金 陵 协 和 神 学 院
2008年本科招生考试·英语试
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第一部分:阅读理解(共20题,每题1.5分,满分30)
Passage 1
Residents are careful about opening their doors. Adults keep watch on street corners before children are allowed out. They are not looking for ghosts but for polar bears.
People in Churchill call their town “the polar bear capital of the world”. Churchill is on the route that polar bears take when they migrate (定期迁栖). During the fall, about 200 polar bears wander through Churchill. The male bears are on their way to hunt seals on the shore of Hudson Bay, 35 miles east of Churchill. The females head for an open area 50 miles south of Churchill, where they have their cubs.
It’s not surprising that some bears choose to stay in Churchill. Like the brown bears in U.S. national parks, polar bears will eat almost anything. They often enjoy a meal at the town dump in Churchill. They sniff around cabins and parked cars. Anything a polar bear wants, it usually gets. Polar bears are among the largest animals on land A full-grown male can weigh more than 1,600 pounds.
Few people have been killed by polar bears, however. Those in the wild rarely attack humans if they are not bothered. The most popular way of getting rid of the bears in Churchill is to drive the animals out of town with horns, sirens, or the noise of harmless explosives.
When the bears get too threatening, scientists may sometimes drug them, put them in cages, and fly them to open areas several hundred miles from Churchill. Some of the same bears always show up in Churchill again a week later. They have had to travel 30 miles a day to get there.
1. Polar bears spend time in Churchill every fall because __________.
A) they have learned that there is food in the town
B) they want to have their cubs in Churchill
C) the residents of the town are friendly
D) they are attracted by the brown bears
2. Which of these makes a polar bear especially dangerous?
A) Its speed.
B) Its size.
C) Its cleverness.
D) Its sense of smell.
3. Which of these is NOT mentioned as a way of dealing with the bears in Churchill?
A) Driving them out of town.
B) Flying them to open areas.
C) Hunting them.
D) Watching out for them.
4. The polar bears are probably afraid of _______.
A) seals
B) loud noises
C) people
D) brown bears
5. How would people know which bears return after being flown to an open area?
A) The bears probably seem tired.
B) The bears probably seem friendly.
C) Most people recognize the bears.
D) The bears are probably marked in some way.
Passage 2
Dear Mom and Dad,
We've just taken a hurried tour of Alaska and it's really been an adventure.
We took a pleasure boat through the "Inside Passage" separated from the Pacific
Ocean by many wooded islands which we passed along the way.
We made stops at several places along the route before we reached Juneau. Of
them, Sitka was my favorite town where we walked for one afternoon through the
National Monument. We also had fun clam-digging (挖蛤) at the beach during our stay there.
Then we flew from Juneau to Anchorage, which lies on Alaska's gulf coast. While flying over, we enjoyed a bird's-eye view of distant areas, glaciers (冰川) and great mountains. I was surprised to see an agricultural area not far from Anchorage.
The city of Anchorage is the largest in the state. One day we went on a sightseeing tour through the city in the morning and then took an afternoon trip to Portage Glacier where we stood in the car park and watched huge pieces of ice break off to become icebergs (冰山).
As we traveled northward, we passed beautiful river valleys and lakes. We could have stopped at Mt. McKinley National Park but we just didn't have the time. At least we saw the snow-capped mountain from the train.
We've spent the last couple of days in Fairbanks. Yesterday we visited the University of Alaska and its museum. This afternoon I bought gifts for everyone. Who knows when I'll ever be back to this area again?
Tomorrow we're taking a flight to Wyoming. It's too bad we don't have more time; we had wanted to go through the Yukon too.
I'm taking millions of pictures and will of course fill you in on everything when I'm back.
Love,
Karen
6. The correct order of the places that Karen visited should be ______.
A) Juneau - Sitka - Anchorage - Fairbanks - the Yukon
B) Sitka - Portage Glacier - Anchorage - Fairbanks - Wyoming
C) Sitka - Juneau - Anchorage - Portage Glacier - Fairbanks
D) Sitka - Anchorage - Fairbanks - the Yukon - Wyoming
7. As revealed in her letter, Karen considered the trip through Alaska ______.
A) tiring and dangerous
B) quick and disappointing
C) surprising and troublesome
D) funny and exciting
8. The "Inside Passage" in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A) a wooded island
B) a waterway
C) a small town
D) a motorway
9. Before they arrived in Juneau, they ______.
A) enjoyed traveling by boat on the Pacific Ocean
B) visited the town of Sitka and found clams in the ocean
C) visited a few places along the way
D) walked through the Sitka National Monument all day
10. Karen promised her parents that, when she returned home, she would ______.
A) tell them more about her adventure
B) give them all her presents
C) take many pictures for them
D) take them along to Wyoming
11. Karen's regret over the trip was that ______.
A) she traveled too far to the dangerous area
B) she didn't find Alaska completely frozen
C) she had no chance to fly over Mt. McKinley
D) she didn't have adequate time for sightseeing
12. Of the following, ______ is not mentioned in Karen's letter.
A) birds
B) parks
C) stores
D) crops
13. The only true statement in the following is ______.
A) Anchorage is the biggest capital in the U.S.A.
