四川省大学英语三级考试真题12.docx

1、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. We were all_the way he behaved at the meeting.A.disappointed at B.disabled by C.dismissed from D.discharged from t try to _for Toms behavior.He wont get away with it this time. A.make a search B.make an effort C. make a mistake D.make an excuse3.When he was

2、asked about the missing camera,Jimmy_ever seeing it.4.She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their _.5.You can make your dreams e_as long as you work hard.6.The managing director took the _for the accident,although it was not really his fault.7.The key to our room was _to a large plastic

3、plate with the room number on it. A.joined B.connected C.related D .attached8.The restaurant near our campus is superior_the one we went to last week.9.He made a _sum of money in real estate and then invested it in the stock market. A.considerate B.conscious C.considerable D conservative10.Higher ta

4、xes are likely to _importing expensive cars into the country. A.discourage B.encourage C.persuade D.protect 11.Tom is kindhearted,thoughtful,hard working and clever._I cant speak too highly of him. A.As a result B.By the way C.In a word D. On the contrary12. It would make great _for the parents to b

5、e involved in childrens activities.13. President Bush, together with his wife and daughter, _at the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing. A.was present B. is present C. were present D. are present14.It was reported that only one tourist was fortunate to escape _in the attack. A.kill

6、ing B.to be killed C.having killed D.being killed15._there are few jobs available in rural areas ,many young people move to the cities in search of employment.16.By the time I got to the cinema,all the tickets forThe Merchant of Venice._out. A.have been sold B.had been sold C.was sold D.were sold17.

7、It is remended that the project _until all the preparations have been made. A.not be started B.will not be started C.is not started D.is not to be started18.I could have paid _for the suit if the salesman had insisted,because I really wanted it. A.as much twice B.much twice C.twice as much D.two tim

8、es19._is often the case ,the calls from our customers are for help with their puter systems.20.There was so much noise that the speaker couldnt make himself_. A.to hear B.heard C.hearing D.being heardPart Reading prehensionPassage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.BEIJING, Aug

9、.11(Xinhua)Chinese weightlifter Chen Yanqing retailed her womens 58kg Olympic title in Beijing on Monday with a total result of 244kgChen ,29,has bee the first strongwoman in the world to successfully defend her Olympic title since the womens weightlifting entered summer Olympics in Sydney eight yea

10、rs ago.“The Athens gold belongs to me ,but this one belongs to all the people supporting me ,she said.Chen made her fame in 1997 by claiming the jerk(挺举) and total golds in the world championships and ruled the class by keeping breaking the world records.Chen didnt try to break the world record duri

11、ng her petition and she has an explanation.“The world record in the snatch(抓举) and the total belongs to me ,so to win the gold was more important, the veteran said.Its the third gold for the Chinese weightlifting team ,after ChenXiexia won the womens 48kg class on Saturday and Long Qingquan claimed

12、the title in the mens 56kg class Sunday ,and the eighth gold for the Chinese delegation at the Games.Chen retired three times from the national team in 2000, 2005 and late 2006 but returned not long after each retirement and claimed the national and Asian titles.She qualified for the Olympics after

13、claiming again the national champion in her third eback last April.“I want to thank my coach Cao Xinmin for acpanying me for 18 years,she told the press conference after Sundays event. 21.The first paragraph tells us that_ A.Chen Yanqing broke the record for womens 58kg Olympic titleB. Chen Yanqing

14、won her first womens 58kg Olympic gold medal C. Chen Yanqing won womens 58kg Olympic gold medal again D. Chen Yanqing lost womens 58kg Olympic title on Monday22.Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 2? A. Chen Yanqing won her first Olympic title at the age of 29.s weightli

15、fting didnt enter the Olympic Games till 8 years age.s weightlifting is a traditional event of the Olympic GamesD. Chen Yanqing is the first woman to defend her Olympic title.23. Chen Yanqing has been admired by people for all of the following except_ A.having retired three times from the national t

