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英语三级考试强化训练词汇结构之一
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,gurus
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
A)anoisyquarrel.B)averyloudnoise.
C)aneatlineofthingssidebyside.D)Ajourneyinaboat.
9.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasawaytoreduceourstress?
A)Changingourjobs.
B)Changingourattitudeaboutlittlethingsthatmakeusunhappy.
C)Speakingoutaboutourfrustrations.
D)ReadingtheBible.
10.“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath”probablymeans
A)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)inAugust1519B)inOctober1520C)inNovember1520D)notmentioned
18.Thenumberoftheshipslostinthewholeexpeditionwas_________.
A)twoB)threeC)fourD)five
19.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageconcerningtheexpedition?
A)Lackofnavigationequipment.B)SeverewinterinPatagonia.
C)ThedeathofMagellan.D)Dangersfromrocksandstorms.
20.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.
A)ThediscoveryofMagellan’sStraitB)TheDiscoveryofthePhilippines
C)TheMostDangerousExpeditioninNavigationD)TheFirstExpeditiontoAsia
Passage5
Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribetoasmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?
Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings---battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrownorkilled---tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.
(1)Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.
Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,stories,and,ofcourse,advertisements.Thereareallsortsofadvertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheiradvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoimportant.
(2)Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossiblefo