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1、大学英语三作业大学英语作业 I. 交际与对话 1. a. What do you think of the speech given by Professor Smith? b. . But Im not particularly interested in the topic. A. Let me think about it. B. Not bad. C. I dont like it. D. I dont know. 2. a. I like your new hat very much! b. . A. Really? I can give it to you as a gift. B
2、. Actually I dont think it fits me well. C. Yes, I know you will like it. D. Oh, thank you. Actually, I got it in a bargain. 3. a. How do you like my new hairstyle, dear? b. .Youve never been so beautiful! A. It looks terrific on you. B. How much did you spend? C. It doesnt fit you at all. D. Do you
3、 like it yourself? 4. a. Hi, Tom, hows everything with you? b. _, and how are you? A. Dont mention it B. Hm, not too bad C. Thanks D. I dont want to talk about it 5. a. Im sorry. I lost the key. b. _ A. Well, its no big deal. B. No, its all right. C. You are welcome. D. You are so careless. 6. a. .
4、b. Well, if it were not for the rain, Id enjoy it very much. A. I hope you are enjoying your stay here. B. Whats the weather like today? C. Are you feeling well now? D. Do you like Xian? 第 1 页 共 21 页 在您完成作业过程中，如有疑难，请登录学院网站“辅导答疑”栏目，与老师进行交流讨论！ 7. a. Im sorry that I spilt some coffee on your carpet. b.
5、 . A. You should have been more careful. B. Why did you do that? C. Oh, I dont care. D. Oh, dont worry about it. 8. a. Whos speaking, please? b. . A. Who are you? B. Im Parker. C. Dont you know me? D. This is Parker. 9. a. Well done. Congratulations on your success. b. . A. Thank you very much B. Oh
6、, no, no C. No, I didnt do very well D. Sorry, I could have done better 10. a. That woman alone over there who is she? b. . A. She is a teacher B. She is Doctor Sophie C. A driver, I suppose D. Shes ill 11. a. Hello, is that China Bank? b. A. Yes, can I help you? B. Yes, what do you want? C. Yes, yo
7、ure right. D. Yes, right number. 12. a. Sorry I have kept you waiting for so long. b. . A. Im sad B. I dont care C. Thats all right. Theres no hurry D. No, not at all 13. a. If you need any help, please dont hesitate to ask me. b. . A. Thank you, I will. B. Oh, I wont do that. C. I dont think I will
8、 need any help. D. Its none of your business. 14. a. Do you mind if I open the window? Its too hot! b. 第 2 页 共 21 页 在您完成作业过程中，如有疑难，请登录学院网站“辅导答疑”栏目，与老师进行交流讨论！ A. Oh, not at all. Go ahead. B. Yes, I think its too hot too. C. Of course dont. I feel a bit cold. D. Why not? 15. a. I want to buy a present
9、 for my mother and I need your advice. b. A. No, you dont. B. Oh, its not necessary. C. What can I do for you? D. Really, you need me? 16. a. Do you mind if I smoke here? b. A. Well, Id rather you didnt. B. Yes, please do it. C. Of course, you cant. D. No, I dont smoke. 17. a. b. Yes, can you tell m
10、e where I can find womens shoes? A. Do you want to buy something? B. Excuse me, what are you doing? C. Are you just looking around? D. Is there anything I can do for you? 18. a. I had a really good holiday at my aunts. b. _. A. Oh, thats very nice of you B. Congratulations C. Its my pleasure D. Oh,
11、Im glad to hear that 19. a. Would you like to go out with us for dinner this evening? b. . A. No, I already have plans B. Thanks a lot but Im busy tonight C. No, I really dont like eating out D. Im ill, so I shouldnt go out for dinner 20. a. Mr. Baker is out now. May I take a message for him? b. A.
12、Whats your name? B. Thank you, Ill call him later. C. No, you cant. D. Yes, I think you can. II. 阅读理解 Passage 1 Almost every family buys as least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? 第 3 页 共 21 页
13、在您完成作业过程中，如有疑难，请登录学院网站“辅导答疑”栏目，与老师进行交流讨论！ Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in ou
14、r newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and of course,
15、advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products to go into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspape
16、rs, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit. 1. The phrase “subscribe to” in the first paragraph means . A. go to the newspaper stand and buy B. send their own news stories to
17、C. agree to buy for a specific period of time D. become faithful readers of 2. The habit of reading newspapers is . A. widespread B. found among a few families C. not popular D. uncommon 3. Before the time of the newspaper, . A. bad news traveled quickly and good news slowly B. few people cared abou
18、t events that took place in far away countries C. kings and rulers were often overthrown or killed D. news was passed from one person to another 4. The author seems to agree that money spent on advertisements is . A. wasted B. not much C. well spent D. of no use to anyone 5. Which of the following s
19、tatements is true? A. Five hundred years ago it took a long time for news to reach other countries. B. Newspaper advertisements turn peoples attention away from their products. C. The news that we read in newspapers is mainly about new products. D. When newspapers are sold at a low price, the newspa
20、per producers will lose money. Passage 2 When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and m
21、ore people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses. What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international businessmen or government officials, foreign students, a
22、irline workers, young married couples people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one 第 4 页 共 21 页 在您完成作业过程中，如有疑难，请登录学院网站“辅导答疑”栏目，与老师进行交流讨论！ city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they
23、reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy. One fami
24、ly, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people dont like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what the
25、ir neighbors might think. 6. Which of the following has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses? A. Selling home furnishings. B. Renting furnished apartments. C. Selling used furniture. D. Renting home furnishings. 7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? A. Because the furniture th
26、ey get in this way is new. B. Because it saves them a lot of money. C. Because it saves them much trouble and money. D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way. 8. What can you infer from the passage? A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable. B. Renting furniture i
27、s still not popular with the majority of Americans. C. Only those who dont have enough money rent furniture. D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented. 9. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A. Rent or Buy? B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings C
28、. Furnished Apartments D. A New Idea 10. Young people like renting home furniture in that_ A. They have less money. B. They dont want to buy old furniture. C. The new furniture is of good quality. D. They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture. Passage 3 Spending 50 minutes wi
29、th a cell phone close to your ear is enough to change brain cell activity in the part of the brain closest to the antenna(天线). But whether that causes any harm is not clear, scientists at the National Institute of Health said at a conference last month, adding that the study will not likely settle c
30、oncerns of a link between cell phones and brain cancer. “What we showed is glucose (葡萄糖) metabolism(代谢)(a sign of brain activity) increases in the brain in people who were exposed to a cell phone in the area closest to the antenna,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, whose study was published in the Journal of t
31、he American Medical Association. The study was meant to examine how the brain reacts to electromagnetic(电磁的) fields caused by wireless phone signals. 第 5 页 共 21 页 在您完成作业过程中，如有疑难，请登录学院网站“辅导答疑”栏目，与老师进行交流讨论！ Volkow said she was surprised that the weak electromagnetic radiation(辐射) from cell phones coul
32、d affect brain activity, but she said the findings do not shed any light on whether cell phones cause cancer. “This study does not in any way indicate that. What the study does is to show the human brain is sensitive to electromagnetic radiation from cell phone exposures.” Use of the devices has inc
33、reased dramatically since they were introduced in the early 1980s, with about 5 billion cell phones now in use worldwide. Some studies have linked cell phone exposure to an increased risk of brain cancers, but a large study by the World Health Organization did not offer a clear answer to this. Volko
34、ws team studied 47 people who had their brain examined while a cell phone was turned on for 50 minutes and another while the phone was turned off. While there was no complete change in brain metabolism, they found a 7 percent increase in brain metabolism in the region closest to the cell phone anten
35、na when the phone was on. Experts said the results were interesting, but urged that they be understood with great care. “Although the biological significance, if any, of increased glucose metabolism from too much cell phone exposure is unknown, the results require further investigation,” Henry Lai o
36、f the University of Washington in the U.S. and Dr. Lennart Hardell of University Hospital in Sweden, wrote in an article in JAMA. “Much has to be done to further investigate and understand these effects.” They wrote. 11. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Cell phone use is
37、dangerous. B. Cell phone use causes cancer. C. The human brain is an electromagnetic field. D. There are about 5 billion cell phone users in the world right now. 12. Doctor Volkow was astonished because _. A. her research has shed light on her understanding of cell phone B. she found that cell phone
38、 exposure is harmful to human brain C. she found that using a cell phone for about 50 minutes could influence or change brain activity D. human brain is not responsive to electromagnetic radiation 13. According to the passage, cell phones were launched _。 A. in the late 1970s B. between 1980 and 198
39、5 C. in the late 1980s D. in the early 1990s 14. What does the word “that” stand for in the second paragraph? A. Brain activity. B. Her research findings. C. The fact that cell phone use may cause cancer. D. Her research progress. 15. Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
40、A. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Harmful? B. Cell Phone Radiati0n: Is It Useful? C. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Healthy? D. Cell Phone Radiation: Is It Weak? 第 6 页 共 21 页 在您完成作业过程中，如有疑难，请登录学院网站“辅导答疑”栏目，与老师进行交流讨论！ Passage 4 Millions of hamburgers are eaten by people in every corner of the world every d
41、ay. Together with hot dogs and Coca-Cola, hamburgers have been the most important American contribution to international eating habits. The name “hamburger” has nothing to do with ham(火腿). It is believed that the hamburger was first brought to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburg so
42、metime in the 1850s.The first known reference to hamburgers was in a newspaper in Washington State in 1889. From then on the hamburger became a kind of popular American fast food. Now young people in Asia, Europe and South America have learned to eat while on the move, a hamburger in one hand and a
43、soft drink in the other. There have been angry complains from Italy and Spain about the shortening of the usual lunch break. Instead, young people have discovered a lunch for which they dont have to stop at all. However, there are clouds over the hamburgers world. People who concern about health dis
44、like the high animal fat in the hamburger. They think the time saved seems a high price to pay for poor health. The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are causing serious pollution problems in many large cities. Big hamburger companies are destroying large areas of South American rainfo
45、rest to produce the cheap meat they need. So, will the hamburger celebrate its next century? 16. In which way do hamburgers change peoples eating habits? A. People can have their meals at any time of the day. B. They can be served in any restaurant. C. People can have them with soft drinks. D. Meal
46、time can be greatly reduced. 17. The hamburger, as a kind of popular American fast food, _. A. has a history of over one hundred years B. was brought to Europe in the 1850 C. is usually eaten with the hot dog D. is better served in Hamburg 18. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? A. Young people in Europe dont stop to buy hamburgers. B. It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands. C. Some people in Europe dont like to reduce their lunch break. D. Young people in many countr
