1、 1 绝密启用前 江苏省 2014年普通高校专转本选拔考试 英语试题卷 (非英语类专业 ) Part I Reading Comprehension (共 20小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分 ) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the
2、best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. People and the sources of air pollution are found in the same place. This means that cities with large population have the biggest
3、 problem of dirty air. Air pollution is caused by many different things. A major source of air pollution is the gas fumes (烟尘 ) from cars. Another major source of dirty air is the burning of coal and oil for energy. This energy is needed to make electricity. Of course, much more electricity is used
4、in the city than in the country. On the average, we throw away trash and garbage than years before. The burning of garbage leads to air pollution. Many major industries are also the cause of the dirty air in and around cities. The fumes from iron, steel, chemical, and petroleum production add partic
5、les (粉尘 ) to the air. The effects of air pollution range from mild headaches to death. The levels of pollution found in heavy traffic may cause headaches or loss of clear sight. Wherever coal and oil are used for fuel, fumes may kill trees and plants. In some of the larger cities, these fumes endang
6、er the lives of human beings by leading to lung diseases and causing early deaths. 1. From the passage, we know that _. A. air pollution is caused by electricity B. the cause of air pollution is not people C. air pollution is caused by many different sources D. headaches and death are not related to
7、 air pollution 2. What is stated in the passage? A. How cars produce fumes. B. Why so many people live in cities. C. What the causes and effects of air pollution are. D. How people in cities feel about polluted air. 3. Which of the following is NOT the cause of air pollution? A. Trucks. B. Headaches
8、. C. Burning garbage. D. Burning coal and oil. 4. What are the major sources of air pollution in cities? 2 A. Trash and garbage. B. Major industries. C. Cars and population. D. Gas fumes and the burning for energy. 5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Heart diseases. B. Lung
9、 diseases. C. Loss of clear sight. D. Serious headaches. Passage Two Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Everyone has got two personalities - the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you
10、 can control your behavior, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trus
11、t people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You dont like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive (深藏不露的 ) person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very stubborn (顽固的 ), but you arent v
12、ery ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up (蜷缩 ), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensive. Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting people. You pr
13、efer to be on your own. Youre easily hurt. If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you dont often get depressed. You always say what y
14、ou think even if it annoys people. 6. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _. A. in a normal night B. when you are asleep C. when you are daydreaming D. when you refuse to show yourself 7. What can be said about ones personality according to the passage? A. Ev
15、eryone has one personality. B. Everyone has two personalities. C. Ones personality is unchangeable. D. Ones personality is popular. 8. What kind of personality do they have if they sleep on their stomach? A. They are open with others. B. They like new ideas earlier than others. C. They are secretive
16、 and easily upset. D. They live only for tomorrow. 9. The writer tends to think highly of the people who sleep on their side because _. A. they are stronger 3 B. they are careful and confident C. they often like annoying people D. they always show sympathy for people 10. What is the best title of th
17、e passage? A. Sleeping Position and Personality B. Feelings and Personality C. Types of Personalities D. Types of Sleeping Positions Passage Three Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an interna
18、tional student from Jordan. He wanted to learn more about American culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends. At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to eat lunch with hi
19、m. But after the semester was over, Steve seemed more distant. The two former classmates didnt see each other very much at school. One day Yaser was hurt by Steves change of attitude; he thought they were friends forever. Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider to American culture. He doesnt u
20、nderstand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintance (相识的人 ) and close companions (伴侣 ) “friends”. Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based o
21、n common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade. In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long bond (关系 ) between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one o
22、f five American families move frequently. Americans develop friendship quickly, and they may change just as quickly. People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day” or “See you later.” Schoolmates
23、may say, “Lets get together sometime.” But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship. 11. Where did Steve and Yaser first meet? A. In their history class. B. In their English class. C. In their chemistry class. D. In their Chinese class. 12. What is the style of American friend
24、ship? A. Americans value strong life-long friendship. B. American friendship is not a life-long one. C. Americans develop friendship slowly. D. Americans do not make friends with strange people. 13. The word “fade” (Para. 3) probably means _. A. disappear gradually B. increase sharply 4 C. become cl
25、ose D. last forever 14. In the eyes of Americans, Steve and Yaser are _. A. neighborhood friends B. classmates for ever C. sports friends D. school friends 15. “Lets get together sometime” (Para. 5) is a way to _. A. be just friendly B. learn from each other C. care about each other D. be unfriendly
26、 Passage Four Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. Newspapers, along with reporting the news, educate, entertain, and give opinions. An important way for reading a large, big-city newspaper is knowing how to take it apart. Can you find these separate sections: world news, national
