大学英语一级水平测试-3
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Part Ⅰ Writing

1. 
你在大学期间学了些什么，做了些什么
   2．大学生活给你带来了怎样的变化
   
My College Life

   _________________________________________
   _________________________________________
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Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
   Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
   For questions 1 - 7, mark
   Y (for YES)            if the statement agrees with the information given in the
                          passage;
   N (for NO)             if the statement contradicts the information given in the
                          passage;
   NG (for NOT GIVEN)     if the information is not given in the passage.
   For questions 8 - 10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Before humans came on the scene, the world changed only slowly. The climate warmed and cooled, new plants and animals evolved (进化) and became extinct in their turn, and sea levels rose and fell over periods of thousands, if not millions, of years. But during the last two thousand years there have been very great changes. Forests have disappeared, river courses have been changed, and large areas of natural vegetation have turned into farmland and cities. There are serious problems for the survival of the human race.
   The Greenhouse Effect
   It may be cold outside, but on a sunny day it can be hot in a greenhouse. Some of the gases in the Earth's atmosphere act like the glass in a greenhouse. Radiant heat from the Sun can pass through them to warm the Earth below. But the ground also loses heat by radiation (辐射). The "'greenhouse gases" send some of this heat back towards the Earth's surface and help to keep it warm. However, by burning fuels and forests, we are putting larger and larger amounts of these greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. As a result, the Earth is slowly warming up. This is called the greenhouse effect.
   The greenhouse effect could cause dry weather in some parts of the world. If the polar icecaps melt and sea levels rise, many areas of the world will be flooded. Scientists believe that the only way to slow the greenhouse effect is for us to produce less of the gases which cause it.
   Air Pollution and Acid Rain
   Pollution is caused when what we do damages our surroundings. Factories, power stations and motor vehicles send waste gases and soot (烤烟) into the air. The polluted air damages people's lungs. Some petrol had lead in it. The lead comes out in car exhaust fumes and it can cause brain damage in children.
   The waste gases coming from burning coal, oil and petrol include sulphur (硫黄) dioxide and nitrogen (氮) dioxide. These gases may dissolve (溶解) in water in the atmosphere to form weak acids. They later fall to the Earth as acid rain, sometimes hundreds of kilometers from where they were formed. Much of the acid rain in Canada is caused by smoke from factories and power stations in the USA; the acid rain in Scandinavia may come from Britain.
   Acid rain attacks trees and other plants, and kills the fish and water animals living in lakes and rivers. Acid rain and polluted air also damage the bricks and stonework of buildings, and corrode (Neck) the metalwork of steel bridges and railings.
   Acid rain is difficult to control because it spreads so far. And the ways of avoiding acid rain are all expensive.
   The Ozone Hole
   Ozone (臭氧) is a gas which forms a layer around the planet at about 20 to 50 km above the Earth's surface. The ozone layer prevents the Sun's dangerous ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth where it would damage our skin and cause cancers. Many scientists are worried that the ozone layer is being destroyed by the CFCs which are used in refrigerators and freezers. These chemicals are also important greenhouse gases. At certain times of the year the ozone layer becomes extremely thin near the north and south poles. Already skin cancers are increasing in Australia.
   Many countries are trying to stop the production of CFCs and to find other chemicals to do the same thing.
   Radioactive Waste
   Nuclear power stations produce waste which is radioactive. Some of this waste is released by the power stations into the air or water; some is stored. It can be carried long distances by wind or by water. Many scientists worry about the long-term effects of this type of pollution on humans and wildlife.

1. 
The greenhouse effect is caused by radiant heat from the Sun, which passes through the glasses and thus warms the Earth below.
2. 
One way to solve the problem of the greenhouse effect is to use nuclear power to replace traditional fuels so that less gas will be produced.
3. 
Air pollution is caused by waste gases and soot sent into the air and the lead coming out in car exhaust.
4. 
Air pollution leads to lung and brain damage in animals and kills plants.
5. 
Acid rain may fall in some places very far away from where it is formed.
6. 
The thin ozone layer near the north and south poles is caused by CFCs, a kind of greenhouse effect gases.
7. 
Scientists are having a hot discussion on how to solve the problems of radioactive waste because people will be largely dependent upon nuclear power in the future.
8. 
The greenhouse effect will cause ______.
9. 
If the ultraviolet radiation from the sun arrives at the Earth,  it would ______.
10. 
According to the author, the reason for the environmental changes and problems is ______.
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension

Section A
   Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.






11. 


A 6:00.
B 7:00.
C 6:30.
D 6:15.




12. 


A Teacher and student.
B Doctor and patient.
C Shop assistant and customer.
D Husband and wife.




13. 


A Airport.
B Bedroom.
C Restaurant.
D Hospital.




14. 


A 5 dollars.
B 10 dollars.
C 7 dollars.
D 2 dollars.




15. 


A The woman was happy to lend the man her washing machine.
B The woman refused to lend the man her washing machine.
C The man wanted to buy a washing machine for the woman.
D The man was angry because the washing machine had broken down.










16. 


A To attend the party.
B To visit his aunt.
C To buy the birthday gift.
D To visit his uncle.




17. 


A Because it is the best restaurant.
B Because he was told Gary's House was not good.
C Because Gary's House was closed.
D Because it is on the Main Street.




18. 


A She can't afford the money.
B She is not interested in the trip at all.
C She is very busy at the time.
D She likes a holiday in the city instead.




Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.






19. 


A Flower tea.
B Apple tea.
C Orange tea.
D Green tea.




20. 


A The man likes the food in Turkey very much.
B The woman couldn't get used to the food in Turkey.
C It's not polite for the host to offer much food in Turkey.
D It's polite for the guest to refuse the first two offers of food.




21. 


A The guest leaves some food on the plate.
B The guest refuses everything the host offers.
C The guest eats the food every time the host offers him.
D The guest tells the host that he or she is full.




22. 


A Because the host believes the guest.
B Because the host feels that it's not polite to force the guest to eat if he or she doesn't want more.
C Because the guest doesn't know how to ask for more food.
D Because the host appreciates the guest's good manner.




Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.






23. 


A 30.
B 35.
C 19.
D 18.




24. 


A Because he only regarded it as a kind of experiment.
B Because he met his wife and came back to England.
C Because he got bored 3 years later.
D Because he felt it was very hard and he was busy writing.




25. 


A In 1975.
B In 1978.
C In 1973.
D In 1961.







Section B
   Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.




Passage One
    Question 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.






26. 


A To go into the next grade.
B To repeat the grade.
C To take another test.
D To stay at school all the time.




27. 


A In both countries, school education is free.
B In both countries, all children from five to sixteen go to school.
C In both countries, children take college admission tests if they want to go on to college.
D In both countries, teaching is usually quite informal.




28. 


A In America, if you get a high school diploma, you can go on to college.
B There are private schools in Britain and all of them are boarding schools.
C In America and Britain, students often do teamwork and turn to the teacher only when they need help.
D In Britain, children spend six years in elementary school and four or six years in secondary or high school.




Passage Two
    Question 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.






29. 


A Driving through the red light.
B Being drunk.
C Cutting off another car.
D Accident.




30. 


A Impatient.
B Terrible.
C Angry.
D Happy.




31. 


A About 8.
B About 2.
C About 16.
D About 4.




32. 


A When you are patient.
B When you obey all the traffic rules.
C When you don't cut another car off.
D When you wait in line at a red light.




Passage Three
    Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.






33. 


A Children and older people.
B Children.
C Older people.
D People who are grown up.




34. 


A The eighteenth.
B The twenty-first.
C The fourth.
D The hundredth.




35. 


A You will have a big birthday party.
B You will receive many presents, birthday cards and balloons.
C You will receive the Queen's congratulations.
D You will have a hundred candles on the birthday cake.







Section C
   Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.




