北京市2009年高职升本科招生统一考试

英 语

考生注意：1. 答案必须写在答题纸上。

2. 本试卷共8页，满分为100分，考试时间为120分钟。

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. You are required to complete each one

by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A., B., C. and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 1. We ended the dinner up ________ fruit and coffee.

A. at

B. by

C. in

D. with D. take D. felt D. that D. or D. be read D. don’t you D. was finished D. would have done D. put up D. had they left D. had taken D. since D. help

2. He sent his son to ________ a towel from the bathroom.

A. bring A. feeling A. what A. if

B. carry B. feel

C. fetch C. to feel C. which C. for

3. I couldn’t help ________ sorry for the poor man who died in the car crash. 4. The village ________ I was born and grew up is quite far from here.

B. where B. but

5. Anyone seen carrying bags, boxes, ________ whatever, was stopped by the police. 6. This novel is really worth ________ at least twice.

A. reading A. will you A. finished A. did

B. to read B. shall we

C. of reading C. won’t we C. finishing

7. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ________? 8. His work ________, he left his office with joy.

B. being finished B. has done

9. My father ________ his paperwork when the guests arrived.

C. was doing C. put out

10. I have a nice little sum of money ________ for a rainy day.

A. put aside A. they have left A. take A. before A. helping

B. put down B. they had left B. took B. when B. to help

11. Scarcely ________ when soldiers arrived, armed with rifles.

C. have they left C. have taken C. until C. helped

12. It is the first time I ________ a holiday abroad.

13. It is necessary to examine this claim ________ we proceed any further. 14. I will do everything I can ________ you with the work.

15. Why ________ he do me an injury when he has already saved my life?

A. could

B. must C. should D. would

Part II Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are 5 reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find

some questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A., B., C. and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the following passage.

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some ads about English language training. You may find the information you need. Global English Center * General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. * 3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1, 200 yuan) and 12-month (2, 000 yuan) courses. * Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon.—Fri. * Experienced college English teachers. * Close to the city center and bus stops. Tel: 67601234 Modern Language School * Special courses in English for business. * Small classes (12-16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2: 00 p. m. to 5: 00 p. m. * Native English teachers from Canada and USA. * Language lab and computers supplied. * 3-month (1, 050 yuan), 6-month (1,850 yuan) Tel: 67351234 The 21st Century English Training Center * We specialize in elective teaching at all levels. * We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. Entrance exams: June l and Dec. 1. * Only 15-minute walk from the city center. Call 67801234 for more information. The International House of English * 3/6-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week; convenient class hours: 9—12 a.m. and 2—5 p.m. * A 4-month evening course for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes). * Well-trained Chinese and American teachers. * Free sightseeing and social activities. * Very close to the Central Park. For further information call 67431234. 16. If you work from 9: 00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. every day, which schools will you choose? A. Global English Center and Modern Language School.

B. Global English Center and International House of English.

C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century English Training Center.

D. The 21st Century English Training Center and the International House of English.

17. The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other 3 schools in that ________.

A. it requires an entrance examination B. it is nearest to the city center C. its courses are more advanced D. its teaching quality is better

18. You’ll probably prefer to go to the International House of English because it ________.

A. costs less than other schools

B. offers more sightseeing and social activities C. has British teachers

D. has a special course in spoken English

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the following passage.

In an analysis of reports from 42 countries, U. S. researchers found that married people are consistently happier than singletons. The effect is small, but that still begs the question: Does marriage make you happy, or are happy people simply more likely to get married?

Both answers may be true. In a study that followed more than 30,000 Germans for 15 years, Diener and his colleagues found that happy people are more likely to get married and then stay married. But anyone can improve his or her mood by getting married. The effect begins about a year before the “happy day” and lasts for at least a year afterward. For most people, satisfaction levels do return to their baseline, but the researchers say this conceals(掩盖) the fact that a good marriage can have a permanent positive effect. Furthermore, people who are less happy to begin with will get a bigger boost from marriage. And it seems there’s something special about signing that piece of paper: The research shows that you can’t get as much benefit from simply cohabiting（同居）. “My husband says that cohabiting couples lack the deeper security that comes with the formal band of gold, and that is why they are not quite so happy,” says Oswald. “Insecurity, we know from all data, is bad for human beings.”

19. The title of the passage is probably ________.

A. Single People B. Married People C. Marriage and Happiness D. Band of Gold 20. What keeps back the permanent positive effect of marriage?

A. The baseline of satisfaction. B. A less happy beginning. C. The concealment of reality. D. A good marriage. 21. The word “boost” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.

A. credit B. happiness C. improvement D. reward 22. According to the passage, what will do harm to human beings?

A. Keeping single. B. Insecurity. C. Dissatisfaction. D. Cohabitation. Questions 23 to 26 are based on the following passage.

When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get a good score on a certain test, or even the ability to do generally well at school. By intelligence we mean a style of life, a way of behaving in various situations. The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do.

The intelligent person, young or old, meeting a new situation or problem, opens himself up to it. He tries to take it with mind and senses everything he can about it. He thinks about it, instead of about himself or what it might cause to happen to him. If he fails to master it, he looks without fear or shame at his mistakes and learns what he can from them. This is intelligence. Clearly its roots lie in a certain feeling about life. Just as clearly, unintelligence is not what most psychologists seem to suppose, the same thing as intelligence, only less of it. It is an entirely different style of behavior, out of entirely different set of attitudes.

Years of watching and comparing bright children with the not-bright or less bright have shown that they are very different kinds of people. The bright child is curious about life and reality, eager to get in touch with it, and unite himself with it. There is no wall between himself and life. On the other hand, the dull child is far less curious, far less interested in what goes on and what is real. The bright child likes to experiment, to try things out. He lives by the maxim(格言) that there is more than one way to skin a cat. If he can’t do something one way, he’ll try another. The dull child is usually afraid to try at all. It takes a great deal of urging to get him to try even once; if that try fails, he is through.

Nobody starts off stupid. Hardly an adult in a thousand or ten thousand could in any three years of his life learn as much, grow as much in his understanding of the world around him, as every child learns and grows in his first three years. But what happens, as we grow older, to this extraordinary capacity for leaning and intellectual growth? What happens is that it is destroyed, and more than by anything else, it is destroyed by the process that we misname education-a process that goes on in most homes and schools. 23. The writer believes that intelligence is ________.