31.The building is said-- in a fire two years ago. 

  a.to have destroyed            b.having been destroyed 
  c.to have been destroyed   d.to be destroyed 

  32.A man of words and not of deeds is -- a garden full of weeds. 

  a.just as  b.just like  c.alike  d.as if  

  33.We are both looking forward to --next week. 

  a.go on vacation               b.going on vacation 
 c.be going on vacation      d.have gone on vacation 

  34.The doctor took almost no time making the worried  patient  feel- -ease. 

  a.with  b.at   c.on  d.off 

  35.Tom isn't the tallest boy in the class, but he is  taller  than- - students. 

  a.any of the  b.some   c.any other  d.some lf the  

  36.--wins the election mill have many problems. 

  a.Who else  b.No matter who   c.Anyone  d.Whoever 

  37.The weather in Guilin-- that in San Francisco. 

  a.as same as  b.just like  c.is same  d.is similar to  

  38.The houst is much too small-- 

  a.for us to live                  b.for us to live in  
  c.that we can't live           d.that we can't live in 

  39.Decisiveness is desirable under many circumstances, but  there  aretimes when it is wise to -- 

  a.do   b.act  c.perform  d.hesitate 

  40.By 11 o'clock,he will--for four hours. 

  a.have been studying            b.will study   
  c.will be studying              d.whill have studying 
Part Two    Reading Comprehension      (40 points  40 minutes) Directions:In  this  part  there  are  four  passages. 
Each  passage  isfollowed by a number of comprehension questions. 
Read  the  pzssage  andanswer the questions. Then  blacken  the  corresponding  letter  on  theAnswer Sheet     (1) 

  Parrots( 鹦鹉 ) are becoming one of the most popular pets( 供玩赏的动物 ) in America-and for good reason.
The parrot is an extraordinary bird  thatcan be taught to talk, can be easily cared for, and can create a  livelyatmosphere 
anywhere.With the help  of  an  energetic  parrot  owner,   aparrot can develop an enormous vocabulary.In addition,
a  parrot  can  betrained to say "Pretty boy"or "Polly wants a cracker", and  it  also  canlearn to whistle or sing.No matter
 what an  owner  decides  to  teach  abird,training a parrot takes much patience,but the reward  is  a  streamof chatter.
Another reason for the parrot's popularity is that  this  petdoes not require much care.For example,even a spoiled  parrot  
does  notneed a bousesitter for the purpose of daily walks and daily  feeding. Infact ,a parrot owner may leave his or her 
pet with enough food for  fivedays and have no fear that  the  parrot  will  overeat  . Still  anotheradvantage of owning a 
parrot is its inexpensive food , including  seeds,nuts,corn,and grain-along with an apple,banana,or  carrot. Perhaps  the 
most likely reason the parrot is becoming such a well-liked pet is  thatit is a combination of tameness and  wildness. 
Because  the  parrot  canlive in almost any environment,it makes a fine,tame companion  for  manypeople.In addition ,
because it can be easily trained,it is a  delihgtfulperformer.At the same time,its colorful feathers give it an air  of  themystery 
of the parrots' native home,the jungle.Thus,the  parrot, once  ahighly valued  gift  presented  to  kings  and  noble  families,
 is  nowappreciated by a growing number of people. 

  41.A parrot can be trained to do all the following but -- 

  a.talk  b.help its owner   c.sing   d.create a lively atmosphere 

  42.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the easy raising of  theparrot? 

  a.It eats very little               b.Its food is inexpensive. 

  c.It does not need a housesitter     

  d.It does not require daily  walks as dogs do .  

  43.The underlined word tameness in the passahe means-- 

  a.the quality of being brave or unafraid 

  b.the quality of being kind or warm-hearted 

  c.the quality of being uncontrollable or fierce 

  d.the quality of being gentle or trained 

  44.The word jungle probably means-- 

  a.boundless desert with very little plant life 

  b.large apartment building with pleasing surroundings 

  c.wild land overgrown with thick bushes and trees 

  d.snow-covered mountain top in very cold areas 

  45.The writer-- 

  a.likes the parrot                     b.dislikes the parrot 

  c.does not like nor dislike the parrot  d.values the parrot highly  (2) 

   Third  World  countries  often  mistakenly  decide  to  permit  rapidindustrialization.When this industrialization occurs,
many new  factoriesopen,and workers get jobs.Unfortunately.many of these new jobs  are  notpermanent.The leaders of 
an industry  want  their  factories  to  be  asproductive as possible,and they will do anything to achieve  that  goal.Whenever 
they can ,they take advantage of automation,which  means  thatworkers aer replaced by a more efficient machine.As a  
result, a  workertrained for a specific factory job becomes unemployed, and  the  profitsof the factory owners are maximized. 

