广东省专插本考试《公共英语》考前冲刺一

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence，there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions ： In this section，there are four passages，each of which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

    Jimmy is an automotive mechanic(修理工)，but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart， but always fears applying for a new job.
    One day，he gathered up all his courage and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment wasat 10:00 and it wasalready 8 ：30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he wassupposed to be interviewed， he saw an elderly man kicking the tyre of his car angrily. Obviously there wassomething wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car， the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there wasno need to pay him； he just helped someone in need， and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said，“Well， I could take you to the office for your interview. It，s the least I could do. Please， I insist.”Jimmy agreed.
    Upon arrival，Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair， but he did not have much time to wash it off or change his shirt. One by one， the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed looks on their faces. Finally his name wascalled. The interviewer wassitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth， he asked， “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. u With the way I look now， how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.
    Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy ‘ s surprise，it wasthe old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out that he wasthe general manager of the company.
    The old man said，“ Sorry I had to keep you waiting， but I waspretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you will be a trustworthy worker.        Congratulations! ” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee to celebrate his landing himself a new job.

    When something goes wrong， it can be very satisfying to say， “Well， it’s so-and-so’s fault. ” or “I know V m late， but it’s not my fault. The car broke down. ” It is probably not your fault， but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation， you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However， you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
    Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example， if you were late because your car broke down，maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or， you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers， so you could call for help when in need. For another example，if your colleague causes you problems on the job for his lack of responsibility or ability， find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person，or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
    This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don，t have fewer problems in their lives. They have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So， stop focusing on “whose fault it is”. Once you are confident about your power over bad situations， problems are just stepping stones to success.

    Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public， and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.
   An attraction of sports programs for the major U. S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sports events are the most popular weekend programs，especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.
   Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers， cars and life insurance.
    Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers， and the ratings (收视率）are unusually low. However， the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States， including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars， business and personal computers， and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of the low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of company cars and computers. With such viewers， these programs don ‘ t need the high ratings to stay on the air.

    Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent polls (民意测验），sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty people feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable， nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.
    A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute， they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.
The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle income group or even those with very low incomes. People with a college education are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school，and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.
    Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those with a good sex life are happier in general，but those who have a loving，affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor.
    It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have，and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level，no matter where it stands at a given time.
    Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhood， yet they are not necessarily happier adults when they grow up.
    The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration，to have a personal involvement and commitment， and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.

Part Ⅲ Cloze (15%)
Directions ： There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank， there are four choices. Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

    Many people who work in London want to live outside it，and go to work by train，by car or by bus, 51 this means they have to get up 52 in the morning and reach home later in the evening.
    One 53 of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a 54 costs a lot to rent. With the 55 money， one can get a little house in the country with a garden 56 one‘s own. Then in the 57 one can rest away from the noise of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses， one can 58 better at night. If one likes gardens， one can spend free time doing some jobs that are needed in a garden. Then when the flowers and vegetables come up， one will have the reward59 with those who have shared the secret of 60.
     Some people， however， take no 61 in the country things. For them， 62 lies in the town， with its cinemas and theatres， beautiful shops and busy streets， dance halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life is not worth 63 if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks or a fortnight ‘ s visit to the sea every summer is all they want in the country， and the rest they are quite 64 to leave to those 65 are glad to get away from London every evening.

Part IV Writing (15%)
Directions ： Write a letter of suggestion in at least 100 words according to the following requirements.