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广东省2014年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试
《英语》（公共课）试题
PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure（35%）
1.The committee a conclusion only after days of discussion. A.reached B.achieved C.arrived D.completed
2.The next afternoon I went to Miss Barkley again，but found her out. A.call for B.call on C.call up D.call off 3.He said was not within his power to answer the question. A.that B.this C.what D.it 4. to hurt her，he did not tell her the question.
A.Not to want B.Not wanting C.To want not D.Wanting not 5.He risked his house when his company went bankrupt.
A.to lose B.having lost C.losing D.to have lost
6.I didn’t hear because there was too much noise where I was sitting. A.what did he say B.what he said C.what was he saying D.what to say
7.I can’t this type of computer，it’s too expensive。 A.cost B.spend C.afford D.pay
8.Faced with the crisis，the girl looked pale，but was quite . A.silent B.quite C.still D.calm
9.He didn’t allow in his room.Actually he did not allow his family at all. A.to smoke，to smoke B.smoking，to smoke C.to smoke，smoking D.smoking，smoking
10.George took ，of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden. A.advantage B.profit C.use D.charge 11.I was very tired.Otherwise,I to the theater with you.
A.had gone B.would go C.will have gone D.would have gone 12.Seldom in such a rude way.
A.we have been treated B.we have treated C.have we been treated D.have we treated
13.This well-known international organization was several years ago. A.set up B.made up C.taken up D.got up 14.The policeman the thief down the road.
A.chased B.ran C.rushed D.raced 15.Every means but it’s not so effective.
A.have been tired B.has been tried C.have tried D.has tried 16.By the time class was over ，the rain .
A.will stop B.would stop C.had stopped D.have stopped 17.Fortunately，the demonstration to be quite peaceful.
A.turned in B.turned out C.turned off D.turned up 18.Mr.Johnson，together with his wife and two daughter， to arrive this evening.
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A.were B.are C.was D.is
19. ，he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
A.Given time B.To give time C.Giving time D.Being given time 20.We shall have an opportunity to exchange tomorrow. A.sights B.opinions C.thoughts D.minds 21.Many birds the island during the summer months.
A.settle B.join C.move D.visit 22.Thank you for the you did me to move the sofa upstairs. A.favor B.good C.help D.aid 23.I paid him 50 dollars for the painting，but its real must be about 500 dollars. A.fee B.value C.price D.fare 24.We enjoyed ourselves very much at the part.You with us. A.must have come B.must come C.should have come D.should come 25.Where is the writing desk？
A.charming round small B.round small charming C.charming small round D.small round charming
26.It would be unwise to too much importance to these opinion polls. A.stick B.give C.apply D.attach 27.We haven’t been able to find out the of the rumor. A.source B.cause C.resource D.reason 28.I to come to your house last night but it rained hard.
A.thought B.attended C.intended D.considered
29.The cost of the reconstruction would from 2.5 to 3 million pounds. A.deserve B.spend C.range D.include 30.The authorities have refused to him a visa to visit English. A.arrange B.agree C.approve D.grant 31.By the time I saw the job advertised，it was too late to . A.ask B.request C.demand D.apply 32.Unfortunately he didn’t to read the agreement carefully before signing it. A.bother B.disturb C.trouble D.interrupt
33.Import for the first three months this year is larger than for the period last year.
A.relating B.concerning C.corresponding D.regarding 34.I bought a new bicycle， was very high. A.the price of which B.which price C.price of which D.which the price 35.The furniture arrived ，so we had to send it back.
A.damaging B.to be damaged C.to damage D.damaged PartⅡ Reading Comprehension（40%） Passage1
Surfing（浏览）the Internet can be as addictive（上瘾的）as drugs，alcohol or gambling，a researcher from University of Pittsburgh said last month.
In a study of almost 400 men and women in Canada，researchers found Internet
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addiction caused people to spend 40 hours or more a week online.Most of them often
got involved in role-playing games or chat room discussion.
One 17-year-old boy was so addicted to the Internet activities that his parents had to admit him to a hospital for 10 days’ treatment.
One woman was described by friends and family as a perfect wife and mother.She because so addicted to the Internet that she would not cook or clean and was neglecting her children and husband，because she was spending as much as 12 hours a day talking to people on the Internet.Finally her husband said，“Choose me or the computer.”She divorced him.
Kimberly Young，an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh，found that 76 percent of the subjects（调查对象）in the study spend an average of 40 hours a week on the Internet.
Of 396 people who met Young’s criteria（标准）for addicted Internet users，157 were men，239 women.The men were younger with an average age of 29；the women average 43 years of age.The largest group of addicted users of the Internet was people who were not working outside home；housewives，students and those who were disabled（残疾）or retired. 36.According to the researcher in the University of Pittsburgh，surfing the Internet can be highly .
A.tiring B.exciting C.harmful D.wasteful
37.After getting addicted to the Internet，the woman .
A.chose to leave her husband B.chose to live with her husband C.was too busy with her housework D.was too busy to work 38.From the passage，we learn that the majority of addicted Internet users are . A.middle-aged men B.middle-aged women C.young men D.young women
39.According to this research，people who are likely to become addicted Internet users are .
A.those who are busy with their work B.those who want to make friends C.those who are not employed D.those who are fond of taking
40.The writer’s attitude towards Internet surfing is . A.supportive B.negative C.neutral D.practical
Passage 2
Many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling（叛逆）.I wish it were it were so.At this age you ought to be growing away from your parents.You should be learning to stand on your own feet.
But take a good look at the present rebellion.It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents.They say they want to dress as they please，but all of them wear the same clothes.They set off
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in new directions in music，but all of them end up listening to the same record.Their
reason for thinking or acting is that the others are doing it that way.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way.These days every teenager can learn from the
advertisements what a teenager should have and be.And many of today’s parent have come to award（给予）high marks for the popularity of their children.All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over.The path is worth following.You may to listen to classical music instead of going to a party.You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records and stamps.Well，go to it.Find yourself.Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are.That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.
41.Which of the following is true according to paragraph 1？ A.Parents are happy that their children rebel. B.Teenagers should not live with their parents.
C.The author of this passage agrees with the parents. D.Parents dislike their children’s rebellion.
42.The kind of rebellion mentioned in this passage is that all teenagers . A.dress in their own ways B.wear the same clothes C.listen to the same music D.act in the same way
43.According to the writer，many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own，but in fact，most of them . A.have difficulty understanding each other B.follow the popularity wave
C.dare to deal with problems by themselves D.are very much afraid of getting lonely
44.Which of the following is one way of“climbing over the barrier”according to the author？
A.Listening to classical music B.Going to evening parties
C.Collecting records and stamps D.Learning from advertisements 45.In this passage the writer wants to tell . A.teenagers how to decide things for themselves B.readers how to be popular with other people C.parents how to control and guide their children D.people how to understand and respect each other
Passage3
A moment’s drilling by the dentist may make us nervous and upset.Many of us cannot stand pain.To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two，we demand the needle that deadens the nerves around the tooth.
Now it’s true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside it.This helps us adjust to the world.Without our nerves and our brain，we wouldn’t know what’s happening.But we pay for our sensitive.We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any