2006年普通高校专转本英语试卷及答案

2006年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试大学英语I卷（100分PartIReadingComprehension20240分)Passage1Vegetablegardeningistherelaxingartandscienceofturningaloveforgrowingplantsintoameaningfulactivity.Havingvegetablesinthebackyardmakeshomegardeningappealingformanypeople.Inaddition,vegetablegardeningprovidesexerciseandfunforbothurbanandsuburbanfamilies.Vegetablegardenersagreethatmanyhome-grownvegetablesaresuperiortothosepurchasedfrommarkets.Formspringthroughlatefall,awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyoffreshvegetables,thusincreasingthenutritionofthefamilydiet.OthervegetablescanbestoredforafewmonthsinacoolAlthoughthemoneyspentforagardenmaybelittle,onecannotescapethefactthatgardeningrequireshardworkandtime.Manyofthegardeningtasksmustbeperformedattimesthataremostinconvenient.Notngjobsthatshouldbedoneonaregularbasismayresultinfailureandanegativefeelingtowardgardening.Oneshouldnotplantagardenthatistoolargeforhimtocarefor.Asmall,well-keptgardenismoreenjoyedandprofitablethanalargeneglectedone.Vegetablesdowellinfullsunlightandneedatleastfiveorsixhoursofsunduringthemiddleofoneday.Toomuchshadingresultsinpoorplantsandfewvegetables.Ifpossible,thegardenshouldbenearthehouse,sothegardencanworkinitwhenevertheyarefree.Soilsforvegetablesbeeasilybrokenupandporous(多孔的forquickwaterandgoodaeration透气Usuallythehomeownerhaslittlechoiceinthesoiltypehecanchoose.Fortunay,manyvegetablescanbefrownonpoorsoilsifthesoilsareproperlyManypeoplefindhomeexpensiveand B.interestingandC.time-consumingandinconvenient Awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyoffreshallyearround B.wheneveryouneednutritiousC.foragreaterpartofthe D.throughoutTheamountofmoneyyouspendonyourcanbe B.mustbeC.cannotbe D.mustnotbeWhichofthefollowingstatementsisVegetablesneedtohaveasmuchshadingasAsmallgardenismuchbetterthanalargeHomeownerscanfreelychoosethesoilfortheirvegetableWheneverpossible,thevegetablegardenshouldbeclosetoyourFromthepassagewecanconcludevegetablesneedlittlecarewhilevegetablescanbegrownonalmostanykindofvegetablegardeningisanindispensablepartoflifeforurbanandsuburbanvegetablegardeningisagoodpastimeforretiredPassageInolddays,whenaglimpseofstockingwaslookeduponassomethingsoshockingasdistracttheseriousworkofanoffice,secretariesweremen.ThencametheFirstWorldWarandthemalesecretarieswerereplacedbywomen.Aman’ssecretarybecamehissuitstothedry-cleaners;lingliesontheephonetoawaypeoplehedidnotwishtospeakto;and,ofcourse,tyandfillingand Nowallthismaybechangingagain.Themicrochip()andhightechnologysweetheBritishoffice,takingwithitmuchoftheroutineclerical(文书的)worktatsecretariesdid.“Onceofficetechnologytakesovergenerally,thestatusofthejobwillriseagainbecauseitwillinvolvethehigh-techwork—andthenmenwillwanttodoitagain.”Thatwassaidbyoneoftheexecutive(male)ofoneofthebiggestsecretarialagenciesinthiscountry.WhathehaspredictedisalreadyunderwasintheU.S.Oncehightechnologyhasmadethejobofsecretarylessroutine乏味的willbeamaletakeover?Menshouldbecarefulofthinkingthattheycanwalkrightintothebetterjobs.Therearealotofwomensecretarieswhowilldojobaswellasmen—notjustbecausetheycanbuynegligees(长睡衣)fortheboss'swife,butbecausetheyareasefficientandwell-trainedtocopewithwordprocessorsandcomputersandcomputersasBefore1914femalesecretariessererarebecausewerelessefficientandlesstrainedthanwerelookeddownuponbywouldhavedisturbedtheotherofficeworestockingandwerenotasseriousasAfemalesecretaryhasbeenexpected,besidesotherduties,beherboss’sdoeverythingherbossaskshertocleanherboss’sephonetheboss’sSecretaries,untilrecently,hadtodoalotofworknowdoneA.machines