2001年陕西专升本（英语）真题试卷

一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0. Once we receive your order, we will ______ goods to your in twenty-four hours.

A．distribute
B．transfer
C．deliver
D．convey

1. She ______ her husband ______ his clumsy bearing (举止).

A．reflected, on
B．lectured, on
C．condemned, to
D．talked, about

2. Only one more week and the contract will______.

A．run out
B．bring out
C．put through
D．carry on

3. Packing all the goods will take ______ days.

A．another ten
B．other ten
C．the ten more
D．the other ten

4. ______ to what I thought, he has proved to be successful.

A．Content
B．Complex
C．Contract
D．Contrary

5. The crisis in our industry was ______ by intense competition from foreign producers.

A．brought on
B．brought forward
C．brought up
D．brought round

6. I am feeling too tired to drive any more, will you______?

A．turn over
B．take over
C．hand over
D．go over

7. It would be ______ to get a second opinion before taking any further action.

A．sensational
B．sensitive
C．senseless
D．sensible

8. She decided to ______ in the history course at the local evening school.

A．enter
B．enroll
C．attend
D．register

9. The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is generally ______ improvements in diet.

A．attributed to
B．adjusted to
C．adapted to
D．accustomed to

10. People are criticizing the economic policies that have ______ the decline of manufacturing industry.

A．assessed
B．accepted
C．accessed
D．accelerated

11. Each boy and each girl ______ ordered to leave the classroom.

A．was
B．were
C．has
D．have

12. Dr. Johnson was granted an honored title in ______ of his valuable work for the college.

A．advancement
B．acquisition
C．announcement
D．acknowledgement

13. They have ______ most carefully the time and the materials needed to complete the project.

A．picked out
B．left out
C．taken out
D．figured out

14. His remarks finally ______ me that I had made the right decision.

A．assured
B．ensured
C．reassured
D．insured

15. Despite his ______ planning, the exposition turned out to be a failure.

A．exquisite
B．exhausted
C．elaborate
D．insufficient

16. He made a ______ gesture, which offended the young lady greatly.

A．vague
B．vulgar
C．vogue
D．vigorous

17. He was ______ of stealing and send to prison for third time.

A．convicted
B．accused
C．charged
D．sentenced

18. An inquiring mind can catch ______ to a new idea quickly.

A．on
B．up
C．at
D．out

19. Many of the former associates ______ him when it became it known how he had abused his position of trust.

A．turned against
B．help up
C．convinced of
D．went on

20. Plenty of facts ______ him to our point of view.

A．consented
B．converted
C．conversed
D．conformed

21. During July and August there was no rain for weeks______.

A．in the end
B．at the end
C．to the end
D．on end

22. The general manager was ______ busy to see visitors.

A．too much
B．much
C．much too
D．very much

23. A hidden alarm under the cashier"s can be ______ in case of emergency.

A．negotiated
B．initiated
C．launched
D．activated

24. If you cannot attend the meeting, please find someone to ______ for you.

A．replace
B．substitute
C．displace
D．misplace

25. He insisted that he ______ until the work is finished.

A．didn"t rest
B．not rest
C．wouldn"t rest
D．don"t rest

26. The exposure to foreign cultures gradually led to the______.

A．distribution
B．disintegration
C．disorder
D．destruction

27. Ironically, racial discrimination, which is ______ with democratic principles, has existed in America, "his greatest democracy in the world".

A．incompatible
B．unanimous
C．disagreeable
D．contrary

28. A doctor, together with two nurses, ______ sent to that faraway village to help the sick people.

A．have been
B．has been
C．has
D．have

29. He hurried to the bus stop, ______ the last bus had already left.

A．only finding
B．only having found
C．only to find
D．only to have found

30. ______he known my address, he would have come.

A．Were
B．Did
C．Had
D．Should

31. If only I ______ not so nervous at the important interview.

A．was
B．has been
C．be
D．were

32. This kind of mowing machine differs from the other ______ it is more powerful.

A．in that
B．now that
C．so that
D．on condition that

33. The committee ______ among themselves for four hours.

A．has been arguing
B．has been argued
C．have been arguing
D．have been argued

34. ______, we decided not to disturb him.

