专转本英语测试题二及答案.docx

1、专转本英语测试题二及答案江苏省普通高校专转本选拔考试英语测试题(二)Part I Reading Comprehension（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分）Passage OneA student is learning to speak British English. He wants to know: Can I speak with American? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British English andAme

2、rican English? How important are these differences? Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a fewdifferences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say in hospital and Have you a pen?Americans say in the hospital and Do you havea pen? Pronu

3、nciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the rs in words like bird and hurt. Speakers of British English do not sound the rs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling andvocabulary. For example, colour and honour are British English. “Colo

4、r” and honor are AmericanEnglish. These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however, for the most part, British and American English are the same language.1. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid t

5、hat _. A. British people cant understand him B. American people cant understand him C. the grammar is too hard for him D. the spelling is too hard for him2. American English and British English are different in _. A. spelling B. pronunciation C. grammar D. all of the above3. What is not mentioned in

6、 the passage? A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English. B. Whether British and American English are one language or two C. How the differences between British English and American English came about D. How important the differences are4. Most _ say “Do you have a

7、 watch”. A. British people B. Americans C. children D. teachers5. According to the passage, British people and Americans have _ difficulty in understanding eachother. A. little B. much C. some D. greatPassage TwoHappiness iscontagious, researchers reported on Thursday.People with the most social con

8、nections spouses, friends, neighbors and relatives were also the happiest, the data showed. “Each additional happy person makes you happier，” Christakis said.“Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others. It is this fabric of humanity, l

9、ike an American patch quilt.”Each person sits on a different colored patch. “Imagine that these patches are happy and unhappy patches. Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patch around you，” Christakis said.“It is not just happy people connecting with happy people, which they do. Above

10、and beyond, there is this contagious process going on.”And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness, they discovered.“If a social contact is happy, it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent，” Fowler said. “A friend of a friend, or the friend of a spouse or a sibling (兄弟姐妹), i

11、f they are happy, increases your chances by 10 percent，” he added.A happy third degree friend the friend of a friend of a friend increases a persons chances of being happy by 6 percent.“But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that youll be unhappy by 7 percent” Fowler said.The findin

12、g is interesting and it is useful, too, Fowler said.“Among other benefits, happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality (死亡率), pain reduction, and improved cardiac (心脏的) function. So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to promote a healthi

13、er society，” he said.The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extra increased a persons chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.“A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000,” Christakis said.6. According to the research, your happiness _.A. has nothing to do wit

14、h your workmates or schoolmatesB. has something to do with anyone who has a close relationship with youC. depends on those who are in favour of you or are against youD. has little to do with what social connections you have7. The underlined word “contagious” in the first paragraph means _.A. infecti

15、ous B. beautiful C. effective D. prior8. It can be inferred that_.A. happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappinessB. unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happinessC. happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappinessD. the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researc

16、hers9. Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?A. Being in a party with a happy atmosphere.B. A happy experience of your brother or your parents.C. A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends.D. Happiness of your friends friend.10. What does Christakis mean b

17、y saying “A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000” ?A. A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of $20,000.B. A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about $20,000.C. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.D. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8%.Passag

18、e ThreeMost people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, Happiness depends upon ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier. The first

19、 secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend too much time thinking about the future-for example, getting into college or getting a good job-that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your f

20、avoritemusic, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier andhealthier lives. Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People canforget about their problems and only think about the activities. Fin

21、ally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when theyspend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help afriend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out ar

22、ound the house by washing the dishes. 11. The best title of this passage is _.A. The Secrets ofHappiness B. Money Makes You HappyC. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be HappyD. Good Friends Make You Happy 12. The second paragraph tells us that _.A. the more friends you have, the happier youll beB. w

23、e shouldnt think about our futureC. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in lifeD. some people fail to live a happy life 13. The passage gives us _ pieces of advice on happiness.A. one B. two C. three D. four 14. The writer thinks that _.A. everyone knows how to live a happier lifeB. its wrong to

24、 spend time on workC. hobbies take up too much timeD. doing good things for someone can make you happier 15. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. Reading a good book. B. Traveling to a foreign country.C. Playing a sport. D. Spending time with close friends.Passage FourSo long as

25、 teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue toundertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching childrento read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activitiesabout reading. Douglas insis

26、ts that reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stoptrying to do the impossible. Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function.The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible forchildren to de

27、vise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also apublic activity: It can be seen and observed. Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printedlanguage. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the min

28、d, and that processis not open to public scrutiny. If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teachingthat will aid the child in the quest (探索) for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for allteaching instructions. Make learning to read easy, which means m

29、aking reading a meaningful,enjoyable and frequent experience for children. When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher andlearner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both iseliminated. Learning to read is made e

30、asier when teachers create an environment where childrenare given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.16. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _.A. it is one of the most difficult school coursesB. students spend endless hours

31、in readingC. reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD. too much time is spent in teaching about reading17. The teaching of reading will be successful if _.A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the studentsB. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of readingC. teachers can devise the most efficient system for readingD. teachers can make their teaching activities observable18. The word scrutiny in Pa