大学英语三级考试试题

1、叮叮小文库 叮叮小文库 四川省大学英语三级考试样题SICHUAN COLLEGE ENGLISH SAMPLETESTBand Three试题册（120 分钟）注意事项一、 请将自己的校名、 姓名、学校代号、准考证号和试卷代号 （A或B）分别填写在答题纸、听写填空、翻译和作文纸上。看清试卷封面上的试卷代号，你做的是A （或B）卷，应在答题纸试卷代号一栏相应的字母A （或B）上划线。划错或不划，将被判为零分，责任由考生自负。二、答题前请仔细读懂每一部分题目的说明要求。三、多项选择题的答案一定要做在答题纸上。每题只能选一个答案，多选作答错处理。 选定答案后，用 2B 浓度的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一

2、条横线。其正确方法是 ABCD。使用其他符号答题者不给分。划线的浓度一定要盖过字母底色。四、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。五、听力理解第三部分听写填空的答案一定要写在试卷二相应题目番号后面的空格处。一空一词， 多写无效。 翻译和作文用钢笔或圆珠笔分别按要求写在试卷二的翻译纸和作文纸 上。写在其它地方无效。注意保持卷面干净、整洁。六、考试时间为 120 分钟。试卷做完后，请把试题册（包括试卷一和试卷二）和答题纸放在桌上，一律不得带走。待监考人员收完所有试卷之后考生方可离开考场。Part 1 Listening Comprehension (15%)(

3、20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of eachconversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read

4、the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaura nt.At the(From

5、the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish inthe evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A)the best an swer. You should choose A on the An swer Sheet and mark it with a sin gle line through the cen ter.SampleAn swer A B C

6、DA) In a classroom.C) At an airport.A) It was can celled.C) It was delayed.A) Teacher and stude nt.C) Policema n and driver.A) 15 min utes.C) 45mi nctes.A) She does not know heOn a sports field.D) By a roadside.It arrived early.D) It la nded on time.Doctor and patie nt.D) Boss and secretary.1 hour.D

7、) 1 hour and half.)talk with a stra nger.She wants the policema n to protect her.She thinks that the man is stra nge.She does not know how to go to the nearest hotel.B) To the grocery.D) To her house.B) In a hospital.D) In a bus.A) To her friend s.To the school.A) In a theater.In an office.A) The ma

8、n thinks computers are useless.The woma n thi nks computers are useful.They have differe nt opinions.They hold similar ideas.A) 15.B)17.16.D)14.A) He doubts the woma n will like the no vel.He hadn t started reading the novel yet.He enjoyed readi ng the no vel.He ll lend the woman the novel after rea

9、ding it.Section BDirections: In this sect ion, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will heat two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C) and D). then

10、 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questi ons 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.A) At 11:20 A. M. B) At 10:50 A. M.At 11:30 A. M. D) At 11:40 A. M.A) She had gone to the garde n alone to enjoy herself.She had moved all the clo

11、cks and watches ahead.She had moved a chair to the garde n to sit on.She had warned everybody aga inst being late for their flight.Secti on C sport Dictati on注意：听力理解的C节(Section C)为听写填空(Spot Dictation )，试题在试卷二上。现在请取出试卷二。Part IIVocabulary and Structure (20%)(20 mi nu tes)Directions: There are 20 in co

12、mplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then maek the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.The local gover nment warned the citize nswater directly fro

13、m the tap uni ess it isboiled.not drink B) not drinking C) do not drink D) not to drinkHis face looksbut I can t remember his name.similar B) alike C) likelyD) familiar18.1 went to the dentist s yesterday, and had two teethpulli ngB) pulled C) be pulled D) to pullOne man was instantly killed and thr

14、ee werein a traffic accident last night.damaged B) harmed C) injured D) ruinedThis is your letter to me. Do you object to the whole class?to my readi ng it B) to read it C) me to read itD) me readi ng itThe econo mic study on market must lay an emphasis on the relati on ship betwee n supplyand.dema

15、ndB) as great as C) shortage D) saleThe population of the region has doubled in the past ten years.larger tha nB) as great as C) more tha n D) as many asThe company decided to a new managing system for higher efficiency.adjust B) adapt C) adopt D) admitThis is Mr. Evans, invention has helped hundred

16、s of deaf people.A) whose B) which C) that D) whomThere is always exciteme nt at the Olympic Games whe n a previous record isA) matched B) broke n C) keptD) announ ced the story, Mary decided that the new film was not really worth seeing.Have bee n toldB) Havi ng bee n told C) Being told D) Bee n to

17、ldWe must our minds where to go for our holiday this year.make out B) make forC) make off D) make upOnly when he finished the task that he had made a mistake.he the n realized B) did he realize C) does he realize D) he did realizeThe policeman stopped my car because the engine heavy smoke.gave off B

18、) gave outC) gave up D) gave awayI bought a new house last year, but I my old house yet, so at the moment I have twohouses.A) didn t sell B) hadn t soldC) haven t sold D) don t sellOur neighbor is a helpful person he would be right there when you need help.A) so that B) such as C) such that D) so as

19、He cannot play tennis here until the manager recommends that he a member of theclub.A) isB) has bee n C) will be D) beTake the rain coat with you it rains.A) in any case B) in case of C) in the case ofD) in case paper and prin ti ng inven ted by the Chin ese, the world civilizati on would not havebe

20、e n so won derful as it is today.A) If there was notB) There had not bee n C) Had there not bee n D) If there were notWe had to put the meeting off so many people were absent.A) sinceB) unl essC) lest D) thoughPart IIIReadi ngComprehe nsio n(40%)(35 mi nu tes)Directions:There are four short read ing

21、 passages in this part . each passage is followed by fivequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and. You should decide on the best an swer and mark the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen ter.Passage OneQ

22、uestio n 36 to 40 are based on the follow ing passage.Natural rubber is obta ined from rubber as a white, milky liquid known as latex ( 橡桨).This is treated with acid and dried, before it is sent to countries throughout the world. As the rubber industry developed, more and more rubber was required. R

23、ubber plantations ( 种植园)were set up in countries with a hot, humid climate, but these still could not supply sufficient raw rubber to satisfy the requireme nts of develop ing in dustry.It was unsatisfactory for industry to depend on supplies coming from so far away from the in dustrial areas of Euro

24、pe. It was always possible that supplies could be stopped by wars or shipp ing trouble.For many years, attempts were made to produce a substitute, but they were un successful. Fin ally, aw method was discovered of producing artificial rubber which is in many ways superior and in some ways inferior(劣

25、的) to natural rubber. Artificial rubber is produced in factories by acomplicated chemical process. It is usually cheaper tha n n atural rubber.At prese nt, the world requireme nts for rubber are so great that both n atural and artificial rubber are used in large qua ntities.The dema nd for raw rubbe

26、r has bee n on the rise along with the developme nt of in theworld.A) pla ntati onsB)tra nsportati onC)i ndustryD)trade TOC o 1-5 h z Raw rubber used to be produced mainly .A) with in EuropeB)i n dry coun tries C)i n in dustrial coun triesD)outside EuropeCompared with artificial rubber, natural rubb

27、er is .A) expe nsiveB)cheapC)i nferiorD) superiorThe direct cause of the product ion of artificial rubber was .A) the great difficulty of shipping raw rubberB) the high qualities of artificial rubberC) the insufficient supplies of natural rubberD) the great cost of natural rubberThe best title for t

28、his passage should be .A) Natural Rubber B)The Cost for Rubber C)Artificial RubberD)The Value of RubberPassage TwoQuestio ns 41to 45 are based on the follow ing passage.Noise, commonly defined as unpleasant sound, is a kind of environmental pollution. Particularly in crowded urba n areas, the no ise

29、 produced as a by-product of our adva ncing tech no logy causes physical and psychological harm, and seriously affects the quality of the those who are suffering from it.Un like the eye, the ear has no lid; therefore no ise pen etrates it easily. Loud no ises sig nal a big dan ger to huma n bein gs.

