大学英语3

注意事项Part 1 Fill in the Blanks (with the right preposition or adverb)(每小题：1 分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.1.Most airlines base their ticket prices theamount people are willing to pay for them.on2.Mr. Smith had also been charged a drunk driving offence the previous evening.with3.During the break time, students began to spill out of thebuilding, while others began to stream .in4.My parents, who used to live in the country, had troubleadjusting living in an apartment.to5.If I had known my life was going to turnlike this, I would have let them kill me.out6.the rules; to do so would mean punishment for everyone in the village.against7.The man was arrested murdering an old lady who refused to give him the money he demanded.for8.He got arrested drunken driving andrunning over an old man.for9.I immediately had copies made greatexpense because it was typewritten on foreign paper in the 1940s.at10.In the environment they lived in it was inevitable that kidswould turn crime.to注意事项Part 2 Multiple Choice(每小题：2 分)Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1.He couldn't ____A__ the thought of leaving his hometownforever.A. bearB. carryC. offerD. support2.The publication of the poet's most recent works will certainly___D____ his national reputation.A. riseB. strengthenC. enlargeD. enhance3.It's quite strange that he should be utterly ___A____ to publiccriticism.A. inactiveB. indifferentC. uninterestedD. unconsidered4.The government is trying to do something to ___A_____better understanding between the two countries.A. raiseB. promoteC. addD. increase5.As we had to keep the fire going throughout the games, wehad to add firewood ____D___.A. speciallyB. permanentlyC. previouslyD. constantly6.The soldier was __c______ of running away when the enemyattacked.A. scoldedB. chargedC. accusedD. punished7.Mr. Johnson said that his clients __b_____ our samples bythe end of last month.A. didn't receiveB. hadn't receivedC. haven't receivedD. don't receive8.Your explanation is ___a___ than his.A. no more convincingB. not so convincingC. no more convincedD. not so convinced9.The color TV set that you bought at a lower price is _a_____the one that we bought at a slightly higher price.A. inferior toB. inferior thanC. more inferiorD. more inferior than10._____b__, David still could not solve the problem.A. However he tried hardB. However hard he triedC. However hard did he tryD. However he hard tried11.Theory could not do without practice, ___d____ withouttheory.A. practice could do neitherB. practice could neither doC. neither practice could doD. neither could practice do12.There is a crowd of people in front of the house over there.What do you suppose __c_____?A. happensB. happeningC. has happenedD. to have happened13.By the time this talk is over, we __d____ a lot about airplanes.A. shall be learningB. are learningC. shall learnD. shall have learnt14.___d___ a choice of two jobs, the man decided to take theone which was nearest to his house.A. When offeringB. When he is offeredC. When being offeredD. When offered15.With tears on her face, she watched her injured daughter___c___ to hospital.A. sendingB. to be sentC. sentD. having sentPart 3 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题：2 分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll (死亡人数) could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity (强度) that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes (准则) in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers aren't resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints (蓝图) for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations (振动). The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.1.One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angelesearthquake was comparatively low is that ___D_____.A. new computers had been built into the buildingsB. it occurred in the residential (居住的) areas rather than onthe highwaysC. large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for aholidayD. improvements had been made in the construction ofbuildings and highways2.The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to______A__.A. counterbalance (抵消) an earthquake's action on thebuildingB. predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracyC. help strengthen the foundation of the buildingD. measure the impact of an earthquake's vibrations3.The smart buildings discussed in the passage ___B_____.A. would cause serious financial problemsB. would be worthwhile though costlyC. would increase the complexity of architectural designD. can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes4.It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing thedamage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on _____C___.A. the increasing use of rubber and steel in capitalconstructionB. the development of flexible building materialsC. the reduction of the impact of ground vibrationsD. early forecasts of earthquakes5.The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to_____D___.A. compare the consequences of the earthquakes thatoccurred in the USB. encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use ofcomputersC. outline the history of the development of quake-resistantbuilding materialsD. report new developments in constructing quake-resistantbuildingsQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.I'm 90 years old. The advantage of being 90 is that you can look forward to death. The world is getting noisier, sexier and more horrible by the minute, but at least I can comfort myself with the fact that the end is in sight. Or so I thought. Imagine my anger when I opened the newspaper and discovered they were going to make us live till 130. When you're 60 or 70 the thought of death crosses your mind like a shadow. It disturbs you, it worries you. But by the time you reach my age you hope for it.My body is dying on me. It's horrible. You start to smell—the smell of death—and you can do nothing about it. I can no longer see properly. You go deaf, and people talk to you as if you're a child. Your legs give up on you. Nowadays I spend so much time working out how to avoid making the trip downstairs more than once a day. When I do get out, I can barely walk more than a few yards—and according to those who know me, I'm lucky in good shape for my 90 years.Ah, but the world would be so much wiser, some people say. I'm afraid that's an illusion. As we get older, we lose our wisdom, our mind, and even our language. We would have a world in which no one could communicate because we'd have forgotten how to.No. The absolute nothingness of death is something to look forward to. If I discovered a medicine to make people live until 130, the first thing I'd do is to bury it.6.What is the advantage of being 90 years old?BA. You can become sexier.B. You can look forward to death.C. You can enjoy the world more.D. You can hear less noise.7.Why did the speaker get angry?AA. He learned people will live longer.B. He learned people will be noisier.C. He learned people will become sexy.D. He learned people will think about death.8.Why is the speaker lucky, according to some?CA. He doesn't have to walk much.B. He doesn't need to listen to others.C. He is in good health for his age.D. He is much wiser than before.9.What is an "illusion", according to the speaker?DA. That the world has become a better place.B. That the world has become sexier and noisier.C. That old people are happy to live longer lives.D. That old people are wiser than they were before.10.What would he do with a medicine that makes life longer?DA. Live 130 years.B. Become wiser.C. Forget where it is.D. Bury the medicine.Part 4 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)(每小题：1 分)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.If you were on a team to choose five of the world's greatestminds, past and present, to solve today's problems, whomwould you choose? If it were me, I would suggest our 1.multitasking ability would allow our team to 2.once. He could manage multiple frames on his computerscreen, each 3.our team was working on. Of course, to calculate the answers to complex equations, our team would need the acceleratedgenius of Einstein. And, our team should be 4.kindness. With Mother Teresa on board, not a single one ofmankind's 5.attention. And likewise, we would be nothing if we did notunderstand 6.violence, so I would ask Ghandi to participate as well. Let's notforget that to get positive 7.group will need to understand modern politics. That's why Ithink we could get the 8.performance by including Kofi Annan.Our 9.would need to put theirheadquarters somewhere. I suggest the location besomewhere in need of help, like Africa, as opposed to 10.more power in an already developed country. And they would need a group leader. Maybe weshould all elect that person together. I'm really having a hardtime deciding who that should be.Passage 14(1) collective; (2) accomplish; (3) displaying; (4)comprised; (5) abuses;(6) restraint; (7) outcomes; (8) maximum; (9)panel; (10) concentratingPart 5 Skimming and Scanning (MultipleChoice + Blank Filling)(每小题：3 分)Directions: Read the following passage and then answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Forquestions 8-10, complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog.Michael Dell's Two-Billion-Dollar DreamMichael Dell has always been fond of saying, "If you think you have a good idea, try it!" And today, at 29, he has discovered the power of another good idea that has helped him rise in just a few years from a teenager to a rich businessman. He has become thefourth-largest manufacturer of personal computers in America and the youngest man ever to head a Fortune 500 corporation. Growing up in Houston, Michael and his two brothers were encouraged bytheir parents with the desire to learn and the drive to work hard. Even so, stories about the middle boy began to be told early.Early school lifePeople tried to talk him out of finishing high school early, but Michael explained that he thought it was best to get high school out of the way quickly.A few years later Michael had another good idea, to trade stamps by advertising in stamp magazines. With the $2,000 profit he made, he bought his first personal computer. Then he took it apart to figure out how it worked. In high school Michael had a job selling newspapers. This time Dell made $18,000 and bought a BMW. The car salesman was surprised when the 17-year-old had all the money he needed to pay for it. The next year Dell enrolled at the University of Texas in Austin. Like most freshmen, he needed to earn spending money. People wanted low-cost machines to meet their needs, and these were not readily available. Why should dealers charge so much for so little added value, Dell wondered. Why not sell from the manufacturer directly to the end user?Computer businessDuring a holiday break, Dell's parents told him they were concerned about his grades. "If you want to start a business, do it after you get your degree," his father begged. Dell agreed, but back in Austin he felt the opportunity of a lifetime was passing him by. "I couldn't bear to miss this chance," he says. After one month he started selling computers again.Over spring break, Dell confessed to his parents that he was still in the computer business. They wanted to know how classes were going. "I have to quit school," he replied. "I want to start my own company." "What exactly is it that you want to do?" asked his father."Compete with IBM," he answered simply.Compete with IBM? Now his parents were really worried. But no matter what they said, Dell wouldn't change his mind. So they made a deal: over summer vacation he would try to launch a computer company. If he didn't succeed, he would have to go back to school in September. Returning to Austin, Dell risked all his savings and incorporated (组成) Dell Computer Corp. When he was 19, heobtained a one-room office on a month-to-month lease (租借) and hired his first employee, a 28-year-old manager to handle finance and management. For advertising, he grabbed an empty food box and on the back sketched the first ad for Dell Computer. A friend copied it onto paper and took it to the newspaper.Dell still specialized in direct marketing of stripped-down (拆卸) IBM PCs to which he added custom features. As orders came in, Dell rushed around gathering up the right parts to assemble each order. First-month sales topped $180,000; the second, $265,000. Dell barely noticed when the new school year arrived.Within a year, he was selling thousands of PCs, so he hired more staff. Customers phoned orders to a toll-free (免费电话) line, and then the staff assembled the units. Trucks picked up daily that day's production for delivery. It was very efficient, and made a lot of money. Just when it seemed the sky was the limit, and sales had topped $3 million, the manager that Dell had hired quit. But, as Dell always told himself, "Every time you have a crisis, something good comes out of it." From necessity, he learned accounting that would prove very helpful in the years ahead. "It's a lot easier to learn something if it's important to you," he says.Unlike other manufacturers, Dell gave his customers money-back guarantees. He also realized that when a computer breaks down, the customer wants it working right away. So Dell guaranteed a next-day on site service for his products, and introduced a24-hour-a-day line for customers to talk directly with computer experts. Ninety percent of computer technical problems, according to Dell, can be solved over the phone.Constant telephone contact with customers kept the company close to the market. Customers let Dell Computer know directly what they liked or didn't like about a particular model. "My competitors were developing products and then telling customers what they should want, instead of finding out what the market really wanted and then developing products," Dell says. By the day Michael Dell would have graduated from college, his company was selling $70 million worth of computers a year.Successful careerToday Dell Computer has wholly owned subsidiaries (分公司) in 16 countries, including Japan. The company has capital of over $2 billion, employs some 5,500 persons, and Dell's personal fortune isbetween $250 million and $300 million. To encourage even greater productivity, Dell Computer gives its employees awards for ideas worth trying even if they don't succeed. "Our success has forced the giants to become more competitive," Dell says. "That's good for the consumer."Dell, his wife and their two-year-old daughter lead a pretty normal life. His charity is generous but quiet. Recently the couple announced they would give land to Austin's Jewish community. Dell also regularly lectures to MBA students at the University of Texas Graduate School of Business in Austin.He credits his own success to the fact that Alexander and Lorraine Dell expected their three sons to study and work hard. "The reason our schools are failing isn't because classroom sizes are too big. I can show you schools in Thailand where kids study in unbelievably crowded classrooms and yet they're learning much more than our students. Why? Because they want to learn, they want to work hard, because their parents and their teachers expect that of them."Back when his firm was two people in one room, Dell told his friends his dream was to become the world's largestpersonal-computer maker. He was unrealistic, they said.Why would anyone want to be second or third or tenth?" he replied. His message to us all: why not at least try to realize your dream, what you would truly love to achieve?1.________________ encouraged Michael and his brothers tolearn and work hard.A. HoustonB. ComputersC. Their parentsD. America2.Michael's excellent idea was to sell directly to the end userfrom ________________.A. the machinesB. the manufacturerC. the University of TexasD. the salesman3.What did Dell do rather than let the opportunity of a lifetimepass him by? ________________A. He promised to stay in school.B. He bought a computer.C. He took a holiday break.D. He quit school to start a company.4.Dell was determined to succeed in launching his companyand ________________.A. he took a summer vacationB. he made a deal with IBMC. he risked all his savingsD. he started working for a manager5.What had Dell always told himself about having a crisis?________________A. Something important is easy to learn.B. Good things happen because of it.C. Help comes in the years ahead.D. Guarantees can help things.6.In order to help his customers quickly when a computerbreaks down Dell allows his customers to________________.A. talk directly with himself through phoneB. talk directly with his computer experts through phoneC. talk directly with his manager through phoneD. change another computer through phone7.Unlike Dell, his competitors were ________________.A. developing productsB. finding out what the market wantedC. telling customers what to wantD. selling $70 million computers8.Dell's companies are spread all over the world and hire.9.Dell leads a normal life, but he is fond of charity and lecturesto .10.When Dell told his friends he wanted to be the world's largestPC maker, they believed .交卷!1---7 C B D C B B C 8. some 5,500 persons 9. MBA students 10. he was unrealistic。