北外大学英语3练习题

单选题1. When we talk about “parts of speech”, we know that a describing word we use to describe a noun is a/an _; a word that can be used instead of a noun is a/an _; a word used in front of a countable or uncountable noun is a/an _. A、 pronoun, article, adjective B、 article, adjective, pronoun C、 adjective, article, pronoun D、 adjective, pronoun, article 答案与解析：D TB Task 3, p 6 本句直接出自课本，考查“词性”的定义。2. The new secretary is quick and _. Since she came, the _ of the department has been increased. A、 efficient, efficiency B、 efficiency, efficient C、 effective, effect D、 efficient, effect 答案与解析：A 这句主要考查了词类和近似词的区别。Efficient 是形容词，意思是“效率高的”；而 efficiency是名词，意思是“效率”。Effect 是名词，“效果，结果”。Effective, “有效的”，一般是某物做主语，或者修饰“物”，比如：The new medicine is very effective in treating cough.3. The following sentence has four underlined parts marked with A, B, C, and D. Please choose the one that is not appropriately used.It pays off to spend time and money on physical exercises. A B C DA、 pays off B、 spend C、 on D、 exercises. 答案和解析：A It pays to do sth. 意为“做是有益的”，是较为固定的说法。而 pay off表示“还清、做成功”，比如：He finally paid his overdraft off. (他最后终于还清了透支额。) Teamwork paid off. (团队合作很有成效。)4. The following sentence has four underlined parts marked with A, B, C, and D. Please choose the one that is not appropriately used.A group of volunteers is going to swim cross the English Channel tomorrow to raise money A B Cfor the blind people. DA、 is B、 swim cross C、 raise D、 the blind people 答案和解析：B cross 可用作动词或者名词，这里应该用介词 across（穿过，越过），本句把二者混淆在一起。raise money 是“募款”的意思。5. I found it _ to concentrate on my work at the weekend. I _ had an idea when the phone rang. Then I decided to work _ in the following week. A、 hardly, hard, hard B、 hard, hardly, harder C、 hard, hard, harder D、 hardly, hardly, hard 答案与解析：B 这个题考查的是 hard词性的变化。Hardly 是副词，意思是“几乎不”；而 hard可以是形容词也可以是副词。做形容词时基本意思是“困难的，坚硬的”；作副词时是“努力地、费劲地”。这道题第一个空应该填形容词；第二个空应该填副词；第三个空应该填副词的比较级形式。6. While _ the play show, the students had to refer to the scripts for details _, for they _ their lines only two days ago. A、 getting ready for, for now, look up B、 preparing for, as well, read through C、 getting ready for, from time to time, look up D、 preparing for, from time to time, read through 答案与解析：D be preparing for 表示“在准备”，而“getting ready for”表示“已经准备好了”。但是 get prepared for也表示“已经准备好了”。scripts, 剧本。read through 通读一遍。7. The following sentence has four underlined parts marked with A, B, C, and D. Please choose the one that is not appropriately used.I decided to carry on with taking that course, although it required lots of work and the professor was A B Cvery demanding. DA、 carry on with B、 although C、 required D、 demanding 答案与解析：A carry on 意思是“继续”，后面可以接动词的-ing 形式或名词；carry on with后面只能接名词，比如：I decided to carry on with my course. （我决定继续修我的课程。）本句中 with属多余。demanding 意思是“苛刻的”。8. If you meet _ new word and you are not sure what _ means, try to infer the meaning of _ new word from _ way it is used. A、 a, it, the, the B、 the, that, a, a C、 a, it, this, a D、 the, it, the, the 答案与解析：A p3/task 1 这句主要考查冠词和代词。名词第一次出现时前面要用不定冠词 a或 an，以后再提到这个词时要用定冠词 the。Way 后面有修饰成分“it is used”所以前面要用定冠词 the。9. He spent several days in the wind and snow, _ and _. A、 coldly, hungrily B、 cold, hungrily C、 cold, hungry D、 coldly, hungry 答案与解析：C 张道真语法307 页 形容词可以直接做状语。coldly 是副词，意思是“冷酷地、冷漠地”，例如：Janet looked at him coldly. Hungrily 是副词，意为“贪婪地”。10. You can improve your spoken English by practicing a lot, _ dont depend on meeting native speakers, _ it is often hard to meet foreigners in real life _ foreigners sometimes may not wish to be “used” by you. A、 and, but, because B、 but, and, because C、 but, because, and D、 and, because, but 答案与解析：C SB, Task 8, p 21 本题主要考查辨析句间逻辑关系的能力。意为：你可以通过大量练习来提高英语口语，但不能依靠英语为母语的人，因为生活中很难遇到讲英语的人，况且有时候他们也不愿被你利用”。