英语三级考试强化训练词汇结构之一.docx

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英语三级考试强化训练词汇结构之一

ReadingComprehension&English-ChineseTranslation

Directions:

Inthispartthereareseveralpassagesfollowedby5questionseachwithfoursuggestedanswers.ChoosetheONEthatyouthinkisthebestanswer.AndtrytotranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.

Passage1

Somepeoplehaveiteasy.Whentheirkidsaskthemwhattheydoatwork,theycangiveasimple,directanswer:

“Iputoutfires”or“Ifixsickpeople“or“Iteachprimaryschool”.Asatheoreticalphysicist,Ineverhadthisluck.Societyhascometoexpectmanythingsfromthephysicists.

（1）ItusedtobethatweonlyhadtodiscoverthebasiclawsoftheworldandsupplythetechniquesthatwouldpowerthenextSiliconValley.Withtheseexpectationswewerefairlycomfortable:

theyarethesortsofthingswethinkweknowhowtodo.Whatmakesusuncomfortable---andwhatmakesithardforustotellourkidswhatwe’reupto---isthatinthiscenturywehavebecome,thoughunwillingly,gurusonquestionssuchas“WhatisthenatureofReality?

”

Wenowdealwithawholenewclassofproblems.Weaskhowtheworldbeganandwhatisthenatureofmatter.

（2）Theanswerswearecomingupwitharejustnoteasytocomprehendfortheaverageperson.

So,whenphysicistsgetoutoftheircarsinthemorning,haveacupofcoffeeandsitdowninfrontoftheircomputers,theyleaveafamiliarworldandenteraplacewherethingsactinstrangewaysthatareimpossibleforordinarypeopletounderstand.

1.Accordingtothepassage,inawayphysicistsare

A）intelligentB）comfortableC）strangeD）unlucky

2.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“guru”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeansaperson

A）whoactsasateacherandanswersbigquestions.

B）whogiveswronganswerstobigquestions.

C）whodoesnotliketoanswerbigquestions.

D）whoiseagertosupplyanswerstobigquestions.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtowhattheauthorsaysaboutphysicists?

A）Physicistsdonotliketheirjob.

B）Physicistsliveintwodifferentworlds.

C）Physicistsarecomingupwithnewanswerstooldquestions.

D）Physicistsdon’thavetotellpeoplewhattheyaredoing.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A）Theoreticalphysicistsonlyhavetoanswerthebasicquestionsabouttheworld.

B）TheoreticalphysicistscontributedtothenewindustryinSiliconValley.

C）Theoreticalphysicistshavedisappointedtheexpectationsofmanypeople.

D）Theoreticalphysicistshavefoundithardtomakefriendswithordinarypeople.

5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthejobofphysicists?

A）Itisgettingmoreandmoredifficult.

B）Itisbeyondthecomprehensionofordinarypeople.

C）Apersonwithaverageintelligencecannotdoit.

D）BothA&B

Passage2

（1）Cancerisamongthetopkillerdiseasesinoursocietytodayandscientistshavefoundoutthatstresshelpstobringiton.Itisworthwhiletoconsider,therefore,whatarethecausesofstressinourlife,andwhetherwecandoanythingaboutthem.

Areweunder-employed,oroverburdenedwithtoomanyresponsibilities?

Dowehavearightbalanceofworkandleisureinourlives?

Areourrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorfellowworkersalltheyshouldbe?

Allthesethingscanbeacauseofstress,anditisbesttofacethemhonestly,andtobringourfrustrationsintotheopen.Peoplewhohaveagoodrowandthenforgetitaredoingtheirhealthmoregoodthanthosewhobottleuptheirfeelings.

（2）Ifourself-examinationhasbroughtanycausesofstresstolight,letusconsiderwhatwecandoaboutthem.Itispossibletochangejobs.Wecanmakemoreleisureandfillitmorehappily,ifwewillacceptadifferentlivingstandard.Wecanimproveourpersonalrelationshipsbyadifferentattitude.Itiswewhoallowotherpeopletomakeourselvesunhappy.Oftenthelittlethingsthatdisturbusarenotworthanhour’sanger.TheteachingintheBible“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath”isgoodadvicefromthehealthpointofviewaswellasthereligious.

6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A）Freedomfromresponsibilitieshelpsrelievestress.

B）Stressisthedirectcauseofcancer.

C）Thecausesofstressareworthyofseriousstudy.

D）Canceristhenumberonekillerinoursocietytoday.

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingtypesofpeopleismorelikelytosufferfromstress?

A）Peoplewhohavecancer.

B）Peoplewholiketoquarrelwithothers.

C）Peoplewhoselivingstandardislow.

D）Peoplewhohavemoreresponsibilitiesthantheycanhandle.

8.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“row”inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans

B）anoisyquarrel.B）averyloudnoise.

