1、2005 年广东专插本（英语）真题试卷（精选）及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 The machine operators are so_to the noise that they dont even notice it.（A）associated（B） sensitive（C） accustomed（D）familiar2 He doesnt work but he gets a good_from his investments.（A）wage（B） income（C） earning（D）salary3 The result must be accur
2、ate, because all the calculations have been done by an_computer.（A）electric（B） electrical（C） electron（D）electronic4 Mary is a conscientious student; she works very hard and is_to her teachers.（A）respected（B） respectable（C） respectful（D）respecting5 The new_machine is a great help in the production of
3、 this factory.（A）adequate（B） sufficient（C） efficient（D）effective6 The new regulation does not_until the first of March.（A）take into account（B） go into effect（C） carry into practice（D）put into operation7 The TV advertising_ against the destruction of the rainforests in South America has drawn attenti
4、on from millions of people.（A）act（B） campaign（C） conduct（D）movement8 The bus_has gone up another nickel.（A）expense（B） cost（C） fee（D）fare9 Do you mind if I_with my work while you are getting tea ready?（A）get through（B） carry out（C） turn to（D）carry on10 Following two days of shooting along their borde
5、rs, the two countries have_diplomatic relations.（A）broken down（B） put down（C） broken off（D）put off11 1 dont know how you_ the severe winters in your part of the world.（A）stand up to（B） stand for（C） stand out（D）stand up12 All the people in this village have black hair. They all _each other.（A）resembl
6、e as（B） resemble with（C） resemble（D）resemble from13 One requirement for this job is that you must be_to work on weekends.（A）available（B） acceptable（C） capable（D）accessible14 She always_the smell of fresh bread with her grandmother, who loved baking.（A）attributed（B） exemplified（C） remembered（D）associ
7、ated15 No one really knows who composed this piece of music, but it has been _to Bach.（A）identified（B） associated（C） referred（D）attributed16 The children will not be allowed to come with us if they dont_themselves better.（A）direct（B） declare（C） act（D）behave17 It is said that those people can_ the pl
8、astic sheet into money, but I dont believe it at all.（A）contrast（B） contribute（C） convert（D）convince18 Dont put too much pressure on the children, because anxiety can _ with their performance at school.（A）interfere（B） interpret（C） interrupt（D）interview19 Please ask him to come in and wait here. We s
9、imply cant_to offend such an important person to our company.（A）adopt（B） adapt（C） afford（D）offer20 Before he fell into the river, he took hold of a small tree on the bank by_.（A）inspiration（B） instance（C） instinct（D）instruction21 I have got a loaf of bread; now I m looking for a knife_.（A）to cut it
10、with（B） to cut with it（C） with it to cut（D）with it cutting22 If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1955, the housing problems now in some parts of the country_ so serious.（A）wouldnt be（B） wouldnt have been（C） will not be（D）would have not been23 Physics is the present-day equiv
11、alent of_used to be called natural philosophy, from which most of present-day sciences arose.（A）that（B） all（C） which（D）what24 Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure_.（A）than more on efficiency（B） and more efficiency（C） but more on efficiency（D）than effici
12、ency25 The British are so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _is often the case in other countries.（A）as（B） what（C） so（D）that26 _from the outer space, the earth looks like a blue ball.（A）See（B） Seeing（C） To see（D）Seen27 X-rays are able to pass through objects and thus m
13、ake _ details that are otherwise impossible to observe.（A）it visible（B） them visible（C） visible（D）they are visible28 There is no point _ to remember all those names and addresses. The most important thing is to understand the events associated with them.（A）to try（B） to be trying（C） trying（D）be tryin
14、g29 _, the story of Snow White appeals to many adult readers, too.（A）Though it written for children（B） Though written for children（C） Though for children written（D）It was written for children30 This factory turns out_ as they did a decade ago.（A）twice as many motorbikes（B） twice motorbikes as many（C
15、） twice motorbikes as much（D）motorbikes as twice much31 As it turned out to be a small house party, we_ so formally.（A）need not have dressed up（B） must not have dressed up（C） did not need to dress up（D）must not dress up32 He is very rich, so he_.（A）must make a fortune（B） should have made a fortune（C
16、） must have made a fortune（D）should make a fortune33 _, she failed again in the test and felt very depressed.（A）As she worked hard（B） Hard as she worked（C） Since she worked hard（D）Hard since she worked34 I m going to get my letters_ tomorrow afternoon if I can get them ready today.（A）type（B） to type
17、（C） typed（D）typing35 Most of us agree that swimming is more enjoyable in such a fine day than_ novels under the tree.（A）reading（B） to read（C） being reading（D）to be reading35 About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people
18、 go in diet. This means they eat less of certain foods, especially fats and sugars. Other people exercise with special equipment, take diet pills, or even have surgery. Losing weight is hard work, and it can also cost a lot of money. So why do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
19、 Many people in the United States worry about not looking young and attractive. For many people, looking good also means being thin. Other people worry about their health. Many doctors say being overweight is not healthy. But are Americans really fat? Almost 30 million Americans weigh at least 20 pe
20、rcent more than their ideal weight. In fact, the United States is the most overweight country in the world. “The stored fat of adult Americans weighs 2. 3 trillion (兆) pounds, “ says University of Massachusetts anthropologist (人类学家) George Armelagos. He says burning off that stored energy would prod
21、uce enough power for 900, 000 cars to go 12, 000 miles.Losing weight is hard work, but most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat. Bookstores sell lots of diet books. These books tell readers how to lose weight. Each year, dozens of new books like these are written. Each one promis
22、es to get rid of fat.36 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way of losing weight?（A）To eat less fats and sugars.（B） To have surgery.（C） To take much exercise.（D）To work hard.37 Many Americans are trying to lose weight because_.（A）they want to look attractive（B） they only want to look young（
23、C） they are misled by doctors（D）they are laughed at by others38 What do the figures given in the third paragraph tell us?（A）Americans are dependent on cars.（B） Cars consume a lot of energy.（C） Americans need to lose weight.（D）Excess of fat can be a source of energy.39 What is implied in the last par
24、agraph?（A）Diet books are not always helpful.（B） Diet books are usually helpful.（C） There are lots of ways of losing weight.（D）Bookstores are keeping their promises.40 What can be concluded from the passage?（A）People think too much of their appearance.（B） There is not a sure way of losing weight as y
25、et.（C） Surgery is the fastest way of losing weight.（D）Going on diet is a safe way of losing weight.40 Instead of being playthings, early kites were used for military purposes. Historical records say they were large in size; some were powerful enough to carry men up in the air to observe enemy moveme
26、nts, and others were used to scatter some information over hostile forces.During the Tang Dynasty(618907) , people began to fix on kites some bamboo(竹子)strips which, when high in the air, would ring in the wind like a zheng(a traditional Chinese musical instrument). Since then, the popular Chinese n
27、ame for the kite has become fengzheng. The kites made today in some places are fixed with silk strings or rubber bands to give out pleasant ringing in the wind.It was also believed, for instance, during the Qing Dynasty( 16441911) , that flying a kite and then letting it go, apart from the pleasure
28、in itself, might send off ones bad luck and illness. Consequently it would bring him bad luck if one should pick up a kite lost by other people. This may be regarded as superstition (迷信) but may not be altogether without reason: think of the good it will do to a person, ill and depressed all the tim
29、e, if he or she could go out into the fields and fresh air to fly a kite.Chinese kites fall into two major types: those with wings that can be taken apart and those with wings that are fixed. The former can be taken apart and packed in boxes. Easy to carry about, they make good presents. The second
30、type refers to those with fixed structure, they fly better and higher, given a steady wind, classified by designs and other standards, there are no less than 300 varieties, including human figures, fish, insects, birds, animals and written Chinese characters. In size, they range from 304 meters to o
31、nly 30 centimeters across.41 What is the use of silk strings or rubber bands fixed to the kites?（A）To make the kites look more pleasant.（B） To make the kites have strong structures.（C） To make the kites produce pleasant sounds.（D）To make the kites fly faster in the wind.42 Which of the following is
32、true?（A）Flying kites can bring people more fun than any other activity.（B） Flying kites can cure many diseases.（C） Flying kites lost by other people will definitely bring people bad luck.（D）Flying kites in the fresh air can be good to peoples health.43 Which of the following is NOT believed to be th
33、e function of kites?（A）Bringing people much fun.（B） Helping people to enjoy wonderful music.（C） Helping people to get rid of bad luck.（D）Helping armies to observe enemies.44 In the past, a person might fly a kite and then let it go because he_.（A）wanted it to fly higher（B） wanted it to give pleasure
