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英语三级考试真题

2004年6月英语三级考试真题

PartIReadingComprehension（30%） 

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchooseandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 

Passage1 

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ayoungster'ssocialdevelopmenthasaprofoundeffectonhisacademicprogressKidswhohavetroublegettingalongwiththeirclassmatescanendupbehindacademicallyaswellandhaveahigherchanceofdroppingout（退学）.Intheearlygradesespecially,expertssay,youngstersshouldbeencouragedtoworkingroupsratherthanindividuallysothatteacherscanspotchildrenwhomaybehavingproblemsmakingfriends"Whenchildrenworkonaproject",saysLillianKate,aneducationalprofessorattheUniversity&Illinois,"theylearntoworktogether,todisagree,tothink,totaketurnsandlightentensionsTheseskillscan'tbelearnedthroughlectureWeallknowpeoplewhohavewonderfultechnicalskillsbutdon'thaveanysocialskillsRelationshipsshouldbethefirstR". 

Atacertainage,childrenarealsolearningtojudgethemselvesinrelationtoothers.Formostchildren,schoolmarksthefirsttimethattheirgoalsarenotsetbyaninternalclockbutbytheoutsideworldJustasthe1-year-oldstrugglingtowalkthe6-year-oldisstrugglingtomeetadultexpectations"Youngkidsdon'tknowhowtodistinguishearly-childhoodeducationforthestateofNewJersey,"（76）iftheytryhardtodosomethingandfail.theymayconcludethattheywillneverbeabletoaccomplishaparticulartask"."Theeffectsofserious",saysHills,"achildwhohashadhisconfidencereallydamagedneedsarescueoperation". 

1.Theauthorseemstothinkthatakid’spoorrelationshipwithhisclassmateswould       . 

A.havenegativeeffectsonhisstudy 

B.develophisindividualismbutlimithisintelligence 

C.eventuallyleadtohisleavingschool 

D.havenothingtodowithhisachievementsinacourse 

2.Inthefirstparagraph,thewordspotmeans       . 

A.teachB.helpC.findD.treat 

3.Formostchildren,schoolmakesthemunderstand       . 

A.thatitissocietyratherthanindividualthatdecidesone’sfuture 

B.thattheycanmeetthesocialneeds 

C.thatone’seffortandone’sabilitycanbetwoquitedifferentmatters 

D.thatsocialneedsandindividualneedshavenothingincommon 

4.Whichofthefollowingismostunlikelyfortheauthortodo?

A.Totalktothestudentswhohavementalproblems. 

B.Tohelpstudentsdevelopafeelingofself-respect. 

C.Tokeepastudentfromplayingalone. 

D.Toannounceastudent’sscoresinpublic. 

5.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorconcernofthepassageaboutastudent’sneeds?

A.Individualismandcooperation. 

B.Academicsuccessandindependentthinking. 

C.Socializationandfeelingofcompetence. 

D.Intelligenceandrespect. 

Passage2 

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IftheEuropeansthoughtadrought—alongperiodofdryweather—wassomethingthathappenedonlyinAfrica,theyknowbetternow.Afterfouryearsofbelow–normalrainfall（insomecasesonly10percentofannualaverage）,vastareasofFrance,Spain,Portugal,Belgium,BritainandIrelandaredryandbarren（贫瘠）.（77）WaterissolowinthecanalsofnorthernFrancethatwaterwaytrafficisforbiddenexceptonweekends.Oyster（牡蛎）growsinBrittanyreporta30percentdropinproductionbecauseofthelossoffreshwaterinlocalriversnecessaryforoysterbreeding.InsoutheasternEngland,therollinggreenhillsofKenthaveturnedsobrownthatofficialshavebeenweighingplanstopipeinwaterfromWales.InPortugal,farmersinthesouthernAlentejoregionhaveheldprayermeetingforrain—sofar,invain. 

（78）Governmentsindrought-spreadcountriesaretakingseveremeasures.Authoritiesinhard-hitareasofFrancehavebannedwashingcarsandwateringlawns.InBritain,waterwillsoonbemetered,likegasandelectricity,“TheEnglishhavealwaystakenwaterforgranted,”saysGrahamWarren,aspokesmanofBritain’sNationalRiversAuthority.“Nowthey’reputtingapriceonit.”Evenasuddenendtothedroughtwouldnotendthemiseryinsomeareas.Itwilltakeseveralyearsofunusuallyheavywinterrain,theexpertssay,justtobringexistingwaterreservesuptotheirnormallevels. 

6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“theyknowbetternow?

” 

A.Theyknowmoreaboutthecausesofthedrought. 

B.TheyhaveabetterunderstandingofthedroughtinAfrica. 

C.TheyhaverealizedthatthedroughtinEuropeisthemostseriousone. 

