英语三级试卷10年6月

四川省大学英语三级考试

Sichuan College English T est

Band Three

（SCET3 201006）

（120分钟）

Part I: Listening Comprehension ( 15% ) ( 20 minutes ) Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.

Example: Y ou will hear:

Y ou will read:

A)At the office.

B)In the waiting room.

C)At the airport.

D)In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to

finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At

the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with

a single line through the center.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

Part ⅡVocabulary and Structure(20%)

13. Susan is not at the meeting. She has been absent _____ our meetings for several times.

A) from B) of C) in D) at

14. She is one of the newest film stars from America and has many fans, _____ in Europe.

A) specifically B) partially C) specially D) particularly

15. Three criminals escaped from prison yesterday afternoon. It was a long time _____ the guards

discovered what had happened.

A) since B) when C) until D) before

16. English is not the _____ language for almost half of our overseas visitors.

A) native B) natural C) original D) domestic

17. The government should take _____ measures to prevent and control the flu outbreak.

A) persuasive B) expensive C) effective D) negative

18. In Britain today women _____ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with

children are in paid work.

A) build up B) make up C) stand for D) conform to

19. Many firms give away small quantities of their products as _____ so that people can try them

before buying.

A) examples B) models C) samples D) exhibits

20. He promised that he would take my proposal into _____.

A) practice B) account C) notice D) thought

21. The policeman _____ the facts again and again, but couldn‟t piece them together.

A)went over B)went on C)went with D)went after

22. It is said that the sudden cha nge in weather _____ many people‟s health.

A) has affected B) has committed C) has effected D) has caused

23. After six months of non-stop work, a new medicine is reported to have been turned out to _____ the flu.

A) recover B) restore C) cure D) remove

24. I hadn‟t seen him for years, but I _____ his voice on the telephone.

A) detected B) realized C) recognized D) discovered

25. There is a risk in his method: the rope_____ break, causing the box to fall and be damaged.

A) should B) might C) might not D) should not

26. Lucy did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy_____ for her English

test.

A) being prepared B) to be prepared C) to prepare D) preparing

27. If we _____ timely changes to the plan, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

A) shall not make B) would not make C) did not made D) had not make

28. _____ she is expecting is to find someone to manage the restaurant because she is over sixty.

A) Whatever B) Which C) That D) What

29. A downtown hotel may charge _____ a hotel in the suburb.

A) twice more than B) twice as much as C) as twice as D) more than twice

30. The local government warned the citizens _____ water directly from the tap unless it is boiled.

A) do not drink B) not to drink C) to not drink D) not drinking

31. _____ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.

A) Believe B) Believed C) To believe D) Believing

32. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _____ me that evening.

A) would have interrupted B) to have interrupted

C) had interrupted D) having interrupted

Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)

Passage One

Questions 33 to 37 are based on the following passage.

Milan has prohibited the consumption and sale of alcohol to young teenagers in an effort to curb binge-drinking (遏制狂欢饮酒).

Parents of children under the age of 16 caught drinking wine or spirits will be liable to heaby fines of up to 500 Euros ($700).

A third of 11-year-olds in the city have alcohol related problems.

In a country where for centuries wine has been part of local culture the prohibition has come as a shock.