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大学英语（3）参考资料一、句子翻译（英译汉）（本大题共00分，共34小题，每小题0分）Thenextstepistoknowwhatyoushoulddo.Youaretooromanticaboutyourfuturehusband;suchamandoesnotexistinreallife.Sheattributedhisfailuretolackofexperience.Itlooksasifitwillrainbeforelong.Theroothelpsthetreetakeinwaterfromthesoil.Thecompanyhassuccessfullyexpandeditsmarket.Thisareahasbeenbadlydestroyedintheearthquake.Thereisnothingmorenaturalthanachild'sbeliefinhisparents.Theearthquakesleavescarsintheearth'scrust.Theguideconductedusaroundtheruinsoftheancientcity.Churchesareusuallybuiltintheformofacross.Hepublishedaseriesofworksinrapidsuccession.Herwidescopeofknowledgeamazesme..1wasunfortunatetobecaughtintherainonmywayhome.Ontopofthebridgetherearefourlifelikestonelions.Youcangivethehostabottleofwineasagiftonlywhenyouknowthatthehostdrinkswine.CanyouspeakeitherEnglishorFrench?Thelivingaremoreimportanttousthanthedead.Hehasaveryadultmanneralthoughhe'sonly12.Visitorscanbookatimeslotaweekormoreinadvance.Don'tidealizethelifeabroad,oryouwillfeeldisappointed.Becauseoflackingexperience,heoftenrosetothefly.Thismeasureissuitedtosomelocalities,butnottoothers.Theresultisnotimportant;whatisimportantiswhetheryouhavedoneyourbest.Hisoverseasexperiencesgavehimtheideaforhisnovel.Althoughtheecologicalenvironmentwasbecomingbetter;theproblemswerestillserious.It'sbesttoavoidgoingoutinthestrongmiddaysun.Acrowdoffanssurroundedthesingertogethisautograph.Ourestimateofhowmanypeoplewouldshowupatthepartymissedbyamile.Hisbadhealthisagreatdisadvantagetohimwhenhelooksforajob.Youshouldtakeadvantageofthischanceofalifetime.Inshort,youshouldstudyhardforabetterfuture.Helosthisbalanceandfellover.Youmustlearntobalance（yourself）whenyourideabicycle.二、单项选择题（本大题共00分，共90小题，每小题0分）-Mary,IamcallingtotellyouthatIgotthehighestscoresinthemid-termexam.Goodluck.Really?That'sallright.Congratulations.Edward,universitystudentfromEurope,teachesusartinhissparetime.an,/an,anaJan,theYoushouldcompleteintimetheteacherhastoldyouto.A.thatwhatwhichafterThegreatintheworldtodayiswhethertherewillbewarblemdifferenceissuetissueWehaveahighregardforProf.Josephbecausehealways 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st?Sheisthe28thpresidentofHarvardUniversity.SheisafamousscholarfromtheAmericanSouth.Sheisn'tagraduatefromHarvardUniversity.ShewasheadofRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy(2).LawrenceSummersheldtheviewthat.womencannotachieveasmuchasmeninmanagementwomencannotholdimportantpositionsinsocietywomencanmatchmeninsciencejobsfewwomenmaketopscientistsowingtogenes(3).Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?Harvardnamedits1stfemalepresident.HistoryofHarvardUniversitychanged.Debatesonfemaleequalityended.DrewGilpinFaust,afamouswomanhistorian.(4).Thispassageprobablyappearsina.A.biographypersonalletterresearchpapernewspaperreport2.IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadultpopulationhasa"weightproblem".Tomanypeople,thecauseisobvious:weeattoomuch.Butscientificevidencedoeslittletosupportthisidea.GoingbacktotheAmericaof1910,wefindthatpeoplewereleanerthantoday,yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysically,walkedmore,usedmachinesmuchless,anddidn'twatchTV.Severalmodernstudies,moreover,haveshownthatfatterpeopledonoteatmoreonaveragethanthinnerpeople.Infact,someinvestigations,suchasa1979studyof3,545Londonofficeworkers,reportthat,onbalance,fatpeopleeatlessthanslimmerpeople.Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybyaresearchgroupatStanfordUniversityfoundthefollowinginterestingfact:Themorethemanran,thegreaterlossofbodyfat.Themoretheyran,thegreatertheirincreaseinfoodintake.Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat..WhatkindofphysicalproblemdomanyadultAmericanshave?Theyaretooslim.Theyworktoohard.Theyaretoofat.Theylosttoomuchbodyfat..Baseduponthestatisticsgiveninthearticle,supposethereare500adultAmericans,abouthowmanyofthemwillhavea"weightproblem"?50..Istherescientificevidencetosupportthateatingtoomuchisthecauseofa"weightproblem"?Yes,thereisplentyofevidence.Ofcourse,thereissomeevidencetoshowthisistrue.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.Wedon'tknowbecausetheinformationisnotgiven.IncomparisonwiththeadultAmericanpopulationtoday,theAmericansof .atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivitiesatelessfoodbuthadmoreactivitiesatelessfoodandhadlessphysicalexercisehadmoreweightproblems.Whathavemodernmedicalandscientificresearchesreportedtous?Fatpeopleeatlessfoodandarelessactive.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeopleandaremoreactive.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutarelessactive.D.Thinpeoplerunless,buthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintake.3.Prehistoricmenandwomenenjoyedamorevarieddietthanpeopledonow,sincetheyatespeciesofplantandseveralhundredsthousandstypesoflivingthings.Butonlyatinypercentageofthesewereeverdomesticated.Modernshopshavehastenedatrendtowardsspecializationwhichbeganintheearliestdaysofagriculture.Thefoodoftherichcountrieshasbecomecheaperrelativetowages.Itisspeedilydistributedinsupermarkets.Butthechoiceannuallybecomeslessandlessgreat.Evenindividualfoodsthemselvesbecomemorestandardized.Weliveintheworldofcarrotspeciallybluntedinordertoavoidmakingaholeinthebag,andthetomatogrowntomeetademandforastandardweightofweightingtomatoestoakilo.SirivonReisasks:"Onlythethreemajorcereals(谷物类食物)andperhapstenotherwidelycultivatedspeciesstandbetweenfamineandsurvivalfortheworld'shumanpopulationandahandfulofdrugplantshasservedWesterncivilizationforseveralthousandyears.Aratherobviousquestionarises:Arewemissingsomething?"Afterall,thereare800000speciesofplantonearth.(1).Inprehistorictimespeople.A.atemuchmorethanwedotodayB.livedmainlyonplantfoodC.hadawide-rangingdietD.weremorefussyaboutwhattheyate(2).Mostofushavecometoexpect .novariationinourdietareductioninfoodsuppliesaspecialistdietfoodconformingtoasetstandard.Thespecializationoffoodwasstartedby.theemergenceofsupermarketstheriseofagricultureC.therichcountriesD.themodernshops(4).Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheWesttodaysurviveon.carrotsandtomatoesseveralthousandtypesofplantsandcerealsaverysmallnumberofcultivatedfoodsspecialspeciesplantedonethousandyearsago(5).Theconclusionseemstobethatwe.couldmakeuseofmorenaturalspeciesdon'tcultivatetherightkindoffoodproducemorefoodthanweneedcultivatetoomanydifferentspecies4.OnThursdayAugust14th,amassivepowerfailureswitchedofflightsandshutdownfactoriesacrossalargeareaofthenortheasternUnitedStatesandsouthernCanada.Theoutcomeaffectedsomeoftheworld'sbiggestandbusiestcities,includingNewYork,Detroit,ClevelandandToronto,leavingupto60mpeoplewithoutelectricity,equivalenttotheentirepopulationofFranceorBritain.Soseverewasthedisruption(破坏)inNewYorkStatethatitsgovernor,GeorgePataki,declaredastateofemergency.Confusedworkersspilledontothestreets,whilethousandsmoreweretrappedforhoursinliftsandhot,crowdedsubwaytrains.Lotsofstranded(进退两难的)peopleendedupspendingThursdaynightonNewYork'sstreets.ThievesinBrooklyninNewYork,andinCanada'scapital,Ottawa,tookadvantageoftheabsenceofstreetlightsandburglaralarms,andwentonalootingspree(疯狂抢掠).Officialsweretakenabackbythespeedatwhichthechaosunfolded.PresidentGeorgeBushdescribedtheincidentasa"massivenationalproblem"andpromisedafullinvestigationintowhatcausedit.Thatisstillamatterofsomedebate.Atfirst,naturally,therewerefearsofterroristinvolvement,butthiswasquicklyruledout.However,officialswereleftarguingaboutwhathadactuallyhappened.TheofficeofCanada'sprimeminister,JeanChretien,saidthatasevereaccidentatanuclear-powerplantinPennsylvaniamayhavebeenthecause.Earlier;AmericanandCanadianofficialshadsaidafireorperhapslightninghadhitapowerplantnearNiagaraFallsinNewYorkState.(1).SeveralcitieswereaffectedbythemassivepowerfailureonAugust14thexcept.OttawaClevelandChicagoBrooklyn.Theword"outage"inParagraph1canbebestreplacedby.A.powershortcutdisruptionmassivenationalproblempowerfailure.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?Manystreetlightsandburglaralarmswerestolenduringtheblackout.Someterroristswereinvolvedintheincident.PresidentGeorgeBushdemandedafullinvestigationintothedisruptioninNewYork.Officialswerenotsurewhathadcausedthepowerfailure..Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.Francehasapopulationofabout60million.Onlysomelargecitieswereaffectedbythepowerfailure.Canada'sprimeministerknewwhathadcausedthepowerfailure.Waterwasspiltontothestreetsbyconfusedworkers..ThepowerfailureonAugust14thbroughtaboutbigchaosexceptthat .thousandsofpeopleweretrappedinliftsmanypeoplehadtostayonstreetsforThursdaynight.storeswererobbedbythethieves.apowerplantnearNiagaraFallswashitbyafireorlightning.hadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.Itwasaneccentric(怪僻的)farmer.Ihadnevermethimbeforealthough,Ihadoftenheardpeopletalkabouthim.HesoundedquitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenallIcouldmakeoutwasthatsomeonecalledMillyhadhadaverybadaccident.IhadnottheslightestideawhoshewasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.IthadbeensnowingheavilythatdayandIdidnotknowtheway.IhadbeendrivingforatleastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplace.Hewasstandingthere,waitingforme.ItseemedMillyhaddied.“Shemeantmoretomethananyone…evenmywife!Mhesaid.Icouldseethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtakenplace,apossiblescandal(丑闻).Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetoldmehehadputherinthebarn(厩).“Iwouldn'tleaveheroutinthecold!”hesaid.Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnotexpectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureontheground.“Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn'tletanyonebutadoctortouchher!”hesaid,andburstintotearsagain..TheunderlinedphrasemakeoutinthefirstparagraphmeansA.期望B.理解C.开出D.制作.Beforehearrivedatthefarmer'shouse,thewriterexpectedtoseeMillylying.onthegroundofabarnonthefloorofaroominbedinaroomD.inbedinabarn(3).WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?A.Shehadmetanaccident.Shehadcausedascandal.ShewasseriouslyillShewashiddensomewhere..4.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight.lookinto(调查)thematterbringMillybacktolifeC.freehimfromascandalD.keepthewholethingasecret6.UniversityofArizonaresearcherDr.WilliamRathjisaysthatafterastudybasedonlookingintogarbagecans,theaveragefamilywastesatleast$150peryearinfood."Homemakersgooutoftheirwaytosavepenniesatthestoreandthendon'trealizethatwasteofedible(可食用的)foodsaddsupmuchmoreathome,"saidDr.Rathji.Hewasoneofabout100foodexpertswhometinBoiseforaconferenceonfoodwasteandwaystopreventit.Americanfamiliesthrowoutbetween8%and20%ofediblefoodatacostof$4.5billionperyear.That'salmostasmuchasthefederalgovernmentspendseveryyearforfoodstampsandchildnutritionprograms.Hefoundthatfooditemswhicharecostlyandinshortsupplytendtobewastedmore.Duringthe1973meatshortage,meatwasteincreasedto9%,comparedwith3%in1974and1975.Sugarandsugarproductswastejumpedto19%in1975,whensugarpricesdoubledfromthepreviousyear.Dr.Rathjitheorizesthathighpricesforceconsumerstoexperiment,sometimesbuyinlargequantities.Inthecaseofmeat,sometimeslow-pricedcutsforunappetizingvarietiesarepurchased,consumersthentendtowastemore.Histheoryisthatthemorevarietyinfoodbought,themorewasted.Regularbreadiswastedatabouta10%rate,butspecialtybreadsandrollsarewastedata20%rate.Ifpeopleareeatingthesamethingeveryday,theylearnhowtomanageit.Butifyou'retryingtopullsomethingoutofthecookbookeverynight,that'sboundtobesomewaste.Anotherfindingisthatlowerincomefamilieswastelessfoodthanmiddleandupperincomefamilies.Andthestudyfoundthatdogfood,whichaccountsfor8%ofashoppingcart,israrelywasted.Freshproduceandfrozenitemsaremorelikelytobewasted.Thestudyalsoshowedpeoplewiththemostknowledgeofsafe,ediblefoodwastetheleast.Muchfoodistossedoutbecauseahomemakersuspectsitisspoiledwhenitisnot..Largequantitiesoffoodarethrownoutbecauseahomemaker .thinkstheyarenotdelicioussaystheytastebitterandhotthinkstheysmellbadsuspectstheyarespoiledwhentheyarenot.Americanfamiliesthrowoutbetweenofediblefoodeveryyear.5%〜8%8%-10%20%〜28%8%〜20%.Whensugarpricesdoubled,wasteofsugar.wentdownwentupstayedthesamewascutinhalf.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? Americanhousewivesarenotgoodhomemakers.Upper-incomefamiliesaremorewastefulthanlower-incomeones.Americanfamiliesthrowawayalmostasmuchfoodastheyconsume.Americanswasteagreatdealofdogfood..WhendoAmericanfamilieswastemorefood? Whenpricesarehigh.Whenfoodisscarce.Whentheythinkitisspoiled.Alloftheabove.7.AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer*shair.Thegoldenredsunwassetting.Shewasonthebeach,lookingupatthefiery(火红的)ball.Shewasamazedbyitscolor,deepredinthemiddle,softlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky.Theatmosphererelaxedher.Afterallshehadbeenthrough,thiswaswhatsheneeded."It'sgettinglate,“shethought,“Imustgohome.MyparentswillbewonderingwhereIam.”Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreact,whenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Shekeptonwalking,directingherselfwhereshespenteverysummerholiday.Theroadwasdeserted.Shewalkedslowlyandsilently.Justinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeensafeinherhouse.Itwasreallygettingdarknow.Thesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgettingcold,too.Shewishedshehadherfavoritesweateron——itkeptherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingitwithher.Thisthoughtdisappearedwhenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemeddifferent.Nobodyhadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidy,andnow...Itallseemeddeserted.Shecouldn'tunderstandwhatwasgoingon.Sheenteredthehouse.First,shewentintothekitchenwhereshesawanotewrittenbyherfather.Itsaid,“DearEllen,thereissomecoffeeready.Iwentlooking.vEllenwashermotherbut-wherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents'room.Shewentin.Thenshesawher.Hermother,lyingonthebed,wassleeping.Herfacelookedsotired,asifshehadn'tsleptfordays.Shewasreallypale.Jenniferwouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootired.SoJenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJenniferwokeup,somethingwasdifferent...shewasn'tinhermotherJsroomandshewasn'twearingtheoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasinhersnugbedinherpajamas(睡衣).Itfeltsogoodbeingbackhome.Suddenlysheheardavoice,“Arey