admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really don't know what they might do next.
But we can find out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women, usually university students, are happy to sit for hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their machines.
(1)、According to the passage, our present world is under the control of ______ . A：mad scientists B：men and women C：the unknown fear
D：some super-inventions 答案： D
(2)、The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that ______ . A：they don't know anything about computers B：they haven't really understood computers C：there are so many computer games
D：computers are often down 答案： B
(3)、The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that ______ . A：computers can be controlled by man
B：there should be more people devoted to computers C：only young people are interested in computers
D：more time and energy is required to control computers 答案： A (4)、This passage is probably written to suggest that ______ . A：some day computers can deal with all human problems B：computers can be used in place of traveling to our jobs C：people should not fear computers
D：computer technology will not meet people's needs in various situations 答案： C (5)、The author's attitude towards widely used computers is ______ . A：positive B：anxious；C：worried；D：serious； 答案：A；
2、 Many countries face a somewhat more serious economic problem in the form of an unfavorable trade balance with other nations. Such an imbalance exists when the total value of a country's imports exceeds超过 that of its exports. For example, if a country buys $25 billion of products from other countries, yet sells only $10 billion of its own products overseas, its trade deficit（贸易逆差） is $15 billion. Many underdeveloped nations find themselves in this position because they lack natural resources or the industrial capacity to有…能力 use these resources, and thus have to import raw materials or manufactured goods.
One effect of a trade deficit（贸易逆差） is the flow of currency货币 out of a country. In the case of在…的情况下 an underdeveloped nation, this can cause many financial difficulties, including failure to meet debt payments and obstacles to对…的障碍 creation of an industrial base. Even in the case of a fully developed nation such as the United States, a large trade deficit is a reason for alarm. American products, made by well-paid workers in U.S. industries, cost more to produce than those made in places like Asia, where labor and material costs are much lower. Money spent on foreign products is money not spent on items produced by domestic industries家庭作坊. (1)、What does the passage mainly discuss? A：Some worldwide economic problems.
B：The cause and consequences后果 of trade deficit. C：Lack of resources in underdeveloped countries.
D：High labor and material costs in developed countries. 答案： B
(2)、According to the passage, a trade imbalance occurs when ______.
A：a country is facing serious financial problems
B：a country buys more from other countries than it sells overseas C：the value of a country's exports is greater than that of its imports D：products imported are more expensive than those exported 答案： B
(3)、Many underdeveloped countries have trade deficits because ______. A：they failed to meet debt payments
B：they export most of their natural resources to other countries C：they borrow too much money from other countries
D：they have to import most of their manufactured products 答案： D
(4)、Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible cause of a trade imbalance? A：The flow of currency of the country.
B：Low labor and material costs in Asian countries. C：Lack of natural resources.
D：Lack of the industrial capacity to use the resources. 答案： A
(5)、It can be inferred from this passage that American industries ______. A：do not pay their workers sufficiently B：are hurt by a trade imbalance
C：imported labor and material from abroad D：are able to prevent a trade deficit 答案： B
二、词汇与语法
1、It is impolite to _______ in others' private affairs. A：interfere （in/with） B：involve (n./v-ing) C：interrupt D：influence 答案： A 2、Purchasing采购 the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company. A：forceful B：profitable 有利可图的，赚钱的 C：tremendous 极大地 D：favorite 答案： B 3、Eventually最终, they gave up the project to build a bridge over the river because of the _______ high costs it would involve.
