《基础英语》专插本考试真题.doc

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韩山师范学院专升本插班生考试样卷
英语/英语（商贸英语）专业 基础英语 样卷

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Ⅰ. Match each word with its definition: 10%
Words:
Definitions:
1) councilor
2) arrogant
3) fidget
4) impostor
5) intervene
6) dissipation
7) obscene
8) frailty
9) murmur
10) dingy
11) formidable
12) anguish
13) moribund
14) staunch
15) coma
16) commotion
17) restrain
18) egotism
19) distinctive
20) lust

a) pleasurable but dangerous living
b) morally disgusting; likely to corrupt
c) person who pretends to be somebody he is not
d) member of a group of people chosen to make laws, rules or decision for a country
e) take action in order to prevent something from happening
f) move about restlessly
g) full of pride and self-importance
h) dirty-looking; not fresh or cheerful
i) at the point of death
j) hold back from doing something
k) clearly marking a person or thing as different from others
l) a state of long unnatural deep unconsciousness caused by disease, poisoning, a severe blow and so on
m) a weakness of character or behavior
n) great physical and mental suffering
o) speak in a low but not clear voice
p) great or noisy confusion or excitement
q) very strong, obsessive desire
r) dependably loyal and firm
s) self-importance and self-conceit
t) difficult to defeat
Ⅱ. Fill in each blank with the derivative of the words in parentheses. 10%
1) They set up an ____ committee to advise workers on how to cut down on their expense. ( influent)
2) I want to know who has anything to say in ___.(oppose)
3) You could ____ on food by not going out to eat at the restaurants all the time. (economically)
4) After the hard work, his face _____ with sweat. (glisten)
5) The document was signed in the ____ of two witnesses. (present)
6) Many quarrels between friends are _____ at the time, but incredible afterwards. (evitable)
7) We stood in awe of the ____ of the mosque. (sacred)
8) Good news came in _____ from the battlefield. ( succeed)
9) We are engaged in a work which is ____ of time and energy. ( consume)
10) We believe this is only a ____, rather than a fact. (propose)
Ⅲ. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs. 8%
1) If you still do your homework in such a sloppy way, you will be kept ____after school.
2) When he looked ___on his early struggle as a salesman in a big store, he realized he was a changed man.
3) The young engineer made a name ___himself because of his recent invention on computer software.
4) The company has become a thriving business since this young man took___.
5) The population of this new city is made ___of several nationalities.
6) The government expresses its great concern ____ the life of the people in the flood-stricken area.
7) English people seem to show special aptitude ____ two things.
8) Mary believed her husband’s unusual behavior was attributed ___his stay too late outside.
9) With the flood approaching, the villagers’ lives are measured ____ seconds.
10) You had better turn ___ early. You look so tired after the long journey.
11) The staff in this company are entitled ____ free physical examination once a year.
12) Every citizen is supposed to act ____ accordance with the law.
13) I won’t be put ___ any longer; I want a straight answer to a straight question.
14) Are smelling salts useful in bringing a fainting person _____?
15) Planning and outlining are only a prelude ___writing.
16) The new year party was ___full swing when the famous actress appeared with a beautiful dress.
Ⅳ. Paraphrase the following sentences. 21%
1) There is no country where Shakespeare’s work is not read with something very like awe because there is something fascinating about him.
2) I found myself on varied assignments, all the way from ship news to sports reporting.
3) People are not so inclined to think that the differences between the Arctic and Antarctic outweigh their similarities.
4) As the sun rose higher, thirst began to take a central place in Peter’s consciousness.
5) Snow fell silently and relentlessly until every ugly patch and corner of our rather rambling garden was smoothed over.
6) Euphemisms are considered overly squeamish and affected by contemporary writers, unless used for humorous effect.
7) When the headmaster told him that he had to split the class up into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels, he sat in hostile silence.
Ⅴ. Use the words given in parentheses to translate the following sentences. 21%
1) 黄教授结束精彩的演讲时, 大厅爆发出一阵阵雷鸣般的掌声. (rock, thunderous)
2) 如果你去过那小村庄,你就会发现那里最大的特点就是所有的生命都与周围环境和谐地生活在一起,( feature, harmony)
3) 无论我怎么努力,采取什么方法,我的英语水平不知为什么总未能提高.(unaccountable)
4) 除非你很好地掌握了各种语体,否则你无法在各种场合恰如其分地用英语进行表达.( unless, command )
5) 作为一名学生,他并不轻松, 他必须边学习边打工补贴家用,其实大多数学生的情况也一样. (easy time, true)
6) 你认为做为总经理有必要如此重视这些日常琐事吗?.(trivial, attach)
7）如果不是他的父母和同学在他绝望时给予他帮助,他不可能有今天的成功.(had, desperate)
Ⅵ. Choose the best one to complete each sentence. 8%
1) It is much more _____ to buy a season ticket if you travel everyday.
A. cheap B. economical C. economic D. saving
2) The woods where he picked blackberries were giving _____ to new brick houses.
A. position B. place C. up D. way
3) You must let me have the money without _____ by ten o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. fail B. failure C. fault D. miss
4) We must prevent that kind of disaster at all _____ .
A. chances B. costs C. expenses D. risks
5) The students expected there ____ more reviewing classes before the final examination.
A. is B. being C. have been D. to be
6) What would you like for the first _____? There are quite a lot of interesting things on the menu.
A. course B. dish C. plate D. food
7) The little boy is never _____ about what he eats and what he wears.
A. particular B. special C. peculiar D. specific
8) The result of the examination will be _____ on line tomorrow morning.
A. set off B. released C. relieved D. given off
9) As I’ll be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate_____ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.
A. to hear B. hearing C. to be hearing D. having heard
10) He was very _____ to the old lady and did everything for her.
A. attentive B. guarded C. prudent D. watchful
11) Before leaving the house, you should _____ that all doors and windows are locked.
A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. watchful
12) He’s the _____ image of his father. They’re so alike.
A. alive B. living C. lively D. live
13) After the crash, the insurance company agreed to _____ the car as a total loss.
A. discard B. lay off C. write off D. get do
14) He ______ buying drinks for people who earn twice as much as he does.
A. grudges B. disregards C. objects D. resents
15) _____ I in your position, I would not do it.
A. Was B. Am C. Be D. Were
16) I haven’t seen her ______.
A. years ago B. long ago C. since long D. long since
Ⅶ. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word according to the initial letter given.10%
It is much less 1) c______ for people to carry 2) c___ in the West than it is for
people to carry cash in china. Often it is not 3) s___ to have large 4) a____ of cash on 5) h____ in the West.
Many people use checks or credit cards to 6) a____ carrying cash with 7)t____.
Checks are 8) c____ used to pay 9) r____, for utilities, and telephone 10) b____
And can also be used to make purchases while credit cards are 11) m_____ used
to make purchases.
Credit cards are 12) p____ of plastic, usually 5.5 cm. by 8.5 cm. they are 13)
i____ by banks and 14) s____ that want people to 15) s_____ more money. When purchasing 16) s_____, the buyer will give his credit card to the seller. The seller will check the 17) i_____ on the card and 18) r______ it, accept the card instead of accepting money. The seller will give the buyer a receipt and another receipt goes to the 19) b____. The bank will then send a bill to the buyer, 20) u_____ after 30 days
Ⅷ.Read the following passage . 5%
Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighboring areas untouched. Such event as a tornado struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987, total damages from tornado exceeded $250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.
Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the subtle atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over larges regions than they do forecasting specific local events.
Until recently, the observation intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-range forecasts, or “ Now-casts,” was not feasible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were hard to overcome. Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Now-casting is becoming a reality.
1. The word “exceed” in paragraph 1 most probably means_____.
A. added up to B. were more than
C. were about D. were less than
2. Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such a short-lived tornado because________.
A. the computer is not used to forecast specific local events
B. the computers are not advanced enough to predict it
C. the weather data people collect are often wrong
D. weather conditions in some regions are not available
3. According to the passage, the word “Now-cast” means_____.
A. a way of collecting raw weather data
B. a forecast which can predict the weather conditions in small area in an accurate way
C. a network to collect instant weather data
D. a more advanced system of weather observation
4. According to the passage, ______ is the key factor to making “Now-casts” a reality.
A. scientific and technological advances such as radar, or satellites
B. computer scientist
C. meteorologists
D. advanced computer programs
5. According to the author, the passage mainly deals with ______.
A. a tornado in Edmonton, Alberta
B. what is a “Now-cast”
C. the disadvantage of conventional computer models of the weather forecast
D. a breakthrough in weather forecast
Ⅸ. Write a letter to your friend welcoming him or her to your town for a visit. 7% ( at least 150 words)
Your letter should include:
--- happiness on hearing the news of your friend’s planned visit
--- suggestions as to accommodation
--- suggestions as to the places to visit
--- suggestions as to what to bring

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