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专转本英语测试题二及答案
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英语测试题
(二)
PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
PassageOne
AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewantstoknow:
CanIspeakwithAmerican?
Cantheyunderstandme?
LearnersofEnglishoftenask:
WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishand AmericanEnglish?
Howimportantarethesedifferences?
Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafew
differencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay"inhospital"and"Haveyouapen?
" Americanssay"inthehospital"and"Doyouhave apen?
"Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.
Americansusuallysoundthe'r'sinwordslike"bird"and"hurt".SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundthe'r'sinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingand vocabulary.Forexample,"colour"and"honour"areBritishEnglish.“Color”and"honor"areAmerican English.Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however,forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.
1.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraid
that_____.
A.Britishpeoplecan'tunderstandhimB.Americanpeoplecan'tunderstandhim
C.thegrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim
2.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin_____.
A.spelling B.pronunciationC.grammar D.alloftheabove
3.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassage?
A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.
B.WhetherBritishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo
C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout
D.Howimportantthedifferencesare
4.Most_____say“Doyouhaveawatch”.
A.Britishpeople B.Americans C.children D.teachers
5.Accordingtothepassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave_____difficultyinunderstanding
each other.
A.little B.much C.some D.great
PassageTwo
Happinessis contagious,researchersreportedonThursday.
Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spouses,friends,neighborsandrelatives—werealsothehappiest,thedatashowed.“Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappier,”Christakissaid.
“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandyouareconnectedtoothersandothersareconnectedtostillothers.Itisthisfabricofhumanity,likeanAmericanpatchquilt.”
Eachpersonsitsonadifferentcoloredpatch.“Imaginethatthesepatchesarehappyandunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharoundyou,”Christakissaid.
“Itisnotjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeople,whichtheydo.Aboveandbeyond,thereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”
Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.
“Ifasocialcontactishappy,itincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15percent,”Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriend,orthefriendofaspouseorasibling(兄弟姐妹),iftheyarehappy,increasesyourchancesby10percent,”headded.
Ahappythirddegreefriend—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.
“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou’llbeunhappyby7percent”Fowlersaid.
Thefindingisinterestinganditisuseful,too,Fowlersaid.
“Amongotherbenefits,happinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreducedmortality(死亡率),painreduction,andimprovedcardiac(心脏的)function.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety,”hesaid.
Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5,000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.
“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000,”Christakissaid.
6.Accordingtotheresearch,yourhappiness________.
A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmates
B.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyou
C.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyou
D.haslittletodowithwhatsocialconnectionsyouhave
7.Theunderlinedword“contagious”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
A.infectiousB.beautifulC.effectiveD.prior
8.Itcanbeinferredthat________.
A.happinessspreadsasfastandwidelyasunhappiness
B.unhappinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanhappiness
C.happinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanunhappiness
D.thespreadofunhappinesshasnotbeenstudiedbyresearchers
9.Whichofthefollowingwillincreaseyourchancesofbecominghappiermost?
A.Beinginapartywithahappyatmosphere.
B.Ahappyexperienceofyourbrotheroryourparents.
C.Ahappyt