統(tǒng)考練習(xí)題及答案大學(xué)英語(yǔ)A6

1、大學(xué)英語(yǔ)A6、閱讀理解People With disabilities ComPriSe a large Part Of the PoPUIati on.（殘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 developme ntal , i.e., they occur prior to the in dividuals twen ty-sec Ond

2、birthday, ofte n from gen etic Con diti ons, and are SeVere eno Ugh to affect three or more areas of developme nt, SUCh as mobility, com muni Cati on, employme nt, etc. Most other disabilities are Con Sidered adve ntitious, i.e., accide ntal or CaUSed by OUtSide forces.Prior to the 20th Cen tury, On

3、ly a small PerCe ntage of people With disabilities SUrViVed for long. MediCaI treatment for these disabilities WaS Unavailable. AdVancements in medicine and social SerViCeS have Created a CIimate in WhiCh people With disabilities Can expect to have SUCh basic n eeds as food, shelter, and medical tre

4、atment. UnfortUnately, these basics are often nOt available. Civil IibertieS 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 in

5、fringements 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 Ame

6、riCans With disabilities are Unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are Underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the OffiCiaI POVerty level.Significant barriers, especially in tranSPOrtatiOn and PUbIiC awareness, PreVent disabled people from taking Part in society. For example, whil

7、e no Ionger PrOhibited by law from marrying, a PerSon With no access to tran SPOrtati On is effectively excluded from commu nity and social activities, WhiCh might lead to the developme nt of Ion g-term relati on ships. It will Only be Whe n PUbIiC attitudes advance as far as laws have that disabled

8、 people will be fully able to take their rightful place in society.A developme ntal disability.develops Very slowly over timeis CaUSed by OUtSide forcesoccurs in youth and affects developme ntis gett ing more and more SeVere答案：CMost disabled people USed to die early because.disabilities destroyed ma

9、jor bodily fun ctio nsthey could not receive medical Carethey Were not Very well looked afterthey Were too poor to get PrOPer treatme nt答案：BWhat are the two importa nt ObStaCIeS that stop the disabled from PartiCiPati ng in the society?Public aware ness and POVertyPoverty and lack of medical treatme

10、 ntLack of education and the right to voteTra nsport and PUbIiC aware ness答案：D4.ln the authors opinion, to en able the disabled people to take their rightful place in society,.more laws should be PaSSedmore PUbIiC facilities should be Set UPgover nment should PrOVide more aidspublic attitudes should

11、 be Cha nged答案：D5.The best title for this PaSSage might be.The difficulties of the DiSabIedHa ndicaps of People With DiSabiIitieSThe CaUSeS for DiSabiIitieSMedical Treatments for DiSabiIitieS答案：AA report Con SiSte ntly brought back by ViSitOrS to the US is how frien dly, COUrteOUS and helpful most A

12、meriCa ns Were to them.（到美國(guó)的訪問(wèn)者一貫帶回來(lái)的報(bào)告是多數(shù)美國(guó)人對(duì)他們是多么 的友好、謙恭和樂(lè)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 hardl

13、y UnknoWn in the US. Yet it is an ObSerVatiOn made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a Iong PeriOd of time and in many PartS of the CoUn try, a traveler WaS a welcome break in an OtherWiSe dull existe nce.Dull ness and Ion eli ness Were com mon problems of the families who gen erally lived

14、 dista nt fromOne ano ther. Stran gers and travelers Were welcome SOUrCeS of divers ion, and brought n ews 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

15、nearest Cabin or SettIement. It WaS not a matter of ChOiCe for the traveler or merely a CharitabIe impulse on the Part of the settlers. It reflected the harshnessof daily life: if you didn take in the Stra nger and take Care of him, there WaS no One else who would. And someday, remember, you mightbe

16、 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

17、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.s language anThe casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superfic

18、ial 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 m

19、ean 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 visitors langua

20、ge anIt 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, .rude taxi drivers a

