江苏省2013年专转本英语真题及答案介绍.docx

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江苏省2013年普通高校专转本考试真题

PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobviousquestion.“Whydidshelivetobe107?”Answerswere providedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Whatwassurprisingwasthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Althoughcitiesareoftenregardedasunhealthyplaces,citylivingprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingmaylack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity(长寿)ofthoseinterviewed.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitfora

bus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators,andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.Citypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarkets.Sinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennochoicebuttowalk.

Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.

TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain .

thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

thecausesofMrs.Groeger’sdeath

thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

theimageofcitiesingeneral

Thesecondparagraphlistssome .

disadvantageofwalking

occasionsforwalkingincitylife

problemsofcityliving

commentsmadebycitypeople

Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding,itwouldprobablybemosthealthful .

totaketheelevator

towalkupth