| 成人英语三级考试易错题（2019/2/25） |
| 第1题： A．whom B．who C．that D．which |
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| 第2题：Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs，but archaeologists (考古学家) learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don’t break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history--normally, the bacteria (细菌) in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wooD、Occasionally, things are different.In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north ofEnglanD、 A、bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police，who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder Possibly--but it was a death nearly two thousand years olD、The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion ofBritain.Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man’s stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!Why was this man so well preserved (76) {{U}}It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe fi:om the bacteria that need oxygen to live {{/U}}.Also, the water in the bog was very acidi C、The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.How did he die Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called,“Lindow Man”. (77) {{U}}His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in his life—he could have been a rich man {{/U}}. They found that he hadn’t died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods. Which of the following helped to preserve“Lindow Man” A、Ice and Iow temperature. Bacteria and oxygen. C、Soil and energy. D．Acid and water. |
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| 第3题：The students are busy ______ the examination. A．preparing for B．preparing C．to prepare D．to prepare for |
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| 第4题：I caught a ______ of the car before it disappeared around the bend. A．glance B．glimpse C．look D．see |
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| 第5题：Passage 1Question 1to 5 are based on the following passage. Looking back on my childhooD、I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made.Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed(紧抱的) flowers and insects. Unlike them ,I hand no ear for music and languages, I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetiC、Before World war I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. (76) {{U}}Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door .{{/U}} but I do have a crystal-clear memory of dogs, the farm animals , the local birds and above all ,the insects. I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil, reading about other people’s observations and discoveries .then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious minD、Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle(谜) ，because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books ,which some might honor with the title of scientific research.But curiosity ,a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist; one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A、scientist can be made . A、naturalist is born . If you can combine the two, you get the best of born worlds. The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because_____. A、he was fully occupied with observing nature B、he didn’t live very long with them C．the family was extremely large D．he was too young when he lived with them |
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