2023年四川省大学英语三级考试试题及答案

2023年6月四川省大学英语三级考试试题及答案一、选择题

1.

Mr.Jonesacceptedoursuggestionandtriedeverymeansto____himselftohisnewconditions

A)suit

B)adapt

C)adopt

D)regulate

2.

The____ofhavingone’smarriagearrangedbypatientshasdisappearedinmanypartsoftheworldbutcontinuesinsomeAsianandAfricancountries

A)content

B)custom

C)current

D)context

3.

Computersofthistypemakethehomean______placetoworkinmanycases.

A)efficient

B)effective

C)affected

D)affective

4.

Althoughitwasverydifficultforhimtofinishthetask,hewas___toaskforhelp.

A)reluctant

B)impossible

C)impatient

D)reliable

5.Cindy’sparentsgivehereverythingsheasksfor,andasaresult,she’sverymuch_____.

A)injured

B)harmed

C)spoilt

D)hurt

6.Theold-fashionedchairinthelivingroomhasbeen____inthefamily.Itwasmygrandmother’soriginally.

A)handover

B)handedout

C)handedin

D)handdown

7.

Hetoldustouseourdictionariesto_____anywordwe

didn’tunderstand.

A)lookfor

B)lookout

C)lookup

D)lookat

8.

Youngchildrenmayrunaroundandmakealotofnoise.Actuallytheyareacting___fortheirage.

A)doubtfully

B)appropriately

C)convenientlyD)elementarily

9.

Thefiercecompetitioninthistradegets____ofthisenterprise’sdevelopment.

A)bytheway

B)inaway

C)intheway

D)ontheway

10.Wehave____tothegovernmentforahomeimprovementloan.

A)appointed

B)approached

C)arranged

D)applied

11.TheAmericansandBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalso___alargenumberofsocialcustoms.

A)appreciate

B)join

C)share

D)associate

12.Itwasbecausetheapplicantwastooself-confident___hefailedintheinterview.

A)that

B)therefore

C)so

D)benefited

13.LiuXiangwasawardedagoldmedalintheworldchampionships.He____alotofhardtraining.

A)shouldhaveexperienced

B)musthaveexperienced

C)shouldexperience

D)mustexperience

14.Agoodwriteris_____whocanexpressthecommonplaceinanuncommonway.

A)that

B)it

C)this

D)one

15.Ifthewholeoperation_____beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.

A)wasnotplanned

B)hadnotbeenplanned

C)werenotplanned

D)hasnotbeenplanned

16.Wethink____impossibleforthemtofinishtheirassignmentinsuchashorttime.

A)it

B)what

C)this

D)that

17.Dr.Smith,togetherwithhiswifeandtwosons,_____toarriveontheeveningflight.

A)is

B)aregoing

C)are

D)willbe

18.Nosooner______homethanhewasaskedtostartonanotherjourney.

A)Jackarrived

B)Jackhadarrived

C)wouldjackarrive

D)hadjackarrived

19.___anotherchance,Iwillcertainlypassthedrivingtest.

A)Give

B)Giving

C)Togive

D)Give

二、阅读理解

[center]PassageOne[/center]

Questions20to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whenyouhavecompletedyourcollegeeducation,youwilllookforajobsuitedtoyourtraining,interests,andambitions(志向).Inmostcases,youwillvisitalikelyemployer’sofficeandcompleteanapplicationformforthepositioninwhichyouareinterested.Theemployermaythenmakeadecisionregardingyourabilityonthebasisoftheapplicationformandapersonalinterview.

Throughoutyourlifetime,however,youmayfindyourselfinotherjob-seekingsituationsinanattempttoimproveyourposition.Asyougainexperience,youarelikelytobecomeambitiousforbetterandbetterjobs.Thesebetterjobsoftenrequestwrittenlettersofapplicationandsummariesofyourbackgroundandexperience.Yourwritingskillsmayanimportantpartinobtainingthejobyoudesire.

Inanyjob-seekingsituation,thereareanumberofwaysyoumayuseyourwritingskills:tocompleteanapplicationform,preparearesume,writeanapplicationletter,orwriteemploymentfollow-upletters.Asanambitiousjob-seeker,therefore,youshouldbeabletoprepareallthewrittenmaterialthatwillhelpyouobtainthejobyouwant.

