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四川省大学英语三级考试真题12
(五)2008年12月英语三级考试试题
一、单项选择:
1.Wewereall______thewayhebehavedatthemeeting.
A.disappointedatB.disabledbyC.dismissedfromD.dischargedfrom
2.Don’ttryto_____forTom’sbehavior.Hewon’tgetawaywithitthistime.
A.makeasearchB.makeaneffortC.makeamistakeD.makeanexcuse
3.Whenhewasaskedaboutthemissingcamera,Jimmy________everseeingit.
A.opposedB.deniedC.complainedD.refused
4.Shearrangedapartytohelpputthestrangersattheir_______.
A.peaceB.easeCpleasureD.comfort
5.Youcanmakeyourdreamscome_______aslongasyouworkhard.
A.possibleB.actualC.trueD.visible
6.Themanagingdirectortookthe________fortheaccident,althoughitwasnotreallyhisfault.
A.guiltB.blameC.crimeD.charge
7.Thekeytoourroomwas_____toalargeplasticplatewiththeroomnumberonit.
A.joinedB.connectedC.relatedD.attached
8.Therestaurantnearourcampusissuperior_______theonewewenttolastweek.
A.thanB.asC.withD.to
9.Hemadea____sumofmoneyinrealestateandtheninvesteditinthestockmarket.
A.considerateB.consciousC.considerableDconservative
10.Highertaxesarelikelyto_____importingexpensivecarsintothecountry.
A.discourageB.encourageC.persuadeD.protect
11.Tomiskindhearted,thoughtful,hardworkingandclever._______Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim.
A.AsaresultB.BythewayC.InawordD.Onthecontrary
12.Itwouldmakegreat____fortheparentstobeinvolvedinchildren’sactivities.
A.ideaB.meaningC.significanceD.sense
13.PresidentBush,togetherwithhiswifeanddaughter,______attheopeningceremonyofthe29thOlympicGamesinBeijing.
A.waspresentB.ispresentC.werepresentD.arepresent
14.Itwasreportedthatonlyonetouristwasfortunatetoescape____intheattack.
A.killingB.tobekilledC.havingkilledD.beingkilled
15.________therearefewjobsavailableinruralareas,manyyoungpeoplemovetothecitiesinsearchofemployment.
A.AfterB.AlthoughC.SinceD.While
16.BythetimeIgottothecinema,alltheticketsfor”TheMerchantofVenice”.______out.
A.havebeensoldB.hadbeensoldC.wassoldD.weresold
17.Itisrecommendedthattheproject______untilallthepreparationshavebeenmade.
A.notbestartedB.willnotbestartedC.isnotstartedD.isnottobestarted
18.Icouldhavepaid______forthesuitifthesalesmanhadinsisted,becauseIreallywantedit.
A.asmuchtwiceB.muchtwiceC.twiceasmuchD.twotimes
19._______isoftenthecase,thecallsfromourcustomersareforhelpwiththeircomputersystems.
A.AsB.WhatC.ThisD.That
20.Therewassomuchnoisethatthespeakercouldn’tmakehimself_______.
A.tohearB.heardC.hearingD.beingheard
PartⅡReadingComprehension
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
BEIJING,Aug.11(Xinhua)—ChineseweightlifterChenYanqingretailedherwomen’s58kgOlympictitleinBeijingonMondaywithatotalresultof244kg
Chen,29,hasbecomethefirststrongwomanintheworldtosuccessfullydefendherOlympictitlesincethewomen’sweightliftingenteredsummerOlympicsinSydneyeightyearsago.
“TheAthensgoldbelongstome,butthisonebelongstoallthepeoplesupportingme,”shesaid.
Chenmadeherfamein1997byclaimingthejerk(挺举)andtotalgoldsintheworldchampionshipsandruledtheclassbykeepingbreakingtheworldrecords.
Chendidn’ttrytobreaktheworldrecordduringhercompetitionandshehasanexplanation.
“Theworldrecordinthesnatch(抓举)andthetotalbelongstome,sotowinthegoldwasmoreimportant”,theveteransaid.
It’sthethirdgoldfortheChineseweightliftingteam,afterChenXiexiawonthewomen’s48kgclassonSaturdayandLongQingquanclaimedthetitleinthemen’s56kgclassSunday,andtheeighthgoldfortheChinesedelegationattheGames.
Chenretiredthreetimesfromthenationalteamin2000,2005andlate2006butreturnednotlongaftereachretirementandclaimedthenationalandAsiantitles.ShequalifiedfortheOlympicsafterclaimingagainthenationalchampioninherthirdcomebacklastApril.
“IwanttothankmycoachCaoXinminforaccompanyingmefor18years”,shetoldthepressconferenceafterSunday’sevent.
21.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat_______
A.ChenYanqingbroketherecordforwomen’s58kgOlympictitle
B.ChenYanqingwonherfirstwomen’s58kgOlympicgoldmedal
C.ChenYanqingwonwomen’s58kgOlympicgoldmedalagain
D.ChenYanqinglostwomen’s58kgOlympictitleonMonday
22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.ChenYanqingwonherfirstOlympictitleattheageof29.
B.Women’sweightliftingdidn’tentertheOlympicGamestill8yearsage.
C.Women’sweightliftingisatraditionaleventoftheOlympicGames
D.ChenYanqingisthefirstwomantodefendherOlympictitle.
