2013年6月四川省大学英语三级考试真题

四川省大学英语三级考试试题(2013年6月)
Part I Listening Comprehension (15%) (20 minutes)
Part II: V ocabulary and Structure (20%) (20 minutes) 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 the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. If we continue to argue over the minor points we won’t get _____ near a solution.
A) everywhere B) somewhere C) nowhere D) anywhere
17. A holiday in China is unlikely to cost very much ______ you stay in a top class luxury hotel.
A) unless B) when C) since D) if
18. He said she was used to going to bed late, ______?
A) wasn’t she B) was she C) didn’t he D) did he
19. You can see the _____ of yourself in the lake.
A) shadow B) scene C) sight D) reflection
20. Although he stayed in England for two years, he speaks English _____ you do.
A) as good as B) no better than C) as well as D) much better than
21. Being extremely _____ to the cold, I do not like winter sports.
A) sensible B) sensitive C) senseless D) insensitive
22. ______ the importance of doing morning exercises.
A) Little did they realize C) They did realize little
B) Little they realized D) They little did realize
23. Would you please keep me ______ of how things are going on with your studies?
A) informing B) to be informed C) to inform D) informed
24. Hot and humid summer is ______ of this southern city.
A) characteristic B) ordinary C) common D) general
25. All flights ______ because of the heavy snow, we had to take the train.
A) have been canceled C) having been canceled
B) were canceled D) had been canceled
26. It was _____ to wear T-shirt at such a formal party.
A) out of question B) out of order C) out of place D) out of date
27. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _____ in broad daylight yesterday.
A) robbed C) to be robbed
B) to have been robbed D) having been robbed
28. A body at rest remains at rest unless _____ upon by an external force.
A) acted B) acting C) to act D) to be acted
29. Jane felt quite relieved that the difficulty had been _____.
A) made up B) given up C) cleared up D) cleaned up
30. ______ good health, I can finish the work this year.
A) Give B) Gives C) Giving D) Given
31. The lady was lucky enough to _____ the earthquake and lived to the age of ninety.
A) undergo B) suffer C) experience D) survive
32. If only she ______ the exam, she could have been qualified for the position.
A) will take B) hadn’t fa iled C) has failed D) would have taken
33. The reason I cannot go with you is _____ I am really busy.
A) that B) since C) because D) the fact
34. Her smile ______ that she had forgiven the students.
A) applied B) qualified C) implied D) justified
35. By the end of 2005, I _____ in London for 20 years.
A) shall be living B) shall have lived
C) have lived D) had lived
Part 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 One
To build power plants near the places where natural gas is found in large quantities, it is necessary to open huge new gas fields and construct the infrastructure(基础设施) required for large-scale production. Many thousands of miles of power lines must be put up to transmit electricity to centers of consumer demand. On the other hand, if the power plants are built near the centers of consumer demand, in order for them to burn gas, it is also necessary to build thousands of miles of pipelines to supply the fuel. Such pipelines can easily cost several million dollars per mile.
Large coal mines, in contrast, are more widely spread and closer to most demand centers than natural gas fields. Increasing the supply of coal is possible by using the existing railroad system without constructing major new lines, although modifications(改建)must be made to smoothly handle the increased traffic. Such a consideration provides coal an advantage over natural gas in most cases.
Although coal is available at a comparatively lower and more stable price than natural gas, constructing a coal-fired power plant is much more expensive than one fueled by natural gas. Therefore, how to fuel a new electric power plant is still a fundamental issue for discussion.
36. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Where to build new power plants.
B) What fuel to use for new power plants.
C) Advantages of power plants fueled by coal.
D) Advantages of power plants fueled by natural gas.
37. To construct a power plant where there is a large amount of natural gas, people
need to do all the following EXCEPT ______.
A) opening huge new gas fields
B) building infrastructures
C) building thousands of miles of pipelines
D) building power lines to transmit electricity
38. The phrase “the increased traffic” (Paragraph 2) refers to the increase of transportation of _______ .
A) pipes B) coal C) natural gas D) building materials
39. Compared with a power plant fueled by natural gas, a coal-fueled power plant _____.
A) requires no modifications of the railway system
B) is farther away from consumer demand centers
C) uses a fuel supplied at a higher price
D) costs more money in its construction
40.What can be learned from the last paragraph of this passage?
A) The choice of fuel for new power plants is yet to be made.
