2005年专插本英语真题

1/82005年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试英语试题PartIVocabularyandStructure(35%)1.Themachineoperatorsareso______tothenoisethattheydon’tevennoticeit.A.associatedB.sensitiveC.accustomedD.familiar2.Hedoesn’tworkbuthegetsagood______fromhisinvestments.A.wageB.incomeC.earningD.salary3.Theresultmustbeaccurate,becauseallthecalculationshavebeendonebyan______computer.A.electricB.electricalC.electronD.electronic4.Maryisaconscientiousstudent;sheworksveryhardandis______toherteachers.A.respectedB.respectableC.respectfulD.respecting5.Thenew______machineisagreathelpintheproductionofthisfactory.A.adequateB.sufficientC.efficientD.effective6.Thenewregulationdoesnot______untilthefirstofMarch.A.takeintoaccountB.gointoeffectC.carryintopracticeD.putintooperation7.TheTVadvertising______againstthedestructionoftherainforestsinSouthAmericahasdrawnattentionfrommillionsofpeople.A.actB.campaignC.conductD.movement8.Thebus______hasgoneupanothernickel.A.expenseB.costC.feeD.fare9.DoyoumindifI______withmyworkwhileyouaregettingteaready?.A.getthroughB.carryoutC.turntoD.carryon10.Followingtwodaysofshootingalongtheirborders,thetwocountrieshave______diplomaticrelations.A.brokendownB.putdownC.brokenoffD.putoff11.Idon’tknowhowyou______theseverewintersinyourpartoftheworld.A.standuptoB.standforC.standoutD.standup12.Allthepeopleinthisvillagehaveblackhair.Theyall______eachother.A.resembleasB.resemblewithC.resembleD.resemblefrom13.Onerequirementforthisjobisthatyoumustbe______toworkonweekends.A.availableB.acceptableC.capableD.accessible14.Shealways______thesmelloffreshbreadwithhergrandmother,wholovedbaking.A.attributedB.exemplifiedC.rememberedD.associated2/815.Noonereallyknowswhocomposedthispieceofmusic,butithasbeen______toBach.A.identifiedB.associatedC.referredD.attributed16.Thechildrenwillnotbeallowedtocomewithusiftheydon’t______themselvesbetter.A.directB.declareC.actD.behave17.Itissaidthatthosepeoplecan______theplasticsheetintomoney,butIdon’tbelieveitatall.A.contrastB.contributeC.convertD.convince18.Don’tputtoomuchpressureonthechildren,becauseanxietycan______withtheirperformanceatschool.A.interfereB.interpretC.interruptD.interview19.Pleaseaskhimtocomeinandwaithere.Wesimplycan’t______tooffendsuchanimportantpersontoourcompany.A.adoptB.adaptC.affordD.offer20.Beforehefellintotheriver,hetookholdofasmalltreeonthebankby______.A.inspirationB.instanceC.instinctD.instruction21.Ihavegotaloafofbread;nowI’mlookingforaknife______.A.tocutitwithB.tocutwithitC.withittocutD.withitcutting22.IftheUnitedStateshadbuiltmorehomesforpoorpeoplein1955,thehousingproblemsnowinsomepartsofthecountry______soserious.A.wouldn’tbeB.wouldn’thavebeenC.willnotbeD.wouldhavenotbeen23.Physicsisthepresent-dayequivalentof______usedtobecallednaturalphilosophy,fromwhichmostofpresent-daysciencesarose.A.thatB.allC.whichD.what24.Somecompanieshaveintroducedflexibleworkingtimewithlessemphasisonpressure______.A.thanmoreonefficiencyB.andmoreefficiencyC.butmoreonefficiencyD.thanefficiency25.TheBritisharesofamiliarwithdifferentculturesandotherwaysofdoingthings,______isoftenthecaseinothercountries.A.asB.whatC.soD.that26.______fromtheouterspace,theearthlookslikeablueball.A.SeeB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Seen27.X-raysareabletopassthroughobjectsandthusmake______detailsthatareotherwiseimpossibletoobserve.A.itvisibleB.themvisibleC.visibleD.theyarevisible28.Thereisnopoint______torememberallthosenamesandaddresses.Themostimportantthingistounderstandtheeventsassociatedwiththem.A.totryB.tobetryingC.tryingD.betrying29.______,thestoryofSnowWhiteappealstomanyadultreaders,too.3/8A.ThoughitwrittenforchildrenB.ThoughwrittenforchildrenC.ThoughforchildrenwrittenD.Itwaswrittenforchildren30.Thisfactoryturnsout______astheydidadecadeago.A.twiceasmanymotorbikesB.twicemotorbikesasmanyC.twicemotorbikesasmuchD.motorbikesastwicemuch31.Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,we______soformally.A.neednothavedressedupB.mustnothavedressedupC.didnotneedtodressupD.mustnotdressup32.Heisveryrich,sohe______.A.mustmakeafortuneB.shouldhavemadeafortuneC.musthavemadeafortuneD.shouldmakeafortune33.______,shefailedagaininthetestandfeltverydepressed.A.AssheworkedhardB.HardassheworkedC.SincesheworkedhardD.Hardsincesheworked34.I’mgoingtogetmyletters______tomorrowafternoonifIcangetthemreadytoday.A.typeB.totypeC.typedD.typing35.Mostofusagreethatswimmingismoreenjoyableinsuchafinedaythan______novelsunderthetree.A.readingB.toreadC.beingreadingD.tobereadingPartIIReadingComprehension(40%)PassageOneAbout70millionAmericansaretryingtoloseweight.Thatisalmost1outofevery3peopleintheUnitedStates.Somepeoplegoindiet.Thismeanstheyeatlessofcertainfoods,especiallyfatsandsugars.Otherpeopleexercisewithspecialequipment,takedietpills,orevenhavesurgery.Losingweightishardwork,anditcanalsocostalotofmoney.SowhydosomanypeopleintheUnitedStateswanttoloseweight?ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesworryaboutnotlookingyoungandattractive.Formanypeople,lookinggoodalsomeansbeingthin.Otherpeopleworryabouttheirhealth.Manydoctorssaybeingoverweightisnothealthy.ButareAmericansreallyfat?Almost30millionAmericansweighatleast20percentmo