1、2003 年河南专升本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 _that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.（A）It was the 1990s（B） That it was in the 1990s（C） It was in the 1990s（D）During the 1990s2 Mary said that Hemingway was her_writer and that she had read nearly all of his novels.（
2、A）famous（B） popular（C） common（D）favorite3 She_English since she was a child.（A）learning（B） had learned（C） is learning（D）has been learning4 Not until ten o clock_it was too late to return.（A）they realized（B） they did realize（C） did they realize（D）realized they5 Once a decision is made, it must be fir
3、mly_.（A）carried on（B） carried out（C） carried away（D）carried off6 _born in Chicago, the writer is most famous for his stories about New York City.（A）Although（B） Since（C） When（D）As7 The pen I am writing my letter with is different from_.（A）that one（B） one（C） the one（D）the ones8 Without his wise mother
4、, he_such a successful scientist.（A）would not become（B） should not have become（C） may not have become（D）could not have become9 _, we shall go out for a picnic on Sunday.（A）Weather permits（B） Weather permitting（C） With weather permits（D）With weather permitting10 The color_from yellow through green to
5、 black.（A）ranges（B） constitutes（C） composes（D）consists11 Experiments_that accurate measurements be made.（A）show（B） prove（C） demand（D）head12 I tried to catch the ball but it was_my reach.（A）beyond（B） besides（C） in addition to（D）as well as13 Those scientists were conducting an experiment and expected
6、a good_.（A）effect（B） result（C） consequence（D）affect14 Under heavy gunfire, those cameramen risked their lives to give_battlefield reports.（A）word-for-word（B） face-to-face（C） down-to-earth ,（D）on-the-spot15 I appreciate_to your birthday party.（A）to be invited（B） to have invited（C） having invited（D）be
7、ing invited16 The rain was heavy and_the house was damaged.（A）consequently .（B） constantly（C） consistently（D）continuously17 When it_school work, the professor will treat his students equally.（A）comes to evaluate（B） comes to evaluating（C） will come to evaluate（D）will come to evaluating18 _you will ne
8、ver convince him.（A）However long you argue（B） However you argue long（C） How you argue long（D）How long you argue19 _new products have been successfully trial-produced.（A）A great deal（B） A large amount of（C） A plenty of（D）A large number of20 He has made a discovery, _of great importance to the progres
9、s of science and technology.（A）I think which is（B） which I think is（C） that I think is（D）of which I think it is21 Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills_people each year than automobile accidents.（A）six more times（B） six times more（C） over six times（D）six times22 What they have done
10、for us cant be measured in_of money.（A）way（B） means（C） terms（D）place23 Go and get some water, _?（A）dont you（B） shall you（C） cant you（D）wont you24 You must pack plenty of food for the journey, _, you 11 need warm clothes, so pack them too.（A）on the whole（B） otherwise（C） however（D）likewise25 Meat easi
11、ly_in hot weather.（A）turns badly（B） becomes badly（C） goes bad（D）changes worse26 1 couldnt find_, and so I took this one.（A）a large coat enough（B） a large enough coat（C） an enough large coat（D）a coat enough large27 What_would happen if he knew you felt that way?（A）will you think（B） do you think（C） yo
12、u think（D）you would think28 It is_impossible to find a good educational computer program in this city.（A）barely（B） merely（C） hardly（D）nearly29 _him do this job by himself?（A）Why not let（B） Why not to let（C） Why dont let（D）Why you not to let30 Almost_of the population of this country is literate.（A）n
13、inth-tenths（B） nine-tenth（C） nine-tenths（D）ninth-ten二、Cloze30 Scientists used to explore【31】the surface of the ocean. Now they【32】below the surface, too. They want to know about the ocean water and the【33】and animal life【34 】in the ocean.In 1934 the scientist William Beebe dived 3 , 000 feet below t
14、he surface in a hollow steel ball. In 1935 Auguste Piccard dived 10, 330 feet. In 1960 his son Jean dived to a【35】of 35, 800 feet.All these early dives were deep. But the divers could not stay down for very long. They had to【36】the surface after a few seconds. Scientists needed to stay down longer t
15、o study life below the surface.【37】, they succeeded. Cousteau, a Frenchman, was able to【38】down to a depth of【36】feet for one month and to a depth of 90 feet for a week.Now scientists are developing even【39】equipment. With this new equipment, men can stay【40】 the surface for days or【41】weeks. In 196
16、2 Consteau【42】a research station 35 feet below the surface. Then in 1964 he set up another station on the ocean floor of the Red Sea. This was the first undersea station to operate【43】help from the surface.Many countries are now studying undersea【44】. The Soviet Union has an undersea laboratory in t
17、he Crimean Sea. The United States has a laboratory 50 feet【45】on the ocean floor【46】the Virgin Islands. In 1970 five men lived there for two weeks. Then a【47】of five women scientists stayed in the laboratory.【48】came other teams of men. All were there to explore the ocean depths and【49】plans for the
18、 use of its resources. Scientists hope to find enough【50】, vegetable, and animal wealth there to provide food for the whole world.（A）in（B） to（C） on（D）under（A）explore（B） are exploring（C） explored（D）will explore（A）plant（B） situation（C） surroundings（D）circumstance（A）deeply（B） normally（C） commonly（D）dee
19、p（A）depth（B） range（C） length（D）rate（A）come to（B） come over（C） come across（D）come back up to（A）However（B） Gradually（C） Moreover（D）Though（A）stay（B） remain（C） keep（D）take（A）good（B） well（C） better（D）more（A）below（B） on（C） in（D）to（A）even（B） more（C） several（D）some（A）put up（B） came up（C） made up（D）set up（A）
20、with（B） under（C） for（D）without（A）living（B） situation（C） structure（D）environment（A）below（B） down（C） under（D）deep（A）away（B） on（C） off（D）to（A）group（B） gang（C） crowd（D）team（A）After（B） Next（C） Later（D）Then（A）make（B） to make（C） making（D）made（A）mineral（B） mine（C） minefield（D）minelayer50 With a tremendous r
21、oar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky. Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the earth. Its radio begins to transmit a staggering amount of information about the satellites orbital path, the amount of radiation it dete
22、cts, and the presence of meteorites. Information of all kinds races back to the earth. No human being could possibly copy down all these facts, much less remember and organize them. But an electronic computer can.The marvel of the machine age, the electronic computer has been in use only since 1946.
23、 It can do simple computationsadd, subtract, multiply, and dividewith lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It can multiply two 10-digit numbers in 1/1, 000 second, a problem that would take an average person five minutes to do with pencil and paper. Some computers can work 500, 000 times faster tha
24、n any person can.Once it is given a program, that is, a carefully worked-out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language, a computer can gather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from outer space or from the depths of
25、the ocean. In business and industry the computer prepares factory inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer
26、will find out what route to take and what space is available.51 Why does the author regard the electronic computer as the marvel of the machine age?（A）Because electronic computers are rare.（B） Because people know little about electronic computers.（C） Because electronic computers can do much more kin
27、ds of work that human beings cant.（D）Because electronic computers have been widely suspected.52 Electronic computers were given the name in the beginning just for the simple reason that_.（A）they could do computations（B） they could work much faster than human beings（C） they looked like an abacus（D）th
28、ey could remember data quickly53 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?（A）Computers began to be used in 1946.（B） Computers can add, subtract, multiply and divide.（C） Computers were widely used during World War II.（D）No human being can work as fast as a computer.54 A computer c
29、an calculate_.（A）with lightning speed（B） accurately（C） with a speed 500, 000 times faster than a person（D）all above55 In the first sentence of last paragraph, “program“ would probably mean_.（A）a performance（B） a show（C） a worked-out set of instructions（D）a TV play55 On the old-time farm in America t
30、here were chickens and turkeys. There were also cows, pigs, and other livestock. But there were very few machines. Most of the work was done by the entire farm family with the help of a “hired“ man. Sometimes extra labourers were needed in busy seasons. Horses provided 79 percent of the power used,
31、human labor 15 percent, and machines only 6 percent.Today all that has changed. On many modern farms machines now supply 96 percent of the power, human labor 3 percent, and horses 1 percent. Modern farms are enterprising businesses which keep only the livestock that can pay its way. The children go
32、to school by bus every morning, the parents work on the farm or in the house, and hired help is seldom needed. Their work has been replaced by a whole army of farm machines.Farmers in the machine age also use the new fertilizers, new sprays, new feeds, new hybrid seeds, and other helps developed by
33、farm sciences. As a result the farmers are able to produce more food with less labour. This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers.56 In old days, most of the work on a farm was done by_.（A）all the farm family（B） livestock（C） farm machines（D）both A and B57 From the first
