江苏专转本英语模拟卷1

Part I Reading Comprehension (共20题，每小题2分，共40分) Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

Life is difficult.

But life is no longer difficult once we truly understand and accept it.

Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that their difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, or even their nation.

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems depending on their nature cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

Y et, it i s in this whole of solving problems that life has its meaning.

Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

1 From the passage, it can be inferred that .

A. not everybody has problems

B. we become stronger by facing and solving the problems of life

C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

D. people like to complain about their problems

2. The writer probably uses just one short sentence in the first paragraph to

A. save space

B. persuade readers

C. make readers laugh

D. get readers' attention

3. The main idea of paragraph 3 is .

A. most people feel life is easy

B. the writer feels life is easy

C. the writer likes to complain about his problems

D. most people complain about how hard their lives are

4. A ccording to the passage, we give school children di ffi cul t problems to sol ve i n order to .

A. encourage them to learn

B. teach them to fear the pain of solving problems

C. help them learn to deal with pain

D. teach them how to respect for problems

5. The saying from Benjamin Franklin“Those things that hurt, instruct.”suggests that .

A. we do not learn from experience

B. we do not learn when we are in pain

C. pain teaches us important lessons

D. pain cannot be avoided

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10are based on the following passage:

Harvard University is on the both sides of the Charies River. The oldest institution of higher learning in the United States was founded in 1636. In 1638 it was named for John Harvard, its first founder. During the 1640s the college was enlarged although it was short of money. Meant to be an institution for the education of Puritan ministers (清教牧师), it grew to be an institution of general education, and new and more subjects and policies were introduced. In the 18th century, particularly under John Leverett, the number of the students and campus equipment increased while the religious color decreased. In its early years, the college was largely supported by the English colony and the New England community as a whole, but support soon came in the form of gifts, and in 1823 the state money was received for the last time. Under Charles W.Eliot, the college became a great modern university. Its basic courses improved and enlarged, the graduate school was set up for

those who finished their four-year undergraduate study, and the law and medical school were reorganized. Eliot is also famous for his introduction of the elective system at Harvard. Besides Harvard College, the university includes schools of divinity (1816), law (1817), arts and science (1872), education (1920), engineering (1935), reorganization of Lawrence Science School of 1847, public administration (1935). Harvard also has schools of business administration (1908), medicine (1782), public health (1922), and dental health (1941). Radcliffe College for women is connected with Harvard; its students are taught by Harvard professors and receive diplomas given by Harvard. The university library, among the nation's finest, houses over 8 million volumes, and the Fogg Museum of Art is one of the finest university museums in the world. Harvard is closely connected with a large number of research institutions as well.

6. Harvard University .

A. has a history of more than 450 years

B. was enlarged in the middle of the 17th century

C. was first meant to be an institution for general education since its foundation

D. was founded by John Leverett

7. One of John Leverett's greatest contributions to Harvard University is most probably that .

A. he set up Harvard University

B. he freed Harvard University from the support of the state

C. he made Harvard a Puritan university

D. he helped develop general education in Harvard University

8. Which of the following statements might NOT be true about Charles W.Eliot?

A. Under his leadership, Harvard University became a modern university.

B. He introduced the elective system at Harvard University.

C. He improved and enlarged Harvard University, making it a modern university.

D. He tried hard to reduce the religious colour of Harvard University.

9. Based on the passage, between 1816 and 1941 Harvard .

A. had at least 10 more schools added up to it

B. founded Lawrence Science School

C. went through a period of slow progress

D. reorganized Harvard College

10. Whi ch of the following statements i s true about Harvard University accordi ng to the passage?

A. Harvard is a large and modern university with a long history.

B. Harvard has the world's finest library with its 8 million of books.

C. Harvard University has the nation's best art museum.

D. Radcliffe College for men is one of the schools of Harvard University.

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

The Certificates in English Languages Skills (CELS) are a set of modular tests that allow you to test in one or more of the four languages skills, or combine tests at different levels.

Tests are available at three levels: CELS Higher, CELS V antage and CELS Preliminary.

