大学英语三综合复习资料.docx

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大学英语三综合复习资料

大学英语（三）综合复习资料

I.ReadingComprehension

Passage1

IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6,1966,butIremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.MyfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplaneIandedatKennedyAirportatthreeo'clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasverycold

anditwassnowing,butIwastooexcitedtomind.Fromtheairport,myfriend

andItookataxitomyhotel.Ontheway,IsawtheskylineofManhattanforthefirsttimeandIstaredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandtheirman-madebeauty.Myfriendhelpedmeunpackatthehotelandthenleftmebecausehehadtogobacktowork.Hepromisedtoreturnthenextday.

Shortlyaftermyfriendhadleft,Iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.BecauseIcouldn'tspeakawordofEnglish,I

couldn'ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.Iwasveryupsetandstartedtomakesomegestures,butthewaiterdidn'tunderstandme.Finally,Iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.Afterdinner,IstartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilIcametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheatres,neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.Ididnotfeeltired,soIcontinuedtowalkaroundthecity.Iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.Iknewitwasimpossible,butIwantedtotry.

WhenIreturnedtothehotel,Iwasexhausted,butIcouldn'tsleepbecauseIkepthearingthefireandpolicesirensduringthenight.Ilayawakeand

thoughtaboutNewYork.Itwasaverybigandinterestingcitywithmanytall

buildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.IalsodecidedrightthenthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish.

1.February6,1966adayunforgettabletothewriterbecause.

A.itwashisfirstdayinNewYork

B.itwasveryclearthatday

C.thatdayhetookaplaneandIandedatKennedyAirport

D.itwassnowingandcoldthatday

2.Onthewaytohishotel,thewriter.

A.wassilentallthetime

B.kepttalkingtohisfriend

C.lookedoutofthewindowwithgreatinterest

D.showedhisfriendsomethinghebroughtwithhim

3.Hedidnothavewhathereallywanted,because.

A.heonlymadesomegestures

B.hedidnotorderatall

C.hecouldnotmakehimselfunderstood

D.thewaiterwasunwillingtoserve

4.Afterdinner,he.

A.walkedbacktothehotelrightaway

B.hadawalkingtouraboutthecity

C.wenttothemovies

D.didsomeshoppingonBroadway

5.Thatnighthecouldnotsleep,because.

A.hedidnotknowwhattodothenextday

B.hewasnottiredatall

C.hekepthearingthefireandpolicesirens

D.hewasthinkingaboutthisgreatcity

Passage2

Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen.Andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.

Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodayasitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofmisfortuneorsuffering.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness,amusingand

instructingusinyouth,andcomfortingusinage.

Agoodbookisoftenthebestcontainerofalife,containingthebest

thatlifecouldthinkout,fortheworldofaman'slifeis,forthemost

part,buttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwordsandgoldenthoughts,which,rememberedandcaredabout,becomeourlastingcompanionsandcomforters.

Bookspossessanesseneeofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhenthey

firstpassedthroughtheirauthor'sminds,agesago.Whatwasthensaidandthoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.

Thegreatandgooddonotdieeveninthisworld.Wellpreservedinthe

books,theirspiritswalkabroad.Thebookisalivingvoice.Itisan

intellecttowhichonestilllistens.Henceweeverremainundertheinfluenee

ofthegreatmenofthepast.Theimperialintellectsoftheworldsareas

muchalivenowastheywereagesago.

6.Therelationshipbetweenaman'sfriendsandhisbooksisthat.

A.hisbooksareasgoodashisfriends

B.hisbooksarebetterthanhisfriends

C.hisbooksarenotasgoodashisfriends

D.hisbooksareworsethanhisfriends

7.Agoodbookisourbestfriendbecauseitis.

A.alwayssilent

B.mostbeautifullyprinted

C.mostpatientandcheerful

D.thebestlistener

8.Accordingtotheauthor,theworldofmanslifeistheworldof.

A.hiswill

B.hisbehaviors

C.hisopinions

D.histhoughts

9.Forbookstheeffectoftimeis.

A.tomakeabookdisappearastimegoesby

B.todecidethecontentofabook

C.toseparatethebadbooksfromthegoodones

D.tofindthepracticaluseofbooks

10.“Theirspiritswalkabroad”meansthat.

A.theauthor'sthoughtsarewidespread

B.theauthorgoesabroadwithhisbook

C.theauthorofabookwillneverdie

D.readerscanreadbooksofothercountries

Passage3

Pigeonshavebeenusedasmessengersfor500years,becauseoftheir

specialabilitytofindhome.Themysteryofthehomingpigeonisonhowit

navigatesandhowitfindshome.Wenowknowthattherearetwowaysthat

pigeonstelldirections.First,theyusethesun.Justgettingrough

directionsfromthesuniseasy.However,gettingaccuratedirectionsfromthesuntakesmorecare.Totelldirectionaccuratelyfromthesun,oneneeds

toknowtheexacttime.

Allplantsandanimalsseemtohavebuilt-inclocks.Usuallythesebiologicalclocksarenotquiteexactinmeasuringtime.However,theywork

prettywell,becausetheyare“reset”everyday,maybewhenthesungets

up.

Dopigeonsusetheirbiologicalclockstohelpthemfinddirectionfrom

thesun?

Wecanexperimenttofindout.Wecankeeppigeonsinaroomlightedonlybylamps.Andwecantimethelightingtomaketheirartificial“days”

startatsomedifferenttimefromtherealoutsideday.Afterawhilewehaveshiftedtheirclocks.Nowwetakethemfarawayfromhomeandletthemgoonasunnyday.Mostofthemstartoutasiftheyknowjustwhichwaytogo,butchooseawrongdirection.Theyhavepickedadirectionthatwouldbecorrectforthepositionofthesunandthetimeofdayaccordingtotheirshiftedclocks.

Theaboveexperimentshowsthathomingpigeonscantelldirectionsbythe

sun.Whathappenswhentheskyisdarklyovercastbycloudsandnoonecanseewherethesunis?

Thepigeonsstillfindtheirwayhome.Soitseemsthatpigeonsalsohavesomeextrasenseofdirectionfromtheearth'smagnetic

fieldwhentheycannotseethesun.

11.Pigeonshavebeenusedasmessengers,fortheyhavespecialability

A.tosendletters

B.tofindhome

C.tocarryfoodformen

D.toleadthewayforpeople

12.Thesecretofthehomingpigeonsis.

A.howtheyfindfood

B.howtheyfindhome

C.howtheytakealetter

D.howtheytakecareofchildren

13.Allplantsandanimalsresettheirbiologicalclockswhen.

A.thesunrises

B.thesunsets

C.themoonrises

D.themoonsets

14.Theexperimenttellsusthatthepigeonsflybecauseoftheshifted

biologicalclocks.

A.inawrongdirection

B.inacorrectdirection

C.inalldirections

D.inacircle

15.Pigeonshavetotellthedirectionwhenitiscloudybyusingthe

earth'smagneticfield.

A.sharpeyes

B.sensitivehearing

C.senseofdirection

D.brainwaves

Passage4

Mysurnameis“SurT,whichhappenstobespeltexactlyliketheEnglishword“Sun”.ItinterestedquiteafewpeopleonmywaytoLondon.

AtLondonAirportatallpolicemantookmypassporttocheckthevisa.

“YournameisS,U,N—Sun,”hepronounceditjustasanyotherEnglishmanwould.“Youarewanted,youngman!

”Suddenlyhetookholdofmyarm,andlookedatmeseriously.

Itwasagreatshocktome,forIknewifapersoniswantedbythepolice,hemusthavebrokenthelawinsomeway.Iprotested:

“Whatareyoudoing?

WhyshouldIbewanted?

I'veneverdoneanyharmtoanybody.”

“Yes,youarewanted—there'snodoubtaboutit.”Hetightenedhisgrip.

“Isthereanythingwrongwithmypassportortheentryvisa?

DoIhave

togobacktoChina?

”

“Goback?

Nowthatyouarehere,we'llneverletyourunaway.”

“Butwhat'shappened?

WhathaveIdone?

”

“Dontyouknowyourself?

”helookedasifhewasreallysurprised.

“Ofcoursenot.Beforeyouarrestme,youmustletmeknowexactlyhow

Ihappenedtohavebrokenthelaw!

”

Itwasnotuntilthenthatasmileappearedonhisface.Heletgomyarmandsaid:

“It'sverysimple,Mr.Sun.Englandisacountrywithlittle

sunshine.SinceyournameisSun,youarewantedhere.Nowthatyou'vecome,ofcoursewedon'twantyoutogoaway.ButIhavetogivebackyourpassportallthesame.Hereyouare.

SothiswasEnglishhumor,Ithought,asIwipedthesweatonmyforehead.

16.Theauthor'ssurnameisthesameastheEnglishword“SurTin

A.pronunciation

B.spelling

C.meaning

D.bothBandC

17.InLondonitisusually.

A.windy

B.snowy

C.cloudy

D.sunny

18.Bysaying“youarewanted”,thepolicemanreallywantedto.

A.arresttheauthor

B.haveajokewiththeauthor

C.asktheauthortodosomething

D.sendtheauthorbacktoChina

19.When“caught”bythepoliceman,theauthorthought.

A.hemusthavestolensomething

B.hemusthavebeencheated

C.theremusthavebeensomethingwrongwithhispassport

D.theremusthavebeensomethingwrongwithhispackage

20.

FortheEnglishhumortheauthorfelt.

Passage5

Jobsandworkdomuchmorethanmosto