大學(xué)英語第三冊(cè)練習(xí)題及答案.doc

direction: in this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over a passage quickly and then read ten statements following it.for statements1-10, write t (for true) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;f (for false) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;n (for not given) if the statement is not given in the passage. one day in 1848 a carpenter named marshall, who worked in a saw mill on the american river in california, made a remarkable discovery. he noticed some bright yellow particles in the water, bent down to pick them up and took them to his partner, a mr. sutter. this was the beginning of the californian gold rush. sutter was a swiss who had come to america some years earlier to make his fortune. the governor of california had given him permission to found a settlement in the sacramento valley and his determination and energy had made him rich. he had built the mill in partnership with-marshall in order to make use of the abundant natural resources of his land. sutter realized the importance of the discovery and decided to file a claim so that his right to the gold would be established. so he sent a man named bennet to san francisco to see the governor. he warned bennet not to tell anyone in case people came to the valley before his claim was recognized. bennet could not keep the secret but the people of san francisco did not believe him at first. then the editor of a weekly newspaper there, sam brannan, went to sutters mill to make a report. when he came back he ran through the streets of the town shouting gold! gold! within a month almost the entire population, then only 800 people, had gone to look for the precious metal. soldiers deserted the army, sailors left their ships and men gave up their jobs so as not to miss the chance of becoming rich.the news spread across america to europe and thousands of people joined in the search. those who went by ship had to sail round cape horn to reach california but some chose the overland route across america and wagon trains were formed for travelers to make the journey. even then there were some who were prepared to cross the terrible desert of death valley in order to reach the gold a few days before the rest.the gold rush proved a disaster for sutter himself. for years he tried to evict (驅(qū)逐) the prospectors from his property so that his family might enjoy the wealth of his land, but his business was ruined. the prospectors did a great deal of damage, and killed one of his sons, and at the end of his life he was a poor man who continually stopped people in the street to tell them that gold is the devil. statements:1. marshall worked in a corn mill on the american river in california.2. marshall found the gold in the water by accident.3. after sutter heard about the gold he went to california to make his fortune.4. to file a claim sutter sent marshall to san francisco to see the governor.5. when bennet told people there was gold in the sacramento valley, they didnt believe him.6. sutter asked sam brannan to send a reporter to sacramento.7. some people made the journey to california by traveling across america in wagon teams.8. marshall and sutter were angry with bennet and fired him.9. sutter didnt enjoy the wealth of his land because he was denied the right to the gold.10. the story tells us that gold does not always lead to happiness.key: ftfftftnft3-trf tffntftnff (yyj) （revised）direction: in this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over a passage quickly and then read ten statements following it.for statements1-10, write t (for true) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;f (for false) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;n (for not given) if the statement is not given in the passage. most people in the united states watch tv, even though they complain about television sometimes. its fun to watch tv, and its easy. by watching tv, you can hear the latest news from all over the world. you can watch the olympics, or a local sports event. it is also possible to go to school by watching television. a person may get a good education at home. these are some of the reasons for watching tv. there are many kinds of programs on tv. many people like to watch special events on tv, for example, the landing of the astronauts on the moon. a second kind of program is called a talk show. on this kind of show, one person interviews several famous people in the conversations. you can learn many interesting things about important people in theater, politics, sports, and other fields. a third kind of program is a program in a foreign language. there are some tv channels, which broadcast all of their programs in spanish, french, or some other languages. many people do not like the fact that there are violent tv shows in the early evening. many children watch these programs and think that violence is a good way to solve problems. many people also feel that the programs are not always realistic. when all the shows in a series have a happy ending, people feel that this is very misleading. in real life, many things do not have a happy ending. another concern is advertising. many people complain that there is too much advertising. many of the advertisements are shown over and over again. this can be both boring and annoying. the advertisers hope you will buy their products if you hear about them often enough. but there are some tv stations that never have advertising. there are two kinds of noncommercial stations: government sponsored stations and educational stations. when the government sponsors a station, the government pays for all of the stations expenses. an educational station is usually supported by some kinds of educational institution. in the united states, for example, wkar-tv is sponsored by michigan state university. this station has no advertisements, and has many programs which are entertaining as well as educational. some complaints american have about tv have already been mentioned. there is too much advertising. there is too much violence. the third, and perhaps most important, complaint many people have about television is that the programs for adults are unsophisticated. many adults feel that tv ought to be much better than it is. in spite of all the complaints they have about tv programming and advertising, most people spend some of their time watching tv every day. most people enjoy at least some of the things that they watch. they enjoy being entertained, and enjoy being informed by programs on tv. almost everyone likes sports programs, or special events, or news, or talk shows. both commercial and noncommercial tv make important contributions to our lives.statements: 1. despite their complaints about tv, people in the united states watch tv for education, sports events, or the latest news.2. the passage mentions three kinds of tv programs where there is little commercial advertising.3. you can learn many interesting things about important people by watching talk sow in the theater. 4. there are some tv channels, which broadcast all of their programs in chinese.5. many people, and possibly including the author, think that the violent programs mislead the kids. 6. one of the reasons that people dislike advertising is that advertisements have been shown on all tv channels and stations.7. government sponsored stations and educational stations are financed by the government and universities respectively, and have no commercials.8. in the united states government sponsored stations do not provide education programs.9. the third complaint about tv is that the adults programs are too complicated.10. according to the author, noncommercial tv rather than commercial one makes important contributions to our life. 3-rd （深度閱讀） tcdabdirections: in this section, there is a passage with ten 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 choose the corresponding letter. you may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. questions 1-5 are based on the following passage. here is the result of a survey of womens employment situationthe survey shows that womens unemployment problem has improved 1 , yet age is still all obstacle to middle-aged women who are looking for a jobalso, unemployed 2 are found to have good educational backgroundsthe survey was 3 between dec. 2003 and feb. 2004751 women were interviewed, showing a result that womens unemployment rate has decreased from 12.9 percent last year to 10.1 percent this yearthe insufficient employment rate is 41 percent, which happened mainly in imports and exports, catering and hotel, wholesale and retail industriesthe survey shows that nearly 50 percent of the unemployed interviewees have finished 4 high school and 10 percent of them had received tertiary educationthe federation (聯(lián)盟) said such a result shows that well-educated women are also facing an unemployment problemit mainly happened among the grass roots in the pastbesides, it is shown in the survey that middle-aged women are facing difficulties in job 5 among the unemployed interviewees, 68.3 percent belong to the age group of 35 to 54a) senior b) hunting c) individuals d) done e) exactly f) interviewed n) posts t) slightly tcdab3-cvb （選擇題）directions: choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1. in theory every citizen in a democratic country may _b_ to the law for protection. a) claim b) appeal c) pronounce d) pray2. ideas _a_ from ones own experience are sometimes more valuable than those from books. a) derived b) deposited c) retreated d) restored3. by _d_ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. a) rail b) rude c) rack d) rough4. i could see that my wife was _b_ having that fashionable coat, whether i approved of it or not. a) determined to b) intent on c) short of d) focused in5. they have _a_ for the car to pick them up at the station. a) arranged b) managed c) appointed d) borrowed6. if you want to _d_ a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. a) secure b) serve c) sure d) ensure7. mike had dropped in to _a_ how things were going on. a) inquire b) require c) assign d) acquire8. she _c_ the respect of everybody present. a) achieved b) secured c) earned d) collected9. both sides exchanged their views on a wide _d_ of topics they were interested in at the meeting. a) extent b) expand c) number d) range10. “are you going to shanghai on business?”