2006年考题(英语)

1. I still felt ____ about the error in the accounts. I ought to have noticed it, and pointed it out.

a. criminal b. offended c. charged d. guilty

2. Look, what you’ve done! You ____ have been more careful.

a. must b. might c. should d. would

3. We must do something to ____ him for helping us.

a. pay b. reply c. repay d. respond

4. The trouble is the boss is not ____ of what his employees think of him.

a. confident b. conscious c. typical d. tired

5. All the villagers returned home ____ that the danger was over.

a. convinced b. having convinced c. to convince d. convincing

6. He bought a house in the country ____ his old parents’ health.

a. in the case of b. in the event of c. for the sake of d. in spite of

7. He rushed out of the house just before it ____.

a. broke off b. broke up c. broke out d. broke down

8. There are one or two points of detail that should ____ before we move on.

a. be taken over b. be taken up c. take over d. take up

9. I find this treatment very ____ to my health.

a. advisable b. invaluable c. beneficial d. worthy

10. In comparison with its own size, a blade of grass looks ____ to an ant as a tree does to a human being.

a. tall b. as tall c. taller d. no less tall

11. What did you put in your suitcase? It’s almost ____ mine.

a. four times heavier b. as heavy as four times

c. four times as heavy as d. heavier than four times

12. ____ the essay a second time, and you will probably have quite different interpretations of the arguments discussed in it.

a. If you were to read b. As you read c. Read d. Reading

13. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ____ developing the students’ productive skills.

a. onto b. in c. over d. on

14. ____ no need to buy travelers’ checks since most countries take credit cards.

a. It’s b. There’s c. You’re d. It has

15. Between the end of this semester and the beginning of the following semester, there is ____.

a. a sweep b. an interval c. an expense d. a duration

16. The parents went from house to house, ____ whether anyone had seen the lost boy.

a. demanding b. inquiring c. requiring c. searching

17. The woman was complaining that the doctor was ____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

a. expending b. offering c. costing d. charging

18. The electric shaver ____ before it can be used.

a. needs repairing b. should be in repair c. has to be repairable d. requires to repair

19. ____ in the showroom was quickly sold to its new owner.

a. Each of the exhibits b. The each exhibit c. Every of the exhibits d. The every exhibit

20. It was ____ of you not to play the piano while I was asleep.

a. considerable b. considerate c. considered d. considering

21. The price of meat is already down ____ from what it was a year ago.

a. sharply b. highly c. urgently d. primarily

22. The ____ of blood always makes him feel sick.

a. sight b. view c. look d. form

23. Living in the desert has its problems, ____ obtaining fresh water is not the least.

a. with which b. for which c. of which d. which

24. The paint is still wet. ____!

a. Be sure not to touch it b. Don’t be sure to touch it

c. Be not sure to touch it d. Be sure to not touch it

25. Not only ____, but he was stupid as well.

a. he was rude b. was he rude c. he is rude d. is he rude

26. Bill did not hear the telephone because he was completely ____ in his reading.

a. eager b. absorbed c. keen d. anxious

27. By signing this application, I ask that an account _____ for me.

a. be opened b. is opened c. opens d. will be opened

28. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers _____ before their time.

a. be bloomed b. bloom c. bloomed d. blooming

29. Tom’s father, as well as his mother, ____ in Beijing for another two months.

a. suggest him to stay b. suggest he stay c. suggest he stays d. suggests he stay

30. ____, water should be regarded with caution as it can be so dangerous.

a. Beautiful as it is b. Beautiful it is c. It is beautiful d. As it is beautiful

31. If ____ you were coming, I’d have prepared a lot of delicious food.

a. I’ve known b. I’d known c. I’d have known d. I’ll know

32. ____ the cause may be, the cost for the countries that lose excellent intellectuals can be high.

a. Whatever b. What c. Whoever d. No matter who

33. It is necessary that a skillful clerk ____ his task on time.

a. accomplish b. accomplishes c . can accomplish d. and accomplished

34. the poet compared her black eyes ____ black pearls.

a. to b. for c. in d. as

35. George’s behavior is very strange. He ____ a lot.

a. can drink b. can have drunk c. must drink d. must have drunk

36. She would ____ her new dress whenever she buys a new one.

a. show up b. show off c. show over d. show down

37. Hob couldn’t ____ with the noise in the room.

a. put on b. put across c. put up d. put off

38. Ask the driver to ____ at the bookstore.

a. drop you out b. drop you off c. drop off you d. drop you down

39. The radio set ____ has gone out of order.

a. I bought it for her b. which I bought it for her

c. I bought for her d. what I bought for her

40. When I asked him to have a drink with me, he said he was in a hurry and didn’t have a minute to .

a. spend b. save c. spare d. share

Part II. Reading Comprehension

Passage I

Are you aware that you actually possess six senses? The sixth is a muscular sense responsible for directing your muscles intelligently --- to the exact extent necessary for each action you perform. For example, when you reach for an object, the sensory nerves linking the muscles to the brain stop your hand at the correct spot. This automatic perception of the position of your muscles in relation to the object is your muscular sense in action.

