专升本统考英语历年真题合集

2001年江西省“专升本”英语统一考试试卷(120分钟)Part I Listening comprehension(20 points)(略)Part II Reading Comprehension(30 points)Directions:In this section there are four passages.Each of them is followed by some questions.For each questionthere are four suggested answers marked A)tB)fC),and D).You should decide on the best choice andmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage.By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder(奎蛇).In Scotland,in fact,there are no other snakes at all.The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite.It can be found almost anywhere,but prefers sunnyhillsides and rough open country,including high ground.In Ireland there are no snakes at all.Most people regard snake bites as a fatal(致命的)misfortune,but not all bites are serious,and very few are fatal.Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself,with amateurs(夕 卜 行 人)heroically,but mistakenly,trying do-it-yourself surgery(手术)and other unnecessary measures.All snakes have small teeth,so that all snakes can bite,but only the bite of the adder presents any danger.Britishsnakes are shy animals and far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them.The adder will attack only ifit feels threatened,as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally,or if you try to catch it or pick itup,which it dislikes intensely.If it hears you coming,it will normally get out of the wa6y as quickly as it can,butadders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.The effect of a bite varies considerably.It depends upon several things,one of which is the body-weight of theperson bitten.The bigger the person,the less harmful the bite is likely to be,which is why children suffer far moreseriously from snake bites than adults.A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain,and though these bites can make some people very ill,there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect,as there are of serious illness.21.Adders are most likely to be f ound.A)in wider parts of Britain and IrelandB)in Scotland but nowhere elseC)on wild land through BritainD)in the countryside in England22.If you are with someone who is bitten by an adder,you s h o u l d.A)try to catch the snakeB)not treat the bite yourselfC)not worry too much about the victimD)operate him as soon as possible23.We are told that a d d e r s.A)normally friendly towards peopleB)unlikely to bite except in self-defenseC)likely to attack people whenever they see themD)not afraid of human beings24.If an adder hears you approaching,it will u s u a l l y.A)move out of your pathB)take no notice of you at allC)disappear very quicklyD)wait until you are close and then attack25.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A)Adders are more likely to attack children than adults.B)The adder prefers to bite a person with a heavy body.C)The danger of adder bites is different from person to person.D)In most cases adder bites are more serious than other illnesses.Questions 26-30 are based on the following passages.Only the government can ensure that the American people have clean air and pure water.Congress must pass lawsto stop manufacturers from polluting the air and water with the waste from their factories.Unless anti-pollution standards are enforced for all,companies that care about a clean environment will go out ofbusiness.For example,if Automobile Company X spends money to put an air-pollution control device on theirautomobiles,their cars will be more expensive than the cars produced by another company.People who dont have theextra money or who dont care about pollution will not buy the more expensive cars.Automobile Company X will gobankrupt(破产)；that is,it wont make enough money to pay its workers and to buy materials.It will then go out ofbusiness.Of course,no automobile company will make itself go bankrupt on purpose,and the pollution of the land andair and water will go on.But if the government says that all automobile manufacturers must make cars with air-pollution control devices,the cost of all manufacturers will be equal.So the government cannot let companies decide whether or not they want tostop pollution.The government must force manufacturers to clean up the environment by setting anti-pollutionstandards for everyone.26.If a company cares about a clean environment while others dont,it will have to.A)change the anti-pollution standards for its productsB)sell its products at a more expensive priceC)buy materials at a higher priceD)pay more money to its workers27.The writer gives the example of Automobile Company X to show t hat.A)manufacturers will not take care of pollution control on their own willB)few manufacturers are aware of the importance of air-pollution controlC)air-pollution control devi