统考练习题及答案 大学英语A6

大学英语A6
一、阅读理解
People with disabilities comprise a large part of the population. （残障人士占有人口的大部分比例。

）It is estimated that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are "developmental", i.e., they occur prior to the individual's twenty-second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mobility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered "adventitious", i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.
Prior to the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unfortunately, these basics are often not available. Civil liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and gain employment have historically been denied on the basis of disability.
In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these infringements of civil rights. Congress responded by passing major legislation recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class under civil rights statutes. Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.
Significant barriers, especially in transportation and public awareness, prevent disabled people from taking part in society. For example, while no longer prohibited by law from marrying, a person with no access to transportation is effectively excluded from community and social activities, which might lead to the development of long-term relationships. It will only be when public attitudes advance as far as laws have that disabled people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.
1.A "developmental" disability ______.
A.develops very slowly over time
B.is caused by outside forces
C.occurs in youth and affects development
D.is getting more and more severe
答案：C
2.Most disabled people used to die early because ______.
A.disabilities destroyed major bodily functions
B.they could not receive medical care
C.they were not very well looked after
D.they were too poor to get proper treatment
答案：B
3.What are the two important obstacles that stop the disabled from participating in the society?
A.Public awareness and poverty
B.Poverty and lack of medical treatment
ck of education and the right to vote
D.Transport and public awareness
答案：D
4.In the author's opinion, to enable the disabled people to take their rightful place in society, ______.
A.more laws should be passed
B.more public facilities should be set up
ernment should provide more aids
D.public attitudes should be changed
答案：D
5.The best title for this passage might be ______.
A.The difficulties of the Disabled
B.Handicaps of People with Disabilities
C.The Causes for Disabilities
D.Medical Treatments for Disabilities
答案：A
A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. （到美国的访问者一贯带回来的报告是多数美国人对他们是多么的友好、谦恭和乐于助人）To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.
Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.
Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn’t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might
be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner - amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly.
The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor’s language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
6.In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ___________.
A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B.small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D.most Americans are ready to offer help
答案：D
7.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________.
A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship
B.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated
C.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends
D.social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions
答案：A
8.Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________.
A.to improve their hard life
B.in view of their long-distance travel
C.to add some flavor to their own daily life
D.out of a charitable impulse
答案：C
9.The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________.
A.tends to be superficial and artificial
B.is generally well kept up in the United States
C.is always understood properly
D.has something to do with the busy tourist trails
答案：B
10.What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American’s friendliness?
A.Favorable.
B.Unfavorable.
C.Indifferent.
D.Neutral.
答案：A
二、词汇与语法
11.The writer tried to be as _______ as possible by cutting off every unnecessary word.
fortable
B.concise
C.connected
D.convenient
答案：B
12.She tried to ________ out of the window to see what was going on in the street.
A.bend
B.lean
C.break
D.bow
答案：B
13.― Cathy, this is Mike. I ______ because I am going to meet some guests at the airport. So I will not have lunch.
― That's OK. I will wait for you at supper time.
A.have telephoned
B.was telephoning
C.telephoned
D.am telephoning
答案：D
14.I'd like to explain the proposals _______ we have received many objections.
A.to which
B.to where
C.to who
D.to what
答案：A
15.Scarcely had the car stopped ________ the cell phone began to ring.
A.than
B.when
C.after
D.before
答案：B
16.______ Jerry at 8 o'clock. He will have had his breakfast by then.
A.Pick out
B.Pick at
C.Pick on
D.Pick up
答案：D
17.- It is said that you've moved to your new campus. Do you have a big library? - No, we don't. But ______ yours.
A.as big as
B.not bigger than
C.bigger than
D.not smaller than
答案：D
18.- I have taken someone else's T-shirt by mistake. Is it Jane's?
- It _______ be hers. She seldom wears red.
A.won't
B.can't
C.needn't
D.mustn't
答案：B
19.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
答案：B
20.Since there is not much time left, I'll tell you about it _______.
A.in detail
B.in brief
C.at length
D.in all
答案：B
三、完型填空
Giving thanks __21__ be a daily habit! （感谢______成为一种日常习惯。

）It improves your mood, your attitude and __22__ your health! Each day, write down in a journal things you're thankful__23__. Research shows people who do this are happier and healthier than those who __24__ !
When I was in college, I sometimes brought my journal __25__ when I went out with friends. As we sat chatting over dinner, each friend would write a short __26__ of thanks. We enjoyed __27__ each other's words. And today the journal __28__ as a special keepsake of my college years. You should learn to __29__ your thanks. And sometimes if you are unhappy about some circumstances in your life, you can __30__ write those things down. But don't stop there! For each complaint, write down two reasons to give thanks for that circumstance or person.
21.
A.will
B.would
C.shall
D.should
答案：D
22.
A.still
B.even
C.yet
D.always
23.
A.for
B.to
C.at
D.of
答案：A
24.
A.do
B.don't
C.are
D.aren't
答案：B
25.
A.lonely
B.long
C.alone
D.along
答案：D
26.
A.series
B.chain
C.line
D.clue
答案：C
27.
A.to read
B.to be reading
C.having read
D.reading
答案：D
28.
A.serves
B.takes
C.deals
D.does
29.
A.intend
B.impress
C.express
D.extend
答案：C
30.
A.again
B.also
C.either
D.too
答案：B
四、汉译英
31.那是我去过的最好的音乐会之一。

答案：It is one of the best concerts I have ever been to.
32.如果昨天我知道这件事, 我就会告诉你的。

答案：If I had known about it yesterday, I would have told you.
33.老板告诉我们这项工作必须在圣诞节前完成。

答案：The boss told us that the work must be finished before Christmas.
34.女性职员占这个公司的三分之一。

答案：The women/female clerks/staff make up one-third of the company.
五、写作
Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.
You are to write an essay on th e topic “Dangers in Sports”. You should base your essay on the outline below:
a)运动可能带来的危险和伤害有哪些
b)应该怎样注意避免运动中的危险和伤害
Dangers in Sports
Around the world more and more people are taking part in sports activities in order to keep health. But anything has two sides. Not only can sports make our body strong and healthy, it can also bring us a lot of trouble and danger. This is especially true when we cannot plan our activities
properly. Too much exercise may make us exhausted and too hard training may hurt us or even make us sick, such as strains, falls, catching a cold, dehydration and so on. What’s the worst, it maybe cause the loss of life.
So, how can we avoid such danger and trouble in the sports? First of all, before doing sports, we’d better do warm-up. Secondly, we should wear proper shoes or clothes when taking part in sports. Thirdly, during the sports, we must drink enough water and drink properly. At last, we should avoid fierce physical collision as much as possible.。