23.ChenYanqinghasbeenadmiredbypeopleforallofthefollowingexcept______
A.havingretiredthreetimesfromthenationalteam
B.claimingthejerkandtotalgoldsintheworldchampionships
C.keepingbreakingtheworldrecordsinthejerkandtotal
D.winningOlympicgoldmedalsinAthensandBeiJing.
24.Accordingtothepassage,ChenYanqingwonhergoldmedalinBeijing_______
A.afterLongQingquanwonhisgoldB.beforeLongQingquanwonhisgold
C.whichisthesecondgoldforherteamD.whichisthethirdgoldforChina
25.Thebesttitleforthisnewsreportmightbe________
A.ChenYanqing,aweightlifterinthe18thyearofhercareer
B.ChenYanqingsaysthankstoallthepeoplesupportingher.
C.China’sOlympicweightliftinggoldmedalists
D.VeteranweightlifterChenYanqingwinsnewmedal
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Whatishappiness?
Mostresearchersagreethatitinvolvesanassessment(评价)ofthegoodandbadinourlives.It’stheemotionalbalancesheetwekeepthatallowsustosayhonestlywhetherwe’relivingahappylife,inspiteofbadthingsnowandthen.
Marriagehastakenalotofhitssincethe1960s.It’sbeensaidtoholdmanypeople,especiallywomen,backfromtheirfullpotentialtobehappy.Don’tbelieveit.
In2004,42percentofmarriedAmericanssaidtheywereveryhappy.Just23percentofnever-marriedpeoplesaidthis.Thehappinessnumberswereevenlowerforothergroups:
Only20percentofthosewhowerewidowed(死了丈夫或妻子的),17percentofthosewhoweredivorced,and11percentofthosewhowereseparatedbutnotdivorcedsaidtheywerehappy.Overall,marriedpeopleweresixtimesmorelikelytosaythattheywereveryhappythantoreportthattheywerenottoohappy.Andgenerallyspeaking,marriedwomensaythey’rehappymoreoftenthanmarriedmen.
Marriageisn’tjustassociatedwithhappiness—itbringshappiness,atleastforalotofus.One2003studythatfollowed24,000peopleformorethanadecadeshowedasignificantincreaseinhappinessafterpeoplemarried.Forsome,thehappinessincreaseworeoffinafewyears,andtheyendedupbackattheirpremarriagehappinesslevels.Butforothers,itlastedaslongasalifetime.
26.Accordingtomostresearchers,whetherpeoplefeelhappyornotdependson________.
A.whethertheyareemotionalornotB.whethertheyaremarriedornot
C.howtheydealwithbadthingsD.howtheythinkabouttheirlives.
27.Whatistheeffectofmarriageonmostpeople’sfeelingofhappiness?
A.UnclearB.NeutralC.NegativeD.Positive
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagrapg3?
A.Marriedpeoplemostlikelyreportedthattheywerenothappy.
B.Only17percentofdivorcedpeoplesaidtheywerenothappy
C.Thehappinessnumberwashighestformarriedwomen.
D.IntheUnitedStates,23percentofpeoplewerenever-married.
29.Amongthepeopleinvestigatedin2004,thosewhoseemedtobeleasthappywere_____
A.widowedB.marriedanddivorced
C.separatedbutnotdivorcedD.never-married
30.Whatistheconclusionofthe2003studyabouthappiness?
A.Happinesslevelsusuallydroppedinafewyearsaftermarriage
B.Happinessgreatlyincreasedformanymarriedpeople
C.Marriagebroughthappinesstoallthemarriedpeople.
D.Mostpeopleremainedattheirpremarriagehappinesslevels.
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Afteryearsoffalsestarts,withthefirstcommercialsalespossiblewithinmonths,anewindustrysellingmotorfuelmadefromwasteisgettingabigpushintheUnitedStates.Manycompanieshaveannouncedplanstobuildplantsthatwouldtakeinmateriallikewoodchips,garbageorcropwasteandturnoutmotorfuels.Fordecadesscientistshaveknownitwaspossibletoconvertwastetofuel.Butsuccessisfarfromassured.Someofthelatestannouncementscomefromsmallcompanieswhosedreamsmaybebiggerthantheirbankaccounts.Theyarecountingonbillionsingovernmentfunds.Bigtechnologicalproblemsremain,andeveniftheycanbesolved,nooneissurewhatunintendedconsequenceswillemergeorwhatitwillreallycosttoproducethistypeoffuel.
Virtuallyanymaterialcontaininghydrogen,carbonandoxyencouldpotentiallybeturnedintomotorfuel.Thatincludesplastics,constructiondebris(废渣),forestandlawntrimming(修剪下来的废料),woodchips,wheatstrawandmanyothertypesofagriculturalwaste.Thepotentialfuelsincludeethanol(乙醇),whichcanbeblendedwithgasoline,orotherliquidsthatcoulddisplacegasolineentirely.MuchofthenewmoneyflowingintothefieldiscomingfromSiliconValley,wheretheventurecapitalistswhogavetheworldtheInternetrevolutionseeanopportunitytodosomethingsilimarwiththefuelsupply.WhathasbeendoneissmallintheschemeofAmericanfueldemand,butitmaysetthestageforimportantgrowthifwhosefirstprojectsprovethattheeconomicscanwork.
31.Howsuccess