2008年4月成人英语三级考试试题及答案B卷

2008年4月成人英语三级考试试题及答案B卷

　PartIReadingComprehension　　Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould　　decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　Passage1　　Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.　　Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.　　Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.　　TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.(77)Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.　　Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.　　(78)Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?　　1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_____　　A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver　　B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride　　C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo　　D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying　　2.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____　　A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels　　B.providemealsforanydiners　　C.providefreewineandchargeforfood　　D.aremostlypoorlymanaged　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?　　A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.　　B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.　　C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkingnhours.　　D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.　　4.Theword“those”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____　　A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis　　B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels　　C.peoplewhoaredishonest　　D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust　　5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____　　A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife　　B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats　　C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel　　D.alltheFinnsarerich来源:考试大-国家英语三级考试Passage2　　Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildrenbeingabletoleadahealthylife.　　Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.　　Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:theneedtousecarstogetfromoneplacetoanotherquickly.　　Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentarylifestyle.　　Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.(79)Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmoreconvenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.Themediaconstantlybombard(轰炸)theiraudiencewith‘perfect’bodyimages,theneedtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.　　Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarettesmoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.(80)Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.　　Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthedesiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobehealthy—ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!　　6.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.　　A.benefitsofahealthylifestyle　　B.demandsofdailylife　　C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyle　　D.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving　　7.Theword“sedentary”inParagraph4probablemeans_____.　　A.havingalotofthingstodo　　B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity　　C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsidenworld　　D.experiencingalotofstress　　8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingtothepopularityoffastfood?　　A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience　　9.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthylifestyle?　　A.Pollution.　　B.Economicfactors.　　C.Dependenceuponcars.　　D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.10.Accordingtotheauthor,_____maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestyles.　　A.technologyB.culturalbackgroundC.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthy来源:考试大-国家英语三级考试　Passage3　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed(紧抱的)flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.　　BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.(76)NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.　　Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜)，becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.　　Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbornworlds.　　11.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe_____　　A.fullofenthusiasm　　B.self-disciplined　　C.fullofambition　　D.knowledgeable　　12.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____　　A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild　　B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters　　C.wasborntoanaturalist’snfamily　　D.wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood　　13.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____　　A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries　　B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways　　C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic　　D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist　　　　14.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.　　A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature　　B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem　　C.thefamilywasextremelylarge　　D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem　　15.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?　　A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.　　B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.　　C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.　　D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.来源:考试大-国家英语三级考试PartⅡVocabularyandStructure　　Directions:Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　16.Nomatter_____heisabletocometothepartyornot,wewillinvitehim.　　A.whenB.whetherC.howD.why　　17.Theidea_____tohiminhisdreamandhedecidedtocarryitout.　　A.happenedB.struckC.appearedD.occurred　　18.Hewouldhavepaid_____forthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit.　　A.twiceasmuchB.muchastwiceC.asmuchtwiceD.twicemuchas　　19.Theydecidedtochasethecowaway_____itdidmoredamage.　　A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.although　　20.Wewantedanewtablefordinner,somyfatherbought_____fromafurniturestoreyesterday.　　A.itselfB.oneC.himselfD.another　　21.Alibrarywithfivethousandbooks_____tothenationasagift.　　A.isofferedB.hasofferedC.areofferedD.haveoffered　　22._____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.　　A.WhichB.WhenC.WhatD.As　　23.Itisno_____talkingtohim,becausehewillneverchangehismind.　　A.helpB.useC.timeD.way　　24.ThewayIthoughtof_____theanimalwasofgreatvalue.　　A.protectingB.protectC.beingprotectedD.toprotect　　25.Inanotheryearorso,you_____allaboutit.　　A.forgetB.wouldforgetC.haveforgottenD.willhavenforgotten　　26.Nooneherebelievesthereason_____hegaveforhislateness.　　A.thatB.whyC.forwhichD.what　　27.ThenovelIboughtlastweekisworth____,Ithink.　　A.readingB.beingreadC.toreadD.toberead　　28.Afterthefire,_____wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.　　A.thatB.itC.whichD.what　　29.Didyounoticethelittleboy_____away?　　A.tookthecandyandrun　　B.takingthecandyandrun　　C.takethecandyandrun　　D.whotakingthecandyandrunning　　30._____givespeoplemoreknowledgeofthesocietythanliterature.　　A.AnythingB.NothingC.SomethingD.Everything　　31.IfMarycatches_____herdiary,she’llbeangry.　　A.youreadingB.yoursreadingC.youreadD.youtoread　　32.Don’tworrymenow,Iwillmendthatcoat_____.　　A.byandbyB.offandonC.backanforthD.nowandthen　　33.Pleasejoinus.Wecaneasilymake_____foronemoreatthistable.　　A.seatB.placeC.roomD.space　　34.Youmaydependon____willnotrepeathismistakes.　　A.itthatB.thatC.himthatD.whichthat　　35.“Thatlatestcarmusthavecostyouaprettypenny.”“Oh,no,_____.”　　A.itdidn’tB.itmustn’tC.ithasn’tD.itmusthaven’t　　36._____thefirsttousenuclearweapons.　　A.AtnotimeChinawillbeB.NeverChinawillbe　　C.WillChinaneverbeD.AtnotimewillChinabe　　37.Encouragementissometimesmuchmore_____thancriticism.　　A.effectiveB.efficientC.executiveD.extensive　　38.Hearingthegunshot,allthebirdsflew_____everydirection.　　A.inB.onC.toD.toward　　39.Thefactoryhadto_____numberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomicdeclineinthecountry.　　A.layoutB.layoffC.layasideD.laydown　　40.Hisparents_____hismoney,soheisintroublenow.　　A.cutoffB.cutthroughC.gaveupD.broughtdown　　41.Canyou_____thedifference_____thetwophrases?　　A.tell,betweenB.speak,fromC.say,ofD.talk,between　　42.IfanyonehappenstodropinwhileIamout,_____himorherleaveamessage.　　A.haveB.getC.askD.tell　　43.Thereisnodoubt_____youwillpasstheexamthistime.Youhaveworkedsohardinthepastmonths.　　A.whetherB.thatC.ifD.what　　44.I_____theboytosavemoney,buthewouldn’tnlisten.　　A.hopedB.suggestedC.wantedD.made　　45.Imadeacalltomyparentsyesterday.Tomydisappointment,_____ofthemansweredit.　　A.eitherB.noneC.neitherD.nobody来源:考试大-国家英语三级考试PartⅢIdentification　　Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　PartⅣCloze　　Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.　　Ayoungwomanwasdrivingthroughthe_56countryside.Itwasdarkandraining.Suddenlyshesawanoldwoman_57thesideoftheroad,_58_herhandoutasifshewanted_59_.“Ican’t_60_heroutinthisweather,”thewomansaidtoherself,soshestoppedthecarandopenedthedoor.　　“Doyouwantalift?”sheasked.Theoldwoman_61andclimbedintothecar.Aftera_62shesaidtotheoldwoman,“Haveyoubeenwaitingforalongtime?”Theoldwomanshookherhead.“__63_,”thoughttheyoungwoman.She__64_again.“Badweatherforthetimeoftheyear.”Shesaid.Theoldwomannodded.Nomatter__65_theyoungwomansaidthehitchhiker(搭便车的人)gavenoanswer__66_anodofthehead.　　Thentheyoungwoman__67_thehitchhiker’shands,whichwerelargeandhairy.Suddenlynshe__68_thatthehitchhikerwas__69_aman!Shestoppedthecar.“Ican’tseeoutoftherearscreen,”shesaid,“Wouldyoumind_70itforme?”Thehitchhikernoddedandopenedthedoor.__71_thehitchhikerwasoutofthecar,thefrightenedyoungwoman_72　　Whenshegottothenextvillageshe__73_toastop.Shenoticedthatthehitchhikerhad__74_hishandbag__75Shepickeditupandopenedit.Shegaveagasp(喘气);insidethebagwasagun!　　56.A.lovelyB.lonelyC.noisyD.crowded　　57.A.atB.besideC.byD.near　　58.A.holdingB.toholdC.tobeholdingD.tobeheld　　59.A.anaidB.ataxiC.acarD.alift　　60.A.permitB.leaveC.allowD.order　　61.A.answeringB.shookC.noddedD.smiles　　62.A.whileB.momentC.timeD.period　　63.A.CuriousB.InterestingC.StrangeD.Wonderful　　64.A.toldB.didC.madeD.tried　　65.A.whenB.whichC.howD.what　　66.A.exceptforB.apartfromC.otherthanD.morethan　　67.A.sawB.noticedC.watchedD.observed　　68.A.recognizedB.realizedC.recoveredD.remembered　　69.A.practicallyB.basicallyC.actuallyD.probable　　70.A.clearB.clearedC.toclearD.clearing　　71.A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.AssoonasD.Aswellas　　72.A.racedoffB.ranawayC.felldownD.movedon　　73.A.pulledB.pickedC.pushedD.paused　　74.A.liftB.lostC.laidD.left　　75.A.beneathB.behindC.backwardsD.afterwards来源:考试大-国家英语三级考试　PartⅤTranslation　　SectionA　　Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.　　77Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.　　78Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?　　79Unfortunately,theyalsopromotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.　　80Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleadahealthylife.　　76NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.　　SectionB　　Directions:Inthispart,therearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowritenclearly.　　82我不记得那个在哪见过他。　　84我们一得出结论就通知你。　　81如果我是他，我就会尽最大的努力按时完成任务。　　83这所大学提供了他所期望的一切。　　85你们应该充分利用每一个机会说英语。来源:考试大-国家英语三级考试答案：　　1-5题：1C2B3B4C5C　　6-10题：6C7B8A9B10D　　11-15题：11A12D13D14A15B　　16-30题：16B17D18A19C20B21A22D23B24D25D26A27A28D29C30B　　31-45题：31A32A33C34A35A36D37A38A39B40A41A42A43B44B45C　　46-55题：46D47D48C49B50D51A52A53D54B55B　　56-75题：56B57C58A59D60B61C62A63C64D65D66A67B68B69C70D71C72A73A74D75B　　76-85题：　　76.我也记不清楚当时再隔壁聚会的大家庭中的祖父母，姑妈，叔叔和堂兄妹们。　　整理：考试大(www.examda.com)　　77.他们一和老板就每小时发多少工资达成协议后，在很大程度上就靠他们自己了。　　78.在道德水准如此高的社会里，根本没有必要去提防别人.　　79.不幸的是，他们也推广快餐，快餐很容易融入繁忙的生活方式中。　　80.再被动抽烟不可避免的环境中，过上健康的生活是很困难的。　　81.IfIwerehe,Iwouldtrymybesttoaccomplishthetaskontime.　　82.Ican'trememberwhereIhaveseenhim.　　83.Theuniversityhasofferedeverythingheexpected.　　84.Oncewedrawtheconclusion,we'llinformyou.　　85.WeshouldmakeuseofeveryopportunitytospeakEnglish