浙江专升本英语考试真题.docx

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浙江专升本英语考试真题

2018年浙江专升本英语考试真题

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Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkerA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronTheAnswerSheet.（40points）

PassageOne

QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AU.N.reportsayswaterisindemandaroundtheworldastemperaturesonEarth's

surfaceriseanddemandgrowsalongwithpopulations.ThereportwasreleasedthisweekattheWorldWaterForuminBrasilia.Theconferencehasbeendescribedastheworld'slargestwater-relatedevent.

FederalDistrictGovernorRodrigoRollembergspokeatapaneldiscussiononTuesdayattheforum.Hedescribedwatershortagesasaworldwideproblem.“HereinBrasilia,itisnodifferent,”headded.

ThepublicwatersupplyhaslesswaterbecauseoflowrainfallaswellasfastanddisorderlygrowthinBrasilia,whichispartoftheFederalDistrict,Rollembergsaid.InJanuary2016,afterthreeyearsoflittlerain,districtofficialsbeganlimitinghowmuchwaterpeoplecoulduse.ThegovernmentsoftheFederalDistrictandthenearbystateofGoiasalsogave$166milliontodevelopwaterinfrastructure（基础设施）.

Demandaroundtheworldisexpectedtoincreasebynearlyone-thirdby2050.Bythen,5billionpeoplecouldbeleftwithpooraccesstowater,theU.N.warnedinits

2018WorldWaterDevelopmentReport.Toavoidsuchacrisis,U.N.officialscalledfor“nature-basedsolutions”thatuseorcopynaturalprocessesthatshouldbe

and

usedtoincreasewateravailability.Theysaidsolutionscouldincludechangingfarmingmethodssofieldskeepmoremoistureandnutrients,collectingrainwater,andprotectingwetlands.Theofficialsalsoproposedreestablishingfloodplainssaidthatplantscouldbegrownonhousetops.Suchproposalswillbecomemoreimportantaswaterindustriesgrow.

1.WhotalkedaboutwatershortagesinBrasiliaatapaneldiscussion?

A.Ajournalist

B.A.U.N.official

C.AFederalDistrictofficial

D.AnofficialfromthestateofGoias.

2.WhatisamongthereasonsforlesspublicwatersupplyBrasilia?

A.Wasteofrainwater

B.Insufficientrainfall

C.Growingplantsontheroofs

D.Developmentininfrastructure

3.WhatdidtheFederalDistrictgovernmentdotodealwithwatershortages?

A.Theycontrolledpopulation

B.Theylimitedwaterconsumption

C.Theyinvestedinartificialrainmaking

D.Theysuggested"nature-basedsolutions”

4.Whatisnota"nature-basedsolution"?

A.Gatheringrainwater

B,Preservingwetlands

C.Sustainingwaterinsoil

D.Buildinghousesonfloodplain.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Brasiliaisfacingtheproblemofwatershortages

B.Theworldhasfoundasolutiontowatershortages

C.Theworldisfacingtheproblemofwatershortages

D.AreportwasreleasedattheWorldWaterForuminBrasilia.

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheQueenhasonlygivenoneinterviewwhileasovereign（君主）.Hertruepersonalityremainselusivetothepublic.However,onethingisclear:

QueenElizabethisanintrovert.Introvertspreferquietenvironmentsandfeelenergizedfromspendingtimealoneorwithpeopletheyknowwell.Theyaren'tnecessarilyshy,butthey

dotendtobemorereservedandguardedwithstrangers.FellowintrovertswillappreciatehowdraininganaveragedayforHerMajestymustbe.

Fortunately,theQueenhassometrickstomakepublicengagementseasier.Justlikeuscommonersrelyonfriendstosaveusfromawkwardsituationsorboringconversations,shesubtlysignalstoherstaffwhenshewantsanintervention（介

入）.Ifsheplacesherhandbagonthetable,itindicatesthatshewantstheeventtoendinthenextfiveminutes.Formoreurgentsituations,puttingherbagonthefloorshowsthatshewantsherlady-in-waitingtorescueherimmediately.

Mostcomfortableinthecountryside,theQueenhasawell-knownpassionforhorsesanddogs.ThereisasceneinthehitNetflixshowTheCrownwhichrevealsafascinatingsideofthemonarch.WhilegivingJackieKennedyapersonaltourofBuckinghamPalace,thetwowomenfindthemselvesbondingovertheirrespectivepositionsasintrovertedwomenwhohavefoundthemselvesinthelimelight.SurroundedbytheQueen'sbelovedcorgis,bothwomenadmittheyarehappiestaroundanimalsandthattheirextrovertedsisterswouldhavebeenmuchbettersuitedtotheirpublicroles.

6.Theunderlinedword"draining"（Paragraph1）istheclosestinmeaningto

A.frustrating

B.exhausting

C.demanding

D.aspiring

7.Toberescuedimmediatelyinapublicengagement,theQueenwould

A.endtheeventwithinfiveminutes

B.placeherhandbagonthetable

C.wavetoherlady-in-waiting

D.putherbagonthefloor

8.

themselves

Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedexpression"thetwowomenfindbondingovertheirrespectivepositions"meansthatthetwoladies

A.admireeachother

B.helpeachotherinpublic

C.growclosertoeachother

D.showrespectforeachother

9.QueenElizabethandJackieKennedysharethefollowingtraitsorfactsEXCEPTthat

A.bothhavesister

B.bothloveanimals

C.Bothenjoybeinginpublic

D.bothareintrovertedother

10.Theauthor'sattitudecanbedescribedas

A.neutral

B.critical

C.pessimistic

D.subjective

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage

BackwhenDisneyproductsweretobewatched,notexperiencedWaltDisneyhadathemeparkthatfeltlikesteppingintoamagicalnewplace.Now,wecanfinallywitnerWalt'sfirstdream.Beforeconstructioncouldstart,Waltneededfunding.HeandhisfriendRymanputtheirheadstogetherandmappedbuttheirdreamfortheDisneylandweekend,theirideacametolifeonpaperyoufnoticebyremarkablesimilaritiestothemodernAnaheimCaliforniapark.

Liketoday,visitorswouldhaveenteredtheparkintoastreetUSA-typearea.Thetunnelsaren'taswideastheywereimaginedmorethan60yearsago,butpark-goersarestillgreetedwithatrainpassingoverheadastheymaketheirwaytowordthemagic.（EvenwithamodernDisneylandmap,it'stoughtofindthesesecretDisneyparkspotsyouneverknewexisted.）WaltalwayshopedacastleasafocalpointoftheparkItsreal-lifecopychangedfromhisinitialdream.Thefirstpalacewasasprawlingfortress,hidingamassivecarrousel（旋转木马）beyonditswallsow,SleepingBeautyCastlehasmoreintricatetowers,andKingArthurCarrouseltakesitsspinsinFantasyland,behindthepalacelalrWaltsvisionfortheMarkTwainsteamboatcirclingaroundTomSawyerIslandanditsPirate'sLair（t/t）hasn'tchangedmuch,thoughatthatpointitwascalledFrontierCountryinsteadFrontierland.Thatwasn,ttheonlynamechange,though.WorldofTomorrowturnedinto

Tomorrowland--andeventuallylostitsrocket.Astronautswalkedonthemoon14yearsaftertheparwasbuilt,makingtheRockettotheMoonseemout-of-date.Meanwhile,

True-LifeAdventurelandlostitsfirstword,whilemost.

11.WhatwasWaltDisney'sfirstdream?

A.Tobuildathemepark

B.Todrawamaponpaper

C.Totravelinamagicalplace

D.Todesignaseriesofproducts

12.Beforeconstructionstarted,WaltDisneydidthefollowingthingsEXCEPT.

A.gettingfunding

B.planningthepark

C.drawingtheparkonpaper

D.daydreamingwithaFriend

13.

came

WhichofthefollowingparkspotshasnotchangedmuchsinceWalt'svisiontolifeonpaper?

A.AMainStreetarea

B.WorldofTomorrow

C.SleepingBeautyCastle

D.True-LifeAdventureland

14.Howmanynamechangeshavebeenmentionedinthispassage?

A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.Four

15.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?

A.AtourinDisneyland

B.WaltDisney'slifestory

C.ThefutureofDisneyland

D.WaltDisney'sFirstdream.

Passagefour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage

You'vemadeit.Youmanagedtonavigateyourwaythroughtheworld'slargest

airportyoubreezedthroughsecurityandyousuccessfullyboardedtheplane.Nowyou'recomfortableinyourseatinthecabin,andthere'sevenalittlebitit

ofelbowroom,astheflightisn'tfullybookedforonce.Withthehasslebehind

you,yousettleinwithyourneckpillow,popsomeKennyGonyouriPod,andgetreadytospendqualitytimesleepingonaplane.Andyou'reaboutomakeahuge

mistakethatwillputyourhealthatrisk,asreportedbyTravel+Leisure.

It'snotbecauseoftheKennyG.It'stheshuteyepart.AccordingtoMedlinePlus,fallingasleepduringlandingortakeoffcouldcauseseriousdamagetoyourears.

Itallhastodowiththerapidchangesinairpressureinthecabin.Ifyou're

awake,anaturalresponsetoalleviatepressureonyoureardrumsduringtakeoffandlandingisto“pop”them,tomaintainapressureequilibrium.Ifyou'resleepingonaplane,youcan'tactivelyworktorelaxthosemusclesandreleasethetension,soyoucanbecomesusceptibletodizziness,earinfections,eardrumdamage,hearinglossandnosebleeds.“Aquickchangeinaltitudeaffectstheairpressureintheear,”saysAngelChalmers,aBritishpharmacist,viaExpress.“Thisleadstoa

vacuumintheEustachiantubes（咽鼓管）whichmakestheearsfeelblockedandsounddull.”

KeepthoseEustachiantubesclearandkeepthoseeyesopenforatleastanotherfewminutes.Crackopenthatbookyoujustboughtintheterminal.Afterall,therearesomemajorperkstobuyingyourreadingmaterialattheairport.

16.Theunderlinedsentence"you'vemadeit.”（Paragraph1）meansthatyouhave

managed.

A.toboardtheplane

B.togetabitofelbowroom

C.togetre