浙江省2024年选拔高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英语请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。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(60points,60minutes)SectionAPassageReading（每小题2分,共50分）FormatIDirections:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletteronTheAnswerSheet.(40points)PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IwasraisedonafarmduringtheboomyearsafterWorldWarII,Iwasthethirdeldestinafamilyofsixboys—nogirls.Wewereallexpectedtohelpoutaroundthefarmwithwhateverneededtobedone.Mymomwasnoexceptionassheworkedatanyjobnecessary,whileraisingussixboys.Inmythirteenthyear,aneventoccurredthatinhindsightwoulddramaticallyalterhowIviewedmymom.Itwasahotsummerday.Mydad,twoofmyelderbrothersandIwerebusyinthefieldbaling（打包）hayforourhorsesandcowsforthewinter.Momremainedathomelookingaftermythreeyoungerbrothers.Shewasalsothere,however,tohelpoffloadthefullhayrackasquicklyaspossibletohelpkeepeverythingrunningsmoothly.1About8p.m.,weheadedhomeafterahardday’swork.Mombusilypreparedabigsupperforallofusatthehouse.Aftersupper,weboysalltookturnshavingabath—theannual4-HdayattheSwanRiverFairwasthefollowingdayandthreeofmybrothersandIweremarchingintheparadeat10a.m.Momcleanedupthetableanddidthedishesbyhand.By10p.m.wewereallexhaustedandreadytogettobed.Around1a.m.,Iawoketousethebathroom.AsIstaggeredthroughthekitchenonmywaythere,Iwasbewilderedtoseethatthelightswerestillon.Tomyutteramazement,therewasMomwithherbacktomebusilyironing.Onthetablewerefourneatpilesofclothes,includingourmarchinguniformsfortheparade.ItwasseveralyearsmorebeforeIfullyrealizedthesignificanceofwhatIhadwitnessedthatnight:Momhaddemonstratedmoreclearlythananywordscouldhavewhattheloveofamothermeans.1.Whatweretheboyssupposedtodoonthefarm?A.Todothedishes.B.Topreparedinner.C.Tolookafterthecattle.D.Tohelpwithfarmwork.2.Howmanypeoplearethereintheauthor'sfamily?A.3.B.4.C.6.D.8.3.Whendidtheauthorgotothebathroom?A.At1a.m.C.At8p.m.B.At10a.m.D.At10p.m..4.MomironedclothesforthefourboyslateinthemiddleofthenightbecauseA.theclothesweredirtyafteraday’sworkB.theclotheswerespiltoverbythesuppersoupC.thefourboyswerewearingthemfortheparadeD.theboysweretooexhaustedtodoitthemselves5.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?A.Theloveofamother.B.Thehardshipoffarmlife.C.Boysarenaughtierthangirls.2D.Actionspeakslouderthanwords.PassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thisweek,thegovernorofConnecticutproposedastatewidetaxonsugar-sweeteneddrinks.Severalcitieshavealreadyenactedsuchsodataxestoraisemoneyandfightobesity（肥胖）.Andthere’snewevidencesuggestingthatthesetaxesdowork—althoughsometimesnotaswellashoped.KrisMadsen,anassociateprofessorofpublichealthattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,isoneoftheresearcherswhohasbeenstudyingsodataxes,inpartbecauseshe’sconvincedthatsugarydrinksareathreattosociety,adirectcauseofobesity.“It’saprettyhighbarforpublichealthtobeabletosaythatsomethingiscausingamajorepidemic,”shesays.“Wecandothatforsugar-sweetenedbeverages（饮料）.”BerkeleywasthefirstU.S.citytotaxthosedrinks,makingthemmoreexpensive,andMadsenisleadingateamofresearchersthat’stryingtoseehowthetaxisworking.“We’vebeengoingouttothesameneighborhoodseveryyearforthelastfiveyears,andwe’vebeenaskingpeoplethesamequestions,”shesays.Researchersinterviewpeopleonthestreet,primarilyinlow-incomeneighborhoods.Theystarteddoingthisbeforethesodataxwentintoeffectfouryearsago,andthey’vecontinuedeveryyearsince.“Wesawa52percentdeclineinconsumptionoverthefirstthreeyears”sincethetaxwentintoeffect,shesays.