2009 年河南省普通高等学校
选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试
专业英语
题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总分
分值 40 40 20 10 20 20 150
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Part I Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete statements in this part. You are required to complete
each one by choosing the most appropriate word or expression from the four choices marked
A, B, C, and D, then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. _____ of them knows about the plan because it was secret.
A. Some B. No one C. Any D. None
2. The old lady was ______ to the young man who helped her find her lost grandson.
A. touched B. grateful C. cheerful D. generous
3. Sliver is the best conductor of electricity, copper ______ it closely.
A. followed B. to follow
C. following D. being followed
4. It wasn’t such a good dinner ______ she had promised us.
A. as B. which C. that D. what
5. Many newspapers printed the governor’s statement ______ he would resign his position.
A. was that B. which C. that D. it
6. We will never forget the days ______ we spent together, singing and dancing.
A. that B. in which C. on which D. when
7. There is a ______ improvement in your pronunciation.
A. distinguishing B. distinction C. distinct D. distinguished
8. Not only I but also Ellis and Jane ______ fond of playing basketball.
A. am B. is C. was D. are
9. Teachers have no right to force their own opinions ______ the students.
A. upon B. at C. in D. to
10. The express train ______ and many people thronged to the station.
A. pulled in B. pulled up C. pulled on D. pulled at
11. Do you know what she is majoring ______ at college now?
A. on B. at C. with D. in
12. The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous _____ in the world.
A. houses B. structures C. locations D. temples
13. We can ______ water for producing electric power.
A. embrace B. emphasize C. employ D. emerge
14. Be careful! Don’t ______ your drink on the table.
A. spill B. spread C. flood D. flow
15. I am sorry I opened your handbag but I ______ it for mine.
A. mistook B. confused C. recognized D. imagined
16. We are ______ him to arrive at any moment.
A. waiting B. wanting C. expecting D. thinking
17. He found learning to drive easy and _____ his driving test the very first time.
A. sat B. succeeded C. passed D. made
18. Despite the wonderful acting and well developed plot the ______ movie could not hold
our attention.
A. two hour B. two hours C. two hour’s D. two-hour
19. The conference ______ in Beijing next week is bound to be a great success.
A. holding B. being held C. to hold D. to be held
20. So______ after she learned the good news that she could hardly fall asleep that night.
A. excited the mother was B. the mother was excited
C. was the mother excited D. excited was the mother
21. Smoking is a ______ cause of lung cancer.
A. major B. great C. important D. large
22. I was on the motorway when my car ______ petrol.
A. ran down B. ran off C. ran out of D. ran out
23. This is not a busy road—the traffic is very _______.
A. small B. few C. little D. light
24. After his long absence from school he found it difficult to _______up with the rest of his
class.
A. make B. take C. catch D. work
25. Your whole account of these incidents doesn’t make ______.
A. idea B. sense C. meaning D. significance
26. He ______ me to take a lawyer to court with me.
A. advised B. suggested C. threatened D. insisted
27. The President made a wonderful ______.
A. message B. talk C. speech D. word
28. I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could______ me a favor.
A. make B. do C. find D. pick
29. _______ the weather forecast it will rain heavily late this morning.
A. On account of B. Because of
C. According to D. Due to
30. French is not his mother ______ but he can speak it excellently.
A. tongue B. talk C. speak D. speech
31. Without computers，we ______ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few
decades.
A. would not make B. will not have made
C. could not make D. couldn’t have made
32. The tree, the branches ______ are almost bare, is a very old one.
A. whose B. in which
C. of which D. which
33. Earthworms occur ______ adequate moisture and food and the necessary soil conditions
are found.
A. and B. whenever
C. however D. whatever
34. The Olympic Games______ held ______ four years.
A. are; each B. is; every C. is; each D. are; every
35. On the giant plane there are ______ the jet needs.
A. twice engines than B. twice as engines as
C. as twice many engines as D. twice as many engines as
36. When we have difficulty ______ obtaining desired objects or reaching desired goals we
experience negative emotions such as grief and anger.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
37. By lip reading or watching the movements of the speaker’s lips，a deaf person can
actually see ______ the person is saying.
A. that B. how
C. what D. where
38. Undoubtedly, ______ wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy
back on its feet.
A. anyone B. who
C. whoever D. everyone
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