9月全国英语等级考试（三级）试题及答案（文字版）_1

1、姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_-密-封 -线- 9月全国英语等级考试（三级）试题及答案（文字版）考试时间：120分钟 考试总分：100分题号一二三四五总分分数遵守考场纪律，维护知识尊严，杜绝违纪行为，确保考试结果公正。a tie.ba shirt.cabook.da wallet.2.what do weknow about ted?ahe isa history teacher.bhe is a geography teacher.che isthe womans neighbor.dhe is the womans colleague.3.what doesthe woman suggest

2、 the man should do?ahavea healthy diet.bget rid of his anger.cstopasking questions.dkeep his feelings back.4.what do weknow about the cheese?ait ison the shelf.bit is too expensive.cit isin short supply.dit is no longer flesh.5.what doesthe man ask the woman to do?aanswerthe phone for him.baskmr.mil

3、ler to phone later.caskmr.miller to hold on a moment.dtellmr.miller he will phone back later.6.why is thewoman in london?asheis on holiday.bshe is on a business trip.csheis working for a company there.dshe wants to establish a company there.7.what do welearn about the womans sister from the dialogue

4、?ashelikes watching football games.bsheis a fan of a local football team.csheis a keen football player herself.dshelikes the local women football players.8.whathappened to the woman yesterday?ashewas almost cheated by a telephone call.bshegot a phone call from a special number.cshewas overcharged by

5、 the phone company.dsheprepared for her vacation with her friend.9.why does theman recommend rowing?aitrequires few professional skills.bit exercises many parts of the body.cit isa new item of fitness programs.dit is popular with most club members.10.what do weknow about the company?aitneeds new emp

6、loyees badly.bit gives quick responses routinely.cit isa newly established business.dit is very cautious in decision。making.part bdirections：you willhear fourdialogues or monologues.before listening to each one，you will have 5secondsto readeach of the questions which accompany it.while listening，ans

7、wer eachquestion by choosing a，b，c or d.after listening，you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question.you will .hear therecording only once.questions1113 are based on a conversation between a woman and her neighbor.11.what doesthe woman want the man to do for her?adeliverher package

8、.bsign for her package.cfindthe property manager.dtalk to the property manager.12.how long hasthe man lived in the apartment?atwodays.bone week.csixmonths.done year.13.what problemdoes the woman have?ashehas run out of flour for baking cakes.bsheis ignorant of how to operate the stove.csomethingis g

9、oing wrong with her stove.dsomethingis going wrong with her timer.questions1417 are based on the following conversation between a man and woman abouttaking a vacation.14.what doesthe man think of curacao?ait isdifficult to reach.bit is a tourist paradise.cit isa perfect place for sports.dit is an or

10、dinary tropical island.15.why does thewoman hesitate to make her decision to go to curacao?ashethinks it is too far.bshe thinks it is too crowded.cit isnot safe to go there.dit is not the right time to go there.16.what is thewoman probably going to do?apackup for the trip.bmake her reservations.cboo

11、kher airline ticket.dcontact her travel agent.17.who is thewoman talking to?aherfriend.bher husband.chertravel agent.dher health advisor.questions1821 are based on the following conversation about renting handba9.18.why does thewoman want to buy a handbag?atocelebrate her birthday.bto carry it on he

12、r wedding.ctogive it to mary as a gift.dto attend marys wedding with it.19.what do welearn about handbag hire?ait isthe largest handbag dealer.bit is a famous handbag company.citdesigns expensive handbags.dit specializes in renting handbags.20.how will thewoman place her order?abypost.bin person.cby

13、telephone.don the internet.21.how manydays will the woman have to wait for her order?a2.b3.c 4.d5.questions2225 are based on the following conversation on communwation.22.what doesthe man think of good communication?aitstops people from hurting each other.bitbrings glory to ones career.citimproves m

14、any situations.ditsolves all problems.23.how does theman describe himself?ailltempered.bagreeable.cdecisive.dnatural.24.what isnecessary for a large group to make a final decision?aconsultingwith other groups.bletting everyone have his say.cgoingthrough a voting process.dreviewing past business acti

15、vities.25.what doesone have to do to be successful in business?agethelp from other group members.bhavethe patience to talk with people.cstopseeing the world in twisted ways.dsharetheir achieved results with others.you have3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to answer sheet l.th

16、at isthe end of listening comprehension.section use of english（15minutes）directions：read thefollowing text.choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark a，b，c，or d onanswer sheet 1.bluejeans are probably the single most representative article of american clothing.they were original

17、ly 26 by jacob davis，a tailor from nevada， 27 ，together with dry-goods sales man levi strauss，patented theidea as 28 clothing for miners in l873.blue jears，also 29 as work clothing，spread among workersof all kinds in the late l9th and early 20th centuries， 30 among cowboys，farmers，loggers，and railro

18、adworkers.during the 1950s， 31 marion brando and james deanmade blue jears 32 by wearing them in movies，and jeans be。came part ofthe 33 of teenagersrebelling.in the l960sand 1970s，this fashion statement exploded as levis 34 a fundamental part of the youth 35 focused on both civil rights and antiwar

19、protests. 36 the late1970s，almost everyone inthe united states wore blue jear， 37 youths all around the world sought after them. 38 designers began to create more complicated 39 of blue jears and to 40 their fit，jears beganto express the american emphasis 41 informality and the importance of detail.

