英语三级试卷2015.12.

1、Part I Information transfer (3%) . (10 minutes)Directions: Fill in the blanks at the bottom of this page with the information from the statistics below. I1. Statistics show that _ of the returnees would stay jobless for more than a year.12. The most attractive industry for the returnees is_. 13. _of

2、 the returnees may apply for the jobs of the government and public services.作文纸Part II Writing (15%)Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on My Plan for Daily Reading. Remember your composition must be written.according to the following

3、 outline, Write your composition on the Composition Sheet.Outline:1、 读书有很多好处；2、 我如何坚持天天读书；Words for reference:Growth, knowledge, amusement, schedule My Plan for Daily Reading_ Part III Listening Comprehension (12%) (10 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversati

4、ons. 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 w.ill be a pause During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is . the.best answe

5、r. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line Through the center. Example: You will hear: . You will read: .A) At the office. . - B) In the waiting room. . .C) At the airport. .,D) In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work

6、 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 D1 A) The man is a freshman in this college B) The

7、 two speakers are old friends C) The man once studied in another school D) The woman is a transfer student 2 A) He can make friends on the Internet B) He enjoys talking with strangers. C) He dislikes chatting on the internet D) He isnt interested in making friends 3 A) They are only 20 minutes late

8、B)they are always late C) They have only 20 minutes to go D) They are never late4 A) The woman is a close friend of the man B) The woman has been working too hard C) The woman is tired of her work D) The woman is seeing a doctor 5 A) Hell finish it in a few minutes B) He isnt going to write it C) He

9、 wrote it last semester DJ He never does assignments early 6 A) 120 dollars B) 30 dollars C) 60 dollars D) 16 dollars 7 A) Stay at home with his parents B) Visit his friends C) Go for sightseeing trip . D) Go to Mount Emei8. A) Superior and inferior B) Teacher and student C) Clerk and customer D) St

10、affa and new worker 9 A) Joyce likes to chat on the phone with her parents B) Joyce doesnt have any hobby C) Joyce likes to chat on line with her friends D) Joyce doesnt have many friendsIO. A) How to get the job done B) The job candidates C) How to demonstrate an ability. D) The education backgroun

11、ds.Section B :.Directions: in this section, you will hear a long conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will hear two questions. Both the conversation 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)

12、 and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 11 and 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11 A) How to book a train ticket B) How to prepare for the tests. C) How to rind a website D) How to get to the railway station1

13、2 A) From an automatic ticket machine B) From a ticket window at the station C) From the post office. D) From the ticket booking servicePart IV 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

14、), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.13 The bookstore owner promised to send us the textbooks as soon as they were _. A) renewable B) considerable C) reliable D) available14

15、The delay in shipment was due to circumstances _our control. A) beyond B)in C) over D) under15 To our delight, Susan quickly _herself to her new life on campus . A)directed B) exposed C) adjusted D) devoted16 A good dancer is accurate in movement, more importantly, she is _A)deliberate B)graceful C)

16、joyful D)rapid17. I placed the order last week, but I havent received any response _ A)at ate B)on date C)to date D)out of date18. The report says that the IT industry has _ greatly to the development of the world economy. A) contributed B) confronted C) compressed D)conquered19. The lecture was dif

17、ficult for me: I could hardly _ what the professor was talking about. A) get out B) spread out C.) figure out D) bring out20. At about eleven oclock, Mr. Beamish hadnt yet shown up and we waited_ for ages. A)ignorantly B)politely c)innocently D)impatiently21. When the fire had finally burned itself

18、out, the man stared sad/y at the _of his house. A)destruction B)damages C)harm D)ruins22. Let us go over the _ so everyone is clear about what well be doing in the next few days. A)menu B)diagram C)itinerary D)outline23. The simple tool you are looking at is in fact a rather _instrument which makes

19、use of the latest technology. A) invalid B) sophisticated C) unimpressive D) awkward24. The changes were partly the result of the laws that went into _ at the beginning of 1987. A)effect B)business C)action D)detail25 The girl _ very strangely. but nobody paid any attention. A)looked B)walked C)felt

20、 D)seemed26. The old man took down my telephone number immediately _ he might forget it A)lest B)that C)so D)until 27. I was very tired when I reached the top of the mountain because I _ for five hours. A) have climbed B) was climbing C) climbed D) had been climbing 28. He sang a/an _ song at the Ne

21、w Years Eve party. A) English old lovely B) old lovely English C) old English lovely D) lovely old English 29. I try to go jogging at least four times _ to lose weight. A)of the week B)the week C)a week D)of a week30. I _ in the garden when you phoned. A) can be B) must have been C) would have been

22、D) must be31. In the evenings we used to sit in the setting sun and watch the cattle _ back to thevillage. A) driving B) being driven C) drive D) were driven32. They always keep_ paper in the office ,in case they run out of it. A) plenty of B) a number of C) too much D) a good manyPart V Reading Com

23、prehension (40%) (35 minutes) Directions: There are four 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 choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer

24、 Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 33 t0 37 are based on the following passage.In early 2013, northern China was hit with a bad period of poor air quality. For one team of young Americans and Chinese, the air crisis was the inspiration for a brilliant project. Gus Tate

25、, who has been in China since 2007, got involved in the sale of do-it-yourself filter .kits（成元件） through his friend Thomas Talhelm, who was researching cultural psychology in China. Tate says. He started looking up stuff online and he found out that all you really need is a HEPA (high-efficiency par

26、ticulate(秸粒) absorption) filter and so he decided to strap(用带子捆扎)one together. Talhelms project is very simple. The fan sucks in air and blows it out through the filter. The project attracted a lot of attention when Tate got a particulate counter and Talhelm posted on his blog the results of air-qua

27、lity tests, before and after the homemade filter had been running. It was not long after that Smart Air Filters began doing business. Smart Air Filters started selling its DIY kits online. A basic DIY filter kit includes a fan, aHEPA filter and a strap to put everything together. The kit costs about

28、 200 RMB, or $33. Liv Shuwei, who recently moved from Beijing to Shanghai, says hes been using a filter kitsince November. Liu says hes been pretty happy with the results of the filter despite the fact that he thinks the machines are too loud. So far. according to Tate. there havent really been any

29、major competitors, or competition thatworries him. 33. The first paragraph mainly tells us that _. . A) a problem was the inspiration for a solution B) a period of poor air quality led Lo air crisisC)air pollution in northem China was seriousD)a team of young people worked together34. Who came up wi

30、th the core idea for the air filter? A) Liu Shuwei. B) Gus Tate. C) Thomas Talhelm. D) Not mentioned.35. The project attracted a lot of attention when . A) Tate got a particulate counter B) the results of air-quality tests were posted C) the DIY filter kits started to be sold D) Smart Air Filters ca

31、me into being36. What is the undesirable quality of the filter according to the passage? A) It looks too simple. B) It is too loud. C) It costs too much. D) It is hard to put it together. . 37. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A) Talhelm successfully produced HEPA filters. B)

32、 A fan is used to suck in air through a HEPA filter. C) It can effectively improve the air quality in the home. D) A particulate counter is included in a DIY filter kit.Passage TwoQuestions 38 t0 42 are based on the following passage.For eight-year-old Zeng Ziqi , the beginning of summer holidays ma

33、rked the beginning of a tough 700 kilometer walk in hot weather, rather than relaxed sunny days or playing in the park.Zeng started the long walk from Shenzhen to her hometown of Shaoyang in Hunan province on July 13 with her mother Liu Xiaoyan. The girl surprised her mother by her determination, wh

34、o had thought she would soon give up.With the heat at record temperatures , the mother quit on July 25, and for the rest of the journey the girl was accompanied by her father, who had come up with the idea to teach his daughter how to deal with hardships.By Aug 5, the girl, who would start walking a

35、t 5 am and rested after noon to avoid the extreme heat, was just under 50 km from home. At night they stayed in farmhouses.Her father, who was blogging (写微博) the hike（长途步行）， wrote Never be afraid of the far distance. The further you go, the more scenery you will enjoy. More steps, more happiness. I

36、feel happy for what my daughter has done. Xiong Bingqi, vice-president of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said although the long walk will become an unforgettable memory in the girls life, this type of education is not suitable for every child.The best choice is the one that is most s

37、uitable for the child, he said.Many questioned the father online, who defended himself by saying that he took full care of his daughter. 38. The eight-year-old girl Zeng Ziqi spent a very different summer vacation by _ A) enjoying the relaxed sunny days B) spending time with her parents C) playing w

38、ith her friends in the park D) traveling 700 kilometers on foot39. Zengs mother probably did not expect that _ A) they would have to start so early in the day B) the weather would be so extremely hot C) they would have to stay in farmhouses D) her daughter could walk the entire distance40. Zeng Ziqi

39、 was accompanied by her mother on the journey for about_ . A) two weeks B) three weeks C) one week D) four weeks41. The father wrote in his blog to say he was glad that _ . A) their story drew attention of Xiong Bingqi B) his daughter had accomplished the trip C) he enjoyed the scenery along the roa

40、d D) he had taken good care of his daughter42. Zeng Ziqis father defended himself in his blog because many people had expressed _. A) their interest in the news report B) their concerns for his daughter C) their wishes to help the family D) their opinions about education Passage ThreeQuestions 43 t0

41、 47 are based on the following passage.Animal rights groups are calling for a ban on all animal performances in China, including live shows, petting zoos and photosessions . However, their campaign is said by some to have gone too farAnimal performances and circus shows. especially in Beijing, have

42、seriously damaged thecountrys and citys image with cruel behavior, Liu Huili, an animal rights supporter and researcher with Green Beagle, a Beijing-based non-governmental organization, said at a meeting on Saturday. Attendees (出席者) at the meeting, including researchers and volunteers from Green Beagle, China Zoo Watch and the Beijing Loving Animals Foundation, proposed the performance ban,especially in the capital cityChina Zoo Watch conducted a study from January 2011 to the end of March, in which itselected more th