大學(xué)英語(yǔ)3復(fù)習(xí)題

《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)3》A復(fù)習(xí)題

一、單選題

VocabularyandStructure

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1.Itrained_D___allsummer,whichcompletelyspoiledourvacation.

A.gracefullyB.graduallyC.suddenlyD.continually

2.Policecannotfindany_B_oftheyoungwomanwhowasinvolvedinthetrafficaccident.

A.tracesB.tracksC.pointsD.spots

3.Suchgreatwork_C_theexpenditureofmuchmoneyandtime.

A.acquiresB.inquiresC.requiresD.request

4.Thenatural___A___ofourcountryareleakingawaythroughmisuse.

A.resourcesB.sourcesC.materialsD.fuels

5.Thepoliceman—A_thethiefdowntheroad.

A.chasedB.rushedC.racedD.ran

6.Therearemorethanfiftyproposals_B_attheconference.

A.discussedB.tobediscussedC.discussingD.havingbeendiscussed

7.Thetoughconditionscausedustohavenochoicebuttothinkoutvariouswaysco_Dtheobstacle.

A.comfortB.outcomeC.commandD.overcome

8.Inmypointofview,thebestwaytokeep_B_istogoinforsports.

A.properB.fitC.correctD.suitable

9.It'scertainthatthisreformwillbeA_withalotofdisagreementatthestart.

A.confrontedB.concentratedC.concludedD.congratulated

10.WhenI_D_rejections,Itellmyselfiocalmdownandnevergiveup.

A.confuseB.confirmC.conflictD.confront

11.Usuallypeopleunderstress_B_expresstheirfullrangeofpotential.

A.careforB.lendioC.happentoD.leadto

12.It'sabit__A___thatnooneknowswherehewasatthetimeofmurder.

A.suspiciousB.commonC.conservativeD.familiar

13.Shetriedtosteer（轉(zhuǎn)移）the—C_awayfromthetopicofmarriage.

A.importanceB.customC.conversationD.sympathy

14.Thefallininterestraleis_D_newsforborrowers.

A.usualB.LatestC.embarrassedD.excellent

15.Teachersmightconsiderwaysofmakingclassroomslessdistractingandmore—B_tosupportpupilsin

keepingontask.

A.likeB.likelyC.likewiseD.alike

二、閱讀理解題

ReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearc4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.For

eachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareascloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,

sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldbeimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproduct

withoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.

Intheinvestigationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromdifferentcountriesandsuppliersarealways

facingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselves

withthemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthe

competitorsareofferingtheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?Thereare

manychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor'sofficesofour

embassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexport

corporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarket

surveysonthespot.

Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarket

information.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsof

foreignbusinessmenprovideussomeopportunities.Ofcourse,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarket

investigations.

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?D

A.Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.

B.Itisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketinvestigation.

C.Therearcvariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigation.

D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.

24.Makingmarketinvestigationisimportantbecause_D___.

A.inmarketgoodsonsalearenumerousB.everyproducerisfacingkeencompetition

C.itcangreatlypromotesalesD.alloftheabove

25.AllofthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationEXCEPTB_.

A.:ohavecommercialcounselor'sofficeofourembassiesstationedabroad

B.topromotethequalityofourownproducts

C.tosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen

D.tohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmen

Passage2

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkofweightasbeingafixedqualityinanobject,butitis

notreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwould

weighonlyaquarterofapound.

Whywouldthingsweighonlyaquarterasmuchastheydoatthesurfaceoftheearthifwetookthem

4,(X)0milesoutintospace?Thereasonisthis:Allobjectshaveanaturalattractionforallotherobjects;thisis

calledgravitationalattraction,butthispowerofattractionbetweentwoobjectsgetsweakerastheygetfarther

apart.Whenthebutterwasatthesurfaceoftheearth,itwas4,000milesfromthecentre(inotherwords,the

radiusoftheearthis4,000miles).Whenwetookthebutter4,000milesout,itwas8,000milesfromthecentre,

whichistwicethedistance.

Ifyoudoublethedistancebetweentwosubjects,theirgravitationalattractiondecreasestwotimestwo.If

youtreblethedistance,itgetsninetimesweaker(threetimesthree).Ifyoutakeitfourtimesasfaraway,itgets

sixteentimesweaker(fourtimesfour)andsoon.

26.Thebesttitleforthispassageis__D___.

ATheEarthWeightB.WeightinSpaceC.ChangingWeightontheearlhD.WeightonandofftheEarth

27.Wecanfeelthingsareheavybecause_C_.

AweightisafixedqualityinanobjectB.theyarefarawayfromthecentreoftheearth

C.oftheearth'sstrongattractionforthemD.theyarcnottakenawayfromthesurfaceoftheearth

28.Ifthedistancebetweentwoobjectsisshortenedbyhalf,theirgravitationalattractionwill_B__.

A.doubleB.becomefourtimesstronger

C.bethesameD.getfourtimesweaker

Passage3

ThedevelopmentofJamestowninVirginiaduringthesecondhalfoftheseventeenthcenturywasclosely

relatedtothemakingandusingofbricks.Thereareseveralpracticalreasonswhybricksbecameimportanttothe

colony.

Althoughtheforestscouldinitiallysupplysufficienttimber,theprocessoflimberingwasextremely

difficult,particularlybecauseofthelackofroads.Later,whenthetimberonthepeninsulahadbeendepleted,

woodhadtobebroughtfromsomedistance.Buildingstonewasalsoinshortsupply.However,asclaywas

plentiful,itwasinevitablythatthecolonistswouldturntobrickmaking.

Inadditiontopracticalreasonsforusingbrickastheprincipalconstructionmaterial,therewasalsoan

ideologicalreason.Brickrepresenteddurabilityandpermanence.TheVirginiacompanyofLondoninstructed

thecoloniststobuildhospitalsandnewresidencesoutofbrick.In1662,thetownActoftheVirginiaAssembly

providedfortheconstructionofthirty-twobrickbuildingsandprohibitedCheuseofwoodasaconstruction

material.Hadthislaweverbeensuccessfullyenforced,Jamestownwouldhavebeenamodelcity.Instead,the

residentsfailedtocomplyfullywiththelaw;andby1699Jamestownhadcollapsedintoapileofrubblewith

onlythreeorfourhouseswherepeoplecouldstay.

31.Whatisthesubjectofthismessage?A

AThereasonsforbrickmakinginJamestown.B.ThecauseofthefailureofJamestown.

C.ThelawsoftheVirginiacolonists.D.TheproblemsoftheearlyAmericancolonists.

32.Inthefirsthalfofthe1600's,mostbuildingsinJamestownwereprobablymadeof___C?

A.earthB.stoneC.woodD.brick

33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTareasonfbrusingbricksinconstruction?D

AWoodhadtobebroughtfromsomedistance.B.Therewasaconsiderableclayavailable.

C.Thelumberingprocessdependedongoodroads.D.Thetimberwasnotofgoodquality.

34.ltcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatJamestownwasestablishedon___D____.

AarockypeninsulawithasmallforestedareaB.abarrenpeninsulanearothertowns

C.aninhabitablepeninsulawithfewnaturalresourcesD.awoodedpeninsulawithaclaysoil.

35.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatsettlerswhobuiltwithbricksinthe1660'swere_B.

AplanningtoreturntoEnglandB.obeyingthelaws

C.notconcernedaboutdurabilityD.interestedinlargerresidence

Passage4

BigBenisoneofLondon'sbest-knownlandmarks,andlooksmostspectacularatnightwhentheclockfaces

areilluminated.Youevenknowwhenparliamentisinsession,becausealightshinesabovetheclockface.

Thefourdialsoftheclockare23feetsquare,theminutehandis14feetlongandthefiguresare2feethigh.

Minutelyregulatedwithastackofcoinsplacedonthehugependulum（鐘擺）,BigBenisanexcellent

timekeeper,whichhasrarely

stopped.

ThenameBigBenactuallyrefersnottotheclock-toweritself,buttothethirteentonbellhungwithin.The

bellwasnamedafterthefirstcommissioner（行政長(zhǎng)官）ofworks,SirBenjaminHall.Thisbellcameoriginally

fromtheoldPalaceofWestminster,itwasgiventotheDeanofSt.Paul'sbyWilliamIII.Beforereturningto

Westminstertohanginitspresenthome,itwasrefashionedinWhiteChapelin1858.TheBBCfirstbroadcastthe

chimes（報(bào)時(shí)）onthe31stDecember1923-thereisamicrophoneintheturretconnectedtoBroadcastingHouse.

DuringtheSecondWorldWarin1941,anincendiarybombdestroyed(heCommonschamberoftheHouses

ofParliament,buttheclocktowerremainedintactandBigBencontinuedtokeeptimeandstrikeawaythehours.

Itsuniquesoundwasbroadcasttothenationandaroundtheworld,awelcomereassuranceofhopetoallwho

heardit.Thetowerisnotopentothegeneralpublic,butthosewitha"specialinterest"mayarrangeavisittothe

topoftheClockTowerthroughtheirlocal(UK)MP.

36..Whenparliamenthasameeting___C.

ABigBenlightstheparliament.B.theclockfacesarelighted.

C.alightisonabovetheclockface.D.BigBenstrikesthetime.

37.WhichoffollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?B

ABigBenwasagiftfromBenjaminHalltoWilliamIII.

B.CoinsareusedtomakeBigBenworkmoreprecisely.

C.BigBenhasneverstoppedonceduringitshistory.

DBigBenhasahugependulummadeofcoins

38.BigBen,thebell,wasfirstlocatedin__A_.

AtheoldpalaceofWestminsterB.WhiteChapel

C.TheHousesofParliamentD.BroadcastingHouse

39.TheBBCfirstbroadcastthechimesontheeveof_C_.

A.1858B,1923C.1924D.1941

40.Whatdoestheword"intact”(underlinedinParagraph4)probablymean?D

A.UntouchedB.UncutC.UnlinkedD.Undamaged.

三、填空題

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthegivenwordinthebracketsaftereachsentence.

41.Herdescriptionofthemeetingisanexactreproductionofthereunion,(describe)

42.Mosttourcompaniesinsistonadvance.payment_whenabookingismade,(pay)

43.Whenhewasasoldier,heoftenwasconfrontedwith_danger.(confront)

44.Shealwaysgaveusacheerfulgreeting,(cheer)

45.Alothasbeendoneintherecoveryofthenationaleconomyinthepastfewysars.(recover)

四、句子翻譯題

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