2016年江苏专转本考试英语真题

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江苏省 2016 年普通高校专转本选拔考试

英语 试题卷 (非英语类专业)

注意事项-

1.本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，试题卷共 10 页。全卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟. 2.必须在答题卡上作答，作答在试题替上无效。作答前务必将自己的姓名和准考证号准确清晰地 填写在试题卷和答题卡的指定位置。

3.考试结束时，须将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

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 best choice and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One

Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage.

Now it is the best time for Hong Kong shopping lovers，as most shops and markets are having their seasonal sales. Whit the same amount of money, you can buy more goods in this city. Women, young or old, rarely resist the attraction of this shopping paradise (乐园) at this time of the year. You will surely have an exciting Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square or in the western-style bars. Spending your holidays in Hong Kong will be easy too as several packing tours are available from CZL Travel Agency, with four-day tours for less than 4,000 yuan.

Tour Package One (3, 200 yuan): a four day tour including three nights' accommodation (住宿)， science helicopter flight, night ferry tour of Victoria Harbor and shuttle bus to Victoria Peak to view the city at night.

Tour Package Two (1, 880 yuan): a four -day shopping tour including three nights'

Accommodation, tour to Golden Beach and Hong Kong Space Museum, shuttle bus to Victoria Peak and shopping opportunities.

Tour Package Three (1,480 yuan): a four-day DIY tour including three nights' accommodation in a four-star hotel and complete freedom to do what you want. 1.. This advertisement is probably from ▲ . A. a shopping center

B. a hotel

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C. a travel agency D. a museum

2. According to the passage, it can be inferred that ▲ are shopping lovers. A. almost all the women C. only old women

B. only young women D. men and women

3. If you want to plan the tour by yourself, you'd better choose Tour Package ▲ . A. Two B. Three C. One D. Two and Three

4. According to the passage, if you want to visit Victoria Harbor at night with a tour guide, you can choose Tour Package ▲ . A. One

B. Three

C. Two

D One and Two

5. According to the passage, this advertisement was most probably shown ▲ . A. on New Year's Day B. on Christmas Eve

C. between New Year's Day and Christmas D. before Christmas Passage Two

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.

If someone tells you he fought in the Swiss Navy and speaks Swiss, don't believe a word he says. Switzerland is a landlocked (内陆的) nation. It hasn't gone to war in over a century. And there is no such thing as the Swiss language.

Switzerland is located among the highest mountains of Western Europe. The Aar River flows in the north and the Rhone River cuts through the south. Many beautiful lakes serve as tourist attractions. More than 6,300,000 people live in Switzerland. The national languages are German, French, and Italian. About 70% of the people speak German. Nearly everyone speaks at least two of the national languages. About 49% of the country is Roman Catholic, and 48% is Protestant.

Zurich is the largest city with people. Bern, the capital, has a population of about 145,000. The city of Geneva is famous, and the Red Cross was founded there.

The Swiss have a 99% literacy rate, which means that 99% of the people can read and write. Many children from other nations enroll in Swiss schools. The Swiss have a high standard of living. Foreign residents, who represent 20% of all workers, are willing to take the lower paying jobs that the Swiss do

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not apply for.

The nation is a federation of 23 cantons. These states have a history of independence. Since 1848, they have joined to form a common government, but they still maintain their independent character. 6. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? ▲ A. Life in the Swiss Navy C. Facts about Switzerland

B. The Cities of Switzerland D. Language of Switzerland

7. In Switzerland, most of the people speak ▲ . A. English B. Italian C. French

D. German

8. Which of the following can be Inferred about the education of Switzerland? A. There are more foreign students than Swiss students In Swiss schools. B. The Swiss have a successful education system. C. Most Swiss students go to school in other countries. D Education is not Important to the people of Switzerland. 9. Foreign residents would like to take jobs ▲ . A. that the SWISS are not willing to apply for B. that can hardly support their families

C. only when their kids can be enrolled in Swiss schools D. when they are appointed the representatives of all workers

10. Switzerland is a federation of 23 states with a history of about ▲ years. A. 100 Passage Three

Questions Il to 15 are based on the following passage.

There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of

brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low level of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the

individual-the sort of environment in which he is brought up. If an individual is (不利的) environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.

B. 120

C. 160

D. 70

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The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate Peter was raised by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with fewer educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.

This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's I. Q was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and forty points higher than his identical brother Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.

11. The main idea of this passage is that ▲ . A. human brains differ completely

B. the brain a person is born with determines his intelligence C. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence

D. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same Intelligence 12. According to the passage, the average I. Q. is ▲ . A. 85

B. 100

C. 110

D. 125

13. The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that ▲ . A. individuals with identical brains are seldom tested

B. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environment C. lack of educational opportunities blocks the growth of intelligence D. changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain 14. This passage suggests that an individual's I. Q. is ▲ . A. can be predicted at birth C. can be increased by education

B. stays the same throughout his life D. is determined by his childhood

15. The best title of this passage is ▲ . A. Measuring Your Intelligence C. The Case of Peter and Mark

B. Intelligence and Environment D. How the Bram Influences intelligence

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