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2006年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试

大学英语

第I卷（共100分）

PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

Passage1

Vegetablegardeningistherelaxingartandscienceofturningaloveforgrowingplantsintoa

meaningfulactivity.Havingvegetablesinthebackyardmakeshomegardeningappealingformany

people.Inaddition,vegetablegardeningprovidesexerciseandfunforbothurbanandsuburban

families.

Vegetablegardenersagreethatmanyhome-grownvegetablesaresuperiortothosepurchased

frommarkets.Formspringthroughlatefall,awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyof

freshvegetables,thusincreasingthenutritionofthefamilydiet.

Freezersmakeitpossibletokeepsomeofthevegetablestobeenjoyedatalaterdate.Other

vegetablescanbestoredforafewmonthsinacoolarea.

Althoughthemoneyspentforagardenmaybelittle,onecannotescapethefactthatgardening

requireshardworkandtime.Manyofthegardeningtasksmustbeperformedattimesthataremost

inconvenient.Notdoingjobsthatshouldbedoneonaregularbasismayresultinfailureandanegative

feelingtowardgardening.

Oneshouldnotplantagardenthatistoolargeforhimtocarefor.Asmall,well-keptgardenismore

enjoyedandprofitablethanalargeneglectedone.Vegetablesdowellinfullsunlightandneedatleast

fiveorsixhoursofsunduringthemiddleofoneday.Toomuchshadingresultsinpoorplantsandfew

vegetables.Ifpossible,thegardenshouldbenearthehouse,sothegardencanworkinitwheneverthey

arefree.

Soilsforvegetablesbeeasilybrokenupandporous（多孔的）forquickwaterdrainageandgood

aeration（透气）.Usuallythehomeownerhaslittlechoiceinthesoiltypehecanchoose.Fortunately,

manyvegetablescanbefrownonpoorsoilsifthesoilsareproperlyprepared.

1.Manypeoplefindhomegardening

A.expensiveandboringB.interestingandenjoyable

C.time-consumingandinconvenientD.neitherinterestingnorenjoyable

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2.Awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyoffreshvegetables

A.allyearroundB.wheneveryouneednutritiousfood

C.foragreaterpartoftheyearD.throughoutspring

3.Theamountofmoneyyouspendonyourgarden

A.canbelargeB.mustbelarge

C.cannotbelargeD.mustnotbesmall

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Vegetablesneedtohaveasmuchshadingaspossible.

B.Asmallgardenismuchbetterthanalargeone.

C.Homeownerscanfreelychoosethesoilfortheirvegetablegarden.

D.Wheneverpossible,thevegetablegardenshouldbeclosetoyourhome.

5.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat

A.vegetablesneedlittlecarewhilegrowing

B.vegetablescanbegrownonalmostanykindofsoil

C.vegetablegardeningisanindispensablepartoflifeforurbanandsuburbanpeople

D.vegetablegardeningisagoodpastimeforretiredpeople

Passage2

Inolddays,whenaglimpseofstockingwaslookeduponassomethingsoshockingasdistractthe

seriousworkofanoffice,secretariesweremen.

ThencametheFirstWorldWarandthemalesecretarieswerereplacedbywomen.Aman’s

secretarybecamehissuitstothedry-cleaners;tellingliesonthetelephonetokeepawaypeoplehedid

notwishtospeakto;and,ofcourse,typingandfillingandtakingshorthand.

Nowallthismaybechangingagain.Themicrochip（芯片）andhightechnologyissweepingthe

Britishoffice,takingwithitmuchoftheroutineclerical（文书的）worktatsecretariesdid.

“Onceofficetechnologytakesovergenerally,thestatusofthejobwillriseagainbecauseitwill

involvethehigh-techwork—andthenmenwillwanttodoitagain.”

Thatwassaidbyoneoftheexecutive（male）ofoneofthebiggestsecretarialagenciesinthis

country.WhathehaspredictedisalreadyunderwasintheU.S.

Oncehightechnologyhasmadethejobofsecretarylessroutine（乏味的）,willtherebeamale

takeover?

Menshouldbecarefulofthinkingthattheycanwalkrightintothebetterjobs.Therearealot

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ofwomensecretarieswhowilldojobaswellasmen—notjustbecausetheycanbuynegligees（女士长

睡衣）fortheboss'swife,butbecausetheyareasefficientandwell-trainedtocopewithwordprocessors

andcomputersandcomputersasmen.

6.Before1914femalesecretariessererarebecausethey

A.werelessefficientandlesstrainedthanmen

B.werelookeddownuponbymen

C.wouldhavedisturbedtheotherofficeworkers

D.worestockingandwerenotasseriousasmen

7.Afemalesecretaryhasbeenexpected,besidesotherduties,to

A.beherboss’smemory

B.doeverythingherbossaskshertodo

C.cleanherboss’scloths

D.telephonetheboss’swife

8.Secretaries,untilrecently,hadtodoalotofworknowdoneby

A.machinesB.otherstaffC.servant’sD.wives

9.Asecretaryinthefuturewill

A.havemoreworktodoB.bebetterpaid

C.havehigherstatusD.havelessworktodo

10.Thewriterbelievesthatbeforelong

A.bothmenandwomencanactassecretaries

B.menwillbebetterthanmachines

C.menwilltakeoverwomen’sjobsassecretaries

D.womenwilloperatemostofficemachines

Passage3

HumanityisnewexperimentonplantEarth.Formostofitshistory,lifeonEarthwasrestrictedtothe

sea.Livingthingsbegantopopularthelandslightlyover400millionyearsago,andhumanshave

existedfornomorethan3millionyears.

Onewaytorepresenttheevolutionoflifeistocompressthe4.6-billion-yearhistoryofEarthintoa

1-year-logfilm.Insuchafilm,earthformsasthefilmbeginsonJanuary1,andthroughallofJanuary

andFebruaryitcoolsandiscratered（变成坑状）andthefirstoceansform.Butthoseoceansremain

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lifelessuntilsometimesinMarchorearlyApril,whenthefirstlivingthingsdevelop.The4-million-year

historyofPrecambrian（前寒武纪）evolutionlastsuntilthefilmreachesmid-November,whenprimitive

oceanlifebeginstoevolveintocomplexorganismssuchastrilobites（三叶虫）.

Ifweexaminethelandinsteadoftheoceans,wefindalifelesswaste.Butonceourfilmshowsplant

andanimallifeontheland,aboutNovember28,evolutionproceedsrapidly.Dinosaurs,forexample,

appearaboutDecember12andvanishbyChristmasEve,asmammals（哺乳动物）andbirdsflourish.

Throughoutthe1-year-runofourfilmtherearenohumans,andevenduringthelastdaysofthe

yearasthemammalsriseanddominatethelandscape,therearenopeople.Intheearlyeveningof

December31,vaguelyhumanformsmovethroughthegrasslands,andbylateeveningtheybegin

makingstonetools.TheStoneAgelastsuntilshout11:

45pm,andthefirstsignsofcivilization,towns

andcities,donotappearuntil11:

45pm.TheChristianerabeginsonly14secondsbeforetheNewYear,

andtheDeclarationofIndependenceissignedwith1secondtospare.

11.IncomparingallofEarth’sgeologicalevolutiontoonecalendaryear,theauthorshows

A.justhowrecentlyhumanityhasarrivedonthescene

B.justhowsimpleitistounderstandthehistoryofEarth

C.justhowearlyhumanityappearsonplanetEarth

D.justhowdifficultitistounderstandthehistoryofearth

12.Accordingtothepassage,primitiveoceanlifebeginstoevolveintocomplexorganisms

A.inthemiddleofDecemberB.whenEarthiscratered

C.atthebeginningofNovemberD.whenthelandisstillalifelesswaste

13.Itisindicatedinthepassagethat

A.Earthidcoolatfirst

B.Earthidhotatthebeginning

C.Thereareoceansatthebeginning

D.ThereislifeintheoceaninlateFebruary

14.Intheone-year-longfilmdinosaurs

A.dieoutonDecember25B.appearafterDecember25

C.dieoutonDecember24D.appearonDecember24

15.InthecompressedhistoryofEarththeDeclarationofIndependenceissigned

A.alongtimebeforetheNewYearB.immediatelyaftertheNewYear’sDay

C.justonesecondbeforetheNewYearD.rightontheNewYearDay

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Passage4（非英语类考生必做）

Internet-addictedjobseekersmaybepartlythecauseofthefactthatitistakingtheunemployed

23%longertofindanewpositionthanittookduringtherecession（经济萧条）,whenthe“benefits”of

onlinejobsearchingwereunavailable.“AgrowingnumberofunemployedAmericanswastetime

browsing（浏览）theestimated4,000to5,000onlinejobsites,fillingthemwithresumes,andthen

waitingforreplies.Itiscommonforlong-timejoblessness,”arguesProfessorJohnA.Challenger.

AlthoughtheInternethasthepotentialtobeveryusefulforjobseekersandithasbecometheprimary

toolformany,Challengerbelievesthatitshouldbeconsideredsecondarytobetraditionaltechniqueof

meetingwould-beemployersinperson.

Inadditiontoslowingjobsearchefforts,theInternetismakingthehiringprocesslongerforthe

employer.Inasurveyof5,000hiringmanagersbyanonlineresumesite,72%saidthatamajorityofthe

resumestheyreceivedinresponsetoanonlinejobpostingdidnotmatchtheposition’sdescription.

“Themoreunrelatedresumesmanagershavetogothroughinordertoselectthefewtobringinfor

interviews,thelongerittakestofilltheposition,”pointsoutChallenger.“Oneresultofthishasbeenthe

increaseduseofscreeningsoftwarebyemployers.Thiswillmakeitevenmoredifficultforjobseekers

gettheirresumesinfrontofthehiringexecutiveforaninterview.”

“AllofthisisnottosaythattheInternethasnotrevolutionizedjobhunting.Ithascertainlymadeit

easierforsomeoneinSanFrancisco,forexample,tosearchforjobopeninginMiami.Inaddition,the

abilitytoconductkeywordsearcheshavereducestheamountoftimeittakestofindthetypeofposition

apersonisseeking.”

“Jobsee