1、1广东省广东省 2011 年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试英语（公共课）试题英语（公共课）试题Part I Vocabulary and Structure(35%)1.One of mysayings is“where there is a will,there is a way.”A.alikeB.likelyC.favouriteD.favourable2.One afternoon I went tomiss White again.A.call forB.call inC.call offD.call on3.I amof the same progr
2、amme every evening though we have few entertainments inour town.A.boredB.illC.tiredD.exhausted4.Teachers have freeto the library that can provide a lot of data.A.admissionB.accessC.accountD.approach5.High interest ratespeople from borrowing money even when they are in bad need ofit.A.discourageB.dis
3、tributeC.disappointD.disturb6.Climate and weather affect everyof our lives.A.factorB.respectC.factD.aspect7.A dog wasby a vehicle and killed.A.knocked intoB.knocked outC.held backD.run over8.Two planes were hardlyon the horizon.A.sensibleB.invisibleC.visibleD.available9.Last year the income of the o
4、rganization wasmore than one-fourth.A.cut downB.slowed downC.dropped offD.brought down10.He always did well at schoolhavng to do part-time jobs every now and then.A.despite ofB.in spite foC.regardless ofD.in case of11.You should nottoo much from him even if he has made a promise.A.expectB.expressC.e
5、xposeD.experience12.He was left alone in the room withto look after him though he was only five yearsold.A.anyoneB.someoneC.not oneD.no one13.It would be unwise totoo much importance to these opinion polls.2A.stickB.attachC.applyD.insist14.Import of the first three months this years in larger by 7 p
6、ercent than that of theperiod last year.A.relatingB.concerningC.correspondingD.regarding15.My cap looksto Johns,so I often take his by mistake.A.sameB.identicalC.differentD.likely16.Aunty Mary earned a good reputationhard working and being honest.A.aboutB.withC.atD.for17.Jim isnt,but the did badly i
7、n the final exams last term,which surprised us greatly.A.dullB.brightC.awkwardD.clever18.Finally weto get what we wanted after we had suffered so.A.operatedB.attemptedC.managedD.succeeded19.Itsmy power to give you advice on the matter.A.aboveB.belowC.underD.beyond20.Having stayed in the United State
8、s for more than ten years,he got an Americad.A.speech B.accentC.voiceD.sound21.Feburary is the monthis usually the coldest.A.the weatherB.whose weatherC.its weatherD.when the weather22.At first,I didnt recognize her because sheat least fifty pounds.A.have lostB.might loseC.had lostD.may lose23.John
9、suggestedanything about it until they found out more facts.A.not to sayB.not sayC.to say notD.not saying24.The generals command was that the soldiersthe place and carry out moreimportant tasks.A.leaveB.leftC.have leftD.would leave25.I was very tireD.Otherwise,Ito the theatre with you for the new fil
10、m.A.had goneB.have goneC.would have goneD.must have gone26.to wait for hours,she brought along a book to reaD.A.ExpectedB.EepectingC.ExpectsD.To expect27.Mrs.Smith,together with her friends,to visit the new museum.A.are goingB.areC.is goingD.will be28.before we leave the day after tomorrow,we should
11、 have a wonderful dinner party.A.Had they arrivedB.Were they to arriveC.Were they arrivingD.Would they arrive329.Mr.Wang said such a thingto happen at school again and he forgave me this time.A.ought not to be allowedB.ought to be not allowedC.ought to be allowed notD.not ought to be allowed30.A Dre
12、am of the Red Mansion is saidinto dozens of languages in the last decade.A.to translateB.to have translatedC.to be translatedD.to have been translated31.We enjoyed ourselves very much last night at the party.Youwith us.A.should have comeB.must comeC.must have comeD.should come32.Only under special c
13、ircumstancesto take make-up tests.A.freshmen are permittedB.are freshmen permittedC.permitted are freshmenD.are permitted freshmen33.There is not much news in todays paper,?A.is itB.isnt itC.isnt thereD.is there34.Youve already missed too many classes this term.Youfour classes just last week.A.had m
14、issedB.missC.missedD.have missed35.Before leaving the village,he visited the old househe spent his childhood.A.in whichB.whichC.to whichD.at whichPart II Reading Comprehension(40%)Passage 1Even people who dont understand English can enjoy Chaplins films because they arealmost silent.It isnt what he
15、says that makes us laugh.His comedy(喜剧)doesnt depend uponwords or language,but on the little actions which mean the same thing to people all over theworld.In his films,Chaplin raises his thick black eyebrow(眉毛).He straightens his coat or swingshis walking stick in the air.He hides behind a fat lady
16、or climbs under a table to escape from hisenemies.Trying to be brave,he faints away on the floor.He pretends to be what he is not andnever could be a rich,successful,importan.It is the secret fo Chaplins huge success.He discovered the character of the little tramp almost by accident.As young men,he
17、and hisbrother traveled to America in a small company of actors and acted in various cities.One dayCharles was invited to join a new company that was making comedies.It was in his second filmthat he wore the clothes that made his reputation:black hat,tight coat,big trousers,huge shoes,4moustache(胡须)
