大学英语(三)复习题带答案

大学英语（三）复习题

一、阅读理解

1

Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations

1.Why did the pilgrims sail to the New World?

A.Because they questioned the beliefs of the Church of England.

2.Why was their first winter in the New World difficult?

Because theyarrived so late that they couldn’t grow any crops.

3.Why did the colonists plan a feast in the autumn of 1621?

Because they harvested bountiful crops.

4.Who suggested the date November 26 as Thanksgiving Day?

B. George Washington.

5.Who decided the accurate date of Thanksgiving on which all Americans hold celebrations?

B. Abraham Lincoln.

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A federal program in the United States called Reading First has received one billion dollars

a year for the past several years. The money has gone to school systems to get them to use scientifically based ways to teach reading. The goal is to help all children read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade.

The Bush administration’s education law, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, established Reading First. Now, the Department of Education has released findings from a study of the program.

On average, teachers using it increased the time they taught reading skills like phonics and vocabulary. But the study also found, on average, little or no effect on test scores in reading comprehension.

Government researchers say they are not sure how to explain the results.

Another new report listed the books read most often last year by students in American schools. The Renaissance Learning company based the report on its reading programs used in many schools. Students read books and then took computer quizzes to see if they understood them. There are tests for more than one hundred fifteen thousand books.

The book read most often by first graders was “Green Eggs and Ham” by Doctor Seuss. In the fourth grade the top book was, not surprisingly, “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” by Judy Blume. 1. How much money has been used to support the Reading Program each year for the past seven

years?

A. One billion dollars.

B. One and a half billion dollars.

C. Two billion dollars.

D. Three billion dollars.

2. Who proposed the act “No Child Left Behind Act” ?

A. Clinton’s government.

B.Reagan”s government.

C. Bush’s government.

D. Obama”s government.

3. What did teachers do in class?

A. Teachers let the students read by themselves.

B. Teachers assigned much reading work for students to do.

C. Teachers increased the time they taught reading skills.

D. Teachers listed reading books and checked if the students had read them.

4. How can the teachers know whether the students have understood the book they read?

A. By asking the students to retell the story.

B. By asking the students to attend pen-and-paper tests.

C. By making them take computer quizzes.

D. By asking them to act the story out.

5. How many books will be used to test students’ reading comprehension?

A. One hundred fifteen thousand books.

B. One hundred fifteen books.

C. One thousand and fifteen books.

D. One hundred books.

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Watching TV is very popular pastime in the UK, but what kind of programs do British people like to watch? Well, the most -watched TV programs every week are very popular dramas that are usually on at least four time s every week. They are dramas based on one neighborhood that try to depict ordinary life in the UK--We call these dramas "soap operas" or "soaps".

In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the day. Back in those days, it was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children .most of there daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home, probably dong the washing,. Companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on, and sometimes those companies would even sponsor the drama , hence the word"soap" came into use.

So what about the word "opera"? Well, that's because these dramas are often an exaggeration of real life. They are supposed to represent ordinary lives but to make them entertaining , lots of dramatic events like murders, divorces, affairs etc. all happen probably much more regularly than they would in a normal neighborhood.

Most soap operas these days are shown in the evening , each show will have several different storylines happening at once that continue over several show . The same cast members will appear in every show too.

1.What kind of programs do British people watch most?

A. Reality TVs.

B. Talk shows.

C. Situational comedies.

D. Soap operas.

2. Whom are soap operas for?

A. Children.

B. Housewives.

C.husbands

D. the old.

3. where did soap opera get its name?

A. Companies selling washing power.

B. People who like to wash clothes.

C. Th Soap Children used to play with.

D. A person who made soaps.

4. Where did the story of a soap operas come from?