大学英语三级

大学英语三级-Test3

CollegeEnglishTestBandThree(Three)

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks,30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear10short

ndofeachconversation,a

e

conversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestion,the

pau,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD),rk

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

1.A)Librarianandstudent.B)Bossand

cretary.

C)Operatorandcaller.D)Customer

andrepairman.

2.A)SheisplanningatriptoLosAngeles.

B)ShehasneverbeentoLosAngelesbefore.

C)Shedoesn'tlikeLosAngeles.

D)ShewantstogotoLosAngeleswiththeman.

3.A)Findalargeroom.B)Buytwobookshelves.C)

Selltheoldtable.D)Rearrangethefurniture.

4.A)Atahotel.B)Athome.C)Atanoffice.

D)Atarestaurant.

5.A)Shewillsavestampsfortheman'ssister.

B)Shecan'tgivestampstotheman'ssister.

C)ShewillnolongergetlettersfromCanada.

D)Shehasgiventhestampstotheman'sroommate.

6.A)Channel4.B)Channel8.

C)Channel5.D)Channel18.

7.A)Themanisagoodplayer.B)Sheknows

theman'sbrother.

C)Shewantstowatchherbrotherplay.D)Sheisnot

interestedinfootball.

8.A)15people.B)25people.C)20people.

D)30people.

9.A)Frankwillcomebackateight.B)Frankwill

belate.

C)Frankwon'tcomebackthatnight.D)Frankwill

comebackearlier.

10.A)Hehasnevertakenatrain.

B)Hegotlostinthetrainstationonce.

C)Hedoesn'tknowwherethenewtrainstationis.

D)Hecan'tprovideanyufulinformation.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.

Thepassagewillbereadtwiceandthequestionswillbe

achquestion,therewillbea

thepau,youmustreadthe4choices

markedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebest

rkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

Questions11to13arebadonthepassageyouhave

justheard.

11.A)Ants.B)Beasts.C)Elephants.D)Bees.

12.A)Ascientist.B)Avillager.

C)Anangryresident.D)AmemberofSavetheBee

group.

13.A)Theyattackedthebees.B)Theymade

loudnois.

C)Theyranaway.D)They

wanderedaround.

Passage2

Questions14to16arebadonthepassageyouhave

justheard.

14.A)Onwhichdayspeopleshouldwork.

B)Howtheweekisdividedintodays.

C)Whichdaybeginstheweek.

D)Howmanyweeksthereareinamonth.

15.A)Theweekendhasdecreadinlength.

B)Peopleworkfewerdaysperweek.

C)Peopleworkmorehourachday.

D)Thenumberofnationalholidayshasincread.

16.A)Itwouldmaketheworkdaylonger.

B)Itwouldcreatemuchmorefreetime.

C)Itwouldmakeleisureactivitiexpensive.

D)Itwouldallowpeopletoworkontheweekend.

Passage3

Questions17to20arebadonthepassageyouhave

justheard.

17.A)Shehadthechancetoridehors.

B)Shehadherlessonsathome.

C)Shewasnotallowedtoswim.

D)Shehadaverytalentedmusicianasherteacher.

18.A)Interviewingfamouspeople.B)Talkingto

journalists.

C)Eatingafood.D)Taking

photos.

19.A)Foranother3years.B)129yearsin

total.

C)80yearsintotal.D)Herwhole

lifetime.

20.A)Becaushehadaverysuccessfulfamilylife.

B)Becaushewrotebacktoallherfans.

C)Becaushetriedherbesttorvethecountry.

D)Becauherinterestsaresimilartothoofthe

generalpublic.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhearapassage3

epassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

e

passageisreadforthecondtime,youarerequiredto

fillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to27withtheexact

nksnumberedfrom

28to30youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

blanks,youcaneitheruthe

exactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemain

y,whenthepassageis

readforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhave

written.

BoxingDayisthefollowingdayafterChristmas

ristmasDay,itisalsoa(21)_______

egoesbacktomedieval

times,morethan(22)_______yearsago,whenalms

boxeswereplacedatthebackofeverychurchto(23)

_______ionally,itisonthe

daythatthealmsboxateveryEnglishchurchis(24)

_______andthecontentsaredistributedtothepoor.

Historianssaytheholiday(25)_______becau

rvantswererequiredtoworkonChristmasDay,but

tookthe(26)_______antspreparedto

leavetovisittheirfamilies,theiremployerswould(27)

_______themwithChristmasboxes.

Duringthelate18thcentury,LordsandLadiesof

themanorwould"boxup"theirleftoverfood,or

sometimesgiftsanddistributethemthedayafter

Christmastopeople(28)

_____________________________.

(29)

_________________________________________.Itis

customaryforhouholderstogivesmallgiftsortipsto

regularvisitingtradespeople(themilkman,dustman,

coalman,paperboy,etc.)and,insomeworkplaces,(30)

________________________________________________

_____.

PartIIReadingComprehension(40marks,40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:

passageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

hofthemthereare4choicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions31to35arebadonthefollowingpassage:

Effectivecommunicationwithpeopleofdifferent

esprovide

peoplewithwaysofthinking—waysofeing,hearing,

esamewordscan

meandifferentthingstopeoplefromdifferentcultures,

evenwhentheyspeakthe"same"e

languagesaredifferent,andtranslationhastobeud

tocommunicate,thepotentialformisunderstandings

increas.

StellaTing-Toomeydescribesthreewaysinwhich

cultureinterfereswitheffectivecross-cultural

swhatshecalls"cognitive

constrains(认知约束)".Thearetheframesof

referenceorworldviewsthatprovideabackgroundthat

allnewinformationiscomparedtoorinrtedinto.

Secondare"behaviorconstraints".Eachculture

hasitsownrulesaboutproperbehaviorwhichaffect

verbal(用言辞的)andnonverbalcommunication.

Whetheronelookstheotherpersonintheeyeornot;

whetheronesayswhatonemeansopenlyortalks

aroundtheissue;howclopeoplestandtoeachother

whentheyaretalking—alloftheandmanymoreare

rulesofpolitenesswhichdifferfromculturetoculture.

Ting-Toomey'sthirdfactoris"emotional

constraints".Differentculturesregulatethedisplayof

lturesgetveryemotional

out,theycry,

theyexhibittheiranger,fear,andotherfeelingsopenly.

Othercultures,ontheotherhand,trytokeeptheir

emotionshidden.

Allofthedifferencestendtoleadto

eopleinvolvedarenot

awareofthepotentialforsuchproblems,theyareeven

morelikelytofallvictimtothem,althoughittakesmore

thanawarenesstoovercometheproblemsand

communicateeffectivelyacrosscultures.

schallengesforeffectivecommunication?

A)Culturaldifferences.B)Language

differences.

C)Wordswithdifferentmeaning.D)Unsuccessful

interpretationandtranslation.

ression"framesofreference"mostprobably

refersto.

A)thesumtotalofoldandnewinformation

B)themainideasandfactsthatsomethingisbadon

C)knowledgeandbeliefsthatinfluencethewayone

thinks

D)somereferencematerialsthatonecanlookupwhen

necessary

gardto"behaviorconstraints",Stella

Ting-Toomeymeansthat.

A)rulesaboutproperbehaviorvaryfromcultureto

culture

B)peopleshouldtrytobestraightforwardwhen

communicating

C)eyecontactisveryimportantininterpersonal

communication

D)properdistanceshouldalwaysbekeptinmindwhen

communicating

batinganissue,.

A)peoplegetangryeasily

B)peopletendtogetover-excited

C)peoplemayshowtheirfeelingsdifferently

D)peopleshouldtrytohidetheirtruefeelings

ingtothelastparagraph,toovercome

communicationproblems,peopleshould

A)showmoreunderstandingofothercultures

B)learnthestrategyofeffectivecommunication

C)beinvolvedincommunicationasmuchaspossible

D)beawareofthepotentialdangerofsuchproblems

Passage2

Questions36to40arebadonthefollowingpassage:

WheneverIfindmylfbankingonfuturegood

fortune,Itendtothink,"Don'tcountyourchickens

beforetheyhatch(孵化)."

Germanxpressthesameidealikethis,"Youhave

tocatchthehare(野兔)beforeyoucanroasthim."The

Frenchsay:"Youcan'tllthebear'sskinuntilyou've

caughthim."

