saipan-电灯英语
大学英语B7
一、阅读理解
Growing older. These
words used to strike fear in the hearts of old men
and
women, who imagined days spent in nursing
homes and lack of control over their
lives.
Truthfully, there are few people who do feel
comfortable with the thought of
growing older.
For most people, who experienced the height of
their economic and
political power during
their fifties, entering the golden yearscan be a
disappointment.
But it may not be that way
forever. Actually, society as a whole is now
beginning
to discover the bright side of old
age. Even if a person is over 65, it doesn't mean
he
or she will suddenly become useless. Social
workers stress the fact that the old
people
are the sum of their life experiences and do not
suddenly change just because
they have reached
the age of 60 or 65.
Social workers have
divided the elderly into two basic groups: young
old---people
aged 60 to 75; and old old---75
to 100. These groups have also been broken down
into other categories. Of the two main groups,
the young old are better off. They are
more
likely covered by a pension, and generally have
good health. People aged 75
and older may not
have the financial benefits this group is enjoying
and are also
more likely to develop diseases.
They are sometimes called the weak elderly.
ing to the passage, old people used to ______.
satisfied with their “golden years”
in
fear of a heart attack
living in nursing
homes
uneasy about growing old
答案：D
author agrees to the view that ______.
people
remain valuable to the society
become useless
when they reach the old age
workers are
mainly formed by old people
people are in
lack of control over their lives
答案：A
ing
to the passage, why are the young old better off?
still have their economic and political
power.
are experienced in making money.
are the sum of their life experiences.
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have good health and pension.
答案：D
ing to the author, old people are ______.
useful than young people
ng financial benefits
in experience
very energetic
答案：C
is discussed in this passage?
meaning of
growing old.
life for the elderly.
of
the old people.
bright side of old age.
答案：D
“You’re trying to control my life,”
says my nine-year-old son. “I don’t know why
you think you can do that, but you can’t.” I
received this bit of information after I
asked
Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And
I get no sympathy from
my mother, who
says,“You let him have his way from the
beginning.”
It’s true. I have always asked
Gabriele’s opinion, found out how he felt about
things - treated him as my peer, not my child.
And what have I got from my
troubles? A lot of
back talk. At least I’m not alone; it’s a
complaint heard among
parents across the
country.
It’s not just that we’re confused by
the contradictory advice offered in
parenting
books. The fact is, in an effort to break away
from how we were raised -
to try something
more liberal than our parents’ “do it because I
say so”approach -
our generationhas gone too
far. “Today’s parents want to be young, so they
try to
be friends with their children,”says
Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.
“When it
comes to discipline, our society has gone from one
extreme to the
other,”says Ron Moorish, a
behavior specialist. “We used to use the strap, to
intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and
now it’s about giving children
choices and
allowing them to learn from their own
experiences.”
Real discipline, says Moorish,
is about teaching. “By correcting our children
when they do something wrong, we teach them
how to behave properly,”he says.
But this only
works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their
position of authority.
Children will always be
children. The key is for parents to choose to take
the time
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to guide and teach
their kids.
Rita Munday, a mother of four
children, couldn’t believe the dramas that
played out in the children’s shoe store she
operated. She often saw children insist
on
having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even
when the mother didn’t
want to spend the
money, she would give in when the kid started
acting up and
throwing shoes around.
Rhonda Radice, Munday’s younger colleague, is
one parent who has bucked
the trend and is
proud of it. “I don’t negotiate with them. You
can’t. I’ve seen
parents come into the store
and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn’t
have to buy love and respect.”
6.
The
author’s way of treating her son ____________.
A.
is shared by many parents
B.
is encouraged by her mother
C.
proves to be quite successful
D.
shows little concern for the child
答案：A
7.
It can be inferred from the
passage that __________.
A.
parents
should learn to make friends with their
children
B.
parents need to follow the
advice of parenting books
C.
today’s
children enjoy more freedom than the previous
generation
D.
today’s parents are
better at raising children than the previous
generation
答案：C
8.
