英语三级A卷试题及答案

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试（A 卷）
2008.04.19
Part I Reading Comprehension （30%） Directions: There are three passagesi n this part. Each passagei s followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born a nd not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers an d sisters soon abandoned their pressed（紧抱的） flowers and insects. Unlike the m ,I hand no ear for music and languages, I was not an early reader and I co uld not do mental arithmetic.
Before World war I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have on ly the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. （76） Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cous ins who gathered next
door .but I do have a crystal-clear memory of dogs, the farm animals , the local birds and above all ,the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural wor ld, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight. I love discussing my favori te topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil, reading about other people's obs ervations and discoveries .then something happens that brings these observation s together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to t he riddle（谜），because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my pub lishing 300 papers and books ,which some might honor with the title of scient ific research.
But curiosity ,a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist; one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist can be made . A naturalist is born . If you can combine the two, you get the best of born worlds.
1.According to the author , a born naturalist should first of all be __________
A.full of enthusiasm
B.self-disciplined
C.full of ambition
D.knowledgeable
2.The first paragraph tells us that the author ________
A.lost his hearing when he was a child
B.didn 'litk e his brothers and sisters
C.was born to a naturalist fa'msil y
D.was interested in flowers an insects in his childhood
3.The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he _________________
A.just reads about other people 'osb servations and discoveries
es up with solutions in most natural ways
C.has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
cks some of the qualities required of scientist
4. ______________________________________________________ The author can'rte member his relatives clearly because ______________________________ .
A.he was fully occupied with observing nature
B.he didn 'litv e very long with them
C.the family was extremely large
D.he was too young when he lived with them
5.Which of the following statement is true?
A.The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scientist.
B.The author 'bsro thers and sisters were good at music and languages.
C.The author read a lot of books about the natural world and the oil in dustry.
D.The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.
Passage 2
Question 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to f ind how “ foolish th”e Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class B enz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to a ttend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not sh ow the least sign of anxiety.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also ser ve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to t he free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show th eir good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loo se check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of frie nds to dine free of charge.
The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. (77) They are very much on th eir own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accor dingly.
With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a h eaven to those who love to take “ petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they h ave attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in th e free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything t hey do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “ gentleman ”
(78) In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for peopl e to be on guard against others?
6. _________________________________ W hile taking a taxi in Finland,
A.a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver
B. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride
C.a passenger can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go
D.a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration before they lea ve without paying
7.We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland ________
A.provide meal for only those who live in the hotels
B.provide meals for any diners
C.provide free wine and charge for food
D.are mostly poorly managed
8.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.
B.The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of th eir employees.
C.The workers are always honest with their working hours.
D.The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance abo ut the pay.
9.The word “those i”n the last paragraph probably refers to ______
A.people who often take taxis
B.people who often have meals in big hotels
C.people who are dishonest
D.people who are worthy of trust
10.It can be concluded that ______
A.Finnish people are not smart enough in daily life
B.Finland has been a good place for cheats
C.the Finnish society is of very high moral level
D.all the Finns are rich
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
There are many factors which may have an influence on adults and child ren being able to lead a healthy life.
Nowadays, people are very busy. Often, both parents work outside the h ome. Children are expected to take on more responsibility at home to help the ir parents. They also have sporting and leisure activities as well as school ex pectations.
The busyness also adds another factor: the need to use cars to get from one place to another quickly.
Today, society places a lot of emphasis on technology. Computers, DVDs. CDs, television, PlayStations and Xboxes have become major leisure activities,
rather than traditional more active pursuits. This has led to a more sedentary lifestyle.
The media provide entertainment and information. (79)Unfortunately, they also promote fast food which fits easily into busy lifestyles. It is much more convenient at times to buy a quick takeaway rather than prepare a meal. The media constantly bombard(轰炸) their audience with ‘perfect' body images, the need to buy the most fashionable clothes, the most up-to-date computer ga mes, the best places to visit and the best things to do.
Environments vary. We may be exposed to pollution , such as cigarette sm oke. This
can be harmful to people who suffer from breathing difficulties.(80)E nvironments where passive smoking is unavoidable make it difficult to lead a healthy life.
It is important factor influencing healthy lifestyles is motivation. Or the desire to be healthy. Any person who wants to be healthy will find a way to be healthy —if
he/she is motivated enough!
11.The passage is mainly about ______ .
A.benefits of a healthy life style
B.demands of daily life
C.factors affecting a healthy lifestyle
D.a positive approach to healthy living
12.The word “ sedentaryin” P aragraph 4 probable means __ .
A.having a lot of things to do
B.involving little exercise or physical activity
C.being isolated from the outside world
D.experiencing a lot of stress
13.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a factor l eading to the popularity of fast food?
A.Cheap price.
B. The media.
C. Busy lifestyle.
D. Convenience
14.Which is NOT listed as a factor influencing the ability to have a healt hy lifestyle?
A.Pollution.
B.Economic factors.
C.Dependence upon cars.
D.Influence of family or friends.
15.According to the author, _____ may be the most important factor influ encing healthy lifestyles.
A.technology
B. cultural background
C. environment
D. the desire to be healthy
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D . 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.Hearing the gunshot, all the birds flew _______ every direction.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. toward
17.The factory had to _____ number of employees because of the econom
ic decline in the country.
A. lay out
B. lay off
C. lay aside
D. lay down
18.His parents ______ his money, so he is in trouble now.
A. cut off
B. cut through
C. gave up
D. brought down
19. Can you _____ the difference _____ the two phrases?
A. tell, between
B. speak, from
C. say, of
D. talk, between
20. If anyone happens to drop in while I am out, _________ him or her leave
a message.
A. have
B. get
C. ask
D. tell
21. There is no doubt _______ you will pass the exam this time. You have
worked so hard in the past months.
A. whether
B. that
C. if
D. what
22. I ______ the boy to save money, but he wouldn 'lti sten.
A. hoped
B. suggested
C. wanted
D. made
23. I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, ________ o f them answered it.
B. none
D. nobody
___ he is able to come to the party or not, we will invit
24. A. either C. neither No matter __ e him.
A. when B . whether C. how D. why
25. T he idea ___ __ to him in his dream and he decided to carry it out.
A. happened
B. struck
C. appeared
D. occurred
26. He would have paid ______ for the house if the salesgirl had insisted b
ecause he really wanted it.
A. twice as much
B. much as twice
C. as much twice
D. twice much as
27. They decided to chase the cow away ______ it did more damage.
A. unless
B. until
C. before
D. although
C. which
D. what 37.
Did you notice the little boy ________ away? A. took the candy and run B. taking the candy and run C. take the candy and run D. who taking the candy and running 38.
____ gives people more knowledge of the society than literature. A. Anything B. Nothing C. Something D. Everything 39.
If Mary catches ______ her diary, she ' lbl e angry. A. you reading B. yours reading C. you read D. you to read 40.
Don ' tw orry me now, I will mend that coat _________ . A. by and by B. off and on C. back an forth D. now and then 41. Please join us. We can easily make _______ for one more at this table.
A. seat
B. place
28. We wanted a new table for dinner, so my father bought furniture store
yesterday.
B. one D. another five thousand books B. has offered D. have offered the case, we have worked out the production plan.
29. 30. 31. A. itself C.
himself A library
with A. is offered C. are
offered
_____ is often
A. Which C. What It is no _ A. help C. time 32. 33. 34.
35. from a to the nation as a gift. B. When
D. As
___ talking to him, because he will never change his mind. B.
use
D. way
