江苏专转本英语历年真题含答案.docx

1、江苏专转本英语历年真题含答案2005-2008年江苏专转本英语历年真题2005年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试试卷 大学英语第卷（共100分）注意事项：1答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。如果答案不涂写在答题卡上，成绩无效。Part I Reading Comprehension (40，35minutes) Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is fol

2、lowed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Human feelings are affected by color unconsciously. Manufacturers have discovered by trial and error that sugar sells b

3、adly in green wrappings, that blue foods are considered by consumers as tasteless, and that cosmetics should never be packaged in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole discipline of color psychology. Some of our preferences are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sk

4、y and therefore associated with calm, while yellow is a key color in association with energy. For primitive men. activity during the day meant bunting and attacking, in which he soon saw as red, the color of blood and hunting and fire. So it was natural that green, the complementary color to red, sh

5、ould be associated with passive defense. Experiments have shown that colors also have a direct psychological effect. People, when exposed to bright red. show an increase in breathing rate. heart beat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Similar exposure to pure blue has exactly the opposite effect,

6、because it is a calming color. Because red has an implication of excitement, it is chosen as the signal for danger. Some analyses show that a vivid yellow can produce a more basic state of alertness and alarm. So fire engines and ambulances in some advanced countries are now rushing around in bright

7、 yellow colors that stop traffic dead. 1. If people are exposed to red, which of the following statements does NOT happen? A. They feel afraid. B. They breathe faster. C. Their blood pressure rises. D. Their hearts beat faster. 2. Manufacturers have discovered the secret of colors in marketing _. A.

8、 by experimenting with different colors B. by developing the discipline of color psychology C. by trying not to make mistakes D. by accumulating their various experiences 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Our feelings about certain colors are purely psychological. B. Food should never be pac

9、kaged in brown. C. Sugar sells badly in green wrappings,D. Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of. 4. Our preferences for certain colors are _. A. dependent on our character B. linked with the primitive men C. associated with psychology D. associated with the time of the da

10、y 5. The passage is about _. A. color and traffic accidents B. color and manufacturers C. which color might influence human feelings D. why color affects human emotions and behavior Passage 2 Exchange a glance with someone, and then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the

11、glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for three seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is permissible time that you can hold a persons gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-

12、time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You are very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up(打量) and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to emit a sig

13、nal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, which sociologist Erving Goffman ( 1963 ) calls a dimming of the lights. You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passengers eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger o

14、n an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself. If you hold eye contact for more than three seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communic

15、ate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about three seconds at a time, and then drop their eyes down for three seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a three-second-plus stare, he signals- I know you. I am interested in you. or You

16、look peculiar and I am curious about you. This type of stare often produces hostile feelings. 6. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. A. every glance has its significance B. staring at a person is an expression of interest C. a gaze longer than three seconds is unacceptable D. a glanc

17、e conveys more meaning than words 7. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is _. A. to look into another passengers eyes B. to avoid eye contact with other passengers C. to signal you are nor a threat to anyone D. to keep a distance from other passengers 8. By a dimming o

18、f the lights(Line 9. Para l ). Erving Goffman means_ A. closing ones eyes B. turning off the lights C. ceasing to glance at others D. reducing gaze-time to the minimum 9. If one is looked at by a stranger for too tong, he tends to feel _. A. depressed B. curious C. uneasy D. amused 10. The passage m

19、ainly discusses _. A. the limitations of eye contact B. the exchange of ideas through eye contact C. proper behavior in various situations D. the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication Passage 3 Cyclo-cross is a cross-country bicycle racing in open and usually quite rough country with ri

20、ders often forced to dismount and carry their bicycles. The sport, originated early in the 20th century in France. was prevalent in the 1920s, but became prominent in the 1950s ( the British Cyclo-Cross Association was founded in 1954). An original European sport, cyclo-cross became popular througho

21、ut Western Europe and in the United States. World championships were initiated in 1925 ; by 1950 these were recognized by the Union Cyclist International(International Cyclists Union). After 1967 amateur and professional classes were officially separated in competition. The 24-kilometer cyclo-cross

22、course, often involving taps, is usually completed in 60 minutes. A course typically includes obstacles such as ditches, mud, fallen trees, streams, flight of stairs, fences, and gates; artificial hurdles are added to insufficiently challenging natural courses. Cyclo-cross races are usually held fro

23、m September to March, adding winter weather hazards to the challenge. There is a massed start with the field assembling not more than two abreast. Helpers are often stationed around the course with spare bicycles in case the original machine encounters mechanical difficulties or becomes too weighted

24、 down by mud picked up to the course. 11. What does the word dismount in Paragraph One mean? A. Give up B. Give in C. Get our D. Get off. 12. According ro the passage, which of the following is NOT true about cyclo-cross? A. The cyclists sometimes have to carry the bicycles instead of riding them. B

25、. The riders in the race are arranged side by side in two lines. C. All the riders start simultaneously on the starting line. D. The riders are allowed to change their machines, 13. Cyclo-cross became widely known _. A. in the 1920s B. in the 1950s C. in 1925 D. in 1967 14. According to the passage,

26、 cyclo-cross races are usually held from September to March because _. A. A. the winter is westerners favorite season B. winter can offer cyclists more risk and danger C. the winter weather is more agreeable D. in winter the riders neednt dismount and carry their bicycle 15. Which of the following s

27、tatements can you infer from the passage? A. The riders are competitive and fond of taking risks. B. People except the riders show little interest in cyclo-cross. C. Before 1967, amateur and professional classes had never been separated in competition. D. Helpers are often hired by the riders.Passag

28、e 4 In the second half of each year. many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about half a dozen generate the strong, circling winds of75 miles per hour or more that give them hurricane status, and several usually make their way to the coast. There th

29、ey cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds even thousands of miles out to sea. They travel aimlessly over water warmed by the trade winds. When conditions are just right, war

30、m moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counterclockwise motion. The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy