2006年三级

( SCET-3 June，2006)Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%) (20 minutes) Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversationand the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause.During the pause you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), D), anddecide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear.You will read:A) At the officeB) In the waiting roomC) At the airportD) In a restaurantFrom the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they hadto 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 theAnswer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.1. A) In the computer center. C) In the classroom.B) In the lab. D) In the library.2. A) 8:13 B) 8:10 C) 8:07 D) 8:003. A) Friends. C) Teacher and student.B) Classmates. D) Doctor and patient.4. A) Listen to the lecture. C) Go to college.B) Teach elsewhere. D) Seek a new position.5. A) She will finish the paper in a few minutes.B) She seems to lack interest in the topic.C) She wrote the paper last semester.D) She never does assignments early.6. A) John is too young to leave home. C) John has to learn to be independent.B) John can stand by himself. D) John is not worried about his feet.7. A) He will not leave the school. C) He is leaving for a vacation.B) He will stay at home. D) He doesn’t want to go home.8. A) Larger but better. C) Closer to the school.B) Smaller but better. D) Prettier than the old one.9. A) She felt proud of her winning the race.B) She lost the race because she fell.C) She won the race though she fell.D) She won the race very easily.10. A) Stand in a long time.B) Go back and stay at home.C) Go to a football match with the man.D) Discuss the news of the football games.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end o f each passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the question will be spoken twice. Afteryou hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the center.PassageQuestions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) 10 dollars. B) 6.50 dollars. C) 5 dollars. D) 2 dollars.12. A) The store owner was fooled by Jim.B) Jim was fooled by the store owner.C) Jim was too surprised to say anything.D) The store’s second-hand trousers disappeared.Section c Spot DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time,you should fill in the six blanks numbered from S1) to S6) with the exact words orphrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.Outside the night was cold and wet. The dark country road was empty. Malcolm was walking through the snow towards a village called Hemsby. He was whistling to break the S1) __________.Malcolm had been walking for about an hour when he heard something. He S2) __________ and saw two bright lights. As they came close, he realized it was a car. He shouted and the car stopped. There were three people inside. Malcolm got in and sat in the back.“It’s S3)__________ tonight,” said Malcolm to the passenger who was sitting beside him. The man didn’t reply. Suddenly, it became very cold in the car and there was a S4)__________ smell. When Malcolm looked at the passengers, his hair stood on end. They were dead – all of them! Their clothes were old and their faces were white. Malcolm screamed and S5)__________ the car.The next thing he knew he was in hospital. The place where he had been found was S6) __________ where a car had crashed years before. Nobody believed his story, but Malcolm knew that he was the fourth passenger inside the ghost car. He never went near that place again.Part II Vocabulary and Structure （20％）（20minutes）Directions：There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part．For each sentence there are four choices marked A）,B）,C）and D）．You must choose this one that best completes the sentence．Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.13. Nowhere else in the world ______more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.A) you can find B) should be find C）can you find D）has been found14. They are trying to ______the waste discharged by the factory for profit.A）exploit B）exhaust C）expose D）exhibit15. Spring ______come, we may perhaps look forward to better weather.A）has B）had C）have D）having16. When she arrived, I felt very bore and disappointed, because I ______since seveno’clock.A）had waited B）had been waiting C）were waiting D) have been waited17. When we moved to France, the children ______themselves to the new surroundingvery well.A）adapted B）brought C）were waiting D）have been waited18. A survey was carried out on cheating in examination in college all over the country,______were surprising.A）such results C）these resultsB）the results of which D）the results of it19. The traffic was very heavy; otherwise I ______here 30minutes sooner.A）should have been C）would have beenB）would be D）had been20. Over ten people died and twenty people were ______wounded in the train crash.A）eventually B）urgently C）bitterly D）seriously21. There was so much noise that the speaker couldn’t make himself ______.A）heard B）to hear C）hearing D）being heard22. A good many proposals were raised by the students, ______had been expected.A）that B）what C）as D）so23. Do you think it’s true that people ______are against nuclear weapon?A）in particular B）in general C）in common D）in question24. ______that he refused to help us，there is no reason why we should now help them.A）Being seen B）See C）Seen D）Seeing25. The teacher spoke so fast that it was hard for the students to ______what he wassaying.A）take in B）take out C）take up D）take over26. ______against nature for a mother to hurt her own child.A）She is B）That is C）What is D）It is27. Tom ______the shopkeeper of overcharging him for the things he had bought.A）scolded B）accused C）blamed D）criticized28. Electrical energy ______from the sun in a roundabout way is the most widely usedenergy today.A）come B）one C）coming D）having come29. It is important to remember the saying that ______is better than cure.A）proportion B）promotion C）permission D）prevention30. With all this work on hand, he ______to the cinema last night.A）wouldn’t have gone Ｃ）shouldn’t have goneB）mustn’t have gone D）needn’t have gone31. Jack was so ______the computer game that he didn’t notice my arrival.A）grateful B）absorbed in C）thoughtful of D）associated with32. Read the book carefully, ______you’ll find lots of information related to ourresearch.A）and B）if C）or D）soPart III Reading comprehension （40%）（35 minutes）Directions：there are four passages in this part．Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements．For each question，there are four choices marked A），B），C）and D）．You should choose the best answer．Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center．Passage OneQuestion 33 to 37 are based on the following passage．The French shake hands with everyone (family, children, strangers) , at home, on the way to work, at work, on leaving work, on the way home from work, etc. Thus, in an office that employs perhaps a dozen people, no work will be done for the first half hour while those who have not met since the day before, remind each other who they are.However, it is important to remember with whom one has shaken hands on any one day. The French regard it as extremely bad manners to shake hands twice, as though one had not taken enough notice the first time.It is still the custom to say “bonjour（how do you do）”and “Au revoir （Goodbye）” to one and all when entering or leaving a shop or bar. This is not because the French are too polite. It is because they see acknowledging the existence of others as a way of avoiding being rude. For the French manners means civilization．Without rigid formalities （严格的礼节），theprimitive in them would assuredly assert itself （表露）.Kissing is not so much of a feature of French life as others supposed. But when it does take place, it must be done properly, according to the rules. The correct order is left cheek, right cheek, left cheek－very formal, very stylized（程式化的）. In Paris four kisses are sometimes permitted: left, right, left, right.33. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that before doing his daily work in anoffice, a French employee will spend some time ______.A）getting to know who has comeB）shaking hands with everyone elseC）reminding other employees of his punctual presenceD）telling other employees what happened the day before34. The French custom requires that，if you have shaken hands with someone, on thatday you should ______.A）take notice of his appearance C）behave well before himB）remember who he is D）avoid shaking hands whit him again35. According to the French custom，when you leave a bar，you should say “Au revoir”to ______.A）everyone else in the bar C）the barkeeperB）the person you meet D）the waiter36. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph?A）Four kisses are stylized in Paris.B）Three kisses are forbidden in Paris.C）When two friends meet，the French will not necessarily kiss each other.D) The rules require that the French should kiss each other when they meet.37. The best title of this passage should be ______.A）French Greetings C）Formalities of Kissing in FranceB）French Manners D）Distinguishing Features of French LifePassage TwoQuestion 38 to 42 are based on the following passage．The Monday edition of USA Today said sixty people have died in 84 crashes since 2000－more than double the number of crashes during the previous five years. Its study found that more than 10 percent of the U.S. ambulance helicopters （救护直升飞机）crashed during that time and about two- thirds of the fatal crashes occurred in poor visibility.After reviewing hundreds of pages of documents and interviewing dozens of pilots, federal officials and executives with the companies that operate the flights, USA today concluded that air ambulance companies have failed to make safety requirements that might have save lives. It also found that helicopters were used ＂excessively＂for patients whoseverely injured.But the newspaper also noted that there are studies which show that thousands of lives are saved each year by speedy flights to hospitals. It pointed out, as well, that pilot operate in challenging situations, such as having to land on hospital roofs and being sent on life-and –death task to rural accident scenes despite darkness or bad weather. ＂I don’t know anybody in this industry who isn’t devoted to safety and devoted to what we do.＂Ron Fergie, president of National EMS pilots Association, told USA Today.38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A）10% of the pilots are not qualified to operate helicopter.B）Speedy flights of ambulance helicopters often kill patients.C）There are more fatal ambulance helicopter crashes than before.D）Ambulance helicopters are killing people rather than saving them.39. What conclusion can you make from USA today concerning the increasing deathssince2000？A）The pilots of ambulance helicopters should be blamed.B）The air ambulance companies should be blamed.C）Helicopters are not frequently used to save people’s lives.D）There are too many tasks for ambulance helicopter.40. We can learn from the last paragraph that ambulance-helicopter pilots often .A）work by night and in bad weatherB）lose their way in rural areasC）find it hard to locate the patientsD）fail to carry out heir tasks well41. What Ron Fergie said may be understood as .A）air ambulance industry should take measures to improve its serviceB）people in this industry should fully devote themselves to safetyC）the pilots should be trained further to improve their serviceD）all of his co-workers are highly devoted to their duty42. The attitude of USA Today towards the air ambulance companies is .A）appreciative B）objective C）negative D）criticalPassage ThreeQuestions 43 to 47 are based on the following passage．It’s five minutes before the exam and you are in a state of fear. You just have to pass it. but how？You didn’t even open the book the night before and you hear a voice in your head saying “Cheat，cheat…” So what are you going to do, ignore it and fail or go for it? It’s a tough decision many students must make.Most young people that cheating is wrong. However, they have cheated at least once intheir high school years. So, why do they do it? Are they too lazy to study? Perhaps, it’s not as simple as that．According to some experts, one main reason why students cheat is that they see their friends get away with it.It has never been easier to cheat than it is today. With all the technology available，students needn’t cheat by looking over their shoulders anymore. They use mobile phones to send answers to each other during a test. There is also the Internet，with hundreds of websites giving tips on the art of cheating in exams.Obviously, if you get caught cheating, you fail the exam. But it doesn’t really matter whether you get caught or not. What’s important is that it’s wrong. How can you be proud of something you’re achieved through cheating？In the end, it’s not about deceiving your teachers and your parents, but a-bout fooling yourself that you can do something you really can’t.43. It is tough for students to make a decision about cheating in an exam because .A）it is a matter of failure or successB）they have never cheated beforeC）they didn’t prepare for the examD）it is a matter of honesty or dishonesty44. The phrase＂go for it ＂（paragraph 1）means .A）keep order in the exam room C）observe the discipline in the examB）take the exam without cheating D）try to pass the exam by cheating45. According to some experts，many students cheating in exam mainly becausethey .A）believe that cheating is not wrongB）are too lazy to get prepared for examsC）follow the example of those who succeeded in cheatingD）have cheated at least once in their high school years46. What helps students cheat in exams more easily today？A）Mobile phones and TV sets C）The Internet advising on cheatingB）All the technology available D）Devices giving tips on cheating47. What the author emphasizes about cheating is that .A）one will surely fail the exam if he cheatsB）one may get punished if caught cheatingC）it will ruin one’s own pride and honestyD）it will lead to deceiving one’s teachersPassage FourQuestions 48 to 52 are based on the following passage．At present, it seems impossible to visit the satellites of other stars in search of life. Our present theories of physics indicate that it is impossible to move at a speed greater than that of light. Even at such a speed it would take many years to reach the nearest star that might haveplanets. Most of such stars are many lifetimes away.Perhaps someday we shall invent ways of traveling or sending messages that will allow man to find other living things in the universe.Even more interesting is the possibility that they may find us! If the steady-state theory of the universe is correct, there must be many ＂solar systems＂that are much older than ours. On some of these, intelligent life may have evolved（进化）long ago. If so, these creatures might be exploring the universe today.Serious scientific projects in recent years have been studying the skies with radio telescopes, ho-ping to find signals sent by such intelligent beings. It has been suggested that the puzzling quasars（类星体）might be the wakes（航迹）left by spaceships traveling faster than light.Thus far，we have found no definite evidence of other intelligent life in the universe. Perhaps we never shall. Yet the search and the hope will remain an exciting possibility for the future.48. Today we cannot visit other stars because .A）they have no planets and satellitesB）we cannot travel at the speed of lightC）we need further research in physicsD）they are beyond our traveling distance49. The last sentence in the first paragraph suggests .A）the speed of light traveling in the universeB）the existence of life on other planetsC）the remoteness of other starsD）the shortness of our life50. According to the author, the existence of intelligent life on the planets of other starsis .A）a fact B）a possibility C）a discovery D）a mystery51. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage？A）Attempts have been made to find life on other planets.B）It seems unlikely that life exists on other planets.C）Intelligent beings from other planets have visited the earth.D）Spaceships have been launched by other intelligent beings.52. As for the evidence of other intelligent life in the universe, he author of the passagebelieves that in the future .A）we shall give up hope and stop searching for itB）these creatures will send us signals to confirm itC）it is definitely impossible for us humans to find itD）it is possible for us humans to continue to search for itPart IV Translation from English into Chinese（10%）（15 minutes ）Directions：In this part，there are five items，and four of them are taken from the reading passages you have just read．Below each，there are five Chinese sentences translated，which are marked A），B），C），D），and E）．Each letter stands for a score varying from 0 to 2．You should decide which is the best translation，and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet．T1.（Line3-4，Paragraph 3，Passage 1）It is because they see acknowledging the existence of others as a way of avoidingbeing rude.A）因为他们意识到其他人的存在，所以自己不能粗野。