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北京地区成人本科学位英语真题A卷中国8U奉献
2007年4月北京地区成人本科学位英语真题(A卷)
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.(76)Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter’andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghouraloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter”.
Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelance(自由栏目)writer,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.
Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite,Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering:
Whatif?
(77)Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.
1. Thepassageismeantto______.
A. warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience
B. adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter
C. showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame
D. encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer
2. Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A. Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.
B. Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.
C. Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.
D. Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall
3. Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?
A. Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.
B. Hehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.
C. Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.
D. Hethoughthathelackedimagination.
4. “…peoplewhodiewondering:
Whatif?
”(Lin4-5,Para-3)refersto“those_____”.
A. whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife
B. whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway
C. whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision
D. whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath
5. “Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto_____.
A. thewonderlandonoftendreamsabout
B. thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto
C. thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached
D. aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Toady,expertsbelievethatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.
(78)Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman’sneedsinthefuture.
Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.
Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Forexample,warmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamship.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.
Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.(79)Bythe2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargel7ysolved.
6.Whatisthebeattitleforthepassage?
A.NeedsofMan. B.SeaHarvestandFood
C.SeaandSourcesofEnergy D.SeaExploringTechnology.
7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.manhasn’tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesofthesea
B.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolved
C.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossible
D.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloor
8.Whydoestheauthormentionasteamship?
A.Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.
B.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.
C.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.
D.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.
9.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause______.
A.resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears
B.mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea
C.itisalotoffundivingintothesea
D.ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea
10.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?
A.Inthenextgeneration.
B.Bytheendofthe20thcentury.
C.Inthenearfuture.
D. Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.
.Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Today,cigarettesmokingisacommonhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtoseethatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupsmoking.
Itisafactthatmenasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Amongbothmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproportionofsmokersis24-44.
Income,education,andoccupationallplayapartindeterminingaperson’ssmokinghabit.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingonfarms.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.Ontheotherhand,ifawell-educatedmanwithahigherincomesmokedatall,heislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.
Thesituationissomewhatdifferentforwomen.(80)Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomeandhighereducationthanamongthelowerincomeandlowereducationalgroups.Thesemorehighlyeducatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.
Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagedsmokersfromupper-income,well-educatedfamilies,andfewerfromfamilieslivinginfarmareas.Childrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneorbothoftheirparentssmoke.
11.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?
A. Moreandmorepeopletakeupthehabitofsmoking.
B. TherearemoresmokingwomenthansmokingmeninUSA.
C. Itisgoodnewsthatmorepeoplehavegivenupsmoking.
D. TheU.S.hasmoresmokingpeoplethananyothercountry.
12.Whatfactorsdetermineaperson’ssmokinghabits?
A. Age,incomeandeducation.
B. Age,sexandincome.
C. Occupation,incomeandsex.
D. Occupation,incomeandeducation.
13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A. Citypeoplearelesslikelytosmoke.
B. Peopleinruralareasaremorelikelytosmoke.
C. Menwithhigherincometendtosmoke.
D. Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesaregenerallylesslikelytosmoke.
14.Whatisthesmokingsituationforwomen?
A. Thesituationisquitethesameforwomenasformen.
B. Better-educatedwomenarelikelytosmokeheavily.
C. Therearemorewomensmokerswithlowincomes.
D. Womenwithhigherincomesandhighereducationdonottendtosmoke.
15.Whatcanwesayaboutteenagedsmokers?
A. Thepictureabouttheteenagesmokersissimilartothatofwomensmokers.
B. Thesituationamongteenagersisquitethesamewithmen.
C. Highschoolstudentsaremorelikelytosmokethancollegestudents.
D. Farmers’childrentendtosmokemore.
PartⅡ VocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:
Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.Ifyougotothemovietonight,so______I.
A.will B.do C.am D.can
17.Youdon’tknowaboutthedifficultyIhad______theworkthenatall.
A.done B.todo C.fordoing D.indoing
18.______iswell-known,theenvironmentinChinaisbadlyinneedofimprovement.
A.It B.That C.As D.What
19.CharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsidered______thefirstcomputers.
A.toinvent B.inventing C.tohaveinvented D.havinginvented
20.Withoilpriceskeeping______,peoplearehesitatingwhethertobuyacarornot.
A.rising B.arising C.raising D.arousing
21.Iwalkedoutofthecinema,______toreturntoseethewonderfulfilmthenextSunday.
A.determine B.beingdetermined C.determined D.tobedetermined
22.Wewereverydisappointedatthe______toouradvertisement,a
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