新视野大学英语三题库2.docx

1、新视野大学英语三题库21.In theory every citizen in a democratic (民主的) country may _ to the protection of the law.A. claimB. appealC. pronounceD. pray2.Ideas _ from ones own experience are sometimes more valuable than those from books.A. derivedB. depositedC. retreatedD. restored3.By _ computation, he estimated

2、 that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.A. railB. rudeC. rackD. rough4.I could see that my wife was _ having that fashionable coat, whether I approved of it or not.A. determined toB. intent onC. short ofD. focused in5.They have _ for the car to pick them up at the station.A.

3、 arrangedB. managedC. appointedD. borrowed6.If you want to _ a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country.A. secureB. serveC. sureD. ensure7.Mike had dropped in to _ first hand how things were going on.A. inquireB. requireC. assignD. acquire8.She

4、_ the respect of everybody present.A. gatheredB. securedC. earnedD. collected9.Both sides exchanged their views on a wide _ of topics they were interested in at the meeting.A. extentB. expandC. numberD. range10.He could feel the _ of living in a warm, affectionate family setting.A. pleasureB. deligh

5、tC. joyD. enjoyment11.He was a man of noble _. He came from an old and prominent family in Virginia.A. originB. sourceC. rootD. resource12.The children went to the construction site to watch the iron tower _.A. to erectB. be erectedC. erectingD. being erected13.The manager promised to keep me _ of h

6、ow our business was going on.A. to be informedB. on informingC. informedD. informing14.The old lady never laughed, _ lose her temper.A. or she ever didB. nor did she everC. or did she everD. nor she ever did15.What do you think of his proposal that improvement _ in the old type of washer?A. be madeB

7、. will be madeC. would be madeD. will have to be made16.He has a large collection of books, _ are written in English.A. any thatB. many of whichC. many in whichD. among many that17.The house was not very old. It _.A. ought not to have knocked downB. ought not to have been knocked downC. ought not to

8、 knock downD. ought not be knocked down18.The meeting was put off because we _ a meeting without Jack.A. objected for havingB. objected to haveC. were objected to havingD. objected to having19.Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _ the advertiser pays for message to be deli

9、vered.A. in thatB. whereasC. whichD. now that20._ more and more scientists carrying out large-scale scientific research, the space industry will become more promising.A. AsB. BecauseC. WithD. Since21.The environment of this city will be more seriously polluted (污染) _ effective measures are taken to

10、prevent factories from sending out poisonous gases and wastewater.A. ifB. onceC. howeverD. unless22._ is no reason for discharging her.A. Because she was a few minutes lateB. Owing to a few minutes being lateC. The fact that she was a few minutes lateD. Being a few minutes late23._ dog was among the

11、 first animals to be domesticated is generally agreed upon by authorities (权威人士) in the field.A. Until theB. It was theC. TheD. That the24.He gave me _ $200! he said with satisfaction.A. no less thanB. no more thanC. something likeD. only25.I couldnt find _, and so I took this one.A. a large enough

12、coatB. a large coat enoughC. an enough large coatD. a coat enough large26.It is necessary that an efficient worker _ his work on time.A. accomplishesB. has accomplishedC. can accomplishD. accomplish My grandfather passed away today. He had a 1. heart attack. 2. of his treatment he was in a lot of pa

13、in. You see, the doctors were able to keep his body 3. , even though there was little chance of saving him. The 4. part of it was that my grandfather, who had always been quite humorous, could 5. communicate after that. He just didnt seem to be the 6. person anymore. My grandfather was a fat man. Af

14、ter the 7. , it took my grandmother, my mother and me to dress him each morning. After he was dressed, we 8. his pillow and sat him in his bed. His everyday life was wholly 9. of watching whatever was on the TV. He couldnt 10. change the channel.The doctors had worked hard to 11. him alive. However,

15、 a few weeks 12. they told us something disappointing. The surgical 13. had not been successful. My grandfathers condition had no 14. of improvement. Next, X-rays showed my grandfather had obtained a lung 15. a frequent problem with stroke patients. Drugs would make him sick and could not 16. him.Th

16、at was the time for us to make a 17. decision. On the one hand, we could not 18. to see our once vigorous grandfather suffering. He was living the painful, limited life to which the stroke had 19. him. On the other hand, we hated to be the one to decide to let nature take its course.At last we decid

17、ed that the right thing to do would be to let him die with 20. .He died a peaceful death.Questions 21 to 40 are based on the following passage.Sometimes medical advancements present us with a tough choice to make. People think medicine has created some 21. questions to sort out. For example, modern

18、medical treatment can keep the body living well after patients have lost 22. to live. We have machines to 23. as organs. And we can feed a person by letting fluids 24. into their body. This can be done 25. they cant eat themselves. Sometimes, even when the mind 26. functioning, the body keeps on wor

19、king. Should we keep our loved ones alive through surgical procedures, hoping for a 27. ? Or, 28. their treatment and only provide drugs for the pain? This would allow them to die in a more 29. way. The 30. two options are not against the law. 31. courts sometimes need to get involved. This is espec

20、ially true when loved ones have 32. opinions on what should be done. There is a third option that has the 33. of a great many people, but is against the law. We can 34. the death of our loved one. This can be done 35. he no longer has to suffer.In the past, there was very 36. that could be done to s

21、ave a person in great danger. Once he had 37. a serious illness, doctors could do nothing. It was not 38. for people to live long after suffering major illness. Neither did people often live long after body organ 39. . Many believe that people nowadays are kept alive for much 40. than they should be

22、. Some even believe that the kindest thing to do for a person who is dying and in a good deal of pain is to help them to die quickly and painlessly.You must face the fact that in your inmost heart you hate the thought of moving. It is easiest not to leave the rooms where your children passed through

23、 their wonderful childhood and annoying teens to a friendly but slightly distant maturity. Until, suddenly one day, the distance is absolute and they are grown up and gone. Then you find yourself living in too large a house, which consumes in its maintenance too much energy and money. When we found

24、ourselves in this situation a few years ago, we determined to move while we still had the strength and before the emotional ties that the old house had wrapped around us became too powerful to be broken. Move while you can! But be sure you really want to, and do not move too often. It is an exhausti

25、ng process.Your first task is to find a house that will suit you. It must be smaller, quieter, easier to run, and more conveniently placed for transport. Not so small, though, that it will not have room for your largest pieces of furniture, and located not too far from the neighborhood where so many

26、 friendships have been built up.At last we found one: a late Victorian cottage, in a street where the houses, all small, range from late 18th to mid 20th century. It was near enough to where we wanted to live. It had no basement (底下层), which was a great convenience for aging legs; there were only tw

27、o floors: one for ourselves and one where friends, children, and grandchildren could spread themselves when they came to stay. Each floor had two rooms. There was a kitchen on the ground floor, with the bathroom above it.1.The passage concerns _.A. buying a house for a newly married coupleB. buying

28、a large house for a growing familyC. buying a better house when people have more money to spendD. buying a smaller house for older people whose children have left home2.The passage implies that grown-up children are _.A. more friendly to their parents when they are grown upB. distant from their pare

29、ntsC. friendly but not very closeD. annoying3.The author decided to move _.A. when his house gave him too much work and cost too much to runB. when he grew tired of his houseC. when he suddenly got the strength to do soD. before the house collapsed4.The author advises people in his own situation _.A. to move into a very small houseB. to move somewhere where the largest possible pieces of furniture will fitC. not to move