大学英语3(专升本)阶段性作业2.doc

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大学英语3（专升本）阶段性作业2

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一、选词填空

1.Thefueltankshada_______capacityof140liters.（2分）

（A）function

（B）ability

（C）power

（D）volume

参考答案：

D

2.Itisnouse_______therelativemeritsofthispolicy.（2分）

（A）making

（B）taking

（C）discussing

（D）expecting

参考答案：

C

3. Thereport_______settingupdaytrainingcolleges.（2分）

（A）supposed

（B）excited

（C）suggested

（D）discussed

参考答案：

C

4. Hetalkstoughbuthasa_______heart.（2分）

（A）heavy

（B）strong

（C）kind

（D）wild

参考答案：

C

5.Theunionrepresentative_______herargumentveryeffectively.（2分）

（A）explained

（B）invented

（C）considered

（D）accepted

参考答案：

A

6.Eveninahighlymodernizedcountry,_______workisstillneeded.（2分）

（A）physical

（B）mental

（C）natural

（D）hard

参考答案：

A

7.Ourlivesare_____ boundupwiththeirs.（2分）

（A）tensely

（B）nearly

（C）carefully

（D） closely

参考答案：

D

8._______,theworkhasbeeneasy.（2分）

（A）So

（B）Solong

（C）Sothat

（D）Sofar

参考答案：

D

9.Canyou_______theplot?

（2分）

（A）change

（B）investigate

（C）write

（D）understand

参考答案：

D

10. NormanBlameyisanartistofdeep_______.（2分）

（A）statements

（B）beliefs

（C）suggestions

（D）claims

参考答案：

B

11.Thehigh-speedtrainscanhaveamajor_______ontravelpreferences.（2分）

（A）force

（B）influence

（C）surprise

（D）power

参考答案：

B

12.Inthelattercasethe_______canbeseriousindeed（2分）

（A）result

（B）judgment

（C）decision

（D）event

参考答案：

A

13.The_______fromthetopofthemountainisbreathtaking.（2分）

（A）view

（B）sight

（C）look

（D）point

参考答案：

A

14. Ourstatisticsshowthatwe_______allthatwearecapableofproducing（2分）

（A）waste

（B）buy

（C）use

（D）sell

参考答案：

C

15._______,anumberofothermethodshavebeenemployed（2分）

（A）Therefore

（B）Afterwards

（C）However

（D）Furthermore

参考答案：

A

二、阅读理解

 ThebookTheOriginofSpeciesbyCharlesDarwinisprobablyoneofthemostfamousbookseverwrittenbyascientist.Yetitisabookwhichthewriterdidnotwanttopublish;heonlyagreedtomakehistheoryknowntothepublicwhenhewasforcedtobyhisfriends.

In1831,theBritishGovernmentsentashipcalledBeagletoSouthAmericatomakemapsofthecoast.Atthattime,DarwinwasayoungmaninhistwentieswhohadstudiedscienceinEdinburghandCambridge.Throughafriend,hewasofferedthejobofstudyingtheplantsandanimalsofthedifferentcountriesthattheBeaglewastovisit.Darwin’sfathertoldhimnottogo,andthecaptainoftheBeaglesaidthathedidnotliketheshapeofDarwin’snose;butthatdidnotstophim,andinDecemberofthatyear,DarwinsailedforSouthAmerica.Hespentfiveyearsontheship,collectingmanysamplesandwritingdownhisobservationsaboutthelivingthingshefound.

WhenhereturnedtoEngland,hetriedtoworkoutatheorytoexplainwhathehadobserved.Itwasclearthatmanyspecieswereconnectedwitheachotherinsomeway,withoutbeingexactlythesame.Whywasthis?

Twoyearsafterhisreturn,hedevelopedatheory:

onlythestrongestorthecleverestcouldsurvivedifficultconditions.Overtime,thespecieschangesslowlytofittheenvironment.Differentenvironmentsproducedifferentspecies.（17.5分）

16）.WhichofthefollowingistrueofTheOriginOfSpecies?

（3.5分）

（A）CharlesDarwinwroteitinordertomakehisnewtheoryknowntothepublic.

（B）CharlesDarwinhaditpublishedassoonashehadwrittenit.

（C）Itisoneofthegreatestscientificbooks.

（D）CharlesDarwin’sfriendswerenotinterestedinitwhenitwaswritten.

参考答案：

C

17）.CharlesDarwinspentfiveyearsontheship,____.（3.5分）

（A）makingmapsofthecoastofSouthAmerica

（B）studyingseaanimalsandplants

（C）studyingthesamplesofanimalsandplantstheseamencollected

（D）studyingtheanimalsandplantsoftheplacestheshipvisited

参考答案：

D

18）.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiftrue?

（3.5分）

（A）CharlesDarwin’sfathersenthimonboard.

（B）Theuniversitiessenthimonboard.

（C）Thecaptainwelcomedhimtotheship.

（D）Afriendofhisofferedhimachancetogoonboard.

