大学英语三级考试试题

四川省大学英语三级考试样题SICHUANCOLLEGEENGLISHSAMPLETESTBandThree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条横线。其正确方法是[A][B][C][D]。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。试卷一Part1ListeningComprehension(15%)(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokentwice.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)

Attheoffice.B)

Inthewaitingroom.C)

Attheairport.D)

Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Inaclassroom.B)Onasportsfield.C)Atanairport.D)Byaroadside.2.A)Itwascancelled.B)Itarrivedearly.C)Itwasdelayed.D)Itlandedontime.3.A)Teacherandstudent.B)Doctorandpatient.C)Policemananddriver.D)Bossandsecretary.4.A)15minutes.B)1hour.C)45minctes.D)1hourandhalf.5.A)Shedoesnotknowhowtotalkwithastranger.B)Shewantsthepolicemantoprotecther.C)Shethinksthatthemanisstrange.D)Shedoesnotknowhowtogotothenearesthotel.6.A)Toherfriend’s.B)Tothegrocery.C)Totheschool.D)Toherhouse.7.A)Inatheater.B)Inahospital.C)Inanoffice.D)Inabus.8.A)Themanthinkscomputersareuseless.B)Thewomanthinkscomputersareuseful.C)Theyhavedifferentopinions.D)Theyholdsimilarideas.9.A)15.B)17.C)16.D)14.10.A)Hedoubtsthewomanwilllikethenovel.B)Hehadn’tstartedreadingthenovelyet.C)Heenjoyedreadingthenovel.D)He’lllendthewomanthenovelafterreadingit.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillheattwoquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokentwice.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).C)andD).thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.A)

Loudnoisessignalabigdanger.B)

Noisemaybeaseriousthreattoourhealth.C)

Hearinglossisanumberonenonfatalhealthproblem.D)

Noiseisunavoidableindailylife.42.Whatdoestheword“noise”meaninthispassage?A)

Aby-productoftechnology.B)

Unpleasantsound.C)

Physicalandpsychologyharm.D)

Adangertopeople’slife.43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A)

Noiseisournumberoneproblem.B)

Ourresponsemightlastlongerthanthenoiseitself.C)

Ourbodycouldresistthenoisequiteeffectively.D)

Noiseislimitedtourbanareas.44.Accordingtothepassage,thehumanbeing’simmediateresponsetonoisemaybethefollowingEXCEPTthat.A)

theheartwouldbeatfaster.B)

TheskinwouldbecomepaleC)

ThemuscleswouldgettenseD)

Thehandswouldcoveruptheears45.Theword“it”(Line4,Paragraph1)refersto.A)harmB)lifeC)technologyD)noisePassageThreeQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Anyonewhodoubtsthatglobal(全球性的)financialmarketscontrolnationaleconomiesneedonlylookatthecrisisfacingthe“tigers”oftheFarEast。ThesituationinAsiashowshowpowerhasshiftedfromindividualgovernmentstothemarkets。Thetrendtowardsglobalisationbeganintheearly1970swhenthesystemoffixedexchangerates,setupafterWorldWarII,stoppedfunctioning.Thismeantthatthevalueofcurrencies（货币）wouldnowbedeterminedbythemarketsinsteadofindividualgovernments.By1990,nearlyallworld’smajoreconomieshadgotridofrestrictionsonhowmuchmoneycouldbemovedinandoutoftheircountries.Otherfactorscontributingtotheriseofglobalisationarenewcommunicationstechnologies,andbettertransportationsystems.Thesehaveenabledcompaniestogrowintomultinationals—producinggoodsononesideoftheplanetandsellingthemontheother.Asweapproachthecentury,thetrendofglobalisationseemsunstoppable.However,alookathistorysuggeststhatthingsmaynotgothatsmoothly.Thelasttimetheworldtriedtocreateaglobaleconomy,itseffortswerespoiledbyaworldwarandtheworstdepression（经济大萧条）inhistory.Howsuccessfulitwillbethistimedependsonhowmuchwehavelearntfromthepast.46.Whatwouldhappenalongwiththeglobaleconomy?A)

Freemovementofgoodsandcapitalbetweencountries.B)

Firmcontrolofnationaleconomiesbythegovernments.C)

Thegreatdepressionsinmanycountries.D)

Economiccrisesindevelopingcountries.47.Theword“multinationals”mostprobablymeans.A)

companiesproducingmanykindsofgoodsB)

companiescontrollingeconomiesofseveralcountriesC)

companieshavingbranchesinseveralcountriesD)

companiesoperatingmanyfactorieswithinadistrict48.Accordingtothispassage,nationaleconomiesinmostcountriesarenowcontrolledbyA)globalmarketsB)individualgovernmentsC)largecompaniesD)severalmultinationals49)WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTappearintheprocessofglobalization?A)

Newcommunicationstechnologies.B)

Bettertransportationsystems.C)

Globalfinancialmarkets.D)

Fixedexchangerates.50.Tocreateaglobaleconomy,itisveryimportantforus.A)

tokeepworldpeaceB)

todevelopmultinationalsC)

topromotetransportationD)

tocontrolnationaleconomiesPassageFourQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ELNino（厄尔尼诺）hasexistedforalongtime.ItwasfirstobservedbyPeruvianfishermen,whonoticedthattheseawarmedupeveryfewyearsaroundChristmastime.TheynamedthephenomenonELNino,whichisSpanishfor“thechild”,andreferstotheyoungChrist.Inmorerecentyears,scientistshaveestablishedthatELNinoappearseverytwotosevenyears.Itscauseisstillunknown,butit’sclearthatwhenitdoesappear,itcandisrupt（扰乱）weatherpatternsoverthreequartersoftheearth,inaffectstheworld’sweathersystemmorethananyotherphenomenonexcepttheseasons.ThatELNinokilledover2,000peopleinfloodsanddroughts（旱灾）andcaused$13billionworthofdamage.PlentyisnowknownaboutELNino’sdestructivepotential,butthephenomenonitselfremainsmysterious.Despiteyearsofresearch,scientistsarestillunabletopredicthowdestructiveanELNinowillbewhenitarrives.However,progressisbeingmadeonforecastingwhenonewilloccur.Thisisveryimportantbecause,ifenoughwarningisgiven,stepscanbetakentolimitthedestructionandsufferingthatfollowingabadELNino.Attheveryleast,farmerswouldknowwhethertoplantdry-orwet-weathercrops.51.PeruvianfishermennamedthephenomenonELNinoprobablybecause.A)

itappearedeveryfewyearsB)

theyobserveditfirstC)

itappearedaroundChristmastimeD)

theseanoticeablywarmedup52.Whichofthefollowingaffectstheworld’sweathersystemmostpowerfully?A)

ELNinos.B)Theseasons.C)Floods.D)Droughts.53.Despitetheeffortsmadebyscientists,theyarestillunable.A)

topredictELNino’sdestructivepotentialB)

toforecastwhenanELNinowilloccurC)

towarnpeopleofanWLNino’sarrivalD)

todeterminethecauseofELNino54.ElNinoaffectstheworld’sweathersystemby.A)

disruptingweatherpatternsB)

causingfloodsanddroughtsC)

changingtheseasonsD)

destroyingthecrops55.ForecastinganELNinohelps.A)

toplantdry-weathercropsB)

tounderstandthephenomenonbetterC)

todecreaseitsdestructiveeffectsD)

topreventitspossibledestructionPartIVTranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(10%)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,therearefoursentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.ThesearealltakenfromtheReadingPassagesyouhavejustreadinPartThreeoftheTestPaper.Youareallowed15minutestodothetranslation.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifythemeaninginthecontext.WriteyourtranslationontheTranslationSheet.1.

(Lines2–3,Paragraph3,Passage1)Finally,awmethodwasdiscoveredofproducingartificialrubberwhichisinmanywayssuperiorandinsomewaysinferior（劣的）tonaturalrubber.Artificialrubberisproducedinfactoriesbyacomplicatedchemicalprocess.Itisusuallycheaperthannaturalrubber.2.

(Lines1–2,Paragraph3,Passage2)Becausenoiseisunavoidableinacomplex,industrialsociety,weareconstantlyrespondinginthesamewaysthatwewouldrespondtodanger.3.

(Lines2–4,Paragraph2,Passage3)Thismeantthatthevalueofcurrencies（货币）wouldnowbedeterminedbythemarketsinsteadofindividualgovernments.4.

(Lines4–6,Paragraph3,Passage4)…ifenoughwarningisgiven,stepscanbetakentolimitthedestructionandsufferingthatfollowingabadELNino.PartVWriting(15%)(30minutes)Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofnolessthan80wordsonFamilyCarsinChina.Rememberyourcompositionmustbewrittenaccordingtothefollowingoutline.WriteyourcompositionontheCompositionSheet.Outline:1．

小汽车正在进入中国家庭。2．

家用汽车的利和弊。Wordsforreference:Convenience,travel,cost,trafficjam,pollution,fuel试卷二听写填空SpotDictationSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenitisbeingreadthesecondtime,youshouldfillinthesixblanksnumberedfrom13a)to15b)withtheexactwordsorphrasesyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Intheeighteenthcentury,citiesbecamelargerandlarger.Peoplemovedfromthecountrysideandsmalltownstothecities,13a)therewasmoreworkforthemtodo.OnSundaysandholidays,theylikedtoleavethecitiesandhaveagoodtimeinthecountryside.Butnoteveryfamilyhadahorseand13b).Peopleneededanotherformoftransportation.14a)inmanycountriestriedtomeetthisneed.Thefirstbicycleappeared14b).Peoplecalledit“thehorseonwheels”.Peoplelikedbicyclesbecausetheyweren’tas15a)ashorses.Theydidn’tneedtobuildaspecialhousetokeepthemin,andtheydidn’thave15b)them.Theycouldridetheminthecityandinthecountryside.Everybodyinthefamilycouldride---menandwomen,girlsandboys.Todaypeopleineverycountryintheworldridebicycles.翻译纸

TranslationSheetPartIVTranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(10%)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,therearefoursentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.ThesearealltakenfromtheReadingPassagesyouhavejustreadinPartThreeoftheTestPaper.Youareallowed15minutestodothetranslation.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifythemeaninginthecontext.WriteyourtranslationonthisTranslationSheet.1.(Lines2–3,Paragraph3,Passage1)Finally,awmethodwasdiscoveredofproducingartificialrubberwhichisinmanywayssuperiorandinsomewaysinferior（劣的）tonaturalrubber.Artificialrubberisproducedinfactoriesbyacomplicatedchemicalprocess.Itisusuallycheaperthannaturalrubber.2.(Lines1–2,Paragraph3,Passage2)Becausenoiseisunavoidableinacomplex,industrialsociety,weareconstantlyrespondinginthesamewaysthatwewouldrespondtodanger.3.(Lines2–4,Paragraph2,Passage3)Thismeantthatthevalueofcurrencies（货币）wouldnowbedeterminedbythemarketsinsteadofindividualgovernments.4.(Lines4–6,Paragraph3,Passage4)…ifenoughwarningisgiven,stepscanbetakentolimitthedestructionandsufferingthatfollowingabadELNino.作文纸CompositionSheetPartVWriting(15%)(30minutes)Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30mintestowriteacompositionofnolessthan100wordsonFamilyCarsinChina.Rememberyourcompositionmustbewrittenaccordingtothefollowingoutline.WriteyourcompositionontheCompositionSheet.Outline:1．

小汽车正在进入中国家庭2．

家用汽车的利和弊。Wordsforreference:convenience,travel,cost,trafficjam,pollution,fuelFamilyCarsinChina四川省大学英语三级考试样题参考答案Keyto1-55PartI(1-15)1-5CBDAD6-10BACAC11-12DBBBC13a)where13b)carriage14a)inventors14b)in179015a)expensive15b)tofeedPartII(16-35)16-20DDBCA21-25ACCAB26-30BDBAC31-35CDDCAPartIII(36-55)36-40CDACC41-45BBBDD46-50ACADA51-55CBDACPartIV1.Finally,awmethodwasdiscoveredofproducingartificialrubberwhichisinmanywayssuperiorandinsomewaysinferior