2001年江西省“专升本”英语统一考试试卷

2001年江西省“专升本”英语统一考试试卷（120分钟）PartⅠListeningcomprehension（20points）(略)PartⅡReadingComprehension（30points）Directions:Inthissectiontherearefourpassages.Eachofthemisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ByfarthemostcommonsnakeinBritainistheadder(奎蛇).InScotland,infact,therearenoothersnakesatall.TheadderisalsotheonlyBritishsnakewithapoisonousbite.Itcanbefoundalmostanywhere,butpreferssunnyhillsidesandroughopencountry,includinghighground.InIrelandtherearenosnakesatall.Mostpeopleregardsnakebitesasafatal(致命的)misfortune,butnotallbitesareserious,andveryfewarefatal.Sometimesattemptsatemergencytreatmentturnouttobemoredangerousthanthebiteitself,withamateurs(外行人)heroically,butmistakenly,tryingdo-it-yourselfsurgery(手术)andotherunnecessarymeasures.Allsnakeshavesmallteeth,sothatallsnakescanbite,butonlythebiteoftheadderpresentsanydanger.Britishsnakesareshyanimalsandfarmorefrightenedofyouthanyoucouldpossiblybeofthem.Theadderwillattackonlyifitfeelsthreatened,ascanhappenifyoutakeitbysurpriseandsteponitaccidentally,orifyoutrytocatchitorpickitup,whichitdislikesintensely.Ifithearsyoucoming,itwillnormallygetoutofthewa6yasquicklyasitcan,butadderscannotmoveveryrapidlyandmayattackbeforemovingifyouareveryclose.Theeffectofabitevariesconsiderably.Itdependsuponseveralthings,oneofwhichisthebody-weightofthepersonbitten.Thebiggertheperson,thelessharmfulthebiteislikelytobe,whichiswhychildrensufferfarmoreseriouslyfromsnakebitesthanadults.Ahealthypersonwillalsohavebetterresistanceagainstthepoison.VeryfewpeopleactuallydiefromsnakebitesinBritain,andthoughthesebitescanmakesomepeopleveryill,thereareprobablyjustasmanycasesofbiteshavinglittleornoeffect,asthereareofseriousillness.21.Addersaremostlikelytobefound_______.A)inwiderpartsofBritainandIrelandB)inScotlandbutnowhereelseC)onwildlandthroughBritainD)inthecountrysideinEngland22.Ifyouarewithsomeonewhoisbittenbyanadder,youshould______.A)trytocatchthesnakeB)nottreatthebiteyourselfC)notworrytoomuchaboutthevictimD)operatehimassoonaspossible23.Wearetoldthatadders_______.A)normallyfriendlytowardspeopleB)unlikelytobiteexceptinself-defenseC)likelytoattackpeoplewhenevertheyseethemD)notafraidofhumanbeings24.Ifanadderhearsyouapproaching,itwillusually______.A)moveoutofyourpathB)takenonoticeofyouatallC)disappearveryquicklyD)waituntilyouarecloseandthenattack25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A)Addersaremorelikelytoattackchildrenthanadults.B)Theadderpreferstobiteapersonwithaheavybody.C)Thedangerofadderbitesisdifferentfrompersontoperson.D)Inmostcasesadderbitesaremoreseriousthanotherillnesses.Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassages.OnlythegovernmentcanensurethattheAmericanpeoplehavecleanairandpurewater.Congressmustpasslawstostopmanufacturersfrompollutingtheairandwaterwiththewastefromtheirfactories.Unlessanti-pollutionstandardsareenforcedforall,companiesthatcareaboutacleanenvironmentwillgooutofbusiness.Forexample,ifAutomobileCompanyXspendsmoneytoputanair-pollutioncontroldeviceontheirautomobiles,theircarswillbemoreexpensivethanthecarsproducedbyanothercompany.Peoplewhodon’thavetheextramoneyorwhodon’tcareaboutpollutionwillnotbuythemoreexpensivecars.AutomobileCompanyXwillgobankrupt(破产);thatis,itwon’tmakeenoughmoneytopayitsworkersandtobuymaterials.Itwillthengooutofbusiness.Ofcourse,noautomobilecompanywillmakeitselfgobankruptonpurpose,andthepollutionofthelandandairandwaterwillgoon.Butifthegovernmentsaysthatallautomobilemanufacturersmustmakecarswithair-pollutioncontroldevices,thecostofallmanufacturerswillbeequal.Sothegovernmentcannotletcompaniesdecidewhetherornottheywanttostoppollution.Thegovernmentmustforcemanufacturerstocleanuptheenvironmentbysettinganti-pollutionstandardsforeveryone.26.Ifacompanycaresaboutacleanenvironmentwhileothersdon’t,itwillhaveto_______.A)changetheanti-pollutionstandardsforitsproductsB)sellitsproductsatamoreexpensivepriceC)buymaterialsatahigherpriceD)paymoremoneytoitsworkers27.ThewritergivestheexampleofAutomobileCompanyXtoshowthat_______.A)manufacturerswillnottakecareofpollutioncontrolontheirownwillB)fewmanufacturersareawareoftheimportanceofair-pollutioncontrolC)air-pollutioncontroldevicesaremoreexpensivethanotherdevicesD)peopleliketobuycarsthatareequippedwithpollutioncontroldevices28.Accordingtothewriter,anti-pollutionstandardsensurethat______.A)nomanufacturerwillgobankruptforspendingmoneyonpollutioncontrolB)lessmoneywillbespentinbuyingpollutioncontroldevicesC)manufacturersknowhowtocontrolpollutionmoreeffectivelyD)allmanufacturershavetotakemeasurestocontrolpollution29.Thepurposeofthispassageis_______.A)todescribehowacompanycangobankruptB)toemphasizetheurgentneedofcleaninguptheenvironmentC)tostresstheimportanceofthegovernment’sroleInpreventingpollutionD)totellhowdifficultitistokeeptheenvironmentfreefromair-pollution30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthinpassage?A)Companieshavenotbeengivenanequalch