大学英语3专升本综合测试2文档格式.docx

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（D）on

D

3.In_______,thenorthernershaveaparticularlikingfordumplingswhilethesouth¬

ernersarefondofrice.（1分）

（A）common

（B）total

（C）general

（D）particular

4.Wouldyoulikesomething_____?

（1分）

（A）drink

（B）todrink

（C）drinking

（D）fordrinking

B

5.Howcanhe_______ifheisnot_______?

（A）listen;

hearing

（B）hear;

listening

（C）belistening;

heard

（D）behearing;

listenedto

6.Thecomputersystemsuddenly_______whilehewassearchingforinformationontheInternet.（1分）

（A）brokedown

（B）brokeout

（C）brokeup

（D）brokein

A

7. 

Howmuchhasthecompany__________thisyear?

（A）broughtin

（B）broughtdown

（C）broughtout

（D）broughtabout

8.Theoldhousesarebeingpulleddownto________anewofficeblock.（1分）

（A）makeroomfor

（B）makeuseof

（C）taketheplaceof

（D）supplywith

9.___________noneed___________theradioasI'

musedtostudyingwithiton.（1分）

（A）It'

s;

toturndown

（B）It'

turningup

（C）There'

toturnoff

（D）There'

turningoff

10.Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket________thedesert.（1分）

（A）covering

（B）covered

（C）cover

（D）tocover

11..___________isthepopulationofParis?

（A）Howmany

（B）Howmuch

（C）How

（D）What

12.Theredflowergoesfromoneto_______intheclass.（1分）

（A）theother

（B）others

（C）another

（D）other

13.Twodaysisnotenoughforhimtofinishthework.Heneeds_______day.（1分）

（A）other

（B）theother

（C）thethird

（D）athird

14.TheChinesewomenvolleyballplayers_____bothinandoutofChina.（1分）

（A）arethoughtgoodof

（B）arehighlythoughtof

（C）arewellthought

（D）areillthoughtof

15.Asthebusiestwomanthere,shemade____________herdutytolookafteralltheotherpeople'

saffairsinthattown.（1分）

（A）this

（B）that

（C）one

（D）it

二、阅读理解

Muchoftheworld’scoffeeisgrowninBrazil.Notlongagoanunseasonablefrostsweptthroughcoffeeplantationsthere.Theresultaffectedpeopleinmanycountriesforalongtimetocome.

Atfirst,reportsofseriousdamagewerereceived.Theseledtoasharpriseinthepriceofcoffee,whichhadnotbeenahighlyprofitablecrop.Growersinothercountriesmadeextraeffortstoincreasetheirexportstoprofitfromtheexpectedshortage.However,theywerehamperedbysmugglerswhowishedtoavoidgovernmentcontrols.Thepriceofcoffeefellslightly.

Thenlargerestaurantsandhotelsbegantobuycoffeetobuildupstocksforfutureuse.Thepricerosesharplyandpublicresistancedeveloped.Housewivesorganizedaboycottofcoffee.Thisledtoariseinthepriceofteaandafallinthepriceofcoffee.Muchtothedismayofgrowers,thepricefellsharply.Theirresponsewasrathersurprising.Insteadofsellingtheirstocksofcoffee,theybegantobuyontheopenmarket.Theirmotivewasclear.Theywantedtoforcethepriceofcoffeeup,andonewayofdoingthiswastoreducetheamountofcoffeeavailableforsaletothepublic.

Luckilyforcoffee-drinkers,thismovefailed.Restaurantsandhotelsstoppedbuyingcoffee.Largenumbersofsmallgrowershadtoselltheircropstokeepalive.Thelargegrowersfoundthattheywerebuyingmorecoffeethantheyweregrowing.Theyabandonedtheireffortsandletthenormallawofsupplyanddemanddecidedtheprice.Meanwhile,millionsofpeoplehadchangedtocheaperdrinksandwouldnotswitchbacktocoffee.（10分）

16）.Whosufferedmostfromtherecentunseasonablefrost?

（2分）

（A）Therestaurantsandhotels.

（B）ThecoffeegrowersinBrazil.

（C）Smugglers.

（D）Thecoffeegrowersinothercountries.

17）. 

Financially,whogainedmostfromthecropfailureinBrazil?

（A）thepublicasawhole.

（C）Thehousewives.

（D）Thecoffeegrowersinothercountries

18）.Thispassagemainlydealswith_______.（2分）

（A）theeffectofweatheronacropsuchascoffee

（B）thehousewives’reactiontotheriseinthepriceofcoffee

（C）thereasonsforchangesinthepriceofcoffee

（D）themethodsthecoffeegrowersadoptedtoraisethepriceofcoffee

19）.theoutcomeofthechangesinthepriceofcoffeewasthat_______.（2分）

（A）thedemandforcoffeedecreased

（B）therewasafallinthepriceoftea

（C）manypeopleswitchedbacktocoffee

（D）thegrowersdecidednottogrowcoffeeinfuture

20）.Whichofthefollowingfactorsmadethecoffeepricefall?

（A）Thebuildingupofstocksbyrestaurantsandhotels.

（B）Thereducingamountofcoffeeavailableforsale.

