广东省专插本英语真题

广东省2009年专插本英语真题

Part I   Vocabulary and Structure (35%)
1. Nearly two thousand years have passed ______ the Chinese first invented the compass.

A. when

B. before

C. since

D. after

2. They lost their way in the forest, and _____ made matters worse was night began to fall.

A. that

B. it

C. what

D. which

3. ______ leisure was generally considered a waste of time.

A. Not until recently

B. Not recently

C. Until recently

D. Recently until

4. ______that this region was so rich in natural resources.

A. Little he knew

B. Little he did know

C. Little did he know

D. Little he had known

5. After a meal in a restaurant, one asks the waiter for the ______.

A. pay

B. bill

C. charge

D. note

6. If you are walking away from a clock tower, you will hear the ticking of the clock fade to a point ______ it cannot be heard.

A. which

B. what

C. where

D. how

7. To our disappointment, Bill ______ to win the very important game.

A. served

B. failed

C. managed

D. enjoyed

8. For the whole period of two months, there ______ no rain in this area. Now the crops are dead.

A. is

B. was

C. has been

D. have been

9. You must try to ______ looking after yourself.

A. get accustomed to

B. get along with

C. get by

D. get off

10. I know this job of mine isn’t well paid; ______, I don’t have to work long hours.

A. on the one hand

B. on the contrary

C. however

D. otherwise

11. The ______ and more educated people in the East have, to a great extent, taken up the table manners and customs of the West.

A. rich

B. richer

C. poor

D. poorer

12. ______ suggestions you make, he will turn a deaf ear to them.

A. What

B. Which

C. Whatever

D. However

13. Mr. Johnson, together with his wife and two daughters, ____to arrive on the evening flight.

A. are going

B. are

C. will

D. is

14. The meeting is for the ______ purpose of discussing how to prevent crime.

A. detailed

B. specific

C. limited

D. sophisticated

15. The ______ of College English Tests is to help students learn English better, isn’t it?

A. objective

B. subject

C. objecting

D. aiming

16. The newspaper ______ severe punishment for all who had been involved in this incident.

A. applied for

B. called for

C. looked for

D. paid for

17. By trading, both countries get good products from abroad for ______they would cost if made at home.

A. less than

B. more than

C. little than

D. fewer than

18. He was ______ by the army because of his poor eye-sight.

A. rejected

B. stopped

C. declined

D. prevented

19. At the ______moment, people from all corners of the country offered their help to the earthquake survivors.

A. meaningful

B. critical

C. beneficial

D. useful

20. I was ______ when I learnt that your application for the post of secretary had been unsuccessful.

A. regretful

B. regretted

C. regrettable

D. regretting

21. Who is the greatest man ______ ?

A. living

B. lively

C. live

D. alive

22. I never had the ______ to hear him play the piano.

A. contact

B. contest

C. possibility

D. opportunity

23. ______ of money prevented us from taking a holiday this year.

A.  Limitation

B. Freedom

C. Expense

D. Lack

24. These shops normally ______ in old antique (古董) items, not in modern ones.

A. major

B. pull

C. specialize

D. get

25. Physics is the equivalent of ______ used to be called natural philosophy.

A. that

B. all

C. which

D. what

26. The government uses opinion polls to learn what people think about many social ______.

A. issues

B. subjects

C. questions

D. objects

27. Her father ______ nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished (有造诣的) woman of the age.

A. omitted

B. thought

C. paid

D. thanked

28. Many difficulties have ______ as a result of the exchange over to a new type of fuel.

A. existed

B. raised

C. arisen

D. aroused

29. We moved to the front row ______ we could hear and see better.

A. so as

B. so that

C. because

D. such that

30. My father ______ me by saying that I could win in the speech contest, so I took part in it.

A. discouraged

B. encouraged

C. prevented

D. asked

31. While ______ your imagination, you should be alone and completely undisturbed.

A. exercising

B. exercises

C. to exercise

D. exercised

32. You must have said something to ______ her, as she was crying after talking with you.

A. defend

B. offend

C. confuse

D. offer

33. The roommates should ______ to clean their dormitory.

A. take sides

B. take turns

C. give up

D. give off

34. We will manage to ______ all the debt within two years.

A. pay for

B. give back

C. give away

D. pay off

35. Jack and Jane announced their ______ to their colleagues and everyone is waiting for their marriage.

A. engagement

B. investment

C. appointment

D. arrangement

Part II   Reading Comprehension (40%)

Passage 1

Once it was considered good to keep the car engine idling a minute or two following cold starts. Today, with modern technology, the opposite is true. An engine operating under road conditions will warm up faster and nun more efficiently than the one that is idling. Idling just burns gas (on average, about a gallon an hour) .
      When you have a full tank of gas, park the car downhill. This will prevent any gas from coming out of the tank. Parking in areas of less or no sunlight helps prevent the gas from steaming that would occur if you parked in the hot sun. Your car will stay cooler, too, and that means less gas consuming work for the air conditioner once the engine is started.
      Stay away from wide-track tires if you want top mileage (汽车耗费1加仑油所行驶的路程)。Narrow-track tires produce less friction and thus less rolling resistance. The same effect is achieved by adding three to five pounds above recommended pressure to each tire; while this won't noticeably affect your car's sliding quality, it will increase tire life and gas mileage.
      Check tire pressure often, especially when the weather turns cold. The difference between winter and summer tire pressure can be as much as eight pounds. This could cost you two miles per gallon.
36. The main purpose of the passage id to tell us _____.

A. how to drive faster                                                       B. how to drive a car properly

C. how to make a car run smoothly                                  D. how to make your car consume less gas

37. According to the passage, keeping the engine running idly ______.

A. will just waste gas B. will warm it up more quickly C. will make it work more efficiently D. is necessary in cold weather

38. Parking your car in a cool place ______.

A. will take it longer to warm up the engine                   B. means less gas consumption for the air conditioner

C. prevents any gas from coming out of the tank            D. helps start your car more easily

39. Wide-track tires ______.

A. won’t noticeably affect your car’s sliding quality     B. can increase tire life

C. will increase rolling resistance                                  D. helps attain top gas mileage

40. Tire pressure changes ______.

A. in different weather conditions C. in different road conditions

B. when narrow-track tires are used D. when wide-tiack tyres are used

Passage 2
A major incentive(动力)for college attendance is the belief that it will prepare you for a career. Chances are that the career you want, whether in nursing, counseling, law, or management, requires a college education. Even if the return of your education isn't as great as it used to be, you would probably rather he a relatively poorly paid lawyer than a secretary or a construction worker; you would probably rather be a manager than a managee. In the sense that a degree is increasingly required for even middle-level jobs, your investment in a college education will still pay off.
    It can pay off in other ways too. It is a value judgment to say that a college education will make you a better person, but it is a value judgment that the vast majority of college graduates are willing to make. Survey after survey demonstrates that people feel very positive about their college education, believing that it has made them better and more tolerant people
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