2023年大学英语三级英语A级强化练习5

大学英语三级英语A级强化练习5

一、语法Ⅰ

1、Lifewasverydifficultforthembecauseofthedesertclimate.Yettheirliveswererich______art.

A.with

B.for

C.in

D.without

2、Idon’tthinkFrankis______engineerasBill.

A.asablean

B.ableasan

C.asanable

D.anasable

3、EversincePicasso’spaintingwentonexhibition,there______largecrowdsatthemuseumeveryday.

A.is

B.hasbeen

C.havebeen

D.arebeing

4、Onceenvironmentaldamage______,ittakesmanyyearsforthesystemtorecover.

A.hasdone

B.istodo

C.does

D.isdone

5、Itdoesnogood______anythingatsuchtimes.

A.saying

B.tosay

C.beingsaid

D.tosaying

6、Mike’sfatheraswellashismotherinsistedthathe______home.

A.stayed

B.couldstay

C.hasstayed

D.stay

7、______youdon’tlikehimisnoneofmybusiness.

A.What

B.Who

C.That

D.Whether

8、Isthistherestaurant______?

A．whichyouwork

B．inwhichyouwork

C．forwhichyouwork

D．whereyouworkin

9、______hecomes,wewillbeabletogo.

A．Without

B．Unless

C．Except

D．Even

10、Wasitis1969______theAmericanastronautsucceeded______landingonthemoon?

A．when,on

B．that,on

C．where,in

D．that,in

二、阅读理解一

Peeringintothe21stcentury,authoritiesonthefutureseeextraordinarychanged.Newscientificbreakthroughswillallowmachinestotakeonmoretasksthathumanbrainhastraditionallydone.Computers,whichonceonlyremembereddata,willmakemoredecisions.Machinesthattodaytelldoctorswhatsymptomsthepatientshavemaysoonberecommendingwhetherornottoperform.surgeryaswell.Otherswilldesignnewbuildingsafterquestioningbuyersabouttheirpreferences.Increasingly,humanthoughtprocessesandevenvaluesarebeingprogrammedintocomputers,accordingtoEarlJoseph,presidentofaconsultingfirm.“Imaginemachineswhicharesmarterandmoreintelligentthanhumansand,withtheirembedded(植入的)initiative,can’twaittotellyouaboutit,”hesays.Ineverydaylife,thefuturewillmeantalkingdirectlytocomputerswithoutpushingbuttons.Justtellatoaster,stoveorotherkitchendevicewhattodo,anditwillhearthemessage.Theovenmayevendecideitselfhowlongtocooktheroast.Tellthetelevision,“IwanttowatchChannel12at8p.m.,butstoretheshowfornextweek,”andthejobwillbedone.Thecomputerwilltalkback,too.Alreadysomesoft-drinkmachinescomplainloudlyifyoudon’tdepositenoughcash.Athome,abedsidemachinemaysomedaytellyou,“Youforgottoturnoffthebasementlight.”Awayfromhome,theautomobileofthefuturewillthinkforitself.Scientistspredictthatdriverswillfeeddestinationsintoacomputerthatwillthenexplainwhatroutetotakeandeventellwhereparkingspacesareavailable.Acity’straffic-controlsystemmightinstructthecar’scomputerhowfasttogoinheavytrafficandwhethertochangelanes.

1、Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.

Peeringintothe21stcentury,authoritiesonthefutureseeextraordinarychanged.Newscientificbreakthroughswillallowmachinestotakeonmoretasksthathumanbrainhastraditionallydone.

Computers,whichonceonlyremembereddata,willmakemoredecisions.Machinesthattodaytelldoctorswhatsymptomsthepatientshavemaysoonberecommendingwhetherornottoperform.surgeryaswell.Otherswilldesignnewbuildingsafterquestioningbuyersabouttheirpreferences.Increasingly,humanthoughtprocessesandevenvaluesarebeingprogrammedintocomputers,accordingtoEarlJoseph,presidentofaconsultingfirm."Imaginemachineswhicharesmarterandmoreintelligentthanhumansand,withtheirembedded(植入的)initiative,can"twaittotellyouaboutit,"hesays.

Ineverydaylife,thefuturewillmeantalkingdirectlytocomputerswithoutpushingbuttons.Justtellatoaster,stoveorotherkitchendevicewhattodo,anditwillhearthemessage.Theovenmayevendecideitselfhowlongtocooktheroast.Tellthetelevision,"IwanttowatchChannel12at8p.m.,butstoretheshowfornextweek,"andthejobwillbedone.

Thecomputerwilltalkback,too.Alreadysomesoft-drinkmachinescomplainloudlyifyoudon"tdepositenoughcash.Athome,abedsidemachinemaysomedaytellyou,"Youforgottoturnoffthebasementlight."

Awayfromhome,theautomobileofthefuturewillthinkforitself.Scientistspredictthatdriverswillfeeddestinationsintoacomputerthatwillthenexplainwhatroutetotakeandeventellwhereparkingspacesareavailable.Acity"straffic-controlsystemmightinstructthecar"scomputerhowfasttogoinheavytrafficandwhethertochangelanes.

Thispassagemainlydiscusses______.

A.thehistoryofcomputers

B.thedifferentfunctionsofcomputers

C.thecomputerinthe21stcentury

D.scientificbreakthroughsinthe21stcentury

2、

Thepassagetellsusthat______.

A．computerscannotyettelluswhatsymptomsapatienthas

B．computersnowcanremindyoutoturnoffthelightsinthebasement

C．theauthorhasacarthatcanthinkforitself

D．somecomputersnowcanalreadymakeloudcomplaints

3、

Fromthepassageweknowthattoaster,stove,andoven______.

