2007年4月21日成人本科学位英语统一考试(A卷)-聚题库

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer’ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer”. The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由栏目)writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if ? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

1. The passage is meant to （）.

Awarn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

Badvise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

Cshow young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

Dencourage young people to pursue a writing career

2. What can be concluded from the passage?（）

AGenuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

BA writer’s success depends on luck rather than on efforts.

CFamous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

DThe chances for writer to become successful are small

3. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

AHe wasn’t able to produce a single book.

BHe hadn’t seen aching for the better.

CHe wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.

DHe though that he lacked imagination.

4. “…people who die wondering: What if ?”(Lin4-5, Para-3) refers to “those （）”.

Awho think too much of the dark side of life

Bwho regret giving up their career halfway

Cwho think a lot without making a decision

Dwho are full of imagination even upon death

5. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to （）.

Athe wonderland on often dreams about

Bthe bright future that one is looking forward to

Cthe state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached

Da world that exists only in one’s imagination

Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Toady, experts believe that nearly two-thirds of the world’s population live within eighty kilometers of the seacoast.
In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to supply many of man’s needs in the future.
The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology are impressive. Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, copper and so on exist on the ocean floor.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. For example, warm temperature of the ocean can be used as the steam in a steamship. Sea may also offer a source of energy as electricity for mankind.
Technology is enabling man to explore even deeper under the sea. It is obvious that the technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. By the 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largel7y solved.

6. What is the beat title for the passage?

ANeeds of Man.

BSea Harvest and Food

CSea and Sources of Energy

DSea Exploring Technology.

7. It can be inferred from the passage that （）.

Aman hasn’t completely made use of the riches of the sea

Btechnology for exploring the sea has been solved

Charvesting rice in the sea will be made possible

Din the near future man can live on the ocean floor

8. Why does the author mention a steamship?

ATo illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.

BTo show that a steamship is better than other kinds of ships.

CTo argue that man should use steamships.

DTo indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.

9. According to the author, technology is important because （）.

Aresources on land are running short in ten years

Bman can use it to explore the deeper sea

Cit is a lot of fun diving into the sea

Dancient people used it to explore the sea

10. According to the author, when will the problems to explore the deeper sea largely be solved?

AIn the next generation.

BBy the end of the 20th century.

CIn the near future.

DBy the middle of the 21st century.

Today, cigarette smoking is a common habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to see that millions of people have given up smoking.
It is a fact that men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is 24-44.
Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smoked at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.
The situation is somewhat different for women.There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family income and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.
Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenaged smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and fewer from families living in farm areas. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.

11. What do we know from the first paragraph ?

AMore and more people take up the habit of smoking.

BThere are more smoking women than smoking men in USA.

CIt is good news that more people have given up smoking.

DThe U.S.has more smoking people than any other country.

12. What factors determine a person’s smoking habits ?

AAge, income and education.

BAge, sex and income.

COccupation, income and sex.

DOccupation, income and education.

13. Which of the following is true according to the passage ?

ACity people are less likely to smoke.

BPeople in rural areas are more likely to smoke.

CMen with higher income tend to smoke.

DWell-educated men with high incomes are generally less likely to smoke.

14. What is the smoking situation for women ?

AThe situation is quite the same for women as for men .

BBetter-educated women are likely to smoke heavily.

CThere are more women smokers with low incomes.

DWomen with higher incomes and higher education do not tend to smoke.

15. What can we say about teenaged smokers ?

AThe picture about the teenage smokers is similar to that of women smokers.

BThe situation among teenagers is quite the same with men.

CHigh school students are more likely to smoke than college students.

DFarmers’ children tend to smoke more.

