江苏科技大学大学英语3期末作业复习题

2023大学英语3平时作业1.阅读理解题（40分）40分Section1:Listening(10*4’)

PartA:Youwillhear3shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer----A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.问题1.单选题（4分）1.Whatarethecouplediscussing?A、Amobiletelephone.B、Someunusualideas.C、Buyingagiftforthewoman'sfather.D、Persuadingtheman'sfathertobuyatelephone.正确答案C问题2.单选题（4分）2.Wherewillthewomanandherfamilygo?A、Theywillstayathome.B、Theywillvisittheman'shome.C、Theywillvisitadoctor.D、Theywillvisitthewoman'sbrother.正确答案D问题3.单选题（4分）3.Whydoyouthinkthewomanrefusedthecigarette?A、Sheisreluctanttosmokecigarettes.B、Shedoesn'tlikethatbrand.C、Shehasjustfinishedacigarette.D、Shedoesn'tsitinthesmokingsection.正确答案A问题4.单选题（4分）Questions4-7arebasedonatalkbetweenaninterviewerandinterviewee.

4.Whydidthemancometotheinterview?A、Becausehehadnothadanychancetolearnnewthingsinhislastjob.B、Becausehewantedanewjobforachange.C、Becausehedidn'tfindhislastjobinteresting.D、Becausehewasinterestedinthisjob.正确答案D问题5.单选题（4分）5.Whatdidthemanthinkofhisboss?A、Hewasverycritical.B、Hewasconsideratetohisemployees.C、Hewasafoolishperson.D、Hewasoverworked.正确答案D问题6.单选题（4分）6.Whatdidthemanthinkoftheargumentswithhisboss?A、Helearnedsomethingfromthem.B、Theyweredepressing.C、Hedidn'twanttomentiontheirarguments.D、Theywereunimportant.正确答案A问题7.单选题（4分）7.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheman?A、Hetoldliesinhislastjob.B、Hethoughtitwastheboss'faultwhentheyargued.C、Hedidverywellinhislastjob.D、Hethoughtheshouldn'tasktoomanyquestionsaboutwhathewassupposedtodo.正确答案B问题8.单选题（4分）8.InwhatfielddomostpeopleinKansaswork?A、Mining.B、Runningrailroads.C、Farming.

D、Manufacturing.正确答案C问题9.单选题（4分）9.WhatdidtheearlypioneersthinkaboutKansas?A、Theylikedtherichsoil.B、Theyfoundslavelabortooexpensive.C、TheythoughttherewasgoldinwesternKansas.D、Theyconsideredthelandunproductive.正确答案D问题10.单选题（4分）10.WhatistheprobablereasonwhythepopulationinKansasbegantogrow?A、Itsattitudetowardsslavery.B、

Itscheapland.C、Itsclimatewhichissuitableforfarming.D、Itsadvancedrailroadsystem.正确答案A2.阅读理解题（20分）20分Section2:ReadingⅠ(10*4’)

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Passage1

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Passwordsareeverywhereincomputersecurity.Alltoooften,theyarealsoineffective.Agoodpasswordhastobebotheasytorememberandhardtoguess,butinpracticepeopleseemtopayattentiontotheformer.Namesofwives,husbandsandchildrenarepopular.“123456”or“12345"arealsocommonchoices.

Thatpredictabilityletssecurityresearchers(andhackers)createdictionarieswhichlistcommonpasswords,usefultothoseseekingtobreakin.Butalthoughresearchersknowthatpasswordsareinsecure,workingoutjusthowinsecurehasbeendifficult.Manystudieshaveonlysmallsamplestoworkon.

However,withtheco-operationofYahoo!,JosephBonneauofCambridgeUniversityobtainedthebiggestsampletodate-70millionpasswordsthatcamewithusefuldataabouttheirowners.

Mr.Bonneaufoundsomeinterestingvariations.Olderusershadbetterpasswordsthanyoungones.PeoplewhosepreferredlanguagewasKoreanorGermanchosethemostsecurepasswords;thosewhospokeIndonesiantheleast.Passwordsdesignedtohidesensitiveinformationsuchascredit-cardnumberswereonlyslightlymoresecurethanthoseprotectinglessimportantthings,likeaccesstogames.“Nagscreens”thattolduserstheyhadchosenaweakpasswordmadevirtuallynodifference.Anduserswhoseaccountshadbeenhackedinthepastdidnotmakemoresecurechoicesthanthosewhohadneverbeenhacked.

Butitisthebroaderanalysisofthesamplethatisofmostinteresttosecurityresearchers.For,despitetheirdifferences,the70millionuserswerestillpredictableenoughthatagenericpassworddictionarywaseffectiveagainstboththeentiresampleandanysliceofit.Mr.Bonneauisblunt:“Anattackerwhocanmanagetenguessesperaccountwillcompromisearound1%ofaccounts.”Andthatisaworthwhileoutcomeforahacker.

Oneobvioussolutionwouldbeforsitestolimitthenumberofguessesthatcanbemadebeforeaccessisblocked.Yetwhereasthebiggestsites,suchasGoogleandMicrosoft,dotakesuchmeasures,manydonot.Thereasonsoftheirnotdoingsoarevarious.Soit'stimeforuserstoconsiderthealternativestotraditionalpasswords.问题1.单选题（4分）16.Peopletendtousepasswordsthatare___________.A、easytorememberB、hardtofigureoutC、randomnumbersD、popularnames正确答案A问题2.单选题（4分）17.Researchersfinditdifficulttoknowhowunsafepasswordsaredueto_________.A、lackofresearchtoolsB、lackofresearchfundsC、limitedtimeofstudiesD、limitedsizeofsamples正确答案D问题3.单选题（4分）18.Itisindicatedinthetextthat________________.A、IndonesiansaresensitivetopasswordsecurityB、youngpeopletendtohavesecurepasswordsC、nagscreenshelplittleinpasswordsecurityD、passwordsforcreditcardsareusuallysafe正确答案C问题4.单选题（4分）19.Theunderlinedword“compromise”inPara.5mostprobablymeans___________.A、compriseB、compensateC、endangerD、

encounter正确答案C问题5.单选题（4分）20.Thelastparagraphofthetextsuggeststhat____________.A、netusersregulatetheironlinebehaviorsB、netusersrelyonthemselvesforsecurityC、bigwebsiteslimitthenumberofguessesD、bigwebsitesofferusersconvenientaccess正确答案B4.阅读理解题（20分）20分Section3:ReadingⅡ(5*4’)

Readthefollowingtextthataboutexpressionsaboutmother.Forquestions21-25,matcheachexpressiontooneofthestatements(A-G)givenbelow.

MotherEarth:

SomeculturesbelieveMotherEarthgavebirthtoeverythingthatexistsonourplanet.InGreekmythology,agoddessnamedGaiawasthegreatmotherofall.ShewassaidtohavecreatedtheEarthandtheUniverse.MotherNatureisalittledifferent.Thistermrelatestothenaturalworldasifitwereawoman.

MotherLode:

Ithasbeensaidthatthereisnothingasgreatasamother’slove.Somemotherexpressionsmeanjustthat.Themotherlodecomesfrommining.Itmeanstheplacewherethelargestamountofgold,silver,oranythingelseofvaluecanbefound.

Butnow,thetermmotherlodemeansarichsupplyofanything.Weoftenusetheword“strike"withthisexpression.Forexample,youmightsay,“Shejustgraduatedcollegeandstruckthemotherlodewithhernewjob!"Inotherwords,thewoman'snewjobismakingherrich!

Themotherofall:

Whenwecallsomething“themotherofall,"”thismeansitisthebiggestorbestofsome-thing.Hereisanexample:“Wearegoingtothrowthemotherofallpartiesthisweekend:Soyouhavetocome!'

Mama'sboy:

Naturally,theword“mother”canbeusedtomeantogivebirth,eventosomethingyoucannottouch,suchasanideaorwisdom.Thesaying“necessityisthemotherofinvention"meansthatwhenpeoplereallyneedtodosomething,theywillfindawaytodoit.And“experienceisthemotherofwisdom”meansthatpeoplelearnfromwhathappenstothem.

Youmightthinkallexpressionsaboutmothersaresweetandloving."Notso.

Aboywhois“tiedtohismother'sapronstrings"!iscontrolledbyhismother.Wecanalsocallhima“mama'sboy"Bothofthesetermsareevenmoreinsultingifyouaretalkingabouta