Muscles are stringy bundles of fibers varying from one five-thousandth of an inch to about three inches. They have three unique characteristics: they can become shorter and thicker; they can stretch; and they can retract to their original positions. Under a high powered microscope, muscle tissue is seen as long, slender cells, with a grainy texture like wood.

More than half of a person’s body is composed of muscle fibers, most of which are involuntary --- in other words, work without conscious direction. The voluntary muscles, those that we move consciously to perform particular actions, number more than five hundred. Women have only 60 to 70 percent as much muscle as men for their body weight. That is why an average woman can’t lift as much, throw as far, or hit as hard as an average man.

1. Intelligent use of the muscles means that __c__.

a. one always know what his muscles are doing

b. one performs simple actions without working

c. one’s muscles are used only to the extent necessary for each action they perform.

d. one improves muscular action consciously

2. The following are the unique characteristics of muscles except __c__.

a. contraction b. stretch c. break d. retraction

3. How many voluntary muscles are there in a person’s body? b

a. more than half b. over 500 c. only 60 to 70 percent d. 5000

4. Under a microscope, muscle cells appear to be __a__.

a. textured like wood b. colored like wood c. smooth and red d. short and thick

5. An average woman is weaker than average man because she has __b__.

a. more voluntary muscles than an average man

b. only 60 to 70 percent as much muscle for her body weight

c. 60 to 70 percent less muscle for her body weight

d. less muscle fiber for her body weight

passage II

Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at thins present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.

Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in strange elements.

Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp dichotomies. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.

1. The passage is mainly discussing __d__.

a. the necessity of social change

b. certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur

c. two different societies

d. certain factors that promote social change

2. __b__ is one of the factors that tend to promote social change.

a. Joint interest b. Different points of view

c. Less emotional people d. Advanced technology

3. According to the passage, which of the following is Not true? b

a. social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.

b. disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change.

c. social change is more likely to occur in the material aspects of society.

d. social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.

4. The expression “greater tolerance” (in Para.1) refers to __c__.

a. greater willingness to accept social change

b. quicker adaptation to changing circumstances

c. more respect for different beliefs and behavior

d. greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas

5. Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because a .

a. people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change

b. people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficulty

c. people there are easy to please

d. people there are less disputed

Passage III

Apples have been grown by ma since the dawn of history. They are often mentioned in early legends, poems and religious books. The fruit which the Bible says Adam and Eve ate in the Garden of Eden is believed to have been an apple. The ancient Greeks had a legend that a golden apple caused fighting among the gods and brought about the ruin of Troy. The Greek writer Theophrastus mentions a number of types grown in Greece in the fourth century B.C.. apple trees were grown and prized for their fruit by the people of ancient Rome.

The apple types from which our modern kinds developed had their beginning in southwestern Asia in the area from the Caspian to the Black Sea. The Stone Age dwellers of central Europe used apples often . remains found where they lived show that they stored apples fresh and also preserved them by cutting and drying them in the sun. the apple was brought to America by early European settlers.

The apple is more widely grown than any other fruit. It is considered the king of fruits. Apple trees of one kind or another grow all over the world. Only in the very hottest and coldest areas are they absent. Average apple production for the United States is about 6 billion pounds a year. Total world production is 26 billion pounds a year. Apple production in the United States and the world has bee increasing and will continue to do so in the future.

Man, with his cleverness, has done much to improve the production of apples. The growing of apples has been a specialty with man for centuries. Greater improvements have bee made in the last fifty years than in any other period of history.

The science of apple production has become difficult. In the past, scientists were mostly concerned with kinds, reproducing, and pruning. Today, the scientist working with tree fruits must also be trained in chemistry and plant forms.

Chemicals now play an important part in apple production. They are used to keep fruits free from disease and insect pests. Chemicals are used to thin or lower the number of fruits on a tree. They are used to control early fruit drop, cause flowering, control fruit size and improve fruit shape. When used properly, the chemicals are not a danger to human health. Without chemicals, very poor fruits would be grown.

