江苏省2004年普通高校专转本统一考试
英语试卷
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第一卷1至10页,第二卷11页至14页。两卷满分100分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷 (共70分)
注意事项:
1.答第一卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。 2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。如果答案不涂写在答题卡上，成绩无效。
Part I Reading comprehension(40%, 35 minutes)
Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage
Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested in medicine. He always took medical 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 bed and pretended to be very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to look after. He told the man to rest for a few days and made the other sailors to 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 the “sick” man to have a rest. The other sailors were very angry because they had more work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not looking. At last the mate (大副) decided to cure the “sick” men. He put some soap, glue and other unpleasant things together. Then he got permission from the captain to give his new medicine to the “sick” men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was so horrible that one of the patients jumped out his bed, ran up on deck and climbed the highest place on the ship. He did not want any more medicine.
The mate told both of the men that they must take the medicine every half an hour, night and day. This soon cured them. They both said they felt better and wanted to start work again. The captain realized that the men had tried to fool 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 captain’s knowledge of medicine B．be free from work
C．have the best food on the ship D．play a joke on his friends
2．When the captain knew a sailor was ill，he_______．
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A．didn’t care much B．sent for a doctor
C．looked after him and told him to have a rest D．gave him some medicine
3．The patients felt better quickly because_______． A．they had been given proper treatment
B．they learned that the captain had found out the truth C．they were laughed at by their friends
D．the medicine the mate gave them was horrible
4．When the captain knew he had been deceived．he_______． A．told them not to do so again B．lost his temper C．made them work harder D．fired them 5．Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
A．A Sudden Cure． B．Two Patients． C．Captain and Sailors． D．A Difficult Voyage．
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage
When aluminum was first produced about a hundred and fifty years ago, it was so difficult to separate from the ores(矿石) 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 that aluminum became 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 weigh 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 engines 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 been 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 bauxite( 铝土矿 ) ,which is one of its chief sources, is also one of the earth's 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 new refining process with the aid of_______.
A. wind power B. solar energy C. hydraulic power D. electricity 7. Aluminum is_______.
A. lightweight, rustproof but not easily shaped into different forms B. heavyweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different forms C. lightweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different forms
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D. lightweight and easily shaped into different forms but it is easy to become rusty 8. 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 not used in its pure form.
9. Aluminum is found on earth mostly in the form of_______.
A. pure metal B. bauxite C. gold D. liquid 10. 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 3
Questions 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 family—the father. Her mother died when she was very young, and her father brought her up. She loved her father very much.
In response to Mrs. Dodd's idea that same year—1909, the state governor of Washington proclaimed (宣布) the third Sunday in June Father's Day. The idea was officially approved by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In 1924, 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 Father's Day flower.
Father's day took longer to establish on a national scale than Mother's Day, but as the idea gained 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 a pair of socks, as well as by sending greeting cards.
During the Second World War, American servicemen stationed in Britain began to request Father's 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, it's now well celebrated in Britain on the third Sunday in June in much the same way as in America.
Father’s Day seems to be much less important an occasion than the Mother's Day. Not many of the children offer their fathers some presents. But the American fathers still think they are much better fated than the fathers of many other countries, who have not even a day for their sake in name only.
11. When did Father's Day officially begin to have national popularity?
A. 1907 B. 1909 C. 1916 D. 1924 12. Who first started the idea of holding the Father's Day? A. Mrs. John Bruce Dodd. B. Mrs. John Bruce's Mother.
C. The government of Washington.
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D. Some businessmen.
13. What flower will be popular on Father's Day?
A. Lily. B. Water lily. C. Red rose or white rose. D. Sunflower. 14. Which statement is true, according to this passage?
A. It took even longer for Mother's Day to gain national popularity. B. the businessmen helped to make Father's Day popular. C. Father's Day is only celebrated in America.
D. Father's Day is only a trick of the businessmen to make money.
15. What was the first reaction of the British public towards Father's Day? A. They thought highly of it and accepted it at once. B. They just accepted it at 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
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 abroad.
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 to 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 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 knocked 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 had because they make us feel bad. When foreigners in a strange land get together to complain about the host country and its people, you can be sure that they are suffering from culture shock.
16. According 1o the passage, culture shock is_______. A. an occupational disease of foreign people B. may lead to very serious symptoms C. actually not a disease D. incurable
17. According to the passage, culture shock results from_______. A. the sudden change of social atmosphere and customs B. the sudden change of our daily habits
C. the sudden loss of our own signs and symbols
D. the discomfort that we feel when faced with a foreigner
18. Which one of the following may not be a symptom of culture shock'?
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A. You don't know how to express your gratitude. B. You don't know how to greet other people. C. You suddenly forget what a word means. D. You don't 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 to absorb the strange environment at first.
B. He is ready to accept the change and adapt himself to the new environment.
C. Although he takes the culture difference for granted, he still doesn't know how to do with it D. He may begin to hate the people or things around him. 20. The main idea of this passage is that_______. A. culture shock is an occupational disease
B. culture shock is caused by the anxiety of living in a strange culture C. culture shock has peculiar symptoms
D. it is very hard to cope with life in a new setting
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%，25 minutes)
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 21. The teacher_______ the students on a tour through the art museum.
A. made B. indicated C. forced D. took 22. Tom's parents died when he was a child, so he was_______ by his relatives. A. grown up B. brought up C. raised up D. fed up 23. Here is nay card. Let's keep in_______.
A. touch B. relation C. connection D. friendship 24. So far there is no proof _______people from other planets do exist.
A. which B. how C. what D. that
25. The newspapers reported yesterday several _______on the boundaries of these two countries.
A. incidents B. happenings C. events D. accidents 26. We've worked out the plan and now we must put it into_______.
A. fact B. reality C. practice D. deed 27. He didn't _______and so he failed the examination.
A. work enough hard B. hard work enough C. hard enough work D. work hard enough 28. Not until Mr. Smith came to China _______ what kind of country she is.
A. he knew B. he didn't know C. did he know D. he couldn't know 29. Scientists say it may be ten years _______ this medicine was put to use.
A. since B. before C. after D. when
30. In some countries, _______ is called \does not really mean equal rights for all people.
A. 1hat B. what C. which D. how 31. We didn't know his telephone number, otherwise we _______ him. A. would telephone B. would have telephoned C. had telephoned D. must have telephoned
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