英语3练习题

一 choose the best answer.(共30分)
1: my grandson likes to _____ lovely pets and regards them as his best friends.
A: arise B: rise C: raise D: arouse
2: there are many kinds of racing _____almost every means of transportation and physical
activities.
A: including B: involving C: included D: involved
3: before the problem grows into a big one, we have to take_____. Or we will suffer a great loss.
A: action B: act C: acting D: activity
4: it is said that positive attitude toward life will _____the chances of getting ill.
A: decrease B: shrink C: diminish D: contract
5: later, you will find if you want to make everyone _____, then you will please none.
A: satisfied B: to satisfy C: satisfying D: satisfy
6: 一Everybody is going to climb the mountain. Can I go too, mum?
— Wait till you are old enough, dear．
A will you? B Why not? C I hope so D I’m afraid not
7: a study was conducted on the key to success, ____were out of our expectation.
A: which results B: the results of which C: the results of it D: whose results
8: since you did not give me any reply, then I regard your silence ______refusal.
A: as B: to C: with D: at
9: the examination paper_____ four parts: listening comprehension, reading comprehension,
vocabulary and structure and writing.
A: divides into B: separates into C: isolates into D: falls into
10: the latest development of the manned spaceship was_____ to the media yesterday and make
all of us excited.
A: released B: relieved C: removed D: relaxed
11: masked robbers____ a branch of the bank in the southern suburbs of the city last night.
A: held back B: held over C: held up D: held off
12: after the surgery, Jerry’s wife tried to persuade him to stay loner in the hospital, but with
no _____
A: affect B: efficiency C: effect D: effort
13: my mother seems to have something on her mind and was _____ no mood to look at my
school report.
A: at B: of C: with D: in
14: he thought the painting was of little ____, so he let me have it for only ten pounds.
A: cost B: value C: price D: expense
15: some people believe that the most ______ thing in the world is time, but some believe it is
money.
A: costly B: expensive C: dear D: precious
16: ---how about camping this weekend, just for a change?
---OK, ____ you want.
A: whichever B: however C: whatever D: whoever
17: he came all the way to China for promoting friendship _____ for making money.
A: other than B: more than C: better than D: rather than
18: _____ I was studying there, I began to learn skiing.

A: whenever B: while C: what D: how
19: Do you think shopping online will ____ take the place of shopping in stores?
A: especially B: frequently C: merely D: finally
20: the boy admitted _____ the window while playing football.
A: having been broken B: to have broken C: having broken D: breaking
二fill the blanks with the words or expressions given below, changing the form where
necessary.(共10分)
benefit from, differ, challenge, ruin, belong to, favorite,,
1) Beckham is the ______ soccer player of many people in the world. So everywhere he goes, he
will cause a riot(骚动).
2) Thomas, who came to Guilin ten years ago, finds that the city ______ greatly from what it used
to be.
3) The Hope Project is aimed to help those who are too poor to go to school. Until now, many girls
________ the project.
4) Reducing the gap between the rich and the poor is one of the main _______ facing the
government.
5) When the village girl first arrived in this thing big city to look for a job, she felt she did not
___________it.
三、Reading Comprehension（共30分）
Passage 1
In recent years, larger numbers of people are living a single life, at least temporarily, for this
reason or not. However, they are often pressured to marry by their families and friends, who
regard single adults as irresponsible and unfortunate.
Ross and Bill talk about the frustrations and disagreements. Ross has quarreled with her family.
Her parents continually ask her why she doesn’t get married and have been putting pressure on
Ross to find a husband. This makes Ross angry.
Bill understands how Ross feels. He has also been upset about how his friends react to his
single life. His women friends usually find him dates even is he does not want them. They
introduce him to new people as the eligible bachelor. Sometimes Ross and Bill feel they might be
better off financially if they each found a marriage partner. They know that two people living
together and earning two salaries can afford more than a single person can. They also know about
the income tax advantage s that married couples enjoy. However, for the moment, each of them is
committed to remaining single.
Young people feel many pressures not to get married. Ross has a very good job at the bank and
there is a possibility of a promotion means a higher salary and more responsibility.
She questions whether she can combine success in business with marriage. How cam she fully
and completely take care of a wife’s duties while she can also succeed brilliantly in her office?
Both demand a great amount of time and work.
Bill, too, is hesitant about getting married because of his active social life. He has many
friends and is out with one of them almost every night. How can he ever settle down and stay
home with one person? Will he lose his friends?
At this point Ross and Bill are each trying to settle the questions of whether to get married or stay
single. After all, marriage means responsibility. Both Ross and Bill know they will reach a
decision without being pressured.

