2008年江西省英语专升本真题解析

2008年江西省高校“专升本”英语统一考试（试题解析）PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA1.M:whatareyoudoing,Mary?W:Iamcheckingtoseeifthereisanyemail.Q:whatisthewomandoing?2.W:Jorge,thankyouforhelpingmecleanuptheoffice.M:youarewelcome.Iamjustgladtohelpyou.Q:whydidthewomanthanktheman?3.W:itwasapityyoudidn’tgotoSusan’spartyyesterdayevening.M:Iwouldhavebeenthere,butIhadtoprepareforexam.Q:whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?4.M:whatistheweatherforecastfortomorrow?W:Itwillbemostlysunnyandwarm.Thetemperaturewillbeashighas30degrees.Q:whatwilltheweatherbetomorrow?5.W:canyourepairthecameratoday?Iwanttouseittomorrow.M:yes,itwouldbereadyforfouro’clock.Isthatallright?Q:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?6.M:howwillyouspendyouvacationthissummer?W:well,IhavetofindaparttimejobQ:whatwillthewomandothissummer?7.M:didyouhaveagoodtimeduringthetrip?W:oh,yes,butthehotelservicewasterrible.Q:whatisthewomancomplainingabout?8.W:doyouspeakFrench.WeneedapersonwhocancommunicateinFrench.M:yes,IhavebeenlivinginParisfortenyears.Q:whatdoesthemanmean?9.M:excuseme,whatistheratefortheinternetaccess?W:threedollarsfiftyforhalfanhour.Q:howmuchwillthemanhavetopayifhegoesonlineforonehour?10.W:canIhelpyou?M:Iwanttoapplyforacreditcard,butIdon’tknowhow.Q:whatdoesthemanwanttoapplyfor?SectionBPassageoneWhenIgoonvacation,Iusuallytravelbyplane.Inthepast,Iusedtobookaflightwithtravelagency.But,nowIjuststayathomeandsearchtheinternetforthesuitableplaneticket.Youcanoftenfindaflightwithcheaperpriceonline.Findingthebestpriceonplaneticketisprobablythemostimportantthingyouwillconsider.Butthedeparturetime,thearrivaltimeandrankofflightarealsoimportantfactors.Makingplanereservationisprettyeasytodo.Butdon’tforgetthatyoustillhavetopaycertainfeesandtaxesthatgoalongwiththepriceofticket.Finally,youshouldkeepinmindthatyoumighthavetopaysomemoney;ifyoudecidetochangeyourflightplansorcancelyourflight,11.howdidthespeakerbookaflightticketinthepast?12.whydoesthespeakerbookaflightticketonlinenow?13.whatwillhappenifthespeakerwanttocancelhisflight?Passage2Lastweek,Iboughtasecond-carfromthecaragency.WhenIfirstsawit,Iwassosurprisedthatitwassoexpensive.ButafterI’duseditforsometime,IfoundthatitwaswortheverydollarIspend.TheenginerunsmoresmoothlyandquietlythananyothercarIhavehad.WheneverIbuyanythingsecond-hand,Ialwaysfindoutitshistory:whohaditandhowtheytookcareofit.Itisturnedoutthatanoldcoupleownedthiscarandtheytookcareofitmorecarefullythanmostpeopledo.TheownerMr.Smithcleanstheengineeveryweek.AlthoughIwon’tsaythatitisanexcellentcar,it’sagoodfamilycar.Iwasreallyluckytohaveboughtit.14.whywasthespeakersurprisedwhenhefirstsawtheusedcaratthecaragency?15.whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheusedcarhehasbought?16.whatdoesthespeakerdowhenhebuysanythingsecond-hand?Passage3anapplicationletter,it’snotmeanttosecureajob,itsmainpurposeistocatchtheinterestoftheemployer.Iftheemployerisinterestedinyou,thenyou’llhaveachanceforaninterview.Thoughanapplicationletter,theemployerwillfindoutwhoaresuitableforthejobandwhoarenot.Thenhewillselectthemostdesiredpersonforthepositionheintendstooffer.Sinceyourletterofapplicationisthefirstintroductionofyoutotheemployer,youmustthinkcarefullyhowyouwouldliketopresentyourself.Whatdoyouwantthelettertosayaboutyourqualifications,yourabilities,yourworkingexperience;whydoyouwanttoapplyforthejobandhowwellmayyouperforminthenewjob?Apartfromthecontents,theappearanceoftheletterisalsoimportant.Itcandomuchtohelpcreateafavorableimpressionontheemployer.Ofcourse,theresumeattachedtotheapplicationletterwillplayanimportantroleinsupportingyourapplication.Inoneword,youneedtomakeyourletterofapplicationstandoutfromalltheothers.17.Whatisthemainpurposeofthejobseekerinwritinganapplicationletter?18.Whatwillanemployernormallydoifhe’sinterestedintheapplicationletter?19.Whyisaletterapplicationveryimportanttothejobseeker?20.Whatistheadviceofthespeakeraboutanapplicationletter?PartIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.21.Thefirsthotelswerebuilt.审题思路：本题关键词是thefirsthotels,可定位到第一段第二行Theyweresmallinnsbuiltalongtheroad.A)withhundredsofrooms做题思路：张冠李戴，该选项是后期宾馆的描述B)aroundthecitycenters做题思路：张冠李戴，该选项是后期宾馆的描述C)nearrailwaystations做题思路：张冠李戴，该选项是后期宾馆的描述D)quiteclosetoroads做题思路：原文alongtheroad的同意解释22.Hotelsgraduallybecamelesspopularbecausetheyusuallydidnothave.审题思路：本题的关键词是lesspopular,because由此可定位到第二段第二句Automobiletravelcausedproblemsforcityhotels,whichdidnothaveenoughparkingspaceforsomanycars.其中的problems就是原因。A)largeenoughroomsforbigfamilies做题思路：无中生有B)placesforcarstoparkin做题思路：原文的同意解释C)sufficientgroundrooms做题思路：无中生有D)quietandconvenientunits做题思路：无中生有23.Whatcanwelearnaboutmotelsfromthepassage?审题思路：本题关键词是learn,motels因为本文多次提到motels,做题时可考虑以选项回文定位的方式A)Theyareusuallybuiltinthedowntownarea.做题思路：与原文相悖，可定位到文章倒数第二句Intheirplace,manysmallmotelshavebeenbuiltontheoutskirts(近郊)ofcitiesB)Theyhaveseveralbuildingscloselyconnected.做题思路：与原文相悖，可定位到第二段第二行Builtongroundlevel,ofteninseparateunitsC)Theyhavealargenumberofroomsintallbuildings.做题思路：张冠李戴，该选项属于hotel的特征D)Theyaremainlyfortravelerswhodrivetheirowncars.做题思路：原文同意解释，可定位到原文第三段