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浙江省2015年选拔优秀高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试
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题号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。一二三四总分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。PartIReadingComprehension(60marks,60minutes)SectionAFormatⅠ（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.PassageoneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:KarenChristiansenMadison,Wisconsin,islickingstampsandaddressingenvelopes.Soon,sheandherfuturehusbandwillbesendingoutinvitationsfortheirJunewedding.Meanwhile,ontheothersideoftheworld,WeiYashungisatthehairdresser’sinShanghai,China.Sheknowsshewillhavealongwait---maybefourhours.It’sMay18th,themostpopulardaytogetmarriedinChina.Theroomisfilledwithbridespreparingfortheirspecialday.Weddingsareaspecialeventineveryculture.Peoplebeginnewlivestogetherandfamiliesarejoinedtogether.“Everyonefeelsveryemotionalatthistime.Therearealotofritualsandsuperstitionsatweddings,”saysMaxineRowe,ananthropologist.AsKerryplansherwedding,herauntandsistershelphercheckoffthethingssheneeds,accordingtoanoldcustom.Theyreadthetraditionalpoem,“Somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,andsomethingblue”Femalefriendsandrelativesgatheraround.preparingthebridefortheceremony.Manyweddingtraditionsinwesternculturesweredesignedtoprotectthecouplefrombadluck.“TheweddingveilisaGreekcustom,tohidethebridefromevil
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spirits,”saysMaxine.“TheRomansdevelopedthecustomofbridesmaids(i.e.womendressedlikethebride)toconfusethespirits.Also,someweddingflowershaveastrongsmelltoscareawaytheevilspirits.”
InChina,thousandsofcouplesthathavechosenMay18thfortheirweddingday.“Inthepast,Chinesecouplesconsultedaspecialbooktofindluckyandunluckydaysforgettingmarried”explainsMaxine.“Butinmoderntimes,anewtraditionisbeingformed.”Theeighteenthdayofthefifthmonth,five-one-eightor“wuyaoba”asitiscalledinChina,soundsverycloseto“woyaofa”or“Iwillgetrich.”Thisisconsideredaomenforanycouplesgettingmarriedonthisday.
Somepeopledon’tthinkitisagoodideaforeveryonetogetmarriedonthesameday.“It’ssillyandsuperstitious,”anewspaperreporterwrote.Hairdressers,andownersofflowerstores,restaurantsandcarservicessayit’sthebestdayoftheyear.Theycanraisetheirpricesforthisonedayandtheirserviceswillstillbefullybooked.Maybetheyaretheoneswhoshouldbesaying,“Iwillgetrich.”1.Theoverallstructureofthispassagecanbecalled________A.comparisonandcontrastB.descriptionofeventsinorderoftimeC.detailsleadingtoconclusionD.generalizationfollowedbydetails2.AnanthropologistinP2studies_______?A.hairstyleB.jewelsC.almanacsD.customs3.WhydoKaren’sfriendsandrelativescontributeacousin’sweddingveil?A.Itissomethingold.B.Itissomethingnew.C.Itissomethingborrowed.D.Itissomethingblue.4.ThewordomeninP5means________.A.asignofstarB.asignofpresentC.asignofpastD.asignoffuture5.Whatisthewriter’stoneinthelastsentence“Maybetheyaretheoneswhoshouldbesaying,“Iwillgetrich.””A.HumorousB.TolerantC.Matter-of-factD.FuriousPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Theeasiestandleastcomplicatedwaytomotivatesomebodyisquitesimplytopaythemattention.Whatyousayisnotparticularlyimportant,nornecessarilyishowlongyouspendsayingit,aslongasit’ssomething.