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 1 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) 2 , wish to make your ideas clear to people 3 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 4 cash? Or, like a comedian or an after-dinner speaker, wish to entertain? The language and the tone that you use must be 5 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 6 , for example, from information conveyed to a group of your friends. 7 , no matter how talented the speaker is, a talk without adequate preparation is usually a 8 . To speak without preparing is to shoot without taking 9 . Decide what your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence such as \licenses in our community\ 10 . (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. 五、写作 Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words. We are living in an Information Age. And the Internet can influence our lives in many ways. Write an essay on the topic \Internet and Me\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