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《新概念英语》Book3（A）卷

a(n),mark“X”:(1X10=10%)

___1___CustomsOfficersarequitetolerantthedays,buttheycanstillstopyou

whenyouaregoingthrough___2___GreenChannelandhavenothingtodeclare.

Even___3___reallyhonestpeopleareoftenmadetofeelguilty.___4___hardened

professionalsmuggler,on___5___otherhand,isnevertroubledbysuch___6___

feelings,evenifhehas___7___fivehundredgoldwatcheshiddeninhissuitca.

WhenIreturnedfrom___8___abroadrecently,___9___particularlyofficiousyoung

CustomsOfficerclearlyregardedmeas___10___smuggler.

thecorrectprepositionsoradverbs:(1X10=10%)

whoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas“white-collarworkers”

_____thesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.

aspromptedtothepostof

e_____statuscertainlyhasgivenasurpritoallhisfriends.

sofnewspapersandmagazinesoftenprovidetheirreaders_____

unimportantfactsandstatistics.

kofEnglandhasaspecialteamtodeal_____accidentallydamaged

banknotes.

ousmonasteryofStBernardliesaboutamile_____.

tsremainsuspicious_____humansalltheirlives.

’sabilitytosurvivefallsisbad_____thefactthatcatshaveninelives.

manwhofellfromthestairssuffered_____abrokentooth.

thegoldringontheroad,thegirl’sfacelighted_____.

10.“Didyougoouttoplaycomputergames?”motherasked,lookingtheboy_____

theeyes.

ecorrectforms,tens,orvoicesoftheverbsinparenthes:

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Ourvicar___1___(alwaysrai)moneyforonecauoranother,buthe___2___(never

manage)___3___(get)enoughmoney___4___(have)thechurchclock___5___(repair).

Thebigclockwhichudto___6___(strike)thehoursdayandnight___7___(damage)

manyyearsagoand___8___(besilent)eversince.

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Onenight,however,ourvicar___9___(wakeup)withastart:theclock___10___

(strike)thehours!___11___(Look)athiswatch,he___12___(e)thatit___13___(be)

oneo’clock,butthebell___14___(strike)thirteentimesbeforeit___15___(stop).

___16___(Arm)withatorch,thevicar___17___(goup)intotheclocktower___18___

(e)what___19___(goon).Inthetorchlight,he___20___(catch)sightofthefigureof

BillWilkins,ourlocalgrocer.

thebestanswers.(Mostofthentencesaremadeupaccordingtothe

storiesinthetextbook):(1X15=15%)

t_____thatnoonethoughtthattheshiphadbeendamaged.

nthenoi

eenthenoi

atship_____sharplytoavoidadirectcollision.

timesthinkofadertisland_____asortofparadi.

4._____werescarcethereandtherewasnowater.

ntheisland

dessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.

d

_____anythingtohiswife.

barrasdandsaid

barrasd,rrasdthathedidnotsay

workersoftenreceivemuchhigher_____thanpeoplewhoworkinoffices.

dsoonbe_____.

d

9._____thefirstntence,theeditorrefudtopublishthearticle.

ead

rmedthejournalisthewouldbefiredunlesshe_____.

arsmade_____iron,thethievessmashedtheshopwindow.

thebridgewerepackedwithcars,itcouldstill_____threetimestheload.

d

dgeislocatedinaveryagreeablesituationwithtwosmallhillslying_____.

side

iceprohibitedpeople_____theexhibits.

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rchedforhimbutcouldnotfindhim_____.

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atethefollowingntencesintoChine:(2X5=10%)

asatimewhentheownersofshopsandbusinessinChicagohadtopaylarge

sumsofmoneytogangstersinreturnfor“protection”.

endedtodressupasaghostandasshehadmadehercostumethenightbefore

shewasimpatienttotryiton.

times

imagineadertislandtobeasortofparadiwherethesunalwaysshines.

reetedbyan

unpleasantsmellwhichconvincedhimthatIwastellingthetruth.

