2014年9月份考试大学英语（3）第一次作业一、单项选择题（本大题共70分，共35小题，每小题2分）1.It is()of Beijing to have such hot weather in July.A.tropicalB.typicalC.trialD.tradition2.He is()a child.He should be allowed to make his own decisionA.foreverB.no longerC.absolutelyD.exactly3.The explorer told the boys about his()in the Arctic.A.adventuresB.investigationC.applicationD.improvement4.It was not a formal occasion,so we were asked to wear（）clothes.A.A regularB.B informalC.C simpleD.D cheap5.I''''ll never know all that was in his mind,（）.A.A nor will anyone else eitherB.B nor won''''t anyone else tooC.C nor anyone else willD.D nor will anyone else6.The()of establishing a new amusement park seemed to be very attractive.A.outlineB.projectC.progressD.method7.A minute later John and I ran（）them and soon caught u p（）them.A.A after...withB.B with...forC.C to...byD.D for...to8.He kept working,()he was very tired.A.soB.howC.neverthelessD.though9.This took place in()Philadelphia.A.a1930sB.the1930s’C.the1930sD.1930’s10.By2000,scientists surely（）a cure for this kind of di sease.A.A have discoveredB.B must discoverC.C are discoveringD.D will have discovered11.He（）to write a history of civilization.A.A set offB.B set inC.C set outD.D set about12.We()supper when a policeman came to the door.A.just haveB.were havingC.just hadD.had had just13.I can never remember()drawer he keeps his shirts in.A.what.B.asC.whichD.where14.Although George has many personal problems,he()present every day since the first day of class.A.has beenB.had beenC.isD.was15.A.What kind of job did you do?B:().A.worked at a bookstore on campus.B.Yes.I brewed coffee in the Student Union.C.But selling books was satisfying.D.I need to earn the money.16.It''''s my advice that she（）right now,or she might be late for the plane.A.A startB.B startsC.C would startD.D will start17.—Why don''t you travel to New York on vacation?—().A.don''t want to goB.Excuse me,because I can''tC.I want to but I haven''t got enough moneyD.Because I''m going to school today18.--I’m a history major.And you?--().A.Well,it’s nice.B.I know.C.Biology.D.You know that.C19.Several screws(螺丝)need().A.wideningB.enlargingC.tighteningD.shortening20.They said they would not make their final()until the election result came out.A.decideB.decisiveC.decisionD.depict21.If the customer is()to pay a bill,the company turns their account over to a collection agency.A.unusualB.unwillingC.unworthyD.unwanted22.It was a hot day and many people were()their way to the beach.A.takingB.guidingC.settingD.making23.He couldn’t remember()A.what was the formulaB.what were the formulaC.what the formula wasD.what the formula were24.Taking photographs inside the museum is()forbidden.A.narrowlyB.exactlyC.strictlyD.firmly25.The clerk()stole some money from the bankA.supposed toB.supposedlyC.supposedD.suppose26.Many college students like to chat on the Internet.They think talking with friends on the Internet is()casual and exciting() face to face.A.not only...but alsoB.less...thanC.more...thanD.neither...nor27.–Can I help you?--().A.Yes,you can.B.I’d like a pair of sports shoes.C.NO.It’s unnecessary.D.Sorry,I don’t know.28.--Do you have any questions about the job?--().A.What do you mean?B.NO.I won’t.C.What is the salary?D.Yes.I will.29.It was because the applicant was too proud（）he failed in the interview.A.A thereforeB.B thatC.C so thatD.D so30.Taking()is one of Mike''s hobbies.A.photoB.photosC.photoesD.photo''s31.Professor Clark continued his research work and（）his col league''''s advice.A.A ignoredB.B deploredC.C exploredD.D implored32.I''''ll give you my telephone number in case you（）want to get in touch with me again.A.A shouldB.B willC.C shallD.D need33.Our teacher constantly()to us that there is no shortcut(捷径) for learning English.A.points outB.points offC.points atD.points in34.The lecture was so()that everyone went to sleep.A.boringB.boredC.interestedD.interesting35.I said,“I hope you’ll have()nice birthdays.”A.many moreB.much moreC.very muchD.enough many二、阅读理解单项选择题（本大题共30分，共6小题，每小题5分）1.You have been badly injured in a car accident.It is necessary to give you a blood transfusion because you lost a great deal of blood in the accident.However,special care must be taken in selecting new blood for you.If the blood is too different from your own,the transfusion could kill you.There are four basic types of blood:A,B,AB,and O.A simple test can indicate a person''s blood type,which,like hair color and height,is inherited from parents.Because of substances contained in each type,the four groups must be transfused carefully.Basically,A and B cannot be mixed.A and B cannot receive AB,but AB may receive A or B.O can give to any other group;hence,it is often called the universal donor.For the opposite reason,AB is sometimes called the universal recipient. However,because so many reactions can occur in transfusions,patients usually receive only salt or plasma(liquid)until their blood can be matched as exactly as possible in the blood bank of a hospital.In this way,it is possible to avoid any bad reactions to the transfusion.There is a relationship between your blood type and your nationality.Among Europeans and people of European ancestry,about42percent have type A while 45percent have type O.The rarest is type AB.Other races have different percentages.For example,some American Indian groups have nearly100percent type O.