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2001年江西省专升本英语统一考试试题
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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 question there are four suggested answers marked A),B),C),and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark 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 sunny hillsides 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 (外行人) 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. British snakes are shy animals and far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it 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 it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders 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 the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously 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 found _______.
A) in wider parts of Britain and Ireland B) in Scotland but nowhere else C) on wild land through Britain D) in the countryside in England 22. If you are with someone who is bitten by an adder, you should ______. A) try to catch the snake B) not treat the bite yourself
C) not worry too much about the victim D) operate him as soon as possible 23. We are told that adders _______. A) normally friendly towards people B) unlikely to bite except in self-defense
C) likely to attack people whenever they see them
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D) not afraid of human beings
24. If an adder hears you approaching, it will usually ______. A) move out of your path B) take no notice of you at all
C) disappear very quickly D) wait until you are close and then attack 25. 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 passage.
Only the government can ensure that the American people have clean air and pure water. Congress must pass laws to 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 of business. For example, if Automobile Company X spends money to put an air-pollution control device on their automobiles, their cars will be more expensive than the cars produced by another company. People who don’t have the extra money or who don’t care about pollution will not buy the more expensive cars. Automobile Company X will go bankrupt (破产); That is, it won’t make enough money to pay its workers and to buy materials. It will then go out of business. Of course, no automobile company will make itself go bankrupt on purpose, and the pollution of the land and air 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 to stop pollution. The government must force manufacturers to clean up the environment by setting anti-pollution standards for everyone.
26. If a company cares about a clean environment while others don’t, it will have to _______.
A) change the anti-pollution standards for its products B) sell its products at a more expensive price C) buy materials at a higher price D) pay more money to its workers
27. The writer gives the example of Automobile Company X to show that _______. A) manufacturers will not take care of pollution control on their own will B) few manufacturers are aware of the importance of air-pollution control C) air-pollution control devices are more expensive than other devices D) people like to buy cars that are equipped with pollution control devices 28. According to the writer, anti-pollution standards ensure that ______.
A) no manufacturer will go bankrupt for spending money on pollution control B) less money will be spent in buying pollution control devices C) manufacturers know how to control pollution more effectively
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D) all manufacturers have to take measures to control pollution 29. The purpose of this passage is _______.
A) to describe how a company can go bankrupt
B) to emphasize the urgent need of cleaning up the environment
C) to stress the importance of the government’s role in preventing pollution D) to tell how difficult it is to keep the environment free from air-pollution 30. What can be inferred from this passage? ________.
A) Companies have not been given an equal chance to develop their business. B) A company will go bankrupt if its cars have to be installed with pollution control devices.
C) The US government has not set up standards on pollution control for car producers.
D) It is necessary to persuade producers to take effective pollution control measure.
Questions 31-35 are based on the following passage.
Large-scale production in a large market brings advantages: mass production helps to reduce the manufacturing costs of consumer goods and the single market also makes it easier to specialize. Together, these two considerations improve businesses’ chance of making profit.
Within the single market, the Community (欧共体) is making clearly strict European industrial standards which help European industry compete with imported products and conquer new markets, as well as making high-quality products available to the consumer.
The European commission’s competition policy serves to ensure that the common interest prevails over individual business interests. At the same time, it is flexible enough to allow co-operation between small firms.
Business are being encouraged to operate outside the country in which they are based by measures designed to ensure that they are no longer taxed twice for doing so. The days when taxes are an obstacle to Europe-wide business operation will soon be gone.
In addition to creating a favorable business environment, the community’s industrial policy is also concerned with developing specific strategies. The objective is to carry out long-term plans to develop industries such as the electronics industry, information technology, biotechnology (生物技术) and textiles. These measures, at national and community level, will influence the quality of products, the technology used to manufacture them, the training the workforce receives, and the development of new outlets. In short, a whole range of instruments will be created to protect the future of European technology.
These projects will require extra funding at Community level for training, research and development and communications networks. The extra Community funding will be used as rationally as possible in a way which maximizes the benefit to European industry.
31. The European Community has found ______.
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2001年江西省专升本英语统一考试试题
