东北大学15秋《大学英语(三)》在线作业答案
东北大学15秋学期《大学英语(三)》在线作业1试卷总分：100 测试时间：--
一、阅读理解（共4道试题，共40分。）
1. New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It’s now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And. of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts.
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more prevalent (普遍的).
Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.
English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.
1).What is the author’s attitude toward high-tech communications equipment
A. Critical.
B. Indifferent.
C. Prejudiced.
D. Positive.
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2).With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople ______.
A. have to get familiar with modern technology
B. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations
C. are attaching more importance to their overseas business
D. are eager to work overseas
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3).In this passage, “out of sight and out of mind” (Lines 2-3, Para. 3) probably means ____.
A. being unable to think properly for lack of insight
B. being totally out of touch with business at home
C. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad
D. leaving all care and worry behind
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4).According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today
A. Connections with businesses overseas.
B. Ability to speak the client’s language.
C. Technical know-how.
D. Business experience.
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5).The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can _______.
A. better control the whole negotiation process
B. easily find new approaches to meet market needs
C. fast-forward their proposals to headquarters
D. easily make friends with businesspeople abroad
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2.Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving-away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard (无意中听到) our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”
1).From the passage, we understand that _________ .
A. the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties
B. the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers
C. the author received the same education as most people during his childhood
D. the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting
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2).According to the author ___________ .
A. giving means you will lack money
B. the excitement of giving can bring you money
C. you don't have to be rich in order to give
D.when you give away money, you will be rich
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3).The author would make the suggestion to the storekeeper___________ .
A.in writing
B. in person
C. in the window display
D. about the neighborhood
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4).When the author needed a post-office box, _________ .
A. he had to put his name on a waiting list
B. he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
C. many people had applied for post-office boxes before him
D. he asked the postmaster to make one for him
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5).In reply to the postmaster's question, the author said _________ .
A. it was the special delivery
B. C. D.
B. it was the post-office box
C. it was the note of appreciation he wrote
D. it was he who wrote him a letter a year ago
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3.Ask Steveland Morris and he’ll tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling(残疾的). Steveland was born prematurely(早产) and totally without sight in 1950. He became Steve Wonder --- composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy Awards(格莱美奖), Steve is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contributions to the music world.
As a child, Steve learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.
Because sound was so important to him, Steve began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sound. He would bang things together and then imitate(模仿) the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums(鼓), played a toy harmonica(口琴), and listened to the radio.
Steve soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir and a lead singer. In the evenings and on weekends, Steve would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues (布鲁斯音乐)tunes on the front porches of neighbors’ homes.
One of Steve’s sessions was overheard by Ronnie white, a member of a popular singing group called The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Steve’s talent(才华) and took him to audition (试演) for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown. Steve recorded his first smash hit(极为轰动的) “fingertips” in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Steve’s story is music history.
1).This passage can be entitled (取名为)______ .
A. The Music World
B. Steve Wonder
C. Great Musicians
D. Blind People
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2).By saying “Steve soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments”, the author means that ______ .
A. Steve finished his study at a toy instrument school.
B. Steve began to study in a real instrument school.
C. Steve gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments.
D. Steve started to play real instruments.
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3).Which of the following statements is NOT true about Steve’s childhood
A. Steve often tells people that a blind person is not necessarily disabled.
B. He learned to concentrate on things that he could do.
C. He played as often as possible with his brothers, who had normal sight.
D. He tried very hard to train his sense of hearing.
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4).The author mentions all the following facts EXCEPT that ______ .
A. Steve’s neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing.
B. It was Ronnie White that recognized Steve’s talent and led him to a successful career.
C. Berry Gordy helped him set up his own recording company.
D. Steve’s parents played a very important role in training his sense of hearing.
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5).The “Fingertips” ________ .
A.recorded Steve’s musical performance that won him instant fame
B. was a record that turned out to be a great success
C. carried the message that the blind could work miracles with their fingertips
D. all of the above
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4. People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.
Erosion（侵蚀）of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.
Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
1).What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face
A. The rising of the sea level.
B. The experts’ lack of knowledge.
C. The washing-away of limestone cliffs
D. The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.
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2).The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England __________.
