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大学英语A9

一、阅读理解

England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September; this is probably true of the North of England and the Midland. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire form a job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the milder south.

Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the south-west, which consists of the countries of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the south-west quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo and many semi-tropical plants grow well in the south-west of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be probably no snow at all in the south-west. This may be one of the reasons why the south-west is one of England's most popular holiday areas.

1.The distance from the center of England to the south coast is about ______.

A.one hundred miles

B.three hundred miles

C.one hundred and fifty miles

D.six hundred miles

2.England is a country ______.

A.with a cold and wet climate

B.with a surprising climate

C.with a pleasant climate

D.with a variety of climates

3.According to the passage, ______.

A.flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier

B.farmers in the south-west grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere

C.people in the south-west have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers

D.vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers

4.In the north of England and the Midland, ______.

A.it is cold and wet all the year round

B.the climate is pleasant as a whole

C.it is warm most of the time in a year

D.only the summer is not cold and wet

5.In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall ______.

A.hardly see any snow

B.never see any snow

C.may have several feet of snow

D.often see snow

Since World War II, there has been a clearly discernible trend, especially among the growing group of college students, toward early marriage. Many youths begin dating in the first stages of adolescence, “go steady”through high school, and marry before their formal education has been completed. However, emotional maturity is no respecter of birthdays; it does not arrive automatically at twenty-one or twenty-five. Some achieve it surprisingly early, while others never do, even in three-score years and ten (七十岁）.

Many students are marrying as an escape, not only from an unsatisfying home life, but also from their own personal problems of isolation and loneliness. And it can almost be put down as a dictum that any marriage seldom solves one’s problems, more often, it merely makes them worse. Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the home is an institution that is capable of carrying all that the young are seeking to put into it. Young people correctly understand that their parents are wrong in believing that “success”is the ultimate goal, but they erroneously believe that they themselves have found the true center of life’s meaning. Their expectations of marriage are essentially utopian and therefore incapable of fulfillment. They want too much, and disappointments are often bound to follow.

Shall we, then, join the chorus of “Miseries”over early marriage? One cannot generalize: all early marriages are not bad any more than all later ones are good. Satisfactory marriages are determined not by time, but by the emotional maturity of the partners. Therefore, each case must be judged on its own merits. If the early marriage is not an escape, if it is entered into with relatively few illusions or false expectations, and if it is economically feasible, why not? Good marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty, and so are bad ones.

6.According to this article the trend toward early marriages __________.

A.was the result of the Great Depression of the 1930’s

B.could not be easily determined

C.is one that could be clearly seen

D.is a result of the emotional maturity of the young

7.The author suggests that many of today’s early marriages are a result of __________.

A.escapism

B.theological dictum

C.lack of formal education

D.convenience

8.More often than not, early marriage will __________.

A.not affect one’s problems

B.solve a person’s problems

C.intensify one’s problems

D.ease one’s problems

9.The author states that the home as an institution is __________.

A.overrated

B.unworthy of worship

C.a god who can grant everything that you wish for

D.probably not capable of being what many young people expect it to be

10.Many young people who marry early believe that __________.

A.their parents have found the true meaning of life

B.they have found the true center of life’s meaning

C.“success”is the ultimate goal

D.to succeed is not at all important

二、词汇与语法

11.He will ________ his sister by telephone on Monday.

A.contend

B.contact

C.constitute

D.conflict

12.His strength is ________ -- certainly great enough to enable him to take a man in his hands and wrench his head off.

A.impossible

B.incredible

C.probable

D.imaginable

13.By Saturday, I _______ here for three weeks.

A.will be working

B.will have worked

C.will work

D.work

14.He didn't want ________ his mother because she had sacrificed so much for him.

A.to fail

B.failing

C.to fail for

D.failing for

15.In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing the students' productive skills.

A.onto

B.over

C.in

D.on

16.He has gone to the post office to ________ a parcel that has come to him from his brother.

A.gather

B.mail

C.collect

D.pick

17.The pilot of the plane is ________ for the passengers' safety.

A.conscious

B.responsible

C.necessary

D.regulated

18.The uniform makes us look like a bunch of clones, especially _______ we are doing morning exercise in the playground.

A.since

B.which

C.as

D.when

19.In Shenzhou VI, Chinese astronauts aren't only spaceship drivers, _______ machine repairers and scientists.

A.so

B.or

C.and

D.but also

20.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

三、完型填空

Solar energy is man's most important energy source. As the name implies, solar is the energy from the sun's rays. The amount of energy that the earth receives from the sun is many times __21__ the amount used by man. If a __22__ way to use it fully could be developed, __23__ source would be needed. It is, however, used efficiently by plants that __24__ the food on which animals directly or indirectly depend. Solar energy is __25__ underground in the form of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum.

In the __26__ an important source of energy was __27__ in the form of wood. The Industrial Revolution needed the use of coal. Recently, the fossil fuels have become the chief energy source __28__ nuclear power developing very rapidly. The fossil fuels are our present main source of energy. Petroleum will support us for about 15 years. Natural gas, which is __29__ of the fossil fuels, will probably be the first to be __30__.

21.

A.as many

B.as much

C.as more

D.greater than

22.

A.actual

B.practical

C.real

D.true

23.

A.no

B.practical

C.no other

D.none of other

24.

A.suggest

B.supply

C.imply

D.provide

25.

A.stored

B.suggested

C.implied

D.provided

26.

A.past

B.present day

C.future

D.long run

27.

A.stored

B.saved

C.changed

D.provided

28.

A.as

B.with

C.while

D.though

29.

A.cleaner

B.more clean

C.the cleanest

D.the most clean

30.

A.run out

B.run up

C.used out

D.used up

四、汉译英

31.为了你的健康，你不该总是加班。

r the sake of your health, you should not always work overtime.

32.我们会尽最大努力来帮助她做这个工作。

will do/try our best to help her with her/the work.

33.他建议她工作时间不要太长。

suggested that she should not work long hours.

34.这就是我不愿意加入这个足球队的原因。

at is the reason why I don't want to join the football team.

五、写作

35.写作

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

"A friend in need is a friend indeed". We do need friends and friendship in our life. Write an essay on the topic "Making Friends" and you should base your essay on the outline below.

1.每个人都需要朋友。

2.但交友也需谨慎。

3.我的交友之道。