12009 年江苏省普通高校 “专转本”统一考试大学英语注意事项：1、打第 I 卷前，考生务必按规定要求填涂答题卡上的姓名、准考证号等项目及卷首和第 7 页上的姓名。2、用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上相应题号中正确答案的字母涂黑。答案应涂写在答题卡上，否则成绩无效。Parts I Reading Comprehension (共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分)Directions: There are 4 passages in 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Young Koreans are beginning to do it alone when it comes to finding a partner, though matchmaking is still the most common way for boys to meet girls.Professional matchmakers can make thousands of American dollars by introducing suitable marriage partners to each other, but parents also play a role in the process during which young Koreans meet.In Confucius Korea, where marriage is regarded as more of a business contract than a scared thing, the scene of the first meeting is repeated hundreds of times a day in coffee shops in the main hotels around Seoul.The business of continuing the family lineage (血统) and keeping the bloodlines pure is often too important to be left to romance and chance encounters.Often, the girl will work out a system of secret signals with her mother, form which her parents can tell if she is interested.For example, if the girl orders a coffee it might mean that she wants her parents to leave her alone with the boy, while a milk shows that she wants them to stay.Sometimes the matchmaking is not always so formal, which the introduction being made by friends.But whether through friends or families, there is hardly a Korean man or woman in the country who 致远专转本门户网 www.dinyuan.cn致远专转本门户网 www.dinyuan.cn2has not gone through this processsometimes six or seven times.1、The word “matchmaking” in this passage means .A、a very formal ritual (仪式) attended by boys and girlsB、introducing boys and girls to know each other for the purpose of marriageC、producing matches to make a fire or light a cigaretteD、arranging games between mean and women2、The fact that the first meeting is repeated again and again in coffee shops in this main hotels suggests that .A、Koreans like drinking coffee in coffee shops very muchB、men and women want to meet as many times as possibleC、they are busy with communicating with different peopleD、marriage is seen as a business contract instead of something sacred3、Why does the matchmaking still exist in Korea?A、Because most people want to keep the bloodlines pure and chance encounters romantic.B、Because most people try to avoid romance and keep the bloodline pure.C、Because most people regard marriage as continuing family lineage and romance.D、Because most people try to break family lineage and bloodlines.4、Which of the following is true according to the passage?A、Almost every man or woman in Korea has to go through the matchmaking.B、From the signal the boys parents know whether their son is interested in the girl or not.C、At present young Koreans no longer need matchmaking to help them find parents.D、Only a girl and a boy will appear in the first arranged meeting.5、The passage is mainly about .A、the practice of matchmaking in KoreaB、the importance of a business contractC、the work of professional matchmakersD、the first meeting between men and womenPassage Two/Three (暂缺)12、The main reason that people like their acquaintances in books is .A、they are like human friends exactlyB、they never bore us in comparison with our human friends3C、they never hurt our feelingsD、they give human beings friendship, sympathy and encouragement13、We forget our surroundings and even our identity because .A、the reading environment is very goodB、the book is extremely interesting and attractiveC、we are alone and no one interrupts usD、we are asked to return the book the second day14、Which of the following is NOT true?A、All of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books.B、We can travel by book free of charge to our hearts content.C、We should rely on reading to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life.D、Valuable experiences can be obtained from reading good books.15、 ”The whole world is ours for the asking” implies that .A、the world is more accessible in books than in realityB、the world is easy to travel around as long as we walkC、the world belongs to us whenever we askD、round-the-world trips can be made by everyonePassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Drunken drivingsometimes called Americas socially accepted form of murderhas become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho (男子汉) image and judges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken slaughter has recently caused so many w