北京市2010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: In this part, there are 15 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one
by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked with A., B., C. and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1. Well, I would rather your sister ________ tomorrow than today.
A. will come B. comes C. came D. come 2. The doctor will not perform the operation ________ it is absolutely necessary. A. if B. unless C. when D. as
3. Michael doesn’t know what to ________ at the university; he can’t make up his mind about his
future. A. take up B. take over C. take in D. take down 4. ________ tomorrow’s lessons, I have no time to go out with you. A. Not preparing B. Not to prepare C. Not being prepared D. Not having prepared 5. This was the first time ________ I had serious trouble with my boss. A. since B. that C. which D. when
6. The students, ________ at the way the questions were put, didn’t know the answers to them. A. surprise B. Surprising C. having surprised D. surprised 7. All the students finished the test ________ the given time. A. at B. by C. till D. within 8. Children need many things, but ________ they need love. A. after all B. above all C. at all D. at best
9. Environmental groups intend to ________ the pressure until the government changes the law. A. make up B. pick up C. keep up D. bring up 10. It is essential that people ________ enough vitamins every day. A. have B. had C. must have D. will have 11. ________ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan. A. As B. Which C. What D. While
12. Clothing made of man-made fibers has certain advantages over ________ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool or silk.
A. one B. that C. which D. what 13. —I have just had my watch repaired.
—How much did they ________ you for that? A. cost B. charge C. spend D. take
14. Cars play an important role in modem life, but they ________ also cause many problems like
air pollution. A. can B. should C. would D. need 15. He got to the station early ________ missing the train. A. instead of B. in case of C. for fear of D. in addition to
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 19 are based on the following passage.
Buses
·Operating Hours: 6:00 am to 12:00 midnight daily.
·Fares: From SGD 0.90 to SGD1.80 (Exact Fare is required).You can ask the bus driver for the
appropriate fare to your destination if you are unsure of how much to pay.
MRT
·Operating Hours: 6:00 am to 11:45 pm daily.
·Fares: From SGD 0.90 to SGD3.00. A stored value card, called the ez-link farecard, can be
purchased for SGD15.00 at most MRT stations. The ez-link farecard is also valid for use on public buses.
Taxis
·Operating Hours: 24hours.
·Fares: The initial flag-down meter fare is SGD3.20, which covers the first kilometer. The fare
then rises at SGD 0.20 for every 500 meters (up to 10 Kilometers) and for every 250 meters (after 10 kilometers).
SIA Hop-on
The SIA Hop-on is a special tourist bus service that offers passengers unlimited air-conditioned rides around the city and to Sentosa Island Resort. The bus runs through the shopping, dining, cultural, and entertainment areas and stops at major shopping malls, hotels and landmarks. It also covers ethnic districts in Chinatown, Little India and Arab Street.
Passengers may hop on and off the bus whenever they want-Buses on the city loop operate daily between9:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at 30-minute intervals while the Sentosa shuttle runs from various stops in town to Sentosa between l0:00 am and 6:00 pm.
16. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. accommodation B. entertainment C. telecommunication D. transportation
18. According to the passage, a total distance of 6kilometers by taxi will cost you ________.
A.SGD19.2 B.SGD20.8 C.SGD21.2 D.SGD21.6 19. The SIA Hop-on on the city loop operates daily between ________. A.6:00 a.m. to11:45 p.m. B.6:00 a.m. to12:00 midnight C.9:00 a.m. to7:30 p.m. D.10:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm
Questions 20 to 23 are based on the following passage.
When I was in my twenties, I drove for a taxi company in Dayton, Ohio, making a small hourly wage. It was the summer of 1966.
One afternoon I was sitting at a downtown taxi stand, hoping to get an airport run. Instead, I got a call from the manager, who told me to go to a newsstand and buy a racing form. Then I was to stop and pick up a six-pack of beer, some goldfish food and a box of cigars. He directed me to deliver the goods to an address in a nearby neighbourhood.
I protested, not wanting to lay out money from my own cash supply, because I was afraid I might not be able to collect the money.
The manager told me this man was a regular customer. He assured me that there would be no problem with payment, and said I should get moving or bring the car back in. Since he put it that way, I got moving.
The building smelled of tobacco smoke. I knocked on the door and could hear something moving across the floor. Finally the door opened, and there was a disabled man sitting on a small wood platform, looking up at me.
The man was polite and very grateful for my services. When I set the racing form down on
the coffee table, I noticed an open velvet case that looked like a jewelry box. As the man rolled over and reached for some money to pay me, I glanced inside. There was a medal: a Purple Head from World War II. Guilt began to creep over me as he paid and gave me a generous tip. The man was a quiet sort of person, obviously not in need of companionship.
He had long ago yielded to his condition and to the sacrifice he had made. I made that run many more times in my taxi until I moved on to another job, but I never learned his name and we never became friends despite our regular contact.
Unfortunately for me, I would be more than twice the age I was back then before I learned that prejudging people makes you wrong about most things most of the time.
20. What did the author do to make a living? A. Delivering goods. B. Driving a taxi. C. Taking people to the airport. D. Working in a store.
21. The author did not want to do what the manager told him to because ________.
A. he was afraid he could not get the money back B. he didn’t want to go to such a neighborhood C. he didn’t know the man he was working for D. he was waiting for someone from the airport 22. Finally the author went to the man because ________.
A. the manager would pay him B. the man was a regular customer
C. the man was a soldier from World War II
D. the manager would get his taxi back if he didn’t go
23. What do we know about the writer after reading this passage?
A. He always obeyed his boss.
B. He liked to prejudge other people.
C. He wanted to make friends with the man. D. He would like to show his respect to heroes.
Questions 24 to 27 are based on the following passage. The nation’s unemployment rate is soaring, inching closer to 10 percent with each passing month. And that spells trouble for graduating college seniors, about to compete in the toughest job market in decades.
Blake Taylor, a senior at Catholic University in Washington D.C., expected to be an accountant when she graduates this May. But then her fortunes changed. She had a job offer that was taken back because the company says it’s no longer hiring. “It’s hard; it’s definitely hard,” she said. “When they told me, I definitely felt like I had the air kicked out of me.”
The jobless rate among college graduates has more than doubled from a year ago to 4.3 percent. Almost 2 million college graduates are unemployed and a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers predicts that companies will hire 22 percent fewer graduating seniors than they did last year.
“The previous 5 years was a sellers market for these kids,” said Ed Koc of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. “They could pretty much demand what they wanted in terms of a job and what they got from an employer. That’s no longer going to be the case.”
One place recent graduates can look for work is the U.S. government. The government has postings for more than 40,000 open positions right now and expects to increase hiring employees straight from college.
College senior Peter Donald expects to find a job in government departments soon. But fellow senior Bill Frame is still looking for work. He spent months trying for a job on Wall Street without success, and has now widened his search to other industries. “This is an every-morning thing for me now. I wake up and check my email and spend 20 minutes checking on the different job sites, then usually another half hour to an hour doing applications,” Frame said.
“What we say to them is your first job may not be your ideal job and so be more flexible, be more open to taking positions that maybe weren’t on your radar screen originally,” said Dr. Alan Goodman, a career counselor at Catholic University.