（C）Theboycottofcoffeeorganizedbyhousewives.

（D）Thenewsofthegreatdamagecausedbythebadweather.

Theprocessbymeansofwhichhumanbeingscanarbitrarilymakecertainthingsstandforothertingsmaybecalledthesymbolicprocess.

Everywhereweturn,weseethesymbolicprocessatwork.Stripesonthesleevecanbemadetostandformilitaryrank;

ringsofgoldorpiecesofpapercanstandforwealth;

crossedstickscanstandforasetofreligiousbeliefs.Therearefewthingthatmendoorwanttodo,possessorwanttopossess,thathavenot,inadditiontotheirmechanicalorbiologicalvalue,asymbolicvalue.

Allfashionableclothesarehighlysymbolic:

materials,cut,andornamentaredictatedonlytoaslightdegreebyconsiderationsofwarmth,comfortorpracticability.Themorewedressupinfineclothes,themorewerestrictourfreedomofaction.

Foodisalsohighlysymbolic.Specificfoodsareusedtosymbolizespecificfestivals.Forexample,mooncakesareeatentocelebratetheChinesemid-autumnfestivalastheChinesethinkthatontheMid-AutumnDay（August15thofthelunaryear）,themoonisatitsbrightest.

Weselectourfurnituretoserveasvisiblesymbolsofourtaste,wealth,andsocialposition.Wetradeinperfectlygoodcarsforlatermodelsnotalwaystogetbettertransportation,buttogiveevidencetothecommunitythatwecanaffordit.

Ioncehadaneight-year-oldcaringoodrunningcondition.Afriendofmine,arepairmanwhoknewtheconditionofthecar,kepturgingmetotradeitforanewmodel.“Butwhy?

”Iasked,“Theoldcar’sinfineshapestill.”Therepairmanansweredscornfully,“Yeah,butwhatthehell.Allyou’vegotistransportation.”

Recently,theterm“transportationcar”hasbeguntoappearinadvertisements,forexample,“4BDodge----Runsperfectlywell:

transportationcar.Leaving,mustsell.$100”.Apparentlyitmeansacarthathasnosymbolicvalueandisgoodonlyforgettingyouthereandbringingyouback----apoorkindofvehicleindeed!

（10分）

21）.Accordingtothepassage,peopledressthemselvesinfashionableclotheschieflyto_____（2分）

（A）comfortandwarmthemselves

（B）displaytheirwell-developedfigures

（C）restricttheirfreedomofaction

（D）showthattheyarerichenoughtobuythem

22）.Nowadayspeopleoftenselltheiroldcarsingoodrunningconditionandbuynewones_____（2分）

（A）justtoholdmorepeople

（B）becausetheywanttocelebratespecificfestivals

（C）justtoshowtheirwealth

（D）becausetheyaremovingtoanewplace

23）.Theterm“transportationcar”wenowoftencomeacrossinadvertisementsreferstoacarwhich_____（2分）

（A）ismadebyatransportcompany

（B）transportsgoodsonly

（C）hasonlypracticalvalue

（D）istransportedbyothervehicles

24）.Accordingtothewriter,peopleeatspecificfoodatspecifictimesimplyto____（2分）

（A）showtheirhighsocialposition

（B）keepthemselveshealthy

（C）celebrateacertaintraditionaloccasion

（D）provethattheyarewealthy

25）.Inthelastparagraphofthepassage,“Leaving,mustsell.”Meansthat______（2分）

（A）theadvertiserisonhiswaytothemarketforsellinghiscar

（B）thecarhasnotanysymbolicvalueatall

（C）thecarisreadytoleaveandhastobesold

（D）theownerisgoingtoleavetheplacesohehastosellthecar

Inthepasttwentyyears,therehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforworkerstomovefromonecountrytoanother.Whilesomenewlyindependentcountrieshaveunderstandablyrestrictedmostjobstolocalpeople,othercountrieshaveattractedandwelcomedmigrantworkers.ThisisparticularlythecaseintheMiddleEast,whereincreasedoilincomeshaveenabledmanycountriestocallinoutsiderstoimprovelocalfacilities.ThustheMiddleEasthasattractedoil-workersfromtheU.S.A.andEurope.Ithasbroughtinconstructionworkersandtechniciansfrommanycountries,includingSouthKoreaandJapan.

InviewofthedifficultlivingandworkingconditionsintheMiddleEast,itisnotsurprisingthatthepayishightoattractsuitableworkers.ManyengineersandtechnicianscanearnatleasttwiceasmuchmoneyintheMiddleEastastheycanintheirowncountry,andthisisamajorattraction.Analliedbenefitisthelowtaxationorcompletelackofit.Thisincreasesthenetamountofpayreceivedbyvisitingworkersandisverypopularwiththem.

Sometimesadisadvantagehasacompensatingadvantage.Forexample,thedifficultlivingconditionsoftenleadtoincreasedfriendshipwhenworkershavetodependoneachotherforsafetyandcomfort.Inasimilarway,manymigrantworkerscansavelargesumsofmoneypartlybecauseofthelackofentertainmentfacilities.Theworkisoftencomplexandfullofproblemsbutthismerelypresentsaninc