Do Americans have any morals? That's a good question. Many people   (36)   that ideas about right and wrong are merely   (37)   opinions. Some voices, though, are calling Americans back to   (38)   moral values. Bennett suggests that great moral stories can   (39)   character. And the success of his book shows that many Americans still believe in moral values.
    To begin   (40)  , moral values in America are like those in any culture. In fact, many   (41)   of morality are universal. But the stories and traditions that teach them are   (42)   to each culture. Not only that, but culture   (43)   how people show these virtues.
    One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty.   (44)  . Little  George cut down his father's favorite cherry tree while trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, "  (45)  ." Instead of punishment, George received praise for telling the truth. Nowadays, Americans still believe honesty is the best policy, although   (46)  .






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Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)








Section A
   Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.




Tourism was one of the fastest growing social and economic phenomena of the last century, and there is no sign of slowdown in the   (47)   century. The number of tourists will continue to increase, and they will come from wider socio-economic groups and a wider geographic spread than at   (48)  .
      (49)   leisure time, cheaper travel and rising curiosity about other lands   (50)   a bright future for the tourism industry. For developing countries, tourism offers the   (51)   of economic stability and a better future for their citizens.
    Compared   (52)   other industries, tourism is thought of as a "smokeless industry". Its positive impacts are self-evident. To begin with, the economic effects of tourism can be   (53)   into four groups: the effects on income, on employment, on investment, and development. The evidence can be summarized in this way:   (54)   tourism to an area increases, rapid success and expansion may lead to yet more investment in both tourism and other industries in that area.
      (55)   from its economic effects, tourism is also valuable in personal and social aspects because it satisfies the objectives of direct contact between people. Last but   (56)   least, the greatest social value of tourism lies in cross-cultural exchange.
  • A) categorizedI) not
  • B) promiseJ) current
  • C) now                              K) bring
  • D) if                                L) hope
  • E) more                             M) present
  • F) at                                N) sort
  • G) with                            O) apart
  • H) besides








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Section B
   Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.







Passage One





Even though we have more choice of what to eat than forty years ago, the average diet of the average Briton is less healthy. In fact, according to recent research, British pets, eating specially prepared tinned food, have a healthier diet than most of their owners.
    Health ministers were alarmed at recent figures which show that Britain has the third worst record in Europe for heart disease. Cancer is also a growing cause of illness and death. This has led the government to try to launch a campaign to encourage healthier eating habits. Health ministers believe we should take a lesson from America, where death rates from heart disease have fallen. The American public is now much more aware of the link between diet and good health. The campaign will encourage the eating of less animal fat, salt and sugar than are consumed at present. It will show the advantages of eating more fresh fruit and vegetables.
    The Health Department is going to issue a booklet which will give guidance on what food to eat and what to avoid.
    Discussions are being held between the government and food manufacturers. Following these talks, food will be labeled so that consumers can clearly see how much fat, sugar and salt there is in the food products they buy.







57. 
Which of the following statements is TRUE?


A British people had less choice of food and an unhealthier diet 40 years ago.
B British people enjoy a better and healthier diet now than 40 years ago.
C British people have more choice of food but don't eat as well as they did 40 years ago.
D Things hardly change as far as what the British people eat is concerned.




58. 
What made health ministers realize that they must encourage healthier diet?


A The great number of people suffering from heart disease and cancer.
B The discussions between the government and food manufacturers.
C The polluted environment.
D The public's awareness of health problems.




59. 
What kind of food does not cause heart disease?


A Animal fat.
B Salt.
C Sugar.
D Vegetables.




60. 
We can safely draw the following conclusions EXCEPT that ______.


A the specially prepared tinned food for pets is usually a healthier diet
B it will be easier for the British to know which foods are bad for their health in the future
C more Americans died of heart disease in the past than now
D unhealthy diet is responsible for all diseases




61. 
The word "launch" (Line 3, Para. 2) can be best replaced by ______.


A decide
B start
C order
D send







Passage Two





There were times when she was ill and could not leave her bed for months and even years. There were times when she worked day and night, visiting hospitals, making plans for the care of the poor and the sick, talking with important government officers, writing reports. Two great aims were ever before her: improving the conditions of the common soldiers in the army, and making nursing a well-paid, respected life-work for women. In both of these aims she had great success.
    Because of her, nursing is what it is today. The Nightingale Training School for Nurses was started near one of the large hospitals of England. The fine training that thousands of young women received here during the years that followed has greatly changed nursing all over the world. The little book on nursing which she wrote at this time is still interesting to read. It may contain little which is new to people today, but to the people of her day her ideas were most surprising. Thousands of copies were sent to mills, workshops, villages and schools, and it was translated into three European languages. The simple, direct advice on the care of sick people was much needed and most helpful.







62. 
Whom is the passage talking about?


A Helen Keller.
B Florence Nightingale.
C Marie Curie.
D George Washington.




63. 
She was successful in ______.


A improving the pay and status of nursing
B improving the conditions of the soldiers
C translating her book on nursing into several languages
D Both A and B




64. 
What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?


A The Nightingale Training School for Nurses.
B The contribution she made to nursing.
C The little book she wrote on nursing.
D Her life.




65. 
It can be inferred in the passage that ______.


A the advice in the book on the care of sick people was helpful
B people of her day accepted her ideas in the book well
C the Nightingale Training School for Nurses played an important role in the changes of nursing all over the world
D sometimes she was busy visiting hospitals, making plans for the care of the poor and the sick and so on




66. 
What is the author's attitude towards Nightingale?


A Admiring.
B Indifferent.
C Confusing.
D Annoying.







Part Ⅴ Cloze
   Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.




Nuclear energy is seen as the new source of power for the future. Long ago   (67)   was thought that the atom was the smallest particle of   (68)  . About 60 years ago,   (69)  , scientists found that atoms of uranium, a sort of   (70)   like coal, could be split, and   (81)   make a lot of heat energy,   (72)   they were hit by large numbers of neutrons. After a lot of research, scientists found they could produce an even   (73)   amount of heat by splitting a   (74)   of atoms one after the other, in   (75)   is called a chain reaction. But this means that a lot of uranium is needed to   (76)   the fuel to produce the heat energy and the supply will   (77)   to an end soon. Fortunately, a new development could make uranium   (78)   in the production of nuclear power. There are certain types of atoms,   (79)  , when they hit each other   (80)   great speed, join together   (81)   of breaking apart, and it   (82)   produces energy. The material needed in this   (83)   can be found in sea-water, which covers more than three-  (84)   of the earth. Therefore, nuclear energy produced   (85)   this way could be the solution   (86)   the energy crisis.







67. 


A it
B people
C what
D there




68. 


A affair
B matter
C material
D thing




69. 


A and
B though
C but
D however




70. 


A oil
B gas
C fuel
D energy




71. 


A as
B thus
C since
D moreover




72. 


A as if
B if
C even if
D whether




73. 


A great
B smallest
C smaller
D greater




74. 


A amount
B lots
C number
D few




75. 


A that
B which
C what
D it




76. 


A supply
B offer
C serve
D have




77. 


A put
B run
C reach
D come




78. 


A unimportant
B important
C outstanding
D ordinary




79. 


A that
B and
C which
D whose




80. 


A at
B in
C by
D of




81. 


A replace
B instead
C despite
D rather




82. 


A too
B besides
C also
D as




83. 


A process
B means
C step
D procedure




84. 


A half
B quarters
C halves
D quarter




85. 


A on
B through
C by
D in




86. 


A of
B with
C about
D to







Part Ⅵ Translation
   Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.




87. 
______ (据说) the building is the highest in Asia.











88. 
______ (一旦我适应了新的学校), I will certainly make greater progress.











89. 
______ (我从未想过) many people will die of hunger and illness.











90. 
The more you complain, ______ (就会失去越多的机会).











91. 
He suggested that ______ (我尽快向人事部申请这份工作).