2012-2013 第一学期大学英语3试卷

江苏城市职业学院联办本科2012 – 2013学年度第一学期期末考试
大学英语三级试题
各非英语专业11级第三学期
2012年12 月
PartⅠVocabulary and Structure（20% ）Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
1. The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, ________ and perfected now.
A) developed B) have developed
C) are being developed D) will have been developed
2. This ticket ________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A) gives B) grants C) entitles D) credits
3. You ________ her in her offi ce last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.
A) needn’t have seen B) must have seen
C) might have seen D) can’t have seen
4. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but ________ the police.
A) called in B) calling in
C) call in D) to call in
5. She was so ________ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A) attracted B) absorbed
C) drawn D) concentrated
6. ________ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.
A) Being published B) Published
C) Publishing D) To be published
7. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ________ to another subject.
A) committed B) switched C) favoured D) transmitted
8. It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios ________ after 11 o’clock at night.
A) were not played B) not to play
C) not be played D) did not play
9. Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful ________ through the window.
A) vision B) look C) picture D) view
10. Cancer is second only ________ heart disease as a cause of death.
A) of B) to
C) with D) from
11. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the ________ movie could not hold our attention.
A) three-hours B) three-hour
C) three-hours’D) three-hour’s
12. The manager needs an assistant that he can ________ to take care of problems in his absence.
A) count on B) count in
C) count up D) count out
13. The organization had broken no rules, but ________ had it acted responsibly.
A) neither B) so C) either D) both
14. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came ________ view.
A) from B) in C) before D) into
15. They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A) fruitful B) beneficial C) valid D) effective
16. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests.
A) when B) since C) before D) after
17. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ________ directed.
A) like B) so C) which D) as
18. In developing countries people are ________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
A) breaking B) filling C) pouring D) hurrying
19. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ________ by about 10%.
A) will have risen B) has risen
C) will be rising D) has been rising
20. If I had remembered ________ the window, the thief would not have got in.
A) to close B) closing
C) to have closed D) having closed
Part Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension（30%）
Directions: In this part there are three passages followed by some questions, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
Passage 1
Most Americans will tell you that character education in schools is a good idea. According to pollsters, 90% of us want schools to teach core moral values. But what should “character education” look like? And more important, does it work?
Take a look at Traut Core Knowledge School in Fort Collins, Colorado. Traut Core is a public school with a waiting list of 500 students. A strong focus on 12 core values throughout the school culture has contributed to high academic achievement at Traut Core. The school now ranks first in reading and in the top five in math out of the 26 schools in the district.
Private schools are also on the list. The Montrose School in Natick, Massachusetts has daily homerooms that focus on character discussions and leadership, and the school provides many opportunities for service to others. At Montroes, moral development is inseparable from academic achievement.
Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina is a case study in how to get comprehensive character education programs going in every school. Beginning in 1992, the district appionted a task force with broad representation from the community. Public meetings were held, surveys sent out, and other efforts made to ensure that character education in the schools would be built on the shared moral values of the citizens in this large and diverse district.
Today, character education is part of the mission of every Wake County school. The district provides in service training and resources for teachers, encourages parental involvement and evaluate the results.
Higher academic achievement, lower dropout rates, fewer discipline problems, a more positive and caring school environment---who doesn’t want schools like these? And who wouldn’t like to see students who are more caring, respectful, honest and responsible?
21. Judging from the passage, what’ s the writer’s attitude toward “Character education”?
A. Positive.
B. Confused.
C. Critical
D. Negative
22. What does “a waiting list of 500 students”(underlined in Paragraph 2) probably mean?
A. A list of 500 students studying for degrees.
B. A list of 500 students registering for courses.
C. A list of 500 students waiting for graduation.
D. A list of 500 students waiting for admission.
23. We can infer that the Montrose School _______________.
A. has daily homerooms for discussion on how to enhance character education
B. focuses on 12 core values of character education
C. provides many training opportunities for schoolteachers
D. helps students both academically and morally
24. Why did Wake County Public School include members of the community?
A. To teach the school’s moral values to the community.
B. To provide opportunities for service to the community.
C. To ensure that values taught represented the community.
D. To give a private education to children in the community.
25. According to the author, what kind of schools does everyone yearn for ?
A. Schools that have moral education.
B. Schools that are more respectful to students
C. Schools that emphasize more parental involvement.
D. Schools that offer a more caring environment.
Passage 2
Millions of people in the Himalayas are in danger of massive earthquakes, according to scientists in the US and India. They say great earthquakes are the only release for stress that has been building within the Earth’s crust along the southern edge of the Himalayas for decades.
This region has been struck with large earthquakes every few decades since the early nineteenth century. The fault lines have been silent since 1950, when the biggest earthquake within a single continent in recorded history shook Assam. But the pressure has been mounting.
Portions of the Himalayan region have been inactive for possibly several centuries. If earthquakes happen in these areas, they could be catastropic. Working from the human cost of earlier earthquakes in the light of today’s population numbers, Bilham’s team estimates 200,000 people could be killed in a single earthquake. However, if it happened near one of the huge cities on the Ganges Plain, they believe fatalities could be ten times greater.
The region south of the Himalayas is earthquake-prone because the Indian sub-continent is colliding with the Eurasian plate to the north. This process started at least 50 million years ago, creating the mountain range and the Qingzang Gaoyuan.
At the point where the two plates converge, the Indian one plunges below the Eurasian. As the plates push together, pressure builds, until the Indian plate rolls suddenly downwards, sending a great earthquake reechoing across hundreds of kilometers. The convergence of the two plates is relatively rapid---about two centimenters a year. Many regions of the central Himalayas now have at least four meters of convergence, which would cause a great earthquake when released. This amount of slip is believed to have occurred in the great earthquake of 1934 that hit the region of Bihar, India, and western Nepal.
In some areas, where earthquakes have not relaxed the stressed crust for much longer, a slip of as much as 10 meters could be waiting to happen, which would cause an earthquake larger than any seen in the twentieth century.
26. The main topic of this passage is _______________.
A. the biggest earthquakes in Asia `
B. the work done by earthquake researchers
C. one great earthquake in Asia
D. a potential danger to the Himalayan region
27. How many people would be killed if an earthquake occurred near a big city on the Ganges Plain?
A. 20,000.
B. 200,000.
C. 20,000,000.
D. 2,000,000.
28. The word “earthquake-prone”(underlined in Paragraph 4) may refer to the state that earthquake are ____________.
A. inclined to happen
B. impossible to predict
C. beyond prevention
D. out of control
29. The Qingzang Gaoyuan was the result of ____________.
A. the earthquake reechoing across hundreds of kilometers
B. the convergence of Himalayas and the region of Bihar, India, and the western Nepal
C. the colliding between the Eurasian plate and the Indian sub-continent
D. at least four meters of convergence
30. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.
A. the largest earthquakes occurred in the 20th century
B. more meters of slip lead to earthquakes that are more powerful
C. the region of Bihar, India, and western Nepal faces the greatest danger of earthquakes
D. 10 meters of slip should be made so we can relieve pressure
Passage Three
Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.
The report, to be released Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster, population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition (营养不良)and heat-related health problems.
But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.
Along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor countries, were being seriously affected by climate change. It projected that the number would double by 2030.
Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies
disaster trends, said the Forum's report was "a methodological embarrassment" because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable (易受伤害的) regions. Dr. Pielke said that “climate change is an important problem requiring our utmost attention.” But the report, he said, "will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵的)."
However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty.
In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report.
31. What is the finding of the Global Humanitarian Forum?
A Global temperatures affect the rate of economic development.
B Rates of death from illnesses have risen due to global warming.
C Malnutrition has caused serious health problems in poor countries.
D Economic trends have to do with population and natural disasters.
32. What do we learn about the Forum's report from the passage?
A It was challenged by some climate and risk experts.
B It aroused a lot of interest in the scientific circles.
C It was warmly received by environmentalists.
D It caused a big stir in developing countries.
33. What does Dr. Pielke say about the Forum's report?
A Its statistics look embarrassing.
B It is invalid in terms of methodology.
C It deserves our closest attention.
D Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated.
34. What is Soren Andreasen's view of the report?
A Its conclusions are based on carefully collected data.
B It is vulnerable to criticism if the statistics are closely examined.
C It will give rise to heated discussions at the Copenhagen conference.
D Its rough estimates are meant to draw the attention of world leaders.
35. What does Kofi Annan say should be the focus of the Copenhagen conference?
A How rich and poor regions can share responsibility in curbing global warming.
B How human and economic losses from climate change can be reduced.
C How emissions of heat-trapping gases can be reduced on a global scale.
D How rich countries can better help poor regions reduce climate hazards.
Part ⅢCloze (20%)
One factor that can influence consumers is their mood state. Mood may be defined _36___ a temporary and mild postitive or negative feeling that is generalized and not tied _37__ any
particular circumstance. Moods should be _38___from emotions which are usually more intense, ___39__ to specific circumstances, and often conscious. __40____ one sense, the effect of a consumer’s mood can be thought of in ___41__ the same way as can our reactions to the ___42___ of our friends---when our friends are happy and “up”, that tends to influence us positively, __43____ when they are “down”, that can have a __44___ impact on us. Similarly, consumers operating under a ___45___ mood state tend to react to stimuli (刺激因素) in a direction _46____ with that mood state. Thus, for example, we should expect to see __47__ in a positive mood state evaluate products in more of a __48___ manner than they would then not in such a state. __59____, mood states appear capable of ___50____ a consumer’s memory.
Moods appear to be ___51____ influenced by marketing techniques. For example, the rhythem, pitch, and ___52___ of music has been shown to influence behavior such as the __53____ of time spent in supermarkets or ___54___ to purchase products. In addition, advertising can influence consumers moods which, in _55_____, are capable of influencing consumers reactions to products.
36. A. as B. about C. by D. with
37.A. over B. under C. to D. up
38. A. derived B. descended C. divided D. distinguished
39. A. related B. referred C. attached D.associated
40. A. On B. Of C. In D. By
41. A. thus B. much C. even D. still
42. A. signal B. gesture C. view D. behavior
43. A. for B. but C. unless D. provided
44. A.relative B.decisive C.negative D.sensitive
45. A. given B. granted C. fixed D. driven
46. A.resistant B. persistant C. insistent D. consistent
47. A. consumers B. businessmen C.retailers D. manufacturers
48. A. casual B. critical C. serious D. favorable
49. A. However B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. Nevertheless
50. A. lifting B. enhancing C. raising D. cultivating
51. A. readily B.rarely C. cautiously D. currently
52. A. step B. speed C. band D. volume
53. A. extent B. amount C. scope D.range
54. A. facilities B. capacities C. reflections D. intentions
55. A. turn B. total C. detail D. depth
Part ⅣTranslate the following sentences into English.（10%）Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
56. 就像吉米妹妹的朋友都关心吉米一样，吉米也关心他们。

(just as)
57.考虑到那个地区受欢迎的程度，提前订旅馆是明智的。

(advisable)
58. 在思维方面，与他的行为一样，他是非常传统的。

(Use “as” with the meaning of “in the way that, in the manner that, like”.)
59. 从各方面考虑，这座城市都是世界上最令人激动的城市。

(Use an absolute structure)
60. 这座桥是以一位英雄的名字命名的，这位英雄为人民的事业献出了生命。

(name after)
Part V. Writing: (20%)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to writea short easay on the topic of Create a Green Campus.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.
1. 建设绿色校园十分重要
2．绿色校园不仅指绿色环境
3．为了建设绿色校园我们应该……。