大学英语三级考试试题
四川省大学英语三级考试样题
SICHUAN COLLEGE ENGLISH SAMPLE
TEST
Band Three
试题册
（120分钟）
注意事项
一、请将自己的校名、姓名、学校代号、准考证号和试卷代号（A或B）分别填写在答题纸、
听写填空、翻译和作文纸上。看清试卷封面上的试卷代号，你做的是A（或B）卷，应在答题纸试卷代号一栏相应的字母A（或B）上划线。划错或不划，将被判为零分，责任由考生自负。
二、答题前请仔细读懂每一部分题目的说明要求。
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答案后，用2B浓度的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。其正确方法是[A][B][C][D]。
使用其他符号答题者不给分。划线的浓度一定要盖过字母底色。
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四、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。
五、听力理解第三部分听写填空的答案一定要写在试卷二相应题目番号后面的空格处。一空
一词，多写无效。翻译和作文用钢笔或圆珠笔分别按要求写在试卷二的翻译纸和作文纸上。写在其它地方无效。注意保持卷面干净、整洁。
六、考试时间为120分钟。试卷做完后，请把试题册（包括试卷一和试卷二）和答题纸放在
桌上，一律不得带走。待监考人员收完所有试卷之后考生方可离开考场。
试卷一
Part 1 Listening Comprehension (15%)
(20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
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B)A)At the office.
C)B)In the waiting room.
D)C)At the airport.
E)D)In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
Sample
Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. A) In a classroom. B) On a sports field.
C) At an airport. D) By a roadside.
2. A) It was cancelled. B) It arrived early.
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C) It was delayed. D) It landed on time.
3. A) Teacher and student. B) Doctor and patient.
C) Policeman and driver. D) Boss and secretary.
4. A) 15 minutes. B) 1 hour.
C) 45minctes. D) 1 hour and half.
5. A) She does not know how to talk with a stranger.
B) She wants the policeman to protect her.
C) She thinks that the man is strange.
D) She does not know how to go to the nearest hotel.
6. A) To her friend’s. B) To the grocery.
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C) To the school. D) To her house.
7. A) In a theater. B) In a hospital.
C) In an office. D) In a bus.
8. A) The man thinks computers are useless.
B) The woman thinks computers are useful.
C) They have different opinions.
D) They hold similar ideas.
9. A) 15. B)17.
C) 16. D)14.
10. A) He doubts the woman will like the novel.
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B) He hadn’t started reading the novel yet.
C) He enjoyed reading the novel.
D) He’ll lend the woman the novel after reading it.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will heat two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C) and D). then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) At 11:20 A. M. B) At 10:50 A. M.
C) At 11:30 A. M. D) At 11:40 A. M.
12. A) She had gone to the garden alone to enjoy herself.
B) She had moved all the clocks and watches ahead.
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C) She had moved a chair to the garden to sit on.
D) She had warned everybody against being late for their flight.
Section C sport Dictation
注意：听力理解的C节（Section C）为听写填空（Spot Dictation）,试题在试卷二上。现在请取出试卷二。
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%)
(20 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then maek the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. The local government warned the citizens water directly from the tap unless it is boiled.
A) not drink B) not drinking C) do not drink D) not to drink
17. His face looks but I can’t remember his name.
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A) similar B) alike C) likely D) familiar
18. I went to the dentist’s yesterday, and had two teeth.
A) pulling B) pulled C) be pulled D) to pull
19. One man was instantly killed and three were in a traffic accident last night.
A) damaged B) harmed C) injured D) ruined
20. This is your letter to me. Do you object to the whole class
A) to my reading it B) to read it C) me to read it D) me reading it
21. The economic study on market must lay an emphasis on the relationship between supply and .
A) demand B) as great as C) shortage D) sale
22. The population of the region has doubled in the past ten years.
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A) larger than B) as great as C) more than D) as many as
23. The company decided to a new managing system for higher efficiency.
A) adjust B) adapt C) adopt D) admit
24. This is Mr. Evans, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.
A) whose B) which C) that D) whom
25. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when a previous record is .
A) matched B) broken C) kept D) announced
26. the story, Mary decided that the new film was not really worth seeing.
A) Have been told B) Having been told C) Being told D) Been told
27. We must our minds where to go for our holiday this year.
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A) make out B) make for C) make off D) make up
28. Only when he finished the task that he had made a mistake.
A) he then realized B) did he realize C) does he realize D) he did realize
29. The policeman stopped my car because the engine heavy smoke.
A) gave off B) gave out C) gave up D) gave away
30. I bought a new house last year, but I my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.
A) didn’t sell B) hadn’t sold C) haven’t sold D) don’t sell
31. Our neighbor is a helpful person he would be right there when you need help.
A) so … that B) such … as C) such … that D) so … as
32. He cannot play tennis here until the manager recommends that he a member of the club.
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A) is B) has been C) will be D) be
33. Take the raincoat with you it rains.
A) in any case B) in case of C) in the case of D) in case
34. paper and printing invented by the Chinese, the world civilization would not have been so wonderful as it is today.
A) If there was not B) There had not been C) Had there not been D) If there were not
35. We had to put the meeting off so many people were absent.
A) since B) unless C) lest D) though
Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)
(35 minutes)
Directions: There are four short reading passages in this part . each passage is followed by five
questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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Passage One
Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Natural rubber is obtained from rubber as a white, milky liquid known as latex (橡桨) . This is treated with acid and dried, before it is sent to countries throughout the world. As the rubber industry developed, more and more rubber was required. Rubber plantations (种植园) were set up in countries with a hot, humid climate, but these still could not supply sufficient raw rubber to satisfy the requirements of developing industry.
It was unsatisfactory for industry to depend on supplies coming from so far away from the industrial areas of Europe. It was always possible that supplies could be stopped by wars or shipping trouble.
For many years, attempts were made to produce a substitute, but they were unsuccessful. Finally, aw method was discovered of producing artificial rubber which is in many ways superior and in some ways inferior （劣的）to natural rubber. Artificial rubber is produced in factories by a complicated chemical process. It is usually cheaper than natural rubber.
At present, the world requirements for rubber are so great that both natural and artificial rubber are used in large quantities.
36. The demand for raw rubber has been on the rise along with the development of in the world.
A) plantations B)transportation C)industry D)trade
37. Raw rubber used to be produced mainly .
A) within Europe B)in dry countries C)in industrial countries D)outside Europe \
38. Compared with artificial rubber, natural rubber is .
A) expensive B)cheap C)inferior D) superior
39. The direct cause of the production of artificial rubber was .
A)A)the great difficulty of shipping raw rubber
B)B)the high qualities of artificial rubber
C)C)the insufficient supplies of natural rubber
D)D)the great cost of natural rubber
40. The best title for this passage should be .
A) Natural Rubber B)The Cost for Rubber C)Artificial Rubber D)The Value of Rubber Passage Two
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Questions 41to 45 are based on the following passage.
Noise, commonly defined as unpleasant sound, is a kind of environmental pollution. Particularly in crowded urban areas, the noise produced as a by-product of our advancing technology causes physical and psychological harm, and seriously affects the quality of the those who are suffering from it.
Unlike the eye, the ear has no lid; therefore noise penetrates it easily. Loud noises signal a big danger to human beings. In response, the heart would beat faster, the skin would become pale, and the muscles would get tense. As a matter of fact, some of these responses persist even longer than the noise, occasionally as long as thirty minutes after the sound has ceased. Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same ways that we would respond to danger. Recently, researchers have concluded that noise and our response may be much more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and psychological health and well-being (安乐) ，causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach. We have long known that hearing loss is a number one nonfatal (非致命的) health problem, but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and cancers may be affected by noise pollution as well.
41. What is the author’s main point
A)A)Loud noises signal a big danger.
B)B)Noise may be a serious threat to our health.
C)C)Hearing loss is a number one nonfatal health problem.
D)D)Noise is unavoidable in daily life.
42. What does the word “noise” mean in this passage
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B)A) A by-product of technology.
C)B)Unpleasant sound.
D)C)Physical and psychology harm.
E)D) A danger to people’s life.
43. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A)A)Noise is our number one problem.
B)B)Our response might last longer than the noise itself.
C)C)Our body could resist the noise quite effectively.
D)D)Noise is limited to urban areas.
44. According to the passage, the human being’s immediate response to noise may be the following EXCEPT that .
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B)A)the heart would beat faster.
C)B)The skin would become pale
D)C)The muscles would get tense
E)D)The hands would cover up the ears
45. The word “it” (Line 4, Paragraph 1) refers to .
A) harm B) life C) technology D) noise
Passage Three
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Anyone who doubts that global (全球性的)financial markets control national economies need only look at the crisis facing the“tigers”of the Far East。The situation in Asia shows how power has shifted from individual governments to the markets。
The trend towards globalisation began in the early 1970s when the system of fixed exchange rates, set up after World War II, stopped functioning. This meant that the value of currencies（货币）would now be determined by the markets instead of individual governments. By 1990, nearly all world’s major economies had got rid of restrictions on how much money could be moved in and out of their countries.
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Other factors contributing to the rise of globalisation are new communications technologies, and better transportation systems. These have enabled companies to grow into multinationals—producing goods on one side of the planet and selling them on the other.
As we approach the century, the trend of globalisation seems unstoppable. However, a look at history suggests that things may not go that smoothly. The last time the world tried to create a global economy, its efforts were spoiled by a world war and the worst depression（经济大萧条）in history. How successful it will be this time depends on how much we have learnt from the past.
46. What would happen along with the global economy
A)A)Free movement of goods and capital between countries.
B)B)Firm control of national economies by the governments.
C)C)The great depressions in many countries.
D)D)Economic crises in developing countries.
47. The word “multinationals”most probably means .
A)A)companies producing many kinds of goods
B)B)companies controlling economies of several countries
C)…
D)C)companies having branches in several countries
E)D)companies operating many factories within a district
48. According to this passage, national economies in most countries are now controlled by
A) global markets B) individual governments
C) large companies D) several multinationals
49) Which of the following does NOT appear in the process of globalization
A)A)New communications technologies.
B)B)Better transportation systems.
C)C)Global financial markets.
D)D)Fixed exchange rates.
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50. To create a global economy, it is very important for us .
A)A)to keep world peace
B)B)to develop multinationals
C)C)to promote transportation
D)D)to control national economies
Passage Four
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
EL Nino（厄尔尼诺）has existed for a long time. It was first observed by Peruvian fishermen, who noticed that the sea warmed up every few years around Christmas time. They named the phenomenon EL Nino, which is Spanish for “the child”, and refers to the young Christ.
In more recent years, scientists have established that EL Nino appears every two to seven years. Its cause is still unknown, but it’s clear that when it does appear, it can disrupt（扰乱）weather patterns over three quarters of the earth, in affects the wor ld’s weather system more than any other phenomenon except the seasons. That EL Nino killed over 2,000 people in floods and droughts（旱灾）and caused $13 billion worth of damage.
Plenty is now known about EL Nino’s destructive potential, but the phenomenon its elf remains mysterious. Despite years of research, scientists are still unable to predict how destructive an EL Nino will be when it arrives. However, progress is being made on forecasting when one will occur. This is very important because, if enough warning is given, steps can be taken to limit the destruction and suffering that following a bad EL Nino. At the very least, farmers would know whether to plant dry-or wet-weather crops.
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51. Peruvian fishermen named the phenomenon EL Nino probably because .
A)A)it appeared every few years
B)B)they observed it first
C)C)it appeared around Christmas time
D)D)the sea noticeably warmed up
52. Which of the following affects the world’s weather system most powerfully
A)A)EL Ninos. B) The seasons. C) Floods. D) Droughts.
53. Despite the efforts made by scientists, they are still unable .
A)A)to predict EL Nino’s destructive potential
B)B)to forecast when an EL Nino will occur
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D)C)to warn people of an WL Nino’s arrival
E)D)to determine the cause of EL Nino
54. El Nino affects the world’s weather system by .
A)A)disrupting weather patterns
B)B)causing floods and droughts
C)C)changing the seasons
D)D)destroying the crops
55. Forecasting an EL Nino helps .
A)A)to plant dry-weather crops
B)B)to understand the phenomenon better
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D)C)to decrease its destructive effects
E)D)to prevent its possible destruction
Part IV Translation from English into Chinese
(10%) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are four sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Three of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify the meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet.
1. 1.(Lines 2 –3,Paragraph 3, Passage 1)
Finally, aw method was discovered of producing artificial rubber which is in many ways superior and in some ways inferior （劣的）to natural rubber. Artificial rubber is produced in factories by a complicated chemical process. It is usually cheaper than natural rubber.
2. 2.(Lines 1 –2,Paragraph 3, Passage 2)
Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same ways that we would respond to danger.
3. 3.(Lines 2 –4,Paragraph 2, Passage 3)
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This meant that the value of currencies（货币）would now be determined by the markets instead of individual governments.
4. 4.(Lines 4 –6,Paragraph 3, Passage 4)
…if enough warning is given, steps can be taken to limit the destruction and suffering that following a bad EL Nino.
