浙江省专升本大学英语试题和答案Word文档格式.docx

1、2. 每小题选出答案后,用 2B 铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。Part I Reading Comprehension （60 marks, 60 minutes）SectionAFormat（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分）Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B

2、, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.Passage oneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Karen Christiansen Madison,Wisconsin,is licking stamps and addressing envelopes.Soon,she and her future husband will be sending out inv

3、itations for their June wedding.Meanwhile,on the other side of the world,Wei Yashung is at the hairdressers in Shanghai,China.She knows she will have a long wait-maybe four hours.Its May 18th,the most popular day to get married in China.The room is filled with brides preparing for their special day.

4、Weddings are a special event in every culture.People begin new lives together and families are joined together. “Everyone feels very emotional at this time.There are a lot of rituals and superstitions at weddings,”says Maxine Rowe,an anthropologist.As Kerry plans her wedding,her aunt and sisters hel

5、p her check off the things she needs,according to an old custom.They read the traditional poem, “Something old,something new,something borrowed,and something blue”Female friends and relatives gather around.preparing the bride for the ceremony.Many wedding traditions in western cultures were designed

6、 to protect the couple from bad luck. “The wedding veil is a Greek custom,to hide the bride from evil1spirits,”says Maxine. “The Romans developed the custom of bridesmaids（i.e. women dressed like the bride） to confuse the spirits.Also,some wedding flowers have a strong smell to scare away the evil s

7、pirits.”In China,thousands of couples that have chosen May 18th for their wedding day. “In the past,Chinese couples consulted a special book to find lucky and unlucky days for getting married ” explains Maxine. “But in modern times,a new tradition is being formed.” The eighteenth day of the fifth mo

8、nth,five-one-eight or “ wu yao ba ” as it is called in China,sounds very close to “ wo yao fa ” or “I will get rich.” This is considered a omen for any couples getting married on this day.Some people dont think it is a good idea for everyone to get married on the same day. “Its silly and superstitio

9、us,” a newspaper reporter wrote.Hairdressers,and owners of flower stores,restaurants and car services say its the best day of the year.They can raise their prices for this one day and their services will still be fully booked.Maybe they are the ones who should be saying, “I will get rich.”1.The over

10、all structure of this passage can be called _A. comparison and contrastB. description of events in order of timeC. details leading to conclusionD. generalization followed by details2. An anthropologist in P2 studies _ ?A. hairstyle B. jewels C. almanacs D. customs3. Why do Karens friends and relativ

11、es contribute a cousins wedding veil ?A. It is something old.C. It is something borrowed.B. It is something new. D. It is something blue.4. The word omen in P5 means_.A. a sign of star B. a sign of present C. a sign of past D. a sign of future5. What is the writers tone in the last sentence “Maybe t

12、hey are the ones who should be saying, “I will get rich.”A. Humorous B. Tolerant C. Matter-of-fact D. FuriousPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The easiest and least complicated way to motivate somebody is quite simply to pay them attention.What you say is not particular

13、ly important,nor necessarily is how long you spend saying it,as long as its something. “Nice weather” or “How are you ?” will do.People just love attention,adults and children.Children love attention so much that they will do anything to get some.In fact,if children are not getting enough attention,

14、they would rather be naughty and get told off than be “good” and be ignored.An interesting time in most households with young children is2dinnertime-its the end of the day,everybody is tired,the house is in a mess and Johnny doesnt like carrots and is refusing to eat his food.Again,the easy trap to

15、fall into is to start getting cross with Johnny and getting into a big argument about his food.Again,hes getting the attention he desires;even if its not the best sort of attention,its better than nothing.Its fascinating if you are able to stand back from the situation and instead focus attention an

16、d praise on Johnnys brother who is eating his food-after all,he is one that is doing what you want him to do.After five or ten minutes or so of being ignored and deprive of the attention,its amazing how quickly（usually） Johnny sees sense and obeys.Ive watched my own children in this situation go fro

17、m screaming from behind the sofa,saying “Mummy,arent I doing good dinner eating ? ”-all without having one word a spoken to them by their parents,who are busily paying attention to their brothers.This fundamental need for attention,and doing whatever it takes to get it,doesnt disappear when we turn

