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秋季第三版3级试题

CollegeEnglishAchievementTest

forCollegeEnglish（3rdEdition）

Band3

大学英语（第三版）

三级学业测试

2006年11月

ShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress

上海外语教育出版社

ThistestpaperisforusersofCollegeEnglish（3rdEdition）.Thewholepaperorpartsofitcanbeusedinlightofthestudents’actualconditions.Teacherscanalsoadditemsoftheirownormakeadaptationsattheirdiscretion.

PaperOne

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionAShortConversation（10minutes）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inawaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Themanandthewomanhavemettwice.

B）Themanandthewomankneweachotherwell.

C）Themanhadneverseenthewomanoncampusbefore.

D）Themanasksthesamequestioneverytimehemeetssomeonenew.

2.A）Shefindsshecouldliveonlessthan300dollarsamonth.

B）Herapartmentiswithinwalkingdistancetoschool.

C）Sheislookingforacheapapartmentnearschool.

D）Herutilitiescosther300dollarsamonth.

3.A）Hislossofinterestinphilosophy.

B）Hisfascinationwiththosegreatphilosophers.

C）Hisconcernaboutgettingajobaftergraduation.

D）Hisaptitudeforcomputerscienceandpracticalskills.

4.A）Bytakingapart-timejob.

B）Withheracademicscholarship.

C）Bytakingaloanfromthebank.

D）Notmentionedintheconversation.

5.A）Continuewhathe’sworkingat.

B）Helpthewomanfixhercomputer.

C）Installanewprogramforthewoman.

D）Followtheinstructionsinthemanualstepbystep.

6.A）Thisyear’sgraduatesarefullofexpectations.

B）Thisyear’sgraduatesareunlikelytogetgoodjobs.

C）Thisyear’sgraduatesshouldnotexpectahighsalary.

D）Thisyear’sgraduatesshouldgetreadytocompeteinthejobmarket.

7.A）Thewomanknewthemanwascomingtovisither.

B）Themancametovisitthewomanwithoutanappointment.

C）Themancametothewoman’shouseforsomedrinks.

D）Thewomanwasoneoftheman’sclientsintheneighborhood.

8.A）He’dliketomakeatourofthewestcoast.

B）He’dliketoworkintheserviceindustry.

C）He’sgoingtodograduatework.

D）Hehasnotthefoggiestideawhattodo.

9.A）Thewomanwassopoorthatshecouldnotaffordatie.

B）Tieswentonsaleinthestorethewomanvisited.

C）Thepriceoftiesinthestorerangedfrom$13.99to5.00.

D）Themancutthepriceofthetiethewomanwanted.

10.A）Sheisgoingtoattendalanguageprograminthefallsemester.

B）Sheismakenecessarypreparationsforprocessingtheapplication.

C）Sheisgoingtoapplythreemonthsbeforethesemesterbegins.

D）Sheisinquiringaboutalanguageprogramforherfriend.

SectionCShortPassage

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhearoneshortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions16to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Washinghiscar.

B）Waitingforhiswife.

C）Helpingaman.

D）Lookingforwork.

17.A）Aguardattheparkinglot.

B）Amanlookingforaspacetoparkhiscar.

C）Amanwithoutajoborhomeormoney.

D）Aparkingfeecollector.

18.A）Startaconversation.

B）Ridethebus.

C）Askforaride.

D）Begformoney.

19.A）Quiteamused.

B）Greatlyshaken.

C）Ratherembarrassed.

D）Verymuchannoyed.

20.A）Richpeopleshouldhelpthepoor.

B）Everyoneneedshelpatsometime.

C）Ifyouhelpothers,otherswillhelpyou.

D）Peopleshouldbegeneroustowardstheirfellowmen.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）,andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions31-35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Let'stakealookatthesocietyaroundme.Ihavegottobea5-foot-10,super-thingorgeous（非常漂亮的）womantoevenbeconsideredformediapraise.

Mycoachkeepsonpushingme,eventhoughIamhonestlytryingmybest.MybosswillgomadifI'mfiveminuteslate.Myparentsexpectmetohavea4.0grade-pointaverage,benicetomybrother,earnamusicscholarshipandstillmakeithomeintimetodothedishes.

Well,Ineverreallyhavetheguts（勇气）tocomplainaboutanyofthesethings,soIfoundawayaroundthem.Isimplydowhat'sexpectedofme.That'sthewayoftheteenageworld.

