2007年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试
英 语 试 题
Part I Vocabulary and Structure (35%) 1.Trains stop here in order to ______ passengers. A.get off A.turned on
B.put up B.turned out
C.get on C.showed off
D.pick up D.showed up
2.Fortunately, the demonstration _____ to be quite peaceful. 3.Could you tell me ______ to fly from Chicago to New York?
A.it costs how much B.how much does it cost C.how much costs it D.how much it costs
4.The book covers a wide ______ of topics on international politics. A.range A.to think A.both of them A.bother A.being done
B.number B. thinking B.both B.disturb B.do
C.collection C.thinks C.both of which C.occur C.to be done
D.amount D.think D.both all D.happen D.done
5.I know it’s not important but I can’t help ______ about it.
6.Solid-fuel engines are simpler than liquid-fuel engines, ______ have important uses. 7.Unfortunately, he didn’t ______ to read the agreement carefully before signing it. 8.Where do you normally have your hair ______ ?. 9.I ______ you with the funds . Why didn’t you ask me?
A.could have provided B.should have provided C.must have provided D.ought to have provided
10.The child was ______ to open the window. A.tall barely enough A.have read A.To consider
B.barely enough tall B.was reading B.Considered
C.barely tall enough C.had read C.Considering
D.tall enough barely D.am reading D.Consider
11.While I ______ the morning paper, a headline caught my eye.
12. ______ the strength of the opposition , we did very well to score two goals.
13.At first I thought I understood what she said, but the more I thought about it , ______. A.the more did I become confused B.the more I became confused C.the more confused became I D.the more confused I became 14.Mary has lived here for five years and still hasn’t ______ more than a few words with her neighbors. A.exchanged A.like A.invite
B.informed B.as B.invited
C.said C.with C.inviting
D.spoken D.if
D.to be invited
15.A little learning is a dangerous thing, ______ the saying goes.
16.If ______ , the girl would very much like to sing a song at the evening party.
17.Computers will ______ our working conditions to such an extent that we may imagine most people working at home someday in the future. A.improve A.What
B.effect B.Whatever
C.increase C.Which
D.afford D.However
18. ______ suggestions you make, he will turn a deaf ear to them. 19. ______ his fluent English, he must ______ in America for a long time.
A.Judged by…have stayed B.Judged by…be staying C.Judging from…have stayed D.Judging from…be staying 20.It was ______ the policeman came ______ the parents knew what had happened to their son. A.before…as A.entered A.aim A.write down A.similar with A.went away like about college. A.Studied by myself A.developed into A.structured A.deal with A.in A.fairly A.didn’t hurry A.accept A.sense A.full of
B.In person B.grew up B.founded B.settle down B.up B.too
B.hadn’t hurried B.consider B.emotion B.lacking of
C.On my own C.turned out C.created C.apply to C.out C.rather C.wouldn’t hurry C.agree C.feeling C.short of
D.Being on my own D.got into D.established D.get along D.off D.enough D.hadn’t to hurry D.admit D.thought D.out of
27.Later, the small workshop ______ a world-famous factory. 28.According to some religious beliefs, the world is ______ by God. 29.There are still a lot of difficulties for us to ______.
30.He was afraid that the others might think he was showing ______ or being superior. 31.It’s a ______ difficult exam, but we could still cope with it.
32.If you ______ that night , you might have been too late to get your ticket. 33.He asked us if we would ______ to share a room. 34.He has a strong ______ of duty.
35.He ran all the way home and arrived ______ breath. Part II Reading Comprehension(40%)
B.until…when B.enter B.purpose B.clear out B.familiar with B.went on
C.not until…that C.to enter C.goal C.put aside C.familiar to C.went off
D.until…that D.to be entering D.object D.skim over D.similar to D.went by
21.She was seen ______ that theatre just now. 22.For what ______ did he come here?
23.You had better ______ my telephone number before you forget it. 24.Brass（黄铜）is ______ gold in color. 25.Camp meetings often ______ for several days.
26. ______ , talking with friendly people, and having Friday off — these are just some things I
Passage 1
In every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their example. Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters （毛衣）. Pretty soon everybody is wearing bright red sweaters. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that for some people bright red is rather unsuitable. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the example are putting their lives in danger. They are like sheep being led to the slaughter （屠宰）.
Now, it is likely that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life. In fact, it is likely that at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but don’t do it yourself. Learn to say “No.” Develop your own standards and your own judgments. If you know the crowd is planning something of which you disapprove, have the courage to bow out gracefully. You’ll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. 36.The main idea of this passage is that ______. A.in every school there is a “top” crowd that sets pace B.it is a mistake to follow the “top” crowd blindly
C.at one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong D.people who follow the “top” crowd are putting their lives in danger 37.The author disapproves of wearing red sweaters if ______. A.the crowd is wearing them C.one doesn’t look good in red
38.People who follow the “top” crowd blindly ______.
A.are rebels （叛逆者） without a cause B.have no respect for their parents C.are good-for-nothings D.sometimes do things against their better judgment
39.The underlined phrase “to bow out” may probably mean ______. A.not to take part B.to make an excuse 40.The author urges the reader to ______. A.follow the crowd C.be independent Passage 2
The fact that everybody enjoys a good mystery explains why magicians are such popular entertainers. We all know that a magician does not really depend on “magic” to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. However, this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician produce rabbits from a hat, swallow countless eggs, or saw（锯）his wife in two.
Probably the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. His real name was Enrich Weiss, but he adopted the name “Houdini” after reading a book which influenced him greatly. This had been written by a famous magician called Robert Houdini. Houdini mastered the art of escaping. He could free himself from the tightest knots （最牢固的结）or the most difficult locks in seconds. Although no one really knows how he did this, there is
B.take the advice from the “top” crowd D.do whatever he wants
C.to feel sorry D.to be ashamed
B.one can’t afford them D.it is against school rules