1、浙江专升本（英语）模拟试卷 7（无答案）0 In a world increasingly fearsome and fragile, commercials present an oasis(绿洲)of calm and comfort. For six minutes in every hour, viewers know that they will be drifted away from this cruel world into an idealized well-ordered land. You and I may experience real life as largely
2、 tired and chaotic but in the wor1d of the TV commercials happy families may be seen to gather at breakfast-time for convivial(欢乐的，欢宴的)bowls of cornflakes, their teeth free of decay, their hair innocent of dandruff(头皮屑), their shirt whiter than snow.TV advertising in Britain, obsessed with the symbo
3、l of the good life, exploits a strong desire for evidence of old fashioned security. Things were better in the old days: bread was crusty and beer was a mans drink.But in selling the idea of a better life, it strikes me that most British commercials fail in their primary function. I cannot be alone
4、among those who usually remember everything about TV advertising except the product it is designed to publicize.In other superb commercial, a distinguished-looking Italian butler drives a car headlong into a vast dining-hall to serve champagne. What on earth was it selling? The champagne? The car? W
5、hat car? Search me. Viewers reveled in the medium and forgot the message. American advertisers dont make such mistakes. A typical U. S. commercial features a woman in a kitchen holding a highly visible bottle of something or other and selling it hard. Not art, no craft, just the message. America sel
6、ls the steak, while Britain sells the sizzle(咝咝地响；咝咝声).A nation needs symbols. We need proof that lovely things still endure, like a team of shire horses criss-crossing(纵横驰骋)the landscape at sundown. We want to be reminded that they still exist, that we may still come across pockets of reason and be
7、auty in a world less sensible and less beautiful each day. TV commercials provide us with those symbols. They provide a link with the way we like to think we were. They help us to keep in touch with lost innocence.1 According to the passage, TV commercials_.（A）present us a pleasant world（B） tell us
8、the outside world（C） keep us well-informed about the idealized land.（D）bring about more happy families.2 Most British commercials fail to achieve their main aim because_.（A）they lack originality（B） the names given to the products are too difficult to remember.（C） they only concentrate on the appeara
9、nce of the product.（D）they do not concentrate on the main points3 What does the phrase “reveled in“ in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?（A）involved in（B） enjoined enormously（C） devoted to（D）rejected completely4 How are American commercials different from British ones?（A）They put more emphasis on the e
10、motional needs of the audience.（B） They adopt a more subtle approach.（C） They were longer.（D）They communicate more effectively.5 What can be inferred from the last paragraph?（A）British TV advertising fulfils a useful function.（B） British TV advertising accurately reflects modern life.（C） British TV
11、advertising is too old-fashioned.（D）British TV advertising concentrates on unimportant things.5 The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isnt an either/or proposition(命题), although the current emphasis on preparing young Ame
12、ricans for STEM(science, technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also asserts that the study of the humanities(人文学科)and social sciences must remain central components of A
13、mericas educational system at all levels. Both are critical to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society, become innovative(创新的)leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.Parents and stude
14、nts who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs. Under these circumstances, its natural to look for what may appear to be the most “
15、practical“ way out of the problem. “Major in a subject designed to get you a job“ seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft“ often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed, according to survey
16、s, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively, and communicate easily.Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first job, but for their 4th and 5th jobs, as t
17、heres little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers. The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible. The ability to draw upon ev
18、ery available tool and insightpicked up from science, arts, and technologyto solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.6 What does the latest congressional report suggest?（A）STEM-related subjects h
19、elp students find jobs in the information society.（B） The humanities and STEM subjects should be given equal importance.（C） The liberal arts in higher education help enrich students spiritual life.（D）Higher education should be adjusted to the practical needs of society.7 What is the main concern of
20、students when they choose a major?（A）Their interest in relevant subjects.（B） The academic value of the courses.（C） The quality of education to receive.（D）Their chances of getting a good job.8 What does the author say about the so called soft subjects?（A）The benefit students in their future life.（B）
21、They broaden students range of interests.（C） They improve students communication skills.（D）They are essential to students healthy growth.9 What kind of job applicants do employers look for?（A）Those who have a strong sense of responsibility.（B） Those who are good at solving practical problems.（C） Tho
22、se who are likely to become innovative leaders.（D）Those who have received a well-rounded education.10 What advice does the author give to college students?（A）Seize opportunities to tap their potential.（B） Try to take a variety of practical courses.（C） Prepare themselves for different job options.（D）
23、Adopt a flexible approach to solving problems.10 The forest from which Man takes his timber is the tallest and most impressive plant community on Earth. In terms of Mans brief life it appears permanent and unchanging, save for the seasonal growth and fall of the leaves, but to forester it represents
24、 the climax of a long succession of events.No wooded landscape we see today has been forest for all time. Plants have minimum requirements of temperature and moisture and, in ages past, virtually every part of Earths surface has at some time been either too dry or too cold for plants to survive.Howe
25、ver, as soon as climatic conditions change in favour of plant life, a fascinating sequence of changes occurs, called a primary succession. First to colonize the barren land are the lowly lichens(地衣), surviving on bare rock. Slowly, the acids produced by these organisms crack the rock surface, plant
