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1、广东省2010年普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试英 语本试卷共8页，76小题，满分100分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1考生必须在答题卡上作答，否则答案无效。2答卷前，考生务必按答题卡要求填写考生信息栏、粘贴条形码：3选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的代号涂黑，如需改动用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。4非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔在答题卡各题目指定区域内作答。如需改动，先划掉需改动部分再重新书写，不得使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。5考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Part I Vocabulary and Struct

2、ure （35）Directions：There are 35 incomplete sentences in this partFor each sentence there are four choices markedA，B，C，and DChoose the one that best completes the sentence，and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet as required1She asked that the letter be in order that the contents sh

3、ould remain a secret Aeliminated Bruined Cdestroyed Dspoiled2Mr.Smith promised me a good position and 。Ato pay me a fair salary Ba fair salaryCpaying me a fair salary Dpay me a fair salary3From the newspaper ,we can learn is going on in the word。Athat Bwhich Cwho Dwhat4Millions of people rushed toCa

4、lifornia， that they would find gold and become rich。Aconvinced Bconvincing Cto convinc Dto be convinced5He didnt allow in his room；actually he did not allow his family at all。Ato smoke to smoke Bsmoking to srnokeCto slnoke smoking Dsmoking smoking6With such poor he really needs glasses Avision Bview

5、 Csense Dscene7 the plan carefully，he reiected it. ATo have considered BTo consider CHaving considered DConsidering8Finding it difficult to to the climate in the cityhe decided to move to the north Afit Badopt Csuit Dadapt9Our public transportation system is not for the needs of the peopleWe need mo

6、re buses and subwaysAcomplete Badequate Cnonnal Dgood10He apologized having to leave so earlyAbecause of Bwith Cowing to Dfor11There were no tickets for Fridays performanceApreferable Bconsiderable Cpossible Davailable12They decided to chase the cow away it did more damage Aunless Buntil Cbefore Dwh

7、ile13It was essential that the application forms back before the deadline (截止日期)Amust be sent Bwould be sent Cbe sent Dwere sent14. She never laughed, _lose her temper.A. or she ever did B. nor did she everC. or did she ever D. nor she ever did15. My camera can be _ to take pictures in cloudy or sun

8、ny conditions.A. treated B. adjusted C. adopted D. remedied16. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _ over his business to his son.A. take B. hand C. turn D. get17. Failure usually comes in _ with misfortunes.A. combination B. relation C. connection D. association18. She missed the train because she had

9、 been _ the traffic jam.A. stuck in B. stricken in C. stuck to D. struck to19. This project is_ only if we carry it out in cooperation with a big company.A. realistic B. feasible C. appropriate D. reasonable20. These goods are _for exports, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.A. comp

10、letely B. remarkably C. essentially D. necessarily21. In the election_, the candidates have to make a lot of inspiring speeches to win votes from allkinds of people.A. competition B. fight C. battle D. campaign22. _, I went back to my dormitory unhappy in the evening.A. With anything done B. With so

11、mething doingC. With nothing done D. With nothing having done23. In terms of artistic value, it is hard to say that one country s art form is greater than _.A. that of another B. another one C. one of another D. one another24. Although research is important, the university exists_for the students.A.

12、 totally B. usually C. really D. primarily25. Id like to work abroad to _ my horizons.A. expand B. open C. broaden D. extend26. You re going to England next year. You should now practice _ English as much as possible.A. to say B. to speak C. saying D. speaking27. Two hundred people showed up for the

13、 wedding, about 50 more than we _ planed.A. originally B. particularly C. eventually D. frequently28. You cant go that way, I m afraid, as the road is _ repair.A. for B. in C. under D. on29. Mrs. Brown is supposed _for Italy last week.A. to have left B. to be leaving C. to leave D. to have been left

14、30. It would have taken hours to work the answer out, so I _ my pocket calculator.A. turned out B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in31. Is there anyone who _ the plan put forward by the committee?A. differs B. disagrees C. objects D. opposes32. Where did you _ the magazine I was reading?A. lay B

15、. lie C. remain D. let33. I passed the test. I_ it without your help.A. would not pass B. wouldnt have passedC. didnt pass D. had not passed34. Yon are always_fault with what I do.A. thinking B. seeing C. discovering D. finding35. We _ three major snowstorms so far this winter.A. had B. have C. have

16、 had D. had hadPart n Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each of the four passages 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

17、corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that

18、even person has the right to fail.Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child s hastily-made table as perfect , even though it wobbles ( fUJl;) on uneven legs. A

19、nother way is to shift blame. If John fails science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.The trouble with failure prevention devices is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the timeand that it is

20、possible to enjoy a game even when you don t win. A child who s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn t make the honor roll on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolation( $St) prize or say, It doesn t matterbecause it does. The young should be

21、 allowed to experience disappointment and be helped to master it.Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts adults and child alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask why did I fail? Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask your

22、self what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, dont be shy about inquiring.36. This passage mainly tells us about_.A. the importance of facing failure B. the ways to prevent failureC. the reasons why people fail D. everyone s right to fail37. When the writer says every pe

23、rson has the right to fail , he means to say _.A. no one can grow up without failuresB. every person is right to failC. they have not been taught how to deal with failures correctlyD. the law protects peoples success and failure38. By protecting their children from the knowledge that they have faile

24、d , the writer means that most parent? try their best_.A. to let their children know that they won t failB. not to teach their children about knowledge of failureC. to provide their children the knowledge against failureD. to keep their children from realizing that they failed39. According to the wr

25、iter, the right attitude towards failures is that_.A. parents should tell their children to think nothing of their failuresB. children should be encouraged to get through failures by themselvesC. parents should judge what their children have done as it isD. children should always learn to enjoy a ga

26、me that they won t win40. What is the most important thing to do when one fails?A. To find all excuse for the failure.B. To blame someone else.C. To find out the cause and improve himself.D. To remember the past failures.2You must be very careful when a woman asks you how she looks because you will

27、never come up with a right answer. The problem is that women generally do not think of their looks in the same way that men do. Most men form all opinion of how they look in seventh grade, and they stick to it for the rest of their lives. Most of them think of themselves as average looking. But that does not bother them.Women do not look at themselves this way. No matter how attractive a woman may appear to be to others, they think about their appearance as not good enough. Why do women have such low se