1. You don’t know about the difficulty I had （） the work then at all.

Adone

Bto do

Cfor doing

Din doing

2. A man is being questioned in relation to the （） murder.

Aadvised

Battended

Cattempted

Dadmired

3. Modern plastics can （） very high and very low temperatures.

Astand

Bhold

Ccarry

Dsupport

4. The Internet has brought （） big changes in the way we work.

Aabout

Bout

Cback

Dup

5. When climbing the hill, John was knocked unconscious by an （） rolling stone.

Auntouched

Bunfamiliar

Cunexpected

Dunbelievable

6. Her brother （） to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.

Adeclared

Bthreatened

Cwarned

Dexclaimed

7. Alice trusts you.Only you can （） her to give up the foolish idea.

Asuggest

Battract

Ctempt

Dpersuade

8. A modern city has been set up in ______ was a wasteland ten years ago.　　

Awhat　　

Bwhich　　

Cthat　　

Dwhere

9. John likes Chinese food, but he （） eating with chopsticks.

Adoesn’t used to

Bdoesn’t use to

Cisn’t used to

Dused not to

10. His wife had the front door painted green yesterday, （） she?

Adid

Bdidn’t

Chad

Dhadn’t

11. It shames me to say it, but I told a lie when （） at the meeting by my boss.

Aquestioning

Bhaving questioned

Cquestioned

Dto be questioned

12. She is very （） to ring me tonight.I can sense that.

Aliable

Bpossible

Clikely

Dlikeable

13. Small talk is a good way to kill time, make friends and （） something with others.

Aargue

Breplace

Cshare

Dmatch

14. Some people like drinking coffee, for it has （）effects.

Apromoting

Bstimulating

Cenhancing

Dencouraging

15. （） you’re early you can’t be sure of getting a seat.

AIf

BUnless

CWhen

DBecause

16. Before the guests come, I must get the glasses （）.

Awashed

Bto be washed

Cbeing washed

Dto wash

17. Who would you rather have （） the computer, Mr.Lin or Mr.Chen?

Arepaired

Brepair

Crepairing

Dto repair

18. It turned out that the man was an excellent policeman working in New York, （） had contributed a lot to the case.

Athat

Bwhich

Cwho

Dwhere

19. （） you don’t know the rule won’t be a sufficient excuse for your failure.

AIt is

BThat

CBecause

DWhat

20. With oil prices keeping （）, people are hesitating whether to buy a car or not.

Arising

Barising

Craising

Darousing

21. I walked out of the cinema, （） to return to see the wonderful film the next Sunday.

Adetermine

Bbeing determined

Cdetermined

Dto be determined

22. We were very disappointed at the （） to our advertisement, and our products didn’t sell well.

Areplies

Bresponse

Canswers

Dwords

23. My suggestion yesterday was that a meeting （） to discuss the matter.

Ashould hold

Bmust be held

Cwould be held

Dbe held

24. If you go to the movie tonight, so （） I .

Awill

Bdo

Cam

Dcan

25. （） is well-known, the environment in China is badly in need of improvement.

AIt

BThat

CAs

DWhat

26. Charles Babbage is generally considered （） the first computers.

Ato invent

Binventing

Cto have invented

Dhaving invented

27. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without （） his notes.

Abringing up

Breferring to

Clooking for

Dtrying on

28. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, （） on the project day and night to meet the deadline.

Awork

Bworking

Cis working

Dare working

29. After the war , a new school building was put up （） there had once been a theatre.

Athat

Bwhere

Cwhich

Dwhen

30. It is certain that he will （） his business to his son when he gets old.

Atake over

Bthink over

Chand over

Dgo over

1. 请选出句中错误的一项：This equipment is based upon advanced techniques and it is highly reliable.（）

Aequipment

Bbased upon

Ctechniques

Dhighly reliable

2. 请选出句中错误的一项：It is about time that we go to supper, for we still have a meeting to attend this evening.（）

Aabout time

Bgo to supper

Cfor

Dto attend

3. 请选出句中错误的一项：Every now and then he would come here paying a visit to his old aunt,who lived all alone in a small house.（）

AEvery now and then

Bwould come

Cpaying a visit to

Dall alone

4. 请选出句中错误的一项：The passengers saw the thief stole on the bus, but they didn’t say anything.（）

Asaw

Bstole

Con the bus

Ddidn’t say

5. 请选出句中错误的一项：Look at the beautiful flowers here ! How wonderful they are smelling.（）

ALook at

Bflowers

CHow

Dare smelling

6. 请选出句中错误的一项：Dear Helen, please forgive him for his rudeness, can you ?（）

Aforgive

Bfor

Crudeness

Dcan you

7. 请选出句中错误的一项：Did anyone inform you with the change of the schedule that had been decided yesterday ?（）

ADid

Binform

Cwith

Dhad been decided

8. 请选出句中错误的一项：Despite his old age, he is still very healthful and often works in the field.（）

ADespite

Bage

Cvery

Dhealthful

9. 请选出句中错误的一项：He invited me to go to a party and I did not want to join him that evening.（）

Ainvited

Bto go

Cand

Djoin him

10. 请选出句中错误的一项：The information which she was injured in the accident was given by Liz.（）

Awhich

Bwas injured

Cthe accident

Dwas given

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn’t the first time I had been (56). Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often (57) to France, I so I was used (58) a foreign language to people who did not understand (59). But when I went to America I was really looking forward to (60) a nice easy holiday without any (61) problems.
How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a (62) telephone to give my American friend Danny a (63) and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me (64) lost and asked (65) he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s (66) “ he exclaimed. “Are you getting(67)? But aren’t you a bit (68)?” “Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I (69) want to give a ring to tell he I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “ There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we (70) meet up, Danny (71) the misunderstandings to me. “ Don’t worry,” she said to me . “I had so many (72) at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans (73) differently in meaning from (74). You’ll soon get used to (75) things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

1. 56（）

Aout

Baboard

Caway

Dabroad

2. 57（）

Agone

Bbeen

Cgot

Dcome

3. 58（）

Ato speak

Bfor speaking

Cto speaking

Dto speaking of

4. 59（）

AEnglish

BFrench

CRussian

DLatin

5. 60（）

Ahaving

Bbuying

Cgiving

Dreceiving

6. 61（）

Atime

Bhuman

Cmoney

Dlanguage

7. 62（）

Aperfect

Bpopular

Cpublic

Dpleasant

8. 63（）

Aring

Bletter

Cword

Dmessage

9. 64（）

Ato look

Blooking like

Clooking

Dfeeling like

10. 65（）

Athat

Bif

Cwhere

Dwhen

11. 66（）

Awell

Bstrange

Cnice

Dfunny

12. 67（）

Ato marry

Bmarrying

Cto be married

Dmarried

13. 68（）

Asmall

Bsmart

Clittle

Dyoung

14. 69（）

Avery

Bjust

Cso

Djust now

15. 70（）

Adid

Bcould

Cdo

Dcan

16. 71（）

Adescribed

Bexplained

Ctalked

Dexpressed

17. 72（）

Atrouble

Bdifficulties

Cfun

Dthings

18. 73（）

Awrite

Bspeak

Cuse

Dread

19. 74（）

Aus British

BBritish us

Cus Britain

Dwe British

20. 75（）

Asuch

Bthese

Csome

Dall the

1. 事实上，水污染的危害远不止这点。

A对

B错

2. 这个问题不像我们最初想象的那么复杂。

A对

B错

3. 如果你那时没有及时离开，我无法想象会发生什么情况。

A对

B错

4. 他们发现在下午6点前不可能完成这项工作。

A对

B错

5. 由于我没有读过这本书，所以我无法对此作出评论。

A对

B错

6. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups.

A对

B错

7. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing.

A对

B错

8. I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.

A对

B错

9. In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive.

A对

B错

10. By the year 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largely solved.

A对

B错

2007年4月21日成人本科学位英语统一考试(A卷)

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