5.“Catbehavelikewell-trainedparatroopers,”sthatthefurthercats

fall,thelesstheyarelikelytoinjurethemlves.

atethefollowingntencesintoEgnlish:(2X5=10%)

1.啊，一瓶香水！你确实使我感到意外。

2．驾驶员的粗心导致这场交通事故。

3．在荒岛上，那些不幸的人们相继饿死。

4．实际上Smith夫妇有许多共同之处。

5．更有甚者，他骑着我的自行车跑掉了。

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snoproportionto

___1___sizeoftheirhous,however,some___2___largeandcommodious---fortyto

fifty___3___inlengthandtwentytothirty___4___---whileothersofthemaremere

___5___.Theentranceismadeeitherat___6___endorside,andisan___7___hole,so

lowthatonemust___8___downonone’shandsandknees___9___t

entersthe___10___butattheopening,andthough___11___clohabitationsmayafford

acomfortable___12___inbadweather,theyempoorly___13___tothehotclimate.

However,they___14___remarkablyclean,andtheirfloorsare___15___withalarge

quantityofdried___16___overwhichmatsarespreadto___17___

end___18___abenchaboutthreefeethigh,___19___whichtheirhouholdutensilsare

placed.___20___consistprincipallyofgourds,whichtheyutoholdwaterandfood.

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gcomprehension:(1X5=5%)

MostEnglishmen'sfullnamesconsistoftwoorthreenames,butsomeSpaniards'consistof

alotmore.

OnceaSpaniardandhiswifewenttoaforeigncountryintheircaranddrovearound

somethingwas

eystartedagain,itwas

reverytired,

toutoftheircarandlookedforahotelinthe

lkedaroundthevillageforaquarterofandhour,andthentheyfound

erenotanyothersinthevillage.

Therewerenolightsinthehotel,buttheSpaniardwenttothedoorandknockedatit.

Hewaitedforaminute,butnobodycametoanswerthedoor.

Heknockedagainandwaitedanotherminute,foundabell

itveraltimes,

oldmanlookedoutofthewindowandsaid,“Whatdoyouwant?”

“Goodevening,”theSpaniardsaid,“Haveyougotanyfreerooms?We’reverytied.”

Itwasverydarkinthestreet,andtheoldmansaid“Whoareyou?”

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TheSpaniardsaid,“WeareDon(Mr)RamenRobertsManuelClaudisRodriguez

RafealEduardsdeSalasandDona(Mrs)MariaConchitaDianaMarcelinaRoberta

MercedesManuleadeSalas.”

Theoldmandidnotspeakforafewconds,andthenhesaid,“Therearealotofyou.

Thisisasmallhotel,andwehaven’tgotmorethantwofreerooms.”Thenheclodthe

window.

niardandhiswifedidn’treachatownthatdaybecau_____.

rerunningoutofoil

retootiredtodrive

yhotelswerethereinthevillage?

e.

ar.

n’ttheownerofthehotelletthemin?

elhadnosparerooms.

erwasangrywiththem.

oolatetotakethemin.

erthoughtthereweremanypeopleoutside.

fthefollowingisNOTtrue?

niardknockedatthedoortwice.

dowopenedassoonastheyrangthebell.

manwasunhappywhenheopenedthewindow.

mansleptinthetoproomwhentheyknockedatthedoor.

estoryweknowthat:_____.

niardcouplewerestupidtonametheirnameslong.

niardhusbandwasstupidtogivetheirfullnamestotheownerofthe

hotel

elownerwasnotwillingtoofferhisroomstotheSpaniards

elownerdidhavetworoomstooffer,buthewasangrywiththeirfull

names

KEYTONCE(3)(A):

I.

6.X7.X8.X9.a10.a

II.

III.

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14.

IV.

1.B2.D3.A4.B5.C6.D7.D8.B9.A10.B11.A12.B13.A14.B15.D

V.

VI.

,tainlygivemeasurpri.

ver’scarelessnessledtothistrafficaccident.

ertislandthopoorpeoplestarvedtodeathoneafteranother.

,MrandMrsSmithhavealotincommon.

’smore,heranaway,ridingmybike.(Or;herodemybiketorunaway.)

VII.

1.C2.A3.C4.B5.D6.A7.A8.B9.D10.A11.B12.D13.A14.C15.B16.C17.B

18.A19.B20.C

VIII

1.A2.B3.D4.B5.B