2012江苏专转本英语

江苏省2012年普通高校专转本选拔考试英语试题卷（非英语类专业）PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Differentcountriesanddifferentraceshavedifferentmanners.BeforeenteringahouseinsomeAsiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountries,eventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverymuddy,thisisnotdone.AguestinaChinesehousesometimesdoesnotfinishadrink.Heleavesalittle,toshowthathehashadenough.InaMalayhouse,too,aguestalwaysleavesalittlefood.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinktoshowthatheenjoysit.Weshouldliketofindoutthecustomsofotherraces,sothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannered.Butpeopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers,especiallythoseolderorweakerthanourselves.Ifyourememberthis,youwillnotgoveryfarwrong.Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Heisalwayskindeithertopeopleortoanimals.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,helinesuptowaithisturn.Inthebus,hegiveshisseattoanolderpersonoraladywhoisstanding.Ifheaccidentallybumpsinto（碰撞）someone,orgetsintheirway,hesays “Excuseme"or"I'msorryHeHesays“Please"whenmakingarequest,and “Thankyou"whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenspeakingtoaladyoranolderperson,andhedoesnotsitdownuntiltheotherpersonisseated.Hedoesnottalktoomuchabouthimself.Wheneating,hedoesnotspeakwithhismouthfulloffood.Accordingtothepassage,aknowledgeofthecustomsofotherraces.A.isveryuseful B.isunnecessaryC.isunimportant D.doesnotmeanmuchApersonwithgoodmannersthinksof.A.theolderbefore himself B.himselfbeforeothersC.noonebuthimself D.hispersonalinterestsWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Awell-manneredpersonusually.says“Please"whenmakingarequestmakesanapologyforbumpingintosomeoneaccidentallysitswhereheiswhenspeakingtoaladytriestohelpthosewhoareintroubleIfyouwanttobewell-mannered,.youlaughatpeoplewhentheyareintroubleit，sallrighttospeakwithyourmouthfulloffoodyoushouldstopsomeonewhenheistalkingyoushouldspeakaftersomeoneelsehasfinishedtalkingAsdifferentcountrieshavedifferentmanners,it'sunnecessarytolearntheirmannersweshouldtrytofindoutthedifferencesinthecustomsitshouldbewrongtogooutofone 'swaytodoanythinglearningalittlelanguagewouldbehelpedPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IenteredSt.Thomas'sHospitalasamedicalstudentattheageof18andspentfiveyearsthere.Iwasanunsatisfactorystudent,formyheartwasnotinit.Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermytea,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovel,calledLizaofLambeth,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itappearedduringmylastyearatthehospitalandhadsomethingofasuccess.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IsetoutforSpaintowriteanotherbook.Lookingbacknow,andknowingtheterribledifficultiesofmakingalivingbywriting,IrealizeIwastakingafearfulrisk.Thenexttenyearswereveryhard,andIearnedanaverageof£100ayear.ThenIhadabitofluck.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreputonaplaythatfailed.Thenextplayhearrangedtoputonwasnotready,andhewasathiswit'senddereadaplayofmineand,thoughhedidnotmuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheplayhehadinmindcouldbeproduced.Itranforfifteenmonths.Withinashortwhile,IhadfourplaysrunninginLondonatthesametime.Nothingofthekindhadeverhappenedbefore.Iwasthetalkofthetown.Whentheauthorwasamedicalstudent,he.hadsometroublewithhisheartwasaverygoodstudentwantedtobeawriteraftergraduationwassatisfiedwithwhathewasdoingatthetimeWhentheauthorwrotehisfirstnovel,.hesentittoapublisherbutitwasnotacceptedhewasstillstudyingatthemedicalschoolhesucceededinpublishingitthoughitwasnotasuccess.hehadgraduatedfromthemedicalschool.Theauthorgaveupmedicinebecauseatthattime.hethoughthecouldmakealivingbywritingheknewthesuccessofthebookwasnaturalheknewitwasnorisktobeawriterhewasquiterichafterthesuccessofhisbookForthefirsttenyearsofhiswritingcareerafterhisgraduation,theauthorearnedanaverageof£100ayear,whichwas.A.agreatsum B.abitofluckC.asmallsum D.amoderatesuccessThemanageroftheCourtTheatreagreedtoputontheauthor 'splaybecausehethoughttheauthorwasagoodplaywrighthelikedtheauthor'splaysverymuchhefailedtoarrangeanewplayintimeheheardthattheauthorhadstudiedmedicinebeforePassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople-nottheirclothes,ideasorlanguages---haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworld.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1500,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitwassoonwidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine"o468andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld'largestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColumbiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400s.AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredbyagoatherdnamedKaldi.Henoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe-awidee"feelingthatonethirdoftheworld'spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.Accordingtothepassage,haschangedthemostinthelast500years.