A：excessively 过分地，极度 B：expensively C：effectively D：efficiently 高效的 答案： A 4、You'd better tell him what to do next as soon as he _______ back. A：come B：came C：is coming D：comes 答案： D 5、________ difficult the situation was, we managed to survive. A：How B：However C：What D：When 答案： B 6、You should give the application to the man ______ at that chair. A：sits B：to sit C：sat D：sitting 答案： D
7、This book discusses the most recent events of space travel, it certainly is ____. A：up to now B：up to this moment C：up to this point D：up to date最近的，最新的 答案： D 8、They found the conditions there ________. A：much improve B：much to improve C：much improved D：be much improved 答案： C 9、You have only 1000 words in which to ______ his speech. A：amount to B：sum up C：lead to D：take up 答案： B 10、You should take care that you have not ________ any detail in the design. A：disappeared B：thrown C：delivered
D：neglected 被忽视的
答案： D 三、完型填空
To be a successful speaker, it is essential for you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to
accomplish by your speech. The four most common of speech are to inform, to convince, to move to action, and to entertain. Do you, like a teacher or an expert in a(an) people with your subject? Or, like a debater, wish to convince the judge or the audience? Or, like a fund raiser for a naturalist foundation, wish to secure donations or cash? Or, like a comedian or an after-dinner speaker, wish to entertain? The language and the tone that you use must be for your
purpose, for your audience and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone and manner of , for example, from information conveyed to a group of your friends. . To speak without preparing is to shoot without taking complete topic sentence such as \should require licenses in our community\
(1)、 A：targets B：purposes C：tasks D：aspects答案： B (2)、 A：area B：field C：research D：occupation答案： B
(3)、 A：unknown B：dealing C：agreeing D：unfamiliar 答案： D (4)、 A：collect B：accumulate C：invest D：account答案： A
(5)、 A：important B：necessary C：appropriate D：central 答案： C
(6)、 A：performance B：presentation C：exhibition D：proposal 答案： B (7)、 A：However B：Furthermore C：Even though D：Therefore 答案： B (8)、 A：failure B：collapse C：fulfillment履行，实行 D：mistake 答案： A (9)、 A：point B：object C：aim D：goal答案： C
(10)、 A：narrow B：confined C：spacious D：broad 答案： D 四、汉译英
(1)、在英语学习中，我们最需要的就是练习。
答案：In learning English, what we need most is to practice. (2)、天气预报说后天天气会变得更冷。
答案：The weather forecast said that it would /will be colder the day after tomorrow. (3)、我正是在这个小山村里长大的。（it is … that） 答案：It is this small village that I grew up.
(4)、假如你要把财产转让给他人，须使他成为合法产权人。
答案：If you want to transfer your property to someone, you should first make him the legal owner of it.
We are living in an Information Age. And the Internet can influence our lives in many ways. Write an essay on the topic \1.因特网带来的益处 2.因特网带来的弊端 3.因特网对我的影响 范文：
Everything lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern technology, such as Internet. At first glance Internet offers us excitement and a world of promise. Frankly speaking, people who have some ideas of it can not deny the merits born with the system. For instance,it can improve proficiency in scientific research, for by means of it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the latest
development in the field concerned and accordingly they need spend no time doing what has already been done. In view of personal communication, the most convenient means could be peculiar to Internet, too. While people speak highly of Internet, its drawbacks shouldn't be neglected. Sometimes, alittle fatal breakdown of the system, or a disastrous error could bring us an enormous amount of damage and loss. Meanwhile, with lnternet's replacement of hooks or the written work as the main source of information, human's writing abilities are weakened and relations between people are desalinated. However, every country on this planet should work hard
to develop the system to serve us more efficiently and comfortably, because in the net all countries are interrelated. 大学英语A 9 一、阅读理解
1、 （略）
2、 The purpose of this part of the book is to help you become more efficient in reading by speeding up the process generally. Most people can learn to cover material much faster than they do now while maintaining a high level of comprehension.
Improvement in reading efficiency has several major benefits. We need reading skills to benefit from
thewealthofinformationth；Thetimeyounowspendreadin；Todeterminehowfastyouare； (1)、 Thepassageistakenfro；A：astorybook；B：anewsreport；C：areportonascientificre；D：abookonreading； 答案：D；(2)、Wh
the wealth of information that is now available in printed form. Most people get the rough outlines of their daily news from television and radio. However, the printed word still provides the in-depth coverage of topics that really produces well-informed people. Reading is also a great source of entertainment for many people. For students, it is the primary method of studying.
