湖北经济学院专升本英语08.docx

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湖北经济学院专升本英语08

2007年“专升本”试卷

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2007年月日

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PartIReadingComprehension（每小题2分，共40分）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whenamagazineforhigh-schoolstudentsaskeditsreaderswhatlifewouldbelikeintwentyyears,theysaid:

Machineswouldberunbysolarpower.Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximumadvantageofitslightandheat.Wallswould“radiatelight”and“changecolorwiththepushofabutton.”Foodwouldbereplacedbypills.Schoolwouldbetaught“byelectricalimpulsewhilewesleep.”Carswouldhaveradar.Doesthissoundliketheyear2000?

Actually,thearticlewaswrittenin1958andthequestionwas“Whatwilllifebelikein1978？

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Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythehighschoolstudentsdid,soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately.Bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilledbusinessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen.Butcanthey?

Oneexpertoncitieswrote:

Citiesofthefuturewouldnotbecrowded,butwouldhavespaceforfarmsandfields.Peoplewouldtraveltoworkin“airbuses”,largeall-weatherhelicopterscarryingupto200passengers.Whenapersonlefttheairbusstationhecoulddriveacoin-operatedcarequippedwithradar.Theradarequipmentofcarswouldmaketrafficaccidents“almostunheardof”.Doesthatsoundfamiliar?

Iftheexperthadbeenaccurateitwould,becausehewaswritingin1957.Hissubjectwas“Thecityof1982”.

Iftheprofessionalssometimessoundlikehigh-schoolstudents,itsprobablybecausefuturestudyisstillanewfield.Buteconomicforecasting,orpredictingwhattheeconomywilldo,hasbeenaroundforalongtime.Itshouldbeaccurate,andgenerallyitis.Buttherehavebeensomebigmistakesinthisfield,too.Inearly1929,mostforecasterssawanexcellentfutureforthestockmarket.InOctoberofthatyear,thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever,ruiningthousandsofinvestorswhohadputtheirfaithinfinancialforeseers.

Oneforecasterknewthatpredictionsaboutthefuturewouldalwaysbesubjecttosignificanterror.In1957,H.J.RandoftheRandCorporationwasaskedabouttheyear2000,“Onlyonethingiscertain,”heanswered.“Childrenborntodaywillhavereachedtheageof43.”

1.High-schoolstudents’answersto“Whatwouldlifebein1978?

”sound_________.

A）accurateB）imaginativeC）correctD）OK

2.Accordingtothewriter,forecastingisfairlyaccuratein________.

A）politicsB）scienceC）sociologyD）economy

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotconfirmwiththewriterscommentonfuturestudy?

A）Predictionsshouldbeaccurate.

B）Professionalssometimessoundlikehigh-schoolstudents.

C）Therehavebeensomebigmistakesinthefieldofeconomicforecasting.

D）Predictionsaboutfuturewouldalwaysbesubjecttosignificanterrors.

4.Thepresentpassagewasmostprobablywritten_______.

A）justbefore2000B）in1958

C）after1982D）in1957

5.H.J.Rand'spredictionabouttheyear2000showsthat________.

A）itiseasytofigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen

B）itisdifficulttofigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen

C）onlyprofessionalscanfigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen

D）veryfewprofessionalscanfigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen

PassageTwo

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Humanshavelongbeenstudyingtheflightofbirdsandtryingtoimitateit.Notuntilthetwentiethcenturydidengineersfullyunderstandtheprinciplesofflightthatbirdshavebeenusingformillionsofyears.

Birdsareadaptedintheirbodystructure,asnoothercreatures,tolifeintheair.Theirwings,tails,hollowbones,andinternalairsacs（气囊）allcontributetothisgreatfaculty.Theseadaptationsmakeitpossibleforbirdstoseekoutenvironmentsmostfavorabletotheirneedsatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Thisresultsinthemarvelousphenomenonweknowasmigration---theregular,seasonalmovementofentirepopulationsofbirdsfromonegeographiclocationtoanother.

Eachyearwithgreatregularitymostspeciesofbirdsreturntotheirsummerhomes,court（求偶）andchoosemates,buildtheirnests,layeggs,andreartheiryoung.Inthelatesummerandfalltheyacquiretheirnewplumage（羽毛）.Thentheyjoinwithothersoftheirkindinlargeandsmallflocks,feedingandstoringupfatintheirbodies.Thustheyprepareforthehardshipsofwinter,whethertheyremaininthecoldnorthlandsormakethestrenuousjourneytothesouth.

