北京师范大学《大学英语三》作业一.doc

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大学英语三作业

第一部分：

交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

1.—It’sreallyagooddinner,isn’tit?

—______B_________________

A.Yes,I’dliketogo.

B.Yes,thefoodisjustwonderful.

C.I’mgladtohearthat.

D.It’sveryniceofyoutosayso.

2.—I’dliketoopenanaccounthere.

—_______C________________

A.Yes,Madam.HowcanIhelpyou?

B.Oh,yes,please.

C.Isee.Whatkindofaccount,please?

D.Youcandowhateveryoulike.

3.—Thankyouforthiswonderfulparty.

—_______C________________

A.It’smypleasure.

B.No,it’snotsogoodasyousay.

C.I’msogladyouenjoyit.

D.Whatdoyouthinkaboutitnow?

4.—Iwaswonderingifyou’dliketogoskating?

—______C_________________

A.Areyoureallyinterestedingoing?

B.IoftengoskatingonSaturday.

C.I’dloveto,butI’mafraidIcan’tdoittoday.

D.Don’tyoulikeit?

5.—Haveaniceweekend!

—_________D______________

A.OfcourseIwill.

B.SowillI.

C.Notatall.

D.Thanks.Youtoo!

第二部分：

阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）

Passage1

Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasashade（遮光物）againstthesun!

Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackinthe11centuryBC.

WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:

itbecameasymbolofhonourandauthority.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice.

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelate16thcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasymbolofpowerandauthority.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.

Bythe18thcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellahavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn'tuntilthe20thcenturythatwomen'sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolours.

6.Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstinventedA.

A.inancientChinaB.inancientEgypt

C.inancientGreeceD.inancientRome

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueabouttheumbrella?

C

A.Nooneexactlyknowswhowastheinventoroftheumbrella.

B.Theumbrellawasfirstinventedtobeusedasprotectionagainstthesun.

C.Theumbrellachangedmuchinstyleinthe18thcentury.

D.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrella.

8.Astrangefeatureoftheumbrella'suseisthatitwasusedasB.

A.protectionagainstrainB.asymbolofhonourandpower

C.ashadeagainstthesunD.women'sdecoration

9.InEurope,theumbrellawasfirstusedagainsttherainC.

A.duringtheMiddleAgesB.inthe18thcentury

C.inRomeD.inGreece

10.ThispassagetalksmainlyaboutD.

A.whenandhowtheumbrellawasinvented

B.whytheumbrellawassopopularinEurope

C.thedevelopmentoftheumbrella

D.thehistoryanduseoftheumbrella

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,30percentofthegrown-uppopulationhasa"weightproblem".Tomanypeople,thecauseisclear:

weeattoomuch.Butscientificexperimentsdolittletosupportthisidea.GoingbacktotheAmericaof1910,wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday,yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysically,walkedmore,usedmachinesmuchless,anddidn'twatchtelevision.

Severalmodernstudies,besides,haveshownthatfatterpeopledonoteatmoreonaveragethanthinnerpeople.Infact,someresearchwork,suchasthe1979studyof3,545Londonofficeworkers,reportsthatfatpeopleeatlessthanthinnerpeopleonaverage.Studiesshowthatthinpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybytheresearchgroupatStandfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthefollowingfact:

themorethemanran,thegreaterbodyfathelost.Themoreheran,thegreaterwashisneedforfood.Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.

11.Whatkindofphysicalproblemdomanygrown-upAmericanshave?

C

A.Theyaretoothin.B.Theyworktoohard.

C.Theyaretoofat.