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2010年陕西省普通高等教育专升本招生考试
《大学英语》试题
注意事项：
1．试卷分为试题和答题纸两部分。全卷共16页，其中试题12页，答题纸4页。 2．用墨迹为蓝(黑)色的钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔将答案写在答题纸上，写在试题上的答 案无效。
3．满分为150分，考试时间为150分钟。
Part I Vocabulary and Structure (40分)
Directions：In this part，there are 40 incomplete sentences．For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet． 1．“When is the concert supposed to start?” “It _________ now．”
A．is about starting B．was about to start C．is about to start D．was about starting 2．_________ your help，I would not have succeeded.
A．But that B．But for C．But if D．Thanks to 3．It is no _______talking to him because he will never change his mind. A．help B．use C．time D．way
4．Fujian Province lies _______ the east of China and Taiwan Province is ______the east of Fujian．
A．in；in B．to；in C．to；to D．in；to 5．_______full preparation，you won't have much chance of success. A．After B．Before C．With D．Without
6．No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _______ we all sat down to rest. A．until B．when C．then D．than 7. I’d rather you ________ anything about it for the time being. A．don't do B．don't C．didn't do D．didn't
8. Lisa was busy taking notes Mark was searching the Internet for information. A．until B．unless C．while D．if
9. Since he left the university，he _______ in an accounting company． A．has been working B．had worked C．had been working D．was working
10. There is no doubt _______ you will pass the exam this time．You have worked so hard in the past months．
A．whether B．that C．if D．what
11. The house was sold for $60，000，which was far more than its real _______． A．money B．payment C．value D．profit
12. Sorry, we cannot _______ you the job because you don't have any work experience． A．make B．send C．offer D．prepare
13. When I was in the waiting room at the station yesterday．I read a magazine in order to _______ time．
A．spend B．kill C．take D．waste
14. Because of the mist，none of those who saw the flying object could tell its _______ shape．
A．steady B．precise C．likely D．rigid
15. So far as is known，the original manuscripts of Shakespeare's plays are no longer in ______ .
A．evidence B．emphasis C．emergency D．existence
16. The speaker did not mention many facts，so we asked him to be more _______ . A．specific B．special C．particular D．respective 17. The satellite was launched into _______ around the moon． A．circle B．orbit C．path D．way 18. Would you mind keeping a(n) _______ on our house while we're away? A．hand B．look C．eye D．mind
19. It is so hot．You should put the food into the refrigerator now．Otherwise，it will ______soon．
A．harm B．hurt C．spoil D．damage 20. The idea sounds very good．But will it work in _______ ? A．practice B．place C．advance D．theory 21. However much ______，it will be worth it．
A．does the watch cost B．costs the watch. C．the watch will cost D．the watch costs
22. We should do as much as we can _______ our country better and more beautiful. A．make B．to make C．makes D．making
23. He would have paid ___ for the house if the salesgirl had insisted because he really wanted it．
A．twice as much B．much as twice C．as much twice D．twice mach as
24. _______ from the moon，our earth，with water ______ seventy percent of its surface，appears as a“blue ball．”
A．Seen；covering B．Seen；covered C．Seeing；covering D．Seeing；covered
25. It takes courage for one _____the huge task，to say nothing of fulfilling it in such a short time．
A．to be faced up to B．facing up to C．faces up to D．to face up to
26．The young man lost his job last month，but it wasn't long______ he found a new position in this company．
A．after B．while C．as D．before
27. Color-blind people often find it difficult to ______ between red and green． A．separate B．compass C．distinguish D．contrast
28. There are three colors in the British flag，_______ red，white and blue． A．rarely B．namely C．really D．actually
29. To obtain a visa to that country for the first time，you need to apply_______ . A．in part B．in person C．in turn D．in time
30. Do you think he spilled the soup _______ purpose so that he wouldn't have to eat it?
A．for B．with C．by D．on 31. The pilot tried many times to lift the plane but _______． A．in consequence B．in vain C．in effect D．in order 32. Keep you indoors and don't _______ your skin to the sun in summer． A．explode B．express C．expose D．expand
33. ______ in mind as well as in body．the child needs more than medical care． A．Sick B．Be sick C．Because sick D．For sick
34. ______in hospital．the patient kept in touch with the outside world by watching news programs on TV every day．
A．Lying B．Laying C．Lain D．Being laid
35. Angela told me a while ago that she couldn't wear her _______ sweatshirt because it doesn't go with anything else she has．
A．green comfortable dark B．dark green comfortable C．comfortable dark green D．dark comfortable green 36. No one here believes the reason _______ he gave for his lateness． A．that B．why C．for which D．what
37. Although he had told them not to keep us waiting，they made no _____ to speed up deliveries．
A．attention B．attempt C．action D．progress
38. Hopes，goals and fears ______widely between men and women，the rich and the poor，the young and the old．
A．alter B．shift C．vary D．transfer
39. The factory had to _______ a number of employees because of the economic decline in the country．
A．1ay out B．1ay off C．1ay aside D．1ay down
40. A good teacher is able to______ a complicated idea in very simple terms． A．work out B．make up C．put across D．bring about
Part II Reading Comprehension (50分)
Directions：In this part there are four passages．Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements．For each of them，there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet．
Passage One
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains．But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain．It was first used as a shade against the sun．
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese，way back in the eleventh century B．C． We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a
sun-shade.(81)And there was a strange thing connected with its use ;it became a symbol