英语三级考试真题及答案

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 this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. 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 1Questions 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 discreditedP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 instructio n.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 educatio n. 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 makechildren.A. sensibleand sensitive B. competitive and interestedC. curious and friendly D. happy and co-operative2. Some Americans complain about elementaryschoolsbecause theythink.A. children are reluctant to help each otherB. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operationC. children should grow up with competitive ideasD. schoolsgive little actual instruction to children3. The authors attitude towards American education can be best described as.A. favorableB. negativeC. tolerantD. unfriendly4. The American educational system emphasizes.A. material wealthB. competitionC. co-operation D. personal benefit5. The word sociable (Line 8, Paragraph 2) most probably means.A. fond of talking freelyB. friendly with other peopleC. concerned about social welfareD. happy at schoolPassage 2Questions 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 becausethey tend to stand close to the North American when speaking, while the South American often considers theNorthAmerican to be cold or distant because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to. The eye contact provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communicatio n. Scientistshave observedthat there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who dont 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, shynessor confidencecan 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 uneas y.6. According to the passage, nonverbalcommunication.A. is a method often used by people who cannot speakB. can tell something that words cannotC. can be used to talk with people who cannot bearD. is less used than words7. The South American.A. tends to keep a distance between himself and the person he is speaking toB. usually stands closeto the person he is talking toC. is often unfriendly when spoken toD. is often cold and distant when speaking8. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Less eye contact suggestsdistance in relatio n.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 interestin what one is talking about9. Too long a gaze.A. may upset people being looked atB. shows ones great confidenceC. i ndicates ones interest in the talkD. tells you how friendly one is10. Constant smiling without apparent reason.A. is a sign of ones friendlinessB. is a sign of ones unfriendlinessC. makes people feel happyD. makes people feel uncomfortable Passage3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the foll owing passage:Television has opened windows in everyb odys life. Young men will never again go to 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 thathave been shown on the sc-Tee n.Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state aff airs, see and hear the politicians before an e lection. Better informed, people are more lik ely to vote, and so to make their opinion co unt.Unfortunately, televisions influence has been extremely harnfful to the young. (79) C hildren do not have enough experience to re alize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless .They beli eve that the violence they see is normal and acceptable. All educators agree that the tel evision generations are more violent than th eir parents and grandparents.Also, the young are less patient. (80) Us ed to TV shows, where everything is quick a nd interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to ateacher who doesnt do funny things like th e people on childrens programs. And they e xpect all problems to be solved happily in te n, fifteen, or thirty minutes. Thats the time it takes on the screen.11. In the past, many young peopleA. knew the effects of warB. went in for politicsC. liked to save the wounded in warsD. were willing to be soldiers12. Now with TV people can.A. discus politics at an information cent erB. show more interest in politicsC. make theft own decisionson political affairsD. express their opinions freely13. The author thinks that TV advertisements.A. are not reliable on the wholeB. are uselessto peopleC. are a good guide to adultsD. are very harmful to the young14. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. People have become used to crimes n ow.B. With a TV set some problems can b e solved quickl y.C. People now like to read books with pictures.D. The adults are less violent than the young.15. From the passage, we can concludethat.A. children should keep away from TVB. TV programs should be improvedC. childrens books should have picturesD. TV has a deep influence on the youn gPart II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 inc omplete sentences .For each sentence there a re four choices marked A, B, C and D. Cho ose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence .Then blacken the corresponding le tter on the Answer Sheet.16. It was while she was sleeping in herbedrooma thief broke into thehouse.