11. You may _ a new word while reading if it does not hinder your understanding, but make sure you do not _ those words which are very important. A、 focus on, neglect B、 ignore, focus on C、 neglect, ignore D、 ignore, neglect 答案与解析：D ignore 和 neglect都有“忽略”的意思，但 ignore是“有意识”地“忽略”，而 neglect则是“无意识”地“忽视、疏忽”。所以，整句的意思是：如果一个生词不妨碍理解，就可以忽略这个词的意思；但是一定不要忽视那些重要的词。12. Diana and Charles met each other _ their friends birthday party. At that time, Diana was _ a black evening gown sitting _ a group of girls. Charles noticed her while walking _ the stairs. A、 in, in, with, along B、 at, in, among, down C、 at, in, with, on D、 in, at, among, through 答案与解析：B at 表地点或者场合，例如 at the conference/meeting。In 用在“服装”或者“颜色”之前，表示穿着；among 和 with都可以；down 除了表示“沿着”，也表示“沿着而下”。13. The following sentence has four underlined parts marked with A, B, C, and D. Please choose the one that is not appropriately used.The Tsunami Disaster caused massive life loss in the stricken areas. It as well as called on the A B C worlds attention to the lack of an early warning system in Indian Ocean region. DA、 massive B、 the stricken areas C、 as well as D、 an early warning system 答案与解析：C as well 意思是“也”， 是个副词短语，修饰整个句子，在句中的位置较为灵活。而 as well as中的 as是个介词，后面应接 sth。这里 as well as 后面并未接任何名词，所以 as是多余的。 an early warning system 意思是“早期预警系统”。14. The following sentence has four underlined parts marked with A, B, C, and D. Please choose the one that is not appropriately used.When you come across a new word in reading, you may either look up it in a dictionary or guess the meaning from the context. A B C D A、 come across B、 look up it C、 or D、 the context 答案与解析：B look up 中的 up是副词，所以这个词组接代词时，代词要放在 up的前面，即 look it up, look them up. 但名词置于 up之前和之后均可。阅读选择题15. Taking Notes in Class Taking good notes is a three-stage process _ (1) there are certain things you should do before class, during class, and after class. Before class. Review your notes from the previous class session before you come to class. This will help you remember what _ (2) and get you ready to understand new information your teacher provides. Also, complete all assigned readings before you come to class. During class. Keep your attention _ (3) what your teacher is saying. Listen for “signal statements” that tell you that what your teacher is about to say is important to write in your notes. Write quickly by writing _ (4) words such as “med” for “medicine”, using symbols such as “%” for “percent”, and writing short sentences. After class. Rewrite your notes to make them more complete by changing abbreviated words into whole words. Make your notes _ (5) accurate by answering any questions you had when writing your notes in class. You may ask your teacher or other students for help. 、A、 in that B、 in which C、 where D、 which 答案与解析：B 这句主要考查定语从句。in which 指的是 in the process. 而介词不能放在 that之前。 、A、 was covered B、 is covered C、 covers D、 are covering 答案与解析：A 这句的意思主要是“复习前一次的笔记能帮助你记住以前所学内容，并且帮你准备好接受老师要教的新知识。”cover 是“覆盖、涵盖”的意思。因为要复习的是以前学过的东西，所以用一般过去时态，而且根据逻辑，用被动语态。 、A、 focusing on B、 focus on C、 is focused on D、 focused on 答案与解析：D keep + 宾语宾补的结构中，宾语补足语可以是动词的 ing形式，表“持续某种状态”；或者是过去分词，表示被动。我们说 focus ones attention on sth.，所以对于 attention来说，和 focus就是被动关系。故选 focused on. 、A、 short B、 abbreviated C、 other D、 several 答案与解析：B 根据例子（such as med for medicine）和最后一段的提示，可以知道应该是 abbreviated. 意思是“缩写的，简写的”。而 short只表示“短”，没有“缩短”的含义。 、A、 very B、 quite C、 more D、 most 答案与解析：C 这句的意思是“通过回答在课上记笔记时产生的疑问，使你的笔记更加准确。”这句承上而来，上句是“更完整”，所以这句也用比较级。 阅读填空题16. 1.Realizing the serious power shortages this year, the Chinese government is _ finding a solution to this problem. 2.Job applicants are usually asked about what experience they have that _ the position they are applying for. 3.Youll have an ac