34、paragraph, we learn that in old days the most important farming power was_.（A）livestock（B） farmers（C） machines（D）extra labourers58 On todays farms, the chief reason why livestock is still raised would probably be_.（A）that farmers conventions are difficult to be given up（B） that farmers want to gain
35、more profit（C） that farmers have to do so（D）that farmers work has been replaced by machines59 On modern farms, farmers need mostly all the followings EXCEPT_.（A）farm science（B） seeds（C） fertilizers（D）hard work60 In the last sentence of Paragraph 3 , “fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosper
36、ous farmers“ means（A）hired help is seldom needed（B） productivity on the farms has been raised greatly（C） productivity on the farms has fallen sharply（D）more food is never needed60 City traffic jamone of the least wanted effects of the motor vehicleis something with which were all familiar and for wh
37、ich most of us have an answer. But which solution is best? Some people suggest for better roads, others for cars to be banned (禁止) from city centers and yet others say better public transport would attract drivers from their lonely and boring journeys.But the important question is what natural power
38、 creates a big city center. We are, after all, in an age of electronic communication; our big shopping areas have moved out of city centers, and our living areas moved out of them long ago.Yet some force causes offices and service industries related to them to gather in London or New York or Tokyo.
39、This suggests that far from the problems of a crowded environment forcing companies and people to move out, there is a critical (重大的) size beyond which more companies are attracted to move in. Nobody seems to know why, yet the answer is important to the way traffic jam is dealt with.61 Which of the
40、following is NOT mentioned in the passage as the cause of the traffic problem?（A）The poor public transport.（B） The over-concentration of shopping centers.（C） The great number of cars in the city centers.（D）The bad road conditions.62 According to the passage, offices and their associated service indu
41、stries move to big cities because of_.（A）the convenience of communication（B） the gathering of companies（C） some unknown force（D）the convenience of shopping63 The word “This“ (Line 2, Para.4) refers to_.（A）some force（B） traffic jam（C） the force that causes offices to move in or out（D）the fact that co
42、mpanies gather in big cities64 This passage is most likely taken from_.（A）a novel（B） a TV play（C） an instruction（D）a news report65 The topic of this passage would probably be_.（A）Best Answer to Traffic Problem（B） The Banning of Cars in the City Center（C） The Formation of City Center（D）Searching for
43、Ways to Solve Traffic Problem65 Mrs. Cox teaches English in a large high school located in the inner area of a big city on the West Coast. Ever since she was a young girl, Mrs. Cox had wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasnt changed her mind.After she graduated from high
44、 school, Mrs. Cox went on to college. Four years later, she received her bachelors degree (B. A. ) in English and her teaching certificate. Then she was qualified to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers, Mrs. Cox takes more classes. Someday she hopes to get a masters degree (M
45、. A. ). With an M. A. , she will receive a higher salary.The school day at Mrs. Coxs high school, like that in many high schools in the United States, is divided into six periods of one hour each. Mrs. Cox must teach five of these six periods. During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 p.m
46、. , Mrs. Cox must meet with parents, order supplies, make out examinations, check assignments, and take care of many other things. In short, her free period isnt really free at all. Mrs. Cox works steadily from the time she arrives at school in the morning until the time she leaves for home late in
47、the afternoon.66 Mrs. Cox wants to be a teacher because_.（A）she likes teaching（B） she is a young girl（C） she has many problems to deal with（D）she doesnt mind what she is doing67 From paragraph two, we can infer_.（A）Mrs. Cox has received a teaching certificate（B） Mrs. Cox likes teaching very much（C）
48、Mrs. Cox takes more classes（D）Mrs. Cox is a qualified teacher68 She will receive a higher salary if_.（A）she gets a masters degree（B） she takes more classes（C） she has studies normal teaching（D）she gets a bachelors degree69 According to the passage all the followings are true EXCEPT_.（A）she graduated
49、 from high school（B） she graduated from college（C） she has got her bachelors degree（D）she teaches five periods for a school day70 The best title for the passage would probably be_.（A）A Typical School Day（B） Teacher Mrs. Cox（C） Mrs. Cox Likes Teaching（D）Mrs. Cox Has Got Her Teaching Certificate四、Section BDirections: Translate the fo
