2012江苏专转本英语真题及答案

江苏省2012年普通高校专转本统一英语考试第一卷（共100分）PartIReadingComprehension(共20题，每题2分，共40分)PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AmericanresearchershavedevelopedatechniquethatmaybecomeanimportanttoolinfightingAIDS.ThetechniquestopstheAIDSvirusfromattackingitstarget-cellsinthebody'sdefensesystem.WhenAIDSvirusenterstheblood,itsearchesforbloodcellscalledT4lymphocytes （淋巴细胞）.ThevirusconnectstotheoutsideofT4lymphocytes,thenforcesitswayinside.Thereitdirectsthecells'genetic （基因的）materialtoproducecopiesoftheAIDSvirus.ThisishowAIDSspreads.ResearchersthinktheymaybeabletostopAIDSfromspreadingbypreventingvirusfromconnectingtoT4cells.WhenAIDSvirusfindsaT4cell,itactuallyconnectstoapartofthecellcalledCD4protein.ResearcherswanttofoolthevirusbyputtingcopiesorclonesoftheCD4proteinintotheblood.ThiswaytheAIDSviruswillconnecttotheclonedproteininsteadoftherealones.Scientistsusethegeneticengineeringmethodstomaketheclones.NormallyaCD4proteinremainsontheT4cellatalltimes.TheAIDSvirusmustgotoit.Inanewtechnique,however,theclonedCD4proteinisnotconnectedtoacell.Itfloatsfreely,somanymorecanbeputintothebloodtokeeptheAIDSvirusawayfromrealCD4proteinsonT4cells.OnereportsaystheAIDSvirusconnectstotheclonedproteinsjustaseffectivelyastorealprotein.Thatreportwasbasedontestswithbloodcellsgrowninlabs.Thetechniqueisjustnowbeginningtobetestedinanimals.Ifsuccessful,itmaybetestedinhumanswithinayear.1.Thenewtechniquecan________.A.cureAIDS B.killtheAIDSvirusC.preventtheAIDSvirusfromspreading D.producenewmedicinesforAIDS2.WhentheAIDSvirusenterstheblood,itisreproducedby________.A.theinsideofthevirusitself B.anybloodcellsinthebodyC.theCD4protein D.thegeneticmaterialofT4cells3TheAIDSvirusconnectstoclonedproteinsinsteadoftotherealonesbecause________.A. theclonedproteinsstayontheT4cellsB. theclonedproteinscanfloatfreelyinthebloodC. itconnectstoclonedproteinsmoreeffectivelythantotherealonesD. theclonedproteinsaremadebygeneticengineeringmethods4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thenewtechniquehasbeentestedinlabs. B.Thenewtechniqueisbeingtestedinanimals.C.Thenewtechniquemaybetestedinhumans. D.Thenewtechniqueisnowunderclinicaltest.5Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.AIDS---aFatalDisease. B.ANewTechniqueinfightingAIDS.C.AReportontheSpreadofAIDSVirus. D.TheTechniqueofClonedCD4Protein.PassageTWOQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Duringtheearlyearsoflastcentury,wheatwasseenastheverylifebloodofWesternCanada.Whenthecropsweregood,theeconomywasgood;whenthecropsfailed,therewasdepression.Peopleoncitystreetswatchedtheyieldsandthepriceofwheatwithalmostasmuchfeelingasiftheyweegrowers.Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasinglyfavoritetopicofconversation.Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketingthewesterncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculative（投机的）grainsellingascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.Wheatpricesweregenerallylowintheautumn,butfarmerscouldnotwaitformarketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthattheysoldtheirwheatsoonafterharvestwhenfarmdebtswerecomingdue(到期)，onlytoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.Onvariousoccasions,producergroupsaskedforfirmercontrols,butgovernmentshadnowishtobecomeinvolved,atleastnotuntilwartimewheatpricesthreatenedtorunwild.Anxioustocheck(控制)inflation(通货膨胀)andrisinglivingcosts,thefederalgovernmentappointedaboard(董事会)ofgrainsupervisorstohandledeliveriesfromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchangetradingwassuspended(暂停)andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbytheboard.Tohandlethecropof1919,thegovernmentappointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,withfullauthoritytobuy,sell,andsetprices.6.Theauthorusestheterm“lifeblood”(Line1,para1.)toindicatethatwheatwas_______.A.difficulttoproduceinlargequantities B.waseasilyaffectedbyanimalsandplantsC.essentialtothehealthofthecountry D.expensivetogatherandtransport7. Accordingtothepassage,mostfarmers’debtshadtobepaid__________.A.whentheautumnharvesthadjustbeencompletedB.becausewheatpriceswerehighC.assoonastheWinnipegGrainExchangedemandedpaymentD,whencropfailurecauseddepression8. Accordingtothepassage,wheatpricesbecameuncontrolledbecauseofconditionscausedby_____.A.farmers B.supervisors C.weather D.war9.Theword“check”(Line1,Para.3)couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.control B.investigate C.finance D.reinforce10.Accordingtothepassage,apreliminarystepinthecreationoftheCanadianWheatBoardwastheappointmentof______.A.theWinnipegGrainExchange B.aboardofsupervisorsC.severalproducergroups D.anewgovernmentPassageThreeQuestions10to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YellowstoneParkisvisitedbytwomillionpeopleeverysummerandistheoldest,largestandmostvisitedwildernessintheworld.Allarewelcomeandareinvitedonarrivaltoleavetheircarsandexploreonfoot.Yellowstone,anationalparkforever100years,liesintheStateofWyoming,totheeastoftheRockyMountain.Itisalsointhetemperaturefallsaslowas60Fdegreebelowfreezing,andtheanimalsthatspendwinterintheparkarebestabletoliveintheconditionssuchasbison,wapiti,beaversandotters.Fortunately,theareaaroundthehotspringsandgeysersbecomesacentrallyheatedoasis(绿洲)inthedesertof27.Ipassedbythesportsfieldtheotherday,_______therewasafootballmatchgoingonthen.A.that B.where C.winch D.when28.Itwasagreatparty,thankyou.ButJill,why___youmorefriendstocome?A.haven’t…invitedB.don’t…invite C.didn’t…invite D.won’t…invite29.Hefailedthemid-termexaminationandonlythen_______howmuchtimehehadwasted.A.herealized B.didherealize C.hehadrealized D.hadherealized 30.IhadenteredtheclassroomwhenInoticedtheheadmasterwassitting attheback.A.still B.yet C.sooner D.hardly 31．Themostpopularfoodforforeigners________onanymenuinBeijingisroastduck.A.include B.including C.toinclude D.included32．Themother,alongwithhertwodaughters, ________fromthesinkingaircraftbyapassingship. A.haverescued B.havebeenrescued C.hasrescued D.hasbeenrescued33．________everymistakeyoumake,you’lllosehalfamark.A.For B.At C.To D.By 34．Thispaintingissplendid,but________weactuallyneeditisadifferentmatter.A.that B.what C.whether D.how35．Thankyou,butI’llhaveto________youroffer.A.turnaway B.turndown C.turnback D.turnoff36．Itwaswithgreatjoy_______hereceivedthenewsthathisbestfriendwouldcometoBeijing．A．because B．which C．since D．that37．Janewentofftothepartywithherhusband,_______ahappyeveningofwine,foodandsong．A．expected B．expecting C．toexpect D．expects38．—Excuseme．IsthistherightwaytotheSummerPalace?—Sorry,IA．might B．will C．must D．can39．Shirleysaidthatshewouldhaveatwo-weekholidayinJuly,______Ithink,isimpossible．A．it B．that C．when D．which40．Althoughshedoesn’tliketoliveinthecountry,______,shegoesthereforapicnic．A．onceuponatime B．sometime C．onceinawhile D．fromnowon 41.----Areweabouttohaveadinner? ---Yes,it________inthedinningroom. A.isbeingserved B.isserving C.hasserved D.hasbeenserving 42.