《大学英语3》期中口试阅读部分试题(学生版)10.27

精品文档阅读理解题分第1题 (20)Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourageand such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between a writerwriting. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not thelong hours at a typewriter. “You have got to want to write,”I said to them, “not want to be a writer.”The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. Forevery writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found for me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that itwas cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter andfelt like a genuine writer.and began to doubt After a year or so, however, I still hadn't got a breakmyself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew Ito write. I had dreamed about it for many years. I wasn't going to be one wantedof those people who died wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to test (even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure). This is the shadow-land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.．阅读理解1 (4.0) 分The passage is meant to _______ .warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience 、Aadvise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer B、show young people it is unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth C、D、encourage young people to pursue a writing career2．阅读理解 (4.0) 分What can be concluded from the passage?精品文档．精品文档 rewarding. ａｎｄ、Genuine writers often find their work interesting A、A writer's success depends on luck rather on effort.Bisolation. Cａｎｄ、Famous writers usually live in povertyThe chances for writers to become successful are small.D 、 (4.0) ．阅读理解分3Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first years of his writing career?He was not able to produce a single book. 、A、He hadn't seen a change for the better.BC 、He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.He found his dream would never come true.D、分4．阅读理解 (4.0)In “…people who died wondering”, “who”refers to those _______ .who think too much of the dark side of life A、who regret giving up their career halfway B、who think a lot without making a decision C 、who are full of imagination even upon death、D 5．阅读理解 (4.0) 分land”in the last sentence refers to _______ .“Shadow-the wonderland one often dreams about、Athe bright future that one is looking forward toB、精品文档．精品文档goal is reached 、the state of uncertainty before one's final CD、a world that exists only in one's imagination分2题 (20) 第Students can travel in the United States without spending too much money ifthey follow these suggestions.A travel agent can give you information on special economy fares for trains,or biking for a part of your trip, too. You'll buses and planes. Think about hikingnot only save money, but you'll also see a lot more of the country.Some students may want to travel by car. Be sure to think about going withwhere other —many colleges have “ride boards”that list when andother students —students plan to travel. Many radio stations provide the same sort of serviceand they announce who's driving where, when, how many riders they will takewhat the expenses will be.There are many inexpensive, older hotels near bus or train stations. Checkyour travel guide for names of the best. Many parts of the country also have youth hostels where young people can stay for only a few dollars a night.You don't have to eat in restaurants all the time, but we don't recommend adiet of candy and cola, either. You can usually get a healthy, cheap breakfast in a restaurant. If the weather is warm, you can buy food in supermarkets or atroadside stands and have a picnic for lunch. For dinner you can get the names of good, cheap restaurants from travel guides or friends.．阅读理解1 (4.0) 分The passage tells students _______ .how to make travel plans A 、how to get help while travelingB 、 less money while traveling ｕｓｅC、 how tohow to choose hotelsD 、．阅读理解2 (4.0) 分精品文档．精品文档To see more of the country, you'd better travel _______ .by plane 、Aby bus 、Bby train C、by bikeD、(4.0) 分3．阅读理解If you want to share rides with others, you can get information _______ . on the blackboards in classrooms A、from school administrators 、Bthrough certain radio programs C、from travel agents、D4．阅读理解分 (4.0)According to the passage, staying at youth hostels is _______ .cheap A、convenient B、comfortable 、CenjoyableD、 (4.0) 分5．阅读理解To save money, you can _______ .A、have more candy ａｎｄ cola精品文档．精品文档invite your friends for a picnic B、take some food with you C、eat in restaurants sometimes、 D题 (20) 分第3No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if people read correctly the signs around, they can tell __1__ the weather will belike the following day or two.For many centuries people have studied the weather and tries to __2__and tall trees don't weather forecasting. Sometimes distant objects __3__ hills seem to be very clear. This is a __4__ of much water vapor in the __5__ andtherefore rain will probably come.If some birds fly high, fine weather is coming, but if they fly near the ground,rainy or stormy weather is __6__ the way. It is probably because of the insectswhich they are hunting __7__ they fly very low.If a fog appears in the morning just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening, the next day will bring wet __8__. If thesunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.Most of the __9__ sayings have been made by people who have used their__10__ and brains to make weather forecasting.．完形填空 (2.0) 分1that A、which B、what 、ChowD、精品文档．精品文档 (2.0) 2．完形填空分pick A、make 、Bcarry 、Csend D、(2.0) ．完形填空分3as well 、Aand B、as well as C、such asD、分 (2.0) 4．完形填空sight A、sign 、Bmark 、Cshape D、(2.0) 5．完形填空分air 、A sky B、 C 、heaven精品文档．精品文档earthD、分 (2.0) 6．完形填空by A、in 、Bfor 、Con D、(2.0) 7．完形填空分that 、A which B 、where C、when 、D8．完形填空 (2.0) 分day 、Aweather 、Bhour 、Ctime D、分 (2.0) 9．完形填空above 、Abelow B、精品文档．精品文档important C、interestingD、分10．完形填空 (2.0)ears A、hands、Beyes 、ClegsD、分 (20) 第4题If there is any single factor that makes for success in living, it is the ability toprofit by defeat. Every success I know has been achieved because the person was able to analyze defeat and actually profit by it in his next undertaking. Confuseand you are doomed indeed to failure, for it isn't defeat that defeat with failure, makes you fail: it is your own refusal to see in defeat the guide and encouragement to success.Defeats are nothing to be ashamed of. They are routine incidents in the life ofevery man who achieves success. But defeat is a dead loss unless you do face it without feeling ashamed, analyze it and learn why you failed. Defeat, in other words, can help to cure its own cause. Not only does defeat prepare us for success,精品文档．精品文档but nothing else can arouse within us such a compelling desire to succeed. Ifyoulet a baby grasp a rod and try to pull it away, he will cling more and more tightlyuntil his whole weight is suspended. It is this same reaction that should give younew and greater strength every time you are defeated. If you fully use the power which defeat gives, you can accomplish with it far more than what you are capable of.1．阅读理解 (4.0) 分The author _________ .orders you to analyze defeat A 、wants you to face defeatB 、advises you to let a baby grasp a rodC 、warns you not to confuse defeat with fail、D 分2．阅读理解 (4.0)Defeat is valuable ________ .because it is a factorA、 B 、because it isn't defeat that makes you fail encouragement to success 、because it provides the guide ａｎｄ C D、 because it is not a thing to be ashamed of3．阅读理解 (4.0) 分What does the author know? ________ .精品文档．精品文档he knows every success in life、Ahe knows the factor making for successB、he knows every man who is able to analyze defeat C 、he knows the life of every manD 、 (4.0) 4．阅读理解分The person who was able to analyze the defeat is likely ________ .to be a successorA、to face it with feeling ashamedB、to achieve success 、 C to be ashamed of it、 D (4.0) 分5．阅读理解What does the author advise one to do with the power which defeat gives? One should ________ .explore it 、A explain itB、let a baby grasp a rod C 、learn it、D分题第5 (20)In many stories on TV and in science-fiction books, men travel to farawaystars. They have quick, easy journeys. But so far, men have been able to reach精品文档．精品文档only the earth's own moon.Suppose a man wanted to reach a distant star. Even if he traveled his wholelife, he would have to move faster than the speed of the light. Nothing can movethat fast except light itself.Strange things happen to an object when it moves rapidly. The object weighs more. An object moving at 86 percent of the speed of light is twice as heavy as itis at rest. A stick appears shorter. A clock runs more slowly. A man would not ageso fast as he would on the earth.Light travels more than 186,000 miles a second, or about 11 million miles a minute. In one year, light travels six trillion miles. That great distance is called alight-year. It is used to measure distance in space.The star closest to our sun is Alpha Centauri. It is more than four light-yearsaway. If one traveled at the speed of light, he could make a round trip to Alpha) Centauri in nine years. But, even at that speed, he could not reach Alcaid (北斗星in the handle of the Big Dipper. A one-way journey to Alcaid would take almost200 years.．阅读理解 (4.0) 分1_________ .In this passage the words “closest to our sun”means the starthe earth we live on 、AAlpha Centauri 、B the Big Dipper C、the moonD、分2．阅读理解 (4.0)A one-way journey to Alcaid would take _________ .about nine years 、Aless than four years B、C、almost 200 years精品文档．精品文档less than 100 years、D．阅读理解3 (4.0) 分Why do we measure the distance in light-years instead of miles?Units of light-years sound better.A 、Using light- years reduced the number of figures used. 、BWe used to measure distance in light-years long ago. C、light-years.We do not make mistakes when we D、ｕｓｅ (4.0) 分．阅读理解4If a stone moved at the speed of light, it _________ .would weigh twice more than it is motionless A、would weigh as much as it is on earth 、Bwould weigh less than it is on earth 、Cwould not have weight at allD、分5．阅读理解 (4.0)This story is mainly about _________ .the other stars the distance between the sun 、ａｎｄAthe problems of traveling to faraway stars B、what happens when we travel faster than the speed of light 、Cwhen we go to faraway stars、the tool we ｕｓｅD1．阅读理解精品文档．精品文档1. 阅读理解标准答案：A您的答案：A题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：2. 阅读理解标准答案：D您的答案：D题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：3. 阅读理解标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：4. 阅读理解标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：5. 阅读理解标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：题目总分数：20题目总得分：20.0 题目总批注：2．阅读理解1. 阅读理解标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：4.0 精品文档．精品文档此题得分：4.0批注：2. 阅读理解标准答案：D您的答案：D题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：3. 阅读理解标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：4. 阅读理解标准答案：A您的答案：A题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：5. 阅读理解标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：题目总分数：20题目总得分：20.0 题目总批注：3．完形填空21. 完形填空标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：2. 完形填空精品文档．精品文档标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.03. 完形填空标准答案：D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：4. 完形填空标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：5. 完形填空标准答案：A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：6. 完形填空标准答案：D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：7. 完形填空标准答案：A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：8. 完形填空标准答案：B您的答案：B 精品文档．精品文档题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.09. 完形填空标准答案：A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：10. 完形填空标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0批注：题目总分数：20题目总得分：20.0 题目总批注：4．阅读理解1. 阅读理解标准答案：D您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：0.0批注：2. 阅读理解标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：3. 阅读理解标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：精品文档．精品文档4. 阅读理解标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：5. 阅读理解标准答案：A您的答案：A题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：题目总分数：20题目总得分：16.0 题目总批注：5．阅读理解1. 阅读理解标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：2. 阅读理解标准答案：C您的答案：C题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：3. 阅读理解标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：4. 阅读理解标准答案：A您的答案：A题目分数：4.0精品文档．精品文档此题得分：4.0批注：5. 阅读理解标准答案：B您的答案：B题目分数：4.0此题得分：4.0批注：题目总分数：20题目总得分：20.0 题目总批注：作业总得分：96.0 作业总批注：精品文档．。