The way I thought of ___ A. protecting B. protect C. being protected D. to protect In
another year or so, you _________ all about it.
A. C. No A. C.
the animal was of great value.
forget B. would forget have forgotten D. will have forgotten
one here believes the reason ______ he gave for his lateness.
that B. why for which D. what ,I think.
The novel I bought last week is worth A. reading B. being read C. to read D. to be read After the fire, would otherwise be a cultural center is now
reduc
ed to a pile of ashes.
A. that
B. it
36.
C. room
D. space
42.You may depend on ____ will not repeat his mistakes.
A. it that
B. that
C. him that
D. which that
43.“ Thatl atest car must have cost you a pretty penny. ”“ Oh,n o , ____ . ”
A. it didn 't
B. it mustn' t
C. it hasn' t
D. it must haven' t
44.____ the first to use nuclear weapons.
A. At no time China will be
B.Never China will be
C.Will China never be
D.At no time will China be
45.Encouragement is sometimes much more _____ than criticism.
A. effective
B. efficient
C. executive
D. extensive
Part Ⅲ Identification
Directions: Each of the following sentencesh as four underlined parts marke d A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corres ponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
46.Two woman teachers and four girl students were praised at the meeting A B C
D yesterday.
47.After she got married, Lily went to see her mother each other week.
A B C D
48.There will be more than three hundreds students taking part in the
A B C sports meet.
D
49.While shopping, people sometimes can'ht elp persuading into buying s A B C
mething they don' tr eally need.
D
50.We are all for your proposal that the discussion is to be put off.
A B C D
51.Factory workers had to work very hard before, so had farmers.
A B C D
52.He finds it easier to do the cooking himself than teaching his wife
A B C
to cook. D
53.There was too much dust that we couldn 'stee what was happening.
A B C D
54. The boy did not have to leave the next day because he got his visa
A B C
extending.
D
55. What does Mr. Johnson like? He' sa friendly sort of man. I like to
A B C D
work with him.
Part Ⅳ Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage.T hen mark t he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
A young woman was driving through the _56 countryside. It was dark an d raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman _57 the side of the road, _58_ h er hand out as if she wanted _59_. “I can'_t 60_ her out in this weather, ”the
woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.
“Do you want a lift? ”sh e asked. The old woman _61 and climbed into the car. After a _62 she said to the old woman, “ Havey ou been waiting fo r a long time? ”T he old woman shook her head. “__63_, ”t hought the young woman. She __64_ again. “Badw eather for the time of the year.” She said. The old woman nodded. No matter __65_ the young woman said the hitchhike r（搭便车的人） gave no answer
__66_ a nod of the head.
Then the young woman __67_ the hitchhiker 'hasn ds, which were large an d hairy. Suddenly she __68_ that the hitchhiker was __69_ a man! She stoppe d the car. “Ic an'st ee out of t he rear screen, ”sh e said, “ Would you mind _ 70 it for me?” The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. __71_ the hitchhik er was out of the car, the frightened young woman _72 .
When she got to the next village she __73_ to a stop. She noticed that th e hitchhiker had __74_ his handbag __75 She picked it up and opened it. Sh e gave a gasp（喘气）; inside the bag was a gun!
56. A. lovely B. lonely
C. noisy
D. crowded
57. A. at B. beside
C. by
D. near
58. A. holding B. to hold
C. to be holding
D. to be held
59.A. an aid B. a taxi C. a car D. a lift
60.A. permit B. leave C. allow D. order
61. A. answering B. shook
D. smiles B. moment D. period B. Interesting D. Wonderful B. did D. tried B. which D. what B. apart from D. more than B. noticed D. observed B. realized D. remembered B. basically D. probably B. cleared D. clearing B. As far as D. As well as B. ran away D. moved on B. picked paused B. lost D. left B. behind D. afterwards Part Ⅴ Translation Section A
Directions: In this part, there are five sentencesw hich you
should translate i nto Chinese. These sentencesa re all taken
from the 3 passagesy ou have jus t read in the part of
Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the pas
sages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
76 Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles a nd cousins who gathered next door .
77 They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with th e boss on the rate.
78 In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?
79 Unfortunately, they also promote fast food which fits easily into busy li festyles. 80 Environments where passive smoking is unavoidable make it difficult to lead a healthy life.
Section B
Directions: In this part, there are five sentencesi n Chinese. You should tran slate them into English. Be sure to write clearly. C. nodded 62. A. while C. time 63. A. Curious C. Strange 64. A. told C. made 65. A. when C. how 66. A. except for C. other than 67. A. saw C. watched 68. A. recognized C. recovered 69. A. practically C. actually 70. A. clear C. to clear 71. A. As long as C. As soon as 72. A. raced off C. fell down 73. A. pulled C. pushed D. 74. A. lift C. laid 75. A. beneath C. backwards
81如果我是他，我就会尽最大的努力按时完成任务。

