大学英语3(专升本)阶段性作业2Word下载.doc

1、2. It is no use _the relative merits of this policy.（2分）（A） making （B） taking （C） discussing （D） expectingC3. The report _setting up day training colleges.（2分）（A） supposed （B） excited （C） suggested （D） discussed4. He talks tough but has a _heart.（2分）（A） heavy （B） strong （C） kind （D） wild5. The union

2、 representative_ her argument very effectively.（2分）（A） explained （B） invented （C） considered （D） acceptedA6. Even in a highly modernized country, _work is still needed.（2分）（A） physical （B） mental （C） natural （D） hard7. Our lives are _bound up with theirs.（2分）（A） tensely （B） nearly （C） carefully （D）

3、closely8. _, the work has been easy.（2分）（A） So （B） So long（C） So that（D） So far9. Can you_the plot?（2分）（A） change （B） investigate （C） write （D） understand10. Norman Blamey is an artist of deep _.（2分）（A） statements （B） beliefs （C） suggestions （D） claimsB11. The high-speed trains can have a major_on t

4、ravel preferences.（2分）（A） force（B） influence （C） surprise （D） power 12. In the latter case the _ can be serious indeed（2分）（A） result （B） judgment （C） decision （D） event13. The _from the top of the mountain is breathtaking.（2分）（A） view （B） sight （C） look （D） point14. Our statistics show that we _ all

5、 that we are capable of producing（2分）（A） waste （B） buy （C） use （D） sell15. _, a number of other methods have been employed（2分）（A） Therefore （B） Afterwards （C） However （D） Furthermore二、阅读理解The book The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is probably one of the most famous books ever written by a scie

6、ntist. Yet it is a book which the writer did not want to publish; he only agreed to make his theory known to the public when he was forced to by his friends.In 1831, the British Government sent a ship called Beagle to South America to make maps of the coast. At that time, Darwin was a young man in h

7、is twenties who had studied science in Edinburgh and Cambridge. Through a friend, he was offered the job of studying the plants and animals of the different countries that the Beagle was to visit. Darwins father told him not to go, and the captain of the Beagle said that he did not like the shape of

8、 Darwins nose; but that did not stop him, and in December of that year, Darwin sailed for South America. He spent five years on the ship, collecting many samples and writing down his observations about the living things he found.When he returned to England, he tried to work out a theory to explain w

9、hat he had observed. It was clear that many species were connected with each other in some way, without being exactly the same. Why was this? Two years after his return, he developed a theory: only the strongest or the cleverest could survive difficult conditions. Over time, the species changes slow

10、ly to fit the environment. Different environments produce different species.（17.5分）16）. Which of the following is true of The Origin Of Species?（3.5分）（A） Charles Darwin wrote it in order to make his new theory known to the public.（B） Charles Darwin had it published as soon as he had written it.（C） I

11、t is one of the greatest scientific books.（D） Charles Darwins friends were not interested in it when it was written.17）. Charles Darwin spent five years on the ship, _.（3.5分）（A） making maps of the coast of South America（B） studying sea animals and plants（C） studying the samples of animals and plants

12、 the seamen collected（D） studying the animals and plants of the places the ship visited18）. Which of the following statements if true?（A） Charles Darwins father sent him on board.（B） The universities sent him on board.（C） The captain welcomed him to the ship.（D） A friend of his offered him a chance

13、to go on board.19）. Charles developed a theory for the origin of species _（3.5分）（A） a few years after he had returned to England（B） as soon as he had returned to England（C） while returning to England（D） while traveling to South America20）. Darwin discovered that many species were connected with each

14、 other _.（3.5分）（A） in no way （B） in some way（C） exactly in the same way （D） in an unknown way Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead last Saturday in his cell at the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The 64-year-old had been on trial there since February 2002.Born in provincial Pozarevac in 1941, he was the second son of a priest and a school teacher. Both of his parents died when he was still a young adult. The young M