“Niceweather”or“Howareyou?”willdo.Peoplejustloveattention,adultsandchildren.Childrenloveattentionsomuchthattheywilldoanythingtogetsome.Infact,ifchildrenarenotgettingenoughattention,theywouldratherbenaughtyandgettoldoffthanbe“good”andbeignored.Aninterestingtimeinmosthouseholdswithyoungchildrenis
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dinnertime--it’stheendoftheday,everybodyistired,thehouseisinamessandJohnnydoesn’tlikecarrotsandisrefusingtoeathisfood.Again,theeasytraptofallintoistostartgettingcrosswithJohnnyandgettingintoabigargumentabouthisfood.Again,he’sgettingtheattentionhedesires;evenifit’snotthebestsortofattention,it’sbetterthannothing.It’sfascinatingifyouareabletostandbackfromthesituationandinsteadfocusattentionandpraiseonJohnny’sbrotherwhoiseatinghisfood---afterall,heisonethatisdoingwhatyouwanthimtodo.Afterfiveortenminutesorsoofbeingignoredanddepriveoftheattention,it’samazinghowquickly(usually)Johnnyseessenseandobeys.I’vewatchedmyownchildreninthissituationgofromscreamingfrombehindthesofa,saying“Mummy,aren’tIdoinggooddinnereating?”---allwithouthavingonewordaspokentothembytheirparents,whoarebusilypayingattentiontotheirbrothers.Thisfundamentalneedforattention,anddoingwhateverittakestogetit,doesn’tdisappearwhenweturnintoadults.Sure,therearepeoplewhoare“realattentionseekers”inaloudandextravert(外向的)way,andtherearetheshy,retiringtypeswhodon’twantattentioninsucha“sociable”way.Buteverybodystillwantstoberecognizedandseenworthwhile.6.Whatwillchildrenprobablydotogetparentsattention?A.Theywillgetquietforalongtime.B.Theywillignoretheirparents.C.Theywillbehavenaughtily.D.Theywillgetcrosslyeasily.7.Whatdoesthephrase“theeasytraptofallinto”means?A.Aset-upsituationparentsarelikelytogointo.B.Thehouseholdworkthatparentscannotavoid.C.Sometemptingfoodchildreneasilylovetoeat.D.Abadhabitchildreneasilydevelop.8.Aneffectivewaytomakechildrenbehavethemselvesmaytobe?A.ScoldthemseverelyB.TeachthemwhattodoC.GivethemtotalfreedomD.Praisetheirsistersorbrothers9.“Realattentionseekers”inthelastparagraphareprobablythose______?A.motivateotherstolearnB.associatewithshytypesC.replyonnegativeattentionD.arouseothers’attentionopenly10.Whatpointdoestheauthormakebyrelatingtochildren’sbehavior?A.Children’supbringingneedsparents’constantcare.B.Childrenareusuallyextravertwhileadultsaresociable.C.Bothchildrenandadultsneedtobeseenasworthwhile.
D.Themotivationofchildrendiffersgreatlyfromthatofadults.
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PassageThree
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Namedforthedenseshadeoftheirthickpines,theBlackHillsofsouthDakotahaveforcenturiesbeenconsideredholybyLakotaSioux,oncethemostpowerfultribeinthewest.Today,becauseofthepassionsofafewartists,thelanditselfhasbeenholyinanotherway.
