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2009年普通专升本招生考试

英语专业综合试题

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分钟1820分，考试时本试题满分

PartIReadingcomprehension（50points,2pointsforeach）

Directions:

Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

5questions.Foreachquestionthereare4suggestedanswersmarkedA,

B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandwritethecrrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

Passage1

OneofthegreatestproblemsforthosesettlersinNebraskainthelastquarterof

thepreviouscenturywasfuel.Littleofthestatewasforestedwhenthefirst

settlersarrivedanditisprobablethatby1880,onlyaboutone-thirdofthe

originallyforestedarearemained,downtoamere1percentofthestate's77000

squaremiles.Withwoodandcoaloutofthequestion,andwithfuelneeded

year-roundforcooking,andduringtheharshwintermonthsforheating，some

solutionhadtobefound.

Somewhatimprobably,thebuffaloprovidedtheanswer.Buffalochipswerefound

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toburnevenly,hotly,andcleanly,withlittlesmokeand,interestingly,noodor.Soon,

collectingthembecameawayoflifeforthesettlers'childrenwhowouldpick

themupontheirwaytoandfromschool,or,takepartincompetitionsdesignedto

counteracttheirnaturalreluctance.Evenayoungman,seekingtoimpressthegirl

hewantedtomarry,wouldarrivewithalargebagofchipsratherthanwithaboxof

candyorabunchofflowers.

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.ThesolutiontotheNebraskansettlers'fuelproblem.

B.LifeinNebraskaninthelatenineteenthcentury.

C.TheimportanceoftheAmericanbuffalo.

D.TheforestationinNebraskaninthelatenineteenthcentury

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Nebraskanwasnotadensely-forestedstateevenbeforethesettlersarrived.

B.Thechildrenenjoyedcollectingthebuffalochips

C..Thechildrenspentalotoftimecollectingthechips

D.Buffalochipsweresatisfactoryasafuel

3.Accordingtothepassage,howmuchoftheoriginallyforestedareremainedin

Nebraskaby1880?

A.About33percent

B.About1percent

C..About66percent

D.About3percent

4.Thepassageimpliesthatbuffalochipswereneeded__.

A.ingreateramountsinsummer

B.onlyinsummer

C..ingreateramountsinwinter

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D..onlyinwinter

5.WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthorNOTexpresssurpriseat?

A..Thechildrenneededcompetitionstostimulatethem.

B.Thebuffalochipsgaveoffnosmell.

C..Buffalochipsweretheanswertothesettlers'fuelproblem

D..Youngmen

Passage2

Manyofthemostdamagingandlifethreateningtypesofweathertorrentialrains,

severethunderstorms,andtornadoesbeginquickly,strikesuddenly,anddisappear

rapidly,destroyingsmallregionswhileleavingneighboringareasuntouched.Suchevent

asatornadostruckthenortheasternsectionofEdmonton,Alberta,inJuly1987.Total

damagesfromthetornadoexceeded﹩250million,thehighesteverforanyCanadian

storm.

Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredicting

shortlivedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornado,becausetheavailableweatherdata

aregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstostudycarefullythesubtle

atmosphericchangesthatcomebeforethesestorms.Inmostnations,forexample,

weather-balloonobservationsaretakenjustonceeverytwelvehoursatlocations

typicallyseparatedbyhundredsofmiles.Withsuchlimiteddata,conventional

forecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditionsover

largeregionsthantheydoforecastingspecificlocalevents.

Untilrecently,theobservationintensiveapproachneededforaccurate,very

short-rangeforecasts,or“Nowcasts”,wasnotfeasible.Thecostofequippingand

operatingmanythousandsofconventionalweathersituationswasextremelyhigh,and

thedifficultiesinvolvedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingtherawweatherdatafrom

suchanetworkwerehardtoovercome.Fortunately,scientificandtechnological

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advanceshaveovercomemostoftheseproblems.Radarsystems,automatedweather

instruments,andsatellitesareallcapableofmakingdetailed,nearlycontinuous

observationoverlargeregionsatarelativelylowcost.Communicationssatellitescan

transmitdataaroundtheworldcheaplyandinstantaneously,andmoderncomputers

canquicklycompileandanalyzethislargevolumeofweatherinformation.

Meteorologistsandcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesigncomputer

programsandvideoequipmentcapableoftransformingrawweatherdataintowords,

symbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterrupteasilyandquickly.As

meteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologiesinweatherforecastingoffices,

Nowcastingisbecomingareality.

6.Theword“exceeded”inparagraph1mostprobablymeans____.

A.addeduptoB.weremorethan

C.wereaboutD.werelessthan

7.Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherefailstopredictsuchashort-lived

tornadobecause____.

A.thecomputerisnotusedtoforecastspecificlocalevents.

B.thecomputersarenotadvancedenoughtopredictit.

C.theweatherdatapeoplecollectareoftenwrong.

D.weatherconditionsinsomesmallregionsarenotavailable.

8.Accordingtothepassage,theword“Nowcasts”（Paragraph3）means____.

A.awayofcollectingrawweatherdata.

B.aforecastwhichcanpredicttheweatherconditionsinthesmallareainanaccurate

way

C.anetworktocollectinstantweatherdata

D.amoreadvancedsystemofweatherobservation

9.Accordingtothepassage,____isthekeyfactortomaking“Nowcasts”areality.

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A.scientificandtechnologicaladvancessuchasradar,orsatellites.

B.computerscientist

C.meteorologists

D.advancedcomputerprograms

10.Accordingtotheauthor,thepassagemainlydealswith____.

A.atornadoinEdmonton,Alberta

B.what'sa“Nowcast”

C.thedisadvantageofconventionalcomputermodelsoftheweatherforecast

D.abreakthroughinweatherforecast

Passage3

AsAmericaishometosomanydifferentnationalities,onecanfindalmostany

kindofrestaurantinallthelargecities.Therestaurantscanrangewidelyincost

frominexpensivetoveryexpensive.

ButfastfoodshopshavebecomeverywidespreadintheU.S.becausetheyare

quickandcheap.AndcafeteriasareespeciallypopularwithAmerican

student.Thereyoucangetavarietyoffoodsuchasfriedfish,barbecued

chicken,spaghetti,salad,vegetables,macaroni,sweetpotatoes,ricehotrolls.There

arealsodessertsanddrinks.youcanpickupwhateverstrikesyourfancy.

Tipsaregenerallynotrequiredatcafeteriaswhereyourserveyourselfandyou

areexpectedtoclearyourowntableofdishesandutensils,anddiscardyourtrash

inthegarbagecans.inmostcafeterias,youstandinline.asyouwalkalong,you

selectitemsavailableatacounter.atnormalmealtimes,cafeteriasarecrowded

withpeople.youcanusuallygetaseatwithoutwaitingtoolongifyoueatalittle

earlyoralittlelate.

11.AvisitorinalargecityintheU.S.canfindalmostanykindofrestaurantbecause__

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A.therearesomanypeopleinalargecity

B.Americanslikeeatingforeignfood

C.alargecitycanfinancevariouskindsofrestaurants

D.Americansaremadeupofpeoplefrommanydifferentnationalities

12.Thesentence“youcanpickupwhateverstrikesyourfancy”probablymeans__

A.youcanchoosewhateveryoulike

B.youcanchoosewhateveryouthinkabout

C.youcanchooseasmuchfoodasyouimaginepossible

D.youcanchooseanykindofattractivefood

13.Inafastfoodshop,youhaveto__

A.bringyourownutensilswithyou

B.takehomewhatyouhaven'tfinished

C.discardyourdishesandutensilsinthegarbagecarts

D.clearyourowntableofleftoversandplates

14.Tipsareusuallynotrequiresinafastfoodshopbecause__

A.customersstandinlineforalonetime

B.foodisusuallycheaperthere

C.servicethereisinpoorquality

D.nowaitersservecustomers

15.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementinnottrue__

A.youhavetocleanyourowntableatacafeteria

B.studentslikecafeteriasbecausetheyarequitecheap

C.youmayeatChinesefoodatacafeteria

D.youcaneatcomfortablyatacafeteriawheneveryouwantto

Passage4

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Inthepast,theconceptofmarketingemphasizedsales,theproducerof

manufacturermadeaproducthewantedtowell.Marketingwasthetaskoffiguring

outhowtoselltheproduct.Basically,sellingtheproductwouldbeaccomplished

bysalespromotion,whichincludesadvertisingandpersonalselling.Inadditionto

salespromotion,marketingalsoinvolvedthephysicaldistributionoftheproductto

theplaceswhereitwasactuallysold.Distributionconsistedoftransportation,

storage,andrelatedservicessuchasfinancing,standardizationandgrading,and

therelatedrisks.

Themodernmarketingconceptencompassesalloftheactivitiesmentioned,but

itisbasedonadifferentsetofprinciples.Itsubscribestothenotionthat

productioncanbeeconomicallyjustifiedonlybyconsumption.Inotherwords,

goodsshouldbeproducedonlyiftheycanbesold.Therefore,theproducershould

considerwhoisgoingtobuytheproduct—orwhatthemarketfortheproductis

—beforeproductionbegins.Thisisverydifferentfrommakingaproductandthen

thinkingabouthowtosellit.

16.Accordingtothepassage,marketingusedtobemainlyconcernedwith__

A.advertising

B.transportation