34、 to other people（C） wanted to get rid of bad luck（D）wanted to let his enemies get it45 What kind of kites can fly better and higher?（A）The kites whose wings can be taken apart.（B） The kites whose wings can not be taken apart.（C） The kites with large wings that can fly like birds.（D）The kites that ha
35、ve large sizes and peculiar structures.45 One of Britains few distinctive contributions to world culture may come to an end, according to a survey that suggests holiday postcards are more and more given up because of emails and instant messages in mobile phones.More than half of the 1000 holiday-mak
36、ers interviewed said they had decided to send fewer cards, turning instead to their electronic rivals. A quarter of the respondents (受调查者) regard postcards as old-fashioned and slow to arrive. A further 14% admitted that thinking of something to fill the space was too challenging, compared with a ca
37、ll home.Although officially invented by a Hungarian, Emanuel Herrmann, in 1869, the idea of illustrated cards was taken up with most enthusiasm in Victorian Britain, joining Gothic architecture and landscape gardening as fields for which the country was famous.“If the British postcard did disappear,
38、 we would lose forever something of great importance to the nation, “said Chris Mottershead of Thomson Holidays, which did the survey. He was backed by Marie Angelou of Sussex University, who has investigated the importance of sending and receiving postcards. “Postcards are nothing like phone calls,
39、 instant messages and direct photo shots via the mobile, “she said. “All these are useful, practical devices, but postcards offer something else, something additional that is not simply functional, but imaginative and personal. They can create the real atmosphere of your holiday in a way that nothin
40、g else can do. They are also for more than a momentwith some people adding them to collections built up over years and years.46 Who first got the idea of illustrated cards?（A）Emanuel Herrmann.（B） Victorian Britain.（C） Chris Mottershead.（D）Marie Angelou.47 The word challenging (in paragraph 2) probab
41、ly means_.（A）interesting（B） expensive（C） difficult（D）dishonest48 The reason why some people refuse to give up postcards is that_（A）it is not convenient for people to use emails now（B） it is not convenient for people to use instant messages（C） sending postcards can be more fashionable（D）sending postc
42、ards can create a holiday atmosphere49 We can learn from the last paragraph that_.（A）it is necessary for people to use phone calls, instant messages and direct photo shots via the mobile（B） unlike phone calls, instant messages and direct photo shots via the mobile, postcards are not functional（C） it
43、 is necessary for people to use postcards in spite of the convenience provided by other devices（D）postcards are completely the same as phone calls, instant messages and others50 We can infer from the passage that_.（A）postcards will disappear in a few years because of other devices of communication（B
44、） peoples happiness in sending and receiving postcards can only last a moment（C） postcard collecting might be one of the reasons why some people still like the postcards（D）without postcards, people will have less communication with others50 Despite a cooling of the economy, high-technology companies
45、 are still crying out for skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that more than 800, 000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of qualified workers poses a huge threat to the U. S. economy.The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is
46、 that the countrys agrarian-age (农村时代) education system fails to prepare students in the primary and secondary grades for the 21st century work. Yet an inadequate and outmoded education system is only part of the problem. A less tangible (明确的) but equally powerful cause is an antique (过时的) classific
47、ation system that divides the workforce into two camps; white-collar knowledge workers and blue-collar manual laborers.Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work moved from farms to factories. White-collar office workers became a significant class in the twent
48、ieth century, outnumbering(多于) the blue-collar workers by mid-century. Corporations increasingly require a new layer of knowledge worker; a highly skilled multi-disciplined talent, who combines the mind of the white-collar worker with a solid grounding in mathematics and science ( physics, chemistry
49、, and biology). These “gold-collar“ workersso named for their contributions to their companies and to the economy as well as for their personal earning abilityapply their knowledge to technology.The gold-collar worker already exists in a wide range of jobs. The maintenance technician who tests and repairs aircraft systems at American Airlines; the network administ