“no, for _b_. this is my holiday.” a) enjoyment b) pleasure c) joy d) delight 11. he was a man of noble _a_. he came from an old and prominent family in virginia. a) origin b) source c) root d) resource12. this type of plant can _c_ the extreme low temperature of the north pole. a) adapt b) withdraw c) withstand d) shade 13. it is _c_ of you to take his advice. if you dont, youll surely fail.a) sensitive b) sentimental c) sensible d) sensational 14. since many mosquitoes (蚊子) have already become _d_ to this kind of mosquitocide (滅蚊劑), scientists have to look for some new mosquitocides. a) active b) resistant c) tough d) gradual15. years of _b_ labor on the farm had made him much stronger than before. a) survival b) mental c) restless d) manual 16. the old man did not seem to _a_ any importance to the question.a) attach b)attack c) link d) belong17. the whole report has to be rewritten; only the first few lines may be _d_. a) sustained b) contained c) maintained d) retained 18. when she wrote to her sister, she_a_ a check with the letter. a) enclosed b) contained c) reserved d) invested19. fertilizers will _b_ the growth of these plants but improper use of fertilizers may also cause harm to soil. a) accomplish b) accelerate c) accumulate d) account 20. according to the weather _d_, its going to be fine today. a) prediction b) indication c) provision d) forecastkey: 1-5 badba 6-10 dacdb 11-15 accbd 16-20 adabd21. it needs years to build a home, but only a _c_ of a second to destroy it.a) fiction b) function c) fraction d) fragment 22. the speed limit is 40 miles an hour. dont _d_ this maximum.a) break b) reject c) suspend d) exceed 23. few new businesses can _b_ in the present economic climate.a) furnish b) flourish c) flush d) finish 24. we should save your work often as a _b_ against computer failure. a) sanction b) precaution c) shield d) shelter 25. though he was very angry, he showed considerable _d_ in not resorting to violence.a) limitation b) interest c) restriction d) restraint 26. in _b_ times human beings started to travel. but they traveled to find a more favorable climate, not for holiday like what we do now.a) prime b) primitive c) primary d) preliminary27. it took millions of years after the big explosion for order to grow out of the _c_ of the universe. a) adjustment b) change c) chaos d) profile28. interests of the _d_ should be placed above our personal interests.a) joint b) common c) mutual d) collective29. accidents are of frequent _d_ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely heavy here. a) arrival b) proportion c) scale d) occurrence30. mary took _d_ of the fine weather to do a days work in her garden. a) chance b) effect c) occasion d) advantage31. some people think that machinery is a _a_ to their jobs; so they destroy it.a) threat b) loss c) stake d) shortage32. her pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty _b_ it. a) inspecting b) detecting c) touching d) contacting33. your wife seems very much _b_ to your going abroad. so, youll stay.a) rejected b) opposed c) denied d) declined34. there is need to check the _b_ of the report. many experts have doubts about it. a) exactness b) accuracy c) emergency d) efficiency35. computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime _b_.a) stage b) scene c) location d) occasion 36. the manager just returned from his visit to hawaii, and he is still _d_ of what happened in his company last week. a) unconscious b) negative c) robbed d) ignorant37. in the course of _c_, some birds have lost the power of flight. a) transfer b) transformation c) evolution d) transition38. no matter who you are, you must play the game in _c_ with the rule.a) combination b) connection c) accordance d) agreement 39. all passengers are required to _c_ their seat belts as the plane was getting ready to take off. a) tied b) locked c) fastened d) closed40. officers should never be allowed to _c_ their authority and position. a) employ b) take c) abuse d) overlookkey: 21-25 cdbbd 26-30 bcddd 31-35abbbb 36-40 dcccc3-wb （文本題）1. key: resistant the majority of the students at the meeting were _ to the proposal. (resist) 2. key: handywe should always keep the flashlight _ in case the fuse (保險(xiǎn)絲) blows again. (hand) 3. key: precautionthe doctor advised us to take every _ so as not to catch cold. (caution)4. key: occurrenceit was the strangest _ i can remember in my university days. (occur)5. key: principalthe _ concern is to get the job done as soon as possible. (principle)6. key: continual his health is her sole and _ concern. (continue)7. key: encouragedont _ her laziness by doing things for her. (courage)8. key: enlargethe meeting ended in a plan to _ the central park into a stadium (運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)) that is able to seat 50,000 people. (large)9. key: encirclesa sixty-foot-high concrete wall _ the jail. (circle)10