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模拟试题7
模拟试题7
Part1ReadingComprehension(40%)
Passage1
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.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience
B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter
C.showyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame
D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer
2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A.Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.
B.Awriter'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.
C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.
D.Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall
3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?
A.Hewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook.
B.Hehadn'tseenachingforthebetter.
C.Hewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear.
D.Hethoughthathelackedimagination.
4."…peoplewhodiewondering:
Whatif?
"(Lin4-5,Para-3)refersto"those_____".
A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife B.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway
C.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath
5."Shadowland"inthelastsentencerefersto_____.
A.thewonderlandonoftendreamsabout B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto
C.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached
D.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'simagination
Passage2
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.SeaHarvestandFood
C.SeaandSourcesofEnergy D.SeaExploringTechnology.
7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.manhasn'tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesofthesea
B.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolved
C.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossible
D.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloor
8.Whydoestheauthormentionasteamship?
A.Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.
B.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.
C.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.
D.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.
9.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause______.
A.resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears
B.mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea
C.itisalotoffundivingintothesea D.ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea
10.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?
A.Inthenextgeneration. B.Bytheendofthe20thcentury.
C.Inthenearfuture. D.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.
Passage3
Today,cigarettesmokingisacommonhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtoseethatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupsmoking.
Itisafactthatmenasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Amongbothmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproportionofsmokersis24-44.
Income,education,andoccupationallplayapartindeterminingaperson'ssmokinghabit.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingonfarms.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.Ontheotherhand,ifawell-educatedmanwithahigherincomesmokedatall,heislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.
Thesituationissomewhatdifferentforwomen.(80)Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomeandhighereducationthanamongthelowerincomeandlowereducationalgroups.Thesemorehighlyeducatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.
Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagedsmokersfromupper-income,well-educatedfamilies,andfewerfromfamilieslivinginfarmareas.Childrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneorbothoftheirparentssmoke.
11.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Moreandmorepeopletakeupthehabitofsmoking.
B.TherearemoresmokingwomenthansmokingmeninUSA.
C.Itisgoodnewsthatmorepeoplehavegivenupsmoking.
D.TheU.S.hasmoresmokingpeoplethananyothercountry.
12.Whatfactorsdetermineaperson'ssmokinghabits?
A.Age,incomeandeducation. B.Age,sexandincome.
C.Occupation,incomeandsex. D.Occupation,incomeandeducation.
13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Citypeoplearelesslikelytosmoke.
B.Peopleinruralareasaremorelikelytosmoke.
C.Menwithhigherincometendtosmoke.
D.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesaregenerallylesslikelytosmoke.
14.Whatisthesmokingsituationforwomen?
A.Thesituationisquitethesameforwomenasformen.
B.Better-educatedwomenarelikelytosmokeheavily.
C.Therearemorewomensmokerswithlowincomes.
D.Womenwithhigherincomesandhighereducationdonottendtosmoke.
15.Whatcanwesayaboutteenagedsmokers?
A.Thepictureabouttheteenagesmokersissimilartothatofwomensmokers.
B.Thesituationamongteenagersisquitethesamewithmen.
C.Highschoolstudentsaremorelikelytosmokethancollegestudents.
D.Farmers'childrentendtosmokemore.
Passage4
Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.
Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.
Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:
theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.
Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.
Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.(79)Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard(轰炸)theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.
Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.(80)Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.
Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!
16.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle B.demandsofdailylife
C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving
17.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.
A.havingalotofthingstodo B.involving