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江苏专转本英语真题及答案
2006年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试
大学英语
第I卷(共100分)
PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
Passage1
Vegetablegardeningistherelaxingartandscienceofturningaloveforgrowingplantsintoameaningfulactivity.Havingvegetablesinthebackyardmakeshomegardeningappealingformanypeople.Inaddition,vegetablegardeningprovidesexerciseandfunforbothurbanandsuburbanfamilies.
Vegetablegardenersagreethatmanyhome-grownvegetablesaresuperiortothosepurchasedfrommarkets.Formspringthroughlatefall,awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyoffreshvegetables,thusincreasingthenutritionofthefamilydiet.
Freezersmakeitpossibletokeepsomeofthevegetablestobeenjoyedatalaterdate.Othervegetablescanbestoredforafewmonthsinacoolarea.
Althoughthemoneyspentforagardenmaybelittle,onecannotescapethefactthatgardeningrequireshardworkandtime.Manyofthegardeningtasksmustbeperformedattimesthataremostinconvenient.Notdoingjobsthatshouldbedoneonaregularbasismayresultinfailureandanegativefeelingtowardgardening.
Oneshouldnotplantagardenthatistoolargeforhimtocarefor.Asmall,well-keptgardenismoreenjoyedandprofitablethanalargeneglectedone.Vegetablesdowellinfullsunlightandneedatleastfiveorsixhoursofsunduringthemiddleofoneday.Toomuchshadingresultsinpoorplantsandfewvegetables.Ifpossible,thegardenshouldbenearthehouse,sothegardencanworkinitwhenevertheyarefree.
Soilsforvegetablesbeeasilybrokenupandporous(多孔的)forquickwaterdrainageandgoodaeration(透气).Usuallythehomeownerhaslittlechoiceinthesoiltypehecanchoose.Fortunately,manyvegetablescanbefrownonpoorsoilsifthesoilsareproperlyprepared.
1.Manypeoplefindhomegardening
A.expensiveandboringB.interestingandenjoyable
C.time-consumingandinconvenientD.neitherinterestingnorenjoyable
2.Awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyoffreshvegetables
A.allyearroundB.wheneveryouneednutritiousfood
C.foragreaterpartoftheyearD.throughoutspring
3.Theamountofmoneyyouspendonyourgarden
A.canbelargeB.mustbelarge
C.cannotbelargeD.mustnotbesmall
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Vegetablesneedtohaveasmuchshadingaspossible.
B.Asmallgardenismuchbetterthanalargeone.
C.Homeownerscanfreelychoosethesoilfortheirvegetablegarden.
D.Wheneverpossible,thevegetablegardenshouldbeclosetoyourhome.
5.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat
A.vegetablesneedlittlecarewhilegrowing
B.vegetablescanbegrownonalmostanykindofsoil
C.vegetablegardeningisanindispensablepartoflifeforurbanandsuburbanpeople
D.vegetablegardeningisagoodpastimeforretiredpeople
Passage2
Inolddays,whenaglimpseofstockingwaslookeduponassomethingsoshockingasdistracttheseriousworkofanoffice,secretariesweremen.
ThencametheFirstWorldWarandthemalesecretarieswerereplacedbywomen.Aman’ssecretarybecamehissuitstothedry-cleaners;tellingliesonthetelephonetokeepawaypeoplehedidnotwishtospeakto;and,ofcourse,typingandfillingandtakingshorthand.
Nowallthismaybechangingagain.Themicrochip(芯片)andhightechnologyissweepingtheBritishoffice,takingwithitmuchoftheroutineclerical(文书的)worktatsecretariesdid.
“Onceofficetechnologytakesovergenerally,thestatusofthejobwillriseagainbecauseitwillinvolvethehigh-techwork—andthenmenwillwanttodoitagain.”
Thatwassaidbyoneoftheexecutive(male)ofoneofthebiggestsecretarialagenciesinthiscountry.WhathehaspredictedisalreadyunderwasintheU.S.
Oncehightechnologyhasmadethejobofsecretarylessroutine(乏味的),willtherebeamaletakeover?
Menshouldbecarefulofthinkingthattheycanwalkrightintothebetterjobs.Therearealotofwomensecretarieswhowilldojobaswellasmen—notjustbecausetheycanbuynegligees(女士长睡衣)fortheboss'swife,butbecausetheyareasefficientandwell-trainedtocopewithwordprocessorsandcomputersandcomputersasmen.
6.Before1914femalesecretariessererarebecausethey
A.werelessefficientandlesstrainedthanmen
B.werelookeddownuponbymen
C.wouldhavedisturbedtheotherofficeworkers
D.worestockingandwerenotasseriousasmen
7.Afemalesecretaryhasbeenexpected,besidesotherduties,to
A.beherboss’smemory
B.doeverythingherbossaskshertodo
C.cleanherboss’scloths
D.telephonetheboss’swife
8.Secretaries,untilrecently,hadtodoalotofworknowdoneby
A.machinesB.otherstaffC.servant’sD.wives
9.Asecretaryinthefuturewill
A.havemoreworktodoB.bebetterpaid
C.havehigherstatusD.havelessworkt