大学英语考试复习资料大学三级B分类模拟37.docx
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大学英语考试复习资料大学三级B分类模拟37
[大学英语考试复习资料]大学三级(B)分类模拟37
大学三级(B)分类模拟37
ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Afterreadingeachofthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered1through5.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Honeybeescannotlivealone.Theirbodystructureandinstinctsequipthemforlifeinacolony(群居)orcommunity,wheretheyhaveacomplexsocialorganizationandthevariousdutiesaredividedamongtheindividualsaccordingtophysicalfitnessandage.Anindividualworkerbeecannotreproduceitself.Whileitmaycontinuetoliveifforciblyisolatedfromitsmates,itfailstocareforitselfadequately(足够),andsoondies.Mostinsectshavetheabilitytohibernate(冬眠)inwinter,butthehoneybeeseemstohavelostthis.Sinceatlowtemperaturesthebeewilldie,itmusthavetheabilitytomakeitsownenvironment,sofarastemperatureisconcerned.Thismakesacolonynecessarytothebeesinwinter,sothattheymaycollectivelywarmeachother.Efficiency,ifnotnecessity,demandsthattheworkofthecolonybedivided,andsuchadivisionoflabortendstoincreasetheneedtomaintainthecolony.Thephysicalstructureofthehoneybeeisfurthersuitedforthedefenseoftheentirecolonyratherthanforitsowndefense.Thebee'sbarbed(有刺的)stingisusedonlyonceandismademoreeffectivebythefactthatitisleftbehindinthevictim.Withthelossofthesting,however,thebeedies.Thiskindofdefensiveweaponisnotofservicetotheindividual,buttothecommunity.
1.Accordingtothepassage,beesarefittedforcommunallifebyvirtueoftheir______.
A.flexibilityandinitiative
B.intelligenceandsensitivity
C.independenceandendurance
D.instinctsandform
答案:
D
2.Accordingtothepassage,aworkerbeemaysurviveforashorttimeevenifitis______.
A.deprivedofitssting
B.deniedaccesstooxygen
C.isolatedfromotherbees
D.exposedtoawiderangeoftemperatures
答案:
C
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatatonetimebeeshadtheabilityto______.
A.increasetheiractivityinlowertemperatures
B.leavecoldclimatesduringwinter
C.remaindormantthroughperiodsofcoldweather
D.constructinsulatedhives
答案:
C
4.Accordingtothepassage,beesdifferfrommostothercommunitiesofinsectsintheirneedto______.
A.reproduceinlargenumbers
B.controlthetemperaturewheretheylive
C.dividetheworkoftheircolonies
D.haveacomplexdefensesystem
答案:
B
5.Accordingtothepassage,thehoneybee'sstingisparticularlyeffectivebecauseit______.
A.hasmanypotentialuses
B.cankillseveralvictimsatonce
C.islocatedintherearofthebee'sbody
D.remainswiththebee'svictim
答案:
D
Passage2
ManyfactorscontributedtotherapidriseofAmericanindustryafter1850.Atthattime,Americawasfacedwiththeproblemofprovidingforthemanyimmigrantswhowerepouringintothecountry.Naturalresourceshadalwaysbeenplentiful,buttheoldmethodsofprocessingtheseresourcescouldnotkeepupwiththedemandsofagrowingpopulation.Newinventionswereneededtoincreaseproduction.Onesuchinventionwasthemechanicalharvester.Thismachineallowedfarmerstospeeduptheharvestofverylargestretchesofland.Otherinventionsmadeiteasiertoproducetextilesandtoturncoalandironintosteel.
Inventionsopenedupnewpossibilitiesforgrowth.Thelargelaborforcethatwasneededtorunthenewmachineswaslocatedinthebigcities.ThedevelopingAmericanrailroadsystemcarriedtherawmaterialstothecities.Consequently,thecitiesbecamethenation'slargeindustrialcenters.
AswithothertrendsinAmericanhistory,onefactoralonecouldnothavecausedtheriseofAmericanindustry.Forexample,railroadscontributedtotheriseofthesteelindustrybyprovidingthemeansofgettingrawmaterialstothesteelmills.Buttherailroadscouldnothavedevelopedwithoutthematerialsthatwereproducedbythegrowingsteelindustry.TheriseofAmericanindustryafter1850wastheresultofmanyfactorsworkingtogether.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAmericanindustryissupportedbythepas-sage?
A.ManyfactorscontributedtothegrowthofAmericanindustry.
B.Asaresultofindustrialgrowth,thequalityofAmericancitylifedeclined.
C.Americanindustryfacedlittlecompetitionfromothercountries.
D.CongresspassedlawsfavorabletoAmericanindustry.
答案:
A
2.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?
A.Farmingduringthe1850s.
B.BackgroundtoIndustrialDevelopment.
C.ImmigrationtoAmerica.
D.Nineteenth-CenturyInventors.
答案:
B
3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthegrowthofAmericanindustry______.
A.wasdueinlargeparttogovernmentinvolvement
B.benefitedtheSouthmorethananyothersectionofthecountry
C.wasnotinfluencedbyimmigration
D.ledtoanincreaseinthenumberoffactoryworkersincities
答案:
D
4.Asitisusedinthefirstparagraphofthepassage,theword"harvester"means______.
A.apersonwhoharvestscrops
B.amachinethatcutsgrass
C.amachineforplanting
D.amachineforcuttingandgatheringgrain
答案:
D
5.Whichofthefollowingisfalseaccordingtothepassage?
A.Manyimmigrantswerepouringintothecountrybefore1850.
B.Thegrowthofindustryledmanycitypeopletobecomeindustrialworkers.
C.Themechanicalharvesterwassuchanimportantinventionthatitcouldspeeduptheharvestoflargefarms.
D.Buildingrailroadscausedsteelindustrytodeveloprapidly.
答案:
A
Passage3
RelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandColombiasufferedformanyyearsbecauseofanincidentinvolvingtheRepublicofPanama.BytheendoftheSpanish-AmericanWarin1898,manyAmericansfeltthataneasierandfasterwaywasneededtogetshipsfromtheAtlanticOcean.SomepeopleintheUnitedStatesfirstbelievedthatacanalacrossNicaraguawastheanswer.However,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltdecidedthatacanalthroughPanamawouldbeabetterchoice.
Inordertobuildthecanal,theUnitedStateshadtonegotiate(谈判)atreatywithColombia,whichatthattimecontrolledPanama.RooseveltofferedColombia$10millionplus$250,000ayearfor99yearsforasix-mile-widestripoflandacrossPanama.ColombiarejectedtheUnitedStates'offer.ThisangeredPresidentRoosevelt,andnegotiationswithColombiaended.
In1903,arevolutionbrokeoutinPanama.UnitedStatesshipsweresentbyPresidentRoosevelttoprotectthePanamanianrevolutionariesfromColombianforces.Therevolutionsucceeded,andPanamadeclareditsindependencefromColombia.TheUnitedStatesthennegotiatedwiththenewlyformedgovernment.Atreatywassigned,andtheUnitedStatesbeganbuildingthecanal.
Asaresultoftheincident,ColombiaandtheUnitedStatesremainedonbadtermsformanyyears.Notuntil1921,whentheUnitedStatesagreedtopayColombiasomecompensation(赔偿,补偿)foritslostterritory,didrelationsbetweenthetwocountriesimprove.
1.Accordingtothepassage,theUnitedStatesandColombiawereonbadtermsbecausetheUnitedStateshad______.
A.atfirstwishedtobuildacanalthroughNicaragua
B.promisedtopayColombia$10millionforPanama
C.wishedtobuildacanalthroughPanama
D.supportedPanamanianrevolutionariesintheirfightforindependencefromColombia
答案:
D
2.Fromtheinformationinthepassage,itcanbeconcludedthattheUnitedStates______.
A.wantedtobuildacanalbecauseitwasconsideringstartingawar
B.feltthatbuildingacanalthroughPanamawasworththeriskofruiningrelationswithColombia
C.believedthatacanalthroughNicaraguawouldbeprofitable
D.hadlosttheSpanish-AmericanWar
答案:
B
3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatanimportantreasonforthedecisionoftheUnitedStatestobuildacanalwasto______.
A.developtraderelationswithEurope
B.improverelationswithSouthAmericancountries
C.preventEuropeanshipsfromreachingthePacificOcean
D.reducetraveltimeforitsshipsincaseofwar
答案:
D
4.Asitisusedinthefourthparagraphofthepassage,thephrase"onbadterms"means______.
A.tolearntoacceptsomething
B.onconditionsthatone/somebodyelsedecides
C.tohaveabadrelationship
D.togetalongwithsomebody
答案:
C
5.Thetoneofthepassagecanbestbedescribedas______.
A.argumentative
B.informative
C.humorous
D.sarcastic
答案:
B
Passage4
Oneofthemostsuccessfulsingersofthetwentiethcentury,EllaFitzgeraldhasmadeseveraldifferentstylesofherown.ShewasborninVirginiabutwasbroughtupinanorphanage(孤儿院)inYonkers,NewYork.ChickWebbspottedherinanamateur(业余的)competitionwhenshewassixteen.Heengagedhertosingwithhisband,andwhenhediedin1939,shetookover.
UnlikeBessieSmith,EllaFitzgeraldtaughtherselfthesentimentalmusicsopopularinthe1930s—songslike"MyHeartBelongstoDaddy"—andherrecordingsbecamebest-sellers.Duringthe1940'sshedevelopedherown"scatsinging(Jazzsinging)"—abreathless,nonsense-syllablestyle—forsongslike"FlyingHome"and"LadyBeGood".
EllaFitzgeraldwastheperfectmusicalpartnerforherfriend,thetrumpeterLouisArmstrong,matchinghiminwarmthandartistry(艺术技巧)."Ijustlikemusicperiod,"shehassaid."Tome,it'sastory.There'sonlyonethingbetterthansinging...it'smoresinging."
1.WheredidFitzgeraldspendmostofherchildhood?
A.Virginia.
B.Yonkers.
C.NewYorkCity.
D.Louisiana.
答案:
B
2.WhowasthefirsttodiscoverEllaFitzgerald'stalent?
A.Fitzgerald'sfather.
B.LouisArmstr
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