1、2007 年广东专插本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 Trains stop here in order to _ passengers.（A）get off（B） put up（C） get on（D）pick up2 Fortunately, the demonstration_to be quite peaceful.（A）turned on（B） turned out（C） showed off（D）showed up3 Could you tell me_ to fly from Chicago to New York?（A）it
2、costs how much（B） how much does it cost（C） how much costs it（D）how much it costs4 The book covers a wide_ of topics on international politics.（A）range（B） number（C） collection（D）amount5 I know its not important but I cant help_about it.（A）to think（B） thinking（C） thinks（D）think6 Solid-fuel engines are
3、 simpler than liquid-fuel engines, _have important uses.（A）both of them（B） both（C） both of which（D）both all7 Unfortunately, he didnt_to read the agreement carefully before signing it.（A）bother（B） disturb（C） occur（D）happen8 Where do you normally have your hair_?（A）being done（B） do（C） to be done（D）don
4、e9 I_you with the funds. Why didnt you ask me?（A）could have provided（B） should have provided（C） must have provided（D）ought to have provided10 The child was_ to open the window.（A）tall barely enough（B） barely enough tall（C） barely tall enough（D）tall enough barely11 While I _the morning paper, a headl
5、ine caught my eye.（A）have read（B） was reading（C） had read（D）am reading12 12._ the strength of the opposition, we did very well to score two goals.（A）To consider（B） Considered（C） Considering（D）Consider13 At first 1 thought I understood what she said, hut the more I thought about it, _.（A）the more did
6、 I become confused（B） the more 1 became confused（C） the more confused became I（D）the more confused I became14 Mary has lived here for five years and still hasnt_ more than a few words with her neighbors.（A）exchanged（B） informed（C） said（D）spoken15 A little learning is a dangerous thing, _ the saying
7、goes.（A）like（B） as（C） with（D）if16 If_, the girl would very much like to sing a song at the evening party.（A）invite（B） invited（C） inviting（D）to be invited17 Computers will_our working conditions to such an extent that we may imagine most people working at home someday in the future.（A）improve（B） effe
8、ct（C） increase（D）afford18 _ suggestions you make, he will turn a deaf ear to them.（A）What（B） Whatever（C） Which（D）However19 _ his fluent English, he must_ in America for a long time.（A）Judged by; have stayed（B） Judged by; be staying（C） Judging from; have stayed（D）Judging from; be staying20 It was_ th
9、e policeman came_ the parents knew what had happened to their son.（A）before; as（B） until; when（C） not until; that（D）until; that21 She was seen_that theatre just now.（A）entered（B） enter（C） to enter（D）to be entering22 For what_did he come here?（A）aim（B） purpose（C） goal（D）object23 You had better_ my te
10、lephone number before you forget it.（A）write down（B） clear out（C） put aside（D）skim over24 Brass (黄铜) is_ gold in color.（A）similar with（B） familiar with（C） familiar to（D）similar to25 Camp meetings often _ for several days.（A）went away（B） went on（C） went off（D）went by26 _, talking with friendly people
11、, and having Friday offthese are just some things I like about college.（A）Studied by myself（B） In person（C） On my own（D）Being on my own27 Later, the small workshop_ a world-famous factory.（A）developed into（B） grew up（C） turned out（D）got into28 According to some religious beliefs, the world is _ by G
12、od.（A）structured（B） founded（C） created（D）established29 There are still a lot of difficulties for us to_.（A）deal with（B） settle down（C） apply to（D）get along30 He was afraid that the others might think he was showing_or being superior.（A）in（B） up（C） out（D）off31 Its a_ difficult exam, but we could stil
13、l cope with it.（A）fairly（B） too（C） rather（D）enough32 If you_that night, you might have been too late to get your ticket.（A）didnt hurry（B） hadnt hurried（C） wouldnt hurry（D）hadnt to hurry33 He asked us if we would_to share a room.（A）accept（B） consider（C） agree（D）admit34 He has a strong_ of duty.（A）sen
14、se（B） emotion（C） feeling（D）thought35 He ran all the way home and arrived_ breath.（A）full of（B） lacking of（C） short of（D）out of35 In every school there is a “top“crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their example. Lets say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweater
15、s (毛衣). Pretty soon everybody is wearing bright red sweaters. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that for some people bright red is rather unsuitable. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour.
16、 Then the people who follow the example are putting their lives in danger. They are like sheep being led to the slaughter (屠宰).Now, it is likely that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life. In fact, it is likely that at one time or another you probably did something y
17、ou knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it. “ Well, let the crowd do it, but dont do it yourself. Learn to say“No“. Develop your own standards and your own judgments. If you know the crowd is planning something of which you disapprove, have the courage to b
18、ow out gracefully. You 11 have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet.36 The main idea of this passage is that_.（A）in every school there is a “top“crowd that sets pace（B） it is a mistake to follow the “top“ crowd blindly（C） at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be
19、wrong（D）people who follow the “top“crowd are putting their lives in danger37 The author disapproves of wearing red sweaters if_.（A）the crowd is wearing them（B） one cant afford them（C） one doesnt look good in red（D）it is against school rules38 People who follow the “top“ crowd blindly_.（A）are rebels(
20、叛逆者) without a cause（B） have no respect for their parents（C） are good-for-nothings（D）sometimes do things against their better judgment39 The underlined phrase“ to bow out“ may probably mean_.（A）not to take part（B） to make an excuse（C） to feel sorry（D）to be ashamed40 The author urges the reader to_.（
21、A）follow the crowd（B） take the advice from the “top“crowd（C） be independent（D）do whatever he wants40 The fact that everybody enjoys a good mystery explains why magicians are such popular entertainers. We all know that a magician does not really depend on“magic“to perform his tricks, but on his abili
22、ty to act at great speed. However, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician produce rabbits from a hat, swallow countless eggs, or saw(锯)his wife in two.Probably the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. His real name was Enrich Weiss, but he adopted the
23、 name “Houdini“ after reading a book which influenced him greatly. This had been written by a famous magician called Robert Houdini. Houdini mastered the art of escaping. He could free himself from the tightest knots(最牢固的结) or the most difficult locks in seconds. Although no one really knows how he
24、did this, there is no doubt that he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He would carry a small steel needle-like tool fastened to his leg and he used this instead of a key.Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They bound him in chains and locked him up,
25、 but he freed himself in an instant. The police accused him of having used a tool and locked him up again. This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists(手腕) , and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his “needle “in a wax-like su
26、bstance and dropped it on the floor in the passage (过道). As he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to(粘在) the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was altogether astonishing. He was heavily chained up and shut in an empty wooden box the lid of which was nailed down. The box
27、was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the box was brought up, it was opened and the chains were found inside.41 Magicians successful tricks mostly depend on the fact that they can_.（A）create any animals mysteriously（B） eat a lot of eggs（C） c
28、ut their wives in two（D）perform tricks quickly42 Enrich Weiss used the name Harry Houdini because_.（A）his father had this as his family name（B） he respected another magician Robert Houdini very much（C） he got the name because of his success（D）he learned his art from Robert Houdini and was named afte
29、r him43 Harry Houdinis best art was perhaps that_.（A）he could use a steel needle-like tool instead of a key（B） he could invent all kinds of knots and locks in a minute（C） he could free himself quickly while bound or locked up（D）he made a close study of all types of lock44 Harry Houdini was once lock
30、ed in prison, being bound in chains, as_.（A）he was accused of crimes and was arrested by police in Chicago（B） he wanted to show to the police how skillful he was at escaping（C） the police wanted to know whether their prison was secure（D）the police wanted to see whether he could escape with nothing o
31、n 45 The best title of this passage might be_.（A）Harry Houdini, the Great Magician（B） The History of Magicians（C） Why People Like Magicians So Much（D）How Magicians Work45 I lose so many things that I was sure they just get up and walk. Perhaps I have never admitted iteven to myself, but I am extreme
32、ly jealous of people who are so orderly that they never lose anything. Most of my friends always seem to have a place for everything and everything is in its place. I hate comparing myself with them. They have special cupboards for tools, hooks to hang things on and drawers to put things in. It is q
33、uite impossible for me to compete.Some things have a terrible habit of disappearing the moment I need them. Pencils and ballpoint pens are never anywhere near the telephone when it rings, no matter how much care I take. Screw-drivers and tin-openers always manage to walk into the garden and, as a re
34、sult, screws remain loose, and tins remain unopened. Boxes of matches move under the radio, and needles disappear every time I want to sew a button on a shirt.The situation was getting so much out of control that I decided to organize myself. I had a large cupboard put into the kitchen. On the shelv
35、es I neatly arranged a number of boxes and tins, the contents of which I clearly printed in ink on the outside. I had one box for pins, another for nails, and a special place for screw-drivers. There was a new address book in one corner so that I could make a note of telephone numbers and addresses.
