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

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

Chinese-Americans today have higher incomes than Americans in general. One-fourth of all ___36__ Chinese-Americans are working in scientific and professional __37__. The Chinese have risen to this position __38__some of the harshest discrimination and violence __39__ any immigrants in the history of this country. Today, __40__ of the Chinese prosperity (成功) is __41__ the simple fact that they work harder and take __42__ of educational opportunities.

Chinese-Americans have had three Noble __43__ winners, all in physics. Many more have PhDs, especially from high __44__ universities. Among academics, Asians publish more than __45__ blacks or whites.

( ) 36.A. employed B. employee C. employer D. employing ( ).37.A. would B. field C. places D. walks ( ).38.A. inspite B. despite of C. otherwise D. despite ( ).39.A.against B. whereas C. otherwise D. beneath ( ).40.A. many B. numerous C. much D. lot ( ).41.A. contribute to B. due to C. thanks to D. owe to ( ).42.A. advantage B. measures C. place D. steps ( ).43.A. price B. praise C. price D. prize ( ).44.A. level B. position C. ranking D. fares ( ).45.A. all B. either C. both D. neither III. Reading Comprehension (50 points) Task 1(2 points each; 10 points in all)

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will fond 5 questions or unfinished statements (No. 46 through No. 50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices. You should make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Specialists in marketing have studied how to make people buy more food in a supermarket. They do all kinds of things that you do not even notice. For example, the simple, ordinary food that everybody must buy like bread, milk, flour, and vegetable oil, is spread all over the store. You have to walk by all the more interesting—and more expensive—things in order to find what you need. The more expensive food is in packages with bright colored pictures. This food is places at eye level so you see it and want to buy it. The things that you have to buy anyway are usually located on a higher or lower shelf. However, candy and other things that children like are on lower shelves. One study showed that when a supermarket moves four products form floor to eye level, it sold 78 percent more.

Another study showed that for every minute a person is in a supermarket after the first half hour, she or he spends $50.If someone stays forty minutes, the supermarket has an additional $5.00.So the store has a comfortable temperature in summer and winter, and it plays soft music. It is a pleasant place for people to stay—and spend more money.

Some stores have red or pink lights over the meat so the meat looks redder. They put light green paper around lettuce (生菜) and put apples in red plastic bags.

So be careful in the supermarket. You may go home with a bag of food you were not planning to buy. The supermarket, not you, decided you should buy it.

( ) 46. Marketing specialists study _______.

A. plants suitable human needs B. how to build shelves C. method of selling more products D. how to own supermarkets ( ) 47. The more expensive kind of food is _______.

A. in bright-coloured packages B. on high shelves

C. all near the front of the store D. on lower shelves ( ) 48. According to the selecting, children’s books are probably _______.

A. on low shelves B .on high shelves

C. spread all over the sold in supermarket D. sold in supermarket ( ) 49. A supermarket plays soft music because_______. . A .people like to listen to it

B .the store has a comfortable temperature C .it will make people spend

D. it will remind people to buy the things they want

（ ）50。A good way to save money in a supermarket is to_______.

A. go just before dinner

B. buy things that are in the prettiest packages C. walk around and see what you need

D. make a list of what you need before you go Task 2 (2 points each; 10 points in all)

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1 (No.51 through No.55)

Although each baby has an individual schedule of development, general patterns of growth have been observed. Three periods of development have been identified (确定), including early infancy(幼儿期), which extends from the first to the sixth month; middle infancy, from the sixth to the ninth month; and late infancy, from the ninth to the fifteenth month. Whereas the newborn is concerned with his or her inner world and reacts primarily to hunger and pain in early infancy, the baby is already aware of the surrounding world. During the second month, many infants are awake more and can raise their heads to look at things. They also begin to smile at people. By four months, the baby is searching for things but not yet grasping them with its hands. It is also beginning to be wary(谨慎的) of strangers and may scream when a visiting relative tries to pick it up. By five months, the baby is grabbing objects and putting them into its mouth. Some babies are trying to feed themselves with their hands.

In middle infancy, the baby concentrates on practicing a great many speech sounds. It loves to imitate actions and examine interesting objects. At about seven months, it begins to crawl, a skill that it masters at the end of middle infancy.

In late infancy, the baby takes an interest in games, songs, and even books. Progress toward walking moves through standing, balancing, bouncing in place, and walking with others. As soon as the baby walks well alone, it has passed from infancy into the active toddler (蹒跚学步) stage. ( ) 51. What is the main subject of this reading passage?

A. Growth in early infancy B. The active toddler

C. How a baby learns to walk

D. The developmental stages of infancy

( ). 52. When does a baby take an interest in books?

A. After nine months B. At two months C. After five months D. In middle infancy ( ). 53. What would a six-month-old baby love to do?

A .Smile at people B. Crawl on the floor C .Imitate actions D. Play simple games

( ). 54. The meaning of the word “grasp” in Line 8of Paragraph 1is ______. A. watch B. like C. hold D. fear ( )55.When does a baby become frightened of unfamiliar people?

A. In early infancy B. In middle infancy C. In late infancy D. In the toddler stage Task 3 (3 points each; 15 points in all)

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1(No 56 through NO 60)

Hemingway was born in lllinois, his family took him as a boy on frequent hunting and fishing trips and so acquainted him early with the kinds of virtues (美德) ,such as courage and endurance, which were later reflected in his fiction (文学作品) After high school. he worked as a newspaper reporter and then went oversea to take part in World War I. he After the war he lived for several years in Paris, where he became part of a group of Americans who felt strange from their country , They considered themselves a lost generation. It was not long before he began to publish the powerful novel, The Sun Also Rises. His subjects were often war and its effects on people, or contests, such as hunting or bullfighting , which demand stamina and courage. Hemingway’s style of writing is striking ,His sentences are short, his words simple , Yet they are often filled with emotion . A careful reading can show us , furthermore, that he is a master of the pause. That is , if we look closely , we see how the action of his stories continues during the silences, during the times his characters say nothing ,This action is often full of meaning ,There are times when the most powerful effect comes from restraint(适度). Such times occur often in Hemingway’s fiction .He perfected the art of expressing emotion with few words.

( )56. The word “stamina” in the last line of Paragraph 1 can most probably be replaced by_____ A. money B. time C. energy D. weapon

( )57.Hemingway might have two kinds of special qualities—courage and

endurance---because_______.

A. he trained himself through hard work in his childhood B. he got some special trainings while growing up

C. his parents often took him on hunting and fishing trips D. he suffered a lot in his childhood

( )58. The topic sentence of Paragraph 2 is ________.

A. Hemingway’s style of writing is striking B. He is a master of the pause

C. He perfected the art of expressing emotion with few words D. Hemingway is a famous writer

( )59. “A lost generation” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_______. A. a generation full of hope B. the sad and confused young men

C. a big crowd of young men D. a group of people who have lost their way ( )60. Hemingway preferred short and simple sentences in his writings because_______.

A. he could not arrange long and complicated sentences well

B. he was afraid that his readers would misunderstand him if he wrote long sentences. C. Short sentences are easier to write

D. This is his style of writing he is good at

Task 4(3 points each; 15 points in all)

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1(No. 61 through No. 65)

Trees have a spectacular (壮丽的； 奇观的)survival record. Over a period of more than 400 million years, they have evolved as the tallest, most massive , and longest-lived organisms ever to inhabit the earth .Yet trees lack a means of defense that almost every animal has: trees cannot move away from destructive forces. Because they cannot move, all types of living and nonliving enemies-fire, storms, microorganisms, insects, other animals and , later, humans—have wounded them throughout their history. Trees have survived because their evolution has made them into highly compartmented(分隔的) organisms; that is .they wall off injured and infected wood .

In that respect trees are radically different from animals. Fundamentally, animals heal, they preserve their life by making billions of repair, installing(安置) new cells or rejuvenated(恢复活力的)cells in the positions of old ones. Trees cannot heal; they make no repairs. Instead, they defend themselves from the consequences of injury and infection by walling off the damage, At the same time they put new cells in new positions; in effect, they grow a new tree over the old one every year. The most obvious results of the process a re growth rings, which are visible on the cross section of a trunk, a root , or a branch.

( )61. The author’s main purpose in this article is to explain the _________.

A. life cycle of a tree B. way trees survive

C. importance of r trees to human progress D. dangers trees face from natural disasters ( )62. The author describes trees as all of the following EXCEPT_____. A, tall B. green C. massive D,.long-Iived

( )63. The author implies that almost every animal is able to protect itself from destructive forces

by doing which of the following?

A. Moving away B. Calling for help

C. Climbing up a tree D. Remaining with its group

( )64. As it is used in the last sentence of Paragraph 1, the pronoun “they ”refers to ________.

A. enemies B. animals C. humans D. trees

( )65. According to the context of the passage. You can guess the meaning of the verb “evolve”

is ________.

A. (of people or animals)teach the stage of full development B. breed (farm animals); grow or produce (crops)

C. (of plants, animals, etc.) gradually develop from a simple form to a more complex one D. (cause somebody/ something) to grow gradually 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. We need not wish for what we don’t have, but enjoy what we do possess today.

67. Our corporation is established for the purpose of carrying on import and export business as well as other activities in connection with foreign trade.

68. If you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won’t have suffered during the process.

69. To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher, “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives one lives.”

(II) Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English (4 points each for No. 70 through No. 72; 5 points for No. 73; 17 points in all) 70.长城常被看作是中国文化和历史的象征。

71．我原以为问题已经解决了，但事实并非如此。

72．不言而喻，科学技术的发展对中国现代化是至关重要的。

73．在大会上许多专家呼吁政府制订一项全国人口计划以避免土地和水源的进一步污染。 V. Writing (20 points )

Directions: Write ONE of the following two topics. You are supposed to follow the information given below.

1.按照完整英文书信的格式，就下述内容写一封求职信：

假定你（写信人王红）今年六月份就要大学毕业，现在需要用英语写一份求职申请信。 收信人姓名和地址：李安，上海国际旅行社（travel agency）人事部（personnel department）（邮编 200083） 信的内容必须包括：

（1）求职目标是导游（tourist guide）;

(2) 本人专业是计算机英语，擅长口译，十分喜欢与人交往。 （3）盼望早日得到答复并向收信人致谢。

2．写一篇为“How I Finance My College Education”的文章。要求分三段，不少于100单词。 内容包括：

（1）上大学的费用(tuition and fees) 可以通过多种途径解决; （2）本人选择支付学费的途径并说明理由; （3）总结全文。

安徽省2005年普通高等学校专升本招生考试

英 语 试 题

注意事项：

1． 试卷共8页，用钢笔或珠笔将答案直接写在答题纸上，写在试题上一律无效。 2． 答卷前将密封线内的项目填烈军属精楚。 I. vocabulary and Structure (1 point each ; 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. English people often take umbrellas with them when they go out because they don’t want to