1、第 1 页 共 10 页浙江省 2013 年选拔优秀高职高专毕业生进入本科学习统一考试英 语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注意事项：1.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笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后，用 2B 的铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。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 Reading Comprehension (60marks,60minutes)Section A(每小题 2 分)Format IDirections:There are 4 passages in
2、 this part .Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements .For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C,and D.You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.(40 marks)Passage oneQuestions 1 to 5 are besed on the following pas
3、sage:A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people form poverty,giveing them the power to greatly improve thier lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods ofg wealth and social unity that ot
4、herwisewould not be possible. For this reason,the international community has committed itself to getting all the worlds children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All.Can Education for All be achieved by 2015? The answer is definitely “yes”, although it is a difficult
5、 task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children success fully completing a minimum of five yeas of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, the challenge will become even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed
6、 to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the standard.Still, the goai is achievable with the rigt policies and the right support form the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reah
7、 universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-perforrming systtems.Theg also need significant increasesin external(外部的 )financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging(落后 ) farthest behi
8、nd wll not reach the goal without unprecedented(空前的)rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including the use of information technologies,flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty.A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective
9、 is that a countryto use aid well depends heavily on its policies,institutions and management.Where a country scores well on these standards, foreign assistance can be highly effective.第 2 页 共 10 页1.Ti can be inferred from the passage that a quality education has the function of .A. helping a countr
10、y free from foreign rule B. makeing people become wealthy C. giving people more power and freedom D. speeding up the progress of society2.The goal of Education for All is .A. to get all the children in the world to go to primary school by 2015B. to let poor children have the same chances to go to sc
11、hool as rich ones C. to support thoes countries determined to reform their education systemsD. to help the poor countries improve productivity and achieve unity3.What used to be the standard of measuring a country education?A. The rate of pupils being admitted by high school.B. The percentage of chi
12、ldren enrolling for classses.C. The rate of schppl children who successfully passed the required courses.D. The percentage of children who successfully completed primary school.4.Which of the following will help achieve the goai of Education for All?A. Setting up more primary schools in poor regions
13、.B. Establishing higher-performing education systems.C. Taking advantage of information technoloies.D. Significantly increasing the national financing.5.The efficiency of using foreig aid is mostly determined by .A. the governments policies and managementB. the country s wealth and economyC. people
14、s awareness of developing educationD. studets s performance in school exams Passage TwoQuestiongs 6 to 10 are besed on the following passag:This thanksgiving ,mang families are closer than theyve been in years. An increasing number of extended families across the USA are under the same roof living t
15、ogether These arrangements are multigenerational, with adut children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters. The reasons are economic and social.“This is a pattern that will continue,”predicts Neil Howe, a historian and economist.”High rates of multigenerational family living had been
16、a norm until after World War II,when the emphasis shifted to the nuclear family enabled by construction of interstate highways, the rise of suburbs and the affluence(富裕 )of young adults. But by the late 1950s, there was a generration gap and almost generation war ,” Howe says. “There was a time in t
17、he 1970s when no one wanted to live together. Seniors were moving to Leisure World to get away from the culture of the kide.Couples were divorcing and youngsters wanted to strike out on their own. But now, many young adults do return home, at least temporaaily .”Michele Beatty, 54, of Waynesville Oh
18、io, and her husband, Cordon, 56, had an empty nest between the time the youngest of their three sons went to college and the return of their oldest, 第 3 页 共 10 页Patrick, who left his jod as a graphic designer.“They said, you can come home to your old room and continue to look for employment, ”says P
19、atrick Beatty,28. “I was stuck there. We were all brought up with the cultural expectation that once you leave the nest, you are not supposed to return I feel part of the time like a burden,” he says. “I try to contrbute to the house when Ican. I try to stay out of their way as much as possible. It
20、s home , but not the home Id be building for myself if I had my way .”A survey of 2 , 226 adults, done by Narris Interactive for the non-porfit Generations United, found that of those in a multigenerational home , 40%reported that jod loss , changes in jod status or unemployment was a reason for the
21、 living arrangement.6.Which of the following arrangements ia multigenerational in the USA ?A. Nuclear families . B. Extended families.C. Single parent families. D. Families of seniors.7.In the USA, multigenerational home is regarded as a norm .A. between 1950s and 1970s B .before World War IIC. ever
22、 since 1950s D. until late 1970s8.According to the writer, families are closer than before because .A. interstate highwaya make going home easier B. relatives tend to live close by in the suburbsC. more people return home for holidaysD. family members now live together9.What do the underlined words
23、“strike out on their own” in Paragraph 2 most probablymean?A. Develop a new relationahip with their employers.B. Get away from the culture of the kide.C. Start to live an independent life.D. Build their own houses10.How does Patrick Beatty feel about living with his parents?A. Excited B. Helpess C.
