统考练习题及答案 大学英语A5

大学英语A5

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