英语三级考试真题及答案

2006

年

4

月英语三 级考试真题及答案

??? Part I Reading Comprehension? (30%)

Directions:?

There

are

three

passages

in

this

part.

Each

passage

is

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 blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly ail the

teachers

are

women,

mostly

married.

(76)

The

atmosphere

is

usually

very

friendly,

and

the

teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and

interested. The old authoritarian (

要绝对服从的

) methods of education were discredited (

不被认

可

) rather a long time ago - so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in

the

direction

of

trying

to

make

children

happy

and

interested

rather

than

giving

them

actual

instruction.

The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings

in

a

society

need

to

work

together

for

their

common

good.

So

the

emphasis

is

on

co-operation

rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the

fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in

this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow

up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the

educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to

help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.

1.

According

to

the

passage,

the

U.S.

elementary

education

is

supposed

to

make

children__________.

A. sensible and sensitive???? B. competitive and interested

C. curious and friendly????? D. happy and co-operative

2. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think__________.

A. children are reluctant to help each other

B. schools lay too much emphasis on co- operation

C. children should grow up with competitive ideas

D. schools give little actual instruction to children

3. The author's attitude towards American education can be best described as__________.

A. favorable????????????? B. negative

C. tolerant??????????????? D. unfriendly

4.? The American educational system emphasizes__________.

A. material wealth????????? B. competition

C. co-operation??????????? D. personal benefit

5. The word

A. fond of talking freely

B. friendly with other people

C. concerned about social welfare

D. happy at school

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

Nonverbal (

非语言的

) communication has to do with gestures, movements and closeness of

two people when they are talking. (77) The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so

on have meaning which words do not carry.

For

example,

the

body

distance

between

two

speakers

can

be

important.

North

Americans

often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North

American

when

speaking,

while

the

South

American

often

considers

the

NorthAmerican

to

be

or

because

he

keeps

a

greater

distance

between

himself

and

the

person

he

is

speaking

to.

The

contact

provides

another

example

of

what

we

are

calling

nonverbal

communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like

each other than there is between people who don't like each other. (78) The length of time that the

person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the

things you are talking about.

On the other hand, too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable. The eyes apparently play

a great part in nonverbal communication. Genuine warmth or interest, shyness or confidence can

often be seen in the eyes. We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. Someone

who is always smiling, and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy.

6. According to the passage, nonverbal communication__________.

A. is a method often used by people who cannot speak

B. can tell something that words cannot

C. can be used to talk with people who cannot bear

D. is less used than words

7. The South American__________.

A. tends to keep a distance between himself and the person he is speaking to

B. usually stands close to the person he is talking to

C. is often unfriendly when spoken to

D. is often cold and distant when speaking

8. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Less eye contact suggests distance in relation.

B. The longer one looks at you, the more interest he has in you.

C. There is more eye contact between people who like each other.

D. Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about

9. Too long a gaze__________.

A. may upset people being looked at

B. shows one's great confidence

C. indicates one's interest in the talk

D. tells you how friendly one is

10. Constant smiling without apparent reason__________.

A. is a sign of one's friendliness

B. is a sign of one's unfriendliness

C. makes people feel happy

D. makes people feel uncomfortable

Passage

3

Questions

11

to

15

are

based

on

the

following

passage:

Television

has

opened

windows

in

everybody's

life.

Young

men

will

never

again

go

t

o

war

as

they

did

in

1914.

Millions

of

people

now

have

seen

the

effects

of

a

battle.

And

the

result

has

been

a

general

dislike

of

war,

and

perhaps

more

interest

in

helping

those

who

suffer

from

all

the

terrible

things

that

have

been

shown

on

the

sc-Teen.

Television

has

also

changed

politics.

The

most

distant

areas

can

now

follow

state

affa

irs,

see

and

hear

the

politicians

before

an

election.

Better

informed,

people

are

more

likel

y

to

vote,

and

so

to

make

their

opinion

count.

Unfortunately,

television's

influence

has

been

extremely

harnfful

to

the

young.

(79)

Ch

ildren

do

not

have

enough

experience

to

realize

that

TV

shows

present

an

unreal

world;

t

hat

TV

advertisements

lie

to

sell

products

that

are

sometimes

bad

or

useless.

They

believe

that

the

violence

they

see

is

normal

and

acceptable.

All

educators

agree

that

the

on

generations

are

more

violent

than

their

parents

and

grandparents.

Also,

the

young

are

less

patient.

(80)

Used

to

TV

shows,

where

everything

is

quick

and

interesting,

they

do

not

have

the

patience

to

read

an

article

without

pictures;

to

read

a

book

that

requires

thinking;

to

listen

to

a

teacher

who

doesn't

do

funny

things

like

the

people

on

children's

programs.

And

they

expect

all

problems

to

be

solved

happily

in

ten,

fifteen,

or

thirty

minutes.

That's

the

time

it

takes

on

the

screen.

11.

In

the

past,

many

young

people__________.

A.

knew

the

effects

of

war

B.

went

in

for

politics

C.

liked

to

save

the

wounded

in

wars

D.

were

willing

to

be

soldiers

12.

Now

with

TV

people

can__________.

A.

discus

politics

at

an

information

center

B.

show

more

interest

in

politics

C.

make

theft

own

decisions

on

political

affairs

D.

express

their

opinions

freely

13.

The

author

thinks

that

TV

advertisements__________.

A.

are

not

reliable

on

the

whole

B.

are

useless

to

people

C.

are

a

good

guide

to

adults

D.

are

very

harmful

to

the

young

14.

Which

is

NOT

true

according

to

the

passage?

A.

People

have

become

used

to

crimes

now.

B.

With

a

TV

set

some

problems

can

be

solved

quickly.

C.

People

now

like

to

read

books

with

pictures.

D.

The

adults

are

less

violent

than

the

young.

15.

From

the

passage,

we

can

conclude

that__________.

A.

children

should

keep

away

from

TV

B.

TV

programs

should

be

improved

C.

children's

books

should

have

pictures

D.

TV

has

a

deep

influence

on

the

young

Part

II?

V

ocabulary

and

Structure?

(30%)

Directions:?

In

this

part

there

are

30

incomplete

sentences.

For

each

sentence

there

ar

e

four

choices

marked

A,

B,

C

and

D.

Choose

the

ONE

answer

that

best

completes

the

s

entence.

Then

blacken

the

corresponding

letter

on

the

Answer

Sheet.

16.

It

was

while

she

was

sleeping

in

her

bedroom

__________

a

thief

broke

into

the

house.

A.

which??????????????

B.

that

C.

where?????????????????

D.

than

17.

In

learning

English

we

should

not

____our

students

of

their

mistakes

all

the

time.

A.

remind????????????????

B.

remember

C.

remain???????????????

D.

remark

18.

These

three

teachers

vary

__________

their

manner

of

teaching.

A.

between?????????????

B.

from

C.

with?????????????????

D.

in

19.

Who

can

it

be?

I'm

quite

__________

a

loss

to

guess.

A.

of????????????????????

B.

on

C.

in??????????????????

D.

at

20.

The

monitor

__________

the

examination

papers

to

the

class

for

his

teacher.

A.

delivered?????????????

B.

distributed

C.

reported??????????????

D.

presented

21.

Have

you

any

__________

that

you

were

not

there

at

9

o'clock

last

night?

A.

statement??????????????

B.

cause

C.

words????????????????

D.

proof

22.

The

children

looked

up

as

the

planes

passed

__________.

A.

overall????????????????

B.

overhead

C.

outward??????????????

D.

forward

23.

Charles

Dickens

__________

many

wonderful

characters

in

his

novels.

A.

invented??????????????

B.

discovered

C.

uncovered????????????

D.

created

young

people

find

it

harder

to

appreciate

__________

music

than

pop

musi

c.

A.

simple???????????????

B.

light

C.

ancient????????????????

D.

classical