2017年江苏省专转本英语模拟试题第十套(含答案)

1、2017年江苏省专转本英语模拟试题第十套part i reading comprehension:(共20小题,每题2分，共40分)directions: there are four passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c, d. you should decide the best choice and mark the correspon

2、ding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.passage 1fourteen-year-old richie hawley had spent five years studying violin at the community school of performing arts in los angeles when he took part in a violin contest. ninety-two young people were invited to the contest and

3、 hawley came out first.the contest could have been the perfect setup for fear, worrying about mistakes, and trying to impress the judges. but hawley says he “did pretty well at staying calm. i couldn't be thinking about how many mistakes id make - it would distract me from playing,” he says. “i

4、dont even remember trying to impress people while i played. its almost as if they werent there. i just wanted to make music.”hawley is a winner. but he didnt become a winner by concentrating on winning. he did it by concentrating on playing well.“the important thing in the olympic games is not to wi

5、n but to take part,” said the founder of the modem olympics, pierre de coubertin “the important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”new research shows that coubertins philosophy is exactly the path achievers take to

6、 win at lifes challenging games.a characteristic of high performers is their intense, pleasurable concentration on work, rather than on their competitors or future glory or money, says dr. charles garfield, who has studied 1,500 achievers in business, science, sports, the arts, and professions. “the

7、y are interested in winning, but theyre most interested in self development, testing their limits.”one of the most surprising things about top performers is how many losses theyve had - and how much theyve learned from each. “not one of the 1,500 i studied defined losing as failing.” garfield says.

8、“they kept calling their losses setbacks.”a healthy attitude toward setbacks is essential to winning, experts agree.“the worst thing you can do if youve had a setback is to let yourself get stuck in a prolonged depression. you should analyze carefully what went wrong, identify specific things you di

9、d right and give yourself credit for them.” garfield believes that most people dont give themselves enough praise. he even suggests keeping a diary of all the positive things youve done on the way to a goal.1.hawley won the contest because _.a) he put all his mind to his performanceb) he cared much

10、about the judges feelingsc) he tried his best to avoid making mistakesd) he paid close attention to the people around2.what is common among high performers is that they tend to give priority to _.a) gloryb) workc) pleasured) wealth3.according to the passage, successful people concentrate on _.a) avo

11、iding setbacksb) learning from othersc) defeating their opponentsd) challenging their own limits4.it can be learned from the passage that top performers are not _.a) free of lossesb) interested in winningc) accustomed to failuresd) concerned about setbacks5.the passage tells us that “praise” in time

12、s of trouble _.a) helps people realize their goalsb) makes people forget their setbacksc) makes people regret about their pastd) helps people deal with their disappointmentpassage twowhen an invention is made, the inventor has three possible courses of action open to him: he can give the invention t

13、o the world by publishing it, keep the idea secret, or patent it.a granted patent is the result of a bargain struck between an inventor and the state, by which the inventor gets a limited period of monopoly (专利权) and publishes full details of his invention to the public after that period terminates.

14、only in the most exceptional circumstances is the lifespan of a patent extended to alter this normal process of events.the longest extension ever granted was to georges valensi; his 1939 patent for color tv receiver circuitry (电路) was extended until 1971 because for most of the patents normal life t

15、here was no color tv to receive and thus no hope of reward for the invention.because a patent remains permanently public after it has terminated, the shelves of the library attached to the patent office contain details of literally millions of ideas that are free for anyone to use and, if older than

16、 half a century, sometimes even re-patent. indeed, patent experts often advise anyone wishing to avoid the high cost of conducting a search through live patents that the one sure way of avoiding violation of any other inventors right is to plagiarize a dead patent. likewise, because publication of a

17、n idea in any other form permanently invalidates (使无效) further patents on that idea, it is traditionally safe to take ideas from other areas of print. much modern technological advance is based on these presumptions of legal security.anyone closely involved in patents and inventions soon learns that

18、 most “new” ideas are, in fact, as old as the hills. it is their reduction to commercial practice, either through necessity or dedication, or through the availability of new technology, that makes news and money. the basic patent for the theory of magnetic recording dates back to 1886. many of the o

19、riginal ideas behind television originate from the late 19th and early 20th century. even the volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse at the rear.6.the passage is mainly about _.a) an approach to patentsb) the application for patentsc) the use of patents

20、d) the access to patents7.which of the following is true according to the passage?a) when a patent becomes out of effect, it can be re-patented or extended if necessary.b) it is necessary for an inventor to apply for a patent before he makes his invention public.c) a patent holder must publicize the

21、 details of his invention when its legal period is over.d) one can get all the details of a patented invention from a library attached to the patent office.8.george valensis patent lasted until 1971 because _.a) nobody was willing to offer any reward for his patent prior to that timeb) his patent co

22、uld not be put to use for an unusually long timec) there were not enough tv stations to provide color programmersd) the color tv receiver was not available until that time9.the word “plagiarize” (line 5, para. 5) most probably means “_”.a) steal and useb) give reward toc) make publicd) take and chan

23、ge10.from the passage we learn that _.a) an invention will not benefit the inventor unless it is reduced to commercial practiceb) products are actually inventions which were made a long time agoc) it is much cheaper to buy an old patent than a new oned) patent experts often recommend patents to othe

24、rs by conducting a search through dead patentspassage 3if you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. but how you say it can be quite tricky. if you say to your children “im sorry i got angry with you, but ” what follows

25、that “but” can render the apology ineffective: “i had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology. another method by which people appear to apologize without actually do

26、ing so is to say “im sorry youre upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insult

27、ing, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. saying “im useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement. these pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. parents who wish to teach their children to apologiz

28、e should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies. but even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. a three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children

29、feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. a six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other childrens expectations can require an apology. a 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permissio

30、n is acceptable, but that borrowing a parents clothes without permission is not.11. if a mother adds “but” to an apology, _.a) she doesnt feel that she should have apologizedb) she does not realize that the child has been hurtc) the child may find the apology easier to acceptd) the child may feel th

31、at he owes her an apology12. according to the author, saying “im sorry youre upset” most probably means “_”.a) you have good reason to get upsetb) im aware youre upset, but im not to blamec) i apologize for hurting your feelingsd) im at fault for making you upset13. it is not advisable to use the ge

32、neral, all-covering apology because _.a) it gets one into the habit of making empty promisesb) it may make the other person feel guiltyc) it is vague and ineffectived) it is hurtful and insulting14. we learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _.a) the complexities involve

33、d should be ignoredb) their ages should be taken into accountc) parents need to set them a good exampled) parents should be patient and tolerant15. it can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _.a) a social issue calling for immediate attentionb) not necessary among family member

34、sc) a sign of social progressd) not as simple as it seemspassage 4lead deposits, which accumulated in soil and snow during the 1960s and 70s, were primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the united states. in the twenty years that the clean air act has mandated unleaded gas

35、use in the united states, the lead accumulation world-wide has decreased significantly. a study published recently in the journal nature shows that air-borne leaded gas emissions from the united states were the leading contributor to the high concentration of lead in the snow in greenland. the new s

36、tudy is a result of the continued research led by dr. charles boutron, an expert on the impact of heavy metals on the environment at the national center for scientific research in france. a study by dr. boutron published in 1991 showed that lead levels in arctic (北极的) snow were declining. in his new

37、 study, dr. boutron found the ratios of the different forms of lead in the leaded gasoline used in the united states were different from the ratios of european, asian and canadian gasoline and thus enabled scientists to differentiate (分区) the lead sources. the dominant lead ratio found in greenland

38、snow matched that found in gasoline from the united states.in a study published in the journal ambio, scientists found that lead levels in soil in the north-eastern united states had decreased markedly since the introduction of unleaded gasoline. many scientists had believed that the lead would stay

39、 in soil and snow for a longer period. the authors of the ambio study examined samples of the upper layers of soil taken from the same sites of 30 forest floors in new england, new york and pennsylvania in 1980 and in 1990. the forest environment processed and redistributed the lead faster than the

40、scientists had expected. scientists say both studies demonstrate that certain parts of the ecosystem (生态系统 ) respond rapidly to reductions in atmospheric pollution, but that these findings should not be used as a license to pollute.16. the study published in the journal nature indicates that _.a) th

