河北省2012年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试《英语》试卷(考试时间90分钟)(总分120分)说明:请将客观题答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置上,作文在答题纸的相应位置上作答,在其他位置作答无效。Ⅰ.Phonetics(5points)Directions:Ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettersorlettercombinationsmarkedA,B,CandD.ComparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheONEthatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.thoughB.pathC.methodD.thank2.A.changeB.chainC.checkD.chemist3.A.aloudB.attendC.nationD.Arrive4.A.hireB.honestC.hobbyD.happy5.A.poisonousB.troubleC.enoughD.doubleⅡ.SituationalDialogues(15points)SectionA(5points)Directions:Inthissectionthereare5shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtochoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6.—ImissedProf.Wang’slinguisticclassagainyesterday.—A.Congratulations!B.Howniceyouare!C.Whatapity!D.Haveaniceweekend.7.—Iseveryonealwayssohelpfultoyouinyouroffice?—A.Yes.WhatcanIdoforyou?B.Yes,thereisahotelnearby.C.Yes.CanIhelpyou?D.Yes.It’sagreatplacetowork.8.—Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp.—A.NevermindB.MypleasureC.Itdoesn’tmatterD.Nothanks9.—Doyoumindopeningdoor?—A.Yes,I’lldoit.B.Itisnothing.C.That’sallright.D.Notatall.10.—Jimmy,whatareyouhidingyourback?Letmesee.—Itisakitty.Pleaseletmekeepit,Mum.Itisagoodkittyandwillnotbringyouanytrouble.—.Itoldyou.Nopets.Itwillmakeamessofthishouse.SectionB(5points)Directions:Inthissectionthereisalongconversationwith5missingsentences.Attheendofthedialogue,thereisalistofgivenchoices.YouarerequiredtoselecttheONEthatbestfitsintothedialogue.ThemarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Notethattherearetwoadditionalchoicesandyoumaynotuseanyofthechoicesinthelistmorethanonce.—IjustreceivedaletterfromJack,oneofmyoldbuddiesfromcollege.—Thatisnice.Itisamazingthatyouarekeepingintouchwitheachotherforsomanyyearsaftergraduatingfromcollege.—11.ButIhavenotseenhimforages.—12.—HesaidthattheymovedtoPennsylvanialastmonth.Jackgotapromotionrecently.Nowheisasalesdirector.—Heisalwaysluck.—Yes,heis,butheisalwaysdiligentinhisworktoo.Whatismore,hiseldestsonisgoingtotheUniversityofPennsylvania.—Ah!13—Absolutelyright.IthoughtofmycollegelifewhenIlearnedthathissonwouldstudyintheUniversityofPennsylvania.Well,inhisletterheisinvitingustohaveaget-togetherwithsomeofourfriendsfromcollege.—14.Tobefrank,I’vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends.Onlyoneortwokeepmeinformedaboutwhattheyaredoing.—Iknow.15.—That’sright.Butyou’reluckytobeintouchwithyourbuddiesforsomanyyears.A.Yes,wearealwaysincontactwitheachother.B.Hewasatopstudentinmyclass.C.It’stheuniversityyougraduatedfrom,isn’tit?D.Howluckyyouare!E.Really?That’sgoodnews.F.WhatdidJacksayinhisletter?G.It’sreallyhardtomaintaincontactwhentheymovearoundsomuch.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension(45points)SectionA(30points)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtoselecttheOnethatbestfitsintothestatement.MarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Halloweenisaholiday,whichcomesattheendofOctober.Itiswidelycelebrated,withdifferentnames,inmanycountries.Althoughitstartedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsreligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren’sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbefore-hand.Theorangepumpkinisharvestedatthistimeofyearandishollowedout,afunnyfacecutintoitandacandleplacedinside,andputinthewindowasadecoration.Cityfolks,nowadays,sometimesusepaperpumpkinsfordecorations.Someyearsago,theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone’sneighborsandfriends,suchasringingdoorbell,throwingbitsofcornatwindowpanes,andmakingsmalltroublesinotherways.Morerecently,childrenhavebeguntogodoortodoortohavefriendsandneighborsadmiretheircostumesandgivetreatsofcandy,fruitorcookies.Theysay,“TrickorTreat”,meaning,“Iwillplayatrickonyouifyoudon’tgivemeatreat.”Thispracticehasevenrecentlydevelopedintoaninternationalactivity.Insteadof,oralongwithcandy,childrencollectmoneyforUNICEF(theUnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sEmergencyFund).Thisspecialcollectionofmoneybychildrenforpoorchildrenthroughouttheworldisknownas“UNICEFTrickorTreat”.16.Halloweenisaholidaythat_____________.A.iscelebratedasachildren’sdayallovertheworldB.isforgivingstrangecostumestofriendsC.comesfromareligiousdayD.iscelebratedbyUNICEF17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapartofHalloweencelebrations?A.PumpkinsB.CandlesC.CostumesD.Flowers18.Accordingtothetext,childrencollectmoneyonHalloweento______________.A.buystrangeandfrighteningcostumesB.buythemselvescandyfromtheneighborsC.helpUNICEFholdaninternationalmeetingD.helppoorchildrenthroughouttheworld19.ThesymbolofHalloweencelebratedis______________.A.apumpkinB.acandleC.laughterD.money20.OnwhichdayisHalloweencelebratedeachyear?A.ThesecondSundayinMay.B.Thefour