北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试：www.ruccet.com010-62519136北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试《历年真题名家详解》中国人民大学刘本政。分享名师智慧，体验真题精髓。。详尽解析1992年～2007年的三级英语真题。阅读，完型均配有全文翻译。揭示命题角度，总结归纳应试技能及题解的方法1北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试：www.ruccet.com010-62519136北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2007年4月真题PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.(76)Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter’andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghouraloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter”.Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelance(自由栏目)writer,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite,Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?(77)Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.1.Thepassageismeantto______.A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter2北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试：www.ruccet.com010-62519136C.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.B.Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.D.Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?A.Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.B.Hehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.C.Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.D.Hethoughthathelackedimagination.4.“…peoplewhodiewondering:Whatif?”(Lin4-5,Para-3)refersto“those_____”.A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflifeB.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfwayC.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecisionD.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath5.“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto_____.A.thewonderlandonoftendreamsaboutB.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreachedD.aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simaginationPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Toady,expertsbelievethatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spo...
