for a few months in a cool area.
Although the money spent for a garden may be little, one cannot escape the fact thatgardening requires hard work and time. Many of the gardening tasks must be performed at times that are most inconvenient. Not doing jobs that should be done on a regular basis may result in failure and a negative feeling toward gardening.
One should not plant a garden that is too large for him to care for. A small, well-kept garden is more enjoyable and profitable than a large neglected one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the middle of the day. Too much shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible, the garden should be near the house, so the gardener can work in it whenever they are free.
Soils for vegetables should be easily broken up and porous (多孔的 ) for quick water drainage and good aeration (透气). Usually the home owner has little choice in the soil type he can choose.
Fortunately, many vegetables can be grown on poor soils if the soils are properly prepared. 1. Many people find home gardening____.
A. expensive and boring B. interesting and enjoyable
C. time-consuming and inconvenient D. neither interesting nor enjoyable
2. A well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables____. A. all year round B. whenever you need nutritious food C. for a greater part of the year D. throughout spring 3. The amount of money you spend on your garden ____.
A. can be large B. must be large C. can not be large D. must not be small 4. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Vegetables need to have as much shading as possible: B. A small garden is much better than a large one.
C. Homeowners can freely choose the soi for their vegetable garden.
D. Whenever possible, the vegetable garden should be close to your home. 5. From the passage we can conclude that____. A. vegetables need little care while growing
B. vegetables can be grown on almost any kind of soil
C. vegetable gardening is an indispensable part of life for urban and suburban people D. vegetable gardening is a good pastime for retired people Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
In old days, when a glimpse of stocking was looked upon as something so shocking as to distract the serious work of an office, secretaries were men.
Then came the First World War and the male secretaries were replaced by women. A man's secretary became his
personal servant, in charge of remembering his wife's birthday and buying her presents; taking his suits to the dry-cleaners; telling lies on the telephone to keep away people he did not wish to speak to; and, of course, typing and filing and taking shorthand.
Now all this may be changing again. The microchip (芯片 ) and high technology is sweeping the British office, taking with it much of the routine clerical (文书的) work that secretaries did.
\work-and then men will want to do it again.\
That was said by one of the executives (male) of one of the biggest secretarial agencies in this country. What he has predicted is already under way in the U. S.
Once high technology has made the job of secretary less routine (泛味的 ), will there be a male takeover? Men should be careful of thinking that they can walk right into the better jobs. There are a lot of women secretaries who will do the job as well as men--not just because they can buy negligees (妇女长睡衣) for the boss's wife, but because they are as efficient
and well-trained to cope with word processors and computers as men. 6. Before 1914 female secretaries were rare because they____. A. were less efficient and less trained than men B. were looked down upon by men
C. would have disturbed the other office workers D. wore stockings and were not as serious as men
7. A female secretary has been expected, besides other duties, to____.
A. be her boss's memory B. do everything her boss asks her to do C. clean her boss's clothes D. telephone the boss's wife
8. Secretaries, until recently, had to do a lot of work now done by____. A. machines B. other staff C. servants D. wives 9. A secretary in the future will ____.
A. have more work to do B. be better paid C. have higher status D. have less work to do 10. The writer believes that before long ____.
A. both men and women can act as secretaries B. men will be better than machines
C. men will take over women's jobs as secretaries D. women will operate most office machines
Passage Three
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Humanity is a new experiment on planet Earth. For most of its history, life on Earth was restrictedto the sea. Living things began to populate the land slightly over 400 million years ago, and humans have existed for no more than 3 million years.
One way to represent the evolution of life is to compress the 4.6-billion-year history of Earth into a 1-year-long film. In such a film, Earth forms as the film begins on January 1, and through all of January and February it cools and is eratered (变成坑状) and the first oceans form. But those oceans remain lifeless until sometime in March or early April, when the first living things develop. The 4-billion-year history of Precambrian (前寒武纪) evolution lasts until the film reaches mid-November, when primitive ocean life begins to evolve into complex organisms such as trilobites (三叶虫 ).