A．canheartheauthor"sinstructions

B．arealldevicesusedinthekitchen

C．areuselesswithoutthehelpofcomputers

D．areinventedforthelifeinthe21stcentury

4、

Whatdoes"deposit"(L.2,Para.4)probablymean?

A.Putin.

B.Takeout.

C.Change,

D.Possess.

5、

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．EarlJosephisquiteoptimisticabouttheabilityofcomputerstodomoreintelligentworkforpeopleinthefuture.

B．EarlJosephinsistthatcomputersaresmarterandmoreintelligentthanhumanbeings.

C．Nowadaysdriverscanfeeddestinationsintoacomputerthatwillexplainwhat,routetotakeandeventellwhereparkingspacesareavailable.

D．BothAandB.

三、阅读理解二

In99casesoutofa100,insomnia(失眠)iscausedbyadisturbanceofthenaturalsleeprhythm.Thereasonswhytherhythmhasbeendisturbedaremany;theycanrangefromdrugstoalcoholtomentalillnesstohealthproblemstounresolvedstresstobadsleephabits.Asuddenchangeinlifestyle.orclimatecandoit,orachangeinajoboranemotionalrelationship.Certainlythebodymusthaveenoughsleep.Testsofsleep-deprivedpeoplehaveprovedthatlackofsleepcancausefairlyrapidphysicalandmentaldeterioration(退化).Ontheotherhand,thebodydoesn’tneedtoomuchsleep.Soifyou’resleepinginfrontoftheTV,youmightfinditdifficulttosleepsoundlyatnight.Similarly,ifyou’reholidayinginSpainandspendingyourdayssleepingonthebeach,chancesarethatyou’llbewideawakeatbedtime.Oneinterestingphenomenonregardinginsomniaisthatofsummerinsomnia.Somepeoplehavedifficultysleepingduringthesummerduetolongerdaylighthoursandwarmernights.Manysummerinsomniacsfeelanalmostoverwhelmingurgetoputtheirheadsdownontheirdesksintheafternoons,buttheycantfindawaytocompensatefortheirwakefulnights.FortheworstsufferersIsometimesprescribeamildsleepingpillwhich,afterafewnights,reestablishesthebodysnaturalsleeprhythm,conditioningittoaccepttheheat.

1、Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.

In99casesoutofa100,insomnia(失眠)iscausedbyadisturbanceofthenaturalsleeprhythm.Thereasonswhytherhythmhasbeendisturbedaremany;theycanrangefromdrugstoalcoholtomentalillnesstohealthproblemstounresolvedstresstobadsleephabits.Asuddenchangeinlifestyle.orclimatecandoit,orachangeinajoboranemotionalrelationship.

Certainlythebodymusthaveenoughsleep.Testsofsleep-deprivedpeoplehaveprovedthatlackofsleepcancausefairlyrapidphysicalandmentaldeterioration(退化).Ontheotherhand,thebodydoesn"tneedtoomuchsleep.Soifyou"resleepinginfrontoftheTV,youmightfinditdifficulttosleepsoundlyatnight.Similarly,ifyou"reholidayinginSpainandspendingyourdayssleepingonthebeach,chancesarethatyou"llbewideawakeatbedtime.

Oneinterestingphenomenonregardinginsomniaisthatofsummerinsomnia.Somepeoplehavedifficultysleepingduringthesummerduetolongerdaylighthoursandwarmernights.Manysummerinsomniacsfeelanalmostoverwhelmingurgetoputtheirheadsdownontheirdesksintheafternoons,buttheycan"tfindawaytocompensatefortheirwakefulnights.FortheworstsufferersIsometimesprescribeamildsleepingpillwhich,afterafewnights,reestablishesthebody"snaturalsleeprhythm,conditioningittoaccepttheheat.

Fromthepassage,insomniaresultsfrom______.

A.interruptionoftheordinarysleeppattern

B.beingunabletosleep

C.keepingawakeatnight

D.drugstotreataspecialdisease

2、

Lackofsleepcanleadto______.

A．asuddenchangeinlifestyle

B．goodbodilycondition

C．thehabitoffallingasleepinfrontofthetelevision

D．aquickdropinbothphysicalandmentalcondition

3、

Amildsleepingpillcanhelpapersonto______.

A．spendmoretimesleeping

B．recovertheirnormalsleeppattern

C．keepawakeatnight

D．compensatefortheirmissingsleep

4、

Manysummerinsomniacs______.

A．can"tmakeupforthesleeplessnights

B．sleepintheafternoons

C．cangetextrasleepatnight

D．canneversleepwell

5、

Itcanbeinferredthatthewriterisprobablya______.

A．singer

B．sufferer

C．doctor

D．tourist

四、英译汉

1、Anyacademicbreakthrough,brilliantasitmaybe,doesnotautomaticallyensurethatitcanbeappliedto.

A.学科上的任何成果，除非它辉煌绚烂，否则不能自动用于实践。

B.任何学科上的成就，尽管不能自动用于实践，但也可能是绚烂辉煌的。

C.学术上的任何成就，无论杰出与否，都不能确保它可以自动地用于实践。

D.任何学术上的突破，或许本身很卓越，也并非自然而然地就可用于实践。

2、Pleasantworkingatmospherenotonlyimpressesforeignexpertsbutalsomotivateseachstaffmembertoworkenthusiasticallyandcreatively．

A．宜人的气候不仅使外国专家深有感受，同时也使每一位工作人员心情开朗，生气勃勃。

B．和谐的工作氛围不仅使外国专家颇有感受，也带动每一位参谋部的成员们热忱奔放地工作。

C．让人感到轻松开心