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第三册期中考试试题及答案2017-2018第一学期《大学英语一》期中考试I. Filling the blanks with the proper vocabulary（20分）2. As a sailing ship has a ________, so we must have a definite goal in our life.3. I find it difficult to grasp the ________ of infinite space.4. You'll probably find Dave at the school disco --- he often ________ there.5. Scientists ________ that smoking reduces life expectancy by around 12 years on average.6. The trade unions ________ employers to invest more money in staff training.7. They are going to ________ those clothes and blankets among the flood victims.8. I guess Henry has been busy writing an article ________ recently. That's why he couldn't accept the invitation.9. Linda managed to support herself by working ________ as a waitress.10. The people who had been hurt in the car accident lay screaming in ________.II. Cloze（20分）Do we have the right attitude towards science? Hawking suggests that many people are _____ distrustful of it. This might change if the public were better informed. but how can we _____ this _____? it is _____ that schools are important, especially if science is taught in an interesting manner. but science is changing at such a fast _____ that what we learn in school is nolonger _____ to last a lifetime. what can we use to _____ _____ news of the latest ideas and developments? popular science books can help, but the _____ of the population that read them is not very large. _____ we need to rely on television, for only television can _____ the message reaches a sufficiently large audience.III. Translation（40分）1. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age. But as history shows, the past was not that wonderful. It was not so bad for a privileged minority, though even they had to do without modern medicine, and childbirth was highly risky for women. But for the vast majority of the population, life was nasty, brutish, and short.2. I did my best to avoid showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight at this demonstration that my words had the power to make people laugh. In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had discovered a calling. It was the happiest moment of my entire school career. When Mr. Fleagle finished he put the final seal on my happiness by saying. "Now that, boys, is an essay, don't you see. It's of the very essence of the essay. Congratulations, Mr. Baker."3. 很难想象我们的先辈们没有现代技术带来的这么多方便，那日子是怎么过的。

大学英语3考试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）A) 对话理解（每题2分，共10分）1. What does the man suggest they do?A) Go to the cinema.B) Visit a museum.C) Attend a concert.答案：B2. Why is the woman unable to attend the meeting?A) She has a doctor's appointment.B) She has to work overtime.C) She is out of town.答案：C3. What is the man's opinion about the new policy?A) He is in favor of it.B) He is against it.C) He is indifferent.答案：A4. What does the woman mean by saying "It's a long story"?A) She doesn't want to explain.B) She will tell the story later.C) The story is very complicated.答案：A5. What is the main topic of the lecture?A) Environmental protection.B) Space exploration.C) Cultural diversity.答案：CB) 短文理解（每题2分，共10分）6. What is the author's purpose in writing the article?A) To inform readers about a new discovery.B) To persuade readers to change their habits.C) To entertain readers with a humorous story.答案：B7. According to the passage, which of the following is a benefit of regular exercise?A) Improved memory.B) Increased stress.C) Reduced appetite.答案：A8. What is the main cause of the problem discussed in the text?A) Overpopulation.B) Climate change.C) Deforestation.答案：B9. What does the speaker recommend to deal with the issue?A) Stricter laws.B) Public awareness campaigns.C) Technological advancements.答案：B10. What is the overall tone of the speech?A) Optimistic.B) Pessimistic.C) Neutral.答案：A二、阅读理解（共30分）A) 选择题（每题3分，共15分）11. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of a balanced diet.B) The benefits of regular exercise.C) The impact of technology on health.答案：A12. According to the author, which of the following is essential for good health?A) A strict vegetarian diet.B) A balance of work and leisure.C) A daily dose of vitamins.答案：B13. What is the author's view on fast food?A) It is a convenient option.B) It is unhealthy and should be avoided.C) It can be part of a balanced diet.答案：B14. What does the passage suggest about the role of exercise in maintaining health?A) It is more important than diet.B) It is less important than diet.C) It is equally important as diet.答案：C15. What is the author's recommendation for someone who wants to improve their health?A) Start a strict diet immediately.B) Gradually incorporate changes into their lifestyle.C) Take supplements to boost their health.答案：BB) 填空题（每题2分，共15分）16. The __________ of processed food is a major concern for health experts.答案：overconsumption17. A __________ diet can lead to a number of health problems.答案：balanced18. Regular exercise can help to __________ the risk ofchronic diseases.答案：reduce19. The article emphasizes the importance of __________ in achieving good health.答案：lifestyle choices20. According to the text, __________ is a key component of a healthy lifestyle.答案：moderation三、词汇与结构（共20分）A) 词汇题（每题2分，共10分）21. He is __________ to be the best candidate for the position.A) qualifiedB) disqualifiedC) unqualified答案：A22. The company's profits have __________ significantly over the past year.A) soaredB) plummetedC) stagnated答案：A23. Despite the challenges, she remained __________ and focused on her goals.A) optimisticB) pessimisticC) indifferent。

一、单选Unit 21. He C his daughter’s smile in this photograph.A. catchedB. tookC. capturedD. attracted2. We need to ensure a smooth D between the old system and the new one.A. transmissionB. translationC. transformationD. transition3. They complained about the A noise coming from the upstairs flat.A. excessiveB. extraC. massiveD. extensive4. The firm is B me for a decision on their offer.A. forcingB. pressingC. encouragingD. urging5. Children lose their B as they grow older.A. ignoranceB. innocenceC. confidenceD. experience6. That bit of form is for U.K. citizens—it doesn’t D to you.A. resortB. adaptC. referD. applyUnit 41. He has C about the proposals because they reduce workers’ rights.A. conceptionB. conservationC. reservationD. restoration2. The company A a management training program for its managers in different levels.A. initiatedB. foundedC. committedD. appealed3. A/An D number of members have called to complain.A. facialB. initialC. confidentialD. substantial4. Most countries have enthusiastically C the concept of high-speed railways.A. canceledB. eliminatedC. embracedD. conducted5. He is upset that his income was A compared with that of other chief executives.A. modestB. substantialC. considerableD. plentiful6. Doing voluntary work has added a whole new B to my life.A. illusionB. dimensionC. depressionD. conclusion二、选词填空Unit 11.He lives opposite to me.2.It’s traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.3.He likes to give the impression that he’s terribly popular and has loads of friends.4.I felt physically and emotionally relaxed after the exam.5.Running can strengthen your heart and muscles, but conversely , it can also damageyour knee joints and the bones in your feet.6.We give preference to those who have worked with us for a long time.7.This will be a/an crucial decision for the education services because it sets thestandard for all future years.8.There have been several recent instances of planes taking off without adequatesafety checks.Unit 21.The invention of the wheel was a/an milestone in the history of man.2.Recorded highlights of today’s big football game will be shown after the news.3.Excessive drinking can lead to stomach disorders.4.We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence.5.The article captured the mood of the nation at that time.6.This decision could have serious consequences for the future of the industry.7.He piloted the old lady through the crowd to her seat.8.An expert in any field may be defined as a person who possesses specialized skills and iscapable of rendering very competent services.Unit 31.The interview was sheer (十足的，完全的)torture from start to finish.2.The Japanese government has deliberately (故意的) sought to deceive the UnitedStates by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.3.Work permits were issued to only 5% of those who applied for them.4.I’m willing to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to ensure this country to becomestronger and more prosperous.5.She showed great perception in her assessment of family situation.6.It’s a small room, but the mirror creates a/an illusion of space.7.The students’ reactions were taken into account in shaping the final version of thedictionary.8.It is a universally acknowledged truth that a single man in possession of a good fortunemust be in want of a wife.Unit 41.They have come up with a plan to simplify the complex social security system.2.The government is committed to protecting the interests of tenants.3.The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon.4.Here are some good sources of information to assist you in making the best selection.5.Automation would bring a shorter, more flexible working week.6.Winning the match was just reward for the effort the team had made.7.To generate more money the sport needs to be more entertaining.8.He has expressed a/an desire to see you.三、介副词填空Unit 11.Sam couldn’t figure __out__ how to print a program until the teacher showed him how.2.I’m sick of having you hang __around___ with me.3.I think what appeals ____to____ me about his painting is the colours he uses.4.They met on a cruise, fell _____for______ each other, and married six months later.5.Many parents find it hard to relate ____to_______ their children when they are teenagers.6.She will end ____up____ penniless if she carries on spending as much as that.Unit 21.When I called on him, I found him poring __over_ Michael E. Porter’s On Competition.2.If you have applied ____to____ the Social Services to help with funding, you must be surethat you have their written approval before work starts.3.The decision should serve __as___ a warning to companies that pollute the environment.4.__In__ the eye of the law, theft is a less serious crime than handling stolen goods.5.The two countries were ____on_ the verge of war.6.Access __to__ up-to-date final information is important to the success in our investment. Unit 31.When our mind is indecisive, constantly wandering, and unable to concentrate, we willnever make it __to____ our destination.2.Worknet, which has a staff of 28 people, is dedicated __to____ assisting the community intheir search for employment or training.3.__As___one person puts it, we have enough problems getting young people to takemarriage seriously.4.He will appoint a five-member board that serves at his pleasure to overseedevelopment of the island for city use.5.The sound of the door closing deceived me _ _into____ thinking they had gone out.6.“Harmony” boasts strong Chinese characteristics, and expresses the traditional Chinesephilosophy __in____ pursuit of a balance between man and nature.Unit 41.What I am going to do in this lecture is to focus __on_____ something very specific.2.She had not committed anything __to_____ paper about it and soon she forgot it all.3.Take a clean sheet of paper and down the left-hand side make a list __of___ what you wantto buy.4.The meeting got bogged down with disputes about who was going to do what.5.I am not prepared to see children in this country having to settle __for___ a second classeducation.6.Miss Black was __at___ her best when she played the piano.7.The group meets __on___ a regular basis, usually weekly or biweekly.8.She is working __on___ the car.四、翻译（一）英译汉Unit 11.What mysterious force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally desirable to any unbiased observer?到底是什么神秘力量使我们投入到某个人的怀抱，而不是在旁观者眼里同样可取的另一位？2.The mother has an additional influence on her sons: she not only gives them clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also affects how they feel about women in general.母亲对儿子有一个额外影响：她不仅暗示儿子在配偶身上什么是具有吸引力的地方，而且也会影响他们对女性的整体看法。

Unit 1 Education: A Transformation of the Soul1On my first day of high school, my teacher showed the class a Power Point presentation entitled The Value of Education. The first slide read simply this: “Education = $”. I felt uncomfortable, not knowing exactly why.2 Education, throughout my high school experience, continued to be described to me like this: college means a diploma. A diploma means a better job. A better job means more money. More money means a good life. But I wondered who had decided the criteria for a “better” job and a “good” life. It all seemed so mathematical. Education was presented to me as an equation equaling a person I had not chosen to be.重点单词的句子翻译：1.她读了一首题为《想起你》的诗。