B) Natural gas is a better fuel for new power plants.
C) Coal is a better fuel for new power plants.
D) It makes no difference to use either fuel for new power plants
Passage Two
In almost every urban are, the city is warmer than its immediately surrounding suburban and rural areas. Do the cities themselves generate enough heat to raise the temperature evidently? Is there something about cities that allow them to hold heat? The heat generated by buildings, factories, vehicles, lighting, and other products of modern technology is enough to raise the temperature a degree or two in densely populated (人口稠密的) cities. The hot air blown out by air conditioners(空调机) during summer months affects the temperature outside as surely, if less considerably, as they affect the temperature inside an air-conditioned room.
But even if cities did not generate their own heat, they would still be warmer than rural or suburban areas. When the sun shines on the flat countryside, the light is reflected back to the sky. When the sun shines in a city, the light bounces (弹回)from building to building like a Ping-Pong ball—more of the sun’s warmth is absorbed in the city. In fact, buildings and cement streets can hold more heat and more sunlight than grass, trees, or the fields in the country.
It is commonly assumed that air pollution is what makes cities warmer. Since dust particles can absorb radiation, the theory goes, the more polluted the city, the higher the temperature is artificially raised.
41. The wo rd “immediately” in the first sentence most probably means _____.
A) at once B) directly C) closely D) right away
42. The answer to the second question in the first paragraph is given in _____.
A) paragraphs 3 and 4 C) paragraphs 2 and 4
B) Paragraphs 2 and 3 D) the last 3 paragraphs
43. Each of the following generates heat in cities EXCEPT _______.
A) air conditioners B) dust particles C) vehicles D) factories
44. When the sunlight bounces from building to building in the city, ______.
A) air pollution is thus produces
B) the light is reflected back to the sky
C) heat is generated by the buildings
D) the temperature is surely raised
45. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A) Buildings in cities can generate and hold heat.
B) Grass, trees and farm fields hold more heat.
C) Dust particles can generate radiation.
D) There is more sunlight in cities than in their suburbs.
Passage Three
Genetic (基因的)difference between bees in a bee group have been thought to be very small and unimportant. Scientists have thought that the work of each bee is determined by the way the bee is brought up and fed. Now these beliefs have been proved to be mistaken. Two groups of American scientists have shown independently that most of the complex behavior of bees is not the result of upbringing(养育)after all. It is inherited(遗传的). Both teams of scientists were surprised by their findings. The question of how different genes make different bees do different jobs is, however, so far unanswered.
The findings provide a big puzzle for biologists studying evolution. Bees are among the most co-operative of all insects. This had been explained by a theory of “the selfish gene”. According to this theory, all bees have very similar gen es and their co-operative behavior promotes the spread of these genes. From this it would follow that genetic variety should reduce co-operation. Now it seems the opposite is true. The scientists are fairly confident that their findings will turn out to apply to other social insects, for example, ants as well as bees.
46. The two groups of American scientists have shown that different bees do different jobs because they ______.
A) are brought up in different ways
B) eat different food
C) undergo different stages of evolution
D) have different genes
47. What was once thought to be important in determining a bee’s behavior?
A) Social activities. B) Upbringing. C) Different jobs. D) Genes.
48. Up to now scientists cannot explain _____.
A) why bees are social insects
B) why bees have complex behavior
C) how genes control bees’ behavior
D) how their findings apply to social insects
49. The biologists studying evolution are puzzled by ______.
A) genetic differences between bees C) co-operative behavior of bees
B) similar genes shared by bees D) work division among bees
50. The word “follow” in Line 4, Paragraph 2 could be replaced by ______.
A) go behind B) go on C) be safe D) be true
Passage Four
The prices of raw materials and produce change every day, so offers are usually only firm for about twenty-four hours. The prices of manufactured goods, on the other hand, remain unchanged, as a rule, for weeks or months, so buyers can place orders on the basis of a manufacture’s printed pric e list.
There are many ways of selling manufactured goods to foreign buyers. A manufacturer may maintain his own traveling representatives, or set up his own offices or companies abroad. Alternatively he may sell to an export house; in this case there is little financial risk for the producer, since the merchant acts as a buyer and pays for the goods himself. A third possibility is for the manufacturer to appoint foreign agents, who will work on commission. In this case goods may be sent unsold, and the agent is expected to obtain the best price available; but this practice is more common with produce exports.
