2018年浙江专升本---英语考试真题卷

1浙江省2018年选拔优秀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写在答题卷规定的位置上。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(60marks,60minutes)SectionAPassageReading(50marks:2marksforeachitem)FormatIDirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:AU.N.reportsayswaterisindemandaroundtheworldastemperaturesonEarth’ssurfaceriseanddemandgrowsalongwithpopulations.ThereportwasreleasedthisweekattheWorldWaterForuminBrasilia.Theconferencehasbeendescribedastheworld’slargestwater-relatedevent.FederalDistrictGovernorRodrigoRollembergspokeatapaneldiscussiononTuesdayattheforum.Hedescribedwatershortagesasaworldwideproblem.“HereinBrasilia,itisnodifferent,”headded.ThepublicwatersupplyhaslesswaterbecauseoflowrainfallaswellasfastanddisorderlygrowthinBrasilia,whichispartoftheFederalDistrict,Rollembergsaid.InJanuary2016,afterthreeyearsoflittlerain,districtofficialsbeganlimitinghowmuchwaterpeoplecoulduse.ThegovernmentsoftheFederalDistrictandthenearbystateofGoiasalsogave$166milliontodevelopwaterinfrastructure（基础设施）.Demandaroundtheworldisexpectedtoincreasebynearlyone-thirdby2050.Bythen,5billion2peoplecouldbeleftwithpooraccesstowater,theU.N.warnedinits2018WorldWaterDevelopmentReport.Toavoidsuchacrisis,U.N.officialscalledfor“nature-basedsolutions”thatuseorcopynaturalprocessesthatshouldbeusedtoincreasewateravailability.Theysaidsolutionscouldincludechangingfarmingmethodssofieldskeepmoremoistureandnutrients,collectingrainwater,andprotectingwetlands.Theofficialsalsoproposedreestablishingfloodplainsandsaidthatplantscouldbegrownonhousetops.Suchproposalswillbecomemoreimportantaswaterindustriesgrow.1.WhotalkedaboutwatershortagesinBrasiliaatapaneldiscussion?A.AjournalistB.A.U.N.officialC.AFederalDistrictofficialD.AnofficialfromthestateofGoias.2.WhatisamongthereasonsforlesspublicwatersupplyBrasilia?A.WasteofrainwaterB.InsufficientrainfallC.GrowingplantsontheroofsD.Developmentininfrastructure3.WhatdidtheFederalDistrictgovernmentdotodealwithwatershortages?A.TheycontrolledpopulationB.TheylimitedwaterconsumptionC.TheyinvestedinartificialrainmakingD.Theysuggestednature-basedsolutions”4.Whatisnotanature-basedsolution?A.GatheringrainwaterB,PreservingwetlandsC.SustainingwaterinsoilD.Buildinghousesonfloodplain.5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.BrasiliaisfacingtheproblemofwatershortagesB.TheworldhasfoundasolutiontowatershortagesC.TheworldisfacingtheproblemofwatershortagesD.AreportwasreleasedattheWorldWaterForuminBrasilia.PassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheQueenhasonlygivenoneinterviewwhileasovereign（君主）.Hertruepersonalityremainselusivetothepublic.However,onethingisclear:QueenElizabethisanintrovert.Introvertspreferquietenvironmentsandfeelenergizedfromspendingtimealoneorwithpeopletheyknowwell.Theyaren’tnecessarilyshy,buttheydotendtobemorereservedandguardedwithstrangers.Fellowintrovertswill3appreciatehowdraininganaveragedayforHerMajestymustbe.Fortunately,theQueenhassometrickstomakepublicengagementseasier.Justlikeuscommonersrelyonfriendstosaveusfromawkwardsituationsorboringconversations,shesubtlysignalstoherstaffwhenshewantsanintervention（介入）.Ifsheplacesherhandbagonthetable,itindicatesthatshewantstheeventtoendinthenextfiveminutes.Formoreurgentsituations,puttingherbagonthefloorshowsthatshewantsherlady-in-waitingtorescueherimmediately.Mostcomfortableinthecountryside,theQueenhasawell-knownpassionforhorsesanddogs.ThereisasceneinthehitNetflixshowTheCrownwhichrevealsafascinatingsideofthemonarch.WhilegivingJackieKennedyapersonaltourofBuckinghamPalace,thetwowomenfindthemselvesbondingovertheirrespectivepositionsasintrovertedwomenwhohavefoundthemselvesinthelimelight.SurroundedbytheQueen’sbelovedcorgis,bothwomenadmittheyarehappiestaroundanimalsandthattheirextrovertedsisterswouldhavebeenmuchbettersuitedtotheirpublicroles.6.Theunderlinedword“draining”(Paragraph1)istheclosestinmeaningto________.A.frustratingB.exhaustingC.demandingD.aspiring7.Toberescuedimmediatelyinapublicengagement,theQueenwould__________.A.endtheeventwithinfiveminutesB.placeherhandbagonthetableC.wavetoherlady-in-waitingD.putherbagonthefloor8.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedexpression“thetwowomenfindthemselvesbondingovertheirrespectivepositions”meansthatthetwoladies__________.A.admireeachotherB.helpeachotherinpublicC.growclosertoeachotherD.showrespectforeachother9.QueenElizabethandJackieKennedysharethefollowingtraitsorfactsEXCEPTthat________.A.bothhavesisterB.bothloveanimalsC.bothenjoybeinginpublicD.bothareintrovertedother10.Theauthor’sattitudecanbedescribedas___________.A.neutralB.criticalC.pessimisticD.subjectivePassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage4BackwhenDisneyproductsweretobewatched,notexperienced,WaltDisneyhadavision:themeparkthatfeltlikesteppingintoamagical