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成人英语三级考试模拟试题

2009年成人英语三级考试模拟试题

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成人英语三级　　PartⅠReadingComprehension（30%）

　　Directions:

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

　　Passage1

　　Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhowtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameaboutjusttogivechildrensomethingtodo.

　　（76）Intheancientworld,asistoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekindsoftoysandmostgirlswithanother.Insocietieswheresocialrolesarerigidlydetermined,boyspatterntheirplayaftertheactivitiesoftheirfathersandgirlsafterthetasksoftheirmothers.Thisistruebecauseboysandgirlsarebeingprepared,eveninplay,tostepintotherolesandresponsibilitiesoftheadultworld.

　　（77）Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhowtheychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedthesame.Thechangeshavebeenmostlyintermsofcraftsmanship,mechanics,andtechnology.Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardtotheirdevelopmentinallpartsoftheworldandtheirpersistencetothepresentthatisamazing.InEgypt,theAmericas,China,JapanandamongtheArctic（北极的）peoples,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.Variationsdependedonlocalcustomsandwaysoflifebecausetoysimitatetheirsurroundings.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.

　　Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheoxcarttotheautomobileisadirectlineofascent（进步）.Theprogressfromarattle（拨浪鼓）usedbyababyin3,000BCtooneusedbyaninfanttoday,however,isnotcharacterizedbyinventiveness.Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesofthetimesandsubjecttothelimitationsofavailablematerials.

　　1.Thetoysmostboysplaywitharedifferentfromthosethatgirlsplaywithbecause__________.

　　A.theirsocialrolesarerigidlydetermined

　　B.mostboyswouldliketofollowtheirfathers’professions

　　C.boysliketoplaywiththeirfatherswhilegirlswiththeirmothers

　　D.theylikechallengingactivities

　　2.Oneaspectof“theuniversalityoftoys”liesinthefactthat__________.

　　A.thebasiccharacteristicsoftoysarethesametheworldover

　　B.theimprovementofcraftsmanshipinmakingtoysdependsontheeffortsofuniversities

　　C.theexplorationoftheuniversehasledtothecreationofnewkindsoftoys

　　D.technologicaladvanceshavegreatlyimprovedthedurabilityoftoys

　　3.Theauthor’sviewonthehistoricaldevelopmentoftoysis__________.

　　A.thecraftsmanshipintoy?

makinghasremainedessentiallyunchanged

　　B.toyshaveremainedbasicallythesameallthroughthecenturies

　　C.thetoyindustryhaswitnessedgreatleapsintechnologyinrecentyears

　　D.toysareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinshapingachild’scharacter

　　4.Regardedasakindofartform,toys__________.

　　A.reflectthepaceofsocialprogress

　　B.alsoappealgreatlytoadults

　　C.arenotcharacterizedbytechnologicalprogress

　　D.followadirectlineofascent

　　5.Theauthorusestheexampleofarattletoshowthat__________.

　　A.intoy?

makingthereisacontinuityintheuseofmaterials

　　B.itoftentakesalongtimetointroducenewtechnologyintotoy?

making

　　C.eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnology

　　D.evenasimpletoycanmirrortheartistictastesofthetime

　　Passage2

　　Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Lifereallyshouldbeonelongjourneyofjoyforchildrenbornwithaworldofwealthattheirfeet.

　　InternationallyfamouschilddoctorRobertColesistheworld’stopexpertontheinfluenceofmoneyonchildren.Hehaswrittenawell?

knownbookonthesubject,“ThePrivilegedOnes”,andhisresearchshowsthattoomuchmoneyinthefamilycancauseasmanyproblemsastoolittle.“Obviouslytherearecertainadvantagestobeingrich,”saysthe53?

year?

olddoctor,“suchasbetterhealth,educationandfutureworkprospects.（78）Butmostimportantisthequalityoffamilylife.Moneycan’tbuylove.”

　　Itcanbuyalotofotherthing,however,andthat’swherethetroublestarts.Richkidshavesomuchtochoosefromthattheyoftenbecomeconfused.Overindulgence（娇养）bytheirparentscanmakethemspoilt.Theytenttotravelmorethanotherchildren,fromhometohomeandcountrytocountry,whichcausesfeelingsofrestlessness.

　　（79）“Butprivilegedchildrendohaveabettersenseoftheirpositionsintheworld,”addsMr.Coles,“andtheyaremoreself?

assured.”Therichchildreninheritthepropertyfromtheirparentsandenjoyahighincome.Somoneywillneverbeoneoftheirproblems.“However,theywillhaveasenseofisolation,”warnsDr.Coles,“andtheycouldsufferfromthehardshipofnotbeingabletodealwiththeeverydayworldbecausetheywillneverreallybegiventhechance.Everythingtheyhaveachievedisbecauseofanaccidentofbirth.Therecanbenotremendousinnersatisfactionaboutthat.”

