大学英语三级考试试卷-2(修改版)

Practical English Test for Colleges (Level A)

Part one Listening comprehension (15 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.

Section A

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Example: Y ou are hear:

Y ou will read: A) New Y ork City.

B) An evening party.

C) An air trip.

D) The man’s job.

From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New Y ork. Therefore, C) An air trip is the correct answer. Y ou should mark C) on the Answer sheet.

［A］［B］［C］［D］ Now the test will begin

1.A) She won’t do favors for others.

B) She’ll return the book on her way to work.

C) She can’t return the book for the man.

D) She works at the school library.

2.A) To put his call through to the director.

B) To arrange an appointment for him to see the director.

C) To tell the director about the work he is doing.

D) To go and see if the director can meet him right now.

3.A) She wants to further her study right away.

B) She wants to quit her graduate course.

C) She hasn’t decided if she’ll study for her master’s degree.

D) She’ll find a job right after graduation.

4.A) He’ll drive the woman to school.

B) He’ll ride his bicycle to school, too.

C) He’ll join her in her exercise class.

D) He’ll teach the woman how to ride a bicy cle.

5.A) They’re colleagues.

B) They’re friends.

C) They’re classmates.

D) They’re twins.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B)， C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Conversation 1

6.A) Water her flowers while she’s away.

B) Buy her some flowers and take care of them.

C) Clean her house while she is on business.

D) Water her flowers in his spare time.

7.A) He doesn’t have any questions fo r her.

B) He won’t be able to take a trip.

C) He can study during the spring break.

D) He hasn’t decided if he can take a trip.

Conversation 2

8.A) Because she doesn’t want to give up her major.

B) Because she doesn’t love him any more.

C) Because she doesn’t want to quit her job.

D) Because she doesn’t want to have kids.

9.A) To go to college.

B) To stay at home.

C) To bear a child.

D) To work at a company.

10.A) She’s going fishing with her father.

B) She’s going fishing with Tom.

C) She’s going to have a date.

D) She’s going to have a picnic.

Section C

Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. Y ou will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed on your test paper. Y ou should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.

Since World War Two, especially in the last few decades of the 20th century, large groups of foreigners have come and settled in the United States. The 11

is that many Americans speak a foreign language at home. Today, one in seven Americans speak a language 12 English. Spanish is the leading foreign language spoken by 17 million Americans. All together, 31.8 million Americans speak 329 foreign languages in the 13 . That means there is an increase of 34 percent in foreign language usage since 1980. Asian languages are used by 14 percent of foreign language speakers. That 14 the new wave of immigrants from Asian countries

15 India, Japan, Korea and the Philippines. However, fewer European languages are

heard in American families than before.

11. _________________________

12. _________________________

13. _________________________

14. _________________________

15. _________________________

Part Two structure (15 minutes) Directions:This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It

consists of 2 sections.

Section A

Directions:

In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. Y ou are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

16. One of my foreign friends is looking forward to ________ my country.

A) visit C) having visited

B) visiting D) be visiting

17.It is thought to be a wise way to have some money ________ for old age.

A) put aside C) given in

B) taken off D) set out

18. Not until I began to work ________ how much time I had wasted.

A) have I realized C) did I realize

B) I have realized D) I realized

19. The ship took machines and other goods back to the port ________ it had set off.

A) from which C) which

B) to which D) in which

20. The new general manager is trying to find ________ to the company’s financial

problem.

A) a reaction C) a solution

B) a reply D) an answer

21. The new evening dress ________ her as much as 400 dollars.

A) paid C) spent

B) took D) cost

22. The chair looks rather hard but actually it is very comfortable to sit ________.

A) at C) over

B) on D) under

23. This is one of the longest bridges that ________ on this river.

A) is ever built C) was ever built

B) has ever been built D) has ever built

24. He suddenly left for Paris yesterday, ________ was more than we had expected.

A) that C) which

B) what D) this

25. You should take care that you have not ________ any detail in the design.

A) disappeared C) delivered

B) thrown D) neglected

Section B

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. Y ou should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

26. I didn’t see your boss at the meeting. If he (come) ________, I would have told him the n ews.

27. We have been informed that the (equip) ________ will be arriving here in ten days.

28. It is advised that we (sign) ________ an agreement right after the discussion.

29. I sincerely thank you for your (invite) ________ to the Industrial Exhibition.

30. That was the most (attract) ________ program they could think of.

31. I was (please) ________ to have received your letter dated May 20th last month.

32. He rushed (danger) ________ across the busy street to catch the bus.

33. I am sorry to learn that you have made no (improve) ________ on the design at all.

34. I’m afraid you have been speaking too fast to make yourself (understand) ________.

35. The machine does not seem to work properly. I think it needs (repair) ________.

Part three Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. Y ou should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

T ask 1

Directions:After reading the following passage. Y ou will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36-40.For each of them there are four choices marked A.B.C and D. Y ou should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter. on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture. (They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture. )To learn a foreign language is to lear n another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher, “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives one lives.”A culture and its language are as necessary as brain and body; while one is a part of the other, neither can function without the other. In learning a foreign language, the best beginning would be starting with the non-language elements of the language: its gestures, its body language, etc. Eye contact is extremely important in English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding, or, as the English saying goes, seeing eye-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.

36. The best title for this passage is____________

A. Organs of Culture

B. Brain and Body

C. Looking into his eyes

D. Language and Culture

37. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreign language is__________

A. to read the works of poets and philcsophers

B. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyes

C. to begin by learning its body language

D. to visit a country where you can study

38. According to this passage, gestures are__________

A. spoken words

B. a non-language element

C. pictures in a language

D. written language

39. "As many languages as one speaks, so many lives..." means__________

A. if one learns many foreign languages, one will have a better understanding of his own language

B. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languages

C. no matter how many languages one knows, one can never know more than one's own culture

D. if a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life

40. Which of the following doesn't share the same meaning with the others?

A. signs

B. gestures

C. efficient

D. body language

T ask 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts (干旱) and floods. Unfortunately, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire(帝国). It gained the empire, but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by flood and starvation. (Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade villagers to see this. )The villagers want wood to cook their food with; and they can earn money by selling wood. They are usually too lazy to plant and look after the trees. (So, unless the govemment has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.)

This does not only mean that the villagers' children and grandchildren will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious, for where there are trees their roots break the soil up allowing the rain to sink in - and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing flood.

41. What is the most important function of trees?

A. Providing fuel.

B. Offering shade.

C. Preventing natural disaster.

D. Providing wood.

42. What eventually happened to the empire in the paragraph?

A. Its people died of hunger.

B. It fell to pieces.

C. It became a giant empire.

D. It built many ships with wood.

43. It is implied in the passage that the villagers__________

A. want a plentiful supply of trees.

B. want firewood badly.

C. just want to get money.

D. don't realize the importance of trees.

44. The role of trees is to__________

A. loosen soil

B. keep soil in position

C. harden soil

D. both A and B

45. What is the passage mainly concerned with?

A. The benefits of trees.

B. Trees and soil protection

C. The various uses of trees.

D. Different attitudes toward trees.

T ask 3

Directions: After reading the following introduction to the course on First Certificate in English, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 46 through 50). Y ou should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.

Whether you’re looking for a quiet place or a holiday trip, Florida’s natural beauty and various tourist activities let you make your dream alive. Nature lovers can explore hundreds of acres (英亩) of lakes, forests and wetlands filled with native birds, fish and wildlife (野生动物)。

Florida is a sportsman’s paradise (乐园) as well, with plenty of opportunities for water sports lovers. and Florida is also the nation’s best tennis place, with over 7,700 tennis facilities. With thousands of rivers and lakes, plus over 1,000 miles of beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf (海湾) of Mexico, Florida is a water sports wonder land. Florida is also home to some of the best attractions in the United States, from technologically advanced parks to historic museums。

Welcome to Florida, ladies and gentlemen！

Florida

Florida is most attractive because of

1. its 46 , and

2. its 47 .

Visitors to Florida are mainly.

Visitors to Florida are mainly

1. 48 and

2. sportsmen.

Among the various sports Florida offers, the most wonderful are

49 .

Florida has a beach as long as 50 miles.

T ask 4

Directions: The following is the contents of a book on stocks. After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to (与…相同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.

A ─Business Management

B ─Marketing Management

C ─International Business Law

D ─Management Information Systems

E ─Financial Management

F ─The World Environment and International Business

G ─Managerial Economics and Decision Models

H ─Operations Management

I ─Human Resource Management

J ─Managerial Accounting

K ─Economic Law

L ─Currency Banking Science

M ─Practical International Trade

N ─Equipment Management

O ─Western Economics

Example: ( H ) 生产管理（O）西方经济学

51. ( ) 跨国企业与全球环境( ) 人力资源管理

52. ( ) 企业管理( ) 管理信息系统

53. ( ) 财务管理( ) 设备管理

54. ( ) 管理会计( ) 营销管理

55. ( ) 国际商法( ) 管理经济学与决策模式

T ask 5

Directions: There is an advertisement below. After reading it you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) that follow. The answers (in no more than 3 words) should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.

