重庆大学2011年12月大学英语（3）第一次作业答案
2011年12月考试大学英语（3）第一次作业一、单项选择题（本大题共60分，共 60 小题，每小题 1 分）
1.A single technical term will frequently cover an idea that would otherwise （） a long phrase or clause.
A. A call for
B. B make for
C. C allow for
D. D stand for
2. It is ( ) of Beijing to have such hot weather in July.
A. tropical
B. typical
C. trial
D. tradition
3. The explorer told the boys about his ( ) in the Arctic.
A. adventures
B. investigation
C. application
D. improvement
4.I''''ll never know all that was in his mind, （）.
A. A nor will anyone else either
B. B nor won''''t anyone else too
C. C nor anyone else will
D. D nor will anyone else
5. The ( ) of establishing a new amusement park seemed to be very attractive.
A. outline
B. project
C. progress
D. method
6. A minute later John and I ran （） them and soon caught up （） them.
A. A after...with
B. B with...for
C. C to...by
D. D for...to
7. He kept working, ( ) he was very tired.
A. so
B. how
C. nevertheless
D. though
8. -- Where are you from? -- ( )
A. Australia.
B. Hello.
C. I’m fine.
D. Congratulations.
9. — Would you like to go fishing with us now? — ( ).
A. No, I don''t like
B. It sounds interesting but I have lots of homework to do
C. I won''t tell you
D. Oh, it is well
10. This took place in( ) Philadelphia.
A. a 1930s
B. the 1930s’
C. the 1930s
D. 1930’s
11. By 2000, scientists surely （） a cure for this kind of disease.
A. A have discovered
B. B must discover
C. C are discovering
D. D will have discovered
12. He （） to write a history of civilization.
A. A set off
B. B set in
C. C set out
D. D set about
13. The rocket went into （） round the moon.
A. A track
B. B orbit
C. C path
D. D course
14. — Congratulations! You won the first prize in today''s speech contest. — ().
A. Yes, I beat the others
B. No, no, I didn''t do it well
C. Thank you
D. It''s a pleasure
15. A: Could you give me some advice on how to improve my writing? B: ( ).
A. Well, don’t worry about it. Writing is a bit difficult.
B. Sorry, I don＇t know.
C. You are welcome.
D. That＇s a good idea.
16. We ( ) supper when a policeman came to the door.
A. just have
B.were having
C. just had
D. had had just
17. Can you say something about Pop music in China? -- ( ).
A. What is pop music?
B. I know that.
C. I’ve never been to China.
D. Yes, I’d like to.
18. I can never remember ( ) drawer he keeps his shirts in.
A. what.
B. as
C. which
D. where
19.Jefferson thought that it was conflict and not unquestioning agreement （） keeps freedom alive.
A. A which
B. B that
C. C what
D. D as a
20. Although George has many personal problems, he ( ) present every day sincethe first day of class.
A. has been
B. had been
C. is
D. was
21. It is such a fine day that I ( ) going swimming in the river.
A. feel like
B. feel
C. like
D. love
22. （） has a beginning also has an end.
A. A What
B. B Whatever
C. C However
D. D No matter what
23.In scorching summer days many people have to （） an electric fan, let alone an air-conditioner.
A. A do up
B. B do away with
C. C do with
D. D do without
24. A. What kind of job did you do? B: ( ).
A. worked at a bookstore on campus.
B. Yes. I brewed coffee in the Student Union.
C. But selling books was satisfying.
D. I need to earn the money.
25. Mary can riot work ( ) John.
A. as quicker as
B. as quickly as
C. more quick than
D. more quickly as
26. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was （） an accident.
A. A related to
B. B involved in
C. C included in
D. D subjected to
27. A bus ( ) when I was sitting on the bench.
A. passed by
B. passed on
C. passed up
D. passed out
28. The professor ( ) the papers.
A. passed by
B. passed through
C. passed out
D. passed in
29. -- What you’re your career goals? -- ( ).
A. 20 dollars a week.
B. I want to be an engineer.
C. It’s very hard.
D. I will try my best.
30. It''''s my advice that she （） right now, or she might be late for the plane.
A. A start
B. B starts
C. C would start
D. D will start
31. -- I’m a history major. And you? -- ( ).
A. Well, it’s nice.
B. I know.
C. Biology.
D. You know that.C
32. Are there any differences between you and your sister? -- ( ).
A. Yes, quite a lot.
B. Yes, I know.
C. No, I don’t know.
D. No, you can’t see.
33. -- I’m a history major. And you? -- ( ).
A. Well, it’s nice.
B. I know.
C. Biology.
D. You know that.
34. He grows flowers ( ) vegetables.
A. as soon as
B. as good as
C. as well
D. as well as
35. When I saw ( ) book that I bought it at once.
A. such good
B. so good
C. so good a
D. such good a
36. A: Do you often speak English with your classmates? B: ( ).
A. just listen.
B. No, I want to, but….
C. It＇s Okay.
D. Everyone makes mistakes, you know.
37. They said they would not make their final ( ) until the election resultcame out.
A. decide
B. decisive
C. decision
D. depict
38. If the customer is ( ) to pay a bill, the company turns their account overto a collection agency.
A.unusual
B. unwilling
C. unworthy
D. unwanted
39. It was a hot day and many people were ( ) their way to the beach.
A. taking
B. guiding
C. setting
D. making
40. He couldn’t remember( )
A. what was the formula
B. what were the formula
C. what the formula was
D. what the formula were
41. I’ll ignore you ( ) you give me dozen of red roses.
A. so that
B. as to
C. now that
D. even if
42. The clerk ( ) stole some money from the bank
A. supposed to
B. supposedly
C. supposed
D. suppose
43. You can send it either by air mail, ( ).
A. or send it by ordinary
B. nor by ordinary
C. or by ordinary
D. or ordinary mail
44. Many college students like to chat on the Internet. They think talking withfriends on the Internet is ( ) casual and exciting ( ) face to face.
A. not only...but also
B. less...than
C. more...than
D. neither...nor
45. Do what your mother wants, or you’ll ( ) her.
A. upset
B. angry
C. beat
D. desperate
46. We are （） interested in the age of the carbonates, because it would allow us to estimate when microbial life left its Mark on the rock that became alh84001.
A. A hardly
B. B extremely
C. C almost
D. D at all
47. I’m very keen on sports, ( ) ?
A. don’t I
B. amn’t I
C. am I
D. aren’t I
48. -- Do you have any questions about the job? -- ( ).
A. What do you mean?
B. NO. I won’t.
C. What is the salary?
D. Yes. I will.
49.It was because the applicant was too proud （） he failed in the interview.
A. A therefore
B. B that
C. C so that
D. D so
50. Taking ( ) is one of Mike''s hobbies.
A. photo
B. photos
C. photoes
D. photo''s
51.Professor Clark continued his research work and （） his colleague''''s advice.
A. A ignored
B. B deplored
C. C explored
D. D implored
52. I''''ll give you my telephone number in case you （） want to get in touch with me again.
A. A should
B. B will
C. C shall
D. D need
53. I don’t want to come out now, and ( ), I’m expecting a phone call.
A. besides
B. therefore
C. including
D. likewise
54. Our teacher constantly ( ) to us that there is no shortcut(捷径) for learning English.
A. points out
B. points off
C. points at
D. points in
55. Taking too many pills will ( ) you problems.
A. cause
B. affect
C. influence
D. convey
56. The ( ) purpose of the 7-day vacations is to relax.
A. commercial
B. emotional
C. essential
D. proposal
57. A. What kind of work did you do? B: ( ).
A. am proud.
B. That＇s very interesting.
C. Tell me why.
D. I was on the transportation team.
58. The lecture was so ( ) that everyone went to sleep.
A. boring
B. bored
C. interested
D. interesting
59. I said, “ I hope you’ll have ( ) nice birthdays.”
A. many more
B. much more
C. very much
D. enough many
60. -- Why do you want this job? -- ( ).
A. need to earn the money.
B. I don’t want.
C. I like playing football.
D. It’s kind of you.
二、阅读理解单项选择题（本大题共40分，共 4 小题，每小题 10 分）
1.
Laptop (便携式) computers are popular all over the world.People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptopsconnect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops alsoconnect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allowsstudents to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 15000 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a510 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The studentswith laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will beable to use e-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates,and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program isthat students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs.They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under thetrees——anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in highereducation, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops becomemore powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, theportable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but alsolibraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studyinghow laptops can help students. State officials are testing laptop programs atother universities, too.At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staffuse computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in theirlessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle ofVirginia and we''''''''re giving students a window on the world. They can seeeverything and do everything."(1). The main purpose of the laptop program is to give eachstudent a laptop to ( ).
A. use for their schoolwork
B.
access the Internet
C.
work at homeconnect
D.
them to libraries
(2). Why is theword "speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks ? ( )
A. They don''''t really talk.
B.
They use the computer language.
C.
Laptops have speaker.
D.
None of the above reasons is correct.
(3). Which ofthe following is true about WestlakeCollege? ( )
A. All teachers use computers.
B. 15 000 students have laptops.
C.
It is an old college in Americ
D.
Students there can do everything.
(4). "awindow on the world" in the last paragraph means that students can ( ).
A.
attend lectures on information technology
B.
travel around the world
C.
get information from around the world
D.
have free laptops
(5). What canwe infer from the passage? ( )
A. The program is successful.
B.
The program is not workable.
C.
The program is too expensive.
D.
We don''''t know the result yet.
2. In ancient times themost important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancientGreece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or givingspeeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who wereworking for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their Field of studywith people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom existstoday as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor''s degree. Generally,however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where allstudents are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until thenineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase inpopulation and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidatesfor a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watchedover by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory.Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act likemachines. Onetype of test is sometimes called an "objective" test. It is intendedto deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test theteacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correctanswer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and alsothree statements that look like answers to students who have not learned thematerial properly.(1). In the Middle Ages students _______.
A. took objective tests
B. were timed by clocks
C. specialized in one subject
D. neverwrote exams
(2). Themain idea of paragraph 2 is ______
A. workers now take examinations
B. the population has grown
C. there are only written exams today
D. examinationsare now written and timed
(3). Thekind of exam where students must select answers is ______.
A. personal
B. objective?
C. spoken?
D. written
(4). Modernindustry must have developed ______.
A. before the Middle Ages
B. in Greece or Rome
C. around the 19lh century
D. machinesto take tests
(5). Itmay be concluded that testing ______.
A. should test only opinions
B. should always be written
C. has changed since the Middle Ages
D. isgiven only in factories
3.
"The pen is more powerful than the sword (剑)."There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that werewrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the USA in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous buthas been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing acivil war and freezing the slaves. The civil war was the American Civil War of1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book was named "Uncle Tom''''s Cabin". There was time when everyEnglish-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much tostop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting.The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) people''''s sympathies (同情). The writerherself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The SouthernAmericans were very angry at the novel, which they said did not at allrepresent (代表) true state of affairs, but the NorthernAmericans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired (激励) by it that they-were ready to go to war to set the slavesfree.(1). According to the passage ().
A. every English-speaking person had read "Uncle Tom''s Cabin"
B. "Uncle Tom''s Cabin" was not very interesting
C. those who don''t speak English can not have read "Uncle Tom''sCabin"
D. the book "Uncle Tom''s Cabin" did a great deal in the AmericanCivil War
(2). How old was Mrs. Stowe when her world famous book waspublished? ( )
A. About 60 years old.
B.
Over 50 years old.
C.
In her forties.
D. Around 30 years old.
(3). What do you learn about Mrs. Stowe from the passage? ()
A. AShe had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War.
B. She herself encouraged the northern Americans to go to war and set theslaves free.
C. She was better as writing as using a sword.
D. She had once been a slave.
(4). Why could Mrs. Stowe''s book cause a civil war inAmerica? ( )
A. She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.
B. She disclosed (揭露) the terrible wrongs that had beendone to the slaves in the Southern States.
C. The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.
D. The book had been read by many Americans.
(5). What can we learn from thepassage? ( )
A. We needn''t use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.
B. writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.
C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.
D. No war can be won without such a book as "Uncle Tom''s Cabin".
4.
Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, withouttelling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature (文学) at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of thecity to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngestin the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent. I put up with (忍受) it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter''snights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes andtrousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.
By chance, I won some prizes and awards (奖) forliterature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. Shetold me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishmentand disbelief. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said,"No, I couldn'' t do that." Not that I had any real excuse, I wasjust frightened. In the end she persuaded me that 1 should do it the followingday.So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I becamemore interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do afterthis, and decided some weeks later that 1 could not imagine myself spending therest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly told myparents that I wanted to return to school. They were greatly surprised and, Ithink, a little afraid but they did not try to persuade me not to, they wantedto know if I was sure, if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if Igave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. Butnothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.(1). Whichof the following has most probably been discussed in this passage? ( )
A. The writer''s unhappy childhood.
B. The poor teaching quality ( 质量 ) of the writer''s school.
C. The writer''s leaving school against his teachers'' advice.
D. Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.
(2). The writer did not feel comfortable at the eveningschool because ( ).
A. he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates
B. he had to walk a long distance to the evening school
C. he could not put his heart into reading books after
he was caught in the rain
D. of all of the above
(3). After he won some prizes and awards for literature, ayoung woman from a TV company ( ).
A. wanted to make his success known to the public
B. came to make friends with him
C. invited him to make a speech
D. came to tell him that he had become a very importantperson
(4). After his success, he( )
A. decided to get a good job
B. decided to continue his
studies in literature at the evening school
C. decided to return to the school he once left
D. began to feel very important and proud
(5). Which of the following is NOT TRUE? ( )
A. His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.
B. His parents worried that he would leave school again.
C. It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.
D. His parents did not want him to continue hiseducation.
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