A．Tired although he was
B．Tired as he was
C．Tired though was he
D．As tired he was

35. Either your teacher or you ______ mistaken.

A．are
B．is
C．has
D．be

36. We could not even look at the sun, for otherwise we______.

A．should be blinded
B．be blinded
C．were blinded
D．blind

37. Many a man and a woman ______ himself or herself faced with a marriage crisis.

A．find
B．have found
C．finds
D．is finding

38. There is ______ traffic on the streets after the rush hour.

A．none
B．fewer
C．less
D．few

39. ______in the traffic accident that she had to be sent to the hospital at once.

A．So Seriously Rosa was injured
B．So seriously injured was Rosa
C．So injured seriously was Rosa
D．So seriously injured Rosa was

二、2.Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part, each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0.One thing almost everyone is agreed on, including Americans, is that they place a very high valuation upon success. Success does not necessarily mean material rewards, but recognition of some sort preferably measurable. If the boy turns out to be a preacher (传教) instead of a businessman, that"s all right. But the bigger his church and congregation, the more successful he is judged to be.
  A good many things contributed to this accent on success. There was the Puritan (清教) belief in the virtue of work, both for its own sake and because the rewards it brought were regarded as signs of God"s love. There was the richness of opportunity in a land waiting to be settled. There was the lack of a settled society with fixed ranks and classes, so that a man was certain to rise through achievement.
  There was the determination of the immigrant to gain in the new world what had been denied to him in the old. And on the part of his children an urge to throw off the immigrant Onus (负担) by still more success and still more rise in a fluid, classless society. Brothers did not compete within the family for the favor of the parents as in Europe, but strove for success is the outer world, along paths of their own choosing.
In American society, one"s success is measured by______.

A．materialistic rewards
B．his being recognized
C．the church he stats in
D．his contribution to the church

1.
In terms of success, the Puritans value work high because______.

A．they believe that one can gain success only through work
B．work is the best way to contribute to the society
C．the rewards from work are regarded as the sign of God"s love
D．only by working hard will one become rich

2.
According to the passage, the number of factors that contributed to the accent on success is______.

A．four
B．five
C．two
D．one

3.
The immigrants went to America mainly to______.

A．search for what had been denied to them in his own society
B．compete with their brother
C．get rich
D．settle

4.
What is the main idea of the passage? ______.

A．Americans place a very high valuation upon success
B．There are many ways to gain success in America
C．How success is measures in American
D．The Puritan believe in success

5.Service as an ideal has spread out into many branches of American life. More and more the institution of a community are expected to anticipate (预见) the needs of the citizen, and to make possible a healthier, happier, richer life. Meanwhile service as a commercial activity has leaped ahead. Since 1870 the experienced labor force engaged in production of services has risen from 25% to 35%. Whether you want a daily diaper (尿布) service for the new infant, a carwash (many of them mechanized so as to be completed in ten or fifteen minutes ) or a clipping for your dog, you are sure to find it. The yellow pages in the back of every telephone booklist hundreds of such offerings.
  While the supermarkets have been moving in the direction of self-service in exchange for lower prices, smaller enterprises have sprung up to supply home service to those who want it, especially to the many people who now live in rural or suburban areas. Our country district is visited regularly by a grocer, a greengrocer, several bakers, a dispenser of frozen foods and there ice cream men, not to mention the occasional salesman of brushes, insurance, magazines or cars, and that absolutely indispensable country institution, the rural letter carrier.
  The accent on service suggests an attempt to blend (混合) the two conflicting foes in the national character-the hard-headed (固执的) drive for business success and the soft religiously inspired urge to serve others. As the recipients of such services we in turn find ourselves wanting to support them all, for if they are taking the trouble to serve us it seems only fair that they should be helped to succeed.
Which of following best describes the main idea of the passage? ______.

A．Americans are the best served in the world
B．The production of services in America has risen from 25% to 35%
C．Supermarkets have moved in the right direction of self-service
D．Service as an ideal of American people has entered into many fields of lives of Americans

6.
We can infer from the passage that yellow passages in telephone books______

A．are the pages in which you can find service that you want
B．are the pages in which you can find new telephone numbers
C．are pages in which government organization are listed
D．none of the above

7.
Supermarkets have been moving in the direction of self-service in order to______.

A．make more money
B．cut down the price of goods sold
C．compete with grocers
D．make possible a healthier, happier and richer life

8.
Since 1870, Americans have witnessed______.

A．a dramatic change in American service system
B．a great change in the daily life of Americans
C．an increase of supermarkets
D．a great increase in the number of experienced people in the production of services