The time you now spend reading can be made much more productive by increasing your reading rate. For some people this will mean that they can obtain more information in the same length of time. For others it will mean that time now devoted to reading can be used in other more interesting and profitable ways.
To determine how fast you are reading, you first have to get some idea of the number of words in a given passage. Then you simply divide the number of words by the number of minutes it takes to read. That will give your rate in words per minute.
(1)、The passage is taken from . A：a story book B：a news report
C：a report on a scientific research D：a book on reading 答案： D
(2)、 Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit from reading according to the passage? A：Reading will help readers get more information.
B：By reading readers will have an in-depth coverage of daily news. C：Students must read so that they can master knowledge.
D：Improvement of reading helps readers get outlines of daily news. 答案： D
(3)、This passage mainly discusses . A：different kinds of reading
B：the importance of improving reading skills and how to calculate reading rate C：reading as a source of entertainment D：different ways to improve reading speed 答案： B
(4)、\A：the average reading rate
B：the ability of reading fast with a good understanding C：reading materials readers like D：reading habits 答案： B
(5)、Reading speed can be calculated by .
A：counting how many words a reader has read
B：dividing the total number of words a reader read by the time he spends on reading C：timing how many minutes a reader has read D：asking help from the teacher 答案： B
二、词汇与语法
1、 The theory of class currently当前，普片的 prevailing流行的，占主导地位的 in the West is ______ based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed. A：fairly B：kindly C：largely D：greatly 答案： C 2、He can always _______ excellent proposals to help the company make profit. A：come up with B：come upon C：come up to D：come out 答案： A
3、They spend all their spare time业余时间, _________ their spare money余款, on their experiments. A：as soon as B：as well as C：as long as D：as much as 答案： B 4、You should give the application to the man ______ at that chair. A：sits B：to sit C：sat D：sitting 答案： D 5、Maggie ____the floor when she _____the door bell ring. 答案： A A：was sweeping … heard B：swept … heard C：was sweeping … was hearing D：swept … was hearing 6、By Saturday, I _______ here for three weeks. A：will be working B：will have worked C：will work D：work 答案： B 7、The point is worth ________. A：being mentioned B：mentioning C：to mention D：mentioned 答案： B 8、Not until 1868 ______ made the capital of the state of Georgia. A：Atlanta was B：was Atlanta C：when Atlanta was D：when was Atlanta 答案： B 9、You may get good grades by studying only before examinations, but you will only succeed ________ by studying hard every day.
A：in particular B：in the long run C：in season D：in the end of 答案： B 10、The new teller could not ______ how to use her calculator until the boss explained. A：amount to B：figure out C：add up to D：consult from 答案： B 三、完型填空
Who designed the first helicopter (直升飞机)? Who ___1___ the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ___2___? There is an answer ___3___ all these questions --- Leonardo de Vinci (达芬奇).
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius ___4___ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn't ___5___ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonardo ___6___ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became ___7___ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways ___8___ he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with ___9___ today. You may know one of his most famous works, the smiling woman ___10___ as the Mona Lisa.
(1)、 A：took B：made C：painted D：invented 答案： C (2)、 A：artists B：doctors C：painters D：people 答案： B (3)、 A：to B：of C：for D：from 答案： A
(4)、 A：the scientists B：the artists C：the people D：people 答案： D (5)、 A：draw B：paint C：work D：build 答案： D (6)、 A：was just B：wasn't just C：wasn't D：was no longer 答案： B (7)、 A：less B：no C：even D：very 案： C (8)、 A：before B：after C：because D：when 答案： A (9)、 A：him B：us C：them D：you 答案： B (10)、 A：called B：told C：known D：spoken 答案： C 四、汉译英
大学英语A考试试题及答案
