1998年英语三级考试真题及答案.docx
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1998年英语三级考试真题及答案
1998年6月英语三级考试真题及答案
PartIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandremarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribe(订阅)toasmanyastwoorthreenewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?
Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings——battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown(推翻)orkilled——tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesameytheyhappen.
Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,storiesand,ofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.
Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookingandfashionaswellasasmallbutverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons(漫画).
1.Thehabitofreadingnewspapersis_________
A.uncommonintheworldB.notpopularinU.S.A.
C.widespreadintheworldD.foundedamongafewfamilies
2.Afewhundredyearsagonewsdidnot________
A.receiveattentionB.travelfast
C.spreadtoothercountriesD.takelongtoreachothercountries
3.Inthepast,newswas________
A.sentbytelegraphB.passedfromonepersontoanother
C.sentbyletterD.sentbytelephone
4.Themoneyspentonadvertisementsis
A.wastedB.notmuch
C.worthwhileD.useless
5.Thesectiononjokesandcartoonsis_________
A.readonlybychildrenB.ofnovalue
C.nothelpfulD.readbymany
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
PepysandhiswifehadaskedsomefriendstodinneronSunday,September2nd,1666.TheywereupverylateontheSaturdayevening,gettingeverythingreadyforthenextday,andwhiletheywerebusytheysawtheglowofafirestartinthesky.By3o’clockontheSundaymorning,itsglowhadbecomesobrightthatJanewokeherhusbandtowatchit.Pepysslippedonhisdressing—gownandwenttothewindowtowatchit.Itseemedfairlyfaraway,oafteratimehewentbacktobed.Whenhegotupinthemorning,itlooked,asthoughthefirewasdyingdown,thoughhecouldstillseesomeflames.Sohesettoworktotidyhisroomandputhisthingsbackwherehewantedthem.
Whilehewasdoingthis,Janecameintosaythatshehadheardthefirewasabadone;hundredhouseshadbeenburneddowninthenightandhefirewasstillburning.Pepyswentouttoseeforhimself.HewenttotheTowerofLondonandclimbedup‘onahighpartofthebuildingssothathecouldseewhatwashappening.Fromthere,Pepyscouldseethatitwas,indeed,abadfireandthateventhehousesonLondonBridgewereburning.ThemanoftheTowertoldhimthatthefirehadstartedinabaker’sshopinPuddingLane;thebaker’shousehadcaughtfirefromtheover—heatedovenandthentheflameshadquicklyspreadtotheotherhousesinthenarrowlane.SobegantheGreatFireofLondon,afirethatlastednearlyfivedays,destroyedmostoftheoldcityandended,soitissaid,atPieCorner.
6.Whatisthepassageabout?
A.TheGreatFireofLondon.
B.Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthefire.
C.WhatPepyswasdoingduringthefire.
D.Thelossescausedbythefire.
7.Theywereupverylatebecause________
A.itwasSundaymorningB.theywerenotverysleepy
C.theywerepreparingforthedinner.D.theysawthegreatfirestart.
8.WhatwasPepysdoingwhenhiswifetoldhimaboutthefire?
A.Hewasasleep.B.Hewaswritingsomething.
C.Hewasputtingthingsback.D.Hewaslookingoutofthewindow.
9:
“Pepysslippedonhisdressinggown.“Tosliponmeans
A.tobewearingB.tobepushing
C.totakeoffD.toputon
10.Whydidtheflamesspreadquickly?
A.Theovenbecameveryhot.
B.Thehouseswereclosetogether.
C.Thebakerdidnothingtostopit.
D.Thebaker’shousewasburningquickly.
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassages
AnewreportoftheUnitedNationsshowsthat,ifthepresentgrowthrateof2percentperyearcontinues,today’sworldpopulationof5.1willhit6.4billionbytheyear2000.
What’smore,thegreatpartofthegrowth———9ofevery10p~addedtotheearth’spopulation———willbeinthepoorandundevelopedcountries.Thesearethenationswhereprovidingenoughfoodforbillionsofpeoplealreadyisprovingtobeaheadachingproblem.
Bytheyear2000,today’s“havenot”nationswillhaveatotalpopulationof5billionpeople,nearlyfourfifthsoftheworld’spopulation.
Foodisn’ttheonlyproblemthatsuchapopulationexplosionpresents.Themorepeoplethereareandtheworsetheirlivingconditions,thegreatergrowthepossibilityofallkindsofsocialproblems.
In1830,worldpopulationreached1billion.Ittookonly100moreyearstoaddanotherbilliontoworldpopulationjust30moretoaddathirdbillion.Andittookjust15moreyearstoreachthe4billionmarkin1975.
Actually,theworld’sbirthrateisfalling.Butsoisdeathrate,asmedicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleformantolivelongerthanbefore.Suchadvanceshavealsoreducedbabydeathrate.Unlesspopulationgrowthisreduced,theworldpopulationmayreach12billioninacentury.Istheearthcapableofprovidingagoodlifeforsolargeapopulation?
11.Apopulationexplosionwillleadto_________.
A.alotofsocialproblems
B.medicaladvances
C.adecreaseinfoodproduction
D.aworselifeineverycountry
12.Ittook_______yearforworldpopulationtogrowform1billionto3billion.
A.100
B.115
C.130
D.145
13.Bytheyear2000,today’s____nationswillhaveatotalpopulationof5billionpeople,nearlyfourfifthsoftheworld’spopulation.
A.biggest
B.Asian
C.developing
D.developed
14.________,theworldmayhaveapopulationof12billioninacentury.
A.Ifmancanlivelongerinthefuture
B.Ifthescienceofmedicineisdevelopingfastenough
C.Ifthepopulationgrowthisnotreduced
D.Iftheearthisabletoprovideagoodlifeformorepeople
15.Thispassagetellsusthat_________
A.theUnitedNationsthinksitpossibletoavoidapopulationexplosion
B.5.1billionpeoplearelivingintheundevelopedcountries
C.inadvancednationsthepopulationgrowthisbeingcontrolled
D.theworld’spopulationisincreasing
Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ascientistwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumers(消费者)willspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.
Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost———peoplewithrisingincomes,Stableincomes,ordecreasingincomes———hewouldprobablyanswer,thosewithdecreasingincomes.Actuallyyears1947—1950,theanswerwas:
peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecreasingincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptions(假设)aboutearningandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogouptheywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpresserbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.“Inafewmonths,”shesaid,“we’llhavepaymoreformeatandmilk;we’llhavelesstospendonotherthings.“Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemaybedislikedandbuyer’sresistancemaybeproduced.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:
“Ijustdon’tpaytheseprices;theyaretoohigh.”
TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica;conditionmosthelpfultospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeopleconsiderthattheyarereasonable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology(心理学)。
16.Accordingtothepassage,ifonewantstopredictthewayspendtheirmoney,heshould_______
A.relyontraditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspending
B.trytoencourageordiscourageconsumerstospendmoney
C.carryoutinvestigationsonconsumerbehaviorandgetdataonconsumersincomesandmoneyspendingmotives
D.doresearchesinconsumerpsychologyinalaboratory.
17.Accordingtoparagraph2,onetraditionalassumptionisthatpeoplewith________incomesborrowmost.
A.average
B.stable
C.decreasing
D.rising
18.Accordingtoparagraph2,research
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