大学英语三级Test3

大学英语三级-Test3CollegeEnglishTestBandThree(Three)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks,30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A)Librarianandstudent. B)Bossandsecretary.C)Operatorandcaller. D)Customerandrepairman.2.A)SheisplanningatriptoLosAngeles.B)ShehasneverbeentoLosAngelesbefore.C)Shedoesn'tlikeLosAngeles.D)ShewantstogotoLosAngeleswiththeman.3.A)Findalargeroom. B)Buytwobookshelves. C)Selltheoldtable. D)Rearrangethefurniture.4.A)Atahotel. B)Athome. C)Atanoffice. D)Atarestaurant.5.A)Shewillsavestampsfortheman'ssister.B)Shecan'tgivestampstotheman'ssister.C)ShewillnolongergetlettersfromCanada.D)Shehasgiventhestampstotheman'sroommate.6.A)Channel4. B)Channel8.C)Channel5. D)Channel18.7.A)Themanisagoodplayer. B)Sheknowstheman'sbrother.C)Shewantstowatchherbrotherplay. D)Sheisnotinterestedinfootball.8.A)15people. B)25people. C)20people. D)30people.9.A)Frankwillcomebackateight. B)Frankwillbelate.C)Frankwon'tcomebackthatnight. D)Frankwillcomebackearlier.10.A)Hehasnevertakenatrain.B)Hegotlostinthetrainstationonce.C)Hedoesn'tknowwherethenewtrainstationis.D)Hecan'tprovideanyusefulinformation.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Thepassagewillbereadtwiceandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Ants. B)Beasts. C)Elephants. D)Bees.12.A)Ascientist. B)Avillager.C)Anangryresident. D)AmemberofSavetheBeegroup.13.A)Theyattackedthebees. B)Theymadeloudnoises.C)Theyranaway. D)Theywanderedaround.Passage2Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Onwhichdayspeopleshouldwork.B)Howtheweekisdividedintodays.C)Whichdaybeginstheweek.D)Howmanyweeksthereareinamonth.15.A)Theweekendhasdecreasedinlength.B)Peopleworkfewerdaysperweek.C)Peopleworkmorehourseachday.D)Thenumberofnationalholidayshasincreased.16.A)Itwouldmaketheworkdaylonger.B)Itwouldcreatemuchmorefreetime.C)Itwouldmakeleisureactivitiesexpensive.D)Itwouldallowpeopletoworkontheweekend.Passage3Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A)Shehadthechancetoridehorses.B)Shehadherlessonsathome.C)Shewasnotallowedtoswim.D)Shehadaverytalentedmusicianasherteacher.18.A)Interviewingfamouspeople. B)Talkingtojournalists.C)Eatingseafood. D)Takingphotos.19.A)Foranother3years. B)129yearsintotal.C)80yearsintotal. D)Herwholelifetime.20.A)Becauseshehadaverysuccessfulfamilylife.B)Becauseshewrotebacktoallherfans.C)Becauseshetriedherbesttoservethecountry.D)Becauseherinterestsaresimilartothoseofthegeneralpublic.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassage3times.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to27withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom28to30youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.BoxingDayisthefollowingdayafterChristmasDay.LikeChristmasDay,itisalsoa(21)_______holidayinEngland.Thenamegoesbacktomedievaltimes,morethan(22)_______yearsago,whenalmsboxeswereplacedatthebackofeverychurchto(23)_______moneyforthepoor.Traditionally,itisonthedaythatthealmsboxateveryEnglishchurchis(24)_______andthecontentsaredistributedtothepoor.Historianssaytheholiday(25)_______becauseservantswererequiredtoworkonChristmasDay,buttookthe(26)_______dayoff.Asservantspreparedtoleavetovisittheirfamilies,theiremployerswould(27)_______themwithChristmasboxes.Duringthelate18thcentury,LordsandLadiesofthemanorwould"boxup"theirleftoverfood,orsometimesgiftsanddistributethemthedayafterChristmastopeople(28)_____________________________.