全国英语等级考试第三级
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SECTION IListening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
Directions:
This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a se-lection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.
Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A
Directions:
You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer-A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue only once.
1. What does the woman mean?
A. She prefers the artists she has studied.
B. She hopes they will take some of the paintings away.
C. She hasn't gone to see the exhibits yet.
D. She doesn't want to describe the exhibit.
2. What is the woman's reply?
A. She knows Professor Arnold has come.
B. She thinks Professor Arnold has checked in.
C. She is sure that Professor Arnold has arrived.
D. She doesn't know whether Professor Arnold has arrived.
3. Who answered the phone?
A. James Clock.
B. Mary.
C. Sue.
D. Not mentioned.
4. How does the man feel about his grade?
A. It was an improvement.
B. It was disappointing.
C. It was unfair.
D. It was satisfying.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. They're ready for the snow.
B. Once it starts, it'll snow a lot.
C. It has been snowing for some time.
D. The winter has just begun.
6. What subject does the man teach now?
A. English.
B. Chemistry.
C. History.
D. Chinese.
7. Which subject does the woman like most?
A. Science.
B. Maths.
C. History.
D. Computer programming.
8. What does the man mean?
A. The library no longer had the book on reserve.
B. The library closed earlier than he'd expected.
C. The professor had chosen a mystery book for him instead.
D. The homework assignment isn't clear.
9. What does the man mean?
A. He must hand in a full report on the exhibition.
B. He is too busy to go along.
C. He has to wash his hands first.
D. He has already seen the show.
10. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. In a library.
B. In a hospital.
C. At a bank.
D. In a store.
Part B
Directions:
You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear the recording only once.
Questions 11 - 13 are based on the following dialogue.
11. How long has the woman been with the company?
A. Only two years.
B. Only one year.
C. More than two years.
D. One year and a half.
12. Why hasn't the woman got the new job, according to the man?
A. Because she is a woman.
B. Because of her clothes.
C. Because she is not capable enough.
D. Because she dislikes the job.
13. What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. Carl Drexler is a good manager.
B. The man thought the woman was too proud.
C. The woman is not confident enough.
D. The woman thinks that capability is the most important thing.
Questions 14 -17 are based on the following dialogue.
14. Where is the Bank of English created?
A. At the University of Buckingham.
B. At the Oxford University.
C. At the Cambridge University.
D. At the University of Birmingham.
15. How many words are there in the Bank of English?
A. 120 million.
B. 112 million.
C. 7,000.
D. "20 million.
16. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the use of the Bank of English?
A. The way ordinary people use English.
B. The way language is developing.
C. The way people communicate.
D. The way psychologists treat the mentally diseased people.
17. What does Professor John Sinclair say about one of the findings coming out of the studies?
A. "Ex" and "former" are often associated with "lover".
B. "Her lover" is more often used than "his lover".
C. English language is used wittily and lively.
D. Ordinary people use English language more frequently.
Questions 18 -21 are based on the following dialogue.
18. What is probably the man's position?
A. Dean of Students.
B. Lecturer in Speech Communication.
C. Professor of Business Administration.
D. Chairman of the Journalism Department.
19, What does she have to take before she begins, practical training?
A. English sociology.
B. Journalism 121.
C. Freshman French.
D. Journalism 112.
20. How many courses did she take last semester?
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.
21. What year is the woman going to be in?
A. The junior year.
B. The freshman year.
C. The senior year.
D. The sophomore year.
Questions 22 - 25 are based on the following TV interview program.
22. Why did the woman eat the berries even though she was not sure whether they were poi-sonous?
A. Because she was so hungry.
B. Because the barriers were delicious.
C. Because she had lost the faith to live.
D. Because the berries were beautiful.
23. Why is finding a river important for people lost in the forest?
A. Because it can supply water to people.
B. Because it can lead people out of the forest.
C. Because people can take a bath in it.
D. Both A and B.
24. Was the woman far away from a river? Did she find it?
A. Yes, she was miles away from a river but she found it at last.
B. No, she was near a fiver and she found it without efforts.三级 英语
C. Yes, she was far away from a river and she didn't find it.
D. No, she was near a river but she didn' t notice it.
25. What saved her life at last?
A. A local hunter.
B. A dog.
C. A bear.
D. A monkey.
Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to your ANSWER SHEET. That is the end of Listening Comprehension.
SECTION 11 Use of English
( 15 minutes)
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C, or D on your ANSWER SHEET.
It is an unfortunate fact of today's life that most people are growing up unable to see the stars.
The prime night sky exists only 26pictures. This is true not only in cities and suburbs, but al-so in 27areas. We have lost our view of the stars and 28our nighttime environment as well.
Such a loss29be acceptable if light pollution were the inevitable price of progress, 30it is not. Most sky
glow is 31 . It comes mainly from lighting sources that do little to increase32 safety, security or utility. They produce only glare,33over one billion dollars annually in the U.S. alone.
34science, the impact has been even more dramatic. Scientists require observations of extremely faint objects that can only be 35 with advanced devices at sites 36of air pollu-tion and urban sky glow. For example, some images of the objects can 37information about faraway comers of the universe, helping us understand the way in 38our world was actually formed.39 , the light from these objects can be lost at the very end of its 40 in the glare of our own sky.
Reducing light pollution is not difficult. It 41that public officials and citizens be 42of the problem and act to counter it. As
43people can help reduce sky glow just by 44 lighting only when necessary.
The stars above us are a 45heritage. We must do our best to preserve it.
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B. from
C. in
D. at "
27. A. local
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