北京大学大学英语三级泛读网络测试试题及答案.docx

第二课问题 1 1 分 保存 Which of the following statements about the Fifties male is true? A.They were thoughtful. B.They had a happy family. C.They lacked compassion. D.They didnt look after old people. 问题 2 1 分 保存 Why are many seventies men not happy? A.Because they are not as energetic as their ancestors. B.Because they dont know where to release their energy. C.Because they are surrounded by strong women. D.Because they cant get along well with women. 问题 3 1 分 保存 According to the author, what is typical of the seventies male? A.He is always aggressive. B.He is never happy. C.He lacks vitality. D.He cares about nothing. 问题 4 1 分 保存 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A.Women are gaining more than necessary in their marriages. B.The soft male doesnt always say what he wants to his wife.C.A husband should never show anything fierce to his wife. D.It is the best arrangement for men to become softer and women stronger. 问题 5 1 分 保存 It can be inferred from the passage that _. A.Resisting is more difficult than accepting. B.Neither accepting nor resisting is easy. C.Both accepting and resisting are easy. D.Accepting is more difficult than resisting. 问题 6 1 分 保存 What does the underlined phrase actually mean in the sentence “The strong or life-giving women who graduated from the sixties, so to speak, or who have inherited an older spirit.”? A.The spirit of our ancestors. B.The spirit of their parents. C.The spirit of the feminist movement. D.The spirit of the Vietnam War. 问题 7 1 分 保存 Why does Hermes instruct Odysseus to lift his sword when he approaches Circe? A.To comfort Circe. B.To show his decisiveness. C.To kill Circe. D.To get ready for a fight. 问题 8 1 分 保存 The author thinks that the American men have changed _. A.from good to better B.from bad to worse C.dramatically D.a little 问题 9 1 分 保存 According to the author, the sixties men _. A.launched the feminist movement B.fought bravely in Vietnam war C.didnt care about any discipline D.were beginning to show their feminine side 问题 10 1 分 保存 Which free in the following sentences carries the same meaning as the one in “But by this process he has not become more free”?A.His wifes very free with her money. B.The doctor will be free in 20 minutes, can you wait that long? C.The old lady leads a free and easy sort of life. D.All the books were given away free. 第四课问题 1 1 分 保存 In what way was Alice Walker alive six years ago? A.She became a big fan of Dr. King. B.She achieved equality with the white people. C.She was awakened to knowing her existence. D.She was cured of her serious illnesses. 问题 2 1 分 保存 Why did Alice Walker feel her mind and body were strangers? A.Because she was ashamed of her outer contours. B.Because her mind was white, but her body was black. C.Because she was ignorant of her existence. D.Because she lived as a number or a shadow. 问题 3 1 分 保存 How did “knowing” of existence mean everything to Walker? A.She was able to join the white community. B.She knew whom to revenge on for her sufferings. C.She was able to pursue her own happiness. D.She knew how to struggle for daily bread. 问题 4 1 分 保存 What did Walker tell us about American soap operas? A.Their producers considered the middle class the role model for the other people. B.They enjoyed great popularity among the black people. C.They gave a totally negative picture of the American black people. D.The black people began to play the leading role in some soap operas in the 1960s. 问题 5 1 分 保存 The freedom Dr. King promised was _. A.freedom from being imprisoned B.freedom from the bodily control of the white people C.freedom from the subordination to the white people D.freedom from the slavery system 问题 6 1 分 保存 Walkers mother was persuaded by the soap operas that _. A.it was pointless to be virtuous B.she knew the whites well C.she was inferior to the whites D.she had married a wrong man 问题 7 1 分 保存 Thanks to the Civil Rights Movement, Walker got _. A.a house in the well-kept neighborhood B.the awakening of her mind C.a sense of being equal with the other ethnic groups D.a pattern of strength and sincerity 问题 8 1 分 保存 We can infer from the essay that Dr. King _. A.hoped that the black people would copy the life of white American middle class B.didnt want the black people to live together in the black community C.told the blacks that only after one was imprisoned could he or she gain final freedom D.didnt want his people to revenge on the white people for the unfair treatment 问题 9 1 分 保存 The author wrote the essay in order to tell the reader _. A.the life of the socially inferior black people in the 1960s B.her feelings about her mom and the soap opera C.her miserable childhood D.the great impact the Civil Rights Movement had on her mind 问题 10 1 分 保存 What do we learn about Alice Walkers childhood? A.She desired for exciting things to happen in her life. B.She didnt have chance to get education. C.She was deeply attracted by the soap operas. D.She was paralyzed and had to stay in bed all the time. 第九课问题 1 1 分 保存 The word “killion” is coined by the author to mean _. A.a computer virus B.a number so big that it kills people C.a killing disease D.a person who commits murders 问题 2 1 分 保存 The gray stuff used in the story implies _. A.the mysteries in nature B.different kinds of pollution C.the human brain D.the killing number 问题 3 1 分 保存 What was it, according to Dr. Leo Wiedenthal, that had caused the death of Marcie Chang and the 11 other victims? A.The huge number on the check. B.The food they got from the lunch wagon. C.A natural disaster. D.A contagious disease. 问题 4 1 分 保存 Sir Isaac Newton stopped his experiment abruptly because _. A.he found the task too hard to finish by himself B.he got sick when getting close to the killion C.he was warned by other scientists of the danger D.he transferred his research interest to other fields 问题 5 1 分 保存 Why did the computer make the error that cost 12 human lives? A.Because the governor was covered with gray stuff. B.Because inside one colorful wire is missing. C.Because it was too old to work properly. D.Because it was not equipped with a governor. 