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.大学英语A7一、阅读理解 There will be lots of new aromas（香味）at the Rocky Gap Music Festival this weekend. Those aromas will come from cigars - lots of cigars. The organizers of this years festival decided to have a cigar bar at Rocky Gap after they saw the success of cigar bars at other music festivals. Lee Schwartz is the owner of a cigar store in Cumberland, Maryland. The festival organizers asked him if he would sell his cigars at the Rocky Gap festival. Schwartz thought it was a good idea. A larger number of people are now smoking cigars. There has been a huge increase in the number of people who smoke cigars. According to Schwartz, “the number of cigar smokers has exploded. International cigar sales have increased by 500 percent in the last three years.” Schwartz said that his store sells 70 different cigar brands. “Three years ago,” he said, “we sold about 150 cigars a month in my shop. Now that they are so popular, we sell about 450 a month.” There is a lot of demand for good, imported cigars. Schwartz said he gets his cigars from importers, manufacturers, and sales representatives. “Cigars became very popular a few years ago. But there was not enough supply to meet the demand, because it can take up to five years to produce a good, aged cigar,” Schwartz said. During the last few months, more cigars have become available. They are getting easier to find and buy now. In fact, cigar bars are opening all over the country. Both men and women enjoy cigars. Schwartz said that 75 percent of imported cigar manufacturers are Hispanic. “I found out,” he said, “that to conduct business, Im going to have to learn a second language.” 1.The passage focuses on _.A.getting rid of smokingB.harms of having cigarsC.the increasing cigar saleD.the industry of cigarettes答案：C2.Why did the organizers decide to have a cigar bar at the Music Festival?A.Cigars were sold well at other music festivals.B.They didnt have any stores to sell cigarettes.C.The state government required them to do so.D.Young people prefer cigars to anything else.答案：A3.The word “explode” in the 2ndparagraph means _.A.to burst with a violent release of energyB.to increase quickly in a short periodC.to show a violent emotional reactionD.to emerge with violence or big noise答案：B4.The amount of cigars sold in Schwartzs shop now is _times as many as three years ago. A.3B.4C.5D.6答案：A5.We can infer from the last paragraph that _.A.Nobody liked cigars a few years agoB.many imported cigars are from IndiaC.women prefer cigarettes to cigarsD.good cigars may take long to produce答案：DA report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner - amazing. Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to translate cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word friend, the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.6.In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, _.A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USB.small-minded officials deserve a serious commentC.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighborsD.most Americans are ready to offer help答案：D7.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationshipB.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedC.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friendsD.social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions答案：A8.Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _.A.to improve their hard lifeB.in view of their long-distance travelC.to add some flavor to their own daily lifeD.out of a charitable impulse答案：C9.The tradition of hospitality to strangers _.A.tends to be superficial and artificialB.is generally well kept up in the United StatesC.is always understood properlyD.has something to do with the busy tourist trails答案：B10.Whats the authors attitudes toward the Americans friendliness?A.Favorable.B.Unfavorable.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.答案：A二、词汇与语法11.Are you _ of how people regard such behavior?A.conscientious B.conscious C.capable D.common 答案：B12.They spend all their spare time, _ their spare money, on their experiments.A.as soon as B.as well as C.as long as D.as much as 答案：B13. Cathy, this is Mike. I _ because I am going to meet some guests at the airport. So I will not have lunch. Thats OK. I will wait for you at supper time.A.have telephonedB.was telephoning C.telephoned D.am telephoning答案：D14.Id like to explain the proposals _ we have received many objections.A.to which B.to where C.to who D.to what答案：A15.The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all _ to us.A.satisfyB.satisfiedC.satisfysD.satisfactory答案：D16.I was very tired. Otherwise, I _ to the theatre with you.A.had goneB.would goC.wentD.would have gone答案：D17.It is not uncommon for _ problems of communication between old and young.A.there to beB.there beingC.there to beingD.there be答案：A18.They found the conditions there _.A.much improveB.much to improveC.much improvedD.be much improved答案：C19.Our products are displayed in Stand B22, _ you will find me during office hours.A.whenB.whichC.thatD.where答案：D20.Scarcely had the storm stopped _ the earthquake took place.A.thanB.whenC.afterD.before答案：B三、完型填空The American Millionaire is the personification（象征） of the American Dream. In the Land of the Free, they worked their way up to the top _21_ the factory floor. Many, having devoted their youth to making and saving money, _22_ their later years giving money away. _23_, the Rockefeller family who made their money through banking and oil, donated（捐献） $530 million to medical research and education. They founded two national parks and _24_ the vast Rockefeller Center in the middle of Manhattan. The first Rockefeller, who started life as a clerk, led a life of _25_ simplicity.Many find _26_ hard to understand why these American millionaires labored so hard to acquire wealth, then _27_ so much of it away. The answer _28_ be guilt or even pride. Perhaps it is only _29_ materialism（物质享乐主义） and generosity, the urge to acquire wealth and the urge to share it,_30_side by side in the character of many Americans.21. A.ofB.atC.fromD.on答案：C22.A.spentB.keptC.turnedD.had答案：A23.A.On occasionB.Such asC.For exampleD.Once upon a time答案：C24.A.builtB.devisedC.raisedD.molded答案：A25.A.