大学英语系列教材 三极学业测试 College english achievement Test Band 3 2010年11月
1 大学英语系列教材 三级学业测试 College English Achievement Test Band 3 2010 年 11 月
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 % Section a Directions: You will hear seven conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will hear a question about what was said. After each question there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D), and decide which is the best answer to the question you have heard. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet (1x7=7 points) A) Because the furniture is broken B)Because they are the furniture C)Because they have moved into a new house D)Because the furniture does not suit the new house 2. A) He wants to change the time of the appointment B)He has a headache C) He wants to have his annual check-up D)He has a stomachache 3. A)In the city B)In C)With her far D)With the man 4. A)The woman needs to arrive earlier B)The man has to work overtime C)The woman dislikes air travel D)The man has to go to the bank first 5. A)There's plenty of fish in the sea B)He and helen have fallen in love C)He and Helen have broken up D)He and Helen have been engaged 6. A)She is on business B)She is travelling C)She is visiting her friend D) She is studying there 7. A)He should ask the girl on a date directly B) He should sit down next to the girl and begin a conversation naturally C)He should invite the girl to a cafeteria D)He should ask the girl to go out with him Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two 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 write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet (1×7=7 points Passage one
2 Part I Listening Comprehension(20 %) Section A Directions: You will hear seven conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will hear a question about what was said. After each question there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer to the question you have heard. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (1×7=7 points) 1. A) Because the furniture is broken. B) Because they are going to change the furniture. C) Because they have moved into a new house. D) Because the furniture does not suit the new house. 2. A) He wants to change the time of the appointment. B) He has a headache. C) He wants to have his annual check-up. D) He has a stomachache. 3. A) In the city. B) In the country. C) With her family. D) With the man. 4. A) The woman needs to arrive earlier. B) The man has to work overtime. C) The woman dislikes air travel. D) The man has to go to the bank first. 5. A) There’s plenty of fish in the sea. B) He and Helen have fallen in love. C) He and Helen have broken up. D) He and Helen have been engaged. 6. A) She is on business. B) She is travelling. C) She is visiting her friend. D) She is studying there. 7. A) He should ask the girl on a date directly. B) He should sit down next to the girl and begin a conversation naturally. C) He should invite the girl to a cafeteria. D) He should ask the girl to go out with him. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two 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 write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (1×7=7 points) Passage One
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard. 8. A)By telephone B) By questionnaire C) By email D) By mail 9. A) The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus three percentage points B)26%U.S residents believed the administration would not be able to make real progress in C) More than 1/4 U.S. residents approve to raise taxes on families and businesses with incomes of more than $200,000 annually D) The survey was done on Jan 10. A)New York Times/CBS News B)Washington Post/ABC C)Washington Post/CBS News D)New York Times/ABC Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard 11. A)She is a resident in the neighborhood B) She is an education official C) She is a school teacher D)She is a City Councilwoman 12. A) Because the plan would further divide the 1. I million-student school system into layers B) Because they wanted neighborhood children to have priority in admission to the new school C)Because in the original plan, the new high school is a 1, 650-student school D) Because the new high school would bring an influx of teenagers and traffic to the already 13. A) The students living in all the Queens school districts B)The students living in three of the Queens school districts C)The students attending five schools that Ms. Crowley had specifiec D)The students in Maspeth. 14. A)It is expected to open in 2012 B)It is to be built on the site of the former Restaurant Depot C)It is to be built on 74th Street and 57th Avenue D)The land on which the new school is to be built has been purchased by the city Section C Directions: You are going to hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen again and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. When the passage is read for the third time, check what you have written. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet (0.5×6=3 points;1.5×2=3 points) The idea that observing disorder has an effect on people's behavior is not new. In 1982
3 Questions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard. 8. A) By telephone. B) By questionnaire. C) By email. D) By mail. 9. A) The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus three percentage points. B) 26% U.S. residents believed the administration would not be able to make real progress in reforming the health care system. C) More than 1/4 U.S. residents approve to raise taxes on families and businesses with incomes of more than $200,000 annually. D) The survey was done on Jan. 11. 10. A) New York Times/CBS News B) Washington Post/ABC News C) Washington Post/CBS News D) New York Times/ABC News Passage Two Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) She is a resident in the neighborhood. B) She is an education official. C) She is a school teacher. D) She is a City Councilwoman. 12. A) Because the plan would further divide the 1.1 million-student school system into layers. B) Because they wanted neighborhood children to have priority in admission to the new school. C) Because in the original plan, the new high school is a 1,650-student school. D) Because the new high school would bring an influx of teenagers and traffic to the already crowded area. 13. A) The students living in all the Queens school districts. B) The students living in three of the Queens school districts. C) The students attending five schools that Ms. Crowley had specified. D) The students in Maspeth. 14. A) It is expected to open in 2012. B) It is to be built on the site of the former Restaurant Depot. C) It is to be built on 74th Street and 57th Avenue. D) The land on which the new school is to be built has been purchased by the city. Section C Directions: You are going to hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen again and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. When the passage is read for the third time, check what you have written. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (0.5×6=3 points; 1.5×2=3 points) The idea that observing disorder has an effect on people’s behavior is not new. In 1982