Intoday'ssociety,agirlisexpectedtodoseveralthingsatatimetobeasuccess.I'mallforaiminghigh,butIdon'tliketobekickedifIdon'thitmytarget.IwouldratherworkonsomethingIlovetodo,thantobeNo.1insomethingIhate.

Don'tgetmewrong;Iappreciatethepushthateveryonegivesme.IjustwishIcouldbepushedinthedirectionIwanttogoin,insteadofworryingaboutdisappointingthepeopleIlove.

Iblamealotofthisteenagestress（压力）onthemedia

WhenyouturnonMTV,thefirstthingyouusuallyseeisanunbelievablybeautifulgirlwithnoproblems,perfectgradesandexcellentathleticability.Theimagethatispaintedforteenagegirlsistotallyfalse!

Wedohaveproblems.Wealldon'thavea4.0GPA.Ourhairisn'talwaysperfect.Allofusaren'trich.Wedogetpimples（粉刺）.

Weshouldacknowledgethesethingsandsteerawayfrompeoplewhotrytochangeus.I,forone,don'twanttobeapartofanunrealisticfantasyworldanymore.SoIwanttobreakthesebarriers（障碍）.

Iamnottheprettiest,smartest,mostathleticgirlintheuniverse.ButIamgoodatalotofthings.Iguessyoucouldcallmeanormalteenagegirl.AndI'mhappywiththat.（353）

31.Whatisexpectedofayoungwomanintoday’society?

A）Betallandthin.

B）Beathleticandgoodatmusic.

C）Beperfectineverything.

D）Begracefulandhavegoodmanners.

32.Whatisthegreateststressaffectingyounggirls?

A）Theyhavetodoseveralthingsatatime.

B）Toomuchisexpectedofthem.

C）Theyhavetodothingstheydonotlike.

D）Theirparentswantthemtotakecareoftheirbrother.

33.Whoorwhatischieflyresponsibleforthestressyounggirlsaresuffering?

A）Themedia.

B）Theirparents.

C）Theirschool.

D）Theirownfault.

34.Whatdoestheauthorwanttodo?

A）Geta4.0GPAandbeanacademicsuccess.

B）Trynottodisappointherparentsandpeoplearoundher.

C）Growintotheprettiestandmostathleticgirlintheworld.

D）Berealisticandsteerawayfromthefantasyworld.

35.Whatdoestheauthoradviseherpeerstodo?

A）Behappywiththemselves.

B）Begoodatalotofthings.

C）Followthemediaclosely.

D）Payattentiontotheirimage.

PassageTwo

Questions36-40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThetypicalAmericanworkerwithafour-yearcollegedegreeearnsalotmoremoneythanasimilarworkerwhodidn'tgobeyondhighschool―45%more.

Educationdoespay.Butintoday'seconomy,gettingabachelor'sdegreeisnolongeraguaranteeofraisesbigenoughtobeatinflation（通货膨胀）.

Althoughthebest-paidcollegegradsaredoingwell,wagesofcollegegradshavefallenonaverageinthepastfiveyears.Theonlygroupthatenjoyedrisingwagesbetween2000and2005werethesmallslice（部分）withgraduatedegrees.

Eventhoughtheeconomyhasbeengrowingsmartly,lotsofworkerswhoplayedbytherulesandwentthedistancetogetafour-yearcollegedegreearen'tgettingahead.

Howcome?

Labor'ssliceoftheappleissmallerandcorporate（公司的）profits'sliceislarger.Moreover,labor'ssharehasbeenslicedincreasinglyunevenly.Theverybest-paidworkersaregettingthebulk（大部分）oftheraises.

Wageinequalityhasbeenwideningforacoupleofdecades.Butinthepastdecade,thegapbetweenthebottomandthemiddlehasn'twidenedmuchwhilewagesatthetophavepulledaway.Thetop1%intheU.S.got16%ofallincomein2004,comparedwith9%in1984.

Thequestionisn'twhetherthegapbetweenwinnersandlosersinthelabormarketiswidening;it'swhy.Andit'snolongerassimpleassaying:

Themoreeducationonegets,themoreoneearns.Somethingmorecomplicatedisdrivinguppayatthetop.

Therearethreeexplanations,allofwhichhavesomemerit.One,it'smoresociallyacceptablethanitwasagenerationagoforthetop-tier（高层的）chiefexecutive,hedge-fund（对冲基金）managerorbaseballplayerstomakeanenormousamountofmoney.Two,theworldhaschangedinwaysthatmaketheNo.1orNo.2―whetheratriallawyerorarockstar―muchmorevaluablethanNo.19and20.And,three,there'stheinfluenceon