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大学英语3专升本综合测试2
大学英语3(专升本)综合测试2
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一、单选题
1.Itwasgetting__________,hehadtostoptohavearest.(1分)
(A)verydarker
(B)darkanddark
(C)darkeranddarker
(D)darkestanddarkest
参考答案:
C
2.There'slotsoffruit_______thetree.Ourlittlecatisalsointhetree.(1分)
(A)in
(B)at
(C)under
(D)on
参考答案:
D
3.In_______,thenorthernershaveaparticularlikingfordumplingswhilethesouth¬ernersarefondofrice.(1分)
(A)common
(B)total
(C)general
(D)particular
参考答案:
C
4.Wouldyoulikesomething_____?
(1分)
(A)drink
(B)todrink
(C)drinking
(D)fordrinking
参考答案:
B
5.Howcanhe_______ifheisnot_______?
(1分)
(A)listen;hearing
(B)hear;listening
(C)belistening;heard
(D)behearing;listenedto
参考答案:
B
6.Thecomputersystemsuddenly_______whilehewassearchingforinformationontheInternet.(1分)
(A)brokedown
(B)brokeout
(C)brokeup
(D)brokein
参考答案:
A
7. Howmuchhasthecompany__________thisyear?
(1分)
(A)broughtin
(B)broughtdown
(C)broughtout
(D)broughtabout
参考答案:
A
8.Theoldhousesarebeingpulleddownto________anewofficeblock.(1分)
(A)makeroomfor
(B)makeuseof
(C)taketheplaceof
(D)supplywith
参考答案:
A
9.___________noneed___________theradioasI'musedtostudyingwithiton.(1分)
(A)It's;toturndown
(B)It's;turningup
(C)There's;toturnoff
(D)There's;turningoff
参考答案:
D
10.Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket________thedesert.(1分)
(A)covering
(B)covered
(C)cover
(D)tocover
参考答案:
A
11..___________isthepopulationofParis?
(1分)
(A)Howmany
(B)Howmuch
(C)How
(D)What
参考答案:
D
12.Theredflowergoesfromoneto_______intheclass.(1分)
(A)theother
(B)others
(C)another
(D)other
参考答案:
C
13.Twodaysisnotenoughforhimtofinishthework.Heneeds_______day.(1分)
(A)other
(B)theother
(C)thethird
(D)athird
参考答案:
D
14.TheChinesewomenvolleyballplayers_____bothinandoutofChina.(1分)
(A)arethoughtgoodof
(B)arehighlythoughtof
(C)arewellthought
(D)areillthoughtof
参考答案:
B
15.Asthebusiestwomanthere,shemade____________herdutytolookafteralltheotherpeople'saffairsinthattown.(1分)
(A)this
(B)that
(C)one
(D)it
参考答案:
D
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.
参考答案:
B
17). Financially,whogainedmostfromthecropfailureinBrazil?
(2分)
(A)thepublicasawhole.
(B)ThecoffeegrowersinBrazil.
(C)Thehousewives.
(D)Thecoffeegrowersinothercountries
参考答案:
D
18).Thispassagemainlydealswith_______.(2分)
(A)theeffectofweatheronacropsuchascoffee
(B)thehousewives’reactiontotheriseinthepriceofcoffee
(C)thereasonsforchangesinthepriceofcoffee
(D)themethodsthecoffeegrowersadoptedtoraisethepriceofcoffee
参考答案:
C
19).theoutcomeofthechangesinthepriceofcoffeewasthat_______.(2分)
(A)thedemandforcoffeedecreased
(B)therewasafallinthepriceoftea
(C)manypeopleswitchedbacktocoffee
(D)thegrowersdecidednottogrowcoffeeinfuture
参考答案:
A
20).Whichofthefollowingfactorsmadethecoffeepricefall?
(2分)
(A)Thebuildingupofstocksbyrestaurantsandhotels.
(B)Thereducingamountofcoffeeavailableforsale.
(C)Theboycottofcoffeeorganizedbyhousewives.
(D)Thenewsofthegreatdamagecausedbythebadweather.
参考答案:
C
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
参考答案:
D
22).Nowadayspeopleoftenselltheiroldcarsingoodrunningconditionandbuynewones_____(2分)
(A)justtoholdmorepeople
(B)becausetheywanttocelebratespecificfestivals
(C)justtoshowtheirwealth
(D)becausetheyaremovingtoanewplace
参考答案:
C
23).Theterm“transportationcar”wenowoftencomeacrossinadvertisementsreferstoacarwhich_____(2分)
(A)ismadebyatransportcompany
(B)transportsgoodsonly
(C)hasonlypracticalvalue
(D)istransportedbyothervehicles
参考答案:
C
24).Accordingtothewriter,peopleeatspecificfoodatspecifictimesimplyto____(2分)
(A)showtheirhighsocialposition
(B)keepthemselveshealthy
(C)celebrateacertaintraditionaloccasion
(D)provethattheyarewealthy
参考答案:
C
25).Inthelastparagraphofthepassage,“Leaving,mustsell.”Meansthat______(2分)
(A)theadvertiserisonhiswaytothemarketforsellinghiscar
(B)thecarhasnotanysymbolicvalueatall
(C)thecarisreadytoleaveandhastobesold
(D)theownerisgoingtoleavetheplacesohehastosellthecar
参考答案:
D
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