American researchers James Wilson and George Kelling wrote a report describing what they called the broken windows theory. They believed that signs of crime, such as broken windows in a building. ed to other acts of crime In the 1990s, New York City started a(15) to remove signs of disorder like broken windows, graffiti markings and trash. Soon, the rate of (16) crimes in New York began to drop. Other cities around the world also began to use this crime-fighting method But the broken windows theory was also(17) Experts said there was still no experimental evidence to prove that the drop in crime was a direct result of efforts to clean up the city(18) They said other influences could have caused the drop in crime. Also, the broken windows theory did not fully (19) the exact conditions of disorders that appeared to lead to crime The study from the Netherlands now provides the experimental information to( 20) To carry out the experiment, several situations were set up in public areas to test people's havior. One experiment took place on a quiet street where people left their bicycles. (21) They wanted to under what conditions people would demonstrate the behavior of littering, or leaving the paper on the street When a wall near the bicycles was covered in graffiti, 69% of individuals left the paper in th street or on a nearby bicycle. But only 33% of the individuals littered when the area lacked graffi Researchers also carried out an experiment to test if signs of disorder that were heard had the same effect as signs that were seen. In the Netherlands, it is illegal to explode firecrackers in the weeks before New Years Day. So, the researchers once again placed pieces of paper on several parked bicycles. When firecrackers were set off nearby, people picking up their bicycles were more likely to litter than when there was no firecracker noise. 80% of people who heard the noise threw the paper on the ground Without the fireworks, 52%did so The researchers say that their report proves that (22) Part ll Vocabulary and Structure (25%) Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet (0.5x50=25 points) 1. The aim of his dissertation is to conduct the study of English and Chinese cultures A)comp C)comparative D)instinctive 2. We are strongly against those wholesale slaughter (A)carried out progress
4 American researchers James Wilson and George Kelling wrote a report describing what they called the broken windows theory. They believed that signs of crime, such as broken windows in a building, led to other acts of crime. In the 1990’s, New York City started a (15) ______ to remove signs of disorder like broken windows, graffiti markings and trash. Soon, the rate of (16) ______ crimes in New York began to drop. Other cities around the world also began to use this crime-fighting method. But the broken windows theory was also (17) ______. Experts said there was still no experimental evidence to prove that the drop in crime was a direct result of efforts to clean up the city (18) ______. They said other influences could have caused the drop in crime. Also, the broken windows theory did not fully (19) ______ the exact conditions of disorders that appeared to lead to crime. The study from the Netherlands now provides the experimental information to (20) ______ the broken windows theory. To carry out the experiment, several situations were set up in public areas to test people’s behavior. One experiment took place on a quiet street where people left their bicycles. (21) ________________________________________________________________. They wanted to see under what conditions people would demonstrate the behavior of littering, or leaving the paper on the street. When a wall near the bicycles was covered in graffiti, 69% of individuals left the paper in the street or on a nearby bicycle. But only 33% of the individuals littered when the area lacked graffiti. Researchers also carried out an experiment to test if signs of disorder that were heard had the same effect as signs that were seen. In the Netherlands, it is illegal to explode firecrackers in the weeks before New Year’s Day. So, the researchers once again placed pieces of paper on several parked bicycles. When firecrackers were set off nearby, people picking up their bicycles were more likely to litter than when there was no firecracker noise. 80% of people who heard the noise threw the paper on the ground. Without the fireworks, 52% did so. The researchers say that their report proves that (22) __________________________ ________________________________________________________________________. Part II Vocabulary and Structure (25%) Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write your answer in the corresponding place on your Answer Sheet. (0.5×50=25 points) 1. The aim of his dissertation is to conduct the ________ study of English and Chinese cultures. A) competitive B) thorough C) comparative D) instinctive 2. We are strongly against those wholesale slaughter（屠杀）carried out ________ progress
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5 A) on behalf of B) in the name of C) in honor of D) instead of 3. Many of these individuals _________ the creation of this website, by contributing valuable observations and practical information about culture. A) have shared in B) have shared with C) have been shared D) are sharing 4. I had been sitting in my seat for at least two hours, waiting ________. A) the train to start B) for the train to start C) for the train starting D) for the train start 5. People usually ________ Japan with such high-tech consumer products as DVDs, mobile phones and digital cameras. A) relate B) consume C) link D) associate 6. The situation requires that citizens _________ vote for a President who has the ability to improve the quality of life in the United States. A) could B) should C) ought D) would 7. Believe it or not, I have done nothing wrong. At least I can face them with a clear ________. A) look B) conscience C) mind D) face 8. To those who understand ________ service, it is no surprise that tension and emotional problems are so prevalent in our me-first society. A) self B) self-sufficient C) selfless D) selfish 9. The whole path _______ electricity travels is known as a circuit. A) along that B) as C) along which D) in that 10. She’s tired of changing her jobs frequently, so she hopes to find a(n) ________ one. A) lasting B) eternal C) persistent D) permanent 11. True friendship must be based on ________ the joys as well as troubles. A) participating B) sharing C) owing D) possessing 12. “Marquis,” said the boy, ________ to the man, his eyes ________ wide, and his right hand raised. A) turned … open B) turning … opening C) turning … opened D) turned … opening 13. It is universally believed that an autobiography is often less ________ than a biography. A) truthful B) true C) reliable D) honest 14. Listening to Grandpa talk about his miserable life in the past is a truly ________ experience