统考大学英语A正式试题 2.docx

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统考大学英语A正式试题2

2007年4月统考“大学英语A”正式试题

试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语A试卷

2007年4月

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InformationfortheExaminees:

ThisexaminationconsistsofTHREEparts.Theyare:

PartⅠ:

ReadingComprehension（50points,60minutes）

PartⅡ:

VocabularyandStructure（30points,30minutes）

PartⅢ:

Writing（20points,30minutes）

Thetotalscoreforthisexaminationis100.Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis2hours（120minutes）.

PartⅠ:

ReadingComprehension（50points）

Instructions:

Ø        Thispartwilltake60minutes.

Ø        ThereareFIVEsectionsinthispart.

MarkALLyouranswersbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet,e.g.[A].

SectionAQuestions1—5arebasedonthissection.（10points）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

ManhattanIslandistheoldestandmostimportantofthefiveboroughsthatmakeupNewYorkCity.Itis21.7kilometerslongand3.8kilometerswideatitswidestpoint.ItcontainsNewYork’stallestbuildingsaswellassomeofthelargestschoolsandcolleges,andthemostfamousfinancialandtheaterdistrictsintheUnitedStates.IthasskyscrapersandCentralPark,theoldandthenew,thebestandtheworst.Itislikenootherbigcity.Itisunique.

TounderstandManhattan,wemustknowsomethingofitsearlyhistory:

itsearlydaysofDutchcolonistsandEnglishsettlers;thewavesofnineteenth-centuryEuropeanimmigrantswhoarrivedatitsshores;theAfrican-AmericanswhomovednorthaftertheCivilWar;recentimmigrantsfromChinaandotherpartsofAsia;andyoungpeoplewhogotoNewYorkfromalloverAmerica.Itisamixofethnicgroupsandcultures,successesandfailures,hopesandfears.

TheUnitedStatesisanationofimmigrantsandnoothercitydisplaysthisfactaswellasNewYorkCity.FromChinatownandLittleItalytoHarlem,NewYorkisaplacewherecommunitiestakeprideinretainingtheirethnicity.MostimmigrantswenttoAmericawithverylittlemoney.Theywerethepoorandunhappyintheirowncountries.Americagavethemhopeandanewbeginning.MillionsofimmigrantshaveprosperedinAmerica.

OnJuly4,1884,thepeopleofFrancegavetotheUnitedStatesasasymboloffriendship,astatuesculpturedbyFredericAugusteBartholdi.ThisstatuewasplacedonanislandinNewYorkHarbor.Itis46metershighandisthefirstsightimmigrantsseeastheycomeintoNewYorkCitybyship.ItisknownastheStatueofLiberty.OnthestatueisapoemwrittenbyEmmaLazarus.ThispoemsumsuptheAmericantraditionofacceptingpeoplefromothercountries.Itfollows:

Givemeyourtired,yourpoor,

Yourhuddledmassesyearningtobreathefree,

Thewretchedrefuseofyourteemingshore.

Sendthese,thehomeless,tempest-tossedtome,

Iliftmylampbesidethegoldendoor!

1.WhatisthefirstlandmarkpeopleonincomingshipsseeastheyenterNewYorkHarbor?

A.Chinatown.

B.CentralPark.

C.Harlem.

D.TheStatueofLiberty.

2.EmmaLazarus’poemsaysthatAmericaisaplace_________________.

A.wherepoorandunfortunatepeoplearewelcome

B.wherethereislibertyforpeoplecomingfromotherpartsoftheworld

C.wherethereisgarbageandlitterontheshore

D.wherethereisabiglightpeoplecangettogether

3.Manhattanis__________________.

A.anislandinthePacificOcean

B.aboroughofNewYorkCity

C.oftencalledLitterItaly

D.anothernameforCityofNewYork

4.StatueofLibertyis_______________.

A.agiftfromthepeopleofFrance

B.ahugestatueinCentralPark

C.asymbolofjustice

D.achapterintheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates

5.NewYorkCityis______________.

A.theonlybigcitywithaChinatown

B.thelargestcityintheworld

C.hometomanyethnicgroups

D.therichestcityonearth

SectionBQuestions6—10arebasedonthissection.（10points）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Thecamelisaslow-movingcreature.Butwhatitlacksinspeeditgainsinendurance.Thisveritablebeastofburdencanwalk30milesadaycarryingaloadthatweighshalfaton.

Thekangaroo,withitslong,muscularhindlegs,isamarveloffitness.Weighingabout200pounds,itcanthrustitsheavybodyintotheairandclearafenceninefeethigh.Whileairborne,thisleapingathleteusesitsthicktailasbothacounterbalanceandasteeringwheel.

Neverunderestimatethestrengthofaninsect.Thetinyantcanmoveaburden50timesitsweight.Andthebrawnybee,whentiedtoasmallloadonwheels,isabletohaulupto300timesitsownweight.

Theelephantisamonumenttomuscles.Itstrunkalone,whichcandoeverythingfrompullingoutatreetodelicatelypickingupapin,containsabout70timesthenumberofmusclesinyourbody.

Oneoftheworld’slongestleapersistheflea:

itcanjump13inches—about350timesitsownlength.Forapersonsixfeettall,thiswouldbelikejumpingapproximately2,000feet,orsevenfootballfields.Nooneyethasleapedevenasmuchas30feet.

AseeminglyinexhaustiblejumperistheOrientalratflea:

itcanjump600timesanhourforthreewholedayswithoutstopping.

Thefastestmusclemovementeverrecordedbelongstothemightymidge.Thistiny,agileinsectcanbeatitswings133,000timesaminute,about100timesfasterthanahumancanblinkaneye—whichtakesallofonetwentyfifthofasecond.

Byland,airorsea,birdsaremastersofmotions.Theostrichoutrunsanyanimalontwolegs,carryingits300-poundbodyat30milesanhour.TheflightoftheIndianbirdsometimesexceeds100mph.Andthegentoopenguin,byatleastoneaccount,canswim22mph.Atthisspeed,thepenguinkeepspacewithoneofthefastest-swimmingmarinemammals,thedolphin.

6.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A.     thecamelcannotcover30milesadaywithaheavyload

B.      thekangaroocannotjumphighwithitsheavybody

C.      theelephant’strunkisbothflexibleandmighty

D.     thebrawnybeehasincrediblestrengthwhenitisfastenedtoatree

7.WhichofthefollowingfiguresisNOTcorrect?

A.     Theweightofanormalkangarooisabout200pounds.

B.      Thefleaistheworld’sgreatesthighjumper.

C.      Noonecanjump30feetsofar.

D.     Theorientalratfleacanjumpforthreedaysnonstop.

8.Thefastestmusclemovementchampionbelongstoakindof______.

A.     marinemammal

B.      huge-tailedanimal

C.      mightybeast

D.     smallinsect

9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.     ananimal’ssizedecidesitsphysicalpower

B.      humanbeingscanhardlyjumpashighasfleas

C.      ostrichiskindofbird

D.     thepenguinswimsfasterthanthedolphin

10.Itseemsthattheauthorofthispassageintendsto______.

A.     compareanimalswithhumanathletes

B.      introducesomegiftedanimalathletes

C.      showtheunderestimatedstrengthofsomeanimals

D.     demonstratethelawof“survivalofthefittest”

SectionCQuestions11—15arebasedonthissection.（10points）

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Earlyinthedevelopmentofagriculture,mendiscoveredhowtomakealcoholicdrinksfromgrapesandcorn.TheancientEgyptiansdrankbothwineandbeer,andtheGreekscarriedonalivelytradeinwinethroughouttheMediterranean.Thevinesofgrapesareallofasinglespecies,Vitisvinifera,althoughtherearehundredsofvarietiesadaptedtodifferentsoilsandclimates.

Wineisthefermentedjuiceoffreshgrapes.Thejuiceofthewinegrapecontainssugar,andtheyeastconvertsthesugartoalcohol,whenthereisnoairpresent,byprocesscalledfermentation.Redwineismadefromdarkgrapes,andwhitewinefromwhitegrapesorfromdarkgrapeswhoseskinshavebeenremovedfromthewinepressatanearlystage.

Themostfamouswine-growingcountriesareFrance,GermanyandItaly.WinewasmadeinEnglandintheMiddleAges,buttheclimateisnotreallysuitableforgrapevines.Winesmustbedrunkquicklyoncetheyareopened,otherwisebacteriawillusetheairtoconvertthealcoholtovinegar.Thebacteriaarekilledbyahigheralcoholcontentthanisfoundinwineandthatiswhysherryandport,thespecialtiesofSpainandPortugal,arefortifiedbytheadditionofspiritstomakethemlastlonger.

Beerismadefromsproutingbarleygrains（malt）,whichisfermentedwithyeasttoproducealcohol;hopsareaddedforflavour.Ale,themostcommondrinkinEnglandintheMiddleAges,wasalsomadefrombarley,butwithouthops;thealeoftodayismerelyatypeofbeer.InJapan,beerismadefromrice.

Spiritshaveahigheralcoholiccontentthanbeerandwineandaremadebydistillationfromabaseofgrainorsomeothervegetable.GinandVodkacanbedistilledfromavarietyofingredients,includingpotatoes;ginisflavouredwithjuniperberries.Scotchwhiskyisobtainedfromabaseoffermentedbarley,andbrandyfromthedistillationofwine.Rumisderivedfromsugarcanebyfermentationofmolasses,aby-productinrefiningsugar.Ciderismadefromapples.SouthAmericanIndiansmakealcoholicdrinksfromcactusleavesandtheshootsofcertainpalmtrees.

11.Theearliestalcoholicdrinksweremadefrom______.

A.     riceandpotatoes