2016年浙江专升本英语考试真题2

2016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:

Imagine a guitar so tiny that you canrt see it with the human eye, but you can hear sound when its strings are plucked. Some people say the future is big, but when it comes to technology, the world is getting smaller.

Nanotechnology(纳米技术)is the science that deals with doing things in a very small way, and it is being explored and developed all over the globe. Micro-machines too small to been seen by the human eye are being designed to do many things than larger machines do today. And these machines no larger than in diameter than a human hair, are extremely powerful. Many scientists

say nanotechnology will produce the next industrial revolution.

Nano comes from the Greek word dwarf. A nanometer is one-billion of a meter. The period at the end of this sentence can contain about lOOmicrometers, which in equal to 100,000 nanometers. To understand this new technology, we have to get rid of the normal ideas of size and strength.

Minute(微 白勺)robots , called unanorobotsn are being developed in the revolutionize manufacturing. Instead of cars being produced on assembling lines , for example, scientists predict that cars can be built in a giant container into which raw material and microscopic(微型)machines have been placed. Thousands of nanorobots will direct the process and tell the machine what to do.

Micro-machines can also be used to make our environment safer. Today, poison chemicals are stored in containers or transported by trucks or trains. This sometimes results in dangerous spills. But with nanotechnology,manufacturers could have their own tiny chemical factories. The produce would be no bigger than a sugar cube and would manufacture exactly the amount of chemicals needed at the moment. No chemicals would need to be stored or transported. The workplace would be safer, and the environment would be cleaner.

11. The author mentions guitar at the beginning of the passage in order to .

A. introduce the knowledge of guitar

B. introduce the topic of nanotechnology

C. show his or her own interest in music

D. describe the craft of making musical instruments

12. According to the passage, why will the nanotechnology lead to the next industrial revolution ?

A. Micro-machines are tiny but beautiful

B. Micro-machines are strong but smart

C. Micro-machines are small but powerful

D. Micro-machines are cute and varied

13. The word dwarf in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ?

A. clever B. slow

C. quick D. minute

14. With nanotechnology, where will cars probably be produced ?

A. On assemble lines

B. In huge containers

C. Inside the micro-machines

D. Inside the nanorobots

15. Which of the following is NOT the causes leading to cleaner environment after adopting nanotechnology?

A. There will be less dangerous spills.

B. The amount of produced chemicals can be precisely controlled.

C. Micro-factories need not store chemicals.

D. The factories will be of large size.

Passage Four

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

When Caroline heard the phone ring late in the evening, she knew it was something important. She listened as a park ranger explained the situation. Seven children were lost in the Pennsylvania wildness. Caroline pulled on the red jacket that said RESCUE on it and called on her dog, Aly, a shepherd. She and Aly raced to their rescue truck and climbed in. Then Caroline put on the emergency light and stepped on the gas. She knew they had no time to lose.

In the dark Pennsylvania woods, Caroline and Aly walked for hours to looking for signs of the children. It was a freezing autumn night, and Caroline soon became cold and exhausted. Suddenly, she saw footprint ahead. In the cold, it was difficult for Aly to pick up the children's scent(气味),but finally he found it and began to bark. Then two miles down the road, Aly began to yelp with joy, and Caroline began to run. There were the children. They were shivering and crying, but they were safe!

Caroline and Aly are a specialized team with many amazing, life-saving rescues to their credit. She had always loved dogs and used to raise them as hobby. One day a friend suggested canine search and rescue team."I loved the suggestion,"says Caroline. UI always wanted to work with dogs. So this seemed like a natural choice.”

Caroline and Aly makes an excellent team. Dogs have a great sensitivity to smell. She trained Aly to find the scent of humans underground and in open spaces. Caroline is a natural athlete who skis and mountain climbs, and she is highly skilled in wilderness survival. She and Aly can find people faster than a dozen human searchers can. Caroline can also speak seven languages, so she often translates for other rescue workers when she works in different countries.

16. Which of the following can best describe the situation in Paragraph 1?

A. Relaxing B. Urgent C. Indifferent D. Ordinary

17. Which of the following is NOT a factor leading to the difficult situation in Paragraph 2 ?

A. Caroline got lost

B. The weather was cold

C. Caroline was very tired

D. It was difficult fbrAly to find the scent.

18. When the children were found, they were

A. excited and happy

B. shivering and crying

C. disappointed and angry

D. shouting and smiling

19. It can be learned from the last paragraph that

A. Aly rescued many earthquake victims

B. Caroline climbed many famous mountains

C. Caroline knows how to survive in wilderness

D. Caroline and Aly are best team in the world

20. Which of the following can be best title of the passage ?

A. Seven children

B. Aly the rescue dog

C. Search and rescue skills

D. A search and rescue team