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1北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A）2007.4.21PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.(76)Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter’andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghouraloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter”.Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelance(自由栏目)writer,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite,Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?(77)Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.1.Thepassageismeantto______.A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriterC.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.B.Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.D.Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?A.Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.B.Hehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.C.Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.2D.Hethoughthathelackedimagination.4.“…peoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?”(Lin4-5,Para-3)refersto“those_____”.A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath5.“Shadowland””inthelastsentencerefersto_____.A.thewonderlandonoftendreamsaboutB.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD.aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simaginationPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Toady,expertsbelievethatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.(78)Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman’sneedsinthefuture.Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Forexample,warmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamship.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.(79)Bythe2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargel7ysolved.6.Whatisthebeattitleforthepassage?A.NeedsofMan.B.SeaHarvestandFoodC.SeaandSourcesofEnergyD.SeaExploringTechnology.7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.manhasn’tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesoftheseaB.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolvedC.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossibleD.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloor8.Whydoestheauthormentionasteamship?A.Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.3B.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.C.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.D.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.9.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause______.A.resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyearsB.mancanuseittoexplorethedeeperseaC.itisalotoffundivingintotheseaD.ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea10.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?A.Inthenextgeneration.B.Bytheendofthe20thcentury.C.Inthenearfuture.D.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Today,cigarettesmokingisacommonhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtoseethatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupsmoking.Itisafactthatmenasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Amongbothmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproporti