本科英语三(1份)

2008-2009 学年第二学期大学英语（三）课程考试试题（A）卷

类别成教学院夜大学拟题人张宪涛

适用专业 09级本科

（答案写在答题纸上，写在试题纸上无效）

I. Match the words with their meanings and write down the corresponding letters on the blanks. (10 points;1 point each)

1._____v. to express feeling of annoyance, pain, unhappiness, dissatisfaction, grief, etc.

2._____n. a branch of learning studies at university.

3.______adj. Depending on each other; necessary to each other.

4.______adv. That can not be prevented from happening

5.______v. to cause to be carried out effectively

6._______adj. Having or showing a knowledge of social life and behavior

7._______n. a way of setting right (anything bad)

8._______adj. Not able to be well understood.

9._______v. to measure, judge, and record on a map the details of (an area of land)

10.______v. to become worse.

A. enforce

B. discipline

C. inevitably

D. interdependent

E. complain

F. survey

G. indistinguishable

H. deteriorate

I. remedy J. sophisticated

II. V ocabulary and Structure (10 points; 1 point each)

There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. For each of these, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

11. He compared the girl______ a flower. A. to B. with C. in D. for

12. Civilization consists ____having a constructive attitude. A. of B. on C. About D. in

13. I’ve had enough ______ this weather.A. at B. with C. of D. from

14. ______ between them while they waited for the girl to come back.

A. A word was hardly said

B. A word was said hardly

C. Hardly a word was said

D. Hardly was said a word

15. When she finally arrived she apologized _____ so late.

A. that she came

B. that she was coming

C. for coming

D. to come

16. She added that if he had telephoned her before lunch, she _____ the book there.

A. took

B. would have taken

C. would take

D. would be taking

17. Some hotel staff speak _____ English. A. little B. small C. fewD. scarcely

18. It’s no use _____ to get a bargain these days.

A. to expect

B. expecting

C. you expect

D. looking forward

19. I wish I ____ to go to work on Monday morning.

A. haven’t

B. wouldn’t have

C. shouldn’t have

D. didn’t have

20. Does anyone know _____ this coat might be?A. whose B. whom C. to whomD. who III. Reading Comprehension (20 points; 2 pints each)

There are 2 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Decide on the choice that best answers the question.

Passage 1

Molting is one of the most involved process of a bird’s annual life cycle. Notwithstanding preening and constant care, the marvelously intricate structure of a bird’s feather inevitably wears out. All adult birds molt their feathers at least once a year, and upon close observation, one can recognize the frayed, ragged appearance of feathers that are nearing the end of their useful life. Two distinct processes are involved in molting. The first step is when the old, worn feather is dropped, or shed. The second is when a new feather grows in its place. When each feather has been shed and replaced, then the molt can be said to be complete. This, however, is an abstraction that often does not happen: incomplete, overlapping, and arrested molts are quite common.

Molt requires that a bird find and process enough protein to rebuild approximately one-third of its body weight. It is not surprising that a bird in heavy molt often seems listless and unwell. But far from being random, molt is controlled by strong evolutionary forces that have established an optional time and duration. Generally, molt occurs at the time of least stress on the bird. Many songbirds, for instance, molt in late summer, when the hard work of breeding is done but the weather is still warm and food still plentiful. This is why the woods in late summer often seem so quiet, when compared with the exuberant choruses of spring.

Molt of the flight feathers is the most highly organized part of the process. Some species, for example, begin by dropping the outmost primary feathers on each side (to retain balance in the air) and wait until the replacement feathers are about one-third grown before shedding the next outermost, and so on. Others always start with the innermost primary feathers on both sides. Most ducks shed their wing feathers at once, and remain flightless for two or three weeks while the replacement feathers grow.

21. The passage mainly discusses how_______.

A. birds prepare for breeding

B. bird feathers differ from species to species

C. birds shed and replace their feathers

D. birds are affected by seasonal changes

22. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason that songbirds molt in the late summer? ________.

A. Few predators are in the woods

B. The weather is still warm

C. The songbirds have finished breeding

D. Food is still available

23. Some birds that are molting maintain balance during flight by ______.

A. constantly preening and caring for their remain feathers

B. dropping flight feathers on both sides at the same time

C. adjusting the angle of their flight to compensate for lost feathers

D. only losing one-third of their feathers

24. The author discusses ducks in order to provide an example of birds that __________.

A. grow replacement feathers that are very long

B. shed all their wing feather at one time

C. keep their innermost feathers

D. shed their outermost feathers first

25. It can be inferred from the discussion about ducks that the molting of their flight feathers takes