2024年1月20日发(作者：)

2009年天津市高等院校“高职升本科”招生统一考试

考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题共95分）

Part I. Grammar and Vocabulary (15 points)

Directions:There are 15 sentences, each witha blank. Under each sentence, there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D.

Read the sentences and the choices carefully and then choose the one that best completes the sentence.

1

.一

Could I speak to Don Watkins, please?

A.

Speaking,

please.

C.

I’m listening.

2. By tomorrow morning the weather.

A.

clears up

C.

has cleared up

A.

very

A.

work out

B.

too

B.

hand out

B.

will clear up

D.

will have cleared up

C.

such

C.

come out

D.

that

D.

give out

B.

Oh,

how are you?

D. I’m Don.

3. The little dog jumped over the fence.

I never thought it could jump high.

4. A new English-Chinese dictionary will soon.

5. We have had to raise the prices of our products because of the increase in the cost of materials.

A.

primitive B.

rough C.

original D. raw

6. The old man would have died if he to the hospital in time.

A.

would not be sent B.

had not been sent

C.

had not sent D.

would not send

7. What the teacher was in this lesson was that it was important to be prepared for each

exercise beforehand.

A.

getting over B.

getting on

A.

outline B.

reference

C.

getting at D.

getting away

C.

frame D. outlook

D. so that

D.

contained

8. The book gives a broad of the course of his research up till now.

9. It is because her father won,t let her go to the party tonight she,s in a bad mood.

A.

so B.

that C.

therefore

10. Further information can be from our head office.

A.

seized B.

regained C. obtained

A.

exposure B.

exhibition

A. began B.

beginning

B.

which

11. To much to sunlight can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

C.

disclosure D.

contact

C.

having begun D.

begun

C.

what D.

where

12. The film, she left her seat so quietly that no one complained that her leaving disturbed their watching the film.

13. Is the city much different from it was ten years ago?

A.

that

fine with me.

A.

It just depends B.

It's up to you

14.

—What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game —— .Whatever you want to do is

C.

Glad to hear that

15. The harder the shrub is to grow,.

A.

the higher price it is

C.

the higher price is

D.

All right

B.

the higher priceit would have

D.

the higher the price is

Part II. Cloze Test (30 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choicesmarked A, B, C andD.

Read the passage' carefully and choose theone that fits right into thepassage.

Henry's job was to examine those who crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything

into the country. Every evening except at weekends

,

he 16 see a factory worker coming up the

hill towards the frontier,17 a bicycle with a big load of straw on it.

When the bicycle 18 the

frontier, Henry used to stop the man and 19 him take the straw off and 20 it. Then he would examine

the straw very carefully to see 2 1 he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's

pockets 22 he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hi11

with it.

Although Henry was always 23 to find gold or jewellery or other valuable things 24 in the

straw, he never found 25,

even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man

was 26 something,

but he was not able to 27 what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked 28 the straw and emptied the factory worker's 29 as

usual,

he 30 to him, “Listen,

I know that you are smuggling things 31 this frontier.

Won't you tell me what you're

bringing into the country? I'm an old man , and today's my last day on the 32. Tomorrow

I'm going to 33. I promise that I shall not tell 34 if you tell me what you've been smuggling. ” The

factory worker did not say anything for a while. Then he 35, turned to Henry and said quietly,“Bicycles”

16. A.

should B.

would C.

might D.

must

C.

fillingD. carrying

C.

came D.

reached

have D. call

17.

A.

pushing B.

pulling

18.

A.

arrived B.

appeared

19.

A.

force B.

order C.

20.

A.

show B.

untie C.

load D.

remove

21.

A.

that B.

where C.

how D.

whether

after D. so

22.

A.

before B.

when C.

23.

A.

asking

24.

A.

hidden

25.

A.

nothing

26.

A.

cheating

27.

A.

measure

28.

A.

through

29.

A.

straw

31.

A.

cross

32.

A.

job B

33.

A.

reduce

34.

A.

everyone

35.

A.

cried B.

B.

expecting C.

suspecting D.

pleading

B.

hiding C.

to hide D.

to be hidden

B.

something C.

everything D.

anything

B.

smuggling C.

stealing D.

burgling

B.

assess C.

imagine D.

weigh

B.

after C

B.

saddle C.

.to D. for

pockets D.

shoes

C.

boasted D.

recited 30.

A.

murmured B.

said

B.

past C.

across D. into

.work C.

career D.

duty

B.

retreat C.

retire D.

refuse

B.

someone

mocked C.

C.

no one D. anyone

moaned D.

smiled

Part III. Reading Comprehension ( 50 points )

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by a number ofquestions for

comprehension. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and the one that fits best according to

the information given in the passage you have justread.

Passage One

Burn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $50,000 a month when my new

company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. " Angel money" it was called.

But I found none of my acquaintances might be able to help.

With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share

of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.

As I was searching for "angel money", I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn't have money for

paychecks yet.

We had some really good people, but we still didn't have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson,

came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a

very good business at the time.

Louise had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer

no guarantees of success.

She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope.

Inside was a check for $500,000.

I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.

