大学英语3级(二套)

班 级： 出卷教师大英教研组 适用班级 全院学生 出卷时间：09年3月20日

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I. Vocabulary (15marks)

1. It ____ that his newly married wife was actually nobody but his own mother, as the witch said before. A. turns about B. turns out C. discovers D. is discovered out

2. In previous time, when fresh meat was in short ____, pigeons were kept by many house-holds as a source of food. A. store B. provision C. reserve D. supply

3. I ____ my life ____ save you. You should at least show me some gratitude my cherishing your own life. A. risked…into B. risked…trying to C. gave…risk to D. gave up…trying 4. Is this the thing you ____ in your speech?

A. have left away B. have left out C. had left off D. have left over 5. Since then, he ____ from the social circle.

A. has been isolated B. isolated C. separated D. alone 6. I have to ____ because you are not up to our standard.

A. turn down your application B. apply you to go away C. turn away your application D. apply in your term

7. The man has ____ the girl and wanted to marry her though his father disagreed. A. minded B. stood up C. set his mind on D. set off 8. The products of this factory are ____ that one.

A. as three times many B. three times as many as those of C. three times as much as D. as much as three times 9. Shops should not ____ defective goods on customers.

A. foster B. forge C. foist D. forsake 10. In a free market, the prices will always____.

A. raise and decrease B. ebb and flow C. rise and down D. increase and reduce

11. As is expected, the report has caused ____ embarrassment to the government. A. great B. shrewd C. bit D. obvious 12. The sound of the drums was ____ even from a distance.

A. definite B. clear C. sharp D. edible

13. All their customs and cultures have made a very ____ contribution to the way we live. A. indicative B. significant C. negligible D. permanent

14. All his attention was ____ on one thing only ─ how to solve the problem of funds. A. paid B. collected C. got D. focused

15. We won the contract, but only through a lot of ____ negotiating(谈判). A. violent B. tough C. rough D. easy

II. Close (10marks)

Throughout history man has observed such natural cycles as the rising and setting of the sun, the ebb and flow of ocean tides, and the changes of the seasons. The periodic nature of these events provided people __1__ a measure of security about things to come and gave them reason to reflect __2__ their past and plan for their __3__. The regularity of such social activities __4__ work hours, meal times, and holiday schedules indicates the extent __5__ which human activity itself is organized in cycles.

Recently, considerable effort has been spent investigating the effects of various biological rhythms in the human body. Certainly, interest in these __6__ at least in part results from man’s basic desire to predict future behavior.

The human body exhibits a number of repeatable rhythms: heartbeats, breathing rates, brain waves, and __7__ physiological processes within the human machine.

Scientists __8__ rhythms in humans have measured sleep patterns and attention spans over periods of several days, and have demonstrated the fact __9__ the cycles exist and exert effects on physiological and sociological behavior. A common example is jet lag(时差感). A person’s traveling in an east-west __10__ across time zones upsets his sleep cycle; it may take several days to return to the normal cycle or to readjust to a new one. 1. A. over B. by C. on D. with 2. A. on B. through C. with D. in 3. A. past B. present C. future D. now 4. A. by B. on C. as D. in

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考生姓名： 科目名称： 大学英语3级 试卷类别：

班 级： 出卷教师大英教研组 适用班级 全院学生 出卷时间：09年3月20日

………………………………………装 订 线 ……………………………………………………… 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总 分 得 分 评阅人 合分人 5. A. in B. with C. from D. to

6. A. interests B. matters C. rhythms D. tones 7. A. another B. other C. one D. none 8. A. studying B. studied C. study D. studies 9. A. that B. which C. it D. who

10. A. order B. direction C. succession D. process

III. Reading (30marks)

Passage one

Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,\" says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job. 1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family _______. A. have relatives in Europe B. love cooking at home C. often hold parties D. own a restaurant

2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman _______. A. at one of his parties B. from his teachers C. through his taped show D. on a television program

3. What does the word \"charisma\" underlined in the text refer to?

A. A natural ability to attract others. B. A way to show one's achievement. C. Lieberman’s after-class interest. D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill. 4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job? A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen. B. He was famous for his slows on Food TV.

C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches. D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals. 5. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?

A. He is clever but lonely. B. He is friendly and active. C. He enjoys traveling around. D. He often changes his menus.

Passage Two

How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation (通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.

I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. \"The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.\"

Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout tire time.

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考生姓名： 科目名称： 大学英语3级 试卷类别：

班 级： 出卷教师大英教研组 适用班级 全院学生 出卷时间：09年3月20日

………………………………………装 订 线 ……………………………………………………… 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总 分 得 分 评阅人 合分人 So it seems that the first clocks were human beings.

However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.

Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?

6. According to the passage, collecting antique clocks____. A. can hardly keep the value of your savings B. will cost much of your savings C. may increase your wealth D. needs your bravery

7. By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to____. A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clock B. describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth C. tell readers what clocks look like D. compare chicks to human beings

8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time? A. Counting the beating of one's own heart. B. Making use of candles, sand and water. C. Observing shadows cast by the sun. D. Keeping slaves busy day and night.

9. The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 means A. state-owned houses

B. houses in very good condition C. grand houses open to the public

D. houses where statesmen meet regularly 10. The purpose of the passage is

A. to introduce the culture of antique clocks

B. to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks C. to compare different ways to make a future profit

D. to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time

Passage three

When a magazine for high-school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: Machines would be run by solar power. Buildings would rotate so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat Walls would \"radiate light\" and \"change color with the push of a button.\" Food would be replaced by pills. School would be taught \"by electrical impulse while we sleep.\" Cars would have radar. Does this sound like the year 2000? Actually, the article was written in 1958 and the question was, \"what will life be like in 1978?\"

The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accurately. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are

supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they? One expert on cities wrote: Cities of the future would not be crowded, but would have space for farms and fields. People would travel to work in \"airbuses\all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station he could drive a

coin-operated car equipped with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents \"almost unheard of\". Does that sound familiar? If the expert had been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was \"The city of 1982\".

If the professionals sometimes sound like high-school students, it’s probably because future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time. It should be accurate, and generally it is. But there have been some big market in the field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers.

One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant error. In 1957, H.J.Rand of the Rad corporation was asked about the year 2000, \"Only one thing is certain,\" he answered. \"Children born today

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考生姓名： 科目名称： 大学英语3级 试卷类别：

班 级： 出卷教师大英教研组 适用班级 全院学生 出卷时间：09年3月20日

………………………………………装 订 线 ……………………………………………………… 题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总 分 得 分 评阅人 合分人 will have reached the age of 43.\"

11. The high-school students’ answers to \"What would life be like in 1978?\" sound A. accurate B. imaginative C. correct. D. foolish 12. According to the writer, forecasting is fairly accurate in A. politics. B. science. C. sociology. D. economy.

13. Which of the following statements is not compatible with the writer’s comment on future study? A. Predictions should be accurate

B. Professional sometimes sound like high-school students

C. There have been some big mistakes in the field of economic forecasting. D. Predictions about future would always be subject to significant errors. 14. The passage \"Looking to the Future\" was most probably written A. in 1982 B. in 1958 C. after 1958 D. in 1957 15. H.J.Rand’s prediction about the year 2000 shows that A. it is easy to figure out in advance what will happen B. it is difficult to figure out in advance what will happen

C. only professionals can figure out in advance what will happen D. very few professionals figure out in advance what will happen

IV. Translation (20marks)

1. 那个国家一再卷入对外战争（foreign wars）。 2. 我已了解清楚，她的结论是以事实为依据的。 3. 他很可能因为视力不好而被拒绝入伍。 4. 耐心地处理这个问题是明智的。

5. 那个老太太气愤的说，那个服务员骗了她。 6. It is a very small loss .Don’t make such a fuss over it.

7. What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?

8. I thought that it odd that he didn’t seem to remember his own birthday. 9. We have ample time for a leisurely lunch.

10. If you keep on trying, you will be able to solve the problem.

V. Writing (25marks)

I.（10marks） 写一份通知，内容如下：

史密斯教授要上一堂英语公开课，地点在教学楼401教室，时间是2008年四月五号早上八点。到时欢迎所有老师和学生出席参加。

II. (15marks) Directions: For this part, you are allowed to write a composition on the topic: “An Unforgettable Day”. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 1. 人的一生中会经历一些难忘的事情 2 描述你在这一天中难忘的经历 3 这次经历带给你的启示与感想

An Unforgettable Day

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