机密★启用前江苏省2020年普通高校专转本选拔考试英语试题卷（非英语类专业）注意事项：1.本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，试题卷共10页。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.必须在答题卡上作答，作答在试题卷上无效。作答前务必将自己的姓名和准考证号准确清晰地填写在试题卷和答题卡上的指定位置。3.考试结束时，须将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenBeverlyGoodmanwasinelementaryschool,shegaveaseriesofpresentationsonherfavoritetopic:disasters.Shetoldherclassmatesaboutsomedisastersinhistory,forinstance,theTitanic.Today,at45,she’samarinegeoarchaeologist(地理考古学家)whoexplorescoastlinesforcluestoerosion,pasttsunamis(海啸),andotherdisasters.“It’sfunnynowthatI’madisasterscientist,basically,”shesays.“Itallcametogether.”Humansettlementshavelongbeenbuiltaroundaccesstowater.Goodmanstudieshowcoastalchangeaffectedourancestors:Werepeopleforcedtoleave?Didtheyfindinnovativewaystoadapttothechanges?Thisknowledge,shesays,canhelpus“prepareresponsiblyforwhatthislandscapeisgoingtolooklikeinthefuture.”ThatwasthecasewhenGoodmanandherteamofscientistsprovedtsunamishadstruckthecoastofwhatisnowIsraeloverthecourseofthousandsofyears.Partlyasaresultoftheirresearch,thecountryin2014developeditsfirsttsunamipreparednessplan.Humansaremanipulatingcoastlinesmoredramaticallythanever,saysGoodman.Tolearnwhateffectthiswillhave,“weneedtobeworkingfaster,andweneedmorepeopleworkingonit.”Shebelievesancientcluesburiedunderwatercansavelives,particularlyinplaceswithoutwrittenrecords.英语试题卷（非英语类专业）第1页（共10页）1.WhenGoodmanwasalittlegirl,shemightbeinterestedin.A.landscapesB.artandliteratureC.scienceandtechnologyD.disastersinhistory2.Accordingtothepassage,herpresentjob.A.isadisasterforherB.iswell-knowntoordinarypeopleC.iscloselyrelatedtoherchildhoodinterestD.hasnothingtodowithherchildhoodhobbies3.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraphTwothat.A.wherethereiswater,therearehumanbeingsB.peopleusuallysettleddownalongwatersC.peopleprefertoliveinmountainsareasD.peopleprefertolivealonggrasslands4.AccordingtoGoodman,whichofthefollowingintrue?A.PeopleneedtopaymoreattentiontocoastlineresearchB.Peopleshowlittleinterestincoastlines.C.Peoplehavenoknowledgeaboutcoastlines.D.Peoplehavenowrittenrecordsaboutcoastlines.5.Thebesttitleofthispassagecouldbe“”.A.TheChangesoftheWorldB.TheCoastalLandscapeC.LifeStyleofAncientAncestorsD.Goodman'sUnderwaterResearchPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oneofthemostcommonreasonswhypeopledon'tsucceedatintroducingapermanentexercisehabitintheirlivesisbecausetheirworkoutsareboring.Theydothesamethingsoverandoveragain,andeveniftheyworkinthebeginning,thebodyquicklyadaptstothemandstopsrespondingtotheminthesamewayasinthebeginning.Whentheeffectivenessdropsdownandapersongetstiredofdoingthesamething,theoutcomeispredictable:younolongerwanttoworkoutanymore.That’swhyI’msostronglyagainstanykindofstructuredfitnessclassesatthegymthatyouattendbecauseyouthinkit’stheonlywaytoexercise.Seeksomethingenjoyableandexcitingthatwon’tfeellikedreadfulexercise.ifyoucan'tfindit,ke...