2023年大學英語三級英語A級強化練習7

大學英語三級英語A級強化練習7

一、語法Ⅰ

1、Thewaterisnotfit______.

A.todrink

B.tobedrunk

C.tobedrunken

D.drink

2、Hisworkisinferior______mine.

A．with

B．in

C．for

D．to

3、IhaveneverbeentoRome.Butthat’sthecity______.

A.whereImostliketovisit

B.I'dmostliketovisit

C.Iliketovisititmost

D.whichIliketovisititmost

4、Themanageraskedmetokeephim______ofhowthebusinesswasgoingoninthecompanywhilehewasabroaD.

A．informing

B．informed

C．tobeinformed

D．toinform

5、Mr.Greendroveallthewayuptotheairport______theplanehadleftfiveminutesbefore.

A．tofind

B．found

C．onlyfinding

D．onlytofind

6、I______youthatMary’sbackyesterdaybutIforgotallaboutit.

A.shouldhavetold

B.oughttotell

C.hadtotell

D.shouldtell

7、Ihavesomedifficulty______someofthewordsinEnglish.

A．pronounce

B．topronounce

C．pronouncing

D．ofpronouncing

8、Itwasnotuntilshearrivedhome______rememberedherappointmentwithherfriend.

A.whenshe

B.andshe

C.thatshe

D.she

9、Neverbeforethatnight______theextentofhisownpower.

A．hadhefelt

B．hefelt

C．didhefelt

D．hehadfelt

10、Jerry______togooutveryoftenuntilhemetLisa.

A.usednot

B.didn'tuse

C.notused

D.wasnotused

二、閱讀理解一

MichaelJordan,thewinnerofsixNBAtitles,isoneofthegreatestathletesintheworld.Heisverypopularandadmirable,andisviewedasthesoulofachampion.However,mostpeoplearenotsosuccessfulasMichaelJordan.Theproblemisnotalackofability,butwill.MichaelJordan,asyouknow,oncesufferedalotaswell,buthenevergavein.Forexample,whenhewasateenageboy,hewascutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam,buthekeptonpracticingforhourseveryday,whichshowedhisworkethic.Whenhebecamethegreatestplayerinthehistoryofbasketballattheageofthirty-five,heledhisagingteamtoanotherchampionship.Hesetanexampleandastandardforwhich,perhaps,mankindhasnotyetdevelopedavocabulary.MichaelJordanisalsoageniusbecausehealwayskepttrying,especiallywhenhewasintrouble.ThomasEdisononcedefinedgeniusasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.Manyofus,perhapsmostofus,donotwishtotrythathard.ButMichaeldoesnotsharesuchreluctance.Whenheplayedinachampionshipgamewithafeverthatwouldkeepmostmeninbed,althoughhewasphysicallytooweaktostand,byanactofwill,hescoredthirty-eightpointsandhitthegame-winningshot,Thenwecannothelpaskingurselves=whatcanweachieveifwetrylikeMichaelJordaninourlife?ThewayMichaelJordanconductedhislifealsogreatlyinspiredpeople,suchasthewayhespokeanddressed,theloyaltyheshowedtohiscoachandteamandthedignityandgracewithwhichhedealtwithproblems,etc.Hetrulystoodhighabovehispeers.

1、Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.

MichaelJordan,thewinnerofsixNBAtitles,isoneofthegreatestathletesintheworld.Heisverypopularandadmirable,andisviewedasthesoulofachampion.However,mostpeoplearenotsosuccessfulasMichaelJordan.Theproblemisnotalackofability,butwill.MichaelJordan,asyouknow,oncesufferedalotaswell,buthenevergavein.Forexample,whenhewasateenageboy,hewascutfromhishighschoolbasketballteam,buthekeptonpracticingforhourseveryday,whichshowedhisworkethic.Whenhebecamethegreatestplayerinthehistoryofbasketballattheageofthirty-five,heledhisagingteamtoanotherchampionship.Hesetanexampleandastandardforwhich,perhaps,mankindhasnotyetdevelopedavocabulary.

MichaelJordanisalsoageniusbecausehealwayskepttrying,especiallywhenhewasintrouble.ThomasEdisononcedefinedgeniusasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.Manyofus,perhapsmostofus,donotwishtotrythathard.ButMichaeldoesnotsharesuchreluctance.Whenheplayedinachampionshipgamewithafeverthatwouldkeepmostmeninbed,althoughhewasphysicallytooweaktostand,byanactofwill,hescoredthirty-eightpointsandhitthegame-winningshot,Thenwecannothelpaskingurselves=whatcanweachieveifwetrylikeMichaelJordaninourlife?

ThewayMichaelJordanconductedhislifealsogreatlyinspiredpeople,suchasthewayhespokeanddressed,theloyaltyheshowedtohiscoachandteamandthedignityandgracewithwhichhedealtwithproblems,etc.Hetrulystoodhighabovehispeers.

Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith______.

A.thespiritofMichaelJordan

B.thelifeofMichaelJordan

C.thesignificanceofbasketball

D.thehistoryofbasketball

2、

Accordingtothepassage,mostpeoplearenotsosuccessfulbecausetheylackof______.

A.confidence

B.therequiredability

C.strongwill

D.enoughpractice

3、

Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.

A.scoringpointsforMichaelJordanisveryeasy

B.winingachampionismoredifficultforanagingteam

C.MichaelJordancanbearolemodelonlyforyoungpeople

D.MichaelJordanhasdevelopedahabitofwinningeverypoint

4、

Accordingtotheauthorofthispassage,MichaelJordancanbecalledasageniusbecause______.

A.heismuchsmarterthanmostofus

B.hestillplayedthegamewhenhehadafever

C.hedoesn"tsharethesamefeelingswithmanyofus

D.hekepttryingwhenhewasintrouble

5、

WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthelifeofMichaelJordan?

A.Hehasloyaltytohiscoachandteam.

B.Peopleareinfluencedbyhiswayofspeakinganddressing.

C.Heoftenhastoplaybasketballinbadhealth.

D.Heshowsdignityandgracewhendealingwithproblems.

三、閱讀理解二

“Onetime,Icouldn’tfindParoandwaslookingfor‘him’everywhere,”saysonecaretakerattheKiraranursinghomeinJapansNantoCity.“FinallyIfoundParosleepinginapatient’sbed.”Paroisaroboticbabyseal--coveredwithwhitefur--thatwasdevelopedover12yearsatacostofsome$10millionbyJapan’sNationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology.Nantoisoneofthefirstcitiesintheworldtoexperimentusingrobotstohelpcarefortheeldercitizens.Accordingtothenursingstaff,Paro,whichrespondstohumanvoicesandlovingtouches,hasbecomepartofthefamily.Infact,nursesoftenfindelderlypatientscoveringtherobotinblanketsandtryingtofeeditsnacks,eventhoughParocan’treallyeat.It’snosurprisethatJapanisturningtotechnologyforhelpwithoneofitsmosttroublesomeproblems:anagingpopulation.Japanissaidtobewith28%ofthepopulationexpectedtobe65yearsorolderby2022.Feweryoungpeoplewouldliketobecaretakers.Perhapsroboticcompanionscaneasesomeoftheburden.Butwhetherrobotscanadequatelyhandlethisresponsibility--positivelyimpactingboththehealthandwell-beingoftheelderly--remainsanopenquestion.AlanBeckdirectsonesuchstudy.HesaidtheyplacedAibo,aroboticdogmadebySony,inthehomesofisolatedseniorcitizenstodeterminewhethertheroboticpetcanimprovequalityoflife.Thoughthefinalresultshavenotyetbeenpublished,preliminary(初步的)conclusionsindicatethattheroboticdogistreatedmuchlikeafamilypet,drawingbehaviorscommonlyassociatedwithcompanionship,includingsharingthoughtsandfeelings.BecksaysparticipantsfeltmorecomfortableandlesslonelywithAibo.Dr.TakanoriShibata,thecreatorofParo,andhiscolleaguesfoundthatrobotinteractionloweredstress,elevatedmoodsanddecreaseddepression.Additionally,Paroencouragedcommunicationandsocialbehavior.amongsubjects.What’smore,Shibatafoundthatbrainactivityincreased50%inpatientswithdementia(癡呆)afterjusttwentyminuteswithParo.Caretakerswerepositivelyaffectedaswell.Therobotsnotonlydecreasednursesstresslevelsbutalsogavethemsomethingtodiscusswiththeirelderlypatients.

1、Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.

"Onetime,Icouldn"tfindParoandwaslookingfor"him"everywhere,"saysonecaretakerattheKiraranursinghomeinJapan"sNantoCity."FinallyIfoundParosleepinginapatient"sbed."

Paroisaroboticbabyseal--coveredwithwhitefur--thatwasdevelopedover12yearsatacostofsome$10millionbyJapan"sNationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology.Nantoisoneofthefirstcitiesintheworldtoexperimentusingrobotstohelpcarefortheeldercitizens.

Accordingtothenursingstaff,Paro,whichrespondstohumanvoicesandlovingtouches,hasbecomepartofthefamily.Infact,nursesoftenfindelderlypatientscoveringtherobotinblanketsandtryingtofeeditsnacks,eventhoughParocan"treallyeat.

It"snosurprisethatJapanisturningtotechnologyforhelpwithoneofitsmosttroublesomeproblems:anagingpopulation.Japanissaidtobewith28%ofthepopulationexpectedtobe65yearsorolderby2022.Feweryoungpeoplewouldliketobecaretakers.Perhapsroboticcompanionscaneasesomeoftheburden.

Butwhetherrobotscanadequatelyhandlethisresponsibility--positivelyimpactingboththehealthandwell-beingoftheelderly--remainsanopenquestion.

AlanBeckdirectsonesuchstudy.HesaidtheyplacedAibo,aroboticdogmadebySony,inthehomesofisolatedseniorcitizenstodeterminewhethertheroboticpetcanimprovequalityoflife.Thoughthefinalresultshavenotyetbeenpublished,preliminary(初步的)conclusionsindicatethattheroboticdogistreatedmuchlikeafamilypet,drawingbehaviorscommonlyassociatedwithcompanionship,includingsharingthoughtsandfeelings.BecksaysparticipantsfeltmorecomfortableandlesslonelywithAibo.

Dr.TakanoriShibata,thecreatorofParo,andhiscolleaguesfoundthatrobotinteractionloweredstress,elevatedmoodsanddecreaseddepression.Additionally,Paroencouragedcommunicationandsocialbehavior.amongsubjects.What"smore,Shibatafoundthatbrainactivityincreased50%inpatientswithdementia(癡呆)afterjusttwentyminuteswithParo.Caretakerswerepositivelyaffectedaswell.Therobotsnotonlydecreasednurses"stresslevelsbutalsogavethemsomethingtodiscusswiththeirelderlypatients.

WhatareParoandAiboaccordingtotheauthor"sintroduction?

A.Theyarefamilypets.

B.Theyareroboticcaretakers.

C.Theyareroboticanimalcompanions.

D.Theyaretoysforseniorcitizens.

2、

Japanisturningtotheresearchofroboticanimalsbecause

A．itcandothejobsofanurse

B．ithelpscureelderlypatients

C．itispopulartomanyfamilies

D．ithasanagingpopulationandfewercaretakers

3、

WhatdidthecreatorofParohimselffindaboutrobotinteraction?

A．Itcanadequatelyimpactthehealthandwell-beingoftheelderlypositively.

B．Itstimulatesbrainactivityofpatientswithdementia.

C．Ithaslittleeffectonloweringstress,elevatingmoodsanddecreasingdepression.

D．Itonlypositivelyaffectedthepatients.

4、

Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A．Nantoisthefirstcitytoexperimentwithusingrobotstohelpcarefortheeldercitizens.

B．Parocanrespondtohumanvoicesandlovingtouches.

C．Companionrobotshavetheabilitytoeat.

D．Aibocanunderstandthoughtsandfeelingsofhumanbeing.

5、

Wecaninferthattheauthor"sattitudetowardstheroboticcompanionis______.

A．suspicious

B．confused

C．optimistic

D．disagreeing