1. The Greeks thought that a golden apple caused the destruction of __c__.

a. Athens b. Carthage c. Troy d. Rome

2.The author implies that __d__.

a. many types of fruit are mentioned in the Bible

b. Europeans eat more apples than Americans do

c. primitive people preserved foods for winter months

d. chemicals play and important part in our lives

3. From the information presented, we can assume that __d__.

a. apples are difficult to grow b. apple trees grow best in cold climates

c. apples can grow easily in everywhere d. apples will not grow in extremely hot climates

4. The article reveals that __a__.

a. the U.S. is a major producer of apples b. many countries do not grow apples

c. apples can prevent illness d. the chemicals are not a danger to human health

5. A person who wants to grow apples on a large scale should study __b__.

a. history b. chemistry c. English d. politics

Cloze Ⅰ

I once thought I would be a perfect parent. It took 61 sixteen years to learn 62 I could not be. I know that I made 63 mistakes. If I raised my again, I would not make those 65 . Maybe I would make 66 ones, but I would do a better job.

I would try to understand my 67 towards my children. I often did what my own 68 would have done. I 69 their ways of raising children control me. For example, I had my teenage 70 David come home early. He hated this rule. He said no reason 71 it. As a girl, I had to lie 72 early. I wanted my son to do 73 . Today I would think more about 74 I wanted things done in a certain way.

My father was sick when I was 75 . My sister, my brother, and 76 were quiet at 77 .

We did not yell in anger. We did not shout for 78 .1 wanted my children to be quiet too. I never

79 to ask "why?" It was hard for me to let my children show anger. I stopped my children when 80 started to get angry. Now I would tell my children. "It is all right to show love. It is all right to show anger. Your feelings are good. I love you no matter what you feel. "

61. A. more B. me C. in D. my

62. A. this B. what C. since D. that

63. A. some B. few C. no D. any

. A. hand B. questions C. demand D. children

65. A. answers B. says C. mistakes D. friends

66. A. old B. new C. some D. little

67. A. questions B. love C. actions D. mistakes

68. A. children B. belief C. parents D. strength

69. A. love B. open C. let D. go

70. A. son B. mister C. young D. friend

71. A. at B. for C. by D. of

72. A. natured B. loved C. home D. quick

73. A. the same B. a lot C. well D. at once

74. A. what B. which C. why D. whom

75. A. taught B .told C. young D. naughty

76. A. we B. he C.I D. me

77. A. all rimes B. no time C. some time D. the time

78. A. joy B. anger C. all D. games

79. A. believed B. worried C. realized D. stopped

80. A. parents B. suddenly C. had D. they

Part II Cloze

A land bee from destruction (破坏), plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply-all these were important 61 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 62 they were not enough. Something 63 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special' was men individuals who could invent machines, find new 65 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape(改造)society.

The men who 66 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 67 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 68 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 69 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 70 . He is not necessarily working 71 that his findings can be used.

An inventor or one interested in applied science is 72 trying to make something that has an actual 73 . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 74 science or by experimenting through correct and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 75 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 76 other objectives.

Most of the people who 77 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 78 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 79 a ground work had not been laid by scientists years 80 .

61. A. cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations

62. A. But B. And C. Besides D. Even

63. A. else B. near C. extra D. similar

. A. generating B. effective C. motivating (动机) D. creative

65. A. origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries

66. A. employed B. created C. operated D. controlled

67. A. came B. arrived C. stemmed D. appeared

68. A. less B. better C. more D. worse

69. A. tiue B. practical C .pure D. clever

70. A. happily B. occasionally C. unwillingly D. accurately

71. A. now B. and C. all D. so

72 A. seldom B. sometimes C. usually D. never

73. A. plan B. use C. idea D. means

74. A .of B. with C. to D. as

75. A. single B. only C. specialized D. specific

76. A. few B. those C. many D. all

77. A. proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered

78. A. little B .much C. some D. any

79. A. as B. if C. because D .while

80. A. ago B. past C. ahead D. before

Part III Cloze Test

Mr. Rodda taught us history. I suppose he was a good historian, but that doesn't 61 . This story has nothing to do with 62 . It's about Mr. Rodda's great love, and now mine, too.

Every summer he 63 twelve boys away on holiday. He called these trips "exploration". "We're going to study history," he used to say. And of course the headmaster always 65 local history was an excellent 'subject for boys to study on 66 . Ilie typed program listed visits to ,67 castles, churches, libraries'" As 68 as I know no boy ever went inside one. Mr. Rodda 69 .either. We took small tents, sleeping bags and a cooker; and we 70 for a month in the hills. I was 71 enough to go once. I won't ever 72 the experience. How can I ? I still have throb to 73 me of it every day.

Mr. Rodda's great love was wild birds. There was 74 the man didn't know about birds. He knew their names 75 he saw them. He 76 their habits, their calls and the food they liked. He could call any 77 towards him by whistling. At the end of our 78 camp, a hundred birds were 79 the place with us. Five were sleeping in the 80 with us.

