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2013江苏省五年制高职专转本英语考试真题
Passageone
OnJune26,2000,twoscientists,calledFrancisCollinsandCraigVenter,toldtheworldthattheycouldnowreadthewhole"map"ofthehumanbody:
DNA.DNAissomethingthateverybodyhas,andittellsthebodywhattodo.DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourmotherandfather,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.
Peoplehavebeentryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtime.In1860,GregorMendeldiscoveredaspecialreasonwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingsnamed"genes"inourbody.In1953,JamesWatsonandFrancisCrickmadeanotherdiscoveryandfoundoutthatthosesmallpartsarerealmessageswrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage.
In1961,MarshallNirenbergandJohannMatthaeifoundamessageinDNAshowinghowDNAtellsthecell(细胞)tobuilditsparts.ScientistshavenowfoundallthewordsintheDNAmap,butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustone"word"means,wecanhelpsavemorepeoplefromseveralillnesses.
Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelpmakebettermedicineandhelpsickpeople.Otherpeopleworrythatwhenpeoplebegintoknowmorewordsandfindoutlotsofotherinformation,wemightuseitinawrongway,justtomakepeoplemoreattractive,orstopsickpeoplefromgettingjobs.ManwouldhavetomeetalotoftroubleifDNAtechnicwasn’tlimitedinuse.
1.Whendidwefirstknowwhywelooklikeotherpeopleinourfamily?
A.In1860. B.In1953.
C.In1961. D.In2000.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gene"mean?
A.The"map"ofDNA. B.Aspeciallanguage.
C.SmallpartsofDNA. D.DNA.
3.Whatdidthetwoscientistsfirstdiscoverin1961?
A.The"map"ofDNA. B.Anewillness.
C.ThelanguageofDNA.
D.AmessageofDNA.
4.Whatcanwedoifweunderstandsome"words"ofthelanguageinsidethebody?
A.Makepeoplegetnewjobs. B.Makemedicineforillnesses.
C.Makemapsofhuman. D.Makepeoplelessattractive.
5.Whatdopeoplethinkaboutthiswork?
A.Itcan
causegoodorbadresutls. B.Itcancauseonlygoodresults.
C.Itcancausegoodresultsbutwon’twork. D.Itcancauseonlybadresults.
Passagetwo
IfinditannoyingandfunnywhenIthinkabouthowweuseprotectiveordecorativewrappings(装饰性包装)inthiscountry.
WhenIcomehomefromthesupermarketandstarttounpack,Iamalwaysshockedatthelayersofwrappingswecoverourfoodwith.
Thereishardlyanythingwebuythatdoesn'tcomeinatleasttwowrappings,andthenseveralofthemaregatheredbytheshopassistantandputintoasmallbag.Thenseveralofthesmallbagsaregroupedtogetherandputintoabigbag.Ifyouhaveseveralbigbagswithsmallbagsinthem,theygiveyouacardboardboxtoputthepackages-in-the-little-bags-in-the-big-bagsin.
Alotofthingswebuywouldn'treallyneedanyprotectivewrappingatall.Theskinofanorangeprotectsanorangeprettywellformostofitsnaturallife,butwearen'tsatisfiedwithwhatnaturehasgivenit.Wewraptheminplasticorputtheminanetbag,andtheninapaperbag.Theorangeinsidetheskin,insidetheplasticwhichisinthepaperbag,mustwonderwhereitis.
Aboxofbiscuitsoftenhaswaxedpaper(蜡纸)nexttothebiscuits,acardboardboxholdingthefoodandthenadecorativewrappingaroundit.
Arelativeofoursboughtanewsofarecentlybecauseshelikedthefineleather(皮革)itwascoveredwith.Shelikeditsomuchshedidn'twantittogetdirty,sosheboughtaclothcovertoputoverit.
Wemayneveragainseetheleathershe'sprotecting.
6、Accordingtotheauthor,theuseofprotectivewrappings______.
A.canbewastefulandunnecessaryB.makeseverythinglookfunny
C.givespeoplemoreworktodoD.isapracticeagainstnaturallife
7、Howdoesthewriterfeelwhenheunpacksthefoodfromthesupermarket?
A.SurprisedB.InteresstedC.frightenedD.excited
8、whatcanbethebestprotectivewrappingfortheorange?
A.PlasticB.AnetbagC.itsownskinD.Apaperbag
9、theunderlinedword”it”inparagraph5refersto______
A.thefoodB.thewaxedpaper
C.thecardboardboxD.thedecrativewrapping
10、whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisrelativewhoboughtasofa?
A、sheshouldnotbuyaleathersofa
B、sheshouldnotcoverhersofawithacloth
C、sheshouldnotallowtheleathercovertogetdirty
D、sheshouldnotforbidthevisitorstoseetheleather.
Passagethree
Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains,Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain,Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!
Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChineseinthe11thcenturyBC.
WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:
itbecameasymbolofhonor.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighoffice
InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonlyusedinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans
DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasasymbolofpower.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFranceandlaterinEngland
Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavehotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolors
11、Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstinventedinancient_______.
A.China B.Egypt C.Greece D.Rome
12、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueabouttheumbrella?
A.Nooneexactlyknowswhotheinventoroftheumbrellawas
B.Theumbrellawasfirstinventedtobeusedasprotectionagainstthesun
C.Theumbrellachangedmuchinstyleintheeighteenthcentury
D.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.
13、Astrangefeatureoftheumbrella’suseisthatitwasusedas__________
A.protectionagainstrain B.ashadeagainstthesun
C.asymbolofhonorandpower D.women’sdecoration(装饰)
14、InEurope,theumbrellawasfirstusedagainsttherain_______________.
A.duringtheMiddleAges B.bythe18th C.inRome D .inGreece
15、Thispassagetalksmainlyabout_______________.
A.whenandhowtheumbrellawasinvented
B.whytheumbrellawassopopularinEurope
C.thedevelopmentoftheumbrella
D.Thehistoryanduseoftheumbrella
PartⅡvocabularyandstructure(每题1分,共15分)
Directions:
foreachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA、B、CandD.choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
16、Bobwouldhavehelpedusyesterday,buthe__________
A、wasbusyB、isbusyC、hadbeenbusyD、willbebusy
17、Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadboughtinthevillage__________thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.
A、whereB、thatC、whenD、which
18、---IsitallrightifIkeepthisphoto?
---__________
A、No,youdon’tB、No,itshould’tC、I’mafraidnotD、Don’tkeepit
19、Mymotheropendeddrawerto__________theknivesandspoons.
A、putawayB、putupC、putonD、puttogether
20、Barbaraiseasytorecognizeasshe’stheonlyoneofthewomenwho__________eveningdress.
A、wearB、wearsC、haswornD、haveworn
21、though________toseeus,theprofessorgaveusawarmwelcome.
A、surprisingB、wassurprisedC、surprisedD、beingsurprised
22、Theislandis________attractiveinspringandautumnbecauseofthepleasantweatherinbothseasons.
A、partlyB、merelyC、nearlyD、equally
23、________IalwaysfeltIwouldpasstheexam,IneverthoughtIwouldgetanA
A、whileB、onceC、ifD、until
24、Bicyclingisgoodexercise;________,itdoesnotpollutetheair.
A、neverthelessB、besidesC、otherwiseD、therefore
25、everyoneinthevillageisveryfriendly,itdoesn’tmatter________youhavelivedthereforashortoralongtime.
A、whyB、howC、whetherD、when
26、---CanIhelpyouwithit?
---Iappreciateyour________,butIcanmanageitmyself.
A、adviceB、questionC、offerD、idea
27、sophiawaitedforareply,but________came.
A、eitherB、anotherC、neitherD、none
28、---Don’tworry,mun.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.
---________!
I’lltellDadthere’snothingserious.
A、whatareliefB、congratulationsC、HowsurprisingD、I’msosorry
29、---ThankGodyou’resafe!
---Isteppedback,just________toavoidtheracingcar.
A、intimeB、incaseC、inneedD、invain
30、thereislittledoubtinyourmindthatheisinnocent,________
A、isthereB、isn’tthereC、isheD、isn’the
PartⅢcloze(每题2分,共20分)
Directions:
thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.foreachbianktherearefourchoicesmarkedABCD.YOUshouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage..
Wearenowlivinginthe21stcentury.Isyourclassroomlivinginthe21stcentuiy,too?
TonyisastudentinGrade8atanAmericanmiddleschool.Hewassurprisedwhenhesawhismodern 31 onhisfirstdayofschobl.
InTony’sclassroom,therearemanynewelectronics(电子设备)likeiPads.Thissemester,theywill 32 theelectronicstotakenotes,watchvideosanddoprojectsandhomework.“It’s 33 ”said