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2008年福建省高职高专升本科入学考试

大学英语  试卷

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）

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I. Vocabulary and Structure（45point ,1.5for each）

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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

1. The bedroom needs _____.

2. This is the longest bridge that ____ on Changjiang River.

3. The shop assistant ____ me $25 for this suitcase.

4. Sorry, I mistake your office ____ John’s.

5. Would you please call me up later ____ they decide to go camping?

6. When I applied for passport to be renewed, I had to send them a _____ photograph.

7. It was Japan _____ launched the war against China.

8. The question is worth _____ again.

9. Training is provided, so no ___ experience is required for the job.

10. If you don’t ____ smoking you will never get better.

11. Only after you have received the telegram _____ the time of his arrival.

12. Tom was surprised to know that Asia is ___ as Europe.

13. It is so expensive that I can’t ____it.

14. She suggested _____ another day in the countryside.

15. If I ____ more careful, such mistake could have been avoided.

16. ______, we had to take a taxi.

17. The Call of the Wild is ____ to be one of Jack London’s greatest works.

18. _____ our soccer team plays fifty games a year.

19. Many old buildings in the city ____ for modern ones.

20. The book is ____ more difficult than the one I recommended to you.

21. ____ born in China, the boy was brought up in the USA.

22. ____ is known to all, haste makes waste.

23. That is the very old woman _____ house was burned down last night.

24. Hardly had he finished his speech _____ the audience started cheering.

25. ____ the book, he found out some answers to this question.

26. The spacecraft will send back ____ on surface winds and temperatures.

27. The reason for my refusal is ___ you’re unreliable.

28. He came all the way to China for promoting friendship ____ for making money.

29. If you don’t mind, I ______ do my homework than play cards with you.

30. No one, except his two best friends, _____ where he is.

II. Cloze Test (15points, 1 for each)

Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself." When I was a young boy, I was 31 shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often  32  me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,  33  happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to  34  it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak  35  all the teachers and students of my school!

"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to  36  . " Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I  37 the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100  38  . With my mother's great love, I did  39 in the contest. I could hardly believe my  40  when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers   41  the teachers and students. Those classmates  42  once looked down on me, now all said "Congratulations!"  43  me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

44  then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  45  to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

III. Reading Comprehension (45points)

Section A (30points, 2 for each)

Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each of the three passages 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.

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:

In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home. Since the man earned the money, he paid the bills. The money was used for food, clothes, a house, and other family needs. The man made most of the decisions. He was the boss.

In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked the meals, cleaned house, washed the clothes, and did other household work, Her job at home was very important.

In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities.

There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.

A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time, or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children. Or she may want to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.

46. Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?

47. In recent years _______.

48. Men and women play now choose all the following EXCEPT to _______.

49. The following are all now true EXCEPT _______.

50. Which of the following is NOT true?

Questions 51to 55 are based on the following passage:

Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be game of some kind football, hockey, golf, tennis, or it may be mountaineering.

Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.

Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.

If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a 'team game'. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no 'matches' between 'teams' of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.

The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.

A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and their certainly experience equal enjoyment.

51. Mountaineering is a sport which involves____.

52. The main difference between a sport and a game lies in _____.

53. Mountaineering is also a team sport because_____.

54. Which of the following is true?

55. Which is the best title for the passage_______.

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:

   Most cities and states in the U.S. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. You must ask when you move into a new community how the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably, from one or two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. The New York City sales tax, for example, is currently 8%, so if you buy a pair of $40 shoes you will actually have to pay $43.20.This makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult (not to mention making everything more expensive). We say in America that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other is taxes.

   Another thing that makes money exchanges more complicate is tipping. The Chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but Westerners are still plagued with this indignity. Waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers and hairdressers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. Their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, will make up the difference. If you don’t, the service person can’t earn a living. Tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much.

There is another kind of tipping as well. You are generally expected to give something (either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman and to your building “super” at Christmas time. You should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.

56. This passage is about_______.

57. According to the passage, if you buy a pair of $50 shoes in the New York City, you pay an     extra ____ as sales tax.

58. Usually cab drivers ______.

59. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

60. Usually, taxable items and the amount of tax_____.

Section B Short Answer Questions (15 points, 3 for each)

Directions: Answer each of the questions in less than 10 words.

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage

     In a classroom in any countries, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind the culture of the country.

In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information; instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not just to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals than personal ideas. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teacher says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In Western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.

61.Do students in the United States have to remember a lot of information?

62.There is often discussion in the classroom in America, isn’t there?

63.What does the education in the United States encourage?

64.Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas?

65. What do the teachers in Asian countries think about their job?

IV. Translation (20 points, 4 for each)

Directions: In this part, there are five items which you are required to translate into Chinese, each item consists of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

66. Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities.

67. Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.

68. Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football.

69. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and their certainly experience equal enjoyment.

70. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably, from one or two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others.

V. Writing (25 points)

Directions: For this part you are to write a composition in no less than 120 words and you are required to base your composition on the outlines given below in Chinese.

(根据下面的三点中文提示，写一篇不少于120个英文单词的短文)

1. 有的青年工作后乃至结婚后仍然跟父母居住在一起。

2. 讲述这样一家人一起生活对青年和父母的好处和坏处。（好处或坏处两种只需选一个来论述）

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