同济大学2019年大学英语三级期中试卷

同济大学2019年大学英语三级期中试卷

Nov. 2019

Major _______ Name _______ Code _______ Score ______

Part I Reading Course 2 (20%)

Directions: Choose the best answer according to passages in Reading Course 2.

Passage 1 How to Write a Personal Letter

1. According to the text, which of the following is not true? _________

A To shy persons, writing letters is a good way to be known by others.

B Love letters should be answered immediately.

C When writing a letter to a friend, we should make it as impressive as possible.

D Keeping writing stuff at one place helps us write fast

2---and it will improve with age (L.97) From this sentence, we can infer __.

A Your writing skill will be improved gradually.

B Because it will be read again and again, your friendship will improve.

C The letter will become more valuable as time goes on.

D You will exchange letters with your friends more frequently.

Passage 2 Courtesy: Key to a Happier World

3.“It’s not so much what my husband says”, a tearful wife confides, “as the way he says it. ...”

(L.6 – 7) What does the wife mean?

A. She can’t bear what her husband says to her.

B. The manner in which her husband says to her matters more to her than what he says.

C. Her husband often treats her unfairly.

D. Her husband can’t share her feelings.

Passage 4 Ambition

4. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A.Ambition may help people look after their own interests.

B.Fame and fortune drive people to be ambitious.

C.Ambition always makes people enjoy the process of success.

D. Ambition will encourage people to work hard.

5. According to the writer, which of the following about the ambition in the career-strategy

course is NOT true?

A. It can be achieved step by step.

B.It is about the grandiose dream

C.It is more practical.

D. It is down-to-earth.

Passage 5 Human Intelligence Isn’t What We Think It Is

6. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. It’s too difficult to assess kids’ intellectual propensities at an early age though it is

essential.

B. Seven forms of intelligences are equally important.

C. Different eras require different blends of intelligences.

D. America focuses only on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences.

Passage 7 Father and Son

7. The conflict between Stanley, the father, and Clive, the son, mainly lies in __________.

A.their differences in which university Clive should go to

B.their differences in how much money Clive should spend

C.their differences in artistic views and choice of friends

D.their differences in personal habits of doing things

8. Which of the following is true?

A.The father loves his daughter more than his son.

B.The father is a man with practical ideas.

C.The son is spoiled by his father.

D.The son doesn’t like his major.

Passage 8 A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

9. What d oes the phrase “shadow of the leaves” imply?

A. It refers to the contrast between the light and the shadow.

B.It refers to a quiet and comfortable place in the café.

C.It serves as a protection from the light and worldly troubles.

D. It symbolizes a protection from the death.

10. What’s true about the young waiter?

A. He had to work hard to support his family.

B.He was not aware of anything except his own desire.

C.He cared much for the old waiter.

D. He didn’t care when the old man would leave the café.

Part II Vocabulary (30%)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence, there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

11. He _____ his earnings by taking a night job in addition to his full time job.

a. supplied

b. sustained

c. supported

d. supplemented