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大学英语A9
一、阅读理解
Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls. Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women - especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.
To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.
The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.
Some other people have suggested another way called "phased employment theory". The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.
1.Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because ______.
A.all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work
B.their participation in work has a bad influence on the economic development
C.most skilled male workers are now unemployed
D.nowadays no one can take care of children except women
2.Some union officials have suggested that if women resign their jobs, ______.
A.they should be allowed to attend school to be trained
B.their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their families
C.the male employees in their families should receive double wages
D.their children should also leave their kindergartens
3.According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was ______.
A.opposed by most men and women
B.welcomed by men only
C.welcomed by women only
D.welcomed by men and women
4.According to the passage we can see “phased employment” means ______.
A.two or more women share the same job
B.women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays
C.a woman should resign her job forever if she has a child
D.women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years
5.Based on the “phased employment” theory, during a woman's leave from her job ______.
A.her work should be done by her husband or brothers
B.her family's income level will be a little lower than it normally is
C.her family can still keep the same level of income
D.either her husband or her brothers will be given double wages
Remember global warming? Back in December, the threat of climate change was thundering and the rich countries agreed to cut their carbon-dioxide and other green-house-related emissions. Since then, interest has cooled markedly, and many European countries are already running away from the promises they made so loudly a few months ago. But there has been much talk, and a bit of action, to encourage renewable energies such as wind, hydro, solar and all living organisms. These emit no greenhouse gases, but tend to cost more than coal, oil or gas.
The better, simpler idea is to remember that the easiest way to reduce something is to tax it - in this case, by taxing the carbon content power. The dirtier the power, the more tax it would pay. So dirty coal would be more expensive than clean coal, which would see its price rise in relation to oil, which would be more expensive compared with gas, which would lose some of its price advantage over renewables.
Unless a carbon tax was so huge as to be economically crippling, it would not remove the price differential between all renewables and fossil fuels. But it would narrow that gap, by fixing the differing environmental costs into the price - a useful principle in itself. It would also give renewable producers a strong incentive to cut costs, and fossil-fuel suppliers the motivation to clean their products.
Precedents suggest strongly that a carbon tax would be effective. But the disadvantage to carbon tax is political. After almost a decade of trying, the European Union gave up an attempt at a European carbon tax last year. Germany’s ruling coalition is fighting against a proposed energy tax. In America, politicians believe that even mentioning the notion is certain death. But many of the political objections could be met if a carbon tax were made up for the loss elsewhere, for example by lowering payroll or sales taxes. There is always suspicion when governments come up with clever new ways to tax, and rightly so. The response to that suspicion should be to win the argument, not to abandon it.
6.According to the passage, the easiest way to remove global warming is ___________.
A.to encourage people to use renewable energies
B.to cut down the cost of wind, hydro, solar and all living organisms
C.to force people to pay more tax for the carbon content of power
D.to talk less but act more
7.The standard of paying tax was _________.
A.that the more carbon content of power it contained, the higher tax one would pay
B.that oil would be more expensive than clean coal
C.that renewables would be most expensive of all
D.in the order that renewables are the most expensive while clean coal the cheapest
8.We can infer from the passage that carbon tax ___________.
A.may not be as effective as people expect
B.has encouraged renewable producers to cut costs
C.has reduced consumption of the carbon content energy successfully
D.couldn’t be that effective if fossil fuels would not be forbidden
9.The word “crippling”(Para. 3) most probably means _________.
A.greatly increasing
B.seriously weakening
C.sharply declining
D.abruptly halting
10.The reason why many countries stopped introducing carbon tax eventually was mainly that ___________.
A.governments had tried to put it into effect for many years but with no obvious result
B.if one country made up the loss by paying the carbon tax, other countries would follow it
C.governments were afraid of being suspected if they adopted the new tax
D.governments had been discussing what to do with carbon tax for a long time, but they hadn’t come to an agreement
二、词汇与语法
11.He tried to _______ his nervousness with smile when he made the speech, which made him much more nervous.
A.cover
B.relax
C.diminish
D.vanish
12.The question is still ______ discussion.
A.in
B.by
C.for
D.under
13.This dress is ______ for you; you had better choose another one.
A.too a little tight
B.a little too tight
C.a too little tight
D.a tight too little
14.By Saturday, I _______ here for three weeks.
A.will be working
B.will have worked
C.will work
D.work
15.I don't think his remarks are relevant ________ our discussion.
A.to
B.at
C.for
D.with
16.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
17.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
18.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.
A.as if
B.provided
C.even if
D.whatever
19.Not only Tom but also his wife ______fond of watching television.
A.are
B.were
C.be
D.was
20.If we don't stop the population from increasing at such a rapid rate, there will ________ not be enough room left on the earth for human to stand, let alone development.
A.constantly
B.mainly
C.eventually
D.lately
三、完型填空
Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they ___21___ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What's the use of doing this foolish work? We can ___22___ fill the basket.” ___23___ man answered, “But this is our work at the moment.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at ___24___ so foolish.” He ___25___ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying ___26___. At last the well was almost ___27___.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. ___28___ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You ___29___ so well in this little thing ___30___ now I can believe you with many things.”
21.
A.finished
B.did
C.began
D.had
22.
A.ever
B.never
C.easily
D.no
23.
A.The other
B.Another
C.One
D.A second
24.
A.anything
B.something
C.nothing
D.everything
25.
A.picked up
B.put away
C.took away
D.threw away
26.
A.water
B.basket
C.well
D.work
27.
A.full
B.empty
C.filled
D.clean
28.
A.While
B.As soon as
C.Before
D.Since
29.
A.have done
B.will do
C.do
D.are doing
30.
A.what
B.why
C.when
D.that
四、汉译英
31.我们不应该嘲笑犯错误的人。
should not laugh at those who have made mistakes.
32.昨天我去拜访他，看看他是否能解决这个问题。
visited him yesterday to see if he could work out /solve the problem.
33.如果他早上八点出发，现在应该到那里了。
he started/set off at 8 o'clock in the morning, he should have been there by now.
34.这就是我不愿意加入这个足球队的原因。
at is the reason why I don't want to join the football team.
五、写作
35.写作
Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.
Today's TV programs are colorful and they serve different purposes: some for informing the public, some for educational purpose, and most for entertainment, etc. Write an essay on the topic "My Favorite TV Program". And you should base your essay on the outline below.
1.各种各样的电视节目及电视频道。
2.你喜欢哪类电视节目，原因是什么。
3.应根据时间安排，合理选择自己爱看的电视节目。
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