IttooktheobsessedsculptorGutzonBorglum,hissonLincoln,andfourhundredworkers14yearstocompleteanartisticandengineeringprojectsomonumentalthatnoonebelieveitpossible:carvingandblastingthesix-storyfacesofWashington.Jefferson,TeddyRoosevelt,andAbrahamLincolnoutofstonyMountRushmore.Alittletrivia:Washington’eyesareeach11feetwide,andhisnoseis26feetlong.Mr.Lincoln,sportsamolethatmeasures16inchesacross.Just17milesaway,thegiganticCrazyHorseMemorialisslowlytakingshape.Alsocarvedintogranite,thismemorial,whencompletedsomewherearound2050,afteracentury’slabor,thisdepictNativeAmerica’sgreatestwarriorschiefonhishorse,dwarfingMountRushmoreat563feettall.Thehorse’snostrilalonewillbelargeenoughtoholdafive-roomhouse.FromCrazyHorse,headeastonthebeautiful14-mileNeedlesHighway,pastbillion-year-oldGranitehills,soSylvanlakeandthennorthtoSpearfishCanyonScenicByway,whoselandscapeyou’lleasilyrecognizeasthebackdropsusedinthefilmDanceswithWolves.Altematively,youcanparkyourbagsinthepleasantGamelodgethatservedasCalvinCoolidge’sSummerWhiteHouse.Ofthehistoricinn’ssevenrooms,youcanstillbooktheroomthethirtiethpresidentandhiswifeoccupiedduringthethreemonthsin1972.ThelodgeisoneofthreefoundwithinCusterStatePark,whose18-mileWildlifeLoopRoadrunsthroughunfencedmeadowswhereherdsofbuffaloroam.11.Theword“sports”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.A.isfamousforB.ischaracterizedbyC.isdecoratedwithD.isaccompaniedby12.Ofthefourthingsmentionedinthepassage,whichoneisthelargest?A.Washington’seyesB.Washington’snoseC.Lincoln’smoleD.CrazyHorse’snose13.Whichofthefollowingprojectsisstillinprogress?A.Lincoln’sface.B.CrazyHorse.C.SummerWhiteHouse.D.WildlifeLoopRoad.14.WhatisnotafeaturethatMountRushmoreandCrazyhaveincommon?A.Theywereverylarge.
B.Theywerecarvedoutofgranite.C.TheywerelocatedinBlackHills.
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D.TheywerebothdepictedinIndiatribes.15.Whoisthe30thpresidentoftheUS?A.ThomasJefferson.B.TeddyRoosevelt.C.AbrahamLincoln.D.CalvinCoolidge.
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PassageFour
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Womenaremoreefficientandtrustworthy,haveabetterunderstandingoftheirworkforceandaremoregenerouswiththeirpraise.Inshorttheymakethebestmanagers,andifmenaretokeepuptheywillhavetostartlearningformtheirfemalecounterparts,areportclaimstoday.Thesurveyof1,000maleandfemalemiddleandseniormanagersfromacrosstheUKisanindictmentoftheabilityofmentofunctionasleadersinthemodernworkplace.Amajorityofthosequestionedbelievedwomenhadamoremodernoutlookontheirprofessionandweremoreopenmindedandconsiderate.Bywayofcontrast,asimilarnumberbelievemalemanagersareegocentricandmorelikelytostealcreditforworkdonebyothers.Managementtodaymagazine,whichconductedtheresearch,saidthatafteryearsofhavingtoadoptamasculineidentityandhidetheiremotionsandnaturalbehaviourintheworkplace,womenhavebecomerolemodelsformanagers.ThefindingstallywithasurveyoffemalebossescarriedoutintheUS.afive-yearstudyof2,500managersfrom450firmsfoundthatmanymalebosseswereratedbytheirstaffofbothsexestobeself-obsessedandautocratic.Womenontheotherhandleavemeninthestartingblockswhenitcomestoteamworkandcommunicatingwithstaff.InBritainmorethan61%ofthosesurveyedsaidmendidnotmakebetterbossesthanwomen.Femalemanagersusetimemoreeffectively,withmanyofthosesurveyedcommentingthatjugglingcommitmentsisafamiliarpracticeforwomenwithahomeandafamily.Femalemanagersalsoappeartomakegoodfinancialsenseforpenny-pinchingcompanies:mostpeople,ofeithersex,wouldratheraskforarisefromaman.16.Whatisthesourceofthedatamentionedinthepassage?A.AmagazineB.AnewspaperC.AgovernmentwhitepaperD.AuniversityJournal17.Accordingtothepassage,malemanagertendto________.A.bemoreselflessinteamworkB.askmorequestionswhensurveyedC.beconsiderateleadersincompanyD.claimthecontribution
18.WhatcanbefoundaftercomparingthefindingsintheUKandUS?
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