A.foodB.chocolateC.potatoD.coffeeA.foodB.chocolateC.potatoD.coffee"Some'in"Somestillexisttoday”(Para.1)means.A.somecocoatrees B.somechocolatedrinksC.someshops D.someSouthAmericanIndiansThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe “PotatoFamine"because.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelsetheywereforcedtoemigratetoAmericatheweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotatothepotatoharvestwasbad.Coffeeoriginallycamefrom.A.Brazil B.Columbia C.EthiopiaD.ArabiaTheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldicoffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi'sgoatscoffeewasfirstdiscoveredinSouthAmericancountriescoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabsPassageFourQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridge,orahot-airballoon)200metresabovethegroundwithanelasticropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhourtilltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitiesasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolvejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people'sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkinacomparativelysafeenvironment;theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.DangerousSports:WhatandWhyTheBoredomofModernLifeBungeeJumping:IsItReallyDangerous?TheNeedforExcitementMoreandmorepeopletoday .aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumpingareclimbingthehighestmountainsarecomingclosetodeathinsportsareexploringunknownplacesInbungeejumping,you .jumpashighasyoucanslidedownaropetothegroundattachyourselftoaropeandfalltowardsthegroundfalltowardsthegroundwithoutaropePeopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause .theyhavealotoffreetimetheycangotohospitaliftheyareinjuredtheirliveslackexcitementtheynolongerneedtohuntforfoodThewriterofthepassagehasa attitudetowardsdangeroussports.A.positive B.negative C.neutral D.nervousPartIIVocabularyandStructure（共40小题，每小题1分，共40分）Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Wounded hewas,herefusedtocomebackfromthefront.A.since B. forC.as D. althoughAftertheclassmeeting,she usaboutherlifeintheUnitedStates.A.wenton telling B. wenttotellC.wenttelling D. wentontotellTheownerandeditorofthenewspaper theconference.A.wereattending B.wastoattendtoC.istoattend D.aretoattendIt JohnandPeterwhohelpedmewithmyworktheotherday.A.were B.isC.hadbeen D.wasIt’shightime m_haiseverelessonforbeinglate.A.yougive B.yougaveC.you’llgive D.youshouldgive ,wedecidedtoleaveatonce,aswedidn ’twanttoriskmissingthelastbus.A.Beingprettylate B.AsitbeingprettylateC.Itbeingprettylate D.ItwasbeingprettylateNoannouncementhasbeenmadeconcerning onthenextflight.A.whogo B.whoisgoingC.iswhogoing D.whowentTheelectricfurnace beforeitcanbeused.A.needsrepairing B.shouldbeinrepairC.mustrepair D.hastoberepairableWecan’tentertheroombecauseitsdoor A.locked B. locksC.islocked D. islocking Charlesstartsajob,hewilldoit itisfinished.A.Since,where B. Eachtime, onceC.Once,till D. Themoment, asSeldom anymistakesduringmypast10yearsofworkinghere.A.Ididmake B.didImakeC.Iwouldmake D.Imade inthepark,IcameacrossmyformerEnglishteacher.A.Ifwandered B.IfwanderingC.Whilewandered D.WhilewanderingI’msorry solong.IforgottotellyouinadvancethatIwouldhaveameetingthisafternoon.A.tokeepyouwaited B.tokeepyouwaitingC.tohavekeptyouwaiting D.tohavekeptyouwaitedIbitterlyregret himthesadstory.A.havingtold B.tohavetoldC.totell D.toldThehousethat inthefloodsmustberebuiltbeforewintercomes.A.hasbeenwashedaway B. hastowashawayC.hasthemwashedaway D. haswashedthemaway“Doyouthinkhewillmakeagoodpresident? ” “Heisjust Bill.A.asqualifiedas B. morequalifiedlikeC.thesamequalifiedas D. muchqualifiedthanAlthough aloneathome,hedidn ’tfeellonely.A.leaving B.leaveC.leaves D.leftThecrimewasnotdiscoveredtill48hourslater, gavethecriminalsplentyoftimetogetaway.A.which B.thatC.as D.whatAfter15yearsabroad,hisbrothercamebackonly hishometownseverelydamagedinanearthquake.A.tobefinding B.findingC.found D.tofind thefinalexam,Iwouldgoshoppingthisafternoon.A.Asfor B.BecauseofC.Butfor D.DuetoBythetimeyougethome,we inQingdaoforoneweek.A.willbestaying B.willhavestayedC.wouldhavestayed D.havestayedIfwe thisspeed,wewillarrivethereinabouttwodays.A.keepup B.keepfromC.keepout D.keepawayTheyareshockedtofind waterhasbeenpolluted.A.largequantitiesof B.agreatnumberofC.agooddealof D.aplentyofThisuniversityisoutstanding itsfacultyandreferenceresources.A.inplaceof B.intermsofC.bymeansof D.bywayofLiquidsarelikesolids theyhaveadefinitevolume.A.onthat B.forthatD.inthatC.withthatD.inthatHersenseofinferiority herunfortunatefamilybackground.A.resultsfrom B.bringsaboutC.resultsin D.standsforWithmorememberssigningup,ourrecreationclubneedsmore .A.sportingequipment B. sports equipmentC.sportsequipments D. sport equipmentsHeissuchastrong-willedpersonthatthereisnothingintheworldthatcan him.A.win B. defeatC.rescue D. attachShelikedshoppingbutshewasnotinthe foritbecauseshewasalittleexhausted.A.mood B.mindC.state D.spiritGobacktothefactoryontime,oryouwillbe .A.hired B. rentedC.employed D. firedIwouldmuch itifyoucouldhelpmecarrytheluggage.A.appreciate B. applyC.admit D. achieveIthasbeentwoyearssinceherbrotherwas withherparents.A.oncontract B.incontactC.keepcontact D.comeintocontactOnemustobtain fromthelandownertohuntinthisforest.A.admiration B. requirementC.permission D.associationThepillmymothergaveme mytoothache.A.regained B.restrictedC.relieved D.releasedHeisin aboutthejobheisgoingtolose.A.despair B.regretC.defeat D.riskThefamousactresstriedhardtoanswerany questionsaboutherunhappymarriage.A.embarrassed B. embarrassingC.emergent D.urgent

Theyoungmanfoughttosaveadrowninggirl.Hewas admiration.A.worthyof B. worthwhileC.worthof D. worthMyfatherhasmanyfriendsbecausehehasawarmand personality.A.outside B. outlookC.outstanding D. outgoingIdon’tlikethatfellow.Healwaystalkswith soeflf-importance.A.anappearance B. afaceC.anair D. acolorItwas ofhimtoleavetheclassroomwhentheteachercriticizedhim.A.childlike B. childishC.childhood D. childlessCloze(共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothecontext.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Manypeoplewronglybelievethatwhenpeoplereacholdage,theirfamiliesplacetheminnursinghomes.Theyareleftinthe___61___ofstrangersfortherestoftheirlives.Their___62___childrenvisitthemonlyoccasionally,butmoreoften,theydonothaveany___63___visitors.Thetruthisthatthisideaisan___64___story.Infact,familymembersprovideover80percentofthecare___65___elderlypeopleneed.SamuelPrestoon,asociologist,studied___66___theAmericanfamilyischanging.Hereportedthatbythetimethe___67___Americancouplereaches40yearsofage,theyhavemoreparentsthanchildren.___68___,becausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillnessthanpeopledidyears___69___,familymembersmustprovidelongtermcare.Morepsychologistshavefoundthatallcaregivers___70___acommoncharacteristic:Allcaregiversbelievethattheyarethebest___71___forthejob.Inotherwords,theyallfeltthatthey___72___dothejobbetterthananyoneelse.Socialworkers___73___caregiverstofindoutwhytheytook___74___theresponsibilityofcaringforanelderlyrelative.Manycaregiversbelievedtheyhada(n)___75___tohelptheirrelative.Somestatedthathelpingothers___76___themfeelmoreuseful.Othershopethatbyhelping___77___now,theywoulddeservecarewhenbecameoldand___78___.Caringfortheelderlyandbeingtakencareofcanbea___79___satisfyingexperienceforeveryonewhomightbe___80___.A.handsAgrowingarmsB.grownA.handsAgrowingarmsB.grownC.bodiesbeinggrownhomesD.havinggrown63.A.constantB.lastingC.regularD.normal64.A.imaginaryB.imaginableC.imaginativeD.imagery65.A.thatB.thisC.whatD.who66.A.whenB.howC.whatD.where67.A.commonB.regularC.standardD.average68.A.FurtherB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Whereas69.A.beforeB.agoC.laterD.lately70.A.shareB.enjoyC.divideD.consent71.A.personB.peopleC.characterD.man72.A.wouldB.willC.couldD.can73.A.questionedB.interviewedC.inquiredD.informed74.A.inB.upC.onD.off75.A.admirationB.actionC.necessityD.duty76.A.causedB.enabledC.madeD.got77.A.someoneB.anyoneC.everyoneD.anybody78.A.elderlyB.dependentC.dependableD.independent79.A.similarlyB.differentlyC.mutuallyD.certainly80.A.involvedB.excludedC.includedD.consideredTranslation（共35分）SectionA（共5小题，每小题4分，共20分）Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.YoumayrefertothecorrespondingpassagesinPartI.BeforeenteringahouseinsomeAsiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.Weshouldliketofindoutthecustomsofotherraces,sothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannered.Hereadaplayofmineand,thoughhedidnotmuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheplayhehadinmindcouldbeproducedBrazilisnowtheworld ’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColumbiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.SectionB（共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.因为下大雪，足球比赛推迟到下周日举行。我把电话号码给你，以便你到达这里后和我联系。88.你必须每天练习讲英语，只有这样你才能提高英语口语水平。遗憾的是并非所有人在与陌生人交往时都感到自在。作为一名教师，你必须调整教学方法，以满足学生的需要。PartVWriting（15分）Directions:Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaywiththetitleOnAddictiontoE-books.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast120words，followingtheoutlinegivenbelow：很多大学生沉迷于阅读电子书籍；过度沉迷带来的危害；你的建议。◊以下部分为非专业试卷三年级与二年级不同内容 ◊Cloze（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothecontext.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Onedayapoliceofficermanagedtogetsomefreshmushrooms.Hewasso___61___whathehadboughtthatheofferedto___62___themushroomswithhisbrotherofficers.Whentheirbreakfastarrivedthenextday,eachofficerfoundsomemushroomsonhisplace.“Letthedog___63___apiecefirst, ”suggestedone___64___asofafifcraeirdwthaotwthemushroomsmightbepoisonous.Thedogseemedto___65___hismushrooms,andtheofficersthenbegantoeattheirmealsayingthatthemushroomshadaverystrange___66___quitepleasanttaste.Anhour___67___,however,t