2013年河南郑州学位英语考试真题

2013年河南郑州学位英语考试真题         2013年河南郑州学位英语考试

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. It is reported that a (n) ______of accidents has occurred at that crossroads.
 A. series                  B. lot                    C. number             D. amount
2. If someone is in the United States for good, it means he is there______.
  A. to do good          B. temporarily              C. to rest well        D. permanently
3. Please let us have more time, ______?
   A. shall we              B. will you            C. won’t                D. don’t you
4. There is no hurry. You can take your time ______ those exercises.
 A. doing                 B. to do                 C. done                 D. to be doing
5. He spoke English so well that I took it ______ that he was an American.
   A. for granted          B. as true               C. for certain         D. as such
6. ______ we need air and water, so we need criticism and self-criticism.
  A. Even though              B. So long as         C. Just as            D. Now that
7. Children are always curious ______ everything they see.
  A. to                       B. for                    C. on                    D. about
8. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or ______, can follow a favorite hobby.
  A. well                   B. good                 C. fine                  D. happy
9. It’s desired that she ______ to teach us at least twice a week.
  A. comes                 B. will come          C. come                D. may come
10. ______, I should ask them some questions.
  A. Should they come to us                    B. If they come to us           
  C. Were they come to us                       D. Had they come to us
11. In 1990 he caught a serious illness from ______ effects he still suffers.
   A. that                    B. which               C. what                 D. whose
12. He found ______ everybody know what had happened.
  A. it necessary letting                           B. it necessary to let            
  C. necessary letting                              D. necessary to let
13. The interviewer should take down notes at the moment the person ______ answers the questions.
  A. to be interviewed                             B. interviewing     
C. being interviewed                                   D. interviewed
14. “Car 17 won the race.” “Yes, but its driver came close to ______ killed.”
   A. being                  B. having been       C. be                     D. have been
15. About the sixth century A.D. when few Europeans could read, the Chinese ______ paper.
   A. invented             B. had invented      C. have invented    D. had been invented
16. I have two friends but ______ of them likes to go fishing with me.
  A. none                   B. neither                     C. both                  D. either
17. His unhappy childhood ______ his bad temper.
  A. counts for           B. accounts for       C. makes for          D. goes for
18. No one doubts ______ it is true.
  A. whether                     B. if                    C. that                   D. what
19. His brother had become a teacher, ______ he wanted to be.
  A. who                   B. what                 C. which               D. that
20. Not until I came to China ______ what kind of a county she is.
A. I knew               B. I didn’t know    C. I did know        D. did I know
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
21. According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that _______.
 A. life for a child is comparatively easy
B. a child is always loved whatever he does
C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
 D. only children are interested in life
22. After a child grows up, he_____.
  A. will have little time playing 
  B. has to be successful in finding a job
  C. can still ask for help in time of trouble
  D. should be able to take care of himself
23. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
  A. People are often satisfied with their life.
  B. Life is less interesting for old people.
  C. Adults are freer to do what they want to do.
 D. Adults should no longer rely on others.
24. The main idea of the passage is that ______.
  A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
  B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
  C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life
  D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life
25. The paragraph following the passage will most probably discuss ______.
  A. examples of successful young men
  B. how to build up one’s position in society
  C. joys and pains of old people
  D. what to do when one has problems in life