江苏省2015年普通高校专转本选拔考试英语试题卷(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.Thiscourseisforthosewhowanttolearntotype,aswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandbeginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.Coursefee:$125Materials:$25Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttryingcoursesbefore.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSThistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanandcan’tdoandhowtousethem.Coursefee:$75Jan.4,7,11,14,18Wed.&Sat.9:00-11:30a.m.Equipmentfee:$10DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijingUniversity.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperienceincomputerfield.STOPSMOKINGDoyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?Nowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.Coursefee:$30Jan.2.9,16,23Mon.2:00-5:00p.m.DrJohnisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmokingsuccessfully.1.IfyouchoosetheUcourseNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS,youwillhaveclasses_______.A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturdayC.onSaturdayandSundayD.onweekendevenings2..HowlongwillthecourseSTOPSMOKINGlasteachtime?A.Fourweeks.B.Threehours.C.Aweek.D.Twentyhours3.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneofthethreecourses.Whichoneissuitableforhim?A.TYPINGB.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSC.STOPSMOKINGD.None4.IfyouwanttotakeUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSandTYPING,youwillpay______.A.$75.B.$150.C.$235D.$3605.What’sthedifferencebetweenthecourseTYPINGandtheothertwo?A.Peopleatdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.B.Youwilltakeatestafterthecourse.C.Youwillpaythesameamount.D.Youneedtobeequippedwithcomputerknowledge.PassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IfIhadtheabilitytochangeonethingaboutAmericansociety,mydecisionwouldnotbeadifficultone.Iwouldbantelevision.Igrewupacouchpotato.Lookingback,itseemsIhardlyreadanythingelseatall—IwatchedTValmostsevenhoursaday.Therearesomanygoodreasonsforyoutobeacouchpotato.Televisionisgoodbefore-breakfastentertainment.Televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainment.Televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainment.Everybodywatchesit,soyouhavetowatchittooinordertotalkaboutitwithfriends.Otherwiseyoucannotsayaword,whichmakesyoulooklikeanidiot.ButwhenIstoppedwatchingtelevisioncompletelyseveralmonthsago,IfoundthatIhadbecomeamorereflectiveperson,simplybecauseIhadmoretimetothink.Televisionhadstoppedstuffingitsideasintomyhead.Iwasthinkingofmychildhood,andtomydisappointment,Ifoundthatitcouldbesummedupadequatelyinonesentence:“IwatchedalotofTV.”AndIwastedtoomuchofmyyouththatIcannothaveback.IwillneverbemoreimaginativethanIwasinmychildhood.NowIcantotallyresistthetemptationofTVnomatterhowmarveloustheprogramsare,andI’menteringintoanewstageoflife.Inthemeantime,I’dhopethatallcouchpotatoeswouldturnofftheirTV.ButIamafraidthatwithmoreandmoreattractiveTVprograms,I’mnotgoingtobethelastpersoninthiscountrytoidleawaythebestyearsoflifesittingpassivelyinfrontofatelevision.6.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho______.A.spendsmuchtimesittingandwatchingTVB.plantspotatoC.plantspotatointhecouchD.sitsinacoucheatingpotato7.PeoplewatchTVsomuchbecause______.A.televisionisgoodbeforebreakfastentertainmentB.televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainmentC.televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainmentD.Alloftheabove8.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewill______iftheystopwatchingTV.A.fillthemselveswithideaonTVB.bemorelazyandrelaxedC.havemoretimetothinkD.notlookbackattheirchildhood9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheauthor?A.Theauthorhadwatchedtelevisionalot.B.Theauthorhadwastedtoomuchofhisyouth.C.Theauthorwillneverbemoreimaginativethanhewasinhischildhood.D.Theauthorisdeterminedtogoonwatchingtelevision.10.Thephrase“idleaway”(Para.5)probablymeans“______”.A.spendtimeinadifferentwayB.spendtimeinarelaxedwayC.enteranewstageD.watchtelevisionPassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthe