北京市高职升本科英语试题.doc

年北京市高职升本科英语试题———————————————————————————————— 作者：———————————————————————————————— 日期： 2 2004年北京市高职升本科英语试题Part1Directions: in this part, there are15 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked with A ,B ,C. And D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.It’s expected that new highway __completed by next July.A. would be B. will have been C. has been D. had betterNowadays the new medicines can __man of the deadly disease.A. save B. threat C. remove D. cureI called Mr. Smith at his office this morning, but the voice__ answered the phone was not his.A .which B .who C .as D .whom4. I’m thinking about changing careers, but I don’t quite know how to __it.A. go about B. go around C. go by D .go for5. __well enough before the final exam, he failed to finish answering all the questions in time.A. Preparing not B .To preparing not C. Not to prepare D .Not having prepared6. He has never to London before, __he knows everything about the people and the customs there.A. and B. but C. for D .so7. Bill Clinton—one of the __American presidents gave a speech last week in Oxford University.A .lively B. living C .alive D .live8. Little __about his situation though he was in great danger himself.A. does he care B. he caredC. did he cared. D. he cares9. The new presidents is reported __China after he takes office in the capital.A. to visit B. to have visitedC .to be visiting D. visiting10. They __be singing my favorite English song in the classroom .I can hear it.A. could B. should C. might D. must11. __when he started the research, he never gave up trying new ways to increase the production.A .How old he was B. As he was oldC. However old he was D. Old as he was12. Don’t worry about your earrings—I’m sure they’ll __sooner or later.A. make out B .hold C .turn up D .find out13. Mary_ _clean out the guest room last Saturday ,but she was too busy that day.A. Has intended to B. was intended to C. intended to D. had intended to 14. If it__ in the early April, the crops wouldn’t be growing so well now.A. didn’t rain B.wasn’t rained C.hadn’t rained. D.was not raining15. By then ,the country’s” green agriculture” centering on water and land will reach its full__.A. capacity B. power C. ability D. energyPart 11 Read ComprehensionDirections: 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 with ABCD. 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.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time ,they become weak; when you start using them again ,they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning this face.Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.When someone says that he has a good memory,he really means that hr keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly,either consciously or unconsciously.When someone else says that his memory is poor,he really means that he does not give it enough practice.The position is exactly the same as that of two people,one of whom exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis,while the other sits in a chair or a car all day.If a friend complains that his arms are weak,we know that it is his own fault.But if he tells us that he has a memory,many of us think that his parents are to blame,or that he is just unlucky,and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as it was his arms or legs that were weak.Not all of us can become extremely strongor extremely clever;but all of the same means—practice.Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can ?Why is this?Of course,because those who cannot read or write have to remember things:They cannot write them down in a notebook,They have to remember dates,times,prices,names,songs and stories,so their memory is always being exereised.So if you want a good memory,learn from the poor and humble:practise remembering.16.The first paragragh is intended to tell us that__A.everybody knows that memory works in the same way as arms or legsB.it is a fact that some people do not use their arms or legsC.to have a good memory,one has to exercise it regu。