问题 6 1 分 保存 It is not a person, or a product, or an institution and so need answer to no one. It will always be out there, in the far range of mathematics, where space bends and parallel lines converge and I dont know what all (ll.105-108). These two sentences imply that _. A.it seems that no one should be blamed for the incident B.tragedies caused by the killion can be prevented in the future C.we neednt worry about the killion D.computer mistakes are unfortunately inevitable 问题 7 1 分 保存 The authors purpose of writing the story was _. A.to tell people to be careful about extremely large numbers B.to warn people that high-tech products have their limits C.to tell people that computers need regular cleaning D.to warn people of the fatal mistakes made by the computer 问题 8 1 分 保存 The author of the story used a _ tone. A.seriously comic B.indifferent C.reasonably bitter D.pleasing 问题 9 1 分 保存 What was in the envelope that Marcie Chang picked up at the pay window? A.A letter. B.A paycheck. C.A paper. D.A contract. 问题 10 1 分 保存 From the story we learn that Gauss _. A.continued Newtons unfinished experiments B.failed in developing a risk-free numerical system C.survived killion because of a safety device on his computer D.predicted the frightening consequences caused by the computer 第十二课问题 1 1 分 保存 The natural order of things in the universe is _. A.purpose B.life C.disorder D.order 问题 2 1 分 保存 Entropy is discouraging because it has the following properties with the exception that _. A.entropy is irreversible B.entropy is loss of direction C.entropy moves only forward D.entropy has no exceptions 问题 3 1 分 保存 The essay is entitled “The Arrow of Time” because _. A.time affects the increase and decrease of entropy B.both time and entropy move in one direction C.both the arrow of time and entropy are harmful D.both time and entropy exist in our life 问题 4 1 分 保存 “Social institutions - like atoms and stars - decay if energy is not added to keep them ordered. Friendships and families and economies all fall apart unless we constantly make an effort to keep them working and well oiled” (ll. 105-108). The author does not limit her discussion of entropy to the scientific realm. Rather, she extends it to all the following spheres of life except _. A.racial tensions B.international events C.marriages D.entertainments 问题 5 1 分 保存 At the beginning of the text the author lists quite a few things going wrong in her life on a single day to show _.A.the hard life of a mother B.entropy was defeating her C.life is pointless D.her life is of poor quality 问题 6 1 分 保存 “It is easy to see entropy in marriages, when partners are too preoccupied to patch small things up, almost guaranteeing that they will fall apart” (ll. 47-49). Why do some couples fall apart? A.Because they fail to pay enough attention to the major issues in their marriages. B.Because they never tell each other what is in their mind. C.Because entropy in marriage is unavoidable. D.Because they fail to settle their minor disagreements in time. 问题 7 1 分 保存 Wood rots, metal rusts, people wrinkle and flowers wither. The author puts these examples together to show that _. A.how entropy works in nature B.entropy causes the waste of energy C.people take entropy for granted D.entropy is nothing to be afraid of 问题 8 1 分 保存 “Disorder is the path of least resistance, the easy but not the inevitable road” (ll. 95-96). The author is of the opinion that _. A.disorder is inevitable, for unexpected events happen all the time B.we cannot avoid disorders like obstacles and accidents C.disorder is natural and easy to get, but it is actually avoidable D.things seldom get messy and the path to success is smooth 问题 9 1 分 保存 In the essay the author mainly wants to tell us that entropy can be slowed down if _. A.we understand how those exceptions work B.we no longer deny the existence of it C.we constantly make efforts to combat it D.we make our world as simple as it used to be 问题 10 1 分 保存 The phrase “fall apart” in lines 49, 104, and 107 has a meaning similar to _. A.fall to pieces B.come together C.go down D.turn loose 第15课问题 1 1 分 保存 The Philadelphia Public Ledger regarded the rebirth of St. Valentines Day a _ sign. A.quixotic B.disappointing C.positive D.commercial 问题 2 1 分 保存 “A Yale student spoke of a general mania for valentines in New Haven already in 1842, though he himself tried to affect dispassion about the hubbub” (ll. 95-97) .What was Yale students attitude towards St. Valentines Day? A.They regarded it as a loss of “soul-play”. B.They believed the mania would fade rapidly. C.They liked it and observed it with great passion. D.They thought it a good chance to make money. 问题 3 1 分 保存 “ these salespeople were actually forced, in a majority of cases, to explain the use to be made of the curious missives, and to make a minute of the particular season for which they were prepared” (ll. 42-45). In the 1840s, salespeople _. A.made great efforts to introduce valentines to Americans B.were excited about the sale of valentines in America C.were busy making valentine cards and gifts in February D.tried hard to make the missives as curious as possible 问题 4 1 分 保存 “The transatlantic crossing had diluted most British saints days, and there was no reason to think that St. Valentine would not fade with other champions of the faith who had likewise become notable mostly for folk divination, love charms, or doling St. Agnes, St. Anne, St. Faith, St. Simon, and St. Thomas” (ll. 4-9). It can be inferred from the above sentence that _ _. A.just like some other saints days, St. Valentines Day was officially banned in America B.it was natural for St. Valentines Day to fade after the immigrants came to the New World C.just like other saints days, it was necessary for St. Valentines Day to change if it wanted to be accepted by Americans D.all saints days were related to religions different from the American official religion 问题 5 1 分 保存 American valentine dealers_ around 1840s. A.liked to write love poems on Valentines Day B.made great contributions to American popular culture C.made a lot of money from sellin