大学英语三级考试试卷-1(修订版).doc

Practical English Test for Colleges (Level A)

Part one Listening comprehension (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You are hear:
You will read: A) New York City. 
B) An evening party.
C) An air trip. 
D) The man’s job.
From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C) An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer sheet.
［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］Now the test will begin
1. A) Fixing an engine. B) Repairing a car.
C) Cashing a check.  D) Buying some wheels.
2. A) Visit Japan.  B) Cook some food.
C) Travel abroad.  D) Eat outside.
3. A) One of a cheaper price.  B) One of a different color.
C) One of a fashionable style.  D) One of a smaller size.
4. A) He has changed his plan.  B) He has canceled his trip.
C) He is arriving this afternoon.  D) He forgot to arrange his trip.
5. A) They had lost their way. 
B) They were told it would rain. 
C) They were caught in the rain. 
D) They had taken an umbrella.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B)， C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation 1
6. A) Going shopping.  B) Staying at a hotel.
C) Taking a trip.         D) Buying a book.
7. A) By check.  B) In cash.
C) By credit card.  D) By mail.
Conversation 2
8.A) Buying an apartment.  B) Repairing her apartment.
C) Renting an apartment.  D) Painting her apartment.
9.A) One near a park.  B) A larger one.
C) A cheaper one.  D) One with a good view.
10.A) The size.  B) The furniture.
C) The location.  D) The rent.
Section C
Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed on your test paper. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.
11. Why did Tina come to the Employment Agency?
To look for___________.
12. What did she do in the Employment Agency?
She filled out__________.
13. What was the problem with Tina?
She had little___________.
14. What job did she get at a supermarket?
A job as a ______________.
15. How did she find her new job a few months later?
She felt it was very _______________.
Part Two structure (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions:
In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
16. It was while she was sleeping in her bedroom __________ a thief broke into the house.
A. which               B. that
C. where                  D. than
17. In learning English we should not __________ our students of their mistakes all the time.
A. remind                 B. remember
C. remain                D. remark
18. These three teachers vary __________ their manner of teaching.
A. between              B. from
C. with                  D. in
19. Who can it be? I'm quite __________ a loss to guess.
A. of                     B. on
C. in                   D. at
20. The monitor __________ the examination papers to the class for his teacher.
A. delivered              B. distributed
C. reported               D. presented
21. Have you any __________ that you were not there at 9 o'clock last night?
A. statement               B. cause
C. words                 D. proof
22. The children looked up as the planes passed __________.
A. overall                 B. overhead
C. outward               D. forward
23. Charles Dickens __________ many wonderful characters in his novels.
A. invented               B. discovered
C. uncovered             D. created
24. Many young people find it harder to appreciate __________ music than pop music.
A. simple                B. light
C. ancient                 D. classical
25. If the wounded soldier had been given first __________, he would not have died.
A. help                   B. aid
C. care                   D. attention
Section B
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
26. Jim told me he (join) ____ the army two years before.
27. I’m the (little) ____ experienced of all the doctors here.
28. In Some parts of this city, missing a bus means (wait)____ for another hour.
29. The businessman lost a (gold)____ chance to make a big fortune.
30. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you (say) ____ nothing about it for the time being.
31.You should be aware that this rare bird was on the list of human (protect)_________.
32.In the middle of the room there was a Christmas tree (decorate)____ with colored lights and glass balls.
33. Did you get the (permit) ____ from the authorities to run the business?
34.Doctor Richard, together with his wife and three children, (be)____ to arrive in Beijing this afternoon.
35. They decided not to visit the Great Wall because it was raining (heavy)____________.
Part three Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage. You will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36-40.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.
Television has opened windows in everybody's life. Young men will never again go to war as they did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the sc-Teen.
Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and hear the politicians before an election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make their opinion count.
Unfortunately, television's influence has been extremely harnfful to the young. (79) Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the "television generations" are more violent than their parents and grandparents.
Also, the young are less patient. (80) Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn't do funny things like the people on children's programs. And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That's the time it takes on the screen.
36. In the past, many young people__________.
A. knew the effects of war
B. went in for politics
C. liked to save the wounded in wars
D. were willing to be soldiers
37. Now with TV people can__________.
A. discus politics at an information center
B. show more interest in politics
C. make theft own decisions on political affairs
D. express their opinions freely
38. The author thinks that TV advertisements__________.
A. are not reliable on the whole
B. are useless to people
C. are a good guide to adults
D. are very harmful to the young
39. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People have become used to crimes now.
B. With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.
C. People now like to read books with pictures.
D. The adults are less violent than the young.
40. From the passage, we can conclude that__________.
A. children should keep away from TV
B. TV programs should be improved
C. children's books should have pictures
D. TV has a deep influence on the young
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
Human cloning (克隆) technology could be used to reverse heart attacks. Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting.
Human cloning (克隆) technology could be used to reverse heart attacks. Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart that have been damaged, and other problems may be solved if human cloning and its technology are not forbidden/
With cloning, infertile couples could have children. Current treatments for infertility, in terms of percentages (百分比), are not very successful. Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children. Many couples run out of time and money without successfully having children. Human cloning could make it possible for many more infertile couples to have children than ever before.
We should be able to clone the bone marrow (骨髓) for children and adults suffering from leukemia (白血病). This is expected to be one of the first benefits to come from cloning technology.
We may learn how to switch cells on and off through cloning and thus be able to cure cancer.
Cloning technology can be used to test for and perhaps cure gene-relateddiseases.The above is just a few examples of what human cloning technology can do for mankind. This new technology promises unprecedented advancement in medicine if people will release their fears and let the benefits begin.
41. Heart attacks can be treated with human cloning technology by___________
A) removing the damaged part of the heart
B) replacing the old heart with a cloned one
C) repairing the heart with cells cloned from healthy ones
D) giving the patients injections of various medicines
42. The word “infertile” (Line 1, Para. 2) most probably means “____”.
A) unable to give birth to a child.
B) with physical and emotional problems.
C) short of time and money.
D) separated from each other for long.
43. According to the passage, one of the first expected benefits from cloning technology may be in____________
A) the treatment of heart attacks.
B) the bearing of babies
C) the cure of blood diseases.
D) the detection of gene-related diseases.
44. Cancer may be cured with the cloning technology by__________.
A) attacking the diseased cells with healthy ones.
B) controlling the growth of the cells
C) detecting disordered genes in the cancel cells.
D) activating cancer cells by switching them on.
45. According to the writer, the main problem with the development of human cloning technology is that____________.
A) it may be out of human control.
B) it has brought about few benefits so far.
C) people still know little about it.
D) people are afraid of such technology.
Task 3
Directions: After reading the following introduction to the course on First Certificate in English, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 46 through 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
A local telephone directory is sometimes called the White Pages. This directory provides an alphabetic listing of names and telephone numbers and other telephone reference information. The front pages usually contain information about area codes; billing; customer service; directory assistance (帮助); local, long-distance, and international calls; time zones; rates; emergency numbers; and other items relating to telephone use.
The next section of the telephone directory typically contains the residence listings, or entries, of community residents. The third section contains business listings, or entries, of local businesses
and organizations. In some less populated (人口不密集的) or rural areas, the residence and business listings may be combined in one section.
Some local directories contain listings of local, state and federal (联邦的) government offices and agencies. These listings might be united into the business listing section, or they may be in a separate section of the phone book. These government listings typically are arranged by the name of the state government and then by departments or agencies.
Some local directories contain listings of local, state and federal (联邦的) government offices and agencies. These listings might be united into the business listing section, or they may be in a separate section of the phone book. These government listings typically are arranged by the name of the state government and then by departments or agencies.
Local Telephone Directories
Another name: 46 
Arrangement of its contents:
Listing of names and telephone numbers: given in an 47 order
Area codes and other useful information: contained in the 48 
Residence listings: provided in the 49 section of the directory
Government listings: given either in the business listing section or in a 5