Job-hunting Myths (误区)

Don’t defeat yourself by accepting common myths, says the head of an international consulting (咨询) company.

Myth 1: If there’s nothing available in your fie ld, switch careers.

Fact 1: That’s one of the worst things you can do. Y ou compete against others with experience, and you will not approach your old salary level.

Myth 2: Lower your salary demands. Y ou’ll be more attractive to employers in an uncertain economy.

Fact 2: People who ask for less are viewed as "undesirable property." If you are considered anything less than first-class, you are not likely to be hired.

Myth 3: If you are over 50, it will be very hard to find another job.

Fact 3: Workers over 50 win new jobs almost as quickly as youngsters do. Today’s employers place a premium (额外补贴) on experience.

Myth 4: Bring up salary as quickly as possible in the first interview.

Fact 4: That’s a fast way to be removed (取消) from consideration. It tells employers you are more concerned with yourself than with the company.

Myth 5: Y ou can only get interviews between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Fact 5: Employers are often available before and after regular hours when the office is quieter. If you get an inter view then, you’ve got an employer’s concentrated attention.

56.What is the disadvantage of changing your career?

Y ou will not reach______________________________________________

57.What will be the result if you are not considered as first-class?

Y ou are less possible to___________________________________________

58.What actually will experienced older people get?

They are likely to get_____________________________________________

59.What will happen if you ask for a high salary in the first interview?

It will make you __________________________________________ the job.

60.What is a better time for an interview?

Not __________________________________________________________.

Part four T ranslation---English in to Chinese (25 minutes)

Directions:This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. Y ou should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65, write your translation in the corresponding space on the Translation / Composition Sheet.

61．他们省吃俭用，为了给国家多积累资金。

A．They save food and reduce expenses to accumulate more funds for the state.

B．They save food and reduce expenses to that to accumulate more funds for the state. C．They live frugally to accumulate more funds for the state.

D．They live frugally so that to accumulate more funds for the state.

62．听到你母亲逝世的消息我非常悲痛。

A．I am deeply grieved to hear that your mother kicked the bucket.

B．I am deeply grieved to hear that your mother passed away.

C．I am deeply grieved at your mother’s dead.

D．I am d eeply grieved at your mother’s dying.

63．我们恢复和采取这些贸易方式的原因是因为我们出口商品的目的就是为了国外客户的利益。

A．The reason for us to restore and adopt these trade practices is that we export commodities just for the benefit of our overseas clients.

B．The reason for us to restore and adopt these trade practices is because we export commodities just for the benefit of our overseas clients.

C．The reason for us to restore and adopt these trade practices is that because we export commodities just for the benefit of our overseas clients.

D．The reason for us to restore and adopt these trade practices is because that we export commodities just for the benefit of our overseas clients.

64．革命是解放生产力，改革也是解放生产力。

A．Revolution means the emancipation of productivity, and reform does so.

B．Revolution means the emancipation of productivity, and so does reform.

C．Revolution means the emancipation of productivity, too does reform.

D．Revolution means the emancipation of productivity, reform does too.

65．我们的改革是从经济方面着手的，又首先是从农村开始的。

A．Our reform first implemented in the economic sphere, beginning with the rural areas.

B．Our reform first implemented in the economic sphere, begun with the rural areas.

C．Our reform was first implemented in the economic sphere, begun with the rural areas. D．Our reform was first implemented in the economic sphere, beginning with the rural areas. B．Directions: This part consists of five unfinished statements, each followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes each statement and write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.

Part five Writing (25 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. Y ou are required to complete an e-mail message for room reservations. Some information and the e-mail form are given to you. Remember to write the message in the corresponding space on the Translation / Composition Sheet.

Directions: In this part of the test, you are asked to write a paragraph of about 100 words on the topic “An Announcement”. What you write should cover the following points.

[时间] 明天上午8:00

[事由] 参观历史博物馆（The Historical Museum）

[要求] 1）全体参加

2）认真观看并做好笔记

3）本周班会上讨论

4）明天上午8:00在校门口集合上车

Other details (except the name of the historical museum) can be added as you think fit. Begin your paragraph with the sentence given.

May I have your attention, please! I have an announcement to make.