18、and walking stick,He intended simply to make people laugh.But the odddisguises(扮相)made him look both comic and sad.His appearance was a popular success,right form the beginning.But his early films hadntmuch story.They were full of actions.The little man played fast-moving games of hide-and-seekwith
19、his enemies,racing down city streets,jumping on trains,and boating down rivers.36.Which ofthe following is true?A.Chaplin was a homeless traveler.B.Chaplin hardly did actions in films.C.Chaplin amused his audience by his actions.D.Chaplin always did the saifle actions in his films.37.The secret of C
20、haplins success is that he created a character who.A.faints away on the floor,trying to be braveB.behaves as if he was a successful,important richmanC.straightens his coat or swings his walking stick in the airD.hides behind a fat lady or climbs under a table to escape from his enemies38.The word“tr
21、amp”in Line 1,Paragraph 3 may meana“”.A.person who walks farB.person who wakls heavilyC.disabled person who is unluckyD.homeless person who moves about39.With the help of his odd appearance,Chaplin intended to look.A.richB.funnyC.successfulD.impressive40.Chaplins films were full of the following act
22、ions EXCEPT.A.boating down riversB.racing down city streetsC.jumping on trainsD.driving bicyclesPassage 2A cat burglar invaded the bedroom of the President of the United States,who confronted himand helped him escape.The event occurred in the early morning hours in one of the first days ofthe presid
23、ency of Calvin Coolidge,late in August,1923 He and his family were living at theWillard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied during his vice presidency.Coolidge awoke to see a burglar search his clothes Finally he got a wallet and a watch Whenhe was removing the watch chain Coolidge spoke:“l w
24、ish you wouldnt take that”The thief at hisvoice said:“why?”“I dont mean the watch and chain only the charm.Take it near the windowand read what is engraved(雕刻)on the back of it,”the President said.“The burglar read”“Presented to Calvin Coolidge,Speaker ofthe House.by the Massachusetts General Court”
25、“Are5you President Coolidge?”he asked.The President answered.“Yes.and the Legislature gave methat watch charm Im fond of it.It would do you no good.You want money Lets talk this over.”Holding up the wallet,the thiefbargained:“I ll take this and leave everything else”Coolidge,knowing there was$80 in
26、the billfold,persuaded the thief to sit down and talk.The young mansaid he and his college roommate had overspent during their vacation and did not have enoughmoney to pay their hotel bill.Coolidge added up the room rate and two rail ticket back to thecampus.Then hecounted out$32 and said it was a l
27、oan.He then told the thief that there probablywould be a Secret Service agent patlollingf(巡逻)the hotel corridor and asked if an escape couldbe made by going back along the hotel ledge(窗台).The man left through the same window he had entered.41.The phrase“a cat bruglar”in the first line means“a thief
28、who”.A.steals catsB.has nine lives like a catC.is fond of the game of cat-and-mouseD.enters buildings by climbing through windows42.The burglar intended to steal the.A.walletB.watchC.wallet and the watchD.wallet and the watch chain43.The“charm”in Paragraph 2 probably means“”A.the power of attracting
29、 people.B.a word believed to have magic powerC.a small object that is attached to a chainD.a small thing worn for supposed magic power44.The President gave the burglardollars.A.80B.32C.48D.11245.What can we infer from the passage?A.Coolidge kept the secret for the burglar.B.Coolidge gave the watch t
30、o the burglar but kept the charm.C.Coolidge gave the burglar a sum of money which was only enough to pay his hotel bill.D.Coolidge reported the burglary to the Secret Service Agency and the burglar was arrested.Passage 3China will also encourage students to return to the motherland to participate in
31、 itsmodernization effort,she said,and if they want to go abroad again the country will give them the6green lightOn June 23,I978,the late Deng Xiaoping,then Chinese Vice-premier,decided that morepeople should study abmad,and the policy started a 20-year study-abroad feverIn Chinese cities it is diffi
32、cuh to find a young person who has not heard of TOEFL(Test ofEnglish as a Foreign Language)or GRE(Gladuate Recmd Examination),the primary tests requiredto attend graduate school in the Uniled States.China sent its first group of students to study in the United States and Europe back in 1872.That end
33、ed during World War II.During the 1950s,the major destination for students was the former Soviet Union.Manycurrent Chinese leaders were students in Soviet colleges.But thecutural revolution(1966-76)”dealt a blow to the enthusiasm.Any contacts with foreigners were strictly banned(禁止)“To some extent,t
