大學(xué)英語(yǔ)(3)試題庫(kù)含答案

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)（3）參考資料

一、句子翻譯（英譯漢）（本大題共00分，共34小題，每小題0分）

1.Thenextstepistoknowwhatyoushoulddo.

2.Youaretooromanticaboutyourfuturehusband;suchamandoes

notexistinreallife.

3.Sheattributedhisfailuretolackofexperience.

4.Itlooksasifitwillrainbeforelong.

5.Theroothelpsthetreetakeinwaterfromthesoil.

6.Thecompanyhassuccessfullyexpandeditsmarket.

7.Thisareahasbeenbadlydestroyedintheearthquake.

8.Thereisnothingmorenaturalthanachild'sbeliefinhis

parents.

9.Theearthquakesleavescarsintheearth'scrust.

10.Theguideconductedusaroundtheruinsoftheancientcity.

11.Churchesareusuallybuiltintheformofacross.

12.Hepublishedaseriesofworksinrapidsuccession.

13.Herwidescopeofknowledgeamazesme.

14.1wasunfortunatetobecaughtintherainonmywayhome.

15.Ontopofthebridgetherearefourlifelikestonelions.

16.Youcangivethehostabottleofwineasagiftonlywhenyou

knowthatthehostdrinkswine.

17.CanyouspeakeitherEnglishorFrench?

18.Thelivingaremoreimportanttousthanthedead.

19.Hehasaveryadultmanneralthoughhe'sonly12.

20.Visitorscanbookatimeslotaweekormoreinadvance.

21.Don'tidealizethelifeabroad,oryouwillfeeldisappointed.

22.Becauseoflackingexperience,heoftenrosetothefly.

23.Thismeasureissuitedtosomelocalities,butnottoothers.

24.Theresultisnotimportant;whatisimportantiswhetheryou

havedoneyourbest.

25.Hisoverseasexperiencesgavehimtheideaforhisnovel.

26.Althoughtheecologicalenvironmentwasbecomingbetter;the

problemswerestillserious.

27.It'sbesttoavoidgoingoutinthestrongmiddaysun.

28.Acrowdoffanssurroundedthesingertogethisautograph.

29.Ourestimateofhowmanypeoplewouldshowupatthepartymissed

byamile.

30.Hisbadhealthisagreatdisadvantagetohimwhenhelooksfora

job.

31.Youshouldtakeadvantageofthischanceofalifetime.

32.Inshort,youshouldstudyhardforabetterfuture.

33.Helosthisbalanceandfellover.

34.Youmustlearntobalance（yourself）whenyourideabicycle.

二、單項(xiàng)選擇題（本大題共00分，共90小題，每小題0分）

1.-Mary,IamcallingtotellyouthatIgotthehighestscoresin

themid-termexam.

A.Goodluck.

B.Really?

C.That'sallright.

D.Congratulations.

2.Edward,universitystudentfromEurope,teachesus

artinhissparetime.

A.an,/

B.an,an

C.a,/

D.an,the

3.Youshouldcompleteintimetheteacherhastoldyouto.

A.that

B.what

C.which

D.after

4.Thegreatintheworldtodayiswhethertherewillbewaror

peace.

A.problem

B.difference

C.issue

D.tissue

5.WehaveahighregardforProf.Josephbecausehealwayshis

principles.

A.liveson

B.livesupto

C.livesdown

D.liveswith

6.Aftermonthsofvoyage,Columbusarrivedinlaterproveda

newcontinent.

A.where

B.which

C.what

D.that

7.Youhavebeenwalkingalongway,soisagoodrest.

A.thatyoureallyneed

B.thatyouarereallyneeded

C.whatyoureallyneed

D.thatyouarereallyneeding

8.Itisimpossibletofinishthetask.

A.insuchashorttime

B.insoashorttime

C.insuchshortatime

D.inasoshorttime

9.-Whathappenedtothedictionary?

-Manyapage.

A.ismissing

B.hasbeenmissed

C.wasmissing

D.aremissing

10.Aman'sworthliesnotsomuchinhehasasinheis.

A.that;what

B.what;what

C.that;that

D.what;that

11.Whenpeoplecometoanewland,theyliketopreservetheir

traditionsandtotheirchildren.

A.leavethembehind

B.handthemin

C.passthemon

D.sendthemback

12.Mar.Blackisanoutspokenman,hetolduswithout__ofhis

disapprovaloftheplan.

A.remaining

B.preserve

C.reserve

D.reminding

13.Evenifhisletter__tomorrow,ittoolatetodoanything.

A.willarrive...is

B.shouldarrive...were

C.arrives...willbe

D.arrives...wouldbe

14.Physicsisthepresentdayequivalentofusedtobecalled

naturalphilosophy,frommostofpresentdaysciencearose.

A.which...what

B.that...which

C.what...which

D.what...that

15.Theflightshouldtakeoffat10p.m.,butwehadtowait

untiltwelve.

A.atlast

B.asaresult

C.ineffect

D.onpurpose

16.1didn'tknowwhattodobutthenanideasuddenlytome.

A.happened

B.entered

C.occurred

D.hit

17.Peopletodayhavetoagreat__losttheirabilitytoidentify

withwhattheydo.

A.point

B.ratio

C.extent

D.rate

18.Physicsisthepresentdayequivalentofusedtobecalled

naturalphilosophy,frommostofpresentdaysciencearose.

A.which...what

B.that...which

C.what...which

D.what...that

19.WehaveahighregardforProf.Josephbecausehealwayshis

principles.

A.liveson

B.livesupto

C.livesdown

D.liveswith

20.Itisnecessarythatthestudentsmoreexcercisestodo.

A.have

B.musthave

C.willhave

D.canhave

21.Helenherkeysintheofficesoshehadtowaituntilher

husbandhome.

A.hasleft;comes

B.left;hadcome

C.hadleft;came

D.hadleft;wouldcome

22.Usahasthree.

A.brother-in-law

B.brothers-in-law

C.brother-in-laws

D.brothers-in-laws

23.1don,tlikeyouspeaktoher.

A.theway

B.thewayinthat

C.thewayofwhich

D.thewaywhich

24.

Thetrouble()thecaristhatithastoberepairedev

eryfewdays.

A.Ato

B.Bfor

C.Cin

D.Dwith

25.Ifyouwanttogainpeople'srespect,besuretoyour

promises.

A.livethrough

B.liveupto

C.livewith

D.liveon

26.HesawhisfriendsattheairportlastSunday.

A.A.through

B.off

C.leave

D.goodbye

27.Shehisnumberinthephonebooktomakesurethatshe

hadgotitright.

A.lookedup

B.lookedat

C.pickedout

D.pickedup

28.Becausebadweatherwehadtohaveourphysical

educationclassintheclassroom.

A.of

B.itwas

C.ofthe

D.the

29.Hewassodeepinlovewiththatgirlthathewaswillingto

tradeeverything()herlove.

A.with

B.to

C.from

D.for

30.Theteacherspokeloudlythestudentscouldhearhim

clearly.

A.soas

B.that

C.sothat

D.inorderto

31.

IfIcouldn""tgetascholarship,Imightgetajob()

tograduateschoolnextsemester.

A.Ainsteadgo

B.Binsteadgoing

C.Cinsteadtogo

D.Dinsteadofgoing

32.A:CanyousaysomethingaboutPopmusicinChina?B:-().

A.Whatispopmusic?

B.knowthat.

C.TveneverbeentoChina.

D.Yes,I'dliketo.

33.A:Couldyoutellmewhereyouwerestudyingatthattime?B:().

A.Oh,really?

B.Yes,Icould.

C.enjoyedthegameverymuch.

D.wasstudyingattheUniversityofSydney

34.A:Ienjoyedourconversationlastweek.B:.

A.didtoo.

B.Nicetoseeyouagain.

C.Well,Iamfine.

D.That'sagoodidea.

35.

Asingletechnicaltermwillfrequentlycoveranideathat

wouldotherwise()alongphraseorclause.

A.callfor

B.makefor

C.allowfor

D.standfor

36.Nomorethantwentyyearspassed()laserwasfirstinvented.

A.after

B.since

C.before

D.when

37.Heis()achild.Heshouldbeallowedtomakehisowndecision

A.forever

B.nolonger

C.absolutely

D.exactly

38.TheexplorertoldtheboysabouthisintheArctic.

A.adventures

B.investigation

C.application

D.improvement

39.-Hello,\fmDavidChen.Nicetomeetyou.—()

A.Areyou?

B.Nicetomeetyoutoo.

C.Yes.

D.Verynice.

40.

Itwasnotaformaloccasion,sowewereaskedtowear(

)clothes.

A.regular

B.informal

C.simple

D.cheap

41.I'llneverknowallthatwasinhismind,.

A.norwillanyoneelseeither

B.norwon'tanyoneelsetoo

C.noranyoneelsewill

D.norwillanyoneelse

42.—CanIhavealookatyourpassport?一().

A.Itis

B.Hereisit

C.Hereyouare

D.No,youcan't

43.Asthesayinggoes,allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.

Soweshould____workandplay.

A.keepagoodbalancebetween

B.both

C.better

D.just

44.一Don'tforgettocometomybirthdaypartytomorrow.

A.Idon,t

B.Iwon't

C.Ican,t

D.IhavenJt

45.1don'twanttocomeoutnow,and(),I'mexpectingaphone

call.

A.besides

B.therefore

C.including

D.likewise

46.The()purposeofthe7-dayvacationsistorelax.

A.commercial

B.emotional

C.essential

D.proposal

47.Thecompanyis()stepstoimprovethebusserviceatnight.

A.going

B.setting

C.putting

D.taking

48.(),Ishouldliketothankallthosewhohaveworkedsohardto

bringaboutthisresult.

A.Toconclusion

B.Inconclusion

C.Tosum

D.Onsum

49.You'dbetternoteverywordinthedictionarywhileyouare

readingthearticles.

A.lookfor

B.lookout

C.lookalike

D.lookup

50.Thereasonforallthechangesbeingmade()tous.

A.explained

B.hadexplained

C.wasexplained

D.wereexplained

51.Therewassomuchnoisethatthespeakercouldn'tmake

himself.

A.heard

B.hearing

C.hear

D.tohear

52.Pm()withthewindowopen.

A.sleep

B.slept

C.usedtosleep

D.usedtosleeping

53.Thisfurnitureisdifferentfrom().

A.ones

B.that

C.thatone

D.theother

54.()thecost,thereisthequestionofyourhealthtobe

considered.

A.Except

B.Inthat

C.Despite

D.Apartfrom

55.1can't()herendlesscomplaintnoiseamomentlonger.

A.endure

B.hear

C.share

D.quarrel

56.()themanagerhasarrived,wecanbegin.

A.Sothat

B.Suchthat

C.Nowthat

D.Asthat

57.WesterncountriescelebrateChristmas()Chinesepeople

celebrateSpringFestival.

A.ontheway

B.inaway

C.inways

D.onways

58.Theuniversitybaseballteam()itsmainrivals(對(duì)手)inthe

firstroundofthecompetition.

A.conquered

B.ate

C.fought

D.mastered

59.Beforeyouleavefortheweekendplease()thedoor.

A.secure

B.save

C.guard

D.protect

60.

Thedoctortoldpennythattoomuch()tothesunisba

dfortheskin.

A.Aexposure

B.Baddition

C.Cemotion

D.Dattention

61.Therewasnotmuch__ininternationalaffairsduringthose

years.

A.harmony

B.maximum

C.minimum

D.hierarchy

62.Thetopofthehillis(),butthetreesgrowpartwayupits

slope.

A.empty

B.vacant

C.blank

D.bare

63.Ifyou()thatlatemovielastnight,youwouldn'tbesleepy

now.

A.hadn,twatched

B.didn,twatch

C.havenJtwatched

D.wouldn'thavewatched

64.When()theairport,shewavedagainandagaintous.

A.leaving

B.left

C.havingleft

D.havingbeenleaving

65.Weareanxiouslywaitingforthe()oftheirdiscussion.

A.income

B.outcome

C.input

D.output

66.Smokingissoharmfultopersonalhealththatitkilling()

peopleeachyearthanautomobileaccidents.

A.sevenmoretimes

B.seventimesmore

C.overseventimes

D.seventimes

67.Areplycardis__withthisinvitationforyourconvenience.

A.enclosed

B.closed

C.entered

D.covered

68.()lookingatthepositivesideoflife,healwayspays

attentiontothenegativeside,

A.Morethan

B.Exceptfor

C.Except

D.Ratherthan

69.TheNileisoneofthe()riversofAfrica.

A.principle

B.princess

C.principal

D.province

70.Youcan'timaginewhatshehadgone()beforeshemadesuch

greatachievements.

A.along

B.around

C.through

D.by

71.Wecannotexpecthimtocontinuetheseactivitiesundersuch()

circumstances.

A.favorate

B.unfavorable

C.favorable

D.unfavorably

72.Distanceeducationhaschangedmylifefromtragedyto().

A.traveling

B.triumph

C.transportation

D.triangle

73.Womenworkerswearhats()theirhairgetscaughtinthe

machinery.

A.before

B.inthat

C.notthat

D.incase

74.Whenyoutellhimsomethinghealwaysdoestheopposite()

purpose

A.for

B.on

C.to

D.from

75.Thepassenger()tothedrivertostopthebusandlethimget

off.

A.moved

B.mentioned

C.motioned

D.motivated

76.Whenshefoundthesteakwasovercooked,she()tothewaiter.

A.motioned

B.mentioned

C.moved

D.memorized

77.Thenumberoferrors()surprising.

A.willbe

B.were

C.havebeen

D.was

78.()giftedapersonis,hecanhardlyexpecttomakeprogress

withouthardwork.

A.Whatever

B.Whenever

C.However

D.Although

79.Persiancarpetsaremuchdearerthan()fromJapan.

A.what

B.those

C.that

D.them

80.Heshowedgreatinpursuingthenewlearning.

A.enthusiasm

B.authority

C.essence

D.aggression

81.Mybrotherhasjustarrived,butIdidn'tknowhe()toseeme

untilyesterdayafternoon.

A.come

B.came

C.wascoming

D.iscoming

82.Hedidn'tgoouttoplay()hehadfinishedhishomework.

A.until

B.if

C.since

D.but

83.Myleghas()completely,Icantakepartinthisyear,s

competition.

A.appealed

B.healed

C.revealed

D.concealed

84.Powerstationemploy()watertoproduceelectricity.

A.drop

B.dropping

C.fallen

D.falling

85.Thepoliceannouncedthattherewillbeanofficial()intothe

mysteriousdeath.

A.inscription

B.input

C.inquiry

D.irony

86.It,shardto()everythingwedidwhenwewereyoung.

A.remind

B.remain

C.recall

D.reunion

87.Heboughtanewsuitcase,()isveryhigh.

A.thepriceofwhich

B.priceofwhich

C.whichprice

D.theprice

88.1heldthelittlebirdinmyhandandfeltitsheart().

A.striking

B.bumping

C.knocking

D.beating

89.Thedevelopmentofinformationtechnologyhasbeguntohave

profound()onallaspectsofsociallife.

A.affects

B.effects

C.infects

D.injects

90.Hisgrandfather()peacefullythismorning.

A.passedby

B.passedto

C.passedoff

D.passedaway

三、閱讀理解(本大題共00分，共30小題，每小題0分)

1.HarvardUniversitynamedhistorianDrewGilpinFaustasitsfirst

femalepresidentonSunday,endingalengthyandsecretivesearchto

findasuccessor(接任者)toLawrenceSummers.

Theseven-memberHarvardCorporationelectedFaust,anotedscholar

onHistoryoftheAmericanSouthanddeanofHarvard'sRadcliffe

InstituteforAdvancedStudy,astheuniversityJs28thpresident.

“Thisisagreatday,andahistoricdayforHarvard."JamesR.

Houghton,chairmanofthepresidentialsearchcommittee,saidina

statement."DrewFaustisaninspiringandaccomplishedleader;a

superbscholar,adedicated(獻(xiàn)身的)teacher,andawonderfulhuman

being.”

HerselectionisnoteworthygiventheheateddebatesoverSummers,

commentsthatgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesmighthelp

explainthelackofwomenintopsciencejobs.

FausthasbeendeanofRadcliffesince2001,twoyearsafterthe

formerwomen'scollegewascombinedintotheuniversityasa

researchcenterwithamissiontostudygenderissues(性另!)問(wèn)題).

Someprofessorshavequietlygrousedthatthe371-year-olduniversity

isappointingafifthpresidentwhoisnotascientist.Noscientist

hashadthetopjobsinceJamesBryantConantretiredin1953;its

lastfourhavecomefromthefieldsofclassics,law,literatureand

economics.

FaustisthefirstHarvardpresidentwhodidnotreceiveadegree

fromtheuniversitysinceCharlesChauncy,agraduateofCambridge

University,whodiedinofficein1762.SheattendedtheUniversity

ofPennsylvania."Teachingstaffturnedtoherconstantly.said

SheldonHackney,aformerpresidentoftheUniversityofPennsylvania

andhistorianwhoworkedcloselywithFaust."She'sveryclear.She

hasasenseofhumor,butshe'sverystrong-minded.Youcometo

trustinherbecauseshe'ssosolid.”

(1).WhichisNOTtrueaboutDrewGilpinFaust?

A.Sheisthe28thpresidentofHarvardUniversity.

B.SheisafamousscholarfromtheAmericanSouth.

C.Sheisn'tagraduatefromHarvardUniversity.

D.ShewasheadofRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy

(2).LawrenceSummersheldtheviewthat.

A.womencannotachieveasmuchasmeninmanagement

B.womencannotholdimportantpositionsinsociety

C.womencanmatchmeninsciencejobs

D.fewwomenmaketopscientistsowingtogenes

(3).Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Harvardnamedits1stfemalepresident.

B.HistoryofHarvardUniversitychanged.

C.Debatesonfemaleequalityended.

D.DrewGilpinFaust,afamouswomanhistorian.

(4).Thispassageprobablyappearsina.

A.biography

B.personalletter

C.researchpaper

D.newspaperreport

2.IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadultpopulationhasa

"weightproblem".Tomanypeople,thecauseisobvious:weeattoo

much.Butscientificevidencedoeslittletosupportthisidea.Going

backtotheAmericaof1910,wefindthatpeoplewereleanerthan

today,yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharder

physically,walkedmore,usedmachinesmuchless,anddidn'twatchTV.

Severalmodernstudies,moreover,haveshownthatfatterpeopledo

noteatmoreonaveragethanthinnerpeople.Infact,some

investigations,suchasa1979studyof3,545Londonofficeworkers,

reportthat,onbalance,fatpeopleeatlessthanslimmerpeople.

Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.A

studybyaresearchgroupatStanfordUniversityfoundthefollowing

interestingfact:

Themorethemanran,thegreaterlossofbodyfat.

Themoretheyran,thegreatertheirincreaseinfoodintake.

Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatest

amountofbodyfat.

(1).WhatkindofphysicalproblemdomanyadultAmericanshave?

A.Theyaretooslim.

B.Theyworktoohard.

C.Theyaretoofat.

D.Theylosttoomuchbodyfat.

(2).Baseduponthestatisticsgiveninthearticle,supposethere

are500adultAmericans,abouthowmanyofthemwillhavea"weight

problem"?

A.30.

B.50.

C.100.

D.150.

(3).Istherescientificevidencetosupportthateatingtoomuchis

thecauseofa"weightproblem"?

A.Yes,thereisplentyofevidence.

B.Ofcourse,thereissomeevidencetoshowthisistrue.

C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.

D.Wedon'tknowbecausetheinformationisnotgiven

(4).IncomparisonwiththeadultAmericanpopulationtoday,the

Americansof.

A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivities

B.atelessfoodbuthadmoreactivities

C.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalexercise

D.hadmoreweightproblems

(5).Whathavemodernmedicalandscientificresearchesreportedto

us?____

A.Fatpeopleeatlessfoodandarelessactive.

B.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeopleandaremoreactive.

C.Fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutarelessactive.

D.Thinpeoplerunless,buthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintake.

3.Prehistoricmenandwomenenjoyedamorevarieddietthanpeople

donow,sincetheyatespeciesofplantandseveralhundreds

thousandstypesoflivingthings.Butonlyatinypercentageofthese

wereeverdomesticated.Modernshopshavehastenedatrendtowards

specializationwhichbeganintheearliestdaysofagriculture.The

foodoftherichcountrieshasbecomecheaperrelativetowages.It

isspeedilydistributedinsupermarkets.Butthechoiceannually

becomeslessandlessgreat.Evenindividualfoodsthemselvesbecome

morestandardized.Weliveintheworldofcarrotspeciallyblunted

inordertoavoidmakingaholeinthebag,andthetomatogrownto

meetademandforastandardweightofweightingtomatoestoakilo.

SirivonReisasks:"Onlythethreemajorcereals(谷物類(lèi)食物)and

perhapstenotherwidelycultivatedspeciesstandbetweenfamineand

survivalfortheworld*shumanpopulationandahandfulofdrug

plantshasservedWesterncivilizationforseveralthousandyears.A

ratherobviousquestionarises:Arewemissingsomething?"Afterall,

thereare800000speciesofplantonearth.

(1).Inprehistorictimespeople___.

A.atemuchmorethanwedotoday

B.livedmainlyonplantfood

C.hadawide-rangingdiet

D.weremorefussyaboutwhattheyate

(2).Mostofushavecometoexpect.

A.novariationinourdiet

B.areductioninfoodsupplies

C.aspecialistdiet

D.foodconformingtoasetstandard

(3).Thespecializationoffoodwasstartedby.

A.theemergenceofsupermarkets

B.theriseofagriculture

C.therichcountries

D.themodernshops

(4).Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheWesttodaysurvive

on____.

A.carrotsandtomatoes

B.severalthousandtypesofplantsandcereals

C.averysmallnumberofcultivatedfoods

D.specialspeciesplantedonethousandyearsago

(5).Theconclusionseemstobethatwe.

A.couldmakeuseofmorenaturalspecies

B.don'tcultivatetherightkindoffood

C.producemorefoodthanweneed

D.cultivatetoomanydifferentspecies

4.OnThursdayAugust14th,amassivepowerfailureswitchedoff

lightsandshutdownfactoriesacrossalargeareaofthenorth-

easternUnitedStatesandsouthernCanada.Theoutcomeaffectedsome

oftheworld'sbiggestandbusiestcities,includingNewYork,

Detroit,ClevelandandToronto,leavingupto60mpeoplewithout

electricity,equivalenttotheentirepopulationofFranceorBritain.

Soseverewasthedisruption(破壞)inNewYorkStatethatits

governor,GeorgePataki,declaredastateofemergency.Confused

workersspilledontothestreets,whilethousandsmoreweretrapped

forhoursinliftsandhot,crowdedsubwaytrains.Lotsofstranded

(進(jìn)退兩難的)peopleendedupspendingThursdaynightonNewYork's

streets.ThievesinBrooklyninNewYork,andinCanada'scapital,

Ottawa,tookadvantageoftheabsenceofstreetlightsandburglar

alarms,andwentonalootingspree(瘋狂搶掠),Officialsweretaken

abackbythespeedatwhichthechaosunfolded.PresidentGeorgeBush

describedtheincidentasa"massivenationalproblem"andpromiseda

fullinvestigationintowhatcausedit.

Thatisstillamatterofsomedebate.Atfirst,naturally,there

werefearsofterroristinvolvement,butthiswasquicklyruledout.

However,officialswereleftarguingaboutwhathadactuallyhappened.

TheofficeofCanada'sprimeminister,JeanChretien,saidthata

severeaccidentatanuclear-powerplantinPennsylvaniamayhave

beenthecause.Earlier,AmericanandCanadianofficialshadsaida

fireorperhapslightninghadhitapowerplantnearNiagaraFallsin

NewYorkState.

(1).Severalcitieswereaffectedbythemassivepowerfailureon

August14thexcept.

A.Ottawa

B.Cleveland

C.Chicago

D.Brooklyn

(2).Theword"outage"inParagraph1canbebestreplacedby___.

A.powershortcut

B.disruption

C.massivenationalproblem

D.powerfailure

(3).Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Manystreetlightsandburglaralarmswerestolenduringthe

blackout.

B.Someterroristswereinvolvedintheincident.

C.PresidentGeorgeBushdemandedafullinvestigationintothe

disruptioninNewYork.

D.Officialswerenotsurewhathadcausedthepowerfailure.

(4).Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Francehasapopulationofabout60million.

B.Onlysomelargecitieswereaffectedbythepowerfailure.

C.Canada'sprimeministerknewwhathadcausedthepowerfailure.

D.Waterwasspiltontothestreetsbyconfusedworkers.

(5).ThepowerfailureonAugust14thbroughtaboutbigchaosexcept

that____.

A.thousandsofpeopleweretrappedinlifts

B.manypeoplehadtostayonstreetsforThursdaynight.

C.storeswererobbedbythethieves.

D.apowerplantnearNiagaraFallswashitbyafireorlightning.

5.1hadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.

Itwasaneccentric(怪僻的)farmer.Ihadnevermethimbefore

although,Ihadoftenheardpeopletalkabouthim.Hesoundedquite

nervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeI

understoodanything.EventhenallIcouldmakeoutwasthatsomeone

calledMillyhadhadaverybadaccident.Ihadnottheslightest

ideawhoshewasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.

IthadbeensnowingheavilythatdayandIdidnotknowtheway.I

hadbeendrivingforatleastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplace.

Hewasstandingthere,waitingforme.ItseemedMillyhaddied.

“Shemeantmoretomethananyone…evenmywife!”hesaid.Icould

seethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtaken

place,apossiblescandal(丑聞).Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetold

mehehadputherinthebarn(M).“Iwouldn'tleaveheroutinthe

cold!”hesaid.

Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhim

hecouldnotexpectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarn

door.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureontheground.

“Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn'tletanyonebutadoctortouch

her!”hesaid,andburstintotearsagain.

(1).Theunderlinedphrasemakeoutinthefirstparagraphmeans

A.期望

B.理解

C.開(kāi)出

D.乍

(2).Beforehearrivedatthefarmer'shouse,thewriterexpectedto

seeMillylying.

A.onthegroundofabarn

B.onthefloorofaroom

C.inbedinaroom

D.inbedinabarn

(3).WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?

A.Shehadmetanaccident.

B.Shehadcausedascandal.

C.Shewasseriouslyill

D.Shewashiddensomewhere.

(4).4.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight.

A.lookinto(調(diào)查)thematter

B.bringMillybacktolife

C.freehimfromascandal

D.keepthewholethingasecret

6.UniversityofArizonaresearcherDr.WilliamRathjisaysthat

afterastudybasedonlookingintogarbagecans,theaveragefamily

wastesatleast$150peryearinfood.

"Homemakersgooutoftheirwaytosavepenniesatthestoreandthen

don'trealizethatwasteofedible(可食用的)foodsaddsupmuchmore

athome,"saidDr.Rathji.Hewasoneofabout100foodexpertswho

metinBoiseforaconferenceonfoodwasteandwaystopreventit.

Americanfamiliesthrowoutbetween8%and20%ofediblefoodata

costof$4.5billionperyear.That'salmostasmuchasthefederal

governmentspendseveryyearforfoodstampsandchildnutrition

programs.

Hefoundthatfooditemswhicharecostlyandinshortsupplytendto

bewastedmore.Duringthe1973meatshortage,meatwasteincreased

to9%,comparedwith3%in1974and1975.Sugarandsugarproducts

wastejumpedto19%in1975,whensugarpricesdoubledfromthe

previousyear.

Dr.Rathjitheorizesthathighpricesforceconsumerstoexperiment,

sometimesbuyinlargequantities.Inthecaseofmeat,sometimes

low-pricedcutsforunappetizingvarietiesarepurchased,consumers

thentendtowastemore.

Histheoryisthatthemorevarietyinfoodbought,themorewasted.

Regularbreadiswastedatabouta10%rate,butspecialtybreadsand

rollsarewastedata20%rate.

Ifpeople