Proverbs(谚语)

proverbstomakepointsmoreconvincinglyandmore

alsouproverbsbecautheylendameasureof

authoritytoouropinions,suggestingthatwhatweare

sayingissimplycommonn.

warnthecautiousagainsthesitationwith"Hewho

hesitatesislost,"butwealsowarnthebold,"Look

beforeyouleap."Wemaysaythat"Abncemakesthe

heartgrowfonder,"butwealsosay,"Outofsight,out

ofmind."

"Proverbsarenotuniversaltruths,"says

WolfgangMieder,professorofGermanattheUniversity

ofVermont."Proverbsreprentlife;therefore,there

willbecontradictoryproverbs."

Iadmit,however,tohavingoncespentveral

uncomfortableminutesinJapanafterhavingcomeout

with"Thechildofafrogisafrog,"theJapane

versionof"Theappledoesn'tfallfarfromthe

tree"—onlytobemetwithblank,uncomprehending

sthattheJapanewordfor"frog"

soundsmuchliketheJapaneverb"toreturn".My

hostsmusthavethoughtthatIwassayingsomething

likeTheReturnofFrog-Boy.

WhenpeopleatthetablefinallygraspedwhatIwas

tryingtosay,mea

perfectopeningfor"Falldownventimes,getupeight.

"That'stheJapaneversionof"Ifatfirstyoudon't

succeed...try,tryagain."

esthephra"bankon"(Para.1)probably

mean?

A)Toinvest.B)Tolookfor.C)Todepend

on.D)Toworkhard.

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisa

reasonwhypeopleuproverbs?

A)Proverbsareeasytomemorize.B)Proverbsare

aboutpopularwisdom.

C)Proverbscanbefoundinalllanguages.D)Proverbs

makeconversationsinteresting.

pairsofproverbsinPara.4areudto

illustratethat.

A)proverbsshouldbeudcautiouslyB)proverbs

canexpressoppositeideas

C)proverbscansometimesbemisleadingD)proverbs

arecreatedbyordinarypeople

theauthor'sattemptatusingaproverb

fail?

A)Becauhemisunderstoodtheproverb.

B)BecauhisJapanefriendslackedhumor.

C)BecauhemispronouncedaJapaneword.

D)BecauhisJapanefriendsdidn'tlikeproverbs.

estheproverb"Theappledoesn'tfallfar

fromthetree"(Para.6)mean?

A)Nevergiveupinthefaceofdifficulty.

B)Neverassumethatyou'regoingtobelucky.

C)Whenyoumisssomeone,youlovehimorhermore.

D)Achildoftengrowsuptobeverysimilartohisorher

parents.

Passage3

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage:

Theterm"cultureshock"wasoriginallycoinedto

explaintheintenexperiencesofpeoplewhofound

themlvesonoverasassignmentsinrolessuchas

diplomats(外交官),internationalstudents,technical

assistanceadvisors,elast

thirtyyears,thetermhaxpandedtoincludeother

typesofexperiencespeoplehavewhentheymoveacross

culturalboundarieswithinanyonecountry.

Occasionally,cultureshockisudtoexplainreactions

esincludegoing

awaytocollege,gettingmarried,orbeingforcedtogo

onwelfareafteryearsofproductiveemployment.

Thecomplaintspeoplehavewhenexperiencing

cultureshockareverysimilar,whethertheyare

internationalstudents,overasbusinesspeople,or

individualxperienceanoffrustration(沮丧)and

helplessnessattheirinabilitytomeettheireveryday

ellonelyandfindithardtomeetpeople

sof

cultureshockoftenbecomesuspiciousofothersand

cometobelievethatothersare"outtogetthem".

Peoplealsoreportapredictabletofphysical

mplainofstomachaches,inabilityto

sleep,headaches,generalfeelingsoftiredness,mild

depression,andalackofenthusiasmforlife.

Manyorganizationsnowsponsor(赞助)programs

tohelppreparepeopleforlife'stransitions(转折).Most

commonlycalled"cross-culturaltrainingprograms",

oneofthegoalsofsuchprogramsistointroducepeople

tovariouxperiencestheyarelikelytoencounter.

Duringtheprograms,participantsarecommonlytold

thattheexperiencesassociatedwith"cultureshock"are

dgeofwhat

cultureshockis,howfrequentlyitixperienced,and

effectivecopingstrategiescanaidinreducingpeople's

stress.

ethevictimsofcultureshockwhenthe

termwasfirstcreated?

