1、2008 年广东专插本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 The last decade_ tremendous changes in the means of transportation.（A）has witnessed（B） was witnessed（C） witnessed（D）is witnessed2 When they entered the room, they found the windows open and something_.（A）stolen（B） to be stolen（C） to steal（D）steali
2、ng3 You can join us for this activity_you follow these rules strictly.（A）on condition that（B） just as（C） now that（D）in case4 The research scientists often meet with problems_new types of instruments for their solution.（A）require（B） to require（C） required（D）requiring5 The house is well decorated_the
3、disarrangement of a few photos.（A）except（B） besides（C） except for（D）in addition to6 Without computers, we _ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.（A）would not make（B） will not have made（C） could not make（D）couldnt have made7 The tree, the branches_ are almost bare, is a very old
4、 one.（A）whose（B） in which（C） of which（D）which8 Whats done is done. Its no use _ anyone for it.（A）blaming（B） blame（C） to blame（D）to be blaming9 It is the boys laziness that_his failure in the exam.（A）resulted from（B） led to（C） brought in（D）led into10 I cant_ this type of computer, its too expensive.（
5、A）cost（B） spend（C） afford（D）trade11 The students were assigned different tasks according to their_abilities.（A）respectful（B） respectable（C） respective（D）responsible12 Thank you for the _you did me. to move the sofa upstairs.（A）favor（B） good（C） help（D）kindness13 As for quality of this model of color
6、TV sets, the ones made in China are by no means _those imported.（A）inferior than（B） less inferior to（C） less inferior than（D）inferior to14 This well-known international organization was_several years ago.（A）set up（B） made up（C） taken up（D）got up15 The couples had to move to the north because they fo
7、und it hard to_themselves to the hot climate in the south.（A）adopt（B） make（C） enjoy（D）adjust16 I remembered_the door before I left the house.（A）locking（B） lock（C） to lock（D）locked17 I didnt hear_because there was too much noise where I was sitting.（A）what did he say（B） what he had said（C） what was h
8、e saying（D）what to say18 George took :_of the fine weather to do a days work in his garden.（A）advantage（B） profit（C） interest（D）charge19 We found that the plane_ when we got to the airport.（A）already took off（B） had already taken off（C） was already taking off（D）was already taken off20 The sudden ris
9、e in oil prices led to an economic _in the country.（A）crash（B） crisis（C） threat（D）danger21 The reason I didnt attend the lecture was simply_I got a bad cold that day.（A）because（B） as（C） that（D）for22 California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, _.（A）also does Florida（B） so Florida does（C） so
10、 does Florida（D）Florida does either23 Such a reliable person as him wont make _promises.（A）bare（B） empty（C） blank（D）vacant24 In English vocabulary, words of French_are not rare.（A）source（B） resource（C） birth（D）origin25 One new_to learning a foreign language is to study the language in its cultural c
11、ontext.（A）approach（B） solution（C） manner（D）road26 Staring at the ruins of his house, he couldnt_ how the fire had broken out.（A）bring out（B） turn out（C） figure out（D）pick out27 I didnt know what to do, but then an idea_ to me suddenly.（A）happened（B） entered（C） hit（D）occurred28 The government has los
12、t a great deal of_because of the large increase in food price.（A）strength（B） support（C） agreement（D）vote29 I continued to study_ the discouragement I had received.（A）despite of（B） despite（C） in spite（D）in spite that30 They said I had given_ the whistle was worth.（A）, twice as many as（B） as twice man
13、y as（C） as twice much as（D）twice as much as31 It is necessary to_ a large vocabulary in learning a language.（A）accumulate（B） collect（C） assemble（D）gather32 Many people in Africa seem to be _ of the American way of life: driving everywhere.（A）envious（B） hopeful（C） pleased（D）happy33 One requirement fo
14、r this job is that you must be_to work on weekends.（A）accessible（B） available（C） acceptable（D）capable34 Rain does not_bring down the temperature.（A）certainly（B） undoubtedly（C） necessarily（D）completely35 Theory is based on practice and_ serves and guides practice.（A）in turn（B） by turns（C） taking turn
15、s（D）in return35 In Western countries people have been using the installment (分期付款) plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installment. In the U. S. , the figure is much higher than in Great Bri
16、tain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan. The price of an article bought on installment is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment (首期付款
17、) when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made. Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with sma
18、ll incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in
19、 unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts, there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If bu
20、sinessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and each of the following installments to discourage people from buying more
21、than they can pay for on the installment plan.36 Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?（A）A lot of British families use the installment plan.（B） More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.（C） Americans depend more on installment than British people do.（
22、D）Americans spend more than one tenth of their incomes on, installment buying. 37 Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because（A）the buyer has to pay extra money as interest（B） the delivery of the goods charges extra money（C） the buyer has to pay a down payment（D
23、）the service offered by installment plan is much better38 What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installment?（A）He might lose his job.（B） He will not own the item he has bought.（C） He will have to sell what he has bought.（D）He will go into debt. 39 The
24、 advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _.（A）purchasing power is strengthened（B） employment might be increased（C） people develop a good habit of saving money（D）young couples are able to furnish their homes40 In some countries, the governments control the installm
25、ent plan to_ .（A）increase employment（B） increase peoples income（C） ensure that businesses make good profits（D）ensure that people can pay for what they buy40 Publicity (宣传，报道) offers several benefits. There are no costs for message time or space. An ad in prime time television may cost $250, 000 or m
26、ore per minute, whereas a five-minute report on a network newscast would not cost anything. However, there are costs for news releases (发布) , a publicity department, and other items. As with advertising, publicity reaches a mass audience. Within a short time, new products or company policies are wid
