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欣迈浙江专升本考试英语模拟题
PartⅠReadingComprehension（共60分
SectionA（共20小题,每小题2分,共40分
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ArthurMiller（1915—2005isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsofthe20thcentury.Miller'sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustria-Hungary,drawnlikesomanyothersbythe“GreatAmericanDream”.However,heexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearly1930s.
Miller'smostfamousplay,DeathofaSalesman,isapowerfulattackontheAmericansystem,withitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatusasindicatorsofworth.InWillyLoman,theherooftheplay,weseeamanwhohasgotintotroublewiththissystem.Willyis“burntout”andinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomforsentiment:
ifhecan'tdothework,thenheisnogoodtohisemployer,theWagnerCompany,andhemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthis,andatalossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.Herefusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheend.
Whenitwasfirststagedin1949,theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviews,anditwontheTonyAwardforBestPlay,theNewYorkDramaCritics'CircleAward,andthePulitzerPrizeforDrama.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.
MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxbury,Connecticut,ontheeveningofFebruary10,2005,the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.
1.WhydidArthurMiller'sfathermovetotheUSA?
A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.
B.Hewasattractedbythe“GreatAmericanDream.”
C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.
D.Hisfamilybusinessfailed
2.TheplayDeathofaSalesman________.
A.exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworld
B.discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompany
C.talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMiller
D.focusesontheskillsindoingbusiness
3.WhatcanwelearnaboutWillyLoman?
A.Hetreatshisemployerbadly.
B.HerunstheWagnerCompany.
C.HeisavictimoftheAmericansystem.
D.Heisregardedasaherobyhiscolleagues.
4Afteritwasfirststaged,DeathofaSalesman________.
A.achievedhugesuccess
B.wonthefirstTonyAward
C.waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmen
D.wasseverelyattackedbydramatists
5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.ArthurMillerandhisfamily.
B.TheawardsArthurMillerwon.
C.ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienced.
D.ArthurMillerandhisbest-knownplay.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneversetaboutdealingwithitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageinaskill-onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothis,andbyhiswholeattitudetothesubjectheshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthe,momenttotakesecondplace.
Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:
thefirst,knowledge,sesecond,technique.
Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Thiscangenerallybeobtainedfrombooks.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofthemechanicsofspeech,andofwantwecallgeneralphonetictheory.Itisalsopossibleinthiswaytogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsandEnglishpeopleandthose,say,ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudents…pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.
Butitdoesn…tfollowthatyoucanteachpronunciationsuccessfullyassoonasyouhavereadthenecessarybooks.Itdependsafterthatwhatuseyoumakeofyourknowledge;andthisisamatteroftechnique.
5.Accordingtotheauthor,________pronouncingforeignlanguages.
A.onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficientin
B.nooneisreallyanexpertintheskillof
C.therearen…tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygoodat
D.thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficientin
6.Theauthorarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongwayis________.
A.anobviouscauseofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly
B.afundamentalresultofnotspeakingwell
C.aresultofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly
D.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly
7.Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguageisby________.
A.pickingitupnaturallyasachild
B.learningfromanativespeaker
C.notconcentratingonpronunciationassuch
D.undertakingsystematicwork
8.Teacherstendtoforget________.
A.thepracticalteachingoflanguages
B.theimportanceofagoodaccent
C.theprinciplesofphonetictheory
D.theteachingofpronunciationintheclassroom
9.Thevaluestudentsputoncorrectspeechhabitsdependson________.
A.howcloselyheattendstothematter
B.whetheritisEnglishthatisbeingtaught
C.histeacher…sapproachtopronunciation
D.theimportancenormallygiventogrammarandspelling
10.Ateachermightwastehistimeby________.
A.spendinglessontimeonpronunciation
B.makingill-informedcommentsonpronunciation
C.notusingbooksonphoneticsintheclassroom
D.notgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthedifferencebetweensounds。
Passage3
Questions11to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ludwigisascholar.Hisfather…sfamilywerefromFrance,andhis,mother‟swereGerman.HisparentshadnetsoonafterthewarinFrance.TheysoondecidedtoemigratetoAmerica,butwhiletheywerewaitingfortheirvisastheyfirstwentonabriefvisittoEnglandsoastoimprovetheirEnglish.HereyoungLudwighadachievedanEnglishbirth,andwithittherighttoBritishnationality,althoughbeforehisfirstbirthdayhewasalreadyintheU.S.A.,hegrewuphappilyenough,normallyenough,asanAmericanchild,hisparents‟joy.Yet,inhisblood,too,oldEuropeanthingslivedandwaited,andashebecameanadultandanintellectualhefoundhimselfanunidentifiedperson.Hisparents,perfectlyhi-lingualinFrenchandGerman,spokeonlyEnglishathome,laboriouslyconservingevenwhentheywerealonetogether,inthislanguagewhichtheyneverfullymastered.LudwiglearnthisFrenchandGermanatschool.
WhenhecameatlasttoEurope,nobloodrelationsawaitedhim.Allhaddiedorscattered.WhatmainlyconfrontedhimwastheghostofHitler.Thisandmanyotherthingsneedtobedrivenout.Asahistorianwandasamanheneededsomehowinthoughttogothroughthewholepassionofrecenthistory,buthecouldnotdoit.Facedwithwhathehadsosignificantlymissed,hisintellectbecamefaint.Heremainedoutsideitallandyetburdenedbyitasbysomethingheavyforeverrevilingbehindhim,apartofhimselfwhichhecouldneverproperlysee.InAmericahefeltEuropean,inFrancehefeltGerman,inGermanyAmerican.OnlyinEngland,whichhefound
insomewaysmostAmerican.OnlyinEngland,whichhefoundinsomewaysmostalienofall,couldhesomehowforgetorpostponetheproblemofwhohewas.Thecompanyofotherhistorianssuitedhim,andtheyjusttookhimforgrantedandassumedquietlythatofsourcehewouldstayandbecomeBritish.Hewassogratefulforthat.
11.LudwigwasborninEnglandbecausehisparentshad________.
A.gonetheretogetvisas
B.wantedhimtobeeligibleforBritishnationality
C.happenedtobeinEnglandatthattime
D.beenrequiredtogotheretolearnEnglish
12.thewayLudwig‟sparentsbroughthimupmadehim________.
A.consciousofhisEuropeanheritage
B.contenttobeanAmerican
C.secureinhisposition
D.ananxiousintellectual
13.Ludwig…sparentsspokeEnglishathomebecausethey________.
A.wereofdifferentnationalities
B.neededtopracticethelanguage
C.wantedtobethoroughlyAmerican
D.didnotwantLudiwigtofavorFrenchorGerman
14.Ludwighadhoped,inEurope,tobeableto________.
A.lookupsomeofhisrelatives
B.seethepastinadifferentlight
C.involvehimselfpassionatelyinhistory
D.makeaspecialstudyofHitler
15.EuropehadtheeffectofmakingLudwigfeel________.
A.alossofidentity
B.consciousofhisorigin
C.partofahistoricalprocess
D.burdenedwithguilt
Passage4
Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Fornearlyacenturybeforetherewassuchathingasaspaceprogram,aviewofspacewaspossible.PeoplecouldseedetailedviewsoftheMoon,exploreMars,andstudythegeometricbeautyofSaturn…srings.Allofthiswasmadepossiblebyasmallgroupofartistastronomerswhomadeacareerofillustratinghowotherworldsinspacemightlook
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