大学英语进阶：Ways to Success

一、填空题

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.

Changetheformwherenecessary.

注意：请在答题处填入单词！需要时变换词形!

invinciblediscouragepurelyundergo

specialtyextendeddynamicsbound

sustainapproval

1、Johnson，sismedievalEuropeanhistory.

正确答案：specialty

2、Onapracticallevel,itisdifficulttoseehow

suchproposalswouldwork.

正确答案：purely

3、Wetriedto________himfromclimbingthemountainwithout

aguide.

正确答案：discourage

4、Thefightfortheleadershipgaveafascinatinginsightinto

thegroup*s.

正确答案：dynamics

5>Youngmothersinsuchacommunityhavethesupportoftheir

family.

正确答案：extended

6、Julie，sreadingisimprovinginleapsand________.

正确答案：bounds

7、Theyhadnothingtothemalldayexcepttwocups

ofcoffee.

正确答案：sustain

8、Acompanycannotbesoldwithoutthe________ofthe

shareholders.

正确答案：approval

9、IhopeIshallneveragainhavetosuchanunpleasant

experience.

正确答案：undergo

10>Thatfootballteamwasoncereputedtobe.

正确答案：invincible

二、选词填空

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagewithtenblanks.

Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalist

ofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

注意：请在答题处填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！

Collegeisn，ttheonlyplacewhereinformationexists.Youcan

learninalibrary.Butsomebodyhandingyouabookdoesn，t

1________fosterlearning.Youwanttolearnwithotherpeople,

askquestions,tryoutideasandhaveawayto2your

ability.Itusuallytakesmorethanjustabook.

Educationshouldbe3,althoughit'sfinetohavedeep

interests,too.

Inhighschooltherewere4________whenIwashighlyfocused

onwritingsoftware,butformostofmyhighschoolyearsIhad

wide-rangingacademicinterests.Myparentsencouragedthis,

andI*m5thattheydid.

AlthoughI6alotofdifferentkindsofclassesin

college,7upforonlyonecomputerclassthewholetime.

Ireadaboutallkindsofthings.

Oneparentwrotemethather15-year-oldson"losthimselfin

theholeofthecomputer.HegotanAinwebsitedesign,but

othergradeswere8________,shesaid.

Thisboyismakingamistake.Highschoolandcollegeofferyou

thebest9tolearnbroadly一math,history,various

sciences一andtodoprojectswithotherkidsthatteachyou

first-handaboutgroup10.It，sfinetotakeadeep

interestincomputers,dance,language,oranyotherdiscipline,

butnotifitjeopardizesbreadth.

A.chance

B.broad

C.recruited

D.attended

E.frequently

F.dynamics

G.filling

H.automatically

I.sinking

J.periods

K.test

L.signed

M.genuinely

N.grateful

0.limited

1.

正确答案：H

2、

正确答案：K

3、

正确答案：B

4、

正确答案：J

5、_________

正确答案：N

6、_________

正确答案：D

7、___________

正确答案：L

8、___________

正确答案：I

9、___________

正确答案：A

10、__________

正确答案：F

三、单选题

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagefollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoice.

CouldyoureproduceSiliconValleyelsewhere,oris

theresomethinguniqueaboutit?

Itwouldn，tbesurprisingifitwerehardtoreproduce

inothercountries,becauseyoucouldn，treproduceitinmost

oftheUSeither.WhatdoesittaketomakeaSiliconValley?

It'stherightpeople.Ifyoucouldgettherightten

thousandpeopletomovefromSiliconValleytoBuffalo,Buffalo

wouldbecomeSiliconValley.

Youonlyneedtwokindsofpeopletocreateatechnology

hub（中心）：richpeopleandnerds（痴迷科研的人）.

Observationbearsthisout.WithintheUS,townshave

becomestartuphubsifandonlyiftheyhavebothrichpeople

andnerds.FewstartupshappeninMiami,forexample,because

althoughit'sfullofrichpeople,ithasfewnerds.It'snot

thekindofplacenerdslike.

WhereasPittsburghhastheoppositeproblem:plentyof

nerds,butnorichpeople.ThetopUSComputerScience

departmentsaresaidtobeMIT,Stanford,Berkeley,and

Carnegie-Mellon.MITyieldedRoute128.StanfordandBerkeley

yieldedSiliconValley.ButwhatdidCarnegie-Mellonyieldin

Pittsburgh?AndwhathappenedinIthaca,homeofCornell

University,whichisalsohighonthelist?

IgrewupinPittsburghandwenttocollegeatCornell,

soIcananswerforboth.Theweatheristerrible,particularly

inwinter,andthere，snointerestingoldcitytomakeupfor

it,asthereisinBoston.Richpeopledon'twanttolivein

PittsburghorIthaca.Sowhilethere，replentyofhackers（电

脑迷)whocouldstartstartups,there*snoonetoinvestin

them.

Doyoureallyneedtherichpeople?Wouldn'titworkto

havethegovernmentinvestinthenerds?No,itwouldnot.

Startupinvestorsareadistincttypeofrichpeople.Theytend

tohavealotofexperiencethemselvesinthetechnology

business.Thishelpsthempicktherightstartups,andmeans

theycansupplyadviceandconnectionsaswellasmoney.And

thefactthattheyhaveapersonalstakeintheoutcomemakes

themreallypayattention.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?()

A.Itssuccessishardtocopyanywhereelse.

B.ItisthebiggesttechnologyhubintheUS.

C.Itsfameinhightechnologyisincomparable.

D.Itleadstheworldininformationtechnology.

正确答案：A

2、WhatmakesMiamiunfittoproduceaSiliconValley?()

A.Lackofincentiveforinvestment.

B.Lackoftherightkindoftalents.

C.Lackofgovernmentsupport.

D.Lackoffamousuniversities.

正确答案：B

3、InwhatwayisCarnegie-MellondifferentfromStanford,

BerkeleyandMIT?()

A.Itslocationisnotasattractivetorichpeople.

B.Itssciencedepartments