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1、江苏专转本英语真题卷2018年江苏省普通高校“专转本”入学统一考试大学英语 试题卷（非英语类专业）注意事项：1.本试卷分为试题卷、答题卷和答题卡三部分。试题卷分为第卷（客观题）和第卷（主观题）两部分，第卷第1页至第10页；第卷第10页至第11页，有两大题；共11页，共五大题，全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.作答题，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号准确清楚地填写在试题卷、答题卡和答题卷的指定位置，并认真核对。3.作答第卷时，考生须用2B铅笔在答题卡上填涂答案；作答第卷时，考生须用蓝、黑色钢笔或圆珠笔将答案答在答题卷上，否则无效。4.考试结束时，考生须将第卷、第卷和答题卡、答题卷一

2、并交回。第卷 （共100分）Part I Reading Comprehension （20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Directions:There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there 4 choices marked A,B,C,D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the A

3、nswer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water into desserts so that people can live and grow food. Even so,more and more of the earth is becomi

4、ng desert all the time.Why? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.Some places on the earth do not get very much rain.Yet,they still do not become deserts.This is because there are some small green plants growing there.Plants help keep water in the earth.

5、Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away.Without plants,the land can become a desert much more easily.A man decides to make a farm in a very dry place.He digs in the earth and takes away the grass and plants that are already growing on the dry land.He makes a farm.He puts plants in rows.The sun

6、 is very hot.It makes the land even drier.When the rain comes,it runs between the rows of plants.It washes the good dirt away.When the wind comes, it blows between the rows of the plants.It blows the good dirt away.Soon the land is not good enough for a farm any more.The man lets his animals eat all

7、 the plants on it.Now the land does not have any plants on it.The sun and wind dry the land and all of the good dirt away.Now the land is a desert.1.A desert is probably .A.grass B.treeless C.wet D.muddy2.Land is becoming desert because of lack of .A.rain B.wind C.people D.plants3.Which of the follo

8、wing is NOT the reason why small green plants are very important to dry places?A.They keep the earth from becoming even drierB.They do not let wind blow the earth awayC.They add color to the dry placesD.They hold water4.It can be inferred from the passage that .A.it is bad to plant in rows in a dry

9、placeB.it is better to raise animals on dry land than to make a farmC.it is bad to make a farm in a dry place,but it is good to raise animals thereD.all lands that dont get very ran are deserts 5.Whats the purpose of the writer to give an example of the man? .A.To criticize him B.To tell an interest

10、ing storyC.To prove that man makes deserts D.To prove the hot sun makes a desertPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.There are some people who actually enjoy work-in fact,they love to work. They spend many extra hours on the job each work and often take work home with them

11、. These workaholics are as addicted to their jobs as other people are to drugs or alcohol.In some city centers, workaholism is so common that people do not consider it unusual. they accept the lifestyle as normal.Workaholism can be a serious problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than d

12、o anything else, they probably dont know how to relax; that is ,they might not enjoy movies,sports,or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they hate to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful,and this stress can cause health problems. In addition, typical workaholics

13、 dont pay much attention to their families. They spend little time with their children,and marriages may end.Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not.There are ,certainly,people who work well under stress.Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in life.Their work s

14、o pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics,work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs provide them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative. Other people retire from work at age sixty-five,but workaholics usually prefer not to quit.They are still inte

15、rested in work-and life-in their eighties and nineties.Perhaps some people are forced to work, but their addiction to work seems to be a safe-even an advantageous-one.6.The word “workaholics” in the first paragraph refers to those .A.who are always under stress and dont know how to get rid of itB.wh

16、o do not have a good relationship with their children and wivesC.who dont know how to enjoy movies or do sports in their spare timeD.who spend most of their time working and have no time in other things7.A problem workaholism may cause is that .A.the life under stress might be dull and boringB.peopl

17、es health might be damaged by overworkC.the chance to live together with families may be goodD.the ability to get along with people is not developed8.According to the fourth paragraph what keeps a workaholic always busy is .A.the money his job provides B.the entertainment in lifeC.the challenge in h

18、is job D.the stress in life9.Workaholics are not willing to leave their posts at age sixty-five mainly because .A.they want more money B.they are still in good healthC.they want to meet new people D.they feel work means a lot to them10.Which of the following might be the best title for the article?

19、.A.Workaholism B.An Addiction C.Work and Entertainment D.Work and HealthPassage Three Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. It has never b

20、een truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and do not accept the ideas of the elders. Events which the older generation reme

21、mber vividly are nothing more than past history.The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer. They dont like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the young are doing. They are questioning t

22、he assumptions of their elders and disturbing their complacency. Who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used violence to solve their problems? Why are they so unhappy and guilty in their personal li

23、ves? Can anything be right with the rat-race? Havent the old lost touch with all that is important in life?Traditionally, the young have turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might be reversed. The old-if they are prepared to admit it-could learn a thing or two from their childre

24、n.One of the biggest lessons they learn is that enjoyment is not “sinful”. It is surely not wrong to live in the present rather than in the past or future.11.According to the passage,the young today .A.are forced to remember the old events B.are more dependent on familyC.have more money and freedom

25、D.have more restrictions and problems12.It can be inferred from the passage that .A.the differences between the young and the old are the greatestB.today the old complain more about the youngs behaviorsC.the young are better educated and know moreD.the old remember many old events13.The young cant u

26、nderstand .A.why they should remember those old eventsB.why their parents are so progressive of themC.why they should receive better educationD.why the old often resort to violence or war to solve problems14.Which of the following statements is the reason why the old always assume they know best?A.t

27、hey are richer than the youngB.they are happier than the youngC.they have better memory than the youngD.they have lived longer than the young15.According to the passage, what the old can learn from the young is that .A.one has reason to enjoy lifeB.conventional politics is going out the wayC.receivi

28、ng better education is very importantD.happiness is the most important thing in lifePassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Human wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of c

29、ountry clubs and pleasure boats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants ,another level appears.The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level

30、of wants appears:clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses. By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then in

31、 the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels mean physical satisfaction-the feeding, comfort, safety and transportation of the human body, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goo

32、ds and services many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care and entertainment. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing. On the fourth level, a greater percentage of consumers spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they con