大学英语三级考试2012年 (2)

四川省大学英语三级考试SICHUAN COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST BAND THREE(SCET3 201306)Part I Listening Comprehension (15%) (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,. You will hear IO short conversations. Al the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and thequestion will be spoken twice. Alter each question there will be a pause. During !hepans e, you must read the four choices marked A)，B), C) and D), and decide which isthe nest answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center.Example:You will hearYou will read:A) At the officeB) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) 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 of the office. Therefore,A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheerand r nark it with a single line through the center.1. A) Watch. B) Watch and necklace.C) Something good. D) Necklace.2. A) Boss and secretary. B) Doctor and,patient.C) Teacher and student. D) Customer and salesperson.3. A) He wants to know where to hold the meeting.B) He wants to know who will attend the meeting.C) He thinks the room is too small.D) He thinks the meeting is important.4. A) At the airport. B) In a theater. C) At the zoo. D) In the street.5. A) They had taken an umbrella. B) They were told it would rainC) They missed the train. D) They were caught in the rain.6. A) Airplane. B) Bus. C) Subway. D) Taxi.7. A) It's important for competition. B) It's a course in college.C) It's people's request. D) It's a must for education.8. A) $94. B) $50. C) $499. D) $449.9. A) The bad smell of chemicals. B) The serious water pollution.C) The long time research. D) The drinkable water.10. A) Teacher and student. B) Husband and wife.C) Policeman and driver. D) Manager and secretary.Section BDirections: In this s. section, you will hear a long conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will hear" two questions. Both the conversation and the questions will beSpoken twice. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer form thefour choices marked A) B). C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer，Sheet With a single line through the center.Questions 11 and 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. A) They are business partners. B) They stay in the same house.C) They work for the same company D)They are neighbors12.A) Mr. West didn't want to move out of this neighborhood.B) Mr. Brown is tired of living in this neighborhood;C) Mrs. West didn't want to buy a new house.D) Mr. Brown bought a new house in the suburbs of London.Section C Spot DictationDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the fast reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should Jill in the six blanks numbered SI) to S6) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.In the United States, people who want to start a savings account have different SI) of where to put their money. These include banks and credit unions. Credit unions are cooperatives for people who have some kind of S2). For example, the members might work for a university or a government agency. Most credit unions are nonprofit organizations. Credit unions, banks and other S3). institutions pay interest on savings accounts. But the interest rates are low. Certificates of deposit pay higher returns. With a certificate of deposit, or CD, a personS4). not to withdraw the money for a certain period of time.This teen could be S5). from a few months to several years.Longer terms, and larger amounts, pay higher interest. People can withdraw their money early but they have to pay a fine. Another way to save is through a money S6). fund.This is a kind of mutual fund. Mutual funds invest money from many people.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%) (20 minutes)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence !here are four choices marked A) B). C) and D),Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through t.he center13. Young parents should a certainA) get down B) leave out C) keep back D) set aside14. Reading the lines, I would say that the government worried than it admits.A) behind B) among C) along D) between15. You will not be about your food when you are hungry.A) peculiar B) particular C) special D) specific16. Many people,particularly the young, send e-mails letters to contact people both forbusiness and personal affairs.A) in the first place B) in place of C) in place D) out of place17. As Professor Li made no on my research paper, I felt quite worried.A) comment B) statement C) viewpoint D) question18. That sports car is really fancy, but I can't it with such a low income.A) allow B) affect C) arrange D) afford19. Nowadays more and more world famous universities are ready to full scholarships totop Chinese students.A) support B) devote C) award D) contribute20. Because of poor health, Joan was obliged to her job as director of the sales department.A) depart B) retire C) quit D) dismiss21.The government has come to realize that economy should never be developed at theof environment.A) fall B) value C) cost D) loss22.With the economic development, more and more_buildings have been constructed in ChengduA) commercial B) common C) complicated D) competitive23.Without proper lessons, you could a lot of bad habits in play in the piano.A) keep up B) pick up C) catch up D) draw up24.When you something at the "lost-and-found" desk, you should present some proof.A) claim B) gather C) demand D) require25.Never in my life so sad when he told me that one of my best friends lied to me once.A) had I felt B) I felt C) I had felt D) felt I26.Two hundred miles not a great distance in these days of rapid travel.A) are B) was C) is D) were27.Martin never complains about anything he feels he's being misunderstood in someway.A) provided B) unless C) whenever D) until28.From