北外《大学英语3》知识要点二

“大学英语（3）”知识要点课程编号：BWME1007学籍号：学习中心： 姓名： InformationfortheExaminees:ThisexaminationconsistsofSIXsections.Theyare:SectionI:Conversations(15points,5minutes)SectionII:VocabularyandStructure(25points,5minutes)SectionIII:Cloze(15points,10minutes)ReadingComprehension (25 points, 15minutes)Translation (10 points, 10 minutes)Writing (10 points, 15 minutes)Thetotalmarksforthisexaminationare100points.Timeallowedforcompletingthisexaminationis1hour(60minutes).YOUMUSTWRITEALLYOURANSWERSONTHEANSWERSHEET.SectionIConversations[15points]Choosetherightanswerstofinisheachofthefollowingconversations.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.单项选择。将答案写在答题卷上。—Whatcolordoyouprefer?A.I’dliketo. B.Ilikeblackones.C.Thankyou.D.I’lltakethat.—Howwasthehotel?A.Verycomfortable,thankyou. B.Justabitlate.C.Unfortunatelynot. D.Notyet.—Howdoyoufindtheweather?A.Thetrafficwasslow. B.Ifeelreallydisappointed.C.Youarewelcome. D.Lovely.Sunnyskies.SectionIIVocabularyandStructure [25points]Therearefiveincompletesentenceshere.YouarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.单项选择。将答案写在答题卷上。Trytofocus themainpointscovered.Thismakestheworkeasiertounderstandandremember.A.on B.at C.withD.afterOneofthepoliticalbeliefsoftheNaziswho inGermanyin1931wasthattheJews(andotherraces)were“inferior”tonorthernEuropeans.A.wenttopowerB.leftpowerC.cametopowerD.gaveuppowerTheairwasleakingintoherchestoutsideherlung.Asit ,theairpressedagainstherdamagedlung,squeezingitflat.A.builtup B.decreasedC.putup D.lookedupSomehavearguedthatthelanguageis dangerofsplittingupintodifferentdialects.A.to B.on C.in D.outThebestexamplesaretheSpanish,which numbersofspeakersiscertaintoovertakeEnglishinthenewcentury.A.incaseofB.infaceofC.intermsofD.incontrolofCloze [15points]Eachblankinthefollowingpassageisprovidedwithfourchoices.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachblank.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.阅读下面这篇短文，从短文中所给的各题的4个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。将答案写在答题卷上。Americanteenagershavealwaysworkedforextrapocketmoney.Morethantheirgrandfathers,today'syoungpeopleare(9) toworklonghoursduringtheweekforhundredsofdollarseachmonth.Theyprefertospendthemoney(10) themselvesnotcontributeittotheirfamilies.Ina1997(11) of16，000highschoolseniorsnationwide,itwasfoundthateightypercentofstudentswhoworkspendtheirearnings(收入)ontheirownneeds,(12) clothing,stereo(立体声)equipment,recordsandmovies.Onlyfivepercentsaidtheycontributedmostoftheir

earnings,whichoftenwasmorethan$200amonth,tohelpingpayfamilyliving(13)

大学英语(3)第3页(共7页)9.A.aboutB.fondC.likelyD.possible10.A.byB.onC.inD.for11.A.viewB.inspectionC.observationD.survey12.A.forexampleB.suchasC.thatistosayD.inotherwords13.A.expensesB.moneyC.valuesD.chargesReadingComprehension [25points]Thefollowingpassagesisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Decideonthebestchoice.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的4个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。将答案写在答题卷上。Wouldyousetyourselfonfirefor£75aday?Astuntpersonisamanorwomanwhodoesallthehair-raisinglydangerousbitsofactingworkinfilmsoronTV.Thiscanbeanythingfromarelativelysimplefallintoaswimmingpool,totrippingoffthetopofasky-scraperbuilding.Itsoundslikeacrazyprofessionthatonlythecrazywouldattempt,butit'sactuallyajobthatmanypeoplethinkabout—thoughfewpeopleactuallygothroughwithit.SarahFranzi,24,isoneofBritain's16stuntwomen(asagainst160men.)Likemanyofhercolleagues,itwasacareershe'dneverseriouslyconsidered."FromwhenIwasyoungI'dtrainedtobeadancer,andforsevenyearsafterschool,Iwasrarelyoutofwork.Adancer'slifeisprettyshort,though,anditwasmyfatherwhosuggestedIshouldthinkaboutstuntworkafterI'dgivenupdancing.Ididthinkaboutitforthenexttwoyears—thendecidedtohaveago."SarahdiscoveredthatshecouldonlybeastuntwomanifshewasacceptedontotheStuntRegister.Todothat,youhavetobebetween18—30yearsold,andbeafullmemberofEquity,theactor'sunion.Youalsohavetoobtaintherightqualifications."Forsixmonths,Iworkedreallyhard,everyday.Tobecomequalified,Ihadtolearnsixdifferentskills,sub-aqua,sky-diving,horse-ridingetc.—stufflikethat—toahighstandardoftraining."AlotoftimeduringmytrainingIwasthinking'whathasthisgottodowithbeingastuntwoman?'LikewhenIhadtodoafivehourwrittenexaminationonhorseandstablemanagement—butyouknowyouhavetodoitinordertogetthequalification."Sarahfinishedalltherequirementsinjustfivemonths—itcantakeaslongasthreeyearstoqualify—andShereckonsitcostherabout£4000."Youcandoitmuchmorecheaplyifyoucanjoinlocalclubsandarepreparedtowait,butIwantedtogetitoverwith."Afterfivemonthsoftraining,Sarah'scompletedapplicationwasacceptedbytheStuntCommittee(thegoverningbodywhichhasthefinalsayastowhetheryouareacceptedornot).Twoweekslater,shewaslaunchingherselfofftheGreatWallinthefilmSuperman."Iwasveryluckytogetworksoquickly.Ihadasmallpartplayingatouristwhofelloffthewallafteranearthquake,onlytoberescuedfromdeathbySuperman.InrealityIfell45feet(about14metres)ontoapileofcardboardboxes.Youcan'tuseanythingsofterthanthat,becauseyoumightbouncebackupintotheviewofthecamera.Insteadyoujusthavetosufferthediscomfortandfallproperly."Sarahwaspaid£210adayforit,andbecauseitwasconsidereddangerous,Shegotanother200feeforeveryextratake.(i.e.everytimetheshothadtoberecordedonfilmcamera.)"That'stheunion'sminimumfee(youhavetobeamemberofthetradeunion.)Forfilmworkyoucanearnupto£1000perday."Thissoundsafortune,butasSarahexplains,"Thefilmcompanyispayingfortherisk.IfI'dbrokenabone,thatisn'tverymuchmoneyatallwhenyou'reoutofworkforthenextfewmonths.Andthereisariskinvolved.Safetyproceduresareeverystrict,butthere'sstilladanger.Fortunately,therisksareonepartofthejobthatIreallyenjoy."Todothejob,youhavetobephysicallyfit,andmentallystrong—youneedalotofcourage.Asyet,Sarahhasreceivedinjuriesnomoreseverethanbangsandbruises,thoughshedoesadmitthatshewasprettyscaredononeortwooccasions."IwassetalightforLondon'sBurning(aTVprogrammeabouttheLondonFireService).Itwasafullfirejob,whichmeantthatmywholebodywassetalight.Ofcourse,Iwaswearingprotectiveclothing.Iwasonfireforfifteensecondsandtowardstheenditwasterriblyhot.Thedifficultywiththatkindofjobisthatyou'reneverfullyincontrolofthefire,soit'seasierforsomethingtogowrong.""It'sjobslikethatwhichmakepeoplethinkwemustbecompletelycrazytodothiskindofwork.Butthat'snotthecaseatall.Therearesomanysafetyprocedures,withsomuchmentalconcentrationinvolved,thatwhatwearereallydoingiscreatingtheillusionofdanger.Ifpeoplethink"Howcouldyoudothat?Youmustbemad",thenwe'redoingourjobsproperly."Whatdoesthebluewhalefeedon?Accordingtothewriter,beingastuntpersonisajobthatnotmanypeoplethinkabout.fewpeoplethinkabout,andevenfeweractuallydo.manypeoplethinkabout,butfewpeoplesucceedin.mostpeoplethinkabout,butfewattempt.Sarahdecidedtotrytobeastuntwomanbecauseshewastoooldtodance.becauseshewasmadeunemployed.becauseherfathersuggestedit.becauseshehadalwayswantedtoworkinfilms.WhydiditcostSarahsomuchmoneytodothetraining?Shewenttoprivateclubsforit.Shewasinahurry.Sheonlywantedthebesttraining.Shedidnotdoitthroughclubs.Thefeespaidtostuntpeopleseemhighuntilyouconsiderthehighcostsoftraininginvolved.theamountoftimeyouhavetospendinfrontofthecamera.theriskofinjury.theamountoftimethattheyhavetotravel."Creatinganillusion"inthistextmeansmakingpeoplethinkthatthestuntsarequitesafe.thestuntsarenotreal.stuntsarelessdangerousthantheyappeartobe.stuntsaremoredangerousthantheyare.SectionVTranslation [10points]TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.将下列句子翻译成汉语。将答案写在答题卷上。Whetherwelikeitornot,Englishasaninternationallanguageofcommunicationisheretostayfortheforeseeablefuture.TheAnneFrankEducationalTrusthelpstokeephernamealiveinitsinternationalcampaignagainstracism.SectionVIWriting [10points]Youarerequiredtowriteacompositiononthetopic“MyIdealJob”withnoless