⼤学英语综合教程⼆unit3Unit 3 The Generation GapI. Vocabulary and Structureembarrassconsist overall simultaneously exhaust exceptional embrace notion acknowledge fade distract glorious interference junior respond justify legalconsist of narrow down trade forfor a time meet withall along mixed marriage at any rateknow better than to do sth fill outlearn oftake care ofmake clearPart II Reading ComprehensionQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:The Leaning Tower of Pisa has defied (违背) the laws of gravity for seven and a half centuries. Every year, on June 19th, a professor from the University of Pisa climbs to the bell tower and measures the increase in the slant with special instruments. And every year the professor makes the same report: the tower has leaned a fraction of an inch more. Last summer, the 125 foot-high tower was leaning an incredible 15 feet out of line. Scientists say that unless a way is found to stop the tilt, the tower will collapse in less than 80 years.The tower is leaning because the soft subsoil of Pisa will not support it. Its foundation is sinking into the soil at an angle, causing the tower to lean. Since a tremor could shake the foundation loose, the ringing of the tower's bells was forbidden in 1959. Trucks are not allowed to pass in the neighborhood of the tower for this same reason.1. The statement which best expresses the main idea of this passage is that _________.A. the Leaning Tower of Pisa is in increasing danger of collapsingB. every year a professor measures the increase in the tower's slantC. the tower is leaning because the subsoil of Pisa will not support itD. there is only one way to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa2. It can be inferred from the passage that last summer the tower was found tilted further by __.A. 15 feetB. more than one inchC. a fraction of an inchD. several inches3. The tower tilts more and more because ___________.A. the ringing of the bells causes a tremorB. there are passing trucks nearby4. Why is the tower described as defying the laws of gravity?A. It had resisted shaking tremors for hundreds of years.B. It was built on soft ground.C. It leans a fraction of an inch more every year.D. Scientists think that it should have collapsed long ago.5. Truck traffic has been forbidden in the neighborhood of the tower _________.A. to protect the driversB. to prevent accidentsC. as a precaution against shaking tremorsD. because trucks damage the foundationQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Napoleon Bonaparte was the master of Europe. He wanted to be the master of the whole world. But he had to first win England, and to win England he had to cross the English Channel in force. If only he had ships which could ignore wind and current and tide and outtravel the British war vessels.Just at that time, there came to his court an American inventor, Robert Fulton by name. Fulton had invented a way of propelling ships by steam instead of by sails.He had also worked out a submarine torpedo (鱼雷) boat. He made successful tests of both these inventions, to the satisfaction of Napoleon's most doubting navy experts.The problem was solved. It was Napoleon's God-given opportunity. He wanted very much to try Fulton's idea. Then he decided against it.If Fulton's invention should fail, Napoleon feared he would be the laughing-stock of Europe. He could not afford to be laughed at. So he refused to pay the price of a laugh, and incidentally, he threw away world conquest.6. Napoleon's refusal to pay the price of a laugh probably cost him _________.A. much troubleB. world conquestC. bloodshedD. immense human lives7. At first the naval experts of Napoleon were _____.A. suspiciousB. astonishedC. annoyed with Fulton's inventionsD. satisfied8. The ultimate aim of Napoleon was to __________.A. win EnglandB. conquer the whole worldC. outtravel the British war vesselsD. be the king of FranceA. Fulton was a French inventor.B. Napoleon threw away world conquest on purpose.C. Napoleon did not want very much to try Fulton's idea.D. Fulton's inventions proved to be successful.10. A submarine boat is one that _________.A. is used to carry passengersB. is able to operate under the surface of the seaC. carries mainly goodsD. is moved by one or more paddiesQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood.Coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored-up energy from the sun. Some was collected by this season's plants as carbon compounds. Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago.Even waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into vapor by the sun falls as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power.Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun's outer layers, and much of this energy that is directed toward the earth never arrives. About nine-tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact, the earth itself gets only one half-billionth of the sun's entire output of radiant energy.11. The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT____.A. gasolineB. natural gasC. atomic energyD. green plants12. Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by _____.A. plantsB. rainC. rockD. wind13. The sun's energy directly provides us with _____.A. rainB. vaporC. lightD. food14. The largest part of the radiant energy directed toward the earth is ______.A. stored by the current season's plantsC. turned into fuelD. used for electric power15. Of the sun's entire output of radiant energy, the earth receives _______.A. one tenthB. nine tenthsC. all that comes from the sun's outer layersD. a very small portionQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:With the invention and development of television, entertainment has grown much more visual in character and is demanding less and less use of the imagination, considered by many to be man's greatest faculty ; but its greatest inadequacy lies in its inability to exercise just those creative powers in men which are called upon and developed in the pursuit of a worthwhile hobby. This lack is not serious while a man is still fully employed in his day-to-day work which itself often gives him opportunities to create either with his hands or with his mind. At this time he seeks only some form of relaxation in his leisure. There comes a time, however, when he must retire from his occupation on account of age, and it is then that these shallower pastimes, useful enough as a form of relaxation, might cease to satisfy the hitherto active man. Today, many elderly people are finding this to be true, and seem constantly to be suffering from a sense of frustration after retirement, which reveals itself in a short temper and slow degeneration (衰退) of health, thetwo most common symptoms.16. The writer criticizes visual entertainment because _________.A. it does not require men's creative powersB. it cannot improve our intelligence and skillC. it demands too much of our imaginationD. it leads men to slow degeneration in health17. What is regarded as men's greatest faculty?A. Entertainment.B. Character.C. Hobbies.D. Imagination.18. While fully employed, men look for _______.A. visual entertainment that requires imagination in their leisureB. opportunities to create either with their hands or with their minds in their leisureC. something that will help them relax in their leisureD. creative hobbies in their leisure19. The elderly people find _________.A. that shallower pastimes can no longer satisfy themB. it unnecessary to cultivate creative hobbies in their younger daysC. retirement unnecessaryA. hobbies are more important to the youth than to the elderly peopleB. we should develop worthwhile hobbies when we are youngC. in ancient time entertainment was more visual in characterD. hobbies are not important in the health of modem menPart III Vocabulary & Structure1. Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near you must be very _______.A. lonelyB. aloneC. singleD. sole2. , the temperature of a body rises when it receives heat.A. As forB. As yetC. As a ruleD. As such3. He drove fast and arrived an hour of schedule.A. in advanceB. aheadC. abreastD. in front4. Finding it difficult to to the climate there, he decided to move to the north.A. fitB. adoptC. suitD. adapt5. She was in white like a nurse.A. clothingB. dressedC. wearingD. worn6. It was a good game, and at the end the was Argentina 3, Germany 2.A. accountB. markC. score7. I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly to me.A. occurredB. happenedC. appearedD. lighted8. Is there anyone who the plan put forward by the committee?A. differsB. disagreesC. objectsD. opposes9. She told her children that they must not, , play with matches.A. on any accountB. to good accountC. in no senseD. by no means10. Our public transportation system is not for the needs of the people.A. completeB. adequateC. normalD. perfect11. Tom and I are seeing you, so don't disappoint us!A. looking forB. looking forward toC. looking toD. looking out on12. Smoking in bed 1000 fires a year.A. burnsB. catchesC. keepsD. causes13. The United States _ a population of over 200 million.A. had hadB. haveC. is having14. We three major snowstorms so far this winter.A. hadB. haveC. have hadD. had had15. He speaks English better than I.A. veryB. soC. muchD. too16. I enjoy playing basketball and then _________.A. eatingB. to eatC. eatD. ate17. You don’t obje ct you by your first name, do you?A. to me to callB. to my callingC. me to callD. my calling18. He apologized having to leave so early.A. because ofB. sinceC. owing toD. for19. I wish I English fluently.A. can speakB. could speakC. speakD. might speak20. Professor Black had us compositions every Friday.A. to writeB. writtenC. write21. He didn't know or go home.A. if to waitB. to waitC. whether to waitD. either to Wait22. If you that night, you might have been too late to get your ticket.A. didn't hurryB. hadn't hurriedC. wouldn't hurryD. hadn't to hurry23. We must begin testing this instrument, no matter difficult it is.A. howeverB. howC. whateverD. what24. They are staying with us ______ the eime being until they find a place of their own.A.duringB. inC. sinceD. for25. He has _____ heavy a work load that it is difficult for him to find time to travel around.A. suchB. tooC. muchD. so26. A fence needs the support of three stakes, __________ ?A. needn't itB. doesn't itC. shan't itD. isn't it27. I couldn't understand the lecture, and ____________.A. neither could SueB. so couldn't SueC. Sue couldn't neither28. She's going to the photographer's ________.A to have her photograph take B. to have her photograph takingC. to have her photograph takenD. to have taken her photograph29. ________ people can speak a foreign language perfectly.A. Not muchB. LittleC. Only a small numberD. Few30. I don't talk with them in English _________.A. no longerB. any moreC. not any longerD. no morePart V Translation1. 我们之间的种族及⽂化差异不但增强了我们的关系，还教会了我们彼此间要宽容、谅解和开诚布公。