1: Ross is frustrated by her family’s _____
A: constant pressure on her to get married.
B: unwilling to accept Bill into the family.
C: ignorance of her career potential.
D: all of the above.
2: Bill understands _____
A: his friends’ attitudes.
B: the feeling of being pressured.
C: that a single person does better financially.
D: that he is better of settling down with one person.
3：Both Bill and Ross ______
A: will probably live together.
B: will come to a decision together.
C: are trying to decide whether or not to get married.
D: are ignoring their friends’ advice.
4: the sentence “they might be better off financially if they each found a marriage partner.” Can be
best replaced by____
A: married couples usually enjoy more luxuries.
B: married coupes may enjoy better tax advantage.
C: married couples can afford more than a single person.
D: both A and B.
5：Bill and Ross both feel the pressure placed upon them by ____
A: close relatives. B: friends who find them dates
C: employers who want to hire only married persons.
D: people who are close to them.
Passage 2
No longer do American families live by the rule that “father’s word is law”. Today’s family
tries to be democratic, to give family members some voice in decision- making. Of course, this
approach is not always possible, but when parents must make the decision, it is usually a joint one.
This democratic approach to family life does not prevent all family quarrels. Americans have
familiar phrases to describe various types of family arguments. First there is the battle of the sexes,
when husband and wife fight for control of the family. Then there is sibling (兄弟姐妹) rivalry (对
抗)， competition and jealousy between brothers and sisters. Americans also speak of generation
gap, which makes it difficult for parents for the attitudes and behavior of their children and vice
versa (反之亦然)。Married people often have in-law problems, especially when older parents try
to control the lives of their married children. But despite all these common family quarrels, family
members usually get special consideration just because they are family. Americans often give
reason for special treatment of relatives by quoting the expression “blood is thicker than water”.
According to the passage, in modern American families_____.
A: generation gap no longer exists
B: parents often make decisions together
C: children usually make their decisions without asking their parents.
D: democratic family causes competition and jealousy between family members.
2) The passage mainly deal with_____

A: the way to settle family quarrels
B: the way to overcome generation gap
C: the attitudes towards married children
D: problems in a democratic family
3) The word “phrases” in the second paragraph can be replaced by ____
A: sentences B: quotations C: expressions D: structures
4) We can learn from the passage that____
A: Americans think that relatives are less important
B: father was once the controlling person in American families
C: children can easily understand their parents
D: married people often break laws
5) The democratic way to family life____
A: prevents all family conflicts
B: couldn’t stop all family quarrels
C: makes everyone in the family happy
D: has not any influence
Passage 3:
Uncle Harold is a change man. For years he has bored Aunt Grace with his expressions of
regret at missing opportunities, particularly bargains he has filed to take advantage of. “You
remember that old chest,” he would say to her, “I wish I’d bought it. It would have been worth
twice as much now.” aunt Grace’s usual answer was a sigh, though it was never cleat whether she
was agreeing with her husband’s sense of loss, or whether she was silently saying, “I wish you
would stop going on what might have been.” However, Uncle Harold clearly suffered a change of
heart last month. He returned from a furniture sale where he had bought nearly everything in sight.
“I realize,” he told Aunt Grace, “how often I’ve regretted not receiving a bargain when I saw one.
So now I’ve taken a bold step.” He showed her a Victorian sofa, a rocking chair, a stuffed bird in a
glass case, a damaged coffee table, and three vases. She sighed.
For the past weeks Uncle Harold has been moving around the house muttering, “I wish I’d
never seen that sofa”, “if only I hadn’t bought that coffee table”, and “had I know that damned
bird was going to be watching me??” Perhaps he isn’t a changed man, after all. Certainly Aunt
Grace sighs as much as ever.
Complete the following incomplete statements according to passage 3.
1) Uncle Harold liked to buy__________________ _______________________________
______________ __________________________________________________ ______
2) If he didn’t buy them, he would_____________________________________________
______________________________________________ ___________________________
3) After buying a lot of bargains, Uncle Harold felt ________________________________
_____________ __________________________________________________ __________
4) Aunt Grace sighs because _________________________________________________.
______________________________________________ ___________________________
5) The author says Uncle Harold isn’t a changed man because ______________________
_______________________ __________________________________________________
四、Translate the following into English.（共15分）
1为了让爱情永驻，夫妻之间要学会相互欣赏（appreciate）

__ __________________________________________________ _____________________
________________________ _________________________________________________
2尽管约翰和汤姆都爱好体育，但是他们在性格上却没有什么共同之处。（have??in
common）
__________________________________ _______________________________________
______ __________________________________________________ _________________
3越来越多中国人认识到吸烟的危害性，因此他们赞成在公共场合禁止吸烟。（in favor of）
__________________________________________ _______________________________
______________ __________________________________________________ _________
4格言“look before you leap”的意思是人们在采取行动前要仔细考虑。（take action）
_________ __________________________________________________ ______________
_______________________________ __________________________________________
5对某些人来说，金钱就是一切；而对另一些人来说金钱却是罪恶的根源。（everything）
______________________________________________ ___________________________
__________________ __________________________________________________ _____
五、Writing (15分)

请你根据以下提示，结合生活 中的一个实例，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈微笑的作用。(120
单词左右)
The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile. A smile can help us
get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers. A smile can open doors and
tear down walls.