1、江苏省普通高校专转本选拔考试大学英语(三年级)真题 2013 年及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Reading Compr(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious question. “Why did she live to be 107?” Answers were
2、provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. What was surprising was that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. Although cities are often regarded as unhealthy places, city living provides benefits that country living may lack. One f
3、actor seems to be important to the longevity(长寿) of those interviewed. This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators, and so people mu
4、st climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no choice but to walk. On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or
5、 almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars. （分数：10.00）(1).The Vienna survey may help to explain _. （分数：2.00）A.the complaints of people in apartment housesB.the causes of Mrs. Groegers deathC.the longevity of people like Mrs. GroegerD.the image of cities in general(2).The second paragraph lists so
6、me _. （分数：2.00）A.disadvantage of walkingB.occasions for walking in city lifeC.problems of city livingD.comments made by city people(3).To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthful _. （分数：2.00）A.to take the elevatorB.to walk up the stairsC.to ride in a carD.to find an a
7、lternative walking(4).People who live in the country usually do more driving than walking because _. （分数：2.00）A.they dont live near business areasB.they dont need exerciseC.they dont like walkingD.they cant afford to take the bus(5).We can draw a conclusion from this passage that _. （分数：2.00）A.air p
8、ollution is not seriousB.anyone can live to be 107C.country people should move to citiesD.walking is a healthful exercisePassage Two Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. The Bedouin people, a tribe living in the deserts of Arabia and Northern African, think most highly of people who
9、 show loyalty. To them loyalty does not mean that one is devoted to a country, a place, or a leader. Loyalty means being faithful to ones family and tribe. The Bedouin people are proud of their ancestors(祖先). They do not admire a hero from an ordinary or poor family as much as one who comes from an
10、honored family. They especially respect those who have inherited(继承) a good family name and then have passed it on to their children. A mans position among his people depends upon his ancestors, relatives, and fellow tribesmen. If they are honored, he is also honored. If they are disagreed, he, too,
11、 is disgraced. Therefore, one carefully guards the honor of his family and his tribe. A man can protect his familys honors by being brave and generous and by giving protection to those who ask for it. He also guards it by carefully watching the women of his family. A Bedouin woman cannot bring honor
12、 to her family, but she can bring disgrace. Even if a woman only looks as if she has done something wrong, she may be killed. The honor of her family depends upon her virtue(美德).（分数：10.00）(1).The best title for this passage can be _. （分数：2.00）A.Life of the Bedouin PeopleB.Womens Position in the Bedo
13、uin FamilyC.Bedouin Peoples Idea of Loyalty and HonorD.How to Guard Honors(2).The Bedouin people think most highly of one who is _. （分数：2.00）A.devoted to his country and his leaderB.from an ordinary familyC.proud of his ancestor and relativesD.faithful to his family and tribe(3).It is learned from t
14、he passage that _. （分数：2.00）A.a hero from an honored family is more admiredB.one can not live in the tribe without a good family nameC.all the Bedouin people are kind, brave and generousD.family traditions can never be passed to children(4).The word “disgraced” (Para. 3) means “ _”. （分数：2.00）A.disap
15、pearedB.disappointedC.dishonoredD.discouraged(5).It is implied in the passage that the Bedouin women are _. （分数：2.00）A.treated as the equals of menB.respected for what they doC.not interested in positionD.not respected as much as menPassage Three Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage
16、. Up until about 100 years ago, newspaper in the United States attracted only the most serious readers. They used no illustrations (插图) and the articles were about politics or business. Two men changed that-Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. Pu
17、litzer bought the New York World in 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very exciting one overnight. He added lots of illustrations and he told his reporters to write articles on every crime they could find. And they did. One woman reporter even pretended she was mad and was sent
18、 to a hospital. She then wrote many articles about the poor treatment of patients in those hospitals where madmen were kept. In 1895, Hearst came to New York from California. He wanted the Journal to be more exciting than the World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he lowered the price by a penny
19、. Hearst attracted attention because his newspaper heading were bigger than any one elses. He often said, “Big print makes big news.” Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they could to sell newspaper. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator, to draw pictures of the Spanish-Am
20、erican War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was going on. Hearst answered, “ You provide the pictures. Ill provide the war.（分数：10.00）(1).About a century ago, American newspaper carried news about _. （分数：2.00）A.all kinds of exciting newsB.crimes and mad peopleC.the poor treatment o
21、f patientsD.serious matters only(2).According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements is TRUE? （分数：2.00）A.Pulitzer and a woman news reporter changed the world overnight.B.Pulitzer bought the Journal with the help of his reporter.C.A woman news reporter pretended to be mad.D.A woman reporte
22、r became mad and was sent to a hospital.(3).Hearst attracted readers attention by _. （分数：2.00）A.using bigger headingsB.reporting big war newsC.raising the price of the newspaperD.reporting politics and business only(4)._ was asked to draw war pictures. （分数：2.00）A.HearstB.RemingtonC.PulitzerD.A woman
23、 reporter(5).This passage tells us that _. （分数：2.00）A.Pulitzer and Hearst were the most famous reporters of the United StatesB.newspaper owners sometimes hired mad men as their news reportersC.the world and the journal were not popular newspaper at that timeD.Pulitzer and Hearst used every possible
24、means to win over each otherPassage Four Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. It is hard to imagine life without Arabic numbers(数字). No other number system ever invented has a simple way to write a number like 1984. In Roman numeral, it comes out like this MCMLXXXIV. Imagine how di
25、fficult it would be for a school pupil to remember it! The Arabs, however, call their numbers “Indian numerals”. This is probably because they got the original idea a long time ago from India. There were no printed newspapers or scientific magazine then, so mathematics traveled along the same routes
26、 that silk did, as businessmen sold and bought goods. The Arabs took the new numbers and made improvements that quickly led to advances in technology. The achievement of Arabic technology can be seen from a passage in a 10th-century book about an Arabic city:” The neighboring country showed the resu
27、lts of careful work in agriculture, trade, and industry. Rice and many other plants were grown in fields with water supplied by Arab engineers. The city included 900 public baths, stone-covered streets, fountains, and beautiful buildings.” At this time, London was a small town with dirty streets, an
28、d Berlin was a farming village. In fact, cities outside the Arab world did not reach the same level of social development until centuries later. （分数：10.00）(1).This passage tells us that the Arabs were a people _. （分数：2.00）A.inventing Roman numeralsB.having advanced technology long agoC.growing corn
29、and many other plants thenD.supplying other countries with colorful silk(2).It takes much more efforts to _. （分数：2.00）A.learn Roman numerals than Arab numeralsB.introduce numerals through printed materialsC.make great use of silk roadsD.teach businessmen numerals(3).The Arabs call their numerals “ I
30、ndian numerals” because _. （分数：2.00）A.the numerals are mainly used in ChinaB.they copied numerals from IndiansC.Arabic numerals were first used by Indian businessmenD.they got some ideas about number from the ancient Indians(4).According to the passage, the Arab people _. （分数：2.00）A.did business wit
31、h the IndiansB.learned some ideas about business from IndiansC.built public baths in London in the 10th centuryD.traveled a long way to learn mathematics in Rome(5).From a 10th-century book, we can learn that _. （分数：2.00）A.Berlin was formerly a dirty with sufficient rice and plantsB.London was under
32、 the rule of the Romans in the 10th centuryC.the Arab world was more advanced than other countries aroundD.London chiefly developed industry ten centuries ago二、Part II Vocabulary a(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.Jessica ought to stop working; she has a headache because she _ too long. （分数：1.00）A.readsB.is readin
33、gC.has been readingD.had read2._ us harm or good remains to be seen in the near future. （分数：1.00）A.If it will doB.Whether it will doC.That it will doD.What it will do3.Able-bodied people just dont realize how difficult it is _ good jobs. （分数：1.00）A.of disabled people to getB.of disabled people getti
34、ngC.for disabled people to getD.for disabled people getting4.Ill go camping with you if I _ free tomorrow. （分数：1.00）A.amB.will beC.beingD.was5.After the concert, the rock music star _ hundreds of fans outside the theater. （分数：1.00）A.surrounded byB.was surrounded byC.being surrounded byD.is surrounde
35、d by6.That book is really worth _ if youre going to take the final examination. （分数：1.00）A.to readB.readingC.to be readD.being read7._ surprised me most was _ such a little boy of seven could play the violin so well. （分数：1.00）A.That; whatB.That; whatC.What; thatD.What; what8.Staying in a hotel cost
36、_ renting a room in an apartment for a week. （分数：1.00）A.twice many thanB.twice as much asC.twice the same asD.twice as many as9.It is _ that wed like to go out for a walk. （分数：1.00）A.a lovely dayB.too lovely a dayC.so lovely a dayD.such lovely a day10.I cant find my iPhone 5 in the dormitory. It _ b
37、y somebody. （分数：1.00）A.must have taken awayB.may have taken awayC.may take awayD.must have been taken away11.When Mr. Smith got there, he found that about _ of his friends had been incited. （分数：1.00）A.twenty-thirdB.two-thirdC.two-thirdsD.twenty-thirds12.In 2012, Mo Yan became the first Chinese write
38、r _ won the Nobel Prize for Literature. （分数：1.00）A.thatB.whomC.whoseD.which13.I didnt see you at the meeting. If you had come, you _ our sales manager. （分数：1.00）A.would meetB.would have metC.will have metD.had met14.Ladies and gentlemen! Its my pleasure _ Mr. Li, our new Premier to you all. （分数：1.00
39、）A.introducingB.introduceC.to be introducingD.to introduce15.The audience burst into applause _ the singer finished her song. （分数：1.00）A.after momentB.in a momentC.the momentD.for a moment16.“ Where is the girl we talked about yesterday?” “Look! Here _.” （分数：1.00）A.she comesB.comes sheC.she cameD.ca
40、me she17.The number of employees at the factory _ to a minimum so as to lower production costs. （分数：1.00）A.is cuttingB.are cuttingC.has been cutD.have been cut18.Many young people nowadays make _ a rule to buy flower and chocolate for their lovers on Valentines Day. （分数：1.00）A.themselvesB.itC.themD.
41、this19.Dr. Green, together with his wife and two daughters, _ to arrive in Nanjing tonight. （分数：1.00）A.will beB.isC.areD.are going20.His father has been suffering from lung cancer for half a year, so the doctor Suggest that he _ an operation as soon as possible. （分数：1.00）A.takesB.would takeC.tookD.s
42、hould21.Being out of work, Jane can no longer _ her friends to dinners as she used to. （分数：1.00）A.urgeB.treatC.attractD.apply22.Its a great pity that the girl _ halfway and dropped out of the competition. （分数：1.00）A.gave offB.gave outC.gave overD.gave up23.The fact that something is cheap doesnt _ m
43、ean it is of low quality. （分数：1.00）A.especiallyB.practicallyC.necessarilyD.specially24.In learning English, many students _ an e-dictionary to a paper one. （分数：1.00）A.likeB.expectC.preferD.respect25.The personnel manager will _ the applications and pick out the best. （分数：1.00）A.look upB.look afterC.
44、look outD.look through26.Seventy percent approved _ the way she handled the situation while thirty percent disapproved. （分数：1.00）A.withB.aboutC.ofD.up27.The price of houses goes up again, partly _ the requirement of young people. （分数：1.00）A.in result ofB.withC.becauseD.due to28.They decided to _ the
45、 contract because a number of the conditions had not been met. （分数：1.00）A.attendB.argueC.controlD.cancel29._ your English gets better, youll begin to feel more comfortable studying in Canada. （分数：1.00）A.OnceB.As far asC.WhereasD.For30.Although I told him to be careful over and over again, he never t
46、ook any_ of what I said. （分数：1.00）A.attentionB.warningC.noticeD.observation31.Freshmen are usually _ about everything when they first come to the college. （分数：1.00）A.troublesomeB.curiousC.differentD.familiar32.Salina came home so thin and weak that her family could hardly _ her. （分数：1.00）A.remindB.r
47、ecognizeC.rememberD.understand33.The manager explained that they didnt _ people to bring theirs pets into the restaurant. （分数：1.00）A.allowB.letC.makeD.have34._ I go, I always seem to bump into him. （分数：1.00）A.WhateverB.WhereverC.HoweverD.Somehow35.Our working hours are _, we can go to work in the mo
48、rning or in the afternoon. （分数：1.00）A.floatingB.efficientC.flexibleD.personal36.To a great _, the way you learn at college is different from that when you were in high school. （分数：1.00）A.amountB.extentC.reasonD.goal37.A skilled tennis player knows how to _ his competitors weakness so as to get the final victory. （分数：1.00）A.beatB.take risk ofC.defeatD.take ad
