CATTI三综合能力样题及参考答案.docx

1、CATTI三综合能力样题及参考答案CATTI三笔综合能力样题Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points)This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by

2、 letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1.Dont be _ by his bad manners. He is merely trying to attract your attention. A. incurred B. inf

3、erred C. irritated D. intervened2.Craig assured his boss that he would call _ all his energies in doing this new job. A. forth B. at C. on D. off3.Too much _ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. A. disclosure B. attachment C. contact D. exposure4.When confronted with s

4、uch questions, my mind goes _, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth. A. dim B. blank C. faint D. vain5.As we know, knowledge is the _ condition for expansion of the mind. A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable6. Care should be taken to shorten the time that one is sub

5、jected _ continuous loud noise. A. to B. with C. in D. on7.Some of the most important concepts in physics _ their success to these mathematical systems. A. oblige B. owe C. contribute D. attribute8.As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something _ researching into. A. precious

6、B. worth C. worthy D. valuable9.As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals _ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals. A. relieve B. release C. dismiss D. discard10.Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would in no _ be able to walk. A. time B. means C

7、. way D. account11.One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great _ to educate their children. A. means B. pains C. attempts D. hardships12.I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _ to it. A. connected B. fastened

8、 C. bound D. stuck13.The English language contains a(n) _ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. A. altitude B. latitude C. multitude D. attitude14.In my opinion, you can widen the _ of this improvement through your active participation. A. scale B. volume C. magnitud

9、e D. scope15.The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made on the _. A. spot B. site C. location D. ground16.The remarkable _ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution. A. classification B. variety C. density D. diversion17.The

10、 trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best _. A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit18.Though the imitation jewelry can fool many people, they cannot _ up to an experts close examination. A. keep B. put C. stand D. pay19.Your improper words will give

11、 _ to doubts concerning your true intentions. A. rise B. reason C. suspicion D. impulse20.Readers _ to happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A. likened B. preferred C. adapted D. accustomedPart 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 20 sentences. I

12、n each of them one word or phrase is underlined, and below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is onl

13、y ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.21.The frown on the mans face showed that he was displeased. A. look of fear B. look of anger C. look of delight D. look of surprise22.There are swamps that will have to be cleared before constructi

14、on can begin. A. forests B. groves C. puddles D. wetlands23.Doctors prescribe massive doses of penicillin for patients with pneumonia. A. gross B. heavy C. excessive D. adequate24.Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1,300 feet. A. fierce B. immense C. rapid

15、 D. fearful25.A sound system of quality control has been instituted in the company. A. constructed B. established C. confirmed D. erected26.Of the many plans submitted, the committee selected the one that seemed most feasible. A. possible B. practicable C. probable D. permissible27.What it amounts t

16、o is simply that he is unwilling to give us his support. A. means B. matters C. reaches D. signals28.Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken. A. additional B. unique C. special D. specific29.He used the attic to store his elaborate e

17、quipment. A. precious B. complicated C. valuable D. colossal30.Bills talk with the boss this morning left him in a thoughtful mood. A. pensive B. deliberate C. passive D. considerate31.The coach said Fred had no aptitude for sports. A. talent B. patience C. attitude D. interest32.Anyone who doesnt h

18、ave a free ticket must pay the fee for going in. A. attending B. admitting C. admission D. attention33.When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, thus turning into evidence of things that once lived. A. thereby B. therefrom C. thereof D. therein34.The hunter care

19、fully stalked the deer. A. shot B. tracked C. watched D. skinned35.Hot metal shrinks as it becomes cool. A. concedes B. compresses C. condenses D. contracts36.She bustled about with an assumption of authority. A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face37.Take the stalemate between the administratio

20、n and the oil companies for example. A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction38.The sense of mistrust is compounded by smaller annoyances that leave the families feeling as though no one in authority cares about them. A. offset B. intensified C. diminished D. annulled39.The very ubiquity of

21、electronic communications can have a surprising downside. A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence40.If you cant dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field. A. acquire B. require C. accompany D. accomplish

22、Part 3 Error CorrectionThis part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates an error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is correc

23、ted. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.41.On the slope of Longs Peak in Colorado that lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. A. lying B. lies C. lied D. lays42.There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nat

24、ion with those of another. A. that B. this C. what D. which43. To wake up, he sat up in the seat and turned to see who was making all the noise. A. Having woken up B. Waking up C. To have woken up D. Having to wake up44.The landlady could not put up with us because all her rooms were reserved. A. pu

25、t us up with B. put us up C. put through us D. put us through45.I will go home for the vacation as soon as I have finished my exams. A. will finish B. am finishing C. am going to finish D. finish46.Nowadays, many self-important young men view the prospect working under women as humiliation. A. to wo

26、rk B. from working C. of working D. at working47. Dump sewage into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution. A. Having dumped sewage B. Being dumped sewage C. Dumped sewage D. Dumping sewage48.Grover Cleveland was the first president married in the White House. A. got married B. to get marri

27、ed C. has got married D. was married49.If cauliflowers are exposed from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored. A. are exposing from B. are exposed to C. expose from D. expose to50.Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, made blacksmiths, stone-carvers, coopers and cobbl

28、ers virtually extinct. A. that made B. make C. which making D. making51.Children learn primarily by physical experience direct the world around them. A. physical experiencing directly of B. physical experience directly C. directly physical experience D. direct physical experience of52. Live with dea

29、dly snakes is a way of life for them, not something that terrorizes them. A. Living with B. Having lived with C. Lived with D. To live with53. The more the century progresses, less the interested we have become in family life. A. The much, less the B. The further, the less C. The more, the less D. T

30、he further, less the54. Not until 1798, when Eli Whitney came up with a new idea, guns had been made by skilled gunsmiths, one at a time. A. To B. In C. Since D. Until55.For a variety of reasons, many American young adults are returning home or are not leaving home at all, causing families react in

31、different ways. A. caused families to react B. making families to react C. made families react D. which is making families react 56.No such weapons were used and none been found. A. none have been B. none has C. no other has been D. no others been57.The sales manager of the company suggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design. A. is spending on B. will be spent in C. will be spent on D. be spent on58.The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National