大学英语Book3

1、大学英语BOOK3Vocabulary and Structure1. A _ to this problem is expected to be found before long.（A）A. solution B. settlement C. response D. result2. A good deal of the _ for their success must go to John Francis, the captain.（C）A. reputation B. respect C. credit D. fame3. This rapid growth has been achi

2、eved by a _ handful of people.（D）A. simple B. scarce C. slight D. bare4. I like my teacher, but feel no _ for her.（A）A. affection B. like C. feeling D. motion5. The grandfather _ all the members of the family for the annual picnic.（B）A. put B. assembled C. collected D. had6. She goes to the dentist

3、to have her teeth _ twice a week.（D）A. looked B. watched C. observed D. inspected7. The country's first act would be to _ for the navy.（C）A. employ B. invite C. recruit D. supply8. Policemen wear a _ uniform.（A）A. distinctive B. distinct C. distinguished D. clear9. Like all the plans I will sugg

4、est, it is not _; this is part of a long, north-east facing border in my own garden.（A）A. imaginary B. imaginative C. marine D. imaginable10. As we can no longer wait for the delivery (投递) of our order, we have to _ it.(B)A. accept B. cancel C. refuse D. delay11. In theory every citizen in a democra

5、tic (民主的) country may _ to the protection of the law.（B）A. claim B. appeal C. pronounce D. pray12. Ideas _ from one's own experience are sometimes more valuable than those from books.（A）A. derived B. deposited C. retreated D. restored13. By _ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the hou

6、se would cost him a thousand dollars.（D）A. rail B. rude C. rack D. rough14. They have _ for the car to pick them up at the station.（A）A. arranged B. managed C. appointed D. borrowed15. Mike had dropped in to _ how things were going on.（A）A. inquire B. require C. assign D. acquire16. Both sides excha

7、nged their views on a wide _ of topics they were interested in at the meeting.（D）A. extent B. expand C. number D. range17. _ more and more scientists carrying out large-scale scientific researches, the space industry will become more promising.（C）A. As B. Thanks to C. With D. Since18. The environmen

8、t of this city will be more seriously polluted _ effective measures are taken to prevent factories from sending out poisonous gases and waste water.（D）A. if B. once C. however D. unless19. _ dog was the first animals to be domesticated is generally agreed upon by authorities in the field.（D）A. Until

9、 the B. It was the C. The D. That the20. I couldn't find _, and so I took this one.（A）A. a large enough coat B. a large coat enoughC. an enough large coat D. a coat enough large21. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. (A)A. delicate

10、 B. considerate C. precise D. sensible22. Could you please _ an appointment for me to see Mr. Smith. (B)A. manage B. arrange C. take D. prepare23. The Americans set a new world _ in the sprint relay. (D)A. mark B. standard C. level D. record 24. Last year the advertising rate _ by 20 percent. (A)A.

11、rose B. raised C. aroused D. arose25. Our holiday was _ by showers of rain. (A)A. spoiled B. destroyed C. crashed D. discouraged26. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular _.（C）A. gaps B. rate C. intervals D. length27. We were tired of hearin

12、g him _ about how strong he was.（D）A. comment B. remark C. refer D. boast28. I'd rather read than watch television; the programs seem _ all the time.（B）A. to get worse B. to be getting worse C. to have got worse D. getting worse29. It is vital that enough money _ to fund the project.（A）A. be col

13、lected B. must be collected C. is collected D. can be collected30. If only the committee _ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.（D）A. approve B. will approve C. can approve D. would approve31The government is trying to do something to _ better understanding between the two co

14、untries.（B）A. raise B. promote C. rise D. increase32. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _.（A）A. capacity B. strength C. length D. possibility33. I don't like the noise of this air conditioner, but I've learned to _ it. (D)A. stay with B. stand

15、 with C. go with D. live with34. The soldier was _ of running away when the enemy attacked. (C)A. scolded B. charged C. accused D. punished35. Reading _ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. (D)A. inserts B. decorates C. deserves D. furnishes36. Ever

16、y man in this country has the right to live where he wants to _ the colour of his skin. (D)A. with the exception of B. in the light of C. by means of D. regardless of37. It seems oil _ from this pipe for some time. We'll have to take the machine apart to put it right. (D)A. had leaked B. is leak

17、ing C. leaked D. has been leaking38. _ that my head had been clear, my brain was also beginning to work much better. (B)A. For B. Now C. Since D. Despite39. _, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor. (A)A. Other things bei

18、ng equal B. Were other things equalC. To be equal to other things D. Other things to be equal40. I don't think it advisable that Tom _ to the job since he has no experience. (C)A. is assigned B. will be assigned C. be assigned D. has been assignedTranslation from English to Chinese1.But most of

19、all, he sunk his dishonest gains into this village that captured his heart with its fantastic view of rolling fields and pine forests disappearing into the distance like the men of an ancient army marching over the horizon.但是最主要的，是他将不法收入投进了这座山村。村子里绵延起伏的原野与松林，像行进在地平线上古老军队的士兵似的渐然消失于远方。这一派奇异的景色深深地吸引了他。

20、2. He bought noble titles at auctions, spending £95,000 to become the Lord of Chirnside, and then adding on 10 more Scottish titles.他在拍卖会上买了好些贵族头衔，先是花95,000英镑成为彻恩赛德勋爵，后来又添了10多个苏格兰贵族头衔。3. He purchased the pub and made it into a fine place to have a glass of Glenlivet scotch whiskey, produced onl

21、y 10 miles (16 kilometers) to the north.他还买下了酒吧，将它建成一个可以喝到格伦利物苏格兰威士忌的好去处。该威士忌的产地在村的北面，距村10英里。4. He was caught because his bank deposits were so large that they were noticed by the bank's management.他最后被捕是因为他的银行存款数额巨大，引起了银行管理部门的注意。5. In the only interview he has given since his arrest a year ago,

22、 Mr. Williams discussed his motives for the crime with a London newspaper.自一年前被逮捕以来，威廉姆斯先生接受了惟一的一次采访。采访中，他对伦敦一家报纸谈到了自己的犯罪动机。6. Sports medicine experts have made a succession of experiments and found that endurance athletes, particularly females, frequently have iron deficiency. 体育医学专家做了一系列实验，发现耐力运动员

23、，尤其是女运动员，常常会缺铁。7. She made a two-year study of 100 inactive women aged from 30 to 60 who showed evidence of iron loss.她对100位不锻炼的女性做了两年研究，这些女性的年龄在30至60之间，均显示出缺铁的症状。8. A woman who already has a poor iron status may suffer a more serious iron deficiency caused by intense endurance exercise.一个原本铁质不足的女性可

24、能因剧烈的耐力运动而产生严重的缺铁性症状。9. If women of child-bearing age reject red meat, they will be at a great risk of iron loss.如果育龄女性拒绝食用红肉，她们流失铁质的危险就非常大。10. It is necessary for athletes in high-impact sports to have enough iron to form the molecules of blood protein that transport oxygen to the working muscle.从事

25、剧烈体育运动的运动员必须有足够的铁质，以构成血蛋白分子，这些分子将氧送至运动的肌肉。11. The only light in her room is coming from a piece of medical equipment, which is flashing its red light as if in warning.她屋里惟一的一丝光线来自一件医疗设备，它一闪一闪地发出红光，好像正在发出警告。12. Carefully, to avoid injuring her, I rub cream into the yellow skin, which rolls freely ove

26、r the bones, feeling perfectly the outline of each bone in the back.。为了不伤着她，我小心翼翼地把护肤霜搽在她发黄的皮肤上。皮肤松弛地在骨头上滑动，我可以触摸到她背上每块骨头那清晰的轮廓。13. Some unknown interval of time passes before her eyes open again, only this time there is no response in them, just a blank stare.不知道过了多长一段时间，她又睁开了双眼，只是这一次目光里没有任何反应，只有木然

27、的凝视。14. I reach for the light switch, and as it silently lights the scene, I return to the bed to observe the patient with an unemotional, medical eye.我伸手去开灯。在灯静静地照亮整个病房时，我转身走到病床边，以医生那种平静而具有专业性的目光观察着病人。15. Mrs. Clark spared her family an episode that perhaps they were not equipped to handle and inst

28、ead shared it with me.克拉克夫人为她的家人省略了一幕他们或许无力面对的人生插曲，但却乐意和我分享它。16. Clearly, some locations on Earth already have too many people; in many of these areas, future increases will surely bring about more poverty and suffering.很明显，地球上某些地区人口太多了。其中许多地区未来的人口增长肯定会带来更多的贫穷和苦难。17. However, the collective smoke fr

29、om thousands of factories, over the past two centuries, has caused enormous increases in air pollution levels worldwide.但是，在过去的两个世纪中，从千万家工厂排放出的烟尘，已大大加剧了全球的大气污染程度。18. Now that they are no longer ignorant of the causes of the sickness of our planet, they seek ways to help the Earth, to give back what

30、they take away. 现在人类不再对地球所遭受的创伤熟视无睹，人们正在寻求各种方法来恢复它，把自己曾经索取的东西归还给地球。19. Although agricultural production can be increased by use of machinery such as tractors and the addition of fertilizer, the land ultimately can produce only so much food and no more. 虽然使用拖拉机等机械以及施用化肥可以使农业产量提高，但是土地最终所能产出的粮食只有那么多，不会

31、再多了。20. The old man next door died of alcoholism, which should be a warning to those people who drink alcohol too much.隔壁那位老人死于酒精中毒 (alcoholism)，这应该是对那些酗酒者的一种警告。21. When I saw the poor old woman lying in bed, dying, I remembered a smell of decay.当我看见那位可怜的老妇人躺在床上，奄奄一息时，我想起了一种腐烂的气味。22. When playing ba

32、sketball, Jack broke his arm, which is now secured with plaster bandage in order to avoid being injured again.杰克在打篮球时摔断了手臂，现在只好用石膏绷带 (plaster bandage) 固定着，以免再次受伤。23. When I was young, Mother always told me to chew my food well before I swallowed it.小时候母亲总是告诉我吃东西时要多嚼一嚼 (chew) 再咽。24. Mrs. Clark seems

33、to sense my thoughts and tells me in a weak voice that she sent her family home tonight.克拉克夫人好像能觉察我的心思，她用微弱的声音告诉我今晚是她打发她的家人回家了。 25. People have noticed that before a storm, some animals change their normal behavior. For example, hens refuse to enter their cages at night.人们注意到在暴风雨来临之前，有些动物会改变它们惯常的行为，

34、例如鸡夜晚不肯进笼。26. Experimental data indicate that a new type of steel joint an I-joint, seems to be the most durable type of joint in the present world.实验数据表明一种新型的钢结构I型结构，似乎是目前世界上最耐久的一种结构。27. In order to prevent property damage, architects now design buildings so that the buildings columns and horizonta

35、l beams are of equal strength, and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.为了防止财产损失，如今的建筑师们在设计大楼时，使大楼的柱子与横梁具有相同的力量，垂直的承重柱被深深地打进坚实的土地里。28. People in areas where earthquakes are common should regularly check and reinforce their homes, attach cupboards and cabinets to walls, and fast

36、en doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake.地震多发地区的人们应该定期检查和加固他们的房屋，将橱柜钉在墙上，并钉牢房门，以免它们在地震发生时意外打开。 29. People in these regions should also keep a fire extinguisher handy, prepare some proper tools for emergency needs, and prepare a portable camp stove with small cans of gas.

37、这些地区的人们还应该将一只灭火器放在手边，准备好合适的工具以备不时之需, 并且准备好一只便携式野营炉和几小罐煤气。 Reading Comprehension1. In the summer of 1978 an English farmer named Ian Stevens was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The flattened （被压平的） whea

38、t formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. In the following years more and more similar circles were found in a field of wheat or corn. So people cannot help but ask the question: What causes the circles? At first, people suspected tha

39、t the circles were a trick. To prove that the circles were a trick, people tried to copy them: they tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had found. They couldnt do it. They couldn't enter a field of grain without leaving tracks, and they couldnt flatten the grain without break

40、ing it. The circles are apparently not a trick. Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circles. Some think that the beings are trying to communicate with us from far away and that the circles are messages from them. Others believe that the beings have actually landed on eart

41、h and that the circles are marks left by their spaceships. Several times people reported seeing strange flying objects near fields where circles later appeared. Scientists say theyre not sure what causes them. They have suggested several theories. For example, some scientists say that “microbursts”

42、of wind created the same downward¾the circles. A microburst is a downward rush of cool air rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. Others scientists say that forces within the earth cause the circles to appear. But circles often appear in forms. It is hard to believe that any na

43、tural force could create those forms. And recently farmers have discovered not only circles but also other shapes such as triangles in their fields. Could any natural force created a perfect triangle in a field of grain? In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England

44、where many circles have appeared. They had all the latest high-tech recorded nothing. But¾ worth 1.8 million dollars ¾equipment. This equipment one night, as the scientists were watching a field, circles formed in the field behind them. These circles are shown in the photograph. The scient

45、ists had neither seen nor heard anything. 1. What causes the circles? (D)A. Teenagers. B. Farmers. C. Flying objects. D. None of the above.2. The thing that proves that the circles were not a trick is that _. (C)A. two men said they made the circles themselvesB. farmers were making the circles to at

46、tract touristsC. people cannot copy the circles without leaving marks or breaking the grainD. scientists suggest theories that support the idea that circles were made by natural forces3. The circles mean _.(D)A. that beings from outer space are trying to communicate with human beingsB. that beings f

47、rom outer space have visited the earthC. that there do exist strange flying objectsD. none of the above4. The only thing for the scientists to be happy about in the summer of 1990 is possibly _.(C)A. that they discovered how the circles were madeB. that they saw the circles with the help of the late

48、st high-tech equipmentC. that they were able to show the circles in a photographD. none of the above5. A proper title for this passage is _.(A)A. An Unsolved Mystery B. Strange Flying ObjectsC. The Power of Natural Forces D. The Discovery of Strange Circles2. Yinlan looked at the people sitting arou

49、nd the table her children,¾and smiled with satisfaction. Everyone in her family was there her grandchildren, and her new great-grandson, just one month old. Her whole family had come to celebrate the Harvest Moon Festival (节日). Yinlan had grown up in China, but she and her family now lived in S

50、an Francisco, California. Although they lived in the United States, Yinlan's family celebrated the Harvest Moon Festival just as Yinlan had in China. Then, if the sky was clear, they always walked outside to admire the full moon. Tonight there was not a cloud in the sky, and the full moon shone

51、brightly. Yinlan suggested that they all go outside. Her grandson helped her up from her chair. As Yinlan and her grandson walked toward the door, she held on to his arm and leaned against him for support. Yinlan was 86 years old. She had not been well the past few months, and her family noticed tha

52、t she seemed weak. Two days after the Harvest Moon Festival, Yinlan died peacefully in her sleep. Her family was sad but at the same time grateful. They felt happy that they had been able to celebrate the Harvest Moon Festival with her one last time. Everyone said it was remarkable that Yinlan had d

53、ied just two days after the holiday. Actually, the timing of Yinlan's death was not remarkable at all. Recently sociologists（社会学家）studied the death rate among elderly Chinese women in California. They discovered that the death rate drops 35 percent before the Harvest Moon Festival and then rises

54、 35 percent. Sociologists believe that these changes in death rate show the minds power over the body. The Harvest Moon Festival, when families gather, is important to elderly Chinese women. Apparently some women are able to postpone（推迟）their deaths so that they can celebrate the festival one last t

55、ime. Sociologists also studied the death rate of elderly Jewish men around the time of Passover, a Jewish holiday. They discovered the same phenomenon. Passover is a Jewish religious holiday that is a family holiday as well. On the first two days of Passover, families gather in their homes for a ceremony（仪式）. so important that some men