20.Accordingtothepassage,inseekingajob,thestudents_____.

A)willfollowtheirinterestsandambition

B)liketovisiteveryemployer’soffice

C)canmakeanarrangementforaninterview

D)willsurelygetachancetoimproveposition

21.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpositionandfindagoodjob,itisimportantto_____.

A)understandtheapplicationformofthecompany

B)improveyourwritingskills

C)makeadecisiononthebasisofyourowndesire

D)getajobrelatedtoyoureducation

22.Tofindajob,itisnotnecessarytosupply_____.

A)aletterofapplication

B)aletterforaninterview

C)anapplicationform

D)aresume

23.Yourapplicationforajobshouldmainlyinformtheemployerofyour______.

A)presentpositionandincome

B)abilityinletterwriting

C)backgroundandexperience

D)decisiontoapplyforthejob

24.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

A)HowtoCompleteaJobApplicationForm

B)AnIntroductiontoJob-seekingSituations

C)AnAttempttoFindBetterJobs

D)WritingSkillsHelpJob-seeking

ABBCD

[center]PassageTwo[/center]

Questions25to29arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Acreditcardcanbeuseful.Youcouldtakeitintoastoreandbuyatelevisionsetornewfurnitureorclothingoranythingyouwanted.Allyouwouldhavetodoistosignyournameandtakewhatyouwantedoutofthestorewithoutpayingcash.

Butthereisaproblemwiththecards---theycanbefinancialpoison.Thesecardsarejustlikethepoisonsweuseoninsects.Ifweusethemcarefully,theycanbehelpful;butifweusethemtoomuch,theycankillus.Thesecardscankillusfinanciallyjustasrealpoisoncankillourbody.

Foranymoneythattheuserdoesnotpayeachmonth,thecreditcardcompanychangesapercentageofthatamountininterest.Theinsectisaddedeverymonth,soabillthatisnotpaidgetsbiggerandbigger.

Over10percentofthefamiliesintheUnitedStatesare“overextended”.Thatis,theyhavemoredebtontheircreditcardsthantheycanpay.

Creditcardscanbeusedforalmostanythingthatmoneycanbuy.Andtheycanevenbeusedtopayforfunerals.Forsomecreditcardusers,afuneralmaybetheonlysolutiontothedebtproblemstheyhavecausedforthemselvesbyusingcreditcards.

25.Acreditcardissousefulindailylifethatifyouhaveone_______.

A)youcanborrowmoneywithnointerest

B)youdon’thavetopayanythingyouwant.

C)youdon’thavetobringcashwithyou

D)youcantakeanythingfreeofcharge

26.Whatistheresultofusingthecreditcardtoomuch?

A)Causingfinancialproblemstocardsusers

B)Leadingtothedeathofcreditcardusers.

C)Increasingtherateofinterestofthebills.

D)Killingcarduserslikerealpoison.

27.Whichofthestatementistrueaccordingthepassage?

A)Cardusershavetopayinterestforthemoneythatisnotpaidintime

B)Interestwillbechargedforanymoneypaidwithacreditcard.

C)Tenpercentofthemoneyusedbycardusersischargedastheinterest.

D)Carduserswillpaylowerinterestiftheyreturnthemoneyintime.

28.Ifpeopleare“overextended”(inParagraph4)withtheircredit,itmeans______.

A)theycannolongerusecreditcardsforanything

B)theyhavetopayoffdebtswiththeirmoneyontheircards

C)theyhaveusedmoremoneythantheycanpayoff

D)theywillbeoverchargedtenpercentofinterest

29.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“afuneralmaybetheonlysolutiontothedebtproblems…byusingcreditcards”?

A)Somecreditcardusersevenusecreditcardstopayfortheirfunerals.

B)Usingcreditcardstopayforfuneralsmaysolvedebtproblem.

C)Nointerestwillbechargedforthemoneypaidforfunerals.

D)Somecreditcardusersowetoomuchdebttopayoffintheirlifetime.

CDA

CD

[center]PassageThree[/center]

Questions30to34arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asakid,KaceyLongwoulddreamofbecomingaprofessionalwoman.Whilestudyinghumanresourcesmanagementsuccessfullyatuniversity.Longdecidetochangeherlook.So,at19,shedecidedtogetherbreastsenlarged,“IwasallaboutdoinganythingIcouldtoimprovemyself,”shesays.

Withthatdecision,Longjoinedthousandsofyoungpatientswhoaresurgicallyalteringtheirappearanceeachyear.TeenagersevenyoungerthanLongarehavingbreastsenlarged,nosesandearsreshapedandskinchanged.

In2023,almost336,000Americanteens18oryoungerhadsomekindofcosmetic(美容)surgeryorprocedure,a50%increaseover2023.

Patient-safetyadvisersbelievethatmanyoftheteenshavingsurgeryareunnecessarilyputtingthemselvesatriskofinjuryorevendeath.TeensareatthegreatestriskofmakingadecisiontheywillregretasLongdid.LonghadherbreastsenlargedtosizeD,feltsickandweakwithinmonthsafterthe$4,500-costplasticsurgery,andhadherbreastfillingsremovedtwoyearslater.Sheisstillsufferingfromthelong,painfulrecoveries.“IwishIhadneverdoneit,”saysLong.Sheisjustoneofthosethousandswhoareactuallyriskingtheirfuturebeautybygoingundertheknifewhentheyarestillgrowing.

30.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKaceyLong?

A)Shehadasuccessfulbreastsurgery

B)Shehadaregretfulbreastsurgery

C)Shestudiedcosmeticsurgeryatuniversity.

D)Shehadbecomeaprofessionalwoman.

31.WhenLongdecidedtohaveherbreastsenlarged,she_________.

A)knewwhatriskingshewastaking

B)wasactuallyriskingherfuturebeauty

C)hadtriedseveraltimestochangeherlook

D)knewallabouttheeffectofbreastsurgery

32.ThenumberoftheAmericanteenshavingcosmeticsurgery_______.

A)hadanincreasingof224,000intheyear2023

B)wasabout224,000in2023butdoubledin2003

C)amountedtoapproximately224,000in2023

D)amountedtoapproximately168.000in2023

33.WhenLongsays“IwishIhadneverdoneit,”sheexpressesher_______.

A)regretfulnessforherdecisiontohavethebreastsurgery

B)regretfulnessforhavingpaid$4,500forthesurgery

C)satisfactionwiththeremovalofthebreastfillings

D)satisfactionwithhergoodshapeafterthesurgery

34.TheauthorofthepassageusesLong’scaseto_________.

A)stoptheAmericanteenagersfromhavingpainfulsurgery

B)callourattentiontotheAmericanteenagers’health

C)expresssympathytowardstheAmericanteenagers

D)informtheteenagersofthedangerofthecosmeticsurgery

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[center]PassageFour[/center]

Questions35to39arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ScientistsintheUnitedStateshavedevelopedacomputerprogramthatsaycouldprovideanearlywarmingofmajorearthquakes.Thenewsystemisdesignedtogiveawarmingsecondsbeforeanearthquakestrikes.

Thatmaynotsoundlikeverylong.However,itcouldgivepeopletimetogetunderatable.Theflowofelectricpowerorgascouldbecut,airtrafficcontrollerscouldwarnawaypilots.Evenso-called“smartbuildings”couldbedesignedtogetready.

RichardAllenoftheUniversityofWisconsinandHirooKananmorioftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologydevelopedtheprogram.TheycallittheEarthquakeAlarmSystem.AreportpublishedinSciencemagazinedescribesit.

ThesystemusesamathematicalprogramtomeasureinformationcollectedbyinstrumentsplacedacrosstheLosAngelesarea.SouthernCaliforniaalreadyhasmorethan150stationsthatmeasuremovementswithintheground.Theinformationtheycollectissenttoahigh-speedcomputer.

Thenewsystemisdesignedtoestimatethestrengthoftheearthquakeoncetheshakingstarts.Areasdirectlyabovethecenteroftheearthquakewouldhavetheleastwarning.Distantplacesmighthaveaslongasfortyseconds.

ProfessorAllennotesthatanearlywarningsystemforearthquakeswouldrequireamajorcampaignofpubliceducation.Then,anotherproblemisthepossibilityoffalsealarms.

35.When