大工2011年8月份《大学英语3》课程考试

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2011年8月份《大学英语3》课程考试
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Part I  Dialogue Completion（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Directions: In this part, you will read five short incomplete dialogues, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation and write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. — Hello, Peter. What do you do?
— ___________.

A. I am fine
B. I am not sick
C. I am a student from Bonn University
D. I am from Bonn University

2. — _______________?
— I’m from Mexico.

A. Where are you from
C. What’s your name
B. How do you come here
D. How far is it
3. — Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again!
— _________. This is not the end of the world.

A. Good Luck
C. Go ahead
B. Cheer up
D. No problem
4. — Would you like to go to the concert with us this evening?
— ___________.

A. No, I already have plans
B. I’d love to, but I’m busy tonight
C. No, I really don’t like being with you
D. I’m ill, so I shouldn’t go out

5. — 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（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
Directions: There are three passages in this part. The first passage is followed by five statements. Decide whether each of the statements is True (T) or False (F). The second and the third passages are both followed by five questions or unfinished statements. There are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.  
Passage 1
There were once many sheiks（阿拉伯的酋长）who wanted to marry Queen Maura, for she was one of the most beautiful and powerful queens of Arabia. However, she did not like most of the sheiks, and soon there were only three left on her list of possible husbands.
These three sheiks were all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard for the Queen to choose the best one. One evening, she disguised herself and went to where the three sheiks were having their evening meal. She asked them to give her something to eat. The first sheik gave her some stale food left over from the day before. The second sheik gave her a tough piece of old camel’s tail. The third sheik, whose name was Hakim, gave her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After the meal, Queen Maura left the sheiks’ camp.
The next day, she invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She told her servants to give each sheik what he had given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of tender and tasty meat, would not eat it unless the other two sheiks could share it with him.
Queen Maura was now certain which of the sheiks she wanted to marry “Hakim is the most generous of you,” she told them, “so I want to marry him and he will become king.”
1. The Queen was looking for a husband.
A. T
B. F

2. The Queen disguised herself because she didn’t want to be recognized by the sheiks.
A. T
B. F

3. She gave the sheiks some stale food to eat the next evening.
A. T
B. F

4. Hakim wanted to eat his meal because it was very tasty.

A. T
B. F

5. The Queen finally decided to marry Hakim the next evening after the meal.

A. T
B. F

Passage 2
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man – the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary，the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.
6. From paragraph 1, we know that in America           .
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man
B. people can always rise to the top through their won efforts
C. college professors win great respect from common workers
D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors
7. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because            .

A. servants in American are hard to get
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself

C. she can hardly afford servants
D. it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food

8. The underlined expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “           ”.

A. work in a furniture shop
B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table
D. serve customers in a restaurant
9. The author’s attitude towards manual labor is           .

A. positive
B. negative
   C. humorous
D. critical

10. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?

A. A Respectable Self-made Family.
   B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor.

C. Characteristics of American Culture.
D. The Development of Manual Labor.
Passage 3
In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached（附予) to telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U. S. A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate（伙伴）waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
11. What is the main idea of this passage?  
A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U. S.
B. The role of time in social life over the world.
C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U. S.
D. Not every country treats the concept of times as the same.
12. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours?
A. A matter of work.               
B. A matter of life or death.
C. You want to see him or her.  
D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.
13. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend in the U.S.A.?

A. At 7:00 am.   
B. At 4:00 pm.  
C. At the midnight.     
D. At 4:00 am.

14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. In the U. S. A. guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
B. There is no misunderstanding arising between people from different cultures about the concept of time.
C. It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U. S. A..
D. Promptness is valued highly in American life.
15. From the passage we can safely infer that ______________.
A. it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in day time
B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world
C. it makes no difference in the U. S. whether you are early or late for a business party
D. if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation


Part III  Vocabulary & Structure（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
Directions: There are twenty incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. No matter ________, the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home safely.

A. it was snowing hard
B. hard it was snowing
C. how it was snowing hard
D. how hard it was snowing
2. It’s time we ________ the lecture because everybody has arrived.

A. will start
B. shall start
C. start
D. started

3. There’s lots of fruit ________ the tree. Our little cat is also _________ the tree.
A. in; in                               B. on; on                               C. in; on                                   D. on; in
4. The window was broken. Try to _________ who has broken it.
A. find out                                   B. find                                   C. look for                                   D. look
5. The old houses are being pulled down to _________ a new office block.

A. make room for                                  
B. make use of         
C. take the place of                          
D. supply with

6. I have the complacent feeling __________ I’m highly intelligent.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. this
7. How can he _________ if he is not __________?

A. listen; hearing
B. hear; listening

C. be listening; heard
D. be hearing; listened to

8. It was on the beach _________ Miss White found the kid lying dead.

A. that
B. this
C. it
D. which

9. — What will you buy for your boyfriend’s birthday?
— I want to buy a _________ wallet for him.

A. black leather small
B. small black leather

C. small leather black
   D. black small leather
10. You’d better wear more clothes. It’s ________ cold today.
A. much too
   B. too much
   C. very much
   D. much very
11. This nursery rhyme is very ________ to me. It reminds me of my childhood.   
A. subject
   B. contrary
  C. familiar
  D. similar

12. Statistics indicate that depressed patients are more likely to become ill than ________ people are.

A. regular
B. normal
C. natural
D. average

13. She was in such ________ that I didn’t want to leaver her alone. I wanted to help her get over it.

A. success
B. distress       
   C. recess
D. progress

14. It’s the first time in the art gallery that the painting has been ________ to the public.

A. demonstrated   
B. illustrated   
C. released   
D. displayed
15. The power comes from how we use them and ________ them, rather than from any innate connection to real-world objects.

A. engage
B. associate
C. contact
D. link

16. Showoffs never miss a(n) ________ to draw attention to themselves by some outrageous novelty.

A. incident
B. opportunity
C. occasion
D. event

17. Town 160 kilometers from the ________ were covered in choking ash that turned day into night.   

A. flood
B. storm
C. eruption
D. earthquake

18. Seeing that a ________ rock blocked the road, both the doctors and the patients were overcome with despair.     
A. massive
   B. solid
   C. puzzle-like
   D. tiny
19. It is not easy to get along with her. Though warm-hearted, she is impatient and _________.     
A. generous                     
B. unpredictable  
   C. cruel
   D. flexible
20. The rabbit is a timid animal and will not ________ from its hole while you are there.   

A. expose
B. emerge
C. present
D. show


Part IV  Cloze（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Directions: There are five blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Thomas Edison wore many caps during his life,   1   thinking caps, the caps of many famous schools and colleges. But the most important cap was his thinking cap. It had saved his mother’s   2  . One day when he was a boy, his mother fell ill. The doctor wanted   3   her an operation. But the light in the room was not bright. Edison quickly put on his thinking cap and he found a way to save his mother. Edison was good at   4   his hands and his head. He was the most interested in electricity. We can see his inventions everywhere because they are very common. They were   5   by Edison’s thinking cap.
1. A. invented          B. to give         C. such as         D. life         E. using
2. A. invented          B. to give         C. such as         D. life         E. using
3. A. invented          B. to give         C. such as         D. life         E. using
4. A. invented          B. to give         C. such as         D. life         E. using
5. A. invented          B. to give         C. such as         D. life         E. using


Part V  Translation（本大题共3小题，每小题5分，共15分）
Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. It seemed inconceivable that the pilot could have survived the crash.
2. Historically, city life has always been among the elements which form a civilization.
3. Humans are different from other animals in that we will go to any means necessary to alter our environment to ensure survival.

Part VI  Writing（本大题1小题，共15分）
Directions: Write a composition on the following topic. You should base your composition on the outline given below and write at least 80 words.
Sports
1. 你喜欢什么运动？
2. 你如何喜欢上这种运动？
3. 运动对你有什么益处（工作、学习和生活）？

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