41、e clean air act has not produced the desired resultsb) lead deposits in arctic snow are on the increasec) lead will stay in soil and snow longer than expectedd) the us is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow17. lead accumulation worldwide decreased significantly after the use of unleade

42、d gas in the us _.a) was discouraged c) was prohibited by lawb) was enforced by law d) was introduced18. how did scientists discover the source of lead pollution in greenland?a) by analyzing the data published in journals like nature and ambio.b) by observing the lead accumulations in different part

43、s of the arctic area.c) by studying the chemical elements of soil and snow in northeastern america.d) by comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.19. the authors of the ambio study have found that _.a) forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expectedb) l

44、ead accumulations in forests are more difficult to deal withc) lead deposits are widely distributed in the forests of the usd) the upper layers of soil in forests are easily polluted by lead emissions20. it can be inferred from the last paragraph that scientists _. a) are puzzled by the mystery of f

45、orest pollutionb) feel relieved by the use of unleaded gasolinec) still consider lead pollution a problemd) lack sufficient means to combat lead pollution part ii  vocabulary and structure (共40小题,每题1分，共40分)directions: in this part there are forty incomplete sentences. each sentence is followed

46、by four choices. choose the one that best completes the sentence and .then mark your answer on the answer sheet.21. i suppose you couldnt let me borrow your car this evening, _?a. couldnt i                   b. dont ic. could you  

47、0;                   d. will you 22. _ five hundred people are believed to have drowned.a. as many as                   b. as much as c. so many as        

48、           d. so much as 23. i chose a small room with the window _ the street.a. faces    b. faced          c. facing       d. to face24. _ the rain we would have had a nice holiday.a. but that b. despite

49、       c. but for       d. in spite of25. “its too bad rhonda is moving to arizona.”“i wish it _ so far away.”a. werent b. couldnt be c. wont be    d. isnt26. _ i dont like are the long, dark nights of winter.a. that       b. what

50、          c. which          d. this27. the receptions, _ job was to answer the phone, had laryngitis(喉炎).a. whose    b. who          c. whos       d. that28. the suggestions put fo

51、rward by the workers to improve their working conditions were _ by the factory owner.a. turned away                   b. turned down c. turned over                   d. turned thro

52、ugh29. with apples at 25 cents a pound, we couldnt resist _ four pounds.a. to take    b. took          c. taking       d. have taken30. well-mannered children have usually been properly _ by their parents.a. raised up     

53、60;                b. borne up c. brought up                   d. got up 31. toms father, as well as his mother, _ in new york for a few days more.a. asks him to stay     

54、0;       b. asks he staysc. ask he to stay                d. asks he would stay32. if we had known that she had planned to go abroad today, we _ at the airport.a. will see her off            

55、; b. would have seen her offc. would see her off             d. must have seen her off33. living in the central australian desert has its problems, _obtaining water is not the least.a. of which b. for what       c. as     

56、60;       d. whose34. he burned all the important papers _ that should fall into enemys hands.a. unless    b. so             c. lest of       d. for fear35. literature and art have a great influence _ peoples i

57、deology.a. to       b. on             c. for          d. onto36._the difficulties associated with the project, we'll go on with it.a. given     b. in spite of    

58、0; c. thanks to      d. because of37. it was almost dark in the streets _a few very powerful spotlights.a. excluding  b. but for         c. except         d. except for38. _today, he would g

59、et there by friday.a. would he leave               b. if he leaves c. was he leaving               d. were he to leave39. he gave me some very _advice on buying

60、 a house.a. precious   b. expensive       c. wealthy       d. dear40. his goal is not to become a sportsman _a champion in a certain field.a. but rather became            

61、; b. but rather to becomec. but rather becoming           d. but rather to becoming41. i just met her _ on the way home from the bookstore.a. on purpose  b. by accident     c. in accident    d. in case42. i don

62、't know about him, _comment on him behind his back.a. let alone    b. let go          c. leave alone   d. take leave43.my transistor radio is out of order. it_.a. need to be repaired       &#

63、160;     b. need repairingc. needs repairing                d. needs to repair44. no one could tell us anything about the _stranger.a. conscious   b. mysterious      c. serious      d. previous45. mary _ all foolish comments and kept on working.a. excluded   b. ignored         c. denied       d. discharged46. i agree with him _, but not entirely.a. until