2014年大学英语3练习题及答案
一．P art I Vocabulary
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1) In the party no one took much ____D___ of an old man in a black suit.
A. attention
B. focus
C. interest
D. notice
2) The tourists industry ___C____ greatly to the economy of that country.
A. supports
B. benefits
C. contributes
D. assists
3) He made it his __C_____ to fetch water for the old woman.
A. matter
B. affair
C. business
D. operation
4) We should take some __A_____ to stop the increase in crime.
A. measures
B. standards
C. designs
D. units
5) Miss Green didn’t care for the job offered by the shopkeeper; what she wanted was a post with more ____A___.
A. challenge
B. struggle
C. function
D. fund
6) You must walk through the underground ____C___ to get across that busy street.
A. pass
B. past
C. passage
D. passenger
7) More information becomes ___B____ through the use of computers.
A. attainable
B. available
C. approachable
D. applicable
8) Jim’s lazy. He has a very bad __B___ toward work.
A. attention
B. attitude
C. attraction
D. authority
9) The beauty of the city __B___ the style of its buildings.
A. consists on
B. consists in
C. consists of
D. consists with
10) I was so ___B__ in my book that I didn’t hear the door bell ring.
A. occupied
B. engaged
C. absorbed
D. concentrated
11) You shouldn’t rely on your parents, for you are old enough to __B___ your own living.
A. gain
B. earn
C. obtain
D. win
12) An advanced public transportation system is __A___ to the development of a big city.
A. essential
B. enormous
C. grateful
D. superior
13) The police went from house to house, __B___ whether anyone had seen the lost boy.
A. demanding
B. inquiring
C. requiring
D. searching
14) He __B___ me that he’d be waiting for me at the entrance of the park at about seven.
A. ensured
B. assured
C. insured
D. assumed
15) American cars are generally too large for the Japanese market, ____A______ Japanese cars are popular in the US.
A. whereas
B. because
C. therefore
D. wherever
16) He’s obviously quite embarrassed about it because he ___B__ me to tell anyone.
A. banned
B. forbade
C. persuaded
D. dissuaded
17 Make sure you are given a ___B___ for everything you buy.
A. reception
B. receipt
C. recipe
D. record
18) The judge should ____C__ this case from a new angle.
A. ventur
B. think
C. view
D. deal
19) The whole team are confident ____A___ their success in this match.
A. of
B. about
C. in
D. on
20) They prepared a synthetic rubber as a ___C__ for the natural rubber which they could no longer obtain.
A. subject
B. substance
C. substitute
D. suburb
21) There are several characteristics of this book ___B__ special attention.
A. worthy
B. worthy of
C. worth of
D. worth
22) We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _C____.
A. out of condition
B. out of reach
C. out of stock
D. out of purchase
23) I can’t ___C__ the fact that quite a few of the students do not study English very hard.
A. decline
B. reject
C. neglect
D. deposit
24) As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to __B___ the operation.
A. call on
B. call off
C. call out
D. call for
25) It’s so long since I saw him that I could hardly __C___ him.
A. receive
B. accept
C. recognize
D. approve
26) I’ve made an __B___ for you to see the dentist at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
A. impression
B. appointment
C. opportunity
D. assignment
27) Much greater importance is now attached ___C__ environmental protection.
A. with
B. for
C. to
D. on
28) Do children really ___D____ the violence they see on TV?
A. estimate
B. resemble
C. stimulate
D. imitate
29) The fact that he annoyed you doesn’t ____A___ your treating him in that way.
A. justify
B. entitle
C. grant
D. assume
30) She __B____ all her employees coming to the Christmas lunch she gives every year.
A. insists that
B. insists on
C. sticks to
D. sticks by
31) Many people believe that humor is closely related to ___C____.
A. discovery
B. invention
C. creativity
D. revelation
32) Please remind me of the appointment again tomorrow ___B__ I forget.
A. in the case
B. in case
C. in the case of
D. in case of
33) I had to wait two hours for the train. It really put me in a bad ___A______.
A. mood
B. mode
C. model
D. emotion
34) Come at your __C_____ because I will be at home at any time.
A. rate
B. disposal
C. convenience
D. proposal
Under the safety regulations about the construction of buildings, an emergency ___A____ is very 35）important in case of fire.
A. exit
B. exile
C. discharge
D. entrance
36）The chief __A___ in the present system of education is that not all of the young people can go to college.
A. defect
B. defeat
C. error
D. mistake
37) The United States has ___A___ Bin Laden as the prime suspect in the September 11 terrorist attack that left 3,063 people dead or missing.
A. singled out
B. searched out
C. worked out
D. laid out
38) In all English towns there is a speed __D___ of 30 miles an hour.
A. control
B. allowance
C. condition
D. limit
39) I could tell he was surprised from the __C___ on his face.
A. appearance
B. shock
C. look
D. sight
40) You should read these articles yourself before you make __B___ on them.
A. impressions
B. comments
C. reactions
D. opinion
41) I wanted to make a bookcase, but I couldn’t make __B___ of the instruction.
A. understanding
B. sense
C. application
D. sight
42) Who do you think is the most ___B______ candidate?
A. like
B. likely
C. liking
D. alike
43) He promised to attend to it ___A____ he reached the office.
A. the moment
B. in the case of
C. for the moment
D. the moments
44) You have a marvelous ___A____ of the whole island from the top of the tower.
A. view
B. scenery
C. scene
D. vision
45) Because of his hard work, John was ____C___ to a higher class.
A. advanced
B. developed
C. promoted
D. prompted
46) People believe that nuclear weapons should be totally ___C____.
A. paused
B. postponed
C. prohibited
D. presented
47) She’s such a bossy woman that I don’t know how you can __C___ her.
A. stand with
B. stand up with
C. put up with
D. put up
48) After he was dismissed, he had to __A___ another employment.
A. seek
B. seal
C. seize
D. share
49)___B__ asleep when a knock at the door awakened her.
A. Scarcely did she fall
B. Scarcely had she fallen
C. No sooner had she fallen
D. No sooner did she fall
50) Mrs. Brown is said __A___ for Italy last week.
A. to have left
B. to be leaving
C. to leave
D. to have been left
51) When I __D___ into a new house, I will let you know.
A. will move
B. moved
C. had moved
D. move
52) __B___ she had bought turned out to be useless.
A. That
B. What
C. Which
D. As
53) This is the material ___D__ in the laboratory tomorrow morning.
A. tested
B. testing
C. being tested
D. to be tested
54) By the time she leaves the stage next month, she __A___ for sixty years.
A. will have performed
B. have performed
C. will be performing
D. will perform
55) _____B_____, it’s a good idea to review your class notes.
A. with exams approached
B. With exams approaching
C. are approaching
D. To approach exams Exams
56)A boy’s talk creates a(n) ___A_______ of attention so that people do not see how he does his tricks.
A. diversion
B. illusion
C. interaction
D. difference
57) We c ouldn’t imagine what had happened to ___C______ her but s he wouldn’t stop crying.
A. upset
B. confuse
C. puzzle
D. spoil
58) Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ____A___.
A. appreciated
B. approved
C. appealed
D. applied
59) I cast about for something to say, something to put him more ___B___ ease.
A. in
B. at
C. with
D. on
60) The award __A_____ him as the most outstanding programmer in this university.
A. established
B. constructed
C. built
D. recognized
61) Our fun at the Christmas party was _____B_ by his awful joke.
A. damaged
B. spoiled
C. did harm to
D. attacked
62) The room was in a terrible mess. Toys were ___B____ all over the floor.
A. spread
B. scattered
C. expanded
D. extended
63) You ____A_______all the way to our factory! We have got a car of our own.
A. needn’t have walked
B. mustn’t walk
C. shouldn’t have walked
D. cannot walk
64) We reached the station ___A__ only _____ that the train had just left.
A. exhausted…to learn
B. exhausting…learning
C. exhausted…learned
D. to exhaust…to learn
65) A series of attempts ____B_, he came to a successful solution to the problem.
A. having made
B. having been made
C. were made
D. have been made
66) ____C___ plan you adopt, you will meet with difficulties in carrying it out.
A. No matter
B. However
C. Whichever
D. What
67) It must have been around seven o’clock when I arrived at the cinema because the film
___B____.
A. has begun
B. had begun
C. would begin
D. will begin
68) Take warm clothes with you ____D___ the weather is cold.
A. so that
B. even if
C. unless
D. in case
69) So little ___C____ about maths that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A. did I know
B. as I know
C. do I know
D. I knew
70) I had not even a vague idea ___A____ was going to happen.
A. of what
B. in which
C. of which
D. in what
71) Our teacher as well as our classmates ____A___ to attend the evening party.
A. was asked
B. were asked
C. be asked
D. have asked
72)The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if__D___ something pleasant in the past.
A. to remember
B. having been remembered
C. remembered
D. remembering
73) I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ___A___traffic jam.
A. in case of
B. in spite of
C. in line with
D. at the risk of
74) Ann never dreamed of ___B___for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A. there to be a chance
B. there being a chance
C. there be a chance
D. being a chance
75) It is necessary that the course in general science ___C__ before the chemistry.
A. is to take
B. to be taken
C. is taken
D. be taken
76) --Have you returned the book to the library?
--____C_____.
A. I’m not afraid so.
B. I’m not afraid.
C. I’m afraid not.
D. I’m so afraid.
77) He stayed in Hangzhou for five days, ___C_____ he toured all the major scenic spots.
A. during which
B. during when
C. during the time
D. during what
78) ____D___ an inch, he will take a mile.
A. To give
B. Giving
C. Give
D. Given
79) ____B___ so busy, I should have called on you.
A. Should I not be
B. Had I not been
C. Had I been
D. I had been not
80) Asia is ____D___ Europe.
A. four times larger as
B. as four times large as
C. larger four times than
D. four times as large as
81) It is necessary that all the facts __D_____ before we go about writing the article.
A. check
B. be checked
C. checked
D. must be checked
82) Language and its laws of development can be understood ___D__ in inseparable connection with the history of society, with the history of the people to whom the language under study belongs.
A. only if studying
B. only when studying
C. when studying
D. only if studied
83) ____B_____ the secret is known to all, nobody will be interested in him any more.
A. Before
B. Once
C. Although
D. Unless
84) ___C___ be in Beijing, I would be very happy.
A. Ever I should
B. I ever should
C. Should I ever
D. Ever should I
85) The fact ___D____ he has spoken to the press about this has caused us a good deal of embarrassment.
A. as
B. which
C. if
D. that
86) __B_____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.
A. For now
B. Now that
C. Ever since
D. By now
87) Training is provided, so no _B__experience is required for the job.
A. procedure
B. previous
C. preceding
D. prior
88) A stone hit him on the head and knocked him __D____.
A. conscious
B. subconscious
C. consciousness
D. unconscious.
89)Mr. Keith was an honest man. He never ___C____ any gifts from people who sought his help.
A. contained
B. received
C. accepted
D. preferred
90) As time is limited, please tell us ___D____ exactly what happened.
A. in all
B. in detail
C. in turn
D. in brief
91) He has a(n)_A__of what the business will be like 20 years from now.
A. vision
B. outlook
C. overlook
D. version
92) My drinking was starting to have a(n) __C_effect on my work. I couldn’t concentrate on my work for long.
A. natural
B. neutral
C. negative
D. neglect
Part III Cloze
Directions:Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.
Passage 1
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was 1 impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would pull him 2 through the streets of Brooklyn, NY, on a child's sleigh to the subway 3 entrance. Once there, he would cling to the handrail 4 until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice-free. In Manhattan the subway station was the 5 basement of his office building, and he would not have to go 6 outside again until we met him in Brooklyn' 7 on his way home.
When I think of it now, I marvel at how much 8 courage it must have taken for a grown man to 9 subject himself to such indignity and stress. And at how he did it - without 10 bitterness or complaint.
Passage 2
Many people think they can’t 1afford help with the house. The belief that household help is only for the 2 wealthy is a ―stubborn myth‖. We need to view hiring help 3 as a ―time-management tool for busy people.‖ 4 On the other hand, there are also costs 5 involved to not hiring help: health problems like 6 stress, lack of time for exercise, and sleep 7 deprivation; lost income where the hours 8 spent cleaning could have been used to 9 pursue career goals; and the strain on your marriage that could lead to money spent on counseling or even a 10 divorce.
Passage 3
Are you a compulsive 1 spender ,or do you hold on to your money as long as possible? Are you a 2 bargain hunter? Would you rather use charge accounts than pay 3 cash? Your answers to these questions will 4 reflect your personality. According to psychologists, our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values, but can also 5 stem from past problems.
Experts in psychology believe that for many people, money is an important 6 symbol of strength and influence. Husbands who 7 compain cabout their wives’spending habits may be afraid that they are losing 8 power in their marriage. Wives, on the other hand, may waste huge 9 amounts of money because they are angry at their husbands. In addition, many people consider money a symbol of love. They spend it on their family and friends to 10 express love, or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love.
Passage 4
Friendship is a very difficult thing. It is hard to 1 handle. In fact I would say that friendship is as hard to handle as 2 love is, or even marriage. Of course I am not talking about easy-come-easy-go friendship. I’m talking about friends who 3 care deeply about each other, who support each other, who make life 4 worth living. I’m talking about friends you can 5 share almost
everything with.
My friendship with Kathy was real friendship. She made me laugh. She made me feel 6 wanted. She understood me. She was never 7 too busy to see me. We were sixteen when we met at the local technical college and we were both doing the 8 same course. I was very nervous the day I started and Kathy was the first person I talked to. 9 As a result, I really enjoyed my year at the Tech. Like I say, she was fun, she was lively, she was sure of herself. And a little bit of her character 10 rubbed off on me.
Part IV Reading Comprehension:
Directions: Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer.
Passage 1
Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. According to the police records that have been studied for five years from over 2400 cities and towns, a surprising link is shown between changes in the season and crime patterns. The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do other violent attacks. Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal; it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, robbing has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. The month with least crimes of all? May –except for one strange fact. More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.
Apparently our seasonal cycles of knowledge are completely different from our tendencies for crimes. Professor Huntington made extensive studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings and get highest results on examinations. In all cases, he found a spring high and autumn high separated by a summer low.
Possibly, high temperature and high humidity (湿度) cause our strange and violent summer actions, but police officials are not sure. ―There is, of course, no proof of a connection between humidity and murder,‖ they say. ―Why murder’s high time should come in the summer time we really don’t know.‖
1)The best title of the passage is ___A_______.
A.Crime Cycles
B.Summer Crimes
C. A Time for Murder
D.The Most Peaceful Month
2)According to the passage, ________A_________.
A.there is a link between changes in the seasons and crime patterns
B.crime is not linked to the cycle of the weekdays
C.there is sure connection between murder and hot weather
D.there is a connection between robbing and murder
3) A murder would most likely occur _____A______.
A.on a weekend night in summer
B.on a weekend afternoon in summer
C.on a weekend night in winter
D.on a weekday afternoon in spring
4)The passage tells us that people are likely to get the highest results on exams
_____B________.
A.in spring only
B.in spring and autumn
C.in summer
D.in winter
5)Which of the following statements is TRUE? A
A.It is not certain whether there is a connection between humidity and murder.
B.Murder and robbery mainly occur in summer.
C.There is no proof that murder frequently occurs in summer.
D.High temperature and high humidity lead to high crime rate in summer.
Passage2
How men first learned to invent words is unknown. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations –the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the happy and sad events of our past; the more we read and learn, the larger the number of words that mean something to us becomes.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to out minds and feelings. This attractive use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music, and, by their position and association, can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech dull and silly.
1.Which of the following did men invent first? B
A) Words
B) Sounds
C) Signs
D) Letters
2. Why did men invent language? B
A) To be different form animals.
B) To make their ideas known to others.
C) To make nice sounds for others to hear.
D) To have something to write down with.
3. Which of the following is true of words according to the passage? C
A) Their power is beyond imagination.
B) They last longer than signs or sounds.
C) They remind people of their past experience.
D) They enable people to live longer and read more.
4. Why does the author mention “poet”in the last paragraph? B
A) A poet is full of great thoughts and feelings.
B) A poet is an example of good language users.
C) A poet tells of the glad and sad events of his past.
D) A poet knows more sounds and words than others.
5. What is the best title of the passage? A
A) Language and Its Use.
B) Language and Human Experience.
C) Poet: A Master of Words.
D) How Language Came into Being.
Passage 3
Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV –if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the policemen don’t think much of them.
The first difference is that a policemen’s real life centers around the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.
Little of his time is spent in chatting to pretty girls or in dramatic confrontations (对峙) with desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty –or not –of stupid, minor crimes.
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he’s arrested, the story is over, in real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks –where failure to produce results reflects on the fame of the police –little effort is spent on searching.
Having made an arrest, a detective (侦探) really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and, to do that, he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked, a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witness and persuading them, usually against their own interests, to help him.
1. What does the first paragraph tell us about policemen? C
A) They often watch TV.
B) They like watching TV.
C) They are too busy to watch TV.
D) They hate seeing themselves on TV.
2. Why does the writer mention a lawyer in the second paragraph? C
A) To show that a lawyer’s job is more comfortable.
B) To emphasize that policemen are physically strong.
C) To compare a lawyer’s job with policemen’s.
D) To indicate that a lawyer’s job is less important than a policeman’s.
3. What do real policemen do at work? B
A) They often deal with robbers and thieves.
B) They talk with a lot of victims and visitors.
C) They don’t deal with serious crimes very often.
D) The usually stay in their office studying cases.
4. What does the passage say about a detective? C
A) His job is to make arrests.
B) He is good at finding criminals.
C) He has to prove his case in court.
D) He visits and helps his witnesses.
5. What is the main idea of the passage? D
A) It is hard for policemen to do their job well.
B) Policemen keep in touch with a lot of people.
C) Policemen are people that we admire and respect.
D) Real policemen’s life is different from what is shown on TV.
Passage 4
In the traditional marriage, the man as the breadwinner worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other places away form the home. Since the man earned the money, he paid the bills. His income was used for food, clothes, a house, and other family necessities. The man made most of the decisions. He was the boss.
In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to rear the children and take care of her husband. She cooked the meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and did other household work. Her job at home was very important.
In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities.
There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.
A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The couple may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time, or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children. Or she may want to go to work. Men and women now make decisions together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.
1)Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage? B
A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family.
B. The woman made most of decisions.
C. The woman stayed at home to care for the children.
D. The man paid the bills.
2)In recent years _______. D
A. young couples reject the traditional relationship
B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family
C. the woman doesn’t stay at home and care for the children and the house
D. the role of men and women has begun to change
3)Men and women may now choose all the following EXCEPT to __D_____.
a)marry or to stay single
b)work or to stay at home
c)have the roles that are comfortable for them
d)leave their jobs just because they have children
4)The following are all now true EXCEPT ___D____.
A. they may choose to have children or not
B. the man may take care of the children some of the time
C. the woman may want to go to work
D. the woman is the most important person in the house
5)Which of the following is NOT true? D
a)The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.
b)The woman’s job at home was very important in the past.
c)Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.
d)Everyone tries to get married.
Passage 5
Some researchers have indicated that the vast increase of women in the workforce may decrease marriage chances. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. On the other hand, women’s financial state may also encourage marriage. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man were important in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the couple cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy rebounds（回弹）, the number of marriages also rises.
Coincident（一致）with the increase in women working outside the home is the increase in divorce rates. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The impact of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider（养家者）may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible. Stresses grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. Considering high unemployment, inflationary problems（通货膨胀）, and slow growth in real earnings, a working wife can increase household income and relieve some of these pressing financial burdens. By raising a family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability.
Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife without a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go
together to create a stronger and more stable union.
Also, a major part of women’s inequa lity in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. With higher earning capacity and status occupations outside of the home comes the capacity to exercise power within the family. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.
1) The word ―hypothesis‖ (Line 2, Para.1) is closest in meaning to ―__A___‖.
A. assumption
B. signal
C. idea
D. clue
2) It is said in the passage that when the economy slides, _D____.
A. men would choose working women as their marriage partners
B. more women would get married to seek financial security
C. even working women would worry about their marriages
D. more people would prefer to remain single for the time being
3) If women find fulfillment through work outside the home, _C____.
A. they are more likely to control their marriage partners
B. their husbands are expected to do more housework
C. their marriage ties can be strengthened
D. they tend to put their career before marriage
4) One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that__B___.
A. they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom
B. they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands
C. they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations
D. they tend to suspect their husbands’ loyalty to their marriage
5) Which of the following statements can best su mmarize the author’s view in the passage? ___A
A. The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the country.
B. Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in marriage.
C. In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independent.
D. The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to case.
Passage6
Looking through my high-school yearbook, I was amazed by how similar everyone looked. People who stood out were few and far between. Thinking about it now, I realize that individuality is endangered. Everyone wants to look, act and sound like everyone else. This makes no sense, considering we are told from an early age to "be yourself." If we are told to be individuals, why is fitting in such an issue?
The media has a huge influence on youth. If you turn on MTV, you'll see the epitome (范例) of what is considered "cool." What surprises me is that people feel they need to look and dress a certain way to be cool. Those who don't fit this mold are considered nerds.
Television figures and celebrities are major role models; teens and preteens alike strive to match their favorite celebrity's look, but if people need to look like others to find a sense of
self-worth, then the problem is beyond individuality. The problem becomes teens' lack of self-esteem, contributing to their need to conform. People conform to blend in and go unnoticed.
If society could implement programs to teach kids self-esteem, then lack of individuality would no longer be an issue. Teen suicide rates would probably decrease, too. If teenagers are comfortable with who they are, then suicide would not be such an oft-chosen option. Teaching individuality would lessen the pressure on teens to fit in, and would create a healthier society.
Lack of individuality plagues society as a whole. Those who have the courage and confidence to express themselves are the "coolest" people. In a world of conformity made up of black and white, it is good to throw a hint of the rainbow in every once in a while just for kicks and self-esteem.
1) The underlined phrase ―stood out‖ refers to__A___.
A. be unique in character
B. endure hardships
C. be noticeable by queer looks
D. get up from some places
2) Teens want to be considered ―cool‖ because__B___.
A. they believe media would teach them how to be themselves
B. they tend to imitate theirs idols of television celebrities who usually represent social fashion
C. they want to be different from the others
D. they want to step into a healthier society
3) Teaching individuality would __D___.
A. let them pay more attention to health
B. stop teens’ dream of being cool
C. increase the peer pressure
D. help teens to express themselves and build up a sense of self-worth
4) It is implied in the passage that __B___.
A. peer pres sure for being cool indirectly leads to teens’ suicide
B. teens tend to choose suicide because they can’t find self-value
C. teens tend to look alike in appearance
D. teens are confident to express themselves
5) This passage can be titled as __A___.
A. Harms of Individuality.
B. Individuality and Suicide.
C. Being Cool Endangers Individuality.
D. How to Build up Self-esteem.
Passage 7
"Congratulations, Mr Jones, it's a girl."
Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and brings forth a different answer from every man
who hears these words.Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering
whether they will be good fathers.Although there are some men who like children and may have had
considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them.Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time.For other
couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that
of father is a difficult task.Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this
remobilization process.Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only
recently has literature focused on the role of a father.
It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother's role.The mother's role seems to require complete
transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation；on the other hand, the father's role is less demanding and immediate.However, even though we mentioned the fact that growing number of women
are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.
1. According to the author, being a father___C_____.
A. brings a feeling of excitement to males
B. has a different meaning for those who have daughters
C. makes some men feel proud and others uneasy
D. means nothing but more responsibilities
2. It is stated in the passage that____A____.
A. some couples are not prepared to have a child
B. young couples do not like children at all
C. young couples do not have much time to take care of their children
D. many couples look forward to having a boy as their first child
3.In the third paragraph, the author ___D____.
A. criticizes (批评) fathers for not taking enough responsibilities in bringing up their children
B. excuses the American writers for ignoring the difficulties of being a father
C. supports the idea that the chief role of a father is to earn money for the family
D. complains about the lack of social program to help husbands get used to the role of a father
4. The transition to the mother's role requires that the wife___B_____.
A. change her lifestyle in a highly innovative way
B. make a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situation
C. stay at home to take care of the baby
D. help her husband in his remobilization process
5. Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles, fathers, compared with mothers, __A____.
A. have to shoulder more burdens
B. have to make more difficult adaptations
C. have an easier job to do
D. can usually do a better job
Passage 8
Perhaps the most amazing thing to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks –we are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed facial ( 脸部的) features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set eyebrows by looking at those around –family and friends.
This helps explain why the people of some regions of the United States look so much alike. New Englanders or southerners have certain common facial characteristics that cannot be explained by genetics (遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth. It is learned later. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well into adolescence (青春期). A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us.
This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part where people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peach Tree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. People in densely populated urban areas also tend to smile and greet each other in public less than do people in rural areas and small towns.
1. What does the passage mainly say about babies? A
A) Babies copy their facial features from their parents.
B) They always look at people around them.
C) Their facial features are formed after birth.
D) They have different facial features.
2. How does the writer feel about Prof. Birdwhistell’s conclusion? A
A) He is very surprised but believes it.
B) He is quite worried about it
C) He is rather doubtful about it.
D) He is puzzled about it.
3. What does the passage tell us about the mouth shape? C
A) New Englanders and southerners have similar mouth shape.
B) Husband and wife usually share their mouth shape.
C) People living close together may have similar mouth shape.
D) It takes a few years to shape the mouth.
4. Which group of the people in the US look most unfriendly according to the passage? A
A) People in the city of New York.
B) People in western rural areas.
C) People in the city of Atlanta.
D) People in southern states.
5. What is the main idea of the passage? D
A) People in rural areas and small towns are usually more friendly.
B) Both babies and adults learn from their environment.
C) Genetics cannot explain certain common facial characteristics.
D) Physical appearance is learned after birth.
Passage 9
Testing has replaced teaching in most public schools. My own children’s school week is focused on pretests, drills, tests, and retests. I believe that my daughter Erica, who gets excellent marks, has never read a chapter of any of her school textbooks all the way through. And teachers are often heard to state proudly and openly that they teach to the state test.
Teaching to the test is a curious phenomenon. Instead of deciding what skills students ought to learn, helping students learn them, and then using some sensible methods of assessment (评估) to discover whether students have mastered the skills, teachers are encouraged to reverse the process. First one looks at a test. Then one draws the skills needed not to master, say, reading, but to do well on the test. Finally, the test skills are taught.
The ability to read or write or calculate might imply the ability to do reasonably well on standard tests. However, neither reading nor writing develops simply through being taught to take tests. We must be careful to avoid mistaking preparation for a test of a skill with the acquisition of that skill. Too many discussions of basic skills make this fundamental confusion because people are test obsessed rather than concerned with the nature and quality of what is taught.
Recently many schools have faced with what could be called the crisis of comprehension or, in simple terms, the phenomenon of students with grammar skills still being unable to understand what they read. These students are good at test taking, but they have little or no experience reading or thinking, and talking about what they read. They are taught to be so concerned with grade that they have no time or ease of mind to think about meaning, and reread things if necessary.
1. What does the writer say about his daughter? C
A) She teaches in a middle school.
B) She reads many good books.
C) She does well on tests.
D) She is proud of her way of learning.
2. What are students encouraged to do nowadays at school? B
A) To master basic reading skills.
B) To learn how to deal with tests.
C) To read well in order to pass tests.
D) To master all kinds of skills.
3. Which of the following statements would the writer agree with the most? A
A) The nature and quality of subjects are more important than marks on them.
B) Teachers should force students to learn to red and write and calculate well.
C) Good preparation for standard tests is necessary for students.
D) Most students are clear about how to acquire basic skills.
4. What do students do when they are test obsessed? A
A) They pay attention only to tests.
B) They hate tests very much.
C) They try to avoid rereading things.
D) They often join in discussion.
5. What kind of students does the writer dislike most? D
A) Students with poor test marks and without creative thinking.
B) Students active in thinking yet unable to talk about what they read.
C)tudents who are too well prepared for any test.
D) Students unable to understand what they read.
Passage 10
Learning a foreign language is not a matter of reading some grammar rules and memorizing some vocabulary words—although those are important activities not to be ignored. Acquiring a language is learning a skill, not a body of information. It’s as much like learning to swim or ride a bike. That is, you must not only understand the ideas and concepts, have information at hand, but also make your body accustomed to using that information in physical activity: in this case the physical activity involved is speaking, listening, writing and reading.
You need, then, not only to memorize and understand, but also to practice!
Here are a few brief suggestions on effective practice/study techniques.
1. Make your mouth or hand do what your mind is learning. Study out loud. Do go to the lab and work on the tapes. Study with a friend, thus involving yourself in speaking and listening. Try to write sentences or a short paragraph using the skills you have practiced orally.
2. Study day-by-day. You cannot get by in a foreign language course by cramming (临时抱佛脚) at the last minute. You may be able to ―learn‖ vocabulary items that way, but you cannot teach your mouth to use them in sentences.
3. Occasionally go back and review ―old‖topics and vocabulary. Language learning is accumulative (累积的). You learn new skills on the basis of old ones. The more you ―recycle‖familiar information and skills, the better you will be able to absorb new ones.
4. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Self-consciousness (害羞) can be a mighty obstacle to learning a language. Perhaps part of the reason small children readily acquire languages is that they are not afraid of making mistakes.
The first paragraph of the passage has been written to emphasize that____C______.
A. learning to swim is very difficult
B. memorizing vocabulary words is necessary in language learning
C. language learning is a process of acquiring different language skills
D. understanding the ideas and concepts is more important than anything else
One of the advantages of studying with a friend is that_____D_____.
A. one studies better in a friendly atmosphere
B. friends can share tapes or other learning materials
C. it strengthens the friendship between twp friends
D. it makes one talk in a particular language
Cramming should be avoided while learning a language because___B_______.
A. one may not find enough time to use at the last minute
B. anything learnt that way can hardly be put into use
C. nothing can be learnt through cramming
D. it is of little use to study without a clear purpose
The purpose of reviewing old topics is______C___.
A. to avoid making mistakes in the future
B. to throw away the old, useless information
C. to build up a good foundation for new skills
D. to appreciate the good ideas contained in them
Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A
A. A Few Brief Suggestions on Study a Foreign Language
B. An Introduction to Language Teaching and Learning
C. Why Learning a Foreign Language Is More Difficult Than Anything Else
D. Why Children Are Capable of Learning a Language Better Than Grown-ups
Part V Translation （E→C）
1)Meanwhile, discussions are good practice for fluency, especially if you don’t stop each time a
mistake is made.
同时，（与他人）讨论也是能够很好地提高语言流利度的练习，尤其是在练习过程中出现一些小错误仍然继续进行下去的讨论。
2)Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though
I still don’t know precisely what a ―good heart‖ is.
随着年龄的增长，尽管我仍然不确定一颗“善心‖到底指的是什么，我现在相信那是一个合理的标准来判定别人。
3)But the next day people kidded him by saying it was the first time any fighter was urged to
take a dive even before the bout began.
但是第二天人们就拿他开玩笑，说是第一次有拳击手在比赛开始之前就佯装被击倒。
4)Students who fly halfway across the world to study in another country get used to the new
time zone after a few days.
飞越大半个世界到另一个国家学习的学生通常几天之后就会适应当地的时区。
5)It took the bees a week to find it at the different hour, but from then on they came to eat in the
evening instead of in the morning.
蜜蜂需要一个星期的时间来找出喂食的时间，但是从那时起他们就会在傍晚而不是早晨过来觅食。
6)Animals that live near the sea and depend on both the land and water for their food have their
biological clocks set with the tides.
生活在近海并依赖于陆地和水来觅食的动物通常根据潮汐来设定他们的生物钟。
7)While many of our parents got along without household help the amount of hands-on
parenting time at home has increased dramatically in the past 20 years.
虽然我们大多数人的父母在没有过家政帮助的情况下把家务做的井井有条，但是在过去的20年里父母们在家里的家务工作量已经大大地增加了。
8) A researcher explains that men and women are biologically different in how they see
housecleaning—men have tunnel vision compared with women’s wide field of vision.
研究表明男人和女人对房屋清扫在生物学上有着不同的认识——男人有着隧道般的想象，然而女人有着广阔田野般的想象。
9)Within a few pages, the yard, the summer, disappeared, and I was plunged into the aching
tragedy of the Holocaust, the extraordinary clash of good, represented by one decent man and, evil.
短短的几页之内，庭院、夏天都消失了。我被带入到沉痛的大屠杀悲剧当中——一个正直体面的男人所象征的善于恶之间非凡的冲突。
10)At sunrise,plants open their leaves and begin producing food .
太阳升起时，植物张开它们的叶子开始光合作用
11)Husbands who complain about their wives’ spending habits may be afraid that they are losing
power in their marriage.
那些抱怨他们妻子的消费习惯的男人或许害怕他们在婚姻当中失去自己的权利。
12)Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things
that they do and the real reason.
专家表明，大多数人的行为出自于两个原因：一个合理原因对于他们所做的事和一个真正的原因。
13)In fact I would say that friendship is as hard to handle as love is, or even marriage. Of course I
am not talking about easy-come-easy-go friendship.
事实上，我会说友谊像爱情、甚至婚姻一样难以打理。当然我不是在说那种泛泛之交的友谊。
14)I’d always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just that, and that
kind of love would disgust me.
我经常会被这样一种感觉困扰——你一直在拿那个冒险，并且那种爱让我感到厌恶。15)Despite such alarming numbers, the federal and state governments2have been slow in
implementing programs to stop the spread of AIDS.
尽管这一数字惊人，但是联邦政府和州政府在防止艾滋病传播方面采取的措施仍然很缓慢。
16)While no way of winning the war against AIDS exists, the network shares these lessons
learned in its battle against AIDS.
当这里还没有什么有效的方法来抵制艾滋病的时候，该组织分享了它在抵制艾滋病过程中所学到的经验。
17)The stylists also emphasize that everyone is at risk and that all of us have a right to protect
ourselves—regardless of marriage status.
时装设计师们也强调每个人都有危险，并且我们大家(不管婚姻状况如何)都有权利去保护自己。
18)The prevailing wisdom in the neighborhood was that we were spoiling it and that we ought to
go back where we belonged.
邻里之间广为流传的至理名言是我们正在宠坏它，我们应该回到属于我们的地方。
19)She was a pleasant-looking single woman, who looked old and wrinkled to me at the time, but
who was probably about 40.
她是一个相容较好的单身女性。她那时候看起来上了年纪，满脸皱纹，不过也可能才40岁左右。
20)Her final service to me came on a day when my mind was wandering and I was idly digging
my pencil into the writing surface on the arm of my chair.
她对我最后一次的照顾是在我思绪漫游的那天。当时我正无所事事地把铅笔插进椅子扶手处得书写面里。
Part VI Translation （C→E）
1)们相互了解的多了一点，我们相处就好了。（now that）
Now that we know more about each other, we start to get along well.
2 )慢慢地讲，但是我的意见仍不被人了解。（get across）
I speak slowly, but my advice still can't be get acrossed
3)我们依靠科学家来保护环境。（depend on ）
We depend on scientists to protect our environment.
4 )物的生长周期与季节的交替是一致的。(cycle of growth; in rhythm with)
The cycle of growth of plants is in rhythm with the changing of seasons.
5)让我们分成小组，分别去完成任务。(split up)
Let’s split up to different groups to tackle our tasks separately.
6)家里乱糟糟的，你怎么能安心看电视呢？(in a mess)
How can you be so relieved to watch TV when the house is in a mess?
7)我们必须设法防止屋顶塌下来。（keep… from ）
We must try to keep our roof from collapsing.
8)我无法以言语来表示我的感激。(lack)
I am lack of words to express my gratitude.
9)向她道歉，说明你很通情达理。(sensible)
You are very sensible as you apologized to her.
10)出的起旅费，我们想去外国旅游。（afford）
If we could afford it, we would like to travel abroad
11)之后，他一直受着疼痛的折磨。(suffer from)
12)可以把书借给你，条件是你别把书给弄脏了。(on condition that)
I can lend my book to you on condition that you do not stain it.
13)安排人明天领客人在北京四处转转，好吗？(make arrangement for) Could you make arrangement for showing our guests around Beijing tomorrow?
14)要保证离开教室的时候把所有的灯关掉。（see to that)
you see to that all lights are turned off when you leave the classroom
15)的父亲是一个很有权势的人。(a man of influence)
Her father is a man of influence.