大学英语3级试题（三套）I. Vocabulary (15marks)1. Just before taking off, the pilot once more _____ about weather conditions.A. inquiredB. requiredC. requestD. demanded2. The driver _____ at the crossroad as the traffic lights flashed red.A. pulled offB. pulled upC. pulled awayD. pulled round3. After several days’ discussion, the committee _____ a plan to encourage the export of industrial product.A. extendedB. enlargedC. conceivedD. realized4. “Only a _____ person would believe such a story about intelligent beings from outer space visiting the earth,” saidJason.A. credibleB. innocentC. credulousD. ignorant5. Do you really think that he _____ receiving kickbacks (回扣) in business dealings?A. is justified inB. is inexcusable inC. is privileged toD. has legal protection in6. Ann ____ sobbing at last, and dried her eyes with her handkerchief.A. stoppedB. went awayC. continuedD. started7. She dieted(节食) constantly to____ her youthful figure.A. reserveB. keepC. trimD. restrain8. Since all the airline tickets were sold out, we ____ stay in the city for two more days.A. were constrained toB. were happy toC. were grateful toD. were persuaded to9. A person tends to _____ his own shortcomings though he may see others’ shortcoming easily.A. overseeB. look overC. forgiveD. overlook10. Improved consumer confidence is ____ to an economic recovery.A. of little importanceB. of critical importanceC. necessaryD. unnecessary11. The method I shall ____ below is the one I have found most successful.A. outlineB. askC. lookD. visit12. There is less crime now than there used to be. It seems that there is a _____ in the crime rate.A. slopB. descendC. inclineD. decline13. It is bad policy for the developing countries to sacrifice environmental protection to _____ economic growth.A. reduceB. promoteC. discourageD. weaken14. The company wanted to close down the railway line, but local residents_____.A. rejectedB. opposedC. disregardedD. defied15. He could scarcely resist taking another drink of the delicious wine, but remembering the doctor’s advice, he _____.A. refrainedB. retreatedC. avoidedD. withdrewII. Close (10marks)Many of you are studying English and you may be wondering why it is so difficult to learn. It is actually not that difficult to learn __1__ you know some basic facts __2__ the language and culture that __3__ reflects(反映).Perhaps the first thing you need to __4__ about English is that it is made __5__ of several other languages such __6__ French, German, Latin, Greek and Anglo-Saxon. In addition, there are words __7__ Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names; even some Chinese and Japanese __8__ have found their way into the English language. This borrowing of words from __9__ languages is one of the key reasons for some of the difficulties that people meet with __10__ they are learning English.1. A. as B. with C. without D. if2. A. concern B. refer C. about D. like3. A. they B. he C. it D. its4. A. know B. knew C. knowing D. knows5. A. out B. in C. with D. up6. A. as B. for C. like D. to7. A. like B. and C. with D. from8. A. word B. words C. wordy D. saying9. A. another B. other C. others D. the other10. A. when B. where C. which D. thatIII. Reading (30marks)Passage 1The word horsepower(马力) was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world’s first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power.Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.1. The selection says that Watt made the first_____A. engineB. steam engineC. widely used steam engineD. useful engine2. Watt wanted to find a way to _____A. measure the work his engine could do.B. tell the people how powerful his engine was.C. lift a 3300-pound weight.D. Both A and B.3. He made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of _____A. a man.B. ten horsesC. his engineD. a horse4. One horsepower would equal the_____A. work a horse could do in a minute.B. weight a horse could lift.C. work a horse could do in ten minutes.D. weight of one horse.5. The best title for this selection is_____A. Watt’s Engine.B. The Origin of the Term Horsepower.C. Units of Measurement.D. It Happened 200 Years Ago.Passage 2 Guilty or NotGeorge had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury（陪审团）at his trial. Of course, he didn't tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said t o him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it--that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty.''''Well, George,'' answered Jim, '' I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I can't promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.''George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.Of course, George was very pleased, but he didn't have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.''Well, George,'' Jim answered, '' as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!''6. Which phrase best defines a ''jury''?A. A person who works in a court.B. A policemanC. A judgeD. A group of people who decide if someone on trial is guilty or not guilty.7. According to the passage George wanted his friend Jim_______.A. to help him run away from prisonB. to believe he was not guiltyC. to make others believe that he was guiltyD. to make the jury ask for less severe punishment for George8. Jim could not promise anything. Why?A. He thought George was guilty.B. George's case was too serious.C. The other members might not listen to his recommendation.D. He did not want to help George.9. The jury made a decision ________A. immediately after hearing Jim's argumentB. after having had a voteC. shortly after Jim said George was guiltyD. after several hours of heated discussion10. How dose the story strike you?A. Serious and instructive.B. Interesting and humorous.C. Sad and disappointing.D. Moving and worth reading.Passage 3Tom is visiting me for a few days. He arrived last Tuesday, so he has been here for six days. I haven’t seen him since June, 1992, but he’s just like he always was.He hasn’t changed a bit. He talks too much, he eats too much, he smokes too much, and he stays up too late at night. I’ve been late every night since he got here. I’ve listened to hm for hours every night. He’s talked about everything. He’s only been here since Tuesday, and I’ve heared his whole life story. Last night, he talked for several hours about his old schooldays. he night before he talked about his trip to Europe. And the night before that he talked about his job. He has had this job for only three monts. But he doesn’t like it. He wants to find a better one. He’s had ten different jobs since 1992. And he has n’t liked any of them. He says he doesn’t know why he can’t find a good job. I think I know what the problem is. I think he’s liked his jobs. But his boss he’s had since 1992 has thought, “Would you be good enough to shut up for a few minutes?”11. “Tom’s visit” was written on _______.A. SaturdayB. MondayC. WednesdayD. Friday12. Tom _______ there years.A. has greatly changedB. hasn’t been to any foreign countriesC. has given up his bad habitsD. hasn’t visited me13. He didn’t talk about _______.A. his lifeB. his schoolC. his talking habitsD. his work14. He is not a man who _______.A. talks a lotB. likes smokingC. goes to bed lateD. eats little15. Tom has changed his jobs _______.A. eight timesB. five timesC. ten timesD. nine timesIV. Translation (20marks)1. 很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。