三级英语A卷真题及答案.docx
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三级英语A卷真题及答案
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2006年11月(A)卷
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.(76)ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteofunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasingleword“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrank,ageoroccupation.However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.
Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.(77)Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon’twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon’tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.
1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus______.
A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurry
B.theychoosewordstoocarefully
C.theylikereplyingbriefly
D.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan
2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords_____.
A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting
B.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting
C.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting
D.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah.”
B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.
C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.
D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.
4.TheAmericanslikeothers’praisebutifinapoliteway________.
A.theydon’tknowwhattowayinreply
B.theyfeelsomewhatuneasy
C.theydon’twanttoreply
D.bothAandB
5.Thepassageindicatesthat_______.
A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.
B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.
C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.
D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
(78)Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongeconomists(经济学家).Ithasbeenarguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Tofeedalargepopulation,inferiorlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandwordedintensively.Thus,eachpersonproduceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Othereconomistshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationandthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchasports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.
Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworld-widebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrialdevelopmentandtheavailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inthedevelopingcountrywhereavastlyexpandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.Inthehighlyindustrializedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecreasingbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods.(79)Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.
6.Asmallerpopulationmaymean_______.
A.higherproductivity,butaloweraverageincome
B.lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincome
C.lowerproductivity,andaloweraverageincome
D.higherproductivity,andahigheraverageincome
7.Accordingtothepassage,alargepopulationwillprovideachancefordeveloping_______.
A.agricultureB.transportsystemC.industryD.nationaleconomy
8.Inadevelopedcountry,peoplewillperhapsgooutofworkifthebirthrate_______.
A.goesupB.isdecreasingC.remainsstableDisoutofcontrol
9.Accordingtothepassageslowlyrisingbirthrateperhapsisgoodfor________.
A.adevelopednation
B.adevelopingnation
C.everynationwithabigpopulation
D.everynationwithasmallpopulation
10.Itisnoeasyjobtocarryoutageneralplanforbirthcontrolthroughouttheworldbecause______.
A.therearetoomanyunderdevelopedcountriesintheworld
B.underdevelopedcountrieshavelowlevelofindustrialdevelopment
C.differentgovernmentshavedifferentviewsabouttheproblem
D.evendevelopedcountriesmayhavecomplexproblems
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun.
Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C...
WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastInancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyalpeopleorbythoseinhighoffice.
InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.
DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyin16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpowerandauthority.
Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.(80)Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemadeinavarietyofcolors.
11.Thefirstuseofumbrellawasas_____.
A.protectionagainstrainB.ashadeagainstthesun
C.asymbolofpowerD.asymbolofhonor
12._____wereregardedasthepeoplewhofirstusedumbrellas.
A.RomansB.Greeks
C.ChineseD.Europeans
13.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyalpeopleorthoseinhighoffice______.
A.inEuropeanintheeighteenthcentury
B.inancientEgyptandBabylon
C.intheFarEastinancienttimes
D.duringtheMilddleAges
14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Womenenjoyusingumbrellawithvarieskindsofcolors
B.Theinventoroftheumbrellaisunknown
C.Onceordinarypeoplehadnorighttouseumbrellas
D.Umbrellaswerepopularandcheapintheancienttimes
15.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WhenWastheUmbrellaInvented
B.TheRoleofUmbrellainHistory
C.TheColorsandShapesofUmbrella
D.WhoNeededUmbrellaFirst
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)
16.Thenewsquicklyspreadthroughthevillage______thewarhadended.
A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where
17.Wehurriedtothestation______findourselvesthreehoursearlierforthetrain.
A.onlytoB.inordertoC.soastoD.suchasto
18.Imeant______you,butI’mafraidIforgot.
A.ringingB.beingringingC.toringingD.toring
19.Weliveinatime______,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemoving
A.whatB.whenC.whichD.where
20.Isthereanypossibilityofgettingtheprice______further?
A.reducedB.reduceC.reducingD.bereduced
21._______youfeeltooilltogoout.Iwouldrathernotstayathometonight.
A.BecauseBAlthoughC.UnlessD.If
22.Becauseofmanymistakes,shewasmade______theselettersagain.
A.typeB.totypingC.typedD.totype
23.Itishotanddry;theflowersneed______.
A.beingwateredB.bewateredC.towaterD.tobewatered
24.Hebeganbyshowinguswherethecountrywasandwenton_______usaboutitsclimate.
A.tellingB.totellC.totellingD.tobetold
25.Ourfailure_____ourselvestomodernlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.
A.toadoptB.toapplyC.toadaptD.toact
26.Once_____ofthenecessityofamove,heworkedhardtofindanewhome.
A.convincedB.beconvincedC.convincingD.havingconvinced
27.Somanyrepresentatives_______,theconferencehadtobeputoff.
A.wereabsentB.tobeabsentC.beingabsentD.hadbeenabsent
28.Innocase_____thestudentsfromexploringnewideas.
A.weshouldpreventB.wecouldpreventC.shouldwepreventD.shouldn’tprevent
29.Idon’tthinkitadvisablethatTom_____tothejobsincehehasnoexperience.
A.beassignedB.isassignedC.willbeassignedD.hasbeenassigned
30.Withallthisworkonhand,she______tothedancepartylastnight.
A.oughtn’ttogoB.hadn’tgoneC.shouldn’thavegoneD.mustn’thavegone
31.AsChristmaswascoming,thetownbegana______clearingonalargescale.
A.throughB.thoroughC.thoughD.thought
32.E-mailwritinghasbecametheusualmeansofcommunication_______peoplesomedistanceaway.
A.forB.onC.toC.with
33.Itisagoodide
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