82我不记得在哪见过他。

83这所大学提供了他所期望的一切。

84我们一得出结论就通知你。

85你们应该充分利用每一个机会说英语。

参考答案
1~5 ADDAB
6~10 DBBCC
11~15 CBABD
16~20 ABAAA
21~25 BBCBD
26~30 AABAD
31~35 BDDAA
36~40 DCBAA
41~45 CAADA
46~55 ADBBD DCBDA
56~75 BAADB CACDD
ABBCD CAADB
76我也不能清晰地记得爷爷奶奶、姑妈、叔叔以及堂兄妹们等一大家子在门外（译成“隔壁”也对）欢聚的场景。

77他们（译成“工人们”也可）和老板就工资一达成协议，他们就非常独立了。

78在这样一个充满高尚道德行为的社会，人与人之间还有什么必要彼此防范呢？（结尾无问号扣分）
79然而（译成“不幸”也可），他们也宣传（译成“鼓吹”或“推广”也可）适应繁忙生活方式的快餐。

80在被动吸烟不可避免的环境下，人们很难有健康的生活方式。

81If I were him, I would try my best to complete the task on time.
82I cannot remember where I met him.
83The university has provided everything he expected.
84As soon as we come to conclusion, we will inform you（译成we will let you know 也可）.
85You should make full use of every chance to speak English.
庄子云：“人生天地之间，若白驹过隙，忽然而已。

”是呀，春秋置换，日月交替，这从指尖悄然划过的时光，没有一点声响，没有一刻停留，仿佛眨眼的功夫，半生已过。

人活在世上，就像暂时寄宿于尘世，当生命的列车驶到终点，情愿也罢，不情愿也罢，微笑也罢，苦笑也罢，都不得不向生命挥手作别。

我们无法挽住时光的脚步，无法改变人生的宿命。

但我们可以拿起生活的画笔，把自己的人生涂抹成色彩靓丽的颜色。

生命如此短暂，岂容随意挥霍！只有在该辛勤耕耘的时候播洒汗水，一程风雨后，人生的筐篓里才能装满硕果。

就算是烟花划过天空，也要留下短暂的绚烂。

只有让这仅有一次的生命丰盈充实，才不枉来尘世走一遭。

雁过留声，人过留名，这一趟人生旅程，总该留下点儿什么！生活是柴米油盐的平淡，也是行色匆匆的奔波。

一粥一饭来之不易，一丝一缕物力维艰。

前行的路上，有风也有雨。

有时候，风雨扑面而来，打在脸上，很疼，可是，我们不能向生活低头认输，咬牙抹去脸上的雨水，还有泪水，甩开脚步，接着向前。

我们需要呈现最好的自己给世界，需要许诺最好的生活给家人。

所以，生活再累，不能后退。

即使生活赐予我们一杯不加糖的苦咖啡，皱一皱眉头，也要饮下。

人生是一场跋涉，也是一场选择。

我们能抵达哪里，能看到什么样的风景，能成为什么样的人，都在于我们的选择。

如果我们选择面朝大海，朝着阳光的方向挥手微笑，我们的世界必会收获一片春暖花开。

如果我们选择小桥流水，在不动声色的日子里种篱修菊，我们的世界必会收获一隅静谧恬淡。

选择临风起舞，我们就是岁月的勇者；选择临阵脱逃，我们就是生活的懦夫。

没有淌不过去的河，就看我们如何摆渡。

没有爬不过去的山，就看我们何时启程。

德国哲学家尼采说：“每一个不曾起舞的日子，都是对生命的辜负。

”让我们打开朝着晨光的那扇窗，迎阳光进来，在每一个日出东海的日子，无论是鲜衣怒马少年时，还是宠辱不惊中年
时，都活出自己的明媚和精彩。

时间会带来惊喜，只要我们不忘记为什么出发，不忘记以梦为马，岁月一定会对我们和颜悦色，前方也一定会有意想不到的惊喜。

人生忽如寄，生活多苦辛。

短暂的生命旅程，
愿我们每一个人自律、阳光、勤奋，
活成自己喜欢的模样，
别辜负时光，别辜负自己。