　　（80）Today’swealthyparentsperhapsrealizetheirrichescanbemoreofaheavyloadthanahappinesstotheirchildren.Sothefirstthingforthemtoconsideristoensurethattheirfamiliesareasrichinloveastheyareinmoney.

　　6.Inhisbook“ThePrivilegedOnes”,Dr.Cotesimpliesthat__________.

　　A.therearefewerproblemintherichfamilythanthepoorfamily

　　B.richchildrenlivealifeofseparationfromtheworld

　　C.richchildrenusuallyenjoymorelovethanpoorchildren

　　D.thequalityofrichchildren’sfamilylifemaynotbehigh

　　7.Inthedoctor’sview,__________.

　　A.therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagestobeingrich

　　B.richchildrenusuallyhavelittleconfidenceinthemselves

　　C.travelingalotwillbebeneficialtochildren

　　D.richkidsareoftenshortofmoneybecauseoftheirlifeofluxury

　　8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Richchildrenhaveearnedwhattheyhave.

　　B.Richchildrenusuallyleadalifeofhappiness.

　　C.Richchildrentendtofeelisolated.

　　D.Richchildrenarehardlygiventoomanymaterialthings.

　　9.Accordingtotheauthorofthepassage,__________.

　　A.lifeisreallyalongjourneyofjoyforrichchildren

　　B.therichchildrenfeelgreatlysatisfiedwiththepropertytheyinheritfromtheirparents

　　C.itismostimportantforwealthyparentstomakesurethattheirfamiliesarerichinloveaswellasinmoney

　　D.todayallthewealthyparentsaresureoftheproblemstheirmoneycanbring

　　10.Itseemsthattheauthorofthepassage__________whatDr.Colessaysinthebook“ThePrivilegedOnes”.

　　A.knowslittleaboutB.isdoubtfulabout

　　C.isopposedtoD.agreeswith

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　　Passage3

　　Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Intheworldinwhichwelivetoday,amanmaybeonethingbutappeartobeanother.ThiswasimpossibleinIndiansociety.AnIndian’snametoldtheworldwhathewas?

acoward,aliar,athief,orabrave.

　　WhenIwasyoung,everyIndianhadatleastthreenamesduringhislifetime.Hisfirstnamewasgiventohimatbirth.Itdescribedsomethingthathadhappenedatthattime.

　　EachIndianwassupposedtokeephisbirthnameuntilhewasoldenoughtoearnmoneyforhimself.Buthisfriendswouldalwaysgivehimanameoftheirown.Nomatterwhathisparentscalledhim,hischildhoodfriendswouldusethenametheyhadchosen.

　　TheIndianearnedhisrealnamewhenhewasoldenoughforhisfirstfightagainsttheenemy.Hislifenamedependedonhowheactedduringthisfirstbattle.Whenhereturnedhewouldbegivenhistribalnamebythechief.Ifhehaddonewell,hewouldbegivenagoodname.Butifhehaddonepoorly,hemightbegivenabadname.

　　Amanwasgivenmanychancestoimprovehisname,however.Ifinalaterbattlehewasverybraveinfightingagainsttheenemy,hewasgivenabettername.SomeIndianshadasmanyastwelvenames?

allgoodandeachbetterthanthelast.

　　AllnamesgiventooneIndianbelongedtohimfortherestofhislife.Nooneelsecouldusethem.Evenhehimselfcouldnotgivethemaway.Thiswasbecausenomancouldpassonhisnameunlessthechiefandthetribeaskedhimtodoso.

　　11.Accordingtopassage,Indiannameswereimportantbecausethey__________.

　　A.describedthecharacterofamanB.describedtheappearanceofaman

　　C.wereneverusedbyotherpeopleD.toldushisprofession

　　12.__________gavethesecondnameofanIndian.

　　A.ThechiefB.Thetribe

　　C.HischildhoodfriendsD.Hisparents

　　13.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,weknowanIndian’s“tribalname”referstohis__________.

　　A.firstnameB.secondnameC.nicknameD.lifename

　　14.AnIndiancouldgetbetternamesifhe__________.

　　A.didwellinlaterbattlesB.gotoldenough

　　C.becameacowardD.becamealiar

　　15.Thesentenceinthesixthparagraph“noonecouldpassonhisname”maymeanthat__________.

　　A.noonecouldchangehisnamebyhimselfB.noonecouldgivehisnametoason

　　C.noonecouldgivehisnameawayD.noonecouldgiveuphisname

　　PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30%）

　　Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer