浙江省2020年专升本：英语考试真题

浙江省 2020 年专升本：英语考试真题浙江省 2020 年专升本：英语考试真题Format IFormat IDirections:There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marker A,B,C,and D.You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on The Answer Sheet.(40 points)Passage OnePassage OneQuestions I to 5 are based on the following passage:A U.N.report says water is in demand around the world as temperatures on Earths surface rise and demand grows along with populations.The report was released this week at the World Water Forum in Brasilia.The conference has been described as the worlds largest water-related event.Federal District Governor Rodrigo Rollemberg spoke at a panel discussion on Tuesday at the forum.He described water shortages as a worldwide problem.“Here in Brasilia,it is no different,”he added.The public water supply has less water because of low rainfall as well as fast and disorderly growth in Brasilia,which is part of the Federal District,Rollemberg said.In January 2016,after three years of little rain,district officials began limiting how much water people could use.The governments of the Federal District and the nearby state of Goias also gave$166 million to develop water infrastructure（基础设施）.Demand around the world is expected to increase by nearly one-third by 2050.By then,5 billion people could be left with poor access to water,the U.N.warned in its 2018 World Water Development Report.To avoid such a crisis,U.N.officials called for“nature-based solutions”that use or copy natural processes that should be used to increase water availability.They said solutions could include changing farming methods so fields keep more moisture and nutrients,collecting rainwater,and protecting wetlands.The officials also proposed reestablishing floodplains and said that plants could be grown on housetops.Such proposals will become more important as water industries grow.1.Who talked about water shortages in Brasilia at a panel discussion?A.A journalistB.A.U.N.officialC.A Federal District officialD.An official from the state of Goias.2.What is among the reasons for less public water supply Brasilia?A.Waste of rainwaterB.Insufficient rainfallC.Growing plants on the roofsD.Development in infrastructure3.What did the Federal District government do to deal with water shortages?A.They controlled populationB.They limited water consumptionC.They invested in artificial rainmakingD.They suggestednature-based solutions”4.What is not anature-based solution?A.Gathering rainwaterB,Preserving wetlandsC.Sustaining water in soilD.Building houses on floodplain.5.What is the main idea of this passage?A.Brasilia is facing the problem of water shortagesB.The world has found a solution to water shortagesC.The world is facing the problem of water shortagesD.A report was released at the World Water Forum in Brasilia.Passage TwoPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The Queen has only given one interview while a sovereign(君主).Her true personality remains elusive to the public.However,one thing is clear:Queen Elizabeth is an introvert.Introverts prefer quiet environments and feel energized from spending time alone or with people they know well.They arent necessarily shy,but they do tend to be more reserved and guarded with strangers.Fellow introverts will appreciate how draining an average day for Her Majesty must be.Fortunately,the Queen has some tricks to make public engagements easier.Just like us commoners rely on friends to save us from awkward situations or boring conversations,she subtly signals to her staff when she wants an intervention(介入）.If she places her handbag on the table,it indicates that she wants the event to end in the next five minutes.For more urgent situations,putting her bag on the floor shows that she wants her lady-in-waiting to rescue her immediately.Most comfortable in the countryside,the Queen has a well-known passion for horses and dogs.There is a scene in the hit Netflix show The Crown which reveals a fascinating side of the monarch.While giving Jackie Kennedy a personal tour of Buckingham Palace,the two women find themselves bonding over their respective positions as introverted women who have found themselves in the limelight.Surrounded by the Queens beloved corgis,both women admit they are happiest around animals and that their extroverted sisters would have been much better suited to their public roles.6.The underlined worddraining(Paragraph 1)is the closest in meaning to_A.frustratingB.exhaustingC.demandingD.aspiring7.To be rescued immediately in a public engagement,the Queen would_A.end the event within five minutesB.place her handbag on the tableC.wave to her lady-in-waitingD.put her bag on the floor8.In the last paragraph,the underlined expression the two women find themselves bonding overtheir respective positionsmeans that the two ladies_A.admire each otherB.help each other in publicC.grow closer to