2023年大学英语三级试题

CollegeEnglishBandThree

Part

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I

ListeningComprehension

1.A)Tocancelhistrip. B)Togotobedearly.

C)Tocatchalaterflight. D)Toaskforawake-upcall.

2.A)Theyhavedifferentopinionsastowhattodonext.

B)Theyhavetopayforthehousebyinstallments.

C)Theywillfixatelephoneinthebathroom.

D)Theman’sattitudeismoresensiblethanthewoman’s.

3.A)Shewillsavethestampsfortheman’ssister.B)ShewillnolongergetlettersfromCanada.

C)Shecan’tgivethestampstotheman’ssister.D)Shehasgiventhestampstotheman’sroommates.

4.A)VisitingtheBrownings.B)Writingapostcard.

C)Lookingforapostcard.D)Fillinginaform.

5.A)Themanshouldworkwithsomebodyelse.B)Themanshouldmeethispartner’sneeds.

C)Theyshouldcometoacompromise.D)Theyshouldfindabetterlabfortheproject.

6.A)Shecan’tfinishherassignment,either.B)Shecan’taffordacomputerrightnow.

C)Themancanusehercomputer.D)Themanshouldbuyacomputerrightaway.

7.A)Thevisitingeconomisthasgivenseverallectures.

B)Theguestlecturer’sopinionisdifferentfromDr.Johnson’s.

C)Dr.Johnsonandtheguestspeakerwereschoolmates.

D)Dr.Johnsoninvitedtheeconomisttovisittheircollege.

8.A)She’sneverwatchedabettergame.B)Footballis-herfavoritepastime.

C)Thegamehasbeencanceled.D)Theirteamplayedverybadly.

9.A)Themanshouldsticktowhathe’sdoing.B)Themanshouldtakeupanewhobby.

C)Themanshouldstopplayingtennis.D)Themanshouldfindthecauseforhisfailure.

10.A)Aninventedstory.B)Areallifeexperience.

C)Animaginarysituation.D)Aterriblenightmare.

SectionB

Passage1

11.A)ThenameofaGermantown B)AresidentofFrankfurt.

C)AkindofGermansausage. D)AkindofGermanbread.

12.A)Hesoldfastfood. B)Heraiseddogs.

C)HewasAcook. D)HewasaCartoonist.

13.A)BecausetheAmericansfoundtheywerefromGermany.

B)Becausepeoplethoughttheycontaineddogmeat.

C)Becausepeoplehadtogetusedtotheirtaste.

D)Becauseitwastoohottoeatrightaway.

Passage2

14.A)Theygiveoutfaintcries. B)Theymakenoisestodriveawayinsects.

C)Theyextendtheirwaterpipes. D)Theybecomeelasticlikerubberbands.

15.A)Quietplants. B)Well-wateredplants.C)Healthyplants.D)Thirstyplants.

16.A)Theycoulddrivetheinsectsaway. B)Theycouldkeeptheplantswell-watered.

C)Theycouldmaketheplantsgrowfaster. D)Theycouldbuilddevicestotrapinsects.

Passage3

17.A)Tolookforadifferentlifestyle. B)Toenjoythemselves.

C)Foradventure. D)Foreducation.

18.A)Thereare200vehiclesforeverykilometerofroadway. B)Ithasadensepopulation.

C)Therearemanymuseumsandpalaces. D)Ithasmanytoweringbuildings.

19.A)Itisacityofcontrasts. B)Itpossessesmanyhistoricalsites.

C)Itisanimportantindustrialcenter. D)Ithasmanybigandbeautifulparks.

20.A)Ithelpsdevelopourpersonalities. B)Itenablesustoacquirefirst-handknowledge.

C)Itmakesourlifemoreinteresting. D)Itbringsaboutchangesinourlifestyle.

Part

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II

Cloze

TherearemanysuperstitionsinBritain,butoneofthemost__31__heldisthatitisunluckytowalkunderaladderevenifitmeans__32__thepavementintoabusystreet!__33__youmustpassunderaladderyoucan__34__badluckbycrossingyourfingersand__35__themcrosseduntilyouhaveseenadog.__36__,youmaylickyourfingerand__37__acrossonthetoeofyourshoe,andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthe__38__hasdried.

Anothercommon__39__isthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse-itwilleitherbring__40__tothepersonwhoopeneditortothewhole__41__.Anyoneopeninganumbrellainfineweatheris__42__,asitinevitablybringsrain!

Thenumber13issaidtobeunluckyforsome,andwhenthe13thdayofthemonth__43__onaFriday,anyonewishingtoavoidabadeventhadbetterstay__44__.theworstmisfortunethatcanhappentoapersoniscausedbybreakingamirror,__45__itbringssevenyearsofbadluck!Thesuperstitionissupposedto__46__inancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.

BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyinBritain,eventhoughtheyare__47__witchcraft……itis__48__luckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath-althoughinAmericatheexactoppositebeliefprevails.

Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionisthatoftouchingwood__49__luck.Thismeasureismostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthatistemptingfate,suchas"mycarhasnever__50__,touchwood?"

21.

A)broadly

B)widely

C)quickly

D)speedily

22.

A)runningfrom

B)jumpingoff

C)steppingoff

D)keepingfrom

23.

A)If

B)As

C)Though

D)Unless

24.

A)erase

B)remove

C)avoid

D)ease

25.

A)keep

B)keeping

C)kept

D)tokeep

26.

A)Consequently

B)However

C)Comparatively

D)Alternatively

27.

A)make

B)print

C)perform

D)produce

28.

A)label

B)symbol

C)mark

D)cut

29.

A)argument

B)superstition

C)opinion

D)idea

30.

A)loss

B)difficulty

C)tragedy

D)misfortune

31.

A)house

B)household

C)home

D)circle

32.

A)unwise

B)unintelligent

C)unpopular

D)unfortunate

33.

A)falls

B)arrives

C)drops

D)happens

34.

A)away

B)outdoors

C)indoors

D)far

35.

A)when

B)as

C)if

D)though

36.

A)haveoriginated

B)beoriginating

C)beoriginated

D)originate

37.

A)concernedabout

B)relatedwith

C)associatedwith

D)connectedin

38.

A)especially

B)specially

C)frequently

D)rarely

39.

A)as

B)for

C)in

D)of

40.

A)brokenup

B)brokenoff

C)brokenaway

D)brokendown

Part

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III

ReadingComprehension

TextA

Inthecaseofmobilephones,changeiseverything.Recentresearchindicatesthatthemobilephoneischangingnotonlyourculture,butourverybodiesaswell.

First,let'stalkaboutculture.Thedifferencebetweenthemobilephoneanditsparent,thefixed-linephone,yougetwhoeveranswersit.

Thishasseveralimplications.Themostcommonone,however,andperhapsthethingthathaschangedourcultureforever,isthe"meeting"influence.Peoplenolongerneedtomakefirmplansaboutwhenandwheretomeet.Twentyyearsago,aFridaynightwouldneedtobearrangedinadvance.Youneededenoughtimetoalloweveryonetogetfromtheirplaceofworktothefirstmeetingplace.Now,however,anightoutcanbearrangedontherun.Itisnolonger"seeyouthereat8",but"textmearound8andwe'llseewhereweallare".

Textingchangespeopleaswell.Intheirpaper,"insightsintotheSocialandPsychologicalEffectsofSMSTextMessaging",twoBritishresearchersdistinguishedbetweentwotypesofmobilephoneusers:the"talkers"andthe"texters"-thosewhoprefervoicetotextmessageandthosewhoprefertexttovoice.

Theyfoundthatthemobilephone'sindividualityandprivacygavetexterstheabilitytoexpressawholenewouterpersonality.Texterswerelikelytoreportthattheirfamilywouldbesurprisediftheyweretoreadtheirtexts.Thissuggeststhattextingallowedtexterstopresentaself-imagethatdifferedfromtheonefamiliartothosewhoknewthemwell.

Anotherscientistwroteofthechangesthatmobileshavebroughttobodylanguage.Therearetwokindsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingonthephone.Thereisthe"speakeasy":theheadisheldhigh,inaself-confidentway,chattingaway.Andthereisthe"spacemaker":thesepeoplefocusonthemselvesandkeepoutotherpeople.

Whocanblamethem?Phonemeetingsgetcancelledorreformedandcamera-phonesintrudeonpeople'sprivacy.So,itisunderstandableifyourmobilemakesyounervous.Butperhapsyouneedn'tworrysomuch.Afterall,itisgoodtotalk.

41.Whenpeopleplantomeetnowadays,they________________.

A)arrangethemeetingplacebeforehandB)postponefixingtheplacetilllastminute

C)seldomcareaboutwhenandwheretomeetD)stilllovetoworkoutdetailedmeetingplans.

42.AccordingtothetwoBritishresearchers,thesocialandpsychologicaleffectaremostlylikelytobeseenon__.

A)TalkersB)the"speakeasy"C)the"spacemaker"D)texters

43.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetextssentbytextersare________.

A)quiterevealingB)wellwrittenC)unacceptablebyothersD)shockingtoothers

44.Accordingtothepassage,whoisafraidofbeingheardwhiletalkingonthemobile?

A)talkersB)thespeakeasyC)thespacemakerD)texters

45.Anappropriatetitleforthepassagemightbe_________.

A)theSMSeffectB)culturalimplicationofmobileuse

C)changeintheuseofthemobileD)bodylanguageandthemobilephone!

TextB

Overthelast25years,Britishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal-oratleastmanypartsofithave.Insomeways,however,verylittlehaschanged,particularlywhereattitudesareconcerned.Ideasaboutsocialclass-whetherapersonis"working-class"or"middle-class"-areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.

Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworkers'jobsweregenerallymuchlesssecure,distinctdifferencesinlife-stylesandattitudescameintoexistence.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthen,itwaswidelybelieved,havinggivenhiswifeher"housekeeping",wouldgooutandsquandertherestonbeerandbetting.

Thestereotypeofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewas-andstillis-inclinedtotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahouseoftheseprovidedhimandhisfamilywithsecurity.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity（ortheeducationandtraining）tomakesuchlong-termplans.

Nowadays,agreatdealhaschanged.Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuch,ifnotmore,thantheirmiddle-classsupervisors.Socialsecurityandlawstoimprovecentury,havemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout"tomorrow".Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferioritytheyhadinthepast.Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.

Thechangesinbothlife-stylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongstyoungerpeople.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes,theyspendtheirmoneyinhavingagoodtime,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencethaninpreciousgenerations.Nevertheless,westillhaveawidegapbetweenthewell-paid(whateverthetypeofjobtheymayhave)andthelow-paid.Aslongasthisgapexists,therewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewconflictsandjealousieswillemerge,orratherthattheoldconflictswillre-appear,butbetweendifferentgroups.

46.Whichofthefollowingisseenasthecauseofclassdifferencesinthepast?

A)LifestyleandoccupationB)Attitudeandincome

C)incomeandjobsecurityD)jobsecurityandhobbies

47.Thewriterseemstosuggestthatthedescriptionof___________isclosertotruth.

A)middle-classwaysofspendingmoneyB)working-classwaysofspendingtheweekend

C)working-classdrinkinghabitsD)middle-classattitudes

48.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotatypicalfeatureofthemiddle-class?

A)desiringforsecurityB)Makinglongtermplans

C)havingprioritiesinlifeD)savingmoney

49.Working-classpeople'ssenseofsecurityincreasedasaresultofallthefollowingfactorsexcept?

A)bettersocialsecurityB)morejobopportunities

C)higherlivingstandard D)betterlegalprotection.

50Whichofthefollowingstatementisincorrect?

A)ChangesareslowlytakingplaceinallsectorsoftheBritishsociety.

B)Thegapbetweenworking-classandmiddle-classyoungpeopleisnarrowing

C)Differentinincomewillremainbutthoseinoccupationwilldisappear

D)middle-classpeoplemaysometimesfeelinferiortoworking-classpeople!

TextC

ForseveraldaysIsawlittleofMr.Rochester.Inthemorning,heseemedmuchoccupiedwithbusiness,andintheafternoongentlemenfromtheneighborhoodcalledandsometimesstayedtodinewithhim.Whenhisfootwaswellenough,herodeoutagreatdeal.

Duringthistime,allmyknowledgeofhimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehouse,whenhewouldsometimespassmecoldly,andsometimesbowandsmile.Hischangesofmannerdidnotoffendme,becauseIsawthatIhadnothingtodowiththecauseofthem.

Oneevening,severaldayslater,IwasinvitedtotalktoMr.Rochesterafterdinner.Hewassittinginhisarmchair,andlookednotquitesosevere,andmuchlessgloomy.Therewasasmileonhislips,andhiseyeswerebright,probablywithwine.AsIwaslookingathim,hesuddenlyturned,andaskedme,"doyouthinkI'mhandsome,MissEyre?"

TheanswersomehowslippedfrommytonguebeforeIrealizedit:'No,sir."

"Ah,youreallyareunusual!Youareaquiet,seriouslittleperson,butyoucanbealmostrude."

"Sir,I'msorry.Ishouldhavesaidthatbeautydoesn'tmatter,orsomethinglikethat,"

"No,youshouldn't!Isee,youcriticizemyappearance,andthenyoustabmeintheback!Youhavehonestyandfeeling.Therearenotmanygirlslikeyou.ButperhapsIgotoofast.Perhapsyouhaveawfulfaultstocounterbalanceyourfewgoodpoints

Ithoughttomyselfthathemighthavetoo.Heseemedtoreadmymind,andsaidquickly,"yes,you'reright.Ihaveplentyoffaults.IwentthewrongwaywhenIwastwenty-one,andhaveneverfoundtherightpathagain.Imighthavebeenverydifferent.Imighthavebeenasgoodasyou,andperhapswiser.Iamnotabadman,takemywordforit,butIhavedonewrong.Itwasn'tmycharacter,butcircumstanceswhichweretoblame.WhydoItellyouallthis?Becauseyou'rethesortofpersonpeopletelltheirproblemsandsecretsto,becauseyou'resympatheticandgivethemhope."

Itseemedhehadquitealottotalktome.Hedidn'tseemtoliketofinishthetalkquickly,aswasthecaseforthefirsttime.

"Don'tbeafraidofme,MissEyre."Hecontinued.“Youdon'trelaxorlaughverymuch;perhapsbecauseoftheeffectLowoodschoolhashadonyou.Butintime,youwillbemorenaturalwithme,andlaugh,andspeakfreely.You're