9.
What does the word "urge" in the last paragraph of the passage mean? ______.

A．Motivation
B．Strength
C．Hardworking
D．Driving a car

10.Because smoking is a form. of addiction, 80% percent of smokers who quit usually experience some withdrawal symptoms (断症状瘾). These may include headache, light-headedness, and chest pains. Psychological symptoms, such as anxiety, short-term depression, and inability to concentrate, may also appear. The main psychological symptom is increased irritability. People become so irritable, in fact, that they say the feel "like killing some body". Yet there in no evidence that quitting smoking leads to physical violence.
  Some people seem to lose all their energy and drive, wanting only to sleep. Others react in exactly the opposite way. Becoming so over energized that they can"t find enough activity to burn off their excess energy. For instance, one woman said she cleaned out all her closets completely and was ready to go next to start on her neighbor"s. Both these extremes, however, eventually, the symptoms may be intense for two or three days, but within 10 to 14 days after quitting, most subside (平静下来). The truth is that after people quit smoking, they have more energy, they generally will need less sleep, and feel better about themselves.
  Quitting smoking not only extends the ex-smoker"s life. but adds new happiness and meaning to one"s current life. Most smokers state that immediately after they quit smoking, they start noticing dramatic differences in their overall health and vitality.
  Quitting is beneficial at any age, no matter how long a person has been smoking. The death rate of an ex-smoker decreases after quitting. If the patient quits before a serious disease has developed, his/her body may eventually be able to restore itself almost completely.
Which of the following is the main psychological symptom of smokers who quit? ______.

A．Being light-headed
B．Being anxious
C．Being easily annoyed
D．Being violet

11.
Why does the author offer the example of one woman in paragraph 2? ______.

A．To tell us that smokers will be over-energetic
B．To indicate that smokers have to participate in some activities to help quit smoking
C．To show that the smokers who quit will go to extremes
D．To claim that smokers will be very helpful once the quit smoking

12.
How most smokers feel immediately after they quit smoking? ______.

A．They have better health and more vitality
B．They find that life is meaningless
C．They need more sleep than before
D．They visit their neighbors more often

13.
Which of the following statements is true about ex-smokers according to the passage? ______.

A．They begin to develop some diseases after quitting smoking
B．They can benefit little from quitting if they are heavy smoking
C．They are less likely to die after quitting even if they have serious diseases
D．They may regain their health almost completely if they quit in time

14.
What is the most suitable title of the passage? ______.

A．Danger of smoking
B．Ways to quit smoking
C．Facts about smoking
D．Withdrawal symptoms of smokers

15.Distance learning has moved far away from the traditional correspondence course, aimed at the individual student working alone. The global reach of the Internet makes it possible to unite geographically scattered students in a virtual classroom. Methods such as multimedia, video-conferencing and the Internet will increasingly allow students both to proceed at their own pace, and to interact with one another and their teachers.
  Even without taking the technology to its limits, the idea of education as a lifelong process is catching on throughout the industrialized world. Already, working adults who pursue their studies part-time make up roughly half of students taking college courses in the United States.
  However, there is debate in scholar circles about how far new technology should be used for teaching academic subjects in which personal contacts between teacher and student are still vital. Britain"s Open University, for example, a world leader in distance education, has embraced information technology cautiously, believing it to be no substitute for books and the exchange of ideas at live tutorials and summer schools.
  But the Open University is also moving with the tide. It has set up a "knowledge media institute" to explore ways of adopting information technology. Some teachers are concerned about this trend, arguing that the heavy investment that students are expected to make in computer and communications equipment contradicts the concept of "open" cost, of course, is and important factor in many developing countries, where few people have computers or even phones. Rather than uniting the world, the new technologies could lead to societies of information haves and have-nots.
Distance learning is different from the traditional correspondence course in that______.

A．it requires the individual student to work alone
B．it enables all the students to work at the same pace
C．it allows students to discuss with one another and their teachers
D．it enables geographically scattered students to study in the same physical classroom

16.
In paragraph 2, "catch on" means______.

A．become practical
B．became popular
C．became acceptable
D．become creative

17.
Scholarly circles" attitude toward distance learning can best be described as______.

A．disapproving
B．cautious
C．sarcastic
D．indifferent

18.
Some teachers are concerned about distance learning because______.

A．it may lead to an information gap between the rich and the poor
B．it contradicts the traditional concept of education
C．it will take the place of books and teachers
D．it requires universities to make a heavy investment

