2023年四川省大学英语三级考试真题.doc

（五）2023年12月英语三级考试试题

一、单项选择：
1. We were all______the way he behaved at the meeting.
A.disappointed at B.disabled by C.dismissed from D.discharged from
2.Don’t try to _____for Tom’s behavior.He won’t get away with it this time.
A.make a search B.make an effort C. make a mistake D.make an excuse
3.When he was asked about the missing camera,Jimmy________ever seeing it.
A.opposed B.denied C plained D.refused
4.She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their _______.
A.peace Bease C pleasure D fort
5.You can make your dreams come_______as long as you work hard.
A.possible B.actual C.true D.visible
6.The managing director took the ________for the accident,although it was not really his fault.
A.guilt B.blame C.crime D.charge
7.The key to our room was _____to a large plastic plate with the room number on it.
A.joined B.connected C.related D .attached
8.The restaurant near our campus is superior_______the one we went to last week.
A.than B.as C.with D.to
9.He made a ____sum of money in real estate and then invested it in the stock market.
A.considerate B.conscious C.considerable D conservative
10.Higher taxes are likely to _____importing expensive cars into the country.
A.discourage B.encourage C.persuade D.protect
11.Tom is kindhearted,thoughtful,hard working and clever._______I can’t speak too highly of him.
A.As a result B.By the way C.In a word D. On the contrary
12. It would make great ____for the parents to be involved in children’s activities.
A.idea B.meaning C.significance D.sense
13. President Bush, together with his wife and daughter, ______at the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing.
A.was present B. is present C. were present D. are present
14.It was reported that only one tourist was fortunate to escape ____in the attack.
A.killing B.to be killed C.having killed D.being killed
15.________there are few jobs available in rural areas ,many young people move to the cities in search of employment.
A.After B.Although C.Since D.While
16.By the time I got to the cinema,all the tickets for”The Merchant of Venice”.______out.
A.have been sold B.had been sold C.was sold D.were sold
17.It is recommended that the project __until all the preparations have been made.
A.not be started B.will not be started C.is not started D.is not to be started
18.I could have paid ______for the suit if the salesman had insisted,because I really wanted it.
A.as much twice B.much twice C.twice as much D.two times
19._______is often the case ,the calls from our customers are for help with their computer systems.
A.As B.What C.This D.That
20.There was so much noise that the speaker couldn’t make himself_______.
A.to hear B.heard C.hearing D.being heard

PartⅡ Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
BEIJING, Aug.11(Xinhua)—Chinese weightlifter Chen Yanqing retailed her women’s 58kg Olympic title in Beijing on Monday with a total result of 244kg
Chen ,29,has become the first strongwoman in the world to successfully defend her Olympic title since the women’s weightlifting entered summer Olympics in Sydney eight years ago.
“The Athens gold belongs to me ,but this one belongs to all the people supporting me ,”she said.
Chen made her fame in 1997 by claiming the jerk(挺举) and total golds in the world championships and ruled the class by keeping breaking the world records.
Chen didn’t try to break the world record during her competition and she has an explanation.
“The world record in the snatch(抓举) and the total belongs to me ,so to win the gold was more important”, the veteran said.
It’s the third gold for the Chinese weightlifting team ,after ChenXiexia won the women’s 48kg class on Saturday and Long Qingquan claimed the title in the men’s 56kg class Sunday ,and the eighth gold for the Chinese delegation at the Games.
Chen retired three times from the national team in 2023, 2023 and late 2023 but returned not long after each retirement and claimed the national and Asian titles.She qualified for the Olympics after claiming again the national champion in her third comeback last April.
“I want to thank my coach Cao Xinmin for accompanying me for 18 years”,she told the press conference after Sunday’s event.

