英语三级历年考试真题

2004年11月真题PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IntheUnitedStates,30percentoftheadultpopulationhasa“weightproblem”.Tomanypeople,thecauseisobvious:theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidencedoeslittletosupportthisidea.GoingbacktotheAmericaofthe1910s,wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantoday,yettheyatemorefood.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysically,walkedmore,usedmachinesmuchlessanddidn�twatchtelevision.Severalmodernstudies,moreover,haveshownthatfatterpeopledonoteatmoreontheaveragethanthinnerpeople.Infact,someinvestigations,suchasthe1979studyof3,545Londonofficeworkers,reportthat,onbalance,fatpeopleeatlessthanslimmerpeople.Studiesshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeople.AstudybyaresearchgroupatStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicinefoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:Themorethemenran,themorebodyfattheylost.Themoretheyran,thegreateramountoffoodtheyate.(76)Thus,thosewhoranthemostatethemost,yetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.1.ThephysicalproblemthatmanyadultAmericanshaveisthat.A.theyaretooslimB.theyworktoohardC.theyaretoofatD.theylosetoomuchbodyfat2.Accordingtothearticle,given500adultAmericans,peoplewillhavea“weightproblem”.A.30B.50C.100D.1503.Isthereanyscientificevidencetosupportthateatingtoomuchisthecauseofa“weightproblem”?A.Yes,thereisplentyofevidence.B.Ofcourse,thereissomeevidencetoshowthisistrue.C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.D.Wedon�tknowbecausetheinformationisnotgiven.4.IncomparisonwiththeadultAmericanpopulationtoday,theAmericansofthe1910s.A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivitiesB.atelessfoodbuthadmoreactivitiesC.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalexercise1D.hadmoreweightproblems5.Modernscientificresearcheshavereportedtousthat.A.fatpeopleeatlessfoodandarelessactiveB.fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeopleandaremoreactiveC.fatpeopleeatmorefoodthanslimpeoplebutarelessactiveD.thinpeoplerunless,buthavegreaterincreaseinfoodintakePassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Byadoptingafewsimpletechniques,parentswhoreadtotheirchildrencangreatlyincreasetheirchildren�slanguagedevelopment.Itissurprisingbuttrue.(77)Howparentstalktotheirchildrenmakesabigdifferenceinthechildren�slanguagedevelopment.Ifaparentencouragesthechildtoactivelyrespondtowhattheparentisreading,thechild�slanguageskillsincrease.Astudywasdonewith30three-year-oldchildrenandtheirparents.Halfofthechildrenparticipatedintheexperimentalstudy;theotherhalfactedasthecontrolgroup.Intheexperimentalgroup,theparentsweregivenatwo-hourtrainingsessioninwhichtheyweretaughttoaskopenendedquestionsratherthanyes-or-noquestions.Forexample,theparentshouldask,“Whatisthedoggiedoing?”ratherthan“Isthedoggierunningaway?”(78)Theparentsintheexperimentalgroupwerealsoinstructedinhowtohelpchildrenfindanswers,howtosuggestalternativepossibilitiesandhowtopraisecorrectanswers.Atthebeginningofthestudy,thechildrendidnotdifferinmeasuresoflanguagedevelopment,butattheendofonemonth,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupshowed5.5monthsaheadofthecontrolgrouponatestofverbalexpressionandvocabulary.Ninemonthslater,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupstillshowanadvanceof6monthsoverthechildreninthecontrolgroup.6.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Childrenwhotalkalotaremoreintelligent.B.Parentswholistentotheirchildrencanteachthemmore.C.Activechildrenshouldreadmoreandbegivenmoreattention.D.Verbalabilitycaneasilybedevelopedwithpropermethods.7.Whatdoes“it”inline2canmostprobablybereplacedby?A.Parentsincreasingchildren�slanguagedevelopment.B.Readingtechniquesbeingsimple.C.Parentsreadingtochildren.D.Children�sintelligencedevelopment.8.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingquestionsisthebesttypetoaskchildrenabout?A.Doyouseetheelephant?B.Istheelephantinthecage?C.Whatanimalsdoyoulike?D.Shallwegotothezoo?29.Thedifferencebetweenthecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroupwas.A.thetrainingthatparentsreceivedB.theageofthechildrenC.thebooksthatwerereadD.thenumberofthechildren10.Thebestconclusionwecandrawfromthepassageisthat.A.parentsshouldbetrainedtoreadtotheirchildrenB.themorechildrenread,themoreintelligenttheywillbecomeC.children�slanguageskillsincreasewhentheyarerequiredtorespondactivelyD.childrenwhoreadactivelyseemsixmonthsolderPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:(79)Theagriculturerevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothings:theinventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture.Labor-savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasscarce.“InEurope”,saidThomasJefferson,“theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland,laborbeingsufficient;hereitistomakethemostofourlabor,landbeingabundant”.ItwasinAmerica,therefore,thatthegreatadvancesinnineteenth-centuryagriculturalmachineryfirstcame.Attheopeningofthecentury,withtheexceptionofacrude(粗糙的)plow,farmerscouldhavecarriedpracticallyalloftheex