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江苏专转本考试英语真题

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PratIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

Directions:

Thereare4passageinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions1to5basedonthefollowingpassage.

Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthesewordsandgesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.

Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Therearealsoanumberofstrikingsimilaritiesinthewaydifferentanimalsshowthesamefeelings.Dogs,tigersandhumans,forexample,oftenshowtheirteethwhentheyareangry.Thisisprobablybecausetheyarebornwiththosebehaviorpatterns.

Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandEnglishliterature,aphraselike“hewentpaleandbegantotremble”suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidordeeplyshocked.However,“heopenedhiseyeswide”isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinesesurprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike“theystretchedouttheirtongues”.StickingoutyourtongueinEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.

Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelingsExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,angerloveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.

1.Accordingtothepassage,_________.

A.wecanhardlyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmean

B.wordsandgesturesmayhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures

C.wordscanbebetterunderstandbyolderpeople

D.gesturescanbebetterunderstandbymostofthepeoplewhilewordscannot

2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstandbecause______。

A.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentunderstandings

B.peoplehavedifferentcultures

C.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferently

D.peopleofdifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguages

3.Eveninthesameculture,people_______.

A.havedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings

B.haveexactlythesameunderstandingofsomething

C.neverfailtounderstandeachother

D.areequallyintelligent

4.Fromthispassage.wecanconclude_______.

A.wordsareusedasfrequentlyasgestures

B.wordsareoftenfounddifficulttounderstand

C.wordsandgesturesarebothusedinexpressingfeelings

D.gesturesaremoreefficientlyusedthanwords

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagebe________.

A.WordsandFeelings

B.Words,GesturesandFeelings

C.GesturesandFeelings

D.CultureandUnderstanding

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheEnglishpolicemanhasseveralnicknamesbutthemostfrequentlyusedare“copper”and“bobby”.Thefirstnamecomesformtheverb“tocop”（whichisalsoslang）,meaning“totake”or“tocapture”,andthesecondcomesformthefirstnameofSirRobertPeel,a19thcenturypolitician,whowasthefounderofthepoliceforceasweknowittoday.Anearlynicknameforthepolicemanwas“peeler”,butthisonehasdiedout.

Whateverwemaycallthem,thegeneralopinionofthepoliceseemstobeafavorableone,except,ofcourse,amongthecriminalpartofthecommunitywherethepolicearegivenmorederogatorynicknameswhichoriginatedinAmerica,suchas“fuzz”or“pig”.VisitorstoEnglandseemtobeveryimpressedbytheEnglishpolice.Ithas,infact,becausestandingjokethatthevisitortoBritain,whenaskedforhisviewsofthecountry,willalwayssay,atsomepointorother,“Ithinkyourpolicemenarewonderful”.

Well,theBritishbobbynotalwaysbewonderfulbutheisusuallyaveryfriendlyandhelpfulsortofcharacter.Amusic-hallsongofsomeyearsagowascalled“IfYouWantToKnowTheTime,AskAPoliceman”.Nowadays,mostpeopleownwatchesbuttheystillseemtofindplentyofotherquestionstoaskthepoliceman.InLondon,thepolicemanspendsomuchoftheirtimedirectingvisitorsaboutthecitythatonewondershowtheyeverfindtimetodoanythingelse.

TwothingsareimmediatelynoticeabletothestrangerwhenheseesanEnglishpolicemanforthefirsttime.Thefirstisthatdoesnotcarryapistolandthesecondisthathewearsaverydistinctivetypeofheadgear,thepoliceman’shelmet.Hishelmet,togetherwithhisheight,enablesanEnglishpolicemantobetimeitissuggestedthatthepolicemanshouldbegivenapistolandthanhishelmetshouldbetakenformhim,butbothsuggestionsareresistedbythemajorityofthepublicandthepolicethemselves.

6.NowadaysBritishpeoplecallthepoliceman________.

A.pigB.peelerC.bobbyD.fuzz

7.WhichoffollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TherearefewercriminalsinAmericathaninBritain.

B.B.TheEnglishpoliceusuallyleaveadeepimpressiononvisitors.

C.TheEnglishbobbyisfriendlybutnothelpful.

D.TheEnglishpoliceenjoyhavingpistols.

8.IfyouseeanEnglishpolicemanforthefirsttime,youwillprobablynoticeatoncethat_______.

A.heoftentellspeopletimeB.heisusuallyveryhelpful

C.hehasahelmetontheheadD.hewearsspecialclothes

9.ThatanEnglishpolicemancanbeseenformsomedistanceis______.

A.astandingjokeB.ofnohelp

C.strangeandfunnyD.ofsomehelp

10.VisitorspraisetheEnglishpolicebecause______.

A.theyarepoliceandhelpfulB.theyobeyorders

C.theyoftengivethanksD.theyarearmedwithmodernequipment

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebasesforthedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.

Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlatterforlateruse.Itnotonlyincludes“remembering”thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfactsbutalsoinvolvesanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-year-oldchildlearnstoswingabaseballbat.

Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Theinstant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000“words”—readyforinstantuse.AnaverageAmericanteenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafractionofthetotalamountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.

Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvancedproblemsolvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofaperson’smemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.

11.Accordingtothepassage,memoryisconsideredtobe________.

A.thebasisfordecisionmakingandproblemsolving

B.theabilitytostoreinformationforfutureuse

C.anintelligencetypicallypossessedbyhumanbeings

D.thedatamainlyconsistingofwordsandcombinationsofwords

12.Thecomparisonbetweenthememorycapacityofalargecomputerandthatofahumanbeingshowsthat______.

A.computer’smemoryhasalittlebiggercapacitythanateenager’s

B.computer’smemorycapacityismuchsmallerthananadulthumanbeing’s

C.computer’smemorycapacityismuchsmallereventhanateenager’s

D.computer’smemorycapacityisthesameasateenager’s

13.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.

A.onlyhumanbeingshaveproblem-solvingintelligence

B.aperson’smemoryisdifferentfromacomputer’sineveryrespect

C.animalscansolveverysimpleproblems

D.animalssolveproblemsbyinstinctratherthanintelligence

14.Thephrase“intermof”inthelastsentencecanbebestreplacedby“______”.

A.inconnectionwithB.expressedby

C.consistingD.bymeansof

15.Themainideaofthepassageis________.

A.whatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory

B.memoryisofvitalimportancetolife

C.howaperson’smemoryisdifferentformananimal’soracomputer’s

D.whatmemorycarries

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Clearlyifwearetoparticipateinthesocietyinwhichwelivewemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicationisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbuses,buythinginshops,oreatinrestaurants,wearelikelytohaveconversationswherewegiveinformationoropinions,receivenewsorcomment,andverylikelyhaveourviewschallengedbyothermembersofsociety.

Face-to-facecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunicationhasbecomeoneofthedominatingfactorsofcontemporarysociety.Twothings,aboveothers,havecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustry.Firstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,telecommunications,photography,