1、系领导审批并签名 B 卷2008-2009 学年第 1 学期考试卷课程考试大学英语 III 形式（闭卷，考试）学院 系 专业 班级 学号 姓名 题次 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 总分 评卷人分数评分听力播放时间：2009 年 1 月 6 日下午 14：1014：30Part I Listening Comprehension ( 35 % )Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question wi
2、ll be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answe
3、r Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A) The transportation of the pictures. B) Their good pictures. C) Their passports. D) The coming 2. A) Population. B) Pollution. C) The world. D) Sunday. 3. A) Bill repaired the tire himself. B) Bill will have his bicycle fixed. C) Bill was silly to h
4、ave wasted his money. D) Bill now wrote a check for the hill. 4. A) At 11:30 a.m. B) At 9:30 p.m. C) At 1:30 a.m. D) At 1:00 p.m. 5. A) He cant finish the writing. B) He doesnt like this topic. C) He cant get the time he needs. D) He has lost his time. 6. A) He is worried about the picnic. B) He has
5、 not made up his mind. C) He will tell the woman that hell come tomorrow. D) He means that the weather will be bad by the weekend. 7. A) Six miles. B) Six blocks. C) Seven miles D) Seven blocks8. A) He hopes Jane will get a better job after school. B) He thinks Jane can be a writer. C) He thinks tha
6、t Jane should get more exercise. D) He is not satisfied with Janes earning. 9. A) An exciting trip. B) An article in the newspaper. C) An examination. D) A book they must bought 10. A) The performance was had. B) The performance was excellent. C) He didnt go to the performance. D) Hed like to see it
7、 again.Section BDirections：In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions, which will be read 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 lette
8、r on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage One11. A) Environment. B) History. C) Knowledge and belief. D) Science and technology. 12. A) Spiritual. B) Physical. C) Neither physical nor spiritual D) Fire-like. 13. A) That things can be seen. B) That the world is invisible. C)
9、 That man can see things. D) That we can be seen. Passage Two14. A) When they dont have a car. B) When they live in a huge country. C) When they dont use a car. D) When they have a car. 15. A) The United States is huge. B) Public transportation is not so good. C) Americans like to be independent. D)
10、 Americans like to move around. 16. A) Buses. B) Trains. C) Taxis. D) Cars. Passage Three17. A) Rainy. B) Muddy. C) Fine. D) Snowy. 18. A) 10 miles. B) 50 miles C) 60 miles D) 15 miles 19. A) Charles. B) Alan. C) Ben. D) Both Charles and Ben. 20. A) Alan and Ben. B) Ben and Charles. C) Charles and A
11、lan. D) Alan. Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the text paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the a
12、nswer sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. 请把答案写在试卷后的答题纸上.A new report says the Himalayan Mountains are threatened by the warming of the Earths climate. The report says human activities are partly responsible for the wa
13、rming temperatures. The climate changes threaten peoples lives, the local economy and the (21) _.The Himalayas are the highest mountain system in the world. A team of mountain (22) _ from Britain, New Zealand and Chile recently traveled to the Himalayas. They (23) _ information about the environment
14、. They spoke to local people and other travelers about the condition of the worlds most famous mountains. Their findings (24) _ the above report. They found that warmer weather has been (25) _ huge mountains of ice in the Himalayas. These melting glaciers are creating lakes that could overflow and f
15、lood wide areas. （26）_ in the area have risen one degree Celsius during the past thirty years. Satellite maps show that the glaciers are (27) _ at a rate of thirty to forty meters each year.The study identified almost five-thousand glacier lakes in Nepal and Bhutan. (28) _. UN officials say this flo
16、oding could have serious effects on local communities and the environment. However, they say it may be possible to (29) _.Observers say community action is helping to restore the mountain environment. However, researchers say the Himalayas have been harmed by (30) _ .UN officials say the glacier mel
17、t in the Himalayas should be a warning to industrial countries to reduce heat-trapping gases that cause global warming.Part II Vocabulary and structure (10%)Directions: 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 l
18、etter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 31. In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web have become _ words; almost everyone has heard of them.A. family B. home C. house D. household32. Vicki never worried or hesitated about anything , she just _ it and almost
19、 always got whatever she wanted.A. went by B. went for C. went over D. went with33. The reason 800 million people go hungry today is not that there isnt enough food in the world, _ that these people cannot get the food anyway.A. but B. despite C. even D. except34. As she matured as an artist, she _
20、realize that “all artists are a product of their culture”.A. came to B. kept to C. took to D. went to 35. My son failed to come back last night. This morning the police came to our house and _ _ my worst fears that he was injured in a car accident.A. advocated B. confirmed C. insured D. promised36.
21、For traditional Chinese painters, fame and fortune come late, and it is _ for artists to hold their first exhibitions when they are over seventy years old.A. hardly common B. less frequent C. not unheard of D. just usual37. A remote-controlled bomb exploded outside a hotel near the town square yeste
22、rday, _ at least 12 people.A. having been injured B. having injured C. injured D. injuring38. When energy is converted from one form to another, some energy is always lost as heat. _ , no energy conversion is ever 100% efficient.A. In other terms B. In other words C. In another way D. In some way39.
23、 While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite, some of them appear to lack common sense _ following traffic regulations.A. coming to B. when coming to C. when it comes to D. when they come to 40. A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough _ a fair deal afte
24、rwards. A. being given B. been given C. given D. to be given41. NASAs Mars program was set back when two spacecraft failed up reaching Mars, one_ up in the planets atmosphere and the other _ after a software failure.A. burned, disappeared B. burned, disappearing C. burning, disappearing D. burning,
25、disappeared42. After a very busy schedule in the past two months, Kenneth plans to take things _ for a while.A. at ease B. easily C. easy D. with ease43. I just wonder if _ ever _ that you could have your own enterprise and run it yourself when you were still a student. A. it occurred B. you. Occurr
26、ed to it C. it occurred to you D. you . Occurred 44. Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes for bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters, _ likes the idea.A. everyone B. not everyone C. no one D. someone45. It can be said without exag
27、geration that no part of the United States is not easily accessible by car, by train, or by air, and _ by all the three of them.A. more often than B. more often than notC. no more often than D. less often than 46. The Changes our city _ in the past few years are little short of miraculous.A. catalog
28、ued B. underwent C. inherited D. furnished47. He _ the problem _ in his mind for a whole week before he did anything about it.A. switchedon B. kickedup C. turnedover D. took on48. Their heavy commitments do not allow them to _ themselves _ current affairs as fully as they might wish.A. putthrough B.
29、 immersein C. switchon D. settlein49. Japans productivity has overtaken Americas in some manufacturing industries, but elsewhere the United States has _ its lead.A. taken up B. brought back C. rested on D. clung to50. For conveniences sake, most couples in America have a _ bank account instead of se
30、parate accounts. A. twin B. handy C. dual D. jointPart III Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. 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 ch
31、oice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Crosss campaign for a
32、 total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. I knew the statistics, she said. But putting a face to those figures brought the reality ho
33、me to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her. The Princess concluded with a simple message We must stop landmines. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members
34、 of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very ill-informed and a loose cannon (乱放炮的人).” The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms This is a distraction (干扰) we d
35、o not need. All Im trying to do is help. Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-infor
36、med about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very different from go
37、vernment policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding. For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much
38、 destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. 51. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997_. A) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines B) to clarify the British governments stand
39、on landmines C) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 52. What did Diana mean when she said . putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me (Line 5, Para1) A) She just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victi
40、ms face to face. B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 53. Some members of the British government criticized
41、 Diana because _ . A) she was ill-informed of the governments policy B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines C) she had not consulted the government before the visit D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola 54. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A) She pa
42、id no attention to them. B) She made more appearances on TV. C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. D) She rose to argue with her opponents. 55. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B) It had brought her closer to the or
43、dinary people. C) It had greatly promoted her popularity. D) It had affected her relations with the British government. Passage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:“Tear em apart!” “Kill the fool!” “ Murder the referee ( 裁判)！” These are common remarks one may hear at various spo
44、rting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. But lets not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. Volumes have been written about the way words affect us .It has been shown that words having certain connotations
45、 (含义) may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior . I see the term “opponent” as one of those words . Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms.The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent “is “adversary” , “enemy “; “one who opp
46、oses your interests.” “Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may dominate ones intellect, and every action, no matter how gross, may be considered justifiable. I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refuse
47、d a players request for a time out for a glove change because he did not considered then wet enough. The player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed. “Are they wet enough now?”In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponents international and illegal blocking by deliberately hitting him with the ball as hard