(29)_________________________________________.Itiscustomaryforhouseholderstogivesmallgiftsortipstoregularvisitingtradespeople(themilkman,dustman,coalman,paperboy,etc.)and,insomeworkplaces,(30)_____________________________________________________.PartIIReadingComprehension(40marks,40minutes)SectionADirections:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Effectivecommunicationwithpeopleofdifferentculturesisespeciallychallenging.Culturesprovidepeoplewithwaysofthinking—waysofseeing,hearing,andinterpretingtheworld.Thusthesamewordscanmeandifferentthingstopeoplefromdifferentcultures,evenwhentheyspeakthe"same"language.Whenthelanguagesaredifferent,andtranslationhastobeusedtocommunicate,thepotentialformisunderstandingsincreases.StellaTing-Toomeydescribesthreewaysinwhichcultureinterfereswitheffectivecross-culturalunderstanding.Firstiswhatshecalls"cognitiveconstrains(认知约束)".Thesearetheframesofreferenceorworldviewsthatprovideabackgroundthatallnewinformationiscomparedtoorinsertedinto.Secondare"behaviorconstraints".Eachculturehasitsownrulesaboutproperbehaviorwhichaffectverbal(用言辞的)andnonverbalcommunication.Whetheronelookstheotherpersonintheeyeornot;whetheronesayswhatonemeansopenlyortalksaroundtheissue;howclosepeoplestandtoeachotherwhentheyaretalking—alloftheseandmanymorearerulesofpolitenesswhichdifferfromculturetoculture.Ting-Toomey'sthirdfactoris"emotionalconstraints".Differentculturesregulatethedisplayofemotiondifferently.Someculturesgetveryemotionalwhentheyaredebatinganissue.Theyshout,theycry,theyexhibittheiranger,fear,andotherfeelingsopenly.Othercultures,ontheotherhand,trytokeeptheiremotionshidden.Allofthesedifferencestendtoleadtocommunicationproblems.Ifthepeopleinvolvedarenotawareofthepotentialforsuchproblems,theyareevenmorelikelytofallvictimtothem,althoughittakesmorethanawarenesstoovercometheseproblemsandcommunicateeffectivelyacrosscultures.31.Whatposeschallengesforeffectivecommunication?A)Culturaldifferences. B)Languagedifferences.C)Wordswithdifferentmeaning. D)Unsuccessfulinterpretationandtranslation.32.Theexpression"framesofreference"mostprobablyrefersto.A)thesumtotalofoldandnewinformationB)themainideasandfactsthatsomethingisbasedonC)knowledgeandbeliefsthatinfluencethewayonethinksD)somereferencematerialsthatonecanlookupwhennecessary33.Withregardto"behaviorconstraints",StellaTing-Toomeymeansthat.A)rulesaboutproperbehaviorvaryfromculturetocultureB)peopleshouldtrytobestraightforwardwhencommunicatingC)eyecontactisveryimportantininterpersonalcommunicationD)properdistanceshouldalwaysbekeptinmindwhencommunicating34.Whendebatinganissue,.A)peoplegetangryeasilyB)peopletendtogetover-excitedC)peoplemayshowtheirfeelingsdifferentlyD)peopleshouldtrytohidetheirtruefeelings35.Accordingtothelastparagraph,toovercomecommunicationproblems,peopleshouldA)showmoreunderstandingofotherculturesB)learnthestrategyofeffectivecommunicationC)beinvolvedincommunicationasmuchaspossibleD)beawareofthepotentialdangerofsuchproblemsPassage2Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:WheneverIfindmyselfbankingonfuturegoodfortune,Itendtothink,"Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyhatch(孵化)."Germansexpressthesameidealikethis,"Youhavetocatchthehare(野兔)beforeyoucanroasthim."TheFrenchsay:"Youcan'tsellthebear'sskinuntilyou'vecaughthim."Proverbs(谚语)aboundinalllanguages.Weuseproverbstomakepointsmoreconvincinglyandmorememorablythanmostofuscouldotherwisemanage.Wealsouseproverbsbecausetheylendameasureofauthoritytoouropinions,suggestingthatwhatwearesayingissimplycommonsense.Yetproverbialwisdomcanbecontradictory.Wewarnthecautiousagainsthesitationwith"Hewhohesitatesislost,"butwealsowarnthebold,"Lookbeforeyouleap."Wemaysaythat"Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder,"butwealsosay,"Outofsight,outofmind.""Proverbsarenotuniversaltruths,"saysWolfgangMieder,professorofGermanattheUniversityofVermont."Proverbsrepresentlife;therefore,therewillbecontradictoryproverbsIadmit,however,tohavingoncespentseveraluncomfortableminutesinJapanafterhavingcomeoutwith"Thechildofafrogisafrog,"theJapaneseversionof"Theappledoesn'tfallfarfromthetree"—onlytobemetwithblank,uncomprehendingstares.ItseemsthattheJapanesewordfor"frog"soundsmuchliketheJapaneseverb"toreturn".MyhostsmusthavethoughtthatIwassayingsomethinglikeTheReturnofFrog-Boy.WhenpeopleatthetablefinallygraspedwhatIwastryingtosay,theyburstintolaughter.Itgavemeaperfectopeningfor"Falldownseventimes,getupeight."That'stheJapaneseversionof"Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed...try,tryagain."36.Whatdoesthephrase"bankon"(Para.1)probablymean?A)Toinvest. B)Tolookfor. C)Todependon. D)Toworkhard.37.