南财公共英语3级第一套试卷

南京财经大学成人高等教育 网络课程 公共英语3级 试卷1

* 本试卷满分为100分，答题时间为90分钟。

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Part 1 Vocabulary. Please choose one of the four choices given to fill in the blank to complete the sentence. (50 points, 2 points each)

1. Does the idea of working for a venture company________ to you?

A.interest B.Attract C. appeal D.impress

2. Warnings about the dangers of smoking seem to have little_______ on this age group.

A.shock B.response C.reaction D.impact 3. Ice cream always ______ with me.

A.upsets B.disagrees C.annoys D.sickens 4. Williams______ his position as Mayor to give jobs to his friends.

A.abused B.used C.applied D. exploited 5. Manufacturers are making safety a design______.

A.Consideration B.priority C.attention D. precaution 6. The soldier was________ of running away when the enemy attacked. A .Scolded B .charged C.accused D.punished 7. The government________ women the right to vote.

A.rejected B.refuted C.declined D.denied 8. It is the________ winter for ten years.

A.Severest B. most serious C.strictest D.severed 9. It is the_________ river of our country.

A.Principle B. principal C.Head D.patchy 10. The element Hydrogen is a ________ of water.

A.constituent B.ingredient C.element D.factor 11. A substance such as sand maybe either fine or ______.

A.harsh B.rough C.rude D.coarse 12. She _______ my invitation because of a previous appointment.

A.refused B.rejected C .declined D.decreased 13. The _____ of autumn was in the air and she went to fetch a coat.

A.chill B.chilly C.chili D.chilling 14. He was ________ with full authority.

A.bestowed B.confirmed C.presented D.invested 15. The company's name is written on the _________ of the chair.

A.underneath B.under C .below D.beneath 16. The bad man was punished for his ____ acts.

A.evil B. eve C.exile D.exist 17. It is really a _____ battle.

A.bloody B .blood C.bloodily D.bleed

18. I have had my life _________.

A.insured B.ensured C.secured D.assured 19. The old man was ________ by everyone who knew him.

A.below B.belonged C.beloved D.bestowed 20. The roses are in ______ now.

A.blouse B.blood C.bloom D.blow 21. As there is not much time left, I'll tell you about it ______.

A.in half B.in part C.in brief D.in short 22. I _______that you have heard the news.

A.assist B.assemble C.assume D.arrange 23. His manual of botany has become a________ among scientists.

A.masterpiece B.classic C.famous works D. legend

24. Although the two players are ______in the tennis court. They are really good friends.

A.partners B.enemies C.rivals D.companions 25. All their attempts to _____ the child from the burning building were in vain.

A.regain B.recover C.rescue D.reserve

Part 2 Cloze. Please choose one of the four choices given to fill in the blank to complete the sentence. (20 points, 1 point each)

Who won the World Cup 1994 football game？ What happened at the United Nations？ How did the critics like the new play？__26__ an event takes place; newspapers are on the streets __27__ the details. Wherever anything happens in the world， reports are on the spot to __28__ the news.

Newspapers have one basic __29__ ， to get the news as quickly as possible from its source， from those who make it to those who want to __30 __it. Radio， telegraph， television， and __31__ inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication. __32 __， this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the __33__ and thus the efficiency of their own operations. Today more newspapers are __34__ and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out to many other fields. Besides keeping readers __35__ of the latest news， today‘s newspapers __36__ and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influence readers’ economic choices __37__ advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very__38__ .Newspapers are sold at a price that __39__ even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main __40__ of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The __41__ in selling advertising depends on a newspaper‘s value to advertisers. This __42__ in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper？ Circulation depends __43__ on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment __44__ in a newspaper’s pages. But for the most part， circulation depends on a newspaper‘s value to readers as a source of information __45__ the community， city， country， state， nation， and world—and even outer space.

26. A.Just when B.While C.Soon after D.Before 27. A.to give B.giving C.given D.being given

28. A.gather B.spread C.carry D.bring 29. A.reason B.cause C.problem D.purpose 30. A.make B.publish C.know D.write 31. A.another B.other C.one another D.the other 32. A.However B.And C.Therefore D.So 33. A.value B.ratio C.rate D.speed 34. A.spread B.passed C.printed D.completed 35. A.inform B.be informed C.to be informed D.informed 36. A.entertain B.encourage C.educate D.edit 37. A.on B.through C.with D.of 38. A.forms B.existence C.contents D.purpose 39. A.tries to cover B.manages to cover C.fails to cover D.succeeds in 40. A.source B.origin C.course D.finance 41. A.way B.means C.chance D.success 42. A.measures B.measured C.Is measured D.was measured 43. A.somewhat B.little C.much D.something 44. A.offering B.offered C.which offered D.to be offered 45. A.by B.with C.at D.about

Part 3. Reading Comprehension. (30 points, 2 points each) Passage One

The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, at Sotheby’s in London on September 15th 2008. All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ￡70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.

The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since 2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm – double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.

In the weeks and months that followed Mr. Hirst’s sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008. within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.

The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more fluctuant. But Edward Dolman, Christie’s chief executive, says:“I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom.”

What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the

biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. The three Ds – death, debt and divorce – still deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.

46. In the first paragraph, Damien Hirst’s sale was referred to as “a last victory” because

______.

A. the art market had witnessed a succession of victories

B. the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids C. Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces D. it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis

47. By saying “spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable” (Line 1-2, Para.3), the author suggests that ____.

A. collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctions B. people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries C. art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extent

D. works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying 48. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007 to 2008. B.The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum. C. The art market generally went downward in various ways. D. Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come. 49. The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are ____.

A. auction house’ favorites B. contemporary trends

C. factors promoting artwork circulation D. styles representing Impressionists

50. The most appropriate title for this text could be ____.

A. Fluctuation of Art Prices B. Up-to-date Art Auctions C. Art Market in Decline D. Shifted Interest in Arts

Passage Two

Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.

Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a

world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly line life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life—to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?

Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.

In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.

51. Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?

A. Leisure, elegance, and efficiency. B.Elegance, efficiency, and taste. C. Leisure, elegance, and taste. D.Elegance, recreation, and taste.

52. Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen? A. Many of them prefer the modern life style.

B. They actually enjoy working at the assembly line. C. They are more concerned with money than before. D. They are more competitive than the old generation.

53. The passage suggests that ____________.

A. in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere B. it's now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river C. the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples D.great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen

54. Which of the following is true about the critics?

A. Critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of life. B. Student critics are greater in number than critics in other fields.

C. Student critics have, on occasion, resorted to violent means against the trend. D. Critics are concerned solely with the present and not the future.

55. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? A. Changes in the French Way of Life B. Criticism of the New Life Style C. The Americanization of France

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