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大学英语第三版

大学英语（第三版）

三级学业测试

CollegeEnglishAchievementTest

forCollegeEnglish（ThirdEdition）

Band3

（2007年11月）

ShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress

上海外语教育出版社

PartIListeningComprehension（25%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

1.A.It’s9:

30.B.It’s9:

40.

C.It’s9:

50.D.It’s10:

30.

2.A.Theteacherhaspostponedtheconference.

B.Theteacherwillhaveasciencetestthisafternoon.

C.Thestudentswon’thaveatestthisafternoon.

D.Thestudentswillattendtheconference.

3.A.Hehasdonetheresearchwork.

B.Dr.Scotthasdonetheresearchwork.

C.Hecanhelpthewoman.

D.Dr.Scottcanhelpthewoman.

4.A.Bossandsecretary.B.Librarianandstudent.

C.Customerandwaitress.D.Lawyerandclient.

5.A.InMay.B.InJune.C.InJuly.D.InAugust.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearalongconversation.Theconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendoftheconversation,you’llhearfivequestionsaboutwhatwassaid.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

6.A.ItistypeA.B.ItistypeB.

C.ItistypeAB.D.ItistypeO.

7.A.Shefeelsobligedtosaveothers’lives.

B.Shefeelsobligedtodonateblood.

C.Shefeelsobligedtoworkforabloodbank.

D.ShefeelsobligedtodosomethingforJimmy.

8.A.Shetreatsblooddonationasherduty.

B.Shethinksblooddonationisgoodforhealth.

C.Shethinkspeopleneedtotakegoodcareofthemselvesafterblooddonation.

D.Shethinksblooddonationcansaveothers’lives.

9.A.Rightatthatmoment.B.Thenextday.

C.Twodayslater.D.Thenextweek.

10.A.Inabank.B.Inalibrary.

C.Oncampus.D.Inahospital.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthepassage,you’llhearfivequestionsaboutwhatwassaid.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

11.A.Hemanagedapaintstore.

B.Heservedinthearmy.

C.Hewasanaccountant.

D.Hewasablue-collarworker.

12.A.Hecoachesfootballteam.

B.Herunsapaintstore.

C.Heteachesnightandsummerschool.

D.Hegradespaper.

13.A.$39,000.B.$42,000.C.$45,000.D.$54,000.

14.A.1/3.B.20%.C.1/4.D.1%.

15.A.Teachingisa9-to-5job.

B.Donaldis56yearsold.

C.Adjustedtotheinflation,teachers’salarieshaverisen1/4.

D.Givensloweconomy,teachers’salariesarenotlikelytorisesoon.

SectionD

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youshouldfillintheblanksnumberedfrom16to23withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom24to26youarerequiredtowritedownthemainpointsaboutwhatwassaid.Checkyouranswerswhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime.

Wherewouldwebewithoutmothers？

Thosetirelesscaregiverswipeournoses,packourlunches,cryatour（16）_____________,andalwaysconsiderus,theirbabies，thoughwemayalreadybe（17）______________.Althoughwemayoftentakeourmothersfor（18）____________,Mother’sDay（19）_____________toremindustotakethetimetorememberjusthowspecialtheyare.

The（20）_____________GreeksandRomansknewhow（21）____________momswere;thepredecessortoMother’sDaymayverywellhavebeenaGreekspringfestival（22）_____________

toRhea,motherofthegodsandgoddesses.InRome,（23）_______________motherscameintheformofathree-daycelebrationcalledHilaria,wherepeopleworshippedthemothergoddessCybele.SomesaytheseRomanceremoniesevolvedintoEngland’s"MotheringSunday",（24）__________

________________________________________________________________.

Itwasn’tuntil1910thatthefirstMother’sDaywasproclaimedintheU.S.Bythefollowingyear,however,eachstatehadcreateditsownobservances,ashadvariousnationsaroundtheworld.（25）__________________________________________________________________.Nowadays,onthesecondSundayofeveryMay,peopleeverywherebuyflowers,givechocolates,（26）_______

___________________________________________________________________.

PartIIReadingComprehension（25%）

SectionA

Directions:

Therearethreereadingpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofansweringtheoreticalquestions;technologyisamethodofsolvingpracticalproblems.Sciencehastodowiththefactsandrelationshipsbetweenobservablephenomenainnatureandwithestablishingtheoriesthatservetoorganizethesefactsandrelationships;technologyhastodowithtools,techniques,andproceduresforimplementingthefindingofscience.

Anotherdistinctionbetweenscienceandtechnologyhastodowiththeprogressineach.Progressinscienceexcludesthehumanfactor.Scientists,whoseektocomprehendtheuniverseandknowthetruthwiththehighestdegreeofaccuracyandcertainty,cannotpayattentiontotheirownorotherpeople’slikesordislikesortopopularideasaboutthefitnessofthings.Whatscientistsdiscovermayshockorangerpeople—asdidDarwin’stheoryofevolution.Butevenanunpleasanttruthismorethanlikelytobeuseful;besides,wehavethechoiceofrefusingtobelieveit!

Butit’shardlysowithtechnologyandwedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtohearthesonicboomproducedbyasupersonicaircraftflyingoverhead;wedonothavethechoiceofrefusingtobreathepollutedair;andwedonothavethechoiceoflivinginanon-atomicage.Unlikescienceprogress,technologymustbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.Thelegitimatepurposeoftechnologyistoservepeopleingeneral,notmerelysomepeople;andfuturegenerations,notmerelythosewhopresentlywishtogainadvantageforthemselves.Technologymustbehumanisticifitistoleadtoabetterworld.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutscienceisNOTtrue?

A.Scienceprovidesanswerstotheoreticalquestions.

B.Scienceseekstocomprehendtheuniverse.

C.Scienceaimstodiscovertheinter-connectionsoffactsandtherulesthatexplainthem.

D.Scienceservespeopleingeneralandcanbemeasuredintermsofthehumanfactor.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttechnologyisNOTtrue?

A.Technologyprovidesanswerstopracticalproblems.

B.Technologyseekstoestablishtheoriesbasedonfacts.

C.Technologyhelpschangethematerialworld.

D.Technologyhastodowithnewdesignsandwaysofmakingthethingsweuseinourdailylife.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,scientifictheories_____________.

A.mustbestrictlyobjective

B.usuallypayattentiontopeople’slikesanddislikes

C.shouldconformtopopularopinions

D.alwaysconvinceeveryone

4.Theauthorstatesthattechnologyitself_____________.

A.isresponsibleforpollutionandresourceexhaustion

B.shouldservethosewhowishtogainadvantageforthemselves

C.willleadtoabetterworldifputtowiseuse

D.willinevitablybeforbadmotivation

5.Thetoneoftheauthorinthispassageis_____________.

A.ironicalB.critical

C.factualD.arbitrary

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ourmindsmaywanderduringboringtasksbecausedaydreamingisactuallythebrain'snormalstate,ratherthanapointlessdistraction,accordingtoanewU.S.study.

Theresearchers,reportingtheirfindingstodayintheU.S.journal,Science,foundthatdaydreamingcouldbetheresultofthebrainthinkingoverimportant—butnotimmediatelyrelevant—issueswhentheexternalenvironmentceasestoposeinterestingandengagingproblems.

“Forthemostpartpsychologistshavesortofassumedthatwespendmostofourtimeengagedingoal-directedthoughtandthat,everysooften,wehaveblips（光点）ofirrelevantthoughtsthatpopupontheradar,”saidMaliaMasonofHarvardUniversity.“However,itcouldverywellbethecasethatmostofthetimeweareengagedinlessdirected,unintendedthoughtandthatthisstateisroutinelyinterruptedbyperiodsofgoal-directedthought."

Daydreamingormind-wanderingismorepreciselydefinedasastateofmindwherethoughtsthatareexperiencedbyanindividualareunrelatedtowhatisgoingonintheenvironmentaroundthem,accordingtoMason.Whenwandering,thebrainflitsfromonethoughttothenext,generatingimages,voices,thoughtsandfeelings.

Whendecidinghowbesttoencouragedaydreaminginordertostudyit,theresearchersrecognizedthatourmindsoftenwanderwhileweareengagedinfamiliartasks,suchasmakingasandwich,becausewedon'tneedtoconcentrateonit.Theytrainedstudysubjectstobecomeproficientoncertaintaskssothattheirmindswouldbeabletowanderwhentheyperformedthem,butwouldhavetoconcentratewhengivensomethingnew.

6.AccordingtothenewUSstudymentionedinthepassage,daydreamhappenswhen___________.

A.thebrainthinksoverimportantbuttemporarilyirrelevantthings

B.theexternalenvironmentstopsposinginterestingandengagingproblems

C.thebraingeneratesimages,voices,thoughtsandfeelings

D.bothAandB.

7.AccordingtoMason,wespendmostofourtimeengagedin___________.

A.goal-directedthought

B.lessd