2002年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试大学英语

12002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。第I卷1页至11页，第II卷12页至14页。两卷满分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）注意事项：1、答第I卷前，考生务必按规定要求填涂答题卡上的姓名、准考证号等项目及卷首和第7页上的姓名；2、用铅笔把答题卡上相应题号中正确答案的标号涂黑。答案不涂在答题卡上，成绩无效。PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:InWashingtonD.C.,1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHouse,thehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace.Itwasbuiltfrom1792to1800.atthistime,thecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt;itwastobethenation’snewcapitalcity.GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresident,andPierreCharlesL’Enfant,aFrenchengineer,chosetheplaceforthenewcity.L’Enfantthenplannedtheycity.Thepresident’shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan.Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident’shome.AnarchitectnamedJamesHobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystone.PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentPalace.ThefirstpresidenttolivetherewasJohnAdams,thesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhiswifeMrs.Adamsdidnotreallylikehewnewhouse.Inherletters,sheoftencomplainedaboutthecold.Fiftyfireplaceswerenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm!In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.Theuburnedmanybuildings,includingthePresidentialPalace.AfterthewarJamesHoban,theoriginalarchitect,partiallyrebuiltthepresident’shomes.Tocoverthemarksofthefire,thebuildingwaspaintedwhite.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHouse.TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Everyyearmorethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepublic.1.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington.A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignitB.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinitC.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814D.becauseitwastobethenation’scapitalcity2.ThePresidentialPalacewas.A.paintedgrayandwhiteB.madeofgraystoneC.madeofwhitestoneD.madeverywarminwinter3.Thepresident’shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere.A.builtbytheAmericanarmyB.builtbytheBritishtroopsC.plannedbyGeorgeWashingtonD.plannedbytheFrench中国专转本论坛’swifedidnotlikeitB.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplacesC.becauseithadburneddownduringthewarD.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinit5.Thenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto.A.coverthemarksoffireB.attracttouristfromFranceC.topleaseMrs.JohnAdamsD.keepitwarminwinterPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearetwokindsofmemory:shot-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.However,informationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,andnative-speakingstudents.Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered,eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.Forexample,weather,whether,wither,andwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning’sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.6.Henningmadetheexperimentinordertostudy.A.howstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemoryB.howstudentslearnEnglishvocabularyC.howtodevelopstudents’abilityinEnglishD.howlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskept7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemory.B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong-termmemory.D.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.8.FromHenning’sresultwecanseethat.A.beginnershavedifficultydistinguishingthepronunciationofwordsB.advancedstudentsrememberwordsbytheirmeaningC.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalikeD.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning9.Theword“subjects”inthepassagemeans.A.memoryB.thethemeoflisteningmaterialC.abranchofknowledgestudiedD.thestudentsexperimentedonPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:3Thecowboyistheheroofmanymovies,