2019年河南经贸职业学院高职单招《英语》考试样卷（二）
三、阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew，the fonder he became of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day a tall, handsome young man came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth the head of your fair daughter, ” the young man replied poetically（得体地）. He then began this well-known story:
“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and made fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and …”
“Stop” shouted the Prince. “I can't,” answered the young man. “I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of the corn.”“But that will go on for ever.” The Prince protested. “Exactly” the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince's beautiful young daughter.
1. The Prince always felt regretted about story because _____.
A. he had too much wealth B. there was terrible famine
C. all stories have ends D. there was no story-teller
2. The young man risked to tell an endless story to the Prince for _____.
A. a great sum B. the prince's beautiful daughter
C. showing his bravery D. Both A and C
3. The young man would be sent to prison _____ if he failed to tell a story without an end.
A. forever B. for some time
C. for a while D. for a year
4. In order to prevent famine, the King asked to build _____.
A. a huge storehouse B. a large farm
C. a beautiful palace D. a waterproof kitchen
5. The thing the king noticed first in the roof was _____.
A. a loaf B. a small hole C. a grain of corn D. a locust
B
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature(温度) that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you’ll say, “It’s cool.” You may think “he’s so cool” when you see your favorite footballer.
We all maximize(扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way how the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
6. We know that the word “cool” has had______.
A. only one meaning B. no meaning
C. many different meanings D. the same meaning
7. In the passage, the word “express” means “______”.
A. see B. show C. know D. feel
8. If you are ______ something, you may say “It’s cool.”
A. interested in B. angry about
C. afraid of D. unhappy with
9. The writer takes an example to show he is ______ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with B. strange to
C. worried about D. careful with
10. In the passage, the writer suggests that the word “cool”_____.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colorful
D. may not be as cool as it seems
C
In my long life I have seen many changes in our habits and customs and conditions in general. I think that you might be interested if I told you some of them.
The world I entered at the age of eighteen when I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of such advanced things as planes, films, radios or telephones. It was a very cheap world. Prices were stable. When I entered St. Thomas’ hospital I rent a set of rooms in Vincent square for which I paid 18 shillings a week. My landlady provided me with a very good breakfast before I went to the hospital and a dinner when I came back at half past six. I only had to pay for the breakfasts and dinners twelve shillings a week. For four-pence I lunched at St. Thomas’ on bread and butter and a glass of milk. I was able to live very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself, and have a lot of fun on fourteen pounds a month. And I could always pawn my microscope for three pounds.
I spent five years at St. Thomas’ hospital. I was a bad student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evenings, after my dinner, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel called “Liza of Lambeth”, which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It came out during my last year at the hospital and it was successful. It was of course an accident, but I didn’t know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I left for Spain to write another book, I did not realize, at that time, that I was taking a great risk.
11. The text is a talk given by the writer when ____.
A. he was 18
B. his first novel was published
C. he graduated from the school of medicine
D. he was at an advanced age
12. The author graduated from the school of medicine when he was ____.
A. 18 B. 28 C. 23 D. 30
13. “And I could always pawn my microscope for three pounds” means the writer could always_____.
A. exchange his microscope for three pounds
B. borrow his microscope and pays three pounds
C. have his microscope repaired with three pounds
D. lend his microscope for three pounds
14. In the sentence “I was able to live very well, pay my fees, buy my necessary instruments, clothe myself...”, the word “clothe” means ____.
A. wear clothes B. make clothes for
C. wash clothes for D. buy clothes for
15. The author wanted to be a writer because ____.
A. he liked to take risks
B. he found it easier to make a living by writing
C. he was interesting in writing
D. he could not study medicine well
四、词语运用 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
根据句意用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使句子通顺完整。
1. The football under the table is____________ (he).
2. Helen____________ (visit) her grandparent on Sunday.
3. Jim likes____________ (watch) TV very much .
4. My birthday's on the______________ (three) of November.
5. It’s cool and__________________ (sun) in autumn in our hometown.
6. The boy is too young to know the _________(dangerous) of smoking.
7. The Internet makes our life nicer, _____________(easy) and more colorful than before.
8. Jack finds it difficult to pronounce some English words ________ (correct).
9. Don’t use the lift when you escape from a high _______ during a fire. (build)
10. Please practise as ________ (much) as you can.
五、书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友 Tom 上个月来到北京学习。七月份你将去北京参加暑期中学生英语演讲比赛（speech contest），你在资料搜集，语言应用等方面遇到了困难。请根据以下要点给 Tom 写一封电子邮件：
询问 Tom 的生活和学习情况；
谈谈你的困难并请 Tom 帮忙；
3. 告诉 Tom 你打算赛后去看他。
注意：1. 词数：100个左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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