英语3级A参考试题
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Part II Reading Comprehension （30%）
Directions： There are 4 reading 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 I
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passages：
For an increasing number of students at American universities， Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious： the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom （生育高峰） generation， a longer life span means that the nation’s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050， 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65， up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society， of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions， and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors， we’re going to need more sociologists， biologists， urban planners and specialized lawyers，” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s （USC） School of Gerontology （老年学）。
Lawyers can specialize in “elder law，” which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination （歧视）。 Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers， 74 million strong， are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with， say， an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money，” one professor says.
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says， “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”
1. “… Old is suddenly in” （Line 1， Para. 1） most probably means”______”。
A） America has suddenly become a nation of old people
B） gerontology has suddenly become popular
C） more elderly professors are found on American campuses
D） American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students
2. With the aging of America， lawyers can benefit ______.
A） from the adoption of the “elder law”
B） from rendering special services to the elderly
C） by enriching their professional knowledge
D） by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests
3. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market？
A） Retirees are more generous in spending money.
B） They can employ more gerontologists.
C） The elderly possess an enormous purchasing pow
er.
D） There are more elderly people working than before.
4. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage？
A） Retirees who are business-minded.
B） The volunteer workers in retirement homes.
C） College graduates with an MBA or law degree.
D） Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.
5. It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America’s elderly population ________.
A） will provide good job opportunities in many areas
B） will impose an unbearable burden on society
C） may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination
D） will create new fields of study in universities
Passage II
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage：
Favors： Westerners are told that “Always repay a favor” is a common saying among Asians. A favor or debt should never be forgotten. If a Western businessman gets a favor from an Asian， he should expect to repay this favor， no matter how much time passes. Asians are thus serious about the saying， “If you’ll scratch my back， I’ll scratch yours.” In other words， Asian societies are reciprocal societies.
Friends： If Westerners have no relatives in Asia， they are told that the next best thing to have when doing business in Asia is to have gone to school with someone from there. Asians want to deal with people that they know well， or with people to whom they have been introduced by people they know well. One successful American business executive working in Asia tells people that he spent most of his time developing and maintaining GUANXI， which he explains as a Chinese word meaning ties， relationships， or connections. The Japanese equivalent is KONE. How can Western businessmen make the right connections in Asian countries？ Hiring a consultant is one way， but the best way is to make friendships and to keep them. How can a Westerner do this？ The answer for those people working in Korea， Thailand and Japan is “golf”。 Successful businessmen agree that it’s the best way to get to know important people in society， the way to meet royalty， top government officials， and corporate chiefs. A lifetime golf membership in Tokyo can cost an incredible one million dollars， but some Western businessmen or their corporations have been willing to pay this because of the connections it will bring.
6. By “favors”， the author means that ___________________.
A） Asians value mutuality in their relationships
B） Asians like to ask for favors from others
C） Asians expect favors to be returned
D） Asians like to do favors to others
7. The word “reciprocal” in line 5 means _______________.
A） mutual B） repayable C） recirculating D） conservative
8. What is the tone of the passage？
A） Humorous. B） Persuasive. C） Convincing. D） Sarcastic.
Passage III
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：
For y
ears it has been possible to set up cameras to take pictures of cars as they speed along highways， jump lights or drive too fast down the street.
However even if the pictures are taken automatically， someone still has to do all the paperwork of issuing fines. But now a British company called EEV has come up with a computerized video system that can do it all automatically.
They suggest that all number plates have a bar code as well as the usual number. The bar codes are just strips of lines like those you see on food packets but bigger. EEV’s high speed video camera system can read a bar coded number plate even if the car is doing over 100 miles per hour. The computer controlling the system could then use the information from the bar code to find out the name and address of the driver （from vehicle records）， print out the fine and send it off automatically. The inventors also suggest that the system could watch traffic to help catch stolen cars.
The new electronic system could be watching everyone that passes the cameras！ Many people find the idea that “big brother is watching you” is more of a worry than a few motorists getting away with driving too fast. Moreover， some people will be very unhappy to realize that with new system the police could find out where a particular car has been.
9. The best title for the article could be ______.
A） People Who Drive Too Fast
B） Stop People from Driving Too Fast
C） EEV and the Police System
D） Implications of Computerized Systems for Motoring Offense
10. A traditional function of the camera as used by the traffic police system is to ______.
A） take snapshots of cars on highways
B） catch cars violating traffic rules
C） send fines to fast motorists
D） make the traffic system fully automatic
11. The newly-invented system functions more efficiently with the aid of __________.
A） car number plates
B） vehicle speeding records
C） bar coded numbers on number plates
D） print-out fines
12. All of the following can be used to describe EEV’s device except _______.
A） a computerized video system B） “Big Brother”
C） an automatic fine printer D） an electronic system
Passage IV
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage：
Population tends to grow at an exponential rate. This means that they progressively double. As an example of this type of growth rate， take one penny and double it every day for one month. After the first week， you would have only 64 cents， but after the fourth week you would have over a million dollars.
This helps explain why the population has come on “all of a sudden”。 It took form the beginning of human life to the year 1830 for the population of the earth to reach one billion. That represents a time span of at least two million years. Then it took from 1830 to 1930 for world population to reach 2 billion. The next billion was added by 1960，
only thirty years， and in 1975 world population reached 4 billion， which is another billion people in only fifteen years.
World population is increasing at a rate of 9，000 per hour， 220，000 per day， 80 million per year. This is not only due to higher birth rates， but to lower death rates as well. The number of births has not declined at the same rate as the number of deaths.
Some countries， such as Columbia， Thailand， Morocco， Costa Rica， and the Philippines， are doubling their populations about every twenty-one years， with a growth rate of 3.3 percent a year or more. The United States is doubling its population about every eighty-seven years， with a rate of 0.8 percent per year. Every time a population double， the country involved needs twice as much of everything， including hospitals， schools， resources， food and medicines to care for its people. It is easy to see that this is very difficult to achieve for the more rapidly growing countries.
13. This passage chiefly discussed_____.
A） the growth of world population
B） one type of the exponential rate
C） the population problem of more rapidly growing countries
D） the possible ways of dealing with the rapid population growth
14. According to the passage， what helps to explain why the population problem has come on “all of a sudden”？
A） The penny which doubles itself every day for one month.
B） The time span of at least two million years in human history.
C） An illustration of the exponential growth rate given by the author.
D） The large amount of money you would luckily make after the fourth week.
15. It took _______ for the world to increase its population form 1 billion to 4 billion.
A） 100 years B） 145 years C） 1975 years D） over two million years
16. Which of the following statements is NOT true？ （C）
A） World population is increasing at a rate of 150 per minutes.
B） Lower death rate also contributes to world population growth.
C） The population of Columbia has been doubling every year for 21 years.
D） The United States is usuall6y doubling its population about every 87 years.
17. When a population doubles， the country involved needs twice as much of everything， including ______. （A）
A） hospitals and medicines B） schools and students
C） food and manpower resources D） all of the above
Part III Vocabulary and Structure （20%）
Directions： There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）。 Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. He _____ me of his sister.
A） remembers B） reminds C） recalls D） recollects
2. I’ve made an ________ for you to see the dentist at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
A） interview B） assignment
C） opportunity D） appointment
3. Johnson spoke to me optimistically ________ his future in the big oil company.
A） regarding B） respecting to C） referring D） relating
4. These books were very dear to him and he bought them at ________ expense when he was studying abroad.
A） considerate B） considered C） considerable D） considering
5. He was asked to show them the same respect _____ they would to him.
A） like B） which C） as D） when
6. Many English teachers are interested in a new ______ to language teaching.
A） way B） method C） means D） approach
7. ________ from space， our earth， with water covering 70% of its surface， appears as a ‘blue planet’。
A） Seeing B） Seen C） To be seen D） Being seen
8. The desks and chairs can be ______ to the height of each child.
A） adjusted B） adopted C） measured D） objected
9. As preparations were not completed in time， the conference had to be _____ till the next Tuesday.
A） put away B） cancelled C） put aside D） postponed
10. The matter _____ you were arguing about last night had been settled.
A） as B） that C） for which D） what
11. The company has an extensive international _____ network.
A） contribution B） attribution C） distribution D） accumulation
12. It is necessary that the plan ____ before Thursday.
A） were fulfilled B） was fulfilled C） be fulfilled D） would be fulfilled
13. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit _______ reach.
A） within B） beyond C） off D） inside
14. According to _____ they have told me， they should return in about three weeks.
A） that B） what C） any D） which
15. Britain has the highest __________ of road traffic in the world -- over 60 cars for every mile of the road.
A） popularity B） density C） intensity D） prosperity
16. The manager lost his ____ just because his secretary was ten minutes later.
A） mood B） temper C） mind D） passion
17. There are signs ________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.
A） that B） which C） in which D） whose
18 If you _____ yourself to the job in hand， you’ll soon finish it.
A） request B） appeal C） apply D） claim
19. The trumpet player was certainly loud; but I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ______ by his lack of talent.
A） than B） more than C） as D） so much as
20. ________ as it was at such a time， his work attracted much attention.
A） Being published B） Published
C） Publishing D） To be published
21. The two computer systems are ______ with each other.
A） incomparable B） incompetent C） incompatible D） incomplete
22. Science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
A） motivation B） perspective C） impression D） impact
23. It is interesting that many language teachers are ______ to t
alk too much at home as well as in class.
A） inclined B） tended C） liked D） intended
24. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ______ harm them.
A） more than B） other than C） rather than D） better than
25. When you fill in the application form， please use your _______ address so that we can contact you easily later.
A） permanent B） plain C） policy D） principal
26. Themanagerspokehighlyofsuch ______ asloyalty， courageandtruthfulnessshownbyhisemployees.
A） virtues B） features C） properties D） characteristics
27. The captain scanned the ____ for the approaching ship.
A） vertical B） horizontal C） horrible D） hooked
28. I didn’t have enough money in hand at that time to pay for my daughter’s tuition， I had to _____ my savings.
A） draw up B） draw upon C） draw out D） draw over
29. These books were very dear to him and he bought them at _____ expense when he was studying abroad.
A） considerate B） considered C） considerable D） considering
30. We must _____ a new chair for the broken one， because there is a meeting this afternoon in this conference room.
A） replace B） return C） substitute D） change
31. I appreciate _______ to your home.
A） to be invited B） to have invited C） having invited D） being invited
32. You ______ all those calculations！ We have a computer to do that sort of thing.
A） needn’t have done B） must not have done
C） shouldn’t have done D） can not have done
33. When I was very young， I was terribly frightened of school， but I soon ______ it.
A） got off B） got across C） got away D） got over
34. Although many people view conflict as bad， conflict is sometimes useful ______it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.
A） by which B） to which C） in that D） so that
35. What _____ would happen if the director knew you felt that way？
A） do you suppose B） you suppose
C） will you suppose D） you would suppose
36. Things might have been much worse if the mother _______ on her right to keep the baby.
A） has been insisting B） would insist
C） had insisted D） insisted
37. The author of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
A） informedB） enlightened
C） acquainted D） acknowledged
38. There is no _______ to the house from the main road.
A） accessB） exposure
C） avenue D） edge
39. None of us expected the chairman to ________at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.
A） turn inB） turn up
C） turn overD） turn down
40. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ________ repair.
A） beyond B） without C） for D） under
Part IV Translation （10%）
Section A （5%）
Directions： In this part， there are five items， each consisting of one or two sentences for you to translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the READING PASSAGES you have learned in BOOK THREE. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet.
1. A friend is someone who draws out your own best qualities， with whom you sparkle and become more of whatever the friendship draws upon. （Unit 9， Para. 6）
2. Adolescents， boys and girls， form deeply sentimental attachments， walk and talk together – not so much to polish their wits as to share their hopes and fears and dreams， to form a common front against the world of school and family and to join in a kind of mutual discovery of each other’s and their own inner life. （Unit 9， Para. 8）
3. For the friendships I have and the friendships I see are conducted at many levels of intensity， serve many different functions， meet different needs and range from those as all-the-way as the friendship of the soul sisters mentioned above to that of the most casual playmates. （ACR， passage
4. In our case， it is an opportunity to pursue business opportunities that use creativity and technology to substitute for tress， for resources of any kind. （Unit 10， Para. 3）
5. What is valuable about the rain forest is not the trees， which we can take out. What is valuable is the design， the relationships， from which comes the real value of the forest. （Unit 10， Para.9）
Section B （5%）
Directions： In this part， there are five items， each consisting of one or two sentences for you to translate into English. These sentences are all related to the sentence patterns or structures you have learned in BOOK THREE. Please write your translation on the Answer Sheet.
1. 这可能在短期会省钱，但从长远看会得不偿失。
2. 大公司接受了我们的条款后，小公司也紧随其后。
3. 立即给我们以深刻印象的与其说是衣服不如说是这个人本身。
4. 在我的主管缺席的情况下，我自发主动地行动。
5. 通常的观点认为一个企业的最高使命是获取最大的利润、并返还给股东们。
Part V. Writing （10%）
Directions： For this part， you are asked to write an article entitled “Surprising Facts about Sleep” in about 120 words. Your article must include the following points：
1） 描述图表的变化趋势；
2） 分析引起睡觉时间减少的原因；
3） 你的建议。
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