2016年学位英语考前内部资料(一)

2016年成人英语三级考试考前内部资料（一）一、Part 1：会话Part I Dialogue Completion（10 minutes, 10 points）Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheetwith a single bar through the center of the letter that indicates your choice.1. Doctor: _______Patient: I’ve caught a bad cold and got a sore throat.A．Do you have anything to declare, sir?B．Good morning. May I help you?C．How have you been getting along recently?D．What seems to be the problem?【答案】D2. Johnny: Dear Tommy, why don’t you come on holiday with us?Tommy: ______A．That’s very kind of you. I’d love to.B．How dare you invite me? I won’t go.C．Yeah, thanks anyway.D．Whether I’ll go or not is not your business, ok?【答案】A3. A: Firstly, allow me to introduce myself. My name is John Brown, manager of the company.B: ______A．You must be mistaken. I don’t know you at all.B．Hello, Brown! I haven’t seen you for ages.C．How do you do, Mr. Brown? Very happy to see you.D．Hi, John! Welcome to China.【答案】C4. Pupil: I apologize for being late this morning. My alarm clock didn’t ring.Teacher: ______A．That’s all right. These things often happen.B．Would you please forgive me? I never accept any apologies at all. C．Thank you. You’re really too kind apologizing to me.D．Never mind. You don’t have to be so polite.【答案】A5. Son: Mom, may I play my computer game for an hour or two? Mom: _______A．Your teacher tells me that you should study harder.B．I’ve said before that the game takes too long.C．Well, ah…. You’re absolutely right to ask.D．Sorry, Dad’s using the computer now.【答案】D6. A: What a surprise! You changed your hair style.B:Yes, and another surprise. I’m going to get married next Saturday.A: ______A．Oh, sorry, I nearly forgot that.B．Really? Congratulations!C．How about another time? I’ll be busy then.D．That’s OK. Saturday is the most suitable day for any marriage.【答案】B7. [A]: Beach Motel. May I help you?[B]: ______A．Thank you. I’d like to make a long distance call to New York. B．Yes. We need a double room for this weekend.C．Sorry. I don’t think you can help us. Thank you anyway.D．All right. My name is David Jones and my room number is 301.【答案】B8. [A]: May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card, please?[B]:A．Sorry, I forgot to bring my homework.B．Good. Here is my business card.C．Sure. Did I do anything wrong?D．Yes. But I don’t think I’m a bad student.【答案】C9. Man: Do I have the pleasure to buy you a drink?Bill: _______.A．It’s your pleasureB．It’s very kind of youC．You’re too nice to meD．You spend money again【答案】B10. Speaker A: Don’t you smoke?Speaker B: __________.A．No. Nothing interests me less than smoking.B．Yes. I have never smoked in my life.C．No. only once in a while.D．Yes. And I hate others smoking in my face.【答案】A二、Part 2：阅读理解Part II Reading Comprehension （35 minutes, 40 points）Section 1Directions: Each of the following passages is followed with five questions. For each question there are four choices. Choose the best answer to eachquestion. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：Passage One：Americans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian （百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes.Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity （身份）than to step out of uniform?Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible （可减税的）. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they arelong-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes. 11. It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality ________. A．still judge a man by his clothesB．hold the uniform in such high regardC．enjoy having a professional identityD．will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniformPassage One：Americans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian （百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman【答案】B12. People are accustomed to think that a man in uniform _______.A．suggests quality workB．discards his social identityC．appears to be more practicalD．looks superior to a person in civilian clothes...Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian （百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform.The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity （身份）than to step out of uniform? 【答案】A13. The chief function of a uniform is to ________.A．provide practical benefits to the wearerB．make the wearer catch the pubic eyeC．inspire the wearer’s confidence in himselfD．provide the wearer with a professional identity...Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian （百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform.The television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity （身份）than to step out of uniform? 【答案】D14. According to the passage, people wearing uniforms ________.A．are usually helpfulB．have little or no individual freedomC．tend to lose their individualityD．enjoy greater popularityPrimary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type isgenerally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they arelong-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to【答案】C15. The best title for this passage would be ________.A．Uniforms and SocietyB．The Importance of Wearing a UniformC．Practical BenefitsD．Advantages and Disadvantages of UniformsPassage One：Americans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian （百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairmanwho wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity （身份）than to step out of uniform?Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible （可减税的）. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck withit, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they arelong-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes. 【答案】DQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage：It is becoming more and more difficult to be sure that the food we eat is not actually harming us. We seem to get one food scare after another.Several of these, recently, have concerned genetically modified （GM，转基因）foods. Although some experts tell us that these foods will do us no harm and that the concern about them is just speculative, other experts say that GM food is potentially very damaging to health.At the very best, the jury is still out on the matter.In many countries, products which have been genetically modified are supposed to show this information on their labels, but now some of the large food producers are saying that it is growing increasingly difficult to separate GM food from the conventional varieties.Pesticides （杀虫剂）and chemical fertilizers are also a cause of concern. In the last few years, a great many people have started to buy organic produce, although this is much more expensive than that which is grown using conventional methods. They do so in an effort to stop filling their bodies, and those of their children, with poisonous chemicals.Thus there is an increased demand for organic food and this is not a temporary fashion. But some experts claim that organically grown food is no healthier than other food, because the poison level of the latter is not so high as to be harmful. Those who push for organic food may not be objective, but are part of the powerful food lobby, the chief concern of which is to increase organic food production with a corresponding increase in profits.The use of additives （添加剂）is still another source of anxiety to consumers. These are often added to food to supposedly improve the colour or the flavour. However, it is thought that some of these may be the cause of allergies （过敏）, or even the cause of behavioural problems in children.We have to eat to live. The problem is: what is safe to eat?16．