2012年成人英语三级预测试题及答案.pdf

成人英语网上学习 2012012 2年成人英语三级年成人英语三级预测预测试试题及答案题及答案 PartPart I I ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehension 30 30 Directions There are three passages 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 and D You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center PassagePassage 1 1 Questions Questions 1 51 5 areare basedbased onon thisthis passage passage Trees are useful to man in three important ways they provide him with wood and other products they give him shade and they help to prevent droughts and floods Unfortunately in many parts of the world man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important 76 In his eagerness to make money from trees he has cut them down in large numbers only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had And besides he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees So the forests slowly disappear This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees The results are even more serious for where there are trees their roots break up soil allowing the rain to sink in and also bind the soil thus preventing it from being washed away easily but where there are no trees the rain falls on hard ground and flows away causing floods and carrying away the rich top soil When all the top soil is gone nothing remains but worthless desert Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build 成人英语网上学习 warships with which to gain itself an empire It set up the empire but without its trees its soil became poor and it grew weak When the empire fell to pieces the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation 1 What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage A They help him make money B They give him wood and other products C They help him prevent droughts and floods D They give him shade 2 Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear A New trees are not looked after properly B Many trees have been cut down by man C Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees D All of the above 3 Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation A Because an empire was set up B Because the empire fell to pieces C Because it lost all its trees 成人英语网上学习 D Because too much had been spent on wars 4 Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down A Because nothing remains on land except floods B Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top soil C Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top soil D Because roots of the trees break up the soil 5 What does the author tell us in this passage A How trees help prevent droughts and floods B The relationship between trees and man C How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times D A story of trees PassagePassage 2 2 Questions 6 10 are based on the following passage People travel for a lot of reason Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines Others are looking for culture or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on 77 Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it Residents of cities like London Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short and much of the rest of the year in the rain This 成人英语网上学习 is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them Every summer more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation They all come for the same reason sun The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediteranean countries Italy s 30 000 hotels are booked solid every summer And 13 million people camp out on French beaches parks and roadsides Spain s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else 37 million tourists visit yearly or one tourist for every person living in Spain 78 But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth And with increased tourism it s getting worse The French can t figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St Tropez And in many places swimming is dangerous because of pollution None of this however is spoiling anyone s fun The Mediteranean gets more popular every year with tourists Obviously they don t go there for clean water and solitude They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches They don t even mind the pollution No matter how dirty the water is the coastline still looks beautiful And as long as the sun shines it s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin London or Oslo 6 The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that A they want to see historic remains or religious spots 成人英语网上学习 B they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs C they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites D they wish to escape from the cold dark and rainy days back at home 7 In paragraph 2 cities like London Copenhagen and Amsterdam are mentioned A to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate B to tell us how wealthy their residents are C to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty D to prove that they have got more tourism than they an handle 8 According to the passage which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others A Italy B Spain C France D Greece 9 The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph3 i e or one tourist for every person living in Spain means 成人英语网上学习 A all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists B every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country C every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist D every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year 10 According to the passage which of the following factors might spoil the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches A Polluted water B Crowded buses C Traffic jams D Rainy weather PassagePassage 3 Questions3 Questions 11 1511 15 areare basedbased onon thethe passage passage To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours It s a hard work and it makes you short of breath To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you re not held up at the airport but it s an expensive way to travel You can travel by hovercraft if you don t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes Otherwise you can go by boat if you remember your sea sickness ills All these means of transport have their problems and the weary 不耐烦的 traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car Not possible you say Well wait a minute People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnel 成人英语网上学习 or bridge This time the Greater London Council is looking into the possibility of building a Channel link straight to London 79 A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel but you would be able to go by rail or by car on a bridge whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only Why is this idea being discussed again Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need for links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC 欧共体 Well perhaps The main reason though is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London s disused dockland 船坞地 A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re vitalize 使 