2006年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试试卷 大学英语(含答案)

2006年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试试卷 大学英语

第一卷(共100分)

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Part I ReadingComprehension(共20小题，每题2分，共40分)

Directions：In thispart there are fourpassages．Each passage is followed by four

comprehension questions．Read the passage and answer the questions．Then mark

your answer On the answer sheet．

Passage One

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

Vegetable gardening is the relaxing art and science of turning a love for growing

plants into a meaningful activity. Having vegetables in the backyard makes home

gardening appealing for many people. In addition, vegetable gardening provides

exercise and fun for both urban and suburban families.

Vegetable gardeners agree that many home-grown vegetables are superior to

thosepurchased from markets. From spring through late fall, a well-planned and

well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables, thus increasing the

nutrition of the family diet.

Freezers make it possible to keep some of the vegetables to be enjoyed at a later

date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few months in a cool area.

Although the money spent for a garden may be little, one cannot escape the fact

thatgardening requires hard work and time. Many of the gardening tasks must be

performed at times that are most inconvenient. Not doing jobs that should be done on

a regular basis may result in failure and a negative feeling toward gardening.

One should not plant a garden that is too large for him to care for. A small,

well-kept garden is more enjoyable and profitable than a large neglected one.

Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the

middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If

possible, the garden should be near the house, so the gardener can work in it

whenever they are free.

Soils for vegetables should be easily broken up and porous (多孔的 ) for quick

water drainage and good aeration (透气). Usually the home owner has little choice in

the soil type he can choose.

Fortunately, many vegetables can be grown on poor soils if the soils are properly

prepared.

1. Many people find home gardening____.

A. expensive and boring B. interesting and enjoyable

C. time-consuming and inconvenient D. neither interesting nor enjoyable 2. A well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh

vegetables____.

A. all year round B. whenever you need nutritious

food

C. for a greater part of the year D. throughout spring

3. The amount of money you spend on your garden ____.

A. can be large B. must be large C. can not be large D. must not be

small

4. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Vegetables need to have as much shading as possible:

B. A small garden is much better than a large one.

C. Homeowners can freely choose the soi for their vegetable garden.

D. Whenever possible, the vegetable garden should be close to your home.

5. From the passage we can conclude that____.

A. vegetables need little care while growing

B. vegetables can be grown on almost any kind of soil

C. vegetable gardening is an indispensable part of life for urban and suburban

people

D. vegetable gardening is a good pastime for retired people

Passage Two

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

In old days, when a glimpse of stocking was looked upon as something so

shocking as to distract the serious work of an office, secretaries were men.

Then came the First World War and the male secretaries were replaced by

women. A man's secretary became his personal servant, in charge of remembering his

wife's birthday and buying her presents; taking his suits to the dry-cleaners; telling

lies on the telephone to keep away people he did not wish to speak to; and, of course,

typing and filing and taking shorthand.

Now all this may be changing again. The microchip (芯片 ) and high

technology is sweeping the British office, taking with it much of the routine clerical

(文书的) work that secretaries did.

"Once office technology takes over generally, the status of the job will rise again

because it will involve the high-tech work-and then men will want to do it again."

That was said by one of the executives (male) of one of the biggest secretarial