30、 In resp on se, the heart would beat faster, the skin would become pale, and the muscles would get ten se. As a matter of fact, some of these resp on ses persist even Ion ger tha n the no ise, occasi on ally as long as thirty minu tes after the sound has ceased.Because no ise is un avoidable in a co

31、mplex, in dustrial society, we are con sta ntly resp onding in the same ways that we would resp ond to dan ger. Rece ntly, researchers have con cluded that no ise and our response may be much more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and psychological health and well-being ( 安乐)

32、,causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach. We have long known that heari ng loss is a nu mber one non fatal ( 非 致命的)health problem, but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and cancers may be affected by no ise polluti on as well.What is the au

33、thor s main point?A) Loud no ises sig nal a big dan ger.B) Noise may be a serious threat to our health.C) Heari ng loss is a nu mber one non fatal health problem.D) Noise is unavoidable in daily life.What does the word“ noise ” mean in this passage?A) A by-product of tech no logy.B) Unpleasant sound

34、.C) Physical and psychology harm.D) A dan ger to people s life.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) Noise is our number one problem.B) Our resp onse might last Ion ger tha n the no ise itself.C) Our body could resist the noise quite effectively.D) Noise is limited to urban area

35、s.According to the passage, the human being immediate response to noise may be thefollowing EXCEPT that .A)A)the heart would beat faster.B)B)The skin would become paleC)C)The muscles would get tenseD)D)The hands would cover up the earsThe word it ” (Line 4, Paragraph 1) refers to .A) harmB) lifeC) t

36、ech nologyD) noisePassage ThreeQuestio ns 46 to 50 are based on the follow ing passage.Anyone who doubts that global ( 全球性的)financial markets control national economies need only look at the crisis facing the “ tigers ” of the Far East。 The situation in Asia shows how power has shifted from in divid

37、ual gover nments to the markets 。The trend towards globalisati on bega n in the early 1970s whe n the system of fixed excha nge rates, set up after World War II, stopped fun cti oning. This meant that the value of curre ncies (货 币)would now be determ ined by the markets in stead of in dividual gover

38、nmen ts. By 1990, n early all world s major econo mies had got rid of restrict ions on how much money could be moved in and out of their coun tries.Other factors con tributi ng to the rise of globalisati on are new com mun icatio ns tech no logies, and better tran sportatio n systems. These have en

39、abled compa nies to grow into mult in ati on als produci ng goods on one side of the pla net and sell ing them on the other.As we approach the century, the trend of globalisation seems unstoppable. However, a look at history suggests that things may not go that smoothly. The last time the world trie

40、d to create a global econom y, its efforts were spoiled by a world war and the worst depressi on (经济大萧条) in history. How successful it will be this time depe nds on how much we have lear nt from the past.What would happe n along with the global economy?A) Free movement of goods and capital between c

41、ountries.B) Firm control of national economies by the governments.C) The great depressions in many countries.D) Economic crises in developing countries.The word“ mult in ati on als ” most probably means .A) companies producing many kinds of goodsB)companies controlling economies of several countries

42、C) companies having branches in several countriesD) companies operating many factories within a districtAccord ing to this passage, n ati onal econo mies in most coun tries are now con trolled by A) global marketsB) in dividual gover nmentsC) large compa niesD) several mult in ati on als49) Which of

43、 the following does NOT appear in the process of globalization?A) New com muni cati ons tech no logies.B)Better transportation systems.C) Global financial markets.D) Fixed exchange rates.To create a global econom y, it is very importa nt for us .A) to keep world peaceB)to develop mult in ati on alsC

44、) to promote transportationD) to control national economiesPassage FourQuestio ns 51 to 55 are based on the follow ing passage.EL Nino (厄尔尼诺) has existed for a long time. It was first observed by Peruvian fishermen, who noticed that the sea warmed up every few years around Christmas time. They named

45、 the phenomenon EL Nino, which is Spanish for “ the child ” , and refers to the young Christ.In more recent years, scie ntists have established that EL Nino appears every two to seve n years.Its cause is still unknown, but it s clear thstappeiaiit dan disrupt (扰乱) weatherpatter ns over three quarter

46、s of the earth, in affects the world s weather system more tha n anyphenomenon except the seasons. That EL Nino killed over 2,000 people in floods and droughts (旱 灾)and caused $13 billion worth of damage.Plenty is now known about EL Nino destructive potential, but the phenomenon itself remains myste

47、rious. Despite years of research, scie ntists are still un able to predict how destructive an EL Nino will be when it arrives. However, progress is being made on forecasting when one will occur.This is very importa nt because, if eno ugh warning is give n, steps can be take n to limit thedestruct io

48、n and sufferi ng that follow ing a bad EL Nino. At the very least, farmers would know whether to pla nt dry-or wet-weather crops.Peruvian fishermen named the phenomenon EL Nino probably because .A) it appeared every few yearsB) they observed it firstC) it appeared around Christmas timeD) the sea not

49、iceably warmed upWhich of the following affects t he world s weather system most powerfully?A) A) EL Ninos. B) The seasons. C) Floods. D) Droughts.Despite the efforts made by scientists, they are still unable .A) to predict EL Nino s destructive potentialB) to forecast when an EL Nino will occurC) t

50、o warn people of an WL Nino s arrivalD) to determine the cause of EL NinoEl Nino affects the world s weather system byA) disrupt ing weather patter nsB) causing floods and droughtsC) changing the seasonsD) destroying the cropsForecasting an EL Nino helps .A) to plant dry-weather cropsB) to understan

51、d the phenomenon betterC) to decrease its destructive effectsD) to preve nt its possible destruct ionPart IVTran slatio n from En glish into Chin ese(10%)(15 mi nu tes)Directions: In this part, there are four senten ces which you should tran slate in to Chin ese. These are all taken from the Reading

52、 Passages you have just read in Part Three of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify the meaning in the con text. Write your tran slati on on the Tran slati on Sheet.1.(Li nes 2 ,Paragraph 3, Passage 1)Finally, aw method

53、 was discovered of producing artificial rubber which is in many ways superior and in some ways inferior (劣的)to natural rubber. Artificial rubber is produced in factories by a complicated chemical process. It is usually cheaper tha n n atural rubber.2.(Li nes 1 -Paragraph 3, Passage 2)Because no ise

54、is un avoidable in a complex, in dustrial society, we are con sta ntly resp onding in the same ways that we would resp ond to dan ger.3.(Lines 2 -,Paragraph 2, Passage 3)This meant that the value of curre ncies (货币)would now be determ ined by the markets in stead ofin dividual gover nments.4.4.(Line

55、s 4 Paragraph 3, Passage 4)if eno ugh warning is give n, steps can be take n to limit the destruct ion and sufferi ng thatfollowi ng a bad EL Nino.Part VWrit ing(15%)(30 mi nu tes)Directio ns:For this part you are allowed 30 minu tes to write a compositi on of no less tha n80 words on Family Cars in

56、 Ch ina.Remember your compositi on must be written accord ing tothe following outline. Write your composition on the Composition Sheet.Outli ne:1.小汽车正在进入中国家庭。2.家用汽车的利和弊。Words for refere nee:Convenien ce, travel, cost, traffic jam, polluti on, fuel试卷二听写填空Spot Dictatio nSection CDirections: In this se

57、ction, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six bla nks nu mbered from 13 a) to 15 b) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Fin ally, whe n the pa

58、ssage is read for the third time, you should check what you have writte n. In the eightee nth cen tury, cities became larger and larger. People moved from the coun tryside and small tow ns to the cities, 13 a) there was more work for them to do.On Sun days and holidays, they liked to leave the citie

59、s and have a good time in the coun tryside.But not every family had a horse and 13 b) . People needed another form oftransportation. 14 a) in many countries tried to meet this need. The first bicycleappeared 14 b) . People called it“ the horse on wheels ”.People liked bicycles because they weren t a

60、s 15 a) as horses. They didn t need to build a spehouse to keep them in, and they didn t have15 b) them. They couldride them in the city and in the coun tryside.Everybody in the family could ride men and women, girls and boys.Today people in every country in the world ride bicycles.翻译纸Tran slati on