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2006
年
4
月英语三
级考试真题及答案
Part
I Reading Comprehension
(30%)
Directions:
There are three 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 choice and
blacken
the corresponding letter on the
Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the
following passage:
In the United States elementary
education begins at the age of six. At this
stage nearly ail the teachers are
women, mostly married. (76) The atmosphere is
usually
very
friendly,
and
the
teachers
have
now
accepted
the
idea
that
the
important
thing
is
to
make
the
children
happy
and
interested.
The
old
authoritarian
(
要绝对服从的
)
methods
of
education
were
discredited
(
不被认可
)
rather a long time ago - so much so
that many people now think that they have
gone
too
far
in
the
direction
of
trying
to
make
children
happy
and
interested
rather than
giving them actual instruction.
The social education of
young children tries to make them accept the idea
that
human beings in a society need to
work together for their common good. So the
emphasis
is
on
co-operation
rather
than
competition
throughout
most
of
this
process.
This may seem curious, in view of the fact that
American society is highly
competitive;
however, the need for making people sociable in
this sense has come
to be regarded as
one of the functions of education. Most Americans
do grow up
with competitive ideas, and
obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not
fair to
say that the educational system
fails. It probably does succeed in making most
people sociable and ready to help one
another both in material ways and through
kindness and friendliness.
1. According to the
passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed
to
make children__________.
A. sensible and sensitive
B. competitive and interested
C. curious and
friendly
D. happy and co-operative
2.
Some
Americans
complain
about
elementary
schools
because
they
think__________.
A. children are reluctant
to help each other
B. schools lay too much emphasis on co-
operation
C.
children should grow up with competitive ideas
D. schools give
little actual instruction to children
3. The author's attitude
towards American education can be best described
as__________.
A. favorable
B.
negative
C.
tolerant
D. unfriendly
4.
The American educational system
emphasizes__________.
A. material wealth
B. competition
C. co-operation
D. personal benefit
5. The word
A. fond of talking freely
B. friendly
with other people
C. concerned about social welfare
D. happy at
school
Passage
2
Questions 6
to 10 are based on the following passage:
Nonverbal
(
非语言的
) communication has to
do with gestures, movements and
closeness of two people when they are
talking. (77) The scientists say that those
gestures, movements and so on have
meaning which words do not carry.
For
example,
the
body
distance
between
two
speakers
can
be
important.
North
Americans
often
complain
that
South
Americans
are
unfriendly because
they tend to stand close to the North
American when speaking, while the South
American often considers the
NorthAmerican to be
keeps a greater
distance between himself and the person he is
speaking to. The
contact
provides
another
example
of
what
we
are
calling
nonverbal
communication.
Scientists have observed that there is more eye
contact between
people who like each
other than there is between people who don't like
each other.
(78) The length of time
that the person whom you are speaking to looks at
your
eyes indicates the amount of
interest he has in the things you are talking
about.
On the
other hand, too long a gaze can make people
uncomfortable. The eyes
apparently
play
a
great
part
in
nonverbal
communication.
Genuine
warmth
or
interest, shyness or confidence can
often be seen in the eyes. We do not always
consider a smile to be a sign of
friendliness. Someone who is always smiling, and
with little apparent reasons, often
makes us uneasy.
6. According to the passage, nonverbal
communication__________.
A. is a method often used by people who
cannot speak
B.
can tell something that words cannot
C. can be used to talk with
people who cannot bear
D. is less used than words
7. The South
American__________.
A. tends to keep a distance between
himself and the person he is speaking to
B. usually
stands close to the person he is talking to
C. is often
unfriendly when spoken to
D. is often cold and distant when
speaking
8.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Less eye contact
suggests distance in relation.
B. The longer one looks at
you, the more interest he has in you.
C. There is more eye
contact between people who like each other.
D. Shorter eye
contact shows more interest in what one is talking
about
9. Too
long a gaze__________.
A. may upset people being looked at
B. shows one's
great confidence
C. indicates one's interest in the talk
D. tells you
how friendly one is
10. Constant smiling without apparent
reason__________.
A. is a sign of one's
friendliness
B. is a sign of one's
unfriendliness
C. makes people feel
happy
D. makes people feel
uncomfortable
Passage
3
Questions
11
to
15
are
based
on
the
following
passage:
Television
has
opened
windows
in
everybody's
life.
Young
men
will
never
again
go
to
war
as
they
did
in
1914.
Millions
of
people
now
have
seen
the
effects
of
a
battle.
And
the
result
has
been
a
general
dislike
of
war,
and
per
haps
more
interest
in
helping
those
who
suffer
from
all
the
terrible
things
t
hat
have
been
shown
on
the
sc-Teen.
Television
has
also
changed
politics.
The
most
distant
areas
can
now
foll
ow
state
affairs,
see
and
hear
the
politicians
before
an
election.
Better
infor
med,
people
are
more
likely
to
vote,
and
so
to
make
their
opinion
count.
Unfortunately,
television's
influence
has
been
extremely
harnfful
to
the
y
oung.
(79)
Children
do
not
have
enough
experience
to
realize
that
TV
shows
present
an
unreal
world;
that
TV
advertisements
lie
to
sell
products
that
ar
e
sometimes
bad
or
useless.
They
believe
that
the
violence
they
see
is
norm
al
and
acceptable.
All
educators
agree
that
the
generations
are
m
ore
violent
than
their
parents
and
grandparents.
Also,
the
young
are
less
patient.
(80)
Used
to
TV
shows,
where
everythin
g
is
quick
and
interesting,
they
do
not
have
the
patience
to
read
an
article
without
pictures;
to
read
a
book
that
requires
thinking;
to
listen
to
a
teache
r
who
doesn't
do
funny
things
like
the
people
on
children's
programs.
And
t
hey
expect
all
problems
to
be
solved
happily
in
ten,
fifteen,
or
thirty
minute
s.
That's
the
time
it
takes
on
the
screen.
11.
In
the
past,
many
young
people__________.
A.
knew
the
effects
of
war
B.
went
in
for
politics
C.
liked
to
save
the
wounded
in
wars
D.
were
willing
to
be
soldiers
12.
Now
with
TV
people
can__________.
A.
discus
politics
at
an
information
center
B.
show
more
interest
in
politics
C.
make
theft
own
decisions
on
political
affairs
D.
express
their
opinions
freely
13.
The
author
thinks
that
TV
advertisements__________.
A.
are
not
reliable
on
the
whole
B.
are
useless
to
people
C.
are
a
good
guide
to
adults
D.
are
very
harmful
to
the
young
14.
Which
is
NOT
true
according
to
the
passage?
A.
People
have
become
used
to
crimes
now.
B.
With
a
TV
set
some
problems
can
be
solved
quickly.
C.
People
now
like
to
read
books
with
pictures.
D.
The
adults
are
less
violent
than
the
young.
15.
From
the
passage,
we
can
conclude
that__________.
A.
children
should
keep
away
from
TV
B.
TV
programs
should
be
improved
C.
children's
books
should
have
pictures
D.
TV
has
a
deep
influence
on
the
young
Part
II
Vocabulary
and
Structure
(30%)
Directions:
In
this
part
there
are
30
incomplete
sentences.
For
each
sen
tence
there
are
four
choices
marked
A,
B,
C
and
D.
Choose
the
ONE
answe
r
that
best
completes
the
sentence.
Then
blacken
the
corresponding
letter
o
n
the
Answer
Sheet.
16.
It
was
while
she
was
sleeping
in
her
bedroom
__________
a
thief
bro
ke
into
the
house.
A.
which
B.
that
C.
where
D.
than
17.
In
learning
English
we
should
not
____our
students
of
their
mistakes
all
the
time.
A.
remind
B.
remember
C.
remain
D.
remark
18.
These
three
teachers
vary
__________
their
manner
of
teaching.
A.
between
B.
from
C.
with
D.
in
19.
Who
can
it
be?
I'm
quite
__________
a
loss
to
guess.
A.
of
B.
on
C.
in
D.
at
20.
The
monitor
__________
the
examination
papers
to
the
class
for
his
t
eacher.
A.
delivered
B.
distributed
C.
reported
D.
presented