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新东方成人三级英语二
CollegeEnglishTest
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PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.
Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.
Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoney.InpartsofAfrica,Cattlewereoneoftheearliestkindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoney,too.
ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywerearoundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.
Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Later,othercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.
Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney76)Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyusedtoday.
Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.
1.Whichofthefollowingcanbecitedasanexampleoftheuseofmoneyinexchangeforservices?
A.Tosellabicyclefor$20.
B.Togetsomemoneyforoldbooksatagaragesale.
C.Tobuythingsyouneedorwant.
D.Togetpaidforyourwork.
2.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory?
A.InthePhilippines.
B.InChina
C.InAfrica
D.Wedon’tknow
3.Why,accordingtothepassage,didancientChinesecoinshaveasquareholeinthecenter?
A.Becauseitwouldbeeasiertoputthemtogetherandcarrythemaround.
B.Becauseitwouldbelighterforpeopletocarrythemfromplacetoplace.
C.Becausepeoplewantedtomakeitlooknicer.
D.Becausepeoplewantedtosavetheexpensivemetaltheyweremadefrom.
4.Whydoestheauthorsaythatevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive?
A.Becausetheyareeasytosteal.
B.Becausetheyaredifficultforpeopletoobtain.
C.Becausetheyarenoteasytocarryaround.
D.Becausetheythemselvesareexpensive,too.
5.Whichdoyouchooseasthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.MoneyandItsUses
B.DifferentThingsusedasMoney
C.DifferentCountries,DifferentMoney
D.TheHistoryofMoney
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
77)Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople----nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages----haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonshopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.
ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.78)IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine”of1845-6,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.
TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromsouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.BrazilisnowtheWorld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.
AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnameKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide–awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.
6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?
A.Food
B.Chocolate
C.Potato
D.Coffee
7.“Some”in“Somestillexisttoday”means_________.
A.somecocoatrees.
B.somechocolatedrinks.
C.someshops.
D.someSouthAmericanIndians.
8..ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”because_________.
A.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse.
B.theywereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.
CtheweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotato.
D.thepotatoharvestwasbad.
9.Coffeeoriginallycamefrom_________.
A.Brazil
B.Colombia
C.Ethiopia
D.Arabia
10.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat_________.
A.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi.
B.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi’sgoats.
C.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinsouthAmericancountries.
D.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArbas.
Passage3
Questions11-15arebasedonthispassage:
Traditionally,universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:
researchandteaching.Manyexpertswouldarguethatboththeseactivitiesplayacriticalroleinservingthecommunity.Thefundamentalquestion,howeveris:
howdoesthecommunitywantorneedtobeserved?
Inrecentyearsuniversitieshavebeencomingunderincreasingpressurefromboththegovernmentsandthepublictoensurethattheydonotremain“ivorytowers”(象牙塔)ofstudyseparatedfromtherealitiesofeverydaylife.Universityteachershavebeenencouraged,andinsomecasesconstrained(强逼),toprovidemorecourseswhichproducegraduateswiththetechnicalskillsrequiredforthecommercialuse.79)IfAristotlewantedtoworkinauniversityintheUKtoday,hewouldhaveagoodchanceofteachingcomputersciencebutwouldnotbesoreadilyemployableasaphilosopher.
Apost-industrialsocietyrequireslargenumbersofcomputerprogrammers,engineers,managersandtechnicianstomaintainanddevelopitseconomicgrowthbut“man”,astheBiblesays,“doesnotlivebybreadalone.”80)Apartfromrequiringmedicalandsocialservices,whichdonotdirectlycontributetoeconomicgrowth,thesocietyshouldalsovalueandenjoyliterature,musicandthearts.Inthesecost-conscioustimes,ithasevenbeenpointedoutinjustificationforthefundingoftheartsthattheycanbeusefulmoneyearners.Asuccessfulmusicalplay,forinstance,cancontributeasmuchtotheGrossNationalProductthroughtouristdollarsasanyotherthings.
11.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat____________.
A.traditionaluniversitiesdoagoodjobservingthesociety
B.universitiesmustmeettheneedsofthesociety
C.researchandteachingareofgreatimportanceinuniversities
D.universitiesplayanimportantroleinoursociety
12.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat__________.
A.thesocietyisnotsatisfiedwiththepresentcollegeeducation
B.thegovernmentsinterferetoomuchwithcollegeeducation
C.teacherareforcedtodowhattheydon’tliketodo
D.teachersdisliketeachingcommerciallyusefulcourses
13.TheAristotleexampleisusedtomakethepointthat_________.
A.universitiesintheUKhaveproducedtoomanygood-for–nothinggraduates
B.suchabstractsubjectsasphilosophyisnolongeruseful
C.educationshouldservethesocialneeds
D.itisadvisablefortoday’sphilosopherstoknowcomputerscience.
14.Accordingtothepassage,literature,musicandthearts__________.
A.donotcontributetoeconomicgrowthatall
B.arelessusefultothesocietybecausetheydonotmakedirectcontributiontoeconomic
growth
C.aresimilartomedicalandsocialservicesintheirwayofpromotingeconomicgrowth
D.shoulddeveloponlywhentheyaregoodforeconomicgrowth
15.Theauthorbelievesthat_________.
A.artisusefulonlywhenitismadeintoamoneyearner
B.thepromotionofeconomicgrowthistheonlygoaloftoday’ssociety
C.universitiesshouldnotprovideliteratureorartcourses
D.thesocietyneedsbothtechnicalskillsandarts
PartII.VocabularyandStructure(30%)
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Directions:
ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.Thisisanicecar,butwecannot_______it.
A.provide
B.supply
C.afford
D.manage
17.Themeetingwillbeginat9:
00accordingtothe________.
A.calendar
B.schedule
C.column
D.diagram
18.Thecompanyissmallbutpromising.________,I’lltakethejob.
A.Insomecases
B.Incase
C.Inthatcase
D.Inanycase
19.Thenoticewaswritteninseverallanguages_____foreigntouristsshouldmisunderstandit.
A.sothat
B.Lest
C.if
D.otherwise
20.Itwasnotuntilshearrivedinclass_____realizedshehadforgottenherbook.
A.andshe
B.whenshe
C.she
D.thatshe
21.Butforwater,people_____notliveontheearth.
A.can
B.willbeableto
C.make
D.could
22.You______abletospeakEnglishsowellifyouhadn’tbeenpractisinghard.
A.arenot
B.cannotbe
C.wouldn’tbe
D.wouldhavebeen
23.Noonecanavoi
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