A. persons whose jobs are not professional

B. persons who work at both permanent and full-time jobs C. those over 16 Years of age who are looking for work D. approximately 60% of the country’s population

IV Translation (35 points)

(I)translate the following sentences from English into Chinese (4 points each for No. 66 through No. 68; 6 points for No. 69; 18 points in all)

66. Many students complained that readable books were rare those days .

67. In his opinion,success in life depends mainly on how we get along with other people.

68. The brain is the most complicated part of the human body , and yet less is known about it than any other part.

69. Do you want to know how to improve your grades without having to spend more time studying ? It sounds too good to be true.

(II)Translate the following sentences from Chinese Into English (4 points each for No.70though No,72; 5 points for No. 73; 17 points in all). 70那场雨使得我们不能去打篮球.

71. 由于城市太拥挤,粗多人准备搬到乡下去. 72,这座城市以优美的建筑而闻名.

73.我要打电话询问清楚会议是否晚上七点钟开始.

V Writing (20 points)

Directions: write ONE of . the following two topics. You are supposed to follow the informa-tiongiven below.

1按照完整英文书信格式,邀请美匹兹堡大学Prof. Wiliams 参加一个学术(academic)会议.Puof. Williams 的地十是:

450 South Liberty Avenue,

Apartment 305,Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 USA 信的内容必须包括:

(1) 很荣幸邀请Prof. Williams. (2) 会议的主题.时间和地点等. (3) 盼望Prof. Williams早日答复.

2. 写一篇题为“On Good Study Habits” 的文章。要要求分三个段落，不少于100个单词。内容包括：

（1）良好的学习习惯的重要性和效果。

（2）从如下几个方面来阐述你的观点：学习时间的合理安排，充分利用上课的时间，养成定时复习的习惯等；并用具体的事例来支扭亏为盈你的论点。 （3）得出结论并总结全文。

安徽省2003年普通高等学校专升本招生考试

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I. Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each; 35 points in all)

Directions: For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. You are required to choose the most appropriate one and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. ( ) 1.Once you enter the society, you are mostly ________your own. A. in B. on C. of D. to ( ) 2.The chairman as well as many other people _________present. A. is B. are C. will D. should ( ) 3.I think that it is no use _______with this. A. to continue B. continue C. continuing D. continued ( ) 4.What did the teacher ________you to do at home? A. distribute B. assign C. divide D. point ( ) 5.It didn’t take long for him to adjust _______his new job. A. to B. with C. for D. on ( ) 6.With his resolute determination, he is _________to win. A. possible B. likely C. like D. probable ( ) 7.When I saw her facial ________, I knew she was angry. A. appearance B. expression C. looking D. feeling ( ) 8.________is going to do the job there remains a question. A. Who B. That C. What D. When ( ) 9.The travelers ________300 miles a day by car when they were in Africa. A. passed B. took C. covered D. went ( ) 10.Sam most probably ___________her for another girl at the party. A. regarded B. viewed C. mistook D . looked ( ) 11. Whatever happens, this rule can be applied _________any case. A. on B. for C. in D. to ( ) 12.She earns a high __________as a doctor. A. salary B. wages C. money D. payment ( ) 13.It is necessary that the meeting _______at once. A. began B. begin C. begins D. will begin ( ) 14.Accrding to the doctor, the old lady was in a helpless________. A. place B. location C. space D. situation ( ) 15.At the age of eighteen, he decided to take politics as his_________. A. arrange B. task C. work D. career ( ) 16.Whenever needed Bob would _______for his father to come.. A. arrange B. require C. demand D. invite ( ) 17.Give up smoking, _________you will have a good health. A. or B. and C. so that D. otherwise

( ) 18.If you are mot careful enough, you may ________black with white. A. combine B. compare C. Confuse D. contact ( ) 19.You _______me about his illness yesterday. A. must tell B. had told C. ought to tell D. should have told ( ) 20.My brother is __________mine. A. five years more junior to B. five years junior than C. five years junior to D. five years more junior than ( ) 21.You _________me because I didn’t say that. A. must have misunderstood B. must misunderstand C. must be understood D. had to misunderstand ( ) 22.Can machines perform the same tasks ________? A. that man does B. what man does C. must be understood D. as man does ( ) 23.It is the boy’s laziness that _________ his failure in the exams. A. resulted from B. brought in C. resulted in D. led into ( ) 24.__________his wealth, he is not happy. A. Except for B. In spite of C. Hardier D. Besides ( ) 25.__________you work, the greater your progress will be. A. Harder B. The hardier C. Hardlier D. The harder ( ) 26.John and Sally _________all their problems cheerfully . A. coped with B. Handled with C. dealt in D. turned up ( ) 27.It was the training that he had _________made him such a good technician. A. has B. what C. later D. that ( ) 28.Some elderly people ________their beds at hospital . They need our help. A. confined to B. locked to C. tied with D. limited by ( ) 29.No sooner had the late-airport gentleman got to the airport _______the plane

took off.

A. when B .where C. while. D. than ( ) 30.If _________successfully, the plan will completely change the traffic A. carrying B. carried out C. to carry D. carry out ( ) 31.Within a few years he was _______from an ordinary clerk, to the manager of

the company.

A. promoted B .raised C. developed D. improved ( ) 32.Though they disliked the tone of his speech, they finally decided to _______

his suggestion for it sounded practical.

A. adapt B. adopt C. use D. receive ( ) 33.The paint is still wet._________! A. Be sure to not it B. Be sure not to touch it

C. As the diamond is hard D. Hard as the diamond is

( ) 34.________, it is quite easy to drill a hole on it with laser.

A. Hard although the diamond is B. How hard is the diamond C. As the diamond is hard D. Hard as the diamond is ( ) 35.________, the students had to go to bed. A. The lights had gone out B. The lights having gone out C. The light went out D. The lights have gone out

II.Cloze (1 point each; 10 points in all)

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and put corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

The history of the American people is ___36_____, the history of the movement of the American people. They moved from the colonies of the East Coast to the open space of the ___37______. The moved from the country and the farm to the city. ___38_______, Americans have been moving from the cities to the suburbs.

Pioneer Americans began ___39_______from the East Coast to the West 250 years ago. They moved west for many reasons. ___40_____reason was that they could obtain____41____ open space and land ___42_____farming. Americans liked large open spaces. And they liked the

freedom and independence to _____43______the land in their own way. Some of the land became farms. Important minerals were discovered in some areas, so some of the land became ___44____. Other large areas became cattle ranches. There seemed to be enough land for everybody. But it was a difficult life---____45______of endless work and hardship.

( ) 36.A.with part B. of park C. in part D. on part ( ) 37. A. West B. South C. North D. East ( ) 38. A. Not long ago B. Then C. More recently D. Later

( ) 39 A. moving B. passing C. coming D. going ( ) 40. A. Mainly B. Much C. Most D. One

( ) 41. A. unlimited B. indivisible C. discommected D. inseparable ( ) 42. A. of B.for C.on D.in ( ) 43. A. make B. plant C. build D. develop ( ) 44. A. towns B. factories C. mines D. farms` ( ) 45. A. a task B. a job C. a life D. a career

III.Reading Comprehension (50points) Task 1(2points each; 10 points in all)

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements should make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Many people are frightened by spiders (蜘蛛). They are especially afraid of large, hairy ones. The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird – eating spider, which lives in the hot, thick rain forests of northern South America.

Bird – eating spiders are a type of tarantula (狼蛛). They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown – up. The poisonous bite of a black widow spider is far more dangerous.

Bird -- eating spiders often hide in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep out and hunt for insects. As you might guess from their name, they also catch birds and eat them.

They have another unusual ability. They can walk up window pans (玻璃窗) because of sticky. Silky hairs on their feet that cling to glass.

( ) 46. This spider lives there the climate is _______.

A. wet and hot B. cool and dry C. hot and dry D. cool and wet. ( ) 47.The article says that the bird – eating spider is a kind of _________.

A. large crab B. tarantula C. black widow spider D. All of the above ( ) 48. Bird – eating spiders hunt _________.

A. during the day B. at night C. at dawn D. Both A and B ( ) 49.According to the story, bird – eating spiders _________. A. can catch birds and eat them

B. can walk up windowpanes C. can give a person a painful bite D. All of the above

( ) 50.Implied but not stated _________.

A. The bird-eating spider is unable to climb well B. The bird-eating spider likes to stay in trees

C. The bird-eating spider can be found in many parts of the world D. One can hardly see a bird-eating spider during the day

Task2 (2pointd each; 10 points in all)

Directions: This task is the same as Task I (No.51 through No.55)

No author in American literature is better known or more loved than Amuel Langhome Chemens. born in Missouri in 1835 . He grew up in the banks of the Mississippi River and used the pen name of “Mark Twain”. The two novels brought him his greatest fame: Toni Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Another book, Life on the Mississippi, told of his adventures on the river boats of the period.

It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain’s life as a writer started .At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Count3, was an immediate success and his new life began.

In 1870, Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon. He had fallen in love with her wife even before he met her. His wife had a great influence on Twain’s later books.

Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer. His travels around the country giving talk son different kinds of subjects helped make him famous and increased the sale of his books.

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are considered Twain’s best works. They are marked by humor and satire(讽刺文学, 讽刺) and provide his readers with an excellent picture of his time. His last book was completed in 1909, one year before his death. He was then 74 years old. ( ) 51. Mark Twain is ______.

A. the best known author in American literature B. the best known author in the world C. the best author in America all the time D. the best author in the world

( ) 52. The book, Life on the Mississippi, told us

A. hid adventures on the Mississippi B. his successful way to a writer C. his life as a writer