新视野大学英语三级题库阅读145.docx

1、新视野大学英语三级题库阅读145 (0.83) I came to study in the United States one year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to a court. After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very gratefu

2、l and determined to repay him one day. But I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, Id have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me fi

3、nd a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report con

4、sisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215 My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I d

5、ecided to dismiss him. And he made me pay $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time, and I left without getting a cent. My experience taught me two things about America; firstly, in

6、 a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about American, we should see both its good and bad sides.1. The authors roommate offered to help him because _. A

7、) he felt sorry for the author B) he thought it was a chance to make money C) he knew the doctor was a very good one. D) he wanted the author to have a good lawyer2. A good doctor is essential for the author to _. A) be properly treated B) talk with the person responsible for the accident C) recover

8、 before he leaves America D) eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury3. The word “charge” in this passage means _. A) be responsible B) accuse C) ask a price D) claim4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very _. A) friendly B) greedy C) professionally D) busy5. What

9、 conclusion can you draw from the story? A) Going to court is something very common In America. B) One must be very careful while driving a car. C) There are more bad sides in America than good sides. D) Money is more important than other things in the US. 2. BDCBD2(0.85) 24. CABBCThe World Health O

10、rganization estimates that more than four million people die each year from the effects of smoking tobacco. That number is increasing. WHO officials expect 150 million people to die from tobacco use in the next twenty years. Seven in ten of those deaths will be in developing countries.In the United

11、States, about 47 million adults currently smoke. American health experts say tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death nationwide. This year, more than four-hundred-thirty-thousand Americans will die of diseases linked to smoking. One day last month, thousands of Americans, attempted to

12、stop smoking. They were taking part in the Great American Smokeout.The American Cancer Society has organized the Great American Smokeout every year for twenty-five years. The goal is to show the dangers of smoking and provide support for people who decide to stop smoking.It is not easy to stop smoki

13、ng permanently. However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better :and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke. The American Cancer Society says blood pressure returns to normal twenty minutes after smoking

14、the last cigarette, Carbon monoxide gas levels in the blood return to normal after eight hours. After one day; the chance of heart attack decreases. After one year, the risk of heart disease for a non-smoker is half that of a smoker: ,1. According to the WHO officials, how many people will die from

15、tobacco use in developing countries in the next 20 years?A) 4,600, 000. B) 150,000,000.C) 105,000,000 D).47,000,000.2. What is the leading preventable cause of death nationwide in USA?A) Tobacco use B) Heart attack.C) Car accidents D Alcohol use.3. According to the passage, smoking may lead to the f

16、ollowing results EXCEPT _.A) heart attack B) clear thinkingC) the rise of blood. pressure D) the rise of carbon monoxide 4. What can we learn from the passage?A) The Great American Smokeout is a worldwide campaign to show the dangers of smoking.B) Smoking may affect the health of ones family members

17、. C) Quitting smoking is an easy job.D) It is useless not to stop smoke permanently.5. After one stops smoking for-_, the risk of heart disease will drop half.A) 8 hours B) 1 dayC) 1 year D) 2 years3 (0.85) CDCDDMicrosoft Corporation is the leading developer of personal-computer software systems and

18、 applications. The company also publishes books and multimedia titles and offers electronic mail services. It has sales offices throughout the world but does virtually all of its research and development at its corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, U. S.In 1975 Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen,

19、 two boyhood friends from Seattle, converted BASIC, a popular mainframe programming language, for use on an early personal computer (PC), the Altair. Shortly afterward Gates and Allen founded Microsoft, deriving the name from the words “microcomputer” and “software.” During the next few years they r

20、efined BASIC and developed other programming languages. In 1980 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) asked Microsoft to produce the essential software, or operating system, for its first personal computer, the IBM PC. Microsoft purchased an operating system from another company, modifie

21、d it, and renamed it MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System). MS-DOS was released with the IBM PC in 1981. Thereafter, most manufacturers of personal computers licensed MS-DOS as their operating system, generating vast revenues for Microsoft; by the early 1990s it had sold more than 100 million cop

22、ies of the program and defeated rival operating systems such as CP/M, which it displaced in the early 1980s, and later OS/2. Microsoft deepened its position in operating systems with its Windows graphical command program, whose third version, released in 1990, gained a wide following. By 1993, Windo

23、ws 3.0 and its subsequent versions were selling at a rate of one million copies per month, and nearly 90 percent of the worlds PCs ran on a Microsoft operating system. In 1995 the company released Windows 95, which for the first time fully integrated MSDOS with Windows and effectively matched in eas

24、e of use Apple Computers Macintosh OS. It also became the leader in productivity software such as word-processing and spreadsheet programs, outdistancing long-time rivals Lotus and WordPerfect in the process.1.What is the role of Microsoft Corporation in the world of software systems and application

25、s? A) Its the biggest multinational corporation.B) Its the founder of personal computers. C) Its the leading developer.D) Its the largest bookseller in America.2. Besides software systems and applications, what else does Microsoft deal in? A) Publishing books and multimedia titles.B) Offering electr

26、onic mail services. C) Inventing program languages. D) Both A and B.3. Who established Microsoft?A) Bill Gates. B) Paul G. Allen.C) Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen. D) A group of computer experts. 4. In 1980 IBM asked Microsoft to produce the operating system, they _.A)invented it alone B) refused to d

27、o itC) wanted to make a perfect one, but they failedD) bought one from another company and made a little change 5. What does the passage imply?A) Windows 3.0 fully integrated MS-DOS with Windows.B) By 1990, nearly 90 percent of the worlds PCs had run on Windows 3.0. C) IBM asked Microsoft to develop

28、 Windows 95.D) Microsoft surpassed Lotus and WordPerfect till 1995. 4 (0.89) CDCCD 1970 was World Conservation Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem

29、. At one time there were 1, 300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We cant live without these things. If we contin

30、ue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask, “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. T

31、hey plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No ones going to change our world”. It was made by the

32、Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.I . “No ones going to change our world” was _.A) an important book published in 1970 B) an idea that nobody would acceptC) a record calling on people to conserve nature D) a rule worked out by the United Nations2. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?A) We should plant more trees and flowers.B) We should clean the banks of our rivers.