  Many experts in  Third  World  economics  are  concerned  about  rapidindustrialization because  it  brings  problems  as  
well  as  progress.Citizens of these countries need jobs that will last,not jobs that  aretemporary.In the opinion of these 
economists,the leaders of Third  Worldcountries should be aware of the dangers as well as  the  advantages  ofrapid 
industrialization. 

  46.The rapid industrialization in Third World countries could mean-- 

  a.more progress to the state     b.more profits to the factory owners 

  c.more problems to the government    d.all of the above 

  47.Of the following four points,which one do leaders  of  an  industryconsider first? 

  a.More jobs for the workers    b.Rapid developmem In all the fields 

  c.Better pay for the workers   d.Highest productivity 

  48.According to the passage,automation coull lead to -- 

  a.more jobs and therefor more pay 

  b.fewer machines and therefore more workers 

  c.more machines and therefore fewer workers 

  d.fiwer machines and therefore more progress 

  49.The author wrote the passage in order to-- 

  a.tell us an interesting story      b.reveal a fact  

  c.tell us the disadvantages of automation 

  d.give a warning to some Third World countries 

  50.In the sentence"Citizens of these countries  need  jobs  that  willlast",the word "last"means"--" 

  a.follow all the rest  b.go on  c.become late  d.be most recent   (3) 

  Perhaps the  world's  most  pressing  problem  is  shortage  of  food,particularly of foods rich in proteins( 蛋白质 )Traditional  sources  ofproteins are meat,fish,eggs and dairy  products. Cereals(  谷类 ) such  aswheat and rice contain protein but in much smaller amounts. 

    Most  protein  in  underdeveloped  countries  comes  from   cereals.Australians eat about 60 grams of protein a day;
the average  Indian  islucky if he gets10 grams. 

  In a place like India,the protein is not distributed evenly. Children,who need it most,often get the least.This causes serious 
malnutrition(营养不良)which  results  in  underdeveloped   bodies.  The   brzin   isparticularly affected so that children,
if they  survive(  活下来 ) , oftengrow into mentally retarded( 迟钝 )adults. 

  Studies have shown that about half a hectare( 公顷 )of  land  is  neededper head of population to provide a minimum 
adequate diet(  适合的饮食 ) .Australia at present farms almost one hectare per head of population. 

  The world has 3200 million hectares of  land  available  for  farming.Simple arithmetic shows that this can  support  a  
population  of  1600million people.Even if we farm with  four  times  the  efficiency, therewill still be many starving people 
by the year 2000 when the duced is used to feed cattle, poultry  and  pigs. For  example  , it  isestimated that a bullock(小
公牛 )needs to consume 20 kilograms  of  grainto produce only one kilogram of beef. 

  51.The passage mainly focuses on -- 

  a.sources of protein            b.overpopulation 

  c.shortage of food              d.malnutrition in Indian children 

  52.The second and the third paragraphs tell us -- 

  a.cereals are rich in protein 

  b.some Indian children suffer from malnutrition 

  c.children need little protein in India  

  d.Australians' daily diet lacks protein 

  53.Which of the following is NOT  mentioned  in  the  fourth  and  thefifth paragraphs? 

  a.Ways to improve farming efficiency. 

  b.World land available for farming. 

  c.Farming in Australia at present. 

  d.World population. 

  54. Judging  from  the  content, "is  accentrated  by  "in  the  sixthparahraph can best be replaced by -- 

  a."is solved by "              b "is improved by " 

  c."is examined by "            d."is worsened by " 

  55.From the last two paragraphs ,we learn that-- 

  a.Australia is short of food 

  b.the average Australian eats less than he needs 

  c.developed countries are not economical with food  

  d.animal-feeding needs little food (4)  转贴于：大学英语三级考试_考试大

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