英语三级考试试卷真题及答案

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

Directions:Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfollowedby4choicesmarked

A,B,C,D.ChoosethebestonetocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Rita:YousaidwecoulddiscussaproblemyouhadwhenyoufirstcametotheU.S.Wouldyou

liketotellmeyourproblem?Anna:___A

A.Yes,ofcourse.B.Thanks,Tdloveto.C.Well,asyousaid.D.Idon'tthinkso.

2.Jack:Hello,thisisJackLondon.MayIspeaktoDr.Lee?Receptionisl：rmsorry.She'switha

patient.BA.What'sup?B.MayIhelpyou?

C.Couldyouwait?D.Whydoyouwanttoseeher?

3.Peter:Hello.rmPeterSmith.Aren*tyounewhere?Wendy:AItransferredfrom

UCLA.

A.No.Ioncewashere.B.I'mWendyChan.C.Idon'tknowyou.D.No,fisttimehere

4.Tim:Hey,Larry!Goodtoseeyou!____A

Larry:Terrible!IjustfoundoutIfailedmymathlest,andIstudiedallnightforit!A.How'sitgoing?

BHowdoyoudo?C.Howareyou?D.Howaboutyou?

5.Wife:Howaboutpickingupsomesoftdrinksonyourwayhome?Husband:___DAnything

else?

A.rdloveto.B.Idon'tmind.C.Mypleasure.D.Noproblem.

6.Sian:Let'seatouttonight.Idon'tfeellikecooking.Vincent:___A_Whatdoyoufancy?

Sian:IthinkJapanesefoodwouldmakeanicechange.A.Mctoo.B.Doyou?C.Well,whynot?D.So

what?

7.Kato:ShallwehaveChineseorAmericanfood?Mori:D

Kato:Thereisagoodsteakhousearound(hecomer.

A.YouhavenothinginmindB.Itdoesn'tmatter.C.Ihavenochoice!D.Whateveryousay!

8.Terri:Howarethingsgoingwithyouandyourroommate?

Jon:Notverywell.We'reA___,butIendupfeedinghimthreemealsaday.A.supposedto

dividethehouseworkB.supposedtosharethegroceriesC.ongoodtermsD.kindofbroke

9.Mike:ShaIlIpickyouupat5or6?Joei:____A

Mike:OK,Iwillpickyouupat5.

A.Ildoesn'tmakeanydifference.B.Il'sfinewithme.C.Likeyousaid.D.Nothingbothersme.

10.Stacey:Sue,canyoudriveJaneandmetothedoctoronMonday?Sue:Sure.Awhenyou

needhelp.

A.YoucanalwayscountonmeB.T11begladtoC.I'11markitonmycalendarD.Ybucanthinkof

me

11.Mei:IsMrs.Johnsonjoiningusfordinner?Susie:D

Mei:Iwashopingshewouldcomewithus.

A.Ithinkso.B.NotthatIknowof.C.Shesaidso.D.Nolthatshesaid.

12.Rosie:Sorry,!overslept.Myclockdidn,tgooffthismorning.Francie:_APerhapsyou

shouldbuyanewone.

A.Youshouldputthatright.B.Yourclockneverworks.C.Didyousetthealarm

13.Ryan:Hi,Mike.Haven,tseenyouforawhile?HowisCathy?Mike:We'renotseeingeachother

anymore.Ryan:Whathappened?B

A.Didyoufireher?B.Didyoubreakup?C.Ibelieveit.D.She*sfine.

14.Jack:Iheardyou*regoingoutwithJane.Fred:Wheredidyougetthatidea?

Jack:D___Janeisaverynicegirl,someoneyoumeetonlyonceinalifetime.A.Oh,comeon.

BYoumeanyouaren't.C.OhJorgetit.D.Nokidding.

15.Eddie:Didyoueverthinkofworkingsomewhereelse?Janice:Yeah.Infact,Ihaveaninterview

nextMonday.Eddie:A

A.Goodluck!B.Goodidea!C.Noway!D.Amazing!

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,D.Choosethebestoneand

markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Iknewamanwhowasaskedtobethenewdean（院长）oftheCollegeofBusinessofalarge

university.Whenhefirstarrived,hestudiedthesituationthecollegefacedandfeltthatwhatitneeded

mostwasmoney.Herecognizedthathehadauniquecapacitytoraisemoney,andhedevelopedarealsense

ofvisionaboutfund-raisingashisprimaryfunction.

Thiscreatedaprobleminthecollegebecausepastdeanshadfocusedmainlyonmeetingday-to-day

facultyneeds.Thisnewdeanwasnever（here.Hewasrunningaroundthecountrytryingtoraisemoneyfor

research.Buthewasnotattendingtotheday-to-daythingsasthepreviousdeanhad.Thefaculty,whowere

usedtoworkingwiththepersonatthetop,hadtoworkthroughhisadministrativeassistant.

Thefacultybecamesoupsetwithhisabsencethattheysentadelegationtothepresidentofthe

universitytodemandanewdeanorafundamentalchangeinhisleadershipstyle.Thepresident,whoknew

whatthedeanwasdoing,said,“Relax.Hehasagoodadministrativeassistant.Givehimsomemoretime.n

Withinashorttime,themoneystartedpouringinandthefacultybegantorecognizethevision.It

wasn,tlonguntileverytimetheysawthedean,theywouldsay,“Geloutofhere!Wedon'lwanttoseeyou.

Gooutandbringinmorefunds.Youradministrativeassistantrunsthisofficebetterthananyoneelse.w

Thismanadmittedtomelaterthatthemistakehemadewasnotdoingenoughteambuilding,enough

explaining,enougheducatingaboutwhathewastryingtoaccomplish.FromhimIlearnedapowerful

lesson.Weneedtoconstantlybeaskingourselves,wWhatisneededoutthere,andwhatismyunique

strength?w

16.Thenewdeanthoughtthatthemostimportantthingforhimtodowasto_D.A.gainasense

ofvisionB.setupaprimarygoalC.winthetrustofthefacultyD.raisemoney

17.Thenewdeanwasdifferentfromthepastdeansinthat___B.

A.hewaslessresponsibleB.hedidn'IattendtodailyChingsC.hehadanadministrativeassistantD.he

didn,tliketotalkwithothers

18.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthefaculty_B___.A.wasnotwellpaidfortheirwork

B.didn*tunderstandthenewdean'sideasatfirstC.hadaconflictwiththepresidentoftheuniversity

D.didn'twanttoworkwiththeadministrativeassistant

19.ThefacultywouldaskthenewdeantogetoutbecausetheyA___.A.wereupsetbyhis

leadershipstyleB.wantedtogetridofhim

C.wereunhappywithhisexplanationD.wantedhimtobringbackmoremoney

2O.Whatwasthemistakethenewdeanrealizedhehadmade?CA.Hewasabsentalltheyeararound.

B.Hewasinsensitivetothefaculty*sneeds.C.Hedidn,tcommunicatewellwiththefaculty.D.He

didn'tworkhardtoaccomplishhisgoal.

PassageTwo

Isnewtechnologydamagingourabilitytocommunicate?Fingersflying,wecanblog（写博客文

章）,email,andenterchatrooms.But抱swetypeourmillionsofwords,somethingisbeinglost.Asour

virtualskillsincrease,!wonderifourabilitytocommunicateusingspeechisonthedecline.

Youngpeoplesendmedozensofemailsfromschoolsanduniversities.Theyoftenattachlonglistsof

questions,towhichtheywantdetailedresponses.Timeisshort,somyreplyisusuallythattheycanphone

meandVIIdomybesttoanswer.

Theyveryrarelydo,atleastpartlybecausetheiroralandtelephoneskillsarelessdevelopedthantheir

abilitytotype,textandemail.Yettoadaptanoldbusinesssaying,ameetingisworthfivephonecallsanda

phonecallisworthfiveemails.

Directcommunicationcanquicklyleadtobondingandtrust.Peoplearemorelikelytorevealwhat

theyarethinkingwhentheyactuallyspeaktoanotherperson.Mostarewaryofcommittingthemselvesin

writing.

Thegreattragedy,ofcourse,isthatthephonewasinventedbeforethecomputer.lfithadbeenthe

otherwayaround,Internetforumswouldnowbefilledwiththenews:"Haveyouheard

(type,type,type)?Thereisthisamazingnewdevice(type,type).Nowyoucantalkdirectlywith

pcople(type,type,type).Withoutallthistyping."Marketingwoulddotherestandcollegewouldberushing

todevelopnewcourseintelephoneskills.