“Thishasahugeimpact.”Madsen’sstudywaspublishedonlinethisweekbyTheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.Mexico,infact,putinplaceataxonsugar-sweetenedbeveragesin2014.ThattaxissmallerthanthesodataxesintheU.S.,anditseffectonconsumptionalsohasbeensmaller.Accordingtoonestudy,consumptionofsugarydrinksfellonaveragebyabout8percentasaresultofthetax.6.AstatewidetaxonsugarydrinkswasplannedinA.CaliforniaB.Connecticutthisweek.C.BerkeleyD.Mexico7.Whatisoneofthereasonswhythegovernmentputataxonsugar-sweeteneddrinks?A.Tocollectmoney.B.Tohelppoorpeople.3C.Tocuttheconsumptionofalcohol.D.Tosupportresearchonpublichealth.8.WecaninferfromthepassagethatKrisMadsenbelievesthatA.sodataxescauseinflationB.sodataxesareharmfultosocietyC.richpeopledon’tdrinksugar-sweetenedbeveragesD.sugar-sweeteneddrinksareharmfultopublichealth9.Thetaxonsugar-sweeteneddrinksislesseffectiveinMexicothanthatintheU.S.becauseA.it’senforcedearlierB.itstaxrateislowerC.MexicansdrinklesssodasD.Mexicoisasmallcountry10.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?A.Theeffectofsodataxes.B.Theharmofsugarydrinks.C.Thegreedofthegovernment.D.Thelifeofauniversityteacher...PassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:FabioSchvartsman,awell-respectedbusinessmanasyet,maynowbethemostdetestedmaninBrazil.AschiefexecutiveofVale,agiantminerandtheworld’slargestproducerofironore,itwasMr.Schvartsmanwhohadtofacethepublicafterthecollapseofacompanytailings（矿渣）daminthetownofBrumadinhoonJanuary,25th.186peoplearenowconfirmedasdead,with122stillmissing.Soitwasnotashockwhen,onMarch2nd,ValesaidthatMrSchvartsmanwouldstepdown.Tailingsdamscontaintonesofwastematerialfromminingoperations.ThedesignusedatBrumadinhowasknowntobetheleastexpensiveandmostrisky.AfterafloodofwasteburstfromtheBrumadinhodam,rippingthroughastaffcanteenandsubmergingavalleyinmud,thecompanytriedtorespondquickly.Itsboardsuspendedbenefitsforexecutives.Ithasmadepaymentsof100,000reais($26,000)to266families.4EduardodeSallesBartolomeo,aValeveteran,hasbeennamedinterim（临时的）chiefexecutive.Hefacesmountingproblems.AcrucialquestionisifMrSchvartsmanorotherexecutivesknewaboutproblemswiththedam.Thefirmmaintainsthattheydidn’t.Prosecutors（检察官）declarethatValemadeasecretdealtohidethefactthatthedamisindanger.Despiteallthesedifficultiesthefirmmayrecover.ThatispartlybecauseofMrSchvartsman’schangessincehetookover,inMay2017.HereducedVale’sdebtandcutcapitalspending.Withhealthyfreecashflowandlowdebt,Vale’sbalancesheetcanprobablywithstandevenheavygovernmentfines.Thefundamentalsinmetalsmarketsarealsohelping.Inthe2024s,demandisexpectedtoriseforironoreinemergingmarketsandfornickel(anotherofVale’skeycommodities)inelectriccars.ThatincreasestheoddsofValesurvivingthedisaster,evenasvictimsremainmissing,buriedinmud.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detest”inParagraph1mean?A.Ignore.B.Adore.C.Hate.D.Respect.12.WhywasitFabioSchvartsmanwhohadtofacethepublicafterthedisaster?A.BecauseValeisagiantminer.B.Becausehewasthechiefexecutive.C.Becauseheusedtobewell-respected.D.Becausetheaccidentkilledmanypeople.13.WhatisthebiggestproblemthatEduardodeSallesBartolomeofacesafterhehasbeenappointedinterimchiefexecutive?A.ThedismissalofMrSchvartsman.B.Legalchargesagainsttheexecutives.C.Thesuspensionofbenefitsforexecutives.D.Paymentsof100,000reaisto266families.14.WhatmayhelpValesurvivethedisaster?A.IncreasingVale’sdebt.B.Heavyfinesfromgovernment.C.PuttingMrSchvartsmaninjail.D.RisingdemandforVale’scommodities.15.Whydidthecompany’stailingsdaminBmmadinhocollapse?A.BecauseMrSchvartsmancutVale’scapitalspendinginMay2017.5
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