36、 Before this I had always written addresses on bits of paperwhich I quickly lost. Soon everything was tidily arranged in its place, from pairs of scissors to cakes of soap and spare lamps. Having made such a sincere attempt to prevent things from running away, I felt very proud of myself. But it was
37、 not long before the matches disappeared and the hammer decided to hide itself in the waste-paper basket. I soon got my revenge, however. I had a lock fitted to the cupboard and thus made sure that nothing could escape. This was an admirable solutionuntil I lost the key to the cupboard.46 This passa
38、ge is something written to_.（A）tell readers a joke（B） complain about his tools（C） teach readers some tricks（D）criticize himself humorously47 The author loses so many things because_.（A）the things can really get up and walk（B） other people never lose anything（C） he doesnt have special cupboards for t
39、ools（D）he can not organize himself well48 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（A）The authors things will escape when they are needed.（B） When the author needs to take notes, he cant find his pencils.（C） You can often find screw-drivers and tin-openers in the kitchen.（D）Boxes
40、of matches often stay where they should not be.49 After the author decided to improve the situation, he did everything below except that_.（A）he had different boxes for different tools（B） he put some boxes and tins on the shelves（C） he wrote telephone numbers and addresses on paper pieces（D）he had a
41、large cupboard put in the kitchen50 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?（A）Ever since his new arrangement, everything was brought under control.（B） The efforts he made turned out to be a failure.（C） He had a lock fitted to the cupboard, which proved to be an effective measure.（D）
42、He was very proud of himself for his clever measure.50 While the history of technology can be traced along many lines, one of the most intriguing (引人入胜的) development is that photo technology, the technology of light. From the prehistoric invention of fire to laser beams (激光束)and fiber optics(光纤) , l
43、ight has continually occupied the minds of inventors. “Their inventions fall into two groups-, the use of light to aid vision and, more interestingly, the use of light for purposes of communication.The use of light for communication is one of the major directions that technology has taken ever since
44、 the middle of the nineteenth century. From still (静态的) photography to movies to television ( with a development from black-and-white to color imagery in each) , photo technology has had a great effect upon mass communication and mass education. Unlike the printed word, visual images have more impac
45、t because they are more immediate; They copy reality in a way that the printed word cannot. Unlike letter shapes, they are not abstract; unlike words, they require no symbolic interpretation by the mind. Combined with the widespread and uniform spreading of such images, phototechnology affects the t
46、hinking of vast audiences and shapes their view of reality.As the number of commercially available television channels grows, the viewers freedom of choice increases, but so does the burden of that choice.51 It can be learned about the technology of light from the first paragraph that_.（A）its mere p
47、ractical use is to enable people to see well（B） it achieved a remarkable development in the early nineteenth century（C） its development is related to the study of the history of technology（D）it has aroused the interest of inventors ever since ancient times52 According to the passage, visual images d
48、iffer from the printed words in that_.（A）they have much deeper meanings（B） they have a greater immediate influence upon the viewer（C） they fail to produce a beneficial effect upon youngsters（D）they enable the viewer to use his imagination fully53 It can be learned from the passage that with the deve
49、lopment of phototechnology, _.（A）more and more people seem to prefer TV programs to reading activities（B） the number of TV viewers has become greater than that of film goers（C） more and more television channels are opened（D）it takes less time for a new idea to be absorbed54 According to the passage, w
