1、2003年北京高职升本（英语）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：124.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.Jenny is only three years old. She is too young_alone at home.（分数：2.00）A.to leaveB.to be leavingC.to be leftD.to have been left2.Mother has never been to Tibet but thats the only city_.（分数：2.00）A.where she most li
2、kes to visitB.that she most likes to visitC.which she likes to visit mostD.what she likes to visit most3.Its so long since I last: saw her that I couldnt_her.（分数：2.00）A.realizeB.reviewC.acknowledgeD.recognize4.By the end of 2002 we_more than 5 000 teachers of English all over the province.（分数：2.00）A
3、.trainedB.had trainedC.would have trainedD.have trained5. There must be someone at the door. Who could_be? It is already midnight.（分数：2.00）A.itB.heC.sheD.this6.He talked as if he_there before.（分数：2.00）A.used to beB.wasC.had beenD.had gone7.I_them to go by train, but they went by bus after all.（分数：2.
4、00）A.suggestedB.demandedC.proposedD.advised8._knows the fact should report it to the manager.（分数：2.00）A.WhoeverB.No matter whoC.SomeoneD.Anyone9.I tried to catch the ball but it was_my reach.（分数：2.00）A.overB.aboveC.outD.beyond10.Let me_your telephone number before I forget it.（分数：2.00）A.put upB.put
5、downC.put offD.put on11.No sooner had the thief disappeared into a side street_.（分数：2.00）A.than the police arrivedB.as the police arrivedC.then the police arrivedD.when the police arrived12._, we missed our train the day when we were back to Paris.（分数：2.00）A.With the bus lateB.The bus to be lateC.Th
6、e bus being lateD.The bus was late13.After a whole-night discussion, they have finally_the conclusion that they should be united as one and fight against the local authorities.（分数：2.00）A.comeB.reachedC.receivedD.arrived14._from the top of the TV tower, you will find the city far more beautiful at ni
7、ght.（分数：2.00）A.To seeB.SeenC.SeeingD.See15.But for his kind help, I_this experiment so quickly.（分数：2.00）A.shouldnt be finishingB.couldnt finishedC.hadnt finishedD.wouldnt have finished二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：40.00)For thousands of years, people have looked up at the night sky and looked at t
8、he moon. They wondered what the moon was made of. They wanted to know how big it was and how far away it was. One of the most interesting questions was “Where did the moon come from?“ No one knew for sure. Scientists developed many different theories, or guesses, but they could not prove that their
9、ideas were correct. Then, between 1969 and 1972, the United States sent astronauts to the moon. They studied the moon and returned to the earth with rock samples. Scientists have studied these pieces of rock, the moons movements, and information about the moon and the earth. They can finally answer
10、questions about the origin of the moon. Today most scientists believe that the moon formed from the earth. They think that a large object hit the earth early in its history. Perhaps the object was as big as Alars. When the object hit the earth, huge pieces of the earth broke off. These pieces then m
11、oved around the earth. After a brief time, the pieces came together and formed the moon. This “impact (撞击) theory“ exposes many facts about the earth and the moon. For example, the moon is very dry because the impact created so much heat that it dried up all the water. The earth has iron in its cent
12、er. However, the moon has very little iron in its center. This is because the moon formed from lighter materials that make up the outer part of the earth. Finally, the earth and the moon are almost of the same age: the earth is about 4.5 billion years old, while the moon is about 4.4 billion years o
13、ld. No one can prove that something really happened billions of years ago. In the future, new information will either support this theory or show that it is wrong. For now, scientists accept the impact theory because it explains what we know today about the earth and the moon.（分数：10.00）(1).From the
14、first paragraph we know that when people looked at the moon they_.（分数：2.00）A.wished to travel to itB.enjoyed its beauty very muchC.wanted to know more about itD.developed many theories about it(2).Astronauts are people who_.（分数：2.00）A.collect rock samplesB.are sent to work in spaceC.are interested i
15、n the moonD.study the structure of the moon(3).We can infer from the second paragraph that_.（分数：2.00）A.answers to the origin of the moon have been found out at lastB.scientists are eager to send more astronauts to spaceC.technology helped scientists understand the universe more and betterD.astronaut
16、s could not return to the earth without the help of scientists(4).It is believed by most scientists that_.（分数：2.00）A.the moon was hit by an object as large as MarsB.the moon formed from pieces of rock from MarsC.the pieces from Mars came together to form the earthD.the moon is made up of materials s