27、and local news, sports, business, entertainment, opinions, classified advertisements? Does your paper have other sections? News stories give facts, not the authors opinions. Editorials (社论 ) do the opposite; you can expect an editorial to take sides. Some newspaper editorials have a by-line with the
28、 authors name, but many newspapers have unsigned (未署名的 ) editorials. These reflect the opinions of the publisher or editor. You can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper. For example, you can expect headlines to omit unnecessary words. You can expect to find the most important
29、 facts in the first paragraph of a news story. You can expect important news items to be on the front page. You can expect less important items to be on the inside pages. Most of all, the more you know about current news, the more you will understand what is in the newspaper; important stories are g
30、enerally presented one day and followed up on the following days. So, an important way for reading newspapers is reading one frequently. 16. When reading a large newspaper, one should _. A. read it from cover to cover B. do some paper-cutting C. find separate sections D. predict what is inside the n
31、ewspaper 17. Which of the following statements about news stories is TRUE? A. News stories tell the facts without any comments. B. News stories contain both facts and opinions. C. News stories reflect the opinions of the publisher and editor. D. News stories express the writers opinion. 18. If you e
32、xpect the most important facts of a news story, you can go to _. A. the first paragraph B. news items on each page C. the authors opinions on the front pages D. the headlines on the inside pages 5 19. The best way to read newspapers is to read _. A. extensively and thoroughly B. occasionally and car
33、efully C. frequently and with certain skills D. in details every day 20. The main idea of the passage is _. A. how to read newspapers B. how to read stories and editorials C. how to find important news stories D. how to find the authors opinions Part II Vocabulary and Structure （共 40 小题，每小题 1 分，共 40
34、 分） Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 21. He takes a part-time job ever
35、y summer vacation, but most of the money he earns _ playing computer games in the net bar. A. spend B. spends C. is spent D. are spent 22. It was reported _ the plane had been missing for more than thirty days. A. that B. which C. what D. as 23. The reason _ he objected to the plan at the meeting wa
36、s that he had no faith in us. A. because B. which C. for D. why 24. Teachers at our university _ to publish at least two research papers each year. A. will require B. require C. are requiring D. are required 25. Seldom _ any mistakes in the past 15 years working in the physics laboratory. A. she did
37、 make B. did she make C. she should make D. she could make 26. As is expected, the government is taking measures _ the spread of Bird Flu. A. preventing B. prevent C. to prevent D. prevented 27. The old woman was worried because her 30-year-old son was so lazy that he didnt feel like _ to work. A. g
38、oing B. to go C. go D. goes 6 28. To make our environment cleaner, many people suggest that no smoking _ in public places. A. allow B. be allowed C. was allowed D. allowed 29. Mother was proud that her daughter looked _ among the girls in the party that evening. A. less beautiful B. the most beautif
39、ul C. more beautiful D. even beautiful 30. You _ our boss in her office last Friday; she has already gone to Paris. A. neednt have seen B. must have seen C. might have seen D. cant have seen 31. You may use this iPad _ you promise to return it tomorrow afternoon. A. unless B. as long as C. as soon a
40、s D. until 32. The old man had been to his daughters home several times but he still had trouble _ it. A. found B. finds C. find D. finding 33. I wish I _ a spaceman like Yang Liwei and could stay in the spaceship for a few days. A. were B. have been C. can be D. am 34. It was the information from t
41、he Internet _ gave him great help in the final exam. A. that B. what C. when D. how 35. Some people often feel depressed when the leaves on the trees _ yellow in the fall. A. turning B. turn C. turns D. to turn 36. As far as I am _, theres plenty of room for improvement in the service of your hotel.
42、 A. considered B. cared C. concerned D. called 37. To their great _, they didnt succeed in the cooperation with an Italian company. A. disappointment B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappoint 38. Please have more vegetables and do more exercise if you want to keep _. A. health B. healthy C. hea
43、lthful D. healthily 7 39. He is not willing to carry the red box; it is much _ than the yellow one in the corner. A. heavy B. more heavy C. a little heavy D. heavier 40. Traveling around the world is easy nowadays. It _ just a few hours to cross the Atlantic by plane. A. takes B. take C. took D. is
44、taken 41. _, I wont be able to go to your party tomorrow since I have to attend an important meeting. A. Generally B. Secretly C. Unfortunately D. Luckily 42. There were lots of people around who could _ help those injured in the car accident. A. angrily B. deeply C. cleanly D. actually 43. The nois
45、y road-works in the neighborhood caused a lot of _ among local residents. A. occasions B. complaints C. communications D. organizations 44. The information would be extremely _ for students who will take a national examination in June. A. helpful B. official C. personal D. peaceful 45. The houses in
46、 this district have been sold out, for there is a large and _ supermarket nearby. A. convenient B. easy C. constant D. excited 46. As a professor of English, he is not very _ biological terms. A. grateful to B. familiar to C. grateful for D. familiar with 47. The girl was quite excited when she got
47、the letter asking her to go for an _ the following day. A. impression B. identity C. interview D. ideal 48. After the secretary knew that the boss would go to New York for an international conference, she booked an air ticket _. A. in addition B. in case C. in advance D. in a way 8 49. Villagers are
48、 _ not to swim in the river since it is quite deep and dangerous. A. attended B. neglected C. arrested D. warned 50. The social problems caused by mobile phones have greatly _ our normal life in recent years. A. affected B. depended C. missed D. pointed 51. As it is getting warmer, you might as well
49、 _ these fur coats in that wooden box. A. put up B. turn off C. put away D. turn back 52. Family-run hotels of high _ offer a personal, friendly and efficient service. A. determination B. standard C. temperature D. touch 53. _, I dont think the candidate has a chance of winning the election this year. A. In business
