1、2010 年广东专插本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析一、Vocabulary and Structure1 She asked that the letter be_ in order that the contents should remain a secret.（A）eliminated（B） ruined（C） destroyed（D）spoiled2 Mr. Smith promised me a good position and_.（A）to pay me a fair salary（B） a fair salary（C） paying me a fair salary（D）pay
2、 me a fair salary3 From the newspaper, we can learn _is going on in the world.（A）that（B） which（C） who（D）what4 Millions of people rushed to California, _ that they would find gold and become rich.（A）convinced（B） convincing（C） to convince（D）to be convinced5 He didn t allow_in his room;actually he did
3、not allow his family_ at all.（A）to smoke; to smoke（B） smoking; to smoke（C） to smoke; smoking（D）smoking; smoking6 With such poor _he really needs glasses.（A）vision（B） view（C） sense（D）scene7 _the plan carefully, he rejected it.（A）To have considered（B） To consider（C） Having considered（D）considering8 Fi
4、nding it difficult to _ to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north.（A）fit（B） adopt（C） suit（D）adapt9 Our public transportation system is not _for the needs of the people. We need more buses and subways.（A）complete（B） adequate（C） normal（D）good10 He apologized_having to leave so early.
5、（A）because of（B） with（C） owing to（D）for11 Then were no tickets_ for Fridays performance.（A）preferable（B） considerable（C） possible（D）available12 They decided to chase the cow away_ it did more damage.（A）unless（B） until（C） before（D）while13 It was essential that the application forms_back before the de
6、adline(截止日期).（A）must be sent（B） would be sent（C） be sent（D）were sent14 She never laughed, _ lose her temper.（A）or she ever did（B） nor did she ever（C） or did she ever（D）nor she ever did15 My camera can be_to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.（A）treated（B） adjusted（C） adopted（D）remedied16 Wh
7、en Mr. Jones gets old, he will_over his business to his son.（A）take（B） hand（C） turn（D）get17 Failure usually comes in_with misfortunes.（A）combination（B） relation（C） connection（D）association18 She missed the train because she had been_ the traffic jam.（A）stuck in（B） stricken in（C） stuck to（D）struck to
8、19 This project is_only if we carry it out in cooperation with a big company.（A）realistic（B） feasible（C） appropriate（D）reasonable20 These goods are_for exports, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.（A）completely（B） remarkably（C） essentially（D）necessarily21 In the election_, the candid
9、ates have to make a lot of inspiring speeches to win votes from all kinds of people.（A）competition（B） fight（C） battle（D）campaign22 _, I went back to my dormitory unhappy in the evening.（A）With anything done（B） With something doing（C） With nothing done（D）With nothing having done23 In terms of artisti
10、c value, it is hard to say that one country s art form is greater than_.（A）that of another（B） another one（C） one of another（D）one another24 Although research is important, the university exists_ for the students.（A）totally（B） usually（C） really（D）primarily25 Id like to work abroad to_my horizons.（A）e
11、xpand（B） open（C） broaden（D）extend26 You re going to England next year. You should now practice _ English as much as possible.（A）to say（B） to speak（C） saying（D）speaking27 Two hundred people showed up for the wedding, about 50 more than we _ planed.（A）originally（B） particularly（C） eventually（D）frequen
12、tly28 You can t go that way, I m afraid, as the road is _ repair.（A）for（B） in（C） under（D）on29 Mrs. Brown is supposed_ for Italy last week.（A）to have left（B） to be leaving（C） to leave（D）to have been left30 It would have taken hours to work the answer out, so I_my pocket calculator.（A）turned out（B） tu
13、rned to（C） turned down（D）turned in31 Is there anyone who_the plan put forward by the committee?（A）differs（B） disagrees（C） objects（D）opposes32 Where did you _ the magazine I was reading?（A）lay（B） lie（C） remain（D）let33 I passed the test. I _ it without your help.（A）would not pass（B） wouldnt have passe
14、d（C） didnt pass（D）had not passed34 Yon are always_fault with what I do.（A）thinking（B） seeing（C） discovering（D）finding35 We _ three major snowstorms so far this winter.（A）had（B） have（C） have had（D）had had35 Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail
15、so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to l
16、ower standards. A mother describes her child s hastily made table as“ perfect“ , even though it wobbles(摇晃)on uneven legs. Another way is to shift blame. If John Jails science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.The trouble with failure prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life
17、in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the timeand that it is possible to enjoy a game even when you don t win. A child who s not invited to a birthday party, who doesnt make the honor roll on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course.
