2010年专升本公共英语终级版密押题

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too, which may mean they have less energy to compete in the race for professional development. In almost every field, top positions are more likely to be filled by men. While most teachers are women, for example, most head masters are not. School cooks are women, head cooks are men and even cleaners tend to be watched over and directed by male caretakers.

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A) Many women's places are still in the home. B) Women's places are no longer in the home.

C) Many women's jobs have something to do with TV. D) Women's jobs are less important than before. 2. Now women are __________. A) doing the same jobs as men B) in need of more new services C) not doing the same jobs as men

D) paid more attention to than before

3. In Para. 2, the word \

A) preparing meals B) writing articles C) running a school D) watching TV programmes 4. From the passage, we can see that __________.

A) it's better for a woman to stay at home

B) women need much more education to deal successfully with professional tasks C) there is still a long way for women to go to get equal opportunities D) women should be at the top positions in their working places 5. The writer tells us that __________. A) women are kept busy all day long

B) women usually learn things faster than men

C) some women teachers cook better than their husbands D) some women have to do cleaning at night Passage 17

Humorous Story

The humorous story may be spun out to great length, and may wander around as much as it pleases, and arrive nowhere in particular; but the comic story and the witty story must be brief and end with a point. The humorous story bubbles gently along the other two bursts.

The humorous story is strictly a work of art—high and delicate art—and only an artist can tell it; but no art is necessary in telling the comic and witty stories, anybody can do it. The art of telling a humorous story—I mean by word of mouth, not print—was created in America, and has remained at home.

The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it; but the teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight, and is the first person to laugh when he gets through. And sometimes if he has had good success, he is so glad and happy that he will repeat the nub of it and glance around from face to face, collecting applause, and then repeat it again. It is a pathetic thing to see.

1. Which story takes the longest to tell? A) The humorous story. B) The witty story. C) The comic story.

D) All three take the same amount of time.

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2. Which story has no particular point? A) The humorous story. C) The comic story.

3. The humorous story . A) was created abroad B) is essentially American

C) is also appreciated in other countries

D) is more popular in other countries than in the U. S. 4. The teller of a humorous story A) laughs at his own joke B) repeats it several times

C) is very serious when he tells it

D) is concerned about the reaction of his listeners 5. The teller of a comic story A) tells it only once

B) tells the listener beforehand that his story is funny C) doesn't care whether his listeners enjoy it or not D) is very serious when telling it Passage 18

Three Economic Systems

There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact with one another. Three basic ways may be described as the market system, the administrated system, and the traditional system.

In a market system, individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possible to buy commodities from each economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transactions may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and pizzas are traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy ,task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern market economy, goods and services are bought or sold for money.

An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue commands as to how much of each goods and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, and exchange for the whole economy.

In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition: every person's place within the economic system is fixed by parentage, religion and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste may have an obligation to care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. A stagnant society may result. 1. What is the main purpose of the passage.?

A) To outline contrasting types of economic systems. B) To explain the science of economics.

C) To argue for the superiority of one economic system. D) To compare barter and money-exchange markets.

2. In the second paragraph, the word \

B) The witty story. D) All three.

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A) High quality. B) Concrete. C) Utter. D) Authentic. 3. According to the passage, a barter economy can lead to A) rapid speed of transactions B) misunderstandings C) inflation D) difficulties for the traders

4. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control in an administrative system? A) Individual households. B) Small businesses.

C) Major corporations. D) The government.

5. Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as a criterion for determining a person's place in a traditional society?

A) Family background. C) Religious belief. Passage 19

Writers' Opinions About Man

The more genius a writer has, the more conclusive and precise is his answer. Swift arrives at complete pessimism, considering men to be wretched, unfortunate, ugly, odious and absurd. Addison, on the other hand, maintains himself in a temperate optimism, \we have to do,\he says \to be easy here, and happy hereafter.\Carlyle gives the answer of the Puritan, while Macaulay gives that of the liberal, both with striking and multiplied illustrations.

What Fielding saw in man were the spontaneous and primitive forces, the irresistible impulses and temperament of the heart, the violence of egoistic or generous instincts unrestrained by the proprieties of life or by precepts, and which impetuously and unawares leap over all barriers. Richardson saw man's intellectual and moral culture, the sway of religion, the ascendancy of principles and that domination of the conscience, which developed in us by daily self-questioning, by arguing with ourselves, by habit and scruples, installs in our soul, not nearly a witness, an overseer, an ever-living judge, but, again, an armed auxiliary, an almost invincible combatant which reanimates us in our weaknesses.

Even when the writer is a dramatic poet, and says nothing in his own name, even when he purposely effaces himself behind his characters, his master thought remains apparent. Three or four times Shakespeare expressed his thought in passing as if he were not aware of it, through some phrase put in the mouth of Hamlet or of Macbeth, of Jacques or of Prospero: but, to divine it, there is no need of seeking it there; it everywhere and spontaneously declares itself in the selection of his figures and characters.

Various as these opinions may be, they indicate that we all belong to the same family, good or bad, rich or poor, young or old.

1. Concerning the human race and its potential, Swift and Addison __________. A) had exactly the same views C) were diametrically opposed 2. Fielding believed that man __________.

A) concerned himself too much with the proprieties of life B) obeyed the impulses of his heart C) lived in an irresistible way D) used too much force

3. Richardson's idea was that man was __________. A) part of an armed auxiliary B) always just C) guided by his conscience D) very religious 4. Most dramatists __________.

A) say what they have to say in so many words B) use their characters as spokesmen

B) varied lightly in their opinions D) expressed no opinions B) Age. D) Custom.

耶鲁外语学校2010年专升本英语密押题

C) are not aware of what they are really saying

D) have profound thoughts to express

5. According to his article, a dramatic poet's greatest responsibility is to __________. A) entertain B) be spontaneous C) efface himself

D) choose carefully the characters that will represent him Passage 20

Daydreaming

Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it was considered an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. And it may be that more people are suffering from a lack of daydreaming than are suffering from too much of it.

It now appears that a person's serf-control and serf-direction may suffer if he or she does not daydream at all. Such a person may become poorly equipped to deal with the pressures of daily life.

Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It also improves concentration attention span and the ability to get a long with others, she says. Another researcher reported that daydreaming seemed to produce improved self-control and creative ability.

But that's only part of the story. The most remarkable thing about daydreaming may be its usefulness in shaping our future lives as we want them to be. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. He maintained that \can imagine your future.\Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured himself as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came true.

Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick believed that the way we picture ourselves is often the way we turn out. He offered this advice: \Picture yourself vividly as defeated, and that alone will make victory impossible. Picture yourself as winning, and that will contribute immeasurably to success. Do not picture yourself as any thing and you will drift.\

1. If one does not daydream at all, he may __________. A) have no trouble concentrating B) be better self-controlled

C) improve his creative abilities

D) not be mentally prepared for the strains of daily life 2. The author is more worried about people's __________. A) imagined adventures B) lack of daydreaming

C) having too much of daydreaming

D) imagination of the future

3. What Henry Kaiser knew as the positive use of daydreaming is __________. A) to imagine yourself to be a nurse or an inventor B) to shape your future the way you want it to be

C) to do more daydreaming D) to get along with others

4. According to Harry Emerson, by imagining success we may __________. A) learn to be happy with failure B) overcome most health problems C) achieve success

D) save a lot of work

5. The word \