2002广东专插本考试英语试题

Bocker-1-2002年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40%)PassageoneInLabrador,acountrysocoldthatmeatispreservedbyfreezingitoutdoors,ClarenceBirdseyecametonoticethatmeatwhichwasfrozenonthecoldestdayshadabetterflavorthanmeatfrozenatothertimes.Beingcurious,hestudiedpreservedmeatsunderthemicroscopeandfoundthatifmeatwerefrozenquicklyonaverycoldday,icecrystalsdidnothavetimetoformlongneedlesandthemeatcellswerenotdamaged.Birdseyebelievedthatifhecouldfreezeotherfoodsveryrapidly,thesamethingmighthappen.But,sincetherearenotmanydayswhenthetemperaturedrops40or45degreesbelowzero-eveninLabrador-somewayhadtobefoundtofreezethingsrapidlywithoutdependingontheweather.Rememberingthatsaltywatercangetverycoldwithoutfreezing,Birdseyeplacedsomecabbagesinsaltwaterandthenexposedthemtofreezingwinds.Thecabbagesfrozequickly.Later,Birdseyeinventedamachinetofreezefoodwhiletheywereveryfresh.Today,storessellagreatvarietyoffrozenfoods,andsomefoodsthatwereonceavailableonlyincertaindistrictsorinseasonarenowreadilyavailableinmostcommunities(社区)inanyseason.1.Tofreezefoodsquickly,Birdseyeexperimentedwith______.A.amicroscopeB.meatinsaltwaterC.meatinfreezingwindsD.cabbages2.Celldamageiscausedby______.A.saltywaterB.extremelylowtemperaturesC.outdoorfreezingmethodsD.needle-shapedicecrystals3.Birdseye’sprincipaldiscoveryregardingfoodpreservationwasthat______.A.rapidfreezingwouldreducecelldamageB.foodscouldbefrozenandpreservedforlateruseC.saltywatercangetverycoldwithoutfreezingD.meatmustbefrozenat45degreesbelowzero4.Later,Birdseyeinvented______.A.arefrigeratorB.amachinethatwouldfreezefoodsquicklyC.amachinethatwouldfreezefoodsslowlyD.theicebox5.Muchofthepopularityoftoday’sfrozenfoodsisduetothefactthat______.A.foodsmaybewidelydistributedB.diseasecanbeeliminatedC.everyAmericanhomehasadeep-freezeD.suchfoodsarenowconsideredluxuriesPassageTwoAstronomersinCaliforniahavespentthepastdecadedesigningarevolutionary,10-metertelescopewithfourtimesthe“seeingpower”ofanyfunctionalscopeonearth.Alltheyneededwasthemoneytomaketheprojectareality,andlastweektheygotit-a$70milliongranttotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandtheUniversityofCaliforniafromtheW.M.KeckFoundationofLosAngeles,establishedbythelatefounderoftheSuperiorOilCo.TheKeckObservatory,whichshouldbecompletedby1993,willbesetuponHawaii’sMannaKea.ItsBocker-2-Bocker-3-Bocker-4-Bocker-5-Bocker-6-Bocker-7-Bocker-8-D.InadditiontheUnitedStatesandEngland,EnglishisspokeninmanysuchothercountriesasCanada,AustraliaandNewZealand.73．她刚进房间，突然看见桌上有奇怪的东西。A.Shehadjustcomeintotheroom,thenshesawsomethingstrangeonthetable.B.Shehasjustcomeintotheroomwhenshesawastrangethingonthetable.C.Shehadjustcomeintotheroomwhenshesawsomethingstrangeonthetable.D.Shecameintotheroomthenshesuddenlysawastrangethingonthetable.74．这家公司准备裁减五十名工人，原因是人员过剩。A.Thecompanyisgoingtocutaway50workers.Thereasonforthisisthatthereisasurplusofpersonnel.B.Thefirmisgoingtocutdown50workers.Thereasonforthisisthatthereisasurplusofpersonnel.C.Thefirmwillcutoff50workers.Thereasonforthisisbecausethereisasurplusofpersonnel.D.Thecompanywillcutout50workers.Thereasonforthisisbecausethereisasurplusofpersonnel.75．我们的宿舍在第二层，前窗朝南。A.Ourdormitoryisatthesecondgroundhavingthefrontwindowsfacedthesouth.B.Ourdormitoryisonthesecondgroundhavingthefrontwindowsfacingthesouth.C.Ourdormisatthesecondfloorwiththefrontwindowsfacedthesouth.D.Ourdormisonthesecondfloorwiththefrontwindowsfacingthesouth.76．请详细描述上星期天发生的交通事故。A.PleasedescribethetrafficincidentwhichhadhappenedlastSunday.B.PleasedescribedthetrafficaccidentthathadhappenedtheSundaybefore.C.PleasedescribedthetrafficincidentthathappenedtheSundaybefore.D.PleasedescribethetrafficaccidentwhichhappenedlastSunday.77．空谈费时有什么好处？A.Whatisthegoodtotalkidlyandwastetime?B.Iswastingtimeandgossipinganyuse?C.Whatgoodisittowastetimeinidletalk?D.Whatisanygooditgossipandwastetime?78．由于一倒树阻挡道路，他们不能继续向前驶。A.Afallingtreeblockedtheroad.Asaresult,theycouldn’tdriveon.B.Theycouldn’tdriveforwardbecauseofafallentreeblockedtheroad.C.Theycouldn’tdriveonasaresultofafallentreeblockingtheroad.D.Afallentreeblockedtheroad,theycouldn’tdriveforward.79．不论什么级别，不论贫富，在法律面前人人平等。A.Whateverhisrank,howeverrichorpoor,everybodyisequalbeforethelaw.B.Whateverhisrankis,howeverrichorpoor,everyoneisfairbeforethelaw.C.Nomatterwhathisrankis,howrichorpoor,everybodyisequalinfrontofthelaw.D.Nomatterwhathisrank,howrichorpoor,everyoneisfairinfrontofthelaw.Bocker-9-80．证人自己伤势很重，所以不能亲自出庭。A.Thevictimwasseriouslywounded,sohecouldn’tbeincourtinperson.B.Thewitnesswasbadlywoundedhimself,sohecouldn’tappearincourtinperson.C.Thevictimwoundedhimselfbadly,thushecouldn’tappearincourtpersonally.D.Thewitnesswoundedseriously,thushecouldn’tbeatcourtpersonally.2002年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试《英语》答案1.D2.D3.A4.B5.A6.B7.A8.A9.D10.C11.A12.D13.C14.C15.C16.D17.C18.D19.A20.C21.D22.B23.A24.A25.D26.B27.D28.A29.C30.B31.B32.C33.B34.C35.C36.D37.D38.D39.B40.C41.B42.B43.C44.B45.C46.A47.D48.D49.A50.A51.B52.C53.D54.B55.C56.B57.C58.A59.B60.C61.A62.D63.C64.C65.C66.B67.D68.C69.D70.B71.B72.A73.C74.B75.D76.D77.C78.C79.A80.B