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普通高校

2008普通高校“专转本”统一考试英语模拟试卷A（南师专转本）

普通高校“专转本”统一考试模拟试卷A

本试卷分第1卷（客观题）和第Ⅱ卷（主观题）两部分。

第1卷l至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至13页。

两卷满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（共100分）

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PartIReadingcomprehension:

（共20小题,每题2分，共40分）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.YoushoulddecidethebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

ItseemsthatfatewasonthesideoftheJapanese.At6:

30a.m.on7DecemberasmallJapanesesubmarineenteredaprohibitedareaoffOahuandwassunkbydestroyersandaircraft.Thenavalwatch-officerwasinformedand,inhisturn,informedtheChiefs-of-StaffatPearlHarbour;butforsomereasonnogeneralalertwasgiven.Moreextraordinarystill,itisafactthatat7.00a.m.theoperatorofaprovisionaldetectorstationoutinthePacificbelongingtotheAmericanArmyreportedalargeflightofaeroplanesabout210kilometresfromOahutotheeast-northeast.Anarmylieutenantdecidedthattheaeroplanesmustobviouslybefriendlyonesandtooknoaction.AnunusuallycloudyskyaddedtoJapaneseluck.AroutinedawnpatrolofAmericanaircrafthadpassedoverOahuandreportednothing.

At7:

50a.m.onthatSundaymorningagreatnoiseofapproachingaircraftwasheardonOahuandat7:

55thefirstbombsfell.Low-levelbombersandtorpedoaircraftattackedtheshipsintheharbourandthenavalinstallations;high-levelbombersbombedtheairfieldsandalsoHonolulusome11kilometresaway.Theattackswerefollowedbyfighterplanesfiringmachine-gunswithincendiarybullets,particularlyattheplanesontheairfield;somepocketsubmarinesattackedtheharbouratthesametime.

Justastherehadbeennoadequateairorseapatrols,soinsidePearlHarbournoprecautionsagainstattackhadbeentaken;warshipsweremooredcloseoneagainstanotherandalargepro-portionofofficersandratingswereonleaveandmanysleepingashore.Asimilarpeace-timecarelessnesspervadedtheHickhamarmyairfieldclosetoPearlHarbourandotheraerodromesontheisland.Beforethelastattack,whichwasmadeat9:

00a.m.andwhichmetwithheavyanti-airscraftandnavalgun-fire,theJapanesewereabletostrafetheirobjectivesalmostwithoutresistanceandtheaircraftwereabletoreturntotheircarrierstorefuelandtoreturntotheattack.

Oftheeightbattleships,theArizona,CaliforniaandUtah,atargetship,weresunkoutright;theOklahomacapsizedshortlyafterbeingbombed;theNevadawassetonfireandputoutofactionformanymonths;thethreeothersweremoreorlessseriouslydamaged.Considerableadditionaldamagesweredonetoships,aminelayerwassunk,threecruisersdamaged,twodestroyerssunkandanotherdamaged.Some2,300officersandmenwerekilledandsomehundredsofthenearlytwothousandwoundeddiedlater.TheJapanesearesaidtohavelost60aircraft,whilsttheAmericanshad173destroyedandover100damaged.

1.HowwasfateonthesideoftheJapanese?

A.NogeneralalertwasgivenbytheChiefs-of-Staff.

B.AcloudyskycoveredtheJapanesemovement.

C.Japanesesubmarinewasabletoenteraprohibitedarea.

D.Alloftheabove.

2.Whatinformationdidthenavalwatch-officergivehissuperiorsatPearlHarbour?

A.AsmallJapanesesubmarinehadenteredaprohibitedareaoffOahu.

B.JapanesedestroyersandaircrafthadenteredtheprohibitedareaoffOahu.

C.TheJapaneseweresendingtheirsubmarinesintotheprohibitedareaoffOahu.

D.Anunidentifiedsubmarinewassunkbydestroyersandaircraft.

3.Whatwas"extraordinary"aboutthesightingofplanesbytheprovisionaldetectorstation?

A.Theplaneswereimmediatelyshotdown.

B.Anarmylieutenanttooknoaction,thinkingtheplaneswerefriendly.

C.Theplanesweretoofarawaytobeseen.

D.Thestationwassupposedtobelookingforships,notplanes.

4.Whatdoes'capsized'mean?

A.'Overturned'

B.'Starteditsengines'

C.'Caughtfire'

D.'Escaped'

5.WhywastheUnitedStatesunpreparedfortheattack?

A.TheU.S.andJapanhadjustsignedapeacetreaty.

B.Theattackcameasacompletesurprise.

C.AlltheshipsoftheU.S.Navyweresomewhereelse.

D.TheU.S.thoughtitwouldattackJapanfirst.

Passage2

Joeworksforalargeauto-insurancecompany.Hethoughtitwasn'thurttoleavethekeyinthetruckwhenhefilledhisgastankataself-servicegasstation.Butmomentslater,ashewaspayingthemoney,hesawthetruckbeingdrivenaway.

In1987,1.6millionmotorvehicleswerestolenintheUnitedStates---oneevery20seconds.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,expertspredictannual（每年的）vehiclethefts（行窃）couldbemorethantwomillionsbytheendofthedecade.

