诚毅学院大学英语3重修材料(含答案)

TestOnePartOne:Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.ChangetheformwherenecessaryandwritedownyouranswersonyourAnswerSheet.apartmentfancymagneticpermissionrotate1.Myfatherexplainedtoushowtheearth___rotates_______onceevery24hours.2Iplayedwitha___magnetic___toywhichwasreallyfun.2.Mymotherdidn’tbuyus__fancy__clotheswhenwewerechildren.4Mostparentswon’t_permit____theirchildrentogooutlateatnight.5Theymovedfromone__apartment___toanotherallthroughherchildhood.PartTwo:Selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenbelow.Eachchoiceisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet.ThefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthandchangedU.S.societyinmanyways.Manyin-homejobsthatusedtobedone__1O__bywomen----rangingfromfamilyshoppingtopreparingmealstodoing_2K__work-----stillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeofthesejobs,a__3G___thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts.Oraworkingwomanmayfaceacrushing“povertyoftime“andlookforhelpelsewhere,creatingopportunitiesforproducersoffrozenmeals,childcarecenters,drycleaners,financialservices,andthelike.Althoughthereisstillabigwage__4J__betweenmenandwomen,theincomeworkingwomen____5C____givesthemnewindependenceandbuyingpower.Forexample,womennow_6N___abouthalfofallcars.Notlongago,manycarsdealers___7M__womenshoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthattheycomebackwiththeirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthatwomenare___8I___customers.It’sinterestingthatsomeleadingJapanesecardealerswerethefirstto___9H___payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan,fewerwomenhavejobsorbuycars----theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuchmale—oriented.Perhapsitwasthe__10D___contrastwithJapanesesocietythatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.A）scaleB）retailedC）generateD）extremeE）technicallyF）affordableG）situationH）reallyI）potentialJ）gapK）voluntaryL）excessiveM）insultedN）purchaseO）primarilyPartThreeParagraphInformationMatchingDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.AreYouSuperstitious?A)Whenwasthelasttimeyoucrossedyourfingersorsaid,Blessyoutosomeonewhosneezed?Haveyoufeltawfulwhenyou'vebrokenamirror?Doyouownarabbit'sfoot?DoyougettheheebiejeebiesonFridaythe13th?Ifanyoftheaboveringsabell,thenjointheover50%ofthepopulationwhoadmittobeingabitsuperstitious.B)Itisverywell-knownthatmanypeoplenowadaysbelieveinsuperstitions.Forexample,Tuesdaysareconsideredtobeunluckydaysandweexpectthreebadthingstohappentousduringsuchaday.Then,ifitisFriday,thethirteenth,otherbadhappeningswillwaitforus.Nottoforgettheowlsingingatnightjustinoneofthetreeswehavenearourhouse,asitwillannouncethatmaybesomebodyclosetouswillsoondie.Butoneofthemostunluckysignsthatsomethinghorriblewillhappentousintheproximatefutureistoseeablackcatcrossingourway.AndifthatblackcatpassesinfrontofusespeciallybeforeourexaminMath,thenitiswell-knownthatourtestpaperwillbeafailure.C)SomeSuperstitionsAreObvious:Ifyoudryyourhandsonatowelwhilesomeoneelseisusingit,you'llfightwiththatperson(probablybeforeyourhandsaredry)It'sbadlucktoleaveyourhousewithallthedoorsopen(butgoodluckforburglars)Neverhitachildwithabroom,itwillmakehimstupid(especiallyifyouhithimoverthehead)It'sbadlucktokickacat(possiblyforyouaswellasthecat)It'sbadlucktoputthreelampsonatable(especiallyifyouplugthemallintothesamepowerpoint)Shoesonabedwillcauseafamilyfight(particularlyiftheyaremuddy)D)SomeSuperstitionsAreSurprising:Ifyoukissyourelbow,you'llchangeyoursex(cheaperthansurgery)Ifagirlstepsoverabroomlyingonthefloor,she'llbeamotherbeforeshe'sawife(mustbealotofbroomslyingabout)IfyousewonaSundayyou'llhavetoripouteverystitchwithyournosebeforeyoucangetintoheaven(Iusedtotrysomethingsimilarbytellingmykidsthey'dhavetoeattheirmountainofdiscardedveggiesbeforetheygotintoheaven—thatdidn'tworkeither)Youmustnevergreetthesunbyspeakingtoit,e.g.Hellosun,whenitre-appearsafterbeingovercast,oritwillgorightbackintothecloudsagain.(NowonderitrainssomuchinIreland.)Apparentlyifyoucrossyourfingerswhenyoutellalie,itdoesn'tcountagainstyourcharacter.(Someonesuggestedthatthisiswhysomanypoliticianskeeptheirhandsintheirpocketswhentheyspeak).E)Superstitionsareactivitiesthathavenoeffectoneventsbutexistbecauseofcoincidentalrewardsandsociety'sprejudices.Theyarerootedinthephilosophythatasymbolicactwillbringaboutaphysicalreality.Inaworldwherewefacesomanyimportantanduncertainchallenges,superstitionsprovidetheillusionthatwecansomehowcontrolourfates.Wederivecomfortfromthinkingwecaneitheravoidanundesirableresultorbringaboutadesiredresult.Superstitionsreducetensionandgiveusasensethatwhatwe'redoingcanhelpusout.Inthisway,theycanbeextremelyusefultools.F)Evenifyou'renotabeliever,wethinkyou'llgetakickoutofsomeofthebehaviorspeoplepracticeinthehopetheywillbringthemluck.Throughouthistory,aroundtheglobe,strangerituals