24、Regretful D. SatisfiedPassage ThreeQuestions11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Researchers at the University of Marylands School of Nursing found that 55 percent of the 2, 103 female nurses they surveyed were odese(肥胖的), citing job stress and the effect on sleep of long , irregular work hou
25、rs as the cause.The study, which measured obesity using estimates of body mass index(体质指数) ， found that nursing schedules affected not only the health of the nures but the quality of care .“Health care professionals are often involved in provding advice or care to patients that relatesto things that
26、 arent totally under control in their own lives. Its not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco,” said Dr. David Katz, the director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center.Keith-Thomas Ayoob , associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine , said
27、 nurses are jsut as susceptible to health problems as the rest of society.“Before we were health professionals , we were real people. Just because we became health professionals doesnt mean we stopped being members of regular society with allthe problems that 第 4 页 共 10 页go along with it . It illust
28、rates that knowledge alone isns always enough to produce behaiioral changes,” said Ayoob.The same is true with smoking ,Ayoob said.“We all konw smoking is bad . It doesnmatter if youre a doctor ora nurse or a plumber. You might assume that your interest in health would be higher if you were a health
29、 professional, but a lot of doctors and nures smoke,” said Ayoob.“Nurses need to understand the importance of taking care of themselves before patients or their families,”Ayoob said.To combat the high obesity rate among nurses, Kihye Han , the author of the study , proposed more education on good sl
30、eep habits, and better strategies for adapting word schedules. She also called for napping at work to relive sleep deprivation(睡眠不足)，reduce fatigue and increase engery.11. One of the causes of the high obesity rate among nurses is .A. heavy smoking B. nursing schedulesC. less education D. unhealthy
31、food12.By saying “Its not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco”,Dr.David Katz wants to tell us .A. health care professionals eat wellB. doctors and nurses usually donts mokeC. health care professionals wear different uniformsD. doctors and nueses donts necessarily have
32、healthy uniforms13.The underlined words “susceptible to” in Paragrph 4 probably men .A. easily influenced by B. closely connected with C. highly sensitive to D. very doubtfull about14.It can inferred from the passage that A. nurese need more professional training B. Nurese need some help to control
33、weightC. doctors dont have obesity problemsD. doctors aften give useless advice15.What might be helpfui to solve the problem of high obesity among nures?A. More sleep B. Tighter scheduleC. Higher income D. More exercisePassage Four Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:A new study sh
34、ows an astonishing number of people are using their cellphones on the john(盥洗室) 。 Form web brows an texting to conference calls and online shopping ,it seems this technology-driven no time for bathroom breaks.11 mark , an integrated marketing agency, surveyed 1 ,000 American mobile users in October.
35、 Seventy-five percent of them admitted they used their phones while on the toilet-leaving no mystery as to what happens behind closed stalls.And this doesn t just account for the technology-addicted youth. Forty-seven percent of mobile users from the Silent Generation (born 1946 or berof ), 65 perce
36、nt of Baby Boomers(1946-第 5 页 共 10 页1964) and 80 percent of Gen X-ers(1965-1976) use their cell phones in the bathroom.But expected , Generation Y has the highest percentage of multitaskers ,using their phones and the john at the same time.Did the same percentage of Gen Y wash their hands afterward?
37、 Ninety-two percent of those surveyed reported they washed their hands after using the restroom (perhaps all those “You must wash your hands befor reurning to work” signs have started to pay off).But unfortunately the same cannot be said for mobile devices-only 14 percent wash their phones after usi
38、ng the bathroom .Maybe this calls for a new-age health intiative , requiring public restaurants to change their signs to “You must wash your hands-and your phonebefore retuning to work.”And for many , toilet talking and texting was not a just one-time thing , used only in the most dire(急迫的)circumsta
39、ncesTwenty-fourpercent of mobile users reported they actually don t go to the bathroom without tjeir phones.In a word where you can t even have a moment of solitude(独处)on the toilet, one is forced to wonder, isn t anying sacered anymore?16. The passage is mainly about .A. a survey on how people use
40、their mobile phonesB. the different ages and percentages of mobile usersC. whether people wash their hands and phones after using the bathroomD. how technology-driven world influences bathroom breaks17.We can learn from the passage that what happens in the bathroom used to be regarded as .A. funny B
41、. enjoyable C. ridiculous D. mysterious18.It can be in forerred from the passage that .A. the older people are more addicted to technoligy B. the younger people are better multitaskersC. techonlogy has the same influence on different people D. techonlogy has a destructuve power19.The underlined word
42、s “pay off” in Paragraph 5 perobably means .A. deserve nothing B. cost much C. influence people D. go unnoticed20.What is the tone of this passage?A. ironic B. humorous C. optimistic D. doubtfulFormat Directions：In the following passage ,some sentences have been removed.For questions 21-25,choose th
43、e most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks.There are two extra choices,which do not fit into any of the gaps.Mark your answers on Answer Sheet.(10 marks)This year the worlds population ticked over to 7 billion. 21) They forecast dramatic changes unless significant
44、steps are taken to control population growth. Here are some challenges a population of 7 billion must confront.Water is probably going to be the first real threat that we bump into. Acceess to fresh water becomes incredibly difficult. Were seeing the impacts of overuse of water resources and that so
45、rt of pressure mounts as the world population increases. 22) 第 6 页 共 10 页What were putting into the atmosphere is going to lead to changes that havent been seen in millions of years. As the whole world warms up, a lot of places become very unpleasant to live in.23) We have to find less polluting sou
46、rces of energy and be much more careful in the way that we make use of the remaining non-renewable fuels weve got. If we continue to tap the resources to meet the immediate economic demands，the supplies will run out in time. We still cant imagine that one day we have to run the world from renewable
47、energy resources.24) Weve got some major health problems with the medical services to actually attack the diseases of old age. But the real problem is that the world population is growing fastest in the developing countries. How can we cope with a double of the population when theyre already dirt po
48、or and only just getting enough to live on? 25) Is it all doom and gloom (前景暗淡）as the experts suggest, or do we have a brighter future?A. Challenges range from water shortages to rising sea levels.B. Experts have painted a depressing future for life on Earth.C. All countries in the world will face t
49、he challenge of population ageing.D. Agriculture, a main consumer of water, may have to change its whole structure.E. If we hang on to them for a little bit, they 11 get more and more valuable in the future.F. The challenge of meeting the food needs of its ever-growing population is enormous.G. There will be much hotter temperatures, summer-time heat stress and rising sea levels.Section B (每小题 1 分）Directions :In this se
