新概念英语Book 3试卷(A).doc

新概念英语Book 3（A）卷I. Fill in a(n) or the where necessary. If not, mark “X”: (1X10=10%)_1_ Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through _2_ Green Channel and have nothing to declare. Even _3_really honest people are often made to feel guilty. _4_ hardened professional smuggler, on _5_ other hand, is never troubled by such _6_ feelings, even if he has _7_ five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from _8_ abroad recently, _9_ particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as _10_ smuggler. II. Supply the correct prepositions or adverbs: (1X10=10%)1. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” _ the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.2. Mr Smith used to be an ordinary dustman. Now he was prompted to the post of manager. His rise _ status certainly has given a surprise to all his friends. 3. Editors of newspapers and magazines often provide their readers _ unimportant facts and statistics. 4. The Bank of England has a special team to deal _ accidentally damaged banknotes. 5. The famous monastery of St Bernard lies about a mile _.6. Most cats remain suspicious _ humans all their lives.7. A cats ability to survive falls is based _ the fact that cats have nine lives. 8. The old man who fell from the stairs suffered _ a broken tooth. 9. Seeing the gold ring on the road, the girls face lighted _. 10. “Did you go out to play computer games?” mother asked, looking the boy _ the eyes. III. Give the correct forms, tenses, or voices of the verbs in parentheses: (1X20=20%)Our vicar _1_ (always raise) money for one cause or another, but he _2_ (never manage) _3_ (get) enough money _4_ (have) the church clock _5_ (repair). The big clock which used to _6_ (strike) the hours day and night _7_ (damage) many years ago and _8_ (be silent) ever since. One night, however, our vicar _9_ (wake up) with a start: the clock _10_ (strike) the hours! _11_ (Look) at his watch, he _12_ (see) that it _13_ (be) one oclock, but the bell _14_ (strike) thirteen times before it _15_ (stop). _16_ (Arm) with a torch, the vicar _17_ (go up) into the clock tower _18_ (see) what _19_ (go on). In the torchlight, he _20_ (catch) sight of the figure of Bill Wilkins, our local grocer. IV. Choose the best answers. (Most of the sentences are made up according to the stories in the text book): (1X15=15%)1. So faint _ that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.A. the noise wasB. had been the noiseC. it was the noiseD. it had been the noise2. The great ship _ sharply to avoid a direct collision. A. corneredB. changedC. went backD. veered 3. We sometimes think of a desert island _ a sort of paradise.A. to beB. as beingC. isD. be4. _ were scarce there and there was no water.A. The treesB. TreesC. any treesD. Trees on the island5. The goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.A. appearedB. resolvedC. provedD. changed6. Alf was _ anything to his wife.A. so embarrassed he said B. very embarrassed and saidC. very embarrassed, so he saidD. so embarrassed that he did not say7. Manual workers often receive much higher _ than people who work in offices. A. gainsB. feesC. paymentsD. wages8. The magazine would soon go to press. It would soon be _.A. pressingB. printedC. typedD. impressed9. _ the first sentence, the editor refused to publish the article. A. Having readB. ReadC. He readD. Being read10. He informed the journalist he would be fired unless he _.A. the replyB. was repliedC. no replyD. a reply11. Using bars made _ iron, the thieves smashed the shop window. A. ofB. fromC. byD. with12. Even if the bridge were packed with cars, it could still _ three times the load. A. be able to carryB. be carryingC. only carryD. carried13. The bridge is located in a very agreeable situation with two small hills lying _.A. on either sideB. on every sideC. besides D. side by side14. The notice prohibited people _ the exhibits.A. to touchB. from touchingC. touchingD. not to touch15. She searched for him but could not find him _.A. nowhereB. somewhereC. everywhereD. any whereV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese: (2X5=10%)1.There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for “protection”.2.She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before she was impatient to try it on. 3. Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island. We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines. 4. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth. 5. “Cat behave like well-trained paratroopers,” a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. VI. Translate the following sentences into Egnlish: (2X5=10%)1.啊，一瓶香水！你确实使我感到意外。2驾驶员的粗心导致这场交通事故。3在荒岛上，那些不幸的人们相继饿死。4实际上Smith夫妇有许多共同之处。5更有甚者，他骑着我的自行车跑掉了。VII. Cloze (1X20=20%)The native seem to have adopted the mode of living in villages. There is no proportion to _1_ size of their houses, however, some _2_ large and commodious - forty to fifty _3_ in length and twenty to thirty _4_ - while others of them are mere _5_. The entrance is made either at _6_ end or side, and is an _7_ hole, so low that one must _8_ down on ones hands and knees _9_ creep in. No light enters the _10_ but at the opening, and though _11_ close habitations may afford a comfortable _12_ in bad weather, they seem poorly _13_ to the hot climate. However, they _14_ remarkably clean, and their floors are _15_ with a large quantity of dried _16_ over which mats are spread to _17_ and sleep upon. At one end _18_ a bench about three feet high, _19_ which their household utensils are placed. _20_ consist principally of gourds, which they use to hold water and food. 1. A. that B. a C. the D. some2. A. being B. that C. since D. be3. A. foot B. foots C. feet D. feets4. A. long B. wide C. width D. wider5. A. houses B. buildings C. construction D. huts6. A. one B. some C. a D. that7. A. oblong B. enormous C. airy D. awful8. A. come B. get C. going D. act9. A. for B. by C. come D. and10. A. house B. time C. morning D. afternoon11. A. being B. such C. some D. typical12. A. house B. room C. return D. retreat13. A. adapted B. built C. in D. shaped14. A. comeB. feel C. are D. be15. A. made B. covered C. covering D. over16. A. roof B. clothes C. grass D. wood17. A. be B. sit C. talk D. run18. A. stands B. finds C. there D. were19. A. over B. on C. from D. to20. A. Something B. That C. These D. ThisVIII. Reading comprehension: (1X5=5%)Most Englishmens full names consist of two or three names, but some Spaniards consist of a lot more.Once a Spaniard and his wife went to a foreign country in their car and drove around for several days. They always slept in hotels in towns at night. One day something was wrong with their car. They had to do something about it. When they started again, it was already dark. In the middle of the night they came to a small village. They were very tired, and the next town was still far away. They got out of their car and looked for a hotel in the small streets. They walked around the village for a quarter of and hour, and then they found a small hotel. There were not any others in the village.There were no lights in the hotel, but the Spaniard went to the door and knocked at it. He waited for a minute, but nobody came to answer the door. He knocked again and waited another minute, but still no one came. Then he found a bell and rang it. He rang it several times, and then a window at the top of the hotel opened. An old man looked out of the window and said, “What do you want?” “Good evening,” the Spaniard said, “Have you got any free rooms? Were very tied.” It was very dark in the street, and the old man said “Who are you?”The Spaniard said, “We are Don (Mr) Ramen Roberts Manuel Claudis Rodriguez Rafeal Eduards de Salas and Dona (Mrs) Maria Con chita Diana Marcelina Roberta Mercedes Manulea de Salas.”The old man did not speak for a few seconds, and then he said, “There are a lot of you. This is a small hotel, and we havent got more than two free rooms.” Then he closed the window. 1. The Spaniard and his wife didnt reach a town that day because _. A. their car had gone wrongB. they were running out of oilC. the next town was too far to reachD. they were too tired to drive2. How many hotels were there in the village?A. More than two.B. Only one.C. Some.D. Not clear.3. Why didnt the owner of the hotel let them in?A. The hotel had no spare rooms.B. The owner was angry with them.C. It was too late to take them in.D. The owner thought there were many people outside. 4. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The Spaniard knocked at the door twice.B. The window opened as soon as they rang the bell. C. The old man was unhappy when he opened the window.D. The old man slept in the top room when they knocked at the door. 5. From the story we know that: _.A. the Spaniard couple were stupid to name their names long.B. the Spaniard husband was stupid to give their full names to the owner of the hotelC. the hotel owner was not willing to offer his rooms to the SpaniardsD. the hotel owner