2011年12月考试大学英语(3)第一次作业及答案

2011年 12月考试大学英语（3）第一次作业 一、单项选择题 （共 60题、总分 60分） 1.A single technical term will frequently cover an idea that would otherwise ( ) a long phrase or clause. A、call for B、make for C、allow for D、stand for 2. It is ( ) of Beijing to have such hot weather in July. A、tropical B、typical C、trial D、tradition 3. The explorer told the boys about his ( ) in the Arctic. A、adventures B、investigation C、application D、improvement 4. Ill never know all that was in his mind, ( ). A、nor will anyone else either B、nor wont anyone else too C、nor anyone else will D、nor will anyone else 5. The ( ) of establishing a new amusement park seemed to be very attractive. A、outline B、project C、progress D、method 6.A minute later John and I ran ( ) them and soon caught up ( ) them. A、after.with B、with.for C、to.by D、for.to 7. He kept working, ( ) he was very tired. A、so B、how C、nevertheless D、though 8. - Where are you from? - ( ) A、Australia. B、Hello. C、Im fine. D、Congratulations. 9. - Would you like to go fishing with us now? - ( ). A、No, I dont like B、It sounds interesting but I have lots of homework to do C、I wont tell you D、Oh, it is well 10. This took place in( ) Philadelphia. A、a 1930s B、the 1930s C、the 1930s D、1930s 11. By 2000, scientists surely ( ) a cure for this kind of disease. A、have discovered B、must discover C、are discovering D、will have discovered 12. He ( ) to write a history of civilization. A、set off B、set in C、set out D、set about 13. The rocket went into ( ) round the moon. A、track B、orbit C、path D、course 14. Congratulations! You won the first prize in todays speech contest. ( ). A、Yes, I beat the others B、No, no, I didnt do it well C、Thank you D、Its a pleasure 15. A: Could you give me some advice on how to improve my writing? B: ( ). A、Well, dont worry about it. Writing is a bit difficult. B、Sorry, I dont know. C、You are welcome. D、Thats a good idea. 16. We ( ) supper when a policeman came to the door. A、just have B、were having C、just had D、had had just 17. Can you say something about Pop music in China? - ( ). A、What is pop music? B、I know that. C、Ive never been to China. D、Yes, Id like to. 18. I can never remember ( ) drawer he keeps his shirts in. A、what B、as C、which D、where 19. Jefferson thought that it was conflict and not unquestioning agreement ( ) keeps freedom alive. A、which B、that C、what D、as a 20. Although George has many personal problems, he ( ) present every day since the first day of class. A、has been B、had been C、is D、was 21. It is such a fine day that I ( ) going swimming in the river. A、feel like B、feel C、like D、love 22. ( ) has a beginning also has an end. A、What B、Whatever C、However D、No matter what 23. In scorching summer days many people have to ( ) an electric fan, let alone an air-conditioner. A、do up B、do away with C、do with D、do without 24. A. What kind of job did you do? B: ( ). A、worked at a bookstore on campus. B、Yes. I brewed coffee in the Student Union. C、But selling books was satisfying. D、I need to earn the money. 25. Mary can riot work ( ) John. A、as quicker as B、as quickly as C、more quick than D、more quickly as 26. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ( ) an accident. A、A related to B、B involved in C、C included in D、D subjected to 27. A bus ( ) when I was sitting on the bench. A、passed by B、passed on C、passed up D、passed out 28. The professor ( ) the papers. A、passed by B、passed through C、passed out D、passed in 29. - What youre your career goals? - ( ). A、20 dollars a week. B、I want to be an engineer. C、Its very hard. D、I will try my best. 30. Its my advice that she ( ) right now, or she might be late for the plane. A、start B、starts C、would start D、will start 31. - Im a history major. And you? - ( ). A、Well, its nice. B、I know. C、Biology. D、You know that.C 32. Are there any differences between you and your sister? - ( ). A、Yes, quite a lot. B、Yes, I know. C、No, I dont know. D、No, you cant see. 33. - Im a history major. And you? - ( ). A、Well, its nice. B、I know. C、Biology. D、You know that. 34. He grows flowers ( ) vegetables. A、as soon as B、as good as C、as well D、as well as 35. When I saw ( ) book that I bought it at once. A、such good B、so good C、so good a D、such good a 36. A: Do you often speak English with your classmates? B: ( ). A、just listen. B、No, I want to, but. C、Its Okay. D、Everyone makes mistakes, you know. 37. They said they would not make their final ( ) until the election result came out. A、decide B、decisive C、decision D、depict 38. If the customer is ( ) to pay a bill, the company turns their account over to a collection agency. A、unusual B、unwilling C、unworthy D、 unwanted 39. It was a hot day and many people were ( ) their way to the beach. A、taking B、guiding C、setting D、making 40. He couldnt remember( ) A、what was the formula B、what were the formula 第 3页，共 6页 C、what the formula was D、what the formula were 41. Ill ignore you ( ) you give me dozen of red roses. A、so that B、as to C、now that D、even if 42. The clerk ( ) stole some money from the bank A、supposed to B、supposedly C、supposed D、suppose 43. You can send it either by air mail, ( ). A、or send it by ordinary B、nor by ordinary C、or by ordinary D、or ordinary mail 44. Many college students like to chat on the Internet. They think talking with friends on the Internet is ( ) casual and exciting ( ) face to face. A、not only.but also B、less.than C、more.than D、neither.nor 45. Do what your mother wants, or youll ( ) her. A、upset B、angry C、beat D、desperate 46. We are ( ) interested in the age of the carbonates, because it would allow us to estimate when microbial life left its Mark on the rock that became alh84001. A、hardly B、extremely C、almost D、at all 47. Im very keen on sports, ( ) ? A、dont I B、amnt I C、am I D、arent I 48. - Do you have any questions about the job? - ( ). A、What do you mean? B、NO. I wont. C、What is the salary? D、Yes. I will. 49. It was because the applicant was too proud ( ) he failed in the interview. A、therefore B、that C、so that D、so 50. Taking ( ) is one of Mikes hobbies. A、photo B、photos C、photoes D、photos 51. Professor Clark continued his research work and ( ) his colleagues advice. A、ignored B、deplored C、explored D、implored 52. Ill give you my telephone number in case you ( ) want to get in touch with me again. A、should B、will C、shall D、need 53. I dont want to come out now, and ( ), Im expecting a phone call. A、besides B、therefore C、including D、likewise 54. Our teacher constantly ( ) to us that there is no shortcut(捷径) for learning English. A、points out B、points off C、points at D、points in 55. Taking too many pills will ( ) you problems. A、cause B、affect C、influence D、convey 56. The ( ) purpose of the 7-day vacations is to relax. A、commercial B、emotional C、essential D、proposal 57. A. What kind of work did you do? B: ( ). A、am proud. B、Thats very interesting. C、Tell me why. D、I was on the transportation team. 58. The lecture was so ( ) that everyone went to sleep. A、boring B、bored C、interested D、interesting 59. I said, “ I hope youll have ( ) nice birthdays.” A、many more B、much more C、very much D、enough many 60. - Why do you want this job? - ( ). A、need to earn the money. B、I dont want. C、I like playing football. D、Its kind of you. 二、阅读理解单项选择题 （共 4题、总分 40分） 1.Laptop (便携式) computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms. Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 15 000 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a 510 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak“ with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the treesanywhere at all! Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.“ (本题分数：10 分。) (1). The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ( ). A、use for their schoolwork B、access the Internet C、work at homeconnect D、them to libraries (2). Why is the word “speak“ in the second paragraph in quotation marks ? ( ) A、They dont really talk. B、They use the computer language. C、Laptops have speaker. D、None of the above reasons is correct. (3). Which of the following is true about WestlakeCollege? ( ) A、All teachers use computers. B、15 000 students have laptops. C、It is an old college in Americ D、Students there can do everything. (4). “a window on the world“ in the last paragraph means that students can ( ). A、attend lectures on information technology B、travel around the world C、get information from around the world D、have free laptops (5). What can we infer from the passage? ( ) A、The program is successful. B、The program is not workable. C、The program is too expensive. D、We dont know the result yet. 2. In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their Field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctors degree. Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines. One type of test is sometimes called an “objective“ test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly. (本题分数：10 分。 ) (1). In the Middle Ages students _. A、took objective tests B、were timed by clocks C、specialized in one subject D、never wrote exams 第 5页，共 6页 (2). The main idea of paragraph 2 is _ A、workers now take examinations B、the population has grown C、there are only written exams today D、examinations are now written and timed (3). The kind of exam where students must select answers is _. A、personal B、objective? C、spoken? D、written (4). Modern industry must have developed _. A、before the Middle Ages B、in Greece or Rome C、around the 19lh century D、machines to take tests (5). It may be concluded that testing _. A、should test only opinions B、should always be written C、has changed since the Middle Ages D、is given only in factories 3.“The pen is more powerful than the sword (剑).“ There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the USA in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freezing the slaves. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won. This book was named “Uncle Toms Cabin“. There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) peoples sympathies (同情). The writer herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the novel, which they said did not at all represent (代表) true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired (激励) by it that they-were ready to go to war to set the slaves free. (本题分数：10 分。) (1). According to the passage ( ). A、every English-speaking person had read “Uncle Toms Cabin“ B、“Uncle Toms Cabin“ was not very interesting C、those who dont speak English can not have read “Uncle Toms Cabin“ D、the book “Uncle Toms Cabin“ did a great deal in the American Civil War (2). How old was Mrs. Stowe when her world famous book was published? ( ) A、About 60 years old. B、Over 50 years old. C、In her forties. D、Around 30 years old. (3). What do you learn about Mrs. Stowe from the passage? ( ) A、AShe had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War. B、She herself encouraged the northern Americans to go to war and set the slaves free. C、She was better as writing as using a sword. D、She had once been a slave. (4). Why could Mrs. Stowes book cause a civil war in America? ( ) A、She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much. B、She disclosed (揭露) the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States. C、The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it. D、The book had been read by many Americans. (5). What can we learn from the passage? ( ) A、We neednt use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong. B、writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier. C、We must understand the importance of literature and art. D、No war can be won without such a book as “Uncle Toms Cabin“. 4. Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature (文学) at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent. I put up with (忍受) it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winters nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home. By chance, I won some prizes and awards (奖) for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She told me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishment and disbelief. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said, “No, I couldn t do that.“ Not that I had any real excuse, I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that 1 should do it the following day.So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that 1 could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatin