四川省大学英语三级考试真题12.docx

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四川省大学英语三级考试真题12

（五）2008年12月英语三级考试试题

一、单项选择：

1.Wewereall______thewayhebehavedatthemeeting.

A.disappointedatB.disabledbyC.dismissedfromD.dischargedfrom

2.Don’ttryto_____forTom’sbehavior.Hewon’tgetawaywithitthistime.

A.makeasearchB.makeaneffortC.makeamistakeD.makeanexcuse

3.Whenhewasaskedaboutthemissingcamera,Jimmy________everseeingit.

A.opposedB.deniedC.complainedD.refused

4.Shearrangedapartytohelpputthestrangersattheir_______.

A.peaceB.easeCpleasureD.comfort

5.Youcanmakeyourdreamscome_______aslongasyouworkhard.

A.possibleB.actualC.trueD.visible

6.Themanagingdirectortookthe________fortheaccident,althoughitwasnotreallyhisfault.

A.guiltB.blameC.crimeD.charge

7.Thekeytoourroomwas_____toalargeplasticplatewiththeroomnumberonit.

A.joinedB.connectedC.relatedD.attached

8.Therestaurantnearourcampusissuperior_______theonewewenttolastweek.

A.thanB.asC.withD.to

9.Hemadea____sumofmoneyinrealestateandtheninvesteditinthestockmarket.

A.considerateB.consciousC.considerableDconservative

10.Highertaxesarelikelyto_____importingexpensivecarsintothecountry.

A.discourageB.encourageC.persuadeD.protect

11.Tomiskindhearted,thoughtful,hardworkingandclever._______Ican’tspeaktoohighlyofhim.

A.AsaresultB.BythewayC.InawordD.Onthecontrary

12.Itwouldmakegreat____fortheparentstobeinvolvedinchildren’sactivities.

A.ideaB.meaningC.significanceD.sense

13.PresidentBush,togetherwithhiswifeanddaughter,______attheopeningceremonyofthe29thOlympicGamesinBeijing.

A.waspresentB.ispresentC.werepresentD.arepresent

14.Itwasreportedthatonlyonetouristwasfortunatetoescape____intheattack.

A.killingB.tobekilledC.havingkilledD.beingkilled

15.________therearefewjobsavailableinruralareas,manyyoungpeoplemovetothecitiesinsearchofemployment.

A.AfterB.AlthoughC.SinceD.While

16.BythetimeIgottothecinema,alltheticketsfor”TheMerchantofVenice”.______out.

A.havebeensoldB.hadbeensoldC.wassoldD.weresold

17.Itisrecommendedthattheproject______untilallthepreparationshavebeenmade.

A.notbestartedB.willnotbestartedC.isnotstartedD.isnottobestarted

18.Icouldhavepaid______forthesuitifthesalesmanhadinsisted,becauseIreallywantedit.

A.asmuchtwiceB.muchtwiceC.twiceasmuchD.twotimes

19._______isoftenthecase,thecallsfromourcustomersareforhelpwiththeircomputersystems.

A.AsB.WhatC.ThisD.That

20.Therewassomuchnoisethatthespeakercouldn’tmakehimself_______.

A.tohearB.heardC.hearingD.beingheard

PartⅡReadingComprehension

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

BEIJING,Aug.11（Xinhua）—ChineseweightlifterChenYanqingretailedherwomen’s58kgOlympictitleinBeijingonMondaywithatotalresultof244kg

Chen,29,hasbecomethefirststrongwomanintheworldtosuccessfullydefendherOlympictitlesincethewomen’sweightliftingenteredsummerOlympicsinSydneyeightyearsago.

“TheAthensgoldbelongstome,butthisonebelongstoallthepeoplesupportingme,”shesaid.

Chenmadeherfamein1997byclaimingthejerk（挺举）andtotalgoldsintheworldchampionshipsandruledtheclassbykeepingbreakingtheworldrecords.

Chendidn’ttrytobreaktheworldrecordduringhercompetitionandshehasanexplanation.

“Theworldrecordinthesnatch（抓举）andthetotalbelongstome,sotowinthegoldwasmoreimportant”,theveteransaid.

It’sthethirdgoldfortheChineseweightliftingteam,afterChenXiexiawonthewomen’s48kgclassonSaturdayandLongQingquanclaimedthetitleinthemen’s56kgclassSunday,andtheeighthgoldfortheChinesedelegationattheGames.

Chenretiredthreetimesfromthenationalteamin2000,2005andlate2006butreturnednotlongaftereachretirementandclaimedthenationalandAsiantitles.ShequalifiedfortheOlympicsafterclaimingagainthenationalchampioninherthirdcomebacklastApril.

“IwanttothankmycoachCaoXinminforaccompanyingmefor18years”,shetoldthepressconferenceafterSunday’sevent.

21.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat_______

A.ChenYanqingbroketherecordforwomen’s58kgOlympictitle

B.ChenYanqingwonherfirstwomen’s58kgOlympicgoldmedal

C.ChenYanqingwonwomen’s58kgOlympicgoldmedalagain

D.ChenYanqinglostwomen’s58kgOlympictitleonMonday

22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.ChenYanqingwonherfirstOlympictitleattheageof29.

B.Women’sweightliftingdidn’tentertheOlympicGamestill8yearsage.

C.Women’sweightliftingisatraditionaleventoftheOlympicGames

D.ChenYanqingisthefirstwomantodefendherOlympictitle.

23.ChenYanqinghasbeenadmiredbypeopleforallofthefollowingexcept______

A.havingretiredthreetimesfromthenationalteam

B.claimingthejerkandtotalgoldsintheworldchampionships

C.keepingbreakingtheworldrecordsinthejerkandtotal

D.winningOlympicgoldmedalsinAthensandBeiJing.

24.Accordingtothepassage,ChenYanqingwonhergoldmedalinBeijing_______

A.afterLongQingquanwonhisgoldB.beforeLongQingquanwonhisgold

C.whichisthesecondgoldforherteamD.whichisthethirdgoldforChina

25.Thebesttitleforthisnewsreportmightbe________

A.ChenYanqing,aweightlifterinthe18thyearofhercareer

B.ChenYanqingsaysthankstoallthepeoplesupportingher.

C.China’sOlympicweightliftinggoldmedalists

D.VeteranweightlifterChenYanqingwinsnewmedal

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Whatishappiness?

Mostresearchersagreethatitinvolvesanassessment（评价）ofthegoodandbadinourlives.It’stheemotionalbalancesheetwekeepthatallowsustosayhonestlywhetherwe’relivingahappylife,inspiteofbadthingsnowandthen.

Marriagehastakenalotofhitssincethe1960s.It’sbeensaidtoholdmanypeople,especiallywomen,backfromtheirfullpotentialtobehappy.Don’tbelieveit.

In2004,42percentofmarriedAmericanssaidtheywereveryhappy.Just23percentofnever-marriedpeoplesaidthis.Thehappinessnumberswereevenlowerforothergroups:

Only20percentofthosewhowerewidowed（死了丈夫或妻子的），17percentofthosewhoweredivorced,and11percentofthosewhowereseparatedbutnotdivorcedsaidtheywerehappy.Overall,marriedpeopleweresixtimesmorelikelytosaythattheywereveryhappythantoreportthattheywerenottoohappy.Andgenerallyspeaking,marriedwomensaythey’rehappymoreoftenthanmarriedmen.

Marriageisn’tjustassociatedwithhappiness—itbringshappiness,atleastforalotofus.One2003studythatfollowed24,000peopleformorethanadecadeshowedasignificantincreaseinhappinessafterpeoplemarried.Forsome,thehappinessincreaseworeoffinafewyears,andtheyendedupbackattheirpremarriagehappinesslevels.Butforothers,itlastedaslongasalifetime.

26.Accordingtomostresearchers,whetherpeoplefeelhappyornotdependson________.

A.whethertheyareemotionalornotB.whethertheyaremarriedornot

C.howtheydealwithbadthingsD.howtheythinkabouttheirlives.

27.Whatistheeffectofmarriageonmostpeople’sfeelingofhappiness?

A.UnclearB.NeutralC.NegativeD.Positive

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagrapg3?

A.Marriedpeoplemostlikelyreportedthattheywerenothappy.

B.Only17percentofdivorcedpeoplesaidtheywerenothappy

C.Thehappinessnumberwashighestformarriedwomen.

D.IntheUnitedStates,23percentofpeoplewerenever-married.

29.Amongthepeopleinvestigatedin2004,thosewhoseemedtobeleasthappywere_____

A.widowedB.marriedanddivorced

C.separatedbutnotdivorcedD.never-married

30.Whatistheconclusionofthe2003studyabouthappiness?

A.Happinesslevelsusuallydroppedinafewyearsaftermarriage

B.Happinessgreatlyincreasedformanymarriedpeople

C.Marriagebroughthappinesstoallthemarriedpeople.

D.Mostpeopleremainedattheirpremarriagehappinesslevels.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afteryearsoffalsestarts,withthefirstcommercialsalespossiblewithinmonths,anewindustrysellingmotorfuelmadefromwasteisgettingabigpushintheUnitedStates.Manycompanieshaveannouncedplanstobuildplantsthatwouldtakeinmateriallikewoodchips,garbageorcropwasteandturnoutmotorfuels.Fordecadesscientistshaveknownitwaspossibletoconvertwastetofuel.Butsuccessisfarfromassured.Someofthelatestannouncementscomefromsmallcompanieswhosedreamsmaybebiggerthantheirbankaccounts.Theyarecountingonbillionsingovernmentfunds.Bigtechnologicalproblemsremain,andeveniftheycanbesolved,nooneissurewhatunintendedconsequenceswillemergeorwhatitwillreallycosttoproducethistypeoffuel.

Virtuallyanymaterialcontaininghydrogen,carbonandoxyencouldpotentiallybeturnedintomotorfuel.Thatincludesplastics,constructiondebris（废渣）,forestandlawntrimming（修剪下来的废料），woodchips,wheatstrawandmanyothertypesofagriculturalwaste.Thepotentialfuelsincludeethanol（乙醇）,whichcanbeblendedwithgasoline,orotherliquidsthatcoulddisplacegasolineentirely.MuchofthenewmoneyflowingintothefieldiscomingfromSiliconValley,wheretheventurecapitalistswhogavetheworldtheInternetrevolutionseeanopportunitytodosomethingsilimarwiththefuelsupply.WhathasbeendoneissmallintheschemeofAmericanfueldemand,butitmaysetthestageforimportantgrowthifwhosefirstprojectsprovethattheeconomicscanwork.

31.Howsuccess