专转本英语测试题(二)及答案

江苏省普通高校专转本选拔考试英语测试题(二)PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）PassageOneAstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewantstoknow:CanIspeakwithAmerican?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsayinhospitalandHaveyouapen?AmericanssayinthehospitalandDoyouhaveapen?Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundthe'r'sinwordslikebirdandhurt.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundthe'r'sinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,colourandhonourareBritishEnglish.“Color”andhonorareAmericanEnglish.Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however,forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.1.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat_____.A.Britishpeoplecan'tunderstandhimB.Americanpeoplecan'tunderstandhimC.thegrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim2.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin_____.A.spellingB.pronunciationC.grammarD.alloftheabove3.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.B.WhetherBritishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwoC.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameaboutD.Howimportantthedifferencesare4.Most_____say“Doyouhaveawatch”.A.BritishpeopleB.AmericansC.childrenD.teachers5.Accordingtothepassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave_____difficultyinunderstandingeachother.A.littleB.muchC.someD.greatPassageTwoHappinessiscontagious,researchersreportedonThursday.Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spouses,friends,neighborsandrelatives—werealsothehappiest,thedatashowed.“Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappier，”Christakissaid.“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandyouareconnectedtoothersandothersareconnectedtostillothers.Itisthisfabricofhumanity,likeanAmericanpatchquilt.”Eachpersonsitsonadifferentcoloredpatch.“Imaginethatthesepatchesarehappyandunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharoundyou，”Christakissaid.“Itisnotjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeople,whichtheydo.Aboveandbeyond,thereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.“Ifasocialcontactishappy,itincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15percent，”Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriend,orthefriendofaspouseorasibling(兄弟姐妹),iftheyarehappy,increasesyourchancesby10percent，”headded.Ahappythirddegreefriend—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou’llbeunhappyby7percent”Fowlersaid.Thefindingisinterestinganditisuseful,too,Fowlersaid.“Amongotherbenefits,happinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreducedmortality(死亡率),painreduction,andimprovedcardiac(心脏的)function.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety，”hesaid.Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5,000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000,”Christakissaid.6.Accordingtotheresearch,yourhappiness________.A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmatesB.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyouC.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyouD.haslittletodowithwhatsocialconnectionsyouhave7.Theunderlinedword“contagious”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.infectiousB.beautifulC.effectiveD.prior8.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.happinessspreadsasfastandwidelyasunhappinessB.unhappinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanhappinessC.happinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanunhappinessD.thespreadofunhappinesshasnotbeenstudiedbyresearchers9.Whichofthefollowingwillincreaseyourchancesofbecominghappiermost?A.Beinginapartywithahappyatmosphere.B.Ahappyexperienceofyourbrotheroryourparents.C.Ahappytriptoaforeigncountryofyourfriends.D.Happinessofyourfriend’sfriend.10.WhatdoesChristakismeanbysaying“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000”?A.Ahappyfriendcanhelpyoubringinawealthof$20,000.B.Ahappyfriendisawealthwhichisworthabout$20,000.C.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby2%.D.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby8%.PassageThreeMostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,Happinessdependsuponourselves.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture-forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob-thatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplayspor