2022年成人高考學(xué)位英語(yǔ)真題預(yù)測(cè)(附答案)10

2022年成人高考學(xué)位英語(yǔ)真題預(yù)測(cè)(附答案)10

小編推薦：2022年成人高考學(xué)位英語(yǔ)模擬試題及答案匯總

I . Reading Comprehension

Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C,D. You are required to decide on the choice that best answers the question or completes the statement.

Passage1

In order to learn to be one's true self, it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world; critically to inquire into it; carefully to consider it ; clearly to analyze it ; and earnestly to carry it out.

It matters not what you learn , but when you once learn a thing, you must never give it up until you have mastered it . It matters not what you inquire into, but when you once inquire into a thing, you must never give it until you have thoroughly understood it. It matters not what you try to think of , but when you once try to think of a thing , you must never give it up until you have got what you want. It matters not what you try to carry out, but when you once try to carry out a thing , you must never give it up until you have done it thoroughly and well.

( A ) 1. According to the author, first of all one must ___________ .

A. obtain knowledge B. analyze

C. inquire D. act

( C ) 2. When you try to do something , what matters is ___________ .

A. not to care too much about it B. to act immediately

C. to carry it through to the end D. to think carefully before you do it

( B ) 3. The end of learning should be ___________ .

A. thought B. mastery

C. inquiry D. analysis

( D ) 4. According to the author, another man's success should ________ .

A. not be taken into consideration B. make us nervous

C. cause one to stop trying D. spur us on to greater efforts

( A ) 5. The author implies but does not say that __________ .

A. success depends not so much on natural ability as it does on effort

B. the way to knowledge is through specialization

C. one has to know everything to be successful

D. success in one's profession is least important in one's life

Passage2

Earthquakes may rightly be ranked as one of the most destructive forces known to man: since records began to be written down, it has been estimated that earthquake—related fatalities have numbered in the millions, and that earthquake--related destruction has been beyond calculation. The greater part of such damage and loss of life has been due to falling down of buildings and the effects of rock slides, floods, fire, disease, gigantic sea waves, and other phenomena resulting from earthquakes, rather than from the quakes themselves.

The great majority of all earthquakes occur on two specific areas, along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean and from the East Indies to the Atlas Mountains. But they may, however, happen anywhere at any time.

This element of the unknown has for centuries added greatly to the fear and horror surrounding earthquakes, but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake prediction may be possible. By analyzing changes in animal behavior, patterns of movements in the earth's surface, and other unusual phenomena, scientists have shown increasing success in predicting when and where earthquakes will strike. As a result, a worldwide earthquake warning network is already in operation and has helped to prepare for the vast destruction that might otherwise have been totally unexpected.

It is doubtful that man will ever be able to control earthquakes and do away with the destructiveness altogether, but as how and why earthquakes happen become better understood, man will become more and more able to deal with their possible destruction before it occurs.

( B ) 1. Most destruction brought about by earthquakes is the results of the following

EXCEPT________ .

A. the collapsing of buildings and the fire it causes

B. the panic brought about by earthquakes

C. the floods and huge sea waves resulting from earthquakes

D. the disease that often follows earthquakes

( C )2. "This element of the unknown" (Para.3)" refer to the fact that ______ .

A. earthquake-related destruction has been beyond calculation

B. millions of people have died during earthquakes

C. earthquakes may occur anywhere at any time

D. there are other phenomena resulting from earthquakes

( B ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Some of the natural phenomena are similarly destructive as earthquakes.

B. A worldwide earthquake warning network has not been put into use.

C. It seems possible now for scientists to predict when and where earthquakes

will occur.

D. Most earthquakes take place on some specific areas of the earth.

( D )4. The author believes that the prediction of earthquakes ________ .

A. should be more accurate in future B. is as a matter of fact impossible

C is really reliable D is of some help

( A )5. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author is chiefly interested in

________.

A. getting prepared and handling the possible destruction beforehand

B. controlling earthquakes

C. making earthquakes harmless

D. having a better understanding of earthquakes

Passage 3

Very high waves are destructive when they strike the land. Fortunately, this seldom happens. One reason is that out at sea, waves moving in one direction almost always run into waves moving in a different direction. The two sets of waves tend to cancel each other out. Another reason is that water is shallower near the shore. As a wave gets closer to land, the shallow bottom helps reduce its strength.

But the power of waves striking the shore can still be very great. During a winter gale, waves sometimes strike the shore with the force of 6000 pounds for each square foot. That means a wave, 25 feet high and 500 feet along its face, may strike the shore with a force of 75 million pounds.

Yet the waves, no matter how big or how violent, affect only the surface of the sea. During the most raging storms, the water a hundred fathoms (600 feet ) beneath the surface is just as calm as on a day without a breath of wind.

( D )1. According to the passage, destruction caused by high waves occurs ________ .

A. regularly B. always

C. predictably D. rarely

( A )2. We know from this passage that out at sea, when waves going in opposite directions meet, their force ________ .

A. is liable to lessen B. causes great damage

C. extends to the ocean floor D. increase rapidly

( B )3. It is clear from the passage that coastal depth ________ .

A. is the only factor influencing the strength of very high waves

B. influences the power of high waves

C. has no influence upon the strength of very high waves

D. is irrelevant to the question of the power of high waves

( C )4. From the second paragraph of the passage we know that the power of very high waves striking th shore is ________ .

A. constant B. equalize C. variable D. perpetual

( D )5. From your reading of the passage, which of the following is true?

A. At a depth of 1200 feet the effects of a violent surface storm are frightful.

B. A typhoon 500 miles out at sea can stir up the ocean floor.

C. If high waves can strike the shore with a horizontal force of 75 million pounds, the

vertical force of such waves can have an even greater effect upon the ocean floor.

D. A submarine commander navigating his vessel at a depth of 700 feet will not be affected by araging surface storm.

Passage 4

In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U.S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.

The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.

Installment buy has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the imstallment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are bot able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and each of the following installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.

( B )1. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?

A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.

B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.

C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.

D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.

( C )2. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because

________ .

A. the delivery of the goods charges extra money

B. the buyer has to pay a down payment

C. the buyer has to pay extra money as interest

D. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money

( C )3. What will happen to a buy if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on

installements?

A. He might lose his job.

B. He will have to sell what he has bought.

C. He will stop owning the item he has bought.

D. He will go into debt.

( A )4. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXPECT

that___________ .

A. people develop a good habit of saving money

B. purchasing power is strengthened

C. employment might be increased

D. young couples are able to furnish their homes

( D )5. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to ________ .

A. increase employment

B. avoid depressions

C. ensure that businesses make good profits

D. ensure that people can pay for what they buy

Passage 5

Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I want to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that's not what I did.

I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts( 文科 ) university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.

I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist ( 人文學(xué)者 ) all in one.

Now I'm not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile ( 協(xié)調(diào) ) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.

The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse, the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.

( A )1. The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _____ .

A. intended to be a combination

B. wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

C. wanted to be a combination of engineer and humanist

D. Intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals

( B )2. According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can ________ .

A.balance engineering and the liberal-arts

B. broaden their horizons

C. become noble idealists

D. broaden their horizons

( B )3. In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected________ .

A. to have an excellent academic record

B. to be a technical genius with a wide vision

C. to be wise and mature

D. to be imaginative with a value system to guide him

( A )4.The author's experience shows that he was ________ .

A. unrealistic B. creative

C. ambitious D. irrational

( C )5. The word "they" in "…together they threaten to confuse."( Para. 5 )refers to ______ .

A. flexibility and a value system

B. engineering and the liberal arts

C. engineer and the liberal arts

D. practicality and rationality

Passage 6

The making of glass is a very old industry-at least 4500 years old. Glass has many extraordinary qualities and it is frequently being used in new ways.

One of the most interesting new uses for glass is in telephone communication. Scientists have developed glass fibres as thin as human hair which are designed to carry light signals. When the light reaches the other end , it is first changed into electrical signals, which are in turn converted into sound messages.

Called light-wave communication, the new system was used successfully in an experiment in Chicago in 1977. During the experiment, two glass fibres were able to carry 672 conversations at the same time. The light-wave cable, containing 144 glass fibres, has the capacity to carry 50000 conversations at the same time.

The light-wave communication system has two important advantages. First, the glass fibre cables are smaller and weigh less than copper cables. Second, they cost less.

Perhaps it can be said that telephone communication has entered the age of light!

( C )1. One of the extraordinary qualities of glass is that it can carry________ .

A. sound signals

B. electrical signals

C. light signals

D. any signal

( A )2. Before you can hear a message on the telephone using the new system, ________ .

