英语专业专升本综合试题.docx

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英语专业专升本综合试题

2009年普通专升本招生考试

英语专业综合试题

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本试题满分200分，考试时间180分钟。

PartIReadingcomprehension（50points,2pointsforeach）

Directions:

Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questions.Foreachquestionthereare4suggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecrrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Oneofthegreatestproblemsforthosesettlers inNebraskainthelastquarterofthepreviouscenturywasfuel.Littleofthestatewasforested whenthefirstsettlersarrivedanditisprobablethatby1880,onlyaboutone-thirdoftheoriginallyforestedarearemained,downtoamere1percentofthestate's77000squaremiles.Withwoodandcoaloutofthequestion,andwithfuelneededyear-roundforcooking,andduringtheharshwintermonthsforheating，somesolutionhadtobefound.

Somewhatimprobably,thebuffaloprovidedtheanswer.Buffalochipswerefoundtoburnevenly,hotly,andcleanly,withlittlesmokeand,interestingly,noodor.Soon,collectingthembecameawayoflifeforthesettlers’childrenwhowouldpickthemupontheirwaytoandfromschool,or,takepartincompetitionsdesignedtocounteracttheirnaturalreluctance.Evenayoungman,seekingtoimpressthegirlhewantedtomarry,wouldarrivewithalargebagofchipsratherthanwithaboxofcandyorabunchofflowers.

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.ThesolutiontotheNebraskansettlers’fuelproblem.

B.LifeinNebraskaninthelatenineteenthcentury.

C.TheimportanceoftheAmericanbuffalo.

D.TheforestationinNebraskaninthelatenineteenthcentury

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Nebraskanwasnotadensely-forestedstateevenbeforethesettlersarrived.

B.Thechildrenenjoyedcollectingthebuffalochips

C..Thechildrenspentalotoftimecollectingthechips

D.Buffalochipsweresatisfactoryasafuel

3.Accordingtothepassage,howmuchoftheoriginallyforestedareremainedinNebraskaby1880?

A.About33percent

B.About1percent

C..About66percent

D.About3percent

4.Thepassageimpliesthatbuffalochipswereneeded__.

A.ingreateramountsinsummer

B.onlyinsummer

C..ingreateramountsinwinter

D..onlyinwinter

5.WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthorNOTexpresssurpriseat?

A..Thechildrenneededcompetitionstostimulatethem.

B.Thebuffalochipsgaveoffnosmell.

C..Buffalochipsweretheanswertothesettlers’fuelproblem

D..Youngmen

Passage2

Manyofthemostdamagingandlifethreateningtypesofweathertorrentialrains,severethunderstorms,andtornadoesbeginquickly,strikesuddenly,anddisappearrapidly,destroyingsmallregionswhileleavingneighboringareasuntouched.SucheventasatornadostruckthenortheasternsectionofEdmonton,Alberta,inJuly1987.Totaldamagesfromthetornadoexceeded﹩250million,thehighesteverforanyCanadianstorm.

ConventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshortlivedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornado,becausetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstostudycarefullythesubtleatmosphericchangesthatcomebeforethesestorms.Inmostnations,forexample,weather-balloonobservationsaretakenjustonceeverytwelvehoursatlocationstypicallyseparatedbyhundredsofmiles.Withsuchlimiteddata,conventionalforecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditionsoverlargeregionsthantheydoforecastingspecificlocalevents.

Untilrecently,theobservationintensiveapproachneededforaccurate,veryshort-rangeforecasts,or“Nowcasts”,wasnotfeasible.Thecostofequippingandoperatingmanythousandsofconventionalweathersituationswasextremelyhigh,andthedifficultiesinvolvedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingtherawweatherdatafromsuchanetworkwerehardtoovercome.Fortunately,scientificandtechnologicaladvanceshaveovercomemostoftheseproblems.Radarsystems,automatedweatherinstruments,andsatellitesareallcapableofmakingdetailed,nearlycontinuousobservationoverlargeregionsatarelativelylowcost.Communicationssatellitescantransmitdataaroundtheworldcheaplyandinstantaneously,andmoderncomputerscanquicklycompileandanalyzethislargevolumeofweatherinformation.Meteorologistsandcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesigncomputerprogramsandvideoequipmentcapableoftransformingrawweatherdataintowords,symbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterrupteasilyandquickly.Asmeteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologiesinweatherforecastingoffices,Nowcastingisbecomingareality.

