1、华师网络教育本科大学英语3期末复习资料华师网络教育_本科_大学英语3_期末复习资料阅读理解Passage 1 Museums are places where collections of objects are preserved and displayed. The objects may be anything found in nature or made by man. There are museums devoted to art, science, history, industry, and technology. But museums are no longer just
2、 storehouses for collections. Today nearly all museums, large or small, carry on educational programs. Museums offer guided tours, lectures, films, music recitals, art lessons, and other attractions. Museums work constantly to improve their collections and ways of playing them. All museums are alway
3、s on the watch for new additions to their collections. Works of art are bought from art dealers and private collectors or at auction sales. Museums also accept gifts and bequests（遗物）, but the large museums no longer accept everything that is offered to them. They accept only objects or collections t
4、hat meet their high standards. What is to be gained from visiting museums? Museums exhibits can teach us about the world in which we live-the materials it is made of, the trees and plants that cover it, and the animals that have lived on it since its beginning. We can learn about the activities of m
5、an-history and D. only things that small museums do not have 5. The last paragraph is about_A_. A. the knowledge one gets from visiting museums B. the things one can see in museums C. the world and the people living in it D. museum collections from other lands Passage 2 Cars of 2000 will travel the
6、nations highways in never-before-dreams-of safety, comfort, and convenience. These cars will float along never touching the ground, and therefore will have no need for wheels. Annoying highway vibrations, caused by the rotations of the disc-and-tire wheels, will be things of the past. The coming hig
7、hway passenger cars will literally fly above the road, supported on columns of air compressed by turbine-driven fans. The car without wheels has been called a “flying car”, and, in a sense, thats just what it is; however, it will not back out of the family garage, start down the street, and then sud
8、denly go quickly upward heading for some distant point. On the contrary, to avoid problems in aerial navigation, the wheel-less vehicle probably will travel no more than three inches above road surface. It will travel over fairly rough road and even over smooth water. The inevitable problems of mari
9、time regulations, severe weather conditions, and running out of fuel in remote areas all will require new concepts of operation, servicing, and vehicle regulation. 6. The author believes that cars of the future_C_ A. will be replaced by airplanes B. will have wheels unlike those of today C. will use
10、 columns of air instead of wheels D. will use wheels without tires 7. Cars of the future will run_D_ A. without annoying noise B. without fuel C. much more smoothly D. on a number of fans 8. The car without wheels has been called a “flying car” because_B_ A. it travels a few inches above the ground
11、B. it can fly as a plane does C. it moves at a very high speed D. it can travel over smooth water 9. Where is a wheel-less car least fit to travel? CA. over soft land B. over rough country roads C. over highways D. over waterfalls 10. Wheel-less cars will_D_ A. eliminate all traffic problems B. crea
12、te new traffic problems C. eliminate parking problems D. both A and C Passage 3 Students can travel in the United States without spending too much money if they follow these suggestions. A travel agent can give you information on special economy fares for trains, buses and planes. Think about hiking
13、 or biking for a part of your trip, too. Youll not only save money, but youll also see a lot more of the country. Some students may want to travel by car. Be sure to think about going with other studentsmany colleges have “ride boards” that list when and where other students plan to travel. Many rad
14、io stations provide the same sort of servicethey announce whos driving where, when, how many riders they will take and what the expenses will be. There are many inexpensive, older hotels near bus or train stations. Check your travel guide for names of the best. Many parts of the country also have yo
15、uth hostels where young people can stay for only a few dollars a night. You dont have to eat in restaurants all the time, but we dont recommend a diet of candy and cola, either. You can usually get a healthy, cheap breakfast in a restaurant. If the weather is warm, you can buy food in supermarkets o
16、r at roadside stands and have a picnic for lunch. For dinner you can get the names of good, cheap restaurants from travel guides or friends. 11. The passage tells students_C_. A. how to make travel plans B. how to get help while traveling C. how to use less money while traveling D. how to choose hot
17、els 12. To see more of the country, youd better travel_D_. A. by plane B. by bus C. by train D. by bike 13. If you want to share rides with others, you can get information_B_. A. on the blackboards in classrooms B. from school administrators C. through certain radio programs D. from travel agents 14
18、. According to the passage, staying at youth hostels is_A_. A. cheap B. convenient C. comfortable D. enjoyable 15. To save money, you can_C_. A. have more candy and cola B. invite your friends for a picnicC. take some food with you D. eat in restaurants sometimes 答案：C D B A CPassage 1 Reading newspa
19、pers has become an important part of everybodys life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the
20、 news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages. Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but some
21、mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoying reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and other prefer short stor
22、ies. They just choose what they are interested in. Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more informati
23、on with Internet. 1. People read newspapers in order to B A. learn the latest news B. meet their own different needs C. read the short stories D. find the morning news 2. From the passage we can see that when people get newspapers. BA. they read them very carefully B. they just read the headline C.
24、not everyone reads all the pages D. they have no time to read them 3. News papers have so many pages because . BA. more and more people like to read them B. people enjoy reading something different C. newspapers become cheaper D. more pages mean more money 4. Newspapers are the most popular in the w
25、orld. AA. in English B. in Chinese C. in other languages D. with many pages 5. According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from . DA. magazines B. advertisements C. e-mails D. Internet Passage 2 If there is any single factor that makes for success in living, it is the a
26、bility to profit by defeat. Every success I know has been achieved because the person was able to analyze defeat and actually profit by it in his next undertaking. Confuse defeat with failure, and you are doomed indeed to failure, for it isnt defeat that makes you fail: it is your own refusal to see
27、 in defeat the guide and encouragement to success. Defeats are nothing to be ashamed of. They are routine incidents in the life of every man who achieves success. But defeat is a dead loss unless you do face it without feeling ashamed, analyze it and learn why you failed. Defeat, in other words, can
28、 help to cure its own cause. Not only does defeat prepare us for success, but nothing else can arouse within us such a compelling desire to succeed. If you let a baby grasp a rod and try to pull it away, he will cling more and more tightly until his whole weight is suspended. It is this same reactio
29、n that should give you new and greater strength every time you are defeated. If you fully use the power which defeat gives, you can accomplish it far more than what you are capable of. 6. The author _D_. A. orders you to analyze defeat B. wants you to face defeat C. advises you to let a baby grasp a
30、 rod D. warns you not to confuse defeat with fail 7. Defeat is valuable _C_. A. because it is a factor B. because it isnt defeat that makes you fail C. because it provides the guide and encouragement to success D. because it is not a thing to be ashamed of 8. What does the author know? _B_. A. He kn
31、ows every success in life B. He knows the factor making for success C. He knows every man who is able to analyze defeat D. He knows the life of every man 9. The person who was able to analyze the defeat is likely _C_. A. to be a successor B. to face it with feeling ashamed C. to achieve success D. to be ashamed of it 10. What does the author advise one to do with the power which defeat gives? One should _A_. A. explore it B. explain it C. let a baby grasp a rod D. learn it 答案：D C B C APassage 3 Why dont birds get lost on their long flights from one place to anoth
