英語三級考試真題及答案

2006年4月英語三級考試真題及答案

PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyailthe

teachersarewomen,mostlymarried.(76)Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andthe

teachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyand

interested.Theoldauthoritarian(要絕對服從的)methodsofeducationwerediscredited(不被認

可)ratheralongtimeago-somuchsothatmanypeoplenowthinkthattheyhavegonetoofarin

thedirectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyandinterestedratherthangivingthemactual

instruction.

Thesocialeducationofyoungchildrentriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeings

inasocietyneedtoworktogetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisisonco-operation

ratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthe

factthatAmericansocietyishighlycompetitive;however,theneedformakingpeoplesociablein

thissensehascometoberegardedasoneofthefunctionsofeducation.MostAmericansdogrow

upwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewascriminals,butitisnotfairtosaythatthe

educationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedinmakingmostpeoplesociableandreadyto

helponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysandthroughkindnessandfriendliness.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomake

children__________.

A.sensibleandsensitiveB.competitiveandinterested

C.curiousandfriendly

D.happyandco-operative

2.SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschoolsbecausetheythink__________.

A.childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother

B.schoolslaytoomuchemphasisonco-operation

C.childrenshouldgrowupwithcompetitiveideas

D.schoolsgivelittleactualinstructiontochildren

3.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericaneducationcanbebestdescribedas__________.

A.favorable

C.tolerant

B.negative

D.unfriendly

4.TheAmericaneducationalsystememphasizes__________.

A.materialwealth

C.co-operation

B.competition

D.personalbenefit

5.Theword"sociable"(Line8,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans__________.

A.fondoftalkingfreely

B.friendlywithotherpeople

C.concernedaboutsocialwelfare

D.happyatschool

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Nonverbal(非語言的)communicationhastodowithgestures,movementsandclosenessof

twopeoplewhentheyaretalking.(77)Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandso

onhavemeaningwhichwordsdonotcarry.

Forexample,thebodydistancebetweentwospeakerscanbeimportant.NorthAmericans

oftencomplainthatSouthAmericansareunfriendlybecausetheytendtostandclosetotheNorth

Americanwhenspeaking,whiletheSouthAmericanoftenconsiderstheNorthAmericantobe

"cold"or"distant"becausehekeepsagreaterdistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheis

speakingto.The"eyecontact"providesanotherexampleofwhatwearecallingnonverbal

communication.Scientistshaveobservedthatthereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholike

eachotherthanthereisbetweenpeoplewhodon'tlikeeachother.(78)Thelengthoftimethatthe

personwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyesindicatestheamountofinteresthehasinthe

thingsyouaretalkingabout.

Ontheotherhand,toolongagazecanmakepeopleuncomfortable.Theeyesapparentlyplay

agreatpartinnonverbalcommunication.Genuinewarmthorinterest,shynessorconfidencecan

oftenbeseenintheeyes.Wedonotalwaysconsiderasmiletobeasignoffriendliness.Someone

whoisalwayssmiling,andwithlittleapparentreasons,oftenmakesusuneasy.

6.Accordingtothepassage,nonverbalcommunication__________.

A.isamethodoftenusedbypeoplewhocannotspeak

B.cantellsomethingthatwordscannot

C.canbeusedtotalkwithpeoplewhocannotbear

D.islessusedthanwords

7.TheSouthAmerican__________.

A.tendstokeepadistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto

B.usuallystandsclosetothepersonheistalkingto

C.isoftenunfriendlywhenspokento

D.isoftencoldanddistantwhenspeaking

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Lesseyecontactsuggestsdistanceinrelation.

B.Thelongeronelooksatyou,themoreinteresthehasinyou.

C.Thereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachother.

D.Shortereyecontactshowsmoreinterestinwhatoneistalkingabout

9.Toolongagaze__________.

A.mayupsetpeoplebeinglookedat

B.showsone'sgreatconfidence

C.indicatesone'sinterestinthetalk

D.tellsyouhowfriendlyoneis

10.Constantsmilingwithoutapparentreason__________.

A.isasignofone'sfriendliness

B.isasignofone'sunfriendliness

C.makespeoplefeelhappy

D.makespeoplefeeluncomfortable

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Televisionhasopenedwindowsineverybody'slife.Youngmenwillneveragaingot

owarastheydidin1914.Millionsofpeoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattle.And

theresulthasbeenageneraldislikeofwar,andperhapsmoreinterestinhelpingthose

whosufferfromalltheterriblethingsthathavebeenshownonthesc-Teen.

Televisionhasalsochangedpolitics.Themostdistantareascannowfollowstateaffa

irs,seeandhearthepoliticiansbeforeanelection.Betterinformed,peoplearemorelikel

ytovote,andsotomaketheiropinioncount.

Unfortunately,television'sinfluencehasbeenextremelyharnffultotheyoung.(79)Ch

ildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld;t

hatTVadvertisementslietosellproductsthataresometimesbadoruseless.Theybelieve

thattheviolencetheyseeisnormalandacceptable.Alleducatorsagreethatthe"televisi

ongenerations"aremoreviolentthantheirparentsandgrandparents.

Also,theyoungarelesspatient.(80)UsedtoTVshows,whereeverythingisquick

andinteresting,theydonothavethepatiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures;toread

abookthatrequiresthinking;tolistentoateacherwhodoesn'tdofunnythingslikethe

peopleonchildren'sprograms.Andtheyexpectallproblemstobesolvedhappilyinten,

fifteen,orthirtyminutes.That'sthetimeittakesonthescreen.

11.Inthepast,manyyoungpeople__________.

A.knewtheeffectsofwar

B.wentinforpolitics

C.likedtosavethewoundedinwars

D.werewillingtobesoldiers

12.NowwithTVpeoplecan__________.

