2006年北京市专升本英语考试真题
浩桥教育提供 咨询电话：84888755 84888255 - 1 - 北京市 2006 年高职升本科招生统一考试 英英 语语 考生注意：1. 答案必须写在答题纸上。 2. 本试卷共 8 页，满分为 100 分，考试时间为 120 分钟。 Part I I Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A., B., C. and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 1. The new technique will _ us to double our production. A. suggest B. enable C. permit D. make 2. Three days later, Gary was behaving as though nothing _. A. happens B. happened C. has happened D. had happened 3. _ the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large. A. When B. While C. Since D. As 4. We sent a telegram yesterday as we _ any letter from him for a long time. A. havent received B. didnt receive C. hadnt received D. would not receive 5. In the letter, she didnt tell me whether he was still _. A. alive B. lived C. lively D. live 6. Its believed that a man is innocent until _ guilty. A. to prove B. proved C. having been proved D. to have proved 7. Id rather you _ make any comment on the issue for the time being. A. wont B. dont C. wouldnt D. didnt 8. _ is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks. A. Whatever B. Anything C. Something D. Whichever 9. They have planted trees for years in this area, yet the tops of some hills are still _. A. blank B. bare C. empty D. vacant 10. I didnt buy car yesterday for the simple reason _ it was too expensive. A. why B. which C. since D. that 11. Not until the mid-12th century _ as a nation with its own culture and language. 浩桥教育提供 咨询电话：84888755 84888255 - 2 - A. Portugal emerged B. Portugal had emerged C. did Portugal emerge D. had Portugal emerged 12. They started off at about 5 oclock in the morning. They_ there by now. A. have arrived B. should arrive C. should be arriving D. should have arrived 13. _ a diary is a good way to improve your English. A. Having B. Keeping C. Taking D. Writing 14. At least 150 people are believed _ in the air crash. A. to die B. dying C. to have died D. having died 15. It is already 9 oclock, but she still did not _. A. come out B. come up C. show up D. turns out Part IIII Reading Comprehension Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A., B., C. and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. Ever heard the one about the doctor who gave his patient six months to live? When the man couldnt pay his bill, the doctor gave him another six months. Go ahead, laugh. Its strong medicine, researchers are learning. Even the physical act is good for you, says William Fry, pioneer in laughter research. It increases blood flow and contracts abdominal (腹部的) muscles. A hundred loud and deep laughs is equivalent to a very active exercise of ten minutes on a rowing machine, according to Fry. But the benefits go beyond an exercise. The most astonishing evidence of laughters power comes from a 1997 study of 48 heart-attack patients. Half of them watched funny shows for 30 minutes every day; the rest served as controls. After a year, ten patients in the control group had suffered repeat heart attacks, compared with only two in the group that watched the shows. Can a good laugh help patients get well? In a landmark experiment at the University of California at Los Angeles, called Rx Laughter, scientists plan to test the effect of laughter in children with serious illnesses, including cancer. Early results suggest that humorous videos help kids handle uncomfortable or painful procedures. Justin Black, 13 years old, already knows that. He was in considerable pain
