2024年5月31日发(作者：甫飞燕)

北京市2006年高职升本科招生统一考试

英 语

考生注意：1. 答案必须写在答题纸上。

2. 本试卷共8页，满分为100分，考试时间为120分钟。

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by

deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A., B., C.

and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer

Sheet.

1. The new technique will ______ us to double our production.

A. suggest B. enable

C. permit D. make

2. Three days later, Gary was behaving as though nothing ______.

A. happens B. happened

C. has happened D. had happened

3. ______ the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large.

A. When B. While

C. Since D. As

4. We sent a telegram yesterday as we ______ any letter from him for a long time.

A. haven’t received B. didn’t receive

C. hadn’t received D. would not receive

5. In the letter, she didn’t tell me whether he was still ______.

A. alive B. lived

C. lively D. live

6. It’s believed that a man is innocent until ______ guilty.

A. to prove B. proved

C. having been proved D. to have proved

7. I’d rather you ______ make any comment on the issue for the time being.

A. won’t B. don’t

C. wouldn’t D. didn’t

8. ______ is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks.

A. Whatever B. Anything

C. Something D. Whichever

9. They have planted trees for years in this area, yet the tops of some hills are still ______.

A. blank B. bare

C. empty D. vacant

10. I didn’t buy car yesterday for the simple reason ______ it was too expensive.

A. why B. which

C. since D. that

11. Not until the mid-12

th

century ______ as a nation with its own culture and language.

A. Portugal emerged B. Portugal had emerged

C. did Portugal emerge D. had Portugal emerged

12. They started off at about 5 o’clock in the morning. They_____ there by now.

A. have arrived B. should arrive

C. should be arriving D. should have arrived

13. ______ a diary is a good way to improve your English.

A. Having B. Keeping

C. Taking D. Writing

14. At least 150 people are believed _______ in the air crash.

A. to die B. dying

C. to have died D. having died

15. It is already 9 o’clock, but she still did not ______.

A. come out B. come up

C. show up D. turns out

Part II Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find

5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4

choices marked A., B., C. and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and

write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.

Ever heard the one about the doctor who gave his patient six months to live? When the man

couldn’t pay his bill, the doctor gave him another six months.

Go ahead, laugh. It’s strong medicine, researchers are learning. Even the physical act is good

for you, says William Fry, pioneer in laughter research. It increases blood flow and contracts

abdominal (腹部的) muscles. A hundred loud and deep laughs is equivalent to a very active

exercise of ten minutes on a rowing machine, according to Fry.

But the benefits go beyond an exercise. The most astonishing evidence of laughter’s power

comes from a 1997 study of 48 heart-attack patients. Half of them watched funny shows for 30

minutes every day; the rest served as controls. After a year, ten patients in the control group had

suffered repeat heart attacks, compared with only two in the group that watched the shows.

Can a good laugh help patients get well? In a landmark experiment at the University of

California at Los Angeles, called Rx Laughter, scientists plan to test the effect of laughter in

children with serious illnesses, including cancer. Early results suggest that humorous videos help

kids handle uncomfortable or painful procedures.

Justin Black, 13 years old, already knows that. He was in considerable pain when he woke up

from surgery—until Bill Marx, a volunteer (志愿者) for Rx Laughter, appeared at his bedside.

Marx told jokes, made faces and pranced (欣喜地跳跃) around the hospital room. “Having

something to laugh at took my mind off the pain,” says Justin. “When you’re laughing, you can’t

2024年5月31日发(作者：甫飞燕)

北京市2006年高职升本科招生统一考试

英 语

考生注意：1. 答案必须写在答题纸上。

2. 本试卷共8页，满分为100分，考试时间为120分钟。

Part I Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by

deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A., B., C.

and D. Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer

Sheet.

1. The new technique will ______ us to double our production.

A. suggest B. enable

C. permit D. make

2. Three days later, Gary was behaving as though nothing ______.

A. happens B. happened

C. has happened D. had happened

3. ______ the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large.

A. When B. While

C. Since D. As

4. We sent a telegram yesterday as we ______ any letter from him for a long time.

A. haven’t received B. didn’t receive

C. hadn’t received D. would not receive

5. In the letter, she didn’t tell me whether he was still ______.

A. alive B. lived

C. lively D. live

6. It’s believed that a man is innocent until ______ guilty.

A. to prove B. proved

C. having been proved D. to have proved

7. I’d rather you ______ make any comment on the issue for the time being.

A. won’t B. don’t

C. wouldn’t D. didn’t

8. ______ is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks.

A. Whatever B. Anything

C. Something D. Whichever

9. They have planted trees for years in this area, yet the tops of some hills are still ______.

A. blank B. bare

C. empty D. vacant

10. I didn’t buy car yesterday for the simple reason ______ it was too expensive.

A. why B. which

C. since D. that

11. Not until the mid-12

th

century ______ as a nation with its own culture and language.

A. Portugal emerged B. Portugal had emerged

C. did Portugal emerge D. had Portugal emerged

12. They started off at about 5 o’clock in the morning. They_____ there by now.

A. have arrived B. should arrive

C. should be arriving D. should have arrived

13. ______ a diary is a good way to improve your English.

A. Having B. Keeping

C. Taking D. Writing

14. At least 150 people are believed _______ in the air crash.

A. to die B. dying

C. to have died D. having died

15. It is already 9 o’clock, but she still did not ______.

A. come out B. come up

C. show up D. turns out

Part II Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find

5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4

choices marked A., B., C. and D. You should choose the most appropriate answer and

write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.

Ever heard the one about the doctor who gave his patient six months to live? When the man

couldn’t pay his bill, the doctor gave him another six months.

Go ahead, laugh. It’s strong medicine, researchers are learning. Even the physical act is good

for you, says William Fry, pioneer in laughter research. It increases blood flow and contracts

abdominal (腹部的) muscles. A hundred loud and deep laughs is equivalent to a very active

exercise of ten minutes on a rowing machine, according to Fry.

But the benefits go beyond an exercise. The most astonishing evidence of laughter’s power

comes from a 1997 study of 48 heart-attack patients. Half of them watched funny shows for 30

minutes every day; the rest served as controls. After a year, ten patients in the control group had

suffered repeat heart attacks, compared with only two in the group that watched the shows.

Can a good laugh help patients get well? In a landmark experiment at the University of

California at Los Angeles, called Rx Laughter, scientists plan to test the effect of laughter in

children with serious illnesses, including cancer. Early results suggest that humorous videos help

kids handle uncomfortable or painful procedures.

Justin Black, 13 years old, already knows that. He was in considerable pain when he woke up

from surgery—until Bill Marx, a volunteer (志愿者) for Rx Laughter, appeared at his bedside.

Marx told jokes, made faces and pranced (欣喜地跳跃) around the hospital room. “Having

something to laugh at took my mind off the pain,” says Justin. “When you’re laughing, you can’t