专升本英语考试试题及答案1.docx
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专升本英语考试试题及答案1
EnglishExaminationPaper
PartIReadingComprehension
PassageOne
Antarcticahasactuallybecomeakindofspacestation—auniqueobservationpostfordetectingimportantchangesintheworld’senvironment.S1Remotefrommajorsourcesofpollutionandthecomplexgeologicalandecologicalsystemsthatprevailelsewhere,Antarcticamakespossiblescientificmeasurementsthatareoftensharperandeasiertointerpretthanthosemadeinotherpartsoftheworld.
GrowingnumbersofscientiststhereforeseeAntarcticaasadistantearlywarningsensor,wherepotentiallydangerousglobaltrendsmaybespottedbeforetheyshowuptothenorth.Onepromisingfieldofinvestigationisglaciology.ScholarsfromtheUnitedStates,Switzerland,andFrancearepursuingsevenseparatebutrelatedprojectsthatreflecttheirconcernforthehealthoftheWestAntarcticIceSheet—aconcerntheybelievetheworldatlargeshouldshare.
TheTransantarcticMountain,someofthemmorethan14,000feethigh,dividethecontinentintotwoverydifferentregions.Thepartofthecontinenttothe“east”ofthemountainsisahighplateaucoveredbyanicesheetnearlytwomilesthick.“West”ofthemountain,thehalfofthecontinentsouthoftheAmericasisalsocoveredbyanicesheet,buttheretheicerestsonrockthatismostlywellbelowsealevel.IftheWestAntarcticIceSheetdisappeared,thewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbereducedtoasparseclusterofisland.
Whileiceandsnowareobviouslycentraltomanyenvironmentalexperiments,othersfocusonthemysterious“dryvalley”ofAntarctica,valleysthatcontainlittleiceorsnoweveninthedepthsofwinter.SlashedthroughthemountainsofsouthernVictorialand,thesevalleysonceheldenormousglaciersthatdescend9,000feetfromthepolarplateautotheRossSea.Nowtheglaciersaregone,perhapsacasualtyoftheglobalwarmingtrendduringthe10,000yearssincetheiceage.Eventhesnowthatfallsinthedryvalleysisblastedoutbyviciouswindsthatroardownfromthepolarplateautothesea.Leftbarearespectaculargorges,rippledfieldsofsanddunes,clustersofboulders(大圆石)sculpturedintofantasticshapesby100mileanhourwinds,andanauraofextraterrestrialdesolation.
Despitetheunearthlyaspectofthedryvalleys,somescientistsbelievethattheymaycarryamessageofhopefortheverdant(草木繁茂的)partsoftheearth.Somescientistsbelievethatinsomecasesthedryvalleysmaysoakuppollutants
fasterthanpollutantsenterthem.
1.Antarcticaisscientificallyimportantinthat____.
A)itisaspacestation
B)itisanidealplacefortheinvestigationofglaciology
C)thereisthemysteriousdryvalley
D)itcanhelppeopledetectglobalenvironmentalchanges
2.Thereasonforthedisappearanceofglaciersinthedryvalleyis____.
A)thatthey’vedescendedtotheRosssea
B)thatthey’vebeenblastedoutbyviciouswinds
C)theglobalwarmingtrendeversincetheiceage
D)thatthey’vebeenchangedintogorges,sanddunesandboulders
3.WhentheauthorcallsAntarctica“distantearlywarningsensor”,heactuallymeansthat____.
A)suchequipmenthasbeensetupforscientificpurpose
B)theresearchgroupstherearelikesuchkindofsensors
C)potentialglobalchangescanbeseenonAntarcticafirst
D)Antarcticaisremotefromotherpartsoftheearth
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?
A)ThereisaclusterofislandwestoftheTransantarticMountain.
B)ScientificresearchonAntarcticaonlycentersontheiceandsnowthere.
C)Dryvalleysmaybeaplacetodisposeofourpollutants.
D)AllthecountriesonearthshouldbeconcernedaboutthehealthoftheWestAntarcticIceSheet.
5.Theword“spotted”(2ndparagraph)canbestbereplacedby____.
A)placedB)noticedC)fixedD)judged
PassageTwo
TheCarnegieFoundationreportsaysthatmanycollegeshavetriedtobe“allthingstoallpeople”.Indoingso,theyhaveincreasinglycateredtoanarrow-mindedcareerismwhilefailingtocultivateaglobalvisionamongtheirstudents.
Thecurrentcrisis,itcontends,doesnotderivefromalegitimatedesiretoputlearningtoproductiveends.Theproblemisthatintoomanyacademicfields,theworkhasnocontext;skills,ratherthanbeingmeans,havebecomeends.Studentsareofferedavarietyofoptionsandallowedtopicktheirwaytoadegree.Inshort,drivenbycareerism,“thenation’scollegesanduniversitiesaremoresuccessfulinprovidingcredentials(文凭)thaninprovidingaqualityeducationfortheirstudents.”Thereportconcludesthatthespecialchallengeconfrontingtheundergraduatecollegeisoneofshapingan“integratedcore”ofcommonlearning.Suchacorewouldintroducestudents“toessentialknowledge,toconnectionsacrossthedisciplines,andintheend,toapplicationofknowledgetolifebeyondthecampus.”
Althoughthekeytoagoodcollegeisahigh-qualityfaculty,theCarnegiestudyfoundthatmostcollegesdoverylittletoencouragegoodteaching.Infact,theydomuchtoundermineit.Asoneprofessorobserved:
“Teachingisimportant,wearetold,andyetfacultyknowthatresearchandpublicationmattermost.”Notsurprisingly,overthelasttwentyyearscollegesanduniversitieshavefailedtograduatehalfoftheirfouryeardegreecandidates.Facultymemberswhodedicatethemselvestoteachingsoondiscoverthattheywillnotbegrantedtenure(终身任期),promotion,orsubstantialsalaryincreases.Yet70percentofallfacultysaytheirinterestsliemoreinteachingthaninresearch.Additionally,afrequentcomplaintamongyoungscholarsisthat“Thereispressuretopublish,althoughthereisvirtuallynointerestamongadministratorsorcolleaguesinthecontentofthepublications.”
6.Whenacollegetriestobe“allthingstoallpeople”(lines2,Para.Ⅰ),itaimsto____.
A)satisfytheneedsofallkindsofstudentssimultaneously
B)focusontrainingstudentsinvariousskills
C)encourageallsortsofpeopletoattendcollege
D)makelearningserveacademicratherthanproductiveends
7.Theword“core”(lines15,1stparagraph)mightmean____.
A)aimB)unitC)centerD)course
8.OneofthereasonsforthecurrentcrisisinAmericancollegesanduniversitiesisthat____.
A)anarrowvocationalismhascometodominatemanycolleges
B)studentsdon’thaveenoughfreedominchoosingwhattheywanttolearn
C)skillsarebeingtaughtasameanstoanend
D)studentsarenotinterestedinlearning
9.Americancollegesanduniversitiesfailedtograduatehalfoftheirfouryeardegreecandidatesbecause____.
A)mostofthemlackhigh-qualityfaculties
B)studentsarebecomingmoreandmorelazy
C)therearenotenoughincentivesforstudentstostudyhard
D)theyattachgreaterimportancetoresearchandpublicationthantoteaching
10.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethathigh-qualitycollegeeducationcallsfor____.
A)high-qualityfaculties
B)acommitmenttostudentsandeffectiveteaching
C)thecultivationofstudents’interestinlearning
D)dedicationtoresearchinfrontierareasofknowledge
PassageThree
TheU.S.birthratebegantodeclineinthemiddle1950’s,resultinginasmallercollegeagepopulationstartinginthemiddle1970’s.S4Somethingelsehappenedinthe1970’s:
thepriceofoilincreasedtremendously,drivingupthepriceofalmosteverythingandmakingAmericansawarethattheirlargeautomobilesusedalotofgasoline.Atthesametime,foreigncarmanufacturershadbeguntoproducesmallfuelefficientcarsinlargequantitiesfortheexportmarket.Suddenly,thelarge,gasguzzlingAmericancarswerenolongerattractivetoAmericanbuyers,whobeganbuyingforeigncarsbythethousands.TheAmericanautomobileindustrywentintoarecession.Thousandsofautomotiveworkerswerelaidoff,aswerethousandsofpeopleinindustriesindirectlyconnectedwiththeautoindustry.Peoplewhoarelaidofftendtokeepwhatmoneytheyhavefornecessities,likefoodandhousing.Theydonothavetheextramoneyneededtosendtheirchildrentocollege.Theirchildrencannotpaytheirowncollegecosts,becauseduringarecessiontheycannotfindjobs.Highunemploymentmeansthatmorestatefundsmustbeusedforsocialservice—unemploymentbenefitsandtoaiddependentchildren,forexample—thanduringmoreprosperoustimes.Italsomeans,thatthestateshavefewerfundsthanusual,becausepeoplearepayingfewertaxes.Institutionsofhighereducationdependontwomajorsourcesofincometokeepthemfunctioning:
tuitionfromstudentsandfundsfromthestates.Atthepresenttime,therearefewerstudentsthaninthepastandfewerstatefundsavailableforhighereducation.Thecollegesanduniversitiesareintrouble.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A)Therisingofoilpricedroveupthepriceofeverything.
B)Thereweremanyreasonswhyhighereducationwasintroubleinthe1970’s.
C)BirthratebegantodeclineintheUSAin1950’s.
D)Highunemploymentcausedalotofsocialproblems.
12.Thephrase“laidoff”canbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?
A)Poor.B)Gotridof.C)Removed.D)Unemployed.
13.Americancarswerenotpopularintheirdomesticmarketsbecausetheywere____.
A)smallB)gas-consumingC)fuelefficientD)notattractive
14.Thecollegesanduniversitieswereintroublebecauseofthefollowingreasonsexceptthat____.
A)theycouldn’tgetenoughincometokeepthemrunning
B)youngpeoplecouldn’taffordthetuitionfees
C)keepingthemrunningatthesamelevelwouldcostmuchmore
D)socialservicesneedmorestatefundsbecauseoftherecession
15.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT____.
A)you
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