成人本科学位英语统一考试（A卷）

成人本科学位英语统一考试（A卷）

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.(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.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.B.Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.D.Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?A.Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.B.Hehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.C.Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.D.Hethoughthathelackedimagination.4.“…peoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?”(Lin4-5,Para-3)refersto“those_____”.A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath5.“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto_____.A.thewonderlandonoftendreamsaboutB.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD.aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simaginationPassage2uestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage: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.SeaHarvestandFoodC.SeaandSourcesofEnergyD.SeaExploringTechnology.7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.manhasn’tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesoftheseaB.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolvedC.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossibleD.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloor8.Whydoestheauthormentionasteamship?A.Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.B.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.C.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.D.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.9.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause______.A.resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyearsB.mancanuseittoexplorethedeeperseaC.itisalotoffundivingintotheseaD.ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea10.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?A.Inthenextgeneration.B.Bytheendofthe20thcentury.C.Inthenearfuture.D.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage: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.PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)Directions:Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Ifyougotothemovietonight,so______I.A.willB.doC.amD.can17.Youdon’tknowaboutthedifficultyIhad______theworkthenatall.A.doneB.todoC.fordoingD.indoing18.______iswell-known,theenvironmentinChinaisbadlyinneedofimprovement.A.ItB.ThatC.AsD.What19.CharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsidered______thefirstcomputers.A.toinventB.inventingC.tohaveinventedD.havinginvented20.Withoilpriceskeeping______,peoplearehesitatingwhethertobuyacarornot.A.risingB.arisingC.raisingD.arousing21.Iwalkedoutofthecinema,______toreturntoseethewonderfulfilmthenextSunday.A.determineB.beingdeterminedC.determinedD.tobedetermined22.Wewereverydisappointedatthe______toouradvertisement,andourproductsdidn’tsellwell.A.repliesB.responseC.answersD.words23.Mysuggestionyesterdaywasthatameeting______todiscussthematter.A.shouldholdB.mustbeheldC.wouldbeheldD.beheld24.Beforetheguestscome,Imustgettheglasses______.A.washedB.tobewashedC.beingwashedD.towash25.Whowouldyouratherhave______thecomputer,Mr.LinorMr.Chen?A.repairedB.repairC.repairingD.torepair26.ItturnedoutthatthemanwasanexcellentpolicemanworkinginNewYork,_____hadcontributedalottothecase.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.where27._____youdon’tknowtherulewon’tbeasufficientexcuseforyourfailure.A.ItisB.ThatC.BecauseD.What28.Sheisvery____toringmetonight.Icansensethat.A.liableB.possibleC.likelyD.likeable29.Smalltalkisagoodwaytokilltime,makefriendsand____somethingwithothers.A.argueB.replaceC.shareD.match30.Somepeoplelikedrinkingcoffee,forithas_____effects.A.promotingB.stimulatingC.enhancingD.encouraging31._____you’reearlyyoucan’tbesureofgettingaseat.A.IfB.UnlessC.WhenD.Because32.JohnlikesChinesefood,buthe_____eatingwithchopsticks.A.doesn’tusedtoB.doesn’tusetoC.isn’tusedtoD.usednotto33.Hiswifehadthefrontdoorpaintedgreenyesterday,_____she?A.didB.didn’tC.hadD.hadn’t34.Afterthewar,anewschoolbuildingwasputup_____therehadoncebeenatheatre.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when35.Itshamesmetosayit,butItoldalifewhen_____atthemeetingbymayboss.A.questioningB.havingquestionedC.questionedD.tobequestioned36..Amoderncityhasbeensetupin_____wasawastelandtenyearsago.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.where37.ProfessorSmith,alongwithhisassistants,______ontheprojectdayandnighttomeetthedeadline.A.workB.workingC.isworkingD.areworking38.Thepresidentspokeatthebusinessmeetingfornearlyanhourwithout______hisnotes.A.bringingupB.referringtoC.lookingforD.tryingon39.Itiscertainthathewill______hisbusinesstohissonwhenhegetsold.A.takeoverB.thinkoverC.handoverD.goover40.TheInternethasbrought______bigchangesinthewaywework.A.aboutB.outC.backD.up41.Whenclimbingthehill,Johnwasknockedunconsciousbyan______rollingstone.A.untouchedB.unfamiliarC.unexpectedD.unbelievable42.Herbrother______toleaveherinthedarkroomalonewhenshedisobeyedhisorder.A.declaredB.threatenedC.warnedD.exclaimed43.Alicetrustsyou.Onlyyoucan______hertogiveupthefoolishidea.A.suggestB.attractC.temptD.persuade44.Amanisbeingquestionedinrelationtothe______murder.A.advisedB.attendedC.attemptedD.admired45.Modernplasticscan______veryhighandverylowtemperatures.A.standB.holdC.carryD.supportPartⅢIdentification(10%)Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.46.HeinvitedmetogotoapartyandIdidnotwanttojoinhimthatevening.ABCD47.TheinformationwhichshewasinjuredintheaccidentwasgivenbyLiz.ABCD48.Lookatthebeautifulflowershere!Howwonderfultheyaresmelling.ABCD49.DearHelen,pleaseforgivehimforhisrudeness,canyou?ABCD50.DidanyoneinformyouwiththechangeoftheschedulethatABChadbeendecidedyesterday?D51.Despitehisoldage,heisstillveryhealthfulandoftenworksinthefield.ABCD52.ThisequipmentisbaseduponadvancedtechniquesanditisABChighlyreliable.D53.Itisabouttimethatwegotosupper,forwestillhaveameetingtoattendthisevening.ABCD54.Everynowandthenhewouldcomeherepayingavisittohisoldaunt,ABCwholivedallaloneinasmallhouse.D55.Thepassengerssawthethiefstoleonthebus,buttheydidn’tsayanything.ABCDPartⅣCloze(10%)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.WhenIwas16yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStatesitwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeen__.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschoolandIhadoften__toFrance,IsoIwasused___aforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidnotunderstand___.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardto___aniceeasyholidaywithoutany___problems.HowwrongIwas!themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.Iwaslookingfora___telephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannya___andtellherIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawme___lostandasked___hecouldhelpme.“Yes,”Isaid,“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”“Well,that’s___“heexclaimed.“Areyougetting___?Butaren’tyouabit___?”“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?”Ireplied.“I___wanttogivearingtotellheI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere’saphonebox?”“Oh!”hesaid,“There’saphonedownstairs.”Whenatlastwe___meetup,Danny___themisunderstandingstome.“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome.“Ihadsomany___atfirst.TherearelotsofwordswordswhichtheAmericans___differentlyinmeaningfrom___.You’llsoongetusedto___thingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!”56.A.outB.aboard C.away D.abroad57.A.gone B.been C.got D.come58.A.tospeak B.forspeaking C.tospeaking D.tospeakingof59.A.English B.French C.Russian D.Latin60.A.having B.buying C.giving D.receiving61.A.time B.human C.money D.language62.A.perfect B.popular C.public D.pleasant63.A.ring B.letter C.word D.message64.A.tolook B.lookinglike C.looking D.feelinglike65.A.that B.if C.where D.when66.A.well B.strange C.nice D.funny67.A.tomarryB.marrying C.tobemarried D.married68.A.small B.smart C.little D.young69.A.very B.just C.so D.justnow70.A.did B.could C.do D.can71.A.described B.explained C.talked D.expressed72.A.trouble B.difficulties C.fun D.things73.A.write B.speak C.use D.read74.A.usBritish B.Britishus C.usBritain D.weBritish75.A.such B.these C.some D.allthePartⅤTranslation(20%)SectionADirections: