D. the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication

Questions 11 - 15 are based on the following passage

     Cyclo-cross is a cross-country bicycle racing in open and usually quite rough country with riders often forced to dismount and carry their bicycles.

     The sport, originated early in the 20th century in France, was current in the 1920s, but became prominent in the 1950s(the British Cyclo-Cross Association was founded in 1954). Originally a European sport, cyclo-cross became popular throughout Western Europe and in the United States. World championships were initiated in 1925; by 1950 these were recognized by the Union Cyclist International (International Cyclists' Union). After 1967 amateur and professional classes were officially separated in competition.

     The 24-kilometer cyclo-cross course, often involving laps, is usually completed in 60 minutes. A course typically includes obstacles such as ditches, mud, fallen trees, streams, flight of stairs, fences, and gates; artificial hurdles are added to insufficiently challenging natural courses. Cyclo-cross races are usually held from September to March, adding winter weather hazards to the challenge.

     There is a massed start with the field assembling not more than two abreast. Helpers are often stationed around the course with spare bicycles in case the original machine encounters mechanical difficulties or becomes too weighted down by mud picked up to the course.

11. What does the word “dismount” in paragraph one mean?

   A. Give up           B. Give in.          C. Get out.          D. Get off.

12. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about cyclo-cross?

   A. The cyclists sometimes have to carry the bicycles instead of riding them.

   B. The riders in the race are arranged side by side in two lines.

   C. All the riders start simultaneously on the starting line.

   D. The riders are allowed to change their machines.

13. Cyclo-cross became widely known ____________________

   A. in the 1920s       B. in the 1950s      C. in 1925          D. in 1967

14. According to the passage, cyclo-cross races are usually held from September to March because ____________.

   A. the winter is westerners' favorite season

   B. winter can offer cyclists more risk and danger

   C. the winter weather is more agreeable

   D. in winter the riders needn't dismount and carry their bicycle7

15. Which of the following statements can you infer from the passage? 

   A. The riders are competitive and fond of taking risks.

   B. People except the riders show little interest in cyclo-cross.

   C. Before 1967, amateur and professional classes had never been separated in competition.

   D. Helpers are often hired by the riders.

Questions 16 - 20 are based on the following passage

     In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about half a dozen generate the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that give them hurricane status, and several usually make their way to the coast: There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people.

     The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds—even thousands--of miles out to sea. They travel aimlessly over water warmed by the trade winds

When conditions are just right, warm moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counterclockwise motion.

     The average life of hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane's rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12 inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea--mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.

16. When is an ordinary tropical storm considered to be a hurricane?

   A. When it begins in the Atlantic and Caribbean seas.

   B. When it hits the coastline.

   C. When its winds reach 75 miles per hour or even more.

   D. When the circling winds bring damages.

17. What is the worst thing about hurricanes?

    A. The destructive effects of water.

    B. The heat they release.

    C. That they last about nine days on the average.

    D. Their strong winds.

18. The counterclockwise swirling of the hurricane is brought about by

   A. the low-pressure area in the center of the storm

   B. the force of waves of water

   C. the trade winds

   D. the increasing heat

19. Apparently the phrase “innocent circling disturbances” in paragraph 2 means __________.

   A. disturbances caused by innocent people

   B. disturbances people are innocent of

   C. damaging circling winds

   D. harmless circling winds

20. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?

   A. The Hurricane--Its Harms and Benefits.

   B. The Benefits of Hurricanes.

  C. The Hurricane and Its Great Energy.

   D. The Disaster Caused by Hurricanes.

Part II   Vocabulary and Structure (40% ,20 minutes)

Directions: Each of the following sentences is proved with four choices. Choose the one that                best completes the sentence. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet.

21. _________, I am afraid I can't go with you.

     A. With so much work to do                B. With so much work doing

     C. For so much work to do                  D. To do so much work

22. He believes that happiness __ being easily pleased or satisfied.

     A. consists of          B. consists with      C. consists by        D. consists in

23. They will __________ the applications and pick out the best.

     A. look into          B. look after        C. look at          D. look through

24. I can't ___________ books like those--they just make me sleepy.

     A. carry               B. suffer             C. appreciate        D. take

25. Jean worked just so much _________

     A. like what she was told                    B. as she was told to

     C. as to what she tried to do                 D. like she was told to

26. I don't remember the boiler       during these years.

     A. being repaired                            B. having been repaired

     C. to be repaired                           D. to have been repaired

27. A successful business certainly sells its products __

     A. at last              B. at best            C. at any rate        D. at a profit

28. The professor's speech __ a wide range of subjects from drug to women's rights.

     A. contained           B. covered           C. listed            D. touched

29. In this factory the machines are not regulated __ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.

     A. independently      B. individually       C. similarly         D. irregularly

30. They did not sell a single car for a month and had to __ workers.

     A. lay down          B. lay behind        C. lay off           D. lay out

31. There has been a great increase in retail sales, _____________?

     A. does there          B. hasn't there       C. isn't there        D. isn't it

32. Stormy applause broke forth __ the singer appeared on the stage.

     A. a moment          B. the moment       C. in a moment      D. at the moment

33. Not until the game had begun __ at the sports ground.

     A. had he arrived                            B. would he have arrived

     C. did he arrive                            D. should he have arrived

34.  _____________ evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.

     A. It being           B. It is              C. There is          D. There being

35. Jenny is not in the __ for going to the party tonight.

     A. tempers            B. condition          C. mood             D. health

36. Although Anne is happy with her success, she wonders __ will happen to her private life.

     A. that              B. what            C. it              D. this

37. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect ________  , so a walk along Huaihai Road is an enjoyable discovery.

     A. harmony           B. order             C. control           D. action

38. ____________he was not in uniform, he carried a pistol under his arm.

      A. Even when         B. As long as        C. As soon as        D. Ever since

39. Not only I but also Tom and Mary __ fond of collecting stamps.

      A. am                 B. will               C. are               D. have

40. Marge's bedroom was in a __, with books and papers covering every possible surface.

      A. order               B. mess              D. rubbish           D. disorder

41. John, you are so lazy. This job ___ hours ago.

      A. should finish                            B. must have finished

      C. could be finishing                        D. ought to have been finished

42. _____________ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.

     A. For                B. Since              C. Before            D. While

43. Why __ did you take the dog into the churchyard?

     A. on earth           B. on the earth      C. in earth          D. in the earth

44. My suggestion is that the experiment __ in another way.

     A. is done             B. will be done      C. has been done    D. be done

45. Hangzhou is famous for the beautiful __ of West Lake.

     A. scenes              B. views             C. sight             D. scenery

46. Thank you for your postcard; it was very __ of you to send it.

     A. pleased             B. conscious          C. responsible       D. considerate

47. I really appreciate __ to help me, but I am sure that I can manage by myself.

     A. you to offer                               B. that you offer

     C. your offering                            D. that you are offering

48. The twins are so much        that it is difficult to tell one from the other.

     A. similar            B. alike             C. same             D. like

49. The revolutionary government acts on __ of the masses and against the privileged few.

     A. benefit            B. sake              C. behalf            D. advantage

50. The men will have to wait all day __ the doctor works faster.

     A. if                 B. whether          C. unless            D. that

51. Have you access __ people who can help you get work?

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

52. "Did you hear the phone ring last night?  I didn't hear anything. I was___________ that I didn't wake up. "

     A. very tired          B. such tired         C. so tired           D.' enough tired

53. There is no __ in applying for that job, as you are not properly qualified.

     A. reason             B. point             C. result            D. mean

54. They climbed to the top of the hill __ they could get a bird's-eye view of the city.

     A. for fear that        B. in order that      C. in case            D. as a result

55. She had clearly no __ of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

     A. interest             B. meaning          C. intention         D. willingness

56. A lorry __ Jane's cat and sped away.

     A. ran over            B. ran through       C. ran into          D. ran down

57. His remarks left me __ about his real purpose.

     A. wondered          B. wonder           C. to wonder        D. wondering

58. The __ crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.

     A. valued             B. valueless          C. invaluable        D. worthy

59. Kenya's Tsavo Game Park __ Susan of the wildlife park she had visited in New Jersey.

     A. reminded           B. recalled           C. received          D. remembered

60. Professor Wang, __ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.

   A. knowing           B. known            C. to be known      D. having known

Part I  Cloze (20% ,15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

      The native Americans, the people we call the “Indians” had been in America for man3 thousands of years before Columbus arrived   61   1492. The Indians were kind to the early    62  . They taught them about the local   63   like sweet potatoes, corn and peanuts. Bu soon the settlers wanted bigger farms and   64   land for themselves and their families. So the Europeans started to   65   the land from the Indians. Naturally,   66   the whites started taking all the Indians' land, the Indians started   67   back. But the whites were stronger and    68    Slowly they pushed the Indians   69   those parts of the continent that the whites didn't want--the parts   70   it was too cold or too dry or too mountainous to live. By 1875, the Indians were living in a(n)   71   place called "reservation".   72   even here the whites, took land from them--perhaps the whites wanted the wood, or perhaps   73   had important minerals in it,    74   the whites even wanted to make national parks there. So   75   or their reservations the Indians were not safe from   76     There are many Hollywood films about the fight   77   the Indians and the whites.    78   in these films the Indians are bad and the whites are good and   79    But was it   80   like that?

61. A. at                B. in                C. for                D. since

62. A. residents         B. builders          C. emigrants         D. settlers

63. A. plants             B. animals           C. crops              D. grains

64. A. more             B. many            C. much             D. mere

65. A. take             B. carry             C. fetch              D. get

66. A. before            B. if                 C. when              D. however

67. A. complaining      B. fighting          C. struggling         D. moving

68. A. firmer            B. larger             C. taller              D. cleverer

69. A. back             B. in                C. off                D. into

70. A. which            B. that              C. where             D. when

71. A. special           B. strange           C. standard          D. odd

72. A. For             B. But             C. As               D. Just

73. A. the land          B. they              C. the wood          D. the reservations

74. A. for                B. and               C. or                 D. because

75. A. ever              B: just               C' only               D. even

76. A. dangers           B. the whites        C. reservations        D. animals

77. A. between          B. with             C. for                D. against

78. A. In fact           B. Likely            C. Usually           D. In time

79. A. humorous         B. brave             C. careful             D. cruel

80. A. probably         B. readily           C. possibly           D. really

第二卷(共50分)

Part 1V  Translation (35% ,25. minutes)

Section A (20 % )

Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese ( You may refer to the corresponding passages in Part I ).

1. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of color psychology. (Passage One)

2. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced countries are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop traffic dead. (Passage One)

3. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person's gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. (Passage Two)

4. Cyclo-cross races are usually held from September to March, adding winter weather hazards to the challenge. (Passage There)

5. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat is converted to energy in the form of strong winds (Passage Four)

Section B ( 15 % )

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.

1．学习语言最好的方法是尽可能常练习说。

2．我们本来可以不犯这样的错误的，只是我们没有接受他的忠告。

3．只要我们不灰心，我们就能找到克服困难的方法。

4．委员会没能就一项政策达成一致意见，所以决定于下个月再开会。

5．我们应该努力学习，因为不努力学习的人是不能取得伟大成就的。

Part  V  Writing (15% ,25 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are given 25 minutes to write a letter to call on university students to help those people in need. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below :

1．倡议书涉及的具体帮助对象

2．实施帮助的理由及意义

3．具体措施或活动安排