浙江省选拔高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英语试题与答案Word格式.docx

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Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.（40marks）

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Haveyoueverwonderedwherethefirstdoughnut（炸面圈）wasmade?

Whothoughtuptheideaofafriedcakewithaholeinthecenter?

Nooneknowsforsurewhomadethefirstdoughnut.Somepeoplethinkthatdoughnutsprobablybeganinthe1800sasDutch“olykoeks”or“oilycakes.”Inthosedays,acookwouldnotwanttowasteanyscrapsoffood.Leftoverpiecesofbreaddough（生面团）wereputintohotoilandfried.Olykoeksweretastyontheoutside,butsoftanduncookedinthecenter.

SomepeoplesaythatthemotherofaNewEnglandseacaptaininventedthefirstrealdoughnut.HernamewasElizabethGregory.Shereplacedthesoftcenterwithspicesandnuts.But,Elizabeth’sson,CaptainGregory,didnotlikenuts.Hepunchedoutthecenter,andtheconsequencewasthefirstholeinadoughnut.

OtherssaytherealstoryisthatCaptainGregoryhaddifficultysteeringhisshipwhiletryingtoeatdoughnuts.Heaskedtheship’scooktomakehisdoughnutswithholessohecouldhangthemonthesteeringwheel!

OthersthinkthatCaptainGregorysawholedcakesinEuropeandbroughttheideabacktoAmericawithhim.

DuringWorldWarI,homesickAmericansoldiersinEuropewereserveddoughnutsbytheSalvationArmy.Thesebravewomenvolunteeringforthejobwerecalled“DoughnutGirls.”Theyoftenworkedindangerousconditionsnearthesoldiers,sotheDoughnutGirlsworehelmetsanduniforms.Thewomenmadedoughnutcuttersoutofalargecanwithasmallercaninsideittocutoutthehole.Theycouldsetupakettleofhotoiltofrythedoughalmostanywhere.

Inthe1920s,doughnutmachineswereinvented.Doughnutswereproducedfasterandeasierthaneverbefore.Still,manypeoplepreferredtomaketheirfavoritedoughnutsathome.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.thepopularityofdoughnutsB.thehistoryofdoughnuts

C.theinventorsofdoughnutsD.thetypesofdoughnuts

2.ThefirstDutch“olykoek”cameintobeingprobablybecause______.

A.peopledidnotliketoeatfriedfoodB.cooksdidnotliketowasteleftoverfood

C.DutchmenlikedoilcakesverymuchD.cookslikedthesoftcenterofcakes

3.Whatwasusedtoreplacetheuncookedcentertoimprovedoughnuts?

A.Scrapsoffood.B.Jellyfilling.

C.Spicesandnuts.D.Leftoverbreaddough.

4.Inparagraph3,theword“consequence”probablymeans______.

A.actionB.damage

C.problemD.result

5.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheDoughnutGirlsduringWorldWarI?

A.Theyworkedaboardaship.B.Theyworkednearbattlefields.

C.Theyuseduntestedmachines.D.Theyusedhelmetstocookdoughnuts.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ItisablowfortheUglyBettysandPlainJanes—researchshowsthatgoodlooksleadtobetterpay.Astudyof4,000youngmenandwomenfoundthatbeautyboostedpaychecksmorethanintelligence.Thosejudgedtobethemostattractiveearnedupto10percentmorethantheirlessattractivefriendsandcolleagues.Appliedtotheaveragesalaryof￡25,000ayear,the“plainnesspenalty（处罚）”wouldmakeadifferenceof￡2,500ayear—oraround￡50aweek.

Itisunclearwhatisbehindthephenomenonbutitmaybethatbeautycreatesconfidence.Theself-confidentmayappeartobedoingbetterthantheyareandwillnothesitateaboutaskingforapayrise.

ResearcherJasonFletcher,ofYaleUniversityintheU.S.,ratedtheattractivenessofthe4,000menandwomen.Justoverhalfwerejudgedaverage,while7percentwerefelttobeveryattractiveand8percentwerejudgedunattractiveorveryunattractive.ThevolunteersalsosatanIQtestandreportedtheirsalary.Itbecameclearthatpayscaleswerefarfromfair.Forinstance,a14-pointincreaseontheIQscorewasassociatedwitha3to6percentincreaseinwage.Butbeingofabove-averagelooksincreasedpayby5to10percent.

Foraplainpersontobepaidthesameasaveryattractiveone,theywouldhavetobe40percentbrighter,thejournalEconomicsLettersreports.

DrFletchersaid:

“Theresultsdoshowthatpeople’slookshaveanimpactontheirwagesanditcanbeveryimportant.”

6.Whatisthe“plainnesspenalty”?

A.Tobepaidlessforbeingordinarily-looking.

B.Tobelaughedatforbeingordinarily-looking.

C.Tobefiredforbeingordinarily-looking.

D.Tobequestionedforbeingordinarily-looking.

7.What’stheaverageannualsalaryofagood-lookingperson?

A.￡2,500.B.￡25,000.

C.￡22,500.D.￡27,500.

8.Good-lookingpeoplearepaidmoreprob