If we examine the land instead of the oceans, we find a lifeless waste. But once our film shows plant and animal life on the land, about November 28, evolution proceeds rapidly. Dinosaurs, for example, appear about December 12 and vanish by Christmas Eve, as mammals(哺乳动物) and birds flourish.
Throughout the 1-year-run of our film there are no humans, and even during the last days of the year as the mammals rise and dominate the landscape, there are no people. In the early evening of December 31, vaguely human forms move through the grasslands, and by late evening they begin making stone tools. The Stone Age lasts until about 11 ~ 45 pm, and the first signs of civilization, towns and cities, do not appear until 11 ~ 54 pm. The Christian era begins only 14 seconds before the New Year, and the Declaration of Independence is signed with 1 second to spare.
11. In comparing all of Earth's geological evolution to one calendar year, the author shows____. A. just how recently humanity has arrived on the scene B. just how simple it is to understand the history of Earth C. just how early humanity appears on planet Earth
D. just how difficult it is to understand the history of Earth
12. According to the passage, primitive ocean life begins to evolve into complex organisms____. A. in the middle of December B. when Earth is cratered
C. at the beginning of November D. when the land is still a lifeless waste 13. It is indicated in the passage that____.
A. Earth is cool at first B. Earth is hot at the beginning
C. there are oceans at the beginning D. there is life in the ocean in late February
14. In the one-year-long film dinosaurs____.
A. die out on December 25 B. appear after December 25 C. die out on December 24 D. appear on December 24
15. In the compressed history of Earth the Declaration of Independence is signed____. A. a long time before the New Year B. immediately after the New Year's Day C. just one second before the New Year D. right on the New Year's Day Passage Four
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
Internet-addicted job seekers may be partly the cause of the fact that it is taking the unemployed 23% longer to find a new position than it took during the last recession (经济萧条 ),when the \\浏览 ) the estimated 4,000 to 5,000 online job sites, filling them with resumes, and then waiting for replies. It is common for long-time joblessness,” argues Professor John A. Challenger. Although the Internet has the potential to be very useful for job seekers and it has become the primary tool for many, Challenger believes that it should be considered secondary to the traditional technique of meeting would-be employers in person.
In addition to slowing job search efforts, the Internet is making the hiring process longer for the employer. In a survey of 5,000 hiring managers by an online r~sum~ site, 72 % said that a majority of the resumes they received in response to an online job posting did not match the position's description.
\longer it takes to fill the position,\software by employers. This will make it even more difficult for job seekers to get their resumes in front of the hiring executive for an interview.\
\in San Francisco, for example, to search for job openings in Miami. In addition, the ability to conduct keyword searches has reduced the amount of time it takes to find the type of position a person is seeking.\
\electronic resumes,\ 16. According to the passage, the coming of online job searching brings A. longer waiting time for the unemployed
B. longer computer technology training for the job seekers C. more unemployment throughout the U. S. A. D. more job opportunities in the Internet world
17. Professor Challenger thinks should be considered more important by the unemployed. A. browsing the Internet job sites B. sending resumes by email
C. going to a traditional training center D. meeting the potential employers in person 18. The Internet is making the hiring process longer for the employer because A. the speed of the Internet is not fast enough B. there is a lot of false information on the Net
C. the hiring position cannot be fully described on the Net D. it has drawn many unfitting resumes
19. It can be inferred that \ A. draw more job seekers to the websites B. get rid of some unrelated resumes
C. serve as a bridge between the job seekers and the employers
D. provide the job seekers with more chances to visit the employers in person 20. According to the passage-the Internet has revolutionized job hunting by____.
A. changing the recession cycle B. opening more chances for job seekers C. improving the reemployment situation D. reducing the interview time Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure ( 共40小题,每题1分，共40分)
Directions: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and .then mark your answer on the answer sheet. 21. The earth revolves a little more rapidly____ it is closer to the sun. A. whether B. whereas C. although D. when
22. The number of members in the club ____to two hundred. A. were limited B. limits C. was limited D. limited 23. On close examination, we found the signature not____. A. realistic B. accurate C. exact D. genuine
24. As a highly ____young designer, she has a promising future in her field. A. original B. occasional C. optional D. obedient 25. Let me give you a ____of how the computer works.
A. demonstration B. difference C. deduction D. distinction 26. An author must not be too ____to criticism.
A. sensible B. sensitive C. senseless D. insensible
27. Fu Lei is known for his ____of music and knowledge on philosophy. A. explanation B. interpretation C. composition D. interaction 28. The judge dismissed the case because there was not ____evidence. A. adequate B. excessive C. many D. plenty
29. Much to my surprise, they went away without telling us their ____address. A. forever B. everlasting C. permanent D. eternal
30. Instead of going into details about his project, he spoke____. A. in short B. in general C. in particular D. in common
31. My book is ____finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing. A. virtually B. violently C. vertically D. visually
32. The amount of water used in the manufacturing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is____. A. the greatest B. more greater C. greatest D. even greater 33. The ____was conducted to find out how many people prefer butter. A. examination B. inspection C. survey D. analysis
34. Many university courses are not really ____to the needs of students or their future employers. A. associated B. adopted C. geared D. qualified
35. ____David's expression, we'd say he is not in a good mood today. A. To judge by B. Judged by C. To be judged by D. Judging by 36. It is not considered ____to litter in public.
A. respectful B. respective C. respected D. respectable 37. He was ____of his political rights because of the bribery. A. deprived B. acquired C. acquainted D. accused
38. His description of the ghost was so ____that his little daughter screamed when he came to the part of killing. A. moderate B. vivid C. active D. Passive
39. I thought his speech would be interesting, but it turned out that the more he talked, ____. A. the more bored became I B. the more I became bored C. the more bored I became D. I became the more bored
40. You have to take the ____examination before an interview can be considered. A. precious B. preliminary C. prior D. potential
41. Many writers ____their childhood memories for the materials of most of their stories. A. draw on B. draw up C. draw out D. draw off
42. Unless you have a good map, this place is very difficult to ____. A. preserve B. dwell C. dislocate D. locate
43. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, ____schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16. A. compelling B. compulsory C. obliged D. compulsive
44. ____the rain, we should have had a pleasant trip to the countryside. A. Because of B. Due to C. Thanks to D. But for
45. When confronted with such an urgency, my mind goes ____,and I can hardly remember my own date of birth. A. dim B. blank C. faint D. vain
46. Horseback riding ____both the skill of handling a horse and mastery of diverse riding styles. A. fosters B. solves C. involves D. exaggerates
47. I was ____the chance of going to university when my parents' business collapsed and they lost everything they owned.
A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied
48. The fried fish we ate at the restaurant yesterday is marvelous. I'd like to have it again even if it costs _. A. as twice much B. twice as much C. much as twice D. as much twice
49. There has been a ____for industry to be constructed in a single region, instead of being scattered evenly over the whole country.
A. trend B, signal C. vision D. currency
50. The final document was supposed to mend the damage ____upon the world by the war. A. impressed B. compromised C. imposed D. condensed 51. If you ____your friends, you may lose them.
A. conceal B. deceive C. receive D. conceive
52. I don't know whether he is ____to special treatment just because of his rank. A. right B. bound C. due D. entitled
53. ____too much to do, they have to keep themselves busy all day long. A. Having B. Have C. Had D. Being
54. The bank refused to ____him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house. A. credit B. borrow C. loan D. lease
55. Air pollution, together with overpopulation, ____many problems in big cities today. A. are causing B. is causing C. are caused D. is caused
56. You can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you'll have to pay a ____. A. fare B. fund C. deal D. deposit
57. She has no idea of what the book is about. She ____have read it very carefully. A. mustn't B. can't C. shouldn't D. needn't
58. It may be necessary to stop ____in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons A. at a distance B. at ease C. at intervals D. at length
59. I think I ____the movie we went to last night even more if I had read the book. A. would enjoy B. would have enjoyed C. will enjoy D. enjoyed
60. No sooner ____begun to speak than some noise arose from the audience. A. he had B. had he C. he has D. did he Part Ⅲ Cloze (共20小题，每题1分，共20分)
Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then mark your answer on the answer sheet.
2005-2008年江苏专转本英语历年真题(含答案)