A firm order is often called an indent（订货单），and there is a special type of commission agent called an indent house. A buyer either places a closed indent, which names the supplier, or an open indent, which leaves the choice of supplier to the agent. The indent agent usually takes a commission on the value of his purchase.
51.It can be inferred from the passage that the price for an order of TV sets may be set according to ______.
A) the manufacturer’s printed price list C) the value of the row materials
B) a rule that remains unchanged D) daily changes of prices
52. How many ways of selling manufactured goods are mentioned in the passage?
A) Five. B) Four. C) Three D) Two
53. An appointed foreign agent makes money by _____.
A) obtaining the best prices C) buying low and selling high
B) taking a fee for his service D) earning profits from his sales
54. When an agent gets an open indent, he will ______.
A) sell the goods to the supplier C) find the name of the supplier
B) supply the needed goods D) find a supplier to order the goods
55. This passage mainly tells us about ______.
A) foreign agents C) open indents
B) Exporting practice D) Changing prices
Part IV: Translation from English into Chinese (10%) (15minutes) Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one sentence. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part III of the Test Paper. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet in Test Paper Two.
1. (Lines 1-2, Paragraph 2, Passage 1)
Large coal mines, in contrast, are more widely spread and closer to most demand centers than natural gas fields.
A) 大型煤矿与天然气田相比,分布广,更靠近大学数需求中心.
B) 相比之下, 大型煤矿更广的分布,比天然气田更靠近需求中心.
C) 大型煤矿相比之下分布更为广泛,比天然气田更靠近需求中心.
D) 相反, 大型煤矿分布更广,比天然气田更靠近最需求的中心.
E) 相比之下,大型煤矿比天然气田分布更广,离大多数需求中心更近.
2. (Lines 1-3, Paragraph 4, Passage 2)
Since dust particles can absorb radiation, the theory goes, the more polluted the city, the higher the temperature is artificially raised.
A) 从理论上讲,既然尘粒子吸收辐射,那么,越是污染严重的城市,认为因素造成的气温上升就越大.
B) 从理论上讲, 既然尘粒子吸收辐射,因此, 越是污染的城市,人为因素提高的气温越大.
C) 从理论上讲, 既然尘粒子能吸收辐射,越是污染的城市,气温被人为提高越大.
D) 既然尘粒子能吸收辐射, 从理论上讲,越是污染严重的城市,认为因素造成的气温上升就越大.
E) 因为尘粒子吸收辐射,那么,根据理论,越是污染的城市,人工提高的气温就越大.
3. (Lines 3-4, Paragraph 2, Passage 3)
According to this theory, all bees have very similar genes and their co-operative behavior promotes the spread of these genes.
A)根据这个理论,所有的蜜蜂都有相似的基因,并且他们的协作行为则提高了这些基因的广泛扩散.
B) 根据这个理论,所有的蜜蜂都有非常相似的基因,他们的合作行为则促进了这些基因的扩散.
C) 根据这个理论,所有的蜜蜂都有非常相似的基因,而他们的合作行为则加快了这些基因的扩散速度.
D) 根据这个理论,所有蜜蜂都有非常相似的基因,它们的合作行为则加快了这些基因扩散的速度.
E) 根据这个理论,所有的蜜蜂都有类似的基因和他们的合作行为使得这些基因扩散更快.
4. (Lines 1-3, Paragraph 2, Passage 4)
A manufacturer may maintain his own traveling representatives, or set up his own offices or companies abroad.
A) 制造商可以维持他自己的旅行销售代表,或者,可以在国外设立自己的办公室或公司.
B) 制造商可以有他自己的非常驻销售代表,或者在国外建立自己的办公室或公
司.
C) 制造商可以保持他自己的非常驻销售代表, 也可以在国外修建自己的办公室或分公司.
D) 制造商可以有他自己的非常驻销售代表, 也可以在国外设立自己的办公室或分公司.
E) 制造商可以保持他自己的旅行代表,或者,在国外修建自己的办公室或公司.
Part V: Writing (15%) (30 minutes)
Direction: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on My Hometown. Remember your composition must be written according to the following outline. Write composition on the Composition Sheet in Test Paper Two.
Outline:
1. 家乡的地理位置和自然条件。

2. 家乡的经济和文化建设现状及发展前景。

Words for reference:
Locate (v.), climate, resource, plant (v.) industry, culture, planning。