英语三级真题8套.docx

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英语三级真题8套

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A）2007.4.21

注意事项

（以下真题略）

一、将答题卡上的姓名及学生代号用中文和阿拉伯数字填好。

二、仔细阅读题目的说明。

三、在120分钟内答完全部试题。

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五、用铅笔这样划答案：

■[B][C][D]，用其他符号答题者不记分。

六、如要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦去原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.（76）Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter’andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghouraloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter”.

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelance（自由栏目）writer,Ihadnoprospectsatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedmanualtypewriterandfeltlikeagenuinewriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite,Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering:

Whatif?

（77）Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetesteventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

1.  Thepassageismeantto______.

A. warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B. adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C. showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforawritertopursuewealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

2.  Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A. Genuinewritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B. Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanonefforts.

C. Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandisolation.

D.  Thechancesforwritertobecomesuccessfularesmall

3.  Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?

A. Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B. Hehadn’tseenachingforthebetter.

C. Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hethoughthathelackedimagination.

4.  “…peoplewhodiewondering:

Whatif?

”（Lin4-5,Para-3）refersto“those_____”.

A. whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife

B. whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway

C. whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

D.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

5.  “Shadowland””inthelastsentencerefersto_____.

A. thewonderlandonoftendreamsabout

B. thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C. thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached

D.aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Toady,expertsbelievethatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithineightykilometersoftheseacoast.

（78）Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtogrowless.Thesea,however,stilloffershopetosupplymanyofman’sneedsinthefuture.

Therichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyareimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshaveexistedfornearlythirtyyears.Valuableamountsofmineralssuchasiron,copperandsoonexistontheoceanfloor.

Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Forexample,warmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedasthesteaminasteamship.Seamayalsoofferasourceofenergyaselectricityformankind.

Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevendeeperunderthesea.Itisobviousthatthetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.（79）Bythe2050,expertsbelievethattheproblemstoexplorethefood,mineralsandenergyresourcesoftheseawillhavebeenlargel7ysolved.

6.Whatisthebeattitleforthepassage?

A.NeedsofMan.

B.SeaHarvestandFood

C.SeaandSourcesofEnergy

D.SeaExploringTechnology.

7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.manhasn’tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesofthesea

B.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolved

C.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossible

D.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloor

8.Whydoestheauthormentionasteamship?

A.Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.

B.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.

C.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.

D.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause______.

A.resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears

B.mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea

C.itisalotoffundivingintothesea

D.ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea

10.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?

A.Inthenextgeneration.

B.Bytheendofthe20thcentury.

C.Inthenearfuture.

D. Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Today,cigarettesmokingisacommonhabit.Aboutforty-threepercentoftheadultmenandthirty-onepercentoftheadultwomenintheUnitedStatessmokecigarettesregularly.Itisencouragingtoseethatmillionsofpeoplehavegivenupsmoking.

Itisafactthatmenasagroupsmokemorethanwomen.Amongbothmenandwomentheagegroupwiththehighestproportionofsmokersis24-44.

Income,education,andoccupationallplayapartindeterminingaperson’ssmokinghabit.Citypeoplesmokemorethanpeoplelivingonfarms.Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesarelesslikelytosmokecigarettesthanmenwithfeweryearsofschoolingandlowerincomes.Ontheotherhand,ifawell-educatedmanwithahigherincomesmokedatall,heislikelytosmokemorepacksofcigarettesperday.

Thesituationissomewhatdifferentforwomen.（80）Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamilyincomeandhighereducationthanamongthelowerincomeandlowereducationalgroups.Thesemorehighlyeducatedwomentendtosmokemoreheavily.

Amongteenagersthepictureissimilar.Therearefewerteenagedsmokersfromupper-income,well-educatedfamilies,andfewerfromfamilieslivinginfarmareas.Childrenaremostlikelytostartsmokingifoneorbothoftheirparentssmoke.

11.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A. Moreandmorepeopletakeupthehabitofsmoking.

B. TherearemoresmokingwomenthansmokingmeninUSA.

C. Itisgoodnewsthatmorepeoplehavegivenupsmoking.

D.TheU.S.hasmoresmokingpeoplethananyothercountry.

12.Whatfactorsdetermineaperson’ssmokinghabits?

A. Age,incomeandeducation.

B. Age,sexandincome.

C. Occupation,incomeandsex.

D. Occupation,incomeandeducation.

13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A. Citypeoplearelesslikelytosmoke.

B. Peopleinruralareasaremorelikelytosmoke.

C. Menwithhigherincometendtosmoke.

D. Well-educatedmenwithhighincomesaregenerallylesslikelytosmoke.

14.Whatisthesmokingsituationforwomen?

A. Thesituationisquitethesameforwomenasformen.

B. Better-educatedwomenarelikelytosmokeheavily.

C. Therearemorewomensmokerswithlowincomes.

D.Womenwithhigherincomesandhighereducationdonottendtosmoke.

15.Whatcanwesayaboutteenagedsmokers?

A. Thepictureabouttheteenagesmokersissimilartothatofwomensmokers.

B. Thesituationamongteenagersisquitethesamewithmen.

C. Highschoolstudentsaremorelikelytosmokethancollegestudents.

D.Farmers’childrentendtosmokemore.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Ifyougotothemovietonight,so______I.

A.willB.doC.amD.can

17.Youdon’tknowaboutthedifficultyIhad______theworkthenatall.

A.doneB.todoC.fordoingD.indoing

18.______iswell-known,theenvironmentinChinaisbadlyinneedofimprovement.

A.ItB.ThatC.AsD.What

19.CharlesBabbageisgenerallyconsidered______thefirstcomputers.

A.toinventB.inventingC.tohaveinventedD.havinginvented

20.Withoilpriceskeeping______,peoplearehesitatingwhethertobuyacarornot.

A.risingB.arisingC.raisingD.arousing

21.Iwalkedoutofthecinema,___toreturntoseethewonderfulfilmthenextSunday.

A.determineB.beingdeterminedC.determinedD.tobedetermined

22.Wewereverydisappointedatthe______toouradvertisement,andourproductsdidn’tsellwell.

A.repliesB.responseC.answersD.words

23.Mysuggestionyesterdaywasthatameeting______todiscussthematter.

A.shouldholdB.mustbeheldC.wouldbeheldD.beheld

24.Beforetheguestsc