《大学英语三》复习大纲

第1页，共5页学年第一学期《大学英语三》复习大纲函授站名称姓名层次专业学号分数I.Givetherightdefinitionforeachwordgiven.(20%)1.communicate2.obviously3.insurance4.transship5.currency6.short-term7.charge8.drawup9.destination10.billofladingII.MultipleChoice.Choosetheonlyonebestanswerfromthechoicesgiventofitthemeaningofeachsentence.(30%)1.Inolongcare________modernjazz.A.withB.aboutC.aboveD.over2.You_________readthatarticleifyoudon’twantto.A.haven’tB.can’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t3.Thenoiseofdoor_______couldbeheardoutinthestreet.A.openedandclosedB.tobeopenedandclosedC.beingopenedandclosedD.havingbeenopenedandclosed4.Henrywasangryathavingbeencompared________asnail.A.withB.fromC.toD.of5.Ifyoukeepon,you’llsucceed__________.A.intimeB.atonetimeC.ontimeD.atthesametime6.Didyouhavetrouble_________thepostoffice?A.tohavefoundB.withfindingC.tofindD.infinding7.Thedoctorwillbefree__________.A.10minuteslaterB.after10minutesC.in10minutesD.10minutesafter8.Howlonghasthisbookshopbeeninbusiness?________1982.A.AfterB.InC.FromD.Since9.Alloureffortstopersuadehertocomeandstaywithuswereofno_______.A.resultB.availC.effectD.purpose10.Themeteorologicalofficesaysthereislittle_________ofraininthenearfuture.A.perspectiveB.foresightC.prospectD.outlook11.Haveyoureceived________ofwhathashappenedtoher?A.wordB.wordsC.thewordsD.theword12.Tomaskedmetodinner.I________,fearingtocausehiminconvenience.A.descendedB.inclinedC.intendedD.declined13.Thepupilshadagoodtime_______Christmas.A.atB.onC.inD.within14.Idon’tthinkthechargeforoverhaulingtheequipmentisexcessivein__________toitssize.A.correspindenceB.proportionC.dimensionD.measurement15.Inanaccidentwhentwocarsrunintoeachother.They________.A.hitB.knockC.smiteD.collideIII.Cloze.(10%)ThepresidentofTrinityCollegesinWashingtonD.C.saidthatbytheendofthe1980swomen____1____torealizethatstudyingatthe____2____schoolwithmendidnotmeanwomenwerehavingthesame____3____tolearn.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettssaysawomen’scollege_____4_____womentochooseclassesandactivities_____5_____.Forexample,thepercentageofstudentswhostudymathematicsinawomen’scollegeishigherthanthatinacollegewithbothmenandwomen.ExpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStatesusuallyhaveenoughcouragetospeakinclassmorethanwomenstudentsdo.Inwomen’scolleges,womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythinkaccordingtoareportwomenschools____6____bringaboutleadershipabilityin____7_____women.Forexample,atawomen’scollegeeverygoverningofficeis____8_____byawoman.Recentstudiesshowthatthatthisleadershipcontinuesafter_____9____.Thestudiesalsoshowthatitis______10____fortheAmericanwomanwhowenttowomen’scollegestoholdsuccessfuljobslaterinlife.1.A.cameB.happenedC.appearedD.seemed2.A.advancedB.sameC.specialD.different3.A.courseB.knowledgeC.chanceD.lesson4.A.forcesB.forbidsC.permitsD.promises5.A.occasionallyB.freelyC.exactlyD.immediately6.A.alsoB.stillC.seldomD.mainly7.A.olderB.fewC.manyD.younger8.A.caughtB.ownedC.graspedD.held9.A.officeB.studyC.schoolD.graduation10.A.harderB.moredifficultC.easierD.moreinterestingIV.Readingcomprehension.Readthepassagebelow,andchoosetheonlyonerightanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.(20%)Passage1Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty—fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty—fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilsixty.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafull—timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool—leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomenmarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofull-orpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylife.Wearetoldthatinafamilyabout1900_______.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethantenfewchildrendiedbeforetheywerefivetheyoungestchildwouldbefifteenfourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefiveOnereasonwhythewomanoftodaymaytakeajobisthatshe__________.isyoungerwhenherchildrenareoldenoughtolookafterthemselvesdoesnotlikechildrenherselfneedn’tworryaboutfoodforherchildrencanbefreefromfamilydutieswhenshereachessixtyManygirlsarenowlikelyto________.quittheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedleaveschoolassoonastheycanbemarriedsothattheycangetajobcontinueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababyAccordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento___________stayathomeafterleavingschoolmarrymenyoungerthanthemselvesstartworkingagainlaterinlifemarrywhilestillatschoolNowahusbandprobably__________playsagreaterroleinlookingaftertheirchildrenhelpshiswifebydoingmostofthehouseworkfeelsdissatisfiedwithhisroleinthefamilytakesapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehomePassage2It’sinterestingthatthearrivalofsnowhastheeffectonpeopleindifferentcountries.Forsomecountriesitisanimportanthappeningtocelebrateeachyear,whileforothersacatastrophe(灾害)orevenawonder.Buttherearecountriesbetweenthesetwokindsthatnormallyexpectsnowsometimeoverthewintermonths,butneverreceivesnowregularlyorinthesamequantitieseveryyear.Britainisoneofthem,forwhichthearrivalofsnowquitesimplycreatesproblems.Withinhoursofthefirstsnowfalls,howeverlight,roadsareblocked;trainsandbuseshavetostopinthemiddleoftheway.Normalcommunicationsareaffectedaswell:telephonecallsbecomedifficultandthepostimmediatelytakesmoretimethanusual.Andalmostwithinhourstherearealsocertainshortages—bread,vegetablesandotherthings—notbecauseallthesethingscannolongerbeproducedorsenttoshops,butmainlybecausepeoplearefrightenedandgotoutandstoreupwithfoodandsoon—“justforfearthatsomethingbadshouldhappen”.Butwhydoessnowhavethiseffect?Afterall,theSwiss,theAustriansandtheCanadiansdon’thavesuchproblems.Itissimplybecausethereisnotenoughplanningandpreparation.Weneedmoneytobuyequipmenttodealwithsnowandice.Tokeeptheroadsclear,forexample,requiressnow-ploughs(扫雪机)andtospreadsalt.ThereasonwhyacountrylikeBritaindoesnotbuysnow-ploughsisthattheyareonlyusedforafewdaysinanyoneyear,andthemoneycouldbemoreusefulinotherthingssuchashospitals,education,helpingtheold,andsoon.装订线1.Accordingtothewriter,Britainisacountry__________.装订线A.whichhasregularsnowB.whichisnotwellpreparedforsnowC.forwhichsnowisacatastropheD.forwhichsnowisawonder2.ThearrivalofsnowinBritainaffectsallofthefollowingexcept__________A.foodsuppliesB.communicationsC.trafficD.servicequality3.Afterafewhours’snowingthereareoftensomeshortagesoffoodbecause____A.shopshaveclosedownB.peoplebuyasmuchastheycanC.farmerscanproducenomoreD.peopleeatmorevegetablesinwinter4.