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.doc

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

(总分150,做题时间120分钟)

PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobviousquestion.“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Whatwassurprisingwasthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennochoicebuttowalk.

Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.

1.?

TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain__________.

A?thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

B?thecausesofMrs.Groeger’sdeath

C?thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

D?theimageofcitiesingeneral

???该问题分值:2

答案:C

2.?

Thesecondparagraphlistssome___________.

A?disadvantageofwalking

B?occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C?problemsofcityliving

D?commentsmadebycitypeople

???该问题分值:2

答案:B

3.?

Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful___________.

A?totaketheelevator

B?towalkupthestairs

C?torideinacar

D?tofindanalt