2008年黑龙江成人英语三级考试真题及答案

2008 年黑龙江成人英语三级考试真题及答案 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20 points; 25 minutes) Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer by blackening the letter of your choice on the Answer Sheet. 1. The criminal dared not go out because he was afraid of _______. A. recognizing B. having recognized C. having been recognized D. being recognized 2. The job required that _______ at 7 o'clock every morning. A. he will be at the factory B. he be at the factory C. he was at the factory D. he has been at the factory 3. _____ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river. A. Having suffered B. Suffering C. To suffer D. Suffered 4. Business letters must always be _____, but we should write in a natural way to friends. A. formal B. normal C. former D. casual 5. You should _______ your dreams even if you meet with setbacks. A. hold on to B. keep up with C. suffer from D. put up with 6. Only when we live in _______ with nature can we make the most out of it. A. cooperation B. interaction C. integration D. harmony 7. It is easy to _______ one state of matter from another. A. differ B. vary C. distinguish D. discriminate 8. Have you noticed that recently there is a _______ among the students to socialize in the evenings? A. fact B. tendency C. notion D. style 9. ___ is announced in the papers, China has launched another man-made satellite. A. It B. That C. Which D. As 10. Professor Taylor's talk has indicated that science has a very strong on the everyday life of people. A. motivation B. perspective C. impression D. impact 11. Which sport has the most expensive training equipment, _______ player's personal equipment and uniforms? A. in place of B. in terms of C. by means of D. by way of 12. It was not until recently many people began to realize they were wrong. A. when B. while C. as D. that 13. Mary said she _______ in this flat for five years. A. was living B. has been living C. lives D. had been living 14. A prize will be _______ to the best team. A. rewarded B. achieved C. received D. awarded 15. Since the matter was extremely , we dealt with it immediately. A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant 16. I was so angry that I something at him. A. felt to throw B. felt like to throw C. felt like throwing D. felt throwing 17. The twin brothers are _______ in appearance and no one but their parents can tell them apart. A. identical B. peculiar C. outstanding D. realistic 18. Her grandmother _______ for 25 years. A. died B. was dead C. has been dead D. has died 19. Will you do me _______ to translate the Sentence into English. A. a help B. a favor C. the favor D. a hand 20. He _______ his brother in appearance but not at all in character. A. likes B. seems C. resembles D. is the same as 21. The pen ________ he wrote so many great novels is now carefully preserved. A. with that B. in which C. by which D. with which 22. _______ is a great pleasure to his parents. A. Philip to come home B. Philip come home C. Philip's coming home D. Coming home 23. Scarcely _______ the village when it began to rain. A. did we reach B. had we reached C. we reached D. we had reached 24. This hotel _______ the one we stayed in last year. A. reminds me of B. remembers me of C. reminds me to D. remembers me to 25. George could not _______ his foolish mistake. A. account in B. count on C. count for D. account for 26. _______ there is enough snow, we can't go skiing. A. Because B. As C. Unless D. However 27. The factory is quite different from _______ before. A. what it was B. that it was C. which D. what was it 28. One ought for what one hasn't done. A. not to be punished B. to not be punished C. to not punished D. not be punished 29. The mayor of the town is a _______ old man. A. respective B. respectful C. respectable D. respect 30. We came into this field late, so we must work hard to _______ lost time. A. make up for B. make out C. keep up with D. put up with 31．The building mostly undamaged after the earthquake and only minor repairs were necessary. A. recovered B. prolonged C. lasted D. remained 32. Historians sometimes refer _______ him as the most influential political leader in the 19th century. A. against B. about C. to D. after 33. The examination I took yesterday wasn't difficult, but it was long. A. much too B. very much C. so much D. too much 34. He is not _______ to recover from the injury in a week or two. A. possible B. probable C. likely D. capable 35. He was suspected of murder because the police had found a shirt _______ with blood in his apartment. A. stained B. filled C. littered D. scattered 36. Postmen are responsible for the ____ of letters and parcels to every household. A. delivery B. settlement C. division D. recovery 37. The man in the corner confessed to ____ a lie to the manager of the company. A. tell B. have told C. having told D. being told 38. She _______ her mother's good looks and her father's bad temper. A. earned B. associated C. inherited D. recalled 39. Mr. Johnson, together with his assistants, to arrive on the evening flight. A. will be B. are C. are going D. is going 40. Such books poison the minds of _______ young. A. a B. the C. this D. that Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points; 40 minutes) Section 1 Directions: Each of the following passages is followed with five questions. For each question there are four choices. Choose the best answer to each question. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: If we observe carefully, we can find that most of the flowers in nature are red, orange and yellow. If we have seen a black flower, it's a chance in a million. People have made a census ( 普 查 ) to colors of more than four thousand kinds of flowers and discovered that only eight of them are black. Why? As we know, sunlight is formed by seven different kinds of colored light. The wave length of each light changes, so the quantity of heat in each light changes, too. Flowers, especially their petals ( 花 瓣 ), are very delicate ( 纤 弱 ) and prone (易于) to the harm caused by high temperature. Black flowers can take in all the light waves, which cause the flowers to dry up in a high temperature. So black flowers can rarely survive sunlight. But red flowers, orange flowers and yellow flowers can protect themselves from sunlight by reflecting (反射) the red light, orange light and yellow light, each of which has a large quantity of heat. That is why red, orange and yellow flowers are very common in nature while black flowers are so rare. 41. We can hardly find black flowers because . A. they are so weak that it's difficult for them to grow up B. there are no black flowers in the world C. the petals of black flowers are very delicate D. they can take in the light of all wave lengths, which make the flowers dry up 42. Sunlight is formed by . A. many different kinds of colored light B. three different kinds of colored light: red, orange and yellow C. seven different kinds of colored light D. four thousand kinds of colored light 43. Which of the following statement is wrong? A. People have found that only a few kinds of flowers are black. B. Flowers are easy to be harmed by very high temperature. C. Red, orange and yellow flowers can also absorb the light of all wave lengths. D. The black flowers can not protect themselves from sunlight. 44. The red, orange or yellow light contains . A. less heat than the other lights B. more heat than the other lights C. a great deal of heat D. a little heat 45. "It is a chance in a million" means . A. it is common B. it's extremely rare C. it's lucky D. it's impossible Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage: There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell the shares of a factory or company. And each share means part ownership of a factory or company. Different people go to the stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money. Of course, investing (投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down. No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling （赌 赌 博 ） . All are eager to make money by “gambling” in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble.” Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world. 46. The following people go to the stock market EXCEPT those who ______. A. want to become richer B. want to get rid of poverty C. want to save money D. want to find jobs 47. Which of the following statements is true? A. A good investor can affect the change in stock prices. B. A good investor can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down.