2008年成人高考专升本英语试题I. Phonetics (5 points)Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. A water B porter C daughter D laughter2. A naked B addicted C smelled D rested3. A structure B mixture C gesture D mature4. A honest B chest C harvest D forest5. A feather B leather C strengthen D southernII. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet.6. -Bradford graduated from college with honors at a very young age. -He _ have been an outstanding student.A must B could C should D might7. None of us called the police when the two cars collided, _?A didnt we B dont we C did we D do we8. Not only I but also Douglas and Miranda _ fond of watching television.A am B is C are D be9. -May I have the _ of dancing with you, Madame? -Yes, of course.A pleasure B joy C right D desire10. Our president made a(n) _ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A indifferent B inspiring C flat D dry11. Diana was reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, completely _ in the mysterious world.A being lost B having lost C losting D lost12. If I had known you werent coming. I _ a cake.A would not bake B did not bake C will not have baked D would not have baked13. Staying in a four-star hotel for a night costs_ renting a house in the suburb for a month.A twice as much as B twice more C as much as twice D as much twice as14. In winter, traffic accidents occur_ on the highway.A frequently B suddenly C usually D rapidly15. Only when I began to do it _ that I had made a mistake.A I realized B I had realized C did I realize D would I realize16. It was three weeks later _ he heard the news.A which B that C after D when17. He _ live in a remote and underdeveloped country than in this modern but noisy city.A prefers to B likes to C had better D would rather18. _, Sam knows lots of things about philosophy.A As he is young B As young he is C Young as is he D Young as he is19. Today the energy problem becomes critical. It _ an immediate solution.A calls on B calls for C calls up D calls at20. Dr. Zhang was always _ the poor and the sick, his private clinic often providing them with free medical care.A tended by B absorbed in C concerned about D reminded ofIII. Cloze (30 points)Direction: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.The first snowboards were made in the 1960s. However, it was in the late 70s that they became more_21_. Throughout the80s, more and more people began taking up the sport, even though snowboards were not allowed on most ski hills. _22_ its earlier problems, snowboarding is now the worlds _23_ growing winter sport and most resorts(度假地)welcome snowboards.In 1963, a Grade 8 student named Tom Sims _24_ a ski-board for a school project in New Jersey. Then, in 1966, a man name Sherman Poppen _25_ two skis together for his kids on Christmas day. He called his invention “ the Snurfer,” which _26_ the words “snow” and “surf”. In 1969, Jake Burton Carpenter received a _27_ for Christmas. He soon began designing boards, and today “Burton” is a popular _28_ of snowboard.By the 1980s, snowboarding had become very popular. _29_, most ski resorts did not allow snowboarding because they thought it was too _30_.Since many snowboarders were young, many older skiers did not want them on the ski hills. The snowboarders had to go to the backcountry, _31_patrolled（有巡逻的）resorts.Rejection at the resorts did not _32_ snowboarding from growing in popularity. Eventually, the owners of ski resorts changed their views. They _33_ that they could make more money by allowing snowboarding. One by one, the resorts _34_ to welcome snowboards. Today, many resorts even set _35_special areas where snowboarders can practice their creative tricks.21. A spreading B popular C ordinary D interesting22. A Beside B Instead of C Despite D Because23. A fastest B best C most slowly D most efficiently