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大学英语A9

一、阅读理解

My country's greatest symbol to the world is the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像), and it was designed by special care. I don't know if you've ever seen the Statue of Liberty, but if you look closely, she's holding not one ob 渝粤题库 ject, but two. In one hand is the familiar torch we call the "light of liberty." And in the other hand is a book of law.

We're a nation of laws. Our courts are honest and they are independent. The President -- me -- I can't tell the courts how to rule, and neither can any other member of the government. Under our law, everyone stands equal. No one is above the law, and no one is beneath it.

All political power in America is limited and only given by the free vote of the people. We have a Constitution, now two centuries old, which limits and balances the power of the three branches of our government, the judicial（法庭的）branch, the legislative（立法的）branch, and the executive branch, of which I'm a part.

Many of the values that guide our life in America are first shaped in our families, just as they are in your country. American moms and dads love their children and work hard and sacrifice for them, because we believe life can always be better for the next generation. In our families, we find love and learn responsibility and character.

America is a nation guided by faith. Someone once called us "a nation with the soul of a church." This may interest you -- 95 percent of Americans say they believe in God, and I'm one of them.

1.How many objects are held in the hands of the Statue of Liberty?

A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.Four

2.According the passage, all people are _____ under the law of the United States.

A.the same

B.different

C.sometimes different

D.sometimes equal

3.The Constitution mentioned in this passage is round _____ years old.

A.100

B.200

C.300

D.400

4.According to the author many of the values of life are first developed _____.

A.in school

B.in the family

C.in work

D.in college

5.From the passage we can easily see that _____.

A.the majority of Americans often go to church

B.the government plays a very important role in a law court

C.light music is popular with old people

D.parents have little influence over their children

“You’re trying to control my life,” says my nine-year-old son. “I don’t know why you think you can do that, but you can’t.” I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says,“You let him have his way from the beginning.”

It’s true. I have always asked Gabriele’s opinion, found out how he felt about things - treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least I’m not alone; it’s a complaint heard among parents across the country.

It’s not just that we’re confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised - to try something more liberal than our parents’ “do it because I say so”approach - our generationhas gone too far. “Today’s parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children,”says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.

“When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other,”says Ron Moorish, a behavior specialist. “We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now it’s about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”

Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. “By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly,”he 广东开放大学 says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.

Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldn’t believe the dramas that played out in the children’s shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high- 渝粤教育 priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didn’t want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.

Rhonda Radice, Munday’s younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend and is proud of it. “I don’t negotiate with them. You can’t. I’ve seen parents come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn’t have to buy love and respect.”

6.The author’s way of treating her son ____________.

A.is shared by many parents

B.is encouraged by her mother

C.proves to be quite successful

D.shows little concern for the child

7.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A.parents should learn to make friends with their children

B.parents need to follow the advice of parenting books

C.today’s children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation

D.today’s parents are better at raising children than the previous generation

8.According to the passage, 国家开放大学 to have “discipline”means that parents should ___________.

A.adopt the “do it because I s 成人学历 ay so”approach

B.teach their children to understand the rules

C.negotiate with their children for a decision

D.never allow their children to have their ways

9.If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the example for “bucking the trend”?

A.Parents buy whatever their children want.

B.Parents treat their children as their equals.

C.Parents make decisions for their children.

D.Parents maintain authority over their children.

10.The main point of the passage is to __________.

A.compare different ways of raising children

B.analyze the problems faced by today’s parents

C.explain the importance of understanding children

D.point out the mistakes made by the older generation

二、词汇与语法

11.Gain at the expense of reputation should be called _______.

A.load

B.loss

C.profit

D.burden

12.They haven't arrived. There is a ______ that they have taken the wrong road.

A.proportion

B.possibility

C.personnel

D.property

13.The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ________ as the plane was making a landing.

A.seated

B.seating

C.seat

D.to be seating

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.The girl was standing by the sea, her long hair ________ in the breeze.

A.dances

B.dancing

C.to dance

D.were dancing

16._____ pollution control measures are expensive, local governments hesitate to adopt them.

A.Although

B.However

C.Because

D.Moreover

17.They found the conditions there ________.

A.much improve

B.much to improve

C.much improved

D.be much improved

18.Her determination to ________ her goal of life motivated her to greater effort.

A.retain

B.attain

C.maintain

D.entertain

19.It is not uncommon for ________ problems of communication between old and young.

A.there to be

B.there being

C.there to being

D.there be

20.Watching sport was _________ the most popular activity on Saturday afternoons.

A.so far

B.by far

C.far from

D.much far

三、完型填空

In November of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. His hunt was going __21__ that day, and he couldn't seem to find anything worth of __22__ his rifle. Then, his staff captured a black baby bear for the president to shoot, but he could not. The thought of shooting a bear that was tied to a tree did not seem sporting, so he __23__ the life of the baby bear and set it free.

Based on this story, a famous political cartoonist for the Washington Star drew a cartoon, which showed Teddy Roosevelt, rifle __24__, with his back turned on a cute baby bear. Morris Michtom, owner of a Brooklyn toy store, was __25__ by the cartoon to make a stuffed baby bear. Intending it only as a display, he placed the stuffed bear in his toy store __26__, and next to it placed a copy of the cartoon from the newspaper. To Michtom's surprise, his store was flooded by customers __27__ to buy. He asked for and received President Roosevelt's __28__ to use his name for the hand-sewn bears that he and his wife made, and the "Teddy Bear" was born! Michtom was soon manufacturing Teddy Bear __29__ thousands. The money from the sale enabled him, in 1903, to __30__ the Ideal Toy Company.

21.

A.hastily

B.poorly

C.punctually

D.steadily

22.

A.supporting

B.opening

C.shouldering

D.firing

23.

A.spared

B.protected

C.saved

D.checked

24.

A.in his hand

B.in the hand

C.in hands

D.in hand

25.

A.encouraged

B.inspired

C.urged

D.pictured

26.

A.window

B.door

C.table

D.counter

27.

A.eager

B.interested

C.reluctant

D.straight

28.

A.order

B.permission

C.argument

D.file

29.

A.at

B.of

C.by

D.for

30.

A.sell

B.change

C.form

D.invest

四、汉译英

31.人们总在抱怨着不断上涨的物价。

ople are always complaining about the constantly rising prices.

32.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.

33.他记得在离开阅览室时，把灯关上了。

remembered turning off the light when he left the reading-room.

34.从金钱的角度来说，这份工作好处不大，但是我从中可以得到有价值的经验。

e work isn’t very profitable in terms of cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it.

五、写作

35.写作

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

Virtues and success are often related. There are different virtues, for example, diligence, honesty, fairness, etc. Are they all related to success? Write an essay on the topic "Virtues and Success". You should base your essay on the outline below.

1.人有种种美德，它们都与成功有关系。

2.你觉得哪种美德对于成功最为重要，原因是什么。

3.人们应尽可能多地培养自己做人的美德。