大学英语三Part I Reading ComprehensionWatching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK, but what kind of programs do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programs every week are very popular dramas that are usually on at least four times every week. They are dramas based on one neighborhood that try to depict ordinary life in the UK — we call these dramas ―soap operas‖ or ―soaps‖.In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the day. Back in those days, it was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the washing. Companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on, and sometimes those companies would even sponsor the drama. Hence the word ―soap‖ came into use.So what about the word ―opera‖? Well, that‘s because these dramas are oft en an exaggeration of real life. They are supposed to represent ordinary lives but to make them entertaining, lots of dramatic events like murders, divorces, affairs etc. all happen probably much more regularly than they would in a normal neighborhood.Most soap operas these days are shown in the evening. Each show will have several different storylines happening at once that continue over several shows. The same cast members will appear in every show too.1. What kind of programs do British people watch most?A.Reality TVs.B. Talk shows.C. Situational comedies.D. Soap operas.2. Whom are soap operas for?A. Children.B. Housewives.C. Husbands.D. The old.3. Where did soap opera get its name?A. Companies selling washing powder.B. People who like to watch clothes.C. The Soap Children used to play with.D. A person who made soaps.4. Where did the story of a soap opera come from?A. Literature works.B. People‘s imagination.C. Real life.D. People‘s experience.5. When are the dramas on nowadays?A. During the day.B. In the evening.C. After midnight.D. Both A and B.If you watch the news in Britain or look at a British newspaper at the moment, aterm you are more than likely to come across is ―credit crunch‖. It has become a bit of a buzzword, but what does it mean?Well, it's a financial term and it means that people in Britain are feeling the pinch right now. A credit crunch means banks have a shortage of money to loan people, which in turn has an effect on many other things. It's the effect this shortage of money has that is called the credit crunch.The beginnings of this problem can be traced back to America, where people with a poor credit history were allowed to take out mortgages, which they were unable to repay.Banks often lend money to and borrow money from each other, something we might not have realized they actually do. It was certainly cheaper for banks in America to get money in this way than to borrow money from America's Federal Reserve — their central bank.A lot of these loans that people were unable to pay back were sold on to other banks, many of them in the UK. As banks did not know the level of debt they were acquiring, they no longer wanted to lend money to or borrow money from other banks. There is now less movement of money between banks and therefore a shortage of available money.Banks and other financial institutions have to compensate for this by increasing fees and rates on products such as mortgages, loans and credit cards. Consequently, the average man on the street is affected as it is harder for them to borrow money with these increased rates.1. From which country did ―the credit crunch‖ start?A. Britain.B. America.C. The UK.D. Canada.2. It was for banks in American to get money from other banks than fromAmerica‘s Federal Reserve.A. more expensiveB. more convenientC. cheaperD. easier3. The banks and financial institutions try to solve the problem byincreasing fees and rates on products such as mortgages, loans and credit cards.A. that they lack in available moneyB. that they have more money they needC. that debts are unable to meetD. that they have too many loans4. Why did American banks no longer want to lend money to or borrow moneyfrom other banks?A. Because they didn‘t have enough money.B. Because they could not repay the debts.C. Because they wanted to borrow money in other ways.D. Because they didn‘t know how many debts they would get.5. Which of the following statement about ―credit crunch‖ is NOT TRUEaccording to the passage?A. It has become a popular term.B. It means British people are realizing the difficulties they encounter.C. It has nothing to do w ith the average people‘s life.D. It means banks don‘t have enough money to loan people.An artist who had painted many pictures of great beauty found that he had not yet painted the one ―real‖ picture.In his search along a dusty road, he met an aged priest who asked him where he was going. ―I do not know,‖ said the artist, ―I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can direct me to it.