大学英语第三册复习练习

1、College English Book IIIPractice Test 1Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 10 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corres

2、ponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Doing business beyond our borders is now commonplace. Procter & Gamble is selling disposable diapers in Asia; Rubbermaid would like to see its plastic products in all European kitchens; and Unilever promotes its deterg

3、ents around the world. As markets expand, national boundaries mean less and less. When the German manufacturer Daimler-Benz, makers of Mercedes luxury cars, merges with Chrysler, one executive commented: There are no German and American companies. There are only successful and unsuccessful companies

4、. To be successful in this interdependent global village, North American companies are increasingly finding it necessary to adapt to other cultures. In China and Korea, Procter & Gamble learned to promote unisex white diapers. Although North Americans preferred pink for girls and blue for boys, Kore

5、an and Chinese housewives dont like the idea. In a society where intense sexism favors boys, shoppers preferred white diapers that did not signal their childs sex. Whats caused this rush toward globalization of markets and blurring of national identities? One significant factor is the passage of fav

6、orable trade agreements. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) promotes open trade globally, while North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) expands free trade among Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NAFTA created the largest and richest free-trade region on earth. The opening of

7、Eastern Europe and the economic growth in Russia have also fueled the progress toward expanding world markets.1. According to the passage, more and more companiesA) are expanding their overseas marketsB) are selling goods to Eastern Asia C) are doing business with European countriesD) are benefiting

8、 from NAFTA2. It follows that as market expands,A) there are fewer and fewer conflicts between countriesB) there is no boundary between different countriesC) there are more and more successful companiesD) there are more and more multinational corporations3. P & G only sells white diaper in China and

9、 KoreaA) for people there dont like pink colorB) because people there think it unnecessary to use different colorsC) because it wants to cut down the costsD) because it has to cater to the local peoples demands4. NAFTA coversA) China and KoreaB) Canada and GermanyC) the U. S. and MexicoD) Britain an

10、d the U. S.5. Which is not listed as a factor contributing to the growth of world markets?A) The economic growth in Russia.B) The passage of favorable trade agreements.C) The differences in consuming habits that people have.D) D) Eastern European countries open-door policies.Passage 2Verbal skills i

11、n another culture can generally be mastered if one studies hard enough. But nonverbal skills are much more difficult to learn. Nonverbal behaviors mainly include eye contact, facial expression, posture, gestures, and the use of time, space, and territory. The messages sent by body language and the w

12、ay we arrange time and space have always been open to interpretation. When cultures differ, it becomes very difficult to understand nonverbal behaviors. In western cultures, for example, people perceive silence as a negative trait(品质). It suggests rejection, unhappiness, depression, regret, embarras

13、sment, or ignorance. However, the Japanese admire silence and consider it a key to success. A Japanese proverb says, Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know. Silence is equated with wisdom. Gestures can also create different reactions in different cultures and thus one must be caref

14、ul in using and interpreting them. In some societies it is extremely bad pointing ones finger as in giving directions. Other hand gestures can also cause trouble. The thumbs up symbol may be used to indicate approval in many countries, but in Iran and Ghana it is a vulgar (粗俗的) gesture. As businessp

15、eople increasingly interact with their counterparts from other cultures, they will become more aware of these differences. Some behaviors are easy to warn against, such as touching people from the Middle East with the left hand. However, learning all of them is impossible, and such lists are merely

16、the tip of the cultural iceberg.6. Non-verbal behaviors dont includeA) posture B) facial expressionsC) making an address D) the use of space7. Differences in _ will lead to differences in communications.A) cultures B) languagesC) verbal skills D) habits8. The Japanese agree that silence is associate

17、d withA) good manner B) unhappinessC) depression D) little knowledge9. It can not be inferred from the passage thatA) different cultures have different interpretations of similar gesturesB) it is good for the businesspeople to know of the different meanings of similar gesturesC) western cultures are

18、 distinctively different from oriental culturesD) nonverbal behaviors are more complicated than verbal behaviors10. We may not find_ in the cultural iceberg.A) those verbal skills people may useB) the cultural dos and dontsC) those nonverbal skills used by peopleD) the good hygienic habits people ha

19、vePassage 3 Add Littleton, Colorado, to the list of cities dazed with grief after a school slaughter. Two students shot and killed 12 other students and a teacher before taking their own lives. The massacre was the largest in the history of this nation. This type of crime didnt exist 10 years ago. A

20、mericans should stop acting surprised that these shooting happen in nicer neighborhoods. Thats the only place they happen. None of the recent school massacres took place at an inner-city campus; they all occurred in smaller towns or suburbs. (S3) These killers havent been from impoverished or extrem

21、ely violent families. They dont appear to have been picked on（挨骂受罚） any worse than kids have been for generations. They chose alienation and destruction, and they found the tools to carry out their hate-filled plan. Do not blame schools for these massacres. Schools simply take what they are sent. Qu

22、estion the killers parents. The parents are supposed to teach their children respect and empathy for others lives. Parents should help their offspring learn to handle taunt or conflict without resorting to violence. All concerned adults should take a youths threat to shoot someone as seriously as ai

23、rport security guards take jokes about bombs. Students must be encouraged to tell teachers if a classmate threatens or jokes about violence. Administrators at schools around the country need to emphasize they will take such reports seriously, and that they will not identify any student who comes for

24、ward with such a report. More gun regulations probably wont stop these shootings, but gun owners and sellers must take more responsibility for keeping weapons away from young people. Gun owners should keep their guns unloaded, locked up and hidden away. Most car owners dont leave their keys in the c

25、ar even when they park in their own garage; gun owners should be at least as careful with weapons. The federal government cant solve this problem. Schools alone cant solve it. More guns wont solve it. Americans must consciously create a culture that makes violence unacceptable. Parents need to stop

26、allowing their childrens minds to be polluted with violence. News media need to show more restraint and thought about how and what they report. The Colorado massacre is a national tragedy. Mores the pity if Americans do not stop, reflect and vow to make it the last school massacre. 11. One common fe

27、ature of all the recent school massacres is that _. A) they have all been carefully planned by hateful youngsters B) the killers have all failed to passed their exams C) they all occur in places that appear to be all right D) the killers are all from disadvantaged families 12. Children are less like

28、ly to become killers if _. A) their parents succeed in teaching them respect and empathy for others lives B) they study hard in school and get high scores C) teachers stop telling meaningless jokes in class D) they follow the rules set by administrators at schools around the country 13. Who does the

29、 author think should take the main responsibility for campus shootings? A) School authorities. B) The federal government. C) News media. D) The killers parents.14. What is the most effective way to prevent school massacre from happening again? A) Reinforcing stricter laws and regulations. B) Introdu

30、cing security guards onto campus. C) Creating a culture that makes violence unacceptable. D) Keeping weapons away from young people. 15. From the passage we can infer that _. A) there were a lot of school massacres in inner-cities 10 years ago B) many people turn a blind eye to school massacre C) a

31、youths joke about violence is often ignored by other peopleD) most gun owners like to leave their guns in their cars Passage 4The Baroque era witnessed the development of a major innovation in music - opera, drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment. By combining music, acting, poetry, dance, s

32、cenery, and costumes, this unique fusion of many arts creates a theatrical experience of overwhelming excitement and emotion. Since its beginnings in Italy around 1600, opera has spread to many countries, and even today it remains a powerful form of musical theater.An operas characters and plot are

33、revealed through song, rather than the speech used in ordinary drama. Once we accept this conversation, opera offers great pleasure; its music both delights the ear and heightens the emotional effect of the words and story. Music makes even a complicated plot believable by depicting mood, character,

34、 and dramatic action. Its the flow of the music that carries the plot forward. In opera, the music is the drama.Opera demands performers who can sing and act simultaneously. On stage are star solo singers, secondary soloists, a chorus, and sometimes dancers - all in costume. Besides the chorus of pr

35、ofessional singers there may be supers who dont sing but who carry spears, fill out crowds, drink wine, and generally add to the operas effect. In the orchestra pit are the instrumentalists and the conductor, whose awesome responsibility is to hold everything together. A large operas personnel, in f

36、act, may reach a startling total of several hundred people.16. Opera first appearedA) in the Baroque era B) in FranceC) in RomeD) in the 15th century or so17. What is the meaning of fusion in the first paragraph?A) Combination. B) Utilization.C) Adoption. D) Practice.18. One difference between opera

37、 and ordinary drama is thatA) the former enjoys higher prestigeB) the latter caters to more peopleC) the former carries on with singingD) the latter is more often adapted to the big screen19. According to the passage, the most important element in opera isA) speech B) musicC) acting D) setting20. Su

38、pers _ in the opera.A) are the most important role B) do many thingsC) perform superbly D) are the professional singersPassage 5 As a century of grand retailing comes to a close, the 94-year-old merchant prince of Texas - who turned Neiman Marcus from a small specialty shop into one of the worlds ma

39、jor retail stores - says department stores today must recreate themselves if they are to survive. Marcus is worried that customer service is being ignored. He considers home shopping networks a step above snake oil peddlers (沿街叫卖的小贩). And despite all the advantages he sees in selling over the Intern

40、et, he says it is no substitute for a good salesperson. Today, as head of his own Dallas consultancy (咨询) firm, Marcus is moving into the next century advocating (提倡) the same philosophy he held throughout the 20th century: focus on quality and service, and sales will take care of themselves. Ive al

41、ways believed that quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten, says Marcus, who still makes regular visits to the flagship Neiman Marcus store in downtown Dallas, where he looks over new fashion lines, examines the latest fine imported luggage and greets young salespeople eager to talk

42、with him. The price of a great meal disappears from the memory, but the price of a bad one will be remembered for years. If you force a bad buy on a customer, he will never forgive you. Marcus puts much of the blame on business schools for what he sees as a lack of quality - and vitality - in depart

43、ment stores. He says the schools are turning out graduates who are excellent money managers and cost cutters, but who lack the skills that helped make the great stores like Macys, and his own, into retailing legends. The MBA programs do not teach principles of selling, principles of human understand

44、ing, principles of leadership speaking, which, he believes, is the most important thing. I do not want trained salespeople. The word training is the most terrible word. You train dogs and bears to do repetitive action. But with people, you educate them, because no amount of training takes the place

45、of experience that enables them to answer all the questions that customers will ask. 21. What is the problem with department stores today? A) Neglect of customer service. B) Excessive running costs. C) Fierce challenge from the home shopping network. D) Uncompetitive prices. 22. In Marcuss view, goo

46、d salespeople _. A) will soon be replaced by the Internet B) can compete with peddlers C) ensure the success of a retailing business D) have recreated department stores 23. Which of the following is likely to be long remembered? A) Good service. B) The price of a bad buy. C) The price of a good buy.

47、 D) Good quality. 24. What is the problem with MBA programs? A) Failure to teach principles of human understanding. B) Too much emphasis on cost cutting. C) Lack of vitality. D) Neglect of strict training. 25. What is the major difference between training and educating according to Marcus? A) Traini

48、ng is applied to animals while educating is applied to humans. B) Training is a terrible word while educating is a wonderful one. C) Training enables the trainee to imitate while educating enriches his experience. D) Training is aimed at action while educating is aimed at answering questions. Passag

49、e 6Recently, one of my best friends Jennie, with whom I have shared just about everything since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we have both always looked forward to the few times a year when we can see each other. Over the wee

50、kend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boy friend, about how he experimented with drugs and was into other self-destructive behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had

51、been lying to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out to see this guy because they didnt want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didnt believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared. I tried to convince her that she was r

52、uining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldnt believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boy friend. By the time she left, I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience. It had b

53、een so frustrating that I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship, but I didnt. I put the power of friendship to the ultimate test. Wed been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she valued me enough

54、to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything. A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boy friend. I just listened

55、on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend. 26. What word best sums up Jennies boy friend? A) A drug user. B) A loser. C) A trouble maker. D) A criminal. 27. What was the attitude o

56、f Jennies parents towards her relationship with her boy friend? A) They were rather tolerant. B) They were indifferent to it. C) They thought their daughter deserved a better friend. D) They did not allow her to continue it. 28. How did the author react to Jennies relationship with her boy friend? A) She tried her best to dissuade Jennie from continuing it. B) She threatened to break up with Jennie if her advice was ignored. C) She was overcome with pride that Jennie told her about her boy friend. D) She was very angry with Jennie for choosing such a friend. 29. How did the author feel