大学英语3试题B卷.docx

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河南科技学院新科学院2013-2014学年第一学期期终考试

大学英语3试题（B）

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PartIIReadingComprehension（2*15=30points）

Directions:

Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AddLittleton,Colorado,tothelistofcitiesovercomewithgriefafteraschoolslaughter.Twostudentsshotandkilled12otherstudentsandateacherbeforetakingtheirownlives.Thebloodbathwasthelargestinthehistoryofthisnation.Thistypeofcrimedidn’texist10yearsago.

Americansshouldstopactingsurprisedthattheseshootingshappenin“nicer”neighborhoods.That’stheonlyplacetheyhappen.Noneoftherecentschoolmassacrestookplaceataninner-citycampus;theyalloccurredinsmallertownsorsuburbs.Thesekillershaven’tbeenfromimpoverishedorextremelyviolentfamilies.Theydon’tappeartohavebeenpickedon（挨骂受罚）anyworsethankidshavebeenforgenerations.Theychosealienationanddestruction,andtheyfoundthetoolstocarryouttheirhate-filledplan.

Donotblameschoolsforthesemassacres.Schoolssimplytakewhattheyaresent.Questionthekillers’parents.Theparentsaresupposedtoteachtheirchildrenrespectandempathy（认同和理解别人的感情）forothers’lives.Parentsshouldhelptheiroffspringlearntohandletaunt（嘲弄）orconflictwithoutresortingtoviolence.

Allconcernedadultsshouldtakeayouth’sthreattoshootsomeoneasseriouslyasairportsecurityguardstakejokesaboutbombs.Studentsmustbeencouragedtotellteachersifaclassmatethreatensorjokesaboutviolence.Administratorsatschoolsaroundthecountryneedtoemphasizetheywilltakesuchreportsseriously,andthattheywillnotidentifyanystudentwhocomesforwardwithsuchareport.

Moregunregulationsprobablywon’tstoptheseshootings,butgunownersandsellersmusttakemoreresponsibilityforkeepingweaponsawayfromyoungpeople.Gunownersshouldkeeptheirgunsunloaded,lockedupandhiddenaway.Mostcarownersdon’tleavetheirkeysinthecarevenwhentheyparkintheirowngarage;gunownersshouldbeatleastascarefulwithweapons.

Thefederalgovernmentcan’tsolvethisproblem.Schoolsalonecan’tsolveit.Moregunswon’tsolveit.Americansmustconsciouslycreateaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable.Parentsneedtostopallowingtheirchildren’smindstobepollutedwithviolence.Newsmedianeedtoshowmorerestraintandthoughtabouthowandwhattheyreport.

TheColoradomassacreisanationaltragedy.More’sthepityifAmericansdonotstop,reflectandvowtomakeitthelastschoolmassacre.

1.Onecommonfeatureofalltherecentschoolmassacresisthat.

A）theywereallcarefullyplannedbyhatefulyoungsters

B）thekillersallfailedtopasstheirexams

C）theyalloccurredinplacesthatappeartobeniceneighborhoods

D）thekillerswereallfromdisadvantagedfamilies

2.Childrenarelesslikelytobecomekillersif.

A）theyaretaughtrespectandempathyforothers’lives

B）theystudyhardinschoolandgethighscores

C）teachersstoppickingonthemendlesslyatschool

D）theirparentshandleconflictswithoutresortingtoviolence.

3.Whodoestheauthorthinkshouldtakethemainresponsibilityforcampusshootings?

A）Schoolauthorities.B）Thefederalgovernment.

C）Newsmedia.D）Thekillers’parents.

4.Whatisthemosteffectivewaytopreventschoolmassacresfromhappeningagain?

A）Reinforcingstricterlawsandregulations.

B）Introducingsecurityguardsontocampus.

C）Creatingaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable.

D）Keepingallweaponsawayfromschoolchildren.

5.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A）therewerealotofschoolmassacresininner-cities10yearsago

B）manypeopleturnablindeyetoschoolmassacre

C）ayouth’sjokeaboutviolenceisoftenignoredbyotherpeople

D）mostgunownersliketoleavetheirgunsintheircars.

答案：

1-5CADCC

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheSwedesareamongthemostcharmingpeoplesinEurope.Andtheircharmcomesfromanapparentcontradictioninthenationalcharacter.Theyareextremelyconservativeinsocialrelationships;withinthefamilyandwhenmeetingfriendsandbusinessacquaintances,theirconductisgovernedbystrictsocialpatterns.Atthesametime,theyareoneofthemostintellectuallyprogressivepeoplesintheworld.Theyarealwaysopentonewideas.

