出自:信阳师范学院大学英语3
It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relations; how many he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactly how much the tax is. There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount. One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the government something. He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door. Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explained tha ttoo much had been paid, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.(本题5.0分)
1.(单选题)According to the passage, to decide the exact amount of tax to be paid is __________.(本题1.0分)
A.simple
B.easy
C. difficult
D.interesting
.(单选题)It is mentioned in the passage, that one has to pay tax according to __________.(本题1.0分)
A.how much education one has received
B.whether one is single or married
C.how old one’s children are
D.where one lives
If Dakota Access Pipeline (输油管道) completed, it will carry nearly half a million barrels of oil across four states every day. Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), a Texas-based company behind the $3. 8 billion project hopes to finish construction this year. But the Standing Rock Sioux, an American Indian tribe (部落), is determined to stop the 1,172-mile pipeline from being built. Both sides show no signs of backing down. The Dakota Access Pipeline was announced in 2014. A section of it will run near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. A reservation is an area of land set aside for American Indians. The tribe says the construction threatens to destroy historical areas and ancient burial sites. They also say the pipeline could pollute their main water source, the Missouri River. In April, the Standing Rock Sioux began a protest against the project. They camped at the construction site. Since then, thousands of people, including people from other American Indian tribes, have traveled to the side to join the protest.Twenty-eight people have been arrested since then and charged with interfering with the pipeline construction. (本题5.0分)
1.(单选题) Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? ( )(本题1.0分)
A. The Dakota Access Pipeline will create more markets for oil and gas.
B.The Dakota Access Pipeline will create many job opportunities.
C.American Indians oppose the construction of an oil pipeline.
D.American Indians fight for equal voting rights.
(单选题) ETP hopes to finish this project in _____. ( )(本题1.0分)
A. 2016
B.2017
C.2018
D.2019
.(单选题) Why do American Indians protect against the construction of this pipeline? ( )(本题1.0分)
A. Because it will cost up to $3.8 billion.
B.Because it threatens the region’s water supply.
C.Because it will make many people lose their jobs.
D.Because it will force many people to leave their homes.
According to the passage, the workers can _____ in case of pipeline leaks. ( )(本题1.0分)
A.report to the local government
B. ask people to leave the leak affected areas
C.call 911
D. close valves
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? ( )(本题1.0分)
A. This pipeline will cross four states.
B.This pipeline is 1,172 miles long.
C.All the protesters are from the Standing Rock Sioux.
D.Neither sides of the dispute is willing to compromise.
完形填空 The United States is well-known for its network of major highways 31 to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 32 these wide modern roads are generally 33 and well maintained with few sharp curves and many straight 34 , a direct route is not always the most 35 one. Large highways often pass by scenic areas and interesting small towns. 36 , these highways generally 37 large urban centers which means that they become crowded 38 heavy traffic during rush hours, 39 the fast direct way becomes a very slow route. However, there is 40 always another route to take 41 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 42 new “super-highways”, there are often older, 43 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 44 of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads 45 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 46 , or down frightening hillsides to towns 47 in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 48 the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver way may have a 49 to get a fresh, clean 50 of the world.(本题5.0分)
1.(单选题)31.( )(本题0.5分)
A.designing
B.designed
C.looking
D.looked
2.(单选题)32()(本题0.5分)
A.Although
B. Since
C.Because
D.Therefore
答案:A.
解析:无.
3.(单选题)33()(本题0.5分)
A.stable
B.splendid
C.complicated
D.smooth
答案:D.
解析:无.
4.(单选题)34()(本题0.5分)
A.selections
B.separations
C. series
D.sections
答案:D.
解析:无.
5.(单选题)35()(本题0.5分)
A.terrible
B.possible
C. enjoyable
D.profitable
答案:C.
解析:无.
6.(单选题)36()(本题0.5分)
A.Furthermore
B.For
C. Therefore
D.Yet
答案:A.
解析:无.
7.(单选题)37()(本题0.5分)
A.lead
B. connect
C.collect
D.communicate
答案:B.
解析:无.
8.(单选题)38()(本题0.5分)
A.in
B.for
C.with
D.on
答案:C.
解析:无.
9.(单选题)39()(本题0.5分)
A. when
B. for
C.but
D. that
答案:A.
解析:无.
10.(单选题)40()(本题0.5分)
A.yet
B.still
C.almost
D.quite
答案:C.
解析:无.
11.(单选题)41()(本题0.0分)
A.unless
B.if
C.as
D.since
答案:B.
解析:无.
12.(单选题)42()(本题0.0分)
A.relatively
B. regularly
C.respectively
D.reasonably
答案:A.
解析:无.
13.(单选题)43()(本题0.0分)
A.and
B. less
C. more
D.or
答案:B.
解析:无.
14.(单选题)44()(本题0.0分)
A.All
B.Several
C.Lots
D.Some
答案:D.
解析:无.
15.(单选题)45()(本题0.0分)
A.driving
B.crossing
C.curving
D. traveling
答案:C.
解析:无.
16.(单选题)46()(本题0.0分)
A. rocks
B.cliffs
C. roads
D.paths
答案:B.
解析:无.
17.(单选题)47()(本题0.0分)
A.lying
B.laying
C. laid
D.lied
答案:A.
解析:无.
18.(单选题)48()(本题0.0分)
A.there
B.when
C.which
D.where
答案:D.
解析:无.
19.(单选题)49()(本题0.0分)
A. space
B.period
C. chance
D.spot
答案:C.
解析:无.
20.(单选题)50()(本题0.0分)
A. view
B.variety
C. visit
D.virtue
答案:A.
All hotels do not serve the same clientele, that is, the same kind of guests. In fact, it is possible to place hotels in four broad categories. The first is the commercial hotel, which provides services essentially for transient(短暂的)visitors, many of them traveling on business. Many city hotels and diversely located motels fall into this group. The second category is resort hotels. Located in vacation areas, they often provide recreational facilitates of their own as well. The third type of hotels aim their services largely at the convention trade. Conventions are meetings usually held yearly, of various business or professional groups. Most conventions were held in large urban centers such as New York or Washington D.C, but the airplane has also made it possible for resort hotels to attract this kind of business. The fourth category is resident hotels. People who do not wish to keep house themselves can rent accommodations on a seasonal basis or even permanently in many hotels. It is very important for us to realize the necessity for cooperation and coordination among the various hotel departments. Practically every service offered required the efforts of two or more departments. To get an incoming guest from the lobby(大厅) to his freshly cleaned room involves the front office(前厅),the uniformed services, and the housekeeping(客房)department. Whether it be the serving of a single meal in the coffee shop or the handling of a large convention, the joint efforts of several departments must be coordinated(协调)to assure successful and satisfactory service to the customer. Failure on the part of any one department or any one person in that department means unsatisfactory service and a dissatisfied guest.(本题20.0分)
1.(单选题) Many city hotels and diversely located motels fall into ( ).(本题5.0分)
A.the commercial hotel
B.the conventional hotel
C.the resort hotel
D.resident hotel
答案:A.
解析:无.
2.(单选题)Most of the convention hotels are built in ( ).(本题5.0分)
A.the small towns
B.the large cities
C.the tourist resorts
D.the theme parks
答案:B.
解析:无.
3.(单选题) The departments of a hotel exclude( ).(本题5.0分)
A.the front office
B.the housekeeping
C.the security
D.the decoration
答案:D.
解析:无.
4.(单选题)The different departments of a hotel should coordination to ().(本题5.0分)
A.sell a meeting
B.arrange for a luncheon
C.serve the guests
D.recruit the professionals
答案:D.
解析:无.