新概念第三册自学导读 Lessons8

Exercise练习

Supply the missing words in the following sentences:

1  Now that he's grown up, he does ______ ever he pleases.

2  ______ ever I telephone, the line's engaged.

3  ______ ever told you that, didn't know what he was talking about.

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Comprehension

1  St. Bernard dogs are best known for ______ .

a．being a great summer tourist attraction

b．having saved people's lives before the new tunnel was built

c．being able to search people out who have been trapped in the snow

d．the freedom they have to wander about in the winter

2  What is the main advantage of the new tunnel?

a．It prevents people from endangering their lives by climbing the Pass.

b．It brings thousands of tourists to the monastery each summer.

c．It provides a fast and safe communication across the Swiss-Italian border.

d．It brings the St. Bernard monks into greater contact with the world.

3  In what way does life at the St. Bernard monastery differ in winter?

a．The great number of visitors must come to the monastery on skis.

b．The dogs are free to save the lives of people lost in the snow.

c．The monks are more welcoming to their visitors.

d．The monks can pursue their occupation relatively undisturbed.

Structure结构

4  The highest mountain pass in Europe is ______ . . . (11. 1-2)

a．of 2, 473  metres

b．at 2, 473  metres high

c．high 2, 473  metres

d．2, 473  metres high

5  ---- a few people who are ______ to cross the Pass on foot. (11. 9-10)

a．rash enough

b．so rash

c．too rash (d)very rash

6  ______ so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in an enclosure. (1. 12)

a．With

b．Being

c．Because

d．Having

7  The monks let ______  outside their enclosure. (1. 15)

a．them to wander

b．to them wandering.

c．them wander

d．them wandering

8  Parties of skiers ______  the monastery in winter. (11. 15-16)

a．visit to

b．are visiting at

c．visit

d．are visitingVocabulary词汇

9  The great St. Bernard Pass lies ______  Switzerland and Italy. (1. 1)

a．within

b．between

c．about 

d．along

10  The dogs are sent out into the snow a traveller is in difficulty. (11. 8-9)

a．if ever

b．in case

c．all the time 

d．while

11  Thousands of people ______ over the Pass. (11. 11-12)

a．trip

b．voyage

c．conduct

d．drive

12  They are allowed to ______ outside their enclosure. (1. 15)

a．graze

b．drift

c．roam

d．wonder