大学英语3级试题(三套)

1、考生姓名： 科目名称： 大学英语3级 试卷类别： 班 级： 出卷教师 全院学生 出卷时间:09年3月20日 装 订线 第 1页共 4页 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总分 得分 评阅人 合分人 大学英语3级试题（三套） I. Vocabulary (15marks) 1. Just before tak ing off, the pilot once more _ about weather con diti ons. A. inqu ired B. required C. request D. dema nded 2. The driver _ at the crossroad as the

2、 traffic lights flashed red. A. pulled off B. pulled up C. pulled away D. pulled round 3. After several days discussi on, the committee _ a pla n to en courage the export of in dustrial product. A. exte nded B. enl arged C. con ceived D. realized 4. “ Only a _ person would believe such a story about

3、 intelligent beings from outer space visiting the earth, said Jason. A. credible B. innocent C. credulous D. ig norant 5. Do you really thi nk that he _ recei ving kickbacks 回扣)in bus in ess deali ngs? A. is justified in B. is in excusable in C. is privileged to D. has legal protecti on in 6. Ann _

4、sobb ing at last, and dried her eyes with her han dkerchief. A. stopped B. went away C. continued D. started 7. She dieted 节食)con sta ntly to _ her youthful figure. A. reserve B. keep C. trim D. restrain 8. Since all the airline tickets were sold out, we _ stay in the city for two more days. A. were

5、 con stra ined to B. were happy to C. were grateful to D. were persuaded to 9. A pers on tends to _ his own shortco mings though he may see othesihortco ming easily. A. oversee B. look over C. forgive D. overlook 10. Improved con sumer con fide nee is _ to an econo mic recovery. B. of critical impor

6、ta nee D. unn ecessary below is the one I have found most successful. 12. There is less crime now than there used to be. It seems that there is a_ in the crime rate. A. slop B. desce nd C. in cli ne D. decli ne 13. It is bad policy for the develop ing coun tries to sacrifice en vir onmen tal protect

7、i on to _ econo mic growth. A. reduce B. promote C. discourage D. weake n 14. The compa ny wan ted to close dow n the railway line, but local residents _ . A. rejected B. opposed C. disregarded D. defied 15. He could scarcely resist tak ing ano ther drink of the delicious wine, but rememberi ng the

8、doctcu advice, he _ . A. refra ined B. retreated C. avoided D. withdrew II. Close (10marks) Many of you are studying English and you may be wondering why it is so difficult to learn. It is actually not that difficult to lear n _1_ you know some basic facts _2_ the Ian guage and culture that _3_ refl

9、ec 反(映). Perhaps the first thing you need to _4_ about English is that it is made _5_ of several other Ianguages such _6_ Fren ch, Germa n, Lati n, Greek and An glo-Sax on. In additi on, there are words _7_ Spanish in En glish and many America n In dia n words and n ames; eve n some Chin ese and Jap

10、anes _8_ have found their way into the En glish Ianguage. This borrowing of words from _9_ Ianguages is one of the key reasons for some of the difficulties that people meet with _10_ they are lear ning En glish. 1 A. as B with C without D. if 2 A. concern B. refer C about D. like 3. A. they B. he C

11、.it D. its 4 A. know B. knew C knowing D. knows 5 A. out B. in C with D. up 6 A. as B for C like D. to 7 A. like B .and C with D. from 8 A. word B .words C. wordy D. say ing 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总分 A. of little importa nee C. n ecessary 11. The method I shall A. outli ne B. ask C. look D. visit 考生姓名： 科目名称

12、： 大学英语3级 试卷类别： 班 级： 出卷教师 全院学生 出卷时间:09年3月20日 装 订线 第 2页共 4页 得分 评阅人 合分人 9. A. ano ther B. other C. others D. the other 10. A. whe n B. where C. which D. that III. Reading （30marks） Passage 1 The word horsepower （马力） was first used two hun dred years ago. James Watt had made the worldfirst widely used s

13、team engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuri ng power. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam

14、engine could do. He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-po und weight 10 feet in one minu te. His engine could lift a 3300-po und weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called itea horsepower engine. 1. The selecti on says that Watt made

15、 the first_ A. engine B. steam engine C. widely used steam engine D. useful engine 2. Watt wan ted to find a way to _ A. measure the work his engine could do. B. tell the people how powerful his engine was. C. lift a 3300-pound weight. D. Both A and B. 3. He made up a unit of measureme nt based on t

16、he stre ngth of _ A. a man. B. ten horses C. his engine D. a horse 4. One horsepower would equal the _ A. work a horse could do in a mi nute. B. weight a horse could lift. C. work a horse could do in ten minutes. D. weight of one horse. 5. The best title for this selecti on is _ A. Watt Engine. B. T

17、he Origin of the Term Horsepower. C. Un its of Measureme nt. D. It Happened 200 Years Ago. Passage 2 Guilty or Not George had stole n some mon ey, but the police had caught him and he had bee n put in pris on. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent

18、to prison for a long time. Then he discovered that an old frie nd of his was one of the members of the jury 陪 审团） at his trial. Of course, he did nt tell an ybody, but he man aged to see his friend secretly one day. He said thim, “ Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the m

19、oney. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it-that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a stro ng recomme ndati on for mercy to their stateme nt that they con sider me guilty. Well, G

20、eorge, an swered Jim, ” I shall certa inly try to do what I can for you as an old frie nd, but of course I cant promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me. George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked

21、him warmly for agree ing to help. The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy. Of course, George was very pleased, but he did nt have a c

22、ha nee to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in pris on, and George tha nked him warmly and asked him how he had man aged to persuade the other members of the jury to recomme nd mercy. Well, George, Jim an swered, as I thought, those eleve n men were very diffic

23、ult to persuade, but I man aged it in the end by tiri ng them out. Do you know, those fools had all wan ted to find you not guilty! 6. Which phrase best defi nes a jury? 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总分 考生姓名： 科目名称： 大学英语3级 试卷类别： 班 级： 出卷教师 全院学生 出卷时间:09年3月20日 装 订线 第 3页共 4页 得分 评阅人 合分人 A. A pers on who works in a court

24、. B. A policema n C. A judge D. A group of people who decide if some one on trial is guilty or not guilty. 7. Accord ing to the passage George wan ted his friend Jim _ . A. to help him run away from pris on B. to believe he was not guilty C. to make others believe that he was guilty D. to make the j

25、ury ask for less severe punishment for George 8. Jim could not promise anything. Why? A. He thought George was guilty. B. Georges case was too serious. C. The other members might not listen to his recommendation. D. He did not want to help George. 9. The jury made a decisi on _ A. immediately after

26、heari ng Jims argume nt B. after hav ing had a vote C. shortly after Jim said George was guilty D. after several hours of heated discussi on 10. How dose the story strike you? A. Serious and in structive. B. In teresti ng and humorous. C. Sad and disappo in ti ng. D. Moving and worth read ing. Passa

27、ge 3 Tom is visit ing me for a few days. He arrived last Tuesday, so he has bee n here for six days. I haUsee n him since Jun e, 1992, but hesjust like he always was. He hasncha nged a bit. He talks too much, he eats too much, he smokes too much, and he stays up too late at ni ght. I e been late eve

28、ry night since he got here. e listened to hm for hours every night. Hestalked about everything. Hes only bee n here since Tuesday, and Ive heared his whole life story. Last ni ght, he talked for several hours about his old schooldays. he ni ght before he talked about his trip to Europe. And the ni g

29、ht before that he talked about his job. He has had this job for only three mon ts. But he does n like it. He wants to find a better one. He had ten differe nt jobs since 1992. And he hasnliked any of them. He says he does ntk now why he can tfi nd a good job. I think I know what the problem is. I th

30、i nk he sliked his jobs. But his boss heshad since 1992 has thought, “Woul(you be good eno ugh to shut up for a few mi nu tes? 11. Toms visit was written on _ . A. Saturday B. Mon day C. Wed nesday D. Friday 12. Tom _ there years. A. has greatly cha nged B. hasnbee n to any foreig n coun tries C. has give n up his bad habits D. has ntvisited me 13. He did nttalk about _ . A. his life B. his school C. his talki ng habits D. his work 14. He is not a man who _ . A. talks a lot B. likes smok ing C. goes to bed late D. eats little 15. Tom has cha nged his job