17、imilar to those of the earth(5).The “impact theory“ sounds reasonable because_ .（分数：2.00）A.scientists have found what happened billions of years agoB.it is based on the newly gathered information about MarsC.it can answer many questions raised about the moon and the earthD.astronauts believe that th
18、e moon and the earth are of the same ageI was 15 when I walked into McCarleys Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if Id like a job. I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during
19、summers for minimum wage, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I brewed (煮) coffee in the student union during college, was a hotel rnaid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying. One day a woma
20、n asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her virtually everything we had in stock and found other books we could order. She left the store less apprehensive, and Ive always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her. Years later, as a television reporter in Los Angeles, I h
21、eard about an immigrant child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hand. His family could not afford corrective surgery, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket. I persuaded my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nu
22、rse called, offering to perform the surgery for free. I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.“ I felt an overwhelming (巨大的) sense of reward. At McCarleys Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the cus
23、tomers, not the store. Today its the same. NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world.（分数：10.00）(1).The author accepted the job because_.（分数：2.00）A.she wanted to make some money to go to collegeB.she couldnt find anything better to doC.sell
24、ing books was one of the most satisfying jobsD.helping people made her feel proud(2).The author felt very proud_.（分数：2.00）A.because she could help do something for the bookstoreB.when she sold all the books in stock to othersC.because she could order books for the womanD.when she did her best to hel
25、p the woman(3).The word “apprehensive“ in the third paragraph probably means_.（分数：2.00）A.disappointedB.worriedC.doubtedD.unhappy(4).The author_because she wanted very much to help the boy.（分数：2.00）A.broadcast the storyB.wrote a letter to the boyC.reported the story to the publicD.wrote to a doctor a
26、nd a nurse for help(5)._, the author felt that she was working for those who she served.（分数：2.00）A.Since she worked in the bookstore after schoolB.When she could help people make sense of the worldC.If she sensed she was working for the customersD.Though she worked for certain companies and got paid
27、 by themOne form of driver assistance that is sure to call ones attention is intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) a technology for forcing a driver to observe the speed limit. This works by building into the car a digital map marked with local speed restrictions. The addition of GPS (global positionin
28、g system) navigation tells the car what the maximum speed on any given stretch of road should be. Cars are then slowed down, or prevented from accelerating, whenever they are at or above the speed limit. One way to do this is to starve the engine of fuel. Another is to add a measure of play to the a
29、ccelerator pedal (油门). A third is to make the accelerator harder to push down. In future drive-by-wire vehicles, the software would refuse requests from the accelerator pedal when above the speed limit. However, people have different opinions as far as ISA is concerned. Whatever their opinions are,
30、the main justification for ISA is likely to be the high cost of speeding. Studies suggest that ISA could reduce the number of accidents by as much as 40%, and the number of fatal accidents by nearly 60%. It could also improve fuel efficiency, remove the need for enforcing speed limits with cameras a
31、nd policemen, and reduce the costs of insurance. Trials of ISA systems have already been carried out in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain, and more are planned in Belgium and France. Although resistance is expected from drivers as well as from motor manufacturers, ISA could be introduced
32、gradually, first with new cars and later as retro-fitting (改装) to the remaining old cars rather as seatbelts were introduced a generation ago. The trials show that a surprisingly large proportion of people come to accept ISA after they have lived with it for a while again, much like the experience w
33、ith seatbelts.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the first paragraph the highest allowed speed of a car is to be determined by_.（分数：2.00）A.the acceleratorB.GPSC.a digital mapD.the driver(2).One of the measures to keep a car within the speed limit is_.（分数：2.00）A.to add less fuel to the engineB.to limit the u
34、se of acceleratorC.to push down the accelerator pedalD.to remove the pedal from accelerator(3).One of the major reasons for having ISA fixed in a car is to_.（分数：2.00）A.replace policemen with a new deviceB.warn drivers of possible accidentsC.have traffic accidents greatly reducedD.introduce fuel-effi
35、cient equipment(4).According to the passage, ISA systems_.（分数：2.00）A.are still in their testing periodB.remain a theory to be testedC.have found wide applications in the auto industryD.have been a popular invention among motor makers(5).The author compares ISA with seatbelts to show that_.（分数：2.00）A
36、.both could reduce the death rate in traffic accidentsB.fitting ISA in a car is justifiedC.both could make a car accident less seriousD.ISA would take time for people to acceptWhile acting may run in the family, it wasnt Angelina Jolies only choice when she thought about her future career. Although
37、Jolie has studied her craft since childhood, at one point the 26-year-old, who stars this month in Tomb Raider with her father, actor John Voight, wanted to be a funeral director. “I thought that the crossing over could be a beautiful thing and a time of comfort where people could reach out to each
38、other.“ Tradition appeals to Jolie, who moved with her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, and brother after her parents separated when she was two. “I never had one home. I never had an attic that had old stuff in it. We always moved, so I was never rooted anywhere. And I always dreamed of having that att
39、ic of things that I could go back and look at. And Im very drawn to some things that are tradition, that are roots, and I think that may be why I focused on funerals.“ Finally, she chose acting. “Following in my fathers footsteps,“ she says, “is an interesting thing, because I think we speak to each
40、 other through our work. You dont really know your parents in a certain way, and they dont really know you. So he can watch a film and see how I am as a woman, die way Im dealing with a husband whos been injured, or the way Im crying alone.“ “And its the same for me: I can watch films of his and jus
41、t see who he is. Ive learned to communicate with him as a person.“（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is true about Angelina Jolie?（分数：2.00）A.Angelina Jolie became a funeral director at the age of 26.B.Angelina Jolie was 26 years old when this article was written.C.Angelina Jolie started to learn a
42、cting when she was 26 years old.D.Angelina Jolie wanted to become a funeral director at the age of 26.(2).An attic is_.（分数：2.00）A.a small roomB.a collection of booksC.a small suitcaseD.an amount of money(3).Angelina Jolie wanted to be a funeral director probably because_.（分数：2.00）A.tradition was alw
43、ays appealing to herB.she paid particular attention to funeralsC.she was never rooted when she was youngD.she thought people could reach out to each other after their death(4).Angelina Jolie finally chose acting because she thought_.（分数：2.00）A.her father could see her on the screenB.acting was inter
44、esting and attractive to herC.she could hardly communicate with her fatherD.her father could understand her better through films(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Angelina Jolie was born in a family of acting.B.Angelina Jolie hoped to communicate with her fath
45、er by watching films.C.Angelina Jolie once believed that the crossing over could be a time of comfort.D.Angelina Jolie thought people could know each other better by watching films.三、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Bernie Voytas, 46, had been working 28 hard and long days. Thats the way of it for a【36】during h
46、arvest time in Randolph County, Illinois. So he decided to take a【37】and spend a Sunday with his friend Stephen Keith at a St. Louis Rams football game. But Keith noticed something【38】: Voytass speech was halting and he was slurring (含糊地发音) his words. Just after the game started, Voytass face became
47、 contorted (扭曲),【39】his right side froze. Keith found someone to help send Voytas to the hospital. Doctors stabilized him and discovered the【40】of his illness. Early the next morning more than 15 farmers arrived at Voytas s fields with their tools and trucks. They came without【41】asking them to. “Th
48、is is a small community,“ Keith explained. “Hard to say how the news gets【42】. It just does.“ There were so many that Keith had to refuse some of their help. The neighbours harvested the corn and soybeans and planted wheat. They worked into darkness and were back at 6 a.m. After five days the job wa
49、s done. This is a farming thing, the workers said.【43】is a sense of community when everybody is dependent upon the【44】and the soil. But it was more than that. “Bernie is always the first to help others,“ Keith said. “He【45】his equipment to others. He does things for people that he doesnt have to do. Its why we had to turn people away.“ Voytas has resumed farming with the continued help of