21、re rarely seen in the USsmall-minded officials deserve a serious commentCanadians are not so friendly as their neighborsmost Americans are ready to offer help 答案： D7.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that .culture exercises an influence over social interrelationshipcourteous convention an

22、d individual interest are interrelatedvarious virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friendssocial interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions 答案： AFamilies in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers .to improve their hard lifein view of their long-distance trave

23、lto add some flavor to their own daily lifeout of a charitable impulse 答案： CThe tradition of hospitality to strangers .tends to be superficial and artificialis generally well kept up in the United Statesis always understood properlyhas something to do with the busy tourist trails 答案： BWhat s the aut

24、hor s attitudes toward the American s friendliness?Favorable.Unfavorable.Indifferent.Neutral. 答案： A二、詞匯與語(yǔ)法The writer tried to be as as possible by cutting off every unnecessary fortableconciseconnectedconvenient答案： B12.She tried to out of the window to see what was going on in the street.bendleanbre

25、akbow 答案： B13. Cathy, this is Mike. I because I am going to meet some guests at the airport. So I willnot have lunch. Thats OK. I will wait for you at supper time.have telephonedwas telephoningtelephonedam telephoning 答案： D14.Id like to explain the proposals we have received many objections.to which

26、to whereto whoto what答案： A15.Scarcely had the car stopped the cell phone began to ring.thanwhenafterbefore答案： B Jerry at 8 oclock. He will have had his breakfast by then.Pick outPick atPick onPick up答案： D- It is said that youve moved to your new campus. Do you have a big library?- No, we dont. But y

27、ours.as big asnot bigger thanbigger thannot smaller than答案： D- I have taken someone elses T-shirt by mistake. Is it Janes?- It be hers. She seldom wears red.wontcantneedntmustnt答案： BHis mind WaS busy all day and all ni ght On how he could reestablishWith the outer world.c On tractco ntactcon textcon

28、 trast答案：B20.Si nce there is not much time left, Ill tell you about it.in detailin briefat Ien gthin all答案：B三、完型填空GiVing tha nks 21 be a daily habit! （感謝成為一種日常習(xí)慣。） It improves yourmood, your attitude and _22_ your health! EaCh day, Write down in a journal things youre thankful_23_. ReSearCh shows pe

29、ople who do this are happier and healthier than those who 一24 !When I WaS in college, I SOmetimeS brought my jour nal _25_ Whe n I Went out With frien ds. ASWe Sat Chatt ing over dinner, each friend would Write a short _26_ of tha nks. We enjoyed _27_ each others words. And today the journal _28_ as

30、 a SPeCiaI keepsake of my college years. You should lear n to _29_ your tha nks. And SOmetimeS if you are Un happy about some CirCUmSta nces in your life, you Can _30_ Write those things down. BUt dont stop there! For each complaint, Write dow n two reas OnS to give tha nks for that CirCUmSta nce or

31、 PerS on.21.willwouldshallshould答案：D22.stilleve nyetalways答案： B23.fortoatof 答案： A24.dodontarearent 答案： B25.lonelylongalonealong 答案： D26.serieschainlineclue 答案： C27.to readto be readinghaving readreading 答案： D28.servestakesdealsdoes 答案：A29.i ntendimpressexpressexte nd 答案：C30.aga inalsoeithertoo 答案：B四

32、、漢譯英那是我去過(guò)的最好的音樂(lè)會(huì)之一。答案：It is One of the best Con CertS I have ever bee n to. 如果昨天我知道這件事，我就會(huì)告訴你的。答案：If I had known about it yesterday, I would have told you.老板告訴我們這項(xiàng)工作必須在圣誕節(jié)前完成。答案： The boss told US that the work must be finiShed before ChriStmas.女性職員占這個(gè)公司的三分之一。答案： The wome n/female CIerkS/staff make UP On e-third of the compa ny.五、寫(xiě)作寫(xiě)作In StrU