2023年成人高考大学英语期中考试.doc

《大学英语3》综合复习资料
I. Use of English
Directions: In this part, there are 10 incomplete dialogues. For each dialogue, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1. —Are you from Italy?
—____________.
A. Yes, we are B. No, we don’t
C. No, I don’t D. No, we won’t
2. —Thanks for your help.
—____________.
A. Quite right B. Never mind
C. My pleasure D. Don’t thank me
3. —Do you think this is a nice place?
—____________.
A. That’s right B. You’re right
C. No, it’s not here D. Yes, I think so
4. —Paul, ____________?
—Oh, that’s my father! And beside him, my mother.
A. what is the person over there B. who’s talking over there
C. what are they doing D. which is that
5. —Hi, Tom, how’s everything with you?
—____________, and how are you?
A. Don’t mention it B. Hm, not too bad
C. Thanks D. Pretty fast
6. —Who’s that speaking?
—This is Tom ____________
A. speaks B. spoken C. speaking D. saying
7. —I’m sorry. I lost the key.
—____________
A. Well, it’s OK. B. No, it’s all right.
C. You are welcome. D. You are wrong.
8. —It’s rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window?
—____________
A. Yes, please. B. No, go ahead. C. Sure, please. D. I don’t like it.
9. —____________
—He teaches physics in a school.
A. What does your father want to do? B. Who is your father?
C. What is your father? D. Where is your father now?
10. —Excuse me, how much is the jacket?
—It’s 499 Yuan. ____________.
A. Oh, no. That’s OK! B. How do you like it?
C. Which do you prefer? D. Would you like to try it on?
11. — Please help yourself to the seafood。
— _______
A. No, I can’t. B. Sorry, I can’t help.
C. Well, seafood don’t suit for. D. Thanks, but I don’t like the seafood.
12. — Can you go to the concert with us this evening?
— _______
A. No, I already have plans. B. I’d love to, but I’m busy tonight.
C. No, I really don’t like being with you. D. I’m ill, so I shouldn’t go out.
13. — Congratulations! You won the first prize in today’s speech contest.
— _______.
A. Yes, I beat the others. B. No, no I didn’t do it well.
C. Thank you. D. It’s a pleasure.
14. — Must I take a taxi?
— No, you _______. You can take my car.
A. had better to B. don’t
C. must not D. don’t have to
15. — We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us?
— _______
A. I’m afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting.
B. Of course not. I have no idea.
C. No, I can’t.
D. That’s all set.
16. —Good-bye and thank you very much for a wonderful time.
—_____. Hope to see you again.
A. Thank you for your coming B. Not at all
C. It was nothing D. Never mind
17. —Could you show me your passport？
—_____.
A. Yes, I could B. Sure
C. I haven’t it with me D. I don’t want to
18. —Would you mind if I turned the radio up？
—_____.
A. Yes, please B. No, go ahead
C. No, thank you D. Yes, that’ll be right
19. —We are going to London for holiday next week. Would you mind taking care of my garden while we’re away？
—Not at all. _____.
A. Sorry, I have no time B. I’d rather not
C. With pleasure D. No, I wouldn’t
20. —Please help yourself to the fish.
—_____.
A. Thanks, but I don’t like fish B. Sorry, I can’t help
C. Well, fish don’t suit for D. No, I can’t
II. Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 8 passages in this part. Passage 1,2,3 and 4 are followed by True or False questions .For each of them there are 2 choices marked A and B. Passage 5,6,7 and 8 are followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage 1
Mr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa.
One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, "Could you please tell us a rare animal, sir?"
"Certainly," said Mr. Turner. "One day I met a rhinoceros（犀牛） by a river…"
"Please wait a minute, sir," said the man. "There aren't any rhinoceros in Africa at all!"
"It's rare just because there aren't any!"
1. Mr. White was born in a farmer's family.
A. T B. F
2. Mr. White hoped to be respected because he was the richest man in their town.
A. T B. F
3. The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because he knew more than any other person in the town.
A. T B. F
4. All people believed Mr. White except the children.
A. T B. F
5. Mr. White wouldn't like to admit that he was wrong.
A. T B. F
Passage 2
Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech "I Have a Dream" before the Lincoln Memorial. The "dream" is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later.
Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever.
6. Martin Luther King was murdered when he was 39 years old.
A. T B. F
7. Martin Luther King was a black minister only.
A. T B. F
8. Martin Luther King's Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years.
A. T B. F
9. The underlined word "delivered" in the second paragraph could be replaced by "gave".
A. T B. F
10. The best title for this passage is "Civil Rights Law".
A. T B. F
Passage 3
Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. Why? Because that is what they have been told all their life. But a new report offers some different advice. Experts say people should obey their bodies; they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.
The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. The report is from the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academies. This organization provides scientific and technical advice to the government and the public.
The report contains some general suggestions. The experts say women should get about two-point-seven liters of water daily. Men should get about three-point-seven liters. But wait － in each case, that is more than eight glasses.
There is an important difference. The report does not tell people how many glasses of water to drink. In fact, the experts say it may be impossible to know how many glasses are needed to meet these guidelines. This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods. People do not get water only by forcing themselves to drink a set number of glasses per day. People also drink fruit juices and sodas and milk. They drink coffee and tea. These all contain water.
As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates. Depending on heat and activity, people could need two times as much water as others do.
11. According to the passage, experts advise people to drink as much water as they feel like drinking.
A．T B．F
12. Most healthy people meet their daily needs for water by drinking when they are tired.
A．T B．F
13. The Institute of Medicine usually changes some traditional ideas.
A．T B．F
14. People's daily water requirement can include the water content in foods.
A．T B．F
15. People need to drink more water when they live in hot climates.
A．T B．F
Passage 4
When I begin to look back on all friends whom I have had, I quickly came to the conclusion that Jerry was the most important and had the greatest effect upon my life. His family moved to my block when I was only 10. Jerry was 15 at the time, but the fact that he was so much older than me seemed to make no difference to him. I was very glad that he liked me. We took long walks together, on which he would tell me stories he had heard form TV and radio programs.
But as months went by, a change came into our friendship. Jerry almost stopped coming by the house, and every time I went to his house or telephoned, he put me off with some excuses such as "I'm studying now" or "I've got some jobs to do for Mum". When we passed on the street, he would
still give me a warm smile and friendly wave with a "Hi, kid", but he would hardly ever stop to talk. Finally I realized that he was no longer interested in me and that his taste had changed. I noticed him with a girl once in a while and several times saw him going out in his family's car on a Friday
or Saturday night. I simply couldn't understand what was so great about girls and parties.
But I was hurt when he finally made me know that our friendship was at an end. Of course he didn't really mean to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized that it was an age problem that caused the break. There were a world of differences between the ideas and interests of a 17-year-old and a 12-year-old. Now that I'm over sixteen myself, I realized this, and the hurt I got then has become happy memories of the good times we were once together. I wonder if millions of other boys and girls have had a similar experience.
16. When the writer and Jerry first met, Jerry was 5 years older than the writer.
A．T B．F
17. Their friendship lasted for a few years.
A．T B．F
18. Jerry stopped playing with the writer because he was busy with his study.
A．T B．F
19. When a change came in their friendship, the writer started going to parties with girls.
A．T B．F
20. The main idea of the passage is that the age difference plays a part in friendship.
A．T B．F
Passage 5
Why are mobiles so popular? Because people love to talk to each other. And it is easier with a mobile phone. In countries like Russia and China, people use mobile phones in places where there is no ordinary telephone. Business people use mobiles when they’re traveling. In some countries, like Japan, many people use their mobile phones to send e-mail messages and access the Internet. They use a new kind of mobile phone called “i-mode”. You can even use a mobile phone to listen to music.
Mobile phones are very fashionable with teenagers. Parents buy mobile phones for their children. They can call home if they are in trouble and need help. So they feel safer. But teenagers mostly use them to keep in touch with their friends or play simple computer games. It’s cool to be the owner of a small expensive mobile. Research shows that teenage owners of mobiles smoke less. Parents and schools are happy that teenagers are safer and smoke less.
But many people dislike them. They hate it when the businessman opposite them on the train has a loud conversation on his phone, or when mobile phones ring in a café or restaurant. But there is a much more serious problem. It’s possible that mobiles can heat up the brain because we hold the phone so close to our head. Scientists fear that mobiles can perhaps be bad for your memory and even give you cancer.
21. Mobiles are popular among people because _____.
A. they think mobiles are fun
B they believe mobiles are safe
C. they love to listen to music
D. they feel it easier to talk to each other
22. It is stated in the passage that in Russia and China _____.
A. ordinary telephone service is available everywhere
B. people prefer mobile phones to ordinary telephones
C. mobiles are used in places without ordinary telephones
D. people use mobiles to send e-mail and access the Internet
23. Parents buy mobile phones for their children because _____.
A. mobile phones are very fashionable with teenagers
B. mobile phones enable teenagers to give up smoking
C. they can use mobile to play simple computer games
D. they can call home if they are in trouble and need help
24. Why can mobile phones be a much more serious problem?
A. Because people hate the businessmen using mobiles in public places.
B. Because the use of mobile phones can be physically harmful.
C. Because there is strong evidence for the problems of mobiles.
D. Because people feel their privacy unprotected in a café or restaurant.
25. Which of the following can be the title of this passage?
A. Why Are Mobiles So Popular?
B. Mobiles — Useful or Useless?
C. Mobiles — A Danger to Health?
D. Why Do We Design Mobiles?
Passage 6
Is there a “success personality”— some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula, and can anyone cultivate it?
At the Gallup Organization we recently focused in depth on success, probing the attitudes and qualities of 1,500 prominent people selected at random from Who’s Who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is, common sense.
Common sense is the most prevailing quality possessed by our respondents(回答者). Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this category. And 61 percent say that common sense was very important in contributing to their success.
To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affai