大学英语(三)-1习题及答案

大学英语（三）-1习题及答案 一、阅读理解

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely and urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry (林业) , and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing: every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan

areas (large cities with their suburbs) of more than a million people each ---- a larger proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France. The statistics (统计) of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But most and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.

402888945ea950e70 （4.0 分）1. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?

A．About 25 million.

B．More than 25 million

C．Less than 25 million

D．Less than 225 million 得分：4

402888945ea950e70 （4.0 分）2. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?

A．United States.

B．Germany.

C．France.

D．England. 得分：4

402888945ea950e70 （4.0 分）3. What’s the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage?

A．Of a large city with its suburbs.

B．Of small and large towns.

C．Of urban areas.

D．Of rural areas. 得分：4

402888945ea950e70 （4.0 分）4. According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States?

A．Most small towns become gradually crowded

B．Small towns are still similar to each other.

C． As the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.

D．Small towns are turning into large cities. 得分：4

402888945ea950e70 （4.0 分）5. Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?

A．Because they are the same.

B．Because the rush takes place too quickly.

C．Because the process is gradual.

D． Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas. 得分：4

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For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the

world’s greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations.

Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand.

There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.

402888945ea950e70 （4.0 分）6. English people _______.

A．have never discussed who is the world’s greatest dramatist

B．never discuss any issue concerning the world’s greatest dramatist

C．are sure who is the world’s greatest dramatist

D．do not care who is the world’s greatest poet and dramatist 得分：4

402888945ea950e70 （4.0 分）7. Every Englishman knows _______.

A．more or less about Shakespeare

B．Shakespeare, but only slightly