A. will soon become a problem for people living in central England
B. has now become a threat to the local residents
C. can be stopped if proper measures are taken
D. is quickly changing the map of England
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3).The experts’ study on the problem of erosion to __________.
A. warn people whose homes are in danger
B. provide an effective way to slow it down
C. head to its eventual solution
D. lead to its eventual solution
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4).It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because __________.
A. house agents along the coast do not support the idea
B. it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas
C. the government is too slow in taking action
D. they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents
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5).According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should _________.
A. take the quality of the house into consideration
B. guard against being cheated by the house agent
C. examine the house carefully before making a decision
D. be aware of the potential danger involved
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二、单选题（共15道试题，共45分。）
1.— That man alone over there---who is he
— _________________ .
A. He is a student
B. He is Doctor Brown
C. A driver, I suppose
D. He's drunk
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2.Not until I began to work _________ how much time I had wasted.
A. have I realized
B. did I realize
C. I have realized
D. I realized
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3.He’s determined to finish the job _______ long it takes.
A. no matter
B. however
C. wherever
D. whatever
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4.11. The fire was finally brought under control, but not _______ extensive damage had been caused.
A.
before
B. since
C. after
D. as
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5.—Hello, Amy. How’s everything
—_____________
A. Just so so.
B. That’s right.
C. How are you
D. Good to see you.
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6.8 The author of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
A.informed
B.acquainted
C. enlightened
D.acknowledged
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7.
Many experts believe that this country’s economy is on the ______ of collapse.
A. edge
B. limit
C. part
D.
degree
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8.17. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ______ in New York.
A. to stay
B. stayed
C.staying
D. having stayed
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9.20. Jack wishes that he _______ business instead of history when he was in university.
A.
studied
B. study
C.
had been studying
D. had studied
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10.______, the couple stayed up late reading.
A. As they were tired
B. Although they are tired
C. Tired as they were
D. Tired as they are
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11.The monitor said to Tom that two other students would be on duty _______ him.
A. except
B. besides
C. beyond
D. along
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12.— Do you mind if I join you
— _________________ .
A.I'm very happy to do so
B. Never mind
C. Please do
D. Oh, I can't
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13.3 The lawyer advised him to drop the ________, since he stands little chance to win.
A.event
B.incident
C. case
D.affair
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14.11. It is important that the hotel receptionist _______ that guests are registered correctly.
A.has made sure
B.made sure
C. must make sure
D.make sure
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15.12. If this kind of fish becomes _______, future generations may never taste it at all.
A.minimum
B.short
C.seldom
D. scarce
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三、完型填空（共1道试题，共15分。）
1.The way that people greet each other differs from one country to another, but all greetings are __1__ to show friendship and respect. In Japan, whether meeting someone for the first time or __2__ an old friend, people usually greet each other with a bow. In France, the way to greet friends is with a kiss on both __3__. But possibly the most __4__ way to greet a friend is the one used by Eskimos in Alaska---an enthusiastic rubbing of noses! More and more, however, the __5__ is becoming the most popular greeting around the world.
1).
A. cheeks
B. meant
C. handshake
D. unusual
E. seeing
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2).
A. cheeks
B. meant
C. handshake
D. unusual
E. seeing
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3).
A. cheeks
B. meant
C. handshake
D. unusual
E. seeing
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4).
A. cheeks
B. meant
C. handshake
D. unusual
E. seeing
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5).
A. cheeks
B. meant
C. handshake
D. unusual
E. seeing
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试卷总分：100 测试时间：--
一、阅读理解（共4道试题，共40分。）
1.
Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employees and the self-employed. Labor is one of the country’s resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services required by the community.
Though the size of the workforce relies on the size of the total population, there are several other aspects which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natural increase, i.e. the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths, then as a total population increases the proportion in the workforce declines.
Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are inadequate numbers of young people entering it to take the place of those who are leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.
The age distribution of population has several important influences on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services for the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hotels, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is little relative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.
1).Labor force is composed of ______.
