2021年度大学英语专升本综合测试

大学英语3(专升本)综合测试3

总分：100分得分：0分

一、单选题

1.Peopleatthepartyworriedabouthim,becausenoonewas

awarehehadgone.(1分)

(A)ofwhere

(B)oftheplacewhere

(C)where

(D)theplace

参照答案：A

2.Apoliceofficerclaimedthattheyoungmanhadattemptedto

payinghisfare.(1分)

(A)avoid

(B)reject

(C)refuse

(D)neglect

参照答案：A

3.It'shightimewethelecturebecauseeverybodyhas

arrived.(1分)

(A)willstart

(B)shallstart

(C)start

(D)started

参照答案：D

4.Thiskindofmaterialexpandsthetemperatureincreasing.(1

分)

(A)to

(B)for

(C)with

(D)at

参照答案：C

5.thesehonorshereceivedasumofmoney.(1分)

(A)Except

(B)But

(C)Besides

(D)Outside

参照答案：C

6.Asuddennoiseofafire-enginemadehimtothedoor.(1

分)

(A)hurrying

(B)hurried

(C)hurry

(D)tohurry

参照答案：C

7.Wouldyoulettotheparkwithmyclassmate,Mum?(l分)

(A)mego

(B)megoing

(C)Igo

(D)Igoing

参照答案：A

8.Ihavebeenlookingforwardtofrommyparents.(1分)

(A)hear

(B)beingheard

(C)beheard

(D)hearing

参照答案：D

9.Thepolicemangavethethiefablowinstomach.(1分)

(A)his

(B)/

(C)the

(D)that

参照答案：C

10.WhileIwasintheuniversity,Ilearnedtakingaphoto,

isveryusefulnowforme.(1分)

(A)it

(B)which

(C)that

(D)what

参照答案：B

二、阅读理解

Ifyouhaveeverhadanoperation,youwerefirstputtosleepwithagas

youbreathedorbyachemicalinjectedintoyourbody.Medicalworkers

intheUnitedStatesofAmericaandEuropehaveusedthesemethodsin

operationssince1842.Theyhavebeenvaluableinpreventinggreatpain

whichwouldhaveoccurredifthepatienthadnotbeenputtosleep.

TheChinese,however,havebeenabletoperformoperationsforabout4,000

yearswithoutputtingthepatienttosleep.Theyuseamethodcalled

acupuncture.Thisinvolvesstickingflexibleneedlesintocertainparts

ofthebody.

Thepersonwhoperformstheacupuncturemustknowhowtoinserttheneedles

sotheneedlesthemselvesarenotpainful.Thispersonalsoknowswhere

toplacetheneedlessothepatientfeelsnopainintheareawherethe

operationistobeperformed.Theneedlesarenotnecessarilyinserted

neartheregionwherethepainistobeprevented.

Today,theChinesearelearningtobemoreefficientandskilledintheir

useofacupuncture：butmoreresearchshouldbedonebeforetheChinese

canexplainmoreconvincinglyhowitworks.

Asurgicalpatientisgivenachoicebetweenhavingacupunctureorhaving

oneofthechemicalsusedforputtinghimtosleep.Ithasbeenestimated

thatoverhalfofthepatientschoseacupuncturebecausethereisno

sicknessaftertheoperation,whereasthechemicalsmaymakethepatient

sickforafewhoursoraday.

Ifthepersonhaschosenacupuncture,theneedlesareinsertedinthe

properplaces.Afterseveralminutes,thepatientisexaminedtoseeif

heorshecanfeelpainintheregionwheretheoperationwillbeperformed.

Ifnopainisfelt,theoperationisperformed.Thepatientisfullyawake

andcanfeelthesurgeonworking.

SomedoctorsintheUnitedStateshavebeenskepticalaboutacupuncture.

However,itisalreadybeingusedtoaverylimitedextentinthiscountry.

Itwillbeinterestingtoseeifthemethodbecomesadoptedhere.(10

分）

11).Fromthepassageweknowacupunctureusedinoperation

means.(2分)

(A)pushingflexibleneedlesintothebodytoinjectcertainmedicine

(B)insertingneedlesintotheheadtomakethesurgicalpatientfall

asleep

(C)insertingneedlesinproperplacestopreventgreatpainwhilethe

operationisbeingperformed

(D)usingdifferentwaystomakethepatientfeelnopainduringthe

surgicaloperation

参照答案：C

12).Ifanoperationistobeperformedwithacupuncturetokillthepain

theneedlesshouldbeinserted(2分)

(A)nearthesurgicalarea

(B)intheveryplaceoftheoperation

(C)intheareaswherethepatientfeelsnopain

(D)insomespecialplacesonthebody

参照答案：D

13).Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?(2

分）

(A)TheChinesearestillnotabletogiveanadequatetheoryof

acupuncture.

