1、广东专插本（英语）-试卷 48 及答案解析(总分：132.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：30，分数：60.00)1.Frankly speaking, I always regard you as my best friend, _ I place entire trust.（分数：2.00）A.whoB.thatC.on whomD.in whom2.Why do you think the music is used? To_the plot, not simply to keep the toes tapping.（分数：2.00）A.
2、loseB.discoverC.forwardD.construct3.A worldwide _to healthier diets is one of many actions that need to be taken to avoid dangerous climate change.（分数：2.00）A.shiftB.admissionC.witnessD.response4.It is said that the project will cost $ 580 million, half coming from investors, the rest_.（分数：2.00）A.to
3、borrowB.to be borrowedC.borrowingD.being borrowed5.After investigation, the police found out one clue _voices were heard calling for help from some very distant place that day.（分数：2.00）A.whereB.whenC.thatD.whose6.How much did you_on this new car?（分数：2.00）A.costB.payC.spendD.take7.Traditional exercis
4、es like sit-ups, press-ups and pull-ups are great for strengthening the body, _you do them properly.（分数：2.00）A.sinceB.unlessC.providingD.considering8.Im not good at English. This problem is quite_me.（分数：2.00）A.aboveB.overC.beyondD.against9._your coming to see me, I would have been very lonely.（分数：2.
5、00）A.But forB.On account ofC.Owing toD.Thanks to10.James_so far behind in the race that he knew he had little chance of winning.（分数：2.00）A.fellB.fallsC.has fallenD.was falling11.I_that the experience I was heading for was anything but boring, had I read the brochure carefully.（分数：2.00）A.realizedB.ha
6、d realizedC.would realizeD.would have realized12.He really wanted a bigger pay raise but decided to_ what they offered.（分数：2.00）A.stand forB.allow forC.anwer forD.settle for13.Was it in 1969_the American astronaut succeed _ landing on the moon?（分数：2.00）A.when; onB.that; onC.which; inD.that; in14.Fin
7、ding it difficult to_to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north.（分数：2.00）A.fitB.adoptC.suitD.adapt15.He apologized_having to leave so early.（分数：2.00）A.because ofB.withC.owing toD.for16.They decided to chase the cow away_it did more damage.（分数：2.00）A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.while17.I
8、think it s high time we_strict measures to stop pollution.（分数：2.00）A.will takeB.takeC.tookD.have taken18.She hadnt eaten breakfast; _, she was hungry by mid-morning.（分数：2.00）A.furthermoreB.thereforeC.as well asD.still19.Since 1970, he_in this bank and he loves the job very much.（分数：2.00）A.has worked
9、B.has been workingC.is workingD.will be working20.This group is_a nonprofit organization.（分数：2.00）A.periodicallyB.readilyC.practicallyD.roughly21.The criminal didn t realize the value of freedom_he had lost it.（分数：2.00）A.ifB.asC.whileD.until22.This tape recorder is far_that one both in quality and i
10、n design.（分数：2.00）A.superior thanB.superior toC.more superior thanD.more superior to23.Peter as well as his friends_to music.（分数：2.00）A.like to listenB.likes to listenC.likes to hearD.like listening24.I_him last night, but I was too busy.（分数：2.00）A.should telephoneB.should have telephonedC.had to te
11、lephoneD.ought to telephone25.The accident which happened on the highway_several vehicles.（分数：2.00）A.connectedB.involvedC.containedD.contacted26.You_that office building after dark.（分数：2.00）A.have no business for entranceB.have no business enteringC.have not the business to enterD.do not have busine
12、ss to entering27.To our great surprise, Mr. Baker has quickly recovered from his_illness.（分数：2.00）A.sincereB.strictC.superiorD.severe28.This test is for students_native language is not English.（分数：2.00）A.whoseB.thatC.of whomD.which29._he retires, Prof. Baker will have taught in the university for al
13、most forty years.（分数：2.00）A.By this timeB.At the timeC.At the same timeD.By the time30.The commercial center_will be the most magnificent one in the city.（分数：2.00）A.builtB.to be builtC.be buildingD.having been built二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：40.00)The market is a concept. If you are growing tom
14、atoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the manager of the local supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop
15、producing them. If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steelworker or a taxi driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spe
16、nd money in stores, supermarkets and gas stations. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market. The market may seem to be something abstract. But for each person or businessman who is making and sellin
17、g something, it is concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it wont be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It s telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn t want you to do.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following would be th
18、e best title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Selling and BuyingB.What Is the Market?C.Everything You Do is Producing for the MarketD.What Can the Market Do for You?(2).All of the following acts are producing for the market EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.working in a bankB.printing a bookC.attending a night schoolD.g
19、rowing beans for sale(3).You axe buying from the market when you_.（分数：2.00）A.borrow a book from a libraryB.look after your childrenC.drive to the seaside for a holidayD.treat a friend to dinner at a restaurant(4).The word “concrete“ in the last paragraph may most probably mean_.（分数：2.00）A.seriousB.i
20、mportantC.necessaryD.real(5).In what way is the market very real for each person or businessman who is making and selling something?（分数：2.00）A.It tells you what to produce.B.It directs you how to grow tomatoes.C.It provides you with everything you need.D.It helps you save money.Strange things happen
21、 to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days. If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your slip enters a different time zone
22、 every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set clock back; traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty five or twenty-three hours. If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the International Date Line. By agreement, this
23、 is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow.（分数：10.00）(1).Strange things happen to time when you travel because_.（分数：2.00）A.no day really has twenty-
24、four hoursB.the earth is divided into time zonesC.time zones are not all the same sizeD.no one knows where time zones begin(2).The time difference between two neighboring zones is_.（分数：2.00）A.one dayB.twenty-five hoursC.one hourD.twenty-three hours(3).According to Paragraph 2, it seems true that the
25、 Atlantic Ocean_.（分数：2.00）A.is one time zoneB.is divided into five time zonesC.is divided into twenty-four time zonesD.cannot be crossed in five days(4).If you cross the Atlantic Ocean going east, you set your clock_.（分数：2.00）A.ahead one hour in each new time zoneB.ahead one hour for the whole tripC
