大学英语3试题B卷

1、_试卷编号：河南科技学院新科学院2013-2014学年第一学期期终考试大学英语3试题(B):1.)2.1203A4(0).0合分人署名2530151515100PartIIReadingComprehension（215=30points)Directions：Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor。Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked，B，CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondin

2、gletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre。PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AddLittletonColorado,tothelistofcitiesovercomewithgriefafteraschoolslaughterTwostudentsshotandkilled12otherstudentsandateacherbeforetakingtheirownlives.Thebloodbathwasthelargestinthehistoryofthi

3、snation.Thistypeofcrimedidntexist10yearsagoAmericansshouldstopactingsurprisedthattheseshootingshappenin“nicer”neighborhoodsThatstheonlyplacetheyhappenNoneoftherecentschoolmassacrestookplaceataninner-citycampustheyalloccurredinsmallertownsorsuburbs.Thesekillershaventbeenfromimpoverishedorextremelyvio

4、lentfamilies.Theydontappeartohavebeenpickedon)anyworsethankidshavebeenforgenerationsTheychosealienationanddestructionandtheyfoundthetoolstocarryouttheirhate-filledplan.Donotblameschoolsforthesemassacres.Schoolssimplytakewhattheyaresent.Questionthekillersparents.Theparentsaresupposedtoteachtheirchild

5、renrespectandempathy)forotherslivesParentsshouldhelptheiroffspringlearntohandletauntorconflictwithoutresortingtoviolence.河南科技学院新科学院20132014学年第一学期期终考试大学英语3试卷A第页共6页Allconcernedadultsshouldtakeayouthsthreattoshootsomeoneasseriouslyasairportsecurityguardstakejokesaboutbombs。Studentsmustbeencouragedtotel

6、lteachersifaclassmatethreatensorjokesaboutviolence。Administratorsatschoolsaroundthecountryneedtoemphasizetheywilltakesuchreportsseriously，andthattheywillnotidentifyanystudentwhocomesforwardwithsuchareport。Moregunregulationsprobablywontstoptheseshootings，butgunownersandsellersmusttakemoreresponsibili

7、tyforkeepingweaponsawayfromyoungpeople。Gunownersshouldkeeptheirgunsunloaded，lockedupandhiddenaway。Mostcarownersdontleavetheirkeysinthecarevenwhentheyparkintheirowngarage；gunownersshouldbeatleastascarefulwithweapons.Thefederalgovernmentcantsolvethisproblem。Schoolsalonecantsolveit.Moregunswontsolveit。

8、Americansmustconsciouslycreateaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable。Parentsneedtostopallowingtheirchildrensmindstobepollutedwithviolence。Newsmedianeedtoshowmorerestraintandthoughtabouthowandwhattheyreport。TheColoradomassacreisanationaltragedy.MoresthepityifAmericansdonotstop，reflectandvowtomakeitthe

9、lastschoolmassacre。1。Onecommonfeatureofalltherecentschoolmassacresisthat.A）theywereallcarefullyplannedbyhatefulyoungstersB)thekillersallfailedtopasstheirexamsC）theyalloccurredinplacesthatappeartobeniceneighborhoodsD）thekillerswereallfromdisadvantagedfamilies2。Childrenarelesslikelytobecomekillersif。A

10、)theyaretaughtrespectandempathyforotherslivesB)theystudyhardinschoolandgethighscoresC）teachersstoppickingonthemendlesslyatschoolD)theirparentshandleconflictswithoutresortingtoviolence。3。Whodoestheauthorthinkshouldtakethemainresponsibilityforcampusshootings?A）Schoolauthorities。B）Thefederalgovernment。

11、C)Newsmedia.D)Thekillersparents.4。Whatisthemosteffectivewaytopreventschoolmassacresfromhappeningagain？A）Reinforcingstricterlawsandregulations.B）Introducingsecurityguardsontocampus。C）Creatingaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable。D)Keepingallweaponsawayfromschoolchildren。5。Fromthepassagewecaninferthat

12、。A）therewerealotofschoolmassacresininner-cities10yearsagoB）manypeopleturnablindeyetoschoolmassacreayouthsjokeaboutviolenceisoftenignoredbyotherpeoplemostgunownersliketoleavetheirgunsintheircars。答案:1-5CADCCPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：TheSwedesareamongthemostcharmingpeoplesin

13、Europe。Andtheircharmcomesfromanapparentcontradictioninthenationalcharacter.Theyareextremelyconservativeinsocialrelationships；withinthefamilyandwhenmeetingfriendsandbusinessacquaintances,theirconductisgovernedbystrictsocialpatterns.Atthesametime,theyareoneofthemostintellectuallyprogressivepeoplesinth

14、eworld。Theyarealwaysopentonewideas。AllsocialoccasionsinSwedenareregulatedbyrulesandtraditions.Andthesetraditionsareexpressedinaspecificritual（礼仪)madeupofformalbows，handshakes,andgreetings。WhenavisitorentersaSwedishhome,heisinvariablyreceivedwitha“Welcome”.Andwhenheleaves，hishostwilltellhim“Youwillbe

15、welcome。again”ThesecharmingphrasesareanindestructiblepartofSwedishsociallifeandtheygiveitanoldworldflavourofgoodmanners。EquallyattractiveistheSwedishacceptanceofmoderntechnologicalequipment.AtravellerneverneedstosearchforatelephoneinSweden:telephoneboothsareplacedatregularintervalsalongthemainstreet

16、sandhighways。Andinchurch，forexample，longbenchesarefittedwithhearingaidsforworshipperswhomaybehardofhearing。SwedishhomesareamongthebestequippedintheworldandtravelersinSwedenfindtheirjourneysmadeeasybytheuseofthemostefficientmoderndevices。6。ThecontradictionoftheSwedescanbefoundin_.A）theirstrictnessins

17、ocialactivitiesandfriendlinessinentertainingguestB）theirconservedattitudetowardssocialrelationshipsandopennesstoinitiativeideastheirclearlysetsocialpatternsandenthusiasmaboutbigpartiesD）theirspecificritualandconcernaboutgoodmanners7。“Invariably”inthesecondparagraphcanbebestreplacedwith_.A)OftenC)Som

18、etimesB）UsuallyD）Always8。ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheSwedesare_。A）hardworkingC)considerateB）politeD)efficient9。Accordingtothepassage,theSwedishsocialritualdoesntinclude_。A）greetingsC）handshakingB)bowsD）embraces10。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A）Peoplecanhearthepriestmoreclearlywitht

19、hehearingaidsinthechurch。B）TheSwedeshomesareamongthebestequippedonesintheworldC）Swedenisthebestplaceintheworldforpeopletotravel.ItsveryconvenienttomakeacallinboothsinSweden.答案：6-10：BDBDCPassageThree河南科技学院新科学院20132014学年第一学期期终考试大学英语3试卷A第页共6页Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage。Beingsociableloo

20、kslikeagoodwaytoaddyearstoyourlife.Relationshipswithfamily,friends，neighbours,evenpets，willalldothetrick，butthebiggestlongevity（长寿）boostseemstocomefrommarriageoranequivalentrelationship。Theeffectwasfirstnotedin1858byWilliamFarr，whowrotethatwidowsandwidowers（鳏夫）wereatamuchhigherriskofdyingthantheirma

21、rriedpeers.Studiessincethensuggestthatmarriagecouldaddasmuchassevenyearstoamanslifeandtwotoawomans。Theeffectholdsforallcausesofdeath,whetherillness，accidentorself-harm。Eveniftheoddsarestackedagainstyou,marriagecanmorethancompensate.LindaWaiteoftheUniversityofChicagohasfoundthatamarriedoldermanwithhe

22、artdiseasecanexpecttolivenearlyfouryearslongerthananunmarriedmanwithahealthyheart.Likewise，amarriedmanwhosmokesmorethanapackadayislikelytoliveaslongasadivorcedmanwhodoesntsmoke.Thereside，however,aspartnersaremorelikelytobecomeillordieinthecoupleofyearsfollowingtheirspousedeath,sandcaringforaspousewi

23、thmentaldisordercanleaveyouwithsomeofthesamesevereproblems。Evenso,theoddsfavourmarriage。Ina30yearstudyofmorethan10,000people,NicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchooldescribeshowallkindsofsocialnetworkshavesimilareffects。Sohowdoesitwork?Theeffectsarecomplex，affectedbysocio-economicfactors,healthservi

24、ceprovision,emotionalsupportandothermorephysiological（生理的）mechanisms。Forexample，socialcontactcanboostdevelopmentofthebrainandimmunesystem，leadingtobetterhealthandlesschanceofdepressionlaterinlife.Peopleinsupportiverelationshipsmayhandlestressbetter.Thentherearethepsychologicalbenefitsofasupportivepa

25、rtner.Alifepartner，childrenandgoodfriendsareallrecommendedifyouaimtoliveto100。Theultimatesocialnetworkisstillbeingmappedout，butChristakissays：“Peopleareinterconnected,sotheirhealthisinterconnected.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11。WilliamFarrsstudyandotherstudiesshowthat_.A）sociallifeprovidesaneffectivecurefori

26、llnessbeingsociablehelpsimproveonesqualityoflifeC）womenbenefitmorethanmenfrommarriageD)marriagecontributesagreatdealtolongevity12。LindaWaitesstudiessupporttheideathat_。A）oldermenshouldquitsmokingtostayhealthyB）marriagecanhelpmakeupforillhealthC)themarriedarehappierthantheunmarriedD）unmarriedpeoplear

27、elikelytosufferinlaterlife13。Itcanbeinferredfromthecontextthatthe“flipside”(Line4,Para.2)refersto_。A）thedisadvantagesofbeingmarriedtheemotionalproblemsarisingfrommarriageC）theresponsibilityoftakingcareofonesfamilyD）theconsequenceofabrokenmarriage14。Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsocialnetworks?A)Theyhaveeffectssimilartothoseofamarriage。B）Theyhelpdeveloppeoplescommunityspirit.C）Theyprovidetimelysupportforthoseinneed。D）Theyhelprelievepeopleoftheirlifesburdens。15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A