2010辽宁专升本英语真题

2010辽宁省高职高专毕业生升入本科学校继续学习招生考试英语试卷注意事项：1、答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。2、所有答案必须涂写在答题卡上相应位置，答在本试卷上不计分。3、考试结束后，考生应将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。一．选择题（1’x10=10’）1.I’llwritedownyournameandaddresslestyou______asawitness.A.areneededB.willbeneededC.needD.beneeded2.Iwant______bythepresident,butitwasimpossible.A.toseeB.tobeseenC.seeingD.beingtosee3.________you’vefound,youmustgiveitbacktothelibrarian.A.That.B.BecauseC.WhateverD.However4.________herealizeditwastimetogobackhome.A.NosooneritgrewdarkwhenB.HardlyitgrewdarkthanC.ScarcelyitgrewdarkthanD.Itwasnotuntildarkthat5.To_______wagesandsalariesmeanstoincreasepurchasingpower.A.raiseB.riseC.lifeD.improve6.I’llbegoingtotheparkonfootwhilemycar_______.A.isrepairingB.isbeingrepairedC.willberepairedD.istorepaired7.Shewasgiven_______payforherhardwork.A.additionalB.addingC.activeD.financial8.Wearecelebratingforhavingfoundthesolution_____theproblem.A.forB.aboutC.asforD.to9.You_____caughtbytherainjustnowforyouareallwet.A.can’tbeB.mustbeingC.musthavebeenD.can’thave10.________iseasierthantodo.A.TosayB.SayingC.TobesayingDBeingsaid二、阅读理解（3’x15=45’）Passage1Thepicnics,speechesandparadesoftoday’sLaborDaywereallpartofthefirstcelebrationheldinNewYorkCityin1882.ItspromoterwasanIrish-AmericanlaborleadernamedPeterJ.McGuire.Acarpenterbytrade,McGuirehadworkedsincetheageof11,andin1882waspresidentoftheUnitedBrotherhoodofCarpentersandJoiners(UBCJ).ApproachingtheCity’sCentralLaborUnionthatsummer,heproposedaholidaythatwouldapplaud(赞许)“theindustrialspirit—thegreatvitalforceofeverynation”.OnSeptember5hissuggestionborefruit,asestimated10,000workers,manyofthemignoringtheirbosses’warnings,leftworktomarchfromUnionsquareupFifthAvenueto42ndStreet.Theeventgainednationalattention,andby1893thirtystateshadmadeLaborDayanannualholiday.Thequickadoptionoftheschememayhaveindicatedlessaboutthestatelawmakers’respectforworkingpeoplethanaboutafearofriskingtheiranger.Inthe1880stheUnitedStateswasalandsharplydividedbetweentheimmenselywealthyandtheverypoor..HenryGeorgewasaccurateindescribingtheeraasoneof“progressandpoverty”.InasocietyinwhichfactoryownersrodeinprivatePullmanswhileten-year-oldsslavedinthemines,stronganti-capitalistfeelingranhigh.Demandsforfundamentalchangewerecommonthroughoutthelaborpress.Withsocialistsdemandinganendto“wageslavery”andanarchists(无政府主义)singingthepraisesofthevirtuesofdynamite(炸药)，middle-of–the-roaderslikeSamuelGompersandMcGuireseemedattractivelymildbycomparison.OnecanimaginepracticalcapitalistsseeingLaborDayasabargain:Aone-daypartycertainlycostthemlessthanpayingtheirworkersdecentwages.11.Judgingfromthepassage,McGuirewas________.A.amoderatelaborleaderB.anextreme-anarchistinthelabormovementC.adevotedsocialistfightingagainstexploitationofmanbymanD.afirmanti-capitalistdemandingtheelimination(解放)ofwageslavery12.WecanseefromthefirstparagraphthatthefirstLaborDaymarch_________.A.immediatelywonnationwidesupportB.involvedworkersfrom30statesC.wasopposedbymanyfactoryownersD.wasorganizedbytheUBCJ13.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyfactorintheimmediateapprovalofLaborasanationalholiday?\lawmakers’respectfortheworkers.workers’determinationtohaveaholidayoftheirown.socialists’demandsforthoughreform.politicians’fearoftheworkers’anger.learnfromthepassagethattheestablishmentofLaborDay________.A.wasacceptedbymostbossesasacompromiseB.markedaturningpointintheworkers’struggleformostrightsC．indicatedtheimprovementoftheworkers’welfareD.signaledtheendof“wageslavery”15McGuireproposedLaborDayinorderto_______.A.drawpeople’sattentiontothestrikingcontrastbetweentherichandthepoorB.makeprominenttheimportantroleoftheworkingclassinsocietyC.winfortheworkerstherighttoshortenworkinghoursD.exposetheexploitationoftheworkersbytheirbossesPassage2Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink,And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-tech-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind”.Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent(普遍的).Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications.EvensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage..Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacan