北京航空航天大学12年12月课程考试《大学英语3》考核要

北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语3》考核要求
试卷总分：100
单选题 阅读理解


一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）
1.“Mind your spelling”, said the teacher to the students（ ）spelling was simply terrible.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. that

2.John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must （ ）the curiosity and creativity of children.
A. seek
B. stimulate
C. shape
D. secure

3.In that case they would receive _____ aid from the state.
A. commercial
B. financial
C. economic
D. foundation

4.During these ten years, many new methods have been（ ）in the field of foreigh language teaching.
A. adopted
B. adapted
C. alarmed
D. aided

5.How did you（ ）our product? Was it through our advertisement?
A. understand
B. learn of
C. think of
D. think about

6.（ ）all her friends and our relatives agree, Mother is warm-hearted, loving and generous.
A. As
B. That
C. Which
D. What

7.Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was ____between the lorry and the wall.
A. crushed
B. crashed
C. cracked
D. crust

8.Tom spent the summer holidays in college, during_____ time he took a part-time job and read many literary works as well.
A. that
B. which
C. this
D. the

9.Diamond （ ）in Brazil in 1971.
A. is found
B. has been found
C. was found
D. had been found

10._____ makes me interested in the job is that the job is most challenging.
A. Which
B. That
C. One
D. What
此题选: D
11.We are prepared to_______force if negotiation failed.
A. result to
B. result from
C. resort to
D. resort in

12.I must congratulate you （ ）the excellent design of the new bridge.
A. with
B. at
C. on
D. of

13.Do the students in your class have something（ ）common .
A. to
B. at
C. for
D. in
此题选: D
14.How did you _____ our product? Was it through our advertisement?
A. understand
B. learn of
C. think of
D. think about

15.（ ）dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.
A. Although
B. Whatever
C. As
D. However
此题选: D
16.I have just（ ）a beautiful poem in this book.
A. come out of
B. look into
C. come across
D. look through

17.Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes （ ）to American audiences.
A. around
B. over
C. across
D. down

18.Neither of us（ ）to undertake the responsibility.
A. were wanting
B. are wanting
C. wants
D. have wanted

19.（ ）with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. When compared
B. Compare
C. While comparing
D. Comparing

20.It’s too expensive for me. I can’t （ ）it.
A. spend
B. pay
C. cost
D. afford
此题选: D



北航12年12月课程考试《大学英语3》考核要求
试卷总分：100
单选题 阅读理解


二、阅读理解（共 3 道试题，共 60 分。）
1. One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one thing I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11.
I usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing(目击) an act of terrorism.
My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn’t understand how something this terrible could have happened.
It wasn’t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy（悲剧）. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(宽容的). Things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious（珍贵的）to let myself get worried over small things. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. Things change in the blink(眨眼) of an eye. People go to work and don’t come back. One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not. And no matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we call need to make the most of every minute we have. You try to learn from what happened. You can’t be used up by it. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just live.

1). The underlined word “positive” in the first paragraph probably means .
A. terrible
B. bad
C. good
D. real

2). What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?
A. A fire starting.
B. A plane flying.
C. A terrible accident.
D. An act of terrorism.
此题选: D
3). What was the writer doing all that day?
A. Watching TV.
B. Saving injured people.
C. Looking for his loved ones.
D. Searching for the terrorists.

4). Which is the right time order?a. a plane crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center
A. c-a-b-d-e
B. b-a-d-e-c
C. d-b-e-a-c
D. d-b-a-e-c

5). From September 11, the writer has realized that .
A. people should value every minute they have
B. he has become less tolerant towards others
C. he should get worried about little things
D. life is too short to care about others

2. Every year more and more plants and animals disappear never to be seen again. Strangely, it is the most intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problems―man. Nature is very carefully balanced and if this balance is disturbed, animals can disappear alarmingly(令人担忧地) fast. Every day, thousands of species of animals draw closer to extinction. There are countless numbers of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered.
In many lakes the fish are dying. Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at all. Scientists are beginning to get worried too. What is killing the fish?
The problem is acid rain. Acid rain is a kind of air pollution. It is caused by factories that burn coal or oil or gas. These factories send smoke high into the air. The wind often carries the smoke far from the factories. Some of the harmful substances in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away.
The rain in many places isn''t natural and clean any more. It’s full of acid chemicals. When it falls in lakes, it changes them too. The lakes become more acidic. Acid water is like vinegar or lemon juice. It hurts when it gets in your eyes. It also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake water. That is why the fish are dying in lakes.
But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problem. Scientists are finding other effects of acid rain. In some large areas trees are dying. Not just one tree here and there, but whole forests. At first scientists couldn''t understand why. There were no bugs or diseases in these trees. The weather was not dry. But now they think that the rain was the cause. Acid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areas. Some kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic.
Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animals. For example, they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rain. If deer are hurt by the rain, what about people? This is the question many people are beginning to ask. No one knows the answer yet. But it is an important question for us all.

1). Every year thousands of species of animals ____.
A. are hunted for their meat and skins
B. migrate to other places
C. starve to death
D. die out
此题选: D
2). Acid rain is caused by____.
A. natural gas
B. the oone(臭氧)layer depletion(损耗)
C. acidic lake water
D. emissions of industrial enterprises
此题选: D
3). Which of the following is true?
A. Dead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rain.
B. Scientists are sure that acid rain is not harmful for mankind.
C. If we don''t make an attempt to stop acid rain we may never see some animals again.
D. There''s no reason to worry about several trees that died of some unknown disease.

4). What is not mentioned in the text?
A. Acid rain is capable of dissolving(分解) some rocks and stones.
B. Fish are unable to live in the water containing acidic chemicals.
C. Coal, oil or gas form dangerous combinations after being burnt.
D. Scientists think that if some larger animals can be affected by acid rain, people may be in great danger.

5). Factory smoke.____
A. stays over the factories
B. is usually clean now
C. turns into air
D. can travel hundreds of miles
此题选: D
3. Three lawyers and three engineers were traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three lawyers each bought tickets and watched that the three engineers bought only a single ticket.
“How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?” asked one of the lawyers.
“Watch and you will see,” answered one of the engineers.
They all boarded the train. The lawyers took their respective(分别的，各自的) seats but all three engineers crammed(填满) into a restroom and closed the door behind them. Shortly after the train had departed, the conductor came around collecting tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please.” The door opened just a crack(裂缝) and a single arm emerged(显现) with a ticket in hand. The conductor took it and moved on. The lawyers saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.
So after the conference, the lawyers decided to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money. When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers didn’t buy a ticket at all.
“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one perplexed lawyers.
“Watch and you’ll see,” said one of the engineers.
When they boarded the train the three lawyers crammed into a restroom and the three engineers crammed into another one nearby. The train departed. Shortly afterward, one of the engineers left his restroom and walked over to the restroom where the lawyers were hiding. He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please.” By copying the engineers, one lawyer put out a single arm with a ticket in his hand. The engineer came back to his restroom with the ticket. Then the conductor was coming this way …

1). The engineers and the lawyers traveled together .
A. to attend a meeting
B. to test who are clever
C. to see how clever the engineers are
D. to save money

2). How many tickets did they buy on the two-way trip?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8

3). The underlined word “perplexed” can be replaced by .
A. excited
B. surprised
C. puzzled
D. touched

4). Which of the following is true?
A. The lawyers are much clever.
B. They bought one ticket for 6 people.
C. The engineers only by 2 tickets.
D. The lawyers wanted to but one ticket for their back trip, but failed.
此题选: D
5). Which of the following would be the best title for the joke?
A. Three Lawyers and Three Engineers
B. Train Tickets
C. In the Restroom
D. Ticket, Please