新概念第三册自学导读 Lessons3

Exercises练习

A  Complete the following making a sentence out of each:

1  She happened ______ .

2  It happened ______ .

3  Tell me what ______ .

4  If you happen ______ .

B  Use the words storey, story, worship, and warship in sentences of your own.

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension理解

1  The interesting discovery made by the archaeologists was ______ .

a．that the city had once been prosperous

b． that the temple had been used as a place of worship

c． they found the fifteen statues had been painted

d． that they were not the first to have found the head of the goddess

2  The city‘enjoyed a high level of civilization’. This is confirmed by the fact that ______ .

a． some of the houses were built only one storey high

b． a great number of fragments were found in the temple

c． the city had been built on clay

d． advanced techniques had been employed in building and decorating

3  In seeking to establish the identity of the reconstructed statue, the archaeologists ______ .

a． tried to determine which goddess it represented

b． pieced together the fragments they found

c． discovered that it was more modern than any of the other statues

d． wondered whether it belonged to the fifth or the fifteenth century

Structure结构

4  The city had once known ______ . (11. 4-5)

a．a prosperity

b．the prosperous

c．the prosperity

d．prosperity

5  The temple ______ used as a place of worship since Roman times. (11. 9-10)

a． was

b． has not been

c． had been

d． was not

6  They found ______ that the goddess turned out to be…(11. 14-15)

a． surprisingly

b． with surprise

c． to their surprise

d． a surprise

7  ______ being very old,  she was very graceful. (11. 16-17)

a． Although

b． In spite of

c． Even

d． Even though

8  So far, the archaeologists ______ to discover her identity. (1. 17)

a． have been impossible

b． have not been able

c． cannot have been

d． could not

Vocabulary词汇

9  In the most ______ room of the temple…(1. 10)

a．holy

b．religious

c．frightening

d．colourful

10  The head was carefully preserved. It was ______ . (1. 13)

a．well done

b．conserved

c．maintained

d．in good condition

11  The goddess ______ to be a very modern-looking woman. (1. 15)

a．appeared

b．proved

c．resolved

d．changed

12  But, ______ the archaeologists have been unable…(1. 17)

a． beforehand

b． until now

c． for a long time

d．at this distance