5月浙江省大学英语三级考试试卷

1、2005 年 1 月浙江省大学英语三级考试试卷C) To make a phone call.1 / 7Part I Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. You will hear the conversation and the question only once. After

2、 each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you will read the four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the best answer.1. A) At home.B) In a restaurantC) In a department store.D) In a factory.2 .A) Because shesin t interested in the cla.ssB) Because she is afraid of the teach

3、er.C) Because she prefers reading outside.D) Because she doesn t want to interrupt the. class3 .A) She is seriously ill.B) She doesn t feel w.ellC) She is afraid of Car driving.D) She wouldn t like any drin.ks4 .A) A clerk.B) An assistant.C) A customer.D) A passenger.5 .A) It s windy.B) It s cold.C)

4、 It s warm.D) It s rainy.6 .A) As a friend.B) As her daughter.C) As a wild cat.D) As her mother.7 .A) The man should ask someone else.8 ) She doesn t have time to help .him9 ) The man should try to do it on his own.10 She s afraid she can t be of mupc.h hel8. A) To wait for her turn.B) To fill in an

5、 application form.D) To change her number.9. A) A speech on television. B) An article in the newspaper.C) A meeting with the president. D) A conversation on the phone.10. A) His house needs painting. B) He broke his ladder.C) He spilled some paint. D) His window is broken.Section BDirections:In this

6、 section, you will hear 3 short passages. The passages will be readtwice. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions, which will be read only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are ba

7、sed on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They are all very successful.B) They only perform at night.C) Their popularity lasts for many years.D) They appear and disappear very soon.12. A) Because he looks after their money.B) Because he pays for their clothes.C) Because he is important to them.D

8、) Because he writes a11 the songs.13. A) Pop-stars are rather poor.B) Pop-stars have quite a hard life.C) Pop-stars are all very rich.D) Pop-stars spend a lot of money on clothesPassage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard1. 4. A) It is thelargest state in the US.B) It

9、is the coldest state in the US.C) It is the northernmost state in the US.D) It is the state with the least sunshine in the US.15. A) To give free land.B) To provide free housingC) To offer generous reward.D) To give financial aid.16. A) May and June.B) June and July.C) July and August.D) January and

10、 June.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Middle school students.B) University students.C) Elderly people living alone.D) The middle-aged.18. A) It s not normal.B) It s nothing serious.C) It s understandable.D) It s permanent.19. A) They could not adap

11、t themselves to the new environment.B) They missed their parents and old friends very much.C) They were afraid of their teachers and classmates.D) They were too proud to make friends with others.20. A) More than 13 percent. B) More than 18 percentC) More than 25 percent. D) More than 50 percentPart

12、n VocabularyDirectionsThere are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.21. The teach

13、er lost his when the monitor told him that six students were absent.A) mindB) temptationC) senseD) temper22. Tve been so busy recently that I dort know who has been the US president.A) electedB) singled outC) chosenD) picked up23. What a pity!There are no tickets for the coming concert.A) approachab

14、leB) advisableC) accessibleD) available24. She was so in reading the novel that she didn' t hear the bell ringingA) concentrated B) absorbed C) attracted D) drawn25. When I saw these old photos, I couldn't help what had happened ten yearsbefore.A) reminding B) recallingC) recognizing D) rese

15、rving26. The company has promised to no efforts on the cooperation with us.A) spareB) saveC) shareD) make27.1, it looked simple. But, in fact, it was rather complicated.A) FirstlyB) At first sightC) To begin with D) From the beginning28. It was not a grand occasion, so we were allowed to wear clothe

16、s.A) formal B) casual2/7C) simple D) plain29. Movies, sports and music are forms of. They help us relax.A) entertainmentB) advertisementC) commitmentD) agreement30. It was the technician s carelessness thatthe accident.A) put off B) brought inC) led into D) resulted in31. Yesterday I bought a new ti

17、e tothis green shirt.A) go afterB) go withC) go onD) go by32. The cat was playing with a(n) mouse.A) aliveB) liveC) livingD) lively33. It isof Jane to often forget where she puts her things.A) typicalB) individualC) peculiarD) particular34. Mum tookof the fine weather to do washing on Saturday morni

18、ng.A) chance B) advantageC) effectD) interest35. The patient felt much better, so the doctorhim to take a holiday by the sea.A) suggestedB) consideredC) advised D) accepted36. Try some of the cake. Iit especially for you.A) bakedB) cookedC) friedD) boiled37. The teacher told the students that they s