Part V Writing (15%)
(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 80 words on Family Cars in China. Remember your composition must be written according to the following outline. Write your composition on the Composition Sheet.
Outline:
1．1．小汽车正在进入中国家庭。
2．2．家用汽车的利和弊。
Words for reference:
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Convenience, travel, cost, traffic jam, pollution, fuel
试卷二
听写填空
Spot Dictation
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from 13 a) to 15 b) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
In the eighteenth century, cities became larger and larger. People moved from the countryside and small towns to the cities, 13 a) there was more work for them to do.
On Sundays and holidays, they liked to leave the cities and have a good time in the countryside. But not every family had a horse and 13 b) . People needed another form of transportation. 14 a) in many countries tried to meet this need. The first bicycle appeared 14 b) . People called it “the horse on wheels”.
People liked bicycles because they weren’t as 15 a) as horses. They didn’t need to build a special house to keep them in, and they did n’t have 15 b) them. They could ride them in the city and in the countryside.
Everybody in the family could ride ---men and women, girls and boys.
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Today people in every country in the world ride bicycles.
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Translation Sheet
Part IV Translation from English into Chinese
(10%) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are four sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Three of the Test Paper.
You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to
identify the meaning in the context. Write your translation on this Translation Sheet.
1.(Lines 2 –3,Paragraph 3, Passage 1)
Finally, aw method was discovered of producing artificial rubber which is in many ways superior and in some ways inferior （劣的）to natural rubber. Artificial rubber is produced in factories by a complicated chemical process. It is usually cheaper than natural rubber.
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2.(Lines 1 –2,Paragraph 3, Passage 2)
Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same ways that we would respond to danger.
3.(Lines 2 –4,Paragraph 2, Passage 3)
This meant that the value of currencies（货币）would now be determined by the markets instead of individual governments.
4.(Lines 4 –6,Paragraph 3, Passage 4)
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…if enough warning is given, steps can be taken to limit the destruction and suffering that following a bad EL Nino.
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Composition Sheet
Part V Writing (15%)
(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30mintes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on Family Cars in China. Remember your composition must be written according to the following outline. Write your composition on the Composition Sheet.
Outline:
1．1．小汽车正在进入中国家庭
2．—
3．2．家用汽车的利和弊。
Words for reference: convenience, travel, cost, traffic jam, pollution, fuel
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四川省大学英语三级考试样题
参考答案
Key to 1-55
Part I (1-15)
1-5 C B D A D 6-10 B A C A C
11-12 D B B B C
13 a) where 13b) carriage 14a) inventors 14b)in 1790 15a)expensive 15b)to feed
Part II (16-35)
16-20 D D B C A 21-25 A C C A B
26-30 B D B A C 31-35 C D D C A
Part III (36-55)
36-40 C D A C C 41-45 B B B D D
46-50 A C A D A 51-55 C B D A C
Part IV
, aw method was discovered of producing artificial rubber which is in many ways superior and in some ways inferior （劣的）to natural rubber. Artificial rubber is produced in factories by a complicated chemical process. It is usually cheaper than natural rubber.
最后，发现了一种生产人造橡胶的方法：人造橡胶在许多方面优于天然橡胶，在某些方面又劣于天然橡胶。
2．Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same ways that we would respond to danger.
在一个错综复杂的工业社会里，由于噪音无法避免，我们总是会像对待任何危险事物那样对其立即作出反应。
3．This meant that the value of currencies（货币）would now be determined by the markets instead of individual governments.
这就意味着货币的价值由市场而不是由各国政府决定。
4．…if enough warning is given, steps can be taken to limit the destruction and suffering that following a bad EL Nino.
如果事先得到充分的警报，就可采取措施，减轻严重的厄尔尼诺带来的破坏和灾难。Part V
Composition Model (for Reference only)
Family Cars in China
With the development of c ar industry and the improvement of the people’s living standard in China, more and more cars are going into Chinese families. Some families have cars made in China, and others own cars imported from abroad. They drive them either to work or for holidays.
Cars have quite a number of advantages. It is very convenient to travel by cars, and this saves a lot of time. As a means of transportation easy to handle, family cars can carry not only people, but also goods. They can go almost anywhere owing to their sma ll size. That’s why more and more families are trying to buy them.
However, just as a coin has two sides, cars also have some disadvantages. They cost the owners a lot of money for the fuel, insurance and maintenance; they are responsible for air pollution; and what’s more, car accidents kill hundreds of people each year and traffic jams happen very often. All these cause us many problems. Therefore, we should work out some ways to solve them.