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江苏省2013年普通高校专转本考试真题

PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobviousquestion.“Whydidshelivetobe107?

”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Whatwassurprisingwasthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Althoughcitiesareoftenregardedasunhealthyplaces,citylivingprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingmaylack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity（长寿）ofthoseinterviewed.

   Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennochoicebuttowalk.

   Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.

1.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain__________.

A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

B.thecausesofMrs.Groeger’sdeath

C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

D.theimageofcitiesingeneral

2.Thesecondparagraphlistssome___________.

A.disadvantageofwalking

B.occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C.problemsofcityliving

D.commentsmadebycitypeople

3.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful___________.

A.totaketheelevator

B.towalkupthestairs

C.torideinacar

D.tofindanalternativewalking

4.Peoplewholiveinthecountryusuallydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause___________.

A.theydon’tlivenearbusinessareas

B.theydon’tneedexercise

C.theydon’tlikewalking

D.theycan’taffordtotakethebus

5.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthispassagethat_________.

A.airpollutionisnotserious

B.anyonecanlivetobe107

C.countrypeopleshouldmovetocities

D.walkingisahealthfulexercise

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheBedouinpeople,atribelivinginthedesertsofArabiaandNorthernAfrican,thinkmosthighlyofpeoplewhoshowloyalty.Tothemloyaltydoesnotmeanthatoneisdevotedtoacountry,aplace,oraleader.Loyaltymeansbeingfaithfultoone’sfamilyandtribe.

TheBedouinpeopleareproudoftheirancestors（祖先）.Theydonotadmireaherofromanordinaryorpoorfamilyasmuchasonewhocomesfromanhonoredfamily.Theyespeciallyrespectthosewhohaveinherited（继承）agoodfamilynameandthenhavepasseditontotheirchildren.

Aman’spositionamonghispeopledependsuponhisancestors,relatives,andfellowtribesmen.Iftheyarehonored,heisalsohonored.Iftheyaredisagreed,he,too,isdisgraced.Therefore,onecarefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamilyandhistribe.

Amancanprotecthisfamily’shonorsbybeingbraveandgenerousandbygivingprotectiontothosewhoaskforit.Healsoguardsitbycarefullywatchingthewomenofhisfamily.

ABedouinwomancannotbringhonortoherfamily,butshecanbringdisgrace.Evenifawomanonlylooksasifshehasdonesomethingwrong,shemaybekilled.Thehonorofherfamilydependsuponhervirtue（美德）.

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe__________.

A.LifeoftheBedouinPeople

B.Women’sPositionintheBedouinFamily

C.BedouinPeople’sIdeaofLoyaltyandHonor

D.HowtoGuardHonors

7.TheBedouinpeoplethinkmosthighlyofonewhois______.

A.devotedtohiscountryandhisleader

B.fromanordinaryfamily

C.proudofhisancestorandrelatives

D.faithfultohisfamilyandtribe

8.Itislearnedfromthepassagethat___________.

A.aherofromanhonoredfamilyismoreadmired

B.onecannotliveinthetribewithoutagoodfamilyname

C.alltheBedouinpeoplearekind,braveandgenerous

D.familytraditionscanneverbepassedtochildren

9.Theword“disgraced”（Para.3）means“__________”.

A.disappeared

B.disappointed

C.dishonored

D.discouraged

10.ItisimpliedinthepassagethattheBedouinwomenare__________.

A.treatedastheequalsofmen

B.respectedforwhattheydo

C.notinterestedinposition

D.notrespectedasmuchasmen

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Upuntilabout100yearsago,newspaperintheUnitedStatesattractedonlythemostseriousreaders.Theyusednoillustrations（插图）andthearticleswereaboutpoliticsorbusiness.

Twomenchangedthat---JosephPulitzeroftheNewYorkWorldandWilliamRandolphHearstoftheNewYorkJournal.PulitzerboughttheNewYorkWorldin1883.Hechangeditfromatraditionalnewspaperintoaveryexcitingoneovernight.Headdedlotsofillustrationsandhetoldhisreporterstowritearticlesoneverycrimetheycouldfind.Andtheydid.Onewomanreporterevenpretendedshewasmadandwassenttoahospital.Shethenwrotemanyarticlesaboutthepoortreatmentofpatientsinthosehospitalswheremadmenwerekept.In1895,HearstcametoNewYorkfromCalifornia.HewantedtheJournaltobemoreexcitingthantheWorld.Healsowantedittobecheaper,soheloweredthepricebyapenny.Hearstattractedattentionbecausehisnewspaperheadingwerebiggerthananyoneelse’s.Heoftensaid,“Bigprintmakesbignews.”

PulitzerandHearstdidanythingtheycouldtosellnewspaper.Forexample,HearstsentFredericRemington,thefamousillustrator,todrawpicturesoftheSpanish-AmericanWar.Whenhegotthere,hetoldHearstthatnofightingwasgoingon.Hearstanswered,“Youprovidethepictures.I’llprovidethewar.

11.Aboutacenturyago,Americannewspapercarriednewsabout__________.

A.allkindsofexcitingnews

B.crimesandmadpeople

C.thepoortreatmentofpatients

D.seriousmattersonly

12.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Pulitzerandawomannewsreporterchangedtheworldovernight.

B.PulitzerboughttheJournalwiththehelpofhisreporter.

C.Awomannewsreporterpretendedtobemad.

D.Awomanreporterbecamemadandwassenttoahospital.

13.Hearstattractedreaders’attentionby______________.

A.usingbiggerheadings

B.reportingbigwarnews

C.raisingthepriceofthenewspaper

D.reportingpoliticsandbusinessonly

14.__________wasaskedtodrawwarpictures.

A.Hearst

B.Remington

C.Pulitzer

D.Awomanreporter

15.Thispassagetellsusthat________.

A.PulitzerandHearstwerethemostfamousreportersoftheUnitedStates

B.newspaperownerssometimeshiredmadmenastheirnewsreporters

C.theworldandthejournalwerenotpopularnewspaperatthattime

D.PulitzerandHearstusedeverypossiblemeanstowinovereachother

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ItishardtoimaginelifewithoutArabicnumbers（数字）.Noothernumbersystemeverinventedhasasimplewaytowriteanumberlike1984.InRomannumeral,itcomesoutlikethisMCMLXXXIV.Imaginehowdifficultitwouldbeforaschoolpupiltorememberit!

TheArabs,however,calltheirnumbers“Indiannumerals”.ThisisprobablybecausetheygottheoriginalideaalongtimeagofromIndia.Therewerenoprintednewspapersorscientificmagazinethen,somathematicstraveledalongthesameroutesthatsilkdid,asbusinessmensoldandboughtgoods.TheArabstookthenewnumbersandmadeimprovementsthatquicklyledtoadvancesintechnology.

TheachievementofArabictechnologycanbeseenfromapassageina10th-centurybookaboutanArabiccity:

”Theneighboringcountryshowedtheresultsofcarefulworkinagriculture,trade,andindustry.RiceandmanyotherplantsweregrowninfieldswithwatersuppliedbyArabengineers.Thecityincluded900publicbaths,stone-coveredstreets,fountains,andbeautifulbuildings.”Atthistime,Londonwasasmalltownwithdirtystreets,andBerlinwasafarmingvillage.Infact,citiesoutsidetheArabworlddidnotreachthesamelevelofsocialdevelopmentuntilcenturieslater.

16.ThispassagetellsusthattheArabswereapeople_______________.

A.inventingRomannumerals

B.havingadvancedtechnologylongago

C.growingcornandmanyotherplantsthen

D.supplyingothercountrieswithcolorfulsilk

17.Ittakesmuchmoreeffortsto___________.

A.learnRomannumeralsthanArabnumerals

B.introducenumeralsthroughprintedmaterials

C.makegreatuseofsilkroads

D.teachbusinessmennumerals

18.TheArabscalltheirnumerals“Indiannumerals”because_________.

A.thenumeralsaremainlyusedinChina

B.theycopiednumeralsfromIndians

C.ArabicnumeralswerefirstusedbyIndianbusinessmen

D.theygotsomeideasaboutnumberfromtheancientIndians

19.Accordingtothepassage,theArabpeople___________.

A.didbusinesswiththeIndians

B.learnedsomeideasaboutbusinessfromIndians

C.builtpublicbathsinLondoninthe10thcentury

D.traveledalongwaytolearnmathematicsinRome

20.Froma10th-centurybook,wecanlearnthat___________.

A.Berlinwasformerlyadirtywithsufficientriceandplants

B.LondonwasundertheruleoftheRomansinthe10thcentury

C.theArabworldwasmoreadvancedthanothercountriesaround

D.Londonchieflydevelopedindustrytencent