2004年成人学位英语试卷（三级）   
Part I  Phonetics  (10 points)

Directions: In this part, there are ten groups of words. From the A, B, C, and D choices, choose the word with the underlined part which has the same pronunciation as the word given. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 

 

1. ago         A. fat      B. egg.          C. fast          D. advance

2. sell          A. pain             B. said     C. eight     D. fact

3. mat         A. date        B. hammer  C. fall              D. tale

4. theme       A. thin         B. that               C. this               D. with

5. pool          A. full          B. food             C. foot        D. could

6. rain           A. second   B. tennis      C. ancient    D. eat

7. choose             A. not            B. row           C. raw           D. soup

8. lord          A. loud        B. howl             C. house     D. dawn

9. own         A. raw        B. chose            C. saw        D. soup

10. air           A. share             B. near        C. sphere    D. tear

 

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (30points)

Directions: There are four reading 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

 

              I

   This first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball. 

   In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children’s game. But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls

   At first, balls were made of grass of leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.

   Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games. Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules. Perhaps they played ball more fro instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.

11. The ball was probably invented because ____

throwing stones often caused injuries 
throwing stones was not fun 
games with stones did not have rules 
rocks were too heavy to throw
12. The first balls were probably made of ____

animal skins stuffed with rocks 
twists of hay 
hides stuffed with hay or feather 
grass an leaves tied with vines
13. This selection says that the Egyptians played ____

many different games with balls 
many different kinds of games 
only one ball game 
different games with similar rules
14. The Egyptians thought that ball playing was ____

   A. childish  B. difficult    C. not enjoyable    D. worthwhile

15. The best title for this selection is ____

The First Ball Games 
How Egyptian Children Played Games 
Egyptian Sports 
The Beginning of Sports
                                II

Thomas Lagos graduated from Wittenberg University in Ohio in only one year. His father, a Greek immigrant, said, “ Whatever Tommy do, he likes to do fast.”

Thomas studied at Showee high School. He taught himself to read 750 words a minute. While he was in high school, he took 15.5 of the 36 credits he needed to graduate from university. He took another 12 credits at the university simply by taking examinations without attending the courses. The remaining credits he took by the old-fashioned method of attending class

His grades were an average straight A, so he graduated summa cum laude(with greatest honours). Now, at the age of nineteen, he has entered the graduate school of Michigan University. He is studying law.

16. Thomas Lagos is ___

   A. a Greek        B. an American

   C. an immigrant    D. an American living in Greece

17. Thomas’s father ____

does not speak English 
speaks English perfectly 
is an Englishman 
speaks English poorly
18. While in high school, Thomas ____

completed his university studies 
took most of his university credits 
finished nearly half his university credits 
did no university studies
19. The number of credits Thomas took by attending university courses was ___

   A. 36     B. 15.5    C. 12       D. 805

20 Thomas entered Wittenberg University ____

   A. at the age of 18        B. at the age of 19

   C. in one year            D. summa cum laude

 

III

 

Paricutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paricutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paricutin is asleep. 

What is Paricutin? It was the first volcano (火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paricutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano.

Large quantities of stone and lava broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes (灰烬) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forests were destroyed. Then Paricutin went to sleep. 

 
21. Paricutin was once the name of ____.

A. a peasant  B. a village  C. an old mountain    D. a Mexican 

22.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.     Paricutin is not active any more.

B.     Paricutin is the first volcano in the world.

C.     Paricutin did not exist until the early 1940s.

D.     It took Paricutin 10 years to grow to its present size.

23. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?

A.     The little hill of stone.

B.     The villagers living close by.

C.     The forests and fields around Paricutin.

D.     The Mexican peasant and his wife 

24. In this passage the writer is trying to ____.

A.     tell us an interesting happening 

B.     explain a scientific theory 

C.     make us believe something 

D.     make up an interesting story 

25. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?

A.     New volcanoes may appear in place where people do not expect them to be.

B.     Volcanoes are always growing.

C.     Volcanoes are active from time to time.

D.     New volcanoes are active for only ten years.  转贴于：大学英语三级考试_考试大

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