英语三级词汇-perseverance是什么意思
A001
1. What did the writer realize
later regarding his slowed-down
eyeballs?
2.
D. He had too much to read but too
little time to do it.
Why is previewing
especially useful for a heavy reading?
B. You
can see the whole picture of a long reading in
less time.
3. What is the use of the technique
of skimming when you are
doing light reading?
C. It helps you pick up key words.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
What's the most important advantage
when you do
clustering?
A. It helps you
read faster and understand better.
Which
statement best expresses the main idea of this
passage?
D. You may read faster by using
reading techniques.
Words are added to
language ________.
D. all the time
Words
are changed because ________.
C. many old
words cause negative feelings.
A doorman is
now called ________.
A. attendant
9.
Which of the following is one important influence
on our
language in the past decade according
to the passage?
C. The changing role of women.
10. Which of the following best summarizes the
passage?
B. Language changes with the
changing of society.
A002
1. Why has
the question of studying the humanities taken on
new
urgency?
C. It's driven by the current
economic downturn.
2. According to the author,
what's the assumption of the general
public?
3.
D. The humanities are only to do
with literatures and
philosophies.
What
does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
B. It
argues to support the humanities.
4. What is the author's point in
Paragraph 4?
A. Do the research that will
impact on people.
5. According to the author,
C. to question the traditional way of thinking
6. Why does the author argue that a lecture
class is not efficient?
7.
A.
Students don't have listening ability at the
beginning.
C. writing everything down from
the lecture
8. According to the author, what
kind of learning is more
efficient?
D.
Engage in debate.
9. Why does the author think
asking questions is important in active
learning?
B. Because it can improve
students' analytical skills.
10. The author
predicts that ________.
C. lectures will still
exist at college and universities
A003
1. Why are young adults sometimes
characterized as
2.
A. They don't
really accomplish much after graduation.
What
should graduates with career uncertainty do?
D. They need a period of post-graduate
exploration.
3. What's the purpose for some
young people to go to
psychotherapy?
C.
They want to know how to handle their life.
4.
Why do universities want to send students to a
foreign
country?
B. It is to broaden
students' horizons.
5. What message does the
author want to send out?
C. It's necessary for
young adults to take a year off to explore their
life.
6. Why are researchers asking how the
futures of teenagers are
changed?
7.
8.
D. Teens are spending too much
time on the Internet each
day.
Why do
teens spend much time on the Internet?
D. They
think talking online can catch up time.
Which
statement illustrates how teens think about the
Internet?
A. Cyberspace communication is
not the real world.
9. Why has cyberspace
become another medium for teens?
B.
Using cyberspace brings them a lot of convenience.
10. What is the major negative effect on
teenagers using
cyberspace?
B. They become
more isolated and socially awkward.
A004
1. What is the main purpose of this passage?
D. To describe to readers what it is like to
discover a city.
2. The words
suggest a
feeling of ________.
B. relaxation.
3. The
narrator would lay out her clothes the night
before her day
away so that she ________.
B. wouldn't have to make a decision in the
morning.
4. Which statement best describes the
narrator's motivation for
C. I want to
forget for a while.
5. Which of the following
is the main theme of the passage?
6.
A. Self-energizing is necessary.
What was
the theory that the earth was round based on?
C. You would eventually come back to where you
started.
7. Everyone went on a journey around
the world except
________.
B. Jules Verne
8. What did Jules Verne and Nellie Bly have in
common?
C. They both wrote about traveling
around the world.
9. Which is the significance
of David Kunst's journey?
D. He set a world
record by walking around the world.
A. The
history of travelling around the world.
A000
1. Why are girls interested in gossip?
A.
Gossip teaches them how to act.
B. Gossip
allows them to use commands.
C. Gossip
brings them high status.
D. Gossip helps
them know about their friends.
10. What
is the main idea of the passage?
2.
What do some boys want to prove by discussing
sports?
A. They are knowledgeable.
B.
They are more masculine.
C. They are
interested in sports.
D. They are not
interested in personal talking.
3. What
will a woman expect her husband to do if she tells
him
about a problem?
A. Tell her how to
solve the problem.
B. Listen and show
sympathy to her.
C. Talk about the
problem with her.
D. Solve the problem
for her.
4. Men usually show friendship
by ________.