AllsocialoccasionsinSwedenareregulatedbyrulesandtraditions.Andthesetraditionsareexpressedinaspecificritual（礼仪）madeupofformalbows,handshakes,andgreetings.WhenavisitorentersaSwedishhome,heisinvariablyreceivedwitha“Welcome”.Andwhenheleaves,hishostwilltellhim“Youwillbewelcomeagain.”ThesecharmingphrasesareanindestructiblepartofSwedishsociallifeandtheygiveitanold-worldflavourofgoodmanners.

EquallyattractiveistheSwedishacceptanceofmoderntechnologicalequipment.AtravellerneverneedstosearchforatelephoneinSweden:

telephoneboothsareplacedatregularintervalsalongthemainstreetsandhighways.Andinchurch,forexample,longbenchesarefittedwithhearingaidsforworshipperswhomaybehardofhearing.SwedishhomesareamongthebestequippedintheworldandtravelersinSwedenfindtheirjourneysmadeeasybytheuseofthemostefficientmoderndevices.

6.ThecontradictionoftheSwedescanbefoundin________.

A）theirstrictnessinsocialactivitiesandfriendlinessinentertainingguest

B）theirconservedattitudetowardssocialrelationshipsandopennesstoinitiativeideas

C）theirclearlysetsocialpatternsandenthusiasmaboutbigparties

D）theirspecificritualandconcernaboutgoodmanners

7.“Invariably”inthesecondparagraphcanbebestreplacedwith________.

A）OftenC）Sometimes

B）UsuallyD）Always

8.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheSwedesare________.

A）hardworkingC）considerate

B）politeD）efficient

9.Accordingtothepassage,theSwedishsocialritualdoesn’tinclude________.

A）greetingsC）handshaking

B）bowsD）embraces

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A）Peoplecanhearthepriestmoreclearlywiththehearingaidsinthechurch.

B）TheSwedes’homesareamongthebest-equippedonesintheworld

C）Swedenisthebestplaceintheworldforpeopletotravel.

D）It’sveryconvenienttomakeacallinboothsinSweden.

答案：

6-10:

BDBDC

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Beingsociablelookslikeagoodwaytoaddyearstoyourlife.Relationshipswithfamily,friends,neighbours,evenpets,willalldothetrick,butthebiggestlongevity（长寿）boostseemstocomefrommarriageoranequivalentrelationship.Theeffectwasfirstnotedin1858byWilliamFarr,whowrotethatwidowsandwidowers（鳏夫）wereatamuchhigherriskofdyingthantheirmarriedpeers.Studiessincethensuggestthatmarriagecouldaddasmuchassevenyearstoaman’slifeandtwotoawoman’s.Theeffectholdsforallcausesofdeath,whetherillness,accidentorself-harm.

Eveniftheoddsarestackedagainstyou,marriagecanmorethancompensate.LindaWaiteoftheUniversityofChicagohasfoundthatamarriedoldermanwithheartdiseasecanexpecttolivenearlyfouryearslongerthananunmarriedmanwithahealthyheart.Likewise,amarriedmanwhosmokesmorethanapackadayislikelytoliveaslongasadivorcedmanwhodoesn’tsmoke.There’saflipside,however,aspartnersaremorelikelytobecomeillordieinthecoupleofyearsfollowingtheirspouse’sdeath,andcaringforaspousewithmentaldisordercanleaveyouwithsomeofthesamesevereproblems.Evenso,theoddsfavourmarriage.Ina30-yearstudyofmorethan10,000people,NicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchooldescribeshowallkindsofsocialnetworkshavesimilareffects.

Sohowdoesitwork?

Theeffectsarecomplex,affectedbysocio-economicfactors,health-serviceprovision,emotionalsupportandothermorephysiological（生理的）mechanisms.Forexample,socialcontactcanboostdevelopmentofthebrainandimmunesystem,leadingtobetterhealthandlesschanceofdepressionlaterinlife.Peopleinsupportiverelationshipsmayhandlestressbetter.Thentherearethepsychologicalbenefitsofasupportivepartner.

Alifepartner,childrenandgoodfriendsareallrecommendedifyouaimtoliveto100.Theultimatesocialnetworkisstillbeingmappedout,butChristakissays:

“Peopleareinterconnected,sotheirhealthisinterconnected.”

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.WilliamFarr’sstudyandotherstudiesshowthat_________.

A）sociallifeprovidesaneffectivecureforillness

B）beingsociablehelpsimproveone’squalityoflife

C）womenbenefitmorethanmenfrommarriage

D）marriagecontributesagreatdealtolongevity

12.LindaWaite’sstudiessupporttheideathat_________.

A）oldermenshouldquitsmokingtostayhealthy

B）marriagecanhelpmakeupforillhealth

C）themarriedarehappierthantheunmarried

D）unmarriedpeoplearelikelytosufferinlaterlife

13.It