2007年4月统考“大学英语A”正式试题

2007年4月统考“大学英语A”正式试题试点高校网络教育部分公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语A试卷2007年4月注意事项一、将你的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的规定栏内，将考号和考试科目在规定的栏内用2B铅笔涂满涂黑。考试结束后，把试卷和答题卡放在桌上。试卷和答题卡均不得带出考场。二、仔细读懂题目的说明，并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答题卡的指定位置上，写在试卷上的答案无效。三、选择题用2B铅笔将选中项涂满涂黑，主观题用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题，使用铅笔答题无效。InformationfortheExaminees:ThisexaminationconsistsofTHREEparts.Theyare:PartⅠ:ReadingComprehension(50points,60minutes)PartⅡ:VocabularyandStructure(30points,30minutes)PartⅢ:Writing(20points,30minutes)Thetotalscoreforthisexaminationis100.Thetimeallowedforthisexaminationis2hours(120minutes).PartⅠ:ReadingComprehension(50points)Instructions:Thispartwilltake60minutes.ThereareFIVEsectionsinthispart.MarkALLyouranswersbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet,e.g.[A].SectionAQuestions1—5arebasedonthissection.(10points)Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.ManhattanIslandistheoldestandmostimportantofthefiveboroughsthatmakeupNewYorkCity.Itis21.7kilometerslongand3.8kilometerswideatitswidestpoint.ItcontainsNewYork’stallestbuildingsaswellassomeofthelargestschoolsandcolleges,andthemostfamousfinancialandtheaterdistrictsintheUnitedStates.IthasskyscrapersandCentralPark,theoldandthenew,thebestandtheworst.Itislikenootherbigcity.Itisunique.TounderstandManhattan,wemustknowsomethingofitsearlyhistory:itsearlydaysofDutchcolonistsandEnglishsettlers;thewavesofnineteenth-centuryEuropeanimmigrantswhoarrivedatitsshores;theAfrican-AmericanswhomovednorthaftertheCivilWar;recentimmigrantsfromChinaandotherpartsofAsia;andyoungpeoplewhogotoNewYorkfromalloverAmerica.Itisamixofethnicgroupsandcultures,successesandfailures,hopesandfears.TheUnitedStatesisanationofimmigrantsandnoothercitydisplaysthisfactaswellasNewYorkCity.FromChinatownandLittleItalytoHarlem,NewYorkisaplacewherecommunitiestakeprideinretainingtheirethnicity.MostimmigrantswenttoAmericawithverylittlemoney.Theywerethepoorandunhappyintheirowncountries.Americagavethemhopeandanewbeginning.MillionsofimmigrantshaveprosperedinAmerica.OnJuly4,1884,thepeopleofFrancegavetotheUnitedStatesasasymboloffriendship,astatuesculpturedbyFredericAugusteBartholdi.ThisstatuewasplacedonanislandinNewYorkHarbor.Itis46metershighandisthefirstsightimmigrantsseeastheycomeintoNewYorkCitybyship.ItisknownastheStatueofLiberty.OnthestatueisapoemwrittenbyEmmaLazarus.ThispoemsumsuptheAmericantraditionofacceptingpeoplefromothercountries.Itfollows:Givemeyourtired,yourpoor,Yourhuddledmassesyearningtobreathefree,Thewretchedrefuseofyourteemingshore.Sendthese,thehomeless,tempest-tossedtome,Iliftmylampbesidethegoldendoor!1.WhatisthefirstlandmarkpeopleonincomingshipsseeastheyenterNewYorkHarbor?A.Chinatown.B.CentralPark.C.Harlem.D.TheStatueofLiberty.2.EmmaLazarus’poemsaysthatAmericaisaplace_________________.A.wherepoorandunfortunatepeoplearewelcomeB.wherethereislibertyforpeoplecomingfromotherpartsoftheworldC.wherethereisgarbageandlitterontheshoreD.wherethereisabiglightpeoplecangettogether3.Manhattanis__________________.A.anislandinthePacificOceanB.aboroughofNewYorkCityC.oftencalledLitterItalyD.anothernameforCityofNewYork4.StatueofLibertyis_______________.A.agiftfromthepeopleofFranceB.ahugestatueinCentralParkC.asymbolofjusticeD.achapterintheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates5.NewYorkCityis______________.A.theonlybigcitywithaChinatownB.thelargestcityintheworldC.hometomanyethnicgroupsD.therichestcityonearthSectionBQuestions6—10arebasedonthissection.(10points)Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandD.BlackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thecamelisaslow-movingcreature.Butwhatitlacksinspeeditgainsinendurance.Thisveritablebeastofburdencanwalk30milesadaycarryingaloadthatweighshalfaton.Thekangaroo,withitslong,muscularhindlegs,isamarveloffitness.Weighingabout200pounds,itcanthrustitsheavybodyintotheairandclearafenceninefeethigh.Whileairborne,thisleapingathleteusesitsthicktailasbothacounterbalanceandasteeringwheel.Neverunderestimatethestrengthofaninsect.Thetinyantcanmoveaburden50timesitsweight.Andthebrawnybee,whentiedtoasmallloadonwheels,isabletohaulupto300timesitsownweight.Theelephantisamonumenttomuscles.Itstrunkalone,whichcandoeverythingfrompullingoutatreetodelicatelypickingupapin,containsabout70timesthenumberofmusclesinyourbody.Oneoftheworld’slongestleapersistheflea:itcanjump13inches—about350timesitsownlength.Forapersonsixfeettall,thiswouldbelikejumpingapproximately2,000feet,orsevenfootballfields.Nooneyethasleapedevenasmuchas30feet.AseeminglyinexhaustiblejumperistheOrientalratflea:itcanjump600timesanhourforthreewholedayswithoutstopping.Thefastestmusclemovementeverrecordedbelongstothemightymidge.Thistiny,agileinsectcanbeatitswings133,000timesaminute,about100timesfasterthanahumancanblinkaneye—whichtakesallofonetwentyfifthofasecond.Byland,airorsea,birdsaremastersofmotions.Theostrichoutrunsanyanimalontwolegs,carryingits300-poundbodyat30milesanhour.TheflightoftheIndianbirdsometimesexceeds100mph.Andthegentoopenguin,byatleastoneaccount,canswim22mph.Atthisspeed,thepenguinkeepspacewithoneofthefastest-swim