12017年黑龙江普通高校专升本考试基础英语试卷I.Choosethebestitemtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.(1%×20=20%)1.NewYear’sEveisthemostimportantcelebrationinsomecountries,butthisisnottrue____theUnitedStates.A.toB.withC.ofD.as2.Oneofthefirefighterswona(n)____forbravery.A.awardB.rewardC.moneyD.praise3.Tomwasdoingeverythinghecould,tryingto____thegirl'stelephonenumber.AlookforB.findoutC.figureoutD.workout4.Guestmustcheck____beforenoon,ortheywillbechargedawholeday.A.inB.outC.offD.up5.Insomewesterncountries,a____briefisthatblackcatswillbringmisfortunetopeople.A.superstitiousB.mysteriousC.falseD.held6.Don'tbe____abouthim,heisabeginner.A.angryB.faultyC.criticalD.mad7.Theresultsoftheresearchwerecompletely____towhatwehadexpected.A.contrastB.differentC.contraryD.same8.Hewasseriouslyinjuredinacar____lastyear.A.crushB.crashC.smashD.clash9.Thenoiseofcarspassingalongtheroadisa____disturbancetoourquietnessathome.A.slowB.fastC.continualD.continuing10.Idon'twantanyonetobring____thesubjectanymore.A.outB.inC.downD.up211.Heismore____forthejobthantheothercandidatesbecausehehasmoreexperienceinthisfield.A.favoriteB.favorableC.suitableD.enough12.____hearingthenews,thegirlrushedoutwithouthesitation.A.OnB.AsC.SinceD.Assoonas13.____isresponsiblewillhavetopayforthedamage.A.WhatB.WhateverC.WhoD.Whoever14.Whatweneed____well-trainedteachers.A.isB.areC.beD.tobe15.Hashetoldyouwherehe____hisholidaynextmonth?A.spentB.hasspentC.willspendD.wouldspend16.HespeaksperfectAmericanEnglish.He____totheU.Sbefore.A.musthavebeenB.mightgoC.shouldhavebeenD.mustgo17.Fashionwasonlyoneofthemanydangers____wehadtoguardourselves.A.whichB.againstthatC.fromwhichD.that18.Yourchancesofgettingthejobareextremelyslim,____wellyouhandletheissue.A.howeverB.whateverC.eventhoughD.nomatter19.Doyoualways____anEnglish-Chinesedictionarywhenyoucomeacrossnewwordinyourreading?A.considerB.consultC.cheatD.contact20.____Iwouldliketohelpyou,I’mafraidI’msimplytoobusyatthemoment.A.AsmuchasB.SomuchC.ThoughmuchD.MuchasII.Cloze.Decidewhichofthechoicesbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.(1%×10=10%)3What’sinaname?Yourfate(命运)couldhavebeen__21__differentifyouhadbeengivenadifferentnameatyourbirth.Someofusrecognizethatournamedoesnotnecessarilyfitandstartusingadifferentname__22__theoneweweregiven.Manyofuschoosetouseourmiddlenamesowecanbetruetoourparentsandatthesametimebemoreconfident.Somepeoplewhohavechangedtheirname__23__thattheirprofessionallivesimproved.Theyfeelbetteraboutthemselvessotheyaremore__24__toachievemore.Butthosewhohavechangedtheirnamesarenotjustbeingoverlysensitive.Namesthemselvesconveysomeinformationcausingotherstomakejudgmentbasedsolely__25__them.Hereisanexample:Amagazine__26__toprintawriter'snamesimplybecausetheeditorthoughtitsuitedabaseballplayer__27__anartcritic.Anotherexample:Awomanatapartybecameembarrassedwhenshewantedtobeintroducedtoamanshehaddeclinedbecauseofhisname.Onestudyshowedthatteachersgivedifferentgradestotheidenticalessays__28_byboyswithdifferentnames.Similarly,girl'spopularitycanberelatedtotheirnames.Yet,whichnameworksandwhichdoesnotdependonthetimes.Thegoodqualitiesofawell-likedpresidentoractorcanofteninfluence_29_anameisseen.Butifanamebecomestoowell-known,itmightalsofalloutoffavor__30_parentslookforsomethingalittlemoreuniquefortheirchild.21.A.absoluteB.entirelyC.littleD.abit22.A.ratherthanB.insteadC.asD.comparedwith23.A.declareB.announceC.argueD.claim24.A.possibleB.likelyC.possiblyD.able25.A.onB.atC.inD.against26.A.plannedB.wantedC.refusedD.intended27.A.lessthanB.morethanC.aswellasD.thesameas28.A.writingB.wroteC.writeD.written429.A.howB.whatC.thewaywhichD.themeaningwhich30.A.becauseofB.sothatC.asD.nowthatIII.ReadingComprehension(2%×15=30%)PassageOneMostpeopleloveMichaelJordan.He'stheNBA'sNo.1playerwhocanrunfast,jumphighandshootwell.Allthesethingsaretrue,butthereareothertruthsaboutMichaelthatarenotsoeasilyseen:hisunderstandingofteamwork,hiscompetitivespiritandhisloveforthegame.ItisthesetruthsthatformthedeepestconnectionbetweenMichaelandme.Aftercoachinghimforeightseasons,IstillwonderatMichael'sloveforthegamethatmovesus,eveninpracticegames.Imean,henevertakesadayoff.OnethingaboutMichaelisthathetakesnothingabouthisgameforgranted.WhenhefirstcametotheNBAbackin1984,hisoutsideshootingwasnotperfect,andhebegantopracticeshootinghundredsofshotseachday.Intheend,hebecamearealthree-pointshooter.Playingoutstandingdefensedidn'tcomestraighttohim,either.Hehadtostudyhisopponents,learntheirusualmovesandthentryhardtolearntheskillsnecessarytostopthem.Heworkedextremelyhardtoperfecthisfootworkandhisbalance.Today,somanyyoungpeoplecometothegamewiththethoughtthattalentisalltheyneedforsuccess.Michaelthinkstheotherway.Heknowshisweaknesses,andforme,oneofthesignsofMichael'sgreatnessisthathehasturnedhisweaknessesintostrengths.AnotherofthequalitiesIrespectmostaboutMichaelishisperformanceonthecourt.Whilstheisverycompetitive,healwaysrespectstheotherplayers,whethertheyareonhisteamorontheotherside.Often,hegivesahandtoanopponentwhofallsdown.Heisdefinitelynotthetypeofplayerwhowouldtrytobu