A.people who are available to work and earn income
B. self-employed people only
C. only those who are looking for an employment
D. only the employees
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2).The factor which does NOT influence the size of the workforce is ______.
A. the size of population
B. age distribution of the population
C. national economy
D.natural increase
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3).The conclusion which can be drawn safely from the second paragraph is that ______.
A. a population growth from natural increase leads to a greater proportion of the workforce
B. a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforce
C. the larger the number of the aged in a population, the higher the proportion of the workforce
D. if the population has an evenly spread age distribution, the work force will belower
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4).When a population is said to be aging, ______.
A. more people are retiring than people entering the workforce
B. the birth rate is growing
C. there is an oversupply of workforce
D. young people outnumber old people
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5).The population which is top-heavy with older people poses a problem to ______.
A. the government
B. the economy
C.the workforce
D. all of the above
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2.April Fool’s Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others, send people on fool’s errands（差事）, and fool the unsuspecting. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have originated in France. The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. New Year was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st. When New Year’s Day as changed from March 25 to January 1st in the mid-1560’s by King Charles IX, there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called April Fools.
Tricks performed on April Fool’s Day range from the simple to the elaborate. Setting a roommate’s alarm clock back an hour is common. The news media even gets involved. For instance, a British short film once shown on April Fool’s Day was a fairly detailed documentary about “spaghetti farmers” and how they harvest their crop from the spaghetti trees. Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, “April Fool!” April Fool’s Day is a “for-fun-only” observance. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their “significant other” out to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody gets off work or school. It’s simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant（警惕的）, for he may be the next April Fool!
Each country celebrates April Fool’s differently. In France, the April Fool’s is called “April Fish”. The French fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ backs. In England, tricks can be played only in the morning. If a trick is played on you, you are a “noodle”.
1).April Fool’s Day was first celebrated in_________.
A. England
B. America
C. France
D. Rome
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2).According to the old calendar, April 1st was_________.
A. April Fool’s Day
B. New Year’s Day
C. New Year’s Eve
D. a regular day
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3).Which is NOT the custom of April Fool’s Day
A. Calling victims of tricks April Fools.
B. Playing tricks on somebody.
C. Eating out with their family.
D. Celebrating this day just for fun.
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4).It can be inferred that on April Fool’s Day people tend to ______.
A. be on guard
B. feel annoyed
C. feel scared
D. be at their best
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5).It can be concluded that ______.
A. those who are mentally slow are called April Fools
B. people have been celebrating April Fool’s Day for well over five centuries
C. the celebration of April Fool’s Day is more or less the same.
D. the celebration of April Fool’s Day varies from country to country
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3.The resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing something very informal, such as trying to devise a better way to measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way to teach mathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing something very formal, such as writing a dissertation (学位论文) or preparing an article for publication in a professional journal. In either case, our goal should be to use the library as a useful tool to help us understand and solve our problem.
The following sections of this chapter will describe specific resources available in many libraries. In some cases you may already be aware of a resource and may use it frequently and successfully. In other cases you may be completely unfamiliar with a resource. Your goal should be to become aware of what is available and to know how to use each of these resources to help you solve the problem they are designed to solve.
When educators have a piece of information that they want to share with their colleagues, they often make this information available in professional journals or at professional meetings. It would often be useful to have access to such information, and this chapter will describe the special services that enable us to locate such information.
1).The library resources can be helpful when we _______.
A. want to find a better way to measure attitudes toward music
B. are preparing a paper for a professional journal
C. are writing a dissertation
D. All of the above
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2).The familiarity of readers with different resources _______.
A. is more or less the same
B. varies slightly
C. differs greatly
D. should not be different
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3).The author believes that _______.
A.library resources should be used frequently and completely
B. library resources cannot be made good use of if they are not available to us
C. one is supposed to be aware of the library resources that are usually not available
D. one is supposed to have good knowledge and make good use of resources
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4).When educators wish to share some information with their colleagues, they often _______.
A. publish it in a professional journal
B. attend professional meetings
C. get access to it in the library
D. make use of some library services
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5).The chapter in question _______.
A. mainly deals with the ways of dissertation writing
B. presents information on publishing papers in professional journals
C. introduces some library services
D.describes some professional meetings
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4.When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked the obvious, “Why did she live to be 107” Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place, city living often provides benefits that county living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity (长寿) of those interviewed.
This factor is exercise. In the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators (电梯), and so people must climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking.
On the other hand, those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars.
1).The Vienna survey may help to explain _______.
A. the complaints of people in apartment houses
B. the cause of Mrs. Groeger’s death
C. the longevity of people like Mrs. Groeger
D. the image of cities in general
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2).The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some _______.
A. benefits of walking
B. occasions for walking in city life
C. comments made by city people
D. problems of city living
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3).To reach the third floor of a building, it would probably be most healthful ____.
A.to take the elevator
B. to walk up the stairs
C. to ride in a car
D.to find an alternative to walking
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4). People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because _______.
A. they don’t live near business areas
B. they don’t need the exercise
C.they never have parking problems
D. they can’t afford to take the bus
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5).A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that _______.
A. air pollution is not serious
B. anyone can live to be 107
C. country people should move to the city
D. walking is a healthful exercise
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二、单选题（共15道试题，共45分。）
1.It’s a good way to memorize new words by seeing them ______.
A. properly
B. repeatedly
C. clearly
D. usually
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2.---- Hi, is Mary there, please
---- __________________.
A. Hold on. I’ll get her
B. No, she isn’t here
C. Yes, she lives here
D. Yes, what do you want？
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3.17. The great amount of rain this autumn had ________ the harvest of cotton.
A. impressed
B. effected
C. dismissed
D. affected
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4.________ he worked very hard, he failed to get a satisfactory grade.
A. Despite
B. In spite of
C. No matter how
D. Although
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5.Some rare animals are in _____ of dying out.
A. danger
B. endanger
C. threat
D. threaten
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6.He’s determined to finish the job _______ long it takes.
A. no matter
B. however
C. wherever
D. whatever
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7.She stood by the window, ______.
A. thinks
B. think
C. thought
D. thinking
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8.8 In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play ________ roles in raising children.
A. incapable
B.indispensable
C. insensible
D.infinite
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9.5. I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______ a room with someone else.
A.share
B. to share
C.sharing
D. to have shared
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10.The more learned (有学问的) a man is, _________ modest (谦虚的) he is.
A. much
B. the much
C. more
D. the more
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11.—Hello, Amy. How’s everything
—_____________
A. Just so so.
B. That’s right.
C. How are you
D. Good to see you.
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12.---- Can you come over for dinner with us
---- __________________.
A. I’d like to, but I have a meeting tonight
B. It doesn’t matter
C. No, I don’t like
D. Oh, that sounds well
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13.Sometimes, strangers may ask you what you ______ to be personal questions.
A. think
B. suggest
C. mean
D. consider
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14.They are planning to have the machine ______.
A. being repaired
B.repaired
C. repairing
D.to be repaired
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15.4 Sometimes children have trouble ________ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.
A.to separate
B. separating
C.for separating
D.of separating
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三、完型填空（共1道试题，共15分。）
1.Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and told me to rest for a __1__. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. He knew I __2__ match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. In __3__to his questions I either __4__ or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy __5__ out the hole. I suddenly realized he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
1).
A. answer
B. nodded
C. searching
D. while
E. collected
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2).
A. answer
B. nodded
C. searching
D. while
E. collected
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3).
A. answer
B. nodded
C. searching
D. while
E. collected
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4).
A. answer
B. nodded
C. searching
D. while
E. collected
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5).
A. answer
B. nodded
C. searching
D. while
E. collected
满分：3分15秋学期《大学英语(三)》在线作业3
试卷总分：100 测试时间：--
一、阅读理解（共4道试题，共40分。）
1.Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉)can cut highway crashes.
Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.
Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest---curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.
Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.
1).The passage mainly discusses __________.
A. a new way of highway speed control
B. a new pattern for painting highways
C. a new approach to training drivers
D. a new type of optical illusion
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2).On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that __________.
A. they should avoid speed-related hazards
B. they are driving in the wrong lane
C. they should slow down their speed
D. they are approaching the speed limit
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3).The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ___________.