But,asitis,wearestuckwiththesupremacyofthetypedwordanditisgettinginthewayofour

abilitytolookpeopleintheeyeandtalk.Weshouldreconsiderthetechnologyinwhichthespeedofour

fingersismoreimportantthanthequalityofourvoices.

21.Accordingtotheauthor,youngpeopletodaydon't__A___.A.liketocommunicateusing

speechB.liketocommunicatewithpeople

C.knowhowtocommunicatewithpeople

D.knowhowtoaskquestionsincommunication

22.AccordingtoParagraph3,comparedwithmeetings,e-mailsare_C_.A.moreefficientB.

moreinterestingC.lessefficientD.lessinteresting

23.InParagraph4,“waryof“canbereplacedby“__B___"

A.goodatB.happyaboutC.usedtoD.cautiousabout

24.Theauthorbelievesthatifthephonehadbeeninventedafterthecomputer,peoplewould

—A.

A.beeagertoleamhowtousethephone

B.begladtohavebothmeansofcommunicationC.stillprefertypingwordsonthecomputerD.show

littleinterestinthephone

25.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthorsattitudetowardsthecommunicationusing

typedwordsloday?A

A.Concerned.B.Curious.C.Indifferent.D.Impatient.

PassageThree

MostAmericansareveryconsciousoftheirhealthandtrytomaintainanutritiousdietanddaily

routinestomaintaingoodhealth.Yet,formanyyearsthetobaccoandliquorindustrieshavetriedtoproject

theimageofstyleandfashionforthosewhousetheirproducts.

Mosthavelearned,however,thatthedangerscausedtohealthbytobaccoandalcoholcannolonger

bedeniedorignored.Thecampaignstoalertthepublictotheevilsofthesetwosocialdrugshavebeen

intenseandeffective.However,mostpeopledislikebeingwarnedthattheyshouldn,tdosomething.ltisa

kindofpsychological

resistance.

Yet,alltobaccoandliquorproductsmustnowcontainawarningonthepackage.Thewarningis

simple,butthemessageisclear:smokinganddrinkingarehazardoustohealth.Thewordingmayvary,but

itisphrasedinsuchawayastodrawtheattentionoftheconsumertothedanger.OnTValltobacco

advertisingislegallybanned,andeveryadinamagazinemustdisplaythewaming.Therearemanypublic

noticesontrainsandbusesgivingoutthewarningthatsmokingislinkedtolungcancerandotherlungand

heartdiseases.

Thewarningagainstalcoholconsumptionisofadifferentkind.Itgoesoutespeciallytowomenwho

arepregnantandanyoneoperatingacarorelectricalmachinery.Apregnantwomancancausedamageto

herbabybydrinkingalcohol.Alsoanyoneoperatingamachinerunstheriskofanaccidentwhichcouldbe

fatal.Suchwarningsappearonallwinebottlesandevenanappatcntlyharmlesscanofbeen

26.1bbaccoandliquoradstr>tomakepeoplebelievethatsmokinganddrinkingwill

C.

A.makethemlookfashionableB.helpthemkeepanutritiousdietC.makethemconsciousoftheir

healthD.showtheirhealthyimagestoothers

27.Inthecaseofsmokinganddrinking,mostpeople_B.A.ignorethecampaignsagainst

themB.areawareofthedangerstheycauseC.donotreallybelievetheirdangersD.participatein

campaignsagainstthem

28.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthecampaignagainstsmokingisB_.

A.short-livedB.long-standingC.widesprcadD.wellorganized

29.Tobaccoadvertisingis_B.A.popularizedB.restrictedC.bannedD.disliked

3O.WamingsagainstdrinkingareusuallydirectedatD.A.civiliansB.cardrivers

C.youngpeopleD.somegroupsofpeople

PassageFour

Today,thereisnosuchthingasautypicalwcollegestudent.Peopleofallagesareenrolledincolleges.

Thoughtheconceptofcollegemaybethesamefbrallstudents,thestressandfuturegoalsare

different.Thecollegestudentsmostpeoplethinkofusuallyrangeinagefrom18-21,andaremostoften

awayfromhomefor(hefirstlime.Asaresultjheynowhavechoicesandnoparenttotellthemwhattodo.