A. doing things together
B. agreeing with each other
C.
talking together often
D. camping or
playing tennis together
5. What message
does the writer want to send out?
A. Both men
and women should speak directly.
B.
Talking to women is easier than talking to men.
C. There are many differences between men
and women.
D. It's beneficial to
understand gender differences in using
language.
6. From studying works of art,
scientists have learned that
________.
A. left-handed people are better
artists
B. most artists are left-handed
C. most people in history were right-
handed
D. cave drawings were drawn using
both hands
7. What is talking about in
the Paragraph 3?
A. People with certain
characteristics are better at certain jobs.
B. Left-handed people are better at some jobs.
C. Left-handedness is linked with certain
characters and
occupations.
D. There
are some reasons why people are left-handed.
8. Why is a person right-handed?
A. It is
caused by the person's parents.
B. It is
due to the environment the person lives in.
C. It is suffered a mild brain damage at
birth.
D. It is not sure about specific
reasons yet.
9. What can be assumed about
the children of two left-handed
parents?
A. Many of them are left-handed.
B.
Most of them are right-handed.
C. Most of
them use both hands equally.
D. Very few
of them are left-handed.
10. Left-handed
children ________.
A. are usually looked down
upon
B. are exceptionally talented
like Einstein
C. are thought of as
abnormal
D. were often forced to become
right-handed
11. Why are young adults
sometimes characterized as
A. They don't
really accomplish much after graduation.
B. They lost their energy in searching for
jobs.
C. They face many challenges in
their career.
D. They simply couldn't do
anything.
12. What should graduates with
career uncertainty do?
A. They should know
clearly about their career aspirations.
B. They should be actively on the path toward
their career.
C. They need to consult
with people who're experienced.
D. They
need a period of post-graduate exploration.
13. What's the purpose for some young people
to go to
psychotherapy?
A. They are unable
to be independent.
B. They want to make
their parents happy.
C. They want to know
how to handle their life.
D. They are
unprepared for their career choice.
14.
Why do universities want to send students to a
foreign
country?
A. It is to enable
students to burn out stress.
B. It is to
broaden students' horizons.
C. It
is to let students become more mature.
D.
It is to make sure students won't be lost.
15. What message does the author want to send
out?
A. Parents should stop worrying about
their children's career.
B. Young people
are following a different pattern of life.
C. It's necessary for young adults to take a
year off to explore
their life.
D.
Young adults should figure out how to establish
their future
career.
16. What way is
discussed to help reduce environmental distress?
A. Using less energy resources.
B.
Making the world less populated.
C.
Producing less waste and pollution.
D.
Driving an electric car.
17. Why do
electric cars produce much less pollution?
A.
They are gas-powered which is easy to control.
B. Their energy is generated through
large sources.
C. Their energy comes from
different smaller sources.
D. They
themselves send out almost no exhaust.
18. What's the main idea of Paragraph 4-5?
A. Electric cars are more efficient in
structure and design.
B. Electric cars
are faster than gas-powered cars.
C.
Though smaller, electric cars save more energy.
D. The production of electronic
cars is more dynamic.
19. How does
driving an electric car benefit people?
A.
Save a lot of money spent on gas.
B. Save
people a lot of time and money.
C. Visit
a mechanic only every few months.
D.
Replace the battery only every four years.
20. What is the main purpose of the reading
passage?
A. Convince readers that cars use too
much energy.
B. Show readers how to
improve driving.
C. Convince people that
electric cars are good.
D. Show how the
environment can be saved.
B001
1. According to the passage, more than half of
a spoken
message's real meaning comes from
________.
A. words used in the message
B. things used in the message
C. the
speaker's tone of voice
D. the speaker's
tone and body language
2. The second
paragraph describes ________.
A. an example of
a gesture not used in India
B. different
meanings of gestures in different cultures
C. how gestures can change the meaning of
words
D. useful gestures in Arab
cultures
3. If a person starts copying
your body language, what does this
suggest?
A. HeShe is interested in you.
B.
HeShe isn't interested in you.
C. HeShe
doesn't agree with you.
D. HeShe agrees
with you.
4. People may use different
body languages ________.
A. only in different
places
B. only at different time
C. under different circumstances
D.
under few circumstances
5. What is the
main idea of the passage?
A. Body language is
an important part of communication.
B.
Body language is affected by culture.
C.
Body language can be extremely offensive.