27、ely known. Credibility (可信度) about messages is high, because they are reported in independent media. A newspaper review of a movie has more believability than an ad in the same paper, because the reader associates independence with objectivity. Similarly, people are more likely to pay attention to n
28、ews reports than ads. Readers spend time reading the stories, but they flip through (草草翻阅) the ads. Furthermore, there may be hundreds of ads in a magazine. Feature stories (专题报道) are much fewer in number and stand out clearly. Publicity also has some significant limitations. A firm has little contr
29、ol over messages, their timing, placement (报道顺序) , or coverage. It may issue detailed news releases and find only small portions of them reported by the media; and media have the ability to be much more critical than a company would like. A firm may want publicity during certain periods, such as whe
30、n a new product is introduced or new store opened, but the media may not cover the introduction or opening until after the time it would aid the firm. Similarly, media determine the placement of a story; it may follow a report on crime or sports. Finally, the media ascertain (确定) whether to cover a
31、story at all and the amount of coverage to be devoted to it. A company-sponsored (赞助) job program might go unreported or receive three-sentence coverage in a local newspaper.41 The author mentions all of the following advantages of publicity EXCEPT_.（A）having no time costs（B） having attentiveness（C）
32、 having high credibility（D）having no space costs42 People are more likely to believe in news reports than ads because _; .（A）they reach a larger audience than ads do（B） they are all latest events（C） they appear in independent media（D）they are much more in number and stand out clearly43 Which of the
33、following is NOT a limitation of publicity?（A）Bad timing.（B） Very detailed reporting.（C） Placement after a report on crime.（D）Being reported much less than. expected. 44 One of the reasons why feature stories seem more reliable than ads is that_.（A）they are more believable（B） they are more objective
34、（C） they are more interesting（D）they are much fewer in number and stand out clearly45 The last sentence in the last paragraph implies that_.（A）the placement of a story is not quite important（B） the report of a crime may not be true（C） local newspapers may not be interested in company-sponsored progr
35、ams（D）publicity is always successful45 The idea behind “the rule of law“ is that it is laws based on logical reasons and clear thinking that should govern social life. “We live under a rule of law, not of men. “American teachers tell their students. The students accept the idea. They believe that“ n
36、o man is above the law, “and that laws apply equally to all people“ no matter how wealthy they are, what their personal connections are, or what their stations in life are. Their faith in the rule of law explains the belief many Americans held, and many foreigners could not understand, that Presiden
37、t Richard Nixon should be removed from office as a result of his behavior in connection with what was called“ Watergate Scandal (水门事件)“. Nixon had broken the law and therefore should be punished, Americans believed, even if he was the President. The belief in the rule of law goes beyond the area of
38、politics to other areas of life that are governed by formal rules and procedures. To get a job with government institutions, for example, or to get government funding for a research project, one must follow published procedures and show that one meets the published requirements. Personal connections
39、 are not supposed to matter under the rule of law. This is not to say that personal contacts, wealth, and social influence do not matter in situations where laws and rules are to be obeyed. They may, what is said above describes the ideal with which Americans agree. In reality, connections can somet
40、imes help a person get a government job. Rich people can sometimes go unpunished for illegal behavior that poor people would be likely to be punished for. But in general the rule of law prevails, and Americans are proud that it does.46 The word “stations“ (Line 5 , Para 1) is closest in meaning to_.
41、（A）stages（B） situations（C） successes（D）social positions47 The writer mentions President Richard Nixon in the first paragraph in order to show that（A）no man is above the law（B） the president should make sure of the rule of law（C） the rule of law is important in politics（D）American people have the rig
42、ht to remove the president48 It can be learned from the last paragraph that in the United States the rule of law_.（A）is not carried out as fully as it should be（B） makes poor people also likely to be successful（C） is, in reality, almost impossible to realize（D）makes sure that everyone is punished fo
43、r his wrong doing49 The pronoun“ They“ in the second line of the last paragraph refers to all of the following EXCEPT_.（A）personal connections（B） laws and rules（C） social influence（D）wealth50 The main idea of the last paragraph is_.（A）Americans are idealistic (理想主义的) about laws（B） rich people can so
44、metimes go unpunished for illegal behavior（C） the American employment system is unfair（D）laws are more important than personal connections or influence in most cases in the US50 Human cloning (克隆 ) technology could be used to reverse heart attacks. Scientists believe that they may be able to treat h
45、eart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that have been damaged, and other problems may be solved if human cloning and its technology are not forbidden. With cloning, infertile couples could have children. Current treatments for infertil
46、ity, in terms of percentages (百分比) , are not very successful. Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children. Many couples run out of time and money without successfully having children. Human cloning could make it possible for many more infert
47、ile couples to have children than ever before. We should be able to clone the bone marrow (骨髓) for children and adults suffering from leukemia (白血病). It is expected to be one of the first benefits to come from cloning technology. We may learn how to switch cells on and off through cloning and thus b
48、e able to cure cancer. Cloning technology can be used to test for and perhaps cure gene-related diseases. The above are just a few examples of what human cloning technology can do for mankind. This new technology promises unprecedented advancement in medicine if people will release their fears and l
49、et the benefits begin.51 Heart attacks can be treated with human cloning technology by_.（A）removing the damaged part of the heart（B） replacing the old heart with a cloned one（C） repairing the heart with cells cloned from healthy ones（D）giving the patients injections of various medicines52 The word“ infertile“ ( Line 1, Para, 2) most probably means “
