大学英语三级(A级)-试卷540

1、大学英语三级（A 级）-试卷 540（ 总分： 134.00 ，做题时间： 90 分钟 ）一、Listening Comprehension（总题数：10，分数：38.00）1. Part I Listening Comprehension （20 minutes）Directions ： This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of4 sections.解析：解析：（分数： 4.00 ）2. Section ADirections:This sectionis to test your abilityto unders

2、tand short dialogues Thereare 5 recorded dialoguesin it After each dialogue there is a recorded question Both the dialoguesand questions will be spoken only onceWhen you hear a questi解析：（分数： 10.00 ）A.Doctor and patient.B.Passenger and ticket collector.C.Shop assistant and customer.D.Boss and clerk.V

3、解析：解析：根据文中说话人的语气可推断他们应该是上下级关系，再看选项中有老板和雇员一项，故选A.It s not important how he dances.B. It s too crowded to dance away.C.If hes careful, no one will notice.D. No one knows the steps todance. 解析：解析：根据女士的回答“ 不会舞步，故选 A。A.400 Yuan.It doesnt matter ”可知，女士在为男士鼓劲，说没有人会注意到他B.700 Yuan.C.200 Yuan.VD.900 Yuan.解析：解

4、析：根据文中关键词“900”，700”可知，男士还需再借200 元，故选 C。A.It was too dark.B.His eyesight is not sogood.C.The man doesn t want to.D.He can t find the switch. 解析：解析：根据男士的回答“ 开灯，故选 D。A.At the railway station.B.At theairport.VC.At the police station.D. At the bank. 解析：解析：根据男士所问的“I dontknow”可知，他是找不到开关所以才没B。air ticket and

5、 passport ”可知，两人可能是在机场海关，故选3.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand shortconversations There are 2 recorded conversations in it After each conversation ， there are someWrecorded questions Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two timesA. IBM.B. A superm

6、arket.C. ABC Company.VD. A bookstore.解析：解析：根据一开始女士的回答便可知答案，故选C。A. Dress.B. Computers.VC. Shoes.D. Engines.解析：解析：男士说自己在 IBM 工作，无疑是和计算机打交道的，故选B。（分数： 6.00 ）A. To ask if shes got the tickets.B. To invite her out for an evening.VC. To offer his help with her new flat.D. To take care of his friend.解析：解析：根

7、据男士的回答“ I was wondering if youd like to go to a concert tomorrow evening ” 可知，男士想和女士一块去听音乐会，故选 B。A. Watching a basketball match.B. Cleaning up the new apartment.C. Going to the cinema with Margaret.VD. Going shopping with her friends.解析：解析：根据女士的回答“ Margaret has already asked me to see a friend and t

8、hen well go tothe cinema together ”可知，女士明晚已经约了别人一块去看朋友和电影，故选C。A. 7:30.B. 5:30.VC. 5:00.D. 4:00解析：解析：根据女士的回答“ The basketball match will be over by 5：30”可知，篮球赛 5：30结束，故选 B。4.Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passageThe passage isprinted in the test paper，but with some

9、 words or phrases missingThe passage will be read twotimes 解析：An old friend from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with me, 1 from the airport to tell methat he had 2 . I was still at the office at the time, but I had made preparationfor his arrival.After explaining where my new 3 was, I told him

10、 that I had left the key under the 4 . As I was likely to be home very late,I advised him to go into the 5 and help himself to food and drinks.An old friend from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with me, 6 from the airport to tell meAfter explaining where my new 8 was, I told him that I had left

11、 the key under the 9 . As I was分数： 10.00 ）填空项 1 _ （正确答案： telephoned ）填空项 1 _ （正确答案： arrived ）填空项 1 _ （正确答案： apartment ）填空项 1 _ （正确答案： doormat ）that hehad 7 . Iat the office at the time, but I had made preparationfor hisarrival.likely to be home very late, Iadvised him to go into the 10and help himse

12、lfto food and drinks.填空项 1 _ （正确答案： kitchen ）解析：6. Section DDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passageswill hear a recorded passage After that you will hear five questions Both the passage and thequestions will be read two times When you hear a question ， you should

13、解析：What is the passage talking about? 1.What is the passage talking about? 2. （分数： 8.00 ）（1）.Whats the first advantage of little cars? There will be less 1. （分数： 2.00 ） 填空项 1:（正确答案：正确答案： air pollution ）解析：解析：在材料第二句中就提到了此车的第一个优点：“there will be less pollution in the air ”即减少污染，故此处应填“ air pollution ”。（

14、2） .Whats about the cost of owning and driving such cars? The little cars will cost 1to own and to drive.（分数：2.00 ）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案： much lower less ）解析：解析：根据提示信息可推知，该题问的是小型车购买和使用的耗费情况。在材料中提到“ The little cars will costmuch less to own and to drive”（ 购买和使用这种小型车会比较便宜。） 故此处应填“much lower less ”。（3）.Wh

15、ats the speed of little cars? These little cars can only go 1per hour. （分数： 2.00 ） 填空项 1: （正确答案：正确答案： 55 miles ）解析：解析：根据提示信息很容易知道，此处所缺内容应该是关于速度的。材料中提到驾驶这种汽车很安全的原因是as these little cars can go only 55 miles per hour.（因为这种小型车的速度只能达到每小时 55 英里），故此处应填“ 55 miles ”。（4）.Whats the disadvantage for little cars

16、? They will not be useful for 1.（分数： 2.00 ）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案： long trips ）解析：解析：根据提示信息可推知，该题问的是小型车的适用范围。材料中除了提到这种车的优点外，也 提到了它的一个缺点：“ but they will not be useful for long trips” （它们不适于用作长途旅行。 ）故此处应填“ long trips ”。二、Structure（总题数：18，分数：30.00）7.Part II Structure （10minutes）Directions: This part is to

17、test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful andgrammatically correct sentencesIt consists of2 sections 解析：8.Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements hereYou are required to completeeach statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices ma

18、rked A) ，B) ，C) and D) 解析：9.It was my fathers wish in his will that I_ become a doctor.（分数： 2.00 ）A. shouldVB. wouldC. mightD. could解析：解析：从句子结构来看， wish 在句中作表语， that I should become a doctor 作 wish 的同位语 在表示命令、建议、要求、愿望等含有主观愿望成分的名词后的同位语从句中，谓语要用虚拟语气，其形 式为： （should+） 动词You原形，故选 A。10._ Thusbetween England

19、 and France which was to last for 100 years.（分数： 2.00 ）A. broke out a warVB. did a war break outC. a war broke outD. was a war broken解析：解析：句中副词 thus 受到了强调，又因主语部分特别长，所以完全倒装。另外， thus 还有“因此” 之义，故选 A。11._Hein the army for ten years, and he retired last year.（分数： 2.00 ）A. has servedB. had servedVC. serve

20、dD. had been serving解析：解析：整个句子为过去时态，从时间状语 for ten years 可以判断这里表示过去持续的状态，所以 用过去完成时，故选 B。12. Before his death last year, Professor Johnson decided that he_ leave $ 2,000,000 to hisuniversity.（分数： 2.00 ）A. canB. wouldVC. mayD. shall解析：解析：此句主句的谓语动词用过去时，宾语从句要用过去将来时，表示在过去某一时间点看将来要 发生的事情。不过，本句中的 would 还兼有表

21、示意愿的作用，故选B。13. An iron and steel works, with several satellite factories, _in that city now.（分数： 2.00 ）A. is builtB. is being builtVC. were builtD. are being built解析：解析：主语是 an iron and steel works ，后面的 with several satellite factories只是补充成分，所以谓语要用单数，故选B。14. The teacher doesn t permit_in class.（分数： 2

22、.00 ）A. smokeB. smokesC. to have a smokeD. smokingV解析：解析： permit 的动宾结构有两种： permit doing sth 和 permit sb to do sth 。在此处为第一 种，故选 D。15. He traveled to the Northern part of the country, _he got many new ideas for this book.（分数： 2.00 ）A. whichB. thereC. whereVD. that解析：解析：此处是一个非限制性定语从句，缺状语，选项中只有where 能作状

23、语，故选 C。16. Hospital doctors dont go out very often as their work takes_their time.（分数： 2.00 ）A. awayB. overC. inD. upV解析：解析： take up 有“用尽，耗掉或占用 （ 时间、空间 ） ”的意思。 take away 意为“带走”； take over 意为“接管”； take in 有“理解，接纳，允许进来”等意思，根据句意，故选D。17._The police knew nothing about the caseyour father phonethem.（分数： 2

24、.00 ）A. afterB. sinceC. asD. untilV解析：解析：notuntil意为“直到才”，故选D。如果选 B,主句则要用完成时态。18.I dont think this room will be big enough to_ all the guests.（分数： 2.00 ）A. containB. holdVC. keepD. swallow解析：解析： hold 在这里意为“容纳；装”，如： The hall can hold more than 2， 000 people 这大厅可容下 2， 000 多人。 contain 在表示“包含； 容纳；装有”时，指的

25、是一物中含有另一物。 如： Beer containsalcohol 啤酒含有酒精。 keep 表示“保持，保存，遵守，经营，看守，拘留，维持”等意思，根据句意， 故选 B。19. Section BDirections: There are also 5 incomplete statements hereYou should fill in eachblank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets解析：20.It s about two hour s （fly） 1from Xi an to Beijing.（分数：

26、2.00 ）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案： flight ）解析：解析：根据题意， 空中所填词在 two hours之后，所以需要一个名词， 而 fly 的名词形式是 flight21. When I last saw Seaman, he （hurry） 1to his next class and did not have time to talk.（分数： 2.00 ）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案： was hurrying ）解析：解析：根据句意，主句谓语动词应用过去进行时。22. Your suggestion that the meeting （be） 1cance

27、lled is reasonable.（分数： 2.00 ）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案： （should）be ）解析：解析： suggestion that 后的从句要用虚拟语气。23.It is the feathers that （able） 1a bird to fly.（分数： 2.00 ）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案： enable ）解析：解析：这是一个 It isthat强调句型，强调的是主语 the feathers，因此空格处应填写一个谓语动词，根据所给形容词 able 可填写其派生出的动词 enable 。24.The U. S. population

28、of kids （grow） 1since the 1970s, and will remain at high levels through the 1990s.（分数： 2.00 ）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案： has been growing ）解析：解析：根据句意，空格处应填写一个谓语动词，应该使用现在完成进行时。三、Reading Comprehension（总题数：11，分数：50.00）25. Part III Reading Comprehension（40 minutes） Directions: This part is to test your reading

29、ability. There are 5 tasksfor you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.解析：26. Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements,numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement

30、 there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should makethe correct choice 解析：Some people believe that you have to be a special kind of person to sell a product. But although it is clear that asuccessful salesman does need special talents and an open personality, many of the skills he uses are us

31、ed by us all.We build and keep relationships with different kinds of people, we listen to and take note of what they tell us and dontjust enjoy the sound of our own voices, and we explain things to them or discuss ideas with them. In the same way, anycompany needs to establish a personal relationshi

32、p with its major clients and potential customers. It is often said thatpeople do business with people : a firm doesnt just deal impersonally （ 没 有人情味地 ）with another firm. A personin the buying department regularly receives personal visits from people representing the firms suppliers （ 供应商 ） or in th

33、e case of department stores or chain stores, a team of buyers may travel around visiting their suppliers. Keepingsales peopleon the road is much more expensive than employing them to work in the office. Much of the sales peoples time isspent unproductively traveling. Telephone selling may use this t

34、ime more productively, but a face-to-facemeetingand discussion is much more effective. Companies involvedin the export trade often have a separate export sales force. Its travel and accommodation expenses may be very high.As a result, servicing overseas customers may often be done by phone, telex（ 电

35、传 ）or letter, and personal visits maybe less often. Many firms appoint an overseas agent or distributor （ 分销商 ） whose own sales force takes overresponsibility for selling their products in another country. （分数： 10.00 ）（1）.According to the passage, to be a successful salesman, one_. （分数： 2.00 ）A. doe

36、sn t need any talentB. needs to go out every dayC. should listen to his bossD.should be able to work with different kindsof peopleV解析：解析：题干意为“根据本文，作为一个成功的商人，他。由第二段第一句“We build and keeprelationships with different kinds of people”可以看出：我们与不同类型的人建立和保持联系，第三段也说明公司也要与其客户建立联系，由此可以推断出：要作为成功的商人，应该能够与不同类型的 人在

37、一起工作，故选 D。（2）_ .In the third paragraph, potentialcustomers refers to people who_.（分数： 2.00 ）A. are likely to buy your productsVB. are already important clients of your firmC. are not willing buy your productsD. are not interested in your products解析：解析：题干意为“在第三段中， potential customers 是指”。“ potential

38、customers ”意 为“潜在的买主”，故选A。（3）_ .The phrase on the road in the lastparagraph can be best replaced by_ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. travellingVB. relaxingC. playingD. sightseeing解析：解析：题干意为“在最后一段中，短语on the road可由下面哪一项替换？”。整句话的意思是:V让销售人员总是“跑在路上”的花费要比雇佣他们在办公室工作的费用大得多。由此可见，on the road是“商旅”的意思。再看四个选项：B 项意为“放松”；C 项意为“玩”；

39、D 项意为“观光”，只有A 项有“商旅”的意思，故选 A。（4）.The passage indicatesthatsome companies use telephone sellingbecause_ . （分数：2.00 ）A. they have too many sales peopleB. their sales people don t like travellingC. it saves timeVD. it is more polite解析：解析：题干意为“本文表明一些公司利用电话进行销售，是因为”。由第三段第二句和第三句“ Muchof the sales peoples

40、time is spent unproductively traveling Telephone selling may use this time moreproductively ”可以看出：电话销售可以更有效地利用这些时间，故选C。（5）.The last paragraph says that an overseas agent of a company is responsible for_.（分数： 2.00 ）A. training local sales peopleB. protecting local customersC. holding regular sales co