Theyareresponsiblefortheirownlives,needingtolearntomanagetheirtimeandfindajob,while

attendingschool.Theyenterthisnewworldwiththeanticipationoffreedom,funandagoodjobafter

graduation.

Thenewfacesinthecollegeareusually30yearsoldorolder,andarereturningtoschoolafter

severalyearsaway.Theyarestartingtheircollegeeducation,afterraisingafamilyandnowreadytodo

somethingfbrthemselves.Theirlivesareconsiderablydifferentfromtheiryoungerclassmates.Theyhave

beenontheirownfbrawhile,andareconcernedaboutfamily,responsibilities,work,andtheadjustmentof

beingbackinschoolaftersomeyears.Mostimportanttothemarethehopesofanewcareerorajob

promotionaftertheygraduate.

Thoughtheymaycometocollegefordifferentreasons,theresultisthesame,Itistheirchanceto

makeabetterlifefbrthemselvesortheirfamilies.Astheyoungergenerationislookingforfreedomin

theirlives,thosewhoarereturningtoschoolalsoseefreedom.Thesameopportunitieswerenotavailable

20yearsago.

Soinourcollegeanduniversities,thereisanewsenseofhopeanddreams.Whereoncestoodonly

theyouthofourfuture,theyarenowjoinedbypeopleofallageswhosharethedreamsofabetterlife.

31.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith(hechangeof,B_.A.collegeadministration

BcollegestudentsC.collegecoursesD.collegelife

32.InthepastcollegestudentsusuallyC.

A.livedwiththeirparentsB.foundgoodjobseasily

C.hadmuchtimetospareD.hadnoburdenofraisingafamily

33.CoIlegestudentsofthenewtypeC.

A.enjoyfreedomonceagainB.areworriedabouttheirparentsC.aimatanewjoborpromotion

D.studyharderthanotherstudents

34.0nethingthattheyoungerandoldercollegestudentsshareisA_.A.theirhopeforabetter

lifeB.equaljobopportunities

C.theirfutureplansD.chancestogetpromotion

35.Theauthorseemstoapproveof_c.A.collegestudentsraisingafamily

B.collegestudentslivingontheirparentsC.olderpeoplegoingbacktocollegeD.thestudentsJ

struggleforfreedom

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choices

markedA,B,C,D.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWER

SHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

36.1sufferfromstage_BwheneverIhavetomakeapresentationinfrontoftheclass.

A.surpriseB.trialC.frightD.display

37.ThewholenewpolicyhasprovedaD_andshouldbeabandoned.A.factorB.balance

C.warningD.failure

38.Weshouldconsiderallsuchprojectsfromascientific_C

A.perspectiveB.perfectionC.prospectD.presenution

39.Theyboughtthecompanybecausetheywere_Baboutitslong-termprospects.

A.hopefulB.considerateC.opdmisticD.promising

4O.The_Bculturalfeaturesofthetribecanbeeasilyobservedfromthisvideotape.

A.instinctiveB.remoteC.fictionalD.distinct

41.Inotherwordsjhereareonemillion_Ccustomersforthenewproduct.

A.potentialB.commercialC.essentialD.official

42.Successdoesnot_Dmeanmaterialreward,butrecognitionofsomesort-preferably

measurable.

A.modestlyB.fantasticallyC.miserablyD.necessarily

43.Westoredupsomefoodandwater__D___thingsgotworse.

A.eventhoughB.whatifC.nowthatD.incase

44.Weshouldleamfromthislessonandconsiderthelong-terminfluenceofdams_A____the

short-termbenefits.

A.ratherthanB.owingtoC.becauseofD.orelse

45.TheonlythingtodonowistoC__yourselfinsomeefficientwork.A.useB.employ

C.engageD.apply

46.Thecommitteemembers,_B___frommiddle-schoolteacherstocollegeprofessors,wrotea

500report.

A.spanningB.rangingC.extendingD.stretching

47.Thepeoplewhoobjectedtothenewairportweretoldthatsincetheworkhadalreadystarted,there

wasnopointinD.