So, if, for example, you are particularly good at reading but have difficulty in speaking English, you could take a CELS Higher test in Reading, CELS V antage tests in Listening and Writing, and, for speaking, a CELS Preliminary test. Or you could decide not to take a speaking test at all.

Those are linked to other Cambridge ESOL examination levels, such as the First Certificate in English. CELS is also accredited as part of the UK National Qualifications Framework.

For more information on these, you can download a copy of the CELS Handbook from Cambridge Esol Chinese website at www. cambridgeesolchina. com. cn Y ou can also visit www. alte. org for an overview of the “Can Do" statements, which specify what you are expected to be able to do at each levels.

11. CELS is .

A. able to be used for all kinds of tests

B. suitable for the people all over the world

C. made up of CELS Higher, CELS V antage and CELS Preliminary

D. to test your spoken English

12. FCE is a part of .

A. CELS Higher

B. Cambridge ESOL

C.CELS V antage

D.CELS Preliminary

13. If you'd like to know more about CELS you can .

A. write a letter

B. telephone the UK

C. buy a book about it

D. visit the internet

14. “Can Do”in the last paragraph .

A. is a sub-title of a passage of information

B. contains information on the UK NQF

C. is the name of a website

D. can tell you what you can do in language study

15. This passage is .

A. written for all language learners

B. an advertisement

C. a story

D. a careful introduction to CELS

Passage 4

(非英语类学生必做，英语类学生不做)

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

The producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted in the market places despite their manifest advantages. Furthermore, the advertising expenditure for instant coffee was far greater than that for regular coffee. Efforts were made to find the cause of the consumers “seemingly unreasonable resistance to the product”. The reason given by most people was dislike for the taste. The producers suspected that there might be deeper reasons. However, this was confirmed by one of motivation research's classi c studies, one often cited in the trade. Mason Haire, of the University of California, constructed two shopping lists that were identical except for one item. There were six items common to both lists: that were identical except for one item. There were six items common to both lists: hamburger, carrots, baking powder, bread, canned peaches and

potatoes, with the bands or amounts specified. The seventh item, in the fifth place on both lists, read “1 Ib. Maxwell House coffee” on one list and “Nescafe instant coffee” on the other. One list was given to each person in a group of fifty women, and the other list to those in another group of the same size. The women were asked to study their lists and then to describe, as far as they could, the kind of woman (“personality and character”) who would draw up that shopping list. Nearly half of those who had received the list including instant coffee described a housewife who was lazy and a poor planner. On the other hand, only one woman in the other group described the housewife, who had included regular coffee on her list, as lazy; only six of that group suggested that she was a poor planner. Eight women felt that the instant-coffee user was probably not a good wife? No one in the other group drew such a conclusion about the other group drew such a conclusion about the housewife who intended to buy instant coffee.

16. The fact that producers found resistance to their product despite the fact that they spent more

advertising money on instant than regular coffee shows that .

A. advertising does not assure favorable sales results

B. companies spent more money on advertising than they should

C. people pay little attention to advertising

D. the more one advertises, the better they sales picture

17. In this instance, the purpose of motivation research was to discover .

A. why people drink coffee

B. why instant coffee was successful

C. why regular coffee was successful

D. the real reason why people would not buy instant coffee

18. This investigation indicates that .

A. 50 percent of housewives are lazy

B. housewives who use instant coffee are lazy

C. many women believe that wives who use instant coffee are lazy

D. wives who use regular coffee are good planners

19. On the results of this test, the producers probably revised their advertising to show a .

A. lazy housewife using regular coffee

B. hard-worki ng housewi fe usi ng instant coffee

C. lazy housewife using instant coffee

D. man obvi ousl y enj oyi ng the taste of i nstant co ffee

20. Which statement is mplied but not stated: .

A. Despite its advantages, most people dislike instant coffee because of its taste.

B. The advertising expenditure for instant coffee was greater than for regular coffee.

C. V ery often we do not know the real reasons for doing thing.

D. Taste is the principal factor in determining what we buy.

Passage 4

(英语类学生必做，非英语类学生不做)

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

V ery old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes into contact with them. Their values––this can’t be repeated too often––are not necessarily our values. Physi cal comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying (腐烂) food covered by small worms, ad an old person lying alone on bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying thi s concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.

Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car: it needs more mechanical maintenance as it gets older. Y ou can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results. And at what point should you cease to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by continuing the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to make the old body active, knowing that it is designed to die? Y ou cannot ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on the

principle that while there’s life, there’s hope.

When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age i s happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.

16. It is implied in Paragraph that _________ .

A. very old people enjoy living with their relatives

B. social services have nothing to do with very old people

C. very old people would like to live alone so that they can have more personal freedom

D. very old people are able to keep their rooms very clean

17. Some social workers think that ________________ .

A. health and safety are more important than personal freedom

B. personal freedom is more important than health and safety

C. old people should keep their rooms clean

D. one should not take risks dealing with old people

18. In the author’s opinion, .

A. the human body can’t be compared to a car

B. the older a person is , the more care he needs

C. too much emphasis has been put on old people’s values

D. it is easy to provide spare parts for old people

19. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .

A. the conclusion you have come to

B. whether age is happy or unpleasant

C. your talk to the old people

D. one’s money or one’s health

20. The author thinks that .

A. medical decisions for old people should be left to the doctors

B. old people can enjoy a happy life only if they are very ri ch

C. the opinion that we should try every means possible to save old people is doubtful

D. it is always morally right to treat old people and push off death

Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (共40题，每小题1分，共40分) Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a dingle line through the center.

21. I feel it an honour ____ to speak at the meeting.

A. to be asked

B. to ask

C. asking

D. having asked

22. The majority of car accidents ______ women are involved are of minor nature.

A. in that

B. by which

C. in which

D. where

23. I though that sometimes they _____ their students' poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence.

A. attribute

B. attributed

C. have attributed

D. had attributed

24. The weather ____ fine, the whole family decided to go out for a trip.

A. is

B. was

C. being

D. having been

25. He might have been killed _____ the arrival of the police.

A. except for

B. with

C. but for

D. for

26."Did Jack and Jerry understand her?""No, _____ of them is very bright".

A. No one

B. None

C. Not one

D. Neither

27. Do what I tell you, _____you will be sorry.

A. on the contrary

B. or another

C. or else

D. in to way

28. His brother is ten years ____ to him.

A. younger

B. less

C. junior

D. less young

29. I don't think my furniture is the same as hers, _____?

A. do you

B. don't I

C. do I

D. i sn't it

30. He has now bought a motor-cycle, on which he rides _______ the farm where he works, four miles away.

A. to and for

B. up and down

C. to and from

D. come and go

31. The woman's illness ______ the doctor; he couldn't find the cause.

A. amused

B. puzzled

C. shocked

D. excited

32. Mr. Lund ______ reading and writing until midnight every day.

A. stay away

B. stay in

C. stay off

D. stay up

33. Having found himself out of gas, the driver was ______ to walk several miles to the nearest village.

A. intended

B. tempted

C. encouraged

D. compelled

34. I have learned my _____ from the accident and won't drive too fast again.

A. class

B. speech

C. lesson

D. lecture

35. The World Band has promised to make a further ____ of $2 million for this project.

A. lend

B. borrow

C. loan

D. turnover

36. I can't understand. Y ou mustn't ____ so many things.

A. take out

B. leave out

C. take off

D. leave off

37. I was very shy when ___ a crowd, and my first day at school was a complete failure.

A. present

B. at present

C. in the presence of

D. in the presentation of

38. The old hunter knew ____ that the deer would so be there.

A. by chance

B. by intuition

C. by and by

D. by the way

39. Now that Father has made the final decision, there's no point _____ further.

A. in arguing

B. to argue

C. for arguing

D. to be argued

40. _____ continuous research, there are more than 5, 000 alloys being used in industry today.

A. As a result

B. As a result of

C. So far as

D. As to

41. Nowhere ____ as in my garden.

A. the flowers were so beautiful

B. were the flowers so beautiful

C. so beautiful the flowers

D. so beautiful were the flowers were

42. The ears of some animals stand up when they hear a sound. This enables _____ more sound eaves and thus hear better.

A. they collect

B. them collecting

C. them to collect

D. they will collect

43. He stood there, _____ what to do.

A. did not know

B. having not know

C. does not know

D. not knowing

44. He was about to leave _____ I walked into the room.

A. when

B. while

C. once

D. as

45. The more you tell him, ______.

A. less notice he takes

B. the least noti ce he takes

C. the little noti ce he takes

D. the less noti ce he takes

46. It is obvious ____________ on more important things.

A. which the money should we spend

B. what the money should spend

C. that the money should we spend

D. that we should spend the money

47. Sometimes you might dream something and terrible creatures threatened and pursued you.

A. harmful

B. fearful

C. afraid

D. frightened

48. Generally, the success of the music style is ______ to Negro pride, to the joy with which Negroes respond to the basi c expression of their culture.

A. attached

B. awarded

C. attributed

D. contributed

49. The books and magazines that _____ to relatively small groups with specialized taste would disappear.

A. attract

B. appeal

C. apply

D. agree

50. We need to know a good deal about the origin of civilization in general. We must know how civilization _____.

A. aroused

B. arose

C. rose

D. raised

51. wants to may come to the play on Saturday night.

A. One

B. Anyone

C. Everyone

D. Whoever

52. “He seems to know that.”

“He _________ to be told”.

A. needs not

B. needn’t

C. hasn’t need

D. doesn’t need

53. The text and dialogues below focus on cultural differences between Chinese and Western societies whi ch can create misunderstanding if ______ .

A. ignored

B. to ignore

C. ignoring

D. to be ignored

54. The manager ________to say whether all the workers would be dismissed.

A. refused

B. avoided

C. denied

D. rejected

55. In my apartment there are two rooms, ________ is used as a living-room.

A. the large one

B. the larger of which

C. the largest one

D. the largest of which

56. There___________ nothing to say, the secretary got to his feet, said good-bye and left the room.

A. is

B. was

C. having

D. being

57. ___________for your help, I’d never have been able to find my lost car.

A. Had it not

B. If it were not

C. Had it not been

D. If we had not been

58. John was very upset because he was ________ by the police with breaking the law.

A. accused

B. arrested

C. sentenced

D. charged

59. I __________ you don’t make as much profit this year.

A. assure

B. challenge

C. bet

D. persist

60. They saw a car at the street corner the sign of “Taxi”.

A. equipping

B. bearing

C. proving

D. yielding

Part IV. Translation ( 共35分)

Section A: English-Chinese translation （每小题4分，共20分）

81. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems just as in school we set problems for our children to solve.

82. Meant to be an institution for the education of Puritan ministers, it grew to be an institution of general education, and new and more subjects and policies were introduced.

83. So, if, for example, you are parti cularly good at reading but have difficulty in speaking English,

you could take a CELS Higher test in Reading.

84. The producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted in the market places despite their manifest advantages.（非英语类学生必做，英语类学生不做）

85. However, this was confirmed by one of motivation research's classic studies, one often cited in the trade. （非英语类学生必做，英语类学生不做）

84. Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying thi s concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old. （英语类学生必做，非英语类学生不做）

85. It seems to them that their difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, or even their nation. （英语类学生必做，非英语类学生不做）

Section B: Chinese-English translation （每小题3分，共15分）

86. 我突然停住，唯恐他会认为我是在炫耀。

87. 剩下这么少的时间，我想我不能按时完成。

88. 即使这工作要花掉我六个星期的时间，我仍决心要把它完成。

89. 教师应该鼓励并帮助学生养成正确的学习态度。

90. 不论做什么事，我们都应该谨慎为之。

Part V Writing (共15分)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Is English Easy to Learn? You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese ) below.

1.有人认为英语不容易学。

2.有人认为英语很好掌握。

3.你的观点是什么？为什么？