2011年12月英语三级考试最后冲刺试题及答案(第七套).doc

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%) Directions: There are 4 reading 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. Passage I Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passages: How men first learned to invent words is unknown. In other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and thing, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agree upon certain signs, called letters which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down, Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. 1. How language began is _. A. a legend handed down from the past B. a matter that is hidden and secret C. a question difficult to answer D. a problem not yet solved 2. Why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that _. A. they could agree upon certain things. B. They could communicate with each other C. They could write them down D. They could combine them 3. The meaning of words comes from their _. A. letters B. differences C. sounds D. associations 4. By “association”, the author means _. A. a joining of ideas in the mind B. a special quality C. a strange feature D. an appearance which is puzzling 5. Which of the following statements is true? A. The more we read and learn, the more ignorant we are. B. The more we read and learn, the more sensitive we become. C. The more we read and learn, the more learned we are. D. The more we read and learn, the more confused we will be. Passage II Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: One of the most important weapons used during the Second World War was not a weapon used against people, but rather a drug used against disease. The wartime use of penicillin saved thousands of lives. In the First World War, for example, pneumonia was responsible for eighteen percent of all the deaths in the United States army. In the Second World War the rate went down to less than one percent. In addition, penicillin was useful in keeping wounds from getting infected and in helping to speed the healing process of those wounds that did become infected. 6. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. A Dangerous Weapon B. Weapons Used in the Second World War C. Death Rates in the Two World Wars D. An Important Drug 7. According to the passage, one of the leading causes of death during the First World War was _. A. gas B. accidents C. disease D. drugs 8. Compared with the death rate from pneumonia in the First World War, the rate in the Second World War was _. A. much higher B. the same C. slightly lower D. significantly lower 9. According to the passage, penicillin was useful in the Second World Was for all of the following purposes EXCEPT _. A. hurting the enemy B. treating pneumonia C. preventing infection D. healing wounds 10. The author of this passage is most probably _. A. an army man B. a doctor C. a weapon producer D. a businessman Passage III Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling? If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible.” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the error, but if his priorities had centered on the childs ideas, an expression his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement. 11. Teachers differ in their opinions about _. A. the difficulties in teaching spelling B. the role of spelling in general language development C. the complexities of the basic writing skills D. the necessity of teaching spelling 12. The expression “play safe” probably means _. A. to write carefully B. to do as teachers say C. to use dictionaries frequently D. to avoid using words one is not sure of 13. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _. A. students will be able to express their ideas more freely B. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes C. students will have more confidence in writing D. students will learn to be independent of teachers 14. The writer seems to think that the teachers judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is _. A. reasonable B. unfair C. foolish D. careless 15. The major point discussed in the passage is _. A. the importance of developing writing skills B. the complexities of spelling C. the correct way making compositions D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a compositionPart III Vocabulary and Structure (15%) Directions: There are 30 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. The 92-degree water _ warm. A) was fell B) felt C) felt to be D) was to feel 2. Happy marriages may be more common in _ than in real life. A) fiction B) opera C) drama D)script 3. You dont have to have this telephone in your new car; Its a (an) _ extra. A) alternative B) radical C) optional D) abnormal 4. The guides _ the tourists together at the hotel gate. A) accumulated B) collected C) assembled D) resembled 5. The murderer was _ and sent to jail. A) charged B) convicted C) accused D) committed 6. The boy often imagined himself _ before a clapping audience. A) perform B) to perform C) performing D) performed 7. It is for this reason _ so many readers like to bury their heads in an old fashioned detective story with a safe and predictable ending. A) why B) for which C) that D) for that 8. The world famous singer soon _ the hearts of the audience. A) conquered B) defeated C) mastered D) ruled 9. They decided that the students demands were too _ to be accepted. A) reasonable B) reluctant C) scared D) radical 10. The spirit is willing but the _ is weak. A) strength B) flesh C) muscle D) vision 11. He thought he was _ all those tricks. But one day at the library he discovered a book on juggling, and there were all the tricks he was doing. A) making out B) making up C) making for D) making 12. Redolfis interest in messages from the ocean floor comes from _ by the Mediterranean. A) being growing up B) he grew up C) he growing up D) his growing up 13. I think the _ thing to do is phone before you go and ask for directions. A) sensible B) sensitive C) sensory D) sensational 14. Some people think going to an underwater concert is a great alternative _ to a movie or dinner. A) to go B) to going C) of going D) but to go 15. Why doing you _ interrupting me when I have repeatedly asked you to stop? A) take on B) subject to C) persist in D) submit to 16. Now the income of the family was _ more than one-third. A) returned to B) reached for C) dropped off D) cut down 17. Father said such a thing _ to happen again. A) ought to be not allowed B) ought not to be allowed C) ought to be allowed not D) not ought to be allowed 18. Seldom _ in such a rude way. A) we have been treated B) we have treated C) have we been treated D) have we treated 19. We enjoyed ourselves very much at the party. You _ with us. A) must have come B) should have come C) must come D) should come 20. When she heard the bad news, she _ completely. A) broke away B) broke down C) broke out D) broke through 21. This is much _ to the one I bought last week. A) worse B) lower C) inferior D) equal 22. Every means _ but without much result. A) have been tried B) has been tried C) have tried D) has tried 23. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he _ to the meeting. A) had come B) would come C) could come D) would have come 24. We are opposed to _ without him. A) have a party B) we have a party C) up have a party D) having a party 25. It was raining hard, but by the time class was over, the rain _. A) stopped B) would stop C) had stopped D) might have stopped 26. Nobody knows whom Mr. Johnson _ for the job. A) bear in mind B) has in mind C) has a mind to D) sets his mind on 27. He remembers his mother _ him home all alone when she went to work. A) to leave B) left C) to have left D) leaving 28. Dont leave your bicycle where it will get _ of pedestrians. A) in the way B) on the way C) out of the way D) by the way 29. There was a colorful _ of vegetables on the market stall. A) batch B) series C) array D) arrangement 30. They have had three _ days of heavy rain. A) continual B) running C) gradual D) successive 31. Workers in the fine arts _thoughts and feelings through their creative works. A) transmit B) convey C) elaborate D) contribute 32. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as _all other animals on earth. A) are B) is C) do D) have 33. The policeman declared that the blow on the victims head _from behind. A) should have been made B) would have been made C) must have been made D) ought to have been made 34. Finding a job can be _and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared. A) exploiting B) profiting C) frustrating D) misleading 35. It British government often says that furnishing children with _ to the information superhighway is a top priority. A) procedure B) allowance C) protection D) access 36. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has _a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences. A) installed B) devised C) equipped D) formatted 37. Researchers at the University of Illinois determined that the _of a father can help improve a childs grades. A) involvement B) association C) interaction D) communication 38.We can accept your order _payment is made in advance. A)in the belief that B) on the excuse that C) in order that D) on condition that 39.Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually _paper money for almost every purchase. A) exchange B)replace C) reduce D)trade 40.Any donation you can give will help us _the suffering and isolation of the homeless this New Year. A) lift B) comfort C) patch D) easePart IV Translation (10%) Section A (5%) Directions: In this part, there are five items, each consisting of one or two sentences for you to translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the READING PASSAGES you have learned in BOOK THREE. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet. 1. First impression really do count. 2. Wushong shrugged his shoulders at the tiger story and went alone through the mountain. 3. It helps if the story teller uses gestures and language which are well known to the audience. 4. Why is it that several students in a class will fall out of their chairs laughing after I tell a joke while