34、he difficulty of a shortage of talented people has been eased,”she said,“thanks to the study-abroad policy which has in turn promoted Chinese had studied in the UnitedStates,accounting for 56 percent of the students who went overseas to study.”“Facts have provedthat Dengs decision was correct.”Wei s
35、aid.Another official said that more and more students have returned to China after completingtheir studies abroad.“Chinas economic miracle is providing then with opportunities to developtheir talent.”He said,adding that their social status,working and living conditions have beenimproving.46.In Parag
36、raph 2,the“green light”refers to.A.the passportB.the permissionC.the symbol of welcomeD.one of the traffic signals47.The passage implies that.A.in China few young people have taken the TOEFL testB.it is difficult to find many young people to take TOEFL testC.TOEFL and GRE are tests for primary educa
37、tion in the U.S.D.TOEFL and GRE are two popular tests for Chinese youth to study in the U.S.48.According to the passage,about 300,000 Chinese have been sent to study abroadsince.A.1978B.1976C.1950D.187249.Chinas study-abroad policy is rewarded,for.A.the returned talents from aboroad have helped Chin
38、a to developB.163,000 students have received or completed higher education in the U.S.C.all the students who went to the U.S.for further studies have returned to China7D.the problem of shortage of talents has become more severe50.From the passaage,it may be concluded that.A.people go abroad mainly f
39、or better working conditionsB.very few young people have completed their education abroadC.Chinas study-abroad policy has been proved a great successD.more talented overseas students will come to China to finishe their studiesPassage 4Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical oper
40、ations.Later he used sharpbone or horn,metal kniver and more recently,rubbler and plastic and that was where we stuck,insurgical instrumengt terms,for many years.In the 1960s a new tool was developed,one whichwas,first of all,to be of great practical use to the armed forces and industry,but which wa
41、s also,in time,to change greatly the art and science of surgery.The tool is the laser（激光）and it is being used by more and more surgeons all over the worlD.As we all know,light is hot,any source of light-from the sun itself down to a simple matchburning-will give warmth.But light is usually spread ou
42、t over a wide areA.The light in a laserbeam(激光束),however,is concentrated(密集).This means that a light with no more power thatthat produced by an ordinary electric light bulb becomes intensely strong as it is concentrated to apinpoint-sized(针尖大小的)beam.Experiments with these pinpoint beams showed resea
43、rchers that different energy sourcesproduce beams that have a particular effect on certain living cells.It is now possible for eyesurgeons to operate on the back of human eye without harming the front of the eye,simply bypassing a laser beam right through the eye-ball.No knives,no stitches(缝针),no un
44、wanteddamage-a true surgical wonder.Operations which once make patients tired and in need of longperiod of recovery time now leave them feeling calm and comfortable.So much more difficultoperations can now be tried.The rapid development of laser techniques in the past ten years hasmake it clear that
45、 the future is likely to be very excitng.Perhaps some cancers will be treated withlaser in a way that makes surgery not only safer but also more effective.Altogether,tomorrowmay see more and more information coming to light on the diseases which can be treatedmedically.50.The instruments of surgical
46、 operations up until 1960s can be described as.A.traditionalB.complicatedC.magicalD.revolutionary52.What changes have taken place since the appearance of laser in the 1960s?A.Industrial revolution has made medical help available for industrial workers.8B.Ther research in study of art went through a
47、complete revolution.C.Surgery benefits greatly from the industrial revolution.D.The methods in surgery for patients changed greatly.53.The laser beam is very strong because.A.it is artificially lightedB.it gives off heat in all directionsC.it contains a concentrated beam of the lightD.its temperatur
48、e increases due to the heat of the sun54.By applying the laser beam,surgeons can perform operations which.A.may make their patients suffer with negative effectsB.may take their patients a long time to recoverC.do little harm to their patientsD.can only treat eye diseases55.The rapid development of l
49、aser techniques indicates that.A.in future we also can cure cancersB.surgery is likely to be improved considerablyC.in future all the diseases can certainly be curedD.operations will be performed more complicatedly in futurePart III Cloze(10%)People from different cultures sometimes do things that m
50、ake each other uncomfortable,sometimes without realizing it.Most Americans56out of the country and have very57experience with foreigners.But they are usually spontaneous(朴实的),friendly and open,andenjoy58new people,having guests and bringing people together formally or informally.They tend to use fir