Vehiclestheftisacommonoccurrence,whichhasadirectimpactonoverfourmillionvictimsayear.Thecostissurprising.

Manypoliceofficialsblameprofessionalthievesforthehighvolume（大量）ofthefts.Itisamajormoneymakerfororganizedcrime.Normally,stolencarsaretakentopiecesandthepartsaresoldtoindividuals.Butasmanyas200,000carsaresmuggled（走私）outofthecountryeveryyear.MostgotoLatinAmerica,theMiddleEastandEurope.

Onlyabout15percentcartheftsresultinanarrest,becausefewpolicedepartmentsroutinelyconductin-depthautoinvestigations.Whenthievesarearrested,judgeswilloftensentencethemtoprobation（缓刑）,notimmediatelyputtheminprisonbecausetheprisonsareovercrowdedwithviolentcriminals.

OneexceptionisMichiganprogramthatassigns92policeofficerstoworkfull-timeonthestate's65,000cartheftcasesayear.Since1986,whentheeffortbegan,thestate'sauto-theftratehasfallenfromsecondinthenationtoninth.

Howcanyouprotectyourcar?

Ifyouliveinahigh-theftareaofdriveanexpensivemodel,considerasecuritysystem.Itmaycostanywherefrom$25to$1,000.Somesystemsengageautomatically-simplyremovingthekeydisables（使失去能力）thefuelpumpandthestarter.Whencarsareequippedwithsuchsystems,theftsmaydropbyone-third.Insomestates,youmaybeabletouseadevicethatsendsradiosignals,allowingstolencarstobetrackedbypolice.

6.   Thepassageismainlyabout_________.

A.  Michiganprogram

B.   securitysystem

C.  policedepartments'routinejob

D.  vehicletheft

7.   Thefollowingarenotthewaysthievessellthestolencarsexceptthattheyare__________.

A.  soldtoauto-insurancecompany

B.   soldtoAustralia

C.  smuggledtoLatinAmerica,theMiddleEastandEurope

D.  soldtoindividualsasawhole

8.   Theauthorpredictstheannualvehicletheftcouldbe________in1989.

A.  1.6million

B.   lessthan2million

C.  65,000

D.  over2million

9.   Thewaytoprotectyourcarfromstealingisto________.

A.  notifypolice

B.   buyinsurance

C.  haveaspecialfuelpumpandastarter

D.  equipasecuritysystem

10. Thereasonjudgeswilloftensentencethethievestoprobationandnotimmediatelyputtheminprisonisthat_________.

A.  thereisn'tenoughevidence（证据）

B.   theprisonsareovercrowdedwithviolentcriminals

C.  vehicletheftisacriminalmisdemeanor（轻罪）

D.  thethieveshaveescapedtoEurope

Passage3

Betweentheagesofsixmonthsandoneyear,thebabylearnstolaughforessentiallythesamereasonshewilllaughthroughouthislife,saysDr.JacobLevine,associateprofessorofpsychologyatYaleUniversity.Dr.Leviensaysthatpeoplelaughtoexpressmasteryoverananxiety.Picturewhathappenswhenafathertosseshischildintotheair.Thechildwillprobablylaugh-----butnotthefirsttime.Inspiteofhisenjoymentof“flying”,heistooanxioustolaugh.HowdoesheknowDaddywillcatchhim?

Oncethechildrealizeshewillbecaught,heisfreetoenjoythegame.Butmoreimportantly,sysDr.Levine,thechildlaughsbecausehehasmasteredananxiety.

Adultlaughterismoresubtle,butwealsolaughatwhatweusedtofear.Thefeelingofachievement,orlackofit,remainsacrucialfactor.Givingafirstdinnerpartyisananxiouseventforanewhostess?

Allgoeswell;thepartyisover.Nowshelaughsfreely.Herpleasureformhavingprovedhersuccessisthefoundationforherpleasureinrecallingtheevening’sactivities.Shecouldn’tenjoythesecondpleasurewithoutthefirst,moreimportantone---hermasteryofanxiety.

Laughterisasocialresponsetriggeredbycues.Scientistshavenotdeterminedabraincenterforlaugher,andtheyareperplexedbypatientswithcertaintypesofbraindamagewhogointolaughingfitsfornoapparentreason.Therestofusrequirecompany,andareasontolaugh.

11.Theintendedaudienceofthepassageare____.

A.mentalpatients                          B.humorists

C.psychologists                           D.thegeneralpublic

12.Theprimarypurposeofthispassageistodemonstrate_____.

A.thatwearesocialanimals

B.whywelaugh

C.theimportanceofhumor

D.thatlaughterisdeceptive

13.Accordingtothepassage,asix-montholdlaughs_____.

A.morefrequentlythananadult

B.whenhefellsanxious

C.moresubtlythananadult

D.whenhemastershisanxiety

14.Whichofthefollowingbestsupportsthetheorydiscussedinthepassage?

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A.Afootballerlaughsbeforethegamestarts.

B.Astudentlaughsatthemistakesmadebyhisteacher

C.Astudentslaughsafteranexam

D.Aguestlaughsatajoketoldbyhishost.

15.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.Companytendstomakeuslaughmore

B.Weneverlaughalone.

C.Wealllaughforagoodreason.

D.Welaughforth