2005年1月浙江省大学英语三级考试试卷

2005 年 1 月浙江省大学英语三级考试试卷 Part I Listening Comprehension Section A 1.A、At home. B、In a restaurant. C、In a department store. D、In a factory. 2.A、Because she isn t interested in the class. B、Because she is afraid of the teacher. C、Because she prefers reading outside. D、Because she doesnt want to interrupt the class. 3.A、She is seriously ill. B、She doesnt feel well. C、She is afraid of car driving. D、She wouldnt like any drinks. 4.A、A clerk. B、An assistant. C、A customer. D、A passenger. 5.A、Its windy. B、Its cold. C、Its warm. D、Its rainy. 6.A、As a friend. B、As her daughter. C、As a wild cat. D、As her mother. 7.A、The man should ask someone else. B、She doesnt have time to help him. C、he man should try to do it on his own. D、Shes afraid she cant be of much help. 8.A、To wait for her turn. B、To fill in an application form. C、To make a phone call. D、To change her number. 9.A、A speech on television. B、An article in the newspaper. C、A meeting with the president. D、A conversation on the phone. 10.A、His house needs painting. B、He broke his ladder. C、He spilled some paint. D、His window is broken. Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A、They are all very successful. B、They only perform at night. C、Their popularity lasts for many years. D、They appear and disappear very soon. 12. A、Because he looks after their money. B、Because he pays for their clothes. C、Because he is important to them. D、Because he writes all the songs. 13. A、Pop-stars are rather poor. B、Pop-stars have quite a hard life. C、Pop-stars are all very rich. D、Pop-stars spend a lot of money on clothes. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A、It is the largest state in the US. B、It is the coldest state in the US. C、 It is the northernmost state in the US. D、It is the state with the least sunshine in the US. 15. A、To give free land. B、To provide free housing. C、To offer generous reward. D、To give financial aid. 16. A、May and June. B、June and July. C、July and August. D、January and June. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A、Middle school students. B、University students. C、Elderly people living alone. D、The middle-aged. 18. A、Its not normal. B、Its nothing serious. C、Its understandable. D、Its permanent. 19. A、They could not adapt themselves to the new environment. B、They missed their parents and old friends very much. C、They were afraid of their teachers and classmates. D、They were too proud to make friends with others. 20. A、More than 13 percent. B、More than 18 percent. C、More than 25 percent. D、More than 50 percent. Part II Vocabulary 21.The teacher lost his _ when the monitor told him that six student were absent. A、mind B、temptation C、sense D、temper 22.Ive been so busy recently that I dont know who has been _ the US president. A、elected B、singled out C、chosen D、pick up 23.What a pity! There are no tickets _ for the coming concert. A、approachable B、advisable C、accessible D、available 24. She was so _ in reading the novel that she didnt hear the bell ringing. A、concentrated B、absorbed C、attracted D、drawn 25.When I saw these old photos, I couldnt help _ what had happened ten years before. A、reminding B、recalling C、recognizing D、reserving 26.The company has promised to _ no efforts on the cooperation with us. A、spare B、save C、share D、make 27._, it looked simple. But, in fact, it was rather complicated. A、Firstly B、At first sight C、To begin with D、From the beginning 28.It was not a grand occasion, so we were allowed to wear _ clothes. A、formal B、causal C、simple D、plain 29.Movies, sports and music are forms of _. They help us relax. A、entertainment B、advertisement C、commitment D、agreement 30.It was the technicians carelessness that _ the accident A、put off B、brought in C、led into D、resulted in 31.Yesterday I bought a new tie to _ this green shirt. A、go after B、go with C、go on D、go by 32.The cat was playing with a(n) _ mouse. A、alive B、live C、living D、lively 33.It is _ of Jane to often forget where she puts her things. A、typical B、individual C、peculiar D、particular 34.Mum took _ of the fine weather to do washing on Saturday morning. A、chance B、advantage C、effect D、interest 35.The patient felt much better, so the doctor _ him to take a holiday by the sea. A、suggested B、considered C、advised D、accepted 36.Try some of the cake. I _ it especially for you. A、baked B、cooked C、fried D、boiled 37.The teacher told the students that they should review their lessons at _ intervals. A、proper B、regular C、adequate D、moderate 38.Be _. You cant expect such a small child to do all the work on his own. A、honest B、serious C、logical D、reasonable 39.You have to buy some new shoes as these are _. A、worn out B、broken down C、used up D、sold out 40.Because this picture is not genuine, it is completely _. A、priceless B、worthless C、valuable D、invaluable Part III Structure 41. By no means _ possible for me to attend the party tonight. A、it is B、is it C、should it D、it should 42. Marys handbag with three credit cards and two thousand dollars _ when she was on the train. A、was stolen B、were stolen C、has stolen D、have been stolen 43. Human beings are superior to animals _ they can use language as a tool to communicate. A、in which B、in that C、for which D、for that 44. Your mobile phone needs _. Youd better have it done tomorrow. A、repaired B、to repair C、repairing D、being repaired 45. By the end of this term, we surely _ the first eight units. A、have finished B、had finished C、will be finishing D、will have finished 46. How many hours you spend in learning English _ how well you can learn it. A、decide B、decides C、deciding D、to decide 47. Its raining heavily. Id rather you _ to meet me. A、dont come B、did not come C、wont come D、not come 48. They were all very tired, but _ of them would stop to take a rest. A、any B、none C、some D、neither 49. Television is another major means of communication, _ us to see as well as _ the performers. A、permitting; to hear B、permitting, hearing C、to permit; to hear D、to permit; hearing 50. The heavy rain _, the students went on planting trees. A、had stopped B、stopped C、having stopped D、being stopped 51. _ yesterday _ I learned that the famous scholar would give a lecture on IT industry. A、It was not until; when B、It was until; that C、It was not until; that D、It was until; then 52. Whenever a pupil makes a mistake, teachers should show him how to correct it _ punish him. A、other than B、rather than C、sooner than D、or rather 53. They said I shouldnt have done that to help him. But I dont regret _ what I thought was right. A、to do B、to have done C、having done D、being done 54. The local government accepted the proposal put forward at the conference _ the public transportation be improved. A、for B、which C、that D、how 55. _ the introduction to the film, I had no desire to go to the cinema. A、Reading B、Having read C、Read D、To have read 56. Would you be _ close the window for me, please? A、so kind to B、kind as to C、so kind as to D、kind enough 57. _ side of the street is lined with all kinds of flowers. A、Both B、Neither C、Each D、Either 58. Sorry, Mr. Brown is out, and I have no idea _. A、where he has been B、where he has gone C、he has been where D、he has gone where 59. When _ why he was absent last time, he just stared at me and said nothing. A、asked B、to be asked C、asking D、was asked 60. We had to wait for a long time to get our visas, _? A、didnt we B、did we C、hadn t we D、shouldnt we Part IV Reading Comprehension Passage One Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage: In some countries as many as nine out of ten adults read at least one newspaper a day. Seen in purely business terms, few products can ever have been so successful in reaching as much of their market. Why do so many people read newspaper? There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to comment, to persuade, to instruct and to entertain. You may well think that this list of functions is in order of importance but, if so, you would not be in agreement with the majority of the reading public. Of the two broad categories of newspaper, the popular and the quality, the former has a readership of millions, while the latter, only hundreds of thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely designed for entertainment. They contain a lot of comment and persuasive language. The quality newspapers put a much higher value on information and a much lower one on entertainment. It is not only in content that the two kinds of paper differ. There is a difference, too, in the style in which the articles are written. The popular papers generally use more dramatic language with a lot of word-play. Their reporters tend to use shorter sentences and avoid less well-known vocabulary. This means that popular newspapers are easier for a native speaker to understand, though probably not for a non-native speaker. In order to decide whether a newspaper is a quality or a popular one it is now even necessary to read it, since you can tell simply by the way it looks. Popular papers are generally smaller with fewer and shorter articles. But they have bigger headlines and more photographs. 61. Out of 500, _ adults read a newspaper every day according to the passage. A、400 B、425 C、450 D、475 62. How does the writer describe a popular newspaper? A、It carries many articles and few photographs. B、It is intended to educate people. C、It contains a lot of information. D、It aims at entertaining people. 63. Which of the following words could be used in place of “categories” in Paragraph 2? A、forms B、types. C、texts D、parts 64. Who tend to read a quality newspaper more often? A、Politicians. B、Foreign visitors. C、Sports fans. D、Housewives. 65. What does the last paragraph tell us about the two kinds of newspaper? A、Their difference in appearance and volume. B、Their difference in the information given. C、Their difference in readership and price. D、Their difference in the language used. Passage Two Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage: “It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework. That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-along policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to teachers and went on vacation. Now, teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing weve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus, who says of her students “so passive” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to childrens passivity. “Were not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus. “Were talking about a generation of kids whove never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying go look it up, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to kid.” Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. Its time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. Its time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them, but its for their own good. Its time to start telling them no again. 66. In the permissive period, parents were told _. A、to leave their children alone B、to go on vacation without their children C、to encourage their children to work hard D、to help their children with their schoolwork 67. How does Sharon Klompus describe her students? A、They like to work out problems themselves. B、It is easy for them to get hurt and angry. C、They often make silly mistakes. D、They are lazy and spoiled. 68. Which of the following is NOT true of the situation in the past 15 years? A、Children have been allowed to watch television as they like. B、Children have been forbidden to develop themselves. C、Children have been allowed to use cars. D、Children may or may not do homework. 69. What does the writer want to tell parents? A、They should set a good example for their kids. B、Kids should have more activities at school. C、They should be stricter with their kids. D、Kids should be pleased at home. 70. What would the writer say now about her mother? A、She was hard-working and devoted. B、She was not nice and kind. C、She was lazy and careless. D、She was right and wise. Passage Three Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage: During her childhood, Rachel showed an interest in nature and in writing. After high school, she entered Pennsylvania State College for Women, aiming at becoming a writer. She switched to biology, however, thus setting the course of her life. Rachel went to Johns Hopkins University for further study and became a member of the zoology (动物学) staff at the University of Maryland. For fifteen years, Rachel worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, writing and editing publications. Fortunately, her employer encouraged her to reach a larger audience. Rachels poetic style of writing in three books about the ocean caught the imagination of the general reader. Her rare talent as both a physical scientist and a gifted writer earned her the National Book Award for the Sea Around Us. Rachels next book marked her as a leading fighter for the preservation of the natural environment. She began writing Silent Spring, knowing that she would be personally attacked and ridiculed. She continued writing despite the ill health that slowed her progress. Upon completing the book, she wrote to a close friend, “I have felt obliged to do what I could if I didnt at least try I could never again be happy in nature. But now I believe I have at least helped a little.” Rachel Carson did more than help a little. Although both government and industry opposed her, specialists in public health, the press, and the public itself all supported her fight against the irresponsible use of insecticides (杀虫剂). Her book eventually led the government to ban DDT. 71. The passage describes Rachel as _. A、a writer and an editor B、a scientist and a writer C、an employer and animal lover D、a professor and a poet 72. We know from the passage that Rachel was the author of at least _. A、3 books B、4 books C、5 books D、6 books 73. Which of the following is true about the book Silent Spring? A、The book gained great support from both the government and industry. B、The book was written when Rachel was in good health. C、The book is concerned with the oceans in the world. D、The book deals with environmental protection. 74. The world “ridiculed” in Paragraph 3 most likely means _. A、counted on B、praised C、laughed at D、employed 75. What does the writer IMPLY about banning DDT? A、The public thought it was wrong to do so. B、The industry was opposed to doing so. C、The government was forced to do so. D、The press did not care about it. Part V Translation from English into Chinese Directions: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined sections, numbered 76 to 80. After reading the passage carefully, translate the underlined sections into Chinese. Remember to write your translation on the Translation Sheet. It is difficult to imagine wha