大学英语综合教程第三单元复习题.docx

1、大学英语综合教程第三单元复习题大学英语综合教程第三单元复习题Unit ThreeI. Write the English words according to the following definitions.1. stop providing (sth.); remove (sth.) by cutting 2. exist or be found in3. control and make use of4. keep from appearing 5. give pleasure to; have as a guest6. cause to be understood7. be like

2、ly to happen or have a particular characteristic or effect8. as much as is needed, enough 9. make ( ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another10.exactKeys:1. cut off 2. lie in 3. harness 4. suppress 5. entertain6. put across 7. tend 8. sufficient 9. convey 10. accurateII. Complete each of the following

3、 sentences with the proper word derived form the one given in the brackets.1. In that small town only a few _ people could afford to join the golf club.( privilege)2. The chairman spoke very _ of the athletes success.( high)3. Come earlier to _ that you get a seat. ( sure)4. The police had to releas

4、e the thief because they didnt have enough _ .( evident)5. The Senators “no” vote was in _ , so the law was passed by a vote of 70 to 32. ( minor)6. Those who take too much sugar daily always have a _ to be fat. (tend)7. Besides study , we should set aside enough time for relaxation, hobbies and _ .

5、( entertain)8. He is _ for cleaning up the whole classroom when he is on duty. ( responsibility)9. He has taken a great interest in collecting stamps since _. ( child)10. The slightest _ in driving can result in a terrible accident.( care)Keys:1. privileged 2. highly 3. ensure 4. evidence 5. minorit

6、y 6. tendency 7. entertainment 8. responsible 9. childhood 10. carelessnessIII. Fill in the blanks with the word or expressions chosen form the following list. Change the form where necessary.put/turn the clock back do without cut off ensure slow downinform lie in tend put across fit into1. Electric

7、ity supplies in Beijing _because of the heavy rain pouring down last night.2.They _ us that their director would come to China for the further cooperation.3. His success _ the great efforts he has made in the work.4. Meat _ to go bed in hot weather if it is not properly preserved.5. She spent every

8、penny on books and _ any new clothes on Christmas.6. Good teachers are the ones who are able to _ everything well.7. Mr. Smith _ the car when he saw an old woman be knocked down by a young man.8. The new policy of this province_ the national economic development plan.9. Leave the hotel earlier to _

9、that you get the airport on time.10.Forget all about it and look to the future, you cant _.Keys:1.has been cut off 2. informed 3. lies in 4. tends 5. did without 6. put across 7. slowed down 8. fits into 9. ensure 10. put/turn the clock backIV. Choose the best one to complete the sentences.1. It was

10、 not a serious accident; the car needs only some _ repairs. a. major b. secondary c. minor d. primary2. It is not _ that Frank will get home before dark. a. possibly b. probably c. perhaps d. likely3. The Johnsons had to put a sign_ outside their house because of their terrible finance status. a. In

11、 Sale b. For Sale c. Up Sale d. On Sale4. I am sure he is able to _ a second-hand car on his salary.a. sponsor b. rescue c. offer d. afford5. The students need to learn to express their thoughts with _.a. precision b. attitude c. responsibility d. compliment6. Looking around the hall, Anna found som

12、eone wear exactly _she was.a. the similar b. such as c. the same d. as7. There is a smell - has someone left the gas on?a. homey b. helpful c. nasty d. tough8. Neither the boys nor the girl _ to blame.a. are b. shall be c. is d. were9. What he said must have hurt you, _?a. didnt it b. hadnt it c. mu

13、stnt it d. havent it10. Peter is not good at calculating, _.a. So was his twin brother b. Such was his twin brotherc. Nor his twin brother was d. Nor was his twin brother.Keys: 1. c 2. d 3.b 4. d 5.a 6. d 7. c 8. c 9. a 10. dV. The following passage is taken from the text you have learnt. Fill in ea

14、ch blank with one word that is the most appropriate. Scientists and engineers (1) _ _ express their ideas in the (2) _ of equations because they need to know the precise values of quantities. But for the rest of us, a qualitative (3) _ of scientific concepts is (4) _, and this can be (5) _ by words

15、and diagrams, without the use of (6) _. The world today is (7) _ _ dangers, hence the sick joke that the reason we have not been (8) _ by a(n) (9) _ civilization is that civilizations tend to destroy themselves when they reach out stage, But I have sufficient faith in the good sense of the public to

16、 believe that we might (10) _ this wrong.Keys:1. tend to 2. form 3. grasp 4. sufficient 5.conveyed6. equations 7. filled with 8. contacted 9. alien 10. proveVI. Each blank in the following passage is provided with four possible choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best one for each blank.

17、VII. Reading comprehension:Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that ones muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we l

18、isten to music with our bodies. You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when

19、 one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra even though he knows there is a competent conductor on the job. Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so

20、to speak , in its performance. The listener “feels” himself into the music with more or less pronounced motions of his body. The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less pronounced.1. Some psych

21、ologists maintain that thinking is _.a. not a mental processb. more a physical process than a mental actionc. a process that involves our entire bodiesd. a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain2. Few people are able to listen to familiar music without _.a. moving some part of their

22、bodyb. stopping what they are doing to listenc. directing the orchestra playing itd. wishing that they could conduct music properly3. The pronounced body motions are a listeners way of _.a. “feeling” the music b. participating in the performancec. deriving enjoyment from the musice. all of the above

23、4. Body movement are necessary in order for the listener to _.a. hear the music b. appreciate the musicc. enjoy the music fullyd. completely understand the music5. According to the selection, muscle participation in the process of thinking is _. a. deliberate b. obvious c. not readily apparent d. ve

24、ry pronouncedQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: Many people are frightened by spiders (蜘蛛). They are especially afraid of large, hairy ones. The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird-eating spider, which lives in the hot , thick rain forests of northern South Ame

25、rica. Bird-eating spiders are a type of tarantula (狼蛛). They are very hairy. Some of these giant spiders can spread eighteen centimeters (seven inches) with their legs. Tarantulas are not, as most people think, poisonous spiders. They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown-u

26、p. The poisonous bite of a black widow spider is far more dangerous. Bird-eating spiders often hide in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep out and hunt for insects. As you might guess from their name, they also catch birds and eat them. They have another unusual ability. Th

27、ey can walk up windowpanes because of sticky, silky hairs on their feet that cling to glass.6. The article says that the bird-eating spider is a kind of _.a. large crab b. tarantulac. black widow spider d. All of the above7. Compared with the bite of a black widow spider, the bite of a tarantula is

28、_.a. more dangerous b. less dangerousc. just as dangerous d. None of the above8. Implied but not stated:a. The bird-eating spider may probably fly if it can catch birds.b. The bird-eating spider never hunts alone.c. The bird-eating spider eats only birds.d. None of the above.9. According to the stor

29、y, bird-eating spiders _.a. can catch birds and eat themb. can walk up windowpanesc. can give a person a painful bited. All the above10. Implied but not stated:a. The bird-eating spider is unable to climb well.b. The bird-eating spider likes to stay in trees.c. The bird-eating spider can be found in

30、 many parts of the world.d. One can hardly see a bird-eating spider during the day.Keys:1-5 d a d c c 6-10 b b d d d Columbus had no trouble getting men, money, and ships for his second voyage to the “East”. He set 66 again in September, 1493, this time 67 17 ships.Columbus took with him men 68 planned to settle on the new land, 69 the pleasant life Columbus had described to them, and 70 rich. He took no women. The supplies on the second voyage 71 seeds, tools, plants, horses, and 72 domestic animals, and workmen - everything needed to 73 a colony a success, he thought.