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. than17. In learning English we should not _ our students of their mistakes all the tim e.A. remindB. rememberC. remainD. remark18. These three teachers vary _ their manner of teaching.A. betweenB. fromC. withD. in19. Who can it be? Im quite _ a loss to guess.A. ofB. onC. inD. at20. The monitorthe examination papers to the class for his teacher.A. deliveredB. distributedC. reportedD. presented21. Have you any that youwere not there at 9 oclock last night?A. statementB. causeC. wordsD. proof22. The childrenlooked up as the planes passedA. overallB. overheadC. outwardD. forward23. Charles Dickensmany wonderful characters in his novels.A. inventedB. discoveredC. uncoveredD. created24. Many young people find it harder toappreciatemusic than pop music.A. simpleB. I ightC. ancientD. classical25. If the wounded soldier had been given first , he would not have died.A. helpB. aidC. careD. attention26. Since he left the university, hein an accounting compan y.A. has been working B. had workedC. had been working D. was workin g27. The weather in China is different from.A. AmericaB. in AmericaC. that in America D. one in Amer ica28. It was not until dawn their way out of the forest.A. when they found B. that they fou ndC. did they findD. that they didnt lind29. he says or does wont make me change my mind at all.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. WhichD. How30. We all believe that itd be hard forhim toextra responsibilitiesnow.A. take apartB. take upC. take onD. take back31. He was very rude to the customs officer, of course made things even worse.A. whoB. whomC. whatD. which32. The goodswhen we arrived at the airport.A. were just unloading B. were just been unloadingC. had just unloaded D. were just b eing unloaded33. All things, the planned trip had to be called off.A. consideredB. be consideredC. consideringD. having considered34. purpose did you say their team would beat ours?A. For whichB. WhatC For whatD. Which35. Since there isnt much time left, you can just tell us about it.A. in detailB. in shortC. in allD. in brief36. People appreciatewith him because he has a good sense of humor.A. to workB. workingC. to have worked D. have working37. The little village hasnt changed much a new road and two more stores.A. exceptB. besidesC. except thatD. except for38. Lets startworkingon the project,_A. shall weB.will weC. dont weD.arent we39. Idont think it appropriate tosuch an issue at the meeting.A. bring inB. bring offC. bring upD. bring about40. In fact, I would rather have left forthe countrysideat home.A. by stayingB. than stayingC. than to stayD. than have stayed41. a teacher, one must firstbe a pupil.A. BeingB. Having beenC. To beD. To have been42. , a form must be filled in.A. If you want to get this job B. In order to get this jobC. Making request for this job D. To as k for this job43. in a company, Miss Liwill become a famous pop singer.A. It is an employee that B. She was an employeeC. An employee before D. Once an e mployee44. He asked her to go to a concert with him but she _his invitation politely.A. turned; down B. turned; outC. turned; awayD. turned; up45. Japanese, she has to study another foreign language.A. ExceptB. Except forC. In addition to D. BesidePart V Translation (20%)Section ADirections: In this part there are five se ntences which you should translate into Chin ese. These sentencesare all taken from the 3 passagesyou have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer bac k to the passagesso as to identify their mea nings in the context.76. The atmosphere is usually very frien dly, and the teachers have now accepted theidea that the important thing is to make th e children happy and interested.77. The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning whichwords do not carry.78. The length of time that the personwhom you are speaking to looks at your eye s indicates the mount of interest he has in t he things you are talking about.79. Children do not have enough experie nce to realize that TV shows present an unr eal world; that TV advertisements lie to sellproducts that are sometimesbad or useless.80. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting, they do not have the patience to read an article without pictur es; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesnt do funny th ings like the people on childrens programs.Section BDirections: In this part there are five se ntences in Chinese. You should translate the m into English. Be sure to write clearly.81 .同意这项建议的请举手。82 .无论多忙，你都应该抽时间看望父母。83.每次访问他们都会发现这个城市呈现出 新的面貌。84 他起得很早为的是赶上第一班公共汽85.直到昨天晚上他才改变了他的主意。2006年4月真题答案（B卷）Part I Reading Comprehension1-5 DDACB 6-10 BBDAD 11-15 D BDBDPart n Vocabulary and Structure16 B 17 A 18 D 19 D 20 B 21 D 22 B23 D 24 D 25 B 26 A 27 C 28 B 29 A 30 C 31 D 32 D 33 A 34 C 35 D 36 B 37 D38 A 39 C 40 D 41 C 42 A 43 D 44 A 45C川 Identification46 C 47 C 48 C 49 C 50 A 51 B 52 C53 A 54 B 55 APart IV56-60 AABAC 61-65 DCACC 66-70 CADBD 71-75 DAABDPart V TranslationSection A76, 气氛通常非常友好，老师们也接受了这个观 念，即重要的是让学生们感到快乐和有兴趣。77, 科学家们说，这些姿态、行为等，有着 话语所不能承载的含义。78, 从和你说话的人凝视你的时间长短就 可以判断他对你们所讨论事情的感兴趣程度。79, 孩子们没有足够的经验来判断电视呈现的现实其实是不真实的；电视广告为了卖产品 而欺骗宣传，这是很糟糕并且无益的。80,孩子 们适应了电视节目，在那里面，一切都是迅速和 有趣的，他们没有耐心读没有图片的文章，也没有耐心读需要自己思考的图书，也没有耐心聆听 老师，因为老师不能像儿童节目里的人物一样做 一些滑稽的事情.81, Please raise your hands whoever agree on this suggestion.82,No matt er how busy you are, you should spend som e time visiting your parents.83, Each time th ey visit this city, they can notice that it is t aking on a new look.84, He got up early so as to catch the first bus.85, It was not untilyesterday that he changed his mind.