2012年12月浙江省大学英语三级考试真题试卷

2012年12月浙江省大学英语三级考试试卷Part Listening Comprehension (30 marks, 30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10short conversations. At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and thequestion will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. Duringthe pause, youmust read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D),and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.1. A) Today. B) Late in the evening.C) Tomorrow . D) Late in the morning.2. A) He has been in perfect. B) He is worried about Rod s’ health.C) He ha been feeling ill all week. D) He is taking care of his twin brother.3. A) He forgot to call the woman. B) He coul dn’t pay fof a phone call.C) He didn’t carry his phone with him. D) He didn’t want to call the woman.4. A) Doctor and patient . B) Travel agent and customer.C) Teacher and student. D) Manager and office worker.5. A) In a workshop. B) At an art gallery.C) At a bookstore. D) In a department store.6. A) She’ll go to England. B) She’ll drive her mother to the airport .C) She’ll go to the theatre. D) She’ll drive her sister to the airport.7. A) Tom is going to Hawaii.B) The man is leaving for Haeaii.C) The man wants to meet Tom in Hawaii.D) The woman is leaving for Haeaii to meet Tom.8. A) He went to visit Harry and Jack. B) He forgot to pick up the woman.C) He had intended to call the woman. D) He wentto the train station last night.9. A) In a cinema. B) At a parking lot.C) In their car. D) At a downtown hospital.10. A) When he was 5. B) When he was 12.C) When he was 20. D) When he was 25.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passage. At the end of each passage. You will hear some questions. The passage will be read twice and the questions will bespoken only once. Aften each question, there will be a pause. During the pause,youmust read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D),and decide which is thebest answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center.Questiaons 11-13 are based on the passage you have just heard:11. A) They don’t trust others. B) It is expensive to hire labor.C) They don’t like to be helped. D) They can do better than others.12. A) It publishes books only for children.B) It publishes books about people’s pets.C) It uses computers to make up stories with beautiful pictures.D) It makes the young readers the leading characters in the stories.13. A) Books about children and their pets.B) Books written by children themselves.C) Books published with the help pf computers.D) Books telling stories about the readers themselves.Questions 14-16 are best on the passage you have just heard:14. A) One can find advertisements on TV.B) One can find advertisements in a book.C) One can find advertisements on the atreet.D) One can find advertisements in a newspaper.15. A) From consumers. B) From advertisements.C) From private businesses. D) From government offcials.16. A) How to advertise. B) Where advertisements are.C) What advertising is. D) Why advertising is so common.Questions 17-20 are based on the fconversation passage you have just heard:17. A) They are taking the same course. B) They don’t live in the same building.C) They know the professor very well. D) They know the subject of the course well.18. A) English. B) British Literature.C) Biology D) Shakespeare’s plays19. A) He is a very good listener. B) He often puts his students in trouble.C) He is a very good teacher. D) He teachers a course on Shakepeare.20. A) The woman will payfor the book. B) They will take good care of the book.C) They will share the cost and the book. D) The man will lend the book to the woman.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read forthe secong time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with theexact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are requiredto fill in the missing information.For these blanks,you can either use the exact wordsyou just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally,when thepassage is read the third time,you should check what you have written.注意; 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer (足球) (21) from some of these early games. (22) soccer games began in 1863. in soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into their opponents’ (23) . the goalie, who tries to (24) the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who is allowed to (25) the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to (26) the ball.Evety four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup (27) started in 1930.Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, (28) . Pelé. With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great soccer, he scored 1,281 goals and (29) .People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and Latin American countries. (30) !Part II Reading Comprehension (40 marks,40 minutes)Section ADirections:There are 3 passage in this part .Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C), andD).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre .Passage OneQuestions 31-35 are based on the following passage:It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull and long school is. The learning by memory of all the basic things one must know is a most incredible and unending effort. School is not easy and it is not for the most part very much fun, but then, if you are very lucky, you may find a real teacher. Three teachers in a lifetime are the very best of my luck. My first was a science and math teacher in high school, my second, a professor of creative writing at Stanford, and my third was my friend and parrtner, ED Rickets.I have to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that three are as few as there are any other great artists. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.My three teachers han these things in common: They all loved what they were doing; they did not tell, but stimulated a burning desire to know. Under their influence, the horizons sprang wide and fear went away and the unknown became knowable.I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things, she brought discovery. She aroused us to shouting, bookwaving discussions. She had the noisiest class in school and she did not even seem to know it. We could never stick to the subject. Our speculation (思绪) ranged the world. She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands like captured fireflies (萤火虫).She was fired, and perhaps rightly fightly so, for failing to teach fundamentals. Such things must be learned. But she left a passion (激情) in us for the pure knowable world and she inflamed me with a curiosity which has never left. I have had many teachers eho told me soon-forgotten facts but only three who created in me a new attitude a new hunger. What deathless power lies inthe hands of such a person?31. In the writer’s opinion, school life is usually .A) exciting B) interestingC) tiresome D) challenging32. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that .A) it is easy to find great artists as well as great teachers.B) there are few great teachers but many great artists.C) the greastest artists are not easy to find; nor are the greatest teachers.D) being a great teacher is a great art to learn because teachers spread knowledge.33.In the writer’s opinion, a good teacher should .A) teach students the fundamental thingsB) stick to one subject and be strict with studentsC) teach students the knowledge ranging the worldD) arouse students’ curiosity and desire the world34. The writer’s first teacher was dismissed mainly bacause .A) her class was the noisiest in schoolB) she did not teach basic knowledge in classC) she let students shout and wave books in classD) she did not know how to teach basic knowledge effectively35. What is the best title of this article?A) The Teachers in My Life B) How to Become a TeacherC) What to Teach at School D) What Makes a Good TeacherPassage TwoQuestions 36-40 based on the following passage:According to psychologists (心理学家), an emotion is arouse when a man or animal views something as either bad or good. When a person feels like running away from something he thinks will hurt him, we call this emotion fear. If the person wants to remove the danger by attacking it , we call the emotion anger. The emotions of joy and love are aroused when we think something can help us. An emotion does not have to be created by something in the outside world. It can be created by a person’s thoughts.Everyone has emotions. Many psychologists believe that infants are born without emotions. They believe children learn emotions just as they learn to read and write. A growing child not only learns his emotions but learns hoe to act in certain situdtions bacause of an emotion.Psychologists think that there are tow types of emotion: positive and negative. Positive emotions include love, liking, joy, delight, and hope. They are aroused by something that appeals to a person. Negative emotions make a person unhappy or dissatisfoed. They include anger, fear, despair, sadness, and disgust. In growing up, a person learns to cope with the negative emotions in order to be happy.Emotions may be weak or strong. Some string emotions are so unpleasant that a person will try every means to escape from them. In order to feel happy, the person may choose unusual ways to avoid the emotion.Strong emotions can make it hard think and to solve problems. They may prevent a personfrom learning or paying attention to what he is doing. For example, a student taking an examination may be so worried about failing that ba cannot think properly. The worry drains valuable mental energy he needs for the examination.36. We leaen from the passage that an emotion is created by something .A) one feels in danger B) one faces in the outside worldC) one thinks bad or good D) one tries to escape from real life37. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A) Babies are born with emotions.B) Emotions fall into two types in genersl.C) Children learn emotions as they grow up.D) People can cope with the negative emotions in life.38. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to .A) explain why people have emotionsB) define and classify people’s emotionsC) show how people avoid the negative emotionsD) explain what people should do about emotions39. When a student is too worried about failing in the exam, .A) he will simply give up B) he will not be able to think properlyC) he will need extra mental energy D) he will try very hard to solve the problems40. The word “drain” (para. 5) most probably means .A) ties B) stops C) flows D) weakensPassage ThreeQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer’ and writing. In moet cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write.” I say to them,” not want to be a writer”.The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose londing is never reward. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance (自由职业) writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter and felt like a genuine writer.After a yeqr or so, however ,I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to writer, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.41. The word “prospects” (para.2) is closest in meaning to .A) rich resource B) reasonable hopesC) strong desires D) enormous advantages42.The writer mentions his 20-year career in the US Coast Guard in order to show .A) his regret at leaving the armyB) his determination to realize his dreamC) his disappointment with the army lifeD) his excitemnet with the new life in the big city43. The writer would use all the following words to describe his life as a writer, except .A) failure B) loneliness C) wealth D) hard work44. What is the main idea of the passsage?A) One may become a writer if he loves writing.B) One may become a writer if he keeps on writing.C) One will surely become a writer if he works hard.D) One will surely become a writer if he learns to write.45. Who do you think most likely wrote this passage?A) A poor dreamer. B) A successful writer.C) A journal editor. D) A literature professor.Section BDirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a lot of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on theAnswer Sheeet with a single line through the center. Y ou may not use any of thewords in the abnk more than once.CA TV is a short way of saying “community antenna (天线) television”. But “cable television”is the term most people use. Cable television allows 46 to receive TV progroms that they cannot pick up with their 47 antennas. Television signals do not 48 the curve of the earth. They travel in straight lines in all directions. Signals from a TV station 49 toward the horizon and then go into space. I f you live only a few miles 50 a station, you may not get any picture at all.CA TV bagan in 1948. People in places far from TV stations shared the 51 of putting up high antennas. A community antenna was usually placed on a hill, a mountain, or on a high tower. The antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local station. From the station, thick wires called cabled ran out to nearby homes. Each person using the cable paid a monthly 52 .CA TV worked well, and soon new uses were found 53 it. Local stations could feed program into 54 channels that were not in use. People along the cable could have local news, weather reports, and farm and school news at no 55 charge.Today, cable television has moved into cities. It brings in extra programs that city viewers with regular antennas cannot see. It is also used in many classrooms throughout the country.Part III Integrated Testing (15 marks, 20 minutes)Section ADirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.Smoking is considered dangerous to the health. Our tobacco-seller, Mr. Johnson, therefore, always asks his 56 , if they are very young ,whom the cigarettes are bought for.One day, a little girl whom he had never seen 57 walked boldly into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes. She had the exact 58 of money in her hand and seemed very 59 . Mr. Johnson was 60 surprised by her confident amnner that he 61 to ask his usual question .62 , he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied readily and 63 him the money. While he was giving her 64 cigarettes, Mr. Johnson said laughing that 65 she was so youngh she should 66 the packet in her pocket in 67 a policeman saw it. 68 , the little girl did not seen to find this very 69 . Without even smiling she took the packet and walked 70 the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned 71 , and looked steadly at Mr. Johnson. There was a moment of silence and the tobacco-seller 72 what she was going to say. All at once, 73 a clear, firm voice, the girl 74 , “My dad is a policeman ,” and with 75 she walked quickly out of the shop.56. A) passers-by B) peopleC) passengers D) customers57. A) early B) agoC) before D) later58. A) lot B) amountC) total D) number59. A) sure B) boredC) lazy D) afraid60. A) so B) veryC) such D) quite61. A) tried B) forgotC) came D) began62. A) Instead B) AnywayC) Therefore D) However63. A) took B) providedC) handed D) presented64. A) all B) theseC) the D) those65. A) as B) whileC) for D) though66. A) carry B) hideC) cover D) hold67. A) case B) turnC) time D) trouble68. A) However B)MoreoverC) Furthermore D) Therefore69. A) funny B) excitingC) happy D) meaningful70. A) from B) towardC) before D) against71. A) over B) downC) back D) around72. A) waited B) expectedC) doubted D) wondered73. A) in B) forC) by D) at74. A) admitted B) declaredC) recogined D) apologized75. A) it B) theseC) that D) whichSection BDirections: In this part there is a short passage followed by five questions or inocomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete theatatemnets with no more than 10 words. Please write your answer on AnswerSheet 2.The advantages of some form of international in the modern world are obvious. Thanks to modern methods of transport, we can travel everywhere more eaily and mor equickly than ever before, but the language problem still remains. Without a common language, misunderstandings arise an there can be no real comminication between people of different nationalities.There are two possible solutions to this problem: either we choose one of the exisiting major languages of the world, or we make up an artificial one. But neither solution is simple beause no exisiting major language, such as Esperanto (世界语), has no literature and would be thought dull by many learners.It is often said that English is quickly becoming a world language. It is certainly the most widely used language in the world, and second only to Chinese in its number of native speakers, but there are certain dangers in choosing English as an international language.First of all, owing to political reasons and national pride, English is not acceptable to everyone as a world language. Many dislike its influence; they see it as a form of interference, perhaps evendomination. English words enter their languages and this too causes offence. Although English is being taught in more and school abrosd, the process in not always popular. Not every nation is prepared to accept the dominant position of a foreign language in their educational system.Another danger is that differences in standard English arise from its use thoughout world. It could break up, with language developing from dialects (方言) of English. Already Indian teachers and Nigerian students have been unable to understand each other’s English.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2作答。