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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)SectionA
FormatⅠ（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.Passageone
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Haveyoueverwonderedwherethefirstdoughnut(炸面圈)wasmade?Whothoughtuptheideaofafriedcakewithaholeinthecenter?
Nooneknowsforsurewhomadethefirstdoughnut.Somepeoplethinkthatdoughnutprobablybeganinthe1800sasDutch“olykoeks”or“oilycakes.”Inthosedays,acookwouldnotwanttowasteanyscrapsoffood.Leftoverpiecesofbreaddough(生面团)wereputintohotoilandfried.Olykoeksweretastyontheoutside,butsoftanduncookedinthecenter.
SomepeoplesaythatthemotherofaNewEnglandseacaptaininventedthefirstrealdoughnut.HernamewasElizabethGregory.Shereplacedthesoftcenterwithspicesandnuts.But,Elizabeth’sson,CaptainGregory,didnotlikenuts.Hepunchedoutthecenter,andtheconsequencewasthefirstholeinadoughnut.
OtherssaytherealstoryisthatCaptainGregoryhaddifficultysteeringhisshipwhiletryingtoeatdoughnut.Heaskedtheship’scooktomakehisdoughnutswith
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holessohecouldhangthemonthesteeringwheel!OthersthinkthatCaptainGregorysawholedcakesinEuropeandbroughttheideabacktoAmericawithhim.
DuringworldwarI,homesickAmericansoldiersinEuropewereserveddoughnutsbytheSalvationArmy.Thesebravewomenvolunteeringforthejobwerecalled“DoughnutGirls.”Theyoftenworkedindangerousconditionsnearthesoldiers,sotheDoughnutGirlsworehelmetsanduniforms.Thewomenmadedoughnutcuttersoutofalargecanwithasmallercaninsideittocutoutthehole.Theycouldsetupakettleofhotoiltofrythedoughalmostanywhere.
Inthe1920s,doughnutmachineswereinvented.Doughnutswereproducedfasterandeasierthaneverbefore.Still,manypeoplepreferredtomaketheirfavoritedoughnutsathome.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout________A.thepopularityofdoughnutsB.thehistoryofdoughnuts.C.theinventorsofdoughnuts.D.thetypesofdoughnuts.
2.ThefirstDutch“olykoek”cameintobeingprobablybecause________A.peopledidnotliketoeatfriedfood.B.cooksdidnotliketowasteleftoverfood.C.Dutchmenlikedoilcakesverymuch.D.cookslikedthesoftcenterofcakes.3.Whatwasusedtoreplacetheuncookedcentertoimprovedoughnuts?A.Scrapsoffood.B.Jellyfilling.C.Spicesandnuts.D.Leftoverbreaddough.4.Inparagraph3,theword“consequence”probablymeans________.A.actionB.damageC.problemD.result
5.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheDoughnutGirlsduringworldwarI?A.TheyworkedaboardashipB.TheyworkednearbattlefieldsC.TheyuseduntestedmachinesD.TheyusedhelmetstocookdoughnutsPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ItisablowfortheUglyBettysandPlainJanes——researchshowsthatgoodlooksleadtobetterpay.Astudyof4,000youngmenandwomenfoundthatbeautyboostedpaychecksmorethanintelligence.Thosejudgedtobethemoreattractiveearnedupto10percentmorethantheirlessattractivefriendsandcolleagues.Applied
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totheaveragesalaryof￡25,000ayear,the“plainnesspenalty(处罚)”wouldmakeadifferenceof￡2,500ayear——oraround￡50aweek.
Itisunclearwhatisbehindthephenomenonbutitmaybethatbeautycreatesconfidence.Theself-confidentmayappeartobedoingbetterthantheyareandwillnothesitateaboutaskingforapayrise.
ResearcherJasonFletcher,ofYaleUniversityintheU.S.,ratedtheattractivenessofthe4,000menandwomen.Justoverhalfwerejudgedaverage,while7percentwerefelttobeveryattractiveand8percentwerejudgedunattractiveorveryunattractive.ThevolunteersalsosatanIQtestandreportedtheirsalary.Itbecameclearthatpayscaleswerefarfromfair.Forinstance,a14-pointincreaseontheIQscorewasassociatedwitha3to6percentincreaseinwage.Butbeingofabove-averagelooksincreasedpayby5to10percent.
Foraplainpersontobepaidthesameasaveryattractiveone,theywouldhavetobe40percentbrighter,thejournalEconomicsLettersreports.DrFletchersaid:“Theresultsdoshowthatpeople’slookshaveanimpactontheirwagesanditcanbeveryimportant.”
6.Whatisthe“plainnesspenalty”?
A.Tobepaidlessforbeingordinarily-looking.B.Tobelaughedatforbeingordinarily-looking.C.Tobefiredforbeingordinarily-looking.D.Tobequestionedforbeingordinarily-looking.7.What’stheaverageannualsalaryofagood-lookingperson?A.￡2,500B.￡25,000C.￡22,500D.￡27,500
8.Good-lookingpeopleareusuallypaidmoreprobablybecause________.A.theylooksmarterB.theyhavehigherdegreesC.theyarebetteratpleasingothersD.theyaremoreconfident9.HowmanypeoplewereratedasveryattractiveinJasonFletcher’sstudy?A.About280B.About4,000C.About2,000D.About320
10.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?A.IQislessimportantthanappearance.B.Confidencemakespeopleprettier.C.Goodlooksearnanextrapenny.D.HowPlainJanesgetahighersalary.
PassageThree
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
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Wereyouconstantlyboredasachild?Maybethathelpedyoutodevelopyourabilitytobecreative.
Boredomcanbeagoodthingforchildren,accordingtoDrTeresaBelton,researcherattheUniversityofEastAnglia’sSchoolofEducationandLifelongLearning.Afterinterviewingauthors,artistsandscientistsinBritain,she’sreachedtheconclusionthatculturalexpectationsthatchildrenshouldbeconstantlyactivecouldblockthedevelopmentoftheirimagination.
BritishactressandwriterMeeraSyalgrewupinasmallminingvillagewithfewdistractions.Theresearchersaid:“Lackofthingstodourgedhertotalktopeopleshewouldn’totherwisehaveengagedwithandtryactivitiesshewouldn’t,underothercircumstances,haveexperienced,suchastalkingtoelderlyneighborsandlearningtobakecakes.”
Beltonadded:“Boredommadeherwrite.MeeraSyalkeptadiaryfromayoungage,fillingitwithobservations,shortstories,poems.”Theresearcherdidn’tignoretheoldsayingthedevilfindsworkforidlehands,though.Beltonpointedoutthatyoungpeoplewhodon’thavetheinteriorresourcestodealwithboredomcreativelymayendupsmashingupbussheltersortakingcarsoutforajoyride.
HowaboutwatchingTVandvideosonthecomputer?Theresearcherbelievesthatnothingreplacesstandingandstaringatthingsandobservingyoursurroundings.It’sthesortofthingthatstimulatestheimagination,shesaid,whilethescreen“tendstoshortcircuitthatprocessandthedevelopmentofcreativecapacity.”
DrBeltonconcluded:“Forthesakeofcreativity,perhapsweneedtoslowdownandstayofflinefromtimetotime.”11.DrTeresaBeltondidherresearchby_______.A.studyingculturaldifferencesB.interviewingprofessionalsC.keepingadiaryD.observingthesurroundings12.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthevillagewhereMeeraSyalgrewup?A.ModernandopenB.TinyandunexcitingC.PoorandunderdevelopmentD.Remoteandviolent13.Theexpression“thedevilfindsworkforidlehands”probablymeansthatpeoplearemorelikelyto_______?
A.dowhattheyshouldnotdoiftheymeetdevils.B.achievenothingiftheyworkwithdevils
C.domoreworkiftheydidn’tworkhardwhentheywereyoung.
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D.getinvolvedintroubleiftheyhavenothingtodowiththeirtime.14.WhatisDrBelton’sadviceforyoungsters?A.Observetheworldaroundthem.
B.Getinformationonlinefromtimetotime.C.Remainconstantlyactive.
D.Readasmanybooksaspossible.
15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Dealwithboredomwisely.B.Learnfromayoungage.C.Enjoyvillagelife.D.Forgetoldsayings.
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PassageFour
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Duringherjunioryearofhighschool,CandiceBackus’steacherhandedherasheetandinstructedthe17-year-oldtomapoutherfuturefinanciallife.Backuspretendedtobuyacar,rentanapartment,andapplyforacreditcard.Then,sheandherclassmatesplayedthe“stockmarketgame,”investingthehypothetical(假设的)earningsfromtheirhypotheticaljobsinthemarketinthefatefulfallof2008.“Ourpretendinvestmentscrashed,”Backussays,stillhorrified.“Wefeltwhatactualshareholderswerefeeling.”Thatpainofearningandlosingmoneyisafeelingthatpublicschoolincreasinglywanttoteach.Fortystatesnowoffersometypesoffinancialinstructionattheelementaryorhigh-schoollevel,includinglessonsinbalancingcheckbooks(支票本)andbuyingstockinmathandsocial-studiesclasses.Theinterestinpersonal-financeclasseshasrisensince2007whenbankfailuresbecamearegularoccurrence.
Ratherthanteachinvestmentstrategies,thesecoursesofferabasicapproachtohandlingmoney:Don’tspentwhatyoudon’thave.Putpartofyourmonthlysalaryintoasavingaccount,andinvestinthestockmarketforthelong-termratherthanshort-termgains.ForBackus,thismeansdividingherearningsfromherpart-timejobatafast-foodrestaurantintoseparateenvelopesforpayingbills,spending,andsaving.“Moneyissohardtomakebutsoeasytospend,”shesaysoneweekdayafterschool.AfterBackusfinishedherfinancialclasses,sheopenedupasavingsaccountatherlocalbankandstartedtothinkmoreabouthowsheandherfamilywouldpayforcollege.“Shejusthasabetterunderstandingofmoneyandhowitaffectstheworld,”sayshermother,Darleen.AllofthistalkofmoneycanmakeBackusworry,shesays,butluckily,shefeelspreparedtofaceit.
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铭远教育 2014年浙江专升本英语真题