B.otherstaff C.servant’s Asecretaryinthefuturehavemoreworkto B.bebetterC.havehigher D.havelessworktoThewriterbelievesthatbeforebothmenandwomencanactasmenwillbebetterthanmenwilltakeoverwomen’sjobsaswomenwilloperatemostofficePassageHumanityisnewexperimentonplantEarth.Formostofitshistory,lifeonEarthwasrestrictedtothesea.Livingthingsbegantopopularthelandslightlyover400millionyearsago,andhumanshaveexistedfornomorethan3millionyears.Onewaytorepresenttheevolutionoflifeistocompressthe4.6-billion-yearhistoryofEarthintoa1-year-logfilmInsuchafilmearthformsasthefilmbeginsonJanuary1andthroughallofJanuaryandFebruaryitcoolsandiscratered(变成坑状andthefirstoceansform.ButthoseoceansremainlifelessuntilsometimesinMarchorearlyApril,whenthefirstlivingthingsdevelop.The4-million-yearhistoryofPrecambrian(前寒武纪)evolutionlastsuntilthefilmreachesmid-November,whenprimitiveoceanlifebeginstoevolveintocomplexorganismssuchastrilobites(三叶虫).Ifweexaminethelandinsteadoftheoceans,wefindalifelesswaste.ButoncefilmshowsplantandanimallifeonthelandaboutNovember28evolutionproceedsrapidly.Dinosaurs,forexample,appearaboutDecember12andvanishbyChristmasEve,asmammals(哺乳动物)andbirdsflourish.Throughoutthe1-year-runofourfilmtherearenohumans,andevenduringthedaysoftheyearasthemammalsriseanddominatethelandscape,therearenopeople.IntheearlyeveningofDecember31,vaguelyhumanformsmovethroughthegrasslands,andbylateeveningtheybeginmakingstonetools.TheStoneAgelastsuntilshout11:45pm,andthefirstsignsofcivilization,townsandcities,donotappearuntil11:45pm.TheChristianerabeginsonly14secondsbeforetheNewYear,andtheDeclarationofIndependenceissignedwith1secondtospare.IncomparingallofEarth’sgeologicalevolutiontoonecalendaryear,theauthorjusthowrecentlyhumanityhasarrivedonthejusthowsimpleitistounderstandthehistoryofjusthowearlyhumanityappearsonplanetjusthowdifficultitistounderstandthehistoryofAccordingtothepassage,primitiveoceanlifebeginstoevolveintocomplexinthemiddleof B.whenEarthisC.atthebeginningofNovember D.whenthelandisstillalifelessItisindicatedinthepassageEarthidcoolatEarthidhotattheThereareoceansattheThereislifeintheoceaninlateIntheone-year-longfilmdieoutonDecember25B.appearafterDecemberC.dieoutonDecember24D.appearonDecemberInthecompressedhistoryofEarththeDeclarationofIndependenceisalongtimebeforetheNewYear B.immedia yaftertheNewYear’sDayC.justonesecondbeforetheNew D.rightontheNewYearPassage4非英语类考生必做Internet-addictedjobseekersmaybepartlythecauseofthefactthatitistakingtheunemployed23%longertofindanewpositionthanittookduringtherecession(经济萧条),whenthe“benefits”ofonlinejobsearchingwereunavailable.“AgrowingnumberofunemployedAmericanswastetimebrowsing(浏览)theestimated4,000to5,000onlinejobsites,fillingthemwithresumes,andthenwaitingforreplies.Itiscommonforlong-timejoblessness,”arguesProfessorJohnA.Challenger.AlthoughtheInternethasthepotentialtobeveryusefulforjobseekersandithas etheprimarytoolformany,Challengerbelievesthatitshouldbeconsideredsecondarytobetraditionaltechniqueofmeetingwould-beemployersin Inadditiontoslowingjobsearchefforts,theInternetismakingthehiringprocesslongerfortheemployer.Inasurveyof5,000hiringmanagersbyanonlineresumesite,72%saidthatamajorityoftheresumestheyreceivedinresponsetoanonlinejobpostingdidnotmatchtheposition’sdescription.“Themoreunrelatedresumesmanagershavetogothroughinordertoselectthefewtobringinforinterviews,thelongerittakestofilltheposition,”pointsoutChallenger.“Oneresultofthishasbeentheincreaseduseofscreeningsoftwarebyemployers.Thiswillmakeitevenmoredifficultforjobseekersgettheirresumesinfrontofthehiringexecutiveforaninterview.”“AllofthisisnottosaythattheInternethasnotrevolutionizedjobhunting.IthascertainlymadeiteasierforsomeoneinSanFrancisco,forexample,tosearchforjobopeninginMiami.Inaddition,theabilitytoconductkeywordsearcheshavereducestheamountoftimeittakestofindthetypeofpositionaisseeking.”“JobseekersmustlearnhowtousetheInternetasatool,ratherthanjustreplyingonitasameansforsubmittingelectronicresumes,”concludesChallenger.Accordingtothepassage,thecomingofonlinejobsearching longerwaitingtimeforthelongercomputertechnologytrainingforthejobmoreunemploymentthroughoutthemorejobopportunitiesintheInternetProfessorChallengerthinks shouldbeconsideredmoreimportantbythebrowsingtheInternetjobsendingresumesbygoingtoatraditionaltrainingmeetingthepotentialemployersTheinternetismakingthehiringprocesslongerfortheemployer thespeedoftheInternetisnotfastthereisalotoffalseinformationonthethehiringpositioncannotbefullydescribedintheithasdrawnmanyunfittingItcanbeinferredthat“screeningsoftware”inParagraph3isused drawmorejobseekerstothegetridofmoreunrelatedserveasbridgebetweenthejobseekersandtheprovidethejobseekersandtheAccordingtothepassage,theInternethasrevolutionizedjobhunting changingtherecessionopeningmorechancesforjobimprovingtheemploymentreducingtheinterview(英语类学生必做AnewWorldBankreportwarnsthatchildrenwhodonotgetenoughgoodfoodinthefirsttwoyearsoflifesufferlastingdamage.Theymaybeunderdevelopedorunderweight.Theymaysufferfrompoorhealthorlimitedinligence.Inaddition,poorlynourishedchildrenaremorelikelytodropoutofschoolandearnlessmoneyasadults.ThereportnotesthattoolittlefoodisnottheonlycauseofpoornutritionManychildrenwholiveinhomeswithplentyoffoodsufferforotherreasons.Forexamplethestudysaysthatmothersoftenfailtogivetheirnewlybornbabiestheirbreastmilk.Thismilk-likesubstanceiscalledcolostrums初乳Itisfullofnutrientsthatimproveababy’sability’stofightinfectionsanddisease.Thestudyalsolinksmalnutrition(营养不良)toeconomicgrowthinpoorcountries.lackofnutritioninearlychildhoodcancostdevelonationsuptothreepercentoftheiryearlyearning.Manyofthesesamecountrieshaveeconomiesthataregrowingataratetheireconomicgrowthiftheyimprovednutrition.AfricaandSouthAsiaareaffectedthemostbypoornutrition.Thestudysaysabouthalfofallchildrenindonotgetenoughgoodfood.TheWorldBankstudyalsonotesthatratesofmalnutritioninSouthAsiaarealmostdoublethoseincentralandsouthernAfrica.Otherpartsoftheworldarealsoseverelyaffected,includingIndonesia,Uzbekistan,Yemen,GuatemalaandPeru.Thestudy mendsthatdevelocountrieschangetheirpoliciestodealwithmalnutrition.Insteadofdirectlyprovidingfood,thestudysuggestseducationalprogramsinhealthandnutritionformotherswithyoungbabies.Italso mendscleanerlivingconditionsandimprovementsinhealthcare.WorldBanknutritionspecialistMeeraShekarsaidtheperiodoflifebetweenpregnancyandtwoyearsisextremelyimportant.ernmentswithlimitedresourcesshouldtakedirectactiontoimprovenutritionforchildrenduringthisperiod.What’sthemaintopicofthePoornutritionindeveloWorldBankEconomicgrowthWaystofightmalnutritionindevelopedItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatchildrenwhogetsufficientfoodmightsuffermalnutritionbecause theyeattoomuchrubbishfoodtheytakelittlephysicaltheyarelackinginsomekindsofnecessarytheirmothersdonothavetimetotakecareofthemintheIfapoorcountrymanagedtoprovideenoughfoodforchildren,theyearlyeconomicgrowthratewould A.drop B.notchange C.rise exceed2percent A. 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