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisareasonwhypeopleuseproverbs?A)Proverbsareeasytomemorize. B)Proverbsareaboutpopularwisdom.C)Proverbscanbefoundinalllanguages. D)Proverbsmakeconversationsinteresting.38.ThetwopairsofproverbsinPara.4areusedtoillustratethat.A)proverbsshouldbeusedcautiously B)proverbscanexpressoppositeideasC)proverbscansometimesbemisleading D)proverbsarecreatedbyordinarypeople39.Whydidtheauthor'sattemptatusingaproverbfail?A)Becausehemisunderstoodtheproverb.B)BecausehisJapanesefriendslackedhumor.C)BecausehemispronouncedaJapaneseword.D)BecausehisJapanesefriendsdidn'tlikeproverbs.40.Whatdoestheproverb"Theappledoesn'tfallfarfromthetree"(Para.6)mean?A)Nevergiveupinthefaceofdifficulty.B)Neverassumethatyou'regoingtobelucky.C)Whenyoumisssomeone,youlovehimorhermore.D)Achildoftengrowsuptobeverysimilartohisorherparents.Passage3Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Theterm"cultureshock"wasoriginallycoinedtoexplaintheintenseexperiencesofpeoplewhofoundthemselvesonoverseasassignmentsinrolessuchasdiplomats(外交官),internationalstudents,technicalassistanceadvisors,orbusinesspeople.Overthelastthirtyyears,thetermhasexpandedtoincludeothertypesofexperiencespeoplehavewhentheymoveacrossculturalboundarieswithinanyonecountry.Occasionally,cultureshockisusedtoexplainreactionstothenewandtheunfamiliar.Examplesincludegoingawaytocollege,gettingmarried,orbeingforcedtogoonwelfareafteryearsofproductiveemployment.Thecomplaintspeoplehavewhenexperiencingcultureshockareverysimilar,whethertheyareinternationalstudents,overseasbusinesspeople,ormembersofanunderrepresentedethnicgroup.Suchindividualsexperienceasenseoffrustration(沮丧)andhelplessnessattheirinabilitytomeettheireverydayneeds.Theyfeellonelyandfindithardtomeetpeopleandtodevelopinternationalrelationships.Victimsofcultureshockoftenbecomesuspiciousofothersandcometobelievethatothersare"outtogetthem".Peoplealsoreportapredictablesetofphysicalsymptoms.Theycomplainofstomachaches,inabilitytosleep,headaches,generalfeelingsoftiredness,milddepression,andalackofenthusiasmforlife.Manyorganizationsnowsponsor(赞助)programstohelppreparepeopleforlife'stransitions(转折).Mostcommonlycalled"cross-culturaltrainingprograms",oneofthegoalsofsuchprogramsistointroducepeopletovariousexperiencestheyarelikelytoencounter.Duringtheprograms,participantsarecommonlytoldthattheexperiencesassociatedwith"cultureshock"arenormalandaretobeexpected.Knowledgeofwhatcultureshockis,howfrequentlyitisexperienced,andeffectivecopingstrategiescanaidinreducingpeople'sstress.41.Whowerethevictimsofcultureshockwhenthetermwasfirstcreated?A)Thenewly-weds. B)Collegefreshmen.C)Peoplewhoweresentoverseas. D)Peoplenewlyrecruitedinthemilitary.42.Whendopeoplesufferfromcultureshock?A)Whentheyareforcedtoleavetheiroriginaljobs.B)Whentheyhavetomovefromoneplacetoanother.C)Whentheyexpresstheircomplaintsaboutsomething.D)Whentheyhavetodealwithsomethingnewandunfamiliar.43.Whichofthefollowingistrueofpeoplesufferingfromcultureshock?A)Theydon'ttrustothers. B)Theycan'tlivebythemselves.C)Theydon'twanttomeetpeople. D)Theywillhavementaldisorder.44.Whatistheaimof"cross-culturaltrainingprograms"?A)Tohelppeoplebehavenormally. B)Toreducepeople'sstressfromlife.C)Topreparepeopleforcultureshock. D)Toshareexperiencesofcultureshock.45.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A)CultureShock. B)Cross-culturalTraining.C)ExperiencingCultureShock. D)SymptomsofCultureShock.