16、eamB.claiming the jerk and total golds in the world championships C.keeping breaking the world records in the jerk and totalD.winning Olympic gold medals in Athens and BeiJing.24.According to the passage , Chen Yanqing won her gold medal in Beijing_ A.after LongQingquan won his gold B.before LongQin

17、gquan won his goldC.which is the second gold for her team D.which is the third gold for China25.The best title for this news report might be _ A. Chen Yanqing ,a weightlifter in the 18th year of her careerB. Chen Yanqing says thanks to all the people supporting her.s Olympic weightlifting gold medal

18、istsD.Veteran weightlifter Chen Yanqing wins new medalPassage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passageWhat is happiness?Most researchers agree that it involves an assessment(评s the emotional balance sheet we keep that allows us to say honestly whether were living a happy life, in sp

19、ite of bad things now and then.s been said to hold many people, especially women ,back from their full potential to be happy .Dont believe it.In 2004,42 percent of married Americans said they were very happy.Just 23 percent of never-married people said this.The happiness numbers were even lower for

20、other groups:Only 20 percent of those who were widowed(死了丈夫或妻子的)，17 percent of those who were divorced, and 11 percent of those who were separated but not divorced said they were happy.Overall,married people were six times more likely to say that they were very happy than to report that they were no

21、t too happy.And generally speaking,married women say theyre happy more often than married men.Marriage isnt just associated with happinessit brings happiness ,at least for a lot of us. One 2003 study that followed 24,000 people for more than a decade showed a significant increase in happiness after

22、people married. For some ,the happiness increase wore off in a few years, and they ended up back at their premarriage happiness levels. But for others ,it lasted as long as a lifetime.26.According to most researchers ,whether people feel happy or not depends on _. A.whether they are emotional or not

23、 B.whether they are married or notC.how they deal with bad things D.how they think about their lives.27.What is the effect of marriage on most peoples feeling of happiness?u28.Which of the following statements is true according to Paragrapg 3? A.Married people most likely reported that they were not

24、 happy.B.Only 17 percent of divorced people said they were not happyC.The happiness number was highest for married women.D.In the United States, 23 percent of people were never-married.29.Among the people investigated in 2004, those who seemed to be least happy were_ A.widowed B.married and divorced

25、30.What is the conclusion of the 2003 study about happiness? A.Happiness levels usually dropped in a few years after marriageB.Happiness greatly increased for many married peopleC.Marriage brought happiness to all the married people.D.Most people remained at their premarriage happiness levels.Passag

26、e ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.After years of false starts,with the first mercial sales possible within months,a new industry selling motor fuel made from waste is getting a big push in the United States. Many panies have announced plans to build plants that would take

27、in material like wood chips, garbage or crop waste and turn out motor fuels. For decades scientists have known it was possible to convert waste to fuel. But success is far from assured .Some of the latest announcements e from small panies whose dreams may be bigger than their bank accounts.They are

28、counting on billions in government funds.Big technological problems remain, and even if they can be solved ,no one is sure what unintended consequences will emerge or what it will really cost to produce this type of fuel.Virtually any material containing hydrogen, carbon and oxyen could potentially

29、be turned into motor fuel. That includes plastics, construction debris(废渣),forest and lawn trimming(修剪下来的废料)，wood chips,wheat straw and many other types of agricultural waste.The potential fuels include ethanol(乙醇),which can be blended with gasoline,or other liquids that could displace gasoline enti

30、rely.Much of the new money flowing into the field is ing from Silicon Valley,where the venture capitalists who gave the world the Internet revolution see an opportunity to do something silimar with the fuel supply.What has been done is small in the scheme of American fuel demand,but it may set the s

31、tage for important growth if whose first projects prove that the economics can work.31.How successful is the development of a waste-to-fuel industry in the United States? A.Motor fuel has been turned out in large quantity.B.A breakthrogh in the industry is highly expected.C.There have been only seve

32、ral false starts so far .D.The industry is supported by the government.32.According to the author ,even if technological problems are solved,_ A.success can not be assured B.no support is expectedC.serious consequences will emerge D.waste can not be turned to fuel33.To carry out their plans successfully,