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模拟试题7

模拟试题7

Part1ReadingComprehension（40%）

Passage1

　　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.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

　5."Shadowland"inthelastsentencerefersto_____.

　A.thewonderlandonoftendreamsabout　　B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

　　C.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached

　　D.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'simagination

　Passage2

　　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

　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.

Passage4

Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.

　　Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.

　　Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:

theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.

　　Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.

　　Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.（79）Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard（轰炸）theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.

　　Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.（80）Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.

　　Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!

16.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

　　　A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle　　　B.demandsofdailylife

　　　C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle　　　D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving

17.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.

　　　A.havingalotofthingstodo　　　B.involving