北邮大学英语3第一阶段作业

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共50.0分）

1. Americans with small families own a small car or a large

one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When

the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a

van(住房汽车)

A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold

six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily,

so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go

on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.

Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This

made them sell a second car and buy a van. The sixth and seventh

seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry

many suitcases when they travel.

Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for

holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the

seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks.

All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they

are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very

popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

1. From the passage, a motor home is also called ______.

A. a motor car B. a motorbike C. a big truck D. a van

2. A family owns a motor home usually with ______.

A. more than two children B. interest in vans

C. a baby D. much money

3. Americans with a small family and with two parents working

usually have ______.

A. a car B. two cars C. two vans D. a van

4. What is the main use of motor homes for Americans?

A. to do some shopping with all the family members

B. to drive their children to school every day

C. to travel with all the family members for holidays

D. to visit their grandparents at weekends

5. The reason why motor homes have become popular is that _______.

A. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for

their holidays

B. they can take people to another city when people are free

C. big families can put more things in motor homes

D. some people think motor homes are cheep

1. 1. From the passage, a motor home is also called ______.

A. a motor car

B. a motorbike

C. a big truck

D. a van

2. 2. A family owns a motor home usually with ______.

A. more than two children

B. interest in vans

C. a baby

D. much money

3. 3. Americans with a small family and with two parents working

usually have ______.

A. a car

B. two cars

C. two vans

D. a van

4. 4. What is the main use of motor homes for Americans?

A. to do some shopping with all the family members

B. to drive their children to school every day

C. to travel with all the family members for holidays

D. to visit their grandparents at weekends

5. 5. The reason why motor homes have become popular is that

_______.

A. they can let families have a happier life when they go

out for their holidays

B. they can take people to another city when people are

free

C. big families can put more things in motor homes

D. some people think motor homes are cheep

试题分值：50.0

得分：[10, 10, 10, 10, 10]

提示：1. 细节题。本题问“根据文章，一个房车也被称作______。”答案在

最后一段的第一句，该句指出美国人把“van”称作为带马达的家。据此

可知答案是D。

2. 细节题。本题问“如果一个家庭买了

一辆房车，那么这个家庭______。”答案

在第二段的前两句，这两句大意是“一辆

小轿车可以坐四个人；一辆大轿车可以

坐六个人，不过会非常拥挤。一辆房车

可以轻松容纳7个人，所以一个有三个

孩子的家庭可以邀请祖父母一起开车度

假了”。据此可知答案是A（有两个以上

的孩子）。

3. 细节题。本题问“美国小家庭中如果父母都工作，则这样的家庭

会有______。”答案在第一段的第二句，该句大意是“如果父母都上班，

则他们会买两辆车”。据此可知答案是B。

4. 细节题。本题问“对美国人来说，房车的主要用途是什么？”答

案在最后一段的第二句，该句大意是“房车总是用来度假的”。据此可知

答案是C。

5. 细节题。本题问“房车之所以这么受欢迎是因为______。”答案

在最后一段的第三句，该句大意是“在旅行的时候，大家庭的所有成员可

以渡过一段快乐的时光”。因此答案是A。

二、单项选择题（共10道小题，共50.0分）

1. The poor police had never __________ of winning.

A. made a chance

B. took a chance

C. stood a chance

D. kept a chance

知识Choice1

点:

学生

[C;] 标准答案:

答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

C

5.0

解析：该题选C，题目大意是“可怜的警察毫无胜

诉的机会”。

stand a chance：have a prospect (of sth.)

有…希望

1. stand a

chance of winning the game有可能赢得这

场比赛

2. I think you

提示:

stand a good chance of being elected

president.我认为你极有可能当选为公司总裁。

3. Weak and lame

in one leg, he never

stood a chance

of getting the job of taxi-driver.由于

身体虚弱，并且有一条跛腿，他从未有机会得到

出租车司机的工作。

2. The sudden snowstorm during the night _________ my

decision not to leave.

A. discovered

B. inquired

C. charged

D. confirmed

知识

Choice1

点:

学生

[D;] 标准答案:

答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

D

5.0

解析：该题选D，题目大意是“夜间突如其来的暴

风雪坚定了我不走的决心”。

提示: confirm：证实，肯定，确认，坚定(

信念等 )

1. This confirms

what I suspected all along.这证实了我一

直以来的怀疑。

2. X-rays have

confirmed that he has not broken any

bones.X光片证实他没有骨折。

3. These new

statistics confirm our worst fears about

the depth of the recession.这些新的统计数据

证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。

3. The lady was expecting a baby in a__________ of months.

A. pair

B. couple

C. bunch

D. few

知识点: Choice1

学生答

[B;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

B

5.0

解析：该题选B，题目大意是“这位女士期待着

一、两个月后生个小宝贝”。

a couple of：a small number of （少数）

几个，一两个

1. I waited a

提示: couple of hours.我等了几个小时。

2. Those were a

couple of jets.那只是几架喷气飞机。

’s a

couple of vacant rooms behind the

office.在办公室后面有几间空房。

4. In the past few years my aunt ___________ enough money to buy

a house.

A. has saved up

B. has kept up

C. has set up

D. has saved aside

知识

点:

Choice1

A

5.0

学生答

[A;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

解析：该题选A，题目大意是“我的婶婶在前几

年存了足够的钱去买了一所房子”。

save up：储存起来；储蓄

1. I worked hard

to save up for a new house.我努力工作存

钱来买新房子。

2. I´m opening an account to save up for

提示: a

new car.我正要开立账户，以便存钱买辆

新车。

3. I am looking for a temporary job so

that

I can save

up some money to study abroad.我在找一

份临时的工作，以便攒上一些钱出国留学。

5.

6. If our neighbor continues to refuse to keep his dog under

control, we have to take

him to ___________.

A. solicitor

B. brush

C. prisoner

D. court

知识

点:

Choice1

D

5.0

学生答

[D;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

提示:

解析：该题选D，题目大意是“如果我们的邻居仍

然拒绝看管好他的狗，我们就不得不法庭上见

了”。

take sb. to

court：控告某人，对某人提出诉讼

1. If you don´t

pay up, I´ll take you to court. 如果你

不还清欠款, 我就到法院告你.

2. He is taken

to court for the brush with the police.

他因为与警察发生小冲突而被带上法庭。

3. You can take me to court if you want

to. There is

nothing in writing. 如果愿意你

可以起诉我, 但是没有任何书面文件.

7. I prefer to work in an ________ environment where there are good

libraries and cultural facilities.

A. urban

B. rural

C. suburb

D. area

知识

Choice2

点:

学生

答[A;]

案:

得

[5]

分:

标准答案:

试题分值:

A

5.0

解析：该题选A，题目大意是“我喜欢在都市环境

下工作，那里有一流的图书馆和文化设施”。

urban：of a town or city 城市的，都市的，

居住在城市的

1. Many people

move to urban areas to have the excitement

提

of city life.许多人搬 入城区，去享受都市激动

示:

人心的生活。

ortation,housing,and

employment are very important urban

problems.交通、住房和就业是非常重要的城市问

题。

the past

ten years or so, China’s urban population

has been increasing very

rapidly.在过去大约十年当中，中国的城市人

口一直在激增。

8.

9. I’m _________ that he is innocent in the whole affair.

A. convincing

B. believed

C. believing

D. convinced

知识点: Choice2

学生答

[D;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

D

5.0

解析：该题选D，题目大意是“我确信他在整件

事中是清白的”。

be convinced：服气；确信；信服

1. You will soon

be convinced that she is innocent.你不

久就会确信她是无罪

提示: 的。

2. His first

requirement is that we be convinced.他

第一个要求是，我们信服。

3. Ask yourself,

what else do I need to be convinced?想

想自己,我需要什么服 气?

started as an engineering student, but he ________ English

because he liked it.

A. switched off

B. switched on

C. switched on to

D. switched to

知识Choice2

点:

学生

[D;] 标准答案:

答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

D

5.0

解析：该题选D，题目大意是“汤姆开始学的是工

程学，但由于爱好而改学 英语”。

switch to：change or shift; turn转变，

转轨，改变

1. I used to

cook with electricity, but I’ve switched

to gas.我曾经用电来烧饭，但我已改用煤气。

2. As he didn’t

提示:

like the TV program, he switched to

another channel.因为他不喜 欢这个电视节目，

就转到另一个频道去了。

the demand

for tape-recorder has fallen off, the

factory has switched to the production

of color TV sets.由于磁带录音机需求下降，

工厂已改产彩色电视。

11.

running to the bus-stop, I sat down to __________.

A. out of breath

B. catch breath

C. catch my breath

D. lose my breath

知识

点:

Choice2

C

5.0

学生

[C;] 标准答案:

答案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

解析：该题选C，题目大意是“跑到公共汽车站之

后，我坐下来歇口气”。

catch one’s

提示: breath：屏住呼吸；（非正式）休息一下；歇

一口气

1. It´s ten

o´clock, let´s catch our breath.十点了,

让我们歇一下吧。

2. After

climbing to the hill top, I sat down to

catch my breath.爬到山顶之后我坐下来歇一口

气。

3. After the

day´s work, we sat down over coffee to

catch our breath.白天辛劳工 作后, 我们坐下来

喝杯咖啡, 放松一下。

__________ late writing his term paper.

A. stayed out

B. stayed away

C. stayed behind

D. stayed up

知识

点:

Choice2

D

5.0

学生答

[D;] 标准答案:

案:

得分: [5] 试题分值:

解析：该题选D，题目大意是“他晚上熬夜赶他

的学期论文”。

stay up：not go to bed until after the

usual time 不睡觉，晚睡，熬夜

1. stay up

practising typing熬夜练习打字

提示:

2. She stayed up

reading until midnight. 她看书看到半夜

才睡。

3. He stays up

reading and writing until midnight.他

每天都阅读写作到半夜为止。