According to the
passage, to have “discipline”means that parents
should
___________.
A.
adopt the
“do it because I say so”approach
B.
teach their children to understand the
rules
C.
negotiate with their children
for a decision
D.
never allow their
children to have their ways
答案：B
9.
If Ronda Radice is the parent who has
“bucked the trend”, which of the
following can
also be cited as the example for “bucking the
trend”?
A.
Parents buy whatever their
children want.
B.
Parents treat their
children as their equals.
C.
Parents
make decisions for their children.
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D.
Parents maintain authority over
their children.
答案：D
10.
The main
point of the passage is to __________.
A.
compare different ways of raising
children
B.
analyze the problems faced
by today’s parents
C.
explain the
importance of understanding children
D.
point out the mistakes made by the older
generation
答案：B
二、词汇与语法
ally, they
gave up the project to build a bridge over the
river because of the _______ high
costs it
would involve.
ively
ively
ively
ently
答案：A
your
help, I believe I can _____the problem.
about
out
up
er of
答案：B
pilot
asked all the passengers on board to remain
________ as the plane was making a
landing.
g
be seating
答案：A
ntly
single-parent children ____some of the functions
that the absent adult in
the house would have
served.
off
after
in
on
答案：D
until 1868 ______ made the capital
of the state of Georgia.
a was
Atlanta
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Atlanta was
was
Atlanta
答案：B
the girl heard the news, she
could do nothing but ________ back home.
go
答案：D
17.- How exciting! I
drove my new car at a speed of 110kmh on Sunday
morning.
- Were you crazy? You ________
yourself!
A.
must have killed
B.
would have killed
C.
should
have killed
D.
could have killed
答案：D
ng sport was _________ the most
popular activity on Saturday afternoons.
far
far
from
far
答案：B
answer
was so confusing that I could hardly make any
________ of it at all.
g
igibility
retation
答案：A
is determined to get a
seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a
queue all night.
if
ed
if
er
答案：C
三、完型填空
When I was young, most of
the books I read described heroes who were __21__
and heroines
who were beautiful. So, I
believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to be
__22__. Whenever I looked
at someone prettier
than me, I was unhappy.
As I grew up, I began
to __23__ outer beauty was not so important to
make someone good. A
friend of mine was so
beautiful that everyone wanted to talk with her,
but she was very arrogant.
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She believed that she could do
everything she wanted, so she __24__ friends one
by one. Then she
learnt a good lesson: __25__
beauty is more important. After she learnt that,
she changed her
attitude and had many __26__
again.
In our society, beauty also gives us
many advantages, such as getting a job. It is true
that
attractive people are __27__ easily. We
know good-looking guys usually get higher scores
on job
interviews. So, what is real __28__? I
want to say that inner beauty is the real one
because if
someone has beauty in his soul, he
looks more charming.
The beauty looked at
with __29__ doesn't last forever. We should
concentrate on inner one. The
point is that
inner beauty is more important than outside
beauty. So, if we make the effort to make
our
__30__ beautiful, we'll be happier.
21.
sful
me
iastic
ry
答案：B
22.
答案：D
23.
e
e
t
答案：A
24.
答案：C
25.
答案：C
26.
6
ts
en
s
答案：D
27.
答案：B
28.
dge
ess
ship
答案：A
29.
s
s
答案：D
30.
答案：C
四、汉译英
31.我们不应该嘲笑犯错误的人。
答案：We should not laugh at
those who have made mistakes.
32.
我们会尽最大努力来帮助她做这个工作。
答案：We will
dotry our best to help her with herthe work.
33.
为了提高生活水平，他不得不找一份兼职工作。
答案：In
order to improve his living standard, he has to
find a part-time job.
34.
女性职员占这个公司的三分之一。
答案：The
womenfemale clerksstaff make up one-third of the
company.
五、写作
35.写作
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Instructions:Your essay should be no
less than 150 words.
Some people think
that the automobile has improved modern life.
Others think that the automobile
has caused
serious problems. What is your opinion? Write an
essay on the topic “
Automobiles and
Modern
Life
”. You should base your essay on the
outline below:
a)汽车如何改善了现代生活
b)汽车带来的严重问题
c)你对汽车的看法
答案：无
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