参考答案：

D

19）.Charlesdevelopedatheoryfortheoriginofspecies____（3.5分）

（A）afewyearsafterhehadreturnedtoEngland

（B）assoonashehadreturnedtoEngland

（C）whilereturningtoEngland

（D）whiletravelingtoSouthAmerica

参考答案：

A

20）.Darwindiscoveredthatmanyspecieswereconnectedwitheachother____.（3.5分）

（A）innoway

（B）insomeway

（C）exactlyinthesameway

（D）inanunknownway

参考答案：

B

FormerYugoslavleaderSlobodanMilosevicwasfounddeadlastSaturdayinhiscellattheHague-basedInternationalCriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia.The64-year-oldhadbeenontrialtheresinceFebruary2002.

BorninprovincialPozarevacin1941,hewasthesecondsonofapriestandaschoolteacher.Bothofhisparentsdiedwhenhewasstillayoungadult.TheyoungMilosevicwas“untypical”,saysSlavoljubDjukic,hisunofficialbiographer.Hewas“notinterestedinsports,andavoidedexcursionsandusedtocometoschooldressedintheold-fashionedway–whiteshirtandtie.”Oneofhisfriendssaid,hecould“imaginehimasastation-masterorpunctiliouscivilservant”.

Indeedthatisexactlywhathemighthavebecome,hadhenotmarriedMira.Shewaswidelybelievedtobehisdrivingforce.

Atuniversityandbeyondhedidwell.Heworkedforvariousfirmsandwasacommunistpartymember.By1986hewasheadofSebia’sCommitter.Butstillhehadnotyetreallybeennoticed.

ItwasKosovothatgavehimhischance.AnautonomousprovinceofSerbia,KosovowashometoanAlbanianmajorityandaSerbianminority.In1989,hewassenttheretocalmfearsofSerbianswhofelttheywerediscriminatedagainst.Butinsteadheplayedthenationalistcardandbecametheirchampion.Insodoing,hechangedintoaruthlessanddeterminedman.AthomewithMiraheplottedthedownfallofhispoliticalenemies.ConspiringwiththedirectorofSerbianTV,hemountedamodernmediacampaignwhichaimedtogethimthemostpowerinthecountry.

HewaselectedSerbianpresidentin1990.In1997,hebecamepresidentofYugoslavia.Therestofthestoryiswell-known:

hisnationalistcardcausedYugoslavia’sotherethnicgroupstofightfortheirownrights,powerandlands.Yugoslaviabrokeupwhenfourofthesixrepublicsdeclaredindependencein1991.warstartedandlastedforyearsandmillionsdied.ThenWesterncountiesintervened.NATObombedYugoslavia,andheeventuallysteppeddownasstateleaderin2000.

Soonafterthis,Serbia’snewgovernment,ledbyZoranDjindjic,arrestedhimandsenthimtofacejusticeattheYugoslavwascrimestribunalintheHague.（17.5分）

21）.WheredidMilosevicdie?

（3.5分）

（A）inabasement

（B）inprison

（C）inasmallroom

（D）inhisowncountry

参考答案：

B

22）.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheyoungMilosevic?

（3.5分）

（A）hedressedinaprettyold-fashionedway

（B）hewasnotinterestedinsports

（C）hewasanordinaryperson

（D）hewasextremelyambitious

参考答案：

D

23）.Allofthefollowingpersonsinonewayoranotherchangedhisfateexpect（3.5分）

（A）Mira

（B）Hisparents

（C）ZoranDjindjic

（D）ThedirectorofSerbianTV

参考答案：

B

24）.WhywasMilosevicsenttoKosovoin1989?

（3.5分）

（A）tohandleeconomicissues

（B）todriveAlbaniansbacktotheirowncounties

（C）toremovetheSerbian’sfearsthattheywerediscriminatedagainst

（D）tolaunchanattackagainsthispoliticalenemies

参考答案：

C

25）.Whathappedin1991?

（3.5分）

（A）Yugoslaviabrokeup

（B）Westerncountiesintervened

（C）NATObombedYugoslavia

（D）Milosevicwasarrested

参考答案：

A

 Educationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.

Insomemodemcountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall—onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegree;theyrefusetodowhattheythink“low”work;and,infact,manualworkisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor;wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns.

Infact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety. （17.5分）

26）.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat_______.（3.5分）

（A）educationcanresolvemostoftheproblemsintheworld.

（B）freeeducationforallwillprobablyleadustoaperfectworld

（C）freeeducationwon’thelpsolveproblems

（D）notallofthesocialproblemscanbesolvedbyeducation

参考答案：

D

27）.Thewriterwantstoprovethat_______.（3.5分）

（A）oursocietyneedsallkindsofjobs

（B）oursocietyneedsfreeeducationforall

（C）afarmerismoreimportantthanaprofessor

（D）workingwithhandsismoreimportantthananythingelse

参考答案：

A

28）.Accordingtothepassage______（3.5分）

（A）manualworkisdirtyandshameful

（B）manualworkisconsideredlow

（C）manualworkisthemostimportant

（D）wecan’tregardmanualworkaslow

参考答案：

D

29）.Thepurposeofeducationis_______.（3.5分）

（A）tochooseofficialsforthecountry

（