河北省河北省 2012 年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试年普通高校专科接本科教育选拔考试 《《英语英语》》试卷试卷 （考试时间（考试时间 90 分钟）分钟） （总分（总分 120 分）分）说明：请将客观题答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，作文在答题纸的相应位置上作答， 在其他位置作答无效ⅠⅠ. Phonetics (5points) 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A. thoughB. pathC. methodD. thank 2. A. changeB. chainC. checkD. chemist 3. A. aloudB. attendC. nationD. Arrive 4. A. hireB. honestC. hobbyD. happy 5. A. poisonousB. troubleC. enoughD. doubleⅡⅡ.Situational Dialogues (15 points) Section A (5 points)Directions: In this section there are 5 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.6.— I missed Prof. Wang’s linguistic class again yesterday.— A. Congratulations! B. How nice you are! C. What a pity! D. Have a nice weekend.7. — Is everyone always so helpful to you in your office? — A. Yes. What can I do for you? B. Yes, there is a hotel nearby. C. Yes. Can I help you? D. Yes. It’s a great place to work.8. — Thank you very much for your help.— A. Never mind B. My pleasure C. It doesn’t matter D. No thanks9. — Do you mind opening door?— A. Yes, I’ll do it. B. It is nothing. C. That’s all right.D. Not at all.10. — Jimmy, what are you hiding your back? Let me see.— It is a kitty. Please let me keep it, Mum. It is a good kitty and will not bring you any trouble.— . I told you. No pets. It will make a mess of this house. Section B (5 points) Directions: In this section there is a long conversation with 5 missing sentences. At the end of the dialogue, there is a list of given choices. You are required to select the ONE that best fits into the dialogue. The mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Note that there are two additional choices and you may not use any of the choices in the list more than once. —I just received a letter from Jack, one of my old buddies from college. —That is nice. It is amazing that you are keeping in touch with each other for so many years after graduating from college.— 11 . But I have not seen him for ages. — 12 . —He said that they moved to Pennsylvania last month. Jack got a promotion recently. Now he is a sales director.—He is always luck. —Yes, he is, but he is always diligent in his work too. What is more, his eldest son is going to the University of Pennsylvania.—Ah! 13 —Absolutely right. I thought of my college life when I learned that his son would study in the University of Pennsylvania. Well, in his letter he is inviting us to have a get-together with some of our friends from college.— 14 . To be frank, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends. Only one or two keep me informed about what they are doing.—I know. 15 . —That’s right. But you’re lucky to be in touch with your buddies for so many years. A. Yes, we are always in contact with each other. B. He was a top student in my class. C. It’s the university you graduated from, isn’t it? D. How lucky you are! E.Really? That’s good news. F.What did Jack say in his letter? G. It’s really hard to maintain contact when they move around so much.ⅢⅢ. Reading Comprehension (45 points) Section A (30 points) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are required to select the One that best fits into the statement. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1 Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage. Halloween is a holiday, which comes at the end of October. It is widely celebrated, with different names, in many countries. Although it started as a religious holiday, it has lost its religious connections in the United States. It is now celebrated largely as a children’s day, and many American children look forward to it for days and weeks before-hand.The orange pumpkin is harvested at this time of year and is hollowed out, a funny face cut into it and a candle placed inside, and put in the window as a decoration. City folks, nowadays, sometimes use paper pumpkins for decorations. Some years ago, the holiday was celebrated by dressing up in strange and frightening costumes and playing tricks on one’s neighbors and friends, such as ringing door bell, throwing bits of corn at window panes, and making small troubles in other ways.Mor。