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2009年普通专升本招生考试
英语专业综合试题
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Part I Reading comprehension (50 points, 2points for each)
Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions. For each question there are 4 suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the crresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
One of the greatest problems for those settlers in Nebraska in the last quarter of the previous century was fuel. Little of the state was forested when the first settlers arrived and it is probable that by 1880, only about one -third of the originally forested area remained, down to a mere 1 percent of the state's 77000 square miles .With wood and coal out of the question, and with fuel needed year-round for cooking, and during the harsh winter months for heating，some solution had to be found.
Somewhat improbably, the buffalo provided the answer. Buffalo chips were found
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to burn evenly, hotly, and cleanly, with little smoke and , interestingly, no odor. Soon, collecting them became a way of life for the settlers’ children who would pick them up on their way to and from school, or, take part in competitions designed to counteract their natural reluctance. Even a young man, seeking to impress the girl he wanted to marry ,would arrive with a large bag of chips rather than with a box of candy or a bunch of flowers.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The solution to the Nebraskan settlers’ fuel problem. B. Life in Nebraskan in the late nineteenth century . C. The importance of the American buffalo.
D. The forestation in Nebraskan in the late nineteenth century
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Nebraskan was not a densely-forested state even before the settlers arrived. B. The children enjoyed collecting the buffalo chips C. .The children spent a lot of time collecting the chips D. Buffalo chips were satisfactory as a fuel
3.According to the passage ,how much of the originally forested are remained in Nebraska by 1880? A. About 33 percent B. About 1 percent C. .About 66 percent D. About 3 percent
4. The passage implies that buffalo chips were needed __. A. in greater amounts in summer B. only in summer
C. .in greater amounts in winter
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D. . only in winter
5.Which of the following does the author NOT express surprise at? A. .The children needed competitions to stimulate them. B. The buffalo chips gave off no smell.
C. .Buffalo chips were the answer to the settlers’ fuel problem D. .Young men Passage 2
Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighboring areas untouched. Such event as a tornado struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987. Total damages from the tornado exceeded﹩250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.
Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the subtle atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.
Until recently, the observation intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-range forecasts, or “Nowcasts”, was not feasible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather situations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were hard to overcome. Fortunately, scientific and technological
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advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interrupt easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices,
Nowcasting is becoming a reality.
6. The word “exceeded” in paragraph 1 most probably means____. A. added up to B. were more than C. were about D. were less than
7. Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such a short-lived
tornado because____.
A. the computer is not used to forecast specific local events. B. the computers are not advanced enough to predict it. C. the weather data people collect are often wrong.
D. weather conditions in some small regions are not available.
8. According to the passage, the word “Nowcasts” (Paragraph 3) means____. A. a way of collecting raw weather data.
B. a forecast which can predict the weather conditions in the small area in an accurate way
C. a network to collect instant weather data D. a more advanced system of weather observation
9. According to the passage, ____ is the key factor to making “Nowcasts” a reality.
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A. scientific and technological advances such as radar, or satellites. B. computer scientist C. meteorologists
D. advanced computer programs
10. According to the author, the passage mainly deals with ____. A. a tornado in Edmonton, Alberta B. what’s a “Nowcast”
C. the disadvantage of conventional computer models of the weather forecast D. a breakthrough in weather forecast
Passage 3
As America is home to so many different nationalities, one can find almost any kind of restaurant in all the large cities. The restaurants can range widely in cost from inexpensive to very expensive.
But fast food shops have become very widespread in the U.S. because they are quick and cheap .And cafeterias are especially popular with American student .There you can get a variety of food such as fried fish ,barbecued chicken ,spaghetti, salad, vegetables, macaroni, sweet potatoes ,rice hot rolls. There are also desserts and drinks. you can pick up whatever strikes your fancy.
Tips are generally not required at cafeterias where your serve yourself and you are expected to clear your own table of dishes and utensils ,and discard your trash in the garbage cans .in most cafeterias ,you stand in line .as you walk along, you select items available at a counter .at normal mealtimes ,cafeterias are crowded with people .you can usually get a seat without waiting too long if you eat a little early or a little late.
11. A visitor in a large city in the U.S. can find almost any kind of restaurant because__
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