​2018年浙江专升本英语考试真题2

2018年浙江专升本英语考试真题2

Passage Three

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Back when Disney products were to be watched, not experienced, Walt Disney had vision: a theme park that felt like stepping into a magical new place. Now, we can finally witness Waifs first dream. Before construction could start, Walt needed funding. He and his friend Herb Ryman put their heads together and mapped out their dream fbr the Disneyland. In just one frenzied 1953 weekend, their idea came to life on paper 一 and you'll notice both subtle differences from and remarkable similarities to the modem Anaheim, California, park.

Like today, visitors would have entered the park into a Main Street USA-type area. The tunnels aren't as wide as they were imagined more than 60 years ago, but park-goers are still greeted with a train passing overhead as they make their way toward the magic.(Even with a modem Disneyland map, it’s tough to find these secret Disney park spots you never knew existed.) Walt always hoped fbr a castle as a fbcal point of the park, but its real-life copy changed from his initial dream. The first palace was a sprawling fortress, hiding a massive carousel (旋转木马) beyond its walls. Now, Sleeping Beauty Castle has more intricate towers, and King Arthur Carrousel takes its spins in Fantasyland,behind the palace.

Walt's vision fbr the Mark Twain steamboat circling around Tom Sawyer Island and its Pirate's Lair(巢穴)hasn't changed much, though at that point it was called Frontier Country instead of Frontierland. That wasn't the only name change, though. World of Tomorrow turned into Tomorrowland - and eventually lost its rocket. Astronauts walked on the moon 14 years after the park was built, making the Rocket to the Moon seem out-of-date. Meanwhile, true-life Adventureland lost its first word, while most of the areas took on totally different themes.

IL What was Walt Disney's first dream?

A. To build a theme park B. To draw a map on paper

C. To travel in a magical place D. To design a series of products

12. Before construction started, Walt Disney did the following things EXCEPT .

A.getting funding B. planning the park

C. drawing the park on paper D. daydreaming with a friend

13. Which of the following park spots has not changed much since Walt's vision came to life on paper?

A. A Main Street area B. World of Tomorrow

C.SIeeping Beauty Castle D. true-life Adventureland

14. How many name changes have been mentioned in this passage?

A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.Four

15. What is the theme of this passage?

A. A tour in Disneyland

C. The future of Disneyland

Passage Four Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

You've made it・ You managed to navigate your way through the airport; you breezed through security; and you successfully boarded the plane.Now you're comfortable in your seat in the cabin and there9s even a little bit of elbow room, as the fight isn't fully booked for once. With the hassle behind you, you settle in with your neck pillow, pop some Kenny G on your iPod, and get ready to spend quality time sleeping on a plane. And you're about to make a huge mistake that will put your health at risk, as reported by Travel^Leisure.

It's not because of the Kenny G. It's the shuteye part. According to Medline Plus, falling asleep during landing or takeoff could cause serious damage to your ears. It all has to do with the rapid changes in air pressure in the cabin. If you're awake, a natural response to alleviate pressure on your eardrums during or takeoff and landing is to "pop” them, to maintain pressure equilibrium. If you are sleeping on a plane, you canft actively work to relax those muscles and release the tension. So you can become susceptible to dizziness, ear infections , eardrum damage, hearing loss and nose bleeds. " A quick change in altitude affects the air pressure in the ear,” says Angel Chalmers, a British pharmacist, via Empress." This leads to a vacuum in the Eustachian tubes(n因 鼓管)which makes the ears feel blocked and sound dull.,,

Keep those Eustachian tubes clear and keep those eyes open for at least another few minutes. Open that book you just bought in the terminal. After all, there are some major advantages to buying your reading material at the airport.

16. The underlined sentence: "You've made it. "(Paragraph 1 )means that you have managed .

A. to board the plane B. to get a bit of elbow room

C.to get ready to sleep after boarding D. to make yourself comfortable after boarding

17. What would damage your health when the plane takes off or lands?

A. Using a neck pillow B. Shutting your eyes

C.Slewing to music D. Falling asleep

18. The underlined word ualleviaten(Paragraph 2) is the closest in meaning to .

A.Increase B.reduce

C. Maintain D.escape

19. Having a vacuum in the Eustachian tubes during takeoff and landing could cause unpleasant symptoms to the following body parts EXCEPT ・

A. the throat B. the nose

C. the ears D. the head

20. The author suggests that you read a book during the plane taking off and landing.

A. to amuse yourself B. to stay awake

B. to stay awake

C. to keep your ears clea

D. to make yourself comfortable