21.The first paragraph tells us that_______
A.Chen Yanqing broke the record for women’s 58kg Olympic title
B. Chen Yanqing won her first women’s 58kg Olympic gold medal
C. Chen Yanqing won women’s 58kg Olympic gold medal again
D. Chen Yanqing lost women’s 58kg Olympic title on Monday
22.Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 2?
A. Chen Yanqing won her first Olympic title at the age of 29.
B.Women’s weightlifting didn’t enter the Olympic Games till 8 years age.
CWomen’s weightlifting is a traditional event of the Olympic Games
D. Chen Yanqing is the first woman to defend her Olympic title.
23. Chen Yanqing has been admired by people for all of the following except______
A.having retired three times from the national team
B.claiming the jerk and total golds in the world championships
C.keeping breaking the world records in the jerk and total
D.winning Olympic gold medals in Athens and BeiJing.
24.According to the passage , Chen Yanqing won her gold medal in Beijing_______
A.after LongQingquan won his gold B.before LongQingquan won his gold
C.which is the second gold for her team D.which is the third gold for China
25.The best title for this news report might be ________
A. Chen Yanqing ,a weightlifter in the 18th year of her career
B. Chen Yanqing says thanks to all the people supporting her.
C.China’s Olympic weightlifting gold medalists
D.Veteran weightlifter Chen Yanqing wins new medal

Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage

What is happiness?Most researchers agree that it involves an assessment(评价)of the good and bad in our lives.It’s the emotional balance sheet we keep that allows us to say honestly whether we’re living a happy life, in spite of bad things now and then.
Marriage has taken a lot of hits since the 1960s.It’s been said to hold many people, especially women ,back from their full potential to be happy .Don’t believe it.
In 2023,42 percent of married Americans said they were very happy.Just 23 percent of never-married people said this.The happiness numbers were even lower for other groups:Only 20 percent of those who were widowed(死了丈夫或妻子旳)，17 percent of those who were divorced, and 11 percent of those who were separated but not divorced said they were happy.Overall,married people were six times more likely to say that they were very happy than to report that they were not too happy.And generally speaking,married women say they’re happy more often than married men.
Marriage isn’t just associated with happiness—it brings happiness ,at least for a lot of us. One 2023 study that followed 24,000 people for more than a decade showed a significant increase in happiness after people married. For some ,the happiness increase wore off in a few years, and they ended up back at their premarriage happiness levels. But for others ,it lasted as long as a lifetime.

26.According to most researchers ,whether people feel happy or not depends on ________.
A.whether they are emotional or not B.whether they are married or not
C.how they deal with bad things D.how they think about their lives.
27.What is the effect of marriage on most people’s feeling of happiness?
A.Unclear B.Neutral C.Negative D.Positive
28.Which of the following statements is true according to Paragrapg 3?
A.Married people most likely reported that they were not happy.
B.Only 17 percent of divorced people said they were not happy
C.The happiness number was highest for married women.
D.In the United States, 23 percent of people were never-married.
29.Among the people investigated in 2023, those who seemed to be least happy were_____
A.widowed B.married and divorced
C.separated but not divorced D.never-married
30.What is the conclusion of the 2023 study about happiness?
A.Happiness levels usually dropped in a few years after marriage
B.Happiness greatly increased for many married people
C.Marriage brought happiness to all the married people.
D.Most people remained at their premarriage happiness levels.

Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

After years of false starts,with the first commercial sales possible within months,a new industry selling motor fuel made from waste is getting a big push in the United States. Many companies have announced plans to build plants that would take in material like wood chips, garbage or crop waste and turn out motor fuels. For decades scientists have known it was possible to convert waste to fuel. But success is far from assured .Some of the latest announcements come from small companies whose dreams may be bigger than their bank accounts.They are counting on billions in government funds.Big technological problems remain, and even if they can be solved ,no one is sure what unintended consequences will emerge or what it will really cost to produce this type of fuel.
Virtually any material containing hydrogen, carbon and oxyen could potentially be turned into motor fuel. That includes plastics, construction debris(废渣),forest and lawn trimming(修剪下来旳废料)，wood chips,wheat straw and many other types of agricultural waste.The potential fuels include ethanol(乙醇),which can be blended with gasoline,or other liquids that could displace gasoline entirely.Much of the new money flowing into the field is coming from Silicon Valley,where the venture capitalists who gave the world the Internet revolution see an opportunity to do something silimar with the fuel supply.What has been done is small in the scheme of American fuel demand,but it may set the stage for important growth if whose first projects prove that the economics can work.