18、into adults.Sure,there are people who are “ real attention seekers ” in a loud and extravert （ 外向的） way,and there are the shy,retiring types who dont want attention in such a “ sociable ” way.But everybody still wants to be recognized and seen worthwhile.6.What will children probably do to get paren

19、ts attention ? A.They will get quiet for a long time.B.They will ignore their parents. C.They will behave naughtily. D. They will get crossly easily.7.What does the phrase “ the easy trap to fall into ” means ?A. A set-up situation parents are likely to go into.B. The household work that parents can

20、 not avoid.C. Some tempting food children easily love to eat.D. A bad habit children easily develop.8. An effective way to make children behave themselves may to be ?A. Scold them severely B. Teach them what to doC. Give them total freedom D. Praise their sisters or brothers9. “ Real attention seeke

21、rs ” in the last paragraph are probably those _ ?A. motivate others to learn B. associate with shy typesC. reply on negative attention D. arouse others attention openly10.What point does the author make by relating to childrens behavior ? A.Childrens upbringing needs parents constant care.B.Children

22、 are usually extravert while adults are sociable. C.Both children and adults need to be seen as worthwhile. D.The motivation of children differs greatly from that of adults.3Passage ThreeQuestions11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Named for the dense shade of their thick pines,the Black Hil

23、ls of south Dakota have for centuries been considered holy by Lakota Sioux,once the most powerful tribe in the west.Today,because of the passions of a few artists,the land itself has been holy in another way.It took the obsessed sculptor Gutzon Borglum,his son Lincoln,and four hundred workers 14 yea

24、rs to complete an artistic and engineering project so monumental that no one believe it possible: carving and blasting the six-story faces of Washington.Jefferson,Teddy Roosevelt,and Abraham Lincoln out of stony Mount Rushmore.A little trivia: Washington eyes are each 11 feet wide,and his nose is 26

25、 feet long.Mr.Lincoln, sports a mole that measures 16 inches across.Just 17 miles away,the gigantic Crazy Horse Memorial is slowly taking shape.Also carved into granite,this memorial,when completed somewhere around 2050,after a centurys labor,this depict Native Americas greatest warriors chief on hi

26、s horse,dwarfing Mount Rushmore at 563 feet tall.The horses nostril alone will be large enough to hold a five-room house.From Crazy Horse,head east on the beautiful 14-mile Needles Highway,past billion-year-old Granite hills,so Sylvan lake and then north to Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway,whose landsc

27、ape youll easily recognize as the backdrops used in the film Dances with Wolves.Altematively,you can park your bags in the pleasant Game lodge that served as Calvin Coolidges Summer White House.Of the historic inns seven rooms,you can still book the room the thirtieth president and his wife occupied

28、 during the three months in 1972.The lodge is one of three found within Custer State Park,whose 18-mile Wildlife Loop Road runs through unfenced meadows where herds of buffalo roam.11. The word “ sports ” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _.A. is famous for B. is characterized byC. is decorated wit

29、h D. is accompanied by12.Of the four things mentioned in the passage,which one is the largest ?A. Washingtons eyes B. Washingtons noseC. Lincolns mole D. Crazy Horses nose13.Which of the following projects is still in progress ?A. Lincolns face. B. Crazy Horse.C. Summer White House. D. Wildlife Loop

30、 Road.14.What is not a feature that Mount Rushmore and Crazy have in common ?A. They were very large.B. They were carved out of granite.C. They were located in Black Hills.4D. They were both depicted in India tribes.15.Who is the 30th president of the US ?A. Thomas Jefferson.B. Teddy Roosevelt.C. Ab

31、raham Lincoln.D. Calvin Coolidge.Passage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:Women are more efficient and trustworthy, have a better understanding of their workforce and are more generous with their praise.In short they make the best managers, and if men are to keep up they will have to start learning form their female counterparts, a report claims today.The survey of 1,000 male and female middle and senior managers from across the UK is an indictment of the ability of men to function as leaders in the modern workplace.A majo