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12012年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试试卷大学英语(非英语类专业)PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Differentcountriesanddifferentraceshavedifferentmanners.BeforeenteringahouseinsomeAsiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountries,eventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverymuddy,thisisnotdone.AguestinaChinesehousesometimesdoesnotfinishadrink.Heleavesalittle,toshowthathehashadenough.InaMalayhouse,too,aguestalwaysleavesalittlefood.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinktoshowthatheenjoysit.Weshouldliketofindoutthecustomsofotherraces,sothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannered.Butpeopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers,especiallythoseolderorweakerthanourselves.Ifyourememberthis,youwillnotgoveryfarwrong.Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Heisalwayskindeithertopeopleortoanimals.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,helinesuptowaithisturn.Inthebus,hegiveshisseattoanolderpersonoraladywhoisstanding.Ifheaccidentallybumpsinto（碰撞）someone,orgetsintheirway,hesays“Excuseme”or“I’msorry”.Hesays“Please”whenmakingarequest,and“Thankyou”whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenspeakingtoaladyoranolderperson,andhedoesnotsitdownuntiltheotherpersonisseated.Hedoesnottalktoomuchabouthimself.Wheneating,hedoesnotspeakwithhismouthfulloffood.1.Accordingtothepassage,aknowledgeofthecustomsofotherraces______.A.isveryusefulB.isunnecessaryC.isunimportantD.doesnotmeanmuch2.Apersonwithgoodmannersthinksof______.A.theolderbeforehimselfB.himselfbeforeothersC.noonebuthimselfD.hispersonalinterests23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Awell-manneredpersonusually______.A.says“Please”whenmakingarequestB.makesanapologyforbumpingintosomeoneaccidentallyC.sitswhereheiswhenspeakingtoaladyD.triestohelpthosewhoareintrouble4.Ifyouwanttobewell-mannered,______.A.youlaughatpeoplewhentheyareintroubleB.it’sallrighttospeakwithyourmouthfulloffoodC.youshouldstopsomeonewhenheistalkingD.youshouldspeakaftersomeoneelsehasfinishedtalking5.Asdifferentcountrieshavedifferentmanners,______A.it’sunnecessarytolearntheirmannersB.weshouldtrytofindoutthedifferencesinthecustomsC.itshouldbewrongtogooutofone’swaytodoanythingD.learningalittlelanguagewouldbehelpedPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IenteredSt.Thomas’sHospitalasamedicalstudentattheageof18andspentfiveyearsthere.Iwasanunsatisfactorystudent,formyheartwasnotinit.Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermytea,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovel,calledLizaofLambeth,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itappearedduringmylastyearatthehospitalandhadsomethingofasuccess.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IsetoutforSpaintowriteanotherbook.Lookingbacknow,andknowingtheterribledifficultiesofmakingalivingbywriting,IrealizeIwastakingafearfulrisk.Thenexttenyearswereveryhard,andIearnedanaverageof￡100ayear.ThenIhadabitofluck.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreputonaplaythatfailed.Thenextplayhearrangedtoputonwasnotready,andhewasathiswit’send.Hereadaplayofmineand,thoughhedidnotmuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheplayhehadinmindcouldbeproduced.Itranforfifteenmonths.Withinashortwhile,IhadfourplaysrunninginLondonatthesametime.Nothingofthekindhadeverhappenedbefore.Iwasthetalkofthetown.6.Whentheauthorwasamedicalstudent,he______.A.hadsometroublewithhisheartB.wasaverygoodstudentC.wantedtobeawriteraftergraduationD.wassatisfiedwithwhathewasdoingatthetime7.Whentheauthorwrotehisfirstnovel,______.3A.hesentittoapublisherbutitwasnotacceptedB.hewasstillstudyingatthemedicalschoolC.hesucceededinpublishingitthoughitwasnotasuccess.D.hehadgraduatedfromthemedicalschool.8.Theauthorgaveupmedicinebecauseatthattime______.A.hethoughthecouldmakealivingbywritingB.heknewthesuccessofthebookwasnaturalC.heknewitwasnorisktobeawriterD.hewasquiterichafterthesuccessofhisbook9.Forthefirsttenyearsofhiswritingcareerafterhisgraduation,theauthorearnedanaverageof￡100ayear,whichwas______.A.agreatsumB.abitofluckC.asmallsumD.amoderatesuccess10.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreagreedtoputontheauthor’splaybecause______.A.hethoughttheauthorwasagoodplaywrightB.helikedtheauthor’splaysverymuchC.hefailedtoarrangeanewplayintimeD.heheardthattheauthorhadstudiedmedicinebeforePassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople–--nottheirclothes,ideasorlanguages---haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworld.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexi