2018年浙江专升本---英语考试真题卷

年浙江专升本■一英语考试真题卷2018浙江省年选拔优秀高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英语2018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

1.注意事项:笔或钢笔写在答题卷规定的位置上.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂22B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Part IReading Comprehension60marks60minutes/Section APassage Reading50marks:2marks for each itemFormatIDirections:There are4passages in this part.Each passageisfollowed bysome questionsor unfinishedstatements.For each ofthem there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.You shoulddecideon thebest choiceand markthe correspondingletter onAnswerSheetl.Passage OneQuestionslto5are basedon the following passage:A U.N.report sayswater isin demandaround the world as7temperatures onEarth ssurface riseand demandgrows alongwithpopulations.The reportwas releasedthis weekat theWorldWater Forum in Brasilia.The conferencehas beendescribed asthe7world s largest water-related event.Federal DistrictGovernor RodrigoRollemberg spokeat apaneldiscussion onTuesday at the forum.He describedwater shortagesnas a worldwideproblem.Here inBrasiliajt isno

21..The idealtime tovisit Paris is betweenNovember andApril,when holdprices aretheir lowest.Some high-end propertiesoffereven furtherdiscounts if you booka stayseveral monthsinadvance.

22..Families travelingto Parisshould considerstay inhigh-endapartment insteadof a hotel Ms.Hickcox said,“An apartmentiszless expensivethan bookingmultiple rooms at afive-star hotel,andsince you have akitchen,you cansave moneyon foodcosts byeatingin occasionally/she said.

23..Paris isknown forfine cuisinebut ratherthan diningat one ofzthe city s renownedrestaurants atdinnertime,go forlunch,when thetab willbe muchlower andthecuisinejust asgood,you IIfind lotsof greateateries whereyou can havedinner withwine for35to50euros aperson/she said.

24../zMs.Hickcox sfavorite way to exploreParisison foot.You canfullyappreciate thecity sbeauty bywalking andit sdesigned forzwalkersbecause there are walkingpaths andsidewalkseverywhere/she said.For longerdistances,she suggestedusing thecitysbike sharesystem,Velib.A week-long passcostsl5euros and there arestationsfeverywhere.There is another choiceifyou are notso muchfond of,biking.

25..Paris subwaysystem.It sconvenient andyou canbuyzdaily andweekly passes.A.Dine out.B.Eat smartC.Try theMetro.D.Stay in ahotel.E.Give uptaxis andcars.F.Travel at the righttime.G.Choose theright accommodations.（每小题分洪分）Section BBank Cloze110Directions:In thissection thereis apassage withten blanks.Youzare requiredto selectone wordfor eachblank froma listofchoicesgiven in a wordbank followingthe passage.Read the passagethrough carefullybefore makingyour choices.Please blacken thecorresponding letterfor eachchoice on The Answer Sheet.You maynotuse anyof the words in thewordbank morethan once（）lOpointsI knewthis womanwho was afraid totell peoplewhat shezwanted.She didn t know26to sayno.Instead,she gotherselftangled ina webof obligations,anxiety,and whitelies.She was

27.28recentlyJ decidedF dhad enough.As anexperiment1（疏远）began29up formyself,even atthe riskof alienatingeveryoneand having30entire lifecome crashingdown aroundme.7That didnt happen.Here swhat Idid:I stoppedmaking pettyexcuses.Saying nois somuch easier.If someoneasks me to dosomethingsI havezero interest31,HYr mpolite buthonest.The phrasem sorry,I don t thinkthats really32mslips outmy mouthfaster thansome lameexcuse.My friendsand familydidntmind.331stopped pleasingpeople,no onecared.A goodfriend askedmetogo forcoffee』at5PM.I was34to hitthe gym.I said,“Sorry vegot thingsI wanttodo tonightShe said,That sfine.Maybe anothertime/Learning howto sayno has added severalextra hoursto mydays,days35my weeksand whatfeels likemonths tomyz〃〃years.Saying nohas setme free.A.facing EwhatK.meB.to G.standing L.whenC.her H.and M.onDJn LmyN.planningE.fir J.But O.howPart IIIntegrated Testing30points30minutesz每小题分，共分Section ACloze120Directions:There are20blanks in the following passage.Foreach blanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C andD.You shouldchoose the ONEthat bestfits into thepassage.Then blackenthecorresponding letteron The Answer Sheet.20pointsBrazilian Zarela Mosquera movedto the United Statesas ateenager.The adjustmentto anew placewas

36.Mosquera saysshe顽皮的became abrattyteenager asa result.But it was notjustzthe37that affectedher behavior.Mosquera saysthere was anothermajor stressin herlife atthat time.She wasthe onlymember ofher38who spokeEnglish.“Being ina countrywith myfamily thatdoesn tspeakSpanish andmy parentsdontreally speak39,my parentsweretrying togive meall theseresponsibilities/Along withSpanish andEnglish,Mosquera alsospeaks Portuguese.But therewas anotheruniversallanguage shelearned tolove asa child:art.ZarelaMosqueraconnected withdrawing andpainting whileinschool.40she mostlydismissed artasapath to a career.She says〃her dad41always say,“Think aboutthe

42.Mosquera didnot thinkhewould supportthe studyof43once shewent tocollege.But toher44jt washer parentswho suggestedjust that.They7/urged her to45to technicaland liberalarts schools.One of themwas Rhodeisland Schoolof Design,which waslike my46choice/RISD asit iscalled47Mosquera aswell.She enrolledzzin industrialdesign.It sbasically todesign48and services.I couldbedoing somethingmore technicalor somethingmore49toproblem solving.Whether it s50out abetter wayto filterwater ordevelopinga typeof specificshelter51refugees forexample/Mosquera saysthe courseof studywas52including meatworking,woodworking andmodel making.She saysin oneclass shejustdrew cubesfor anentire monthwhich ledhertoa53,zz/Wow!Do Ireally wantto dothis”But,she says,she54the cubestudy.And,then shebegan55on moreinteresting projects/Mosqurera isnow adesign strategistfor ManhallMoyaDesign anarchitecture andinterior designcompany inzWashington,D.C36Asuccessful B.important C.necessary D.difficult37Aage B.growth C.adjustment〃http:www.docg.com/doc/ebl

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56.This passagereports thedevelopment ofa testtodiagnose Alzheimersdisease

57.0ne advantageofthepresent testis thatit coststhan theprevioustests.

758.AII thethree testsidentify Alzheimer sdiseasebydetecting aprotein named.

59.Can doctorscure orslow downthe progressionof7Alzheimersdisease today

60.Alzheimersdisease mayhave alreadystarted beforepatientshave anysigns ofmemory.（）（每〃题分，共Part IIITranslation30points,30minutes330分）Section AChinese-English translationDirections:Complete thesentences bytranslating intoEnglishthe Chineseexpressions givenin thebrackets.Please writeyour（）translation on TheAnswerSheet.15points（起源于汉朝），（皮影戏）

61.shadow-play becamepopularamong ordinarypeople inTang dynasty.

62.Trade betweenWest andEast movedthrough CentralAsiaalong thefame silkRoad,bringing（发展与繁荣）.（纵贯四省）

63.The GrandCanal flowssouthwards ofHebei,Shandong,Jiangsu andZhejiang.H

64.BYD isnow famousfor itsplugin electrichybrid（名称所示）,cay^which,can berecharged byplugging themintoelectricity sockets.（学士学位）

65.If youare tostudy for,you haveto takestandardizedexaminations on a coupleof subjects.Section BEnglish-Chinese TranslationDirections:Translate intoChinese theunderline sentencesinthe following passage.Please writeyour translationon TheAnswer（）Sheet.15pointsWhen askedhow farengineers haddone towardscreating（）artificial intelligenceAI StephenW.Hawking replied:

66.Oncezhumans developartificial intelligencejtwould takeoff onits own.ltwill redesignitself atan everincreasing rate.Humans,who arelimitedby slowbiological evolution,couldnt competewiththem.We wouldbe replaced/In myview thelate Cambridgeprofessor iswrong becausezthereare stronggrounds forbelieving thatcomputers willnevercopy allhuman cognitiveabilities.

