大学英语三级考试被视为帮助高职学生打开职业大门的敲门砖,并且能帮助他们未来职业发展。但是高职院校学生的三级过级率普遍较低,其原因在于他们基础较弱、听力差、词汇量少、缺乏应试技巧等等。本文通过对大学英语三级考试及学生情况的分析,探讨高职学生准备英语三级的方法,引导学生提高自己学习英语的兴趣和提高能力素质。 CET-3 is considered a stepping stone to help vocational students to open their careers and helps them to develop their careers in the future. However, the prevalence rates of tertiary students in higher vocational colleges are generally lower because of their weak foundation, poor hearing, few vocabulary, lack of examination skills and so on. Based on the analysis of the CET - 3 and the students’ situation, this article explores the ways for vocational students to prepare for English CET - 3 and guides students to improve their interest in learning English and improve their ability and quality.