the beginning to the end, the government kept the people about the event.A) to inform B) informed C) inform D) informing29.You all these walls, since I said I would help you.A) needn't to have painted B) didn't need have paintedC) didn't need to have painted D) needn't have painted30. you do, you should look before you leap and seek advice from those who areexperienced.A) What B) Which C) Whichever D) Whatever31.The goals he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.A) after which B) with which C) for which D) at which32.Our modem civilization must not be thought of as in a short period of time.A) having been created B) to have been createdC) to create D) creatingPart 3 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 of them, there are four choices marked A),B),C),and D)You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centerPassage OneQuestions 33 to 37 are based on the following passage.Here's something to think about the next time you ask your teacher. for help: struggling withschoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study; the more you strugglewhile you are teaming new information, the better you can remember it later.It was Kapur who came up with the idea that struggling can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He separated students into two groups, with students in the first group asked to solve math problems with the teacher's help and those in the second group to solve the same problems by helping one another, instead of getting help from the teacher.With the teacher's help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers.Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly, but they did come;up with a lot of good ideas.The students were then tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand theprocess; not just the solution.Kapur's advice for students is to put a lot of effort into teaming something new rather thangoing to your teacher for help. "Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won't work," says Kapur."The struggle needs to be a genuine attempt to figure out a problem in as many ways as possible:'33. The author introduces the findings of the experiment in Paragraph I in order toA) arouse the reader's interest in the passage B) stress the necessity of the teacher's helpC) make the experiment more believable D) explain how our memory functions34. It can be learned from the experiment that the students solving the math problems independentlyA) failed to get any help from each otherB) learned less than the group with the teacher's helpC) Teamed more than the group with the teacher's helpD) failed to come up with any good ideas35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A) Students' memory of new information can be enhanced by struggling on their own.B) The students in both groups looked to teachers for help when they had problems.C) As long as the students struggle with their study, they can get correct answers.D) Those who did schoolwork on their own scored lower than those who didn't.36. According to Kapur, it is important for students to, pay attention toA) the help from teachers B) the solution to problemsC) the process of learning D) the scores of tests37. This passage might most probably come fromA) a work of science fiction B) a government fileC) a novel D) a reportPassage twoQuestions 38 to 42 are based on the following passage.Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge? A challenging new book by theHarvard University psychologist Steven Pinker says that the answer is `yes."In The Better Angels of Our Nature Pinker presents data showing that human violence, while still very much with us today, has been gradually dropping. Moreover, he says, 0over the long history, women have been and will be a pacifying(实现和平的)force. Traditional war is a man's game: tribal(部落的)women never get together to attack neighboring villages." As mothers, women tend to maintain peaceful conditions in which to raise their children.Those with different opinions immediately reply that women have not made war simplybecause they have rarely been in power. If they had the power as leaders, the tough conditions of the world would force them to make the same decisions that men do. Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir, and Indira Gandhi were powerful women; all of them led their countries to war.But it is also true that these women rose to leadership by playing according to the politicalrules of "a man's world." It was their success in conforming to male values that enabled their rise to leadership in the first place. If women held half of leadership positions, they might behave differently in power.So we are left with the broader question: does gender really matter in leadership? Variouspsychological studies show that men incline towards the hard power of command, while women are collaborative(协作的)and instinctively understand the soft power of attraction and persuasion.38. Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature mainly discussesA) women's psychological state B) women's function in societyC) women's desire for power D) women's tendency for peace39. Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir, and Indira Gandhi are mentioned as examples to show thatA) women function as a pacifying force B) women in power tend to win warsC) Pinker reaches a right conclusion D) Pinker's opinion is not correct40. What is the attitude of the author of this passage according to Paragraph 4?A) He agrees that women should conform to male values.B) He is inclined to think that women are a pacifying force.C) He thinks that women would not make political rules.D) He believes that women would make no difference.41.The word "gender" (line 1, last paragraph) is closest in meaning toA) peace B) sex C) power D) violence42. According to psychological studies, the main difference between men and women in power lies in .A) their motive for power of commandC) their attitude towards human violenceB) their tendency to apply power they haveD) their preferred conditions to raise childrenPassage ThreeQuestions 43 to 47 are based on the following passage.A boat rocks gently in the warm, clear water off the coast of Lizard Island. At night, researchers on board the boat lower into the ocean three large iron traps with raw chicken inside. Video cameras are attached to the traps. The researchers watch and take note of how many nautiluses(鹅鹉螺)，attracted to the meat, swim past the traps overnight: In the~ morning, the team palls the traps back onto the boat. They measure, tag and photograph captured nautiluses before releasing them.Scientist Peter Ward, of the University of Washington, is leading the study. "We need to know how many nautiluses there are," he said.Why does the number or creatures matter:Information collected around the world by Ward and Other scientists will help to show if the nautilus is threatened and if the animal should be listed as an endangered species.Nautiluses have survived for million years. But some scientists fear that the animals may be in danger of disappearing. Humans have been killing the animal for its unique shell.The inside of the shell is pearl-colored(珍珠色的)and forms a perfect shape. It i' uses场makedecorations and jewelry.A report showed that the annual number of nautilus-shell products was alarmingly high.SoWard came up with a plan to study and count nautiluses. Four more seagoing research trips areexpected fo take place in the months ahead.There is much to learn. "We're really at the tip of the iceberg(冰山)," De Angelis, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, says.43. In order to study nautiluses, the scientists have to tempt them withA) meat B) cameras C) rocks D) traps44. The first paragraph is used mainly to describeA) how researchers feed nautiluses B) what tools are used to get nautilusesC) how researchers study nautiluses D) what attracts nautiluses to the traps-45. Humans capture nautiluses because theyA) have pearls inside their shells B) are easy to captureC) have very special decorative shells D) are rare and delicious46. The reason why Ward made a plan to study nautiluses is thatA) nautiluses had been proved to be threatened B) there were too many nautiluses killedC) nautilus was listed as an endangered species D) the number of nautiluses was growing47. What does De Angelis mean by saying "We're really at the tip of the iceberg，in the lastparagraph?A) Their scientific research is at the leading level.B) The scientists are confronted with a critical situation.C) There is a long way to go to see the whole iceberg.D) The scientists know only a little about nautiluses.Passage FourQuestions 48 to 52 are Eased on the following passage.Chinese young people are becoming more environmentally aware .The trend is significant enough to influence global business strategies, according to a report by. BusinessGreen, a digital publishes on environmental issues.The research was based on a survey of 2,800 young people across six countries. It found that 83 percent of 18 to 25-year-olds in China would be more loyal to a brand if they coup see it was reducing its carbon footprint. In contrast, just 57 percent of US respondents (受访者）made the same claim.Globally, 78 percent of young :people said they want their favorite brands to reduce theircarbon footprint. Again those,in China showed the highest demand for emission.(排放) reductions, with 88. percent calling on firms to cut their footprint. South Africa came in second place with 86 percent of respondents: calling on companies to reduce their impact(对环境的影响).The US lagged far behind, with only two thirds of respondents demanding more action from big brands:Tom Delay, chief executive of the BusinessGreen, said that the survey results:revealed how Chinese consumers could lead the global demand for greener goods. "Sixty percent of young adults questioned in China would stop buying a product if its manufacturer refined to commit to measuring and reducing its carbon footprint, compared to just 35 percent of those in the US," Delay said. "It is the Chinese. not the US consumer .who really holds the demand for new. low-carbon products to deliver an economy.48. Which of the following is the best topic of the passage?A) How Chinese people lead the global demand for business.B) More and more young people are purchasing green goods.C) Global businesses are constantly reducing carbon footprint.D) Chinese youth's desire for green products influences market.49. A business can keep young Chinese customers loyal to its brand byA) surveying the market needsB) claiming its global strategies,C) reducing its carbon footprintD) promoting sales in six countries50. How many Chinese young people want their favorite brands to reduce carbon emission?A) 88 percent. B) 78 percent.C) 86 percent. D) 83 percent..51. Compared to Americans, the number of Chinese youth who would like to buy greener goods isA) much higher C) much lower B) a little lower D) a little higher52. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A) South Africa respondents don't care about low-carbon productB) Manufacturers should manage to cum out low-carbon products.C) One third-of US respondents demand action to reduce carbon footprintD) American youth express the highest demand for emission reduction.Part 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 justread. 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 decade which is the best translation, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.T1. (Line 3, Paragraph 5, Passage One)The struggle needs to be a genuine attempt to figure out a problem in as many ways aspossible.A)这种奋斗须是真正的尝试.要想尽办法用更多的方式去解决问翅.B)竞争是真正的考验，这种考验可让人思考并提出越来越多的问翅。