A.completingB.competingC.protectingD.protesting

48.Asinglelectureisnotlongenoughto_D__fullytherolesplayedbythescoutsinthewar.

A.pursueB.assumeC.provideD.illustrate

49.ResearcherssometimesbecomeC_whentheireffortsappeartoproducelessobvious

results.

A.encouragedB.relievedC.frustratedD.disgusted

50.1askedoutonegirlandshewalkedawayasquicklyasshecouldwithoutevenA.

A.respondingB.respectingC.returningD.relaxing

51._Ayourdefencehewouldhavebeengivenasentenceof10years.A.ExceplfbrB.Because

ofC.InspiteofD.Butfor

52.ThereasonfbrthisnoteisthatatthemomentIhaven'tgotthatmuchsparetimeonmyhandsto

thankyou_A.

A.inpersonB.inplaceC.inreturnD.insight

53.Mostmiddle-agedfemalewhitecollarsfaceconstantstressasthey_C___theirfamilyand

makeimportantdecisions.

A.careforB.takeforC.headforD.runfor

54.EvenwiththemeasurestheGovernmenthasbeenforcedtotaketoday,unemploymentwill

_Brising.

A.keepupB.keeponC.holdupD.holdon

55.Itwasawonderfulmeal_Cbitsoffoodleftoverfromthedaybefore.A.madefbrB.made

fromC.madeofD.madeinto

56.Hcrhairwasgoldenwhenshewasachild,butitwentdarker_B_shegrewup.

A.ifB.asC.sinceD.even

57.Calltheuniversityoperator,____CyouwillfindthephonenumberofProfessorSmith.

A.soB.andC.whenD.before58.Theinstructorwon'tgivethemanyhelpCabsolutely

necessary.A.whenB.ifC.unlessD.once

59.Manyofthepeople___B_refusedtoanswertoansweranyquestions.A.question

BquestionedC.questioningD.werequestioned

6O.Theboydenied_Canythingtodowiththatbankraid.A.haveB.tohaveC.havingD.have

had

61.ThenumberoftheemployeesinourcompanyisA_thatintheirs.A.twiceaslargeas

BtwiceasmanythanC.astwicemanyasD.astwiceas

62.1wishI_Binthesunbyaswimmingpoolinsteadofsittinginthisclassroom.

A.havelainB.werelyingC.layD.lie

63.ItisessentialthatallthereportstobepublishedAtwice.A.becheckedB.wouldbe

checkedC.werecheckedD.willbechecked

64.C_lifecouldbefoundonMarswasoncebelievedbyscientists.A.WhatB.AsC.That

D.While

65._Afoodwasrottinginthewarehouses,thepoordidnothaveenoughtoeat.

A.WhileB.WhereC.WhyD.Which

66.Theresearchersoftheprojecthavetobeverycarefulwitheverypartifit_Dasuccess.

A.istobeB.isC.willbeD.wouldbe

67._C,Bobstillwentonwiththeexperiment.A.AshewastiredB.AswashetiredC.Tired

ashewasD.Astiredashe

68.Theresponsetotheconcertsv/asnotwarmenoughsoIdecidedtopostponebookingtickets

____Alaterintheyear.

A.untilB.byC.exccptD.beyond

69.Heaskedasecondtime,butIcouldn'tremember_D_anyoftheseworks.A.readB.toread

C.tohavereadD.havingread

7O.TheteacherD_,theywentonwiththeirdiscussion.

A.leavingB.beingleftC.wasleavingD.havingleft

71.Manycompaniesinsmallercitiesareofferingsuchgreatprofessionalopportunitiesthatsome

graduateshaveahardtime_Bthemdown.

A.turningB.toturnC.turnD.turncd

72.Notuntilthemid-1950s__A____mostautomakersbeginofferingseatbeltsasoptionalsafety

features.

A.didB.hadC.doD.would

73.Contactthepoliceandtellthemall_Cyouknowabouttheaccident.A.thisB.thatC.what

D.which

74.Inthefallthecattle__B____fromthehighcountrybackdowntothefarm.A.isdrivenB.are

drivenC.drivesD.drive

75.Afteralongwalk,wefinallyfoundashelterCforthenight.A.tostayB.stayingC.to

stayinD.stayingin

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choices

markedA,B,C,D.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasingleline

throughthece