大学英语3试题B卷

河南科技学院新科学院2013~2014学年第一学期期终考试 《大学英语3》试卷 A 第１页 共6页

河南科技学院新科学院2013-2014学年第一学期期终考试

大学英语3试题（B ）

注意事项：1.在试卷的标封处填写院（系）、专业、班级、姓名和准考证号。

2.考试时间共120分钟。

Directions: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some

questio ns or unfinished

statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Shee t 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

Add Littleton, Colorado, to the list of cities overcome with grief after a school slaughter. Two students shot and killed 12 other students and a teacher before taking their own lives. The bloodbath was the largest in the history of this nation. This type of crime didn ’t exist 10 years ago.

Americans should stop acting surprised that these shootings happen in “nicer ” neighborhoods. That ’s the only place they happen. None of the recent school massacres took place at an inner-city campus; they all occurred in smaller towns or suburbs. These killers haven ’t been from impoverished or extremely violent families. They don ’t appear to have been picked on (挨骂受罚) any worse than kids have been for generations. They chose alienation and destruction, and they found the tools to carry out their hate-filled plan.

Do not blame schools for these massacres. Schools simply take what they are sent. Question the killers ’ parents. The parents are supposed to teach their children respect and empathy (认同和理解别人的感情) for others ’ lives. Parents should help their offspring learn to handle taunt(嘲弄) or conflict without resorting to violence.

All concerned adults should take a youth’s threat to shoot someone as seriously as airport security guards take jokes about bombs. Students must be encouraged to tell teachers if a classmate threatens or jokes about violence. Administrators at schools around the country need to emphasize they will take such reports seriously, and that they will not identify any student who comes forward with such a report.

More gun regulations probably won’t stop these shootings, but gun owners and sellers must take more responsibility for keeping weapons away from young people. Gun owners should keep their guns unloaded, locked up and hidden away. Most car owners don’t leave their keys in the car even when they park in their own garage; gun owners should be at least as careful with weapons.

The federal government can’t solve this problem. Schools alone can’t solve it. More guns won’t solve it. Americans must consciously create a culture that makes violence unacceptable. Parents need to stop allowing their children’s minds to be polluted with violence. News media need to show more restraint and thought about how and what they report.

The Colorado massacre is a national tragedy. More’s the pity if Americans do not stop, reflect and vow to make it the last school massacre.

1. One common feature of all the recent school massacres is that .

A) they were all carefully planned by hateful youngsters

B) the killers all failed to pass their exams

C) they all occurred in places that appear to be nice neighborhoods

D) the killers were all from disadvantaged families

2. Children are less likely to become killers if .

A) they are taught respect and empathy for others’ lives

B) they study hard in school and get high scores

C) teachers stop picking on them endlessly at school

D) their parents handle conflicts without resorting to violence.

3. Who does the author think should take the main responsibility for campus shootings?

A) School authorities. B) The federal government.

C) News media. D) The killer s’ parents.

4. What is the most effective way to prevent school massacres from happening again?

A) Reinforcing stricter laws and regulations.

B) Introducing security guards on to campus.

C) Creating a culture that makes violence unacceptable.

D) Keeping all weapons away from school children.

5. From the passage we can infer that .

A) there were a lot of school massacres in inner-cities 10 years ago

B) many people turn a blind eye to school massacre

C) a youth’s joke about violence is often ignored by other people

D) most gun owners like to leave their guns in their cars.

答案：1-5 CADCC

Passage Two

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Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

The Swedes are among the most charming peoples in Europe. And their charm comes from an apparent contradiction in the national character. They are extremely conservative in social relationships; within the family and when meeting friends and business acquaintances, their conduct is governed by strict social patterns. At the same time, they are one of the most intellectually progressive peoples in the world. They are always open to new ideas.

All social occasions in Sweden are regulated by rules and traditions. And these traditions are expressed in a specific ritual（礼仪）made up of formal bows, handshakes, and greetings. When a visitor enters a Swedish home, he is invariably received with a “Welc ome”. And when he leaves, his host will tell him “You will be welcome again.” Th ese charming phrases are an indestructible part of Swedish social life and they give it an old-world flavour of good manners.

Equally attractive is the Swedish acceptance of modern technological equipment. A traveller never needs to search for a telephone in Sweden: telephone booths are placed at regular intervals along the main streets and highways. And in church, for example, long benches are fitted with hearing aids for worshippers who may be hard of hearing. Swedish homes are among the best equipped in the world and travelers in Sweden find their journeys made easy by the use of the most efficient modern devices.

6. The contradiction of the Swedes can be found in ________.

A) their strictness in social activities and friendliness in entertaining guest

B) their conserved attitude towards social relationships and openness to initiative ideas

C) their clearly set social patterns and enthusiasm about big parties

D) their specific ritual and concern about good manners

7. “Invariably” in the second paragraph c an be best replaced with ________.

A) Often C) Sometimes

B) Usually D) Always

8. It can be inferred from the passage that the Swedes are ________.

A) hardworking C) considerate

B) polite D) efficient

9. According to the passage, th e Swedish social ritual doesn’t include ________.

A) greetings C) handshaking

B) bows D) embraces

10. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) People can hear the priest more clearly with the hearing aids in the church.

B) The Swedes’ homes are among the best-equipped ones in the world

C) Sweden is the best place in the world for people to travel.

D) It’s very convenient to make a call in booths in Sweden.

答案：6-10: BDBDC

Passage Three

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

河南科技学院新科学院2013~2014学年第一学期期终考试《大学英语3》试卷 A 第３页共6页

Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers (鳏夫) were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two to a woman’s. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.

Even if the odds are stacked against you, marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn’t smoke. There’s a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse’s death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.

So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological (生理的) mechanisms. For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.

A life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100. The ultimate social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says: “People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11. William Farr’s study and other studies show that _________.

A) social life provides an effective cure for illness

B) being sociable helps improve one’s quality of life

C) women benefit more than men from marriage

D) marriage contributes a great deal to longevity

12. Linda Waite’s studies support the idea that _________.

A) older men should quit smoking to stay healthy

B) marriage can help make up for ill health

C) the married are happier than the unmarried

D) unmarried people are likely to suffer in later life

13. It can be inferred from the context that the “flip side”(Line 4, Para. 2) refers to _________.

A) the disadvantages of being married

B) the emotional problems arising from marriage

C) the responsibility of taking care of one’s family

D) the consequence of a broken marriage

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14. What does the author say about social networks?

A) They have effects similar to those of a marriage.

B) They help develop people’s community spirit.

C) They provide timely support for those in need.

D) They help relieve people of their life’s burdens.

15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A) It’s important that we develop a social network when young.

B) To stay healthy, one should have a proper social network.

C) Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span.

D) We should share our social networks with each other.

答案：11-15: DBAAB

Part IV Translation (3*5 = 15 points)

Directions:Complete the following sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in bracket.

Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2（答题纸）.

1. 我们的计算机系统出了毛病，但我觉得问题比较小。（minor）

2. The magnificent museum ________________________________________(据说建成于) about a hundred years ago.

3. 至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要。（digest，when it comes to …）

4. (随着夜里迷雾散去), Robert drove us to London.

5. 无论是在城市还是在农村，因特网正在改变人们的生活方式。(urban, rural)

翻译答案：

河南科技学院新科学院2013~2014学年第一学期期终考试《大学英语3》试卷 A 第５页共6页

1. We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly minor.

2. is said to have been built

3. When it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.

4. With the fog lifting during the night

5. The Internet is changing the way people live, no matter whether they are in urban or rural areas.

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