重新具有活力 the port and would make London a main trading center in Europe 80 With a link over the Channel you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm 11 Which of the following statements is TRUE A Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours B The idea of a Channel tunnel or bridge is a very new one C It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means D A tunnel or bridge would only reach as far as the coast 12 A tunnel would be 成人英语网上学习 A less expensive to be built than a bridge B more expensive to be built than a bridge C less expensive to be built than a rail D more expensive to be built than a rail 13 If they built a Channel tunnel you would A neither take a train nor go by car B either take a train or go by car C only take a train D only take a bus 14 It can be concluded that many of London s dockyards are A not used B fully used C seriously blocked D opened again 15 Channel link would A allow us to by fish and chips in France B make the journey from Europe to England dangerous but easier and faster 成人英语网上学习 C decrease more trade for London s dockyards D make London more prosperous again PartPart II II VocabularyVocabulary andand Structure Structure 30 30 Directions In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 16 When she was busy tidying the room her little kid is always A under way B on the way C in the way D by the way 17 If you have trouble the poems the notes on the margins will help you A to understand B understanding C for understanding D with understanding 18 I with all the windows closed but now I d like some fresh air 成人英语网上学习 A am used to sleep B am used to sleeping C used to sleeping D used to sleep 19 It that the mysterious visitor was an old friend of my grandmother A turned up B turned off C turned on D turned out 20 Let s have a get together on the weekend A shall we B will we C shan t we D won t we 21 Living in the central American desert has its problems obtaining water is not the least A of which 成人英语网上学习 B for what C as D whose 22 Although happened in that developed country sounds like science fiction it could occur elsewhere in the world A which B what C how D it 23 The door over there needs A painted B painting C has painted D paint 24 You yesterday if you were really serious about the job A ought to come B ought to be coming 成人英语网上学习 C ought to have come D ought have come 25 He demanded that the problem at once A would be solved B is to be solved C is solved D be solved 26 It was not until the accident happened A when I became aware of my foolishness B when my foolishness became obvious C that did I realize my foolishness D that I became aware of my foolishness 27 As we know physics the science of energy A was B were C is D are 成人英语网上学习 28 The train of the station right on time A pulled B pulled down C pulled on D pulled out 29 I like this song your opinion A in spite B despite of C regardless of D likewise 30 you say he won t listen to you A No matter where B No matter what C However D whichever 31 Where did you get your watch A repair 成人英语网上学习 B to repair C repaired D repairing 32 He didn t come yesterday He busy working in the lab A must be B would have been C must have been D would be 33 he must be totally exhausted after a two weeks trip by bus A Being very strong B A a strong man C Strong as he is D As he is strong 34 How I wish that I law when I was at college A had learned B would have learned C learned 成人英语网上学习 D would learn 35 No sooner than he realized that he should have remained silent A the words had spoken B had the words spoken C the words had been spoken D had the words been spoken 36 She is such a person always asking how I m feeling A considerable B considering C considered D considerate 37 It is said that he murder A committed B conducted C executed D emitted 38 Only residents here enjoy the of using this parking lot 成人英语网上学习 A privilege B possibility C favor D right 39 Only 11 people the shipwreck A survived after B survived through C were survived D survived 40 Not a single word all morning A did he say B he said C said he D does he say 41 The next moment she had time to realize what was happening she was hit over the head A when 成人英语网上学习 B before C since D as 42 Mother told the child too late A not get up B do not get up C not to get up D not getting up 43 he will come or not is unknown A If B Whether C That D What 44 He never let me when I need his support A in B down C off 成人英语网上学习 D out 45 Without the worker s help Sam so much progress A would not make B would not have made C will not make D did not make PartPart IV IV ClozeCloze 20 20 Directions Each blank in the following passages is provided with four choices reach each of the passage and choose the best answer for each blank Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet The role of women in Britain has changed a lot in this century 56 in the last twenty years The main change has been 57 giving women greater equality with men 58 to the beginning of this century women seem to have had 59 rights They could not vote and were kept at home 60 as far as we know most women were happy 61 this situation Today women in Britain certainly 62 more rights than they used to They were 63 the vote in 1919 In 1970 a law was passed to give them an equal 64 of wealth in the case of divorce 65 the Equal Pay Act gave them the right 66 equal pay with men for work of equal value in the same year Yet 67 these changes there are still great difference in status between 成人英语网上学习 men and women Many employers seem to 68 the Equal Pay Act and the average working women is 69 to earn only about half 70 a man earns for the same job 71 a survey atpresent onlyone thirdofthecountry sworkersare 72 women This small percentage is partly 73 a shortage of nurseries If there were 74 nurseries twice as many women 75 go out to work 56 A certainly B especially C apparently D practically 57 A towards B against C upon D through 58 A By B On 成人英语网上学习 C Over D Up 59 A few B less C some D many 60 A Besides B Therefore C However D Then 61 A at B to C with D for 成人英语网上学习 62 A lack B enjoy C occupy D take 63 A given B deprived C denied D approved 64 A rate B value C number D share 65 A but 成人英语网上学习 B and C because D although 66 A of B with C on D for 67 A because of B instead of C in spite of D as a result of 68 A support B favour C ignore 成人英语网上学习 D doubt 69 A likely B willing C ready D about 70 A than B that C which D what 71 A Apart form B According to C Because of D In addition to 72 成人英语网上学习 A by mistake B by accident C in turn D in fact 73 A involved in B stemmed from C related to D resulted in 74 A efficient B advanced C delicate D enough 75 A might well B had better 成人英语网上学习 C are going to D are about to PartPart V V Translation 20 Translation 20 1 Directions In this part there are five items which you should translate into Chinese each consisting of one or two sentences These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have read in Part I of the Test Paper You should refer back to the passages so as to identify the meaning of these sentences in the context 10 76 In his eagerness to make money from trees