67.AI hashistorically failedtocopy humanmentality andit willcontinue tofail.Threezfundamental problemsexplain why.First computers lack trueunderstanding.A USphilosopher JohnzSearleproposes howa computerprogram canappear tounderstandChinese storiesby respondingto questions,but failtotruly understand anything ofthe interaction.Second,computerslack consciousness.Someresearchers hold

68.if arobot experiencesa conscioussensation asitinteracts withthe world,consciousness willexist ineverythingeverywhere:in thecup oftea I am drinkingjnthe seatthat Iamsitting on.But doeseverything inthis worldhave soulsor mindsIfwereject thisidea wemust rejectmachine consciousnesszLastly,computerslackmathematical insight.Can thehumanmind becompletely realizedby merecomputationsmy roleasanAl experton theInternational CommitteeforRobot ArmsControl.Iamparticularly concernedby the potentialdevelopment ofrobotic weaponssystems.

69.These systemscanengage themselves in militaryaction withouthumaninstruction.This isbecause currentAI isnot similarto humanintelligence.When fightingagainst eachother,poorly designedautonomoussystems havethepotentialto makethe situationsworserapidly.Such systemscan exhibittrue artificialstupidity.It ispossible toagree that

70.AI maypose anexistential threattohumanity butit willnever becomemore intelligentthan us.z每小题分，共分Part IVWriting30points,30minutes3030Directions:For thispart,youareallowed30minutes towrite acompositionon thetopic PopulationTransformation inChina.Youshould writeaboutl20words followingthe Chineseoutline givenbelow,taking theinformation availablein thefollowing tableusevidence.Please writeyour compositiononTheAnswerSheet.30pointsPopulation Transformationin ChinaMajorindexes Yearof transitionTrendPopulation belowl51975decrease Populationof laborbetween2015decrease15and64Population above651975increase简述表格内容，概括中国人口变化Q简要说吸人口变化可能带来的社会影响，如居民养老、代际关系、2劳动力人口下降等提出相应的建议和措施3different/he added.The publicwater supplyhas lesswater becauseof lowrainfallas wellas fastand disorderlygrowth inBrasilia,which ispart oftheFederal District,Rollemberg said.In January2016,after threeyears oflittlerain,district officialsbegan limitinghow muchwater peoplecoulduse.The governmentsofthe Federal Districtandthenearbystate ofGoias alsogave$166million todevelop waterinfrastructure（基础设施）.Demand aroundthe worldisexpectedto increaseby nearlyone-third by

2050.By then,5billionpeople couldbe leftwith pooraccess to water,theU.N.warnedin its2018World WaterDevelopment Report.To avoidsuch acrisis,U.N.officials calledfor nature-based solutions“that useorcopy naturalprocesses thatshould beused toincrease wateravailability.They saidsolutions couldinclude changingfarmingmethods sofields keepmore moistureand nutrients,collectingrainwater,and protectingwetlands.The officialsalso proposedreestablishingfloodplains andsaid thatplants couldbe grownonhousetops.Such proposalswill becomemore importantas waterindustriesgrow.

1.Who talkedabout watershortages inBrasilia ata paneldiscussionA.A journalistB.A.U.N.officialC.A FederalDistrict officialD.An officialfrom thestate ofGoias.

2.What isamong thereasons forless publicwater supplyBrasiliaA.Waste ofrainwaterB.Insufficient rainfallC.Growing plantson theroofs

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3.What did theFederalDistrict governmentdo todeal withwatershortagesA.They controlledpopulationB.They limitedwater consumptionC.They investedin artificialrainmakingHD.They suggestednature-based solutions”

4.What isnot anature-based solutionA.Gathering rainwaterB,Preserving wetlandsC.Sustaining waterin soilD.Building houseson floodplain.

5.What isthe mainidea of this passageA.Brasilia is facing the problem of water shortagesB.The worldhas founda solutiontowatershortagesC.The worldisfacingtheproblemofwatershortagesD.A reportwas releasedattheWorld WaterForuminBrasilia.Passage TwoQuestions6tol0are basedon thefollowingpassage:（君The Queenhas onlygiven oneinterview whilea sovereign主）.Her truepersonality remainselusive to the public.Howevenonething isclear:Queen Elizabethis anintrovert.Introverts preferquietenvironments andfeel energizedfrom spendingtime aloneor withpeoplethey knowwell.They aren t necessarilyshy,but theydotend to be morereserved andguarded withstrangers.Fellowintroverts willappreciatehow drainingan averageday forHer Majestymustbe.Fortunately,the Queenhas sometricks to make publicengagementseasierJust likeus commonersrely onfriends tosaveus fromawkward situationsor boringconversations,she subtly介入signals toher staffwhen shewants anintervention.If sheplacesher handbag on thetablejt indicatesthat shewants theeventto endin thenext five minutes.For moreurgentsituations puttingher bag on the floor showsthat shewants herzlady-in-waiting torescue herimmediately.Most comfortableinthecountryside,the Queenhas awell-known passionfor horsesand dogs.There isa sceneinthehitNetflix showThe Crownwhich revealsa fascinatingside ofthemonarch.While givingJackie Kennedya personaltour ofBuckinghamPalace,the twowomen findthemselves bondingovertheir respectivepositions asintroverted womenwho havefound7themselvesinthe limelight.Surrounded bythe Queens belovedcorgis,both womenadmit theyare happiestaround animalsandthat theirextroverted sisterswould have been muchbetter suitedto their publicroles.

6.The underlinedword draining”Paragraphlis theclosest inmeaningto.A.frustratingB.exhaustingC.demandingD.aspiring

7.To berescued immediatelyinapublic engagement,theQueen would.A.end theevent withinfiveminutes

8.place herhandbagon the tableC.wave toher lady-in-waitingD.put herbagon thefloor

8.1nthelast paragraph,the underlinedexpression“the two77women findthemselves bondingover theirrespective positionsmeansthat thetwo ladies.A.admire eachother

8.help eachother inpublicC.grow closerto eachotherD.show respectforeachother

9.Queen Elizabethand JackieKennedy sharethe followingtraitsor factsEXCEPT that.A.both havesister10both loveanimalsC.both enjoybeing inpublicD.both areintroverted other

711.The authors attitudecan bedescribed as.A.neutralB.criticalC.pessimistic

0.subjectivePassage ThreeQuestionslltol5are basedon thefollowing passageBackwhen Disneyproducts weretobewatched,notexperienced,Walt Disneyhad avision:theme parkthat feltlikestepping into a magicalnew place.Now,we canfinally witnessWalts firstdream.Before constructioncould start,Walt neededfunding.He andhis friendRyman puttheir headstogether andmappedout theirdream forthe Disneyland.In justone一frenziedl953weekends theiridea cameto lifeon paperyou IIznoticeboth subtledifferences andremarkable similaritiesto themodernAnaheim Californiapark.Like today,visitors wouldhave enteredthe parkintoastreetzUSA-type area.The tunnelsarentas wideas theywere imaginedmorethan60years agobut park-goers arestill greetedwith atrainz（passing overheadas theymake theirwaytoword themagic.Evenwith amodern Disneylandmap,itstough tofind thesesecret）Disney park spots younever knewexisted.Walt alwayshoped acastleasafocal pointofthe park,but itsreal-life copychangedfrom hisinitial dream.The firstpalace wasa sprawling（旋转木马）fortress,hiding amassive carrouselbeyond itswalls.Now,Sleeping BeautyCastle hasmore intricatetowers andzKingArthur Carrouseltakes itsspins inFantasy land,behind thepalace.Walt svision forthe MarkTwain steamboatcircling around7（窠臼）Tom SawyerIsland andits Pirates Lairhasn tchangedmuch,though atthat pointitwascalled FrontierCountry insteadFrontierland.That wasnttheonly namechange,though.World ofTomorrowturned intoTomorrow land-and eventuallylost itsrocket.Astronauts walkedonthemoonl4years aftertheparwasbuilt makingthe RockettotheMoon seemout-of-zdate.MeanwhileJrue-Life Adventureland lostits firstword,whilemost ofthe areastook ontotally differentthemes.

