大学英语三级(A)真题2008年06月
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1、 A. Clean the bedroom. B. Pack up for traveling.
C. Water flowers. D. Cook the meal.
2、A. She doesn't live far away. B. She won't buy a car this year.
C. She hasn't made up her mind. D. She doesn't like to drive.
3、 A. Travel on business. B. Fly to New York. C. Prepare some documents. D. Have a holiday.
4、 A. She was making a phone call. B. She was working in the office.
C. She was going to the airport. D. She was having a meeting.
5、A. She is busy at the moment. B. She is Diana's friend.
C. She has an appointment with Diana. D. She wants Diana to do her hair.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Conversation 1
6、 A. To the hospital. B. To the beach.
C. To his university. D. To his hometown.
7、 A. She visited her middle school. B. She was busy working.
C. She was iii and had to stay at home. D. She was back to her hometown. Conversation 2
8、 A. Sofas. B. Tables. C. Beds. D. Bookshelves.
9、 A. On Main Road. B. In front of the Central Park.
C. Near the terminal of Bus No. 6. D. Next to a discount store:
10、A. 10%. B. 20%. C. 30%. D. 40%.
Section C
Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in not more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage.
11、 At what time of day did the fire start? In the early ______
12、 Which floor of the building did the fire destroy? The ______ of the building.
13、 Who lived in the building at the time of the fire? Only a few ______
14、 When was the Geller House built?
In the year of _____
15、 What was the probable cause of the fire? Most liely a burning ______
Part Ⅱ Structure
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D, Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16、 Most of the retired people are happy ______ their quiet life in the countryside.
A. to B. of C. with D. on
17、 My brother brought me a few reference books, but ______ of them was of any use for my report.
A. neither B. none C. either D. all
18、 I don't regret ______ her what I thought about her proposal, even if it upset her.
A. tell B. to tell C. told D. telling
19、 ______ that I wasn't going to get much chance for promotion, I soon became bored with my work.
A. To realize B. Realizing C. Being realized D. Realized
20、 Please note that I will be away from Boston next week, ______ you want to call me and discuss things.
A. in case B. unless C. until D. so that
21、 I tried to get out of the business ______ I found impossible to carry on.
A. why B. which C. what D. where
22、 Jack would rather spend time complaining than ______ the problem by himself.
A. solve B. solved C. solves D. to solve
23、 They will not start the project until the board chairman ______ back from South Africa.
A. will come B. is coming C. came D. comes
24、 Scientists should be kept ______ of the latest developments in their research areas.
A. inform B. informing C. informed D. to inform
25、 Only when we had finished all the work ______ that it was too late to take a bus home.
A. did we realize B. will we realize C. we did realize D. we will realize
Section B
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
26、 Obviously, nuclear power can never be the only (solve) ______ to energy crisis.
27、 It was in his childhood that he read most of the books (write) ______ by Mark Twain.
28、 Nobody at the meeting would (belief) ______ that the new proposal could be carried out smoothly.
29、 If the rent is as much as $ 750 a month, water, gas and electricity should (include) ______.
30、 The lecture was so (bore) ______ that many of the students in the classroom fell asleep.
31、 Mr. Smith considered (sell) ______ his car and his house before moving to Beijing.
32、 My mother (enjoy) ______ a better health since we came to live in this beautiful seaside city.
33、 The government is trying to find a way to deal with the problem of pollution (effective) ______.
34、 The young man did not have enough money; otherwise he (buy) ______ a more expensive watch.
35、 With the help of the police, the woman finally found her (lose) ______ child after a sleepless night.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
It is the vision (设想) of the Public Transit Police Department to achieve a transit system free from crime and disorder. Transit Police programs are designed to enhance safety, increase riders and preserve the quality of our system's structure.
Transit has its own police force committed to the safety of its customers and drivers, serving seven counties and 85 cities in the region. There are 23 full-time officers, 146 part-time officers and five administrative(行政的) staff, devoted to one thing: public safety.
You've probably seen Transit Police officers patrolling(巡逻) bus routes in cars or on foot. During visits with drivers, Transit Police either ride along or they step on board to greet drivers and
passengers. Sometimes officers patrol out of uniform--one could be on your next bus. The fare inspectors on Hiawatha light-rail trains are Transit Police officers.
Every new Public Transit bus has an onboard security camera.
Videotapes from these cameras help Transit Police identify and charge criminals.
Downtown patrols built up in early 2002 have improved the quality of life for downtown residents and transit customers. Ten full-time