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Final Examination for College English 3 2009级大学英语3（13:30-15:30 January10, 2011） 学院：______________ 专业：_____________姓名：___________ 学号：_____________ 考 生 注 意 事 项 1.请将自己的学院、专业、姓名、学号写在试卷册和答题纸上。 2.答题卡上考号方框内填写学号的后九位数，然后用铅笔在相应的数字中间划横线，划错或不划所造成的后果由考生自己负责。请监考老师在黑板上示范正确的涂卡方法,如:[A] 。 3.答题时，请在你认为正确的选项（字母）中间划一条小横线。凡是在字母下划横线、在字母上划斜线、打钩或划圈者，一律判为零分，后果由考生自负。 4.翻译请用黑色钢笔或圆珠笔做在答题纸上。请考生认真填写自己的个人信息。 5.交试卷时，请把答题卡和试题册分开交。凡把答题卡夹带在试题册内，导致无成绩者，一律不再查找答题卡，后果由考生自负。 Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes) 15% Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic City Problems. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the outline below: 注意：此部分试题请在答题纸（作文纸）上作答。 1. 越来越多的人涌入大城市，有些问题随之产生。 2. 比较明显的问题有...... 3. 我对这种现象的看法。 Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension 50% Section A Skimming and Scanning ( 10 minutes) 10% (每题1分） Directions: In this part, you will have 10 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。 Flowers in the Desert ? Recognized as the largest desert in the world, the Sahara Desert extends across North Africa, covering over 3 million square miles from the Atlantic Coast to the Nile River Valley. Except for an occasional oasis, this vast and barren landscape consists mainly of sand dunes, stone plateaus, surface gravel, and eroded mountains. The intense sun causes daytime temperatures to rise above 135 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, and droughts commonly last for years. However, scientists are trying to restore the Sahara so that it can sustain life as it did many years ago. Desert Life Long Ago Paintings found on the walls of caves in the Sahara Desert suggest that a few thousand years ago lush vegetation thrived and covered the desert floor. Many curious and unusual insects, reptiles, birds, and other animals had access to food sources that allowed them to grow and reproduce. At that time, huge river systems an