What is people’s main concern about GM foods?A．Some of them are not labeled with required information.B．They might pose hazards we don’t know yet.C．They don’t have the same flavour as conventional foods.D．The sowing of them will damage the environment.Passage Two:It is becoming more and more difficult to be sure that the food we eat is not actually harming us. We seem to get one food scare after another.Several of these, recently, have concerned genetically modified （GM，转基因）foods. Although some experts tell us that these foods will do us no harm and that the concern about them is just speculative, other experts say that GM food is potentially very damaging to health.At the very best, the jury is still out on the matter.【答案】B17．What does the author mean by “the jury is still out on the matter” （Para. 2）?A．The matter is still uncertain.B．The matter needs a jury to judge.C．The jury to judge is not available.D．The matter is not important.Passage Two：It is becoming more and more difficult to be sure that the food we eat is not actually harming us. We seem to get one food scare after another.Several of these, recently, have concerned genetically modified （GM，转基因）foods. Although some experts tell us that these foods will do us no harm and that the concern about them is just speculative, other experts say that GM food is potentially very damaging to health.At the very best, the jury is still out on the matter.【答案】A18．In Paragraph 5, the author tries to tell readers that .A．experts agree that organic food is no healthier than other foodB．profit-makingmay be behind the drive to produce more organic foodC．the demand for organic food will not last longD．organic food may also contain poisonous chemicalsThus there is an increased demand for organic food and this is not a temporary fashion. But some experts claim that organically grown food is no healthier than other food, because the poison level of the latter is not so high as to be harmful. Those who push for organic food may not be objective, but are part of the powerful food lobby, the chief concern of which is to increase organic food production with a corresponding increase in profits.解题：【答案】B19．It can be inferred from the last but one paragraph that food additives .A．may be harmful to children in particularB．are unnecessary in food productionC．are less poisonous than pesticidesD．do not improve the flavourThe use of additives （添加剂）is still another source of anxiety to consumers. These are often added to food to supposedly improve the colour or the flavour. However, it is thought that some of these may be the cause of allergies （过敏）, or even the cause of behavioural problems in children.We have to eat to live. The problem is: what is safe to eat?【答案】A20．Which of the following best describes the author’s view about the food we eat? A．Unclear.B．Indifferent.C．Optimistic.D．Concerned.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage：Passage Two：It is becoming more and more difficult to be sure that the food we eat is not actually harming us. We seem to get one food scare after another.Several of these, recently, have concerned genetically modified （GM，转基因）foods. Although some experts tell us that these foods will do us no harm and that the concern about them is just speculative, other experts say that GM food is potentially very damaging to health.At the very best, the jury is still out on the matter.In many countries, products which have been genetically modified are supposed to show this information on their labels, but now some of the large food producers are saying that it is growing increasingly difficult to separate GM food from the conventional varieties.Pesticides （杀虫剂）and chemical fertilizers are also a cause of concern. In the last few years, a great many people have started to buy organic produce, although this is much more expensive than that which is grown using conventional methods. They do so in an effort to stop filling their bodies, and those of their children, with poisonous chemicals.Thus there is an increased demand for organic food and this is not a temporary fashion. Butsome experts claim that organically grown food is no healthier than other food, because the poison level of the latter is not so high as to be harmful. Those who push for organic food may not be objective, but are part of the powerful food lobby, the chief concern of which is to increase organic food production with a corresponding increase in profits.The use of additives （添加剂）is still another source of anxiety to consumers. These are often added to food to supposedly improve the colour or the flavour. However, it is thought that some of these may be the cause of allergies （过敏）, or even the cause of behavioural problems in children.We have to eat to live. The problem is: what is safe to eat?【答案】DQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result：The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average.For advocates （代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin （毒素）that w as poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic （道德观）, which is much more important.”Mr. Rector and others ar gued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.21. From the passage, it can be seen that the author ________.A．believes the reform has reduced the government’s burde nB．insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poorC．is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reformD．considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successfulQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result：The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average. 【答案】D22. Why ar en’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?A．Because many families are divorced.B．Because government aid is now rare.C．Because their wages are low.D．Because the cost of living is rising.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result：The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average.For advocates （代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.【答案】C23. What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that ________.A．greater efforts should be made to improve people’s living standardsB．70 percent of the people there have been employed for two yearsC．50 percent of the population no longer relies on welfareD．the living standards of most people are going downQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off w elfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result：The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average. 【答案】A24. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at ________.A．saving welfare fundsB．rebuilding the work ethicC．providing more jobsD．cutting government expensesBut for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin （毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic （道德观）, which is much more important.”解题：24. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at ________.A．saving welfare fundsB．rebuilding the work ethicC．providing more jobsD．cutting government expenses【答案】B25. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, ________.A．the poverty rate was loverB．average living standards were higherC．the average worker was paid higher wagesD．the poor used to rely on government aidBut for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin （毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic （道德观）, which is much more important.”【答案】DSection 2Directions：Read the following passage, and then decide whether the statements are true（A）or false （B）（判断对错，对的在答题卡上画A，错的在答题卡上画B。