2018年下半年成人學(xué)位沖刺試題及答案（5）

　　Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choi

　　Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. "You’’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer".

　　The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由欄目 )writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

　　After a year or so, however, I still hadn’’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if ? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

　　1. The passage is meant to______.

　　A warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

　　B advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

　　C show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

　　D encourage young people to pursue a writing career

　　答案:A

　　這道題考察考生對(duì)文章的整體把握能力。作者在開頭便點(diǎn)明寫作和成為作家是不同的，指出 很多年輕人的想法是不成熟的。接下來(lái)又以親身經(jīng)歷說明成為作家的艱辛。

　　2. What can be concluded from the passage?

　　A Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

　　B A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on efforts.

　　C Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

　　D The chances for writer to become successful are small

　　答案:D

　　一個(gè)作家成功的比率是非常小的。在文章的第二段中提到For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded.雖然有一些可以得到財(cái)富，但上千的作家的努力卻得不到回報(bào)。說明作家成功是非常困難的。

　　3. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

　　A He wasn’t able to produce a single book.

　　B He hadn’t seen aching for the better.

　　C He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.

　　D He though that he lacked imagination.

　　答案:B

　　作者在從事寫作的第一年懷疑自己是應(yīng)為他沒有看到情況比一開始有所好轉(zhuǎn)。

　　4. …people who die wondering: What if ?(Para-3) refers to "those_____".

　　A who think too much of the dark side of life

　　B who regret giving up their career halfway

　　C who think a lot without making a decision

　　D who are full of imagination even upon death

　　答案:C

　　因?yàn)檫@些人總?cè)�問what if，說明他們總是猶豫不決，對(duì)自己的未來(lái)舉棋不定，做不出最終決定。

　　5. Shadowland in the last sentence refers to_____.

　　A the wonderland on often dreams about

　　B the bright future that one is looking forward to

　　C the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached

　　D a world that exists only in one’s imagination

　　答案:C

　　這道題考察對(duì)詞匯的理解。shadowland是指一種在目標(biāo)實(shí)現(xiàn)前的不確定狀態(tài)。

　　Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. Some stay long at a job and learn to like it; others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them. The young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation.

　　Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope (摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or , even more important, weather the job suits them. Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and , in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest. In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest. Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到嚴(yán)重傷害的人) and a bitter person.

　　6. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they________.

　　A have ruined their talents

　　B have taken on an unsuitable job

　　C think of nothing but their salary

　　D are not aware of their own potential

　　答案:B

　　邏輯推理題。第一段的主題句很清楚地告訴我們，有些年輕人是很偶然才找到工作的，因此他們?cè)诠ぷ髦泻苌倩蚧�本不能獲得滿足感。由此可知，他們不太可能成功的原因是他們沒有找到合適的工作。

　　7. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies in that________.

　　A much competition has to be faced

　　B many employees have no working experience

　　C the young people only care about how much they can earn

　　D schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance

　　答案:D

　　細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段提到“The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution.”可見，大學(xué)生之所以在找工作時(shí)有很多誤區(qū)，原因主要在于學(xué)校未能提供就業(yè)方面的培訓(xùn)和指導(dǎo)。

　　8. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?

　　A Your job must suit your interest.

　　B Your job must set a pattern of life.

　　C Your job must offer you a high salary.

　　D Your job must not ruin your talent.

　　答案:A

　　細(xì)節(jié)題。第三段的首句說“In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest.”其中的first與題干中的the most important為同義改寫。

　　9. The best title for this passage would be________.

　　A What Can A Good Job Offer

　　B Earning A Living

　　C Correct Attitude on Job-hunting

　　D How to Choose A Job

　　答案:D

　　主旨題。本文講的是如何選擇一份好工作，故應(yīng)選D。

　　10. The word "pathetic" in paragraph 2 most probably means________.

　　A splendid

　　B miserable

　　C disgusted

　　D touching

　　答案:B

　　詞匯題。根據(jù)“Nothing is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest，”我們可以判斷pathetic應(yīng)該表示貶義，因此答案就只能從B和C中選擇;其次，根據(jù)后面的兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞“discourage”和“ruin”，我們就可以確定答案為B。pathetic此處意為“糟糕的，差勁的”。

　　Television has opened windows in everybody’’s life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914.

