2006年江西省高校“专升本”英语统一考试（试题解析）Part I Listening Comprehension (20minutes)1.M: Mary, you have not found a job, have you?W: No, I am still looking for oneQ: what can we learn from the conversation?2.W: Mike, would you like to drive me to railway station?M: sure, why not? Get in, please！Q: What does the Mike’s reply mean?3.M: why don’t we take a taxi and ask the driver to stop at the bank?W: That is good idea. What is the fare?Q: where are the two speakers planning to go to?4.M: We are giving a dinner party next Friday. Will you come?W: Thank you for inviting me! I will be glad to comeQ: When will the dinner party be held?5.M: Haven’t you finished your report yet?W: Not yet, but It will not take long to finish the whole thing.Q: what can we learn from this conversation?6.M: Excuse me, where can I find T-shirts?W: our T-shirts are on second floor.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?7.W: do you know where Mike is? We have been looking for him everywhere.M: Why not ask Linda?Q: what does the man mean to her?8.M: do you have any plan to buy a new car?W: hardly, a new car is beyond my means.Q: What is true about the woman?9.W: Here is your room, sir! I will turn on the air conditioner if you like.M: No, thanks. Please leave it as it is.Q: What does the man prefer?10.M: Shirley, shall I come and pick you up at five thirty?W: I am afraid I want to be free then. Shall we make it half an hour later?Q: When the man and the woman probably meet?Section BPassage oneHouses come in all shapes and sizes. They may be new or old. They may be large or small. Houses usually have two bedrooms. Large houses often have more than one bathroom. Modern houses are often built with garage. Many houses have no garage at all. If people have cars, they will park them on the street. Nowadays, most people like central heating. This is heating through the whole house. It means that all rooms can heated at the same time. Modern houses are built with central heating. A lot of old houses have had it put in later.11.how many bedrooms do houses usually have?12.what do modern houses often have?13.what does the central heating mean?Passage twoA famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at university to a large group of students. As most of them could not understand spoken English. he had to have a fellow who understood English. During his lecture, he told an amusing story, when he went on for a rather long time. At last, he stopped to allow the fellow to translate into Japanese. And he was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which all the students laughed loudly. After the lecture, the writer thanked the fellow for his good word, and then said to him “ now, please tell me how you translate a long story of mine into such a short Japanese one.” “ I didn’t tell the story at all”, the fellow answered with a smile, “ the lecturer has just told a funny story, you all laugh ple ase”14. in which country, did the famous writer give his lecture?15. why did the writer ask the fellow to go with him when he gave his lecture?16. why was the writer surprised when the man did the translation?17. how did the fellow translate the funny story?Passage threeHoards is the famous department store in London. On December thirty first, “Each Year and Sale” began. Customers from all over the words came to Hoards on that day. Shopper can get many goods at lower rates that day. In most cases, the price come down by fifty to seventy five percent. The sale lasts for one month. Department store sales in Britain increased by about 5 percent in 2002. in the U.S, Department store sales decreased. American shopper think the price is very important. They don’t like to shop in expensive department stores.18.When did the famous department store in London begin “Each Year and Sale”19. why did a lot of shopper come to Hoards on that day?20. what is important to American shoppers according to the speaker?Part II Reading Comprehension(40minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.21. Forcing middle-aged persons to retire might cause ________.审题思路：根据关键词middle-aged persons, retire, cause我们可以定位到文章中很多句话，分别是1.many people believe that forcing adult workers, those who are over 45, to retire is an effective means to relieve the tension of unemployment 2.But they fail to notice that forcing a person who is still able to work and has a family to support to retire brings serious financial problems as well as emotional and physical ones. 3.To force them to retire is a huge waste of the nation’s best resources.A) the loss of valuable resources做题思路：原文中的同意解释B) shortage of the work force做题思路：根据定位到的第一句话可推断该选项错误C) elderly people to feel upset做题思路：过度推断D) families to be unstable做题思路：过度推断，作者只是说如果退休那么家庭就会受到影响22. The word “prime” in Line 7, para .2. most probably means _______.A) first B) early C) major D) spring做题思路：单词解释型题，根据上文的more stable, more skillful and more experienced than workers of any other ages，便可推出答案。