12002年江西省专升本英语统一考试试题PartIListeningcomprehension(20points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondinglitterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)Thecoachwillnotarrivetoday.B)Thecoachmetwithaterribleaccident.C)Thecoachwillprobablyarriveat9:15D)Thecoachmayarrivetoday,butthewomanisnotsure.Fromthedialogueweknowthatthecoachisdelayedtwohoursafter7:15.Thebestanswer,then,isC)“Thecoachwillprobablyarriveat9:15.”Therefore,youshouldchooseanswerC)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Shehastopostaletterinstead.C)She’snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.C)Shecan’tsendthemessagerightnow.D)Shehastoturndowntheman’srequest.2.A)Hedidn’tgetthebookheneeded.C)Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.B)Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.D)Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.3.A)Startacar.C)Repairatypewriter.B)Takeapicture.D)Playataperecorder.4.A)Thewomanrejectedtheman’sapology.C)Themanhadhurtthewoman’sfeelings.B)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.D)Thewomanappreciatedtheman’soffer.5.A)Themanisseeingthewomanoff.B)TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.C)Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.D)Theyarecomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.6.A)Shewilldropoutofschool.B)Shewilltakeapart-timejob.C)Sheplanstogotograduateschool.2D)Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.7.A)Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.C)HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.B)HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.D)HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.8.A)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.B)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.C)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.D)Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.9.A)Mr.Long’sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.B)Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.C)Thewomanneedn’thaveattendedthebriefing.D)Mr.Long’sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.10.A)Inaschool.C)Inabank.B)Inabarbershop.D)Inaclothingstore.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.B)Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.C)Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.D)Becausethebirdcouldn’trepeathismaster’sname.12.A)Thepetbird.C)Thefourthchicken.B)Thecruelmaster,D)Themaninthekitchen.13.A)Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.B)Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.C)Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.D)Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.3B)Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.C)Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.D)Theyarekeptinopenprisons.15.A)Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.B)Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.C)Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.D)Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.16.A)Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.B)Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.C)Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.D)Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcenter.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A)Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.B)BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.C)Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.D)Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.18.A)Aboutthreeweeks.C)Atleasthalfayear.B)Twoyearsormore.D)Twotofourmonths.19.A)Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.B)Thedrivingtestusuallylaststwomonths.C)Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.D)Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.20.A)Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.B)Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.C)Thedon’twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey’redoing.D)Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.PartIIReadingComprehension(30Points)4Directions:Inthissectiontherearefourpassages.Eachofthemisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondinglitterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whyisitthatthemostconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedwefelt?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(挫折)totheintimacyofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreadinganyIfmymotherhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomated(自动的),themorepeoplefeeltheyarestrangerstoeachother.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Telephoneassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomated.Buyinggasolineatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheattendantwhenyoucanpaywithyourcreditcardandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?Whytalktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanj