大學(xué)英語三級(A級)強化卷二

一、語法Ⅰ

1、Hehasn’tdecided_______mathematicsorphysics.

A.whethertostudy

B.iftostudy

C.whetherstudying

D.whetherstudied

2、_______Ican’thelpadmiingtheman’scourage，Idonotapproveofhismethods.

A.Unless

B.While

C.Since

D.Although

3、_______the18thcentury_______manrealizedthatthewholeofthebrainwasinvolvedintheworkingofthemind.

A.Itwasnotuntil,that

B.Itisnotuntil,when

C.Itisnotuntil,then

D.Itwasuntil,that

4、HardlyhadIgothome_______thetelephonerang.

A.then

B.when

C.as

D.than

5、Privatemotorcarsarewasteful_______wellorganizedpublictransport.

A.comparedwith

B.comparingwith

C.comparedby

D.comparingto

6、Itisnouse_______withhimonthismatter,hewillnotchangehismind.

A.argue

B.arguing

C.toargue

D.yourarguing

7、Theoutputofourcompanythismonthis_______thatoflastmonth.

A.twiceasmuchas

B.twiceasmuch

C.twicemanyas

D.twiceasmanyas

8、WhatIwanttotellyouis_______Paulwillcometoworkasyourassistant.

A.it

B.these

C.that

D.this

9、Myopinionisasgood_______.

A.asheis

B.asorbetterthanhe

C.asorbetterthanhis

D.orbetterthanhis

10、Inthemuseum，wesawthemodelofahousedesignedbythepioneersandbuilt___________woodandbrick.

A.up

B.on

C.of

D.by

二、閱讀理解一

Foryearsandyearspeoplehavebeensayingthattherailwaysaredead.Weallkeephearingthattrainsareslow,thattheylosemoney,andthattheyaredying.Butthisisfarfromthetruth.Inthosedaysofexpensiveoil,therailwayshavebecomehighlycompetitivewithmotorcarsandplanes.Ifyouwanttocarrypeopleorgoodsfromplacetoplace,theyarecheaperthanplanes.Andtheyhavemuchincommonwithplanes.Aplanegoesinastraightlineandsodoesarailway.Whatismore,ittakesfromtheheartofacityintotheheartofanother.Itdoesn’tleaveyouasaplanedoes,milesandmilesfromthecitycenter.Itdoesn’tholdyouupasacardoes,inendlesstrafficjams.Andasingletraincancarrygoodswhichaplaneormotorcarcouldneverdo.Farfrombeingdead,therailwaysareverymuchalive.Modernrailwaylinesgiveyouasmooth,untroubledjourney.Whereelsecanyoueatwell,sleepincomfort,feelsafeandenjoythescenewhileyouaretravelingatspeedatthesametime?Andweareonlyatthebeginning.Forwehavejustenteredtheageofsuperfasttrains,trainstravelingat150milesanhourandmore.Soonwewillbewonderingwhywespentsomuchonmotorcarswecan’tusebecausewehavenotenoughmoneytobuytheoilandplaneswecan’tflyforthesamereason.

1、Somepeoplethinktherailwaysaredeadbecause_______.

A.trainscan’tbecompetitivewithmotorcarsandplanes

B.oilisexpensivetoday

C.trainsaresuperfast

D.railwaysearnalargeamountofmoney

2、Accordingtothewriter,itseemsthat_______.

A.wecandowithoutrailways

B.trainshavemuchincommonwithmotorcarsandplanes

C.motorcarsandplanesarenotasgoodastrains

D.trainsareasgoodasmotorcarsandplanes

3、Itisimpliedbythewriterthat_______.

A.itischeapertotravelbyplanethanbytrain

B.therailwaystationisusuallyinthesuburbofthecity

C.whenyougetofftheplaneyouwillfindyourselfinthecenterofthecity

D.nomotorcarorplanecancarryasmuchgoodsasatraincando

4、Thewriterthinksthattherailwaysareverymuchalivebecause_______.

