loading安徽省2013年普通高校专升本招生考试
英语
注意事项：
1.试卷共分8页，请用黑色签字笔答题，答案写在答题纸上相应的位置。写在试卷上无效。 2.答题之前请将答题纸上密封线内的项目填写完整。 Part ⅠVocabulary and Structure (1 point each;30 points in all)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one，by deciding on the most appropriate answer from the four choices marked A、B、C and D ,and then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. —— Mary, thanks very much for your help.
—— ______. Have a good day. A. It’s OK
B. It’s my pleasure D. No problem
C. was sweeping
D. swept
C. Nothing particular A. is sweeping A. for
2. The owner of the store ______ his floor when I walked in.
B. sweeps B. on
3. Never ignore the impression you may make ______ others.
C. to D. with C. That
D. Why D. homesick D. founded D. shall D. a deal D. hidden D. which D. efficient D. given out D. so
4. ______ we’ll go for a picnic depends on the weather. A. Whether B. If A. anxious A. founding A. will
5. As he has been in America for 3 years now, Hong Liang is ______ for China.
B. famous B. to found B. should
C. responsible
6. American Global University is a private institution of higher learning, ______ in June of 1996.
C. having founded C. would
7. I wish you ______come back to Beijing with us, but that’s for you to decide. 8. If you want to eat out, you’d better call a restaurant and make ______. A. a reservation A. scattered A. when A. careful
B. an effort B. forgotten B. why B. patient
C. a decision C. left C. that C. keen
9. I’m terribly sorry. I seem to have ______ my book at home. 10. April Fool’s day is a day ______ people play jokes on friends.
11. Even as a child, Daisy was a(n) ______reader. She spent all of her pocket money on books. 12. The ring has been ______ in my family. It was my great-grandmother’s originally. A. handed down A. very
B. picked up B. rather
C. left behind C. too
13. Sophia spoke ______ softly that I could hardly hear her.
14. We will have made full preparations for the ceremony ______ tomorrow. A. when the guests will arrive C. when will the guests arrive
B. when the guests arrive D. when are the guests arriving
15. The newly published book is really good. I would not ______ for a second to recommend it to my classmates. A. determine A. much A. attractive
B. hesitate B. more
C. discuss
D. consider D. the more D. expensive
16. The more people there are around them, ______ fun the kids seem to have.
C. the most C. appropriate
17. Don’t be too formal. Plain, simple clothes are ______ for school wear.
B. mysterious
18. —— What does “encyclopedia” mean, John?
—— Sorry, I have no idea. You’d better ______ in the dictionary. A. look it up A. where A. shallow A. sharply
B. look at it
B. in which B. sound B. angrily
C. look into it C. which C. light
D. look it over
D. that D. broken D. directly
19. It was at university ______ I first met Hopkins.
20. It’s been a really hard day today, so I should have a _______ sleep tonight.
21. If you want to hold someone’s attention, look them _______ in the eye, but don’t stare.
C. carefully
22. The ______ between successful and unsuccessful people is that the former put into practice what they have learned, while the latter don’t. A. link A. go
B. difference
B. goes B. before B. by rule B. some
C. balance C. has gone C. while C. in turn C. none C. is
D. relationship D. have gone D. as D. in vain D. much D. isn’t D. Two-thirds D. taste
23. Tom together with his friends ______ to play basketball every Sunday afternoon. 24. I will never forget Mary, ______ I saw her only once. A. though
25. The two strangers met ______ in Beijing and got married one month later. A. by chance A. few A. does A. Two-third
26. I turned to my coach for information on swimming skills, but got ______ as he was away. 27. Lucy seldom goes to the theatre, ______ she?
B. doesn’t
28. ______ of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
B. Second-thirds B. disappointment
C. Second-third C. relief
29. To my ______, this is one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. A. satisfaction
30. —— Mike, I’m afraid it’s too late. I’d better be going now. —— ______ I’ll call you later. A. Quite well
B. Help yourself
C. Good job
D. See you
Part Ⅱ Cloze(1 point each; 15 points in all)
Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are for choices marked A ,B ,C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Long ago there was a busy marketplace in a town. People came to buy and __31___all sorts of things there.
One day an old man went to the __32__to buy some vegetables. He saw lots of people _33__ them was a young man, strong and fierce. Everyone was __34__him. In front of the strong man, there was a heavy rock. Some people tried to lift it but it was too ___35__for them. The strong man said:” Look at me. I can lift this heavy rock.”
The man __36__ and took hold of the heavy rock. He pulled and pulled. His face went redder and redder. Slowly he lifted the rock __37__his head to show off. “I am the __38__ man in the world,” he cried. Then someone shouted, “You are like a buffalo(水牛)! A buffalo is strong too!” _39__hearing that, all people laughed ,including the strong man himself.
Just then the strong man saw the old man smiling at him. __40__ but somewhat confused, the young man shouted angrily,. “Why are you smiling ? Are you stronger than I am?”
The old man said, “ You may be very strong. __41__ you are too proud. You should not __42__ yourself. True, a buffalo is strong, but it has no ___43__!”
The strong man felt foolish. He looked down at the ground and walked away. __44__he finally realized that it was better to be __45__ than strong. After that, no one was afraid of him anymore.
31. A. check B. beg C. sell D. rent 32. A. shop B. market C. mall D. farm 33. A. Among B. Around C. Inside D. Between 34. A. respectful of B. afraid of C. surprised at D. satisfied with 35. A. high B. big C. hard D. heavy 36. A. bent forward B. sat down C. turned back D. Stood straight 37. A. beyond B. beside C. under D. above 38. A. strongest B. brightest C. tallest D. heaviest 39. A. At B. With C. On D. In 40. A. Proud B. Stupid C. Selfish D. Polite 41. A. so B. for C. or D. but 42. A. talk about B. laugh at C. speak to D. smile at 43. A. meaning B. courage C. power D. sense 44. A. though B. as C. lest D. if 45. A. fierce B. young C. wise D. funny
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (2 points each; 50 points in all) Section A
Directions: There are four passages in this section. Each passage is followed by five questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A、B、C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1
A happy life and a meaningful life are not the same. Leading a happy life is associated with being a “taker”, while leading a meaningful life corresponding with being a “giver”.
Happiness is about feeling good and getting what we want. People who are happy tend to think that life is easy. They are in good physical health and able to buy the things that they need