61. A. help B. bother C. fit D. matter

62. A. maths B. history C. us D. him

63. A. took B. sent C. drove D. pulled

. A. ancient B. local C. modem D. short

65. A. promised B. replied C. supposed D. agreed

66. A. television B. streets C. time D. holiday

67. A. old B. quiet C. imposing D. isolated

68. A. much B. well C. far D. often

69. A. didn't B.hadn't C. mustn't D. wouldn't

70. A. drove B. wandered C. camped D. suffered

71. A. sad B. lucky C. disappointed D. independent

72. A. try B. obtain C. exchange D. forget

73. A. relieve B. cure C. remind D. clear

74. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

75. A. as soon as B. in order that C. even though D. no matter how

76. A. changed B. recorded C. knew D. remembered

77. A. student B. pet C. child D. bird

78 .A. day's B. week's C. month's D. season's

79.A. leaving B. sharing C. moving D. attacking

80.A.houses B. castles C. trees D. tents

Part IV Cloze

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认)his flight home with the airline company（航空公司) . He was visiting Spain in order to 61 his Spanish. When he was speaking to people 62 he had no 63 understanding what they said. , when he was speaking on the phone ,he 65 had a problem. Andy 66 the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She 67 told Andy to be at the airport two hours 68 in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.

Since he was 69 in three days, Andy didn't 70 any time. He visited as many places as he Could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could 71 and spend a year in Spain.

Too 72 , the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take- off. He hated to 73 -He went to the clerk to 74 his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with 75 . "Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning , and 76 it is eight in the evening. ""But I confirmed my flight," 77 Andy. "Will I have to pay for another ticket?"

"No, sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now. "

Andy's 78 of shock turned to one of 79 as he realized that now he could continue his 80

61. A. prepare B. improve C. enjoy D. learn

62. A. slowly B. in public C. in person D. carefully

63. A. difficulty B. idea C. mistake D. interest

. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. However

65. A. even B. just C. just D. seldom

66. A. called B. liked C. trusted D. asked

67. A. again B. also C. only D .once

68. A. before B. earlier C. later D. after

69. A. moving B. returning C. staying D. leaving

70. A. take B. have C. lose D. find

71. A. wait B. go home C. stop D. come back

72. A. shortly B. quickly C. badly D. early

73. A. speak B. go C. rush D. delay

74. A. buy B. present C. order D. provide

75. A. astonishment B. patience C. respect D. delimit

76. A. maybe B. so C. here D. now

77. A. insisted B. apologized C. replied D. demanded

78. A. experience B. expression C. look D. face

79. A. pleasure B. comfort C. sadness D. hopelessness

80. A. plan B. flight C. journey D. vacation

Part I Translation

1. Do you want a morning or an afternoon flight? 你要上午的航班还是下午的航班？

2. I am not tired at all. 我一点也不累

3. We have two hours of English every day. 我们每天有两个小时的英语课。

4. Could you tell me what your favorite subject is? 你能告诉我你最喜欢的科目是什么？

5. For a businessman, everyday presents new challenges and new opportunities.

对商人来讲，每天都存在新的挑战和机遇。

Part II Translation

1. We shall have a good time tomorrow . 明天我们将会度过一个好时光。

2. My mother does a lot of housework every day. 我妈妈每天都会做很多的家务。

3. He is good at taking advantage of opportunities. 他善于利用（把握）机会。

4. We have to follow the rule even if we see no reason for it. 即使我们不知道什么原因也要遵循原则。

5 We don't lie. We never have and never will. 我们从不欺骗。以前没有过，将来也不会。

Part III Translation

1. I'm not very well today. 我今天感觉不舒服。

2. Are you an experienced worker? 你是个有经验的工人吗？

3. In order to find the manager's room, he is approaching the reception desk in the hall.

为了找到经理办公室，他向大厅前台靠近

4. Traveling abroad requires considerable preparation. 去国外旅游需要相当多的准备。

5. We tried in vain to persuade him to give up the plan to go abroad. 我们努力说服他放弃去国外的计划是徒劳的。

Part Ⅳ Translation

1.1 think I'll meet your requirements for the job. 我认为我将会满足你对这工作的要求。

2. Besides, I'm patient and friendly in nature. 此外，我天生就很有耐心。

3. I'm confident that I am suitable for this kind of work. 我有信心胜任这种工作。

4. You should talk about yourself and what you've done. 你应该谈谈，你自己做过什么。

5. Since she was ill last Sunday, she could not attend the evening party. 上星期他病了，没能参加晚会。

Part Ⅴ Translation

1. You should think about that ahead of time. 你预先考虑一下。

2. You're asking for trouble. 你在找麻烦。

3.I finished my job in time owing to your help. 我能即使完成工作是因为你的帮助。

4. Doctors are expected to be on call day and night. 人们希望医生日日夜夜随叫随到。

5. When I answer questions ,1 get nervous. 当我回答问题时，我就感到紧张。