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江苏省2015年普通高校专转本选拔考试英语试题卷

（非英语类专业）

PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thiscourseisforthosewhowanttolearntotype,as well asthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandbeginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.

Coursefee:

$125Materials:

$25

Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttryingcoursesbefore.

UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS

Thistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcan’tdoandhowtousethem.

Coursefee:

$75,7,11,14,18

Wed.&Sat.9:

00-11:

30.Equipmentfee:

$10

DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijingUniversity.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperienceincomputerfield.

STOPSMOKING

DoyouwanttostopsmokingHaveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailedNowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.

Coursefee:

$30:

00-5:

00.

DrJohnisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmokingsuccessfully.

1.IfyouchoosetheUcourseNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS,youwillhaveclasses_______.

A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturday

C.onSaturdayandSundayD.onweekendevenings

2..HowlongwillthecourseSTOPSMOKINGlasteachtime

A.Fourweeks.B.Threehours.

C.Aweek.D.Twentyhours

3.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneofthethreecourses.Whichoneissuitableforhim

B.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS

C.STOPSMOKINGD.None

4.IfyouwanttotakeUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSandTYPING,youwillpay______.

A.$75.B.$150.

C.$235D.$360

5.What’sthedifferencebetweenthecourseTYPINGandtheothertwo

A.Peopleatdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.

B.Youwilltakeatestafterthecourse.

C.Youwillpaythesameamount.

D.Youneedtobeequippedwithcomputerknowledge.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IfIhadtheabilitytochangeonethingaboutAmericansociety,mydecisionwouldnotbeadifficultone.Iwouldbantelevision.

Igrewupacouchpotato.Lookingback,itseemsIhardlyreadanythingelseatall—IwatchedTValmostsevenhoursaday.

Therearesomanygoodreasonsforyoutobeacouchpotato.Televisionisgoodbefore-breakfastentertainment.Televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainment.Televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainment.Everybodywatchesit,soyouhavetowatchittooinordertotalkaboutitwithfriends.Otherwiseyoucannotsayaword,whichmakesyoulooklikeanidiot.

ButwhenIstoppedwatchingtelevisioncompletelyseveralmonthsago,IfoundthatIhadbecomeamorereflectiveperson,simplybecauseIhadmoretimetothink.Televisionhadstoppedstuffingitsideasintomyhead.Iwasthinkingofmychildhood,andtomydisappointment,Ifoundthatitcouldbesummedupadequatelyinonesentence:

“IwatchedalotofTV.”AndIwastedtoomuchofmyyouththatIcannothaveback.IwillneverbemoreimaginativethanIwasinmychildhood.

NowIcantotallyresistthetemptationofTVnomatterhowmarveloustheprogramsare,andI’menteringintoanewstageoflife.Inthemeantime,I’dhopethatallcouchpotatoeswouldturnofftheirTV.ButIamafraidthatwithmoreandmoreattractiveTVprograms,I’mnotgoingtobethelastpersoninthiscountrytoidleawaythebestyearsoflifesittingpassivelyinfrontofatelevision.

6.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho______.

A.spendsmuchtimesittingandwatchingTV

B.plantspotato

C.plantspotatointhecouch

D.sitsinacoucheatingpotato

7.PeoplewatchTVsomuchbecause______.

A.televisionisgoodbeforebreakfastentertainment

B.televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainment

C.televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainment

D.Alloftheabove

8.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewill______iftheystopwatchingTV.

A.fillthemselveswithideaonTV

B.bemorelazyandrelaxed

C.havemoretimetothink

D.notlookbackattheirchildhood

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheauthor

A.Theauthorhadwatchedtelevisionalot.

B.Theauthorhadwastedtoomuchofhisyouth.

C.Theauthorwillneverbemoreimaginativethanhewasinhischildhood.

D.Theauthorisdeterminedtogoonwatchingtelevision.

10.Thephrase“idleaway”probablymeans“______”.

A.spendtimeinadifferentway

B.spendtimeinarelaxedway

C.enteranewstage

D.watchtelevision

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago，weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry，butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsand dancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations,formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‟rememberedhistory”.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butiftherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedinthepassage

A.Writtenhistoryismorereliable.

B.Writtenrecordsplayanimportantroleinlearningabouthistory.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpstoanswermanyquestions.

.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

12.LittleisknownaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause______.

A.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattime

B.peoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.peopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

D.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

13.“Rememberedhistory”refersto______.

A.historybasedonaperson’simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents.

D.bothBandC

14.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen______.

A.itiswrittendownB.Nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetimelyD.Peopleareinterestedinit

15.Itissuggestedthatwecouldhavelearnedmoreaboutourpastifancientpeoplehad______.

A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.burnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

D.mademoresongsanddances

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyreliveexperiencesinnightmares.

NowAmericanresearchersaredevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerasetheeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

“Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusavoidthemistakesofthepast.

“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwerehorribleatthetimebuttheycanmakeuswhoweare.I'mnotsurewewanttowipet