2021年甘肃大学英语考试真题卷（7）.docx

2021年甘肃大学英语考试真题卷（7）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1._ the history of the rough, strong-willed Nebraska farmer.A. Not only is much of the history of NebraskaB. Although it is much of the history of Nebraska that isC. It is as much the history of Nebraskas beingD. Much of the history of Nebraska is2.Which of the following adverbs can NOT be used to complete "This applicant is _ better than that one. "A. by far B. much C. a great deal D. quite 3.There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone （）me that evening.A. had interruptedB. would have interruptedC. to have interruptedD. to interrupt4.Which of the following sentences has an object complement（）A. They set us a good example.B. I showed Ben the map.C. I’ll fetch you a chair.D. We call them mooncakes.5.Jack is determined to get a seat for the concert （）it means standing in a queue all night long.A. even ifB. as ifC. provided thatD. whatever6.To review and assess achievements and summarize and exchange experience （）the task of our present Congress.A. areB. isC. wereD. have been7.（）to participate in the festivities.A. No every student wantsB. No every student wantC. Not every student wantsD. Not every student want8.Which of the following italicized parts indicates causeA. The sailors were at the mercy of the wind and waves.B. He declined the invitation on the ground of a previous engagement.C. In the classroom, he found Jack on the point of departure.D. Harry achieved his goal by force of determination.9.Oil companies in the US are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being _.A. laid outB. laid off C. laid down D. laid aside 10.A(n) _ of labor unions opposed the bill by continuing the strike for nearly one week.A. coincidence B. harmony C. uniform D. alliance 11.The _ scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye.A. significant B. dominant C. magnificent D. prominent 12.All visitors are requested to（）with the regulations.A. complyB. agreeC. assistD. consent13.Nothing can （）the young mother for the loss of her favorite daughter.A. compensateB. remedyC. supplementD. retrieve14.Which of the following adverbs can be used to complete "This is （）the most attractive result of the three options. "A. by itselfB. by farC. by natureD. by means15.Because film is _ to light it must be kept in darkness to avoid exposure under the sun.A. glowing B. brilliant C. sensitive D. gloomy 16.He is a(n) （）character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.A. eccentricB. awesomeC. strangeD. terrific17.The speaker seems to have no （）ideas; his speech was full of platitudes.A. trueB. originalC. realD. genuine18.The Northeast, with 60 million people, is the most _ populated part of the United States.A. densely B. intensely C. abundantly D. highly19.What do you think hell tell them about you The italicized part is _ of the sentence.A. the subject B. the adverbial C. the object D. the complement 20.John stayed up late in defiance of the coachs order. The underlined part means _.A. despite B. because of C. without D. with the help of 21.The late President of the school graduated from a famous university. The underlined word means （）A. tardyB. formerC. recentD. having passed away22.The latest discs, used for small portable computers, （） 3,600 times a minute.A. rotateB. rollC. spinD. revolve23.Everyone was _ by the story about the dog.A. amused B. pleased C. entertained D. cheered24.Bloggers learn price of telling too much Blogs are everywhere increasingly, the place where young people go to bare their souls, to vent, to gossip. And often they do so with fervor and little self-editing, posting their innermost thoughts for any number of web surfers to see. There is a freedom in it, as 23-year-old Allison Martin says: "Since the people who read my blog are friends or acquaintances of mine, my philosophy is to be totally honest whether its about how uncomfortable my hat are or my opinions about First Amendment law," says Martin, who lives in suburban Chicago and has been blogging for four years. Some are, however, finding that putting ones life online can have a price. A few bloggers, for instance, have been fired for writing about work on personal online journals. And Maya Marcel-Keyes, daughter of conservative politician Alan Keyes, discovered the trickiness of providing personal details online when her discussions on her blog about being a lesbian became an issue during her fathers recent run for a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois (he made anti-gay statements during the campaign). Experts say such incidents belong to a growing trend in which frank outpourings online are causing personal and public dramas, often taking on a life they couldnt have if the Web had not come along and turned individuals into publishers. Some also speculate that more scandalous blog entries will have ramifications (支流) down the road. "I would bet that in the 2016 election, somebodys Facebook entry will come back to bite them," Steve Jones, head of the communications department at the University of Illinois, says, referring to , a networking site for college students and alumni that is something of a cross between a yearbook and a blog. More traditional blog sites which allow easy creation of a Web site with text, photos and often music include LiveJournal and MySpace. And they ve gotten more popular in recent years, especially among the younger set Surveys completed in recent months by the Internet & American Life Project found that nearly a fifth of teens who have access to the Web have their own blogs. And 38% of teens say they read other peoples blogs. By comparison, about a tenth of adults have their own blogs and a quarter say they read other peoples online journals. Amanda Lenhart, a researcher who tracks young peoples Internet habits, says shes increasingly hearing stories about the risks of posting the equivalent of a diary online. Other times, the ease of posting unedited thoughts on the Web can be uglier, in part because of the speed with which the postings spread and multiply. Thats what happened at a middle school in Michigan last fall, the principals started receiving complaints from parents about some students blog postings. School officials couldnt do much about it. But then the students found out they were being monitored, a few posted threatening comments aimed at an assistant principal and that led to some student suspensions. "It was just a spiraling (螺旋) of downward emotions," says the schools principal. She spoke on the condition that she and her school not be identified, out of fear that being named would cause another Web frenzy. "Kids just feed into to that and then more kids see it and so on," she says. "Its a negative power but its still a power." Lenhart, the researcher, likens blogs to the introduction of the telephone and the effect it had on teens ability to communicate in the last century. She agrees that the Web has "increased the scope" of young peoples communication even more. "But at the root of it, were talking about behaviors middle-schoolers have engaged in through the millennia," Lenhart says. "The march of technology forward is hard, and it has consequences that we dont always see." She says parents would be wise to familiarize themselves with online blogging sites and to pose questions to their children such as, "What is appropriate " and "What is fair " to post. Its also important to discuss the dangers of giving out personal information online. One survey released this spring found that 79% of teens agreed that people their age arent careful enough when giving out information about themselves online. And increasingly, Lenhart says, this applies to blogs. Caitlin, a 15-year-old in Neptune, N.J., says she knows people who go as far as posting their cell phone numbers on their blogs something she doesn t do. She also often shows her postings to her mom, which has helped her mom give her some space and privacy online. "Thats not to say if I thought something dangerous was going on, I wouldnt ever spy on her," says her mother, Melissa. "But she has given me no need to do so." Many college students say they re learning to take precautions on their own. John Malloy, a 19-year-old student at Centre College in Danville, Ky., has put a "friends lock" on his LiveJAYBNCNG 25.Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting messages down telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant. Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer which is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills. What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment We shouldnt hide our heads in the sand. Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing battle. People should get computer literate as this just might save them from professional extinction. After all, there will be a few jobs left in law, education and medicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of the future. Strangely enough, there will still be jobs like rubbish collection and cleaning as it is tough to programme tasks which are largely unpredictable.According to the writer, the rate of change in technology_.Awill remain the sameBwill slow downCwill speed upDcan not be predicted 26.Bloggers learn price of telling too much Blogs are everywhere increasingly, the place where young people go to bare their souls, to vent, to gossip. And often they do so with fervor and little self-editing, posting their innermost thoughts for any number of web surfers to see. There is a freedom in it, as 23-year-old Allison Martin says: "Since the people who read my blog are friends or acquaintances of mine, my philosophy is to be totally honest whether its about how uncomfortable my hat are or my opinions about First Amendment law," says Martin, who lives in suburban Chicago and has been blogging for four years. Some are, however, finding that putting ones life online can have a price. A few bloggers, for instance, have been fired for writing about work on personal online journals. And Maya Marcel-Keyes, daughter of conservative politician Alan Keyes, discovered the trickiness of providing personal details online when her discussions on her blog about being a lesbian became an issue during her fathers recent run for a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois (he made anti-gay statements during the campaign). Experts say such incidents belong to a growing trend in which frank outpourings online are causing personal and public dramas, often taking on a life they couldnt have if the Web had not come along and turned individuals into publishers. Some also speculate that more scandalous blog entries will have ramifications (支流) down the road. "I would bet that in the 2016 election, somebodys Facebook entry will come back to bite them," Steve Jones, head of the communications department at the University of Illinois, says, referring to , a networking site for college students and alumni that is something of a cross between a yearbook and a blog. More traditional blog sites which allow easy creation of a Web site with text, photos and often music include LiveJournal and MySpace. And they ve gotten more popular in recent years, especially among the younger set Surveys completed in recent months by the Internet & American Life Project found that nearly a fifth of teens who have access to the Web have their own blogs. And 38% of teens say they read other peoples blogs. By comparison, about a tenth of adults have their own blogs and a quarter say they read other peoples online journals. Amanda Lenhart, a researcher who tracks young peoples Internet habits, says shes increasingly hearing stories about the risks of posting the equivalent of a diary online. Other times, the ease of posting unedited thoughts on the Web can be uglier, in part because of the speed with which the postings spread and multiply. Thats what happened at a middle school in Michigan last fall, the principals started receiving complaints from parents about some students blog postings. School officials couldnt do much about it. But then the students found out they were being monitored, a few posted threatening comments aimed at an assistant principal and that led to some student suspensions. "It was just a spiraling (螺旋) of downward emotions," says the schools principal. She spoke on the condition that she and her school not be identified, out of fear that being named would cause another Web frenzy. "Kids just feed into to that and then more kids see it and so on," she says. "Its a negative power but its still a power." Lenhart, the researcher, likens blogs to the introduction of the telephone and the effect it had on teens ability to communicate in the last century. She agrees that the Web has "increased the scope" of young peoples communication even more. "But at the root of it, were talking about behaviors middle-schoo