(1).A good title for this passage is________.A.Getting Blood and PlasmaB.Special Blood TypesC.Human Blood TypesD.The Blood Bank of a Hospital(2).The word"hence"in line10means_________A.alwaysB.oftenC.thereforeD.seldom(3).In a blood transfusion,it is easiest to find the acceptable type of blood for a person with the blood type of________A.AB.BC.ABD.O(4).The purpose of using salt and plasma before a blood transfusion is to allow time______.A.to test the reactions to the transfusionB.for matching the blood to be transfused with the patient''s bloodC.for the blood to be delivered from the blood bankD.to select a new type of blood for the patient(5).Most Europeans have blood type_________A.AB.BC.OD.A or O2.In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken,not written.In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome,testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages,students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their Field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject.This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor''s degree.Generally,however,modern examinations are written.The written examination,where all students are tested on the same questions,was probably not known until the nineteenth century.Perhaps it came intoexistence with the great increase in population and the developmentof modern industry.A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers,resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly,during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an"objective"test.It is intended to deal with facts,not personal opinions.To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions,each of which has only one correct answer.Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.(1).In the Middle Ages students_______.A.took objective testsB.were timed by clocksC.specialized in one subjectD.never wrote exams(2).The main idea of paragraph2is______A.workers now take examinationsB.the population has grownC.there are only written exams todayD.examinations are now written and timed(3).The kind of exam where students must select answers is______.A.personalB.objective?C.spoken?D.written(4).Modern industry must have developed______.A.before the Middle AgesB.in Greece or RomeC.around the19lh centuryD.machines to take tests(5).It may be concluded that testing______.A.should test only opinionsB.should always be writtenC.has changed since the Middle AgesD.is given only in factories3.Learning how to write is like taking a course in public speaking. I’d ask whether anyone in class had ever taken such a course. Invariably a few hands would go up.“What did you learn in that course?”I’d ask.“Well,the main thing was learning how to face an audience...notto be inhibited(拘谨)...not to be nervousExactly,when you take a course in public speaking nowadays,you don’t hear much about grammar and vocabulary.Instead,you’re taught how not to be afraid or embarrassed,how to speak without a prepared script,how to read out to the live audience before you. Public speaking is a matter of overcoming your long-standing nervous inhibitions.The same is true of writing.The point of the whole thing is to overcome your nervous inhibitions,to break through the invisible barrier that separates you from the person who’ll read what you wrote.You must learn to sit in front of your typewriter or dictating machine and read out to the person at the other end of the line.Of course,in public speaking,with the audience right in front of you,the problem is easier.You can look at them and talk to them directly.In writing,you’re alone. It needs an effort of your experience or imagination to take hold of that other person and talk to him or her.But that effort is necessary--or at least it’s necessary until you’ve reached the point when you quite naturally and unconsciously“talk on paper(1).The topic of the passage is________A.how to be a good writerB.how to be a good speakerC.how to express yourself with your wordsD.how to get rid of nervousness in public speaking(2).The public speech course mainly teaches students______A.how to make an attractive speech using perfect grammar and vocabularyB.how to express themselves exactly and vividlyC.how to collect data needed and organize itD.how to get over their nervousness when making a speech(3).The similarity between making a public speech and writing isthat_______A.you have to do a lot of preparation work beforehandB.you should get over your nervous inhibitionsC.you should know grammar and vocabulary well to accomplish themD.both of them have audience(4).In the opinion of the author,public speaking is much easier than writing because_______A.public speaking requires less effort than writingB.it’s unnecessary for you to write a lot for speech and you can say anything as you likeC.you face the audience directly in public speaking;while writingis otherwiseD.in public speaking,the audience have to listen to you whether they like it or not(5).The author of this passage probably is a________A.bossB.politicianC.writerD.professor4."The pen is more powerful than the sword(剑)."There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong.Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.She was born in the USA in1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world,and was helpful in causing a civil war and freezing the slaves.The civil war was the American Civil War of1861,in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.This book was named"Uncle Tom''''s Cabin".There was time when every English-speaking man,woman,and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.Not many people read it today,but it isstill very interesting.The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse(唤起)people''''s sympathies(同情).The writer herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave.The Southern Americans were very angry at the novel,which they said did not at all represent(代表)true state of affairs,but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired(激励)by it that they-were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.(1). According to the passage().A.every English-speaking person had read"Uncle Tom''s Cabin"B."Uncle Tom''s Cabin"was not very interestingC.those who don''t speak English can not have read"Uncle Tom''s Cabin"D.the book"Uncle Tom''s Cabin"did a great deal in the American Civil War(2).How old was Mrs.Stowe when her world famous book was published?()A.About60years old.B.Over50years old.C.In her forties.D.Around30years old.(3).What do you learn about Mrs.Stowe from the passage?