网络课程 公共英语3级 试卷3
* 本试卷满分为100分，答题时间为90分钟。
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Part 1 Vocabulary. Please choose one of the four choices given to fill in the blank to complete the sentence. (50 points, 2 points each)
1. The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been ______.
A.guaranteed B.notified C.conveyed D.identified.
2. With no result of the one hour's discussion, we________the question for the next meeting.
A.conserve B .preserve C . reserve D. keep
3. He_______ his weakness and still work hard.
A .disregarded B . ignored C . neglected D .overlooked
4. We're interested in the weather because it________ us so directly what we wear, what we do and even how we feel.
A . affects B . benefits C . guides D.effects
5. The patient has been _______ of the safety of the operation.
A. assured B .accepted C. entrusted D.confirmed
6.Can we begin by discussing matters________ from the last meeting?
A. arising B.occurring C . appearing D. happening
7. He was the only one in the village who_______the flood.
A . survived B . survival C . passed D . conquered
8. The east wind ________over the west wind
A. Wins B. beats C . prevails D.defeats
9. ______, it's a splendid car, but have you seen how much it costs?
A. donated B . allowed C . approved D . granted
10. My camera can be_______ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions
A.treated B. adjusted C. adopted D . remedied
11. You are so________ that bring me the coat.
A . Considerable B . thoughtful C. considered D.kind
12. _______of the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A. Because B . Despite C.Except D .Besides
13. The memory of her childhood will never fade from her mind
A.disappear B . vanish C . fade D. be out
14. There was tight________ for the Pope's visit, as many police officers got him.
A . protection B.safety C.security D .insurance
15. He accepted ______ employment, though he had expected a lifelong enterprise.
A.temporary B . short C . part time D . bad
16. Various _______ were put forward for increasing sales
A .Advice B . options C .proposals D . suggestions
17. The boy ______ his father in looks.
A .resembles B .is resembling C . is resembled D .resembled
18. He sent the ______ to let her go.
A .Signal B .sign C .mark D .symbol
19. My parents don't_______ of my smoking cigarettes.
A .agree B .accept C .approve D .satisfy
20. I ______ watching films instead of working hard.
A.opposed to B .disapproved C .disagreed D .against
21. The servants________ the silver tableware before the guests arrived.
A . polished up B .polished off C .pointed out D.polished with
22. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed ________ popularity.
A.Colossal B .huge C . vast D .tremendous
23. He lean____ the view that we started off at once
A . towards B .over C .on D. upon
24. If you don't deliver the goods by Friday we will be breaking the _______.
A. contrast B . contest C .content D .contract
25. The doctor ____________ an X-ray test, and then he could make a conclusion.
A.urged me to have B. urged me having C. urged against D .urged on me
Part 2 Cloze. Please choose one of the four choices given to fill in the blank to complete the sentence. (20 points, 1 point each)
In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 26______ which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 27______ ,that is to say, from the 28______ of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 29______ we should know and use 30______ we could not read or write. They 31______ the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who 32______ the language. Such words may be called “popular”, since they belong to the people 33______ and are not the exclusive 34______ of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 35______ a multitude of words which are comparatively 36______ used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little37______ to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 38______ acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's 39______ or from the talk of our school-mates,40______ from books that we read, lectures that we 41______ ,or the more 42______ conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 43______ in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual 44______ of everyday life. Such words are called “learned”, and the 45______ between them and the “popular” words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
26. A.at B.with C.by D.through
27. A.study B.imitate C.stimulate D.learn
28. A.mates B.relatives C.members D.fellows
29. A.which B.that C.those D.ones
30. A.even B.despite C.even if D.in spite of
31. A.mind B.concern C.care D.involve
32. A.hire B.apply C.adopt D.use
33. A.in public B.at most C.at large D.at best
34. A.right B.privilege C.share D.possession
35. A.consists B.comprises C.constitutes D.composes
36. A.seldom B.much C.never D.often
37. A.prospect B.way C.reason D.necessity
38. A.primary B.first C.principal D.prior
39. A.tips B.mouth C.lips D.tongue
40. A.besides B.and C.or D.but
41. A.hear of B.attend C.hear from D.listen
42. A.former B.formula C.formal D.formative
43. A.theme B.topic C.idea D.point
44. A.border B.link C.degree D.extent
45. A.diversion B.distinction C.diversity D.similarity
Part 3. Reading Comprehension. (30 points, 2 points each)
Passage One
Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly line life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life—to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.