A.discuspoliticsataninformationcenter

B.showmoreinterestinpolitics

C.maketheftowndecisionsonpoliticalaffairs

D.expresstheiropinionsfreely

13.TheauthorthinksthatTVadvertisements__________.

A.arenotreliableonthewhole

B.areuselesstopeople

C.areagoodguidetoadults

D.areveryharmfultotheyoung

14.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplehavebecomeusedtocrimesnow.

B.WithaTVsetsomeproblemscanbesolvedquickly.

C.Peoplenowliketoreadbookswithpictures.

D.Theadultsarelessviolentthantheyoung.

15.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat__________.

A.childrenshouldkeepawayfromTV

B.TVprogramsshouldbeimproved

C.children'sbooksshouldhavepictures

D.TVhasadeepinfluenceontheyoung

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.Foreachsentencetherear

efourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthes

entence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Itwaswhileshewassleepinginherbedroom__________athiefbrokeintothe

house.

A.which

C.where

B.that

D.than

17.InlearningEnglishweshouldnot____ourstudentsoftheirmistakesallthetime.

A.remind

C.remain

B.remember

D.remark

18.Thesethreeteachersvary__________theirmannerofteaching.

A.between

C.with

B.from

D.in

19.Whocanitbe?I'mquite__________alosstoguess.

A.of

C.in

B.on

D.at

20.Themonitor__________theexaminationpaperstotheclassforhisteacher.

A.delivered

C.reported

B.distributed

D.presented

21.Haveyouany__________thatyouwerenotthereat9o'clocklastnight?

A.statement

C.words

B.cause

D.proof

22.Thechildrenlookedupastheplanespassed__________.

A.overall

B.overhead

D.forward

C.outward

23.CharlesDickens__________manywonderfulcharactersinhisnovels.

A.invented

B.discovered

D.created

C.uncovered

24.Manyyoungpeoplefindithardertoappreciate__________musicthanpopmusic.

A.simple

C.ancient

B.light

D.classical

25.Ifthewoundedsoldierhadbeengivenfirst__________,hewouldnothavedied.

A.help

C.care

B.aid

D.attention

26.Sincehelefttheuniversity,he__________inanaccountingcompany.

A.hasbeenworking

C.hadbeenworking

B.hadworked

D.wasworking

27.TheweatherinChinaisdifferentfrom__________.

A.America

B.inAmerica

D.oneinAmerica

C.thatinAmerica

28.Itwasnotuntildawn__________theirwayoutoftheforest.

A.whentheyfound

C.didtheyfind

B.thattheyfound

D.thattheydidn'tlind

29.__________hesaysordoeswon'tmakemechangemymindatall.

A.Whatever

C.Which

B.However

D.How

30.Weallbelievethatit'dbehardforhimto__________extraresponsibilitiesnow.

A.takeapart

C.takeon

B.takeup

D.takeback

31.Hewasveryrudetothecustomsofficer,____ofcoursemadethingsevenworse.

A.who

C.what

B.whom

D.which

32.Thegoods__________whenwearrivedattheairport.

A.werejustunloading

C.hadjustunloaded

B.werejustbeenunloading

D.werejustbeingunloaded

33.Allthings__________,theplannedtriphadtobecalledoff.

A.considered

C.considering

B.beconsidered

D.havingconsidered

34.__________purposedidyousaytheirteamwouldbeatours?

A.Forwhich

C.Forwhat

B.What

D.Which

35.Sincethereisn'tmuchtimeleft,youcanjusttellusaboutit__________.

A.indetail

C.inall

B.inshort

D.inbrief

36.Peopleappreciate__________withhimbecausehehasagoodsenseofhumor.

A.towork

B.working

D.haveworking

C.tohaveworked

37.Thelittlevillagehasn'tchangedmuch_______anewroadandtwomorestores.

A.exceptB.besides

C.exceptthat

D.exceptfor

38.Let'sstartworkingontheproject,__________?

A.shallwe

C.don'twe

B.willwe

D.aren'twe

39.Idon'tthinkitappropriateto__________suchanissueatthemeeting.

A.bringin

C.bringup

B.bringoff

D.bringabout

40.Infact,Iwouldratherhaveleftforthecountryside__________athome.

A.bystaying

B.thanstaying

C.thantostay

D.thanhavestayed

41.__________ateacher,onemustfirstbeapupil.

A.Being

C.Tobe

B.Havingbeen

D.Tohavebeen

42.__________,aformmustbefilledin.

A.IfyouwanttogetthisjobB.Inordertogetthisjob

C.MakingrequestforthisjobD.Toaskforthisjob

43.__________inacompany,MissLiwillbecomeafamouspopsinger.

A.ItisanemployeethatB.Shewasanemployee

C.AnemployeebeforeD.Onceanemployee

44.Heaskedhertogotoaconcertwithhimbutshe_hisinvitation______politely.

A.turned;down

C.turned;away

B.turned;out

D.turned;up

45.__________Japanese,shehastostudyanotherforeignlanguage.

A.Except

B.Exceptfor

D.Beside

C.Inadditionto

PartVTranslation(20%)

SectionA

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChine

se.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofR

eadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaning

sinthecontext.

76.Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andtheteachershavenowacceptedthe

ideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.

77.Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandsoonhavemeaningwhich

wordsdonotcarry.

78.Thelengthoftimethatthepersonwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyes

indicatesthemountofinteresthehasinthethingsyouaretalkingabout.

79.ChildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunr

ealworld;thatTVadvertisementslietosellproductsthataresometimesbadoruseless.

80.UsedtoTVshows,whereeverythingisquickandinteresting,theydonothavet

hepatiencetoreadanarticlewitho