A. can keep drivers awake
B. can cut road accidents in half
C. will have a longer effect on drivers
D. will look more attractive
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4).The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety Plans to __________.
A. try out the Japanese method in certain areas
B. change the road signs across the country
C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
D. repeat the Japanese road patterns
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5).What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads
A. They are falling out of use in the United States
B. They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
C. They are applicable only on broad roads.
D. They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.
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2.The treatment of a British student has caused a major political and media storm in Britain. The student, Laura Spence, won a scholarship to Harvard but was rejected by Oxford University. The whole of Britain has been drawn into debate, with people urging universities to “open their doors to people from all parts of society.”
On the surface, the fuss is about discrimination (歧视) in British society. The British media has created a fierce controversy over Oxford’s admission procedures. International press comments have been more cynical, claiming that the Laura Spence story is indicative (预示的) of the typical British problem of class and arrogance — a reminder that a backward-looking Britain is still alive and well.
I think all of these comments, however valid, miss the larger picture. Like so many other parts of our lives these days, education has become a global enterprise. The brain drain is a universal phenomenon, and countries that don’t face up to the new reality will be losing some of their most precious resources. There is a growing trend of British students’ taking degrees in American universities. This year the number will break the psychological barrier of 1,000 students for the first time.
Today’s students have a very different view on education from their parents’. Because of television, the Internet and their own travels, these students see the world as a much smaller place than their parents once did. They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving from one country to another, from one culture to another. In the context of student globe-trotters (环球旅行者), as world-class British universities like Oxford suddenly find themselves fighting over British students with the Harvards of the world, they face major challenges. It is not simply that Harvard is a wealthier institution. Harvard also offers a different educational experience, stressing breadth of study and real-world applications of knowledge.
1).According to the author what does Laura Spence’s case really signify
A. Discrimination in British society.
B. The universal phenomenon of brain drain.
C. Inappropriate admission procedures of Oxford.
D. Typical British problem of class and arrogance.
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2).What does “precious resources” refer to
A. Natural resources.
B. Human resources.
C. Tuition fees paid by students.
D. Reputation as famous universities.
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3).The expression “psychological barrier” (Para. 3) indicates that ______.
A. British people will try to prevent English students from studying abroad
B. British students will overcome their hesitation and pursue education abroad
C. British students seeking overseas education has increased to an alarming number
D. British students will break the barrier in their mind and seek overseas education
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4).Which of the following factors is not included as Harvard’s advantages over Oxford
A. Emphasis on social background.
B.Wide breadth of study.
C. Practical applications of knowledge.
D. Plenty of fund.
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5).The purpose of the article is to_______.
A. persuade
B.entertain
C. inform
D. criticize
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3.We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen" "When I got that great job, did Jerry really feel good about it, as a friend Or did he envy my luck" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends--or our enemies Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "you're a lucky dog". Is he really on your side If he says, "You're a lucky guy" or "You're a lucky gal", that's being friendly. But "lucky dog" There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks Does what he says square with the tone of voice His posture (体态) The look in his eyes Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
1).From the questions in the first paragraph we can learn that the writer ______.
A. feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him
B. feels he may not have "read" his friends' true feelings correctly
C. thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend, Helen
D. is sorry that his friends let him down
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2).In the second paragraph, the writer uses the example of "You're a lucky dog" to show that ______.
A.the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly
B. this saying means the same as "You're a lucky guy" or "You're a lucky gal"
C. sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words
D. the word "dog" shouldn't be used to apply to people
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3).This passage tries to tell you how to ______.
A. avoid mistakes about money and friends
B. bring the "dog" bit into our conversation
C. avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you
D. keep people friendly without trusting them
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4).In listening to a person, the important thing is ______.
A.to notice his tone, his posture, and the look in his eyes
B. to listen to how he pronounces his words
C. to check his words against his manner, his tone of voice, and his posture
D. not to believe what he says
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5).If you followed the advice of the writer, you would ______.
A. be able to get the real meaning of what people say to you
B. avoid any mistakes while talking with people who envy you
C. not lose real friends who say things that do not please you
D. be able to observe people as they are talking to you
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4.Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, greater than what only a few other men have achieved. An American university president once commented that Einstein had created a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on---but even ordinary men understand now that the universe is something larger than ever before.
