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2009年普通专升本招生考试 英语专业综合试题 ? 考生注意： 所有试题答案一律写在答题纸上, 写在试题上无效； 本试题满分200分，考试时间180分钟。 ? ? ? Part I Reading comprehension (50 points, 2points for each) Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions. For each question there are 4 suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the crresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. ? Passage 1 One of the greatest problems for those settlers? in Nebraska in the last quarter of the previous century was fuel. Little of the state was forested? when the first settlers arrived and it is probable that by 1880, only about one -third of the originally forested area remained, down to a mere 1 percent of the states 77000 square miles .With wood and coal out of the question, and with fuel needed year-round for cooking, and during the harsh winter months for heating，some solution had to be found. Somewhat improbably, the buffalo provided the answer. Buffalo chips were found to burn evenly, hotly, and cleanly, with little smoke and , interestingly, no odor. Soon, collecting them became a way of life for the settlers’ children who would pick them up on their way to and from school, or, take part in competitions designed to counteract their natural reluctance. Even a young man, seeking to impress the girl he wanted to marry ,would arrive with a large bag of chips rather than with a box of candy or a bunch of flowers. 1. What is the main topic of this passage? A. The solution to the Nebraskan settlers’ fuel problem. B. Life in Nebraskan in the late nineteenth century . C. The importance of the American buffalo. D. The forestation in Nebraskan in the late nineteenth century 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Nebraskan was not a densely-forested state even before the settlers arrived. B. The children enjoyed collecting the buffalo chips C. .The children spent a lot of time collecting the chips D. Buffalo chips were satisf