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2005年江西省高校专升本考试英语试卷
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) At the office.
B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In the restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “ At the office “ is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line though the center.
Sample Answer [A] [C] [D]
1. A) They don’t go to the concert. C) Her brother will lend a car to him. B) The subway is fine for her. D) They’ll rent a car to the concert. 2. A) Driving her car. C) Having a meal. B) Typing an essay. D) Going back home.
3. A) The movie is excellent. C) He has no time to see it. B) He wants to see it again. D) The movie is not good. 4. A) Go to the Seventh Street. C) Get her passport ready. B) Take ten pictures. D) Develop the photos herself. 5. A) She’s in a bus. C) She’s on a plane. B) She’s in a train. D) She’s in a taxi. 6. A) The woman forgot to bring her raincoat. B) The woman was late for the school bus. C) The woman got wet in the rain. D) The woman lost her way.
7. A) Write a letter to Nancy. C) Call Nancy while she was home.
B) Meet Nancy and talk with her. D) Make an appointment with Nancy. .
8. A) 30 dollars. C) 21 dollars. B) 24 dollars. D) 15 dollars.
9. A) She was stopped by a police. B) She lost her driving license. C) She noticed the speed limit. D) She was walking too fast. 10. A) Teacher and student. B) Doctor and patient.
C) Co-workers in an office. D) Manager and employee. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) He was a professor. C) He was an engineer. B) He was a businessman. D) He was an official. 12. A) He had to go to the airport early next morning. B) He was going to hire a new driver. C) He would have his old car repaired.
D) He and John’s mother would go abroad.
13. A) He would take a taxi. C) He would go there by bus.
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B) He would ride a bike. D) He would walk to school. Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Because he speaks several languages. B) Because he has more experience. C) Because he is patient and kind. D) Because he is a robot.
15. A) They are often too busy to ask patients many questions.
B) They can’t get enough education to cope with serious diseases. C) Their patients are often unwilling to tell them the truth.
D) Their patients often ask them to treat their diseases on holidays. 16 A) He can help other doctors to treat patients. B) He can give useful information to other doctors. C) He can take care of other doctors’ patients. D) He can write out prescriptions for other doctors.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) In America. B) In Europe. C) In Asia. D) In Canada.
18. A) It is 88 stories high.
B) It is so far the tallest in the world. C) It is the fifth tallest building in Asia.
D) It is as tall as the World Trade Center in New York. 19 A) It keeps some of the Chinese traditional style. B) It looks like a huge television tower. C) It is a combination of twin towers.
D) It has a supermarket and a grand theater inside. 20 A) Most tall buildings are not quite safe.
B) New York will not construct new tall buildings.
C) It is necessary to build more tall buildings in big cities. D) Tall buildings must be able to withstand earthquakes.
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage one
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
In the past, a city’s major shopping district was in its downtown area. People could get downtown more easily than they could get to other parts of the city. Before the 1960s, the best way to travel in a city was on a street-car, a subway, a railroad, or an elevated train. All of these ran on tracks that led downtown.
As our cities grew outward, people living far from the center of town needed a place they could drive to quickly. Driving downtown was difficult. Finding a parking space downtown was something almost impossible. People also needed a shopping place where they could park easily.
To meet the shopping needs of people living in the suburbs, groups of businesses moved farther out, too. Today, most suburbs have large shopping centers.
Modern and well-planned shopping centers are built on large areas of ground. They have even more space for parking than they do for stores. The shopping centers have many different kinds of stores. Often, the shoppers can do all their shopping in one place.
The very large shopping centers have malls which make shopping pleasant. The mall is an area between stores set aside for walking. Shoppers can stroll（漫步）from store to store and enjoy beautiful fountains, statues, and plants. There are benches so that shoppers may rest. Some shopping centers have malls with roofs that protect shoppers from the weather outside.
21. The first paragraph tells us that in the past ________. A) few people drove cars to do shopping
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B) it was convenient to do shopping downtown C) people liked to live in downtown areas
D) street-cars were the main vehicle within a city
22. Why did some businesses move from downtown to the suburbs? A) They needed more space to build modern large stores. B) People no more liked to do shopping in city centers. C) Shopping downtown was difficult due to heavy traffic. D) Downtown businesses were not as good as before.
23. Nowadays people prefer to go shopping in big malls because malls ________. A) are close to their homes
B) have much larger walking space C) can shelter people from sunshine D) are more pleasant for shoppers
24. The passage is mainly about ________. A) changes of people’s shopping habits B) the need for modern shopping centers C) people’s life in the center of big cities D) how to run a business in the suburbs
25. We can conclude from the passage that ________. A) suburban areas are beautiful and pleasant places
B) elevated trains will be built to connect shopping centers C) only city people visit big shopping centers
D) suburban people will have more shopping centers
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
When I arrived in Beijing more than five years ago, I had already given blood 79 times. I wanted to continue to be a donor（献血者）. But entering a Red Cross clinic（诊所）in Beijing, I was surprised to be received as a hero. For me, a blood donation was simply a good habit and gift of love to humans.
In Canada, donors can give 450 ml each time, every 51 days. That means six times a year. In China, we can give only 200 ml, every four months.
In 1984, there were only 19 donors in Beijing who offered their blood for free. One year later, there were 141. In 1986, 1,083, and so on until the figure reached 10,046 in 1990, 14,016 in 1992 and more than double that the following year. There were 41,037 in 1994, and my statistics stop here. I?m so glad to see that the Chinese have understood that giving blood is not dangerous, and that it?s a way to say, in a real communist spirit, “Brother, I love you”.
In fact, every time I give blood, I think of my blood running in a man or a woman’s veins（血管）. Through donation thirteen Chinese have become my relatives now. Giving blood is like giving birth. Some of these thirteen people may have died without my donation; doesn’t that make it worth becoming a volunteer（志愿者）? What makes me even happier is when I can convince a Chinese friend to come with me and become a donor too.
Things have become easier since May 1, 1996. A Hong Kong donor offered a well-equipped mobile unit to the Red Cross here. The vehicle stands in front of the Xidan Shopping Mall every Wednesday and Sunday morning, from May to the end of October. Donors just need a few minutes. I hope this public example will encourage new donors, and blood donation will become a social trend among the population.
26. When the writer first went to the Red Cross clinic in Beijing to donate his blood he was surprised ____. A) how he was respected by the people there B) what a good habit blood donation is
C) that donors only gave 200 ml each time in China
D) that most Chinese people were willing to donate blood
27. The number of voluntary blood donors in Beijing in 1993 is ____. A) more than 30,000 B) more than 28,000 C) more than 15,000 D) more than 14,000
28. According to the writer, more and more Chinese are giving blood free because _______. A) they know the advantage of blood donation B) they have learned how to donate blood C) they have realized its great significance
D) they know it’s a way to show their generosity
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29. The word “that” in Line 3, Para. 4 mostly probably means ____. A) Becoming a volunteer B) donating blood C) having relatives
D) saving people’s life
30. The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is to ____. A) explain blood donation is not harmful to the donor’s health B) convince readers of the importance of blood donation C) tell us his donation experience in China D) show people how to give blood free
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Don’t Waste Advertising Dollars
The most important aspect of direct mail marketing（直邮营销）isn’t a creative letter or an attractive offer. It’s a good mailing list of customers. In fact, advertising professionals say that as much as 60 percent of your success in direct mail depends on getting the right names. But before you can find the perfect list, you need to define your ideal customer based on factors such as: l Geographic location
l Age, sex and income level l Profession or educational level l Hobbies
l Size of a company If you’re trying to sell luxury cars（豪华轿车）to rich people, it’s obviously a waste of money to mail an offer to those who earn $30,000 a year. But that’s just what some companies do. This is truly one area where you can be “penny wise and pound foolish.” You can try to search for mailing lists yourself. But it’s generally best to find a broker（经纪人）who can identify the right lists for your company. Then, make sure the names are readily available. A list may be only 12 months old and has many names and addresses on it. But it can no longer be accurate（精确）because people move, close post office boxes, retire, and make other changes.
31. The phrase “an attractive offer” (Line 2, Para. 1) in the passage probably means ________. A) valuable products B) direct mail marketing C) a good mailing list D) something cheap
32. What is considered most important in direct mail marketing? A) Writing a friendly letter. B) Getting the right names. C) Giving a low price.
D) Having a list of customers.
33. What is an ideal customer (Line 4, Para. 1) according to the passage? A) One who will buy your products or service. B) One who will buy a luxury car. C) One who is richer than others. D) One who is not very poor.
34. If a man is “penny wise and pound foolish” (Line 3, Para. 2), people think he is ________. A) a person who saves up every bit of money
B) a person who is only capable of doing small things
C) a person who is sometimes clever and sometimes foolish D) a person who can deal with different kinds of situations
35. It’s very important that you can get in touch with the names on the list, because ________. A) people are always changing B) people move frequently
C) mailing lists are very expensive D) mailing lists are seldom accurate
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
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The laptop computer（便携式电脑）is popular all over the world because it is small enough for us to put on the upper part of our legs. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These computers connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, they also connect students to their classmates.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will get a laptop. Westlake College has started a large computer program for its students. With laptop computers, the students will be connected not only to the Internet but also to libraries. In addition, they can use e–mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop computer program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast–food restaurant or under the trees---anywhere at all. At Westlake College, more than 90 percent of the students use computers, either desktop （台式）or laptop, but the laptop users can work and study in any of the places. Just as one of the Westlake teachers said, “Here we are in the middle of the city and we’re giving students a window on the world.”
36. The laptop computer is becoming more and more popular because it is _________. A) very convenient to use in a lot of places B) cheap enough for everyone to get one C) small enough to put into one’s pocket D) easy to take to and from classrooms
37. What is the main purpose of the laptop computer program in Westlake College? A) To give the students more free time to do their school work.. B) To give the students help in their homework out of classes. C) To offer the students more chances to work in the future. D) To allow the students to do school work anywhere.
38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) 90 percent of the teachers and students in Westlake College use computers. B) Today most students in Westlake College do their studies outside the classrooms. C) Westlake College is making a program to encourage students to use laptops. D) Students in Westlake College can do everything they like to.
39. What is the meaning of the words “giving the students a window on the world” in the last sentence of the passage?
A) Showing them pictures of the world.
B) Giving them chances to travel around the world. C) Offering them Information from around the world. D) Inviting their teachers from other countries.
40. We can learn from the passage that __________. A) laptop computers are difficult to use
B) laptop computers are more powerful than desktop C) Westlake College is a very rich university
D) Westlake College’s students will mainly use laptops
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
41. Most of the employees ________ in this company are young people. A) worked C) being worked B) working D) having worked
42. It might be days ________ the patient can stand on his own feet. A) when C) before
B) as D) after
43. All ________ the people want are lasting peace and social progress. A) what C) those B) such D) which
44. We plan to finish the work on the 15th of next month. By then, we ________ for ten weeks. A) are working C) were working B) have been worked D) will have worked
45. We have nothing to do now but ________ till John comes back.
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