2004年江苏省普通高校专转本英语试卷

1、2004年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试大学英语本试卷分第i卷（客观题）和第ii卷（主观题）两部分。第i卷1页至11页，第ii卷12页至14页。两卷满分150分。考试时间120分钟。卷中未注明做大对象的试题为英语类和非英语类学生共同作答的试题，注明作答对象的试题按规定作答。第i卷（共100分）注意事项：1、答第i卷前，考生务必按规定要求填涂答题卡上的姓名、准考证号等项目及卷首和第7页上的姓名；2、用铅笔把答题卡上相应题号中正确答案的标号涂黑。答案不涂在答题卡上，成绩无效。part i reading comprehension （共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）directions: in

2、 this part there are four passages. each passage is followed by four comprehension questions. read the passage and answer the questions. then mark your answer on the answer sheet.passage 1questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested in

3、medicine. he always took medicine books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases.one day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended to be ill. he lay on his bunk (铺) and groaned as if he were very sick. the captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to look after. he told the m

4、an to rest for a few days and made the other sailors do his work. three days later another sailor pretended that he had something wrong with his chest. once more the captain looked in his medical books and told “sick” man to have a rest.the other sailors were very angry because they had more work to

5、 do. the patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not looking. at last the mate (船长副手) decided to cure the “sick” men. he mixed up some soap, soot (烟灰), glue (胶水) and other unpleasant things. then he obtained permission from the captain to give his medicine to the

6、 “sick” men. when they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. it was so horrible that one of the patients jumped out of hi bunk, ran up on desk and climbed the highest mast on the ship. he did not want any more medicine.the mate told both of the men that they must take the medicine every hal

7、f an hour, night and day. this soon cured them. they both said they felt better and wanted to start word again. the captain realized that the men tried to deceive him so he made them work very hard for the rest of the voyage.1. the first sailor pretended to be ill because he wanted to .a. test the c

8、aptains knowledge of medicineb. be free from workc. have the best food on the shipd. play a joke on his friends2. when the captain knew a sailor was ill, he .a. didnt care muchb. sent for a doctorc. looked after him and told him to have a restd. gave him some medicine3. the patients felt better quic

9、kly because .a. they had been given proper medicineb. they learned that the captain had found out the truthc. they were laughed at by their friendsd. the medicine the mate gave was horrible4. when the captain knew he had been deceived, he .a. told them not to do so againb. lost his temperc. made the

10、m work harderd. fired them5. which of the following best summarizes the passage?a. a sudden cure.b. two patients.c. captain and sailors.d. a difficult voyage.passage 2questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:when aluminum was first produced about a hundred and fifty years ago, it was so

11、difficult to separate form the ores in which it was found that its price was higher than that of gold. the price remained high until a new process was discovered for refining the metal with the aid of electricity approximately three quarters of a century later. the new method was so much cheaper tha

12、t aluminum because practical for many purposes, one of which was making pots and pans.aluminum is lightweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different forms. by mixing it with other metals, scientists have been able to produce a variety of alloys, some of which have the strength of steel but weig

13、h only one third as much.today, the uses of aluminum are innumerable. perhaps its most important use is in transportation. aluminum is found in the engine of automobiles, in the hulls of boats. it is also used in many parts of airplanes. in fact, the huge “airbus” planes would probably never have be

14、en produced if aluminum did not exist. by making vehicles lighter in weight aluminum has greatly reduced the amount of fuel needed to move them, aluminum is also being used extensively in the building industry in some countries.since aluminum is such a versatile (多用的) metal, it is fortunate that bau

15、xite (铝土矿), which is one of its chief sources, is also one of the earths most plentiful substances. as the source of aluminum is almost inexhaustible, we can expect that more and more uses will be found for this versatile metal.6. the price of aluminum was sharply reduced when people discovered a ne

16、w refining process with the aid of .a. windb. solar energyc. hydraulic powerd. electricity7. aluminum is .a. lightweight, rustproof but not easily shaped into different formsb. heavyweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different formsc. lightweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different for

17、msd. lightweight and easily shaped into different forms but it is easy to become rusty8. which of the following is not true?a. aluminum is widely used in transportation.b. aluminum is also used in many parts of airplanes.c. aluminum is being used extensively in the building industry.d. aluminum is n

18、ot used in its pure form.9. aluminum is found on earth mostly in the form of .a. pure metalb. bauxitec. goldd. liquid10. what is the passage talking about?a. the features of aluminum and its functions.b. the process of aluminum.c. the discovery of aluminum.d. the promising future of aluminum.passage

19、 3questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:the idea of a special day to honor mothers was first put forward in america in 1907. two years later a woman, mrs. john bruce dodd, in the state of washington proposed a similar day to honor the head of the familythe father. her mother died whe

20、n she was very young, and her father brought her up. she loved her father very much.in response to mrs. dodds idea that same year1909, the state governor of washington proclaimed (宣布) the third sunday in june fathers day. the idea was officially approved by president woodrow wilson in 1916. in 1924,

21、 president calvin coolidge recommended national observance of the occasion “to establish more intimate (亲密) relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.” the red or white rose is recognized as the official fathers day flower.fathers

22、 day took longer to establish on a national scale than mothers day, but as the idea grained popularity, tradesmen and manufacturers began to see the commercial possibilities. they encouraged sons and daughters to honor their fathers with small thank-you presents, such as a tie or pair of socks, as w

23、ell as by sending greeting cards.during the second world war, american servicemen stationed in britain began to request fathers day greeting cards to send home. this generated a response with british card publishers. though at first the british public was slow to accept this rather artificial day, i

24、ts now well celebrated in britain on the third sunday in june in much the same way as in america.fathers day seems to be much less important as occasion than the mothers day. not many of the children offer their fathers some presents. but the american fathers still think they are much better fated t

25、han the fathers of many other countries, who have not even a day for their sake in name only.11. when did fathers day officially begin to have national popularity?a. 1907b. 1909c. 1916d. 192412. who first started the idea of holding the fathers day?a. mrs. john bruce doddb. mrs. john bruces motherc.

26、 the government of washington.d. some businessmen.13. what flower will be popular on fathers day?a. lilyb. water lilyc. red rose or white rosed. sunflower.14. which statement is true, a according to this passage?a. it took even longer for mothers day to gain national popularity.b. the businessmen he

27、lped to make fathers day popular.c. fathers day is only celebrated in america.d. fathers day is only a trick of the businessmen to make money.15. what was the first reaction of the british publishing towards fathers day?a. they thought highly of it and accepted it at once.b. they just accepted it at

28、 once without any hesitation.c. they just thought it a joke.d. they thought it was too artificial and took a long time to accept.passage 4(非英语类学生必做)questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:culture shock is an occupational disease (职业病) for people who have been suddenly transplanted abro

29、ad.culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. those signs are as following: when to shake hands and what to say when meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and refuse invitations, when t

30、o take statements seriously and when not. these signs, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, or customs, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. all of us depend on hundreds of these signs

31、for our peace of mind and day-to-day efficiency, but we do not carry most at the level of conscious awareness.now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar signs are removed. no matter how broadminded or full of good will you may be a series of supports have been kno

32、cked from under you, followed by a feeling of frustration. when suffering from culture shock people first reject the environment which caused discomfort. the ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad. when foreigners in a strange land get together in complain about the host coun

33、try its people, you can be sure that they are suffering from culture shock.16. according to the passage, culture shock is .a. an occupational disease of foreign peopleb. may lead to very serious symptomsc. actually not a diseased. incurable17. according to the passage, culture shock result from .a.

34、the sudden change of social atmosphere and customsb. the sudden change of our daily habitsc. the sudden loss of our own signs and symbolsd. the discomfort that we feel when faced with a foreigner18. which one of the following may not be a symptom of culture shock?a. you dont know how to express your

35、 gratitude.b. you dont know how to greet other people.c. you suddenly forget what a word means.d. you dont understand why a foreigner shrugs.19. according to the passage, how would a person who stays abroad most probably react when he is frustrated by the culture shock?a. he is most likely to refuse

36、 to absorb the strange environment at first.b. he is really to accept the change and adapt himself to the new environment.c. although he takes the culture difference for granted, he still doesnt know how to do with it.d. he may begin to hate the people or things around him.20. the main idea of this

37、passage is that .a. culture shock is an occupational diseaseb. culture shock is caused by the anxiety of living in a strange culturec. culture shock has peculiar symptomsd. it is very hard to cope with life in a new setting(英语类学生必做)questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:in a family wh

38、ere the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. the pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing. in such a

39、 home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather by the “battle of the sexes”.if the process goes too far and mans role is regarded as less importantand that has happ

40、ened in some caseswe are as badly off as before, only in reverse.it is time to reassess the role of the man in the american family. we are getting a little tired of “monism”but we dont want to exchange it for a “neo-popism”. what we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves

41、 a partnership of equals. there are sings that psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the creditnor the blame. we have almost given up saying that a womans p

42、lace is in the home. we are beginning, however, to analyze mans place in the home and to insist that he does have a place on it. nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.the family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each fami

43、ly needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems.excessive authoritarianism (命令主义) has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent (相关的，切题的) not only to a healthy democracy, but also to a healthy famil

44、y.16. the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is .a. fundamental to a sound democracyb. not pertinent to healthy family lifec. responsible for monismd. what we have almost given up17. the danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the father is that .a. the role of the f

45、ather may become an inferior oneb. the role of the mother may become an inferior onec. the children will grow up believe that life is a battle of sexesd. sharing leads to constant arguing18. the author states that bringing up children .a. is mainly the mothers jobb. belongs among the duties of the f

46、atherc. is the job of schools and churchesd. involves a partnership of equals19. according to the author, the fathers role in the home is .a. minor because he is an ineffectual parentb. irrelevant to the healthy development of the childc. pertinent to the healthy development of the childd. identical

47、 to the role of the childs mother20. with which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?a. a healthy, co-operative family is a basic ingredient of a healthy society.b. men are basically opposed to sharing household chores.c. division of household responsibilities is work

48、able only in theory.d. a womans place is always in the home.part ii vocabulary and structure （共40小题，每小题1分，共40分）directions: in this part there are forty incomplete sentences. each sentence is followed by four choices. choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark your answer on the an

49、swer sheet.21. the teacher the students on a tour through the art museum.a. madeb. indicatedc. forcedd. took22. toms parents died when he was a child, so he was by his relatives.a. grown upb. brought upc. raisedd. fed up23. here is my card. lets keep in .a. touchb. relationc. connectiond. friendship

50、24. so far there is no proof people from other planets do exist.a. whichb. howc. whatd. that25. the newspapers reported yesterday several on the boundaries of these two countries.a. incidentsb. happeningsc. eventsd. accidents26. weve worked out the plan and now we must put it into .a. factb. reality

51、c. practiced. deed27. he didnt and so he failed the examination.a. work enough hardb. hard work enoughc. hard enough workd. work hard enough28. not until mr. smith came to china what kind of country she is.a. he knewb. he didnt knowc. did he knowd. he couldnt know29. scientists say it may be ten yea

52、rs this medicine was put to use.a. sinceb. beforec. afterd. when30. in some countries, is called “equality” does not really mean equal rights for all people.a. thatb. whatc. whichd. how31. we didnt know his telephone number, otherwise we him.a. would telephoneb. would have telephonec. had telephoned

53、d. must have telephoned32. weve missed the last bus, im afraid we have no but to take a taxi.a. wayb. possibilityc. choiced. selection33. luckily, most sheep the flood last month.a. enduredb. survivedc. livedd. passed34. my parents always let me have my own of living.a. wayb. methodc. mannerd. fashi

54、on35. like other language skills, reading requires practice.a. the most ofb. much of thec. most of thed. more of the36. it is only through practice one will be able to swim skillfully.a. whatb. whoc. thatd. which37. the brain is capable of ignoring pain message of to concentrate on other activities.

55、a. it allowedb. is it allowedc. allowedd. allowed it38. dont worry, i have already them the decision.a. informed; withb. informed; ofc. informed; ford. informed; that39. the child was sorry his mother when he arrived at the station.a. to missb. having missedc. missingd. to have missed40. i wonder wh

56、y he to discuss the problem at the meeting.a. declinedb. rejectedc. refusedd. delayed41. you can hang up what you like on these walls.a. bareb. emptyc. blankd. vacant42. according to a , the majority would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers.a. electionb. campaignc. polld. vote43. the population of the village has decreased 150 to 500.a. inb. atc. byd. with44. it seems that there is that i cant do.a. nothingb. anything