　　Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.

　　Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make their opinion count.

　　Unfortunately, television’’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the "television generations" are more violent than their parents and grandparents.

　　Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn’’t do funny things like the people on children’’s programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That’’s the time it takes on the screen.

　　11. In the past, many young people_________.

　　A knew the effects of war

　　B went in for politics

　　C liked to save the wounded in wars

　　D were willing to be soldiers

　　答案:D

　　本題考查的是考生對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)的把握。根據(jù)短文第一段，A、C選項(xiàng)都是錯(cuò)誤的。B選項(xiàng)文中沒有提到。只有D選項(xiàng)根據(jù)文章第一段可以得出此結(jié)論，“Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914.”

　　12. Now with TV people can_________.

　　A discuss politics at an information center

　　B show more interest in politics

　　C make their own decisions on political affairs

　　D express their opinions freely

　　答案:C

　　本題考查的是考生對(duì)文章的理解。根據(jù)短文第二段，A、B、D選項(xiàng)都不符合文章的意思。C選項(xiàng)的依據(jù)：“Better informed，people are more likely to vote，and so to make their opinion count.”

　　13. The author thinks that TV advertisements_________.

　　A are not reliable on the whole

　　B are useless to people

　　C are a good guide to adults

　　D are very harmful to the young

　　答案:D

　　本題考查考生對(duì)文章句子意思的理解�！癈hildren do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world;that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless.”該句子的理解如下：兒童由于經(jīng)驗(yàn)不足，不能判斷電視節(jié)目所展現(xiàn)的不真實(shí)的世界。虛假和不真實(shí)廣告往往會(huì)為一些劣質(zhì)的產(chǎn)品做宣傳。由此判斷，A、B、C選項(xiàng)文中均未明確提到。只有D選項(xiàng)可以通過以上句子直接推出。

　　14. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A People have become used to crimes now.

　　B With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.

　　C People now like to read books with pictures.

　　D The adults are less violent than the young.

　　答案:B

　　此題考查的是考生對(duì)整篇短文的觀點(diǎn)的理解。A選項(xiàng)文章未提到。“Used to TV shows，where everything is quick and interesting，they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures;to read a book that requires thinking;to listen to a teacher who doesn’t do funny things like the people on children’s programs.”習(xí)慣于電視節(jié)目的快捷有趣，人們已經(jīng)失去耐心去讀一本沒有圖片的文章，一本需要精心研讀和思考的書，去聽一位老師在講課時(shí)缺少兒童節(jié)目當(dāng)中的風(fēng)趣。根據(jù)這個(gè)句子，我們來(lái)判斷C選項(xiàng)正確�！癟hey believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable.All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents.”由此判斷D選項(xiàng)正確。至于B選項(xiàng)，在文中可以找到依據(jù)，“And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten，fifteen，or thirty minutes.That’s the time it takes on the screen.”

　　15. From the passage, we can conclude that_________.

　　A children should keep away from TV

　　B TV programs should be improved

　　C children’s books should have pictures

　　D TV has a deep influence on the young

　　答案:D

　　本題考查的是考生對(duì)全文意思的整體把握。我們直接根據(jù)文中具體的段落或者句子可以推導(dǎo)出來(lái)的結(jié)論只有D選項(xiàng)。A選項(xiàng)“孩子們應(yīng)該遠(yuǎn)離電視”文中沒有提到。文章只講到電視對(duì)年輕人有害。B選項(xiàng)“電視節(jié)目應(yīng)該提高”文章中也沒有依據(jù)。C選項(xiàng)也是無(wú)依據(jù)的。D選項(xiàng)的依據(jù)是“Unfortunately，television’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young.”整個(gè)后兩段講的都是年輕人的影響。

　　Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding lett