【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 is tried to flee the country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had 中國(guó)石油大學(xué)（華東） 《大學(xué)英語(yǔ) 3》綜合復(fù)習(xí)資料 6 her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. 1. What’s this passage about? A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. D. Europe. 2. Which did not happen in 1789? A. The French Revolution broke out. B. The national economy was developing rapidly. C. The government wasn’t well run. D. King Louis XIV was in power. 3. Where were the political prisoners kept? A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille. 4. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean? A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended. 5. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? A. July 14 has bee the French National Day. B. It brought some impact on the other European Kings. C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed. D. The king tried to control the national parliament. Passage 6 Sixteenyearold Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales（稱(chēng)） . Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn’t lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage. “What’s wrong with this girl?” He said, “Why doesn’t she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in first. He was in a hurry to get a good seat. Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can’t you give me a hand with my luggage?” The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. 1. Maria’s story happened ________. A. when she was leaving America B. on her way back to Santo Domingo C. before she left the USA D. when she arrived at the airport 2. You believer that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _______ at the airport. A. help carry people’s luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggage C. check people’s luggage D. take care of people’s luggage 3. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _______. 中國(guó)石油大學(xué)（華東） 《大學(xué)英語(yǔ) 3》綜合復(fù)習(xí)資料 7 A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry 4. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _______. A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man C. sorry for Maria’s manners D. sorry for the man’s manners 5. The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _________. A. she was young but behaved properly B. she would not have left home alone C. everyone around her was wrong D. it was not good that nobody offered to help her Passage 7 Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to municate knowledge. How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1990 the world’s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries. Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very monly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of year. Parchment was very strong。 it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. 1. What’s the meaning for the word “parchment”? ____________ A. The skin of young animals. B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals. C. The paper used by European countries. D. The paper of Egypt. 2. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? ____________ A. More jobs could be provided than before. B. More people could be educated than before. C. More books could be printed and distributed. D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge. 3. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? ____________ A. Around 1400. B. Around 1900. C. Around 400. D. Around 900. 4. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? ____________ A. China B. Sweden C. Egypt D. Japan 5. What is the main idea of this short talk? ____________ A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays. B. Paper enables people to receive