B) Both Juneau and Sitka lie along the "Inside Passage".
C) Karen stopped at Mt. McKinley but didn't climb it.
D) Karen wondered if she would be allowed to visit Alaska.
Passage 3
Allergy is an unusual sensitivity to a kind of matter that is normally harmless. A person who has an allergy to a certain kind of matter will develop signs of illness when he comes in contact with it. When the matter is removed, the signs disappear. People may have allergies to food, drugs and other chemicals, dusts and pollen, fabrics and furs, bacteria(细菌), light rays, temperature changes, air pressure, and many other things. Emotional strain(压力), or unconscious fears, or extreme dislikes, may produce signs of sickness. Examples of allergic diseases are hay fever, asthma, eczema and other skin ailments, and a number of stomach or digestive disorders. It has been found that about 10% of all the people in the United States have at least one allergy.
No one knows exactly what causes allergies, and it is only recently that people became aware that they existed. It is often very difficult to determine exactly what kind of matter (called the allergen) is causing the unpleasant reaction. The tests are usually made by a dermatologist, or skin specialist. He puts a number of patches on the patient's skin, each patch containing a small amount of some kind of matter known to be an allergen. When the patches are removed, the skin beneath will be hurt if the patient is allergic to the substance in the patch. But there are so many possible allergens that the tests may take a long time.
Various drugs have been developed to help people who suffer from allergies.
14. The word "eczema" in the first paragraph most probably refers to ______.
A) a particular kind of skin disease
B) a particular kind of stomach disorder
C) a particular kind of digestive disorder
D) a sign of sickness caused by allergy
15. Which of the following might cause a person to suffer from an allergic disease?
A) Hay fever.
B) Allergy.
C) Over sensitivity to substances causing allergy as well as the presence of an
allergen.
D) Over sensitivity to a substance that is normally harmless and the coming into
contact with the substance.
16. Allergic diseases have existed ______.
A) long before the human race became aware of them
B) ever since people became aware of them
C) ever since dermatologists learned to determine what substances are allergens
D) ever since dermatologists learned to experiment with allergens
Passage 4
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is the glorification of the self-made man -- the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farm hand or laborer of some sort.
Most of the people who settled the United States were poor. The country they came to was a wilderness. Land had to be cleared of trees in order to make farms; mines had to be developed; houses, shops, and public buildings had to be built. Everyone had to help build them. Manual labor was highly valued.
This attitude toward manual labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself, and will wash the dishes afterward, further more the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from the contents of various cans and a cake or pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flower beds, painting the house, or laying tile on the floor of the recreation room in the basement. His wife may even help him with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on tables and wash dishes in a sorority house for his board, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a new highway in order to earn his next year's school expenses.
17. The Americans think highly of those ______.
A) who are skillful with their hands
B) who take great pains to keep the tradition
C) whose fathers were manual laborers
D) who become successful by relying on themselves
18. The first settlers in America found manual labor a must because ______.
A) the country was short of equipment
B) they could do nothing else
C) they had to build their country from the start
D) they took great pleasure in it
19. To most Americans manual labor today ______.
A) has lost its former glory
B) is even more valuable than it was
C) is nothing but a pleasant hobby
D) is still highly valued
20. According to the passage, the professional man's wife cooks dinner herself mainly because ______.
A) servants in America are impossible to get
B) she takes pride in what she can do herself
C) she can't afford servants
D) it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
第二部分 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所组成的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Fireman __21__ fighting the forest fire __22__ nearly three weeks __23__ they could get it __24__ control. A __25__ time before, great trees had __26__ the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose __27__ from the warm ground __28__ the desolate hills. Winter __29__ coming on and the hills plants __30__ the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash __31__ the soil but would cause serious floods __32__.When the fire had at last been __33__ , the forest authorities __34__ several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow __35__. The seed __36__ sprayed over the ground in huge __37__ by airplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began __38__ . By then, however, in many places the grass and already __39__ root. In place of the great trees __40__ had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
21.
A) are
B) were
C) had been
D) had
22.
A) on
B) in
C) for
D) /
23.
A) before
B) after
C) when
D) while
24.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) under
25.
A) short
B) long
C) period
D) fast
26.
A) been covered
B) covered
C) been covering
D) cover
27.
A) /
B) by
C) on
D) up
28.
A) on
B) in
C) over
D) above
29.
A) is
B) was
C) will be
D) will
30.
A) threatened
B) ruined
C) damaged
D) hurt
31.
A) out
B) away
C) /
D) from
32.
A) as well as
B) as well
C) together
D) /
33.
A) put out
B) put up
C) put off
D) put on
34.
A) sold
B) brought
C) ordered
D) collected
35.
A) quickly
B) quick
C) quicker
D) quickest
36.
A) were
B) was
C) would be
D) had been
37.
A) quality
B) qualities
C) quantities
D) quantity
38.
A) to rain
B) to be raining
C) rained
D) rain
39.
A) took
B) planted
C) taken
D) grown
40.
A) which
B) what
C) where
D) /
第三部分 语法与词汇(共30题,每题1分,满分30分)
41.If she ______ she will get a surprise.
A) comes
B) came
C) has come
D) will come
42. I like my sister’s house. It’s a ______ .
A) new beautiful house
B) beautiful house new
C) beautiful new house
D) new house beautiful
43. The house ______ five months ago.
A) has completed
B) completed
C) was completed
D) has been completed
44. I told her she could stay with us. That is what I _________.
A) said to her
B) said her
C) told to her
D) told
45. The house has many large rooms. ________ many large rooms.
A) They have
B) They are
C) There have
D) There are
46. I had a letter yesterday. I ________ one.
A) sent
B) took
C) wrote
D) received
47. She will come to England ________ year.
A) last
B) next
C) the other
D) the last
48. Our house is in the country. It is not in ________.
A) Nigeria
B) the city
C) England
D) France
49. Work on it had begun before my sister left. My sister left ______ it had begun.
A) after
B) without
C) behind
D) soon
50. it is a very modern house. It was built _________ .
A) lastly
B) late
C) latest
D) recently
51. As my father's 50th birthday approached, my brothers and I met to plan for the ______.
A) pastime
B) schedule
C) occasion
D) adventure
52. ______ three whole years working on the design of the equipment.
A) It took the chief engineer
B) The chief engineer spent
C) The chief engineer took
D) It cost the chief engineer
53. As the rain was getting heavier, the tourists were forced to ______ for the hotel where they
were staying.
A) find out
B) come through
C) set off
D) go over
54. William has cut his smoking _________ to five cigarettes a day.
A) down
B) short
C) out
D) away
55. The post (柱子) refused to give way ________ our efforts to knock it down.
A) no matter
B) despite
C) although
D) in spite
56. Goneril declared that she loved her father more than words could tell, and that he was dearer to
her than anything else in the world: dearer than life and ________.
A) water
B) nature
C) space
D) liberty
57. The country is engaged in a nation-wide ________ to get rid of those backward things and to
catch up with the advanced countries.
A) settlement
B) necessity
C) reform
D) correction
58. The vice-president took over the ________ of the country.
A) occupation
B) profession
C) preference
D) leadership
59. ______ his wealth, he is not happy.
A) In spite of
B) Except for
C) Because of
D) Besides
60. The students must deal with their homework _________ .
A) severely
B) single-minded
C) sensibly
D) seriously
61. You can depend on them, ________ .
A) but
B) however
C) though
D) although
62. They provided us with tobacco, matches, and such things ________ .
A) as needed
B) as were needed
C) that needed
D) that were needed
63. My brother ______ in the same office with John. They are very good friends.
A) used to work
B) used to working
C) was used to work
D) was used to working
64. The aim of library service is to bring ___________ to people.
A) culture
B) article
C) documents
D) interests
65. To a great extent, the farmers in this mountain village are separated from the pressures and
worries of __________ society.
A) agricultural
B) complicated
C) industrial
D) comfortable
66. We were able to ________ the students ________ the need for reading extensively.
A) advise ... of
B) convince ... of
C) complain to ... of
D) inform ... of
67. The sound of that music ________ me ________ memories.
A) filled ... with B) satisfied ... of
C) concentrated ... on
D) imposed ... on
68. The reporter refused to name the _______ of his information.
A) resource
B) source
C) trace
D) origin
69. I don't think that car is _________ the money you paid for it.
A) equal
B) satisfactory
C) worth
D) deserving
70. At the moment, we ________ to think about the future.
A) deserve
B) reserve
C) prefer
D) refer
第四部分 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10)
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号中(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
We had guests last night who have not stayed
71. _______
in a B&B hotel ago. They did not want breakfast
72. _______
because that they were going out early in the
73. _______
morning. They came back lately and had some
74. _______
tea. I came into the living room and saw one of
75. _______
them just go through the kitchen door but turn
76. _______
on the light. He was looking for a glass the
77. _______
cupboard. He had no ideas that the kitchen was
78. _______
not for guests. I just smiled to me and thought,
79. _______
“What can I do? We are guests after all.”
80. ______
第五部分 作文(满分10)
81.请以“我的父亲/母亲”为题写一篇字数为100-120字左右的短文。
答 题 纸
一、阅读
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四、改错
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