大学英语3(专升本)阶段性作业3

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总分: 分 考试时间:分钟

单选题

1. The Klondike was the _______ of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known.(2分) (A) location (B) view (C) event (D) landscape 参考答案：A

2. She has been the subject of _______media coverage.(2分) (A) extensive (B) negative (C) expensive (D) active 参考答案：A

3. In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that _______the bull.(2分)

(A) confuses (B) excites (C) scares

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v1.0 可编辑可修改 (D) satisfies 参考答案：B

4. We should never _______ourselves with a little book knowledge only.(2分) (A) convince (B) satisfy (C) comfort (D) benefit 参考答案：B

5. The government is _______the education laws.(2分) (A) discussing (B) defeating (C) delaying (D) declining 参考答案：A

6. The committee _______five persons.(2分) (A) absorbs (B) concerns (C) excludes (D) involves 参考答案：D

7. The substance can be added to gasoline to _______the speed of automobiles.(2分)

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v1.0 可编辑可修改 (A) quicken (B) shorten (C) loosen (D) enlarge 参考答案：A

8. All the people _______at Mary's house.(2分) (A) collected (B) fixed (C) asserted (D) assist 参考答案：A

9. He made an _______amount of money in business.(2分) (A) large (B) small (C) limited (D) little 参考答案：A

10. His health had _______while he was in prison.(2分) (A) became better (B) became worse (C) became stronger

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v1.0 可编辑可修改 (D) became weaker 参考答案：B

11. The sea was _______and still.(2分) (A) quite (B) quiet (C) yet (D) rough 参考答案：B

12. _______ give you this book today, but I forgot.(2分) (A) intended to (B) tended to (C) extended to (D) pretended to 参考答案：A

13. We should _______the problem from all sides(2分) (A) deliberated (B) thought (C) described (D) designed 参考答案：A

14. _______， I love soft music more than popular music.(2分)

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v1.0 可编辑可修改 (A) basically (B) probably (C) actually (D) accurately 参考答案：C

15. The conference _______ the possibility of closer trade links.(2分) (A) rejected (B) investigated (C) proposed (D) postponed 参考答案：B

阅读理解

With the steady increase in the amount of leisure time that people enjoy today, the importance of businesses that deal with leisure products and services is also steadily increasing. Among them, tourist industry is one of the biggest industries of this kind. Providing transportation and accommodations for tourists — and guides, brochures, souvenirs — is one of the major industries in many countries. Since people are now having longer vacations and are more and more interested in seeing other parts of the world, this business will no doubt continue to grow.

Another industry obviously devoted to leisure is entertainment. Movies, TV shows, concerts and plays are usually intended for our leisure. The same can be said of most books, except textbooks. Professional sports make money because people pay to watch

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