大学英语三作业
第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）1.—It’sreallyagooddinner,isn’tit?—_______________________A.Yes,I’dliketogo.
B.Yes,thefoodisjustwonderful.C.I’mgladtohearthat.
D.It’sveryniceofyoutosayso.2.—I’dliketoopenanaccounthere.—_______________________
A.Yes,Madam.HowcanIhelpyou?B.Oh,yes,please.
C.Isee.Whatkindofaccount,please?D.Youcandowhateveryoulike.3.—Thankyouforthiswonderfulparty.—_______________________A.It’smypleasure.
B.No,it’snotsogoodasyousay.C.I’msogladyouenjoyit.
D.Whatdoyouthinkaboutitnow?
4.—Iwaswonderingifyou’dliketogoskating?—_______________________
A.Areyoureallyinterestedingoing?B.IoftengoskatingonSaturday.
C.I’dloveto,butI’mafraidIcan’tdoittoday.D.Don’tyoulikeit?5.—Haveaniceweekend!
—_______________________A.OfcourseIwill.B.SowillI.C.Notatall.
D.Thanks.Youtoo!
第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）
Passage1
Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasashade(遮光物againstthesun!
Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackinthe11centuryBC.
WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonourandauthority.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhigh
office.
InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.
DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.
