北京联合大学大学英语课程一课一练试卷集第三册第三课

北京联合大学大学英语课程一课一练试卷（第三册UnitThree）PartIWriting(30minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononAdvantagesofTryingNewThings.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.大家普遍认为做熟悉的事情容易成功，不愿尝试新事物2.尝试新事物的好处3.我们应该勇敢尝试新事物PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.IfIWere21IfIwere21andwantedtostudymedicine,Idon'tthinkI'dgostraighttoschool.I'dgetajobasanaidinahospitalfirst—carryingoutbedpans,ifnecessary—andlookandlisten.Afterayearortwoofthat,ImightknowwhatkindofmedicineIwantedtostudy.MaybeI'dfindthatIpreferredtobecomeanexpertinchildhooddiseasesratherthanasurgeon.Imightevenendupasachemistoramakerofmedicalequipment.I'dseewherethejobledme.Ihappentohavemonkeyliketendencytowanttofeel,smellandtastethingsthatarousemycuriosity,thentotakethemapart.Noteverybodyislikethat,butascientificresearchershouldbe.ButifIwere21andnotscientificallyinclined,Iwouldn'tdisdainajobsellingplasticdishes,forinstance,fromdoortodoor.I'dlearnsomuchaboutpeople—muchmorethaninalaboratory.I'dmakemoneyandhavefun.AndImightlearnsomenewthingsaboutwhatpeoplewanttobuy--newideasthatwouldhelptheresearcher,thedesignerorthemanufacturer.Itisn'tthejobyoutakethatmatters--it'swhatyoudowithit.Iheardtheotherdayofayoungarmyofficerwhofeltbitterwhenheleftthearmybecausehisformeremployerhadofferedtogivehimhisoldjobback--sealingenvelopes.Inthearmy,theyoungman,hadbeenflyingabomber.Yetsealingenvelopesisnotabadjob.Somebrightyoungmanmightderiveaninventionfromit.Areenvelopesmadethewaytheyshouldbe,ordoesanenvelopelookthewayitdoesbecausewe'reusedtothewayitlooks?Idon'tknow.Whatabouttheglue,ourmethodsofstampingandaddressing?WhatI'mgettingatisthatsomepeoplearetoosnobbishintheirthinkingaboutworktoseethepossibilitieseveryjoboffersifit'sdoneright.Onewaytofindoutwhatyouwanttodoinlifeistotryallkindsofjobs.Ifyoudon'tlikeworkinginafillingstation,tryafactory,anoffice,ashop,afarm.Notonlywillyoufindoutwhatyouwanttodo,butyouwillalsopickupanamazingamountofusefulinformationasyougoalong.Iknowayoungmanwho'sunsurewhethertobeaboat-builderoranaccountant.Isuggested,whenheaskedmyadvice,thathesitdownatatypewriterandwritetwoessays--oneontheadvantagesofbeingaboat-builder,theotherontheadvantageofbeinganaccountant.Thenheshouldwritetwomoreonthedisadvantagesofeachjobandstudywhathe'swritten.Youneverknowwhat'sinyourminduntilyougetbusyandletitout.Alotofpeopleseemtothinkthatwecanlearnonlyinourteens.Kidsgetthisimpressionfromtheireldersand,onemergingfromtheuniversityorarmedservicesattheageof22,imaginethemselvestoooldtotakeupsuchanoblescienceas,forexample,medicine.Iwasinmyearly70swhenIstartedmystudyofmedicine—notforadegree,buttoenablemebettertoexperimentwithamedicinewe'reinventedinourlaboratories.TwoyearsagoItookuphydrogen-electricwelding,andIbecameaprettygoodwelder.Iwastryingtofindameansofeliminatingthesputter.Irelatethisinnospiritofboastfulness.Ijustwantyoungsterstoknowthattheyarenevertoooldtolearn.Humansareproducingmoreandmorenewthings.Themoreweproduce,themorepeoplewillwork,andthemorepeoplewillbuy.Employmentwillsnowball.Therearemoreopportunitiestodaythantherehaveeverbeen,andthey'reincreasingallthetime.Ithinkthey'reinfinite.AndtheolderIgetthemoreIrealizethatthehighestgoodisthegoodofthepeople.IfIwereconsideringanewoccupation,Ishouldweighthreethings:howwellitservedthepublic;howmuchfuntherewasinit;and,ofcourse,whetheritsfinancialrewardwouldmeetmyneeds.(716words)注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.Iftheauthorwantedtostudymedicineattheageof21,hewouldfirst________.A)gotoamedicalcollegeB)workinahospitalasanaidC)decidewhichmedicinehepreferredD)becomeanexpertinacertaindisease2.Fromthesecondparagraph,welearntheauthoris________.A)ascientificresearcherB)adishersellerC)achemistD)amakerofmedicalequipment3.Hethinksthatthejobofsellingplasticdishesis_____.A)whathepreferredinhistwentiesB)betterthandoingresearchinalabC)awaytolearnmuchaboutpeopleD)whataresearchshoulddo4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheyoungarmyofficerinthethirdparagraph?____A)Heisnolongerfitforthejobofsealingenvelopes.B)Hestillhasopportunitiesinhisoldjob.C)Hewilldriveaninventionfrombombers.D)Heshoulddeclinetheformeremployer’soffer.5.Theauthorcitesthestoryoftheyoungarmyofficertoshow________.A)thatsealingenvelopesisnotabadjobB)thatoneshouldnotfeelbitterwhengiventheoldjobC)thatitisawisechoicetotaketheoldjobD)thatweoftenneglectthepossibilitieseveryjoboffers6.Acommonmisconceptionamongpeopleisthat________.A)wecanlearnonlyinourteensB)universitygraduatesarelikelytolearnanoblescienceC)weneverknowwhat’sinourminduntilweletitoutD)noblesciencesaretoodifficulttotakeup7.____isNOTtheauthor’sexperienceinhis70s.A)LearninghowtoweldB)TryingtoreducethesputterC)GettingamedicaldegreeD)Experimentingwithamedicine8.Theauthoradvisedtheyoungmanwho’snotsurewhethertobeaboatbuildersoranaccountanttowritee