大学英语三级考试试题[1]

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

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

17. His face looks but I can’t remember his name.

A) similar B) alike C) likely D) familiar

18. I went to the dentist’s yesterday, and had two teeth.

A) pulling B) pulled C) be pulled D) to pull

19. One man was instantly killed and three were in a traffic accident last night.

A) damaged B) harmed C) injured D) ruined

20. This is your letter to me. Do you object to the whole class?

A) to my reading it B) to read it C) me to read it D) me reading it

21. The economic study on market must lay an emphasis on the relationship between supply and .

A) demand B) as great as C) shortage D) sale

22. The population of the region has doubled in the past ten years.

A) larger than B) as great as C) more than D) as many as

23. The company decided to a new managing system for higher efficiency.

A) adjust B) adapt C) adopt D) admit

24. This is Mr. Evans, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.

A) whose B) which C) that D) whom

25. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when a previous record is .

A) matched B) broken C) kept D) announced

26. the story, Mary decided that the new film was not really worth seeing.

A) Have been told B) Having been told C) Being told D) Been told

27. We must our minds where to go for our holiday this year.

A) make out B) make for C) make off D) make up

28. Only when he finished the task that he had made a mistake.

A) he then realized B) did he realize C) does he realize D) he did realize

29. The policeman stopped my car because the engine heavy smoke.

A) gave off B) gave out C) gave up D) gave away

30. I bought a new house last year, but I my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

A) didn’t sell B) hadn’t sold C) haven’t sold D) don’t sell

31. Our neighbor is a helpful person he would be right there when you need help.

A) so … that B) such … as C) such … that D) so … as

32. He cannot play tennis here until the manager recommends that he a member of the club.

A) is B) has been C) will be D) be

33. Take the raincoat with you it rains.

A) in any case B) in case of C) in the case of D) in case

34. paper and printing invented by the Chinese, the world civilization would not have been so wonderful as it is today.

A) If there was not B) There had not been C) Had there not been D) If there were not

35. We had to put the meeting off so many people were absent.

A) since B) unless C) lest D) though

Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)

(35 minutes)

Directions: There are four short reading passages in this part . each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Natural rubber is obtained from rubber as a white, milky liquid known as latex (橡桨) . This is treated with acid and dried, before it is sent to countries throughout the world. As the rubber industry developed, more and more rubber was required. Rubber plantations (种植园) were set up in countries with a hot, humid climate, but these still could not supply sufficient raw rubber to satisfy the requirements of developing industry.

It was unsatisfactory for industry to depend on supplies coming from so far away from the industrial areas of Europe. It was always possible that supplies could be stopped by wars or shipping trouble.

For many years, attempts were made to produce a substitute, but they were unsuccessful. Finally, aw method was discovered of producing artificial rubber which is in many ways superior and in some ways inferior （劣的）to natural rubber. Artificial rubber is produced in factories by a complicated chemical process. It is usually cheaper than natural rubber.

At present, the world requirements for rubber are so great that both natural and artificial rubber are used in large quantities.

36. The demand for raw rubber has been on the rise along with the development of in the world.

A) plantations B)transportation C)industry D)trade

37. Raw rubber used to be produced mainly .

A) within Europe B)in dry countries C)in industrial countries D)outside Europe

38. Compared with artificial rubber, natural rubber is .

A) expensive B)cheap C)inferior D) superior

39. The direct cause of the production of artificial rubber was .

A)A)the great difficulty of shipping raw rubber