In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.
46. Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?
A. Leisure, elegance, and efficiency.
B. Elegance, efficiency, and taste.
C. Leisure, elegance, and taste.
D.Elegance, recreation, and taste.
47. Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen?
A. Many of them prefer the modern life style.
B. They actually enjoy working at the assembly line.
C. They are more concerned with money than before.
D.They are more competitive than the old generation.
48. The passage suggests that ____________.
A.in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere
B. it's now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river
C. the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples
D.great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen
49. Which of the following is true about the critics?
A.Critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of life.
B.Student critics are greater in number than critics in other fields.
C. Student critics have, on occasion, resorted to violent means against the trend.
D.Critics are concerned solely with the present and not the future.
50. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A. Changes in the French Way of Life
B. Criticism of the New Life Style
C. The Americanization of France
D. Features of the New Way of Life
Passage Two
Last weekend Kyle MacDonald in Montreal threw a party to celebrate the fact that he got his new home in exchange for a red paper clip. Starting a year ago, MacDonald bartered the clip for increasingly valuable stuff, including a camp stove and free rent in a Phoenix flat. Having announced his aim (the house) in advance, MacDonald likely got a boost from techies eager to see the Internet pass this daring test of its networking power. “My whole motto was ‘Start small, think big, and have fun’, ” says MacDonald, 26, “I really kept my effort on the creative side rather than the business side. ”
Yet as odd as the MacDonald exchange was, barter is now big business on the Net. This year more than 400,000 companies worldwide will exchange some $10 billion worth of goods and services on a growing number of barter sites. These Web sites allow companies to trade products for a virtual currency, which they can use to buy goods from other members. In Iceland, garment-maker Kapusalan sells a third of its output on the booming Vidskiptanetid exchange, earning virtual money that it uses to buy machinery and pay part of employee salaries. The Troc-services exchange in France offers more than 4,600 services, from math lessons to ironing.
This is not a primitive barter system. By creating currencies, the Internet removes a major barrier—what Bob Meyer, publisher of Barter News, calls “the double coincidence of wants.” That is, two parties once not only had to find each other, but also an exchange of goods that both desired. Now, they can price the deal in virtual currency.
Barter also helps firms make use of idle capacity. For example, advertising is “hugely bartered” because many media, particularly on the Web can supply new ad space at little cost. Moreover, Internet ads don’t register in industry-growth statistics, because many exchanges are arranged outside the formal exchanges.
Like eBay, most barter sites allow members to “grade” trading partners for honesty quality and so on. Barter exchanges can allow firms in countries with hyperinflation or non-tradable currencies to enter global trades. Next year, a nonprofit exchange called Quick Lift Two (QL2) plans to open in Nairobi, offering barter deals to 38,000 Kenyan farmers in remote areas. Two small planes will deliver the goods. QL2 director Gacii Waciuma says the farmers are excited to be “liberated from corrupt middlemen.” For them, barter evokes a bright future, not a precapitalist past.
51. The word “techies” (Line 4, Para 1) probably refers to those who are ＿＿＿.
A. afraid of technology
B. skilled in technology
C.ignorant of technology
D.incompetent in technology
52. Many people may have deliberately helped Kyle because they ＿＿＿.
A. were impressed by his creativity
B. were eager to identify with his motto
C. liked his goal announced in advance
D. hoped to prove the power of the Internet
53. The Internet barter system relies heavily on ＿＿＿.
A. the size of barter sties
B. the use of virtual currency
C. the quality of goods or services
D. the location of trading companies
54. It is implies that Internet advertisements can help ＿＿＿.
A. companies make more profit
B. companies do formal exchanges
C. media register in statistics
D. media grade barter sites
55. Which of the follow is true of QL2 according to the author?
A. It is criticized for doing business in a primitive way.
B. It aims to deal with hyperinflation in some countries.
C. It helps get rid of middlemen in trade and exchange.
D. It is intended to evaluate the performance of trading partners.
Passage Three
“The word ‘protection’ is no longer taboo (禁忌语)”. This short sentence, uttered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month, may have launched a new era in economic history. Why? For decades, Western leaders have believed that lowering trade barriers and tariffs was a natural good. Doing so, they reasoned, would lead to greater economic efficiency and productivity, which in turn would improve human welfare. Championing free trade thus became a moral, not just an economic, cause.
These leaders, of course, weren’t acting out of unselfishness. They knew their economies were the most competitive, so they’d profit most from liberalization. And developing countries feared that their economies would be swamped by superior Western productivity. Today, however, the tables have turned---though few acknowledge it. The West continues to preach free trade, but practices it less and less. Asian, meanwhile, continues to plead for special protection but practices more and more free trade.
That’s why Sarkozy’s words were so important: he finally injected some honesty into the trade debates. The truth is that large parts of the West are losing faith in free trade, though few leaders admit it. Some economists are more honest. Paul Krugman is one of the few willing to acknowledge that protectionist arguments are returning. In the short run, there will be winners and losers under free trade. This, of course, is what capitalism is all about. But more and more of these losers will be in the West, Economists in the developed world used to love quoting Jonoph Schumpeter, who said that ‘creative destruction” was an essential part of capitalist growth. But they always assumed that destruction would happen over there. When Western workers began losing jobs, suddenly their leaders began to lose faith in their principles. Things have yet to reverse completely. But there’s clearly a negative trend in a Western theory and practice.
A little hypocrisy (虚伪) is not in itself a serious problem. The real problem is that Western governments continue to insist that they retain control of the key global economic and financial institutions while drifting away from global liberalization. Look at what’s happening at the IMF (International Monetary Fund) The Europeans have demanded that they keep the post of managing director. But all too often, Western officials put their own interests above everyone else’s when they dominate these global institutions.
The time has therefore come for the Asians-who are clearly the new winners in today’s global economy-to provide more intellectual leadership in supporting free trade: Sadly, they have yet to do so. Unless Asians speak out, however, there’s a real danger that Adam Smith’s principles, which have brought so much good to the world, could gradually die. And that would leave all of us, worse off, in one way or another.
56. It can be inferred that “protection” (Line 1, Para.1) means________
A. improving economic efficiency.
B. ending the free-trade practice
C. lowering moral standard
D. raising trade tariffs
57. The Western leaders preach free trade because________
A. it is beneficial to their economies
B. it is supported by developing countries
C. it makes them keep faith in their principles
D. it is advocated by Joseph Schumpeter and Adam Smith
58. By “the tables have turned” (Line 3-4,Para.2) the author implies that________
A. the Western leaders have turned self-centered
B. the Asian leaders have become advocates of free trade
C. the developed economies have turned less competitive
D. the developing economies have become more independent
59. The Western economies used to like the idea of “creative destruction” because it________
A. set a long-term rather than short-turn goal
B. was an essential part of capitalist development
C. contained a positive rather than negative mentality
D. was meant to be the destruction of developing economies
60. The author uses “IMF” as an example to illustrate the point that_______
A. European leaders are reluctant to admit they are hypocritical
B. there is an inconsistency between Western theory and practice
C. global institutions are not being led by true globalization advocates
D. European countries’ interests are being ignored by economic leaders
