2008年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试
大学英语
本试卷分第I卷(客观题)和第II卷(主观题)两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
卷中未注明做大对象的试题为英语类和非英语类学生共同作答的试题,注明作答对象的试题按规定作答。 第I卷(共100分)
Part I Reading Comprehension (共40分)
Passage 1
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Sometimes, people simply do not realize they are being ill mannered. Take Ted, for example. He prides himlf on speaking his mind, and has something to say on everything. But his frankness is often extremely embarrassing.
He is incapable of saying, “I thought that last advertising campaign had a lot of good ideas in it, but perhaps next time we could give the copy more vitality (活力) .” Instead, he could s
拜登外交政策演讲ay, “That campaign was a disaster. A child of three could have done better!”
The fact that he is often right does not help. Other employees dislike his manner even more, he is too nsitive to notice.
Another character among the list of ill-mannered employees is Sally, who ems to regard just being at work as a vere punishment. Everything is done unwillingly. Asking her to do a task beyond her basic job description is often not worth the trouble. It will be done, but half-heartedly.
Fergus is just the opposite. He shows an over-familiarity to his boss. When an important visitor is shown into the manager’s office, Fergus cannot take the hint and leave. Instead he w3ill attempt to take part in the conversation, declaring, “You can talk in font of me. Henry and I don’t have many crets, do we? ” Over the years Pergus has fallen behind his former equals. But he eks to maintain the same clo relationship that he imagines existed in their younger days.
1. Which of the following words describes Ted best?
A. Cold B. Tactless C. Stupid D. Warm-hearted
2. It can be inferred from the passage that Ted .
A. is well-known for his honestly B. tends to blame others rather than himlf
新年贺岁片C. often gives the right idea in the wrong way英语毕业论文题目 D. is treated unfairly by the management
3. Which of the following is true about Sally?
A. She thinks it’s unfair to have so much work to do.accomdate>incumbent B. She is unhappy to help others.
C. She hates being ordered about. D. She does everything half-heartedly.
4. Form the passage, we can infer that Fergus .
A. was once clo to all his colleagues B. has remained in the same position for years
C. doesn’t know what a hint is greetingD. knows everything that happens in the office
5. The writer is taking the point of view of .
A. a colleague B. people like Ted C. an employee D. a manager
Passage 2
A lot of real business are focusing on the Internet as a way of building sales, but some people with nothing to ll are creating their own Web sites to announce wedding plans, show off pictures of their kids or just have communication. It’s not as hard as you think and it can be a lot of fun. Carol Masr has some tips on building you own Web site. “Like my living room, or my study, it’s where I put, mementos (纪念品), collectibles (收藏物), books and paintings and things that I would like to show to my friends and relatives.”blown away
Renne Tubegeihan us his own Web site to invite people into his virtual home. While John Marashod designed his own Web site to attract other parents of disabled children. “I’d say the goal of this site is to basically link parents in the same situation with disabled
children and exchange ideas with one another.”
Renne and John are part of a growing number of surfers who have established their own Web site. If you want to weave a Web yourlf, it’s easier than you think. The first step is to get your own Web address. They’re sold by Web rvice providers like Microsoft, AT&T, and other local companies. You are expected to pay between 15 and 25 dollars every month to rent space for your site. But some companies, like Tripod and Geocities, issue the site for free if you agree to allow their advertising on your page.
Before you get into tting up your own Web site, you should go around and do some surfing and check out other sites. Once you know what you want to do, it’s time to build. If you just want the basics, you can u Microsoft’s free Internet Assistant; or if you want to get a little fancier, you can by a software program like Adobe Page Mill for 100 dollars or Microsoft’s FrontPage Editor for 150 dollars.
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