19.
We can infer the passage that______.

A．students accept new concept more easily than teachers
B．students are reluctant to invest in equipment for distance learning
C．distance learning is sure to take the place of traditional higher education
D．there is still lectured, on room for distance learning to develop

三、3.Cloze

Cloze
Directions: Each blank in the following passage is provided with 4 choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

0.   A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists 【B1】______ pets, build model ships anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists perform. 【B2】______ musical instruments. They collect 【B3】______ from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps.
  People 【B4】______ hobbies because these activities 【B5】______ enjoyment, knowledge and relaxation. Anyone can follow a satisfying hobby, 【B6】______ his age, position or income. Hobbies can help a person"s 【B7】______ or physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable 【B8】______ helping patients 【B9】______ from illnesses. Hobbies can provide patients with interests that keep them 【B10】______ thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by having them 【B11】______ up interesting hobbies.
  【B12】______ modern times, people were too busy 【B13】______ a living to have hobbies. But some people who had 【B14】______ did enjoy hobbies. They have had more time than 【B15】______ for hobbies since automation began to reduce the 【B16】______ time they spent 【B17】______ jobs.   Hobbies provide 【B18】______ for workers who do the 【B19】______ tasks all day along. Those who have 【B20】______ hobbies never need to worry about what to do when they have leisure hours.

A．raise
B．feed
C．watch
D．hunt

1.(62)

A．in
B．by
C．with
D．on

2.(63)

A．anything
B．everything
C．with
D．something

3.(64)

A．take up
B．take to
C．take in
D．take down

4.(65)

A．get
B．take
C．gain
D．offer

5.(66)

A．rather than
B．instead of
C．regardless of
D．other than

6.(67)

A．mind
B．mental
C．mine
D．mental

7.(68)

A．in
B．for
C．at
D．to

8.(69)

A．cover
B．cure
C．recover
D．heal

9.(70)

A．on
B．from
C．in
D．at

10.(71)

A．to take
B．taking
C．taken
D．take

11.(72)

A．Until
B．At
C．During
D．Along with

12.(73)

A．make
B．making
C．to make
D．made

13.(74)

A．entertainment
B．relaxation
C．pleasure
D．leisure

14.(75)

A．before
B．that
C．did
D．those

15.(76)

A．quality
B．figure
C．amount
D．number

16.(77)

A．with
B．in
C．on
D．at

17.(78)

A．variety
B．variation
C．vary
D．variance

18.(79)

A．complicated
B．simple
C．same
D．different

19.(80)

A．provided
B．taken
C．brought
D．developed

四、4.Translation

0.Section A (非英语专业学生做)
Directions: In this part, there are 5 items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or more sentences. These sentences are all taken from the reading passage in part II. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context.
There was the Puritan (清教徒)belief in the virtue of work, both for its own sake and because the rewards it brought were regarded as signs of God"s love.

1. As the recipients of such services we in turn find ourselves wanting to support them all, for if they are taking the trouble to serve us it seems only fair that they should be helped to succeed.

2. If the patient quits before a serious disease has developed, his/her body may eventually be able to restore itself almost completely.

3. Even without taking the technology to its limits, the idea of education as a lifelong process is catching on throughout the industrialized world.

4. Rather than uniting the world, the new technologies could lead to societies of information haves and have-nots.

5.Section B (英语专业学生做)
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage in Chinese. Read it carefully and put it into English.
                长江污染得到遏制
  专家们发现，中国最大的江河——长江——在2002年中的污染大幅度减少。2002年大约有200亿吨的工业废弃物和污水排放到了长江。根据长江水资源管理委员会最新报道，这一排放量比上一年减少了14亿吨。污染排放物减少的主要因素是沿江主要城市，例如上海、武汉提高了它们的污水处理能力，这些城市正在建造更多的污水处理工厂。
  然而，随着长江两岸人口的急剧增长和工农业生产的蓬勃发展，再加上现代化步伐的加速，长江仍然面临严重的水污染。但是，专家们有信心认为，随着工业废水处理能力的逐步提高，长江水污染完全可以得到遏制。
  Words for reference: Yangtze River Water Resources Committee长江水资源管理委员会   Sewage 污水

五、5.Writing

0. In this part of the test, you are allowed to write a short composition of about 150 words based on the topic given.
             Computer Games, Good or Not?
1. Why do so many people enjoy playing computer games?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of playing computer games?
3. What"s your attitude toward computer games?