6.Theword“exceeded”inparagraph1mostprobablymeans____.

A.addeduptoB.weremorethan

C.wereaboutD.werelessthan

7.Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherefailstopredictsuchashort-livedtornadobecause____.

A.thecomputerisnotusedtoforecastspecificlocalevents.

B.thecomputersarenotadvancedenoughtopredictit.

C.theweatherdatapeoplecollectareoftenwrong.

D.weatherconditionsinsomesmallregionsarenotavailable.

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

A.awayofcollectingrawweatherdata.

B.aforecastwhichcanpredicttheweatherconditionsinthesmallareainanaccurateway

C.anetworktocollectinstantweatherdata

D.amoreadvancedsystemofweatherobservation

9.Accordingtothepassage,____isthekeyfactortomaking“Nowcasts”areality.

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,onecanfindalmostanykindofrestaurantinallthelargecities.Therestaurantscanrangewidelyincostfrominexpensivetoveryexpensive.

ButfastfoodshopshavebecomeverywidespreadintheU.S.becausetheyarequickandcheap.AndcafeteriasareespeciallypopularwithAmericanstudent.Thereyoucangetavarietyoffoodsuchasfriedfish,barbecuedchicken,spaghetti,salad,vegetables,macaroni,sweetpotatoes,ricehotrolls.Therearealsodessertsanddrinks.youcanpickupwhateverstrikesyourfancy.

Tipsaregenerallynotrequiredatcafeteriaswhereyourserveyourselfandyouareexpectedtoclearyourowntableofdishesandutensils,anddiscardyourtrashinthegarbagecans.inmostcafeterias,youstandinline.asyouwalkalong,youselectitemsavailableatacounter.atnormalmealtimes,cafeteriasarecrowdedwithpeople.youcanusuallygetaseatwithoutwaitingtoolongifyoueatalittleearlyoralittlelate.

11.AvisitorinalargecityintheU.S.canfindalmostanykindofrestaurantbecause__

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

Inthepast,theconceptofmarketingemphasizedsales,theproducerofmanufacturermadeaproducthewantedtowell.Marketingwasthetaskoffiguringouthowtoselltheproduct.Basically,sellingtheproductwouldbeaccomplishedbysalespromotion,whichincludesadvertisingandpersonalselling.Inadditiontosalespromotion,marketingalsoinvolvedthephysicaldistributionoftheproducttotheplaceswhereitwasactuallysold.Distributionconsistedoftransportation,storage,andrelatedservicessuchasfinancing,standardizationandgrading,andtherelatedrisks.

Themodernmarketingconceptencompassesalloftheactivitiesmentioned,butitisbasedonadifferentsetofprinciples.Itsubscribestothenotionthatproductioncanbeeconomicallyjustifiedonlybyconsumption.Inotherwords,goodsshouldbeproducedonlyiftheycanbesold.Therefore,theproducershouldconsiderwhoisgoingtobuytheproduct—orwhatthemarketfortheproductis—beforeproductionbegins.Thisisverydifferentfrommakingaproductandthenthinkingabouthowtosellit.

16.Accordingtothepassage,marketingusedtobemainlyconcernedwith__

A.advertising

B.transportation

C.personalselling

D.sellingproducts

17.Howmanyaspectsdoesdistributioninvolve

A.3B.4C.7D.6

18.Weknowfromthispassagethatmodernmarketingaimsto

A.achieveabalancebetweenproductionandselling

B.sellmoreproducts

C.promoteconsumption

D.