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大学英语A5

一、阅读理解

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger（造假者）, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At fist he prospered by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S. autographs. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation.

Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged pap 成人学历 er of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.

In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny Jackson's financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

1.In PhiladelphiaSpring first made a lot of money by ______.

A.selling all kinds of books at below-average prices

B.imitating the signatures of some famous Americans

C.selling the genuine signatures of some famous Americans

D.selling his forgeries to other countries

2.Spring sold his false autographs in England and Canada because ______.

A.people there were willing to offer higher prices

B.there was less chance of being discovered there

C.he had unusual love for the two countries

D.there was a greater demand there than in America

3.According to paragraph 2, forgeries are usually sold to ______.

A.experts in the field

B.some crazy readers

C.book dealers who love investing money this way

D.people who don't know much in the field

4.Miss Fanny Jackson was ______.

A.an unknown lady who sold her father's collection of letters and manuscripts to Spring

B.an imaginary person created by Spring

C.a member of Spring's family

D.the only daughter of Governor "Stonewall" Jackson

5.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

A.Spring's business began to go downhill after the Civil War

B.Miss Fanny Jackson had serious financial problems

C.Spring was short of money when his life came to an end

D.Spring's forging skills did not improve much before his death

Hollywood no longer rules South Korean cinema, which is breaking out all over. Since 1999 Seoul filmmakers have been turning out Asia’s first critically applauded films, and “My Wife Is a Gangster” and “Phone”are the most stunningly good examples. In the way Americans tour Hollywood, Asians visit Korea to see sites featured in their favorite mo 广东开放大学 vies.

Korea once looked to America for idea, but now the reverse is true. Hollywood is snapping up remake rights to dozens of Korean films. Madonna’s Maverick Films is remaking the horror film “Phone”. 渝粤教育 And DreamWorks recently bought the rights to another horror film “A Tale of Two Sisters.”To capitalize on all the attention, South Korea has moved aggressively to cast itself as the center of Asia’s film market.

The Seoul government and industry leaders are working to rank the Pusan Film Festival as Cannes（戛纳）East, the festivals where deals get done, a one-stop place where moviemakers can shop for financing, exports, even location. In preparation for the next Pusan Festival this fall, delegations from Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and all over Asia have been flocking to Seoul to study the Korean film revival. “We look at Korea with an envious eye,”says one of Hong Kong moviemakers, “Filmmakers and audiences have found a real vibes (i.e. good atmosphere) between them, like in the 1970s and ’80s in Hong Kong.”

The Korean film industry, however, is still uphill struggle on the way. The annual receipts of Korean films ($580 million) are gaining on those of Asia’s largest film industry: India ($820 million) and Japan ($1.93 billion). Yet, Seoul financial markets still tend to see movies as cultural venture, rather than a business. As a moviemaking company in Korea, yet KangJeGyu Films had to team up with another filmmaker and an auto-manufacturer in a new company in order to win a listing on the stock market last year.

Despite the restriction, Korean films are capturing a rising share of the local and even Asian markets. The lesson of the Korean revival is that money should be invested both into films and into comprehensive theaters that can sustain a film culture.

6.The following information is mentioned in Paragraph 1 EXCEPT that _________.

A.“My Wife Is a Gangster” and “Phone”are the most stunningly good movies

B.Since 1999 filmmakers in South Korea have begun to attract attention

C.More and more Korea films have been played in the cinemas

D.Korea tourism is more and more prosperous

7.According to the second paragraph, the following statements are true EXCEPT that ______.

A.“A Tale of Two Sisters”, like “My Wife Is a Gangster”, is a horror film

B.The movies have brought South Korea international attention

C.South Korea is paving way for the center of Asia’s film market

D.DreamWorks is a film company in America

8.According to the third paragraph, the following statements are true EXCEPT that______.

A.some of Asia’s moviemakers are envious of South Korea

B.the Pusan Film Festival is called as Cannes East

C.a one-stop service is special in the Pusan Film Festival

D.the Hong Kong’s films were prosperous in the 1970s and ’80s

9.The annual receipts of Korean films ranked as____ in Asia.

A.the first

B.the second

C.the third

D.the fifth

10.What will the next paragraph discuss according to the last paragraph?

A.Reasons of the Korean film revival.

B.The films that will be shot.

C.The theaters that are booming.

D.A film culture in South Korea.

二、词汇与语法

11.Under the _______ of the University, doctor's thesis must be printed.

A.demands

B.terms

C.disciplines

D.regulations

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.Though _______ money, his parents managed to send him to university.

A.lacked

B.lacking of

C.lacking

D.lacked in

14.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

15.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

16.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

17.His mind was busy all day and all night on how he could reestablish _______ with the outer world.

A.contract

B.contact

C.context

D.contrast

18.- Hurry, there is a bus coming.

- Why run? There'll be another ______.

A.one in two or three minutes

B.one after two or three minutes

C.after two or three minutes

D.one for two or three minutes

19._____ pollution control measures are expensive, 国家开放大学 local governments hesitate to adopt them.

A.Although

B.However

C.Because

D.Moreover

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

Clem was a faithful Christian. He believed that God would help him out of any difficulty. One day, the Mississippi River was flooding its banks and the water began __21__ around Clem's house.

It rose to the front gateway __22__ Clem was standing. A man in a rowboat __23__ and called to Clem. "Come with me and I'll take you to the high ground!" Clem replied, "No, my __24__ will save me!"

The flood continued to rise to the second-storey windows and Clem, __25__ out, saw a powerboat come up. The man in the powerboat shouted, "Get on my boat and I'll take you to the high ground!" Clem replied, "No, my God will save me!"

The water then rose to the roof and Clem was sitting on its ridge. He saw a __26__ fly over and a rope was dropped. A man yelled over a bull horn, "Grab the __27__ and climb in and we'll take you to the high ground!" Clem replied, "No, my God will save me!"

So Clem was __28__ to see the flood engulf (吞没) the house. Finally he was drowned. The next thing he knew, he was standing before his God. He a 渝粤题库 sked God __29__, "I put my trust in you. Why have you abandoned me?" His God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you a rowboat, a powerboat, and a helicopter, __30__ you just turned me down!"

21.

A.rise

B.rising

C.rose

D.risen

22.

A.where

B.which

C.when

D.what

23.

A.sank down

B.passed by

C.took off

D.ran away

24.

A.mother

B.boss

C.God

D.son

25.

A.look

B.looked

C.looking

D.to look

26.

A.powerboat

B.helicopter

C.airplane

D.eagle

27.

A.boat

B.bag

C.ladder

D.rope

28.

A.scared

B.excited

C.happy

D.clever

29.

A.shyly

B.happily

C.angrily

D.calmly

30.

A.so

B.for

C.if

D.but

四、汉译英

31.那个英文网站很受欢迎，平均每日有1万名访问者。

e English website is very popular and there are 10,000 visitors per day on average.

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.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.

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。