D) you manage the details of the work

Why do we laugh? For years scientists have asked themselves this question. Does laughter help us to survive in any way? The answer seems to be like this: smiling and laughter help us relax, reducing tension(紧张) and preventing illnesses which are caused by stress. Laughter really is the best medicine!

But if you are unhappy, it cannot do you any good to smile, can it? Not true. Obviously, the positive effects of smiling are just the same whether you feel like smiling or not. Scientists in California asked a group of actors to act five different feelings: happiness, sadness, anger, surprise and fear just using their faces. Changes in their heart rate, blood pressure and temperature were written down. Most of the feelings they acted did not cause changes, but when the actors smiled their heart rate and their blood pressure went down. So even if we feel sad inside, smiling seems to make us feel better.

A sense of humor also helps to keep things on their positive side. Interfering friends or a flat tire (轮胎漏气) won’t seem so bad if you can see the funny side. So if you find yourself in a stressful situation, try to imagine how it must seem to an outside with a sense of humor and let yourself laugh it off. A scientist writes: “If you try to show a positive reaction and start to laugh, you will actually become happier.”

51. According to the writer, laughter and smiling_______. A) protect human beings from heart attacks B) are the main cause for man to live long C) can help people to feel relaxed D) help people to keep good relations

52.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ？_______. A) A sense of humor is essential for one to gain success B) Stress may be relieved by smiling even if you are acting C) Laughing is the best way to overcome difficulties D) Sadness can be covered up by laughter and smiles

53. The study of the scientist in California is to find out _________. A) the relations between different human feelings B) the connection between one’s feeling and acting C) whether other animals can laugh and smile

D) whether laughter and smile can be good to man’s health 54. The scientist discovered that ________.

A) laughter and smiles did help the actors to feel relaxed B) most actors acted well according to his instructions C) the actors’ feelings reflected what they really felt D) different feelings have different effects on the actors 55. The writer tends to suggest that we should ________. A) face difficulties with great courage B) find out the positive side of things C) overcome our sad feeling with a smile D) learn to have a sense of humor

Yang Cai is now in his sixth job after graduation. He is a computer programmer in a German company in Nanchang.

The job also marks the latest of several moves he has made in the last four years. In that period, he has worked in several cities including Nanchang, Wuhan, and now Nanchang.

His first job, also his longest, was for a State-owned enterprise producing communication products and lasted one year. His last job, also his shortest, was in designing web pages and lasted three months.

“I am not the most frequent changer of jobs in this industry,” Yang said. “Working in IT (information technology) companies, I have become accustomed to welcoming new colleagues today and to seeing them off the next month.”

“I have always been in a turbulent (动荡的) situation, and no job gives me a feeling of stability,”

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In sharp contrast with Yang, Wendy, a lawyer in the Nanchang branch of a Beijing-based big law firm, dared not ask for a half a day’s leave to go hospital when she was suffering from a serious cold and cough.

“The boss warns us to work 24 hours a day and you would be mad to ask for leave for illness” said Wendy. So she would work until midnight and give herself medicine she bought to work.

“It’s not easy to get a suitable position nowadays. The boss can easily replace you with someone from the lines of applicants waiting outside the door for your position.” She said.

56. Yang is an employee who_______.

A) dislikes to be engaged in challenging work B) seems not to feel sure of his position

C) doesn’t get along well with his colleagues D) has no interest in the information industry

57According to Yang’s experience, workers in the IT companies _______. A) shift their jobs frequently B) are young and intelligent C) often complete with each other

D) learn more than those in other fields

58 The case with Wendy shows that_________. A) her colleagues are satisfied with their jobs B) law is a less popular field than IT C) she has to work hard to keep the job D) there are many lawyers

59 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?_______. A) Young people like to change their jobs B) Sex is an important factor in job hunting.

C) Bosses want their workers to remain in the same position. D) Different jobs have different comments on their companies. 60. This passage is most probably taken from _________. A) a textbook

B) an advertisement C) an instruction book D) a news report

Unemployment may be one of the biggest problems our people as well as our government are faced with today. According to an official report, in one big city alone, since 1986, nearly 1,000,000 adult workers have lost their jobs because of factory closing and cutbacks either temporarily laid off or permanent forced to retire.

Many people, especially the policy makers, believe that forcing adult workers, those who are over 45 to retire is an effective means to relieve the tension of unemployment, for it can provide more job opportunities for the jobless young. 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. They also fail to realize that actually, workers aged 45-60 tend to be more stable, more skillful and more experienced than workers of any other ages, that, to some extent, this age is the prime time for one’s productivity and creativity. To force them to retire is a huge waste of the nation’s best resources. On the contrary, if we turn our attention to the other end of the range of ages, a more effective way might appear. Today only 3% school leavers are allowed to go to college, leaving the majority of the young people under 18 without adequate preparation to join the labor force. If, however, more of them are able to attend college and begin fulltime employment at later age, more job opportunities will be created as the number of years that an average person works fulltime shrinks.

Most importantly, we should not be merely satisfied to solve the problem of unemployment, but rather we should improve the quality of the work force at the same time by keeping the skilled adults and employing the well educated young.

61. Forcing middle aged persons to retire might cause ________.

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A) the loss of valuable resources B) shortage of the work force C) elderly people to feel upset D) families to be unstable 62. The word “prime” in line 7, para .2. most probably means____. A) first B) early C) major D) spring 63. Which of the following suggestions did the writer make? ______. A) Young people should work harder in order to go to college. B) Colleges should be open to more high school leavers.

C) The old should be allowed to work as long as they want to. D) Policy makers should create more job opportunities.

64. What is the writer’s attitude towards the present situation of employment?__ A) Concerned B) Hopeless C) Interested D) Satisfied 65. The best TITLE for this passage might be ________.

A) Should Workers Be Forced To Retire? B) Why Don’t We Educate the Young? C) How to Solve Unemployment Problem? D) Are the Policy Makers Wise?

Part IV Translation (66-70 略)

Part V Cloze

The head of my daughter’s school said to me, “She may be up to__71___we’re trying to accomplish.” He was really saying she didn’t have the __72___. I got mad because I knew she was smart. We had her tested and found that the ___73__ my daughter was having were the 74 as those I had had. She was dyslexic, and so __75__ I. But I was a successful television writer and producer. I wasn’t overcome by the brain defect. Had I known earlier that there was a __76___ beyond my control to explain 77 I was a low achiever, I may not have worked 78 hard in my late 20s and early 30s. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason 79 to hear people praise me. I needed that praise because I was a failure 80 language courses. I did 81 successful, and people now say to me, “So you’ve overcome dyslexia.”

No. you don’t overcome it, you 82 to compensate for it. Despite my weakness, I view dyslexia 83 a gift, not s suffering. Many dyslexia are good 84 right-brain, abstract thought, and that’s what my kind of creative writing is. I’m starting 85 nothing and coming up with something that didn’t 86 before. That’s my strong suit. Parents have to 87 chances whenever they can, whether it’s music, sports 88 art. You want your dyslexic child to be 89 to say,” yeah, reading’s hard. But I have these 90 things I can do.”

71. A) as B) which C) this D) what 72. A) knowledge B) intelligence C) mind D) idea 73. A) troubles B) illness C) abilities D) causes 74. A) like B) manner C) same D) way 75. A) was B) did C) had D) would 76. A) case B) chance C) reason D) matter 77. A) why B) when C) what D) if 78. A) so B) such C) ever D) even 79. A) as B) than C) and D) or 80. A) by B) in C) for D) to 81. A) turn B) may C) remain D) become 82. A) know B) study C) learn D) get 83. A) with B) for C) along D) as 84. A) at B) of C) about D) by 85. A) with B) before C) under D) till 86. A) maintain B) exist C) keep D) reach 87. A) strike B) develop C) invent D) create 88. A) and B) but C) or D) as 89. A) capable B) certain C) able D) alike 90. A) both B) other C) all D) similar

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Part Ⅵ Writing

Directions: In this part you are required to write a composition on the topic Why Do I Want to Further My Study? You should base your writing on the following outline given in Chinese. And your writing should be no less than 100 words. Remember to write the composition on the Composition Sheet.

1. 已经在高等专科/职业学校毕业，成绩良好。 2. 希望能进入大学继续学习，因为… 3. 将努力学习，成为一个… 4. 要为…作出更大贡献。

Words for reference:

高等专科学校: junior college; 高等职业学校: professional college

2005年江西省高校专升本考试英语试卷

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In the restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “ At the office “ is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line though the center.

Sample Answer [A] [C] [D]

1. A) They don’t go to the concert. C) Her brother will lend a car to him. B) The subway is fine for her. D) They’ll rent a car to the concert. 2. A) Driving her car. C) Having a meal. B) Typing an essay. D) Going back home.

3. A) The movie is excellent. C) He has no time to see it. B) He wants to see it again. D) The movie is not good. 4. A) Go to the Seventh Street. C) Get her passport ready. B) Take ten pictures. D) Develop the photos herself. 5. A) She’s in a bus. C) She’s on a plane. B) She’s in a train. D) She’s in a taxi. 6. A) The woman forgot to bring her raincoat. B) The woman was late for the school bus. C) The woman got wet in the rain. D) The woman lost her way.

7. A) Write a letter to Nancy. C) Call Nancy while she was home.

B) Meet Nancy and talk with her. D) Make an appointment with Nancy. .

8. A) 30 dollars. C) 21 dollars. B) 24 dollars. D) 15 dollars.

9. A) She was stopped by a police. B) She lost her driving license. C) She noticed the speed limit.

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