18、 But parents should not offer a quick consolation(安慰)prize or say, “It doesn t matter“ because it does. The young should be allowed to experience disappointment and be helped to master it.Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts adults and child alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your l
19、ife once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask “why did I fail?“ Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, dont be shy about inquiring.36 This passage mainly tells us about_.（A）the importance of facing failu
20、re（B） the ways to prevent failure（C） the reasons why people fail（D）everyone s right to fail37 When the writer says“every person has the right to fail“ , he means to say_.（A）no one can grow up without failures（B） every person is right to fail（C） they have not been taught how to deal with failures cor
21、rectly（D）the law protects people s success and failure38 By“ protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed“ , the writer means that most parents try their best_.（A）to let their children know that they wont fail（B） not to teach their children about knowledge of failure（C） to prov
22、ide their children the knowledge against failure（D）to keep their children from realizing that they failed39 According to the writer, the right attitude towards failures is that_.（A）parents should tell their children to think nothing of their failures（B） children should be encouraged to get through f
23、ailures by themselves（C） parents should judge what their children have done as it is（D）children should always learn to enjoy a game that they wont win40 What is the most important thing to do when one fails?（A）To find all excuse for the failure.（B） To blame someone else.（C） To find out the cause and
24、 improve himself.（D）To remember the past failures.40 You must be very careful when a woman asks you how she looks because you will never come up with a right answer. The problem is that women generally do not think of their looks in the same way that men do. Most men form all opinion of how they loo
25、k in seventh grade, and they stick to it for the rest of their lives. Most of them think of themselves as average looking. But that does not bother them.Women do not look at themselves this way. No matter how attractive a woman may appear to be to others, they think about their appearance as “not go
26、od enough“. Why do women have such low self-esteem? There are many complex psychological and societal reasons, but one reason might be that women grow up thinking they need to look like Barbie doll. This is a difficult appearance standard to live up to, although there is a multibillion-dollar beauty
27、 industry devoted to convincing women that they must try.I m not saying men are superior, but you are not going to get a group of middle-aged men who apply cosmetics(化妆品)to themselves in hope of looking more like Brad Pitt. Men would realize that this task was pointless and meaningless. Of course ma
28、ny women will argue that men, being shallow, want them to look that way. As I see, hey, just because we re idiots, that doesn t mean you have to be.So if you are a man, and a woman asks you how she looks, you cant say she looks bad. But you also cant say she looks great, because shell think youre ly
29、ing. Also, she suspects that youre not qualified to judge anybody s appearance. This is because you have shaving cream in your hair.41 Which of the following statements is true?（A）All women accept men s praises for their looks.（B） It is impossible for women to become beautiful.（C） Women are less con
30、fident about their appearance.（D）Most men think they are handsome and never worry about their looks.42 Why does the problem of appearance never make men worried?（A）Because they believe they are handsome.（B） Because women never care about men s appearance.（C） Because they dont care about beauty.（D）Be
31、cause being average-looking is fine for men.43 Which of the following might not be the reason for women to apply cosmetics to themselves?（A）They are not satisfied with their looks.（B） They are crazy to follow film stars.（C） They believe that men want them to do so.（D）They have low self-esteem in the
32、ir appearance.44 What is mens proper reaction when a woman asks how she looks, according to this passage?（A）To make a moderate comment on her looks.（B） To keep silent or change a topic.（C） To tell the woman that she is ugly.（D）To tell the truth.45 What would men think of their own use of cosmetics?（
33、A）It is useless.（B） It is necessary（C） It is good.（D）It is unacceptable45 By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder. In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny h
34、illsides and rough open country, including high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.Most people regard snake bites as a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious and very feware fatal. Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with
35、amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.All snakes have small teeth, so it follows that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could
36、possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but add
37、ers cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon several things, one of which is the body-weight of the person is bitten. The bigger the person is, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why childre
38、n suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain, and though these bites can make some people very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little
39、or no effect, as there are of serious illness.46 Which of the following statements is NOT true?（A）The adder is the only poisonous snake in Britain.（B） In Scotland there are no other snakes except the adder.（C） Snake bites seem more dangerous than they actually are.（D）Peoples attempts at emergency tr
40、eatment are utterly unnecessary.47 Adders are most likely to be found_.（A）in wilder parts of Britain and Ireland（B） in Scotland and nowhere else（C） on uncultivated land throughout Britain（D）in shady fields in England48 We are told that British snakes are_.（A）afraid of human beings（B） poisonous inclu
41、ding the adder（C） dangerous except the adder（D）friendly towards human beings49 If an adder senses your approaching, it will probably_.（A）attack you immediately（B） disappear very quickly（C） wait to frighten you（D）move out of the way50 According to the passage, a snake bite is_.（A）more harmful to a he
42、althy man than to a sick man（B） less harmful to an adult than to a child（C） more dangerous than any serious illness（D）always fatal in Britain50 Transportation has increased each person s mobility. Initially, one could walk about 20 miles a day; using a horse or bicycle would double or triple(三倍)this
43、 range. Today one can travel halfway around the world in a day. Through increased mobility, ones range of acquaintances can be worldwide. Business and professional interactions also can be on a worldwide basis. With such wide-scale travel opportunities, business and culture will never be the same.In
44、 terms of sociology, teenage people in the United States view obtaining a driver s license as one rite(仪式)of passage toward adulthood(成年). The automobile is a means for them to escape parental supervision(监管). The automobile is blamed for the decline of small towns; persons with cars are able and wi
45、lling to travel longer distances to the stores and other attractions of larger communities. In the United States, the school bus also led to the decline of small towns because it made it possible to consolidate(合并)numerous small schools. Small villages where small schools were closed went into decli
46、ne.Transportation has increased employment opportunities, because one can travel to reach more potential jobs, and a professional person can cover a wider area. In sparely settled areas, for example, veterinarians(兽医)and physicians make calls using small aircrafts. Transportation activities also pro
47、vide employment opportunities; working for carriers and shippers, constructing vehicles and roadways, and working in government agencies involved with transportation.However, as transportation facilities and opportunities increase, there are some groups left behind. The poor, the feeble(弱者), the eld
48、erly, and the disabled are in danger of being ignored because they lack equal access to transportation systems. In many locations in the United States, automobile ownership as well as use is virtually a requirement. Society is uncertain as to what responsibilities it has for transportation systems t
49、hat can be used by those without automobiles.Another negative impact relates to injuries and deaths caused by transportation. While airline crashes the most publicity, highway accidents cause a tremendous number of fatalities(死亡 )and injuries. Fortunately, the number is decreasing owing to considerable improvement in auto safety. This
