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大学英语A7

一、阅读理解

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You're not alone. Back experts in the USA were worried that young students are having back and neck problems because they are carrying too much in their backpacks（schoolbags）.

"It hurts my back when I run, "said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia."It's hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it's too heavy. "

Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week's study. Ebelin is one of them. They have regular backpacks with two straps（带子）to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads have switched to rolling backpacks. The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground.

Shirley Park's backpack weighs 10 kilos, and she said, "I'll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain."

How much is too much? Experts say that students should carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. A few students have had a good idea to lighten the load: less homework.

Doctor's suggestions:

1. Lighten the load. Take home only the books the students need that night.

2. Wide straps are better. They can send out weight over your shoulders and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps.

3. The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back.

4. Bend both knees when you pick up the pack, don't just bend over the waist.

1.The main idea of the text is ______.

A.the problems made by rolling backpacks

B.the goodness of backpacks

C.the best backpacks for students

D.how to lighten students' backpacks

2.From what Ebelin Reyes and Shirley Park said, we know ______.

A.students have to carry heavy backpacks

B.students have to do homework

C.backpacks with wheels are bad for students

D.students have no time to play because of homework

3.In the text "switch to"(Paragraph 3) means ______.

A.use for

B.turn to

C.catch up

D.begin to use

4.By the words of the experts, it's better for a student of 40 kilos to carry a backpack of ______ at most.

A.10 kilos

B.8 kilos

C.6 kilos

D.7 kilos

5.If students follow the doctor's suggestions, they ______.

A.may do less homework

B.may feel their backpacks are lighter

C.can learn how to enjoy themselves

D.will know how to use backpacks

It was 1985, and Rafe Esquith was beginning his third year of teaching in Los Angeles public schools. He faced a class of 40 sixth-graders from low-income homes where English rarely was spoken, and the best reader among them was two years below grade level.

But to everyone’s surprise, he decided to teach them Shakespeare.

Five families agreed to let their children play “Macbeth”for two hours after school. This proved to be so much fun that, within weeks, Esquith had 28 kids happily soaking up the drama of blood and betrayal in medieval Scotland. They were learning many words they had never heard before.

But when Esquith asked a school district supervisor for official approval, he received this note:“Mr. Esquith, it is not appropriate that you stay after school to teach Shakespeare. It would be better if you did something with the children that is academic.”

It would not be the last time that the narrow thinking of big-city school administration got in Esquith’s way. Yet the bearded, 6-foot-tall cyclone has proved that a teacher who thinks very big -- much harder lessons, larger projects, extra class time -- can help disadvantaged children in ways most educators never imagine.

This was difficult at first, until he stumbled upon a concept of teaching that is at the core of his success. American children, even those from hardworking immigrant cultures, have in Esquith’s view been wrongly taught that learning should always be fun, by teachers who think hard lessons are bad for kids from low-income homes. When faced with something difficult, such students don’t know what to do.

The Declaration of Independence says Americans are entitled to the pursuit of happiness, but the emphasis in public schooling has been on the happiness, he believes. “What happened to pursuit?” Esquith said. So he has created an entirely new universe in his classroom, cherishing effort and the slogan, “There Are No Shortcuts”.

As for their own dramatic performances, Esquith got aroundthe original ban on his after-school “Macbeth”rehearsals by switching to Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”. When that class finally performed the Shakespeare play, a school district supervisor showed up. The high-ranking district administrator came up afterwards and shook his hand. “Rafe”, she said, “I’ve never seen Shakespeare done better.”

6.It can be learned from the passage that Esquith’s students _____________.

A.liked the traditional teaching better

B.were relatively poor in intelligence

C.were mainly from immigrant families

D.refused to cooperate with the new teacher

7.At first, Esquith’s Shakespeare-teaching ______________.

A.won the support of the school district authority

B.got slow response from the school district authority

C.did not draw attention from the school district authority

D.was not approved by the school district authority

8.It is implied that most educators ______________.

A.fail to realize the potential of disadvantaged students

B.fail to introduce fun into the learning of disadvantaged students

C.are reluctant to admit the unfair treatment to disadvantaged students

D.are unaware of the difficulty faced by disadvantaged students

9.Esquith’s principle of teaching is different from the general one in that _________.

A.he insists on giving harder lessons to more advanced students

B.he places greater emphasis on hard work in students’learning

C.he pays less attention to students’academic performances

D.he dismisses the concept of extra homework for students

10.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.An inspiring teacher wins the love and respect of his students.

B.An experienced teacher contributes to the school and the students.

C.An innovative teacher makes changes in the students.

D.An optimistic teacher helps build confidence in the students.

二、词汇与语法

11.The expression finds its _______ in French.

A.source

B.beginning

C.origin

D.basis

12.This kind of camera can be ________ to take pictures in cloudy or rainy conditions.

A.treated

B.adopted

C.adjusted

D.remedied

13.________ difficult the situation was, we managed to survive.

A.How

B.However

C.What

D.When

14.Tom was _______ $20 for driving too fast.

A.given

B.punished

C.fined

D.paid

15.I don't think his remarks are relevant ________ our discussion.

A.to

B.at

C.for

D.with

16.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.

A.as if

B.provided

C.even if

D.whatever

17.Their idea is _______ to us all and you don't need to tell us more about it.

A.apparent

B.appearing

C.approaching

D.apart

18.At the end of 2004, there were around 6,000 foreign printing companies in China, ______ up around 4 percent of national total.

A.made

B.to make

C.making

D.having made

19.Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company.

A.forceful

B.profitable

C.tremendous

D.favorite

20.______ Jerry at 8 o'clock. He will have had his breakfast by then.

A.Pick out

B.Pick at

C.Pick on

D.Pick up

三、完型填空

In 1959 the average American family paid $989 __21__ a year's supply of food. In 1972 the family paid $1,311. That was a price __22__ of nearly one-third.

Every family has had this sort of experience. Everyone agrees that the cost of __23__ a family has risen sharply. But there is less agreement when reasons for the rise are being discussed. Who is really __24__?

Many blame the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, and cheese __25__ stores offer for sale. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the farmer's share of the $1,311 spent by the family in 1972 was $521. This was thirty-one percent __26__ than the farmer had received in 1959. But farmers claim that this increase was very small __27__ to the increase in their cost of living. Farmers tend to blame others for the sharp __28__ in food prices. They particularly blame those who __29__ the farm products after the products leave the farm. These include truck drivers, meat packers, manufacturers of packages and other food containers, and the owners of stores where food is sold. They are among the "middlemen" who stand __30__ the farmer and the people who buy and eat the food. Are middlemen the ones to blame for food price?

21.

A.on

B.to

C.for

D.with

22.

A.paid

B.increase

C.decrease

D.income

23.

A.expense

B.expenditure

C.feeding

D.living

24.

A.responsible

B.fault

C.reason

D.cause

25.

A.these

B.that

C.they

D.them

26.

A.rather

B.different

C.better

D.more

27.

A.leading for

B.included

C.compared

D.known

28.

A.rise

B.arise

C.promote

D.rising

29.

A.sale

B.buy

C.eat

D.process

30.

A.for

B.out

C.among

D.between

四、汉译英

31.只要我们学习努力，就能够克服一切困难。

/as long as we study hard, we will be able to overcome all the difficulties.

32.他们受到的教育越多，就越能更好地完成工作。

e better educated they are/The more education they receive, the better they can perform in their work.

33.毕业之后，我们仍然通过电子邮件保持联系。

ter graduation, we still stay / keep in touch with each other through/by e-mail.

34.英语是世界上运用最广泛的语言之一。

glish is one of the most widely used languages in the world.

五、写作

35.写作

Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.

"Time and tide wait for no man." Why do we have to go to school and how to make the most of the school days? Write an essay on the topic "Make the Most of the School Days". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.我们为什么要上学？

2.充分利用在校时间的意义。

3.荒废在校时光的后果。