A)Thenewly-weds.B)College

freshmen.

C)Peoplewhowerentoveras.D)People

newlyrecruitedinthemilitary.

peoplesufferfromcultureshock?

A)Whentheyareforcedtoleavetheiroriginaljobs.

B)Whentheyhavetomovefromoneplacetoanother.

C)Whentheyexpresstheircomplaintsabout

something.

D)Whentheyhavetodealwithsomethingnewand

unfamiliar.

fthefollowingistrueofpeoplesuffering

fromcultureshock?

A)Theydon'ttrustothers.B)Theycan't

livebythemlves.

C)Theydon'twanttomeetpeople.D)Theywill

havementaldisorder.

theaimof"cross-culturaltraining

programs"?

A)Tohelppeoplebehavenormally.B)Toreduce

people'sstressfromlife.

C)Topreparepeopleforcultureshock.D)Toshare

experiencesofcultureshock.

fthefollowingisthebesttitleforthe

passage?

A)CultureShock.B)

Cross-culturalTraining.

C)ExperiencingCultureShock.D)Symptoms

ofCultureShock.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,thereisapassagewith10

requiredtolectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

epassagethrough

oiceinthe

markthe

correspondingletterforeachitemontheAnswerSheet

notu

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

It'sthefirstdayofyourIntroductiontoBusiness

enotesastheinstructorstartsher

cusssuch46as"affectiveorientation

(情感适应)towardsothers"and"organizational

design".She47totheimportanceof"corporate

culture".You're48withmostoftheconceptsandnot

youlearn

moreaboutthemfromreadingthetextbookassignment.

our50,

ndofthe

mester,youcanlookbackatthefirstdayofclassand

laughatyourconfusion.

Everyacademicsubjectisbadon51core

ishcomposition,thewritingprocessis

nessandlaw,theconceptofa52

providesthebasisofmanytransactions(交易).Among

themanykeyconceptsinbiologyivolution,andin

computerscience,thekeyconceptsinclude53and

programming.

Aconceptisanidea,andallaspectsofourlives54

overnmentisbadontheconceptsof

orkplace,theconcepts

ationshipswith

othersare55onsuchconceptsasloveandtrust,

responsibilityandfairness.

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PartIIIIntegratedTesting(15marks,20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.

Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).YoushouldchootheONEthatbestfitsinto

rkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Canadalikemany

otherindustrialnationsis

government56thatin

2009theeconomywill

shrink57atleast7%.

Andyet,therearesome

goodnewscomingfrom

or58totherealestate

sing

startsareagaingoingup,

housingaffordabilityis

alsomovingup,60more

peoplehavetospendless

tobecomeortoremain

lation(通

货膨胀)isunder61and

thecentralbankpromis

tokeepthemainratesat

theirhistoriclowlevels.

56.A)protectsB)

projects

C)pretendsD)

precedes

57.A)atB)in

C)byD)on

58.A)relatedB)

concerned

C)associatedD)

conformed

59.A)butB)and

C)orD)as

60.A)providing

B)helping

C)meaningD)

assuming

61.A)wayB)

threat

C)controlD)

pressure

62.A)giveB)

Let'sbeclear,the

Canadianeconomy

cannotovercomethe

crisisalone,62itshigh

dependencyonforeign

trade.63,iftheUnited

Statesisincrisis(80%of

thetradeiswiththis

countryalone),Canada

willbeincrisis.64,the

recentnumbersshowthat

thecrisismaybemilder

thansouthoftheborder.

Theasonally

adjustedannualrateof

housingstartsincread

to154,700unitsinMarch

65136,100unitsin

February,accordingto

CanadaMortgage(抵押)

andHousing

re

given

C)gaveD)giving

63.A)Inother

words

B)Inother

aspects

C)Inthisca

D)Inthisn

64.A)Moreover

B)Nevertheless

C)Furthermore

D)Conquently

65.A)byB)up

C)overD)from

66.A)thatB)

which

C)whenD)

where

67.A)latterB)

former

C)beginningD)

end

morestartsinthetwokey

provinces,Ontarioand

Quebec,66almosttwo

thirdsoftheentire

s,

however,somedeclinein

BritishColumbia,in

AtlanticCanada,andin

67.

themainreasonisfalling

energyprices.

Thereissome

improvedhousing

affordability,accordingto

the68housingreportby

theRoyalBankof

rp

deteriorating(恶化)69in

RBC'saffordability

measuresfrommid-2004

toearly2008hasbeen

reverdinthepastyear.

68.A)fastestB)

latest

C)mostD)least

69.A)speedB)

rate

C)trendD)

tendency

70.A)earlierB)

previous

C)agoD)after

71.A)higherB)

lower

C)moreD)less

72.A)inB)on

C)atD)by

73.A)followB)

followed

C)followsD)

following

74.A)keepB)

remain

C)stayD)stand

Comparedwithayear

70,RBC'smeasures

improved2.3to3.5

percentagepointsdue

primarilyto71lending

sing

affordabilitymeasures

theproportionofpre-tax

houholdincomeneeded

torvicethecostsof

affordabilityfordetached

bungalow(平房)isnow

7243.7%,thestandard

townhouisat35.4%,

thestandardcondo(分

套购置的公寓)isat30.

1%,andthestandard

two-storyhomeisat50%.

Theaffordabilitymeasure

foradetachedbungalow

forCanada'slargestcities

75.A)succeedB)

subject

C)surpassD)

survive

isas73:Vancouver70.

3%,Toronto51.3%,

Calgary42.7%,Ottawa

42.7%andMontreal39.

4%.

TheBankofCanada

saysitwill74the

key-lendingrateatits

historiclowlevelof0.

25%untilJune2010,and

ifthatdoesn'thelp

Canada75therecession

(经济衰退)itwilltakeless

conventionalmeasures

likebuyingout

governmentaland

corporatepapers.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisctionthereisashortpassage

swerthequestionsor

completethestatementswithnomorethan10words.

PleawriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Thebluesarecalling,listening?

There'

theUS,birthplaceoftheblues,thenumberofmusic

lounges(雅座酒吧)devotedtoblueshasgrownover50

percentsince1990to1,360,accordingtoFortune

hemostnotableadditionsarethe

HouofBlues,establishedbythelegendary(传奇式的)

creatoroftheHardRockCafe,andFleetwood's,tup

bytheFleetwoodMacdrummer.

Ifanything,thebluesareevenmorepopularin

bluesmusicianshavelivedthereat

ansconsiderthebluesa

riousartformandtreattheold-timebluesmenwith

ypercentofbluesrecordsales

worldwide,rathersurprisingly,takeplaceinEurope.

Thebestllingbluesalbum(密纹唱片)intheworld

rightnowisFromtheCradlebyEnglishsuperstarEric

Clapton,whowiththisalbumpaysrespecttothe

inspirationofhismusicalltheyears.

TheblueshaveevensurroundedthePhilippines.

JapanandAustraliahaveflourishing(蒸蒸日上)blues

scenes,withmanywell-establishedlocalplayersand

frequentconcertsbyvisitingblueslegend.

Whiletheexplosionisboomingworldwide,in

Manilait'smorelikeafirecracker(鞭炮)

'ssuddeninterest,scattered

atthemoment,butdefinite,crackingthroughManila.

Ofallthecountries,thePhilippinesshouldbe

theconditions

thatfacedtheUSbluesmenandgavebirthtotheblues,

fromtheearlydaysintheSoutherncottonfieldstothe

urbanslums(贫民窟)oftoday,bearsurprising

similaritiestoconditionshereinthePhilippines.

Questions:

idthebluesfirststart?

hemostnotableadditionsofmusicdevoted

tobluesare______________________.

esismostpopularin

______________________.

winginterestinthebluesinJapanand

Australiaisreflectedby______________________.

sonwhythereisasuddeninterestinthe

bluesinthePhilippinesisthattheconditionthereare

similartotheconditionsthat______________________.

PartIVWriting(15marks,30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutesto

uldwriteatleast100

words,andbayourcompositionontheoutlinegiven

inChinebelow:

你是学校学生会的主席，正在策划一年一度的外语节，

你想邀请，某外国公司CEO，出席你们的开

幕式并致辞，本年度外语节的主题是“跨越文化的鸿沟”。