20、by stressingthe right label and 42 the right look，blue jeans， 43 their worker origins，satirically。representedthe status consciousness of american fashion and the 44 to get close to the 45 fashion.in 1971，levi straussco.received thecoty fashion criticsaward，the highest award of the american fashion i

21、ndustry.26.ainventedbintroducedcdevelopedddelivered27.awhichbwherecthatdwho28.acustom-madeblong-wearingcwell-tailoreddnice-looking29.arealizedbacceptedcknowndidentified30.aespeciallybnormally cobviouslydexclusively31.acowboysbactorscwritersddirectors32.aeconomicalbtypicalcfashionabledvaluable33.aima

22、gebfigurecpicturedcharacter34.atookbplayedchaddbecame35.acharacterbculturecanxietydeducation36.abeforebsincecbydtill37.aandbsocthendfor38.aalthoughbuntilcasdwhereas39.astylesbexamplescsizesdmaterials40.acreatebadjustcdeterminedpursue41.aaboutbincofdon42.amaintainingbimprovingcexpressingdachieving43.

23、abesidesbdespitecexceptdfrom44.aanxietybeagernesscambitiondpromise45.atemporbgrandcbrightestdlatestsection iiireading comprehension（40minutes）part adirectionsread thefollowing three texts.answer the questions on each text by choosing a，b，c or d.mark your answers on answer sheet。text 1back in the ear

24、ly 1990s，i knewlittle about computers beyond what it took to get through a workingday.but heres what i did know：something huge washappening.it was stirring economies and imaginations and possibilities likenothing i had ever known.i knew the world was changing in ways that meant i shouldnt counton ol

25、d assumptions.and i knew i had dreams i still hadnt fulfilled.but i didnt knowhow to realize them until i met with my old friend，rollys rouse，when wehappened to move into the same neighborhood.rolly often called me with a stream of ideas.his rate ofidea production per second seemed al- most incredib

26、le.soon we wereon the phone with each other every day.talking about theinternet.talmng about starting a new onlinecompany-maybe together.he was then developing a plan and he wanted me to be a part of it：we wouldgive people wonderful，whole electronic houses on a cd-rom and let them modify those homes

27、to their own needs.try out different windows and doors，different paintcolors and furnishings.when they were satisfied，we would enable themto go online to make the project happen，to get the productsand the financing and fessionaldesign and construction to help to do it outright.buildingblocks

28、was the name rolly came up with for his new enterprise.rolly tookthe plunge first.he simply dropped his profitable energyconsultingbusiness to commit himself full time to buildingblocks.i soonjoined him after i quit my wellpaid job at a newspaper.together we developed a demo to show the features of

29、our cdrom，“the newamerican dream home”.then we took it to the annual convention of the national associationof home builders in boston.all the big companies were there showing off their。latestproducts.to our delight，nearly everyone was eager to see what we were showing，.includingthe top executives of

30、 some enormous companies.when we left，we hadinvitations from them to come to their offices to tell them more aboutbuildingblocks.that was the start of my real lifetime dream and buildblocks，our company，has been prosperingever since.46.by“somethinghugl48.buildingbtocksis a company that helps people t

31、o_.arentideal housesbbuy ideal housescfindideal housesdown ideal houses49.rolly andthe writer decided to start a company together because they were both_.aexpegin architecturebunderraid at their jobscoutof work at the timedinterested in e-business50.at theboston convention，rolly and the writer were

32、happy because_.atheyaroused peoples interest in their productsbtheysold some of their own products right therectheygot their first orders from some famous building firmsdtheyhad the opportunity to visit some famous building firmstext 2anxiety disorders are common andrange from lo percent t0 20 perce

33、nt of children and teens.girl areusually more likely than boys to report anxiety symptoms or signs.anxiety runsin families，due to a combination of inherent and environmental factors.anxiousparents may produce anxiouschildren.when signs are so severe that they interfere with daily lifeactivities，it i

34、s time to seek an evaluation from a mental health professional.consider the following example of achild who suffered stress disorder.maria，age l2，was at herphysicians office awaiting her yearly checkup.a bullet from a gunbattle in the next building tore through the wall and struck her mother in thes

35、houlder.severely wounding her.the mother was rushed to the hospital，but maria did notknow her fate for several days.unable or unwilling to speak，visiblyanxious and fearful，maria was evaluated by a child doctor in the sallle hospital severaldays later.he recommended a brief treatment and began by tak

36、ing maria to hermothers bedside.maria，reassured that hermother was alive，neverheless could not be separated from her.during thefollowing weeks she insisted on sleeping with her mother and would not let herout of hersight.her motherwas equally shocked，and told her daughter she was suffering great pai

37、n.the doctor began a series of playtreatment sessions using dolls and paly surgical instruments in which mariaperformed operations in her doll hospital.she began to getgreat pleasure in her sessions.her mother did not recover so quickly，so the doctorrecommended individual treatment for her.the final

38、 sessions involved mafiaperforming the operation on，not a doll，but her mother，who submitted to patient status once again.playing outthe painful theme was extremely beneficial，and with a minimumof interpretation，both were back to their normal functioning by the months end.maria didnot need any medica

39、tion.there are many ways of helpinganxious children cope with their fears and worries.a carefa，tevaluationand specific treatment plan can help these children get back on the path ofnormal development.51.we learnfrom the text that anxiety in a family atmosphere is often_.aanalyzablebunavoidablecuncon

40、trollabledcommunicable52.peopleshould seek professional help when anxiety begins to_.aappearin their kidsbaffect their judgmentscappearin their familiesdaffect their life activities53.according tothe text.mafia suffered from stress disorder because_.ashewitnessed a gun battlebshe was wounded by a bu

41、lletcsheworried about her motherdshe was scared of her checkup54.maria wastaken to her mothers bedside in the hospital to_.astart her initial treatmentbkeep her mom in her sightcsleeptogether with her momdhelp with her moms recovery55.to help allanxious kid out，it is suggested to_.atoleratehis fears

42、 and worriesbpoint out his normal grow pathcputhim in a particular treatmentdask him to make a self-evaluationtext 3lately，presidentsof some american universities have added inflation to their worry list.they are notconcemed about inflation of prices，but of academicgrades.larry summers，president of

43、harvard.recentlycaused a storm when he told one of the universitys professors he didnt likegrade inflation.insiders say that nearly half thegrades harvard awards have lately been a or a minusa lot moreman in the l980s.is this trend a bad thing，in fact2 and is thisgrade inflation really“inflation”?to

44、 take the second question first，the answeris n0，not stricdy speaking.”inflation”in grades ought to mean that work of a given standardwould be awarded an ever higher grade，year by year.thehighest permissible grade would therefore have to keep rising in a ceaselessprocesslon of non-improvement.because

45、 in reality the top grade is fixed，the processis not so much grade inflation as grade compression.this isworse：a distortion in relative prices is more confusing than a uniformupward drift.grade compression squeezes information out of the system.but is grade inflation necessarily a bad thing?theanswe

46、r depends on who you are.when students leave harvard，they carry grades as a sort of currency：a pocketfulof intellectual capital，to bid for jobs or places in graduate schools against graduates fromother universities with other currencies.these positions goto those who can put the most academic cash o

47、n the table。employersandgraduate schools must decide on the exchange rate，as it were，between aharvard c student and an a student from a less distinguishedplace.again.overall gradeinflation-the uniform devaluation of the students capital-would be telativelyeasy to cope with，working in principle neith

48、er to the advantage or disadvantage ofharvardgraduates. recruiters.in aposition to see the market for graduates as a whole，would simplyadjust their exchange rate.compression，however，hasdistributional consequences.the best harvard students see their grades devalued relativeto those of second.rate har

49、vard students.that is bad with respect to encouraging students to workharder.56.the text talksabout the recent storm concerning grade inflation in american universities by focusingon_.aitscausesbits featurescitsimpactsdits purposes57.in thewriters opinion，real grade inflation can occur when the high

50、est permissible gradeaisraised accordinglybis cautiously grantedcisstrictly administereddis limited appropriately58.the writerthinks that grade compression characterizes_.aajust policy in evaluationba distorted grading systemcafixed criterion for the work doneda relative difference among students59.

51、as far asjobseeking is concerned，harvard grade inflation will benefit_.aitsbest graduatesbits ordinary graduatescthejob recruitersdthe school authorities60.with gradeinflation going on in harvard，it is likely that_.aitsbest students will lack the urge to make progressbitsranking in the us universiti

52、es will going downcitsadvantages will be overtaken by its disadvantagesditssystem of school score distribution will be in chaospartbdirections：read thetexts in which five people are commenting on a magazine article called“the globalfishcrisis”。for question61 to 65，match the name of each person（61 to

53、 65）to one of the statements（a tog）given below. mark your answers answer sheet.tom hagen：i am acommercial fisherman in alaska.it was an eyeopener to see the destruction and waste in theworlds fisheries.the alaska salmon fishery is very well managed，and we dontsee the destruction occurring elsewhere.

54、many local peoplecomplain of the many restrictive laws in the fish- cry，but afterreading this article，im in favor of even stricter regulation.the sea isthe basis for life on earth，and we must take care of it.jimmy obrien：you didnttouch the fishing here in the u.s.where the fisherman is working under

55、 the harshest regulations onearth and the strictest equipment restrictions.we are fishing in afashion that is completelyenvironmentally friendly as required under the magnuson-stevens act.the u.s.keeps importingmore fish from countries that have no requirements on equipment or on theircatch.u.s.fish

56、ermen cannot compete with foreign prices so the fishermensnumbers have been reduced.tiffany miller：i wasshocked at the utter lack of regard that the commercial fishing industry hasfor its very ownresources.id like to ask these same fishermen who say that they cannot make aliving on the catchlimits set for them：how are you going to make a living