函授大专英语复习试题（3）

D

As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home without receive paychecks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children , be paid for her services? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, it was found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family composed of a husband, wife, and three young children.

The $11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife ' s household work. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husband to pay wives according to government guidelines ( 方针) for least amounts of wages.

Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by Dr. Johnson, a former Secretary of Health and Human Service. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes( 社会保障金 ), with their employers (that is, their husbands)

offering part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said, “ if you work in a store you can qualify for Social Security, but i f you stay at home and raise a family, you can ' t quali fy for it. ”

D 16.Now in the U.S. the women working outside home can get .

A.the same pay as those doing housework

B.as much as their husbands

C.an average payment of $11,600 a year

D.more and more money

B 17.The researchers at Cornell University suggest that .

A.husbands hire others to do their housework

B.husbands pay their wives for their work at home

C.policies be worked out on women ' s wages

D.women go out to work instead of working home

C 18.The expression -“ti me housewives full ” in paragraph 2 means .

A.wives who can ' t do any housework

B.wives who don ' t like to stay at home

C.wives staying at home doing housework

D.wives working outside home sometimes

C 19.Why do some people feel that husbands should pay their wives for their housework?

A.Because husbands are employers.

B.Because raising a family needs money.

C.Because wives ' work at home has its value.

D.Because wives can ' t qualify for Social Security.

B 20.Why does Dr.Johnson think that the present system is unfair?

A.Husband are paying the social security taxes for their wives.

B.Women working at home can ' t get social securitgty.

C.Bosses refuse to pay part of the taxes for female employees.

D.Full-time housewives are required to pay social security taxes.

E

In Spain in summer there are many villages with a lot of tourists. The tourists go to the villages with their families, where there are festivals.

People living around the villages also go to these festivals. To begin the festivals they throw big fireworks and the mayor ( 市长) makes a speech.

When he finishes, people applaud and parties begin. In the morning of the first day people orgnize chocolate parties and clowns( 小丑) for the children.

In the afternoon there is a festival for the grandparents with music, drinks and food. And at night a big party is held for everybody. At the party, people dance and sing. They feel very happy in the festivals and go to bed very late. Next morning they get up much later than usual; then they go to

a place where there are poetry( 诗歌) competitions, squares( 纵横字谜 ), etc. Later the people go to a ceremony in the church to visit their dead family members. In the afternoon there is a fair and everybody goes to it to buy things or to go for a walk. At night a famous pop music group goes to the village and holds a concert and at 12 or 1 o ' clock the group plays traditional songs. The third day is the last day, people are still very happy.

To end the festivals they throw a lot of artificial fire. People will have to wait till the next year for such festivals.

B 211.How long do the village festivals usually last?

A.Two days

B.Three days

C.Four days

D.The whole summer

D 22.The festival begins with .

A.a concert and dance

B.children ' s parties

C.a speech by the organizer

D.a display of fireworks

C 23.During the first day of the festival, the people .

A.go to a fair and visit the church

B.have a concert and competitions

C.have parties, dance and sing

D.visit the dead and throw artificial fires

A 24.According to the passage, who take part in the festival?

A.Tourists as well as the people around the village

B.Tourists and their families

C.The mayor and the villagers

D.The grandparents and their children

D 25.Which of the following is TRU

E about the festivals?

A.More tourists visit the villages than the cities in Spain.

B.Tourists usually watch the performances instead of taking part in them.

C.The last day of the festival is the happiest.

D.The festivals lasts till very late in the night.

F

The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in oublic places. The earliest daily newspaper was sstarted in Rome in 59 B.C. In the 700 ' s the world ' s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

The first regularly published newspaper in England was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courtant, which came out in March 1702.

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston Newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies( 殖民地). By1760, the colonies had more than thirty daaily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.

Today, as a group, English language newpapers have the largest circulation( 发行量 ) in the world.But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every year.

B 26.The first regularly printed European newspaper started in

_________.

A.Rome in 59

B.

C. B.Germany in 1609

C.Amsterdam in 1620

D.England in 1621

D 27.the first daily newspaper in english started in __________. A.1620

B.1621 C.1590 D.1702

D 28.From the article, we know that __________.

A.newspapers ave the longest history in the United States

B.one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world

C.the first daily newspaper was printed in rome in 59 B.C.

D.there are all kinds of newspapersall over the world today

B 29.Which of the following is true?

A.Newspapers started before 59

B.

C.

B.Germany had the earliest European printed newspaper.

C.The first English newspaper started in England.

D.The first American newspaper stopped before 1704.

A 30.The best title for the passage should be________.

A.History of Newspapers

B.History of Daily Newspapers

C.The Beginning of Newspapers

D.On Reading Newspapers

III.Cloze

A

I once went to a town in the north of England on business.

It was about 7:30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was, she said there was only one setting at 6;30, and I had __ _1___ it. “ Never mind, ” I said. “ I ' m not very ___2___ .I ' ll just have a drink in the bar and a sandwich. ” “ Bar! ” She ___3___ her voice. “ This is a respectable hotel, young man. If you want ___4___, you must go somewhere else. ” She sp oke ___5___ a glass o f beer was a dangerous drug.

I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11:30 I ___6____ . Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door, but nothing happened. The ___7___ sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struch the half-four with such ___8___ that it made me jump. ___9__ a window opened upstairs. The old lady ___10___and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me __11____ after ten minutes ' wait. She was in her night dress. She told me seriously that guests were ___12___ to be back in the hotel by 11 o' clock. I went to bed but could not sleep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn, I finally ___13___ .

When I arrived at ___14___ ,everyone else had nearly ___15____ and there was not enough coffee to go round.

“ Did you ___16__ well, young man? ” The old lady asked. “ ___17___ , I don ' t think I could go through___18__ night in that room , ” I replied. “ I hardly slept at all. ” “ That ' s because you were ___19__ all nigtht drinking! ” She said angrily, putting ___20__ to the conversation.

1.A.had B.passed C.missed D.caught

2.A.hungry B.sleepy C.tired D.happy

3.A.lost B.lowered C.dropped D.raised

4.A.beer B.coffee C.milk D.tea

5.A.even if B.since C.although D.as if

6.A.went to bed B.walked to a club

C.returned to the hotel

D.drove to a resraurant

7.A.only B.sharp C.sweet D.last

8.A.effort B.force C.power D.attraction

9. A.Firstly B. Wonderfully C.Ungfortunately D.Finally

10.Acame out B.got up C.looked out D.woke up

11.A.down B.out C.back D.in

12.A.ordered B.expected C.taught D.encouraged 13.A.fell asleep

B.went to bed C.got up D.gave in

14.A.a decision B.breakfast C.once D.the office

15.A.arrived B.done C.finished D.started

16.A.play B.sleep C.eat D.do

17.A.First of all B.Never mind C.To tell you the truth

D.As a result

18.A.one B.another C.such D.any

19.A.away B.here C.down D.up

20.A.an end B.a saying C.a joke D.a pause

B

Tony Tomei was well-known in Los Alamos, N.M, for his heroic action when the forest fires swept through last May. Tomei had __1___ run away from his house, which was ___2__ . But soon after reaching a safe place, Tomei ___3__ that although he had saved most of his collection of accordions ( 手风琴 ), his precious Italian Armando accordion was __4___ in the house. He raced home to ___5__ it. “ When I drove up, there was a lot of smoke, ” he says, and at that moment he made ___6__. “ I was going to ___7__ the fire. I was the only one left to __8__ the neighbor ' s houses. ”

Tomei, 52, an engineer and accordion instructor, had no idea what a great danger he would __9__. With a garden hose( 软管), he spent the __10__few hours putting out small spot fires. Then the __11__ picked up, and the fire began moving slowly from the valley 60 feet below toward his home.

He attempted to put out the fire but without any __12__. The fire and smoke blew up beside him, __13__ him to t he ground, where he got hold of a tree. “ I coouldn ' t breathe .

I couldn ' t see. I just stuck my face in the dirt. ” __4__, the wind changed. Against a frightening backdrop( 背景) of houses burning up and down his street. Tomei fought through much of the __15__ without any more water and __6__ a couple of tools he could get

to keep small fires away from his neighbors ' houses.

At sunrise he got his first real look at what had left of the neighborhood. “ I saw all those damaged houses and thought, Oh, my God. ” __17__ he ' d saved his home along with two others ' . When his neighbors Nancy Tenbrink __18__ to the house she 'as lost, d thought w

she _19__ threw her arms around Tomei, “ My house was important, but his life was much more ___20__, ” she says. “ I ' m deeply thankful for what he did for us. ”

1.A.happily B.bravely C.nearly D.safely

2.A.in fire B.in danger C.out of order D.out of shapes

3.A.thought B.wondered C.said D.realized

4.A.just B.also C.still D.yet

5.A.find B.hide C.get D.check

6.A.a suggestion B.a decision C.the choice D.the preparation

7.A.put up B.keep from C.hold off D.take up

8.A.prevent B.keep C.watch D.save

9.A.protect B.expect C.face D.fight

10.A.next B.last C.hard D.rest

11.A.water B.fire C.smoke D.wind

12.A.success B.tools C.meaning D.help

13.A.knocking B.leaving C.taking D.getting

14.A.Funnily B.Fortunately C.Undoutedly D.Unluchily

15.A.midnight B.afternoon C.night D.daybreak

16.A.normally B.almost C.hardly D.only

17.A.For B.As C.But D.If

18.A,returned B.removed C.referred D.reported

19.A.tearfully B.surprisingly C.repeatedly D.thoughtfully

20.A.special B.lovely C.useful D.valuable IV.Tanslate the following sentences into Chinese

1. I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship..

我决定申请奖学金。

2.I was not satisfied with the result.

我不满意这种结果。

3.He decided to give up everything he possessed.

他决定放弃所拥有的一切。

4.I judge that he is the best man for the job.

我认为他是最适合此工作的人选。

5.Hellen borrowed my book the other day, saying that she would return it soon.

海伦那天借了我的书 ,说她很快就会归还。

6.Some people are born with a good sense of direction.

有些人天生就具有良好的方向感。

7. When I called him by his name, he was caught off guard.

当我叫他名字时 ,他措手不及。

8.People tend to get fat when they grow older.

人们长大时往往会发胖。

V.Translate the following sentences into English

1.因为我感冒了 ,所以没去上课 .

Because I have a cold, I don ' t go to class.

2.这座公园面对着大楼 .

The park faces the building.

3.由于外面的噪音我没有听清楚你说的话 .

Because the outside noise I didn hear you say 't

4.我们认为你这种行为是错误的 .

We believe that your behavior is wrong.

5.公司说他们将给我提供一辆汽车 .

The companies said they would give me a car.

6.你应该多方位地考虑一个问题 .

You should consider a multi-faceted problem.

7.他使我想起他的哥哥 .

He reminds me of his brother.

8.我发现有条理地组织一篇文章很困难 .

I found it very difficulty to organize an article in a structured.