大学英语（二）综合测试题3
第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
1. –Oh, the box is too heavy.
  -            ?
    A. What’s in it                              B. May I have a try
C. Whose is it                              D. Can I help you to carry it
2. –Don’t take too long at the coffee shop. It’s 14:15.
  -            .
    A. I’ll think your advice over                B.I See. We have 30 minutes left   
C. That’s no problem                        D. I’m afraid so
3. –Ami, I want this report typed today.
  -            .
    A. It’ll be ready in the afternoon, sir        B. I’d like you to help me
C. I know nothing about the report            D. Leave it to tomorrow
4. –Excuse me. Is this table taken?
  -            ?
    A. We haven’t booked the dishes            B. We haven’t ordered the dishes
C. Yeah. I’m saving these seats for friends    D. Yeah. I’m stuffed
5. –Is this the motel you mentioned?
  -            ?
    A. It looks comfortable                    B. Yes, it’s as quiet as we expected
C. You’re so considerate                    D. No, the price’s reasonable
6. – I believe we’ve met somewhere before.
  – ____________.
    A. It isn’t the same                        B. It can’t be right
    C. I don’t think so                        D. I’d rather not
7. – Oh dear! I’ve just broken a window.
  – ____________.
    A. Great                                    B. Never mind
    C. That’s fine                            D. Not at all
8. – I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s.
  – ____________.
    A. Oh, that’s very nice of you                B. Certainly
    C. It’s a pleasure                            D. Oh, I’m glad to hear that
9. – Thank you ever so much for the book you gave me.
  – ____________.
    A. No thanks                            B. I’m glad you like it
    C. Yes, it is good                            D. No, it’s not so good
10. – What day is today?
  – ____________.
    A. Today is March 25th                    B. Today is Saturday
    C. Today is fine                            D. Today is cold
第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
Passage 1
We are all in a rush. We are hurrying here and there. The pressure of time characterizes life today. People are living at a breakneck speed. Fast-food restaurants, one minute bedtime stories, microwave ovens, quick freezers, instant noodles（面条）, automatic dial buttons on the telephone, the remote control of a television, emails, the Internet, all these have caused a speed-up in the pace of people’s life. These days it is possible to drive, eat, listen to the radio, watch a TV show or talk on the phone all at once, if you dare. Not long ago, for most people, listening to the radio was a single-task activity. Now it is rare for a person to listen to the radio and do nothing else. Even television has lost its command of our attention. In so many houses the TV just stays on, like a noisy light, while the life of the busy family passes back and forth in front of it.
In the technology-driven Western world, the increasing wealth and the increasing education bring a sense of tension about time. People believe that they have little time. They wish they had 48 hours a day. American culture views time as a thing to be kept and saved. Timesaving is a subject often talked about and discussed. Books with such titles as Streamlining Your Life; Take Your Time; More Hours in My Day are always bestsellers. Peo
ple have talked and wanted many ways to “save time”. But what does this concept mean? Does timesaving mean getting more done? If so, does talking on a mobile phone at the beach save time or waste it? If you can choose between a 30-minute train ride, during which you can read and a 20-minute drive, during which you cannot read, does this drive save ten minutes? Does it make sense to say driving saves ten minutes from your travel budget while removing ten minutes from your reading budget?
These questions have no answer. They depend on a concept that is ill-formed: the very idea of timesaving. Some of us say we want to save time when really we just want to do more and faster. It might be simplest to recognize that there is time and we make choices about how to spend it, how to spare it, how to use it and how to fill it.
Time is not a thing we have lost. It is not a thing we ever had. It is what we live in.
11．According to the passage, what characterizes life today is that we______.
A．are all in a rush                        B．live at a breakneck speed
C．save a lot of time                    D．feel time is pressing
12．In the sentence “These days it is possible to drive, eat, listen to the radio, watch a TV show or talk on the phone all at once…” ，the phrase “all at once” means all______.
A．immediately                            B．at the same time
C．quickly                                D．instantly
13．The author believes that the increasing wealth and the increasing education bring a sense of tension______.
A．about time                            B．among people
C．with more things to do                D．both A and B
14．The author______ the American idea that time is a thing that can be kept and saved.
A．believes in                            B．does not believe
C．is doubtful about                        D．is certain about
15．The best title for this passage is______.
A．Can We Save Time                    B．less is more大学英语课件What Is Time?
C．The Idea of Timesaving                D．The Importance of Timesaving
Passage 2
Telecommuting(远程办公)
It’s 8.30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write…… Wait a minute! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter --- he works at home, communicating with the workplace though the Internet.