2008江苏英语专转本试卷与答案

1、东吴专转本英语历年真题精解!2008年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试大学英语本试卷分第i卷（客观题）和第ii卷（主观题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。卷中未注明做大对象的试题为英语类和非英语类学生共同作答的试题，注明作答对象的试题按规定作答。 第i卷（共100分）part i reading comprehension （共40分）passage 1sometimes, people simply do not realize they are being ill mannered. take ted, for example. he prides himself on spea

2、king his mind, and has something to say on everything. but his frankness is often extremely embarrassing.he is incapable of saying, “i thought that last advertising campaign had a lot of good ideas in it, but perhaps next time we could give the copy more vitality (活力) .” instead, he could say, “that

3、 campaign was a disaster. a child of three could have done better!”the fact that he is often right does not help. other employees dislike his manner even more, he is too sensitive to notice.another character among the list of ill-mannered employees is sally, who seems to regard just being at work as

4、 a severe punishment. everything is done unwillingly. asking her to do a task beyond her basic job description is often not worth the trouble. it will be done, but half-heartedly.fergus is just the opposite. he shows an over-familiarity to his boss. when an important visitor is shown into the manage

5、rs office, fergus cannot take the hint and leave. instead he w3ill attempt to take part in the conversation, declaring, “you can talk in font of me. henry and i dont have many secrets, do we? ” over the years pergus has fallen behind his former equals. but he seeks to maintain the same close relatio

6、nship that he imagines existed in their younger days.1. which of the following words describes ted best?a. coldb. tactlessc. stupidd. warm-hearted2. it can be inferred from the passage that ted .a.is well-known for his honestly b.tends to blame others rather than himselfc.often gives the right idea

7、in the wrong way d.is treated unfairly by the management3. which of the following is true about sally?a.she thinks its unfair to have so much work to do. b.she is unhappy to help others.c.she hates being ordered about. d.she does everything half-heartedly.4. form the passage, we can infer that fergu

8、s .a.was once close to all his colleagues b.has remained in the same position for yearsc.doesnt know what a hint is d.knows everything that happens in the office5. the writer is taking the point of view of .a. a colleagueb. people like ted c. an employeed. a managerpassage 2a lot of real businesses

9、are focusing on the internet as a way of building sales, but some people with nothing to sell are creating their own web sites to announce wedding plans, show off pictures of their kids or just have communication. its not as hard as you think and it can be a lot of fun. carol masser has some tips on

10、 building you own web site. “like my living room, or my study, its where i put, mementos (纪念品), collectibles (收藏物), books and paintings and things that i would like to show to my friends and relatives.”renne tubegeihan uses his own web site to invite people into his virtual home. while john marashod

11、 designed his own web site to attract other parents of disabled children. “id say the goal of this site is to basically link parents in the same situation with disabled children and exchange ideas with one another.”renne and john are part of a growing number of surfers who have established their own

12、 web site. if you want to weave a web yourself, its easier than you think. the first step is to get your own web address. theyre sold by web service providers like microsoft, at&t, and other local companies. you are expected to pay between 15 and 25 dollars every month to rent space for your sit

13、e. but some companies, like tripod and geocities, issue the site for free if you agree to allow their advertising on your page.before you get into setting up your own web site, you should go around and do some surfing and check out other sites. once you know what you want to do, its time to build. i

14、f you just want the basics, you can use microsofts free internet assistant; or if you want to get a little fancier, you can by a software program like adobe page mill for 100 dollars or microsofts frontpage editor for 150 dollars.6. according to the passage, some people create their own web sites in

15、 order to .a.sell their personal things b.set up family businessc.communications with others d.show off their web-site building skills7. what is the main goal of john marashods web site?a.to contact parents who like to share their ideas on raising children.b.to link parents who offer free service to

16、 disabled children.c.to send information to disabled children.d.to link parents with disabled children so as to communicate with each other.8. some companies offer free web address provided that .a.their advertisements are allowed to be put on the web siteb.the web service providers agree to put the

17、ir advertisement on their web sitesc.microsoft and other service providers pay the monthly rentd.25 dollars are to microsoft, at&t or other local companies9. what do you need to do after you get your web site address according to the passage?a.you need to contact a local company for free adverti

18、sing.b.you need to surf some web sites so as to decide what will be included in your web site.c.you need to learn the basic skills of creating a web site.d.you need to buy a software program called adobe page mill.10. what does the author think about creating ones own web site?a. its very complicate

19、d.b. its expensive by american standard.c. its much easier than we think.d. its just too simple.passage 3moods, say the experts, are emotions that tend to became fixed, influencing ones outlook for hours, days or even weeks. thats great if your mood is a pleasant one, but a problem if you are sad, a

20、nxious, angry or simple lonely.perhaps the best way to deal with such moods is to talk them out: sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. modern pharmacology (药物学) offers a lot of tranquilizers (镇静剂), antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs. what many people dont realize, however, is that scient

21、ists have discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug approaches to make you free from an unwanted mood. these can be just as useful as drugs, and have the added benefit of being non-poisonous. so next time you feel out of sorts, dont head for the drug-store, try the following approach.of all t

22、he mood-altering self-help techniques, aerobic (增氧健体的) exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood. “if you could keep the exercise, youd be in high spirits.” says kathryn lance, author of running for health and beauty.researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes

23、that make exercise compared favorably to drugs as a mood-raiser. physical exertion such as housework, however, does little. the key is aerobic exerciserunning, cycling, walking, swimming or other repetitive and tamed activities that boost the heart rate., increase circulation (血液循环) and improve the

24、bodys utilization (利用) of oxygen. do them for at least 20 minutes a session, three of five times a week.11. what id the main subject of the passage?a.how to beat a bad mood.b.how to do physical exercise.c.how to talk bad moods out.d.how to get involved in aerobic exercise.12. it can be inferred from

25、 the passage that .a.the best way to overcome a bad mood is to talk to oneselfb.when one is in a bad mood, he or she may not work very efficientlyc.some drugs are more effective than physical exercised.a person can make a big profit if he is in a good mood13. “feel out of sorts” in the second paragr

26、aph could be best replaced by “ ”.a. put things in orderb. be in bad moodc. search for tranquilizersd. need a mood-raiser14. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a.doing housework can also help you overcome bad mood.b.aerobic exercise can make you in high spirits.c.swimming, w

27、alking, or running is an efficient cure for a bad mood.d.taking anti-anxiety drugs might do harm to peoples health.15. which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?a. a procedure is explained and its significance is emphasized.b. a problem is pointed out and solutions are g

28、iven.c. two contrasting views of a problem are presented.d. recent pharmacological advancements are outlined in order of importance.passage 4(非英语类学生必做，英语类学生不做，1620小题。)the average person swallows about half-a-ton of food a yearnot counting drinkand though the body is remarkably efficient at extractin

29、g (摄取) just what it needs form this huge mixture, it can only cope up to a point. if you go on eating too much of some things and not enough of others, youll eventually get out of condition and your health will suffer. so think before you start eating. it may look good. it may taste good. fine! but

30、how much good is it really doing you?what you eat and the way it affects your body depend very much on the kinds of person you are. for one thing, the genes you inherit form your parents can determine how your body metabolism (新陈代谢) copes with particular foods. the tendency to put on weight rather e

31、asily, for example, often runs in familieswhich means that they have to take particular care.and your parents many shape your future in another way. the way you are brought up shapes some basic attitudes to foodlike whether you have a sweet tooth, nibble （吃零食）between meals, take big mountains or eat

32、 chips with everything. eating habits, good or bad, tend to get passed on.and then there is your lifestyle. how much you spend on food ( time as well as money ), how much exercise you getthese can alter the balance between food and fitness.and finally, both your age and your sex may affect this bala

33、nce. for example, youre more likely to put on weight as get older, especially if youre a woman.16. before eating something, we are advised to consider .a. how good it will tasteb. whether we really need itc. why we want to eat itd. if we have eaten too much of it17 we can infer from the passage that

34、 .a. in order to keep fit, we should spend as little time and money as possible on foodb. nibbling between meals is a bad habit that will throw our body outc. if other members of our family get fat quite easily, we probably will tood. we can eat as much as we want and leave it to our body to select

35、what it needs18. if we love sweet things, its probably due to .a. our bodys needsb. our parents influencec. our basic instinctd. the taste of the food19. according to the passage, which person is most likely to put on weight?a. a successful young businessman .b. a child who is picky about food.c. a

36、man with a good appetite .d. a woman who has just retired.20. what conclusion can we draw from this passage?a. people need a standard to guide their eating. b. proper eating is the key to ones health.c. women should pay more attention to what they eat. d. the balance between food and fitness is hard

37、 to maintain.passage 4(英语类学生必做，非英语类学生不做，1620小题。)mrs. p sneezes violently. mrs. q says, “bless you!” mrs. p says, “thank you.” again, this hardly seems to be a case of language being used to communicate ideas, but rather to maintain a comfortable relationship between people. its function is to provid

38、e a means of avoiding a situation which both parties might otherwise find embarrassing. no factual content is involved. similarly, the use of such phrases as “good morning” or “pleased to meet you”, and ritual exchanges about health or the weather, do not communicate ideas in the usual sense.sentenc

39、es of this kind are usually automatically produced, and stereotyped in structure. they often state the obvious (e. g. lovely day) or have no content at all (e. g. hello).they certainly require a special kind of explanation, and this is found in the idea that language is here being used for the purpo

40、se of maintaining good relationship between people. the anthropologist (人类学家) bronislaw malinowski created the phrase “phatic communication” to signal friendshipor, at least, lack of hatred. for someone to withhold these when they are expected, by staying silent, is a sure sign of distance, alienati

41、on (疏远) , or even danger.these illustrations apply to english and to many european languages. but cultures vary greatly in the topics which they permit as phatic communication. the weather is not as universal a conversation-filler as the english might like to think. for example, rundi women (in bure

42、ndi, central africa), upon taking leave, are quite often heard to say, routinely and politely, “i must go home now, or my husband will beat me.” moreover, phatic communication itself is far from universal. some culture say little, and prefect silence, as in the case of the paliyans of southern india

43、, or the american of colombia.16. what is the subject of the passage?a. language used to communication ideas.b. difference between english of language use.c. a special social function of language use.d. relationship between language and culture.17. in paragraph 1, the author implies that .a. people

44、usually think language is only used to communicate ideasb. the exchange about health or the weather is a universal topicc. people will always say something when facing embarrassmentd. the example of mrs. p and mrs. o is common in all cultures18. the phrase “stereotyped in structure” in paragraph 2 p

45、robably means .a. sentence of this kind have a variety of meaningsb. this kind of sentence has no content at allc. the structure of these three sentences is always changingd. sentence of this kind usually have a fixed structure19. the phrase “phatic communication” in paragraph 3 can be explained as

46、.a. exchange of ideasb. explanation of factsc. exchanges about heath or the weatherd. exchange for maintaining social relationship20. in the last paragraph, the author concludes that .a. the weather is a universal topic for human communicationb. phatic communication differs form culture to culturec.

47、 the english and people in may europeans countries have common language for phatic communicationd. every culture has its own way to communicate ideaspart ii vocabulary and structure （共40分）21. his salary as a bus driver is much higher than .a. that of a teacherb. those of a teacherc. these of a teach

48、erd. this of a teacher22. while tim was walking in the street, he came an old classmate of his.a. intob. acrossc. ontod. up with23. hardly making the speech when the people stood up applauding.a. has the speaker finishedb. the speaker had finishedc. had the speaker finishedd. had finished the speake

49、r24. human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on .a. consciousnessb. instinct c. impulse d. reaction25. if you in taking this annoying attitude, well have to ask you to leave.a. persistb. insistc. resistd. assist26. there are not many teachers

50、who are strong of traditional methods in english teaching.a. sponsorsb. advocatesc. contributorsd. performers27. please see to it no one comes in without identification.a. thatb. lestc. whend. which28. we had enough russian to be table to read the instructions.a. set upb. picked upc. taken up d. mad

51、e up29. only those who are of their lagging behind are more likely to catch up.a. awakeb. visualc. aware d. illusive30. it is suggested that smoking in public places.a. will not be allowedb. was not allowedc. not be allowedd. is not allowed31. in to the partys call, a great number of doctors and nur

52、ses went to the frontline to fight the flood.a. return b. admissionc. orderd. response32. you could not persuade him to accept it, make him see the importance of it.a. no more than you could b. if only you could notc. nor could you d. or you could not33. the 20-year-old tennis plays dream is to chin

53、a at 2008 beijing olympic games.a. support b. present c. represent d. compete34. britain is proud of her great poets, just s italy is proud of her painters, and germany of her composers.a. /b. isc. proudd. as35. it is no use just telling me to do it; suggest some ways to do it.a. activeb. positivec.

54、 passived. negative36. one cant see well through a through a telescope without correctly it to ones sight.a. balancingb. adoptingc. repairingd. adjusting37. children have been taken out of school and taught by their parents at home.a. a number ofb. a great deal of c. an amount ofd. the number of38.

55、there is much can be done about the accidents from carelessness.a. whicharoseb. thatarising c. whicharisend. thatarise39. those of us who work in the coal mine should have lungs checked regularly.a. ourb. theirc. hisd. my40. to their disappointment, there are no textbooks for the students of class t

56、wo.a. possible b. preferable c. considerabled. available41. more and more people are beginning to earn english, can partly explain the booming of language training centers in china.a. whichb. whatc. thatd. it42. the higher a rocket flies, air it meets.a. the fewerb. the little c. the lessd. the much43. it is during his spare time johnson has been studying a course in history.a. whenb. whichc. whatd. that44. the of modern life in bi cities is so quick that some old people feel it hard to keep up with it.a. w