1、2003 年北京高职升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Jenny is only three years old. She is too young_alone at home.（A）to leave（B） to be leaving（C） to be left（D）to have been left2 Mother has never been to Tibet but thats the only city_.（A）where she most likes to visit（B） that she most likes to visit
2、（C） which she likes to visit most（D）what she likes to visit most3 Its so long since I last: saw her that I couldnt_her.（A）realize（B） review（C） acknowledge（D）recognize4 By the end of 2002 we_more than 5 000 teachers of English all over the province.（A）trained（B） had trained（C） would have trained（D）ha
3、ve trained5 There must be someone at the door. Who could_be? It is already midnight.（A）it（B） he（C） she（D）this6 He talked as if he_there before.（A）used to be（B） was（C） had been（D）had gone7 I_them to go by train, but they went by bus after all.（A）suggested（B） demanded（C） proposed（D）advised8 _knows the
4、 fact should report it to the manager.（A）Whoever（B） No matter who（C） Someone（D）Anyone9 I tried to catch the ball but it was_my reach.（A）over（B） above（C） out（D）beyond10 Let me_your telephone number before I forget it.（A）put up（B） put down（C） put off（D）put on11 No sooner had the thief disappeared into
5、 a side street_.（A）than the police arrived（B） as the police arrived（C） then the police arrived（D）when the police arrived12 _, we missed our train the day when we were back to Paris.（A）With the bus late（B） The bus to be late（C） The bus being late（D）The bus was late13 After a whole-night discussion, t
6、hey have finally_the conclusion that they should be united as one and fight against the local authorities.（A）come（B） reached（C） received（D）arrived14 _from the top of the TV tower, you will find the city far more beautiful at night.（A）To see（B） Seen（C） Seeing（D）See15 But for his kind help, I_this exp
7、eriment so quickly.（A）shouldnt be finishing（B） couldnt finished（C） hadnt finished（D）wouldnt have finished 15 For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky and looked at the moon. They wondered what the moon was made of. They wanted to know how big it was and how far away it was. One
8、 of the most interesting questions was “Where did the moon come from?“ No one knew for sure. Scientists developed many different theories, or guesses, but they could not prove that their ideas were correct.Then, between 1969 and 1972, the United States sent astronauts to the moon. They studied the m
9、oon and returned to the earth with rock samples. Scientists have studied these pieces of rock, the moons movements, and information about the moon and the earth. They can finally answer questions about the origin of the moon.Today most scientists believe that the moon formed from the earth. They thi
10、nk that a large object hit the earth early in its history. Perhaps the object was as big as Alars. When the object hit the earth, huge pieces of the earth broke off. These pieces then moved around the earth. After a brief time, the pieces came together and formed the moon.This “impact (撞击) theory“ e
11、xposes many facts about the earth and the moon. For example, the moon is very dry because the impact created so much heat that it dried up all the water. The earth has iron in its center. However, the moon has very little iron in its center. This is because the moon formed from lighter materials tha
12、t make up the outer part of the earth. Finally, the earth and the moon are almost of the same age: the earth is about 4.5 billion years old, while the moon is about 4.4 billion years old.No one can prove that something really happened billions of years ago. In the future, new information will either
13、 support this theory or show that it is wrong. For now, scientists accept the impact theory because it explains what we know today about the earth and the moon.16 From the first paragraph we know that when people looked at the moon they_.（A）wished to travel to it（B） enjoyed its beauty very much（C） w
14、anted to know more about it（D）developed many theories about it17 Astronauts are people who_.（A）collect rock samples（B） are sent to work in space（C） are interested in the moon（D）study the structure of the moon18 We can infer from the second paragraph that_.（A）answers to the origin of the moon have be
15、en found out at last（B） scientists are eager to send more astronauts to space（C） technology helped scientists understand the universe more and better（D）astronauts could not return to the earth without the help of scientists19 It is believed by most scientists that_.（A）the moon was hit by an object a
16、s large as Mars（B） the moon formed from pieces of rock from Mars（C） the pieces from Mars came together to form the earth（D）the moon is made up of materials similar to those of the earth20 The “impact theory“ sounds reasonable because_ .（A）scientists have found what happened billions of years ago（B）
17、it is based on the newly gathered information about Mars（C） it can answer many questions raised about the moon and the earth（D）astronauts believe that the moon and the earth are of the same age20 I was 15 when I walked into McCarleys Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning titles on the shelv
18、es. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if Id like a job. I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes.I worked after school and during summers for minimum wage, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I brewed (煮) coffee in the studen
19、t union during college, was a hotel rnaid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying.One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her virtually everything we had in stock and found other books we could order. She le
20、ft the store less apprehensive, and Ive always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.Years later, as a television reporter in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hand. His family could not afford corrective surger
21、y, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket.I persuaded my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the surgery for free. I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up
22、 his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.“ I felt an overwhelming (巨大的) sense of reward.At McCarleys Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today its the same. NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world.21
23、The author accepted the job because_.（A）she wanted to make some money to go to college（B） she couldnt find anything better to do（C） selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs（D）helping people made her feel proud22 The author felt very proud_.（A）because she could help do something for the book
24、store（B） when she sold all the books in stock to others（C） because she could order books for the woman（D）when she did her best to help the woman23 The word “apprehensive“ in the third paragraph probably means_.（A）disappointed（B） worried（C） doubted（D）unhappy24 The author_because she wanted very much
25、to help the boy.（A）broadcast the story（B） wrote a letter to the boy（C） reported the story to the public（D）wrote to a doctor and a nurse for help25 _, the author felt that she was working for those who she served.（A）Since she worked in the bookstore after school（B） When she could help people make sen
26、se of the world（C） If she sensed she was working for the customers（D）Though she worked for certain companies and got paid by them25 One form of driver assistance that is sure to call ones attention is intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) a technology for forcing a driver to observe the speed limit. Th
27、is works by building into the car a digital map marked with local speed restrictions. The addition of GPS (global positioning system) navigation tells the car what the maximum speed on any given stretch of road should be. Cars are then slowed down, or prevented from accelerating, whenever they are a
28、t or above the speed limit. One way to do this is to starve the engine of fuel. Another is to add a measure of play to the accelerator pedal (油门). A third is to make the accelerator harder to push down. In future drive-by-wire vehicles, the software would refuse requests from the accelerator pedal w
29、hen above the speed limit.However, people have different opinions as far as ISA is concerned. Whatever their opinions are, the main justification for ISA is likely to be the high cost of speeding. Studies suggest that ISA could reduce the number of accidents by as much as 40%, and the number of fata
30、l accidents by nearly 60%. It could also improve fuel efficiency, remove the need for enforcing speed limits with cameras and policemen, and reduce the costs of insurance.Trials of ISA systems have already been carried out in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain, and more are planned in Belg
31、ium and France. Although resistance is expected from drivers as well as from motor manufacturers, ISA could be introduced gradually, first with new cars and later as retro-fitting (改装) to the remaining old cars rather as seatbelts were introduced a generation ago. The trials show that a surprisingly
32、 large proportion of people come to accept ISA after they have lived with it for a while again, much like the experience with seatbelts.26 According to the first paragraph the highest allowed speed of a car is to be determined by_.（A）the accelerator（B） GPS（C） a digital map（D）the driver27 One of the
33、measures to keep a car within the speed limit is_.（A）to add less fuel to the engine（B） to limit the use of accelerator（C） to push down the accelerator pedal（D）to remove the pedal from accelerator28 One of the major reasons for having ISA fixed in a car is to_.（A）replace policemen with a new device（B
