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12017年江苏省专转本英语模拟试题6第I卷（共100分）PartIReadingcomprehension:(共20小题,每题2分，共40分)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.YoushoulddecidethebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1ItseemsthatfatewasonthesideoftheJapanese.At6:30a.m.on7DecemberasmallJapanesesubmarineenteredaprohibitedareaoffOahuandwassunkbydestroyersandaircraft.Thenavalwatch-officerwasinformedand,inhisturn,informedtheChiefs-of-StaffatPearlHarbour;butforsomereasonnogeneralalertwasgiven.Moreextraordinarystill,itisafactthatat7.00a.m.theoperatorofaprovisionaldetectorstationoutinthePacificbelongingtotheAmericanArmyreportedalargeflightofaeroplanesabout210kilometresfromOahutotheeast-northeast.Anarmylieutenantdecidedthattheaeroplanesmustobviouslybefriendlyonesandtooknoaction.AnunusuallycloudyskyaddedtoJapaneseluck.AroutinedawnpatrolofAmericanaircrafthadpassedoverOahuandreportednothing.At7:50a.m.onthatSundaymorningagreatnoiseofapproachingaircraftwasheardonOahuandat7:55thefirstbombsfell.Low-levelbombersandtorpedoaircraftattackedtheshipsintheharbourandthenavalinstallations;high-levelbombersbombedtheairfieldsandalsoHonolulusome11kilometresaway.Theattackswerefollowedbyfighterplanesfiringmachine-gunswithincendiarybullets,particularlyattheplanesontheairfield;somepocketsubmarinesattackedtheharbouratthesametime.Justastherehadbeennoadequateairorseapatrols,soinsidePearlHarbournoprecautionsagainstattackhadbeentaken;warshipsweremoored2closeoneagainstanotherandalargepro-portionofofficersandratingswereonleaveandmanysleepingashore.Asimilarpeace-timecarelessnesspervadedtheHickhamarmyairfieldclosetoPearlHarbourandotheraerodromesontheisland.Beforethelastattack,whichwasmadeat9:00a.m.andwhichmetwithheavyanti-airscraftandnavalgun-fire,theJapanesewereabletostrafetheirobjectivesalmostwithoutresistanceandtheaircraftwereabletoreturntotheircarrierstorefuelandtoreturntotheattack.Oftheeightbattleships,theArizona,CaliforniaandUtah,atargetship,weresunkoutright;theOklahomacapsizedshortlyafterbeingbombed;theNevadawassetonfireandputoutofactionformanymonths;thethreeothersweremoreorlessseriouslydamaged.Considerableadditionaldamagesweredonetoships,aminelayerwassunk,threecruisersdamaged,twodestroyerssunkandanotherdamaged.Some2,300officersandmenwerekilledandsomehundredsofthenearlytwothousandwoundeddiedlater.TheJapanesearesaidtohavelost60aircraft,whilsttheAmericanshad173destroyedandover100damaged.1.HowwasfateonthesideoftheJapanese?A.NogeneralalertwasgivenbytheChiefs-of-Staff.B.AcloudyskycoveredtheJapanesemovement.C.Japanesesubmarinewasabletoenteraprohibitedarea.D.Alloftheabove.2.Whatinformationdidthenavalwatch-officergivehissuperiorsatPearlHarbour?A.AsmallJapanesesubmarinehadenteredaprohibitedareaoffOahu.B.JapanesedestroyersandaircrafthadenteredtheprohibitedareaoffOahu.C.TheJapaneseweresendingtheirsubmarinesintotheprohibitedareaoffOahu.D.Anunidentifiedsubmarinewassunkbydestroyersandaircraft.33.Whatwasextraordinaryaboutthesightingofplanesbytheprovisionaldetectorstation?A.Theplaneswereimmediatelyshotdown.B.Anarmylieutenanttooknoaction,thinkingtheplaneswerefriendly.C.Theplanesweretoofarawaytobeseen.D.Thestationwassupposedtobelookingforships,notplanes.4.Whatdoes'capsized'mean?A.'Overturned'B.'Starteditsengines'C.'Caughtfire'D.'Escaped'5.WhywastheUnitedStatesunpreparedfortheattack?A.TheU.S.andJapanhadjustsignedapeacetreaty.B.Theattackcameasacompletesurprise.C.AlltheshipsoftheU.S.Navyweresomewhereelse.D.TheU.S.thoughtitwouldattackJapanfirst.Passage2Joeworksforalargeauto-insurancecompany.Hethoughtitwasn'thurttoleavethekeyinthetruckwhenhefilledhisgastankataself-servicegasstation.Butmomentslater,ashewaspayingthemoney,hesawthetruckbeingdrivenaway.In1987,1.6millionmotorvehicleswerestolenintheUnitedStates---oneevery20seconds.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,expertspredictannual(每年的)vehiclethefts(行窃)couldbemorethantwomillionsbytheendofthedecade.Vehiclestheftisacommonoccurrence,whichhasadirectimpactonoverfourmillionvictimsayear.Thecostissurprising.Manypoliceofficialsblameprofessionalthievesforthehighvolume(大量)ofthefts.Itisamajormoneymakerfororganizedcrime.Normally,stolencarsaretakentopiecesandthepartsaresoldtoindividuals.But4asmanyas200,000carsaresmuggled(走私)outofthecountryeveryyear.MostgotoLatinAmerica,theMiddleEastandEurope.Onlyabout15percentcartheftsresultinanarrest,becausefewpolicedepartmentsroutinelyconductin-depthautoinvestigations.Whenthievesarearrested,judgeswilloftensentencethemtoprobation(缓刑),notimmediatelyputtheminprisonbecausetheprisonsareovercrowdedwithviolentcriminals.OneexceptionisMichiganprogramthatassigns92policeofficerstoworkfull-timeonthestate's65,000cartheftcasesayear.Since1986,whentheeffortbegan,thestate'sauto-theftratehasfallenfromsecondinthenationtoninth.Howcanyouprotectyourcar?Ifyouliveinahigh-theftareaofdriveanexpensivemodel,considerasecuritysystem.Itmaycostanywherefrom$25to$1,000.Somesystemsengageautomatically-simplyremovingthekeydisable