By 1994 the young Einstein had gained world fame. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited opportunities for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by the First World War. Einstein hated violence. The misery of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.
In the years following World War I honors were increasingly heaped on him. He became the head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.
1).The main idea of Paragraph 1 is ______.
A. the time when people know Einstein
B. the feeling of an American college president
C. the change in human thought produced by Einstein
D. the difficulty facing teachers in understanding Einstein’s thought
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2).According to the American university president, ______.
A. everyone understands Einstein’s theory today
B. Einstein achieved more than any other scientists in history
C. the theory of relativity can be quickly learned by everyone
D. our ideas about the universe are different today because of Einstein
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3).According to Paragraph 2, Albert Einstein _______ .
A. was a famous chemist
B. headed a research institute
C. was famous in the world
D. enjoyed reading about war
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4).According to the passage, Einstein did his greatest work _______ .
A. during World War I
B. when he was young
C. when Nazism rose
D. between 1906 and 1915
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5).It may be concluded that ______.
A.Albert Einstein was forced to serve in the German army
B. Albert Einstein had no other interests besides science
C. Germans usually have a high respect for science
D. his reputation was ruined because of his work during World War I
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二、单选题（共15道试题，共45分。）
1.—It’s very thoughtful of you to give me a ride.
—_____________
A. It’s my pleasure.
B. Take it easy.
C. Sure.
D. Never mind.
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2.---- May I see the menu, please I’ve been waiting an hour already.
---- _______________.
A. That is the menu, sir
B. Yes, please go on
C. Here you are, sir
D. Of course, sir
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3.18. The role of scientists is to ________ and describe the world, but not to try to control it.
A.
observe
B.
discover
C.
notice
D.
find out
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4.— Do you mind if I take a couple of hours off this afternoon
— ________________ .
A. Never mind.
B. OK, but what for
C. Yes, please help yourself
D. Yes, but I don't care
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5.---- Are you ready to order dessert, please
---- _________________.
A. Yes, please
B. Please don’t order it
C. No, don’t mention it
D. Yes, I’d like to have some chocolate cake
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6.—Hello, is that police station
—_____________
A. No. Why are you calling
B. Yes. Can I help you
C. You are right.
D. Yes. What’s your question
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7.— Well, it's getting late. I must be going. Thank you again for inviting me to the party.
— ___________________ .
A. Oh, it's so late
B. Thank you for coming
C. Oh, so soon
D.I really had a happy time
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8.______ the sweater is too small already, don’t worry about its shrinking (缩水).
A. So
B. Since
C. If
D. While
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9.That job pays enough to ______ rent and living expenses.
A. cover
B. choose
C. include
D. increase
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10.The meaning of time ______ from country to country.
A. differ
B. differs
C. different
D. difference
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11.17. Without proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
A.keep up
B.pick up
C.draw up
D.catch up
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12.6 There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.
A. set back
B.stood back
C. held up
D.kept down
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13.9. In recent years much more emphasis has been put _______ developing the students productive skills.
A.
onto
B. in
C. over
D.
on
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14.They are planning to have the machine ______.
A. being repaired
B.repaired
C. repairing
D.to be repaired
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15.---- Are you Mr. Robert Lee
---- ______________.
A. Yes, Lee speaking
B. Hello, what do you want
C. Sorry, speaking
D. I don’t know
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三、完型填空（共1道试题，共15分。）
1.
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben. The famous clock can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C. Big Ben __1__ its name from Sir Benjamin Hall __2__ was responsible for the making of the clock. It’s not only of __3__ size, but is extremely accurate as well. Big Ben has __4__ gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the __5__ hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down.
1).
A. who
B. takes
C. huge
D. tower
E. rarely
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2).
A. who
B. takes
C. huge
D. tower
E. rarely
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3).
A. who
B. takes
C. huge
D. tower
E. rarely
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4).
A. who
B. takes
C. huge
D. tower
E. rarely
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5).
A. who
B. takes
C. huge
D. tower
E. rarely
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