26、debris accumulates, and mosses(苔藓)establish a shallow root-hold. Ferns(蕨类植物)may follow and, with short grasses and shrubs, gradually form a covering of plant life. Roots probe even deeper into the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way to the first trees. These grow rapidly, cutting of
27、f sunlight from the smaller plants, and soon establish complete dominationclosing their ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for thousands of years.Yet even this community is not everlasting. Fire may destroy it outright and settlers may cut it down to gain land for pasture or culti
28、vation. If the land is then abandoned, a secondary succession will take over, developing much faster on the more hospitable soil. Shrubs and trees are among the early invaders, their seeds carried by the wind, by birds and coats of mammals.For as long as it stands and thrives, the forest is a vast m
29、achine, storing energy and many elements essential for life.11 What does the forest strike mankind as permanent?（A）The trees are in community.（B） The forest is renewed each season.（C） Mans life is short in comparison.（D）It is an essential part of our lives.12 What has sometimes caused plants to die
30、out in the past?（A）Interference from foresters.（B） Variations in climate.（C） The absence of wooded land.（D）The introduction of new type of plants.13 In a “primary succession“ , what makes it possible for mosses to take root?（A）The type of rock.（B） The amount of sunlight.（C） The amount of moisture.（D
31、）The effect of lichens.14 What conditions are needed for shrubs to become established?（A）Ferns must take root.（B） The ground must be covered with grass.（C） More soil must accumulate.（D）Smaller plants must die out.15 Why is a “secondary succession“ quicker?（A）The ground is more suitable.（B） There is
32、more space for new plants.（C） Birds and animals bring new seeds.（D）It is supported by the forest.15 Dance, sometimes called the original art, is also the universal art, for man has always carried it with him. Ballet, which transformed dancing into a controlled dramatic art, arose out of the lavish(盛
33、大奢华的)efforts of the Italian Renaissance court to entertain itself. By the beginning of the 20th century, American pioneers of modern dance were declaring independence from the ballet. Their prophet(先知；倡导者)was Isadora Duncan(1878-1927), who at age 6 was teaching neighborhood infants how to wave their
34、 arms gracefully, explaining to her mother that she was running a dancing school.Born in San Francisco, the fourth child of a reckless businessman who abandoned the family, Isadora led a vagrant childhood as her mother moved her children about to evade unpaid landlords, all the while instilling in t
35、he children a love of drama and music. At age 19, Isadora became “the pet of society“ in New York, dancing on private occasions for wealthy ladies. She studied Greek vases and sculptures in museums for the figures of ancient dancers and developed her own ideal of Greek dance, shocking society audien
36、ces in London and Paris with her bare feet and legs, her clinging and revealing costumes and her free movements. “ Toe walking deforms the feet,“ she declared, “ Corsets(束腹；妇女的胸衣)deform the body; nothing is left to be deformed but the brain. “ In France, she arrived at her own simple dance formula,
37、which made “solar plexus“(太阳神经丛)a familiar phrase among those who could not locate it. “For hours I would stand still, my two hands folded between my breasts, covering the solar plexus. I was seeking and finally discovered the central spring of all movement. “Performing her “free dance“ in European
38、capitals, she shocked the classic ballet of imperial Russia. Prince Peter Lieven, the patron of the ballet, saw in Isadora “the beginning of the new outlook. she was the first to dance the music and not dance to the music. “ With her scanty costumes, she was always controversial when touring in Amer
39、ica and never more so than in the 1920s, when she was viewed as a “Bolshevik agent“ for teaching dance to Soviet children and creating dances for Lenins funeral. Her life was full of passionate love affairs and tragedies. She lost a husband to suicide: her two children drowned with their nurse when
40、their automobile ran into the Seine.In 1927, penniless and at the end of her career, she pretended that she wanted to buy a flashy Bugatti sports car, which she had delivered to her for a test ride with the handsome driver. Wearing a long red scarf wrapped around her neck, she climbed in announcing
41、“Adieu, mes amis. Je vais a la gloire. “(Farewell, my friends, I go to glory. “)As the car lunched(东歪西倒 )forward, the scarf caught in the spokes of a wheel and she was strangled.“I shall not teach the children to imitate my movementsI shall help them develop those movements natural to them. “ Isarad
42、o once said, but she preaches the liberation of the dance less effectively in her words than in herself. “ When she raised her arms, it was an incredible experience. “ The English choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton remembered. “She could also stand stilland often didbut it was an alive stillness and
43、 it was dancing. “16 What is the main contribution of Isadora Duncan to the American dance?（A）She declared its independence from the ballet.（B） She prophesied its independence from the ballet.（C） She taught neighborhood infants how to dance.（D）She ran a dancing school.17 Isadora got her first educat
44、ion about dance from_.（A）her mother（B） Greek vases and sculptures in museum（C） London and Paris（D）The classic ballet of imperial Russia18 She said “Toe walking deforms. deformed but the brain. “ to show _.（A）that dance does great harm to human body（B） that she hated dance very much（C） one of the cha
45、racteristics of dance（D）why she chose clinging and revealing costumes19 In general, we can say Isadora had a_life.（A）happy（B） miserable（C） dramatic（D）tragic20 The passage, as a whole, is mainly about_.（A）dance as the original art（B） ballet as a controlled dramatic art（C） the art of dance in America（
46、D）the American dancer Isadora Duncan20 When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturers claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this acti
47、on will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up“ his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to
48、 be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumers favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually m
49、ost effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear“ is better than “This stereo does not work“. The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer s
