1浙江省2019年选拔高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英语请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项:1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。PartIReadingComprehension(60points,60minutes)SectionAPassageReading(每小题2分,共50分)FormatIDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronTheAnswerSheet.(40points)PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IwasraisedonafarmduringtheboomyearsafterWorldWarII,Iwasthethirdeldestinafamilyofsixboys—nogirls.Wewereallexpectedtohelpoutaroundthefarmwithwhateverneededtobedone.Mymomwasnoexceptionassheworkedatanyjobnecessary,whileraisingussixboys.Inmythirteenthyear,aneventoccurredthatinhindsightwoulddramaticallyalterhowIviewedmymom.Itwasahotsummerday.Mydad,twoofmyelderbrothersandIwerebusyinthefieldbaling(打包)hayforourhorsesandcowsforthewinter.Momremainedathomelookingaftermythreeyoungerbrothers.Shewasalsothere,however,tohelpoffloadthefullhayrackasquicklyaspossibletohelpkeepeverythingrunningsmoothly.2About8p.m.,weheadedhomeafterahardday’swork.Mombusilypreparedabigsupperforallofusatthehouse.Aftersupper,weboysalltookturnshavingabath—theannual4-HdayattheSwanRiverFairwasthefollowingdayandthreeofmybrothersandIweremarchingintheparadeat10a.m.Momcleanedupthetableanddidthedishesbyhand.By10p.m.wewereallexhaustedandreadytogettobed.Around1a.m.,Iawoketousethebathroom.AsIstaggeredthroughthekitchenonmywaythere,Iwasbewilderedtoseethatthelightswerestillon.Tomyutteramazement,therewasMomwithherbacktomebusilyironing.Onthetablewerefourneatpilesofclothes,includingourmarchinguniformsfortheparade.ItwasseveralyearsmorebeforeIfullyrealizedthesignificanceofwhatIhadwitnessedthatnight:Momhaddemonstratedmoreclearlythananywordscouldhavewhattheloveofamothermeans.1.Whatweretheboyssupposedtodoonthefarm?A.Todothedishes.B.Topreparedinner.C.Tolookafterthecattle.D.Tohelpwithfarmwork.2.Howmanypeoplearethereintheauthor'sfamily?A.3.B.4.C.6.D.8.3.Whendidtheauthorgotothebathroom?A.At1a.m.B.At10a.m.C.At8p.m.D.At10p.m.4.Momironedclothesforthefourboyslateinthemiddleofthenightbecause.A.theclothesweredirtyafteraday’sworkB.theclotheswerespiltoverbythesuppersoupC.thefourboyswerewearingthemfortheparadeD.theboysweretooexhaustedtodoitthemselves5.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?A.Theloveofamother.B.Thehardshipoffarmlife.C.Boysarenaughtierthangirls.3D.Actionspeakslouderthanwords.PassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thisweek,thegovernorofConnecticutproposedastatewidetaxonsugar-sweeteneddrinks.Severalcitieshavealreadyenactedsuchsodataxestoraisemoneyandfightobesity(肥胖).Andthere’snewevidencesuggestingthatthesetaxesdowork—althoughsometimesnotaswellashoped.KrisMadsen,anassociateprofessorofpublichealthattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,isoneoftheresearcherswhohasbeenstudyingsodataxes,inpartbecauseshe’sconvincedthatsugarydrinksareathreattosociety,adirectcauseofobesity.“It’saprettyhighbarforpublichealthtobeabletosaythatsomethingiscausingamajorepidemic,”shesays.“Wecandothatforsugar-sweetenedbeverages(饮料).”BerkeleywasthefirstU.S.citytotaxthosedrinks,makingthemmoreexpensive,andMadsenisleadingateamofresearchersthat’stryingtoseehowthetaxisworking.“We’vebeengoingouttothesameneighborhoodseveryyearforthelastfiveyears,andwe’vebeenaskingpeoplethesamequestions,”shesays.Researchersinterviewpeopleonthestreet,primarilyinlow-incomeneighborhoods.Theystarteddoingthisbeforethesodataxwentintoeffectfouryearsago,andthey’vecontinuedeveryyearsince.“Wesawa52percentdeclineinconsumptionoverthefirstthreeyears”sincethetaxwentintoeffect,shesays.“Thishasahugeimpact.”Madsen’sstudywaspublishedonlinethisweekbyTheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.Mexico,infact,putinplaceataxonsugar-sweetenedbeveragesin2014.ThattaxissmallerthanthesodataxesintheU.S.,anditseffectonconsumptionalsohasbeensmaller.Accordingtoonestudy,consumptionofsugarydrinksfellonaveragebyabout8percentasaresultofthetax.6.Astatewidetaxonsugarydrinkswasplannedinthisweek.A.CaliforniaB.ConnecticutC.BerkeleyD.Mexico7.Whatisoneofthereasonswhythegovernmentputataxonsugar-sweeteneddrinks?A.Tocollectmoney.B.Tohelppoorpeople.4C.Tocuttheconsumptionofalcohol.D.Tosupportresearchonpublichealth.8.WecaninferfromthepassagethatKrisMadsenbelievesthat.A.sodataxescauseinflationB.sodataxesareharmfultosocietyC.richpeopledon’tdrinksugar-sweetenedbeveragesD.sugar-sweeteneddrinksareharmfultopublichealth9.Thetaxonsugar-sweeteneddrinksislesseffectiveinMexicothanthatintheU.S.because.A.it’senforcedearlierB.itstaxrateislowerC.MexicansdrinklesssodasD.Mexicoisasmallcountry10.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?A.Theeffectofsodataxes.B.Theharmofsugarydrinks.C.Thegreedofthegovernment.D.Thelifeofauniversityteacher.PassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:FabioSchvartsman,awell-respectedbusinessmanasyet,maynowbethemostdetestedmaninBrazil.AschiefexecutiveofVale,agiantminerandtheworld’slargestproducerofironore,itwasMr.Schvartsmanwhohadto