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1、浙江省 2014 年选拔优秀高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英 语题号一二三四总分得分核分人请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项：1. 答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2. 每小题选出答案后,用 2B 铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。Part IReading Comprehension (60 marks, 60 minutes)Section A （每小题 2 分）Format Directions: There are 4 pas
2、sages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet.（40 marks）Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Have you ev
3、er wondered where the first doughnut(炸面圈)was made? Who thought up the idea of a fried cake with a hole in the center?No one knows for sure who made the first doughnut. Some people think that doughnut probably began in the 1800s as Dutch “ olykoeks ” or “oily cakes.” In those days, a cook would not w
4、ant to waste any scraps of food. Leftover pieces of bread dough (生面团) were put into hot oil and fried. Olykoeks were tasty on the outside, but soft and uncooked in the center.Some people say that the mother of a New England sea captain invented the first real doughnut. Her name was Elizabeth Gregory
5、. She replaced the soft center with spices and nuts. But, Elizabeths son, Captain Gregory, did not like nuts. He punched out the center, and the consequence was the first hole in a doughnut.1Others say the real story is that Captain Gregory had difficulty steering his ship while trying to eat doughn
6、ut. He asked the ships cook to make his doughnuts with holes so he could hang them on the steering wheel! Others think that Captain Gregory saw holed cakes in Europe and brought the idea back toAmerica with him.During world war I, homesick American soldiers in Europe were served doughnuts by the Sal
7、vation Army. These brave women volunteering for the job were called “Doughnut Girls.” They often worked in dangerous conditions near the soldiers, so the Doughnut Girls wore helmets and uniforms. The women made doughnut cutters out of a large can with a smaller can inside it to cut outthe hole. They
8、 could set up a kettle of hot oil to fry the dough almost anywhere.In the 1920s, doughnut machines were invented. Doughnuts were produced faster and easier than ever before. Still, many people preferred to make theirfavorite doughnuts at home.1.The passage is mainly about.A. the popularity of doughn
9、utsB. the history of doughnutsC. the inventors of doughnutsD. the types of doughnuts2.The first Dutch “ olykoek ” came into being probably because.A. people did not like to eat fried foodB. cooks did not like to waste leftover foodC. Dutchmen liked oil cakes very much D. cooks liked the soft center
10、of cakes3.What was used to replace the uncooked center to improve doughnuts?A. Scraps of foodB. Jelly fillingC. Spices and nutsD. Leftover bread dough4.In paragraph 3, the word “consequence” probably means.A. actionB. damageC. problemD. result5.What can be inferred about the Doughnut Girls during wo
11、rld war I?A. They worked aboard a ship .B. They worked near battlefieldsC. They used untested machinesD. They used helmets to cook doughnutsPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.It is a blow for the Ugly Bettys and Plain Janes research shows that good looks lead to better p
12、ay. A study of 4,000 young men and women found that beauty boosted pay checks more than intelligence. Those judged to be the more attractive earned up to 10 percent more than their less attractive friends and colleagues. Applied to the average salary of 25,000 a year, the “ plainness2penalty(处罚)”wou
13、ld make a difference of 2,500 a year or around 50 a week.It is unclear what is behind the phenomenon but it may be that beauty creates confidence. The self-confident may appear to be doing better than they are and will not hesitate about asking for a pay rise.Researcher Jason Fletcher, of Yale Unive
14、rsity in the U.S., rated the attractiveness of the 4,000 men and women. Just over half were judged average, while 7 percent were felt to be very attractive and 8 percent were judged unattractive or very unattractive. The volunteers also sat an IQ test and reported their salary. It became clear that
15、pay scales were far from fair. For instance, a 14-point increase on the IQ score was associated with a 3 to 6 percent increase in wage. But being of above-average looks increased pay by 5 to 10 percent .For a plain person to be paid the same as a very attractive one , they would have to be 40 percent brighter, the journal Economics Letters reports.Dr Fletcher said:“The results do show that peoples looks have an impact on their wages and it can be very important.”6.What is the “plainness penalty”?A. To be paid less for being ord
