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江苏省专升本英语真题
江苏省专升本英语真题2009年
第Ⅰ卷
PartⅠReadingComprehension
Directions:
Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
YoungKoreansarebeginningtodoitalonewhenitcomestofindingapartner,thoughmatchmakingisstillthemostcommonwayforboystomeetgirls.
ProfessionalmatchmakerscanmakethousandsofAmericandollarsbyintroducingsuitablemarriagepartnerstoeachother,butpartnersalsoplayaroleintheprocessduringwhichyoungKoreansmeet.
InConfuciusKorea,Wheremarriageisregardedasmoreofabusinesscontractthanasacredthing,thesceneofthefirstmeetingisrepeatedhundredsoftimesadayincoffeeshopsinthemainhotelsaroundSeoul.
Thebusinessofcontinuingthefamilylineage(血统)andkeepingthebloodlinespureisoftentooimportanttobelefttoromanceandchanceencounters.
Often,thegirlwillworkoutasystemofsecretsignalswithhermother,fromwhichherparentscantellifsheisinterested.
Forexample,ifthegirlordersacoffeeitmightmeanthatshewantsherparentstoleaveheralonewiththeboy,whileamilkshowsthatshewantsthemtostay.
Sometimesthematchmakingisnotalwayssoformal,withtheintroductionbeingmadebyfriends.
Butwhetherthroughfriendsorfamilies,thereishardlyaKoreanmanorwomaninthecountrywhohasnotgonethroughthisprocess—sometimessixorseventimes.
1、Theword"matchmaking"inthispassagemeans______.
A.averyformalritual(仪式)attendedbyboysandgirls
B.introducingboysandgirlstoknoweachotherforthepurposeofmarriage
C.producingmatchestomakeafireorlightacigarette
D.arranginggamesbetweenmenandwomen
2、Thefactthatthefirstmeetingisrepeatedagainandagainincoffeeshopsinthemainhotelssuggeststhat______.
A.Koreanslikedrinkingcoffeeincoffeeshopsverymuch
B.menandwomenwanttomeetasmanytimesaspossible
C.theyarebusywithcommunicatingwithdifferentpeople
D.marriageisseenasabusinesscontractinsteadofsomethingsacred
3、WhydoesthematchmakingstillexistinKorea?
______
A.Becausemostpeoplewanttokeepthebloodlinespureandchanceencountersromantic.
B.Becausemostpeopletrytoavoidromanceandkeepthebloodlinespure.
C.Becausemostpeopleregardmarriageascontinuingfamilylineageandromance.
D.Becausemostpeopletrytobreakfamilylineageandbloodlines.
4、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
______
A.AlmosteverymanorwomaninKoreahastogothroughthematchmaking.
B.Fromthesignaltheboy'sparentsknowwhethertheirsonisinterestedinthegirlornot.
C.AtpresentyoungKoreansnolongerneedmatchmakingtoheepthemfindpartners.
D.Onlyagirlandaboywillappearinthefirstarrangedmeeting.
5、Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.thepracticeofmatchmakinginKorea
B.theimportanceofabusinesscontract
C.theworkofprofessionalmatchmakers
D.thefirstmeetingbetweenmenandwomen
PassageTwo
IntheuniversityJimwasafast-tracker.Hemadegoodgradeswithlittleeffort,andhisclassmatesthoughtofhim"mostlikelytosucceed".Aftergraduation,hejoinedalargecompanyandatfirstdidwell.However,heswitchedtoseveralsmallercompanieswherethesamepatterndevelopedtimeandagain:
well-liked,regardedasafasttracker.Peoplewonderwhyheisn'tdoingbetter.
ThentherewasTomwhowasalwaysregardedas"average".However,hesethisgoalshigh,andthenfoundawaytoachievehisgoal.Todayheownsamillion-dollarcompany.
Researchershavefoundthatschoolperformanceislittlerelatedtojobcompetence.Qualitieslike"steadyanddependable"and"practicalandorganized"aremoreimportant.
"Youdon'tneedtalenttosucceed",insistsomeexperts."Allyouneedisabigpotofglue(脱水).Youputsomeonyourchair,yousitdown,andyousticktoeveryprojectuntilyou'vedonethebestyoucando."Averageachieversstaygluedtotheirchairsandpostponepleasuresotheycanreceivefuturebenefits.Manyfast-trackers,ontheotherhand,expecttoomuchtoosoon.Whenrewardsdon'tmaterializeinstantly,theymaybecomedisappointedandunhappy.
6、Afast-trackerinthispassagereferstoapersonwho______.
A.feelshappywitheverything
B.makesothersdisappointedandunhappy
C.isanexcellentstudent
D.learnsnewthingsquickly
7、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutafast-tracker?
______
A.Heisnotverytalentedinhiswork.
B.Heisnotlikelytogetrich.
C.Hemaynotsticktohiswork.
D.Heisdependableandpractical.
8、Theword"materialize"inthelastparagraphmeans"______".
A.matter B.appear C.match D.attract
9、Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.
A.onehasnopleasureuntilhesucceeds
B.gluecanhelponefocusonone'swork
C.successhasnothingtodowithspecialtalent
D.successiscloselyrelatedtopatienceandsteadiness
10、Apropertitleforthepassagecanbe______.
A.TheMagicofGlue
B.TheWaytoSuccess
C.WhyTalentedPeopleoftenSucceedQuickly
D.HowAverageAchieversDoBetterthanOthers
PassageThree
Fromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasure,companionship,experience,andinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.
Withagoodbookinhandwecouldneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary,theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheyrepresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butfriendswemakeinbookscouldneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepageswecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship,sympathyandencouragement.
Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplace,abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayforourway,noairshiporoceanlinerorstreamlinedtraintotransportus,nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart'sdesire.Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountainsorcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,allwithouthardship.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature,theenjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsofarchitecture,themarvelsofengineering,areallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.
11、Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis______.
A.pleasurecanonlybederivedfromreadinggoodbooks
B.agoodbookmaydistractourattention
C.peoplecanreadgoodbooksindifferentways
D.enjoymentandsatisfactioncanbederivedfromreadinggoodbooks
12、Themainreasonthatpeopleliketheiracquaintancesinbooksis______.
A.theyarelikehumanfriendsexactly
B.theyneverboreusincomparisonwithourhumanfriends
C.theyneverhurtourfeelings
D.theygivehumanbeingsfriendship,sympathyandencouragement
13、Weforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentitybecause______.
A.thereadingenvironmentisverygood
B.thebookisextremelyinterestingandattractive
C.wearealoneandnooneinterruptsus
D.weareaskedtoreturnthebookthesecondday
14、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
______
A.Allofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.
B.Wecantravelbybookfreeofchargetoourheart'scontent.
C.Weshouldrelyonreadingtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylife.
D.Valuableexperiencescanbeobtainedfromreadinggoodbooks.
15、"Thewholeworldisoursfortheasking"impliesthat______.
A.theworldismoreaccessibleinbooksthaninreality
B.theworldiseasytotravelaroundaslongaswewalk
C.theworldbelongstouswheneverweask
D.round-the-worldtripscanbemadebyeveryone
PassageFour
(非英语专业做)
Increasinglyoverthepast10years,Peopleespeciallyyoungpeoplehavebecomeawareoftheneedtochangetheireatinghabits,becausemuchofthefoodtheyeat,particularlyprocessedfoods,isnotgoodforhealth.Consequently,therehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods:
foodswhichdonotcontainchemicaladditivesandwhichhavenotbeenaffectedbychemicalfertilizerswidelyusedinfarmingtoday.
Naturalfoods,forexample,includevegetables,fruitandgrainwhichhavebeengrowninsoilthatisrichinorganicmatter.Insimpleterms,thismeansth