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewith10blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.It'sthefirstdayofyourIntroductiontoBusinesscourse.Youtakenotesastheinstructorstartsherlecture.Shediscussessuch46as"affectiveorientation(情感适应)towardsothers"and"organizationaldesign".She47totheimportanceof"corporateculture".You're48withmostoftheseconceptsandnotsurehowto49someoftheterms.Athomeyoulearnmoreaboutthemfromreadingthetextbookassignment.Thenextlecturemakesmoresense.Asthecourse50,youlearnmorebusinessconcepts.Bytheendofthesemester,youcanlookbackatthefirstdayofclassandlaughatyourconfusion.Everyacademicsubjectisbasedon51coreconcepts.InEnglishcomposition,thewritingprocessisacoreconcept.Inbusinessandlaw,theconceptofa52providesthebasisofmanytransactions(交易).Amongthemanykeyconceptsinbiologyisevolution,andincomputerscience,thekeyconceptsinclude53andprogramming.Aconceptisanidea,andallaspectsofourlives54ideas.TheUSgovernmentisbasedontheconceptsoffreedomanddemocracy.Intheworkplace,theconceptsofambitionandsuccessapply.Ourrelationshipswithothersare55onsuchconceptsasloveandtrust,responsibilityandfairness.A.softwareI.B.engageJ.involveC.relatesK.machineD.builtL.progressesE.movesM.conceptsF.spellN.contractG.certain0.refersH.unfamiliarPartIIIIntegratedTesting(15marks,20minutes)SectionADirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Canadalikemanyotherindustrialnationsisineconomiccrisis.Thegovernment56thatin2009theeconomywillshrink57atleast7%.Andyet,therearesomegoodnewscomingfromor58totherealestatemarket.Thehousingstartsareagaingoingup,59significantly.Thehousingaffordabilityisalsomovingup,60morepeoplehavetospendlesstobecomeortoremainowners.Theinflation(通货膨胀)isunder61andthecentralbankpromisestokeepthemainratesattheirhistoriclowlevels.Let'sbeclear,theCanadianeconomycannotovercomethecrisisalone,62itshighdependencyonforeigntrade.63,iftheUnitedStatesisincrisis(80%ofthetradeiswiththiscountryalone),Canadawillbeincrisis.64,theserecentnumbersshowthatthecrisismaybemilderthansouthoftheborder.Theseasonallyadjustedannualrateofhousingstartsincreasedto154,700unitsinMarch65136,100unitsinFebruary,accordingtoCanadaMortgage(抵押)andHousingCorporation.Therearemorestartsinthetwokeyprovinces,OntarioandQuebec,66almosttwothirdsoftheentirepopulationlives.Thereis,however,somedeclineinBritishColumbia,inAtlanticCanada,andinthePrairies.Inthe67.themainreasonisfallingenergyprices.Thereissomeimprovedhousingaffordability,accordingtothe68housingreportbytheRoyalBankofCanada.Thesharpdeteriorating(恶化)69inRBC'saffordabilitymeasuresfrommid-2004toearly2008hasbeenreversedinthepastyear.Comparedwithayear70,RBC'smeasuresimproved2.3to3.5percentagepointsdueprimarilyto71lendingrates.Thehousingaffordabilitymeasurestheproportionofpre-taxhouseholdincomeneededtoservicethecostsofowningahome.Theaffordabilityfordetachedbungalow(平房)isnow7243.7%,thestandardtownhouseisat35.4%,thestandardcondo(分套购置的公寓)isat30.1%,andthestandardtwo-storyhomeisat50%.TheaffordabilitymeasureforadetachedbungalowforCanada'slargestcitiesisas73:Vancouver70.3%,Toronto51.3%,Calgary42.7%,Ottawa42.7%andMontreal39.TheBankofCanadasaysitwill74thekey-lendingrateatitshistoriclowlevelof0.25%untilJune2010,andifthatdoesn'thelpCanada75therecession(经济衰退)itwilltakelessconventionalmeasureslikebuyingoutgovernmentalandcorporatepapers.56.A)protectsB)projectsC)pretendsD)precedes57.A)atB)inC)byD)on58.A)relatedB)concernedC)associatedD)conformed59.A)butB)and

C)orD)as60.A)providingB)helpingC)meaningD)assuming61.A)wayB)threatC)controlD)pressure62.A)giveB)givenC)gaveD)giving63.A)InotherwordsB)InotheraspectsC)InthiscaseD)Inthissense64.A)MoreoverB)NeverthelessC)FurthermoreD)Consequently65.A)byB)upC)overD)from66.A)thatB)whichC)whenD)where67.A)latterB)formerC)beginningD)end68.A)fastestB)latestC)mostD)least69.A)speedB)rateC)trendD)tendency70.A)earlierB)previousC)agoD)after71.A)higherB)lowerC)moreD)less72.A)inB)onC)atD)by73.A)followB)followedC)followsD)following74.A)keepB)remainC)stayD)stand75.A)succeedB)subjectC)surpassD)surviveSectionBDirections:Inthissectionthereisashortpassagefollowedby5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementswithnomorethan10words.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.Thebluesarecalling,Manila.Areyoulistening?There'saworldwidebluesexplosiongoingon.IntheUS,birthplaceoftheblu