()A.AShe had been living in the north of America before the AmericanCivil War.B.She herself encouraged the northern Americans to go to war and set the slaves free.C.She was better as writing as using a sword.D.She had once been a slave.(4).Why could Mrs.Stowe''s book cause a civil war in America?()A.She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.B.She disclosed(揭露)the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.C.The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.D.The book had been read by many Americans.(5).What can we learn from the passage?()A.We needn''t use weapons(武器)to fight things that are wrong.B.writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.C.We must understand the importance of literature and art.D.No war can be won without such a book as"Uncle Tom''s Cabin".5.Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers,I had, without telling anyone,tried to continue my studies in literature (文学)at evening classes.It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting.I was the youngest in the class,so the friendship I knew at school was absent.I put up with(忍受)it for a short period.It was too long a walk on cold winter''s nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers.So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.By chance,I won some prizes and awards(奖)for literature.A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day.She told me that I had won a national poetry award.I stared at her in astonishment and disbelief.She wanted to make a short film about me,to which I said,"No,I couldn''t do that."Not that I had any real excuse,I was just frightened.In the end she persuaded me that1should do it the following day.So I did.They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever.I wondered what I should do after this,and decided some weeks later that1could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines.So one evening,I hesitatingly told my parents that I wanted to return to school.They were greatly surprised and,I think, a little afraid but they did not try to persuade me not to,they wanted to know if I was sure,if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training,it would be verydifficult to get a good job.But nothing could stop me,and they asked about the matter no further.(1).Which of the following has mostprobably been discussed in this passage?()A.The writer''s unhappy childhood.B.The poor teaching quality(质量)of the writer''s school.C.The writer''s leaving school against his teachers''advice.D.Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.(2).The writer did not feel comfortable at the evening school because().A.he found it difficult to make friends with his classmatesB.he had to walk a long distance to the evening schoolC.he could not put his heart into reading books afterhe was caught in the rainD.of all of the above(3).After he won some prizes and awards for literature,a young woman from a TV company().A.wanted to make his success known to the publicB.came to make friends with himC.invited him to make a speechD.came to tell him that he had become a very important person(4).After his success,he()A.decided to get a good jobB.decided to continue hisstudies in literature at the evening schoolC.decided to return to the school he once leftD.began to feel very important and proud(5).Which of the following is NOT TRUE?()A.His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.B.His parents worried that he would leave school again.C.It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.D.His parents did not want him to continue his education.6.It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it. Then life is no longer difficult.Most people do not fully see this truth.Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy.It seems to them that difficulties represent (代表)a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families,their class,or even their nation.What makes life difficult is the process of facing and solving problems and it is a painful one.Problems,depending on their nature, cause us sadness or,loneliness or regret or anger of fear.These are uncomfortable feelings,often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems,life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yet,it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure.When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit,we encourage the human ability to solve problems,just as in school we set problems for our children to solve.It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn.As Benjamin Franklin said,"Those things that hurt,instruct."It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.(1).From the passage,it can be inferred that().A.everybody has problemsB.we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of lifeC.life is difficult because our problems bring us painD.people like to complain about their problems(2).The writer probably used one short sentence in the first paragraph to().A.save spaceB.persuade readersC.make readers laughD.get readers''attention(3).The main idea of paragraph three is that().A.most people feel life is easyB.the writer feels life is easyC.the writer likes to complain about his problemsD.Problem solving is part of life(4).According to the passage,we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to().A.encourage them to learnB.teach them to fear the pain of solving the problemC.help them learn to deal with painD.teach them how to respect from problems(5).The saying from Benjamin Franklin"Those things that hurt,instruct"suggest that().A.we do not learn from experienceB.we do not learn when we are painC.pain teaches us important lessonsD.pain cannot be avoid答案：一、单项选择题（70分，共35题，每小题2分）1.B2.B3.A4.B5.D6.B7.A8.D9.B10.D11.C12.B13.C 14.A15.A16.A17.C18.C19.C20.C21.B22.D23.C24.C25. B26.C27.B28.C29.B30.B31.A32.A33.A34.A35.B二、阅读理解单项选择题（30分，共6题，每小题5分）1.(1).C(2).C(3).C(4).B(5).C2.(1).D(2).D(3).B(4).C(5).C3.(1).A(2).D(3).B(4).C(5).D4.(1).D(2).C(3).A(4).B(5).C5.(1).C(2).D(3).A(4).C(5).B6.(1).B(2).D(3).D(4).A(5).C。
