江苏省普通高校专转本选拔考试英语试题卷 1.docx

1、江苏省普通高校专转本选拔考试英语试题卷 1PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethr

2、oughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thiscourseisforthosewhowanttolearntotype,aswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandbeginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts2

3、0hours.Bringyourownpaper.Coursefee:$125 Materials:$25Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttryingcoursesbefore.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSThistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchab

4、outcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcantdoandhowtousethem.Coursefee:$75 Jan.4,7,11,14,18Wed.&Sat.9:00-11:30a.m. Equipmentfee:$10DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijingUniversity.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperienceincomputerfield.STOPSMOKINGDoyouwanttos

5、topsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?Nowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.Coursefee:$30 Jan.2.9,16,23 Mon.2:00-5:00p.m.DrJohnisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmokingsuccessfully.1.IfyouchoosetheUcour

6、seNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS,youwillhaveclasses_.A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturdayC.onSaturdayandSundayD.onweekendevenings2.HowlongwillthecourseSTOPSMOKINGlasteachtime?A.Fourweeks.B.Threehours.C.Aweek.D.Twentyhours3.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneofthethreecourses

7、.Whichoneissuitableforhim?A.TYPINGB.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSC.STOPSMOKINGD.None4.IfyouwanttotakeUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSandTYPING,youwillpay_.A.$75.B.$150.C.$235D.$3605.WhatsthedifferencebetweenthecourseTYPINGandtheothertwo?A.Peopleatdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.B.Youwilltakeatestafterth

8、ecourse.C.Youwillpaythesameamount.D.Youneedtobeequippedwithcomputerknowledge.1-5BBCCAPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IfIhadtheabilitytochangeonethingaboutAmericansociety,mydecisionwouldnotbeadifficultone.Iwouldbantelevision.Igrewupacouchpotato.Lookingback,itseemsIhardlyreadanyt

9、hingelseatallIwatchedTValmostsevenhoursaday.Therearesomanygoodreasonsforyoutobeacouchpotato.Televisionisgoodbefore-breakfastentertainment.Televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainment.Televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainment.Everybodywatchesit,soyouhavetowatchittooinordertotalkaboutitwithfriends.Otherwis

10、eyoucannotsayaword,whichmakesyoulooklikeanidiot.ButwhenIstoppedwatchingtelevisioncompletelyseveralmonthsago,IfoundthatIhadbecomeamorereflectiveperson,simplybecauseIhadmoretimetothink.Televisionhadstoppedstuffingitsideasintomyhead.Iwasthinkingofmychildhood,andtomydisappointment,Ifoundthatitcouldbesum

11、medupadequatelyinonesentence:“IwatchedalotofTV.”AndIwastedtoomuchofmyyouththatIcannothaveback.IwillneverbemoreimaginativethanIwasinmychildhood.NowIcantotallyresistthetemptationofTVnomatterhowmarveloustheprogramsare,andImenteringintoanewstageoflife.Inthemeantime,Idhopethatallcouchpotatoeswouldturnoff

12、theirTV.ButIamafraidthatwithmoreandmoreattractiveTVprograms,Imnotgoingtobethelastpersoninthiscountrytoidleawaythebestyearsoflifesittingpassivelyinfrontofatelevision.6.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho_.A.spendsmuchtimesittingandwatchingTVB.plantspotatoC.plantspotatointhecouchD.sitsinacoucheatingpotato7.Peopl

13、ewatchTVsomuchbecause_.A.televisionisgoodbeforebreakfastentertainmentB.televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainmentC.televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainmentD.Alloftheabove8.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewill_iftheystopwatchingTV.A.fillthemselveswithideaonTVB.bemorelazyandrelaxedC.havemoretimetothinkD.not

14、lookbackattheirchildhood9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheauthor?A.Theauthorhadwatchedtelevisionalot.B.Theauthorhadwastedtoomuchofhisyouth.C.Theauthorwillneverbemoreimaginativethanhewasinhischildhood.D.Theauthorisdeterminedtogoonwatchingtelevision.10.Thephrase“idleaway”(Para.5)probablymeans“_”.A.sp

15、endtimeinadifferentwayB.spendtimeinarelaxedwayC.enteranewstageD.watchtelevision6-10ADCDBPassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago，weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday

16、,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry，butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleof

17、thattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.Sometimes,ofcourse,

18、evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations,formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycallremembere

19、dhistory”.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butiftherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedinthepassage?A.Writ

20、tenhistoryismorereliable.B.Writtenrecordsplayanimportantroleinlearningabouthistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpstoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.12.LittleisknownaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_.A.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattimeB.pe

21、oplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.peopletheredidnotknowhowtowriteD.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire13.“Rememberedhistory”refersto_.A.historybasedonapersonsimaginationB.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents.D.bothBan

22、dC14.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen_.A.itiswrittendownB.NowrittenaccountisavailableC.itprovestobetimelyD.Peopleareinterestedinit15.Itissuggestedthatwecouldhavelearnedmoreaboutourpastifancientpeoplehad_.A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventB.burnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldexactst

23、oriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD.mademoresongsanddances11-15DCDBAPassageFourQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyreliveexp

24、eriencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersaredevelopingapillwhichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerasetheeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebody

25、releasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldierstroubling

26、memoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.“Somememoriescanruinpeopleslives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudontwanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusou