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大学英语A9

一、阅读理解

Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty percent have jobs.

In general, working women have had more education than those staying at home. Of those who work, thirty-two percent have attended college, compared with twenty percent of those who do not have jobs.

Among women with jobs, eight of ten drive a car to work, and eight percent took a vacation away from home during the past year. Much of their traveling was by air.

These figures come from a report, which was written for advertisers, the report shows a new picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent of all American women have traveled by air - along with fifty-nine percent of all American men.

The lesson for American business is that many women now have other interests besides their homes. They like advertisements, which show women in office, planes, and cars.

1.After reading the short article we know that______.

A.all the women in the U.S. have jobs

B.half of the women aged 18 to 64 in the U.S have jobs

C.all the women in the U.S. like work very much

D.fifty percent of the American women have jobs outside their homes

2.______ of the working women in American have been to universities.

A.Near one third

B.About a quarter

C.One fourth

D.About a half

3.______ of the working women ______ and go to work by them.

A.Eight out of ten; drive a car

B.Eighteen percent; have cars

C.Eighty percent; have cars

D.Eight and ten; have cars

4.The report ______ for advertisers offers ______ to them.

A.was written; a new picture of women

B.written; a new photo

C.writing; a new look of persons

D.written; a new look of women

5.Why are American women fond of advertisements? Because______.

A.they like advertisements

B.they are interested in them

C.they can be shown against different backgrounds

D.they like to be shown off

A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.

Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.

Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn’t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner - amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly.

The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor’s language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.

6.In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ___________.

A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US

B.small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

C.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

D.most Americans are ready to offer help

7.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________.

A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship

B.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated

C.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends

D.social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions

8.Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________.

A.to improve their hard life

B.in view of their long-distance travel

C.to add some flavor to their own daily life

D.out of a charitable impulse

9.The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________.

A.tends to be superficial and artificial

B.is generally well kept up in the United States

C.is always understood properly

D.has something to do with the busy tourist trails

10.What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American’s friendliness?

A.Favorable.

B.Unfavorable.

C.Indifferent.

D.Neutral.

二、词汇与语法

11.Without proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

A.keep up

B.catch up

C.pick up

D.draw up

12.Dr. Smith was always ______ the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.

A.reminded of

B.absorbed in

C.tended by

D.concerned about

13.Put the statue ____ we can all see it.

A.which

B.where

C.when

D.what

14.________ the program, they have to stay there for another three weeks.

A.Not having completed

B.Not completed

C.Not completing

D.Having not completed

15.Jackson is not ________ as you imagine.

A.so a big fool

B.so big a fool

C.such big a fool

D.a such big fool

16.If we don't stop the population from increasing at such a rapid rate, there will ________ not be enough room left on the earth for human to stand, let alone development.

A.constantly

B.mainly

C.eventually

D.lately

17.For most people, it takes _______ effort to memorize a long poem.

A.to consider

B.considering

C.considerable

D.considerate

18.__________ the price is concerned, this car is a good bargain.

A.As low as

B.As soon as

C.As much as

D.As far as

19.You may get good grades by studying only before examinations, but you will only succeed ________ by studying hard every day.

A.in particular

B.in the long run

C.in season

D.in the end of

20.The ship took machines and other goods back to the port ________ it had set off.

A.from which

B.to which

C.which

D.in which

三、完型填空

When I was young, most of the books I read described heroes who were __21__ and heroines who were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to be __22__. Whenever I looked at someone prettier than me, I was unhappy.

As I grew up, I began to __23__ outer beauty was not so important to make someone good. A friend of mine was so beautiful that everyone wanted to talk with her, but she was very arrogant. She believed that she could do everything she wanted, so she __24__ friends one by one. Then she learnt a good lesson: __25__ beauty is more important. After she learnt that, she changed her attitude and had many __26__ again.

In our society, beauty also gives us many advantages, such as getting a job. It is true that attractive people are __27__ easily. We know good-looking guys usually get higher scores on job interviews. So, what is real __28__? I want to say that inner beauty is the real one because if someone has beauty in his soul, he looks more charming.

The beauty looked at with __29__ doesn't last forever. We should concentrate on inner one. The point is that inner beauty is more important than outside beauty. So, if we make the effort to make our __30__ beautiful, we'll be happier.

21.

A.successful

B.handsome

C.enthusiastic

D.ordinary

22.

A.happy

B.pretty

C.normal

D.great

23.

A.realize

B.doubt

C.imagine

D.suggest

24.

A.missed

B.made

C.lost

D.loved

25.

A.outer

B.single

C.inner

D.random

26.

A.students

B.children

C.dreams

D.friends

27.

A.seen

B.hired

C.fired

D.left

28.

A.beauty

B.knowledge

C.happiness

D.friendship

29.

A.fingers

B.mouth

C.cameras

D.eyes

30.

A.bodies

B.faces

C.minds

D.words

四、汉译英

31.你认为这两种语言在很多方面都不一样吗？

you think that the two languages are different from each other in many ways?

32.昨天我去拜访他，看看他是否能解决这个问题。

visited him yesterday to see if he could work out /solve the problem.

33.教育将给你提供更多就业机会。

ucation will provide you with more job opportunities. OR: Education will provide you with more chances/opportunities to find/get a job.

34.由于2008年的奥运会，北京发生了重大变化。

e to/Because of 2008 Olympic Games, great changes in Beijing/great changes have taken place in Beijing.

五、写作

35.写作

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

There are different ways of getting information: reading, watching TV, or surfing the Internet（上网）. Write an essay on the topic "Ways of Getting Information". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.现代社会获取信息方式的多样化。

2.你更喜欢哪种方式，原因是什么。

3.不同的人为不同的目的应选择合适的方式。