专升本专转本考试科目东莞职业技术学院继续教育学院试卷(A卷)大学英语(A)卷

专升本专转本考试科目东莞职业技术学院继续教育学院试卷(A卷)大学英语(A)卷PartIVocabularyandStructure(30points)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.BythetimeyouarriveinLondon,weinEuropefortwoweeks.A.shallstayB.havestayedC.willhavestayedD.havebeenstaying2.Theconferenceafullweekbythetimeitends.A.musthavelastedB.willhavelastedC.wouldlastD.haslasted3.Themillionsofcalculationsinvolved,hadtheybeendonebyhand,allpracticalvaluebythetimetheywerefinished.A.hadlostB.wouldhavelostC.wouldloseD.shouldhavelost4.theEnglishexaminationIwouldhavegonetotheconcertlastSunday.A.InspiteofB.ButforC.BecauseofD.Asfor5.LookattheterriblesituationIamin!IfonlyIyouradvice.A.followB.hadfollowedC.wouldfollowD.havefollowed6.Hemusthavehadanaccident,orhethen.A.wouldhavebeenhereB.hadtobehereC.shouldbehereD.wouldbehere7.Itwasessentialthattheapplicationformsbackbeforethedeadline.A.mustbesentB.wouldbesentC.besentD.weresent8.Themanagerwouldratherhisdaughterinthesameoffice.A.hadnotworkedB.nottoworkC.doesnotworkD.didnotwork9.SometimesIwishIinadifferenttimeandadifferentplace.A.belivingB.werelivingC.wouldliveD.wouldhavelived10.I'dratheryoumakeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.A.don'tB.wouldn'tC.didn'tD.shouldn't11.Thechairmanrequestedthat.A.themembersstudiedmorecarefullytheproblemB.theproblemwasmorecarefullystudiedC.themembersstudytheproblemmorecarefullyD.morecarefulstudybegiventotheproblem12.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgroundshisargumentsinfavorofthenewtheory.A.tobebasedonB.tobaseonC.whichtobaseonD.onwhichtobase13.Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare.A.outofworkB.outofstockC.outofreachD.outofpractice14.Youngadultsolderpeoplearemorelikelytopreferpopsongs.A.otherthanB.morethanC.lessthanD.ratherthan15.thetemperaturefallingsorapidly,wecouldn'tgoonwiththeexperiment.A.SinceB.ForC.AsD.With16.Thebedhasbeeninthefamily.Itwasmygreat-grandmother'soriginally.A.handedoutB.handedroundC.handedoverD.handeddown17.Thecarhalfwayfornoreason.A.brokeoffB.brokedownC.brokeupD.brokeout18.Thenewcomersfounditimpossibletothemselvestotheclimatesufficientlytomakepermanenthomesinthenewcountry.A.suitB.adaptC.regulateD.coordinate19.Atothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.A.resultB.responseC.settlementD.solution20.Youhavenothingtobyrefusingtolistentoouradvice.A.gainB.graspC.seizeD.earn21.Aswecannolongerwaitforthedeliveryofourorder,wehavetoit.A.postponeB.refuseC.delayD.cancel22.Thesebooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop,willgiveyouyouneed.A.alltheinformationB.alltheinformationsC.allofinformationD.alloftheinformations23.Notuntilthegamehadbegunatthesportsground.A.hadhearrivedB.wouldhehavearrivedC.didhearriveD.shouldhehavearrived24.Onlyunderspecialcircumstancestotakemake-uptests.A.arefreshmenpermittedB.freshmenarepermittedC.permittedarefreshmenD.arepermittedfreshmen25.sherealizeditwastoolatetogohome.A.NosooneritgrewdarkthanB.HardlydiditgrowdarkthatC.ScarcelyhaditgrowndarkthanD.Itwasnotuntildarkthat26.Thestormsweepingoverthisareanowissuretocauseofvegetablesinthecomingdays.A.rarityB.scarcityC.invalidityD.variety27.Weareallforyourproposalthatthediscussion.A.beputoffB.wasputoffC.shouldputoffD.istoputoff28.Althoughpunctualhimself,theprofessorwasquiteusedlateforhislecture.A.tohavestudentsB.forstudents'beingC.forstudentstobeD.tostudents'being29.Thesurvivalofcivilizationasweknowitisthreat.A.withinB.underC.towardsD.upon30.InnocountryBritain,ithasbeensaid,canoneexperiencefourseasonsinthecourseofasingleday.A.otherthanB.morethanC.betterthanD.ratherthanPartIIReadingComprehension(40points)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Passage1Theconceptof"environment"iscertainlydifficultandmayevenbemisunderstood;butwehavenohandysubstitute.Itseemssimpleenoughtodistinguishbetweentheorganismandthesurroundingenvironmentandtoseparateforcesactingonanorganismintothosethatareinternalandbiologicalandthosethatareexternalandenvironmental.Butinactualpracticethissystembreaksdowninmanyways,becausetheorganismandtheenvironmentareconstantlyinteractingsothattheenvironmentismodifiedbytheorganismandviceversa.Inthecaseofman,thedifficultieswiththeenvironmentalconceptareevenmorecomplicatedbecausewehavetodealwithmanasananimalandwithmanasabearerofculture.Ifwelookatmanasananimalandtrytoanalyzetheenvironmentalforcesthatareactingontheorganism,wefindthatwehavetodealwiththingslikeclimate,soil,plants,andsuch-likefactorscommontoallbiologicalsituations;butwealsofind,always,veryimportantenvironmentalinfluencesthatwecanonlyclassas"cultural",whichmodifythephysicalandbiologicalfactors.Butman,asweknowhim,isalwaysabearerofculture;andifwestudyhumanculture,wefindthatit,inturn,ismodifiedbytheenvironmentalfactorsofclimateandgeography.Wethuseasilygetintogreatdifficultiesfromthenecessityofviewingculture,atonemoment,asapartofthemanand,atanothermoment,asapartoftheenvironment.1.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethepopularunderstandingof"environment"astheauthorseesit?A.Elaborate.B.Prejudiced.C.Faultless.D.Oversimplified.2.Accordingtotheauthortheconceptof"environment"isdifficulttoexplainbecause.A.itdoesn'tdistinguishbetweentheorganismandtheenvironmentB.itinvolvesbothinternalandexternalforcesC.theorganismandtheenvironmentinfluenceeachotherD.therelationshipbetweentheorganismandtheenvironmentisunclear3.Inanalyzingtheenvironmentalforcesactingonmantheauthorsuggeststhat.A.biologicalfactorsarelessimportanttotheorganismthanculturalfactorstomanB.manandotheranimalsaremodifiedequallybytheenvironmentalforcesC.manismodifiedbytheculturalenvironmentaswellasbythenaturalenvironmentD.physicalandbiologicalfactorsexertmoreinfluenceonotherorganismsthanonman4.Asforculture,theauthorpointsoutthat.A.itdevelopssidebysidewithenvironmentalfactorsB.itisalsoaffectedbyenvironmentalfactorsC.itisgenerallyacceptedtobepartoftheenvironmentD.itisaproductofman'sbiologicalinstincts5.Inthispassage,theauthorisprimarilyconcernedwith.A.theinterpretationoftheterm"environment"B.thediscussiononorganismsandbiologicalenvironmentC.thecomparisonbetweeninternalandexternalfactorsinfluencingmanD.theevaluationofman'sinfluenceonculturePassage2Themostexcitingkindofeducationisalsothemostpersonal.Nothingcanexceedthejoyofdiscoveringforyourselfsomethingthatisimportanttoyou!Itmaybeanideaorabitofinformationyoucomeacrossaccidentally—orasuddeninsight,fittingtogetherpiecesofinformationorworkingthroughaproblem.Suchpersonalencountersarethe"payoff"ineducation.Ateachermaydirectyoutolearningandevenencourageyouinit—butnoteachercanmaketheexcitementorthejoyhappen.That'suptoyou.Aresearchpaper,assignedinacourseandperhapscheckedatvariousstagesbyaninstructor,leadsyoubeyondclassrooms,beyondthetextsforclassesandintoaprocesswherethejoyofdiscoveryandlearningcancometoyoumanytimes.Preparingtheresearchpaperisanactiveandindividualprocess,andideallearningprocess.Itprovidesastructurewithinwhichyoucanmakeexcitingdiscoveries,ofknowledgeandofself,thatarebasictoeducation.Buttheresearchpaperalsogivesyouachancetoindividualizeaschoolassignment,tosuitapieceofworktoyourowninterestsandabilities,toshowotherswhatyoucando.Writingaresearchpaperismorethanjustaclassroomexercise.Itisanexperienceinsearchingout,understandingandsynthesizing,whichformsthebasisofmanyskillsapplicabletobothacademicandnonacademictasks.Itis,inthefullestsense,adiscovering,aneducation.So,toproduceagoodresearchpaperisbothausefulandathoroughlysatisfyingexperience!Tosome,thethoughtofhavingtowriteanassignednumberofpages,oftenmorethaneverproducedbefore,isdisconcerting.Toothers,theveryideaofhavingtoworkindependentlyisthreatening.Butthereisnoneedtoapproachtheresearchpaperassignmentwithanxiety,andnobodyshouldviewtheresearchpaperasanobstacletoovercome.Instead,consideritagoaltoaccomplish,agoalwithinreachifyouusethehelpthisbookcangiveyou.6.Accordingtothewriter,personaldiscoveries.A.willgiveoneencouragementanddirectionB.arehelpfulinfindingtherightinformationC.arethemostvaluablepartofone'seducationD.willhelponetosuccessfullycompleteschoolassignments7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwritingaresearchpapergivesonechances.A.tofullydevelopone'spersonalabilitiesB.tousetheskillslearntintheclassroomC.toprovethatoneisaproductivewriterD.todemonstratehowwellonecanaccomplishschoolassignment8.Fromthecontext,theword"disconcerting"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans.A.misleadingB.embarrassingC.stimulatingD.upsetting9.Thewriterarguesinthepassagethat.A.oneshouldexplorenewareasinresearchB.oneshouldtrustone'sownabilitytomeetcourserequirementsC.oneshouldconsiderresearchpaperwritingapleasure,notaburdenD.oneshoulduseallone'sknowledgeandskillswhendoingresearch10.Whatwillprobablyfollowthispassage?A.Howtowritearesearchpaper.B.Theimportanceofresearchineducation.C.Howtomakenewdiscoveriesforoneself.D.Theskillofputtingpiecesofinformationtogether.Passage3Intheworldofentertainment,TVtalkshowshaveundoubtedlyfloodedeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachonevariesinstyleandformat.Butnotwoshowsaremoreprofoundlyoppositeincontent,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,thantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof"trashtalk".Thetopicsonhisshowareasshockingasshockingcanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowthemesoflove,sex,cheating,guilt,hate,conflictandmoralitytoadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisadisplayandexploitationofsociety'smoralcatastrophes,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatuptheintriguingpredicamentsofotherpeople'slives.LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitsextreme,butOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowfocusesontheimprovementofsocietyandanindividual'squalityoflife.Topicsrangefromteachingyourchildrenresponsibility,managingyourworkweek,togettingtoknowyourneighbors.ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingdumpedonsociety.Jerryendseveryshowwitha"finalword".Hemakesasmallspeechthatsumsuptheentiremoraloftheshow.Hopefully,thisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow'smaintargetaudiencesaremiddle-classAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetime,money,andstabilitytodealwithlife'stougherproblems.JerrySpringer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofanassociationwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeinvolvelove,relationship,sex,moneyandpeers.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedunderneaththeshow'sexploitation.Whilethetwoshowsareasdifferentasnightandday,bothhaveruledthetalkshowcircuitformanyyearsnow.Eachonecaterstoadifferentaudiencewhilebothhaveastrongfollowingfromlargegroupsoffans.Ironically,bothcouldalsobeconsideredpioneersinthetalkshowworld.11.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare.A.morefamily-orientedB.unusuallypopularC.moreprofoundD.relativelyformal12.ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappeardistasteful,theaudience.A.remainfascinatedbythemB.arereadytofaceuptothemC.remainindifferenttothemD.arewillingtogetinvolvedinthem13.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?A.Anewtypeofrobot.B.Racisthatred.C.Familybudgetplanning.D.Streetviolence.14.Despitetheirdifferentapproaches,thetwotalkshowsareboth.A.ironicalB.sensitiveC.instructiveD.cynical15.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows.A.havemonopolizedthetalkshowcircuitB.exploittheweaknessesinhumannatureC.appearatdifferenttimesofthedayD.aretargetedatdifferentaudiencesPassage4Tounderstandthemarketingconcept,itisonlynecessarytounderstandthedifferencebetweenmarketingandselling.Nottoomanyyearsago,mostindustriesconcentratedprimarilyontheefficientproductionofgoods,andthenreliedon"persuasivesalesmanship"tomoveasmuchofthesegoodsaspossible.Suchproductionandsellingfocusesontheneedsofthesellertoproducegoodsandthenconvertthemintomoney.Marketing,ontheotherhand,focusesonthewantsofconsumers.Itbeginswithfirstanalyzingthepreferencesanddemandsofconsumersandthenproducinggoodsthatwillsatisfythem.Thiseye-on-the-consumerapproachisknownasthemarketingconcept,whichsimplymeansthatinsteadoftryingtosellwhateveriseasiesttoproduceorbuyforresale,themakersanddealersfirstendeavortofindoutwhattheconsumerwantstobuyandthengoaboutmakingitavailableforpurchase.Thisconceptdoesnotimplythatbusinessisbenevolentorthatconsumersatisfactionisgivenpriorityoverprofitinacompany.Therearealwaystwosidestoeverybusinesstransaction—thefirmandthecustomer—andeachmustbesatisfiedbeforetradeoccurs.Successfulmerchantsandproducers,however,recognizethatthesurestroutetoprofitisthroughunderstandingandcateringtocustomers.Astrikingexampleoftheimportanceofcateringtotheconsumerpresenteditselfinmid-1985,whenCocaColachangedtheflavorofitsdrink.Thenon-acceptanceofthenewflavorbyasignificantportionofthepublicbroughtaboutapromptrestorationoftheClassicCoke,whichwasthenmarketedalongsidethenew.KingCustomerruled!16.Themarketingconceptdiscussedinthepassageis,inessence,.A.thepracticeofturninggoodsintomoneyB.makinggoodsavailableforpurchaseC.thecustomer-centeredapproachD.aformofpersuasivesalesmanship17.Whatwasthemainconcernofindustrialistsbeforethemarketingconceptwaswidelyaccepted?A.Theneedsofthemarket.B.Theefficiencyofproduction.C.Thesatisfactionoftheuser.D.Thepreferencesofthedealer.18.Accordingtothepassage,"tomoveasmuchofthesegoodsaspossible"(Para.1)means.A.tosellthelargestpossibleamountofgoodsB.totransportgoodsasefficientlyaspossibleC.todisposeofthesegoodsinlargequantitiesD.toredesignthesegoodsforlarge-scaleproduction19.WhatdoestherestorationoftheClassicCokebestillustrate?A.Traditionalgoodshaveastrongerappealtothemajorityofpeople.B.Ittakestimeforanewproducttobeacceptedbythepublic.C.Consumerswithconservativetastesareoftendifficulttoplease.D.Productsmustbedesignedtosuitthetasteoftheconsumer.20.Indiscussingthemarketingconcept,theauthorfocuseson.A.itsmaincharacteristicB.itssocialimpactC.itspossibleconsequenceD.itstheoreticalbasisPartIIICloze(10points)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Inatelephonesurveyofmorethan2,000adults,21%saidtheybelievedthesunrevolvedaroundtheearth.An217%didnotknowwhichrevolvedaround22.Ihavenodoubtthat23allofthesepeoplewere24inschoolthattheearthrevolvesaroundthesun;25mayevenhavewrittenit26atest.Buttheynever27theirincorrectmentalmodelsofplanetary28becausetheireverydayobservationsdidn'tsupport29theirteacherstoldthem:Peopleseethesun"moving"30theskyasmorningturnstonight,andtheearthseemsstationary31thatishappening.Studentscanlearntherightanswers32heartinclass,andyetnevercombinedthem33theirworkingmodelsoftheworld.Theobjectivelycorrectanswertheprofessoracceptsandthe34personalunderstandingoftheworldcan35sidebyside,eachunaffectedbytheother.Outsideofclass,thestudentcontinuestousethe36modelbecauseithasalwaysworkedwell37thatcircumstance.Unlessprofessorsaddress38errorsinstudents'personalmodelsoftheworld,studentsarenot39toreplacethemwiththe40one.21.A.excessiveB.extraC.additionalD.added22.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.other23.A.virtuallyB.remarkablyC.ideallyD.preferably24.A.learnedB.suggestedC.taughtD.advised25.A.thoseB.theseC.whoD.they26.A.onB.withC.underD.for27.A.formedB.alteredC.believedD.thought28.A.operationB.positionC.motionD.location29.A.howB.whichC.thatD.what30.A.aroundB.acrossC.onD.above31.A.sinceB.soC.whileD.for32.A.toB.byC.inD.with33.A.withB.intoC.toD.along34.A.adult'sB.teacher'sC.scientist'sD.student's35.A.existB.occurC.surviveD.maintain36.A.privateB.individualC.personalD.own37.A.inB.withC.onD.for38.A.generalB.naturalC.similarD.specific39.A.obligedB.likelyC.probableD.partial40.A.perfectB.betterC.reasonableD.correctPartIVTranslation(10points)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Theimportanceofeducationinmodernsocietycannotbeoveremphasized.Itisthefoundationofpersonaldevelopmentandsocialprogress,equippingindividualswithknowledge,skills,andvaluestoadapttoarapidlychangingworld.2.Withtherapiddevelopmentofinformationtechnology,people'slifestylesandworkpatternshaveundergoneprofoundchanges.Digitaltoolshavenotonlyimprovedworkefficiencybutalsoenrichedpeople'sleisureactivities,bringingbothconvenienceandchallengestosociety.3.Environmentalprotectionisaglobalissuethatrequiresthejointeffortsofallcountries.Onlybytakingimmediateandeffectivemeasurescanwepreventfurtherdamagetotheearth'secosystemandensuresustainabledevelopmentforfuturegenerations.4.Culturalexchangeplaysacrucialroleinpromotingmutualunderstandingbetweennations.Bysharingdifferentculturaltraditions,values,andartisticachievements,peoplecanbridgegapsandbuildamoreharmoniousworld.5.Inthefaceofchallengessuchasclimatechangeandpublichealthcrises,internationalcooperationismoreimportantthanever.Nocountrycanaddresstheseissuesalone,andcollaborativeeffortsareessentialtofindingsolutionsandprotectingthecommoninterestsofhumanity.PartVWriting(10points)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofOnlineEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:1.Therapiddevelopmentofonlinee