26、.back one hour in each new time zoneD.back one hour for the whole trip(5).The International Date Line is the name for_.（分数：2.00）A.the beginning of any new time zoneB.any point where time changes by one hourC.the point where a new day startsD.any time zone in the Pacific OceanThe three biggest lies i
27、n America are;(1)“The check is in the mail“ ,(2)“Of course Ill respond you in the morning“ , and(3)“It was a computer error. “ Of these three little white lies, the worst is the third. It s the only one that can never be true. Today, if a bank statement cheats you out of $900 that way, you know what
28、 the clerk is sure to say, “It was a computer error. “ Nonsense. The computer is reporting nothing more than what the clerk typed into it. The most annoying case of all is when the computerized cashier in the grocery store shows that an item costs more than it actually does. If the innocent buyer po
29、ints out the mistake, the checker, bagger, and manager all come together and offer the familiar explanation: “It was a computer error. “ It wasnt, of courses that computerized cashier is really nothing more than an electric event. The eye reads the Universal Product Codechat bar of black and white l
30、ines in a corner of the packageand then checks the code against a price list stored in memory. If the price list is right, youll be charged accurately. Grocery stores update the price list each daythat is, somebody sits at a keyboard and types in the prices. If the price they type in is too high, th
31、ere are only two explanations: carelessness or dishonesty. But somehow “a computer error“ is supposed to excuse everything. One reason we let people hide behind a computer is the common misperception that huge, modern computers are electric brain with “artificial intelligence. “ At some point there
32、might be a machine with intelligence but none exists today. The smartest computer on Earth right now is no more intelligent than your average pen. At this point in the development of computers, the only thing any machine can do is what a human has instructed it to do.（分数：10.00）(1).Of the three lies,
33、 the one about computer is the worst because the computer itself_.（分数：2.00）A.says nonsenseB.cheats customersC.cannot make the errorD.does not admit its error(2).According to the author, a computerized cashier is really just_.（分数：2.00）A.a machine to count moneyB.a machine to receive moneyC.an instrum
34、ent to print codesD.an instrument to read codes(3).Grocery store price lists are updated by_.（分数：2.00）A.a computerB.a keyboardC.an employeeD.an electric brain(4).The last paragraph of the passage implies that computers_.（分数：2.00）A.are very cleverB.never make mistakesC.have a good memoryD.are control
35、led by men(5).Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Computers are stupid and inefficient.B.Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.C.Computers help stores update the price list.D.Computer errors are actually human errors.When we walk through the city, we all expe
36、rience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us. We dont stop, we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straight ahead, and in doing so, we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people as well. We make use of stereotyp
37、es(刻板的模式)as convenient ways to make quick judgments about situations and people around us. They may not always be accurate, and they can often be dangerously wrong, but they are used regularly. The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience. By using limited clues to provide us wi
38、th a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication. We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will not offer something we enjoy. In the city, styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often
39、 use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized. It is becoming increasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outside of clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly, and lets others tell at a distance
40、whether an individual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to associate with. In England, where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions, clothes, hairstyles, people s pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tend to
41、be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and association.（分数：10.00）(1).People walking in cities ignore the surroundings because_.（分数：2.00）A.they do not wish to talk to other peopleB.everyone e
42、lse is expressionlessC.the environment is already familiar to themD.there is too much information to take in(2).According to the passage, the main disadvantage of using stereotypes is that they_.（分数：2.00）A.are likely to lead us into dangerous situationsB.may make us miss some pleasant experienceC.ca
43、n rarely be relied onD.make us mentally lazy(3).From the passage we may conclude that_.（分数：2.00）A.stereotypes can help to understand people fullyB.people are becoming more Interested in fashionC.dressing can send messages about individualsD.stereotypes can do more barm than good to people(4).Which o
44、f the following statement is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.In order to be easily recognized, different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes.B.The labeling of clothes makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly.C.It is not common for brand names to be placed on th
45、e outside of clothes.D.People can easily know whether the clothes appeal to them.(5).It would appear that in England, a person s class_.（分数：2.00）A.might be less important in making friends in a cityB.is mainly determined by his pronunciationC.plays less of a role than it did in the pastD.is somethin
46、g that can be changed easily三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)Most people retire from work between the ages of 60 and 65. This has【C1】_consequences, one economic and【C2】_psychological. Economically:【C3】_retired people receive a pension(养老金)from the government or from their past【C4】_, it is often much less than
47、 they earned when they were working. Unless people【C5】_to save money during their years【C6】_work, their standard of living may fall greatly when they retire. Psychologically: Old people in Western countries are generally considered【C7】_, and they are even thought of as a【C8】_on their families and on
48、 the public purse. They are【C9】_held in respect. On the other hand, most of them, so used to【C10】_work, simply do not know how to relax or【C11】_other interests though they have time to do so now. They feel they “should“ be working and【C12】_, because work was【C13】_they were respected and their skills recognized. 【C14】_retired people, their self-confidence is diminished(减弱). The longer they are away from the work place,【C15】_grows a sense of being worthless.（分数：30.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.twoB.thereC.manyD.some(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.anotherB.the otherC.othersD.other(3).【C3】
