大学精品课件：2003年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试大学英语.doc

1、 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转本视频班 QQ1258060000 1 2003 年江苏省普通高校年江苏省普通高校“专转本专转本”统一考试统一考试 大学英语大学英语 第第 I 卷（共卷（共 100 分）分） Part I Reading Comprehension （共共 20 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，分，共共 40 分）分） Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by four comprehension questions. Read the passage an

2、d answer the questions. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Ask three people to look the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the sa

3、me scene, but each perceives something different about it. Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the three people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees a rush-hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may tell you t

4、hat he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children in tow. For perception is the minds interpretation of what the sensesin this case our eyestell us. Many psychologists today are working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scien

5、tific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene. 1. Seeing and perceiving are

6、 . A. the same action B. two separate actions C. two actions carried on entirely by eyes D. several actions that take place at different times 2. Perceiving is an action that takes place . A. in our eyes B. only when we think very hard about something 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转本视频班 QQ1258060000 2 C. only un

7、der the direction of a psychologist D. in every persons mind 3. People perceive different things about the same scene because . A. they see different things B. some have better eyesight C. they cannot agree about things D. none of these 4. Which of the following is implied but not stated in the pass

8、age? A. Psychologists do not yet know people see. B. The experiments in which all factors are controlled are better. C. The study of perception is going on now. D. Perception does not involve psychological factors. 5. The best title for this selection is . A. How We See B. Learning about Our Minds t

9、hrough Science C. What Psychologists Perceive D. How to Because an Experimental Psychologist Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has,

10、at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown tat 40 percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures ate more prone to get certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is relat

11、ed to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which

12、things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals

13、 not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转本视频

14、班 QQ1258060000 3 6. How has science done a disservice to mankind? A. Because of science, most of the foods we eat today are contaminated. B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food. C. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances has been added

15、 to our food. D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables. 7. What are nitrates used for? A. They preserves flavor in packaged foods. B. They preserve the color of meats. C. They are the objects of research. D. They cause the animals to become fatter. 8. The FDA has tr

16、ied repeatedly to control . A. the attempt to fatten the animals B. the attempt to cure sick animals C. the using of drugs to animals D. the using of additives to preserve the dolor of food 9. The word “carcinogenic” means most nearly the same as . A. trouble-making B. color-retaining C. money-savin

17、g D. cancer-causing 10. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons. B. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals. C. Researchers have known about the potential hazards of the fo

18、od additives for over thirty-five years. D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world. Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: Unlike their American or European counterparts, car salesmen in Japan work hard to get a buyer. Instead of lying lazily around showrooms w

19、aiting for customers to drop by, many Japanese car salesmen still go out to get them. They walk wearily along the streets cars door-to-door. New customers are hunted with fruit and cakes on their birthdays. But life is getting tough, and not just because new-car sales are falling. 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转

20、本视频班 QQ1258060000 4 With more Japanese women (who often control the household budget) going out to work, the salesmen increasingly find nobody at home when they call. That means another visit in the evening or the weekend. Then they face an extra problem: more people, especially the young, prefer to

21、 choose a new car from a showroom where they can compare different models. Even as late as the mid-1980s some 90% of new cars were sold door-to-door. In some rural areas most new cars are still sold this way. But in the big cities more than half the new cars are now sold from showrooms. Although inv

22、esting in showrooms is expensive because of the high cost of Japanese land, dealers have little choice. A labor shortage and higher expectations among Japans workforce are making it difficult to hire door-to-door salesmen. Most of a Japanese car salesmans working day is spent doing favors for custom

23、ers, like arranging insurance or picking up vehicles for servicing, rather than actually selling. Japans doorstep car salesmen are not about to vanish. The personal service they provide is so deep-rooted in Japan that they are likely to operate alongside the glittering new showrooms. The two systems

24、 even complement each other. What increasingly happens is that the showroom attracts the interest of a potential buyer, giving the footsore salesmen a firm lead to follow up with a home visit. 11. Japanese car sales usually do not wait at showrooms for customers to drop by; instead, . A. they sell c

25、ars door-to-door B. they buy presents for their customers C. they enjoy themselves in recreation centers D. they go out to do market researches 12. Implied but stated: the competition in car market is . A. light B. moderate C. fierce D. unfair 13. Young people like to buy a new car . A. at home B. f

26、rom a showroom C. made in the U.S.A. D. made in Japan 14. The squadron of Japanese car salesmen is reducing because of . A. a labor shortage B. higher expectations among Japans workforce C. high cost land 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转本视频班 QQ1258060000 5 D. both A and B 15. Japanese car salesmen to their custom

27、ers many favors such as . A. showing them around in an exhibition B. arranging insurance C. paying them a visit on weekends D. selling ole cars for them Passage 4 (非英语类学生必做非英语类学生必做) Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: The new global satellite communications systems will offer thre

28、e kinds service, which may overlap in many different kinds of receivers. VOICE. Satellite telephones will be able to make calls from anywhere on the Earth to anywhere else. That could make them especially useful to remote, third world villages (some of which already use stationary satellite telephon

29、es), explorers and disaster-relief teams. Todays mobile telephones depend on earth-bound transmitters, where technical standards vary from country to country. So business travelers cannot use their mobile phones on international trips. Satellite telephones would make that possible. MESSAGING. Satell

30、ite massagers have the same global coverage as satellite telephones, but carry text alone, which could be useful for those with laptop computers. Equipped with a small screen like todays papers, satellite massagers will also receive short messages. TRACKING. Voice and messaging systems will also tel

31、l their users where they are to within a few hundred meters. Combined with the messaging service, the location service could help rescue teams to find stranded adventurers, the police to find stolen cars, exporters to follow the progress of cargoes, and haulage companies to check that drivers are no

32、t detouring the pub. Americas military Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite will provide better positioning information to anyone who has a receiver for their signals, but GPS does not carry messages, so such a receiver cannot be used on its own for tracking or rescue. By the mid-1990s, GPS rec

33、eivers will be able to tell people where they are to within 70 meters anywhere in the world, and to within a meter or so in areas where the service is supplemented by ground-based transmitter. 16. Global satellite communications systems will be useful to . 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转本视频班 QQ1258060000 6 A. la

34、ptop computer users B. remote villages C. disaster-relief teams D. all above 17. Satellite telephone will make . A. business travelers use mobile phones on international trips B. possible calls from anywhere on earth to anywhere else C. explorers happy D. all above 18. Which of the following is true

35、? A. The positioning precision of the voice system is better than that of GPS. B. The positioning precision of GPS is Better than that of the voice system. C. The positioning precision of the messaging system is better than of GPS. D. The positioning precision of voice system is better than that of

36、the messaging system. 19. What can we say about the new global satellite communications systems? A. They are widely used. B. They are very helpful. C. They are costly. D. Both A and B. 20. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? A. Global Satellite Communications B. New Voice a

37、nd Messaging System C. New Generation Satellite D. Always in Touch (英语类学生必做英语类学生必做) Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: One if the most authoritative voices speaking to us today is, of course, the voice of the advertisers. It shouts at us from the television screen and the radio l

38、oudspeakers; waves to us from every page of the newspapers; signal to us from the roadside bill-boards all day and flashes messages to us in colored lights all night. Advertising has been among Englands biggest growth industries since the war. Perhaps the reason is that advertising saves the manufac

39、turers from having to think about the customer. At the stage of designing and developing a product, there is quite enough to think about without adding customer-appeal to all his other problem of man-hours and machine tolerances and stress factors. So they just go ahead and make the thing and leave

40、it to the advertiser to find clever ways of making it appeal to purchasers after they have finished it, by pretending that it confers (赋予) status, or attracts 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转本视频班 QQ1258060000 7 love, or signifies manliness. Other manufactures find advertising saves them from changing their produc

41、t. And manufacturers hate change. The ideal product is one that goes on unchanged forever. If, therefore, for one reason or another, some alteration sees called for how much better to change the image, the packet or the pitch made by the product, rather than go to all the inconvenience of changing t

42、he product itself. 16. Which of the following can best describe the authors attitude toward modern advertising? A. Indifferent B. Shocked C. Disapproving D. Approving 17. According to the author, which is NOT the designers chief concern when he designs a product? A. Stress factors B. Man-hours C. Ma

43、chine tolerances D. Customer-appeal 18. It is stated in the passage that those responsible for giving a product customer-appeal are . A. customers B. designers C. advertisers D. manufacturers 19. According to the author, when some change in a product is necessary, a manufacturer will choose to . A.

44、lower the production cost B. hire a better designer C. improve its quality D. alter its image 20. The best title for the passage might be . A. Advertising since the War B. Advertising and Manufacturers C. AdvertisingEnglands Biggest Industry D. Advertising and Purchasers Part II Vocabulary and Struc

45、ture （共（共 40 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，共分，共 40 分）分） Directions: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 21. A great many cancers can be cured but only if before

46、 they have begun to spread or colonize in other parts of the body. A. properly treat B. properly treating C. being properly treated D. properly treated 22. she is a likeable girl, she is very difficult to work with. A. Since B. However C. As far as D. While 默默学江苏专转本视频班默默学江苏专转本视频班 QQ1258060000 8 23.

47、All the tourists gave the robber their money. A. frightened B. frightening C. frighten D. frightful 24. her age, she really did a good job in such a short time. A. Giving B. Gives C. Give D. Given 25. The soldier was with neglecting his duty. A. charged B. conducted C. charged D. committed 26. The r

48、eason why the car stopped was . A. because the road was not good B. that the road was not good C. due to the bad road D. because of the bad road 27. Youd better hurry, you might be late for class. A. or B. and C. unless D. but 28. , he performed the task with success. A. It was expected B. Which was

49、 expected C. As was expected D. That was expected 29. The doctor felt Johns arm to if the bone was broken. A. work out B. find out C. look at D. see out 30. He just my suggestion at the meeting yesterday. A. put away B. shut down C. showed off D. brushed aside 31. The question at the next meeting remain a secret. A. discussed B. to discuss C. to be discussed D. being discussed 32. His laziness his failure in the final exam. A. gave up B. contributed C. resulted i