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2015年北京联合大学高职升本科专业基础课考试

考试科目 英语综合（A

卷）

（总分：100分 考试时间：120分钟）

注意事项：

1． 共 15 页，用蓝色或黑色钢笔或圆珠笔答在答题

纸上。

2． 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

题号 一 二 三 四 五 总分 分数 40 15 15 15 15 100

I. Reading Comprehension （本大题共20 个小题，每空2 分，

共40 分） 得分 评卷人 Directions: There are four passages in this part. 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the

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cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.

Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.

But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war, which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac’s body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.

The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesn’t stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France’s close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain’s close links with the US.

Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here’s one: What’s the best thing about Britain’s relationship with France? The English Channel.

1. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ____. A. friendly B. impolite

C. brotherly D. a mixture of love and hate 2. The war in Iraq does _____ to the relationship between France and Britain.

A. good B. harm

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C. neither good nor harm D. both good and harm 3. The British are not so friendly to ______ and the French are not so friendly to ______.

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