34、） warn drivers of possible accidents（C） have traffic accidents greatly reduced（D）introduce fuel-efficient equipment29 According to the passage, ISA systems_.（A）are still in their testing period（B） remain a theory to be tested（C） have found wide applications in the auto industry（D）have been a popular
35、 invention among motor makers30 The author compares ISA with seatbelts to show that_.（A）both could reduce the death rate in traffic accidents（B） fitting ISA in a car is justified（C） both could make a car accident less serious（D）ISA would take time for people to accept30 While acting may run in the f
36、amily, it wasnt Angelina Jolies only choice when she thought about her future career. Although Jolie has studied her craft since childhood, at one point the 26-year-old, who stars this month in Tomb Raider with her father, actor John Voight, wanted to be a funeral director. “I thought that the cross
37、ing over could be a beautiful thing and a time of comfort where people could reach out to each other.“Tradition appeals to Jolie, who moved with her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, and brother after her parents separated when she was two. “I never had one home. I never had an attic that had old stuff i
38、n it. We always moved, so I was never rooted anywhere. And I always dreamed of having that attic of things that I could go back and look at. And Im very drawn to some things that are tradition, that are roots, and I think that may be why I focused on funerals.“Finally, she chose acting. “Following i
39、n my fathers footsteps,“ she says, “is an interesting thing, because I think we speak to each other through our work. You dont really know your parents in a certain way, and they dont really know you. So he can watch a film and see how I am as a woman, die way Im dealing with a husband whos been inj
40、ured, or the way Im crying alone.“And its the same for me: I can watch films of his and just see who he is. Ive learned to communicate with him as a person.“31 Which of the following is true about Angelina Jolie?（A）Angelina Jolie became a funeral director at the age of 26.（B） Angelina Jolie was 26 y
41、ears old when this article was written.（C） Angelina Jolie started to learn acting when she was 26 years old.（D）Angelina Jolie wanted to become a funeral director at the age of 26.32 An attic is_.（A）a small room（B） a collection of books（C） a small suitcase（D）an amount of money33 Angelina Jolie wanted
42、 to be a funeral director probably because_.（A）tradition was always appealing to her（B） she paid particular attention to funerals（C） she was never rooted when she was young（D）she thought people could reach out to each other after their death34 Angelina Jolie finally chose acting because she thought_
43、.（A）her father could see her on the screen（B） acting was interesting and attractive to her（C） she could hardly communicate with her father（D）her father could understand her better through films35 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（A）Angelina Jolie was born in a family of ac
44、ting.（B） Angelina Jolie hoped to communicate with her father by watching films.（C） Angelina Jolie once believed that the crossing over could be a time of comfort.（D）Angelina Jolie thought people could know each other better by watching films.二、Cloze35 Bernie Voytas, 46, had been working 28 hard and
45、long days. Thats the way of it for a【36】during harvest time in Randolph County, Illinois.So he decided to take a【 37】and spend a Sunday with his friend Stephen Keith at a St. Louis Rams football game. But Keith noticed something【38】: Voytass speech was halting and he was slurring (含糊地发音) his words.J
46、ust after the game started, Voytass face became contorted (扭曲),【39】his right side froze. Keith found someone to help send Voytas to the hospital. Doctors stabilized him and discovered the【40】of his illness.Early the next morning more than 15 farmers arrived at Voytas s fields with their tools and tr
47、ucks. They came without【41】asking them to. “This is a small community,“ Keith explained. “Hard to say how the news gets【42】. It just does.“ There were so many that Keith had to refuse some of their help.The neighbours harvested the corn and soybeans and planted wheat. They worked into darkness and w
48、ere back at 6 a.m. After five days the job was done.This is a farming thing, the workers said.【43】is a sense of community when everybody is dependent upon the【44】and the soil. But it was more than that. “Bernie is always the first to help others,“ Keith said. “He【45】his equipment to others. He does
49、things for people that he doesnt have to do. Its why we had to turn people away.“Voytas has resumed farming with the continued help of his friends.（A）boy（B） farmer（C） worker（D）woman（A）walk（B） picture（C） break（D）leave（A）strange（B） unreasonable（C） negative（D）funny（A）so（B） but（C） and（D）for（A）trouble（B） reason（C） case（D）cause（A）him（B） anyone（C） someone（D）her（A）through（B） away（C） of
