大学英语3级(一套)

大学英语3级（一套）

I Vocabulary (15marks)

1.Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ____.

A. bare

B. vacant

C. blank

D. empty

2.Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they’re ____ themselves.

A. guarding

B. cheating

C. dealing

D. deceiving

3.In a sudden ____ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.

A. attack

B. burst

C. split

D. blast

4.The relationship between employer and employees has been studied ____.

A. originally

B. extremely

C. violently

D. intensively

5.They have developed techniques which are ____ to those used in most factories.

A. more talented

B. better

C. greater

D. superior

6.That is what really ____.

A. counts

B. concerns

C. matter

D. worry

7.The issues discussed during the meeting ____ from the over-all plan to specific details.

A. changed

B. ranged

C. differed

D. differentiated

8.Niagara Falls is a great tourist ____, drawing millions of visitors every year.

A. attention

B. appointment

C. arrangement

D. attraction

9. Earth’s surface is composed ____ solid concrete.

A. in

B. with

C. up of

D. of

10. He didn’t have any curiosity ____ how his theory made TV possible.

A. in observe

B. observe

C. to observe

D. in observing

11. No sound ___ the silence of the evening.

A. troubled

B. destroyed

C. annoyed

D. disturbed

12. I caught sight of a man ___ a pony down the street, a pony and a brand-new saddle.

A. was riding

B. riding

C. rode

D. taking

13. The worktable ___ the workers sat were very high and uncomfortable.

A. that

B. at that

C. at which

D. which

14. I suggest that you ____ these lessons before you take the final exam.

A. go over

B. go across

C. go up

D. go on

15. The city’s transport system is one of the most ___ in Europe.

A. efficient

B. effective

C. sufficient

D. enough

II. Close (10marks)

You don’t really feel the generation gap in this country until a son or daughter comes home from college for Christmas. Then it strikes you how out of it you really are.

This dialogue probably took place all __1__ America last Christmas week:

“Nancy, you’ve been home from school for three days now. Why __2__ you clean up your room? ”

“We don’t have to clean up our rooms at __3__, Mother.”

“That’s very nice, Nancy, and I’m happy you’re going to __4__ a free-wheeling(放任自流的) institution. But while you’re in the house, your father and I would __5__ you to clean up your room.”

“What difference does it make? It’s my room.”

“I know, dear, and it really doesn’t mean that much to me. But your father __6__ a great fear of the plague(瘟疫). He said this morning if it is going to start anywhere in this country, it’s going to start in your room.”

“You, people aren’t interested in anything that’s relevant. Do you realize how the major corporations are polluting our environment? ”

“Yo ur father and I are very worried __7__ it. But right now we’re more concerned with the pollution in your bedroom. You haven’t made your bed since you came home.”

“I never make it up at the dorm.”

“Of course you don’t. But __8__ you’re home for such a short time, why don’t you do it to humor us? ”

“For heaven’s sake, Mother, I’m grown up now. Why do you have to __9__ me like a child? ”

“We’re not treating you like a child. But it’s very hard for us to realize you’re an adult when you throw all your

clothes o n the floor. ”

“I haven’t thrown all my clothes on the floor. Those are just the clothes I wore yesterday. ”

“Forgive me. I exaggerated. Well, how about the __10__ dishes and empty soft drink cans on your desk? Are you collecting them for a science project? ”

1. A. with B. on C. over D. by

2. A. doesn’t B. didn’t C. don’t D. won’t

3. A. school B. home C. room D. house

4. A. so B. such C. no D. much

5. A. like B. dislike C. rather D. better

6. A. had B. have C. having D. has

7. A. with B. by C. in D. about

8. A. since B. therefore C. hence D. that

9. A. deal with B. see C. look D. treat

10. A. clean B. dirty C. tidy D. clear

III. Reading (30marks)

Passage One:

Every people use its own special words to describe things and express ideas. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at the time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and probably no food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray Kroc began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Kroc called his restaurant “McDonald’s”. Kroc cooked hamburgers quickly so people in a hurry could buy and eat them without waiting. By the end of the 1960s the McDonald’s Company was selling hamburgers in hundreds of restaurants from California to Maine. Not surprisingly, Ray Kroc became one of the richest businessmen in America.

Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company, called “Wendy’s”, began to compete with McDonald’s. Wendy’s said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company created the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people believe that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. It produced a television advertisement to sell this idea. The Wendy’s elevation advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a tiny bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?”she shouted in a funny voice. These advertisements for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants were a success from the first day they appeared on television. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”

1. The expression “Where’s the beef?” means_________________.

A. something is not as good as described

B. the beef is not as good as it is said to be

C. the food has turned bad

D. the beef is lost

2. McDonald’s is a restaurant started by__________________.

A. Ray Kroc

B. McDonald

C. Wendy

D. Three old women

3. Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody by________________.

A. writing letters to people

B. a TV advertisement

C. a newspaper

D. a notice in front of the restaurant

4. Hamburgers have become very popular in America because they are_______________.

A. made from beef

B. the only fast food in America

C. served quickly and at a low price

D. cheaper than any other kind of food

5. Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because______________.

A. hamburgers are good to eat

B. they thought they could make a lot of money

C. hamburgers are east to make

D. they could sell hamburgers from California to Maine

Passage Two

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school —walking on my own!

When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world —Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

6. What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was ______.

A. caring

B. moving

C. encouraging

D. interesting

7. According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A. Doctors.

B. Nurses.

C. Friends.

D. Mom.

8. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A. His terrible experience in the hotel.

B. His previous business success of various levels.

C. His mom’s support.

D. His wife’s suggestion.

9. Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

A. Modest, helpful, and hard-working.

B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

C. Careful, helpful and beautiful.

D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.

10. Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.

B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.

D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

Passage Three

Tom is visiting me for a few days. He arrived last Tuesday, so he has been here for six days. I haven’t seen him since June, 1992, but he’s just like he always was.

He hasn’t changed a bit. He talks too much, he eats too much, he smokes too much, and he stays up too late at night.

I’ve been late every night since he got here. I’ve listened to him for hours every night. He’s talked about everything. He’s only been here since Tuesday, and I’ve heard his whole life story. Last night, he talked for several hours about his old schooldays. he night before he talked about his trip to Europe. And the night before that he talked about his job. He has

had this job for only three months. But he doesn’t like it. He wants to find a better one. He’s had ten different jobs since 1992. And he has n’t liked any of them. He says he doesn’t know why he can’t find a good job. I think I know what the problem is. I think he’s liked his jobs. But his boss he’s had since 1992 has thought, “Would you be good enough to shut up for a few minutes?”

11. “Tom’s visit” was written on _______.

A. Saturday B .Monday C .Wednesday D. Friday

12. Tom _______ there years.

A. has greatly changed

B. h asn’t been to any foreign countries+

C. has given up his bad habits

D. h asn’t visited me

13. He didn’t talk about _______.

A. his life

B. his school

C. his talking habits

D. his work

14. He is not a man who _______.

A. talks a lot

B. likes smoking

C. goes to bed late

D. eats little

15. Tom has changed his jobs _______.

A. eight times

B. five times

C. ten times

D. nine times

IV. Translation (20marks)

1.比尔是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。

2.证明或驳斥(refute)某个论点的最好方法之一是从亲身经历中举出例子。

3.很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。

4.很明显是他的年轻助手（assistant）在经营这家书店。

5.如果不按时将书归还图书馆，就得按规定（regulations）罚款。

6. Careful planning and hard work ensured the success of his experiment.

7. The president promised to take effective measures to clean up the city.

8. He found it quite difficult to come to terms with his parents.

9. The two brothers are only alike in appearance.

10. Henry is very talkative, while his twin brother is a man of few words.

V. Writing (25marks)

I. (10marks)说明：请以王曼丽的名义写一封求职信。

王曼丽，24岁，毕业于黑龙江技术学院，主修企业管理，各门课程都优良。学过速记与打字，速度各为每分钟90字和70字。请为她拟出一份给ABC公司的自荐信，希望能在该公司谋得总经理秘书一职。

Words for reference:

技术学院: Technical College

企业管理: Business Administration

速记与打字: Shorthand and typing

II.（15marks）Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write a composition on the topic:“Is Working Experience So Important?”You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 1现在用人单位注意工作经验;

2刚毕业的大学生很少有工作经验;

3谈谈你的看法。

注意：答案一律写在答题纸上