english试题及答案(大学英语3).doc

BOOK 3网上作业1 Part I Reading Comprehension( 20%) (2×10)Passage 1In ancient time the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing students for the doctor’s degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and development of modern industry. A room full of students for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an objective test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To set an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.1). In the Middle Ages students __.A. took objective tests B. were timed by electric clocks C. specialized in one subject D. seldom took written exams2). Nowadays a student working for the doctor’s degree__.A. has to take a kind of oral examination B. must ask a number of questions C. has to write a poem D. must take an advanced examination3). According to Para. 3, which of the following is true?A. Written examinations were not heard of before 1900. B. The development of modern industry resulted from the increase of population.C. A group of workers of an automobile factory are taking a written examination.D. Modern examinations are mainly set in written form and taken in a limited amount of time.4). The kind of exam where students must select answers is __.A. Personal B. Spoken C. Objective D. written5). It may be concluded that examinations _____.A. should test only opinions B. have changed since the Middle Ages C. should always be written D. are also given in factoriesPassage2One of the most-cited case histories in sociology is the study of Agnes, a biological male who had always felt that he was a female. Raised as a male up to age seventeen, Agnes then decided actually to become a woman. Agnes dressed and behaved as a woman would, became engaged to a young man, and applied to a university clinic for the sex change surgery that would complete the transformation.Medication and a series of operation could stop the production of male hormones and make Agnes look like a woman. But the hardest part of sex change was learning how to “be” a woman and to convince others that this was her true identity. What for most women is considered “natural” was for Agnes a problem in the presentation of self. Agnes learned to avoid situations, in which other might question her identity, such as all-female gatherings. She also had to construct a believable past history. In other words, Agnes quite literally manufactured a “self”.As we follow Agnes’ own story, we realize that each person constructs an identity but is usually unaware of the effort it takes. Agnes brings what is “take-for-granted” by the rest of us into the open. From this one in-depth study, then, we can learn more about the creation of a sexual identity than through any other research design. It is the perfect method for the type of question examined by ethno methodologists.6). Which of the following was NOT true of Agnes before his sex change surgery?A. He felt he was a female. B. He wanted to get married C. He hated all the men around him. D. He liked wearing women’s clothes.7). Why did Agnes have to construct her own history?A. She wanted to avoid questions about her identity.B. She liked to deceive other people.C. She felt she was not a real female yet. D. She was ashamed of her past history.8). According to the passage, what was the most difficult for the sex change?A. To find the best doctor for the surgery. B. To have a suitable living environment after the surgery.C. To be a woman physically. D. To be a woman mentally.9). Through the story of Agnes, what does the writer try to tell us?A. It is quite easy for us to perform sex change surgery today. B. It is difficult for us to be someone else.C. It is wrong to take everything for granted. D. Everyone should try to construct his unique identity.10). Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage?A. The High Cost of Sex Transformation B. Do You Want to Be a Man or a Woman?C. Agnes: the Social Co。