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1、大学英语第三单元考试1. The football match had to be _A_ owing to (由于) the bad weather. A. cancelled B. advanced C. arranged D. held 2. The starter (赛跑发令员) gave the _B_ for the race to begin. A. advice B. signal C. glow D. attention 3. This lovely old town has a _D_ you couldnt find in a big city. A. condition
2、 B. standard C. situation D. charm 4. They were under the _D_ that the company was doing well, but in fact it was in serious trouble. A. conclusion B. expression C. enjoyment D. illusion 5. I didnt know what to do, but then an idea suddenly _C_ to me. A. appeared B. happened C. occurred D. emerged 6
3、. Pipes made of plastic are now widely used in building as they are light and do not become _C_ in water. A. ripe B. instant C. rotten D. mature 7. We watched the plane _A_ behind the clouds. A. disappearing B. disappeared C. diving D. dived 8. The United Nations Conference on Global Environment, wh
4、ich took place earlier this year in Vienna, was a very _A_ meeting. A. productive B. communicative C. aggressive D. protective 9. The local government tried its best to ensure each of its citizens a _A_ supply of food at regular intervals (时间间隔). A. consistent B. continual C. continuous D. numerous
5、10. It was difficult to guess what her _A_ to the news would be. A. reaction B. excitement C. impression D. opinion Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. Coffee is one of the most popular (流行的) drinks throughout the world today. In fact, according to some estimates, over 30% of a
6、ll adults in the world drink coffee at least once a day on the average. Coffee contains a kind of drug called caffeine (咖啡因). Caffeine is a chemical that stimulates (刺激) the nerves of the body. Drinking coffee tends to make people a little bit more awake-at least for a short timebecause of this stim
7、ulating effect on the nervous system (系统). A cup of coffee has, on the average, about 3% caffeine in it. One story of the discovery of the coffee plant relates to this effect of caffeine. According to the story, coffee was discovered in East Africa. The story says that coffee was first found by a go
8、at farmer named Kaldi. This was about the year 850. Kaldi was leading his animals through the mountains and the goats were stopping repeatedly to eat the plants near the path. Suddenly, some of the goats started jumping up and down in a very strange way. Kaldi figured out that the goats were acting
9、this way because of the plants they were eating. Kaldi himself tried eating some of the green beans (豆荚) that the goats had been eating. He, too, felt the stimulating effect of the beans. Kaldi wanted to prove what had happened, so he picked some of the beans and took them back to his home village,
10、where he told his story. The green bean got the name Kaffa and later coffee because the beans were discovered in a place called Kaffa in Africa. Then for years, people used to eat a few of the green Kaffa beans when they were in the mountains and needed extra energy to do their work. It was later fo
11、und that the coffee beans could be picked and then dried until they turned brown, and then they could be stored. If the beans were dried and stored, they could be used at any time. 1. What is caffeine? C A. A kind of seed. B. A kind of plant. C. A kind of drug. D. A kind of nut. 2. What is the purpo
12、se of drinking coffee? A. To become more awake. B. To become more healthy. C. To become more happy. D. To become more clever. 3. Coffee was first found by a _B_. A. doctor B. farmer C. druggist D. chemist A 4. How did the goats react after eating the plants? C A. They fell asleep. B. They could not
13、find their way home. C. They started jumping up and down. D. They wanted to eat more. 5. B. Because Kaldis goats loved the green bean very much. C. Because the beans were discovered in a place by this name. D. Because the beans could be picked and dried. Why did the green bean get the name Kaffa? C A. Because Kaldi loved his home village very much. 、第三单元考试