C. Body language can tell you whether people
like you.
6.
How is grammar defined in the passage?
A.
Grammar is something you cannot escape from.
B. Grammar is a kind of game that requires a
lot of
practice.
C. Grammar is a set of
rules that are used in a language.
D. Grammar
is a strategy that consists of rules.
7. According to the passage, why is
learning grammar important?
A. It helps you
make no mistakes.
B. It makes
communication possible.
C. It helps you
not to get hurt.
D. It makes playing
games possible.
8. In the writer's
opinion, what is the best way to learn grammar?
A. Playing games with a set of rules.
B. Learning grammar naturally as you grow up.
C. Recalling how you learned your mother
tongue.
D. Doing a lot of grammar
exercises.
9. What's the difference
between teachers' opinions in the way of
learning grammar?
A. More exercises vs.
more activities.
B. More activities vs.
less exercises.
C. Less exercises vs.
more grammar rules.
D. More exercises vs.
less activities.
10. What is the main
idea of the passage?
A. Memorizing rules is
required for learning grammar.
B. Doing a
lot of exercises helps learn grammar.
C.
Playing games helps learn grammar better.
D. There are different ways to learn grammar.
B002
1. Why can't astronauts
travel to other planets now?
A. Because
there are not enough space shuttles.
B.
Because there have been too many rocket accidents.
C. Because the journey would take too
long for human.
D. Because there are too
many problems here on Earth.
2. What is
the fact of NASA's manned space exploration
program?
A. Discovery, Atlantis, and
Endeavor were lost through
accidents.
B. Challenger and Columbia are the current
space shuttles.
C. Seven astronauts died
in accidents.
D. NASA had completed 135
missions by July 21, 2011.
3. What is
TRUE about Valeri Polyakov?
A. He has spent
more time in space than anyone else.
B.
He stayed aboard Mir for 678 days at one time.
C. He is still an astronaut though he is
retired.
D. He often helped the doctor at
the Mir space station.
4. What is TRUE
about the International Space Station?
A. It
is being built by the United States alone.
B. It will be launched into space in 2011.
C. It was completed in 1998.
D.
It will eventually have people living and working
there.
5. What is the best title
for this passage?
A. Valeri Polyakov — An
Amazing Astronaut
B. The Past and Future
of Space Travel
C. Space Cities of the
Future
D. Living and Working on the
International Space Station
6. From
studying works of art, scientists have learned
that
________.
A. left-handed people are
better artists
B. most artists are left-
handed
C. most people in history were
right-handed
D. cave drawings were drawn
using both hands
7. What is talking about
in the Paragraph 3?
A. People with certain
characteristics are better at certain jobs.
B. Left-handed people are better at some jobs.
C. Left-handedness is linked with certain
characters and
occupations.
D. There
are some reasons why people are left-handed.
8. Why is a person right-handed?
A. It is
caused by the person's parents.
B. It is
due to the environment the person lives in.
C. It is suffered a mild brain damage at
birth.
D. It is not sure about specific
reasons yet.
9. What can be assumed about
the children of two left-handed
parents?
A. Many of them are left-handed.
B. Most of them are right-handed.
C.
Most of them use both hands equally.
D.
Very few of them are left-handed.
10.
Left-handed children ________.
A. are usually
looked down upon
B. are exceptionally
talented like Einstein
C. are thought of
as abnormal
D. were often forced to
become right-handed
B003
1. What is
the main idea of this passage?
A. The history
of the Internet.
B. The introduction of
new types of media.
C. The increase in
popularity of computers.
D. growing
number of people writing diaries.
2. To
start your own blog, what do you need most?
A.
Special software.
B. An Internet account.
C. An interesting point of view.
D. Access to the Internet.
3. What is
the most significant difference between blogs and
traditional web sites?
A. Blogs are
updated much more often.
B. Blogs
use special software.
C. Blogs contain
links to other web sites.
D. Blogs
contain personal information.
4. What is
A. Mobile phones that made the headlines in
Singapore.
B. Use phones to take photos
and then post them online.
C. Negative
news posted on the Internet.
D. Pictures
posted instantly to the Internet.
5.
According to the passage, which one is most likely
to happen
in the future?
A. Everyone will
have a blog.
B. Large media companies
will be unnecessary.
C. People will learn
the news from different points of view.