A.wecanhaveatroubledjourney

B.wehaveenoughmoneytoflyinplanes

C.wecannowtravelbysuperfasttrains

D.wecantravelbymotorcarsaswell

5、Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_______.

A.NottheEnd,ButtheBeginning

B.WhichIstheBest:Train,MotorcarorPlane?

C.TrainsAreMoreCompetitivethanMotorcarsorPlanes

D.Oh,SuperfastTrains

三、閱讀理解二

EducationiscompulsoryandfreeforeverychildintheUnitedStates.Mostchildrenstartschoolbytheageofsix.Theyattendeightyearsofelementaryschoolandfouryearsofhighschool(orsecondaryschool).Themoneyforfreepublicschoolcomesfromtaxes,andeachstateisresponsibleforitsowneducationsystem.Statelegislaturessettheeducationalrequirementsbutleavethemanagementoftheschoolinthehandsofthelocalcommunities.Moststatesrequiretheirchildrentogotoschooluntilacertainage.Thisagevariesfrom16to18yearsaccordingtothelawoftheindividualstates.TheFederalgovernmentcontributesfundstothestatesforadditionalschoolsandschoolservices.Aftergraduationfromhighschool,astudentcanstarthishighereducationinatwo-yearcollege,afour-yearcollege,auniversity,oraspecializedprofessionalschool—eitherpublicorprivate.Mostcollegesadmitstudentsonthebasisoftheirhighschoolrecords.Thecostofacollegeisexpensiveinprivateuniversities,butitismuchlessinthosesupportedbystatesandcities.Manystudentsreceivescholarshipsfromtheschools,thegovernment,orprivatefoundationsandorganizations.Morethan50percentofthecollegestudentsworktohelppaytheircollegeexpenses.Only2percentofthepopulationofthecountrycannotreadandwrite.

1、Accordingtothepassage,atwhatagedomostchildrenbeginstudyingatschool?

A.18yearsold.

B.16yearsold.

C.6yearsold.

D.4yearsold.

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Childrenstudy12yearsbeforetheycanstarttheirhighereducation.

B.Freepublicschoolhastopaytaxes.

C.Eachstatemanagesitsownschools.

D.Allthestatesrequiretheirchildrentogotoschooluntiltheageof18.

3、Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“contribute”means_______.

A.toaddorputin

B.tohelpbringaboutaresult

C.togiveorsupply

D.tosubmitforpublication

4、Whatdoover50percentstudentsdotohelppaytheircollegeexpenses?

A.Earnscholarshipsfromtheschool.

B.Acceptthemoneygivenbythegovernment.

C.Persuadesomeprivatefoundationsororganizationstopayforthem.

D.Dothepart-timework.

5、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyAmericanshavelittleornoeducation?

A.Twopercentofthepeopleinthecountry.

B.Childrenundertheageof16.

C.Thestudentswhohavetowork.

D.Onethirdofthepopulation.

四、英譯漢

1、Thesuccessofthiscarshowstheimportanceofgooddesigninhelpingtoselltheproduct.

A.這種汽車的暢銷表明精良的設(shè)計對于打開銷路的重要性。

B.這種汽車的暢銷表明精致的圖案對于打開銷路的重要性。

C.這種汽車的勝利之處表明圖案對于打開銷路功不行沒。

2、Thesalesmanmadeanoffer,butIdidn’tacceptitandmadeacounter-offerwhichwasrejectedbyhim.

A.這個售貨員提出要幫我，我沒接受，反過來要幫他，他卻拒絕了。

B.這個售貨員報了個價，我不同意，另外開了個價，但他又不同意了。

C.這個售貨員出了個價，我沒接受，我還了價，但他拒絕了。

3、Whentheabovegoodsareavailableforexport,pleaseletusknowbycable.

A.假如上述貨物生產(chǎn)出口的話，請發(fā)傳真給我們。

B.以上商品有貨可供出口時，請用電報通知我們。

C.上述貨物有貨供應(yīng)出口時，請發(fā)傳真通知我們。

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