"I have confidence in your plan," she said. "You're going to work hard for it, but it's satisfying when you build your

own company."

Who would have thought I would find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment.

We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.

36. For a newly-established business, burn rate refers to .

A. the way in which it raises capitalB. the speed at which it spends money

C. the interest it pays to the bankD. the salary it pays to its staff.

37. The phrase "Angel money" in Paragraph 1 means .

A. the money spent to promote salesB. the money raised from close friends

C. the money needed to start a business D. the money borrowed from banks

38. To help from a venture-capital company, you may have to .

A. change your business line B. put up with unfair terms

C. let them operate your businessD. enlarge your business scope

39. The author easily built a team for his company because .

A. they were turned down by other companiesB. they were underpaid at their previous jobs

C. they were satisfied with the salary in his companyD. they were confident of the author and his business 40. Louise

decided to lend money to the author because .

A. she knew his plan would successB. she knew he would build a team

C. she wanted to control his company D. she wanted to help promote his sales

Passage Two

Birds that are literally half-asleep—

with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping

—

control which side

of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.

Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking

into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while

the wakeful hemisphere's eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.

Decades of studies of birds flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end-of-row

sleepers. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the

inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.

Also, birds dozing at the end of the line resorted to single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often

than inner ducks did. Rotating 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of dozing time versus about 12 percent for birds in internal spots.

"We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness simultaneously in

different regions of the brain," the researchers say.

The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing supposition that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as

creatures scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, they predict.

They've seen it in a pair of birds dozing side-by-side in the zoo and in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open.

Useful as half-sleeping might be, it's only been found in birds and such water mammals as dolphins, whales, and

seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brains awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning

（淹死）.

Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds' half-brain sleep is "just the tip of the iceberg". He speculates （推测）that more examples may turn up when we take a

closer look at other species.

41. A new study on birds' sleep has revealed that .

A. birds can control their half-brain sleep consciously

B. birds seldom sleep with the whole of their brain at rest

C. half-brain sleep is characterized by slow brain waves

D. half-brain sleep is found in a wide variety of birds

42. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because .

A. their brain hemispheres take turns to restB. they have to watch out for possible attacks

C. they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions

D. the two halves of their brain are differently structured

43. The example of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that .

A. birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of security

B. the phenomenon of birds dozing in pairs is widespread

C. a single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror

D. even an imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security

44. While sleeping, some water mammals keep half awake probably because they .

A. try to avoid being swept away by rapid currentsB. need to be alert to the approaching enemy

C. need to emerge from water now and then to breathe

D. have to be sensitive to the ever-changing environment

45. By "just the tip of the iceberg" in Paragraph 8, Siegel suggests that .

A. most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers

B. half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weather

C. the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solved

D. half-brain sleep could exist among other species

Passage Three

To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and

selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then

relied on persuasive salesmanship to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on

the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.

Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and

demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as

the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale,

the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for

purchase.

This concept does not imply that business is benevolent（慈善的）or that consumer satisfaction is given priority

over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction--the firm and the customer-and each

must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit

is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer

presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The non-acceptance of the new flavor by a

significant portion of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside

the new. King Customer ruled !

46. Before the marketing concept was accepted, the main concern of industrialists was.

A.

the satisfaction of the userB.

the preferences of the dealer

C.

the needs of the marketD.

the efficiency of production

47. In Paragraph1."to move as much of these goods as possible" means.

A. to transport goods as efficiently as possible

C. to sell the largest possible amount of goods

D. to redesign these goods for large-scale production

48. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence,.

A. the customer-centered approachB.

a form of persuasive salesmanship

C.

making goods available for purchaseD.

the practice of turning good s into money 49.

What does the restoration

of the Classic Coke best illustrate?

A.

Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.

B. Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.

C. Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.

D. It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the Public.

50. In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on

A.

its social impactB.

its theoretical basis

C.

its main characteristicD.

its possible consequence

Passage Four

B.

to dispose of these goods in large quantities

A computer virus has already done a lot of damage, but its potential is even more terrifying. Beginning late

Wednesday, computers in dozens of universities and on many military bases began running faster and faster, compiling

huge quantities of useless data.

Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore laboratory suspected a virus and shut their system down. At the University of

California at Berkeley, academic research files also began to fill with worthless data and at Stanford Research Institute,

several computers based projects are now in danger of being attacked. One project that will now likely have to be scrapped

is a multimillion dollar program being developed to test Defense Department software.

All of the researchers say they will be shutting down and isolating their computers from outside sources. They explain

that the virus probably entered the computers by means of a network of telephone lines by which thousands of scientists all

over the world share information. The virus is a program disguised as a message. Once in the computer, It takes over and

gives the computer new instructions. It is believed the virus was entered

into the computer

network some lime ago and was programmed to trigger late Wednesday.

At a research center in Mountain View, California, the virus was noticed late Wednesday night when it began to

overtake the CPU, or central processing unit, 0f the main system. The virus then occupied the computer's

central

brains, preventing them from doing the tasks they should have been doing.

The Pentagon says some of its information systems have also shown evidence of tampering, but the virus did not

reach any classified or weapon system files. It now appears the FBI will launch an investigation to try to determine who

or what has caused this information invasion.

51. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1 ?

A. The virus is likely to do further damage to the computers.

B. Better and faster computers will be developed soon.

C. All computer viruses can be wiped out in the near future.

D. The detected virus has damaged all the data in the key institutions.

52. The virus was not detected before it did damage to the computers because it.

A.

hid itself in a disk B.

appeared in the form of a message

C.

overtook the central processing unit D.

compiled huge quantities of useless data

53. According to Paragraph 3, the researchers disconnected their computers because they

A. did not want to waste electricity B.

did not want their computers to work all the time

C. did not want other people to share their information D. did not want the virus to enter their computers 54.

The

word “tampering” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to.

A.

Saving B.

copying

D. making unauthorized changes D.

marking the symbols that constitute a document

55. The computer virus mentioned in the passage begins to do damage.

A.

on Wednesday morningB. at a preprogrammed time

C.

long after it entered the computerD.

as soon as it enters the computer

第II卷(非选择题共55分)

Part IV. Translation (20 points)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English with the help of the given words or

phrases in English.

56

.随着社会的发展，很多旧的风俗正在逐渐消失。(die out)

57

.世界各国都有失业问题，但各国政府处理这个问题的方法不尽相同。(handle)

58

.这对老夫妇本该申请几张支票，那样的话，他们现在就用不着随身携带那么多现金apply for)

59

.我宁愿保留这些画，也不愿意卖给不会欣赏画的人。(would rather…than)

60

. 一个民族对人类文化贡献的大小，越水越取决于她吸收外来文化的能力和自我更新的能力。(contribute。

absorb)

Part V. Error Correction (10 points)

Directions: The following passage contains many errors. Each line contains a maximum of oneerror. In each line, only

one word is involved. You shouldread the passage carefully and correctit in the following way: For a wrong word, underline the word and, write the correct one in the blank

provided at the end of the line.

For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “八"sign and

write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.

For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash "/” and put the

word in the blank provided at

the end of the line.

For

the line is correct, place a "V" in the blank provided at the end of the line.

It was very fine while I got up early last Sunday morning.

So I decided to go for a walk and take some photo in the

beautiful country.

After breakfast,

I had carried my camera

with me and set off.

Everything went smoothly.

I enjoyed

my trip so much that I did realize the weather had

turned badly.

I began to run and it was too late.

I was caught by the rain and was wet through.

I

ran to bus stop and stood there waiting for a long time,

shivering with cold.

Shortly before I got home,

I had a high

fever,that made me stay in bed for a whole week ! 70.

61.

62.

63.

64.

65.

66.

67.

68.

69.

Part VI. Writing (25 points)

Directions：

You are supposed to write a composition entitled

“On Online Shopping”.

You should write no less

than l 00 words in three paragraphs and you should base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese.

1

.明确提出你对网上购物的看法；

2

.给出理由支持自己的观点；

3

.得出结论。

英语答案及评分参考

Part I. Grammar and Vocabulary (15points)

1.

A 2.

D 3.

D 4.

C

6.

B

7.

C 8.

A 9.

B

5.

D

10.

C

12.

C 13.

C 14.

B

.

评分规范：每小题1分，与答案不符的不给分。

Part

II.

ClozeTest(30point)

D

16.

B 17.

A 18.

19.

C

21.

D 22.

A 23.

B

24.

A

26.

B 27.

C 28.

A

29.

C

A

31.

C 32.

A 33.

C

34.

D

1115.

D

20.

B

25.

D

30.

B

35.

D

40.

A

45.

D

50.

C

55.

B

Part III. ReadingComprehension(50points)

36.

B 37.

C 38.

B

39.

D

41.

A

46.

D

42.

B

47.

C

43.

D

48.

A

44.

C

49.

B

54.

C 51.

A 52.

B 53.

D

PartIV.

Translation(20points)

A possible version

56. Along with the development of society, many old customs are gradually dying out

57. Unemployment is found in all countries in the world

,

but the governments vary in their way to handle the

problem.

58. The old couple should have applied for a number of checks SO that they needn

,t have carried so much cash with

them now.

59. I would rather keep these paintings than sell them to someone who does not appreciate them

60. How much a nation contributes to the culture of humanity is increasingly determined by her ability to absorb foreign

cultures and renew herself.

评分规范：每小题4分。(1)译文正确无误的给满分。(2)未用所给词组的或所给词组使用错误减1分。(3)

语法、拼写及词性错误的酌情减分。

PartVErrorCorrection (10points)

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PartVI.

Writing (25points)

Possible version:

On Online Shopping

Online shopping is becoming more and more popular among the youth. Some people do not think it is a good thing,

but as far as I,m concerned,

it can bring US a lot of benefits.

First of all,

online shopping is very convenient.

It saves our time,

for we need not spend much time going from

one shop to another to get what we want.

Moreover, compared with traditional shopping, we may purchase the same goods

with less money through online shopping

.

In addition,

online shopping provides us with more information about the

commodities,

which enables us to have more choices.

Briefly speaking,

online shopping makes it possible for people to enjoy more convenience and options, and it is for

sure that more and more people will choose this type of shopping.