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江苏省2008年普通高校“专转本”统一考试 英语试卷 本试卷分第I卷(客观)和第II卷(主观)两部分. 第I卷1至10页,第II卷11页至13页.两卷满分150分.考试时间120分钟. 第I卷 (共100分) 注意事项: 1.?答第1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. 2.??用铅笔把答题卡上相应题号中正确答案的标号涂黑.答案不涂写在答题卡上.成绩无效. Part I Reading Comprehension Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by five comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then mark your answer on the answer sheet. Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Sometimes, people simply do not realize they are being ill mannered. Take Ted, for example. He prides himself on speaking his mind, and has something to say on everything. But his frankness is often extremely embarrassing. He is incapable of saying, “I thought that last advertising campaign had a lot of good ideas in it, but perhaps next time we could give the copy more vitality（活力）.” Instead, he would say, “That campaign was a disaster. A child of three could have done better!” The fact that he is often right does not help. Other employees dislike his manner even more, he is too sensitive to notice. Another character among the list of ill-mannered employees is Sally, who seems to regard just being at work as a severe punishment. Everything is done unwillingly. Asking her to do a task beyond her basic job description is often not worth the trouble. It will be done, but only half-heartedly. Fergus is just the opposite. He shows an over-familiarity to his boss. When an important visitor is shown into the manager’s office, Fergus cannot take the hint and leave. Instead he will attempt to take part in the conversation, declaring, “You can talk in front of me. Henry and I don’t have many secrets, do we?” Over the years Fergus has fallen behind his former equals. But he seeks to maintain the same close relationship that he imagines existed in their younger days. Which of the following words describes Ted best? A. Cold. B. Tactless. C. Stupid. D. Warm-hearted. It