19、hould review their lessons atintervals.A) properB) regularC) adequateD) moderate38. Be. You can t expect such a small child to do all the work on his own.A) honestB) seriousC) logicalD) reasonable39. You have to buy some new shoes as these are.A) worn out B) broken downC) used up D) sold out40. Beca

20、use this picture is not genuine, it is completely.A) priceless B) worthlessC) valuable D) invaluablePartn StructureDirections: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentencethere are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. The

21、n mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. By no meanspossible for me to attend the party tonight.A) it is B) is itC) should it D) it should42. Marys handbag with three credit cards and two thousand dollarswhen shewas on the train.A) was stolenB) we

22、re stolenC) has stolen D) have been stolen43. Human beings are superior to animals they can use language as a tool tocommunicate.A) in whichB) in thatC) for whichD) for that44. Your mobile phone needs. Yo ud better have it done tomorrow.A) repairedB) to repairC) repairingD) being repaired45. By the

23、end of this term， we surelythe first eight units.A) have finished B) had finishedC) will be finishing D) will have finished46. How many hours you spend in learning Englishhow well you can learn it.A) decideB) decidesC) decidingD) to decide47. It s raining heavily. I d rather yo_uto meet me.A) d ont

24、comeB) did not comeC) won t comDe) not come48. They were all very tired, butof them would stop to take a rest.A) anyB) noneC) someD) neither49. Television is another major means of communication, us to see as wellasthe performers.A) permitting ； to hear B) permitting； hearingC) to permit； tohearD) t

25、o permit； hearing50. The heavy rain, the students went on planting trees.A) had stoppedB) stoppedC) having stoppedD) being stopped51. yesterdayIlearned that the famous scholar would give a lecture on ITindustry.A) It was not until ； when B) It was until ； thatC) It was not until； that D) It was unti

26、l； then52. Whenever a pupil makes a mistake， teachers should show him how to correct itpunish him.A) other thanB) rather thanC) sooner thanD) or rather53. They said I shouldn t hav e done that to help. ButIdon t regretwhathIoughtwas right.A) to doB) to have doneC) having done D) being done54. The lo

27、cal government accepted theproposal put forward at the conferencethepublic transportation be improved.A) for B) whichC) thatD) how55. the introduction to the film， I had no desire to go to the cinema.A) ReadingB) Having readC) Read D) To have read56. Would you belose the window for me， please?A) So

28、kind to B) kind as toC) So kind as to D) kind enough57. side of the street is lined with all kinds of flowers.A) Both B) NeitherC) Each D) Either58. Sorry， Mr. Brown is out， and I have no idea.A) where he has been B) where he has goneC) he has been where D) he has gone where59. Whenwhy he was absent

29、 last tim，e he just stared at me and said nothing.A) asked B) to be askedC) asking D) was asked60. We had to wait for a long time to get our visas, ?A) didn t we B) did weC) hadn t we)Dshouldn t wePart IV Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 3 passagesin this part. Each passageis followed by s

30、ome questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passa

31、ge:In some countries as many as nine out of ten adults read at least one newspaper a day. Seen in purely business term，s few products can ever have been so successful in reaching as much of their market. Why do so many people read newspapers?There are five basic functions of a newspaper： to inform ，

32、 to comment， to persuade， to instruct and to entertain. You may well think that this list of functions is in order of importance but， if so， you would not be in agreement with the majority of the reading public. Of the two broad categories of newspape， rthe popular and the quality， the former has a

33、readership of mil lions， while the latter， only hundreds of thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely designed for entertainment. They contain a lot of comment and persuasive language. The quality newspapers put a much higher value on information and a much lower one on entertainment.It is not

34、only in content that the two kinds of paper differ. There is a difference ， too， in the style in which the articles are written. The popular papers generally use more dramatic language with a lot of word. play. Their reporters tend to use shorter sentences and avoid less well known vocabulary. This

35、means that popular newspapersare easier for a native speaker to understand' though probably not for a non-native speaker.In order to decide whether a newspaper is a quality or a popular one it is not even necessary to read it since you can tell simply by the way it looks. Popular papers are gene

36、rally smaller with fewer and shorter articles. But they have bigger headlines and more photographs61. Out of 500， adults read a newspaper every day according to the passage.A) 400B) 425C) 450D) 47562. How doesthe writer describe a popular newspaper?A) It carries many articles and few photographs.B)

37、It is intended to educate people.C) It contains a lot of information.D) It aims at entertaining people.63. Which of the following words could be used in place of“ categor2ie?s ” in ParA) forms. B) types.C) texts. D) parts.64. Who tend to read a quality newspaper more often?A) Politicians. B) Foreign

38、 visitors.C) Sports fans. D) Housewives.65. What does the last paragraph tell US about the two kinds of newspaper?A) Their difference in appearance and volume.B) Their difference in the information given.C) Their difference in readership and price.D) Their difference in the language used.Passage Two

39、Questions 66 to 70 arc based on the following passa“geI:t hurts me more than you，”and“ Thisis for your own good. ” Theseare the statementsmy mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin,clean my room， stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education

40、in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in sch001. The schools and educators made it easy on us,They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. Westopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators， turned on the

41、television, left the teaching to teachers and went on vacation.Now, teachers， faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past15 years， are realizing we ve made a terrible m. iOstnaekesuch teacher is Sharon Klompus， who says of her students-“-so passive -”-and wonders what

42、 happened. Nothing was demanded of them， she believes. Television， says Klompus， contributes to children s pas.si“vitWy e re not training kids to work any more， ” says Klompu.s “ We relktain g about a generation of kids who ve never been hu.rtTohrehyuhnagvrey 1earned somebody will always do it for t

43、hem.Instead of saying go look， ityouup tell 6 / 7them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid."Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work.lt s time to take the car away to turn the TV off, to tell them it hur

44、ts you more than them , but it ' s for their owgood. It ' time to start telling them no again.66. In the permissive period, parents were told.A) to leave their children aloneB) to go on vacation without their childrenC) to encourage their children to work hardD) to help their children with t

45、heir school work67. How does Sharon Klompus describe her students?A) They like to work out problems themselves.B) It is easy for them to get hurt and angry.C) They often make s川y mistakes.D) They are lazy and spoiled.68. Which of the following is NOT true of the situation in the past 1 5 years?A) Ch

46、ildren have been allowed to watch television as they like.B) Children have been forbidden to develop themselves.C) Children have been allowed to use cars.D) Children may or may not do homework.69. What does the writer want to tell parents?A) They should set a good example for their kids.B) Kids shou

47、ld have more activities at school.C) They should be stricter with their kids.D) Kids should be pleased at home.70. What would the writer say now about her mother?A) She was hardworking and devoted.B) She was not nice and kind.C) She was lazy and careless.D) She was right and wise.7/Passage ThreeQues

48、tions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage:During her childhood , Rachel showed an interest in nature and in writing. After high school, she entered Pennsylvania State College for Womnaiming at becoming a writer. Sheswitched to biology , however, thus setting the course of her life. Rachel we

49、nt to Johns Hopkins University for further study and became a member of the zoology(动物学)staff at the University of Maryland.For fifteen years. Rachel worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service writing and editing publications. Fortunately , her employer encouraged her to reach a larger a

50、udience. Rachel s poetic style of writing in three books about the ocean caught the imagination of the general reader. Her rare talent as both a physical scientist and a gifted writer earned her the National Book Award for thea Around UsRachels next book marked her as a leading fighter for the prese

51、rvation of the natural environment. She began writing Silent Spring, knowing that she would be personally attacked andridiculed. She continued writing despite the 川 health that slowed her progress. Upon completing the book she wrote to a close friend, “I have felt obliged to do what I could if I did

52、n ' t at least try I could never again be happy i nature. But now I believe I have at least helped a little'"Rachel Carson did more than help a little. Although both government and industry opposedhe specialists in public health, the pres§ and the public itself all supported her fi

53、ght against the irresponsible use of insecticide款虫齐J) . Her book eventually led the government to ban DDT.71. The passage describes Rachel as.A) a writer and an editorB) a scientist and a writerC) an employer and animal loverD) a professor and a poet72. We know from the passage that Rachel was the a

54、uthor of at least.A) 3 books B) 4 books8C) 5 books D) 6 books73. Which of the following is true about the book Silent Spring?A) The book gained great support from both the government and industryB) The book was written when Rachel was in good health.C) The book is concerned with the oceans in the wo

55、rld.D) The book deals with environmental protection.74. The word “ ridiculed ' ' in Paragraph 3 most likely meansA) counted on B) praisedC) laughed at D) employed75. What does the writer IMPLY about banning DDT?A) The public thought it was wrong to do so.B) The industry was opposed to doing

56、so.C) The government was forced to do so.D) The press did not care about it.Part V Translation from English into ChineseDirections: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 76 to 80.After reading the passage carefully, you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese. Remember to write your translation on th