1、大学英语期末考试第三套复习题大学英语期末考试第三套复习题Part I Vocabulary and Structure1. Not satisfied with his handwriting, the mother asked her son to copy the article _B_ second time. A) another B) a C) the D) every2. What could you imagine Shanghai will be in _A_? A) the 2010s B) the 2010 C) 2010s D) 2010s3. The volunteer
2、s of EXPO are _C_ young people between age of 16 and 28. A) most of B) most C) mostly D) at most4. The fridge I bought at the second-hand shop is almost new. _A_, it works quite well. A) Furthermore B) Instead C) Though D) Nevertheless5. I have decided to go on holiday _D_. A) with myself B) of my o
3、wn C) lonely D) on my own6. The conference _C_ a full week by the time it ends. A) must have lasted B) would have lasted C) will have lasted D) has lasted7. _D_ when she started complaining. A) Not until arrived he B) No sooner had he arrived C) Hardly did he arrive D) Scarcely had he arrived8. He c
4、annot but _A_ home because his car broke down on his way home. A) walk B) walking C) to walk D) walked9. Much to our regret, the proposal _B_ health food production was rejected for the lack of fund required, A) concerned B) concerning C) which was concerned D) which concerning10. Tim seldom failed
5、in his exam, _C_? A) did Tim B) didnt Tim C) did he D) didnt he11. You and I could hardly understand what he said, _A_ ? A) could we B) could you C) couldnt we D) couldnt you12. Two hundred dollars _D_ a small sum to pay for the second-hand refrigerator. A) have been B) has been C) are D) is13. _C_
6、well go camping tomorrow has kept us all excited the whole day. A) If B) Whether C) That D) Where14. He is seriously ill; there is _C_hope for him. A) a few B) few C) little D) a little15. - Can you come on Friday or Saturday?-Im afraid _D_day is possible.A) either B) some C) any D) neither16. _A_th
7、e maths problem is difficult, Ill try very hard to work it out.A) Though B) When C) Before D) AfterD 17. The car accident happened at _ crossroad a few meters away from _ bank.A) the; / B) /; a C) /; the D) the; the18. Either the shirts or the sweater _A_ a good buy.A) is B) has C) are D) was19. The
8、re isnt any difference between the two. I really dont know _B_. A) where to choose B) which to chooseC) to choose what D) to choose which20. It is high time that we _C_ working to take a break.A) should stop B) would stop C) stopped D) stop21. _B_ you stop making so much trouble, I will tell you an
9、interesting fairy story.A) But B) So long as C) However D) Wherever22. As the bus came round the corner, it ran _A_ a big tree by the roadside. A) into B) on C) over D) up23. You _C_ your books before they are due.A) had better to renew B) would rather to renewC) had better renew D) would rather ren
10、ew24. I was about to go to school _A_ a man with a mask broke into the house.A) when B) which C) that D) but25. When Lily came home at 5 p.m. yesterday, her mother _B_ dinner in the kitchen.A) cooked B) was cooking C) cooks D) has cooked26. Id love to go on holiday but I cant _C_ the time.A) affect
11、B) effect C) afford D) effort27. It was quite an _B_ when a woman first became prime minister.A) case B) event C) accident D) incident28. He _B_ his failure to his laziness.A) contributed B) attributed C) devoted D) distributed29. Eventually I _A_ to temptation and had an ice cream.A) gave in B) gav
12、e up C) turned in D) took in30. I wish youd stop trying to find _B_ with everything I do.A) defect B) fault C) flaw D) shortcomings31. The stress of losing his job contributed _A_ his death.A) to B) towards C) on D) in32. _C_ her and then try to copy what she does.A) Mind B) See C) Stare at D) Watch
13、33. The computer system _A_ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A) broke down B) broke out C) broke up D) broke in34. Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such a _B_ and disorder!A) mass B) mess C) guess D) bus35. If she wants to stay thin, she must m
14、ake a _A_ in her diet.A) change B) turn C) run D) goPart II Use of English1. - Hello, how are you? - _C_ A) Hello, how are you? B：How do you do?C) fine, thank you. D) Thats OK.2. -I have lost my new English dictionary. - _A_A) What a pity! B) Its nothing.C) It doesnt matter. D) Not at all.3. -Excuse
15、 me, is there any grocery store around here?-Yes, _B_on Pine street. Its not far from here. A) you like it B) there is oneC) youll catch it D) its warm and foggy4. -I went to the beach and got plenty of rest.-_C_. You looked tired last time I saw you.A) I hope so B) ReallyC) Im glad you did D) The s
16、ound was nice5. -How can I get to the nearest post office?-_B_A) It is a long way from here. B) Sorry, I am new here.C) Why dont you walk? D) Here it is.6. -My brother fell off his bike and hurt himself.-_B_A) How careless he was! B) Im sorry to hear that.C) Thats too bad. D) Im bad to hear that.7.
17、- Please help yourself to the seafood- _D_ A) No, I cant. B) Sorry, I cant help. C) Well, seafood dont suit for. D) Thanks, but I dont like the seafood.8. Excuse me, would you lend me your car? _A_.A) Certainly. B) Please don t do it.C) Its nothing. D) Yes, I have a car.9. I dont like the sports pro
18、grams. _B_.A) So do I. B) Neither do I.C) So am I. D) Neither am I.10. - Can you go to the concert with us this evening? - _B_ A) No, I already have plans. B. Id love to, but Im busy tonight. C) No, I really dont like being with you. D. Im ill, so I shouldnt go out.Part III Reading ComprehensionPass
19、age OneSnowflakes look like white stars falling from the sky. But there have been times when snow has looked red, green, yellow, or black. There have been snowflakes of almost every color. Think how it would seem to have colored snowflakes coming down all around you. Black snow fell in France one ye
20、ar. Another year grey snow fell in Japan. It was found that the snow was mixed with ashes. This made it look dark. Red snow had come down in other countries. When this happened, the snow was mixed with red dust. Most snow looks white, but it is really the color of ice. Snow is ice that comes from sn
21、ow cloud. Each snowflake begins with a small drop of frozen water. More water forms around this drop. The way the water freezes gives the snowflakes its shape. No two snowflakes are ever just the same size or shape. Sometimes the snowflakes are broken when they come down. Other snowflakes melt as th
22、ey fall. All snowflakes are flat and have six sides, if they are not broken or melted. When the air is cold and dry, the falling snowflakes are small and hard. If the air wet and warm, the snowflakes are big and soft. Would you be surprised to see snowflakes as big as your head falling from the sky?
23、 It happened once in the United States. It could happen again. A 1. The first two paragraphs mainly tell us that sometimes snow has different colors.A) T B) FB 2. No two snowflakes are just the same size, but all snowflakes are hard.A) T B) FB 3. Snowflakes begin with cloud.A) T B) FA 4. The bigger
24、the snowflakes are, the softer they are.A) T B) FB 5. Black snow fell only in European Countries.A) T B) FPassage TwoOne day in 1965, when I was a library worker at school, a teacher came to me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed something more difficult for him
25、 to do. Could you help me in the library? she asked. I said, Send him along.Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared. Do you have a job for me? he asked. I told him about a system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cards for some unreturned books that I thought ha
26、d been returned but not recorded. Maybe some books were put on wrong places. He said, Is it a kind of a detective （侦探） job? I answered yes, and then began his work.He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and said, Time for rest! he argued for finishing the f
27、inding job, but the teacher won. The next morning, he arrived early, I want to finish these books, he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to work with me more often, it was easy for me to say yes.After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boys home. At the end o
28、f a pleasant evening, his mother declared that the family would be moving to another school. Her sons first concern, she said, was leaving the library. Who will find the lost books? he asked. When the time came, it was hard to say goodbye. Though at the beginning he had seemed an ordinary boy, his s
29、trong feeling of interest had made him different. Do you know who he is? This boy became a great man of the Information Age: Bill Gates.A 6. The teacher went to the library to find a job for Bill Gates.A) T B) FB 7. The librarian was too busy to have a rest. A) T B) FA 8. The sentence He picked up the idea immediately means that he learned that system quickly. A) T B) FA 9. Bill Gates was expected to find books with wrong cards. A) T B) FB 10. Bill Gates felt sad when his family would move to another school area. A) T B) FPassage ThreeMany people who work in London prefer to live outside it,