C）aneatlineofthingssidebyside.D）Ajourneyinaboat.

9.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasawaytoreduceourstress?

B）Changingourjobs.

B）Changingourattitudeaboutlittlethingsthatmakeusunhappy.

C）Speakingoutaboutourfrustrations.

D）ReadingtheBible.

10.“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath”probablymeans

B）Don’tletyourangerlastlong.

B）Don’tgetangrywhilethesunisgoingdown.

C）Don’tgetangryeasilyaboutlittlethings.

D）Don’twatchthesunsetwhileyouareangry.

Passage3

Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilityforlearninglieswithstudents.Ifalongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththeinformationinthereadingeveniftheydonotdiscussitinclassorgiveanexamination.（Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams.）Theidealstudentisconsideredtobeonewhoisencouragedtolearnforthepurposeoflearning,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Somestudentsmaybefrustratedwithteacherswhodonotbelieveitisnecessarytogradeeveryassignment.Sometimeshomeworkisreturnedwithshortwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,studentsshouldlearnthematerialassigned.

Whenresearchisassigned,theprofessorexpectsstudentstobeginandtocompletetheassignmentwithminimuminstruction.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytofindbooksandarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplainhowauniversitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudents,especiallygraduatestudents（研究生）,tobeabletofindwhattheyneedinthelibrary.

Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,butpreferthattheirstudentsnotdependonthemtoomuch.Thisisdifferentfromteacher-studentrelationshipsinothercountries.IntheUnitedStates,professorshaveotherdutiesinadditiontoteaching.Oftentheydosomeadministrative（行政的）workwithintheirdepartments.Inaddition,theymayberequiredtowritearticlesandbooks.Therefore,thetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideofclassislimited.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork,thestudentshouldeitheraskaprofessorforhelpduringofficehoursormakeanappointment（预约）.

11.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat“Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams”?

A）Studentsstudyhardonlyforexams.

B）Teachersthinkitnecessaryfortheirstudentstofailexams.

C）Teachersthinkthattheonlypurposeofstudyinghardistopassexams.

D）Thepurposeofdesigningcourseisnotonlyforpassingexams.

12.Accordingtothe2ndparagraph,studentsintheUnitedStatesshould________.

A）dependmoreonthemselvesthanonprofessors

B）plantheirtimeandsequencetheirwork

C）alwaysfollowtheprofessors’advice

D）findasuitableplaceforstudying

13.Ifstudentsneedtheadviceoftheirteachers,theyshould________.

A）putforwardtheirquestionsinclassB）gototheirteachers’office

C）findsomeexcusestoseeteachersathomeD）turntotheirteachersduringthebreak

14.Studentswho_______intheUnitedStatesareconsideredgoodones.

A）paymoreattentiontogoodscoresB）havethedesiretolearnbythemselves

C）aregoodatlearningwordsbyheartD）knowmuchaboutcomputers

15.Americanprofessorsmayberequiredtospendmoreoftheirtime________.

A）knowingwhatisontheirstudents’mindB）helpingstudentsfinishtheirassignments

C）writingarticlesD）instructingstudents’research

Passage4

Earlyinthe16thcenturymenweretryingtoreachAsiabytravelingwestfromEurope.InordertofindAsiatheyhadtofindawaypastSouthAmerica.ThemanwhoeventuallyfoundthewayfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificwasFerdinandMagellan.

MagellansailedfromSevilleinAugust1519withfiveshipsandabout280men.Fourteenmonthslater,afterspendingtheseverewinteronthecoastofPatagonia,hediscoveredthechannelwhichisnowcalledMagellan’sStrait.InNovember1520,aftermanymonthsofdangersfromrocksandstorms,thethreeremainingshipsenteredtheoceanontheothersideofSouthAmerica.

Theythencontinued,hopingtoreachAsia.ButtheydidnotseeanylanduntiltheyreachedtheislandsoffthecoastofAsia.Beforetheyarrivedattheseislands,laterknownasthePhilippines,menweredyingofstarvation.WhiletheywerestayinginthePhilippines,Magellanwaskilledinbattle.TheremainingofficersthenhadtogetbacktoSpain.TheydecidedtosailroundAfrica.Aftermanydifficulties,oneshipwitheighteenmensailedintoSevillethreeyearsafterleaving.TheywereallthatremainedofMagellan’sexpedition.However,theirachievementwasgreat.Theywerethefirstmentosailroundtheworld.

16.ThepurposeofMagellan’sexpeditionwas__________.

A）tosailroundtheworld

B）tofindnavigationlanefromtheAtlantictothePacific

C）tomakeavoyagetoAsia

D）tocarrymentoPhilippines

17.ThetimeMagellanStraitwasdiscoveredwas_________.

A）inAugust1519