(entitle)2.他给这本书取名为《野性的爱》。

(entitle)3.教育的关键在于激励和享受，而不是一所学校或一个大学文凭。

(diploma)4.那青年用了3 年的时间取得研究生文凭。

(diploma)5.我自己成功的标准是能够努力工作和快乐生活。

III. Reading Comprehension (40%)Direction：There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneHave you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date?Many people are afraid to assert themselves(坚持己见). Dr. Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks it’s because their self-esteem(自尊) is low. “Our whole set up (体制) is designed to make people distrust themselves,”says Alberti. “There’s always ‘superior’around —a parent, a teacher, a boss —who ‘knows better’. These superiors(上级，长官) often gain when they chip (削弱) away at your self-image.”But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses — AT for short. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be more aggressive (敢闯, 闯劲儿) without hurting other people.In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A T uses an even stronger motive — the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more “important” than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your own good sense.You go by the other person’s demand. But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.51. As used in the first line, the phrase “talk back” means _____.A. to persuade somebody to change his mindB. to answer showing disagreementC. to talk and go backD. to fight bravely52. The passage mainly discusses the problem that _____.A. people are easily cheated when they buy something.B. some people are afraid of superiors.C. some people are too easy-going.D. some people dare not stick up for their own rights.53. We may infer from the passage that the author’s attitude towardsthe whole set up is _____.A. positiveB. negativeC. hostile (敌对的)D. appreciative54. One thing that “Assertiveness Training” does not do is _____.A. helping people overcome fearB. showing people they have a right to be themselvesC. helping people to assert themselves even if others sufferD. helping people to feel good about themselves55. What is the passage mainly about?A. The training in helping people assert themselves.B. Development of self-respect.C. The importance of self-image.D. How to feel good about yourself.Passage TwoReal 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 ismore, 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(绝望的) 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（证人）and persuading them, usually against their own interests, to help him.56. What does the first paragraph tell us about policemen?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.57. Why does the writer mention a lawyer in the second paragraphA. To compare a lawyer’s with policemen’s.B. To emphasize that policemen are physically strong.C. To show that a lawyer’s job is more comfortable.D. To indicate that a lawyer’s job is less important than apoliceman’s.58. What do real policemen do at work?A. They often deal with robbers and thieves.B. They talk with a lot of victims and visitors.C. The usually stay in their office studying cases.D. They don’t deal with serious crimes very often.59. What does the passage say about a detective?A. His job is to make arrests.B. He is good at finding criminals.C. He visits and helps his witnesses.D. He has to prove his case in court.60. What is the main idea of the passage?A. It is hard for policemen to do their job well.B. Real policemen’s lif e is different from what is shown on TV.C. Policemen are people that we admire and respect.D. Policemen keep in touch with a lot of people.Passage ThreeIt is predicted that more and more businesses will be turning to pre-employment tests to try to match workers to jobs. This is good news for the testing business. To capture（占领）the new market, testing companies are designing foolproof tests for employers wh o don’t want to regret hiring the wrong person.Lori Miller, director of Boeing Aircraft’s Childcare Center, remembers coping with one of the biggest challenges of her career. She had to hire forty childcare workers in four weeks. This enormous task meant testing and interviewing 200 candidates. Miller says, “The test was meant to provide me with greater insight into the candidates. Using the test results, I didn’t have to worry that I might forget to ask certain questions during the interview. On top of that, because the test provided me with such complete information, I didn’t have to remember to question every detail about the applicants’ background.”However, critics fear that this pre-employment testing trend could violate（侵犯）workers’ privacy rights（隐私权）. Rebecca Locketz, legal director of the ACLU Workplace Privacy Rights Project, is trying to make these tests illegal. Locketz says, “Employers must stop administering these tests willy-nilly (随意地). It’s outrageous（无礼的）. The test designers don’t think twice about including highly personal and inappropriate questions in the test.” Locketz issues a strong warning to job seekers: “Quit taking the test as soon as the question s becomeinappropriate or make you feel uncomfortable. If you don’t, I guarantee you will regret revealing personal information that your employer can use against you. The tests are an invasion of privacy!”61. What does the word “foolproof” (Paragraph 1) probably mean?A. Effective and successful.B. Easy to administer.C. Suitable for large-scale testing.D. Including personal questions.62. What is the advantage of having a pre-employment test in the caseof Boeing Aircraft?A. The business was able to interview a larger number of job seekers.B. The business was able to hire better employees at a lower wage.C. The business could ask more personal questions about theinterviewees.D. The business could get detailed information about the intervieweesin advance.63. Which of the following is against pre-employment testing?A. Lori Miller.B. Rebecca Locketz.C. The government.D. Some test designers.64. On the job seekers’ side, what is the potential danger of takingpre-employment tests?A. They might be found being dishonest in answering the questions.B. They might not be able to quit taking the test even if they want to.C. The information they provide may be misused by their employers.D. Their answers to the test questions might invade ot hers’ privacy.65. What can we say of pre-employment testing?A. It’s illegal.B. It’s a common practice nowadays.C. It’s controversial.D. It’s a way of protecting human rights.Passage FourThe advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior (劣等的)land must be cultivated（开垦）and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope（余地）for specialization and the development of facilities（设施）such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify(证明…正当) them.One of the difficulties in carrying out a worldwide birth controlprogram lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary (变化) from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials（原材料）. In a developing country where a vastly expanded（扩大的）population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences（结果）may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining（下降的）market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable(稳定的) or in decline.66. A large population may mean _________.A. higher productivity, but a lower average incomeB. lower productivity, but a higher average incomeC. higher productivity and a higher average incomeD. lower productivity and a lower average income67. A large population may offer more scope for the developmentof _________.A. economyB. extensive cultivationC. transportationD. agriculture68. In highly industrialized countries, unemployment may result from _________.A. a decreasing birthrateB. an increasing birthrateC. a stable birthrateD. a birth control program69. What may the government of a developed country prefer?A. A rapidly increasing population.B. A slowly increasing population.C. A rapidly decreasing population.D. A slowly decreasing population.70. Why is it difficult to carry out a worldwide birth control program?A. Because it will do harm to the national economy in mostcountries.B. Because it will lead to complex social problems in developingcountries.C. Because people are unwilling to practice birth control.D. Because different governments have different opinions.Keys:51-55 BDBCA 56-60 CADDB 61-65 ADBCC 66-70 ACABD。

大学英语3一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每题3分，共60分)1〕Mysonfailedtocomebackhomelastnight.Thismorningthepolicecametoourhouseand___myworstfearsthat hewasinjuredinacaraccident.A.advocatedB.confirmedC.insuredD.promised2)Parksandopenspacesareessentialtothequalityoflifeindense________areassuchasNewYorkCity.A.agriculturalB.ruralC.suburbanD.urban3)Ijustwonderif________ever________thatyoucouldhaveyourownenterpriseandrunityourselfwhenyouwere stillastudent.A.it⋯occurredB.you⋯occurredtoitC.it⋯occurredtoyouD.you⋯occurred4)Sincethisfactoryadoptedthenewly-inventedmanagerialsystem,theyhaveincreasedtheirannualincomebya large________.A.emergeB.mergeC.partD.margin5)Shepickedupthereceivercard,________askingthecallertoholdon,wentofftotellJackthathewaswantedonthe phone.A.withoutsomuchasB.withoutsomanyasC.withsomuchasD.withsomanyas6)Someepidemicsthathappeninthismodernworldare________byenvironmentalpollutionratherthannatural disasters.A.broughtaboutB.broughtbackC.broughtforwardD.broughtin7)TheinitialsVATstand________ValueAddTax,whichisatypeoftaxpainbythepersonwhobuysthegoodsor services.A.forB./C.upD.at8)Thevilla__granddesignandartisticatmospherecancostanybuyermorethan10millionYuan,soyou itasecondthoughtbeforeyoumakeupyourmind.A.uniqueB.featuringC.lightingD.blowing9)UncleTomisnevera/an__guy.Unlikewhattheysaidabouthim,he’salwaysgenerousandkindtoothers.A.friendB.friendlyC.unfriendD.unfriendly10)ExpertssuggestthatstudentsshouldconsultdictionarieswhentheywanttolearnanewEnglishwordratherthan ________dictionaries.A.electronicB.electricalC.electricityD.electrician11〕ComparedtotheurbanareasofNewYork,thecountrysideisapreferableplacetoliveasitismore________and lesspolluted.A.tranquilB.CrowdedC.developedD.primitive12)Thepolice________theentrancetothebuildingwithroadblockssothatnoonecanbeallowedtoenterorexit.A.pastedB.barricadedC.barrierD.sideways13)Thelandlord________thesupplyofelectricityandwatersincehistwopoortenantshadn’tpaidhimapennyfor months.A.cutbackB.cutinC.cutdownD.cutoff14)Pupilshavetoreceiveeducationinothercitiesbeforenewschoolsare_______atanewplaceinabout2years.A.putupB.putupwithC.putoffD.putdown15〕Shewishesherparentsto________ofherboyfriend.A.acceptB.approveC.admitD.permit16)I________thefundamentalgoodnessofhumannature.A.ambelievingB.believeC.ambelievinginD.believein17)Poetsantartistsoftendrawtheir________fromnature.A.inspectionB.inspirationC.imaginationD.imitation18)TV,properlyused,can________achild’simagination.A.stimulateB.causeC.ariseD.encourage19)Agooddealofthe________fortheirsuccessmustgotoJohnFrancis,thecaptain.AplimentB.creditC.respectD.reputation20)Hisnewshoesweretoo________becauseheboughtthewrongsize.A.freeB.loosenedC.looseD.lost二、阅读理解〔共5小题，每题4分，共计20分〕Manypeoplewhoarericharealsowell-known.TedSweeneywasanexceptiontothisrule. HisfamilymovedtoSanFranciscofromLosAngeleswhenhewasonemonthold.That’swherehegrewup.Att n h e ageofsevent hewashitbyatrain.Althoughhewasseriouslyhurt,therailroadpaidhim$25,000.Insteadofgoingtocollegeheboughtasmall store.Sixmonthslaterthegovernmentboughthislandtobuildanewhighway.Hesolditfor$95,000.WiththismoneyhemovedtoDetroit.Hestartedasmallcompanythatmadepartsforthecar manufacturers.Itwasverysuccessfulthatbythetimehewas23hewasamillionaire.Whenhewas24hegotmarried.Heandhis wifehadthreedaughtersinthenextfiveyears.Bythetimehewas30hehadovertenmilliondollars.Thentragedystruck.Hewasinvolvedinatrafficaccident.Hedidnotdiebuthiswifeanddaughtersdid.Sixmonthslaterhesoldeverythingheownedandputhismoneyinstocks.TedthenmovedtoNewYork.Helivedfor thenextfortyyearsinaone-roomapartment.Hespentmostofhisdayswanderingthroughthecitylookingingarbagecansforfood.He neverworked.Herarelytalkedtoanyoneexcepthimself.Mostpeoplewereafraidofhim.Hisclotheswerealwaysoldanddirty.ShortlybeforehediedhemovedbacktoLosAngeles.Afterspendingtwoweekstherehe wasputinjailbecausehehadnomoneyandnojob.Cityworkerstriedtohelphim.Theyofferedhimworkbuthewouldnotwok. Towardstheendhewouldnottalktoanyoneatall.Whenhedied,hewasalonelyman.Butsomeonerememberedhisname.Theyknewhehad livedinDetroitandhadbeensuccessful.ItwaslearnedthathehadputhisstocksinaboxataDetroitbank.Aftertheyweresoldand allthetaxespaid,therewasstilloverahundredmilliondollarsleft.1).WheredidSweeneygrowup?A.LosAngeles.B.Detroit.C.SanFrancisco.D.NewYork.2).Sweeneybecamesuccessfulinbusinessby____.A.makingcarpartsB.sellinghislandtothegovernmentC.puttinghismoneyinstocksD.depositingmoneyatabank3).WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSweeney’slifeinNewYorkisimpliedinthepassage?A.Heledapoorlifethere.B.Hemademanyfriendsthere.C.Hewasnotallowedtoworkthere.D.Hestayedinjailforsometimethere.4).HowoldprobablywasSweeneywhenhedied?A.Over50.B.Over60.C.Over70.D.Over80.5).Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Peoplemaynotbeawareoftheirwealth.B.Sweeneybecamerichbysellinggaragecans.C.Sweeneylostallhismoneyinthestockmarket.D.Peoplemayberichbutnotwell-known.三、英译汉〔共4小题，每题5分，共计20分〕1.Iamsurethatchancesareinfavorofthosewhoarealwaysready.2.ThedoctoradvisedMarytostayinhospitaluntilshewasfullyrecovered.3.Expertssaidtheresultswereinteresting,buturgedthattheybeunderstoodwithgreatcare。

1. (单选题) 1. Was _______Bill, ______played the piano very well, helped the blind man out?(本题2.5分)A. he; who; thatB. it; that; thatC. it; who; whoD. he; that; who答案: C这道题目考察的是英语代词的使用。

正确答案是 C. it; who; who。

解析：句子中缺少的部分应该是一个代词，用来指代前文提到的人物，同时在从句中引入一个定语从句来修饰这个人物。

A. 选项中的 "he" 在这个语境中不合适，因为 "he" 通常用来指代一个明确已知的男性人物，但句子中并没有提到这个人物的性别。

B. 选项中的 "it" 在这个语境中不合适，因为 "it" 通常用来指代非人的事物或动物，不适用于指代人。

C. 选项中的 "it" 用来指代前文提到的人物，后面的 "who" 引入一个定语从句，修饰这个人物。

第二个空应该用 "who" 来引导定语从句，因为它指代的是先行词 "Bill"，表示一个人。

D. 选项中的 "he" 在这个语境中不合适，因为在定语从句中应该用 "who" 而不是 "he"。

因此，正确答案是 C. it; who; who。

2. (单选题) 2. In area it is about the same size as the USA(without Alaska), which has .(本题2.5分)A. three times more than as many peopleB. as more than three times many peopleC. more than as three times many peopleD. more than three times as many people答案: D这道题目涉及到比较结构的用法。

大学英语3试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. The company has announced that it will ________ the new product next month.A) launchB) landC) branchD) brand答案：A2. Despite the heavy rain, the construction work has been________ on time.A) carriedB) carried outC) carried onD) carried away答案：B3. The professor suggested that we ________ the experiment in the laboratory.A) carry onB) carry outC) carry offD) carry away答案：B4. The new policy will ________ a significant impact on the economy.B) takeC) makeD) get答案：A5. She was ________ to find that her favorite singer would be performing in the city.A) excitedB) excitingC) excitedlyD) excitement答案：A6. The book is ________ for beginners to understand.A) too difficultB) so difficult thatC) difficult enoughD) not difficult enough答案：D7. He ________ the truth about his whereabouts during the night.A) made upB) made outC) made offD) made for答案：A8. The team worked hard and eventually ________ the championship.B) beatC) tookD) captured答案：A9. The doctor advised him to ________ smoking.A) give inB) give upC) give awayD) give off答案：B10. The company is ________ a new marketing strategy to increase sales.A) coming up withB) going throughC) putting onD) taking over答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. The ________ (会议) was postponed due to the suddenillness of the chairman.答案：meeting2. She has a ________ (天赋) for languages and can speak five fluently.答案：talent3. The ________ (报告) showed that the pollution levels inthe city were dangerously high.答案：report4. The ________ (教授) gave a lecture on the history of art last week.答案：professor5. The ________ (展览) of ancient artifacts attracted a large number of visitors.答案：exhibition6. The ________ (经理) has decided to restructure the company to improve efficiency.答案：manager7. The ________ (实验) was a success, and the results were published in a scientific journal.答案：experiment8. The ________ (演员) received a standing ovation for his performance in the play.答案：actor9. The ________ (学生) are required to wear uniforms to school.答案：students10. The ________ (研究) found that regular exercise can improve mental health.答案：study三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）阅读以下短文，然后回答问题。

山大英语三试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A. He likes to play basketball.B. He enjoys watching movies.C. He prefers reading books.D. He loves listening to music.[答案] A2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

What is the main topic of the passage?A. The importance of education.B. The benefits of exercise.C. The impact of technology.D. The role of communication.[答案] C二、阅读理解（共30分）阅读下列短文，然后回答问题。

Passage 1In recent years, the popularity of online shopping has surged. Many people prefer to shop online because it is convenientand time-saving. However, some still prefer traditional shopping due to the tactile experience it offers.Questions:1. Why do people like online shopping?A. It is expensive.B. It is convenient.C. It is time-consuming.D. It offers tactile experience.[答案] B2. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The cost of online shopping.B. The convenience of online shopping.C. The preference for traditional shopping.D. The comparison of online and traditional shopping.[答案] DPassage 2The article discusses the benefits of learning a second language. It highlights that learning a new language can improve cognitive skills, enhance memory, and provide cultural understanding.Questions:1. What is the main benefit of learning a second language according to the article?A. Improved cognitive skills.B. Better job opportunities.C. Enhanced memory.D. Cultural understanding.[答案] A2. What is the article's main purpose?A. To persuade people to learn a second language.B. To list job opportunities for bilingual people.C. To compare different languages.D. To provide language learning resources.[答案] A三、完形填空（共20分）Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.In today's fast-paced world, it is important to find ways to relax and unwind. One effective method is to take up a hobby. Hobbies can provide a break from the stress of daily life and offer a sense of __1__.1. [答案] achievement四、翻译（共15分）Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese.1. The early bird catches the worm.[答案] 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

大学英语三试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 听下面对话，选择正确答案。

(A) 男人正在图书馆。

(B) 男人正在书店。

(C) 男人正在电影院。

答案：(A)2. 根据对话内容，判断下列说法是否正确。

(A) 女人建议男人买一本新书。

(B) 男人认为图书馆的书比书店的便宜。

(C) 女人提到了图书馆的位置。

答案：(C)3. 听短文，回答以下问题。

(A) 短文中提到了哪些人？(B) 短文主要讨论了什么主题？答案：(A) 短文中提到了学生和老师。

(B) 短文主要讨论了学习的重要性。

二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读下列短文，选择最佳答案。

短文：[此处应有短文内容]问题：(1) 短文主要讲述了什么？(2) 作者的观点是什么？答案：(1) 短文主要讲述了环境保护的重要性。

(2) 作者认为每个人都应该参与到环境保护中来。

2. 阅读以下段落，判断下列说法是否正确。

段落：[此处应有段落内容]问题：(1) 段落中提到了哪些措施？(2) 段落的结论是什么？答案：(1) 段落中提到了减少污染和使用可再生能源等措施。

(2) 段落的结论是环境保护需要每个人的努力。

三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选择最佳答案填空。

短文：[此处应有短文内容]选项：[此处应有选项内容]答案：[此处应有答案内容]四、翻译（共20分）1. 将下列句子从中文翻译成英文。

(1) 他每天花很多时间学习英语。

(2) 这个城市的交通非常便利。

答案：(1) He spends a lot of time learning English every day.(2) The transportation in this city is very convenient.2. 将下列句子从英文翻译成中文。

(1) The project was completed ahead of schedule.(2) She is interested in ancient history.答案：(1) 这个项目提前完成了。

Mid-term Examination1）A. Because she has an appointment with Oprah Winfrey.B. Because she is studying the life of Oprah Winfrey.C. Because she is attending a discussion by Oprah Winfrey.D. Because she is having a break with Oprah Winfrey.2)A. She eats and exercises in a way influenced by Oprah Winfrey.B. She's set up a book club under the influence of Oprah Winfrey.C. She’s influenced to recommend Oprah Winfrey’s magazine to others.D. She’s influenced to read books written by Oprah Winfre y.3)A. Because she’s finished 25 years of her daily show by 32.B. Because she’s an inspiring success story of giving and sharing.C. Because she knows what poverty is through her poor childhood.D. Because she helps girls in South America with their education.A. He is convinced.B. He is still doubtful.C. He is impressive.D. He is persuasive.参考答案：1) C 2) A 3) B 4) A5)A. The International Mars Society.B. Inspiration Mars Foundation.C. Ames Research Center in California.D. American state of Colorado.6)A. A space craft would carry two men to Mars.B. The crew members would be all Americans.C. America is responsible for getting the craft to Mars.D. University students would design the flight operation.7)A. He is just a businessman.B. He loves touring around the world.C. He belongs to the Inspiration Mars Foundation.D. He invented the idea of the competition.A. Mainly students.B. Mainly professors.C. University alumni and professors.D. Professors and students.参考答案：5) B 6) B 7) A 8) A9)A. Their overnight success is considered to be attributed to luck.B. Their overnight success is thought to have come from personal relationships.C. They are perceived to have less integrity than unattractive ones.D. They are considered to have a positive factor on the way up the career ladder.10)A. Their attractiveness is a positive factor in their career development.B. Their success is often attributed more to luck than to their ability.C. They are considered to have more integrity thanunattractive women.D. They have a disadvantage in traditionally female jobs.11)A. In the political circle.B. In the executive circle.C. In traditionally masculine positions.D. In traditionally female jobs.12)A. Unattractive male candidates received the most votes.B. Unattractive female candidates defeated the unattractive male candidates in votes.C. Attractive female candidates defeated attractive male candidates in votes.D. Attractive female candidates received the fewest votes. 参考答案：9) D 10) B 11) D 12) DDirections：Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions or adverbs. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.The deal fell 13) down partly because there were a lot of unanswered questions.Only by combining our efforts with those of other people can we triumph 14) over the difficulties we are now faced with.In approaching any problem, they should therefore keep their eyes 15) on long-term interests and the situation as a whole.To make apple sauce, you have to remove the skins 16) from the apples and use only the flesh.I was very moved by his optimistic attitudes toward life and the determination in his pursuit 17) of physical theory.If he had studied hard last term, he would not have failed 18) in the final test.More seriously, it suggests that history will always deviate 19) from any intended route and take an unforeseen one instead.As Endill made his way 20) to a shelf, he had the strongest feeling of being followed.I discovered that time was money and threw myself 21) into cleaning offices, restaurants and hospitals.The plane was no longer controllable, and it felt like a submarine plowing 22) through thick oil.The question popped 23) up so regularly that I was getting used to it quickly.They knocked me around and I blacked 24) out, then they must have locked me up in here.I felt sick 25) to my stomach reading that book.Not even are high-tech industries immune 26) from|to the economic crisis.Directions：Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.Napoleon declared, “Victory belongs to t he people who are the most persevering (有毅力的).” Upon careful study we find perseverance (毅力) depends upon three things: purpose, willand enthusiasm. He who has a purpose is always concentrating on his goal. People with strong wills work hard to 27) transcend handicaps and achieve success. Being enthusiastic helps people not to 28) deviate from their goals and makes their 29) obstacles seem small.Life is just like a battle. The man who dreams of accomplishing any 30) feat by only using his intelligence will meet failure in the end. Perseverance holds the key to the treasure houses of the knowledge. Great men will never wait for opportunities; they create them. They seize upon whatever is in hand, work out their problems, and 31) master the situation. The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to overcome hardships and work 32) diligently to attain success.The 33) premier thing of life is to turn defeat into victory. It takes courage and perseverance, when we suffer failure, to seek the 34) spur of future success in the ruins. Yet this measures the difference between those who succeedand those who fail. We cannot measure a man by his failures. We must know how he makes use of them. A man who has been 35) inhibited from fighting his way upward and does not bear the pain of 36) fierce conflict does not know the highest meaning of success.A. masterB. premierC. threatD. deviateE. boastfulF. diligentlyG. obstaclesH. resultantI. featJ. fierceK. caterL. transcendM. ultimatelyN. spurO. inhibited参考答案：27) transcend 28) deviate 29) obstacles 30) feat 31) master 32) diligently 33) premier 34) spur 35) inhibited 36) fierceDirections：You are going to read a passage with 10 statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.The Courage to Know OneselfA) I have had a lot of fear in my life. Much of the fear started when I was about nine years old and developed into an unbearable fear of dying. I would lie in bed at night, knowing that I was eventually going to lose everything I owned. Then I cherished l ife itself very much. “Why was I born if only to die?” was thequestion that plagued me. I literally could not sleep at night. And I could find no comfort from either of my parents. So I learned to deal with it by controlling my breath (I thought if I kept breathing, I would stay alive). This habitual activity deadened (使麻木) my spontaneity and inner freedom for decades to come.B) This issue wasn’t resolved until I finally faced death directly within myself and saw what I was really afraid of was not death, but aloneness – existential aloneness –being all alone forever. And when I opened to this aloneness, needing to know what it really was, my consciousness opened to my wholeness and my interconnectedness with all existence. And I have not been lonely or afraid in the way I used to be since that defining moment.C) This story exemplifies the underlying principle of courage. Having courage does not mean that one does not have fear. It means that one is willing to face fear – to face fear itself in order to know the truth about something. In a very real sense, one could say that fear is the separation from the truth, and that courage is the willingness to go through fear to get to the truth. All fears, then, refer back to the one fear that is our separation from the truth of who and what we really are – our true nature, our undivided and interconnected self.D) The word “courage” comes from Latin and French derivatives that mean “heart”. So when people ask me what courage is, I often tell them that it is heart-work, learning how to move through fear.E) Every little fear becomes a doorway to a larger, less fearful part of ourselves, if we can just allow ourselves to be open and vulnerable to it, curious about it –needing to understand it and having to know the truth. Every time we face a fear, we learn that we have the ability to move through fear, we become a little more courageous in our lives, and we get a little closer to the truth.F) I often say that the difference between a child and an adult is that the child retreats from fear – chooses to stay stuck in their fear of the fear whereas the adult faces fear –chooses to move through their fear of the fear, into and through the fear itself.G) So, in order to fully understand courage, we need to understand why we would choose to not face our fear, but to continue to be afraid of it. Why would we choose to stay stuck in a limited, tight, fearful place when we could be free and open and joyous?H) This, of course, is a huge question. But I think there are a few key things we can see that will be very useful. The first question that arises in this inquiry is, “What is it that we’re really afraid of, anyway?”I) There’s an old Jewish expression that translates roughly into “Don’t look too deep”. I think the expression is based on the belief that what is deepest inside of us is fundamentally not good – original sin (罪恶), the id, etc. So, if one should sincerely seek the truth, what he will ultimately discover is that one’s true nature is bad. And how could one live with that knowledge? And so we are afraid of looking into things for fear that we won’t like what we find. From my experience, however, what I have found to be deepest inside myself (and all beings) is pure love, compassion, wisdom, and und erstanding. It’s just a matter of looking deeply enough to see what’s there.J) We are also afraid of letting go of the known – what we have known. Even though we may be aware of our suffering, at least we are familiar with it. We may even have become comfortable with it in a peculiar sort of way. We have made a kind of pact with our suffering: “I won’t bother challenging you if you promise not to get any worse.” In essence, we are afraid to change because we have an unconscious belief that things will get worse if we let go of what we know. What I have learned, however, is that the only place where there is true peace is in the place of absolute letting go of what we have known. From this place, I am able to respond freely and directly to the circumstances of my life.K) We have taken on an identity, an image, a set of beliefs about what we and the surrounding world are all about. We see our lives through this set of beliefs. If we were to let go of these ideas about what reality is, we are afraid we would no longer know what is real. And that is a frightening prospect for us. We are afraid that our world would be chaotic and even terrifying. We are afraid that the universe is not a benevolent (慈善的) place.L) And so we cling desperately to a set of beliefs about who we are and what the world is. All the beliefs were created (primarily in an attempt to protect ourselves from experiencing pain) very early in our childhood, and are buried deep in our subconscious. These beliefs or self-images serve to separate us from the reality and are actually the source of all our fears and all our sufferings. It is only by challenging or inquiring into these beliefs that we can move through our fears and come to know our true, courageous, free, open, loving, and peacefu l self. The great poet, Rainer Maria Rilke once said, “The spiritual path is one of being defeated by greater and greater beings.” In the process of inquiring into, seeing into and letting go of our false selves, one’s awareness opens increasingly to the beauty and awe that is always present.M) One could then say that courage is being more committed to knowing the truth than protecting one’s cherished ideas and images about oneself and the world. What beliefs do you cling to? And are you courageous enough to challenge them?37)The author, based on his experience, believes that what lies the deepest inside of human beings is nothing but good qualities. I38)If we can absolutely let go of what we have know, we can find a place where there is true peace. J39)Kids and grown-ups respond differently in the face of fear. F40)Deeply-rooted in our mind since childhood, the beliefs about who we are and what the world is separate us from the reality and cause all our fears and sufferings. L41)What really frightened the author was the loneliness rather than death itself. B42)We are unwilling to change in life because we are preoccupied with the belief that things will change for the worse if we let go of what we have known. J 43)Facing fears can make us less fearful, more courageous and more likely to get to the truth. E44)We are afraid that we would be thrown into a chaotic and terrifying world if we give up the set of our beliefs. K45)Ever since childhood, the author has been subject to intense and irrational fear of dying. A46)Courage means the willingness to conquer fear to get to the truth. C参考答案：37) I 38) J 39) F 40) L 41) B 42) J 43) E 44) K 45) A 46) CDirections：Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question. There is something grimly ridiculous as well as pathetic in themessy way we manage things in our crude attempt as civilization. While we are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of the people’s money annually in improving the breed of pig, or in fighting cattle disease, we are neglecting the most valuable asset of all, the children of the nation. A million dollars of the people’s money can be spent upon a speedway so that rich people might have an opportunity of exercising their blooded stock, while not a penny can be found in the State appropriations (拨款) to find food for starving children.This foolish state of affairs was brought out in strong relief when the school teachers organized themselves into a relief committee to find ways and means for supplying food to the hungry children under their charge. This organization was brought about by the pitiable plight of the children, many of whom had become so weakened for lack of proper nourishment that they fainted at their desks while trying to study their lessons. The teachers have called their orga nization the “Children’s Relief Society,” and the day after the organization was perfected they were enabled to issuetickets to the most destitute (赤贫的) of the children which entitled them to immediate relief.Besides this effort on the part of the teachers, emergency measures for the relief of hundreds of pupils in other schools have been adopted by the committee of school board members. The newspapers reported that relief came in this case in the form of two soup kitchens which were opened and equipped so as to provide for hundreds of the starving children.Destitution has visited hundreds of families as the result of the business depression. Not only have the educational authorities taken up the matter, but various generous societies have begun active work for relieving the distress. All of which is excellent in every way, yet it is not enough; it does not go far enough, for it ought not to be left to charity, but ought to be made a State duty.47)We learn from the first paragraph that _____.A. we manage things well as civilizationB. we are rich enough to spend money freelyC. we need to care for the starving childrenD. rich people should exercise their blooded stock48)What motivated school teachers to organize the “Children’s Relief Soci ety”?A. The distressing situation of the children.B. The improper ways of supplying food to the children.C. The charge of food unaffordable for children.D. The weak performance of children in study.49)What would the Children’s Relief Society do after its establishment?A. They would provide food directly to poor children.B. They would teach lessons to poor children for free.C. They would give poor children tickets to get food.D. They would relieve poor children’s pressure.50)What other effort for the relief of children is mentioned in the passage?A. The committee of school board members has taken emergency measures.B. People from the newspapers have built soup kitchens to provide for starving children.C. The educational authorities have set up funds to provide help.D. Generous societies have adopted hundreds of pupils in schools.51)According to the passage, who should be most responsible for the relief of children’s starvation?A. The teacher.B. Children’s Relief Society.C. Charitable societies.D. The State.参考答案：47) C 48) A 49) C 50) A 51) DPeople often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are many factors to take into consideration. Firstly, in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally, so the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language.A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different, so first language can affect learning a second language. The greater the differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will be for most people to learn. Many people answer that Chinese is the hardest language to learn, possibly influenced by the thought of learning the Chinese writing system, and the pronunciation of Chinese does appear to be very difficult for many foreign learners. However, for Japanese speakers, who already use Chinese characters in their own language, learning writing will be less difficult than for speakers of languages using the Roman alphabet.Some people seem to learn languages readily, while others find it very difficult. Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role, as well as each learner's motivation for learning. If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life.Apparently, British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese, which will probably come as no surprise to many, but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian. This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone, but it causes British diplomatic personnel, who are generally used to learning languages, the most difficulties.Different cultures and individuals from those cultures willfind different languages more difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native speakers of related languages may find it easier, while struggling with languages that the British find relatively easy.52)Why is it hard to say which language is the most difficult to learn?A. Because people learn their mother tongue naturally.B. Because it is only relevant when learning a second language.C. Because many factors have to be considered.D. Because differences between languages are unimportant.53)Who will find Portuguese much easier to learn?A. A native speaker of ChineseB. A native speaker of JapaneseC. A native speaker of HungarianD. A native speaker of Spanish54)What is the most problematic language to British diplomats and other embassy staff?A. HungarianB. JapaneseC. SpanishD. Chinese55)Why do many people think Chinese is the hardest language to learn?A. Because Chinese uses the Roman alphabet.B. Because the grammar of Chinese is complex.C. Because the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult.D. Because Chinese is not directly used in their life.56)What factors cannot affect learning a second language according to the passage?A. first languageB. neighboring countriesC. teachers and the circumstancesD. each learner's motivation for learning 参考答案：52) C 53) D 54) A 55) C 56) B。

T e s t1选择题1. Large-scale studies are needed to confirm the encouraging results we have obtained so far.需要大规模的研究来证实我们迄今取得的令人鼓舞的结果。

2. Dr. Smith is starting the first training program himself, and his methods of teaching will be used in all subsequent training programs.开始第一个训练计划他自己，他的教学方法等，将在所有后续培训课程中使用。

3. Whoever disobeys the company’s safety regulations shall be dismissed on the spot.凡违反公司的安全规章应当当场解雇。

4. This is a very formal occasion. It is not appropriate to wear casual pants or skirts.这是一个非常正式的场合,不适合穿休闲裤或裙子.5. All the questions the police asked revolved around what she had been doing on the night of the robbery.警察问的所有问题都围绕着她晚上抢劫的事情。

6. The noise turned out to be just the dogs fighting for a bone in the courtyard.噪音竟然是刚刚在院子里跟骨头打架的狗那里传来的。

7. Our system has been designed to give the user quick and easy access to the required information,我们的系统已经被设计为让用户快速方便地访问到所需的信息。

