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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试真题A卷

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2007年4月真题（A卷）

PartⅠReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.（76）Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween"beingawriter"andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."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.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.

3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?

A.Hewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B.Hehadn'tseenachangeforthebetter.

C.Hewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hethoughtthathelackedimagination.

4."...peoplewhodiewondering:

Whatif?

"（Line3～4,Para.3）refersto"those______.

A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife

B.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway

C.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

D.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

5."Shadowland"inthelastsentencerefersto______.

A.thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout

B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached

D.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'simagination

Passage2

Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Today,expertsbelievethatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld'spopulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.

（78）Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginning,togrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman'sneedsinthefuture.

Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman'stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.

Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Forexample,warmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamship.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.

Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.（79）Bytheyear2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargelysolved.

6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeedsofManB.SeaHarvestandFood

C.SeaandSourcesofEnergyD.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.Thesemorehighly.educatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.

Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagedsmokersfromupper-income,well-educatedfamilies,andfewerfromfamilieslivinginfarmareas.Childrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneorbothoftheirparentssmoke.

11.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Moreandmorepeopletakeupthehabitofsmoking.

B.TherearemoresmokingwomenthansmokingmenintheU.S.A.

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

Directions:

Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Ifyougotothemovietonight,so______I.

A.willB.doC.amD.can

17.Youdon'tknowaboutthedifficultyIhad______theworkthenatall.

A.doneB.todoC.fordoingD.indoing

18.______iswell-known,theenvironmentinChinaisbadlyinneedofimprovement.

A.ItB.ThatC.AsD.What

19.CharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsidered______thefirstcomputers.

A.toinventB.inventingC.tohaveinventedD.havinginvented

20.Withoilpriceskeeping______,peoplearehesitatingwhethertobuyacarornot.

A.risingB.arisingC.raisingD.arousing

21.Iwalkedoutofthecinema,______toreturntoseethewonderfulfilmthenextSunday.

A.determineB.beingdeterminedC.determinedD.tobedetermined

22.Wewereverydisappointedatthe______toouradvertisement,andourproductsdidn'tsellwell.

A.repliesB.responseC.answersD.words

23.Mysuggestionyesterdaywasthatameeting______todiscussthematter.

A.shouldholdB.mustbeheldC.wouldbeheldD.beheld

24.Beforetheguestscome,Imustgettheglasses______.

A.washedB.tobewashedC.beingwashedD.towash

25.Whowouldyouratherhave______thecomputer,Mr.LinorMr.Chen?

A.repairedB.repairC.repairingD.torepair

26.Itturnedoutthat