汕头大学医学院成人教育2010级专升本英语考练习
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points, 2 points for each)
Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages in followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
Passage One When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else is not so clear. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become near-sighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism(散光).This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts(白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle. To prove this to yourself look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of the other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes. 11. We should take good care of our eyes ______.
A. only when we cannot see perfectly B. only when we can see well
C. even if we can see well D. only when we realize how important our eyes are 12. When things far away seem indistinct, one is probably ______.
A. near-sighted B. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts 13. Having two eyes, instead of one, is particularly useful for _____. A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away C. looking over a wide area D. judging distance 14. People who suffer from astigmatism_____. A. have a curable disease in their eyes B. have eyes that are not exactly the right shape C. have a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation
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D. have an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses 15. The passage is about______ A. how to protect our eyes B. how important our eyes are
C. we shouldn’t look down upon people with eye problems D. how to deal with eye problems
Passage Two Rudyard Kipling, one of England’s famous writers, was born in Bombay, India, in 1865, where his English father was working for the British government. Kipling spent his early childhood in India. At six he was taken to England and educated in an English school. From 1882 until 1883, there he was an editor of his school paper. He went back to India in 1883. There he became interested in writing and worked for a newspaper. When he was twenty-one he published his book, which was a small book of poetry. Before he was twenty-four he had brought out a small collection of short stories. These were well-like and were full of brilliant descriptions and accurate observations.
Between 1887 and 1899 Kipling traveled around the world. He visited china and Japan, and he lived a few years in America, where he married an American woman. During this period he wrote several of his most popular works, the stories for children, which made him famous. He also published several books of poetry during the time. Kipling returned to England from America and spent the rest of his life there until his death in 1936.
16. Rudyard Kipling’s father is ____.
A. an English B. an American C. a Chinese D. a German 17. What did Rudyard Kipling’s father do?
A. He was a teacher B. He was a doctor C. He was a factory worker D. He was an officer. 18. In which year did Rudyard Kipling go to England? A. 1865 B. 1871 C. 1882 D. 1883 19. Rudyard Kpling’s first book is a ____book.
A. history B. maths C. poetry D. music
20. In ____, Rudyard Kipling wrote several of his most popular works. A. England. B. China C. Japan D. America
Passage Three The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time,
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made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐), commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. 21. How has science done a disservice to mankind?
A. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated.
B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.
C. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food.
D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables. 22. What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods. B. They preserve the color of meats. C. They are the objects of research. D. They cause animals to become fatter. 23. What does FDA mean?
A. Food Direct Additives. B. Final Difficult Analysis. C. Food and Drug Administration. D. Federal Dairy Additives. 24. The word “carcinogenic” means most nearly the same as _____ .
A. trouble-making B. money-making C. color-retaining D. cancer-causing 25. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Drugs are only given to animals for medical reasons.
B. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals.
C. Researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for over thirty five years.
D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world. Passage Four Human environmental interference has halted the approach of a new ice age and will mean a warmer global climate, a local researcher has said. Among the possible consequences, Professor David G. Bridges believes, will be a shrinking of the Great Lakes and inland waters, a northward shift of the agricultural belt into Canada, and a melting of glacial ice that could raise ocean levels. A future increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide, caused by the burning of coal, oil, and gas, will be an
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overwhelming(无法抵抗的) weather influence. The effect of this use of fossil fuels will be a drier Midwest climate with drastic effects on agriculture, commerce, and recreation. “After overpopulation and the shortage of food, his is probably the most serious problem mankind faces.” Professor Bridges said.
26. A possible result of the human interference in the environment may be the____. A. raising of the levels of the Great Lakes and inland waters B. shrinking oceans C. movement of farming areas to the north D. increase of glacial ice 27. Professor Bridges believes that the interference is due to ___.
A. new agricultural methods B. the recent increase in temperatures C. less carbon dioxide in the air D. the burning of coal, oil, and gas 28. According to the passage, the entire earth’s climate should___. A. become much cooler B. grow somewhat warmer C. remain the same D. change only slightly
29. Who or what is primarily responsible for the interference?____
A. Researchers. B. Mankind. C. The new ice age. D. A drier climate. 30. Which of the following can be the title of the passage? ____ A. Blue Earth B. Global Climate
C. Green House Effect D. Human Environmental Interference 11-15: CADBB 16-20: ADBCD 21-25: CBCDA 26-30: CDBBD
Part III Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices
marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. If workers had been paid decent wages, profits so great.
A. would be B. were not to be C. wouldn't have been D. would have been
37. If students can't focus on the spoken words of the teacher, they not only lose __________to learn; they actually lose ability to learn.
A. need B. wish C. desire D. power 38. There is nothing about a native English speaking teacher except that he speaks English easily and well.
A. particular B. special C. specific D. especial 39. I that most people who wanted to buy our newspaper were either moving or getting married.
A. worked out B. figured out C. spoke out D. broke out 40. The Eiffel Tower, symbol of innovative technique at the end of the 19th century, has its universal image.
A. maintained B. preserved C. stored D. continued 41. Amazon is the largest remaining rainforest area left on our planet.
A. so far B. by far C. thus far D. as far as 42. The best thing happened to me was finding my best friend, Katrina.
A. what B. as C. that D. which
43. Life presents many barriers, and all too often those who work hardest may not
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receive great________.
A. rewards B. grants C. allowance D. praise
44. Now almost all the parents want their children to learn the piano or the violin, __________their children are willing or not.
A. no matter whether B. no matter if C. however D. whatever
45. Homework in American schools is often minimal the children have plenty of time to watch television.
A. such that B. so that C. that D. because 46. It is largely thanks to the variable climate in England the English pay so much attention to the work on their homes and gardens.
A. where B. that C. in which D. for which 47. Life on Earth is varied and complex.
A. amazingly B. amusedly C. amazedly D. amusingly
48. In terms of education systems, one cannot say that one system in one country is better than________.
A. that of another B. another C. one of another D. one another
49. When I started applying to colleges, I definitely had no idea what I wanted to _________in.
A. study B. major C. stay D. gear 50. The new immigrants found it hard to themselves to the climate of the country.
A. adopt B. adapt C. regulate D. coordinate 51. One day while looking for a job, I the Chicago Youth Center, which offered me an after-school job.
A. dropped by B. dropped out C. dropped down D. dropped off 52. The newly promoted assistant manager expressed a wish to be to the London branch.
A. exchanged B. transmitted C. transferred D. moved 53. The relationship between China and India has been studied recently. A. originally B. extremely C. violently D. intensively 54. Over a third of the population in that African country was estimated to have no
to the health service.
A. excess B. success C. process D. access 55. When he arrived at the village, he found the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but B. anyone but C. nothing but D. no other than 56. Which sport is the most expensive training equipment, players' personal equipment and uniforms?
A. in place of B. in terms of C. by means of D. by way of 57. your jacket, please. The room is very warm. A. Take off B. Take after C. Take up D. Take on 58. It started raining, so she the nearest house.
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