2011年12月浙江省大学英语三级试卷

Part I Listening Comprehension ( 30 marks, 30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once After each question, there will be a pause During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre

1. A) The man can sleep in the office. B) The man can do his work in the office.

C) She can work without air conditioner. D) She will have the air conditioner repaired.

2. A) He doesn't like French films. B) He doesn't like going shopping.

C) He doesn't like going to town. D) He doesn't like going to France by air.

3. A) fn a shop. B) In a restaurant. C) At a market. D) In a bookstore.

4. A) Their phone does not work well. B) Their neighbors' windows are open.

C) Their phone may not have rung. D) Their neighbors" phones often ring.

5. A) He quit teaching in June. B) He opened a restaurant near the school

C) He has left the army recently. D) He has taken over his brother's business.

6. A) It is bigger. B) It has a larger garden.

C) It is prettier. D) It has a prettier garden.

7. A) The man thinks the zoo is far away.

B) The man will take a bus to go to the zoo.

C) The woman does not like animals in the zoo.

D) The woman does not know the way to the zoo.

8. A) At 8:00. B) At 8:25. C) At 8:35. D) At 8:45.

9. A) The man is quite positive. B) The questions were easy to answer.

C) The man is very disappointed. D) The questions were strange and crazy.

10. A) It is too expensive. B) He doesn't like it.

C) He will see it again. D) It is difficult to understand.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. The passage will be read twice and the questions will be spoken only once After each question, there will be a pause, you must read the four choices marked A). B). C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre

Questions 11-13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11.A) Blue. B)Gray C) Red. D) Colorless.

12. A) Because airplanes need air to lift (hem.

B) Because airplane engines need air to work.

C) Because the pilots can't breathe without air.

D) Because the pilots need air to see things far ahead.

13. A) The sky is space. B) High in the sky the air is thin.

C) There is nothing in the sky. D) The sky is all around the world.

Questions 14-16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) At the end of November. B) In the middle of December.

C) In the middle of November. D) At the beginning of December.

15. A) Churches. B) The government. C) Store owners. D) Common families.

16. A) Go to work B) Go traveling. C) Play games. D) Help each other.

Questions 17-20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) There are many small businesses. B) There are restaurants of different kinds.

C) There are many job opportunities. D) There are people from all over the world.

18. A) Many people there come from Africa.

B) There are not many international restaurants.

C) People there especially like foods of Far East.

D) People there can enjoy foods of different nations.

19. A) They are usually small businesses. B) Many Americans like the food there.

C) They can be found only in big cities. D The dishes there have a strange flavor.

20. A) People like foods of their native lands.

B) Large cities offer international sample of foods.

C) Even small cities offer various international foods.

D) People eat foods of other nations to understand their culture.

Section C.

Directions: In this section, you mil hear a passage three times, When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing information For these blanks, you can either use the, exact words you haw just heard or write down the main points in your own words Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

For Americans, time is money. They say, "You only get so much lime in this life, you'd better use it wisely." The future will not be (21)________than the past or present, (22)________people use their time for constructive activities. Thus, Americans (23)________ a "well-organized" person, one who has a written list of things to do and a (24)________for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is considerate of other people's time. They do not (25)________people's time with conversation or other activity that has no (26)________beneficial outcome.

The American attitude toward time is not necessarily (27)________by others, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as (28)_____________________________, not something they can use. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the States is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.

In this context the fast food industry can be seen as (29)_____________________________. McDonald's, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonald's restaurants spread around the world, they have been viewed as (30)_____________________________, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40 marks, 40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: There are 3 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 31-35 are based on the following passage;

A moment's drilling by the dentist (牙医) may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two, we demand the “needled”—a shot of pain-killer—that deadens the nerves around the tooth.

Now it's true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly sensitive to what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without our nerves, and our brain, which is a bundle of nerves, we wouldn't know what's happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of your body. The history of torture (折磨) is based on the human body being open to pain

But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakir (行僧), who sits on a bed of nails fakirs can put a needle right through an army and feel no pain, This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain

The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If the dentist says, "This will hurt a little," it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life

31. The passage is mainly about__________.

A) how to suffer pain B) how to stop pain

C) how to handle pain D) how to avoid pain

32. The sentence "we pay for our sensitivity" in the second paragraph implies that ______.

A) it pays to be sensitive B) torture is not necessarily a bad thing

C) our pain is worth feeling D) when we have pain, we feel it strongly

33. When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he suggests that__________.

A) Indians arc insensitive to pain B) fakirs have some kind of magic power

C) some people may not feel pain D) the ability to handle pain lies in the mind

34 The key to handling pain is__________.

A) how we look at pain B) to accept the pain calmly

C) to show an interest in pain D) to feel pain as much as possible

35. The word "withstanding" in the last paragraph most probably means_________

A) bearing B) suffering C) killing D) stopping

Passage Two

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

For the past few weeks, we have been discussing national energy conservation alternatives for the future. Today I'm going to talk about what one community's presently doing to conserve (保存) energy. The people of Davis, California, have succeeded in cutting their energy consumption by 1/3 since 1973. The first energy saving action that was taken in the early 70's was the legislation (立法) of street building codes. All new houses in Davis must have the proper insulation (绝缘) so that heat will not escape unnecessarily during the winter. New houses must also face north or south, so that they will not be overheated by the sun in summer. The law has definitely had an effect. Since 1976, there has been a 50 percent saving in the amount of natural gas and electricity used in healing and air conditioning. There are other energy saving features about Davis. Buses partially supported by the city transport university students throughout the area. There are 24 miles of bicycle paths, and today there are twice as many bicycles as cars in the city. By reducing the available parking space, the city council has succeeded in reducing the number or cars in the city every day. Another benefit of the reduced parking is the greater number of small cars. People are saving gas because they are choosing no, to drive, or because they are driving fuel-economic car. Davis, California has become an energy saving model for other cities.

Time is up for today. Next week, we'll return to our regular topic of national energy alternatives.

36. The people of Davis now consume only __________of the energy they did before 1973

A) 33% B)50% C)66% D) 75%

37. It is forbidden to build houses facing the east or the west in Davis because they

A) would consume more energy B) would let heat escape more easily

C) would be built at a higher cost D) would be overheated during winter

38. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A) Buses are privately owned in the city.

B) Buses carry students throughout the city.

C) There are many more bicycles than cars in the city.

D) Bicycle paths are longer than bus routes in the city.

39. Which of the following is NOT an effect of reduced parking?

A) The total number of cars is reduced. B) The number of small cars has increased.

C) People like keeping fit by walking to work. D) People prefer using energy-saving vehicles.

40. The speaker talks about the practice of Davis as a model of__________.

A) energy recycling B) energy consumption

C) energy production D) energy conservation

Passage Three

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:

Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts (干旱) and floods.

Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire (帝国). It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and

starvation.

Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with; and he can earn money by making charcoal (木炭) or selling wood to the townsman. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear

This does not only mean that the villagers’ sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil up -allowing the rain to sink in—and also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.

41. What is the most important function of trees?

A) Providing fuel. B) Providing nice scenery.

C) Offering shade. D) Preventing natural disasters.

42. What happened eventually to the rich, powerful country 2000 years ago?

A) It broke down. B) It became a giant empire.

C) Its people died of hunger. D) It built many ships with wood.

43. It is implied in the passage that the villager__________.

A) wants fire wood B) wants to cut down trees

C) wants to make money D) wants to take care of trees

44. Which of the following is NOT the role trees play?

A) Loosening the soil. B) Giving man the shade.

C) Hardening the soil D) Keeping the soil in position.

45. What is the passage mainly concerned with?

A) Benefits of trees for soil. B) Various uses of trees.

C) Functions of soil for trees. D) People's attitudes toward trees.

Section B

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

The study of history provides many benefits. First, we learn from the 46 . We may repeat mistakes, but, at least, we have the 47 to avoid them. Second, history teaches us what questions to 48 about the present. Contrary to some people's view, the study of history is not the memorization of names, dates, and places. It is the thoughtful 49 of the forces that have shaped the courses of human life. We can examine events from the past and then draw inferences about current events. History teaches us about likely 50 . Another benefit of the study of history is the 51 range of human experience which is covered. War and peace are 52 covered as are national and international affairs. However, matters of 53 (art, literature, and music) are also included in historical study. Human nature is an important part of history: 54 like anger, greed, and insecurity have influenced the shaping of world affairs. Anyone who thinks that the study of history is 55 has not really studied history.

A. outcomes B. broad C. ask D. culture E. watch

F. exciting G large H. opportunity I. certainly J. past

Section A

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A). B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center

In an age when technology is developing faster than 56__ before, many people are being 57 to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is 58__ investigating their own family history. They can try to 59 out more about where their families came from and what they 60. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a 61 short history, like Australia and the United Stated.

It is 62 thing to spend some time ___63 through a book on family history and to take to investigate your family's past. It is 65 another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set 66 it in a disorganized way and 67 yourself many problems which could have been _68__ with a little forward planning

If your family stories tell you that you are 69 with a famous character, whether hero or criminal. do not let this_70_ take over your research. Just 71 it as an interesting possibility. A simple system__72 collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your 73__. The most important thing, though, is to __74 started. Who knows what you 75 find..

Directions: In this part there is a short passage followed by five questions or incomplete statements. React the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements with no more than 10 words Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2

Did you know that the invention of chewing gum (口香糖) was an accident? People have been chewing gum-like substances since the early times. Some were made from thickened resin(树脂), a substance that comes from plants. Others were made from grains and waxes. But chewing gum, as we know it today, was invented by mistake, in 1870 when Thomas Adams, a photographer, became friends with a Mexican military general, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.

After Santa Anna defeated the Texans at the Alamo, he was forced to leave his home country Mexico. Santa Anna stayed with Thomas Adams in New York and introduced him to a gummy substance people in Mexico liked to chew called chicle. Chicle was the milky substance from certain trees that grew in the tropical rain forests in Central America. Adams wanted to use the chicle to invent a cheaper substitute for rubber. He tried to make all sorts of items out of chicle, including toys and rubber boots, but each of his experiments failed.

One day, while he was thinking about his failures, he remembered that people in Mexico chewed chicle. Curious, he put a piece of the chicle into his mouth and began to chew on it. Adams added licorice (甘草) to the chicle and opened the world's first chewing gum factory.

Much like Adams's discovery of chewing gum, the invention of bubble gum was also an accident. In 1928, Walter Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Gum Company in Philadelphia. stumbled upon the invention while experimenting with new recipes (配方) for chewing gum. Diemer created a gum that was less sticky and more stretchy than regular chewing gum. Diemer learned he could blow bubbles with this new gum.

Accidents or not, chewing gum and bubble gum are two inventions that people across the globe like!

Questions:

76. People were able to acquire thickened resin from__________.

77. In his experiments, Adams originally intended to replace rubber with

78. The phrase "stumbled upon" (Para. 4) most probably means________

79. Compared with regular chewing gums, bubble gums were__________

80. The passage is mainly concerned with__________.

Part IV Writing (15 marks, 30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Media and Shopping You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1.当今,各种媒体非常发达, 人们通过媒体购物相当普遍:

2.媒体购物给人们带来很多方便,同时也带来很多问题:

3.我的看法.