2020最新-《大学英语三》作业 (4)

《大学英语（三）》作业I.交际与对话
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B. How much did you spend?
C. It doesn’t fit you at all.
D. Do you like it yourself?
4.a. Hi, Tom, how’s everything with you?
b._____________, and how are you?
A. Don’t mention it
B. Hm, not too bad
C. Thanks
D. I don’t want to talk about it
5. a. I’m sorry. I lost the key.
b. ____________
A. Well, it’s no big deal.
B. No, it’s all right.
C. You are welcome.
D. You are so careless.
6. a. .
b. Well, if it w ere not for the rain, I’d enjoy it very much.
A. I hope you are enjoying your stay here.
B. What’s the weather like today?
C. Are you feeling well now?
D. Do you like Xi’an?
7. a. I’m sorry that I spilt some coffee on your carpet.
b. .
A. You should have been more careful.
B. Why did you do that?
C. Oh, I don’t care.
D. Oh, don’t worry about it.
8. a. Who’s speaking, please?
b. .
A. Who are you?
B. I’m Parker.
C. Don’t you know me?
D. This is Parker.
9. a. Well done. Congratulations on your success.
b. .
A. Thank you very much
B. Oh, no, no
C. No, I didn’t do very well
D. Sorry, I could have done better
10. a. That woman alone over there — who is she?
b. .
A. She is a teacher
B. She is Doctor Sophie
C. A driver, I suppose
D. She’s ill
11. a. Hello, is that China Bank?
b.
A. Yes, can I help you?
B. Yes, what do you want?
C. Yes, you’re right.
D. Yes, right number.
12. a. Sorry I have kept you waiting for so long.
b. .
A. I’m sad
B. I don’t care
C. That’s all right. There’s no hurry
D. No, not at all
13. a. If you need any help, please don’t hesitate to ask me.
b. .
A. Thank you, I will.
B. Oh, I won’t do t hat.
C. I don’t think I will need any help.
D. It’s none of your business.
14. a. Do you mind if I open the window? It’s too hot!
b.
A. Oh, not at all. Go ahead.
B. Yes, I think it’s too hot too.
C. Of course don’t. I feel a bit cold.
D. Why not?
15. a. I want to buy a present for my mother and I need your advice.
b.
A. No, you don’t.
B. Oh, it’s not necessary.
C. What can I do for you?
D. Really, you need me?
16. a. Do you mind if I smoke here?
b.
A. Well, I’d rather you didn’t.
B. Yes, please do it.
C. Of course, you can’t.
D. No, I don’t smoke.
17. a.
b. Yes, can you tell me where I can find women’s shoes?
A. Do you want to buy something?
B. Excuse me, what are you doing?
C. Are you just looking around?
D. Is there anything I can do for you?
18. a. I had a really good holiday at my aunt’s.
b. ____________.
A. Oh, that’s very nice of you
B. Congratulations
C. It’s my pleasure
D. Oh, I’m glad to hear that
19. a. Would you like to go out with us for dinner this evening?
b. .
A. No, I already have plans
B. Thanks a lot but I’m busy tonight
C. No, I really don’t like eating out
D. I’m ill, so I shouldn’t go out for dinner
20. a. Mr. Baker is out now. May I take a message for him?
b.
A. What’s your name?
B. Thank you, I’ll call him later.
C. No, you can’t.
D. Yes, I think you can.
II.阅读理解
Passage 1
Almost every family buys as least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?
Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings — battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed — took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring
attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products to go into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their
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4. The author seems to agree that money spent on advertisements
is .
A. wasted
B. not much
C. well spent
D. of no use to anyone
5. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Five hundred years ago it took a long time for news to reach other countries.
B. Newspaper advertisements turn people’s attention away from their products.
C. The news that we read in newspapers is mainly about new products.
D. When newspapers are sold at a low price, the newspaper producers will lose money.
Passage 2
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international businessmen or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples — people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may
soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
6. Which of the followi ng has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses?
A. Selling home furnishings.
B. Renting furnished apartments.
C. Selling used furniture.
D. Renting home furnishings.
7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?
A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
B. Because it saves them a lot of money.
C. Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
8. What can you infer from the passage?
A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B. Renting furniture is still not popular with the majority of Americans.
C. Only those who don’t have enough money rent furniture.
D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
9. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Rent or Buy?
B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings
C. Furnished Apartments
D. A New Idea
10. Young people like renting home furniture in that_________
A. They have less money.
B. They don’t want to buy old furniture.
C. The new furniture is of good quality.
D. They don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture.
Passage 3
Spending 50 minutes with a cell phone close to your ear is enough to change brain cell activity in the part of the brain closest to the antenna(天线). But whether that causes any harm is not clear, scientists at the National Institute of Health said at a conference last month, adding that the study will not likely settle concerns of a link between cell phones and brain cancer. “What we showed is glu cose (葡萄糖) metabolism(代谢)(a sign of brain activity) increases in the brain in people who were exposed to a cell phone in the area closest to the antenna,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, whose study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was meant to examine how the brain reacts to electromagnetic(电磁的)
fields caused by wireless phone signals.
Volkow said she was surprised that the weak electromagnetic radiation(辐射) from cell phones could affect brain activity, but she said the f indings do not shed any light on whether cell phones cause cancer. “This study does not in any way indicate that. What the study does is to show the human brain is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation from cell phone exposures.” Use of the devices has in creased dramatically since they were introduced in the early 1980s, with about 5 billion cell phones now in use worldwide.
Some studies have linked cell phone exposure to an increased risk of brain cancers, but a large study by the World Health Organization did not offer a clear answer to this. Volkow’s team studied 47 people who had their brain examined while a cell phone was turned on for 50 minutes and another while the phone was turned off. While there was no complete change in brain metabolism, they found a 7 percent increase in brain metabolism in the region closest to the cell phone antenna when the phone was on.
Experts said the results were interesting, but urged that they be understood with great care. “Although the biological significance, if any, of increased glucose metabolism from too much cell phone exposure is unknown, the results require further investigatio n,” Henry Lai of the University of Washington in the U.S. and Dr. Lennart Hardell of University Hospital in Sweden, wrote in an article in JAMA. “Much has to be done to
further investigate and understand these effects.” They wrote.
11. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Cell phone use is dangerous.
B. Cell phone use causes cancer.
C. The human brain is an electromagnetic field.
D. There are about 5 billion cell phone users in the world right now.
12. Doctor Volkow was astonished because ______.
A. her research has shed light on her understanding of cell phone
B. she found that cell phone exposure is harmful to human brain
C. she found that using a cell phone for about 50 minutes could influence or change brain activity
D. human brain is not responsive to electromagnetic radiation
13. According to the passage, cell phones were launched _______。

A. in the late 1970s
B. between 1980 and 1985
C. in the late 1980s
D. in the early 1990s
14. What does the word “that” stand for in the second paragraph?
A. Brain activity.
B. Her research findings.
C. The fact that cell phone use may cause cancer.
D. Her research progress.
15. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
A. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Harmful?
B. Cell Phone Radiati0n: Is It Useful?
C. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Healthy?
D. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Weak?
Passage 4
Millions of hamburgers are eaten by people in every corner of the world every day. Together with hot dogs and Coca-Cola, hamburgers have been the most important American contribution to international eating habits.
The name “hamburger” has nothing to do with ham(火腿). It is believed that the hamburger was first brought to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburg sometime in the 1850s.The first known reference to hamburgers was in a newspaper in Washington State in 1889. From then on the hamburger became a kind of popular American fast food.
Now young people in Asia, Europe and South America have learned to eat while on the move, a hamburger in one hand and a soft drink in the other. There have been angry complains from Italy and Spain about the shortening of the usual lunch break. Instead, young people have discovered a lunch for which they don’t have to st op at all.
However, there are clouds over the hamburger’s world. People who concern about health dislike the high animal fat in the hamburger. They think the time saved seems a high price to pay for poor health. The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are causing serious pollution problems in many large cities. Big hamburger companies are
destroying large areas of South American rainforest to produce the cheap meat they need. So, will the hamburger celebrate its next century?
16.In which way do h amburgers change people’s eating habits?
A.People can have their meals at any time of the day.
B.They can be served in any restaurant.
C.People can have them with soft drinks.
D.M eal time can be greatly reduced.
17.The hamburger, as a kind of popular American fast food, ______________.
A.has a history of over one hundred years
B.was brought to Europe in the 1850
C.is usually eaten with the hot dog
D.i s better served in Hamburg
18.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A.Young people in Europe don’t sto p to buy hamburgers.
B.It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands.
C.Some people in Europe don’t like to reduce their lunch break.
D.Y oung people in many countries are learning how to eat in their cars.
19.Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A.You don’t need ham to make a Hamburger.
B.Some people think the price of a Hamburger is too high.
C.Hamburger is believed to originate in Germany.
D.N ow, Hamburgers are considered as American food.
20.The writer doesn’t believe that ____________.
A.packages for hamburgers are polluting many big cities
B.Hamburgers will remain popular for the next 100 years
C.The meat in hamburgers can cause health problems
D.C attle raising leads to the destroying of rainforest
Passage 5
Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is “Don’t!” But it is useless to discourage someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company, usually as assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre and occasionally acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed; the hours are long and the salary is tiny.
Of course, some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his car. He stopped and got out to speak to the girl. He asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took
the producer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was serious. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!
21. From the very beginning, the author puts it clearly that acting is a
B. playing the leading female role in a play
C. as famous as the greatest actor of the world
D. no less famous than the leading actor of the day
25. The sentence “chances like this happen once in a blue moon” means
_.
A. this is something which happens once in a while
B. this is a highly profitable chance
C. this is something highly possible
D. this is a very rare chance
Passage 6
Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings? Little wonder. We often believe we’re more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are, according to Boza Keysar, a professor at the University of Chicago. In his recent study, speakers tried to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the time. Here’s some good advice to reduce misunderstanding:
1. Don’t trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod, look at you or say “uhhuh” to be polite or move the conversation along. But it’s easy to consider these as signs of understanding.
2. Train the editor in your head. If you say, “Beth d iscusses her problems with her husband,” it’s not clear whether she’s talking to her husband or about him. Try instead, “Beth talks to her husband about her problems.” or “Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband.”
3. Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce your request by
saying “I want to be sure I said that right.” Questions like “How does that sound?” or “Does that make sense?” may also work.
4. Listen well. When on the receiving end, ask questions to be sure you’re on the same page. After all, it isn’t just the speaker’s job to make his speech understood.
26. Why does the writer give the advice to reduce misunderstanding?
A. We’re not ski llful enough to make clear sentences.
B. Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.
C. Misunderstanding occurs now and then.
D. It’s impolite to say NO to others.
27. The writer suggests that when talking to others, the speaker should
______.
A. know that listeners will show him that they understand his words
B. express himself clearly even when he sees signs of understanding
C. notice listener’s signs of understanding
D. look directly into his listener’s eyes
28. By training the editor in his head, the speakers are advised _______.
A. to get themselves trained by a good editor
B. to discuss problems with their husbands or wives
C. to express themselves in long but simple sentences
D. to make sure each sentence has only one meaning
29. In the last paragraph, the words “you’re on the same page” mean
that ______.
A. you’re following the speakers closely
B. you’re reading the same page as the speaker does
C. you should know which page the speaker refers to
D. your story is written on the same page as the speaker’s
30. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. the Danger of Misunderstanding
B. the Secret of a Successful Marriage
C. Be a Good Listener
D. Some Tips to Avoid Misunderstanding
Passage 7
During the meal, y ou’d better be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. The coffee spoon ought to be on the saucer, the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make the least noises and use the side of your spoon inside out, not the tip. And you mustn’t pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl.
Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find the mea l not enough, say “Oh, it’s delicious!” and ask for some more of the chicken or steak or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cooking and will give you an extra portion. But if you observe the Chinese way of being polite and say
“No, thank you” when the hostess offers you more, you will most probably starve later, because Americans will never press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you. It would be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they don’t make any noise. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should rest on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests put their napkins on the table and stand up, the men again helping the ladies with their chairs.
After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, then they would say, “well, I’m afraid I must be going now.” The host and hostess would of course urge everyone to stay longer. “What, already? Won’t you have another coffee?” The guests, for instance, would say, “I love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good-night.”
And if you stay overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteous to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token(象征) of appreciation of their hospitality (好客).
31. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Prepare for a Meal
B. Never Press Food on Your Guest
C. Table Manners in the U.S.A.
D. How to Enjoy a Dinner
32. The passage suggests that
A. to make the hostess happy you should ask for more food even if you are full.
B. you should keep silent at a dinner table in order to be polite.
C. if you want to be friendly with the person next to you, you should press food on him.
D. talking is necessary at a dinner table.
33. At a dinner table, you do all of the following except
A. making the least noise possible.
B. picking up your soup bowl to drink away the last drop.
C. handling your silverware with care.
D. drinking the coffee from your cup.
34. What does “courteous” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Friendly.
B. Generous.
C. Polite.
D. Noble.
35 The passage implies that
A. different nations have different customs.
B. Chinese customs are quite similar to American ones.
C. both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main course.
D. if you are polite, the hostess will press more food on you.
Passage 8
At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings.
For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical device under the carpet. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown made people more active, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the general appearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs of faces whose energy was to be commented. Three groups of people were used; each was shown the same photos, but each group stayed in different rooms. The first group was in an ugly room. The second group was in an ordinary room — a nice office. The third was in a tastefully designed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to give higher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies show that students do better on tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms.
36. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?
A. People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms.
B. The color and general appearance of a room have a deep effect on the behavior of the people in it.
C. The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of room on people’s behavior.
D. Beautifully furnished, light-colored rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms.
37. According to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is ________.
A. the longer people like to stay in it
B. the sooner people in it will leave
C. the more active people in it will become
D. the more excited people in it are
38. What is referred to as the “general appearance” in this passage is
________.
A. how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in
B. the size of a room
C. whether there are beautiful walls in a room
D. what the room looks like
39. This passage provides us with _______.
A. a piece of scientific information
B. a normal lesson
C. an interesting test
D. a piece of news
40. At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?
A. Three
B. Two
C. Only one
D. Four
Passage 9
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!”
For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: “Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.”
One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”
41. The housewives learnt about the information of free goods _______.
A. on TV
B. at the supermarket
C. from the magazine
D. from the newspaper
42. Mrs. Edwards ________.
A. is always very lucky
B. is poor
C. hoped to get free shopping
D. gets disappointed easily
43. Mrs. Edwards’s husband tried to ________.
A. make her unhappy
B. cheer her up
C. buy things with her
D. stop her buying things
44. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to _______.
A. buy another thing
B. talk to the manager
C. pay for her shopping
D. try her luck again
45. In the end, Mrs. Edwards must have been ________.
A. pleased
B. delighted
C. proud
D. disappointed
Passage 10
Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One” helps elementary students who’ve fallen behind. The education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.
You’d have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.
Professor Dodge will act as a mentor(导师) to the tutors —he’ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy this community service and you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you’ve had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by
Professor Dodge’s office this week.
46. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.
B. To interest students in a new community program.
C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.
D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.
47. What is the purpose of the program described by the speaker?
A. To find jobs for graduating students.
B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.
C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students.
D. To provide funding for a community service project.
48. What does Professor Dodge do?
A. He advises students to participate in the special program.
B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.
C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom.
D. He helps students prepare their resumes.
49. What should students interested in the tutorials do?
A. Contact the elementary school.
B. Sign up for a special class.
C. Submit a resume to the dean.
D. Talk to Professor Dodge.
50. Whom do you think the speaker addresses?
A. Teachers.
B. Students.。