----I’dliketobuyanexpensivesportscar. ----Well,Mike,wehavegotseveralmodels_________.A.tobechosenfrom B.tochoose C.tochoosefrom D.tobechosen 43.Afenceatthebackofthegarden_______usfromtheneighbours.A.separated B.divided C.concluded D.connected 44.Thereisa_______betweentwoactsintheplay.A.stop B.time C.break D.end 45.----IsyourcameralikeBill’sandAnn’s? ----No,butit’salmostthesameas________. A.her B.yours C.them D.their 46.Athiefisadangerto_______. A.society B.thesociety C.societies D.asociety47. Thecostofonedayinthehospitalinthiscitycanrun_______250dollars.A.ashighto B.sohighto C.sohighas D.ashighas48. Ifyoukeepon,you’llsucceed________. A.intime B.atonetime C.atthesametime D.ontime49. Is______possibletoflytothemooninaspaceship? A.now B.man C.that D.it 50. Theplantisdead.I_______itmorewater. A.willgive B.wouldhavegiven C.mustgive D.shouldhavegiven51.__________thismaterialcanbeusedinourfactoryhasnotbeenstudiedyet.A.Which B.What C.That D.Whether52. _______school_______itbeganraining.A.Assoonaswereached;then B.Assoonaswehadreached;thenC.Nosoonerdidwereach;when D.Nosoonerhadwereached;then53. Ifit_______finetomorrow,wewouldgoforaswiminthesea.A.willbe B.shouldbe C.is D.wereto54.Theboyyoureferred_____isfarahead______everyoneelseintheclass.A.to;to B.to;of C.at;with D.at;from55.----How’stheyoungman? ----_______________. A.Heistwenty B.He’sadoctor C.He’smuchbetter D.He’sDavid 56.Assoonasheenteredtheroom,hetook________hiscapandsatdown.A.off B.out C.away D.down57.----Whatareyoudoing? ----I’mlooking________thechildren.Theyshouldbebackforlunchnow.A.after B.at C.for D.up 58.Theteachertoldtheclassto_________theirbooks.A.putaway B.putby C.puton D.putup 59. Iaskedhimto_______meafewminutessothatwecouldgooveralltheproblems.A.spend B.save C.spare D.share60. Mother__________usstorieswhenwewereyoung.A.wasusedtotell B.isusedtotelling C.usedtotell D.usedtotellingPartThreeCloze(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Whatmakesachildspeakalanguagehaslongbeenapuzzletolinguists(语言学家).61speaking,therearetwoschoolsoflinguists,bothof62trytoexplain63 achildpicksupalanguagesoeasily.Thefactthatachildpicksupalanguage 64issurprising:atoneyearold,achildisableto 65 "bye-bye";attwo,heisabletousefiftywords;bythreehebeginsto66 tenses.ThefamousAmericanlinguistNoamChomsky 67thathumanbeingshaveasortofbuilt-insystemforlanguageuse,andthatthe68isonlysecondary.Childrenarenottaughtlanguage69theyaretaughtarithmetic.Otherlinguists, 70,holdtheviewthatachildlearns 71ofhislanguagefromthehintsintheenvironment. 72,theoristsofbothschools 73 thatthereisabiologicalbasisforlanguageandlanguageuse.The 74 iswhichismoreimportant,theinnerabilityortheenvironment.Thisiscertainlyafield75 tobeexplored.Researchersfrombothschoolsarebusyfindingevidenceto 76 theirowntheory,but 77sideispersuadingtheother.Itseemsthatinorderto 78whyachildlearnsalanguagesoeasily,wehaveto 79thejointeffortsofbothschools.Somelinguists,likeDeVilliers,haverecognizedthevalueofcooperation,and 80linguistsofbothsidestoworktogether. 61.A.Surprisingly B.Personally C.Properly D.Roughly62.A.them B.who C.whom D.which63.A.that B.when Cwhy D.how64.A.independently B.naturally C.withouthelp D.withease65.A.speak B.say C.wave D.respond66.A.master B.study C.have D.get67.A.doubts B.believes C.realizes D.criticizes68.A.help B.teacher C.environment D.hint69.A.as B.for C.when D.though70.A.inparticular B.asaresult C.however D.therefore71.A.alittle B.some C.nothing D.most72.A.Before B.Fromnowon C.Justnow D.Bynow73A.suspect B.disagree C.agree D.realize74A.case B.quarrel C.problem D.question75A.waiting B.planning C.never D.unl