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成人英语考试

2011年成人英语三级考试试题及答案

PartIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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.Beforetheguestscome,Imustgettheglasses______.

A.washedB.tobewashedC.beingwashedD.towash

25.Whowouldyouratherhave______thecomputer,Mr.LinorMr.Chen?

A.repairedB.repairC.repairingD.torepair

26.ItturnedoutthatthemanwasanexcellentpolicemanworkinginNewYork,_____hadcontributedalottothecase.

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.where

27._____youdon\'tknowtherulewon\'tbeasufficientexcuseforyourfailure.

A.ItisB.ThatC.BecauseD.What

28.Sheisvery____toringmetonight.Icansensethat.

A.liableB.possibleC.likelyD.likeable

29.Smalltalkisagoodwaytokilltime,makefriendsand____somethingwithothers.

A.argueB.replaceC.shareD.match

30.Somepeoplelikedrinkingcoffee,forithas_____effects.

A.promotingB.stimulatingC.enhancingD.encouraging

PartⅡReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

　　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

　　uestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　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

　　estions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　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