‖―How simple,‖ replied the priest, ―in any church or creed, you will find it—‗Faith‘ is the most beautiful thing in the world.‖The artist traveled on. Later, he met a young bride who told him that the most beautiful thing in the world is ―love‖. ―Love‖ makes the world go around. It builds poverty into riches, sweetens tears and makes much of little. Without love there is no beauty.Still the artist continued his search and met a weary soldier. The artist asked him the same question and the soldi er answered, ―‗Peace‘ is the most beautiful thing in the world. War is ugly and wherever you find peace you‘ll find beauty, faith and love.‖―How can I paint them—Faith, Love and Peace?‖ thought the artist. As he resumed his walk, his mind wondered on the ―real‖ picture he hoped to paint. He was surprised that without thinking where he was going, he had reached his familiar surroundings. As he entered the doorway, light glistened in his eyes and he realized that his search was over.In the faces of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. ―Not a minute passed by that our children and I had not thought of you. We prayed that you would return to us safely,‖ his wife said as they embraced him. He sat on his favorite old chair and his heart was at peace.The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it ―Home‖.1. The artist tried to find ______________.A. the happiest place in the worldB. the most beautiful thing in the worldC. the most peaceful placeD. an aged priest to direct him2. How many people gave the artist answers in the text?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four3. Which of the following statements is right according to the text?A.T he bride said that peace was the most beautiful thing in the world.B.The aged priest thought that love was the most beautiful thing in the world.C.T he artist deemed home the most beautiful thing in the world.D.T he soldier believed that faith was the most beautiful thing in the world.4. The artist went back to his home ______________.A.to look for the answer to his own problemB.to see his wife and childrenC.with an intention of finding faith, love and peaceD.without thinking about it in advance5. What is the most beautiful thing in the world?A. Faith.B. Love.C. Peace.D. Home.A federal program in the United States called Reading First has received one billion dollars a year for the past several year.The money has gone to school systems to get them to use scientifically based ways to teach reading. The goal is to help all children read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade.The Bush administration‘s education law, t he No Child left Behind Act of 2001, established Reading First. Now, the Department of Education has released findings from a study of the program.On average, teachers using it increased the time they taught reading skills like phonics and vocabulary. But the study also found, on average, little or no effect on test scores in reading comprehension.Government researchers say they are not sure how to explain the results.Another new report listed the books read most often last year by students in American schools. The Renaissance Learning company based the report on its reading programs used in many schools.Students real book and then took computer quizzes to see if they understood them. There are tests for more than one hundred fifteen thousand books.The book read most often by first graders wa s ―Green Eggs and Ha m‖ by Doctor Seuss. In the fourth grade the top book was, not surprisingly, ―Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing‖ by Judy Blume.1.How much money has been used to support the Reading Program each yearfor the past seven years?A. One billion dollarsB. One and a half billion dollarsC. Two billion dollarsD. Three billion dollars.2. Who proposed the act ―No Child Left Behind Act‖?A. Clinton‘s government.B. Rea gan‘s governmentC. Bush‘s government.D. Obama‘s government.3. What did teachers do in class?A. Teachers let the students read by themselves.B. Teachers assigned much reading work for students to do.C. Teachers increased the time they taught reading skills.D. Teachers listed reading books and checked if the students had read them.4. How can the teachers know whether the students have understood the bookthey read?A. By asking the students to retell the story.B. By asking the students to attend pen-and –paper tests.C. By making them take computer quizzes.D. By asking them to act the story out.5. How many books will be used to test students‘ reading comprehension?A. One hundred fifteen thousand booksB. One hundred fifteen booksC. One thousand and fifteen booksD. One hundred booksPartⅡVocabulary and Structure1. His speech the need for educational reform.A. activateB. posedC. summonedD. highlighted2. The dove is the of peace.A. sympathyB. symptomC. simpleD. symbol3. I didn‘t recognize him, as he was .A. in realityB. in dangerC. in troubleD. in disguise4. There will be a film show at the square tonight.A. forB. toC. inD. on5. She felt a strong to him.A. attentionB. affectionC. arrangementD. attraction6. Gold is in color to brass.A. similarB. the sameC. alikeD. parallel7. It is, retrospect, the happiest time of his life.A. onB. forC. withD. in8. Bad news one thousand miles.A. transmitB. go throughC. spreadD. diffuse9. No hardness could stop him pursuing his goals.A. withoutB. fromC. awayD. out10. The bridge which in 1937 was well protected by the local people.A. is builtB. was builtC. had been builtD. would be built11. The color of one‘s skin shouldn‘t be a to success.A. burdenB. solutionC. keyD. barrier12. He was lucky in the fire, but his house was totally .A. destroyedB. damagedC. damageD. hurt13. The children are close each other in age.A. withB. inC. toD. on14. Do you know first stepped on the moon?A. whomB. whoC. whatD. when15. I‘ll give you my telephone number, you can call me when you arrive here.A. so thatB. such thatC. in order thatD. so as that16. The headmaster the students to study harder.A. called onB. called atC. called forD. called up17. The police car alongside ours.A. pulled togetherB. pulled outC. pulled upD. pulled through18. The board laid down rules the purpose of applying them when necessary.A. inB. forC. atD. on19. He make fun of his classmates.A. got used toB. used toC. was used toD. was used of20. one can succeed depends on hard he works.A. That…. howB. That…. howeverC. Whether…howD. Whether…however21. My suggestion is we go there by bus.A. howB. whichC. thatD. what22. He ran all of his money in one hour.A. offB. outC. awayD. through23. The spoon is made silver.A. ofB. intoC. fromD. in24. You should your goals by yourself.A. makeB. takeC. decideD. set25. Although he has taken a lot of medicines, his breath poor.A. maintainsB. leavesC. remainsD. preserves26. She made many welldoings.A. cherishB. charityC. charitableD. chary27. Everyone was silent as he the winner of the competition.A. saidB. mentionedC. judgedD. announced28. Shakespeare used to compare life a stage.A. withB. toC. inD. on29. Don‘t your authority.A. overuseB. wasteC. abuseD. underuse30. This tooth is to cold.A. sensibleB. sensitiveC. sensitizedD. sensibility31. The newspapers ________ the opinions of the children.A. reflectedB. confrontedC. studiedD. retrospected32. The two arguments are in _________ the same.A. shortB. caseC. essenceD. reality33. This machine has a ________ use in the home.A. closeB. universalC. friendlyD. intimate34. He had extensive and _________ knowledge.A. wideB. profoundC. deepD. much35. Please _________ to her my best regards.A. conveyB. imitateC. terrifyD. evoke36. Chinese _________ is one of the oldest in the world.A. civilB. civilizationC. civilizedD. civilize37. You must decide what your _________ are.A. prioritiesB. superioritiesC. majoritiesD. minorities38. He has _________ ideals about life.A. usualB. manyC. loftyD. proud39. Many movies deal with commonplace _________.A. themesB. titlesC. subjectsD. types40. The Space Age _______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.A. initiatedB. originatedC. embarkedD. commenced41. He has ________ a new theory after many years of research.A. evolvedB. involvedC. designedD. progressed42. She is very _________ and goes to church three times a week.A. religionB. religiousC. regionD. reliable43. My mother asked me to attend _________ service.A. divineB. distantC. domesticD. distinct44. She put some __________ on the Christmas tree.A. accessoriesB. decorativeC. decorationsD. furnishing45. The camp has a __________ supply of food.A. plentyB. plentifulC. plentitudeD. plenary46. Our partnership __________ to 1960.A. dates backB. tacks backC. runs downD. takes back47. I like to communicate ___________ my family.A. toB. forC. withD. towards48. I can‘t stand his _________ sm iles.A. superficialB. artificialC. falseD. phony49. Everyone in modern society faces the keen _________.A. contestB. matchC. competitionD. game50. The tenant was _________ for non-payment of rent.A. evictedB. drivenC. kickedD. spurned51. The building of the largest bridge across the river in Asia is in _________.A. advanceB. progressC. shapeD. character52. I‘m not a permanent employee; I‘m working here on a fixed-term _________.A. contrastB. contentC. contactD. contract53. He _________ her with a bunch of flowers.A. presentedB. preservedC. presetD. prevented54. The employer booted him out for being drunk__________.A. in workB. for workC. at work.D. by work55. He has ___ a new theory after many years of research.A. evolvedB. involvedC. designedD. progressed56. We must set some money ____ for our children‘s education.A. aboutB. besideC. asideD. forth57. The _____ murder is surely the act of a madman.A. sharpB. dreadfulC. intenseD. delicate58. He stood motionless, ____ did I move.A. norB. orC. andD. but59. First they only quarreled , ______ then they began to fight.A. norB. orC. andD. but60. She never did anything _____ play and sleep.A. norB. orC. andD. but61. After the collision, he examined the considerable ____to his car.A. ruinB. damageC. injuryD. destruction62. The headmaster _____ the students to study harder.A. called onB. called atC. called forD. called up63. His parents allowed him to ____ the new born dog.A. nameB. distinguishC. callD. separate64. We strove ______ the early accomplishment of the plan.A. atB. onC. forD. in65. He _____ it his duty to help his friends in need.A. deemsB. findsC. regardsD. looks66. The reason ______ he did that was unacceptable.A. whyB. thatC. asD. since67. This is the most exciting film ______ I have ever seen.A. whichB. thatC. asD. since68. All ____ they have done is good for you.A. whatB. whichC. whyD. that69. It has rained for four ____ days.A. constantB. consecutiveC. persistentD. consistent70.I have two brothers, both ____ are doctors.A. of whichB. themC. whoD. of whom71. They have invited us to their party, ____ is very kind of them.A. asB. itC. whichD. that72. Do you remember the spot ____ I first met you.A. in whichB. at whichC. with whichD. of which73. The old tradition will surely die out, _____ is a natural rule.A. whichB. whatC. whereD. thus74. This machine has a ________ use in the home.A. closeB. universalC. friendlyD. intimate75. Iron expands when _______.A. heatB. hotC. heatedD. is hot76. They found the lecture hard __________.A. to be understoodB. to understandC. for understandingD. to have been understood77. I would like to go to the party very much, but _________.A. I am invitedB. will not have been invitedC. I was not invitedD. I will not be invited78. –I‘d like to buy a new camera.–Well, we have several models _________.A. to choose fromB. being chosenC. of choiceD. for choosing79. The children were __________ in red and sang song together.A. dressedB. dressingC. wornD. wearing80. He is not an English ___________ an American.A. soB. notC. norD. therefore81. She speaks English very well, ________ she is an American.A. forB. orC. andD. but82. He said __________ like that picture.A. I didn‘tB. he didn‘tC. I don‘tD. he doesn‘t83. He asked me __________ ever played football or baseball.A. I haveB. I hadC. whether I haveD. whether I had84. A good way to ____________ a language is to live in the native culture with the native speakers.A. requireB. sustainC. inquireD. acquire85. Can you tell me ___________ room she lives in?A. thatB. howC. whyD. which86. I know someone else ___________ father works in Beijing.A. whoB. whichC. whyD. whose87. I knew nothing __________ he did yesterday.A. about thatB. thatC. whatD. about what88. She is ____________ for the great breadth of her learning.A. admiredB. admittedC. administratedD. advertised89. That may be true ____________ , but in a broader sense it is quite different.A. in some senseB. in some degreeC. in some waysD. in some casesPart III ClozeFrom Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and 1 themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies; others think about sports. This is decided by their own 2 .There are many different ways to spend our free time.Almost everyone has some kind of 3 : it may be something from collecting stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very 4 but others don‘t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money, while others are valuable only to their owners.I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousands of dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece which 5 him $ 250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth ant money. However, 6 my brother they are quiet valuable. 7 makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.That‘s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we8 to do in our free time just for the 9 of it. The value in dollars is not 10 , but the pleasure it gives us is.1. A. love B. work C. enjoy D. play2. A. lives B. interests C. jobs D. things3. A. hobby B. thing C. job D. way4. A. interesting B. exciting C. cheap D. expensive5. A. paid B. cost C. took D. spent6. A. to B. on C. with D. in7. A. Everything B. Anything C. Nothing D. Something8. A. have B. need C. refuse D. like9. A. money B. work C. fun D. time10. A. expensive B. attractive C. important D. worthyPeople all over the world enjoy sports. Sports keep people 1 , happy and help them to live 2 . Many people like to watch others play sports games. They buy 3 or turn on their TV sets to watch the games. Often they get very excited when ―their‖ player or team wins.Sports change with the 4 . People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is good in 5 .Some sports are so 6 that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the 7 . Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a 8 , Whether in China, Egypt or Italy! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many people love to 9 or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada. People from 10 counties may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends.1. A. sick B. ill C. weak D. healthy2 A. longer B. better C. shorter D. worse3. A. papers B. pictures C. cards D. tickets4. A. day B. week C. season D. year5. A. winter B. autumn C. summer D. spring6. A. easy B. difficult C. hard D. interesting7. A. village B. town C. city D. world8. A. house or room B. park or gardenC. pool or lakeD. car or bus9. A. swim B. shooting C. skate D. sail10. A. rich B. poor C. the same D. differentPart IV Identification1. One cannot learn a foreign language well unless he studies hard.A. OneB. cannotC. unlessD. studies2. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this isespecially true when it comes to classroom.A. DoingB. to improveC. whenD. comes3. As soon as he had discovered his error, he made the necessary corrections ofhis data.A. As soon asB. had discoveredC. madeD. corrections4. He gave up the hope of passing the exam since he had already failed twice.A. gave upB. passingC. sinceD. had already failed5. Anyone can borrow books from this library as long as he keeps them clean andreturns them in time.A. AnyoneB. as long asC. returnsD. in time6. Whenever Peter is supposed to make an appointment with the doctor, he sayshe is too busy.A. WheneverB. is supposed toC. appointmentD. says7. There was such a long line that we had to wait for about half an hour.A. wasB. thatC. to waitD. half an hour8. I wrote those words down lest I should forget.A. wroteB. downC. lestD. forget9. Helen listened carefully in order that she might discover exactly what Johnwants.A. listenedB. in order thatC. might discoverD. what10．Whatever difficulties they may come across, they will help one another to get over them.A. WhateverB. come acrossC. helpD. to get over11. Over nine-tenth of China's belong inhabitants belong to the Han nationality.A. OverB. nine-tenthC. inhabitantsD. to12. This room is three time larger than that.A. timeB. largerC. thanD. that13. It's one-twenty the thickness of a human hair.A. one-twentyB. thicknessC. aD. human14. This country has a population of 300 millions people.A. aB. populationC. millionsD. people15. There are thousand of birds in this zoo.A. areB. thousandC. birdsD. zoo16. He arrived for the hotel, but his baggage was still on the way.A. forB. baggageC. wasD. on17. Mr. Harder, which is the professor for this class, will be absent next weekbecause of illness.A. whichB. forC. will beD. because18. He suffers from Acids, which are a kind of infectious diseaseA. fromB. whichC. areD. kind of19. Today is the later day of this term, have you any plan for your holiday?A. laterB. termC. anyD. for20. We should eat properly and sleep well to keep ourselves health.A. properlyB. wellC. ourselvesD. healthPart V Translation1. The church dates back to 1173.2. The wish of fully utilizing the natural resources will eventually come true.3. The child was accustomed to having her way.4. We should pay more attention to the conservation of rare animals.5. The institution set aside a large of amount of money for research and development.6. We must try all means to block the spread of the epidemic.7. Our love can blow away the haze involved around children in the disaster areas.8. The meeting between A and B took place in New York.9. The bike was damaged beyond hope of repair.10. Those who accomplish their tasks carefully are worthy of praising.11. Children tend to believe that their fathers are infinitely resourceful and versatile.12. He was shivering from fear as if he had seen a ghost.13. His speech was constantly interrupted by applause.14. People have proposed all sorts of hypotheses to explain why dinosaurs have become extinct.15. He wanted to build up a large company.16. Doctors connect crime with mental disorder.17. The contestant got the nod from the judges.1. 尽管下大雨，我们还得去。