浙江省专升本大学英语试题和答案.docx

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浙江省专升本大学英语试题和答案

浙江省2014年选拔优秀高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试

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PartIReadingComprehension（60marks,60minutes）

SectionA（每小题2分）

FormatⅠ

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet.（40marks）

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Haveyoueverwonderedwherethefirstdoughnut（炸面圈）wasmade?

Whothoughtuptheideaofafriedcakewithaholeinthecenter?

Nooneknowsforsurewhomadethefirstdoughnut.Somepeoplethinkthatdoughnutprobablybeganinthe1800sasDutch“olykoeks”or“oilycakes.”Inthosedays,acookwouldnotwanttowasteanyscrapsoffood.Leftoverpiecesofbreaddough（生面团）wereputintohotoilandfried.Olykoeksweretastyontheoutside,butsoftanduncookedinthecenter.

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

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OtherssaytherealstoryisthatCaptainGregoryhaddifficultysteeringhisshipwhiletryingtoeatdoughnut.Heaskedtheship’scooktomakehisdoughnutswithholessohecouldhangthemonthesteeringwheel!

OthersthinkthatCaptainGregorysawholedcakesinEuropeandbroughttheideabackto

Americawithhim.

DuringworldwarI,homesickAmericansoldiersinEuropewereserveddoughnutsbytheSalvationArmy.Thesebravewomenvolunteeringforthejobwerecalled“DoughnutGirls.”Theyoftenworkedindangerousconditionsnearthesoldiers,sotheDoughnutGirlsworehelmetsanduniforms.Thewomenmadedoughnutcuttersoutofalargecanwithasmallercaninsideittocutout

thehole.Theycouldsetupakettleofhotoiltofrythedoughalmostanywhere.

Inthe1920s,doughnutmachineswereinvented.Doughnutswereproducedfasterandeasierthaneverbefore.Still,manypeoplepreferredtomaketheir

favoritedoughnutsathome.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout

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A.thepopularityofdoughnuts

B.thehistoryofdoughnuts

C.theinventorsofdoughnuts

D.thetypesofdoughnuts

2.ThefirstDutch“olykoek”cameintobeingprobablybecause

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A.peopledidnotliketoeatfriedfood

B.cooksdidnotliketowasteleftoverfood

C.DutchmenlikedoilcakesverymuchD.cookslikedthesoftcenterofcakes

3.Whatwasusedtoreplacetheuncookedcentertoimprovedoughnuts?

A.Scrapsoffood

B.Jellyfilling

C.Spicesandnuts

D.Leftoverbreaddough

4.Inparagraph3,theword“consequence”probablymeans

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A.action

B.damage

C.problem

D.result

5.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheDoughnutGirlsduringworldwarI?

A.Theyworkedaboardaship.

B.Theyworkednearbattlefields

C.Theyuseduntestedmachines

D.Theyusedhelmetstocookdoughnuts

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ItisablowfortheUglyBettysandPlainJanes——researchshowsthatgoodlooksleadtobetterpay.Astudyof4,000youngmenandwomenfoundthatbeautyboostedpaychecksmorethanintelligence.Thosejudgedtobethemoreattractiveearnedupto10percentmorethantheirlessattractivefriendsandcolleagues.Appliedtotheaveragesalaryof￡25,000ayear,the“plainness

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penalty（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-lookingpeopleareusuallypaidmoreprobablybecause

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A.theylooksmarter

B.theyhavehigherdegrees

C.theyarebetteratpleasingothers

D.theyaremoreconfident

9.HowmanypeoplewereratedasveryattractiveinJasonFletcher’sstudy?

A.About280

B.About4,000

C.About2,000

D.About320

10.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.IQislessimportantthanappearance.

B.Confidencemakespeopleprettier.

C.Goodlooksearnanextrapenny.

D.HowPlainJanesgetahighersalary.

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wereyouconstantlyboredasachild?

Maybethathelpedyoutodevelopyourabilitytobecreative.

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Boredomcanbeagoodthingforchildren,accordingtoDrTeresaBelton,researcherattheUniversityofEastAnglia’sSchoolofEducationandLifelongLearning.Afterinterviewingauthors,artistsandscientistsinBritain,she’sreachedtheconclusionthatculturalexpectationsthatchildrenshouldbe

constantlyactivecouldblockthedevelopmentoftheirimagination.

BritishactressandwriterMeeraSyalgrewupinasmallminingvillagewithfewdistractions.Theresearchersaid:

“Lackofthingstodourgedhertotalktopeopleshewouldn’totherwisehaveengagedwithandtryactivitiesshewouldn’t,underothercircumstances,haveexperienced,suchastalkingtoelderlyneighborsandlearningtobakecakes.”

Beltonadded:

“Boredommadeherwrite.MeeraSyalkeptadiaryfroma

youngage,fillingitwithobservations,shortstories,poems.”

Theresearcherdidn’tignoretheoldsayingthedevilfindsworkforidlehands,though.Beltonpointedoutthatyoungpeoplewhodon’thavetheinteriorresourcestodealwithboredomcreativelymayendupsmashingupbusshelters

ortakingcarsoutforajoyride.

HowaboutwatchingTVandvideosonthecomputer?

Theresearcherbelievesthatnothingreplacesstandingandstaringatthingsandobservingyour

surroundings.

It’sthesortofthingthatstimulatestheimagination,shesaid,whilethescreen“tendstoshortcircuitthatprocessandthedevelopmentofcreative

capacity.”

DrBeltonconcluded:

“Forthesakeofcreativity,perhapsweneedtoslow

downandstayofflinefromtimetotime.”

11.DrTeresaBeltondidherresearchby.

A.studyingculturaldifferences

B.interviewingprofessionals

C.keepingadiary

D.observingthesurroundings

12.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthevillagewhereMeeraSyalgrewup?

A.ModernandopenB.Tinyandunexciting

C.PoorandunderdevelopmentD.Remoteandviolent

13.Theexpression“thedevilfindsworkforidlehands”probablymeansthat

peoplearemorelikelyto?

A.dowhattheyshouldnotdoiftheymeetdevils.

B.achievenothingiftheyworkwithdevils

C.domoreworkiftheydidn’tworkhardwhentheywereyoung.D.getinvolvedintroubleiftheyhavenothingtodowiththeirtime.

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14.WhatisDrBelton’sadviceforyoungsters?

A.Observetheworldaroundthem.

B.Getinformationonlinefromtimetotime.

C.Remainconstantlyactive.

D.Readasmanybooksaspossible.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Dealwithboredomwisely.

B.Learnfromayoungage.

C.Enjoyvillagelife.D.Forgetoldsayings.

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Duringherjunioryearofhighschool,CandiceBackus’steacherhandedherasheetandinstructedthe17-year-oldtomapoutherfuturefinanciallife.Backuspretendedtobuyacar,rentanapartment,andapplyforacreditcard.Then,sheandherclassmatesplayedthe“stockmarketgame,”investingthehypothetical（假设的）earningsfromtheirhypotheticaljobsinthemarketinthefatefulfallof2008.“Ourpretendinvestmentscrashed,”Backussays,stillhorrified.“Wefeltwhatactualshareholderswerefeeling.”

Thatpainofearningandlosingmoneyisafeelingthatpublicschoolincreasinglywanttoteach.Fortystatesnowoffersometypesoffinancialinstructionattheelementaryorhigh-schoollevel,includinglessonsinbalancingcheckbooks（支票本）andbuyingstockinmathandsocial-studiesclasses.Theinterestinpersonal-financeclasseshasrisensince2007whenbankfailuresbecamearegularoccurrence.

Ratherthanteachinvestmentstrategies,thesecoursesofferabasicapproachtohandlingmoney:

Don’tspentwhatyoudon’thave.Putpartofyourmonthlysalaryintoasavingaccount,andinvestinthestockmarketforthelong-termratherthanshort-termgains.ForBackus,thismeansdividingherearningsfromherpart-timejobatafast-foodrestaurantintoseparateenvelopesforpayingbills,spending,an