D.TheyhaverealizedthatdroughtshitnotonlyAfricabutalsoEurope. 

7.ThedroughtinEuropehasbroughtaboutallthefollowingproblemsexcept       . 

A.below-normalrainfallB.difficultnavigation 

C.asharpdropinoysterharvestD.bone-dryhills 

8.TheBritishgovernmentintendsto       . 

A.forbidthecar-washingservice 

B.increasethepriceofthewaterused 

C.endthemiserycausedbythedrought 

D.chargefeesfortheuseofthewater 

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Germanyistheonlycountryfreefromthedrought 

B.Waterreservesareattheirlowestlevelinyearsduetodrought 

C.ThedroughtismoreseriousinBritainthaninFrance 

D.Europewillnothaveheavyrainuntilseveralyearslater. 

10.Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.EuropeinMiseryB.DroughtAttacksEurope 

C.BeEconomicalWithWaterD.Europe,aWould-beAfrica 

Passage3 

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Howcanwegetridofgarbage（垃圾）?

Dowehaveenoughenergysourcestomeetourfutureenergyneeds?

Thesearetwoimportantquestionsthatmanypeopleareaskingtoday.Somepeoplethinkthatmanmightbeabletosolvebothproblemsatthesametime.Theysuggestusinggarbageasanenergysource,andatthetimeitcansavethelandtoholdgarbage. 

Foralongtime,peopleburiedgarbageordumped（倾倒）itonemptyland.Now,emptylandisscarce.Butmoreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear.However,garbagecanbeagoodfueltouse.Thethingsingarbagedonotlooklikecoal,petroleum,ornaturalgas;buttheyarechemicallysimilartothesefossil（化石）fuels.Asweuseupourfossil-fuelsupplies,wemightbeabletousegarbageasanenergysource. 

（79）Burninggarbageisnotanewidea.SomecitiesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateshavebeenburninggarbageforyears.Theheatthatisproducedbyburninggarbageisusedtoboilwater.Thesteamthatisproducedisusedtomakeelectricityortoheatnearbybuildings.InParis,France,somepowerplantsburnalmost2millionmetrictonsofthecitiesgarbageeachyear.Theamountofenergyproducedisaboutthesameaswouldbeproducedbyburningalmostahalfmillionbarrelsofoil. 

（80）Ourfossilfuelsuppliesarelimited.Burninggarbagemightbeonekindofenergysourcethatwecanusetohelpmeetourenergyneeds.Thismethodcouldalsoreducetheamountifgarbagepilingupontheearth. 

11.Whattwoproblemscanmansolvebyburninggarbage?

A.Theshortageofenergyandairpollution. 

B.Theshortageofenergyandthelandtoholdgarbage. 

C.Airpollutionandtheshortageoffossilfuel. 

D.Airpollutionandtheshortageoflandtoholdgarbage. 

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofburninggarbage?

A.Thegarbageburnedisturnedintofossilfuels. 

B.Theheatproducedisusedtoboilwater. 

C.Thesteamproducedisusedtomakeelectricity. 

D.Thesteamproducedisusedtoheatbuildings. 

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.About2millionmetrictonsofgarbageisburnedinFranceeachyear. 

B.Inamodernsociety,moreandmoregarbageisproducedeachyear. 

C.Usinggarbageisagoodwaytosolvetheproblemofenergyshortage. 

D.Itwillbetooexpensivetousegarbageasanenergysource. 

14.Whatistheauthor’sattitude?

A.Delighted

B.Sad

C.Agreeing

D.Disagreeing 

15.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe       . 

A.GarbageandtheEarth 

B.FossilFuelandGarbage 

C.LandandGarbage 

D.Garbage–EnergySource 

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%） 

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 

16.Itisfrommygrandparents________Ilearnedalot. 

A.who

B.whom

C.that

D.which 

17.Thewriterhaspublishedmanybooks,________arewellreceivedbythereaders. 

A.noneofwhom

B.allofwhich 

C.neitherofwho

D.oneofwhich 

18.Classes________,thestudentsleftforhomewithoutdelay. 

A.wereover

B.beingover

C.areover

D.over 

19.Thisisthedictionary________IdependalotwheneverIhaveproblemswithnewwords. 

A.withwhich

B.inwhich

C.onwhich

D.forwhich 

20.Overtenpeoplediedandtwentypeoplewere________woundedinthetraincrash. 

A.horribly

B.wrongly

C.bitterly

D.seriously 

21.DoyouthinkTommyis________thetruth?

A.saying

B.speaking

C.telling

D.talking 

22.Itissohot.Youshouldputthefoodintotherefrigeratornow.otherwise,itwill________soon. 

A.harm

B.hurt

C.spoil

D.damage 

23.Don’tforgettowritetome, ________?

A.willyou

B.didn’tyou

C.areyou