江苏省2005年普通高校“专转本”英语统一考试试卷

说明：

本试卷分第一卷（选择题），第二卷（非选择题）两部分。两卷满分100分.考试时间120分钟。

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第 一 卷（共 70 分）

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension (40% 35 minutes)

Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic(预言的) because a few have come true; they neglect or fail to notice the many that have not.

Consider also the belief that “the phone always rings when I’m in the shower” If it does ring while you are in the shower, the event will stand out and be remembered. If it doesn’t ring, that nonevent probably won’t even register(留下印象).

People want to see order, pattern and meaning in the world. Consider, for example, the common belief that things like personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths “happen in threes.” Such beliefs stem from the tendency of people to allow the third event to define the time period. If three plane crashes occur in a month, then the period of time that counts as their “happening together” is one month; if three crashes occur in a year, the period of time is stretched. Flexible end points reinforce such beliefs.

We also tend to believe what we want to believe. A majority of people think they are more intelligent, more fair-minded and more skilled behind the wheel of an automobile than the average person. Part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use criteria that work to our advantage. As economist Thomas Schelling explains, “Everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values: careful drivers give weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill, and those who are polite give weight to courtesy,” This way everyone ranks high on his own scale.

Perhaps the most important mental habit we can learn is to be cautious(谨慎的) in drawing conclusions. The “evidence” of everyday life is sometimes misleading.

1. In the first paragraph the author states that ______.

A)  dreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come true.

B)   dreams are prophetic because some of them did come true.

C)  dreams may come true if clearly remembered.

D)  dreams and reality are closely related.

2. By “things like…” “happen in threes” (Para. 3, Line 2), the author indicates that people believe ______.

A)  personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and then.

B)   personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually happen together.

C)  misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patterns.

D)  misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime.

3. The word “courtesy” (Para. 4, Line 6) probably means _____.

  A) good manners                            C) friendly relations

  B) appropriate speech               D) satisfactory service

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A)     Happenings that go unnoticed deserve more attention.

B)      In a series of misfortunes the third one is usually the most serious.

C)     People tend to make use of evidence that supports their own beliefs.

D)     Believers of misfortunes happening in threes are cautious in interpreting events.

5. It can be concluded from the passage that.

A)  there is some truth even in the wildest dreams.

B)   one should take notice of other people’s merits.

C)  there is no order or pattern in world events.

D)  we should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence.

Question 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer".

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿者), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test--even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

6. The passage is meant to ______.

   A) warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

   B) advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

   C) show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

   D) encourage young people to pursue a writing career

7. What can be concluded from the passage?

   A) Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

   B) A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.

   C) Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

   D) The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

8. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

   A) He wasn't able to produce a single book.

   B) He hadn't seen a change for the better.

   C) He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.

   D) he found his dream would never come true.

9. "... people who die wondering, What if?" (Line 3-4, para.3) refers to "those ________".

   A) who think too much of the dark side of life

   B) who regret giving up their career halfway

   C) who think a lot without making a decision

   D) who are full of imagination even upon death

10. "Shadowland" in the last sentence refers to ______.

   A) the wonderland one often dreams about

   B) the bright future that one is looking forward to

   C) the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached