2023年英語三級考試真題及答案

4月英語三級考試真題及答案

PartIReadingComprehension

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Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyailtheteachersarewomen,mostlymarried.(76)Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andtheteachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.Theoldauthoritarian(要絕對服從)methodsofeducationwerediscredited(不被承認(rèn))ratheralongtimeago-somuchsothatmanypeoplenowthinkthattheyhavegonetoofarinthedirectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyandinterestedratherthangivingthemactualinstruction.

Thesocialeducationofyoungchildrentriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneedtoworktogetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisisonco-operationratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthefactthatAmericansocietyishighlycompetitive;however,theneedformakingpeoplesociableinthissensehascometoberegardedasoneofthefunctionsofeducation.MostAmericansdogrowupwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewascriminals,butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedinmakingmostpeoplesociableandreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysandthroughkindnessandfriendliness.

1.Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomakechildren__________.

A.sensibleandsensitive

B.competitiveandinterested

C.curiousandfriendly

D.happyandco-operative

2.SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschoolsbecausetheythink__________.

A.childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother

B.schoolslaytoomuchemphasisonco-operation

C.childrenshouldgrowupwithcompetitiveideas

D.schoolsgivelittleactualinstructiontochildren

3.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericaneducationcanbebestdescribedas__________.

A.favorable

B.negative

C.tolerant

D.unfriendly

4.

TheAmericaneducationalsystememphasizes__________.

A.materialwealth

B.competition

C.co-operation

D.personalbenefit

5.Theword"sociable"(Line8,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans__________.

A.fondoftalkingfreely

B.friendlywithotherpeople

C.concernedaboutsocialwelfare

D.happyatschool

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Nonverbal(非語言)communicationhastodowithgestures,movementsandclosenessoftwopeoplewhentheyaretalking.(77)Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandsoonhavemeaningwhichwordsdonotcarry.

Forexample,thebodydistancebetweentwospeakerscanbeimportant.NorthAmericansoftencomplainthatSouthAmericansareunfriendlybecausetheytendtostandclosetotheNorthAmericanwhenspeaking,whiletheSouthAmericanoftenconsiderstheNorthAmericantobe"cold"or"distant"becausehekeepsagreaterdistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto.The"eyecontact"providesanotherexampleofwhatwearecallingnonverbalcommunication.Scientistshaveobservedthatthereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachotherthanthereisbetweenpeoplewhodon'tlikeeachother.(78)Thelengthoftimethatthepersonwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyesindicatestheamountofinteresthehasinthethingsyouaretalkingabout.

Ontheotherhand,toolongagazecanmakepeopleuncomfortable.Theeyesapparentlyplayagreatpartinnonverbalcommunication.Genuinewarmthorinterest,shynessorconfidencecanoftenbeseenintheeyes.Wedonotalwaysconsiderasmiletobeasignoffriendliness.Someonewhoisalwayssmiling,andwithlittleapparentreasons,oftenmakesusuneasy.

6.Accordingtothepassage,nonverbalcommunication__________.

A.isamethodoftenusedbypeoplewhocannotspeak

B.cantellsomethingthatwordscannot

C.canbeusedtotalkwithpeoplewhocannotbear

D.islessusedthanwords

7.TheSouthAmerican__________.

A.tendstokeepadistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto

B.usuallystandsclosetothepersonheistalkingto

C.isoftenunfriendlywhenspokento

D.isoftencoldanddistantwhenspeaking

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Lesseyecontactsuggestsdistanceinrelation.

B.Thelongeronelooksatyou,themoreinteresthehasinyou.

C.Thereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachother.

D.Shortereyecontactshowsmoreinterestinwhatoneistalkingabout

9.Toolongagaze__________.

A.mayupsetpeoplebeinglookedat

B.showsone'sgreatconfidence

C.indicatesone'sinterestinthetalk

D.tellsyouhowfriendlyoneis

10.Constantsmilingwithoutapparentreason__________.

A.isasignofone'sfriendliness

B.isasignofone'sunfriendliness

C.makespeoplefeelhappy

D.makespeoplefeeluncomfortablePassage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Televisionhasopenedwindowsineverybody'slife.Youngmenwillneveragaingotowarastheydidin1914.Millionsofpeoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattle.Andtheresulthasbeenageneraldislikeofwar,andperhapsmoreinterestinhelpingthosewhosufferfromalltheterriblethingsthathavebeenshownonthesc-Teen.

Televisionhasalsochangedpolitics.Themostdistantareascannowfollowstateaffairs,seeandhearthepoliticiansbeforeanelection.Betterinformed,peoplearemorelikelytovote,andsotomaketheiropinioncount.

Unfortunately,television'sinfluencehasbeenextremelyharnffultotheyoung.(79)ChildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld;thatTVadvertisementslietosellproductsthataresometimesbadoruseless.Theybelievethattheviolencetheyseeisnormalandacceptable.Alleducatorsagreethatthe"televisiongenerations"aremoreviolentthantheirparentsandgrandparents.

Also,theyoungarelesspatient.(80)UsedtoTVshows,whereeverythingisquickandinteresting,theydonothavethepatiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures;toreadabookthatrequiresthinking;tolistentoateacherwhodoesn'tdofunnythingslikethepeopleonchildren'sprograms.Andtheyexpectallproblemstobesolvedhappilyinten,fifteen,orthirtyminutes.That'sthetimeittakesonthescreen.

11.Inthepast,manyyoungpeople__________.

A.knewtheeffectsofwar

B.wentinforpolitics

C.likedtosavethewoundedinwars

D.werewillingtobesoldiers

12.NowwithTVpeoplecan__________.

A.discuspoliticsataninformationcenter

B.showmoreinterestinpolitics

C.maketheftowndecisionsonpoliticalaffairs

D.expresstheiropinionsfreely

13.TheauthorthinksthatTVadvertisements__________.

A.arenotreliableonthewhole

B.areuselesstopeople

C.areagoodguidetoadults

D.areveryharmfultotheyoung

14.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplehavebecomeusedtocrimesnow.

B.WithaTVsetsomeproblemscanbesolvedquickly.

C.Peoplenowliketoreadbookswithpictures.

D.Theadultsarelessviolentthantheyoung.

15.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat__________.

A.childrenshouldkeepawayfromTV

B.TVprogramsshouldbeimproved

C.children'sbooksshouldhavepictures

D.TVhasadeepinfluenceontheyoung

PartII

VocabularyandStructure

(30%)

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Itwaswhileshewassleepinginherbedroom__________athiefbrokeintothehouse.

A.which

B.that

C.where

D.than

17.InlearningEnglishweshouldnot____ourstudentsoftheirmistakesallthetime.

A.remind

B.remember

C.remain

D.remark

18.Thesethreeteachersvary__________theirmannerofteaching.

A.between

B.from

C.with

D.in

19.Whocanitbe?I'mquite__________alosstoguess.

A.of

B.on

C.in

D.at

20.Themonitor__________theexaminationpaperstotheclassforhisteacher.

A.delivered

B.distributed

C.reported

D.presented

21.Haveyouany__________thatyouwerenotthereat9o'clocklastnight?

A.statement

B.cause

C.words

D.proof

22.Thechildrenlookedupastheplanespassed__________.

A.overall

B.overhead

C.outward

D.forward

23.CharlesDickens__________manywonderfulcharactersinhisnovels.

A.invented

B.discovered

C.uncovered

D.created

24.Manyyoungpeoplefindithardertoappreciate__________musicthanpopmusic.

A.simple

B.light

C.ancient

D.classical

25.Ifthewoundedsoldierhadbeengivenfirst__________,hewouldnothavedied.

A.help

B.aid

C.care

D.attention

26.Sincehelefttheuniversity,he__________inanaccountingcompany.

A.hasbeenworking

B.hadworked

C.hadbeenworking

D.wasworking

27.TheweatherinChinaisdifferentfrom__________.

A.America

B.inAmerica

C.thatinAmerica

D.oneinAmerica

28.Itwasnotuntildawn__________theirwayoutoftheforest.

A.whentheyfound

B.thattheyfound

C.didtheyfind

D.thattheydidn'tlind

29.__________hesaysordoeswon'tmakemechangemymindatall.

A.Whatever

B.However

C.Which

D.How

30.Weallbelievethatit'dbehardforhimto__________extraresponsibilitiesnow.

A.takeapart

B.takeup

C.takeon

D.takeback

31.Hewasveryrudetothecustomsofficer,____ofcoursemadethingsevenworse.

A.who

B.whom

C.what

D.which

32.Thegoods__________whenwearrivedattheairport.

A.werejustunloading

B.werejustbeenunloading

C.hadjustunloaded

D.werejustbeingunloaded

33.Allthings__________,theplannedtriphadtobecalledoff.

A.considered

B.beconsidered

C.considering

D.havingconsidered

34.__________purposedidyousaytheirteamwouldbeatours?

A.Forwhich

B.What

C.Forwhat

D.Which

35.Sincethereisn'tmuchtimeleft,youcanjusttellusaboutit__________.

A.indetail

B.inshort

C.inall

D.inbrief

36.Peopleappreciate__________withhimbecausehehasagoodsenseofhumor.

A.towork

B.working

C.tohaveworked

D.haveworking

37.Thelittlevillagehasn'tchangedmuch_______anewroadandtwomorestores.

A.except

B.besides

C.exceptthat

D.exceptfor

38.Let'sstartworkingontheproject,__________?

A.shallwe

B.willwe

C.don'twe

D.aren'twe

39.Idon'tthinkitappropriateto__________suchanissueatthemeeting.

A.bringin

B.bringoff

C.bringup

D.bringabout

40.Infact,Iwouldratherhaveleftforthecountryside__________athome.

A.bystaying

B.thanstaying

C.thantostay

D.thanhavestayed

41.__________ateacher,onemustfirstbeapupil.

A.Being

B.Havingbeen

C.Tobe

D.Tohavebeen

42.__________,aformmustbefilledin.

A.Ifyouwanttogetthisjob

B.Inordertogetthisjob

C.MakingrequestforthisjobD.Toaskforthisjob

43.__________inacompany,MissLiwillbecomeafamouspopsinger.

A.Itisanemployeethat

B.Shewasanemployee

C.Anemployeebefore

D.Onceanemployee

44.Heaskedhertogotoaconcertwithhimbutshe_hisinvitation______politely.

A.turned;down

B.turned;out

C.turned;away

D.turned;up

45.__________Japanese,shehastostudyanotherforeignlanguage.

A.Except

B.Exceptfor

C.Inadditionto

D.BesidePartVTranslation

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SectionA

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.

76.Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andtheteachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.

77.Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandsoonhavemeaningwhichwordsdonotcarry.

78.Thelengthoftimethatthepersonwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyesindicatesthemountofinteresthehasinthethingsyouaretalkingabout.

79.ChildrendonothaveenoughexperiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld;thatTVadvertisementslietosellproductsthataresometimesbadoruseless.

80.UsedtoTVshows,whereever