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.

A.PrinciplesofFlight

B.Howbirdsfly

C.TheAnnualMigrationofBirds

D.TheBodyStructureofBirds

7.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.

A.birdsarebuiltthesameasothercreatures

B.birdsarebuilttofly

C.birdsneedtomigratetosurvive

D.birdsneedtobetoldwhentomigrate

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat_______.

A.birds’migrationisgenerallywithoutpurpose

B.birds’migrationismerelyoutoftheirhabits

C.mostbirdstravelregularlyforachangeintheirlife

D.birdsareabletolookforsituationsfavorabletotheirexistence

9.Birdsfeedandstorefatintheirbodies______.

A.foruseinrearingtheiryoung

B.foruseinwinter

C.tobeusedwhentheyreturnnextsummer

D.tobeusedontheirwaysouth

10.Whichofthefollowingisimpliedbythepassage?

A.Themigrationofbirdsisa“social”undertaking.

B.Eachindividualbirdhasitsownpatternofmigration.

C.Allbirdsflysouthforthewinter.

D.Differentkindsofbirdsjointogetherintheirmigration.

PassageThree

Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason.Youareprobablyalotsharperinthespringthanyouareatanyothertimeofyear.Anotedscientist,EllsworthHuntington（1876-1947）,concludedfromothermen’sworkandhisownamongpeoplesindifferentclimatesthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.

Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesoflargenumbersofpeopletendtobelowestinsummer.

Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Onereasonmaybethatinthespringman’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinallnature.

Fallisthenest-bestseason,thenwinter.Asforsummer,itseemstobeagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking.

11.Accordingtothepassage,man’sintelligence_____________________.

A）staysthesamethroughouttheyear

B）variesfromdaytoday

C）changeswithseasons

D）changesfromyeartoyear

12.EllsworthHuntingtondecidedthatclimateandtemperaturehave_________________.

A）someeffectonmostpeople'sintelligence

B）agreateffectoneveryone'sintelligence

C）someeffectonafewpeople'sintelligence

D）noeffectonmostpeople'sintelligence

13.EllsworthHuntington’sconclusionwasbasedon__________________.

A）variationsofhisownmentalabilitiesfromseasontoseason

B）theresultsofresearchdonebyhimandotherscientistsamongpeoplesindifferentclimates

C）detailedrecordsoftemperaturechangesindifferentplaces

D）detailedrecordsofdifferentwaysofthinkingamongpeoplesindifferentclimates

14.Whydoestheauthorsaysummerisagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking?

___________________

A）Becausealongvacationinsummerhelpstoimprovepeople’smentalpower.

B）Becausesummerisagoodtimeforoutdooractivities.

C）Becausementalexertioninthesummerheattaxestoomuchofpeople’senergy.

D）Becausepeopletendtobelesscreativeduringsummer.

15.Thecentralideaofthispassageis_________________________.

A）man’smentalabilitieschangefromseasontoseason

B）man’sintelligencevariesfromplacetoplace

C）manshouldtakealongvacationinsummer

D）ifyouwanttodocreativethinking,gotoacoolplace

PassageFour

Question16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Moststudentshavelittleinterviewexperience.Theinterviewshouldholdlittleterror.Ifyouarestillnervous,helpisathand,yourCareersServicewillarrangepracticeinterviewsandfirmsoftenadvertiseformockintervieweesandwillpayyoufortheprivilege.

Soyouareabouttohaveyourfirstinterviewwiththecompanyofyourdreams-howdoyoumakeagoodimpression?

First,takecareaboutyourpersonalappearance.Interviewerswillrealizethatyoucannotaffordexpensive,qualityclothesbuttheywillnotbeimpressedifyourclothesareuntidyandyourhairisdirty.Nooneistoopoortoaffordsoap.Second,don'tforgettheimportanceofbodylanguage.Makesureyourentranceisdeliberate（从容的）andshaketheinterviewershandfirmly,butdon'tcrushit.Maintaineyecontactsmileandtrytorelax.

Initially,youwillprobablybeaskedopen-endedquestionsrelatingtoyourapplicationform,interests,coursesandsoon.Thisisyourcuetobegintalking,sodon'tanswerinmonosyllablesandclamup.Makesureyouanswerthequestionsanddon'tbeafraidofstoppingtothinkbeforespeaking.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillprobablybeaskedifyouhaveanyquestions.Itisadvisabletohavealistofthemprepared,as