江苏省专转本英语真题以及答案

2008年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试

大学英语

本试卷分第I卷（客观题）和第II卷（主观题）两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

卷中未注明做大对象的试题为英语类和非英语类学生共同作答的试题，注明作答对象的试题按规定作答。第I卷（共100分）

Part I Reading Comprehension （共40分）

Passage 1

Sometimes, people simply do not realize they are being ill mannered. Take Ted, for example. He prides himself on speaking his mind, and has something to say on everything. But his frankness is often extremely embarrassing.

He is incapable of saying, “I thought that last advertising campaign had a lot of good ideas in it, but perhaps next time we could give the copy more vitality (活力) .” Instead, he could say, “That campaign was a disaster. A child of three could have done be tter!”

The fact that he is often right does not help. Other employees dislike his manner even more, he is too sensitive to notice.

Another character among the list of ill-mannered employees is Sally, who seems to regard just being at work as a severe punishment. Everything is done unwillingly. Asking her to do a task beyond her basic job description is often not worth the trouble. It will be done, but half-heartedly.

Fergus is just the opposite. He shows an over-familiarity to his boss. When an important visitor is shown into the manager’s office, Fergus cannot take the hint and leave. In stead he w3ill attempt to take part in the conversation, declaring, “You can talk in font of me. Henry and I don’t have many secrets, do we? ” Over the years Pergus has fallen behind his former equals. But he seeks to maintain the same close relationship that he imagines existed in their younger days.

1. Which of the following words describes Ted best?

A. Cold

B. Tactless

C. Stupid

D. Warm-hearted

2. It can be inferred from the passage that Ted .

A. is well-known for his honestly

B. tends to blame others rather than himself

C. often gives the right idea in the wrong way

D. is treated unfairly by the management

3. Which of the following is true about Sally?

A. She thinks it’s unfair to have so much work to do.

B. She is unhappy to help others.

C. She hates being ordered about.

D. She does everything half-heartedly.

4. Form the passage, we can infer that Fergus .

A. was once close to all his colleagues

B. has remained in the same position for years

C. doesn’t kn ow what a hint is

D. knows everything that happens in the office

5. The writer is taking the point of view of .

A. a colleague

B. people like Ted

C. an employee

D. a manager

Passage 2

A lot of real businesses are focusing on the Internet as a way of building sales, but some people with nothing to sell are creating their own Web sites to announce wedding plans, show off pictures of their kids or just have communication. It’s not as hard as you think and it can be a lot of