北京城市学院2015-2016学年第一学期《大学英语3》期中口试阅读部分试题（学生版）Unit 1 Education: A Transformation of the Soul1On my first day of high school, my teacher showed the class a Power Point presentation entitled The Value of Education. The first slide read simply th is: “Education = $”. I felt3 I went on to college, of course, as everyone told me to do. College is how you become an earner, they told me. My major that first semester was International Relations. I liked the woman I envisioned myself as in this field – a diplomat, a savvy citizen of the world. But gradually I began to realize that this person was not someone I bore any resemblance to. She was, rather, a clone of the well-educated, well-moneyed ideal my teacher had presented to me years ago. This woman had earning potential; she was smart and worldly. But she was not someone I would become. She had nothing I really wanted.4 My moment of clarity soon came. I was watching a film with my family and laughing at allUnit 2 Masdar City: The World's Greenest City?3 After three years the plans have changed. Masdar City was originally scheduled to be completed by 2015, but the financial crash that hit the United Arab Emirates hard pushed back the date. A truly zero-carbon city proved too ambitious, so now the aim is for low carbon. Transport within the city will no longer solely rely on the PRTs —instead, electric buses and other mass transit will be included. Though the first phase of the project — the Institute — was completed in 2010 and opened to students, it's still easy to wonder whether the sustainable city will ever be able to sustain itself.5 That design helps encourage energy conservation— the cooler the city is, the less need for electricity-consuming air-conditioning. But the buildings themselves take advantage of green materials, from the sustainable Douglas fir to the superstrong plastics, deflecting sunlight and insulating the interior. Windows have shades angled to avoid direct sunlight, providing light without heat. There's even a 147-feet-tall wind tower that can channel even more breezes to the street. The tower has glowing LED lights that let Masdar managers know how much energy the city is consuming. Blue means it is within its goal of using 50% less energy than a comparable settlement. Red means it's time to turn off the lights.8 Some of Masdar's technology — like those slightly silly PRT cars — may not have a future. But other ideas — like the wind tower or those sunlight-deflecting windows — will have real value at a time when more than half the world's population lives in cities. No one knows the answer to the energy and climate challenges the planet faces, which is why experiments matter — even the ones in the desert.Unit 3 James Cameron’s Ambition1In 1977, a 22-year-old truck driver named James Cameron went to see Star Wars with a pal.daydreaming about the kind of world that George Lucas had just brought to life. Star Wars was the3 He quickly realized that he was going to need some money, so he persuaded some local。

大学英语3试题（含答案）Test Paper 1Part I Use of English (20 points)Directions:In this part there are ten incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the dialogue.1. — Excuse me. Could you spare me a few minutes?— ____________A) Of course. B) Of course not..C) I am sorry to hear that. D) Yes. I’m busy now.2. —You don’t have to p lay the radio so loud, d o you?— ____________A) Oh, that’s nothing. B) It’s very kind of you to say so.C) Oh, I can’t apologize enough. D) Be careful.3. — I think the language lab is very helpful in improving our English.— ____________A) Yes, I don’t like English. B) It’s a very good ide a.C) Neither do I. D) I can’t agree with you more.4. —That’s a beautiful cat. I wonder whom it belongs to.— ____________A) It belongs to the Browns.B). The cat is my favourite too.C) Mind your own business.D) I can’t say anything more.5. —What a surprise! You changed your hair style.—Well, I’m going to get married next Saturday.— ____________A) Oh, my! Congratulations! B) What? I’m so surprise d.C) How’s everything going?D) Where will you get married?6. —How are you, Bob?—____________ Ted.A) How are you? B) I’m fine. Thank you.C) How do you do? D) Nice to meet you.7. —Thanks for your help.—____________A) My pleasure. B) Never mind.C) Quite right. D) Don’t thank me.8. —Hello, I’m Harry Potter.—Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ____________A) call my Charles. B) call me at Charles.C) call me Charles. D) call Charles me.9. —Paul, ____________—Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.A) what is the person over there? B) who’s talking over there?C) what are they doing? D) which is that?10. —Hi, Tom, how’s everything with you?—____________and how are you?A) Don’t mention it ,B) Hm, not too bad,C) Thanks, D) Pretty fast,Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or statements. Choose the best answer to each question or decide T/F for each statement.Passage OneIn the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a "weight problem". To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to support this idea. Going back to the America of the 1910s, we find that peoplewere thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less and didn't watch television.Several modem studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3, 545 London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University School of Medicine found the following interesting facts: The more the men ran, the more body fat they lost.The more they ran, the greater amount of food they ate.Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.11. Scientific evidence shows overeating is the obvious cause of weight problem.A) TB) F12. American people of the 1910s were thinner than today.A) TB) F13. Several modem studies show that fatter people eat more on average than thinner people.A) TB) F14. Studies show that fat people are less active than slim people.A) TB) F15. Those who ran the most lost the greatest amount of body fat.A) TB) FPassage Two。

新视野⼤学英语3考试中的阅读理解unit3Directions:Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.Questions 51 to 55 are based on the same passage or dialog.One day, when I was on my way to my high school, another young man who was walking past me decided to show off in front of his friends and show them how “manly” he really was. Without saying a word, he walked up to me and began punching me. Once I began fighting back, he pulled out a gun and pointed it straight at me. After seeing this, I ran as fast as I could towards my school, hearing the group of boys laughing badly behind me. While most people hold the belief that inner-city schools can only hinder the learning process, I would argue that these schools provide experiences which enrich one’s education simply because of their location (位置) in the city.To clarify this point, I must first describe the ways in which Saint Ignatius High School is different from the typical inner-city school. This private, Catholic (天主教的) institution consists mostly of white students who come from wealthy families. Although Saint Ignatius is in the city, it also gives its students one of the best education in the state.Society usually tends to focus on the negative side of inner-city schools. Many people like to stereotype (模式化) these schools which, while these general statements may be true in some cases, tend to be worse most of the time.Take Mrs. Borroni, my Spanish teacher, for example. She would often take time out of her class to tell her students about the numerous activities after class with which we should get involved. She loved her job so much that she stayed after school every day to moderate activities such as Amnesty International and the Spanish Club. Her students, including me, joined all of the clubs which she moderated just because she made them so interesting. Because of Mrs. Borroni, I got heavily involved in the school's activities and learned a lot in the process. (313 words)B 51. The author's argument that inner-city schools "provide experiences which enrich one's education simply because of their location in the city" is based on ________.A. consensus opinionB. his personal experienceC. a film he sawD. a story he read in a bookC 52. Saint Ignatius High School differs from the typical inner-city school in all the following except __________________.A. minority studentsB. poor studentsC. location in a cityD. inferior education systemA 53. Many people tend to speak more of __________________.A. the negative sides of inner-city schoolB. teachers' lack of love for teaching at St. IgnuatiusC. students' lack of love for learning at St. IgnuatiusD. daily fights at St. IgnatiusD 54. All the following describes Mrs. Borroni except _______________.A. hard-workingB. considerateC. responsibleD. indifferentB 55. It seems that the author's attitude toward inner-city school is _________________.A. optimisticB. defensiveC. criticalD. bitterQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the same passage or dialog.Throughout my childhood, I rarely ever heard about any kind of crime. Obviously I was going to have to behave (表现) a little bit differently in this new environment. Because of St. Ignatius's view as an essential part of the community, people could not exactly be banned from walking around the campus during the day. This meant that I would sometimes see homeless people begging for money as I ran from class to class. One day I ran into someone begging on the corner near school. I decided to give the homeless person a dollar. At the time I saw no reason in my teachers' warnings. For the next week straight, this man waited for me at the same place in the hopes that I would give him more money. He hassled me every day until I finally told him that I was not going to give him anything else. Because this may have been an unusual case, I did not want to make any conclusions about homeless people. However, I did learn from this experience that I should probably listen to my teachers more often on issues such as this one.Students' lives become enriched simply by attending an inner-city school. For someone who had lived in the suburbs all his life, such as myself, a new style of living can be experienced. If St. Ignatius High School were not in the middle of Cleveland, I would not have had so many opportunities to grow and mature as a person. Going to school in the city helped me to overcome the childish views I once had, and I am now better prepared to take on the challenges which await me in life. (282 words)B 56. Why did people there walk around the campus during the day?A. Because the local people came to learn here.B. Because his school was viewed as an essential part of the community.C. Because his school was opened to all people.D. Because the local people wanted to take shortcuts.C 57. In the sentence in Paragraph 1 "He hassled me every day until I finally told him that I was not going to give him anything else.", the word "hassled" means __________________.A. attackedB. beggedC. troubledD. askedB 58. What lessons did the author learn from the beggar's case?A. He realized how dangerous it was as a middle school student.B. He learned from the experience that he should listen to his teachers on the issue.C. He decided he would not help anyone anymore.D. He thought all homeless people were bad.C 59. Which of the following statements is not the evidence that students' lives became enriched by attending an inner-city school?A. The religious aspect of one's life grew.B. One was easily able to get involved in community.C. One would never make mistakes.D. One became much more aware of the dangers which exist in the city.C 60. ______________ makes the author better prepared to take on the challenges which await him in life.A. His teachersB. The curriculum of St. IgnatiusC. His life experience at St. IgnatiusD. His religious belief。

Part II. Reading Comprehension (20 points)Passage OneAs we consider what makes one man better than the other, let’s look at two examples. The first example is a man who has a good job, a healthy body, and a loving family. His success is due to good decisions. He chose the correct subjects to study when he was at the university. Now that he’s out of school, he always schedules his time well so that he can get everything done at the proper time. He exercises and eats well, as he understands the benefits of this. In addition, in order to achieve happiness in the home, he spends time with his family and makes sure they all have when they need. On the other hand, the second man is something less than the successful person the first man is. What’s wrong with him?Good sense is the ability to know what is true or right from what is not true or wrong. And some people might think that the second lacks good sense. However, the person who thinks this is mistaken. Actually, since everyone has the same amount of good sense, the first man does not have an advantage over the second in this respect. The second man has a good mind, and he has the ability to judge things well.The second man runs into trouble, because he directs his thought along a different path. He considers other things, different from the first man. The problem is that he does not apply his mind rightly, as does the first one. Thus, he is not capable of advancing further than he does.When you consider what you want out of life, think about the results of your decisions. Apply your mind well so that good things will come about and so that you are not left regretting your actions.21. During his university years, the first man ________.A. scheduled his time to get everything done.B. learned how to apply his mind rightly.C. ate right and did exercise regularly.D. chose things that made him successful later.22. The first man is fully aware of the good things that will result from _______.A. making good decisions during one’s unive rsity studies.B. scheduling his time so that he can get everything done.C. taking care of his body with diet and exercise.D. being a successful person with a good family life.23. One’s ability to judge right or wrong is called _______.A. beneficial considerationB. thought directionC. successful thinkingD. good sense24. To keep from wishing you made a different choice, you should ________.A. get more out of lifeB. develop more good senseC. judge things right or wrongD. put good thought into your actions25. The main topic of this passage is ________.A. people are equalB. applying thought well will helpC. some people are not successfulD. people must judge things well Passage TwoIn 1848, gold was discovered in California; from all over the nation, thousands of young men set out for California. People called“this” the time of the Gold Rush.A gold miner came into a city looking for a pair of pants. He wanted pants strong enough to stand up to the rough work of mining. He met a young man named Levi, who sold heavy cloth for tents and wagon tops. They asked a tailor to use heavy cloth for their pants. Then Levi went into the business of making work pants. He asked his brothers to send him some strong blue cotton cloth called denim (斜纹粗棉布). With this blue denim cloth, Levi started making the kind of pants we call blue jeans today. They were sewed up in the same way as other pants.In 1860, a miner said that the pockets weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of gold he found. The pockets kept falling off the pants. The cloth was all right. It was the thread that wasn't strong enough. So Levi used rivets (铆钉) to attach the pockets onto the pants.Cowboys needed tough pants, too. They liked their pants to fit tightly. But the rivets marked the cowboys' saddles. So Levi covered the rivets with cloth. Then everybody was happy.26. This article as a whole is about ________________.A. how people got blue jeansB. the Gold Rush in CaliforniaC. How blue jeans are madeD. The kind of pants cowboys' wear27. While not stated in the article, you can tell that ________________.A. everybody who went to California got a lot of goldB. Levi found riches in the gold fieldsC. Levi sold more jeans to cowboys than to gold minersD. Levi made more money than many gold miners28. The word this in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ___________.A. CaliforniaB. the discovery of goldC. many people looking for goldD. the nation at this time29. Levi used strong blue cotton cloth to make pants because ____________.A. gold miners liked the blue colorB. this was the only cloth he hadC. miners wanted pants which could stand rough workD. cowboys liked their pants to fit tightly30. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?A. It was Levi who started the business of making blue jeans.B. It was one tailor who started making blue jeans.C. It was in California that blue jeans first became popular.D. It was in California that gold was discovered.Passage ThreeAfter having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.It all began a year ago when Albert Hall returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws (爪子) and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend "Bingo". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was.However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he liked chocolate more than bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large piece a day. If at any time Albert couldn't give it, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to "buy him" to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his money to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate that in the end he had to move somewhere else.31. Albert had been living in the same district for _______________.A. many weeksB. under twenty yearsC. all his lifeD. more than twenty years32. Albert decided to move because _______________.A. he didn't get along well with his landlordB. he was afraid of animals, especially dogsC. he couldn't get into his own house freelyD. he was not satisfied with that district33. Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate because _____________.A. he wanted some bonesB. he wanted chocolateC. he liked AlbertD. he had no other place to go34. What does “ at dog’s mercy” mean in “ Albert was now at Bingo's mercy…” ?A. Albert was angry with the dogB. Albert was somehow controlled by the dogC. the dog is not kindD. the dog is not to be treated kindly any more.35. We can tell from the story that ______________.A. Albert could afford to buy a large piece of chocolate for Bingo every dayB. Albert didn't like animals any more from then onC. all dogs cause trouble for people living in Albert's districtD. he who spares the rod would finally spoil the dog.Passage FourWhat you give your relatives, friends, husband, or wife can help you know yourself better. Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality. Most gift giving（and getting）shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people buy them. Here is a guide to who gives what and why.The clothes you wear tell something about your personality. They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that agrees with your self-image, they’re saying, "I agree with you. I like you the way are." Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment （赞美）. On the other hand, a gift of clothing that does not match your personality could be an insult to your character.Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries today--so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered unusual. If you receive a homemade gift, you are lucky. It may not be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love. People who give homemade gifts may be said to be very generous. They have given time and emotion, two important characteristics of being creative.A person who thinks of food when thinking of a gift is good example of what human warmth means. Whether you give a box of chocolates, a bag of oranges, or a ball of cheese, all carry the same message of comfort and support.People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do. If you happen to receive a large, heavy book, its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are. Of course, reading is a way of feeling the emotions of another person and of learning new things. Giving a book can be a way of sharing a feeling or a newly learned meaning. The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.36. The first paragraph is written mainly to tell readers that___________ .A.the gifts you give can help you understand yourself better than any other wayB.there is a certain relationship between the gifts and the people who give themC.the gifts you receive help you learn your personalityD.between relatives and friends a gift may show friendship and love37. A person who likes the self-image of another person will give the latter agift_________.A. fashionable and expensiveB. made at home by himselfC. that agrees with the personality of the receiverD. that matches the character of the giver38. People are especially generous if they give ______ .A. a thing not found in one’s countryB. an object that shows warmthC. something unusualD. gifts made by hands39. What kind of message is communicated by a gift of foodA. a supportive one.B. a generous one.C. a creative one.D. an unusual one.40. If you give a large book as a gift, it may show that______.A.you enjoy reading and will be successful in writingB.the receiver is interested in reading and hopes to be a writerC.you want to share with others a certain feelingD.you are more interested in the appearance than in its contentsPart III. Word Building ( 15 points)Directions:complete the following sentences with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.S11.(survive) In some of the larger animals in nature ,the existing evidencepoint to a similar______ pattern.S12.(punish) Many people think that the death penalty is too several a ___for any crime.S13.(invade) Though the _____ entered this region and raided severalareas ,they found weather there too warm and damp for them.S14.(hand) The addition of the East Building to the National Gallery ofArts has provided Washington with opportunities enjoyed byonly a____ of U.S cities.S15.(commute) Railroads and multi -lane freeways carry hundreds ofthousands of _____ daily to and from the suburbs S16.(exhaust) The ____of natural resources will bring far-reaching anddestructive environment consequences.S17.(assist) The ____ that the manager received from his staff was notenough for him to run the hotel smoothly.S18.(decent ) His honesty and_____ ,rather than physical strength ,provided the impetus for his heroism .S19.(respond) In_____ to Germany’s invasion ,Great Britain and Francedeclared war on September 3 ,starting World War II.S20.(hero) The soldiers were honored for their _____ efforts in protectingthe city from the enemy.S21.(expose) It is made clear that the boy was_____ to serious danger byhis father’s irresponsibility and by his sister’s departure.S22.(resolve) people involved in the dispute wanted to achieve a ____thatwould make everyone happy.S23.(explode) Even though the ____ took place 10 miles away ,we heard it.S24.(history) ______figures ,such as Confucius and Napoleon, are interestingto read about.S25.(easy) I feel a bit _____about asking her to do me such a big favor.Part IV. (10 points)Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Band. You may not use any of the words more than 0nce.Nobody has ever had to tell me to get out of bed. My number one __S26__has always been that I am much more ambitious than most. The way I see it, life is too short to make periodical __S27__ to comfort and fun. If you want to accomplish something remarkable, you've got to stay __S28__ and constantly work toward your goals. My goal has been to become a(n) __S29__ since I was a young boy. When I was eight, my father said, "That field of work is too __S30__ for you. You should be more realistic about your__S31__ and abilities."I didn't want to deceive myself about how hard it would be, so I started that day by getting a job __S32__ newspapers. I departed from home every morning at 4:30 to do my work before school. I was__S33___with the printing machines so I always arrived to work early to ask questions. I wasn't much of a scholar, so I eventually ended up __S34_ in an average university. Still, I was __S35__ on becoming a reporter and did not give up my dream. I wrote for the school newspaper and when I graduated, took a job sorting mail with a local media company. I later convinced them to give me a chance to write some simple articles. That's how I got my start.Key to Test 2Part II. Reading Comprehension21-25 D C D D B26-30 A D C C B31-35 D C B B D36-40 D C D A DPart III. Word Building ( 15 points)S11. survival S12. punishment S13. invadersS14. handful S15. commuters S16. exhaustion S17. assistance S18. decency S19. response S20. heroic S21. exposed S22. resolution S23. explosion S24. Historical S25. uneasyPart IV. (10 points)S26-S30 J M F L AS31-S35 O G D I C。

大学英语阅读3When a citizen fights backImpel 推动∙Congestion n. 拥挤；拥塞；充血∙Substandard adj. 不合规格的；标准以下的∙Clobber vt. 击倒；痛打∙Mugger n. 行凶抢劫者，偷袭抢劫者∙Deteriorate 恶化∙Radically 根本地，彻底地∙Dodge 躲闪∙Chase 追捕∙Dismal 阴沉∙Trigger 扳机Assailant 攻击者概述：Colin 和Joan在搬到波士顿南部后，准备在他们所居住的街道开展犯罪清扫计划，向犯罪行为发起挑战。

但是以暴力制暴力是一个减少犯罪的好办法吗？在Colin用网球牌击打了一个抢劫犯时，他开始对此感到越来越不确定。

在一种责任感的驱使下，Colin 和Joan开始对他们所面对的交通堵塞、不合格房屋、猖獗的卖淫和犯罪行为发起了挑战。

他们有一张记录着所有波士顿南部犯罪情况的记录。

朋友和邻居打电话给Joan来报告各种犯罪的案件，而她将所有的案件都记录在活页笔记本中。

以一种校园女孩的笔迹，Joan记录了案件提供者的姓名，案件发生地点，日期，案件发生时间，攻击者的数目以及描述，他们的武器，受伤者的姓名，被拿走的物品和钱财，还有案件是否报案。

在圣诞季中犯罪的水平维持平稳，但是在1975年年底，犯罪的情况开始彻底地恶化了。

这是从12月30日星期二开始的。

有一个人在房子后面的小道上遭到抢劫。

在第二天下午的五点钟（除夕夜）一群拿着棍子的恶棍拦住了一个老人的去路并抢掉了他的钱包。

半小时后这群人又劫走了一个老妇人的钱包。

在一月六号的下午五点三刻，Linda和她三岁的孩子在归途中遭到两个年轻男子的靠近。

一个人突然冲上前勒住她的脖子，她拼命挣扎，攻击者对他说，“不要尖叫，只要给我你的钱”她说她并没有带。

这两个年轻的男子搜了她的口袋，然后逃窜走了。

还是那晚的九点四十五分，Colin 和Joan在看电视的时候突然听到房屋后面的小道上有一声尖叫。

适用专业：PartⅠ Reading comprehension：1-5 ___________________ 6-10___________________11-15___________________16-20___________________21-25___________________26-30___________________31-35___________________36-40___________________41-45___________________PartⅡTranslation46_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 47_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 48_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 49_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 50_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 51_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________《大学英语三》期终考试试卷适用专业：各专业Part I Reading Comprehension (70’) Section A (20’)Directions: In this section, there are two passages with numbered blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Question 1 to 10 are based on the following passage. The U.S. Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education. Today it is 1____ the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative. The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most. "All children are 2____ to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family income. It is 3____ important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full 4____," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "Despite the excellent work and deep 5___ of our nation ’s teachers and principals, students in high-poverty, high-minority schools are unfairly treated across our country. We have to do better. Local leaders and educators will 6____ their own creative solutions, but we must work together to 7____ our focus on how to better recruit, support and 8____ effective teachers and principals for all students, especially the kids who need them most."Today ’s announcement is another important step forward in improving access to a quality education, a 9____ of President Obama's year of action. Later today, Secretary Duncan will lead a roundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 10____ of working in high-need schools and how to adopt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools.It ’s our guilty pleasure: Watching TV is the most common everyday activity, after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. Americans view five hours of TV each day, and while we know that spending so much time sitting 11____ can lead to obesity （肥胖症）and other diseases, researchers have now quantified just how 12____ being a couch potato can be. In an analysis of data from eight large 13____ published studies, a Harvard-led groupreported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that for every two hours per day spent channel 14____. the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes（糖尿病）rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heart disease increased 15% over a 15____ , and the odds of dying prematurely 16____ 13% during a seven-year follow-up. All of these 17____ are linked to a lack of physical exercise. But compared with other sedentary（久坐的）activities, like knitting, viewing TV may be especially 18____ at promoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer number of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs the time we spend on anything else. And other studies have found that watching ads for beer and popcorn may make you more likely to 19____ them.Even so, the authors admit that they didn't compare different sedentary activities to 20____ whether TV watching was linked to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease or early death compared with, say, reading.Section B (20’)Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the question by writing the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.Essay-Grading Software Offers Professors a Break[A] Imagine taking a college exam, and instead of handing in a blue book and getting a grade from a professor a few weeks later, clicking the "send" button when you are done and receiving a grade back instantly, your essay scored by a software program. And then, instead of being done with the exam, imagine that the system would immediately let you rewrite the test to try to improve your grade.[B] EdX, the nonprofit enterprise founded by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to offer courses on the Internet, has just introduced such a system and will make its automated（自动的）software available free on the Web to any institution that wants to use it. The software uses artificial intelligence to grade student essays and short written answers, freeing professors for other tasks.[C] The new service will bring the educational consortium（联盟）into a growing conflict over the role of automation in education. Although automated grading systems for multiple-choice and true-false tests are now widespread, the use of artificial intelligence technology to grade essay answers has not yet received widespread acceptance by educators and has many critics.[D] Anant Agarwal, an electrical engineer who is president of EdX, predicted that the instant-grading software would be a useful teaching tool, enabling students to take tests and write essays over and over and improve the quality of their answers. He said the technology would offer distinct advantages over the traditional classroom system, where students often wait days or weeks for grades. "There is a huge value in learning with instant feedback," Dr. Agarwal said, "Students are telling us they learn much better with instant feedback."[E] But skeptics（怀疑者）say the automated system is no match for live teachers. One longtime critic, Les Perelman, has drawn national attention several times for putting together nonsense essays that have fooled software grading programs into giving high marks. He has also been highly critical of studies claiming that the software compares well to human graders.[F] He is among a group of educators who last month began circulating a petition（呼吁）opposing automated assessment software. The group, which calls itself Professionals Against Machine Scoring of Student Essays in High-Stakes Assessment, has collected nearly 2,000 signatures, including some from famous people like Noam Chomsky.[G] "Let’s face the realities of automatic essay scoring," the group’s statement reads in part. "Computers cannot ‘read’. They cannot measure the essentials of effective written communication: accuracy, reasoning, adequacy of evidence, good sense, ethical（伦理的）position, convincing argument, meaningful organization, and clarity, among others."[H] But EdX expects its software to be adopted widely by schools and universities. It offers free online classes from Harvard, MIT and the University of California-Berkeley; this fall, it will add classes from Wellesley, Georgetown and the University of Texas. In all, 12 universities participate in EdX, which offers certificates for course completion and has said that it plans to continue to expand next year, including adding international schools.[I] The EdX assessment tool requires human teachers, or graders, to first grade 100 essays or essay questions. The system then uses a variety of machine-learning techniques to train itself to be able to grade any number of essays or answers automatically and almost instantly. The software will assign a grade depending on the scoring system created by the teacher, whether it is a letter grade or numerical（数字的）rank.[J] Edx is not the first to use the automated assessment technology, which dates to early computers in the 1960s. There is now a range of companies offering commercial programs to grade written test answers, and four states一Louisiana, North Dakota, Utah and West Virginia一are using some form of the technology in secondary schools. A fifth, Indiana, has experimented with it. In some cases the software is used as a "second reader," to check the reliability of the human graders. [K] But the growing influence of the Edx consortium to set standards is likely to give the technology a boost. On Tuesday, Stanford announced that it would work with EdX to develop a joint educational system that will make use of the automated assessment technology.[L] Two start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, recently founded by Stanford faculty members to create "massive open online courses," or MOOCs, are also committed to automated assessment systems because of the value of instant feedback. "It allows students to get immediate feedback on their work, so that learning turns into a game, with students naturally gravitating（吸引）toward resubmitting the work until they get it right," said Daphne Koller, a computer scientist and a founder of Coursera.[M] Last year the Hewlett Foundation, a grant-making organization set up by one of the Hewlett-Packard founders and his wife, sponsored two $100,000 Prizes aimed at improving software that grades essays and short answers. More than 150 teams entered each category. A winner of one of the Hewlett contests, Vik Paruchuri, was hired by EdX to help design its assessment software.[N] "One of our focuses is to help kids learn how to think critically," said Victor Vuchic, a program officer at the Hewlett Foundation. "It's probably impossible to do that with multiple-choice tests. The challenge is that this requires human graders, and so they cost a lot more and they take a lot of more time."[O] Mark D. Shermis, a professor at the University of Akron in Ohio, supervised the Hewlett Foundation's contest on automated essay scoring and wrote a paper about the experiment. In his view, the technology一though imperfect一has a place in educational settings.[P] With increasing large classes, it is impossible for most teachers to give students meaningful feedback on writing assignments, he said. Plus, he noted, critics of the technology have tended to come from the nation’s best universities, where the level of teaching is much better than at most schools.[Q] "Often they come from very famous institutions where, in fact, they do a much better job of providing feedback than a machine ever could." Dr. Shermis said, "There seems to be a lack of appreciation of what is actually going on in the real world."21. Some professionals in education are collecting signatures to voice their opposition to automated essay grading.22. Using software to grade students’essays saves teachers time for other work.23. The Hewlett contests aim at improving essay grading software.24. Though the automated grading system is widely used in multiple-choice tests, automated essay grading is still criticized by many educators.25. Some people don't believe the software grading system can do as good a job as human graders.26. Critics of automated essay scoring do not seem to know the true realities in less famous universities.27. Critics argue many important aspects of effective writing cannot be measured by computer rating programs.28. As class size grows, most teachers are unable to give students valuable comments as to how to improve their writing.29. The automated assessment technology is sometimes used to double check the work of human graders.30. Students find instant feedback helps their learning considerably.Section C (30’)Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Across the rich world, well-educated people increasingly work longer than the less-skilled. Some 65% of American men aged 62-74 with a professional degree are in the workforce, compared with 32% of men with only a high-school certificate. This gap is part of a deepening divide between the well-educated well-off and the unskilled poor. Rapid technological advance has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while squeezing those of the unskilled. The consequences, for individuals and society, are profound.The world is facing an astonishing rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before. Over the next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600 million to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when greater longevity（长寿）translated into more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growth, while the swelling ranks of pensioners will create government budget problems.But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the idle old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. The divide is mostextreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers（二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人）are putting off retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce. Policy is partly responsible. Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage people to retire early. Rising life expectancy（预期寿命）, combined with the replacement of generous defined-benefit pension plans with less generous defined-contribution ones, means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement. But the changing nature of work also plays a big role. Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those people continue to reap rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than the preceding generation. Technological change may well reinforce that shift: the skills that complement computers, from management knowhow to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.31. What is happening in the workforce in rich countries?A) Younger people are replacing the elderly.B) Well-educated people tend to work longer.C) Unemployment rates are rising year after year.D) People with no college degree do not easily find work.32. What has helped deepen the divide between the well-off and the poor?A) Longer life expectancies. B) A rapid technological advance.C) Profound changes in the workforce. D) A growing number of the well-educated.33. What do many observers predict in view of the experience of the 20th century?A) Economic growth will slow down.B) Government budgets will increase.C) More people will try to pursue higher education.D) There will be more competition in the job market.34. What is the result of policy changes in European countries?A) Unskilled workers may choose to retire early.B) More people have to receive in-service training.C) Even wealthy people must work longer to live comfortably in retirement.D) People may be able to enjoy generous defined-benefits from pension plans.35. What is characteristic of work in the 21st century?A) Computers will do more complicated work.B) More will be taken by the educated young.C) Most jobs to be done will be creative ones.D) Skills are highly valued regardless of age.Passage TwoQuestions 36-40 are based on the following passage.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines. One example comes from agriculture. Food riots and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields of some of the world’s major crops. A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat, corn and soyabeans（大豆）. They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that took place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world's most populous（人口多的）countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in com and soyabeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soyabeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that "we have preferentially focused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world."The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organisation has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughed up for crops might be able to revert（回返）to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.36. What does the author try to draw attention to?A) Food riots and hunger in the world. B) News headlines in the leading media.C) The decline of the grain yield growth. D) The food supply in populous countries.37. Why does the author mention India and China in particular?A) Their self-sufficiency is vital to the stability of world food markets.B) Their food yields have begun to decrease sharply in recent years.C) Their big populations are causing worldwide concerns.D) Their food self-sufficiency has been taken for granted.38. What does the new study by the two universities say about recent crop improvement efforts?A) They fail to produce the same remarkable results as before the 1980s.B) They contribute a lot to the improvement of human food production.C) They play a major role in guaranteeing the food security of the world.D) They focus more on the increase of animal feed than human food grains.39. What does the Food and Agriculture Organisation say about world food production in the coming decades?A) The growing population will greatly increase the pressure on world food supplies.B) The optimistic prediction about food production should be viewed with caution.C) The slowdown of the growth in yields of major food crops will be reversed.D) The world will be able to feed its population without increasing farmland.40. How does the author view the argument of the Food and Agriculture Organisation?A) It is built on the findings of a new study. B) It is based on a doubtful assumption.C) It is backed by strong evidence. D) It is open to further discussion.Passage ThreeQuestions 41-45 are based on the following passage.Hi. I’m Jeffery Bezos. When I first had the idea of selling books on the internet, I went to my boss and said to him, “You know, I’m going to start this company selling books online.” This was something that I had already been talking to him about, but the he said, “Let’s go on a walk.” And we went on a two-hour walk in Central Park in New York City.After walking for a while, he said, “you know, this sounds like a really good idea to me, but it might be a better idea for somebody who didn’t already have a good job.” He let me think abut it for 48 hours before making the final decision.When I talked to my wife about this, she thought I was doing the right thing and said, “L ook, you know I’ll always support you, whatever you want to do.” So it really was a decision that I had to make for myself. I imagined myself at the age of 80 and saying, “Okay, now I’m looking back on my life. I hope that I have had as few regrets in my life as possible.” I knew that when I was 80 I was not going to regret having tried this. I knew that if failed I wouldn’t regret it, but the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried.41. Jeffery Bezos went to his boss to talk to him about_________.A) quitting his jobB) having a walk in Central ParkC) selling books on the internetsD) opening a company selling books42. When Jeffery Bezos told his idea to him, his boss _________.A) became indifferentB) refused him with no reasonC) accepted it at onceD) asked him to give it a second thought43. the boss believed that it was a good idea for somebody with _________A) a good jobB) no jobC) curiosityD) a lot of imagination44. Jeffery Bezos imagined that at the age of 80 the one thing he would regret was that ____.A) he had never triedB) he had triedC) he had failed his attemptD) he had had only one job45. what can you infer from the passage?A) Jeffery Bezos decided to continue his jobB) Jeffery Bezos deicded to carry out his ideaC) Jeffery Bezo’s wife made him carry out his ideaD) Jeffery Bezos started to imagine his future all day long.Part ⅡTranslation (30’)Directions: For this part, you are required to translate five sentences and a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer SheetSection A(5*3’)1. 失去家人使她崩溃了，这一悲惨的事件一直影响着她的余生。