三级英语A卷真题及答案文档格式.docx

三级英语A卷真题及答案文档格式.docx

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B.theychoosewordstoocarefully

C.theylikereplyingbriefly

D.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan

2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords_____.

A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting

B.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting

C.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting

D.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah.”

B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.

C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.

D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.

4.TheAmericanslikeothers’praisebutifinapoliteway________.

A.theydon’tknowwhattowayinreply

B.theyfeelsomewhatuneasy

C.theydon’twanttoreply

D.bothAandB

5.Thepassageindicatesthat_______.

A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.

B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.

C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.

D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

（78）Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongeconomists（经济学家）.Ithasbeenarguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Tofeedalargepopulation,inferiorlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandwordedintensively.Thus,eachpersonproduceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Othereconomistshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationandthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchasports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.

Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworld-widebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrialdevelopmentandtheavailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inthedevelopingcountrywhereavastlyexpandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.Inthehighlyindustrializedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecreasingbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods.（79）Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.

6.Asmallerpopulationmaymean_______.

A.higherproductivity,butaloweraverageincome

B.lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincome

C.lowerproductivity,andaloweraverageincome

D.higherproductivity,andahigheraverageincome

7.Accordingtothepassage,alargepopulationwillprovideachancefordeveloping_______.

A.agricultureB.transportsystemC.industryD.nationaleconomy

8.Inadevelopedcountry,peoplewillperhapsgooutofworkifthebirthrate_______.

A.goesupB.isdecreasingC.remainsstableDisoutofcontrol

9.Accordingtothepassageslowlyrisingbirthrateperhapsisgoodfor________.

A.adevelopednation

B.adevelopingnation

C.everynationwithabigpopulation

D.everynationwithasmallpopulation

10.Itisnoeasyjobtocarryoutageneralplanforbirthcontrolthroughouttheworldbecause______.

A.therearetoomanyunderdevelopedcountriesintheworld

B.underdevelopedcountrieshavelowlevelofindustrialdevelopment

C.differentgovernmentshavedifferentviewsabouttheproblem

D.evendevelopedcountriesmayhavecomplexproblems

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun.

Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcenturyB.C...

WeknowthattheumbrellawasalsousedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse;

itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastInancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyalpeopleorbythoseinhighoffice.

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellasasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyin16thcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpowerandauthority.

Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.（80）Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemadeinavarietyofcolors.

11.Thefirstuseofumbrellawasas_____.

A.protectionagainstrainB.ashadeagainstthesun

C.asymbolofpowerD.asymbolofhonor

12._____wereregardedasthepeoplewhofirstusedumbrellas.

A.RomansB.Greeks

C.ChineseD.Europeans

13.Theumbrellawasusedonlybyroyalpeopleorthoseinhighoffice______.

A.inEuropeanintheeighteenthcentury

B.inancientEgyptandBabylon

C.intheFarEastinancienttimes

D.duringtheMilddleAges

14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Womenenjoyusingumbrellawithvarieskindsofcolors

B.Theinventoroftheumbrellaisunknown

C.Onceordinarypeoplehadnorighttouseumbrellas

D.Umbrellaswerepopularandcheapintheancienttimes

15.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhenWastheUmbrellaInvented

B.TheRoleofUmbrellainHistory

C.TheColorsandShapesofUmbrella

D.WhoNeededUmbrellaFirst

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（30％）

16.Thenewsquicklyspreadthroughthevillage______thewarhadended.

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where

17.Wehurriedtothestation______findourselvesthreehoursearlierforthetrain.

A.onlytoB.inordertoC.soastoD.suchasto

18.Imeant______you,butI’mafraidIforgot.

A.ringingB.beingringingC.toringingD.toring

19.Weliveinatime______,morethaneverbeforeinhistory,peoplearemoving

A.whatB.whenC.whichD.where

20.Isthereanypossibilityofgettingtheprice______further?

A.reducedB.reduceC.reducingD.bereduced

21._______youfeeltooilltogoout.Iwouldrathernotstayathometonight.

A.BecauseBAlthoughC.UnlessD.If

22.Becauseofmanymistakes,shewasmade______theselettersagain.

A.typeB.totypingC.typedD.totype

23.Itishotanddry;

theflowersneed______.

A.beingwateredB.bewateredC.towaterD.tobewatered

24.Hebeganbyshowinguswherethecountrywasandwenton_______usaboutitsclimate.

A.tellingB.totellC.totellingD.tobetold

25.Ourfailure_____ourselvestomodernlifeoftencausesustroubleinourwork.

A.toadoptB.toapplyC.toadaptD.toact

26.Once_____ofthenecessityofamove,heworkedhardtofindanewhome.

A.convincedB.beconvincedC.convincingD.havingconvinced

27.Somanyrepresentatives_______,theconferencehadtobeputoff.

A.wereabsentB.tobeabsentC.beingabsentD.hadbeenabsent

28.Innocase_____thestudentsfromexploringnewideas.

A.weshouldpreventB.wecouldpreventC.shouldwepreventD.shouldn’tprevent

29.Idon’tthinkitadvisablethatTom_____tothejobsincehehasnoexperience.

A.beassignedB.isassignedC.willbeassignedD.hasbeenassigned

30.Withallthisworkonhand,she______tothedancepartylastnight.

A.oughtn’ttogoB.hadn’tgoneC.shouldn’thavegoneD.mustn’thavegone

31.AsChristmaswascoming,thetownbegana______clearingonalargescale.

A.throughB.thoroughC.thoughD.thought

32.E-mailwritinghasbecametheusualmeansofcommunication_______peoplesomedistanceaway.

A.forB.onC.toC.with

33.Itisagoodide