1、2003 年河北专接本（英语）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：202.00，做题时间：90 分钟)A forger(伪造者)is a person who makes an imitation or copy of money or a document. A forger usually sells his works to people who dont have much knowledge in the field. Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to
2、make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. At first he succeeded in selling his small but genuine collection of early U. S. autographs(亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and wri
3、ting them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale. In Springs time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a Miss Fanny whose financial problems forced her to sell a
4、 great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp - eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.（分数：10.00）(1).Wh
5、y did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?（分数：2.00）A.There was a greater demand there than in America.B.There was less chance of being detected there.C.Britain was Springs birthplace.D.The prices were higher in England and Canada.(2).After the Civil War, there was a great demand i
6、n Britain for_.（分数：2.00）A.Southern moneyB.Signatures of George Washington and Ben FranklinC.Southern manuscripts and lettersD.Civil War battle plans(3).Robert Spring spent 15 years_.（分数：2.00）A.running a bookstore in PhiladelphiaB.corresponding with Miss Fanny JacksonC.as a forgerD.as a respectable d
7、ealer(4).According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to_.（分数：2.00）A.sharp - eyed expertsB.persons who arent expertsC.book dealersD.owners of old books(5).Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?（分数：2.00）A.The only daughter of General “Stonewall Jackson“.B.A little - known girl who sold her fathers paper
8、s to Robert Spring.C.Robert Springs daughter.D.An imaginary person created by Spring.Obviously it is meaningless in increasing your w. p. m. rate if you do not understand what you are reading. When you are consciously trying to increase your reading speed, stop after every chapter if you are reading
9、 a novel, or stop every section or group of ten or twelve pages if it is a textbook, and ask yourself a few questions about what you have been reading. If you find you have lost the clue of the story or you cannot remember clearly the details of what was said re - read the section or chapter. Try th
10、is from time to time. Take four or five pages of the general interest book you happen to be reading at the time. Read them as fast as you possibly can. Do not worry about whether you understand or not. Now go back and read them at what you feel to be your normal w. p. m. rate, the rate at which you
11、can comfortably understand. After a lightning speed read through(probably about 600 w. p. m.)you will usually find that your technique that players use when they habitually run further in training than they will have to on the day of the big race.（分数：10.00）(1).When you are reading a novel, the passa
12、ge advises you to pause to check the content_.（分数：2.00）A.every chapterB.every hourC.every three or four pagesD.after every page(2).The purpose of pausing so often is to_.（分数：2.00）A.rest the eyesB.make sure you have not missed any pagesC.make sure you really understand what you have readD.prevent bra
13、in fatigue(3).If you have lost the clue of the story you are reading, the passage suggests_.（分数：2.00）A.choosing an easier bookB.glancing back over the chapter you have just readC.asking a friend to help you with the difficult wordsD.learning the previous chapter(4).The purpose of the lightning speed
14、 exercise is to_.（分数：2.00）A.increase your normal speed by practicing at a very high rateB.get through the book in half the time so that you can go on to with the nextC.help you understand more of the content of the bookD.enable you to win reading races against your friends(5).The word “interest“ in
15、Paragraph 2 means_.（分数：2.00）A.attractiveB.easyC.interestingD.importantSports and games make our bodies strong: prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. But these are not their only use. They give us valuable practice in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes s
16、ee the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to the muscles of the arms, legs and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where it ought to go. All this must happen with very great speed: a
17、nd only those who have had a lot of practice at tennis can carry out this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brains most of the day, the practice of such skills is especially useful. Sports and games are also very useful for charactertraining. In their lessons at
18、 school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of ones country , but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a childs character as what is learned by experience. The ordinary dayschool cannot give much practical training in li
19、ving, because most of the pupils time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field,
20、he will later find it natural to work for their country instead of only for his own benefit.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, sports and games are useful because they_.（分数：2.00）A.help us lose weightB.bring us much practice in bodyC.make us fat and strongD.improve our bodily strength and coordin
21、ation(2).The “complicated chain of events “ refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.the passing of information and making of decisionB.the meeting and hitting back of the ballC.the coordination of our eyes, brain and musclesD.a lot of practice before playing tennis(3).By character - training, the author means that sp
22、orts and games can help children_.（分数：2.00）A.live a better life when they grow upB.know better how to behave properly in their future lifeC.understand better the virtues they learn in booksD.take a better position in society(4).According to the author, a childs character can be most deeply influence
23、d by_.（分数：2.00）A.what he does after classB.what he learns in booksC.his place in societyD.his lessons at school(5).What is of the greatest importance to a football team is_.（分数：2.00）A.its membersB.its team workC.the football fieldD.the climateIn 1848 a settler in remote, undeveloped California disco
24、vered gold near Sacramento. As the news spread, a great tide of gold - hungry men flowed into California. These “ Forty - niners“(migrants of 1849)came from Europe. Some of the people moved across the country by wagon, traveling almost half a year and meeting many hardships and danger. Others sailed
25、 all the way around South America, finally reaching the California shore. Since the first discovery was of tiny pieces of gold at the bottom of a stream, many of the prospectors used pans and sieves, searching the waters of brooks and rivers for the precious specks of yellow metal. Others made chann
26、els to draw off flowing water in order to examine it carefully for specks of gold. They worked with almost insane determination and fierce competition. Life was hard and rough in the days of the California gold rush. A few of the adventurers became rich, but most of them were bitterly disappointed.
27、After having uprooted themselves from home and from livelihood and after traveling the long, dangerous road to California, they had found little or nothing. Some returned home. But many remained in California to work and to settle as ordinary cozens without the riches they had dreamed of. It was thi
28、s great influx of population that built up California very fast and led to its becoming a state of the United States in 1850.（分数：10.00）(1).Many people rushed to California because_.（分数：2.00）A.they were hungry for discoveriesB.they were attracted by goldC.they were travelers form EuropeD.they looked
29、for a new competition(2).According to the author, some gold - seekers were perhaps from_.（分数：2.00）A.South AmericaB.England or FranceC.prosperous SacramentoD.industrialized California(3).In Line Two, “Forty - niners“ referred to_.（分数：2.00）A.those people who left CaliforniaB.the number of the gold - r
30、ushersC.the newcomers to California in 1849D.the year of gold rush(4).A great many people remained in California because_.（分数：2.00）A.they found what they had expectedB.life there was full of competitionsC.they had no better choicesD.they still dreamed of the riches(5).What was the suggested title fo
31、r the passage?（分数：2.00）A.The California Gold RushB.The Migrants of 1849C.The Hard and Rough Life in CaliforniaD.How to Find Gold in California二、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：50，分数：100.00)1.Have you_a single word Ive been saying to you?（分数：2.00）A.taken inB.taken upC.taken overD.taken off2.Dr. Paul charges
32、 a high_for his service.（分数：2.00）A.profitB.payC.salaryD.earning3.You should keep your anger_control.（分数：2.00）A.withB.belowC.underD.within4.We all_the achievement he has made in his experiment.（分数：2.00）A.admireB.adoptC.adviseD.adjust5.Since we cant hear you at the back of the hall, youll have to_your
33、 voice.（分数：2.00）A.riseB.raiseC.arouseD.arise6.Hes really a _man, who always does unusual things.（分数：2.00）A.considerableB.responsibleC.remarkableD.available7.I_an old classmate of mine yesterday evening.（分数：2.00）A.ran outB.ran intoC.ran overD.ran away8.My sewing machine is not working_.（分数：2.00）A.rel
34、ativelyB.correcdyC.properlyD.reasonably9.The manager promised to keep me_of how our business was going on.（分数：2.00）A.to be informedB.informC.informedD.informing10.On our road of advance we are_to meet with difficulties.（分数：2.00）A.foundB.boundC.forbiddenD.inclined11.It was not until 1936_those factor
35、ies were rebuilt.（分数：2.00）A.whenB.whichC.thenD.that12.There are only_factories in this city_before.（分数：2.00）A.one -fifth as manyasB.one -fifth as manythanC.one -fifth fewerthanD.as one -fifthas13.Little_of passing the coming examination.（分数：2.00）A.I did thinkB.thought IC.did I thinkD.I thought14.It
36、will not be long_we can have a trip to the moon（分数：2.00）A.thatB.afterC.untilD.before15.In choosing a career, many young people would_of their parents.（分数：2.00）A.take the wordsB.listen to the adviceC.follow the adviceD.hear the words16.Florida can_vegetables_the rest of the country in America（分数：2.00
37、）A.givewithB.provideforC.meetforD.supply. with17.He was in a traffic jam, _made him late for school.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.whichC.whatD.how18.I dont think that I shall fail. But if I_I would try again.（分数：2.00）A.should failB.would failC.shall failD.had fail19._ had they heard the news_they rushed out of t
38、he classroom.（分数：2.00）A.Hardly whenB.HardlythenC.ScarcelythanD.No soonerwhen20.The subject_I am most interested is English.（分数：2.00）A.in thatB.in whatC.in whichD.in where21.They are very sad to learn_students passing the exam is small.（分数：2.00）A.a number ofB.the number ofC.an amount ofD.the amount o
39、f22.I have never spoken ill of her, _I dont like her.（分数：2.00）A.ifB.becauseC.so thatD.though23.I have no doubt_he will overcome all the difficulties.（分数：2.00）A.whetherB.ifC.thatD.so as to24.I gave him the book, but demanded that he_it to me in a week.（分数：2.00）A.will returnB.returnC.would returnD.ret
40、urned25.Bobs right hand was seriously injured and he would be_for work for several weeks.（分数：2.00）A.healthyB.unfitC.suitableD.anxious26.Will you please telephone a hotel in the city to_a room for me?（分数：2.00）A.bookB.occupyC.preserveD.ask27.It seems to me that you have been_your studies recently.（分数：
41、2.00）A.ignoringB.neglectingC.overlookingD.missing28.The song sung at the party reminded him_his first lesson during his school - days.（分数：2.00）A.ofB.onC.toD.off29.Some people want to go hunting_others want to go fishing.（分数：2.00）A.orB.becauseC.whileD.since30.She is leaving her husband because she ca
42、nnot_his bad temper any longer.（分数：2.00）A.put upB.put awayC.put byD.put up with31.He came all the way to China for promoting friendship_for making money.（分数：2.00）A.other thanB.better thanC.more thanD.rather than32.I prefer_.（分数：2.00）A.watching sports than playing themB.to watch sport than to play th
43、emC.watching sports rather than play themD.to watch sports rather than play them33._from a distance the mountain looks like an elephant.（分数：2.00）A.SeeingB.To seenC.Through seeingD.Seen34.Whether well go for picnic tomorrow_the weather.（分数：2.00）A.decides onB.depends onC.deals withD.cares about35.The
44、great scientists ability to learn from experience and experiment greatly_to his success.（分数：2.00）A.relatedB.owedC.contributedD.attached36.The drug which is suspected of having side effects has been_from the market.（分数：2.00）A.takenB.withdrawnC.pulledD.driven37.I am feeling too tired to drive any more
45、, will you_?（分数：2.00）A.turn overB.take overC.hand overD.go over38.It would be_to get a second opinion before taking any further action.（分数：2.00）A.sensationalB.sensitiveC.senselessD.sensible39.She decided to_in the history course at the local evening school.（分数：2.00）A.enterB.enrollC.attendD.register4
46、0.The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is generally_improvement in diet.（分数：2.00）A.attributed toB.adjusted toC.adapted toD.accustomed to41.People are criticizing the economic policies that have_the decline of manufacturing industry.（分数：2.00）A.adoptedB.acceptedC.accessedD.accelerated42
47、.It was another four years before I could_as a lawyer.（分数：2.00）A.enableB.entitleC.graduateD.qualify43.She has_some very unpleasant habits recendy.（分数：2.00）A.occupiedB.acquiredC.obtainedD.committed44._the weather, we got here quite quickly.（分数：2.00）A.ConsideredB.ConsideringC.Judged byD.Judging by45.I
48、 think Id like to stay at home this evening_go out.（分数：2.00）A.but ratherB.just as wellC.rather thanD.more than46.She is very talkative, but her brother, _talks litde.（分数：2.00）A.by comparisonB.in contrastC.by chanceD.in consequence47.My new glasses cost me_the last pair that I bought.（分数：2.00）A.as many as three timesB.three times as much asC.three times as many asD.as much three times as48.The under - 18s_nearly 25% of the towns population.（分数：2.00）A.composeB.consistC.includeD.constitute49.The school has only been open for
