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1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)分类模拟80大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)分类模拟80大学三级(B)分类模拟80Reading Comprehension Weaving, the most magnificent art which truly distinguishes mankind from the animal, is one of the oldest crafts. It appears that the very dawn of history, and the whole progress of civilization is exemplified by it. Ma
2、n, born without a weapon but with the finest toolthe handsoon learned to make baskets and fences by plaiting flexible rods of canes, and mats by crossing reeds and grasses. Clever individuals must have found that by twisting these together they obtained a longer and more resilient fibre. This is the
3、 origin of spinning and weaving. Nature provides four main fibres: cotton, flax, wood and silk. Cotton, from the Arabic (qutun), is the most important vegetable fibre of civilization. It has been cultivated from time immemorial and many varieties have been developed from the original wild-growing pl
4、ant. Flax is another natural fibre. It is coarser but stronger than cotton. Man learned, a long time ago, to make it into cords to fasten their ships, domestic animals and other things. Wool, the most beautiful of textile fibres, has one great drawback: its attraction for destructive animal pests. F
5、or this reason it is difficult to delineate the evolution of woolen textiles. Its adiathermic qualities and low specific weight made it a preferred medium from earliest times in warm climates such as the Near East. Silk is the finest of these natural fibres. It is produced by the small silkworm. Fab
6、rics made of silk are light, soft, bright and very smooth to the touch. Being produced bit by bit from the mouth of the small silkworm, it is never made so wide use of as cotton. 1. Man began to know weaving _.A.by learning from the animalB.with the progress of civilizationC.at the beginning of hist
7、oryD.one morning long, long time ago答案:C2. Man, born without a weapon means that _.A.he had not a gun when he was bornB.he had not a knife when he was bornC.he has nothing to protect himselfD.he has no sharp teeth to protect himself答案:C3. The main vegetable fibres are _.A.cotton and flaxB.wool and s
8、ilkC.cotton and woolD.silk and cotton答案:A4. The present cotton is _.A.a wild-growing plantB.from Arabic qutunC.cultivated from a wild plantD.coarser than flax答案:B5. It can be inferred that _.A.there are other natural fibresB.there are few other natural fibresC.there are no other natural fibresD.ther
9、e are more animal fibres than there are vegetable ones答案:A I did not know the city at all and what is more, I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day sightseeing in the town center, I decided to lose my way deliberately on my second day, since I believed that this was
10、 the surest way of getting to know my way around. I got on the first bus that passed and descended some thirty minutes later in what mostly have been a suburb. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. I discovered mysterious little bookshops in back streets and finally arrived at a marketplace
11、where I stopped and had a coffee in an open-air caf. Then I decided to get back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about aimlessly for some time, I determined to ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I know of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even that I prono
12、unced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he thrusted the paper into my hands. Seeing that it would be impossible to argue about the matter, I gave him some money and went on my way. The next person I as
13、ked was an old lady who was buying vegetables. She was very hard of hearing and I repeated the word several times. When she finally heard me, she seemed to take offence and began shouting and shaking her walking stick at me. I hurried away quickly and was relieved to see a policeman on a corner. The
14、 policeman listened to my question, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was distant look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and green f
15、ields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the country. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station. 6. The writer believes that if you want to get to know a strange city _.A.you should go everywhere on footB.you should get lost on purposeC.yo
16、u should ask people the wayD.you must take a taxi答案:B7. The main cause of all the writers troubles was that _.A.he followed the policemans directionB.he couldnt speak the native languageC.he left the city centerD.he asked several persons the way答案:B8. The only word he knew was the name of _ he lived
17、 in.A.the hotelB.the townC.the countryD.the street答案:D9. He stopped a newspaper seller in order to _.A.buy a newspaperB.pay him the moneyC.ask the wayD.help him答案:C10. After following the policemans direction, the writer _.A.went all the way into the countryB.came back to the hotelC.got to the neare
18、st railway stationD.got to the police station答案:A Because of the different ways alcohol can affect your behavior even in very small amounts, the best and safest course is not to drink before you drive. If, however, you are of legal age, choose to drink, and can control your drinking, here is somethi
19、ng to consider. Alcohol passes through your stomach directly into the bloodstream and is carried to all parts of your body. Reaching your brain in small amounts, it promotes relaxation. In large amounts, it makes dull the area of your brain that controls judgement and self-control. Losing these qual
20、ities, you may feet excited, lively, a bit unsteady or foolish. Emotions affect your drinking style, and drinking, in turn, affects your emotions. When you are at ease, you may stop after the relaxing effect of one or two drinks. Angry, tense or under pressure, you may want to keep drinking to relie
21、ve these emotional stresses. In heavier doses, alcohol can be a mood-changing drug, producing sudden shifts in feeling all the way from delight to anger. Studies have proven that a combination of alcohol and anger is responsible for much of the wildly careless driving that causes fatal highway accid
22、ents. One of the best defenses against drunk drivers is the proper wearing of a seat belt, which is newly required by law in New Jersey. The only scientific way to check how much alcohol can affect you is by blood alcohol concentration (BAC). A simple breath test will show your BAC. And if alcohol i
23、s already in your bloodstream, eating wont sober you up. Neither black coffee, cold showers, or hitting. Time and only time will help in recovering from a high BAC. 11. The passage advises the driver _.A.to get rid of the habit of drinkingB.to drink a little for relaxation before he drivesC.not to d
24、rink at any timeD.not to drink at all before he drives答案:D12. According to the passage, drinking _.A.does no good to peopleB.does harm to drivers even when he does not driveC.in small amounts promotes relaxationD.makes people angry答案:C13. Wildly careless driving is often caused by _.A.the terrible s
25、tate of the highwayB.changes in moodC.traffic jamD.drunken angry drivers答案:D14. What does the New Jersey government consider necessary for drivers, as mentioned in the passage?A.Proper punishment.B.A law against drinking while driving.C.Wearing a seat belt.D.Checking BAC.答案:C15. To sober a heavily d
26、runken man up, youd better _.A.pour him cold waterB.get alcohol out of his bloodstreamC.hit him forcefullyD.let him rest答案:D The first modern computer was built at Harvard University in 1944. It was the first machine that could automatically carry out a long list of calculations, all in the proper o
27、rder. It used mechanical and electronic parts. In the years that followed, computers became much more complicated, much faster in operation, and were very widely used in science and in business. This came about for two main reasons. Firstly, scientists and engineers needed correct answers to importa
28、nt and complicated problems. Say a group of engineers were building a new type of rocket engine. An important question might be: How should each part be designed cheaply and efficiently? There are mathematical rules for calculating shapes, pressures, stresses and efficiency. Other questions might be
29、: Is our basic design a good one? or How much of the material do we need? Again there are mathematical rules which can be used to answer these questions. Mathematicians could write the equations for solving problems such as these. But the amount of calculation was too great for them to carry out. Th
30、e invention of the automatic computer enabled them to solve such complicated problems. The second main reason for the development of computers is found in the world of business. Any big business has enormous quantities of records to keep, and thousands of calculations to make every week. It has reco
31、rds of every bit of material it buys and sells. It has records of wages and salaries to calculate and file. And probably it has to keep records of stocks of materials and production of goods. Before computers were invented, all these calculations had to be carried out, and all the records kept, by a
32、rmies of accountants and clerks. Computers can do the same work more quickly and more accurately. 16. The main idea of the passage is about _.A.the reasons why computers can automatically carry out a long list of calculationsB.the development of modern computersC.the construction of the computerD.th
33、e reasons for the development of computers答案:D17. The first computer was made _.A.in 1944B.in GermanyC.in the United StatesD.both A and C答案:D18. The word enable in the last sentence of Paragraph 3 most probably means _.A.make. able toB.be ableC.become ableD.make. and able man答案:A19. Before the compu
34、ter was invented, calculations in business _.A.were carried out by armiesB.were made by a large number of accountants and clerksC.were operated by recordersD.were counted by calculating devices答案:B20. Any big business has to keep records of _.A.most of the materialsB.all the filesC.stocks of goodsD.wages and salaries to calculate and file答案:B 12 / 12