(B)MedicalworkersintheU.S.A.begantouseacupunctureduringthe

1840's.

(C)Wehavetoputthepatienttosleepbeforeweuseacupunctureinan

operation.

(D)Assoonastheacupunctureneedlesareinserted,theoperationcan

start.

参照答案：A

14).Thelastwordinthelastparagraph“here”means(2

分)

(A)inChina

(B)inEurope

(C)intheUnitedStatesofAmerica

(D)inacertainhospital

参照答案：C

15).Thepassageismainlyabout(2分)

(A)whyacupuncturecanpreventpainduringtheoperation

(B)howacupuncture,awonderfulinventionoftheChinesepeople,isbeing

usednow

(C)theadvantagesacupuncturehasoverothermethodsusedbysurgeons

today

(D)someAmericandoctors'attitudetowardacupuncture

参照答案：B

Shoemanufacturetodayisbaseduponaremarkableinventiondevelopedby

ayoungblackgeniusin1883.

MatzeligerwasborninParamaribo,DutchGuiana,onSeptember15,1852.

HisfatherwasaDutchengineerwhohadbeensenttothecolonytotake

chargeofthegovernmentmachineshops.WhenyoungMatzeligerwasten

yearsold,hejoinedhisfatheratthemachineshopsasanapprentice.

AttheageofnineteenhebecameasailoronanEastIndianmerchantship.

In1876MatzeligerwenttoBoston,Massachusetts.Afterworkingtherefor

ayear,hemovedtoLynn,whereheremainedfortherestofhislife.Because

ofhisknowledgeofmechanicsandshoemaking,Matzeligerwasabletoget

ajobinashoefactory,operatingasole-sewingmachine.Whileworking

there,henoticedthattherewasnomachinethatcouldlastshoes.Hebegan

hisplansforinventingashoe-lastingmachinebycloselywatching

hand-lastersattheirwork.Inhisexperimentsheusedoldpiecesofwood

andmetal.Heevenmadehisowntools.Patientlyhetestedoneideaafter

another.

Foryearshelivedinpoverty,savinghismoneyforhisproject.

Fortunately,hesucceededingettingfinancialhelpfromtwobusinessmen

inexchangeforatwo-thirdsinterestinhisinvention.Withthisextra

money,Matzeligerfinallyachievedwhathewasafter：Alastingmachine

thatcouldturnoutacompleteshoe.Hismachineindeedchangedtheshoe

industry.Itnotonlygreatlyincreasedproductionbutcutthecostof

shoesbyhalf.By1889thedemandforthenewlastingmachinebecame

worldwide.

WhatwasMatzeliger'sreward?Becauseofhislongandhardworkandthe

lackofproperfoodandwarmthduringhisyearsofpoverty,hishealth

hadsuffered.Inthesummerof1886hecaughtacoldwhichdevelopedinto

tuberculosis.Forthreetearshewassosickthathehadtoremaininbed.

Finally,onAugust24,1889,hediedattheageofthirty-seven.（10分）

16).Accordingtothepassage,shoeindustrywouldnothavedevelopedif

ithadnotbeenfor.(2分)

(A)theDutchengineerinthecolonyinthe1850s

(B)theshoemakingcenterinLynninthe1870s

(C)theEastIndianmerchantshipin1871

(D)thegreatinventionmadebyMatzeligerin1883

参照答案：D

17).Whilehewasworkingintheshoefactory,Matzeligernoticedthat

shoeproductionwasrestrictedbythelackof.(2分)

(A)shoefactories

(B)lastingmachines

(C)financialsupport

(D)skilledhand-lasters

参照答案：B

18).WhatMatzeligerwantedtobuildwas(2分)

(A)alargeshopsellingshoes

(B)thelargestshoemanufacturingcompany

(C)amachinethatcouldmakethesoleofashoe

(D)amachinethatcouldproduceacompleteshoe

参照答案：D

19).MatzeligerJsmachinenotonlyincreasedtheshoeproductionbutit

alsocutthecostofshoes.(2分)

(A)by15%

(B)by20%

(C)25%

(D)by50%

参照答案：D

20).Beforehedevelopedhisinvention,Matzeligerhadbeen(2

分)

(A)arichbusinessman

(B)askilledhand-laster

(C)apoorworker

(D)anengineer

参照答案：C

Ahigherreadingrate,withnolossofcomprehension,willhelpyouin

othersubjectsaswellasEnglish.Naturally,youwillnotreadeverybook

atthesamespeed.Youwouldexpecttoreadanewspaper,forexample,

muchmorerapidlythanaphysicsoreconomicstextbook----butyoucan

raiseyouraveragereadingspeedoverthewholerangeofmaterialsyou

wishtocoversothatthepercentagegainwillbethesamewhateverkind

ofreadingyouareconcernedwith.

Perhapsyouwouldliketoknowwhatreadingspeedsarecommonamongnative

English-speakinguniversitystudentsandhowthosespeedscanbeimproved.

TestsinMinnesota,U.S.A.haveshownthatstudentswithoutspecial

trainingcanreadEnglishofaveragedifficultyatspeedsofbetween240

and250w.p.m.withabout70%comprehension.Minnesotaclaimsthatafter

12half-hourlessons,oneaweek,thereadingspeedcanbeincreased,

withnolossofcomprehension,toaround500w.p.m.with70%ormore

comprehension,youwillbedoingquitewell,thoughofcourseanyfurther

improvementofspeed—with-comprehensionwillbeagoodthing.

Whenyoupracticereadingwithshortpassages,donottrytotakeineach

wordseparately,oneaftertheother.Itismuchmoredifficulttograsp

thebroadthemeofthepassagethisway,andyouwillalsogetstuckon

individualwordswhichmaynotbeabsolutelyessentialtoageneral

understandingofthepassage.Itisagoodideatoskimthroughthepassage

veryquicklyfirst(say500wordsinaminuteorso)togetthegeneral

ideaofeachparagraph.Titles,paragraphheadingsandemphasizedwords

(underlinedorinitalics)canbeagreathelpingettingtheoutlineof

thepassage.Itissurprisinghowmanypeopledonotreadtitles,

introductionsorparagraphheadings.(10分)

21).WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoparagraph1?(2分)

(A)Youwouldreadanybookatthesamespeed.

(B)Youwouldreadphysicsbooksmorerapidlythaneconomicsbooks.

(C)Yucanraiseyouraveragereadingspeedbythesamepercentagewhatever

kindofmaterialyouread.

(D)Youcanraiseyourreadingspeedwithsomekindsofmaterialsbutyou

canytwithothers.

参照答案：C

22).Youwillbedoingquitewellifyoucanreadbooksofaverage

difficulty.(2分)

(A)atabout500w.p.m.withnolossofcomprehension

(B)atabout245w.p.m.withnolossofcomprehension

(C)atabout450w.p.m.withnolossofcomprehension

(D)atabout300w.p.m.withnolossofcomprehension

参照答案：C

23).Whenyoupracticereadingwithshortpassages.(2分)

(A)youshouldcarefullyreadonewordafteranothersoastohavea

thoroughunderstandingofthepassage.

(B)itisagoodideatoreadveryquicklyfirsttogetthegeneralidea

ofeachparagraph

(C)youhadbetterreadthepassageslowlytogetthetheme

(D)youshouldlookupeveryunknownwordinthedictionarytocheckits

meaning

参照答案：B

24).Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?(2

分)

(A)Readersusuallypaygreatattentiontotitlesandparagraphheadings.]

(B)Manypeopleoverlooktitlesandparagraphheadingswhilereading.

(C)Titlesandparagraphheadingsarenotsoimportantasemphasized

words.

(D)Titlesandparagraphheadingshavenothingtodowiththegeneralidea

ofthepassage.

参照答案：B

25).TheaverageuntrainednativeEnglish-speakingstudentatthe

UniversityofMinnesotacanreadEnglishofaverage

difficulty.(2分)

(A)atabout245w.p.m

(B)atabout400w.p.m

(C)atabout500w.p.m.

(D)atabout600w.p.m.

参照答案：A

Thousandsofyearsago,tenofourverydistantancestorswerehungry.

Theywentoutandpickedberriesorduguprootstoeat.Fourofthemchose

poisonousfoodanddied.Theremainingsixnoticedthattheirfoodwas

safetoeat.Theytoldtheirchildren,who,inturn,passedthemessage

ontotheirdescendants.Inthisway,habitbecameavitalfactorinthe

survivalofmankind：ifyouatetherightplant,youlived；ifyouwanted

tomakeyourownexperiments,youwouldprobablydie.

Theimportanceofhabitinthesurvivalofthehumanspeciesisan

interestingmatter.Eventoday,mostofushesitatewhenweareinvited

toeatanewtypeoffoodordrinksomethingwehavenottastedbefore.

Evenifthefoodordrinkisofferedbyafriend,weareusuallynotat

allanxioustoexperimentandaccepttheoffer.

Whenyougetuptomorrowmorning,noticewhichshoeorsockyouputon

first.Thennoticewhichoneyouputonotherdays.Youmaydiscoverthat

(a)youtendtoputononeshoeorsockfirsteveryday,andthat(b)if

youareright-handed,youusuallydealwithyourleftshoeorsockfirst.

Ifyoutrytochangethishabit,youmayfindituncomfortableorannoying,

andyouwillsoonreturntoyouroldhabit.

Whenitcomestoothermatters,weoftenfollowafixedpattern.Wesleep

inoneortwofavoriteways.Weoftenfollowfamiliarroutesevenwhen

theyarenottheshortestorbest.Weoftenwearawatchonthesamewrist

evenwhenthereisnorealreasonfordoingso.Inhundredsofotherways,

weshowthatwearecreaturesofhabit,followingfixedpatternsof

behavior.Thischaracteristiccanhelpustosurvivebutitcanbea

barriertoprogresstoo.Wemustbealertandnotletabeneficialfactor

becomeaharmfulone.(10分)

26).Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe(2分)

(A)Habit---aBarriertoProgress

(B)TheSurvivalofMankind

(C)VariousPatternsofHumanBehavior

(D)WeAreCreaturesofHabit

参照答案：D

27).Thefirstparagraphofthispassageismainlyaboutthe

dangerofmakingexperiments(2分)

(A)theimportanceofhabitinthesurvivalofmankind

(B)thefoodourdistantancestorsate

(C)thebehaviorofyoungergenerations

参照答案：B

28).WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoparagraph2?(2

分)

(A)Habitcanbeharmfultothedevelopmentofmankind.

(B)Peopleusuallyliketotastenewthingsattheriskoftheirlife.

(C)Mostpeoplehesitatetoeatnewthingstheyhavenevertastedbefore.

(D)Peopleareusuallywillingtotryanewfoodifitisofferedbya

friend.

参照答案：C

29).Theexampleshowninparagraph3provesthat.(2分)

(A)itisdifficulttochangeahabit

(B)habitcanbechangedeasily

(C)shoesandsocksareessentialinourdailylife

(D)everyoneputsonshoesandsocksinthemorningwhetherheis

right-handedorleft-handed

参照答案：A

30).Fromthelastparagraphweknowthatinthewriter's

opinion.(2分)

(A)habitcanneverbecomeaharmfulfactor

(B)peopledevelopalltheirhabitswithgoodreasons

(C)habitwillalwayshelppeopletomakeprogress

(D)everyonefollowsfixedpatternsofbehavior

参照答案：D

三、完型填空

Insomecountrieswhereracialprejudiceisacute,violencehasbeentaken

forgrantedasameansofsolvingdifferences；andthisisnoteven

questioned.Therearecountries___(31)___thewhitemanimposeshis

rulebybruteforce；therearecountrieswheretheblackmanprotests

by___(32)___firetocitiesandbylootingandpillaging.Important

peopleonbothsides,whowouldinotherrespectsappearto

be___(33)___men,getupandcalmlyargue___(34)___violence----as

ifitwerealegitimatesolution,likeanyother.Whatisreally

frightening,whatreallyfillsyou___(35)___despair,istherealization

thatwhenitcomestothecrunch,wehavemadenoactual

progress___(36)___.Wemaywearcollarsandtiesinsteadofwar-paint,

butourinstinctsremainbasicallyunchanged.Thewholeof

the(37)historyofthehumanrace,thattediousdocumentation

ofviolence,hastaughtusabsolutelynothing.Wehavestillnotlearnt

thatviolencenever___(38)_aproblembutmakesitmoreacute.The

sheerhorror,thebloodshedandthesuffering___(39)___nothing.No

solutionevercomestolightthemorningafterwhenwedismally

contemplatethesmokingruinsandwonder___(40)___hitus.

Thetrulyreasonablemenwhoknowwherethesolutions___(41)___are

findingitharderandhardertogetahearing.Theyaredespised,

mistrustedandevenpersecutedbytheirown___(42)___becausethey

advocatesuchapparentlyoutrageousthings___(43)___law

enforcement.Ifhalftheenergythatgoesintoviolentacts

were___(44)___,ifoureffortsweredirectedatcleaninguptheslums

andghettos,atimprovingliving-standard