712.What wasWalt Disneys firstdream.A.To builda themeparkB.To drawa mapon paperC.To travelinamagical placeD.To designa seriesof products

12.Before constructionstarted,Walt Disneydidthefollowingthings EXCEPT.A.getting fundingB.planning theparkC.drawing thepark on paper

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13.Which ofthefollowingparkspotshas notchanged muchsinceWalt svision cameto lifeonpaper.A.A MainStreet areaB.World ofTomorrowC.Sleeping BeautyCastleD.True-Life Adventureland

14.How manyname changeshavebeenmentioned inthispassage.A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

15.What isthe themeofthispassage.A.A tourin Disneyland7B.Walt Disneys lifestoryC.The futureof Disneyland7D.Walt Disneys FirstdreamPassage fourQuestionsl6to20are basedonthefollowing passageYouve madeit.You managedto navigateyour waythrough7theworldslargestairport youbreezed throughsecurity andyousuccessfully boardedthe plane.Now youre comfortablein your7seat inthe cabinand theres evena littlebit of elbow room,as thezflightisn tfully bookedfor once.With thehassle behindyou,yousettle inwith yourneck pillowpop someKenny Gon youriPod,andzget ready to spendquality timesleeping ona plane.And youreabout to make ahuge mistakethat willput yourhealth atrisk,asreported byTravel+Leisure.It snot becauseoftheKenny G.It sthe shuteyepart.According toMedline Plusjallingasleep duringlanding ortakeoffcould causeserious damageto your ears.lt allhas todowith therapid changesin airpressure inthe cabin.If youreawake anatural responseto alleviatepressure onyour eardrumszduringtakeoff and landing isto popthem,to maintaina pressureequilibrium.If youre sleepingonaplane,youcant activelyworkto relaxthose musclesand releasethe tensionso youcan becomezsusceptibleto dizziness,ear infections,eardrum damage,hearing/Zloss andnose bleeds.A quickchange inaltitude affectsthe airpressureintheear/says AngelChalmers aBritish pharmacistviaz zZ/咽鼓Express.This leadstoavacuum inthe Eustachian tubes管7which makesthe earsfeel blockedand sounddull/Keep thoseEustachiantubesclear andkeep thoseeyes openforat leastanother fewminutes.Crack openthat bookyou justboughtintheterminaLAfter all,therearesome majorperks tobuyingyour readingmaterial atthe airport.〃

16.The underlinedsentence youvemadeit.Paragraphlmeans thatyouhavemanaged.A.to boardthe planeB.to geta bitofelbowroomC.to getreadytosleep after boardingD.tomakeyourself comfortableafterboarding

17.What woulddamage yourhealth whenthe planelakes offorlandsa neckpillow.B.Shutting youreyesC.Listening tomusic

0.Falling asleep.

18.The underlinedword alleviate”Paragraph2istheclosestin meaningto.AjncreaseB.reduceC.maintainD.escape

19.Having avacuum inthe Eustachiantubes duringtakeoffand landingcould causeunpleasant symptomstothefollowingbody partsEXCEPT.A.the throatB.the noseC.the earsD.the head2O.The authorsuggests thatyou reada bookduring theplanetaking offandlanding.A.to amuseyourselfB.to stayawakeC.to keepyourearsclearD.tomakeyourself comfortableFormatIIDirections:In thefollowingpassage,some sentenceshave beenremoved.For questions21to25choosethemost suitablesentencefrom choicesA toG Ioit intoeachofhe numberedblanks.Thereare twoextra choices,which donot fitinto anyoftheblanks.Youshould decideothebest Choiceand blackenthe correspondingletteronTheAnswerSheet.lOpointsWhether itsahotel stay,shopping ordining out,a vacationtoParis canbe apricey proposition.But thereare plentyof waystostretch yourdollar inthe Cityof Lightsand havea high-endgetaway BarkleyHickcox aParis specialistandanowner ofLocalzForeigner atravel consultancyhasafew tipsto helptravelers makezzthe mostof theirParisian getaway.。