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精选资料成人学位英语临考密押试题及答案第五套x
PartIReadingComprehension（30%）Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoi
Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.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?
Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.
1.Thepassageismeantto______.
Awarnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience
Badviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter
Cshowyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame
Dencourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer
答案:
A
这道题考察考生对文章的整体把握能力。
作者在开头便点明写作和成为作家是不同的，指出很多年轻人的想法是不成熟的。
接下来又以亲身经历说明成为作家的艰辛。
2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
AGenuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.
BAwriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.
CFamouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.
DThechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall
答案:
D
一个作家成功的比率是非常小的。
在文章的第二段中提到Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded．虽然有一些可以得到财富，但上千的作家的努力却得不到回报。
说明作家成功是非常困难的。
3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?
AHewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.
BHehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.
CHewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.
DHethoughthathelackedimagination.
答案:
B
作者在从事写作的第一年怀疑自己是应为他没有看到情况比一开始有所好转。
4.…peoplewhodiewondering:
Whatif?
（Para-3）refersto"those_____".
Awhothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife
Bwhoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway
Cwhothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision
Dwhoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath
答案:
C
因为这些人总去问whatif，说明他们总是犹豫不决，对自己的未来举棋不定，做不出最终决定。
5.Shadowlandinthelastsentencerefersto_____.
Athewonderlandonoftendreamsabout
Bthebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto
Cthestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached
Daworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination
答案:
C
这道题考察对词汇的理解。
shadowland是指一种在目标实现前的不确定状态。
Ayoungster’’ssocialdevelopmenthasaprofoundeffectonhisacademicprogress.Kidswhohavetroublegettingalongwiththeirclassmatescanendupbehindacademicallyaswellandhaveahigherchanceofdroppingout（退学）.Intheearlygradesespecially,expertssay,youngstersshouldbeencouragedtoworkingroupsratherthanindividuallysothatteacherscanspotchildrenwhomaybehavingproblemsmakingfriends."Whenchildrenworkonaproject",saysLillianKate,aneducationalprofessorattheUniversityofIllinois,"theylearntoworktogether,todisagree,tothink,totaketurnsandlightentensions.Theseskillscan’’tbelearnedthroughlecture.Weallknowpeoplewhohavewonderfultechnicalskillsbutdon’’thaveanysocialskills.RelationshipsshouldbethefirstR."
Atacertainage,childrenarealsolearningtojudgethemselvesinrelationtoothers.Formostchildren,schoolmarksthefirsttimethattheirgoalsarenotsetbyaninternalclockbutbytheoutsideworld.Justasa1-year-oldstrugglingtowalk,a6-year-oldisstrugglingtomeetadults’’expectations."Youngkidsdon’’tknowhowtodistinguishbetweeneffortandability."saysProfessorHill,anearly-childhoodeducatorforthestateofNewJersey,"Iftheytryhardtodosomethingandfail,theymayconcludethattheywillneverbeabletoaccomplishaparticulartask.Theeffectsofobviousmethodscomparisonsuchaspostinggradescanbeserious",saysHills,"achildwhohashadhisconfidencereallydamagedneedsarescueoperation".
6.Theauthorseemstothinkthatakid’spoorrelationshipwithhisclassmateswould________.
Ahavenegativeeffectsonhisstudy
Bdevelophisindividualismbutlimithisintelligence
Ceventuallyleadtohisleavingschool
Dhavenothingtodowithhisachievementsinacourse
答案:
A
细节题。
第一段第二句提到“Kidswhohavetroublegettingalongwiththeirclassmatescanendupbehindacademicallyaswellandhaveahigherchanceofdroppingout．”与同学相处不好有可能使学习退步，而且辍学的可能性也变大了。
C最具干扰性，人际关系不好，并不一定都会辍学。
7.Inthefirstparagraph,theword"spot"means________.
Ateach
Bhelp
Cfind
Dtreat
答案:
C
词汇题。
“…youngstersshouldbeencouragedtoworkingroupsratherthanindividuallysothatteacherscanspotchildrenwhomaybehavingproblemsmakingfriends．”根据句意，老师鼓励孩子参加集体活动，这样他们才能发现哪些孩子不善于与同学相处。
由此可推断spot意为“发现。
”
8.Formostchildren,schoolmakesthemunderstand________.
Athatitissocietyratherthanindividualthatdecidesone’sfuture
Bthattheycanmeetthesocialneeds
Cthatone’seffortandone’sabilitycanbetwoquitedifferentmatters
Dthatsocialneedsandindividualneedshavenothingincommon
答案:
A
细节题。
第二段第二句说“Formostchildren，schoolmarksthefirsttimethattheirgoalsarenotsetbyaninternalclockbutbytheoutsideworld．”对于大多数孩子来说，学校让他们首次意识到他们的目标不是由自己说了算，而是受社会的影响的。
9.Whichofthefollowingismostunlikelyfortheauthortodo?
ATotalktothestudentswhohavementalproblems.
BTohelpstudentsdevelopafeelingofself-respect.
CTokeepastudentfromplayingalone.
DToannounceastudent’sscoresinpublic.
答案:
D
细节题。
文章提到“Theeffectsofobviousmethodscomparisonsuchaspostinggradescanbeserious”，采取明显的比较优劣的方法，如公布学生的分数，会产生严重的后果，因此，作者是不会这样做的。
10.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorconcernofthepassageaboutastudent’sneeds?
AIndividualismandcooperation.
BAcademicsuccessandindependentthinking.
CSocializationandfeelingofconfidence.
DIntelligenceandrespect.
答案:
C
主旨题。
文章的第一句和最后一句就是本文所关心的问题：
“Ayoungster’ssocialdevelopmenthasaprofoundeffectonhisacademicprogress．”“Times，achildwhohashadhisconfidencereallydamagedneedsarescueoperation．”可以看出，本文对孩子的社会化和自信心非常关注。
Theagriculturerevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothings;theinventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture.Labor-savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasscarce."InEurope",saidThomasJefferson,"theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland,laborbeingsufficient;hereitistomakethemostofourlabor,landbeingabundant."ItwasinAmerica,therefore,thatthegreatadvancesinnineteenth—centuryagriculturalmachineryfirstcame.Attheopeningofthecentury,withtheexceptionofacrude（粗糙的）plow,farmerscouldhavecarriedpracticallyalloftheexistingagriculturaltoolsontheirbacks.By1860,mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinanearlyform.Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow.Asearlyas1890CharlesNewboltofNewJerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-ironplowandspenthisentirefortuneinintroducinghisinvention.Thefarmers,however,wouldhomenoneofit,claimingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadetheweedsgrow.Nevertheless,manypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow,untilin1869,JamesOliverofSouthBend,Indiana,turnedoutthefirstchilled-steelplow.
11.Theword"here"（Para,1）refersto_________.
AEurope
BAmerica
CNewJersey
DIndiana
答案:
B
本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。
根据here上文ThomasJefferson（美国人）和下文的inAmerica，这里的“here”指的是美国。
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?
ATheneedforlaborhelpedtheinventionofmachineryinAmerica
BThefarmerrejectedCharlesNewbolt’splowforfearofruinoftheirfields.
CBothEuropeandAmericahadgreatneedforfarmmachinery.
DItwasinIndianathatthefirstchilled-steelplowwasproduced.
答案:
C
本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。
文章中有这样的句子：
“InEurope…theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland，laborbeingsufficient；hereitistomakethemostofourlabor，andlandbeingabundant．（在欧洲……我们的目标是劳动力充足，要充分利用土地；在美国土地充足，要正确使用劳动力。
）”因此说欧洲和美国都亟须农业机械化是错误的。
C正确答案。
13.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.
Atheagriculturerevolution
Btheinventionoflaborsavingmachinery
Cthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture
DthefarmingmachineryinAmerica
答案:
B
此题考查的是考生对整篇短文主要内容的理解。
由第一部分文章总体结构分析“围绕节省劳力的机械发明展开”文章的中心思想应当是“节省劳力的机器发明”。
14.Attheopeningofthenineteenth-century,farmersinAmerica_________.
Apreferredlighttools
Bwereextremelyself-reliant（自给的）
Chadmanytools
Dhadveryfewtools
答案:
D
本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。
文章中有这样的句子：
“Attheopeningofthecentury，withtheex-captionofacrud
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