A. light must first be changed into electrical signals and then into sound

B. electrical signals must first be changed into light signals and then into sound

C. the light signals have to be changed directly into sound messages

D. either the light or the electrical signals have to be changed into sound messages

( B )3. Which of the following is not included in the passage?

A. Glass fibre cables are lighter than copper ones.

B. Light-wave communication has been for civil use of about 30 years.

C. Glass fibre cables are used to carry light waves.

D. Glass is a favorable material for telephone communication.

( A )4. From the passage, you can tell that people prefer glass fibre cables to copper cables because ________ .

A. glass fibres are less expensive

B. glass fibres deliver messages directly

C. glass fibres are more up to date

D. glass fibres are easier to make

( C )5. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A. Glass is very useful because it has many unusual qualities.

B. Light signals have changed the use of glass in industry,

C. The use of glass fibres to carry telephone messages is an interesting new development.

D. Glass fibres have reduced the cost of telephone communication.

Passage 7

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 hours 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 writer ( 自由撰稿人 ), 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.

( B )1. This passage is meant to ________ .

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

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

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

D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career

( A )2. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

B. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

C. A writer's success depends on luck rather than effort.

D. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

( A )3. why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

A. He hadn't seen a change for the better.

B. He wasn't able to produce a single book.

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

D. He found his dream would never come true.

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

A. who regret giving up their career halfway

B. who think too much of the dark side of life

C. who think a lot without making a decision

D. who are full of imagination even upon death

( C )5. "Shadowland'' in the last sentence refers to ________ .

A. the wonderland one 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 exist only in one's imagination

Passage 8

Man's first real invention, and one of the most important inventions, because there are no wheels in nature-no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel?

The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature-no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel?

Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the dead body of a heavy animal through the forest on logs more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot.

It must have taken a great prehistoric thinker to imagine two thin slices of log connected at their centers by a strong stick. This would roll along just as the logs did yet be much lighter and easier to handle. Thus the wheel and axle came into being, and with them the first carts.

( D )1.The wheel is important because ________ .

A it was man's first real invention

B all transportation depends on it

C every machine depends on it

D both Band C

( A )2. The wheel is described as ________ .

A simple B complicated

C strange D light

( C )3. It was remarkable of man to invent the wheel because ________ .

A it led to many other inventions

B man had no use for it then

C there were no wheels in nature

D it was very complicated

( D )4. This passage says that the first wheel might have been a ________ .

A round piece of stone B heavy log

C piece of metal D slice of log

( D )5. The idea of making wheels might have come from ________ .

A chasing an animal

B watching a rolling trunk

C watching running animals

D rolling the dead body of an animal on logs

II. Close

Directions: In this part there is a passage with 20 blanks in it. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,D. You are required to choose the one that best fills into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage1

The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in the lives and 1 of families in Braintain.

The biggest change has been caused by 2 . As 3 as I out of 3 marriage now 4 it, leading to a situation 5 many children live with one parent.

There has also been a huge rise 6 women with children who work. The large rise in divorces has meant many women need to work to support themselves and their children . Even where there is no divorce, many families need both parents to work in order to 7 . This has caused an increase in childcare 8 , though it is very 9 and can be difficult to find in many areas.

10 ,women are no longer happy to stay at home 11 children, and many have careers 12 as much or even more than men, the traditional breadwinner.

There has also been a 14 increase in the number of single mothers, particularly teenagers. Some people have blamed this increase 15 the rise in crime. They feel the lack of a male role model has 16 these children in society.

17 , these changes have not had a totally 18 effect . For women, it is now much easier to have a career and good salary. 19 children themselves, some argue that modern children grow up more independent and 20 than in the past.

( B )1 A element B structure C ingredient D composition

( C)2 A divergence B diversity C divorce D distraction

( B)3 A amount B many C more D much

( A )4 A end in B cease to C lead to D result from

( A)5 A where B what C why D which

( A)6 A in the number of B in number of C in a number of D in number of

( D)7 A evolve B revolve C revive D survive

( A )8 A facilities B instruments C equipments D appliance

( C)9 A cheap B available C expensive D modernize

( A )10 A In addition B To sum up C In contrast D On the contrary

( B)11 A arising B raising C rising D rousing

( B)12 A having earned B to be earned C to earn D earning

( D)13 A shivering B progressive C abrupt D sharp

( A)14 A among B between C In D for

( D)15 A to B against C in D for

( B )16 A injured B damaged C favored D suffered

( A)17 A However B Consequently C Hence D Moreover

( C)18 A absolute B radical C negative D positive

( C)19 A So far B As far as C As for D For

( B)20 A sophisticated B mature C ripe D humble

Passage 2

In primitive societies sick people had to rely on medicine men and witch doctors. It was believed that a person was sick because he had been attacked by evil spirits. The witch doctor’s job was to 1 these spirits.

His method 2 a combination of three methods, the first of 3 was religious. He chanted magic words and used good luck charms which he thought had power 4 the evil spirits that supposedly had entered the patient’s body. 5 , he 6 fed the patient mixtures, which 7 often dirty and 8 , to make the evil spirits 9 uncomfortable that they would gladly 10 and so 11 the patient to get well.

The third method was to give the patient medicines 12 from certain plants and herbs similar 13 shape or texture to the various organs of the body. 14 Our point of view, this was the only method 15 had any value. Modern scientific study has shown that some of these remedies had 16 usefulness in 17 sickness, or 18 in 19 pain, but not for the reasons 20 by the witch doctor.

( C )1 A take off B take back C drive off D drive back

( A )2 A involved B presented C suggested D illustrated

( A )3 A which B that C whom D them

( C )4 A around B across C over D above

( A )5 A Secondly B In addition C Besides D Furthermore

( D )6 A delightedly B distinctively C instinctively D deliberately

( B )7 A was B were C had been D has been

( C )8 A exciting B amusing C disgusting D satisfying

( B )9 A only too B so C too D to be

( C )10 A run down B run over C run away D run out

( B )11 A induce B enable C force D make

( B )12 A attained B prepared C obtained D got

( A )13 A in B about C with D to

( C )14 A As for B In C From D According

( A )15 A that B what C but D as

( A )16 A real B genuine C diagnosing D recovering

( B )17 A preventing B curing C diagnosing D recovering

( B )18 A at worst B at least C at best D at most

( C )19 A rejecting B releasing C relieving D reliving

( A )20 A advanced B stored C represented D confirmed

III. Vocabulary

Directions: In this section there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C,D. You are required to choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sing line through the center.

( D )1. Tom was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ______ storming into the boss's office.

A prevent B prohibit C refrain D avoid

( C )2. A magician's talk creates a(n) ____ of attention so that people don't see how he does his tricks.

A interaction B illusion C di version D difference

( A )3. An individual bird can _____ the call of its own species.

A identify B reassurance C suggestion D claim

( C )4. I felt I couldn't cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some _____.

A remark B reassurance C suggestion D claim

( B )5. She _____ great satisfaction from her coin collection.

A extracts B derives C devotes D awaits

( D )6. They can go whenever they like, ______ I'm concerned.

A as well as B as much as C as long as D as far as

( A )7. Nowadays, there are more and more crimes _______ to drug abuse.

A related B associated C linked D connected

( D )8. I 'd like to ______ five hundred dollars to my current account.

A shift B move C change D transfer

( B )9. Rain is expected to ______ to all parts of the country by this evening.

A expand B extend C extent D expend

( D )10. All the materials collected for the research project on pollution are ____ to all the seniors at

college.

A accessible B voluntary C remarkable D available

( B )11. The two universities will unite to _____ an art show next month.

A open B stage C do D buy

( C )12. Helen and Ruth are always at ______ about some little thing .

A odd B loss C odds D order

( B )13. The woman complained, with a strong Russian accent, that she never succeeded in _____

her husband from alcoholic drinking.

A advising B dissuading C persuading D pursuing

( C )14. To his great _____ , his son again failed to pass the examination.

A impatience B promotion C disappointment D excitement

( C )15. Johnnie's hard work and popularity led to his rise in salary and _____ in position.

A privilege B compliments C promotion D advantage

( B )16. With easy articles and interesting information, this newspaper is designed for ____ readers.

A normal B average C efficient D literary

( A )17. There are too many _____ here for me to concentrate on my term paper.

A distractions B destructions C directions D discoveries

( A )18. While the chairman was giving a talk at the meeting, some workers at the back paid no a

attention and kept ________.

A chattering B saying C telling D mentioning

( D )19. Having a cup of tea while reading the newspaper is one of my favorite _____.

A manners B occasions C times D pastimes

( C )20. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a/n _________.

A daydream B fantasy C nightmare D illusion

( C )21. Many people thought he was a man of good ______.

A name B calling C reputation D fame

( B )22. What he did is a ______ cheating.

A true B plain C indeed D actual

( D )23. We must recover the stolen goods at all ______.

A accounts B conditions C payments D costs

( B )24. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _____.

A step B rate C measure D progress

( B )25. She told me to use my dictionary to______ anything I didn't understand.

A look out B look up C look for D look at

( B )26. This exercise is certainly not so difficult as it ______.

A shows B appears C expects D happens

( D )27. I have got to go something has just _______ at home and I am needed there.

come to B come in C come down D come up

( A )28. Industrial countries _____ a great amount of raw materials.

A consume B absorb C apply D employ

( D )29. Sometimes I think he isn't quite _____ in the head.

A good B correct C right D sensible

( A )30. Tom ____ awake all night thinking of them.

A lay B laid C lied D led

( B )31. These sessions are designed to ____ better working relationships.

A format B foster C former D forever

( C )32. She ______ a strong desire to scream for help.

A oppressed B repressed C suppressed D embarrassed

( C )33. A lot of people looked on him _____ an authority.

A like B for C as D to

( B )34. England is_____ from France by the Channel.

A isolated B separated C distributed D distinguish

( C )35. You'll get more skillful at this job as you _______.

A go down B go up C go along D go over

( A )36. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to _____ the investment plan within a week.

A work out B put out C make out D set out

( D )37. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

A disclosure B exhibition C contact D exposure

( A )38. Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with

them.

A convinced B convicted C demanded D required

( C )39. I'd like to take ____ of his opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.

A profit B benefit C advantage D interests

( C )40. Political parties often differ in their views on various ____ concerning their own countries.

A ways B measures C issues D patterns

IV. Translation ( 1'×3=3' )

Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese.

1.In order to learn to be one's true self, it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world.

要想了解真實(shí)的自我，必須深入、廣泛的探索前人所說(shuō)過(guò)的話(huà)，所做過(guò)的事情。

2.It matters not what you learn , but when you once learn a thing, you must never give it up until you have mastered it .

你學(xué)什么不要緊, 一旦你學(xué)了,就不要輕易放棄.

3.This element of the unknown has for centuries added greatly to the fear and horror surrounding earthquakes, but in recent times there have been indications that earthquake prediction may be possible.

數(shù)百年來(lái)，地震的不可知性給地震蒙上了極大的恐懼和驚慌，然而近幾次的地震發(fā)生之前已經(jīng)顯露一些跡象。

4. As a result, a worldwide earthquake warning network is already in operation.

結(jié)果,世界性的地震警報(bào)系統(tǒng)在工作中.

5.Yet the waves, no matter how big or how violent, affect only the surface of the sea.

然而，不管水波多大、多猛烈，只對(duì)海面造成影響。

6. Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool.

工科學(xué)生被子認(rèn)為是理想和實(shí)際的典范,但是一提到我的大學(xué)生活真是個(gè)完美主義者和傻子。

7. The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I assumed in high school.

我成功之路上的攔路虎就是工科和文科并不如我中學(xué)想象的那樣可以完美地結(jié)合在一起

8. When the light reaches the other end , it is first changed into electrical signals, which are in turn converted into sound messages.

當(dāng)光信號(hào)到達(dá)另一端時(shí)，它首先被轉(zhuǎn)換成是信號(hào)，然后就可以聽(tīng)到聲音了。

9. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter.

在大多數(shù)情況下，許多人夢(mèng)想的是財(cái)富和地位，而不是長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地坐在打字機(jī)旁。

10. The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature-no living thing was ever created with wheels.

輪子是所有發(fā)明里的最簡(jiǎn)單的發(fā)明，因?yàn)樽匀唤缰斜緵](méi)有輪子。

V . Writing ( 7'×1=7' )

1. 你是一名中學(xué)教師，名叫陳亮。你對(duì)越來(lái)越多的中學(xué)生吸煙甚感憂(yōu)慮，因此給某家英文報(bào)紙的編輯寫(xiě)信反映這個(gè)問(wèn)題。信的主要內(nèi)容如下：

兩年前，僅有約15%的男生吸煙，如今吸煙者多達(dá)55%，甚至有的女生也吸煙。

舉兩、三個(gè)例子說(shuō)明吸煙的危害性。

奉勸大家戒煙。

要求：字?jǐn)?shù)100個(gè)詞匯左右。