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2015年高职升本科统一考 Part VocabularyandDirections:Thereare15 pletesentencesinthispart.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorworksfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.thenyoushouldwritetheletterinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.LosAngelesisreallyafascinatingcityandtheyhavedecidedtostay threeA.the B. C. D.Saltalsoplayedanimportant populationmovementandworldA. B. C. D.Theoldhouseshavebeenpulleddown themuseumtobebuiltnextA.makeuse B.makeway C.takecontrol D.takepartHavingnoone himwiththework,hehadtoputitofftillA. B. C.helD.to—I’msorry,butsmokingisnotallowed—Sorry, that.I’llputitoutrightA.didn’t B.don’t C.haven’t D.wouldn’tyoureallyneedit,itisbetternottousefreeWi-A. B. C. D.ManyPeoplehold thatitishardtopushaheadwiththisunpopularA. B. C. D.Marywasalwaysspeakinghighlyofherroleinthe ofcourse,madetheothersA. B. C. D.whyhewasagainstcloninghuman,thescientistexplainedthatitmightleadtoA. B.Having C.Being D.Tobe—Wouldyouliketogotothetheaterwithme—,butIdon’tthinkIcanaffordtheA.I B.I’dlike C.Iam D.I’dbetterIwouldnothavechosenlawasmymajorif thatitwassodifficulttofindaA.had B.have C. D.Itwasattheparty IgotthenewsthathewastransferredtoA. B. C. D.—HasMaryfinishedherbookreviewonGonewiththe—I’mnotsure.onitlastA.hasB.wasC.hadD.would—Howdidyousurvivethe—The myscreams,asIfeltmyselfbeingpulledoutoftheA.couldhave B.mighthave C.musthave D.shouldhaveNotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineers, A. B. C. D.PartIIReadingDirections:Thereare5readingpassagesinthispart.Afterreadingeachpassage,youwillfindsomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.YoushouldchoosethemostappropriateanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerQuestions16to19arebasedonthefollowingHealthRelatedThursday,April30,2015-Non-HealthRelatedCTEFriday,May1,2015-LiberalArtsandFriday,May1,2015-Thursday,March12,2015-10:00am-GraduationApplicationGraduationLastDaytoGradesPostFebruary27,2015April30,2015May5,2015GraduationTickets!!!Toensurethatyourclosestlovedonesareabletoshareyourspecialmoment,whiletheCollegefollowsstrictsafetystandards,eachgraduateparticipatinginceremonywillreceivefourgraduationticketsforinvitees.Only swithticketswillbeadmittedintothegym.AttendeeswithoutticketswillbeabletoviewthegraduationceremonyonthebigscreensinsidetheFineArtsHallorintheE-buildingAuditorium.Seatingineachvenue(场地)willbeprovidedona e,first-servedbasis.YoumaypickupyourticketsstartingthedayafterGraduationInformationDaybyvisitingtheOfficeoftheVice StudentAffairsinR-211betweenthehoursof8:00am.and4:30p.m.WherewillthegraduationceremonybeA.Inthe B.InE-building C.IntheFineArtsHall.D.InR-Whywill swithticketsbeadmittedintothegraduationceremonyA.Forseating18.TicketscanbepickedupB.Forlackof.C.ForsafetyD.ForthebigA.February B.MarchC.AprilD.MayWhencanspringgraduatesgettheirA.In B.In C.In D.InQuestions20to23arebasedonthefollowingTravelingtoanothercountrywhereyouknownoonecanbeverychallengingandfrustrating.It’sevenworseifyoudon’tknowthelanguage.WhenIhadtheopportunitytogototheUnitedStatestolearnEnglish,IrealizedhowignorantIwasandhowdifficultanewlifecouldbe.Itwasverychallengingformetogetusedtothelanguageandthewaypeoplelived.Onmyfirstdayofschool,whileenteringtheclassroom,Mr.Ericksonaskedme,“What’syourname?”VeryquietlyandshyIreplied,“Yes.”Theclassroomfilledupwithlaugher.IwasconfusedbutsoonIunderstood.Itwasdifficultformetogetusedtotheaccent.WheneverIwantedtoaskorsaysomethinginEnglish,thestudentsshouldstartlaughingandmakingfunofme.IhadtroubleinschoolbecauseIbarelyreceivedhelpfrommyteachersandclassmates.Iwouldcrymyselftosleepforalmostoneyear.AllIwantedtodowasgobacktoMexicobecauseIjustcouldn’tdealwiththingsanymore.Ihatedschoolsobad.However,throughouttheyearsIstartedtoimprove.Mywritingskillsincreased,mypronunciationwasclearer,andmygradesgotbetter.IfeltsoproudofmyselfandofwhatIhad plished.Myignorancedecreasedbyalot.Comingheremademea becausenowIknowmuchmore.It’sdifficultatthebeginningofthejourneybutthroughouttimeyouseehowthingswillgetbettersoonerorlater.Ididn’tgiveup;insteadIkeptontryingformyparentsandformyself.Iwouldn’tchangeanythingthathappenedtomebecauseIbelievethateverythinghappensforareason.Thankstoeverything,I’mstandingwhereIam.WhatmakestravelingtoanothercountrymoredifficultaccordingtotheKnowingnoone B.NotknowingtheC.Beingignorantofthe D.NotknowingmuchaboutthenewThestudentsoftenmadefunoftheauthormainly hewasa B.hespokewithadifferentC.hehadtroublewith D.hehatedschoolsoTheauthorfoundouthe ea becausehefeltproudof B.hestoodwhereheC.hisignorancedecreasedbya D.thingsgotbetterbyandWhatwouldbethebesttitlefortheChallengesTurninginto B.ObstaclesBlockingtheWaytoC.ClearPronunciationImproving D.GivingUpLeadingtoQuestions24to27arebasedonthefollowingArethereanychronic(长期的)complainerswhereyouwork?Itseemslikeeveryworkplacehasthem—thepeopleforwhomtheweatherisalwaystoowarmortoocold,thefoodisbad,theworkisdullandsoon.Nomatterhowgoodthingsget,theystillonlyseethebad.Theygotohugelengthstopointitouttoeveryonearoundthem.I’mnotsayingweshouldforbidcomplaining,butworkplacesneedtodosomethingaboutthechroniccomplainersbecausetheytendtomakepeoplearoundthemunhappyatwork.It’safactthatnegativepeoplearehighlycontagious(传染的andonechroniccomplainercaneasilygetanentiredepartmentdown.Wetrymanydifferentstrategiestodealwithcomplainers.Butmostofthestrategieswenormallyuseoncomplainersdon’thelpandoftenmakemattersworse.Sowhatdoeswork?Here’sasimplebutveryeffectivetrick.Afriendofminewho’sadentisttoldmeaboutanelderlycomplainerwhowasapatientofhers.Everytimehecameinforanappointment,he’dcomplain.Myfriendisanaturallyhappy andwouldtrytocheerhimup.Butitdidn’tworkandjustmadehimcomplainevenmore.SoItaughtherthistrick,andthenexttimehecameinforanappointmentshewasready.Hesatonthechair,immediaystartedcomplaining.Afterlisteningtohisusualcomplaintsforawhile,mydentistfriendsaid,withdeepsympathyinhervoice,“Youknow,thatsoundsterrible.Idon’tknowhowyoudealwithalloftheseproblems.”Thisapproachworksbecauseitgivesthecomplainerwhathe’sreallyafter:understandingofwhatis,forhim,adifficultChroniccomplainersarethose usuallyexpressfeelingsoftendtoseethegoodsideofliketotalkwithanyoneaboutoftensharetheirfeelingsaboutWhatistheauthor’sattitudetochroniccomplainersatTheyshouldbeputinthesameTheircomplaintsshouldbeforbiddenintheSomethingshouldbedonetomakethemMeasuresshouldbetakentostoptheirWhatdidthedentistusetodowiththeelderlyTocomplaintogetherwith B.TotrytomakehimC.Topersuadehimtostop D.ToaskhimquestionsabouthisWhatdoesacomplainerhopetogetbymakingcomplaintstoAdviceonhow ea B.MedicalhelpandC.Suggestionstostayawayfrom D.Others’understandingandQuestions28to31arebasedonthefollowingAtreegrowinginaremoteareaofsoutheasternGuineawasoncehometothousandsofbats.Ayearago,atwo-year-oldboywholivedwithinmetersofthetreediedinDecember2013andlaterwasidentifiedasthefirst inWestAfricatohavedevelopedEbola.Thequestionnowtroublesresearchers;werethetree’soccupantsthecauseofthatboy’s inthefirstplace?Yettheywillneverknowtheanswer.ByMarch2014,thattreewasburntdown.Thousandsofdeadbatsraineddownonthevillage,butallresearcherswereleftwithwerefragmentsofbatDNA.Thefirespoiledtheresearcher’splanssincenoEbolageneticinformationcouldbegatheredfromtheremainsofburntbats.And,Makingmattersworse,thesamebatspecieshadtotallydisappearedinthearea.Theresearchteamalsogatheredotherbatspeciesfromthearea,butfoundthosewereallEbola-free.TheworkfromresearchersfailstopinpointthebatspeciesthatmaybebehindEbola,butitdoesshedlightonotherfactsaroundthedisease.Theyhavefounditunlikelythatprimates灵长目动物werebehindthisoutbreak.Inthatsmallvillagetherewerenolargeanimalstobehuntedandanymeatconsumedtherewaspackagedandsenttherefromelsewhere.ThoseobservationssuggesttherewasnooutbreakamongthelocalprimatesofadeadlydiseaselikeEbola.Beyondprimatesandbats,however,therestillcouldhavebeenanothercreaturecausingtheoutbreakthatresearchersmaynothaveeventhoughtof.Sofornow,themysteryremains.Atwo-year-old-boydiedinDecember2013 hegota B.hewasattackedbyC.hewasinfectedwith D.hefelloffthetreewithWhathappenedtothebatslivingintheTheywerekilledby B.TheywereburnttodeathwiththeC.Theydiedoutafteraraininthe D.TheywereexaminedbytheWhatdoesthewordpinpoint(Para.4)probablyA. B. C.Find D.SetWhatspeciesmightbecarryingEbolaaccordingtothePrimatesofWest B.OtherbatsinC.Batsinthe D.StillQuestions32to35arebasedonthefollowingWhenyoutakeapill,youandyourdoctorhopeitwillwork—andthathelpsitwork.That’snotanewidea.Butnowresearcherssaytheyknowjusthowmuchofadrug’seffectcomesfromthepatient’sexpectation:atleasthalf.Whenpatientsinthemidstofaheadacheattacktookadummy()pillwhichtheythoughtofasawidelyusedheadachedrug,itreducedtheirpain.Itworkedalmostasmuchaswhentheytooktherealdrugthinkingitwasaplacebo(安慰剂).“Therewasnodifferencebetweentherealdrugandtheplacebodressedupwithanicewordinreducingpain,”researcherTedKaptchuksays.“Basicallyweshowthatwordscanactuallydoubletheeffectofadrug.That’sprettyimpressive.”Andifitworkswhentreatingheadaches,italsomightworkforawidevarietyofotherillnesses.Thefindingshaveinterestingimplicationsfordoctorsandpatients,becausewhatdoctorssayaboutamedicineappearstohavealottodowithitsbenefits.Beyondthat,itraisesaquestionofwhetherdrugcompaniesshouldtakesubjects’expectationsintoaccountwhentheytestanewdrug.Thestudyisthelatestinaseriesthat’sheltoworkoutthemysteriesoftheplaceboeffect.Beforethestudy,thegrouphasalreadyshownthatplaceboscanhavetheeffectofactivemedicineinpatientswithasthma哮喘andthatevenwhenpatientsknowthey’retakingaplacebo,theycangetrelieffromthepain.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,what’snewoftheresearchis halfofthedrug’seffect,ifnotmore,isfromthepatients’dummypillscouldbethoughtofasawidelyusedheadacheyourandyourdoctor’shopehelpsthedrugplacebosworkbetterthanrealPlaceboscanhavetheeffectofactivemedicineinreducingpainswhen conducttestsontheeffectofnew lpatientsthatplacebosareC.takethepatient’sexpectationsinto D.describetheplacebos’goodeffecttoAccordingtothepassage,thefindingshaveinterestingimplicationsin whatdoctorssayaboutamedicineseemsmuchrelatedtoitstheresearchershaveworkedoutallthemysteriesoftheplacebodrugcompaniesshouldbelievethesubjectsindrugplacebosmighthelpintreatingallIthasbeenprovedthatplaceboshavetheeffectofactivemedicineintreating B.duringtheprocessoftheTed’s D.uponthecompletionofTed’sDirections:Thereisapassageinthispartwith10blanksinit.Readthepassagecarefullyandthenchoosethemostappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Howmanytimesdoestheheartbeatinaday?Theanswerdependsonthe .Alittlebaby’sheartissmallerandithastobeatmoreoftentodoitsjobof36thebloodaroundthebaby’sbody.Womenareoftensmallerthanmen,sotheirhearts37tobeatmoreoftenthanmanymen’sheatsdo.38weexercise,weincreasetheneedinourcellsforenergyandoxygen.Theheartpumpsfaster39exercise.Sotheheartbeatsmoreofteninadaywithalotofexercise.Forthesame40,ourheartsbeatslowerwhenwesleepbecauseourbodiesarerestingandnotmakingsuchabig41forenergyandoxygen.Theheartsofpeoplewhoare42fitbeatfewertimesinaday.Lotsofotherthingslikeage,bodysize,andemotionscan43howfastorslowourheartsbeat.Alittlebaby’sheartrateisbetween90and140beatsperminute.Anadult’sheartrateismorelikelytobeabout72beatsperminute.Wecan44howmanybeatsinadayusingmultiplication.So,youcanbe45surethatyourownheartisbeatingbetween100,000and200,000timeseverysingleday.Inonedayitcanmove4,300gallonsofblood!A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A. B. C. D.A.