D. Blogging technology will be banned.
6. ________ usually think flying is boring.
A. People who fly once in a while
B.
People who fly often on business trips
C.
People who have a phobia about flying
D.
People who feel terror once they board a plane
7. According to the passage, a phobia
refers to ________.
A. a chemical that causes
terror
B. an illogical way of reaction
C. a reliable way of predicting
danger
D. a harmful way of thinking
8. A person with a fear of enclosed places
doesn't like ________.
A. walking on a path
B. staying in high places
C.
being in a tunnel
D. driving a car by
himself
9. ________ especially bother old
people.
A. Crowds at airports
B.
High-rise buildings
C. Dangerous spiders
D. An enclosed place
10. What
does the author want to say through this passage?
A. Riding on a car is much safer than riding
on a plane.
B. car, though smaller, is
more reliable than a plane.
C. Travelling
by an airplane is not suitable to everyone.
D. It is illogical to be afraid of taking
airplanes.
B004
1. Who wins the Tour
de France?
A. The cyclist with the most points
B. The cyclist with the shortest overall
time
C. The cyclist who finishes a
clockwise route
D. The cyclist
with the polka dot jersey
2. Today, the
Tour de France is different from the original race
because cyclists ________.
A. ride in a
clockwise direction
B. receive money as a
prize
C. have days to rest during the
race
D. have to ride for over 2,000
kilometers
3. Who was Henri Desgranges?
A. A famous cyclist
B. A café owner
C. The man who won the first Tour de
France
D. The man who had the idea for
the Tour de France
4. Who wears the
yellow jersey?
A. The fastest cyclist of the
previous day
B. The fastest overall
cyclist up to that time
C. The fastest
cyclist over short distances
D. The
winner from the year before
5. What is
this passage mainly about?
A. Famous Tour de
France winners
B. Sportsmanship in the
Tour de France
C. The rules and history
of the Tour de France
D. Techniques of
the Tour de France cyclists
6.
What is the main concern talking about oil?
A.
Most of the world's oil is located in the Middle
East.
B. There are too many oil tankers
being used today.
C. It is hard to send
oil to the countries that consume it.
D.
Oil is difficult to deal with in modern life.
7. According to the passage, oil spills
________.
A. may involve one or two tankers
B. usually occur during war time
C. usually occur along the coastline
D. are cause by wildlife
8. Why did
the sailor run onto the rock wall?
A. He was
very tired.
B. He didn't know the area
very well.
C. He was somewhat drunk.
D. He was watching carelessly.
9.
What is true about the Alaskan spill?
A. More
otters were killed than birds.
B. Birds
died from eating the oil.
C. It was the
worst oil spill of all the time.
D. Seals
and whales were affected.
10. What is the
main idea of the passage?
A. The worst oil
spills in history.
B. The ocean
life affected by oil spills.
C. How oil
spills often occur.
E. The negative
consequence of oil spills.
B006
1.
What is the cue you can take from the author?
A. Zoos are full of endangered animals.
B. Most zoos ignore moral issues.
C.
There are often tragedies occurring in zoos.
D. Zoos show people how animal can survive in
small cages.
2. What is true according to
the reading?
A. Zoos show the world that
humans and animals can live
together.
B. Zoos are responsible for protecting the
conditions in which
the animals live.
C. Animals that live and perform in the zoos
are not taken from
the wild.
D. Wild
animals are kept in crowded, artificial living
conditions.
3. Why do some animals behave
strangely and abnormally?
A. Animal
intelligence is greater than we assumed.
B. They live in a setting that stimulates
their mental
excitement.
C. Nothing
the animals do in the zoos is dangerous and
exciting.
D. They have no opportunity for
mental stimulation or physical
exercise.
4. According to zoo officials, they do captive
breeding to
________.
A. prevent
endangered animals from being extinct.
B.
reduce people's worries about their personal
safety.
C. remind people of their
sympathy for extinct animals.
D. attract
a lot of paying customers to the animal shows.
5. What is the author's purpose for
writing this article?
A. To appeal to put an
end to the killing of animals.
B. To
criticize zoo officials' irresponsibility and
immorality.
C. To urge zoos to release
animals to their wild natural home.
D. To
support the groups working on animal environments
6. Why does the author say that the
meaning of
friend
A. Dogs are becoming more
expensive today.
B. Dogs are no longer
man's best friend as before.
