1、1邢台职业技术学院 20062007 学年第一学期教考分离试题基础部 商英 051、052 班 综合英语 B 卷 （答案全部写在答题纸上）Part I Writing (15 分)Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write a composition entitled Failure in three paragraphs. Your composition should be based on the following outline:1. 失败是一件坏事；2. 失败也可使我们受益；3. 我怎样对待失败。Part II Readi
2、ng comprehension (skimming and scanning) (10 分)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer sheet.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if statement c
3、ontradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.For over a month. Indonesia was in crisis. Forest fires raged out of control as the country suffered i
4、ts worst drought for 50 years. Smoke form the fires mixed with sunlight and hot dry air to form a cloud of smog. This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging over neighbouring countries including MalaysiaSingapore and Thailand When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and
5、 carsit soon became poisonous (有毒的 )Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rose People wheezed (喘息) and coughed as they left the house and their eyes watered immediately The smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot (烟
6、灰)covered everythingIn some areas，water was hosed (用胶管浇)from high-rise city buildings to IY and break up the smog Finally，heavy rains，which came in November，put out the fires and cleared the airBut the environmental costs and health problems will remainMany people from South-Eastern Asian cities alr
7、eady suffer from breathing huge amounts of car exhaust fumes(汽车排放的废气)and factory pollutionBreathing problems could well increase and many non-sufferers may have difficulties for the first time Wildlife has suffered tooIn lowland forests，elephants ，deer, and tigers have been driven out of their homes
8、 by smog But smog is not just an Asian problemIn fact，the word was first used in London in 1905 to describe the mixture of smoke and thick fogFog often hung over the capitalSometimes the 2smog was so thick and poisonous that people were killed by breathing problems or in accidents About 4，000 London
9、ers died within five days as a result of thick smog in 1952. 1. Indonesia was in crisis because of the drought 2. The smog spread to neighbouring countries 3. The air pollution index went up t0 300 within a few days 4. Water was used to try to break up the smog 5. Many Indonesians blamed the governm
10、ent for the drought 6. The forest animals havent been affected by the smog 7. The word“smog”first appeared in 1952 8. The pollution spread to neighbouring countries including _.9. Finally_ put out the fires and cleared the air10. The word smog was first used in London in 1905 to describe_.Part Readi
11、ng comprehension (reading in depth) (35 分)Section A Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choices and write the corresponding
12、 letter on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Question11 to 20 are based on the following passage.What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat, but we feel 11 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. Were 12
13、 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity(肥胖). Perhaps the 13 to this ambivalence(矛盾情结) lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop(经济作物) wasnt eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibi
14、tion, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more 14 ways of doing it. The immigrant experience, too, has been one of in harmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nations food has come to be15 by importspizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the countrys
15、most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles. Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nations defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit-ins at southern lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and ev
16、en morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat for political 16 . But strong opinions have not brought 17 . Americans are ambivalent about what they put in their mouths. We have become 18 of our foods, especially as we learn more about what they contain. The 19 in
17、 food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. Its no coincidence, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage（束缚）. Its what we eatand how we 20 it with friends, family, and strangersthat help define America as a community today.3A) answerB) resultC) sh
18、areD) guiltyE) constantF) defined G) vanishH) adaptedI) creativeJ) beliefK) suspiciousL) certaintyM) obsessedN) identifyO) idealsSection B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices ma
19、rked A) B) C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; a
20、nd they help to prevent droughts (干旱) and floods. Unfortunately, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire, but, witho
21、ut its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by flood and starvation.Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade villagers to see this. The villagers want wood
22、to cook their food with; and they can earn money by selling wood. They are usually too lazy to plant and look after the trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.This does not only mean that the villagers children and
23、grandchildren will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious, for where there are trees their roots break the soil up allowing the rain to sink in-and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away
24、 from the surface, causing flood.21. What is the most important function of trees?A) Providing fuel.B) Offering shade.C) Preventing natural disasterD) Providing wood.22. What eventually happened to the empire in the second paragraph?A) Its people died of hunger.B) It fell to pieces.C) It became a gi
25、ant empire.D) It built many ships with wood.23. It is implied in the passage that the villagers _A) want a plentiful supply of trees.4B) want firewood badly.C) just want to get money.D) dont realize the importance of trees.24. The role of trees is to _A) loosen soil B) keep soil in position C) harde
26、n soil D. both A and B25. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A) The benefits of trees.B) Trees and soil protection C) The various uses of trees.D) Different attitudes toward trees.Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.One study shows that Americans prefer to answer
27、 with a brief “Yes”, “No”, “Sure”, or the very popular “Yeah” rather than with a longer reply. But brief replies do not mean Americans are impolite of unfriendly to some extent. Very often, Americans are in a hurry and may greet you with a single word “ Hi”, indeed; this is a greeting you will hear
28、again and again during your stay in the United States. It is used by everyone, regardless of rank, age or occupation. However, those who are accustomed to longer greetings may require a little more time before they feel comfortable with American simple talk.Americans sometimes use plain talk when th
29、ey are uncomfortable. If people praise them or thank them in an especially polite way, they may become uncomfortable and not know what to say in reply . They dont want to be impolite or rude, you can be sure that they liked what was said about them. Except for certain holidays, such as Christmas, Am
30、ericans dont usually give gifts. Thus, you will find Americans embarrassed as they accept gifts, especially if they have nothing to give in return. They are generally a warm but informal people. 26. The fact that Americans like shorter answers tells us _.A) they reply very quickly in a hurryB) they
31、choose words too carefully C) they like replying briefly D) they want to be as polite as they can 27. Those who like using beautiful or formal words _.A) need more time to get used to American simple greetingB) need no time to get familiar with American greeting C) do not very much like American way
32、 of greetingD) think Americans are not polite whatever 28. Which of the following is NOT true?A) Americans often answer with the words like “sure”, “yeah.”B) They are not impolite with brief replies. 5C) Americans in high ranks must use formal words in greeting.D) Americans are a warm but informal p
33、eople.29. The Americans like others praise but if in a polite way _.A) they dont know what to way in reply B) they feel somewhat uneasy C) they dont want to reply D) both A and B 30. The passage indicates that _.A) Americans exchange gifts the first time they meet.B) Americans seldom give gifts exce
34、pt for some holidays.C) Americans often bring some gifts to their friends.D) Americans only want to get gifts from others.Part IV Cloze (10 分)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A) B) C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You sho
35、uld choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words, which makes up the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 56 which we become familiar in daily conversation, which we
36、 57 , that is to say, from the 58 of our own family and from our friends, and 59 we should know and use 60 we could not read or write. They 61 the common things of life with all the people who 62 the language. Such words may be called “popular“, since they belong to the people 63 and are not exclude
37、d 64 a limited class. On the other hand, our language 65 a large number of words which are comparatively 66 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 67 to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 68 acquaintance (熟悉) with them comes no
38、t from our mothers 69 or from the talk of our schoolmates, 70 from books that we read, lectures that we 71 , or the more 72 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 73 in a style properly higher above the habitual 74 of everyday life. Such words are called “learned
39、“, and the 75 between them and the “popular“ words is of great importance to a right understanding of language study process.56. A. at B. with C. by D. through57. A. study B. imitate C. stimulate D. learn58, A. mates B. relatives C. members D. fellows59. A. which B. that C. those D. ones60. A. even
40、B. despite C. even if D. in spite of61. A. mind B. concern C. care D. relate62. A. hire B. apply C. adopt D. use63. A. in public B. at most C. at large D. at best64. A. in B. from C. with D. on65. A. consists B. consists of C. makes D. composes66. A. seldom B. much C. greatly D. often67. A. possibil
41、ity B. way C. reason D. necessity68. A. primary B. first C. principal D. prior669. A. tips B. mouth C. ears D. tongue70. A. besides B. and C. yet D. but71. A. hear of B. attend C. hear from D. listen72. A. former B. formula C. formal D. forward73. A. theme B. topic C. idea D. point74. A. border B. l
42、ink C. degree D. extent75. A. relation B. distinction C. connection D. similarityPart Identification (10 分)Direction: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.注：以下划线部
43、分是问题选项。51. How could you make such a little child to help you carry the big box? A B C D52. As soon as weve finished supper, well all go to downtown to see the Sound of Music.A B C D53. I really appreciate you recommended me to that company in time.A B C D54. He will not do it had he known how serio
44、us the outcome would be. A B C D55. Her name sounds familiar with me but I cant tell who she is at the moment.A B C D56. Rice has been a basically food for millions of people for hundreds of years.A B C D57. The director and manager of the department are very strict with the employees.A B C D58.Rese
45、arch shows that employees whose obtain satisfaction from their jobs are more productive.A B C D59. Looking from another angle, the painting would show something different.A B C D60. “Never I have heard such a thing in my life!“ said the old man.A B C DPart Short answer questions (10 分)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five
