四川省大学英语三级考试真题12.docx

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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

’ttryto_____forTom’sbehavior.Hewon’tgetawaywithitthistime.

A.makeasearchB.makeaneffortC.makeamistakeD.makeanexcuse

3.Whenhewasaskedaboutthemissingcamera,Jimmy________everseeingit.

4.Shearrangedapartytohelpputthestrangersattheir_______.

5.Youcanmakeyourdreamse_______aslongasyouworkhard.

6.Themanagingdirectortookthe________fortheaccident,althoughitwasnotreallyhisfault.

7.Thekeytoourroomwas_____toalargeplasticplatewiththeroomnumberonit.

A.joinedB.connectedC.relatedD.attached

8.Therestaurantnearourcampusissuperior_______theonewewenttolastweek.

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.

13.PresidentBush,togetherwithhiswifeanddaughter,______attheopeningceremonyofthe29thOlympicGamesinBeijing.

A.waspresentB.ispresentC.werepresentD.arepresent

14.Itwasreportedthatonlyonetouristwasfortunatetoescape____intheattack.

A.killingB.tobekilledC.havingkilledD.beingkilled

15.________therearefewjobsavailableinruralareas,manyyoungpeoplemovetothecitiesinsearchofemployment.

16.BythetimeIgottothecinema,alltheticketsfor〞TheMerchantofVenice〞.______out.

A.havebeensoldB.hadbeensoldC.wassoldD.weresold

17.Itisremendedthattheproject______untilallthepreparationshavebeenmade.

A.notbestartedB.willnotbestartedC.isnotstartedD.isnottobestarted

18.Icouldhavepaid______forthesuitifthesalesmanhadinsisted,becauseIreallywantedit.

A.asmuchtwiceB.muchtwiceC.twiceasmuchD.twotimes

19._______isoftenthecase,thecallsfromourcustomersareforhelpwiththeirputersystems.

20.Therewassomuchnoisethatthespeakercouldn’tmakehimself_______.

A.tohearB.heardC.hearingD.beingheard

PartⅡReadingprehension

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

BEIJING,Aug.11（Xinhua）—ChineseweightlifterChenYanqingretailedherwomen’s58kgOlympictitleinBeijingonMondaywithatotalresultof244kg

Chen,29,hasbeethefirststrongwomanintheworldtosuccessfullydefendherOlympictitlesincethewomen’sweightliftingenteredsummerOlympicsinSydneyeightyearsago.

“TheAthensgoldbelongstome,butthisonebelongstoallthepeoplesupportingme,〞shesaid.

Chenmadeherfamein1997byclaimingthejerk（挺举）andtotalgoldsintheworldchampionshipsandruledtheclassbykeepingbreakingtheworldrecords.

Chendidn’ttrytobreaktheworldrecordduringherpetitionandshehasanexplanation.

“Theworldrecordinthesnatch（抓举）andthetotalbelongstome,sotowinthegoldwasmoreimportant〞,theveteransaid.

It’sthethirdgoldfortheChineseweightliftingteam,afterChenXiexiawonthewomen’s48kgclassonSaturdayandLongQingquanclaimedthetitleinthemen’s56kgclassSunday,andtheeighthgoldfortheChinesedelegationattheGames.

Chenretiredthreetimesfromthenationalteamin2000,2005andlate2006butreturnednotlongaftereachretirementandclaimedthenationalandAsiantitles.ShequalifiedfortheOlympicsafterclaimingagainthenationalchampioninherthirdebacklastApril.

“IwanttothankmycoachCaoXinminforacpanyingmefor18years〞,shetoldthepressconferenceafterSunday’sevent.

21.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat_______

A.ChenYanqingbroketherecordforwomen’s58kgOlympictitle

B.ChenYanqingwonherfirstwomen’s58kgOlympicgoldmedal

C.ChenYanqingwonwomen’s58kgOlympicgoldmedalagain

D.ChenYanqinglostwomen’s58kgOlympictitleonMonday

22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.ChenYanqingwonherfirstOlympictitleattheageof29.

’sweightliftingdidn’tentertheOlympicGamestill8yearsage.

’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.

’sOlympicweightliftinggoldmedalists

D.VeteranweightlifterChenYanqingwinsnewmedal

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Whatishappiness?

Mostresearchersagreethatitinvolvesanassessment（评’stheemotionalbalancesheetwekeepthatallowsustosayhonestlywhetherwe’relivingahappylife,inspiteofbadthingsnowandthen.

’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?

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28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagrapg3?

A.Marriedpeoplemostlikelyreportedthattheywerenothappy.

B.Only17percentofdivorcedpeoplesaidtheywerenothappy

C.Thehappinessnumberwashighestformarriedwomen.

D.IntheUnitedStates,23percentofpeoplewerenever-married.

29.Amongthepeopleinvestigatedin2004,thosewhoseemedtobeleasthappywere_____

A.widowedB.marriedanddivorced

30.Whatistheconclusionofthe2003studyabouthappiness?

A.Happinesslevelsusuallydroppedinafewyearsaftermarriage

B.Happinessgreatlyincreasedformanymarriedpeople

C.Marriagebroughthappinesstoallthemarriedpeople.

D.Mostpeopleremainedattheirpremarriagehappinesslevels.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afteryearsoffalsestarts,withthefirstmercialsalespossiblewithinmonths,anewindustrysellingmotorfuelmadefromwasteisgettingabigpushintheUnitedStates.Manypanieshaveannouncedplanstobuildplantsthatwouldtakeinmateriallikewoodchips,garbageorcropwasteandturnoutmotorfuels.Fordecadesscientistshaveknownitwaspossibletoconvertwastetofuel.Butsuccessisfarfromassured.Someofthelatestannouncementsefromsmallpanieswhosedreamsmaybebiggerthantheirbankaccounts.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.MuchofthenewmoneyflowingintothefieldisingfromSiliconValley,wheretheventurecapitalistswhogavetheworldtheInternetrevolutionseeanopportunitytodosomethingsilimarwiththefuelsupply.WhathasbeendoneissmallintheschemeofAmericanfueldemand,butitmaysetthestageforimportantgrowthifwhosefirstprojectsprovethattheeconomicscanwork.

31.Howsuccessfulisthedevelopmentofawaste-to-fuelindustryintheUnitedStates?

A.Motorfuelhasbeenturnedoutinlargequantity.

B.Abreakthroghintheindustryishighlyexpected.

C.Therehavebeenonlyseveralfalsestartssofar.

D.Theindustryissupportedbythegovernment.

32.Accordingtotheauthor,eveniftechnologicalproblemsaresolved,_______

A.successcannotbeassuredB.nosupportisexpected

C.seriousconsequenceswillemergeD.wastecannotbeturnedtofuel

33.Tocarryouttheirplanssuccessfully,