2010年12月份英语三级考试试卷与答案 (1)

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1. W: Excuse me, would you mind if I use your phone?

M: Sure. It s on the table over there.

Q: What did the man mean?

2. M: That was a really interesting movie. I hope you enjoyed it, too.

W: But I fell asleep just after it started

Q: How did the woman feel about the movie?

3. W: What a nice city it was ten years ago! The air was clear and the water was clean.

M: But, now there are too many cars and factories!

Q: What do we know about the city now?

4. M: How about the company s business plan for next year?

W: It s still being discussed at the board meeting.

Q: What can we learn about the business plan from the conversation?

5. W: Winter is the best time to visit the Northeast because the snow there is so beautiful.

M: Y ou re right. This is why we are planning to go there next week.

Q: What are they talking about?

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Conversation 1

M: I ve been trying to call you for the last half hour, but the line was always busy.

W: I was talking to my best friend Lily.

M: I don t know how you girls have so much to say to each other. My phone calls are always short.

W: Guess boys and girls are different.

M: I m sure my parents would be angry if they had to pay a lot of money for the phone calls. What about yours?

W: I don t think they d mind. They are only angry when their calls couldn t get through. M: Then the best thing is for you to have a phone of your own.

W: A good idea! I think I ll just do that. Now, why did you call me?

M: I just want to tell you I can t go over to see you.

6. What did the boy think about the girl s making long telephone conversations?

7. Why did the boy call the girl?

Conversation 2

W: Wake up, Frank, time to rise.

M: Ha, oh, hi, Jane, I must have fallen asleep while I was reading.

W: Y ou and everyone else. It looks more like a campground than a library.

M: Well, the dorm s too noisy to study in, and I find this place is quiet.

W: Have you had any luck finding a topic for your paper?

M: No. Professor White told us to write about anything in cultural anthropology. I wish she had not given us so much of a choice.

W: Well, why not write about the ancient civilizations of Mexico? Y ou seem to be interested in that part of the world.

M: I am, but there is too much material to cover. I ll be writing forever, and prof. White only wants five to seven pages.

W: So then limit it to one region of Mexico. Say the Uka town. Y ou ve been there and you said it s got lots of interesting relics.

M: That s not a bad idea. I brought many books and things back with me last summer, which would be great resource material, now if I can only remember where I put them.

8. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

9. What seems to be Frank s problem?

10.Why doesn t Frank want to write about the ancient civilizations of Mexico?

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I am a university student. I will graduate after this semester. My best friend Bob is a foreign student from Dublin, Ireland. He has studied with me for 3 years. Last month he invited me to visit his country. That was my first trip to Ireland. I knew little about the country, so I was quite anxious. But I was really impressed with how warm my welcome was. There even was a welcome party when I arrived there. Everybody was really nice to me and I couldn t complain about a single thing. They taught me many new things and I tried to do my best to learn every day. I really enjoyed the life there and never felt bored. I am really glad that I had the chance to go there and had that wonderful experience.

11. When will the speaker graduate?

12. What nationality is Bob?

13. How long has Bob studied with the speaker?

14. What happened when the speaker arrived in Ireland?

15. How did the speaker feel about

选择题：

1. We must find a way to cut prices _______ reducing our profits too much.

A. Without B with C. despite D. for

2. ______ some students are able to find employment after graduation, others will have to return to school and earn an advanced degree.

A. Since

B. Because

C. While

D. If

3. ______ the weather improves, we will suffer a huge loss in the tourist industry.

A. As

B. While

C. Since

D. Unless

4. Enclosed you ________ an application form that you are asked to fill out.

A. A. will find

B. find

C. found

D. are finding

5.Would you pass me the book_______ cover is black?

A. Which

B. that

C. whose

D. its

6. John had never been abroad before,_______ he found the business trip very exciting.

A. Because

B. so

C. though

D. while

7. I t is important that we ______ the task ahead of time.

A. will finish

B. finish

C.finished

D. shall finish

8. ________ by the failure of the project,the manager could hardly say a word.

A. To be shocked

B. Shocked

C. Be shocked

D. Shocking

9. When I first arrived in Japan, I was surprised ______ the way people greeted each other.

A of

B to

C with

D at

10. We are happy at the good news _______ Mr.Black has been awarded the Best Manager.

A.That

B. what

C. which

D. whether

1. If your neighbors are too noise, then you have a good reason to make your (complain)