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江苏专转本英语

江苏省2012年普通高校专转本选拔考试

英语试题卷

（非英语类专业）

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

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Differentcountriesanddifferentraceshavedifferentmanners.BeforeenteringahouseinsomeAsiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountries,eventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverymuddy,thisisnotdone.AguestinaChinesehousesometimesdoesnotfinishadrink.Heleavesalittle,toshowthathehashadenough.InaMalayhouse,too,aguestalwaysleavesalittlefood.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinktoshowthatheenjoysit.

Weshouldliketofindoutthecustomsofotherraces,sothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannered.Butpeopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers,especiallythoseolderorweakerthanourselves.Ifyourememberthis,youwillnotgoveryfarwrong.

Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.

Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Heisalwayskindeithertopeopleortoanimals.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,helinesuptowaithisturn.Inthebus,hegiveshisseattoanolderpersonoraladywhoisstanding.Ifheaccidentallybumpsinto（碰撞）someone,orgetsintheirway,hesays“Excuseme”or“I’msorry”.

Hesays“Please”whenmakingarequest,and“Thankyou”whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenspeakingtoaladyoranolderperson,andhedoesnotsitdownuntiltheotherpersonisseated.Hedoesnottalktoomuchabouthimself.Wheneating,hedoesnotspeakwithhismouthfulloffood.

1.Accordingtothepassage,aknowledgeofthecustomsofotherraces______.

A.isveryusefulB.isunnecessary

C.isunimportantD.doesnotmeanmuch

2.Apersonwithgoodmannersthinksof______.

A.theolderbeforehimselfB.himselfbeforeothers

C.noonebuthimselfD.hispersonalinterests

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

Awell-manneredpersonusually______.

A.says“Please”whenmakingarequest

B.makesanapologyforbumpingintosomeoneaccidentally

C.sitswhereheiswhenspeakingtoalady

D.triestohelpthosewhoareintrouble

4.Ifyouwanttobewell-mannered,______.

A.youlaughatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble

B.it’sallrighttospeakwithyourmouthfulloffood

C.youshouldstopsomeonewhenheistalking

D.youshouldspeakaftersomeoneelsehasfinishedtalking

5.Asdifferentcountrieshavedifferentmanners,______

A.it’sunnecessarytolearntheirmanners

B.weshouldtrytofindoutthedifferencesinthecustoms

C.itshouldbewrongtogooutofone’swaytodoanything

D.learningalittlelanguagewouldbehelped

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IenteredSt.Thomas’sHospitalasamedicalstudentattheageof18andspentfiveyearsthere.Iwasanunsatisfactorystudent,formyheartwasnotinit.Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermytea,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovel,calledLizaofLambeth,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itappearedduringmylastyearatthehospitalandhadsomethingofasuccess.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IsetoutforSpaintowriteanotherbook.Lookingbacknow,andknowingtheterribledifficultiesofmakingalivingbywriting,IrealizeIwastakingafearfulrisk.

Thenexttenyearswereveryhard,andIearnedanaverageof￡100ayear.ThenIhadabitofluck.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreputonaplaythatfailed.Thenextplayhearrangedtoputonwasnotready,andhewasathiswit’send.Hereadaplayofmineand,thoughhedidnotmuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheplayhehadinmindcouldbeproduced.Itranforfifteenmonths.Withinashortwhile,IhadfourplaysrunninginLondonatthesametime.Nothingofthekindhadeverhappenedbefore.Iwasthetalkofthetown.

6.Whentheauthorwasamedicalstudent,he______.

A.hadsometroublewithhisheart

B.wasaverygoodstudent

C.wantedtobeawriteraftergraduation

D.wassatisfiedwithwhathewasdoingatthetime

7.Whentheauthorwrotehisfirstnovel,______.

A.hesentittoapublisherbutitwasnotaccepted

B.hewasstillstudyingatthemedicalschool

C.hesucceededinpublishingitthoughitwasnotasuccess.

D.hehadgraduatedfromthemedicalschool.

8.Theauthorgaveupmedicinebecauseatthattime______.

A.hethoughthecouldmakealivingbywriting

B.heknewthesuccessofthebookwasnatural

C.heknewitwasnorisktobeawriter

D.hewasquiterichafterthesuccessofhisbook

9.Forthefirsttenyearsofhiswritingcareerafterhisgraduation,theauthorearnedanaverageof￡100ayear,whichwas______.

A.agreatsumB.abitofluck

C.asmallsumD.amoderatesuccess

10.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreagreedtoputontheauthor’splaybecause______.

A.hethoughttheauthorwasagoodplaywright

B.helikedtheauthor’splaysverymuch

C.hefailedtoarrangeanewplayintime

D.heheardthattheauthorhadstudiedmedicinebefore

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople–--nottheirclothes,ideasorlanguages---haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworld.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.

ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1500,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitwassoonwidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine”of1845-46,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColumbiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredbyagoatherdnamedKaldi.Henoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

11.Accordingtothepassage,______haschangedthemostinthelast500years.

A.foodB.chocolateC.potatoD.coffee

12.“Some”in“Somestillexisttoday”（Para.1）means______.

A.somecocoatreesB.somechocolatedrinks

C.someshopsD.someSouthAmericanIndians

13.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”because______.

A.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse

B.theywereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica

C.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotato

D.thepotatoharvestwasbad.

14.Coffeeoriginallycamefrom______.

A.BrazilB.ColumbiaC.EthiopiaD.Arabia

15.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat______.

A.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi

B.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi’sgoats

C.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinSouthAmericancountries

D.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace（perhapsabridge,orahot-airballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithanelasticropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhourtilltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitiesasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolvejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?

Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkinacomparativelysafeenvironment;theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

16.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.DangerousSports:

WhatandWhy

B.TheBoredomofModernLife

C.Bunge