C. Man has
lost their best friend in the trendy life.
D. Dogs can now lead people's fashion in
modern life.
7. Why does the author say
humans
A. Dog lovers don't get as much as
dogs.
B. Dogs enjoy a more luxury life
than man.
C. People spent much money on
their dogs.
D. Young people love dogs
more than human.
8. Which of the
following illustrates people's most concern?
A. Demands for dogs' soaps and shampoos.
B. Dogs' mental and physical well-being.
C. A toy device that can tell dogs' emotions.
D. Biscuits and cakes exclusively
for dogs.
9. What does the last paragraph
want to tell us?
A. Dog food has become
healthier.
B. People consider dog as part
of their family.
C. People's attitudes
towards dogs have changed.
D. Restaurants
welcome dogs to boost their business.
10.
What is the main idea of the reading?
A. Dogs
are becoming more popular in modern life.
B. People still need dogs in their daily life.
C. Dogs can get along very well with
people.
D. Dogs are more fashionable than
man.
11. The first paragraph describes
the theories of how cats
________.
A.
become the enemy of dogs
B. can be liked
or hated
C. cannot be trained or behaved
D. can be used to protect people
12. The second paragraph talks about ________.
A. how Bast became a goddess
B. the
low point in the history of cats
C. the
high point in the history of cats
D. the
reason why cats are such good hunters.
13. What do people still believe today?
A. Cats are associated with the moon goddess.
B. Burying live cats under new buildings
can get good luck.
C. Worshiping and
wrapping a dead cat bring people luck.
D.
Black cats can bring people bad luck.
14.
According to the passage, how many people in the
U.S. keeps
both cat and a dog?
A. About 10
percent.
B. Nearly 25 percent.
C. About 33 percent.
D. Close to 50
percent.
15. What is the best topic for
the passage?
A. The Status of Cats throughout
History
B. The Evolution of Different
Species of Cats
C. The Popularity of Cats
Today
D. Communication between Cats And
Their Owners
16. Why is the author
concerned about claims from animal rights
activists?
A. The claims will arrest the
development of animal research.
B. The
claims will make the public believe something
untrue.
C. Medical advancement will slow
down.
D. Animal rights activists will
play an important role.
17. What do
animal rights activists say wrong about animal
research?
A. Government regulations
around the world.
B. The advances of new
drugs, vaccines and surgical implants.
C.
The causes of disease and its resistance to the
current
treatment.
D. The ability of
computers and emerging scientific techniques.
18. What is the animal research community
trying to do?
A. Find new ways to reduce and
replace animal testing.
B. Further commit
themselves to animal research.
C.
Criticize animal rights activists' deceptive
claims.
D. Help companies to save a lot
of money and costs.
19. Different forms
of the concern about animal welfare tell us
________.
A. fewer people are interested
in animal research
B. fewer people care
about animal rights to live
C. more
people support animal research
D. more
people are against intensive farming practices
20. Based on the reading, we can see the
author is ________.
A. an animal right
activist
B. someone who cares about
animals
C. arguing for animal studies
D. arguing for alternatives to animal
testing
21. What is the main purpose of
the passage?
A. It is to argue against cloning
research.
B. It is to contrast
cloning laws in different countries.
C.
It is to explain a specific cloning project.
D. It is to present the history of cloning
research.
22. Why are researchers
interested in cloning the Tasmanian
tiger?
A. They want to bring the species back to
life.
B. The tiger is useful for
controlling sheep populations.
C. The
tiger's fur is valuable for trade.
D.
There are only a few Tasmanian tigers alive today.
23. What caused most of the Tasmanian
tigers die?
A. A disease that was infected in
Tasmania.
B. A larger group of sheep in
Australia.
C. Humans who hunted the
Tasmanian tigers.
D. Research on
Tasmanian tigers.
24. How is it possible
to clone the Tasmanian tiger?
A. It is by
catching one of the few animals left in the wild.
B. It is by changing the law to protect
them.
C. It is by having a female
Tasmanian tiger act a host mother.
D. It
is by using cells from a dead Tasmanian tiger.
25. Which of the following can be assumed
from the reading?
A. It is very close to
creating the first cloned Tasmanian tiger.
B. People in Australia will create a large
zoo.
C. The cloning laws in
Australia are very strict.
D. The
government supports the research on Tasmanian
tiger.