31.How successful is the development of a waste-to-fuel industry in the United States?
A.Motor fuel has been turned out in large quantity.
B.A breakthrogh in the industry is highly expected.
C.There have been only several false starts so far .
D.The industry is supported by the government.
32.According to the author ,even if technological problems are solved,_______
A.success can not be assured B.no support is expected
C.serious consequences will emerge D.waste can not be turned to fuel
33.To carry out their plans successfully,small companies are expecting______
A.more scientific reaserch on waste conversion
B.large amounts of money from the government
Csolutions to technological problems
D.reduction of the cost to produce motor fuel
34.Which of the following is considered as potential fuel to replace gasoline?
A.Ethanol B.Liquids C.Constrution debris D.Agricultural waste
35.The venture caplitalists are willing to invest in the waste-to-fuel industry because_______
A.it is connected with the Internet B.it will increase fuel demand
C.it is silimar with the fuel supply D.it emerges as a big opportunity

Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Auto crashes have decreased in recent years,but the number of deaths in crashes still average around 40,000 every year.Amuch higher number of crashes result in permanent disability.Because car crashes are usually caused by human errors ,it’s always necessary to remind drivers of the following safety tips;
Avoid distractions(注意力分散)——safe driving takes concentration.If a driver is talking on a mobile phone,that driver isn’t paying enough attention to the road.Distracted driving is a factor in 25 to 30 percent of all traffic crashes.
Take extra care in wild weather ----Sometimes ,bad weather conditions will contribute to an accident by interfering with visibility or making it difficult to keep the car under control .A driver always should take the effects of the weather ,such as strong winds or slippery roads,into consideration when driving.
Avoid sleepiness ---Sleepy driving causes more than 100,000 crashes each year,resulting in 40,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths on average .On summer road trips,set realistic goals for the traveling distance each day.Stop at regular intervals when driving long distances.
Keep a good mood ----Reduce stress on the road by allowing plenty of time for travel ,planning your route in advance ,and altering your route to avoid over –crowded roads.Remember not to challenge aggressive (咄咄逼人旳)drivers and stay far away from them.
Keep your car well maintained------Ultimately,safety also depends on the maintenance of your car.Ensure that car brakes,tires,lights and battery are in good working order.

36.According to the first paragraph,______
A.the number of people who died in auto crashes has increased
B.there is a rise in the number of auto crashes in recent years
C.auto accident death rate has remained high in recent years
D.40,000 auto crashes cause permanent disability each year
37.A distracted driver is a driver who______
A.always keeps his eyes on the road B.never eats or drinks while driving
C.pays little attention to the passenger D.is always talking on the phone
38.Stormy weather causes various difficulties to driving,expect______
A.reducing visibility B.making the road slippery
C.making the driver sleepy D.affecting vehicle control
39.Which of the following statements is true according to paragraph 4?
A.We can see that for every crash,there must be either injuries or deaths.
B.Sleepy driving causes 1,550 deaths which is about 4 percent of injuries.
C.We should drive short distances each day whether in winter or summer.
D.We need to stop every 100 minutes to keep us from sleepy driving.
40.It can be concluded from the passage that______.
A.most of the auto crashes can be avoided if drivers always keep safety in mind.
B.if drivers can remember these safety tips,no auto crashes will happen to them.
C.we are all human and auto crashes caused by human errors can’t be avoided
D.we can avoid auto crashes as long as distractions an