41、nferencesD. selling its products in the local areaV解析：解析：题干意为“最后一段提到一家公司的海外代理商要负责”。由文章最后一句“ Many firms appoint anoverseas agent or distributor ”可以看出：很多公司都是指派一个海外代理商或分销商， 负责在其他国家来销售他们的产品。由此可以推断出海外代理商负责在当地销售其产品，故选D。27. Task 2Directions ： This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished st

42、atementsare numbered 41 through 45解析：The United States is a democracy, which means that the citizens run the government. Since we can t all make therules, we elect representatives our president, vice-president, senators,congressmen, governors, and others who make the laws and govern our country base

43、d on the beliefs of the people.These elected officials help pass laws that reflect the interests of their constituents, the people who live within the areasthey represent. Since the right to choose these representatives is in the hands of the people, it is very important thateveryone in a community

44、go to the polls to cast their ballots（ 投票）. If only a few people vote, then the electedrepresentatives may not truly represent the interests of the full community. Some day you may disagree with a decisionmade by your governor, state and federal （联邦的 ） representatives, orthe president. The best way

45、to make your opinion known is to go to the polls and elect new officials whomyou believewill better represent you in the future. By not voting, you are in effect giving up your right to help make changes in ourcountry. During a presidential election, when millions of people exercise the right to vot

46、e, you might think that yoursingle vote wont make a difference. Remember, every vote counts. Even if the candidates you support arent elected,youve still had a hand in shaping the country s future.（分数： 10.00 ）（1）_.The United States is a democracy in that .（分数： 2.00 ）A. the government is elected by t

47、he citizensVB. the rules and laws are made by the peopleC. what the president does is under permission of all the citizensD. everyone has a right to make changes in its future解析：解析：题干意为“美国在哪方面是一个民主国家”。由第一段第一句话可以得到答案，故选A。（2）_.The word constituents in the firstparagraph probably refers to_ .（分数： 2.00

48、）解析：解析：题干意为“在最后一段中，短语on the road可由下面哪一项替换？”。整句话的意思是:VA. democracyB. the citizens in a certain regionC. the candidates within some areasD. representatives解析：解析：题干意为“第一段中的单词constituents 很可能指的是” 知，the people who live 是对 constituents 的解释，所以 constituents 人民”，故选B。(3)_ .Theword interests in paragraph 2 can

49、 probably be replaced by_ .A. profitB. favorC. benefitVD. democracy 解析：解析：题干意为“第二段中的单词 interests 可以被替换成”。益”， benefit 也是“利益、好处”的意思，故选 C,而答案 A “profit(4)_.From the last twoparagraphs we can learn that_ .(分数：A. the only way to make changes in the country is to voteB. to vote is in fact a right to play

50、a part in the countryVC. even if the candidates you support arent elected, theyve still lent you a handD. a single vote makes no sense解析：解析：题干意为“从最后两段我们可以知道。从文中“By not voting you are in effect可知，“选举”是公民参与管理国家的一项权利，故选B。(5)_.The objective of this passage is to tell the people._ (分数： 2.00 )A. how to ca

51、st a successful voteB. how to become a presidentC. something about democracyD. why they should voteV解析：解析：题干意为“这篇文章的目的是要告诉人们”。全文都在谈论参加选举的重要性，也就是在 告诉人们为什么要选举。而文章的最后两句话更说明了这一点，故选D。28. Task 3Directions ： The following is a passage After reading it ， you are required to complete the blanks belowit(No46

52、through No 50)You should write your answers briefly in no morethan three words 解析：Learning Tour Recently, we will hold a learning tour for those English learners. By joining our helpful tour, everyone willfind out, at first, specific activities that help to improve yourEnglish. Besides that, one can

53、 also have access to some interesting language learning materials in the Learning Tour.Moreover, participators will be taught the way to use computers and audio-visual facilities in the center. The learningtour will be held every Wednesday and Thursday in different time. The former one is from 10:30

54、 to 11:30a. m., while thelatter one is 1: 00 -2:00p. m. For registration, people can go to Tin Ping Building on the 4th floor or email your name, ID card No. and date ofjoining the tour to Miss Feng at fengcahk. edu. hk Information on Learning Tour By joining the tour, one will find out:1 that help

55、to improve your English. Interestinglanguage learning 2 in the tour. The way to 3 and audio-visual facilities in the center. Time:Every Wednesday 10:30 -11:30a. m. Every Thursday 4 p. m. For registrations, email the name, 5 and the date ofjoining the tour.(分数： 10.00 )填空项 1 _ （正确答案： Specific activiti

56、es填空项 1 _ （正确答案： materials )填空项 1 _ （正确答案： use computers )。根据第一段最后一句话可指的是“代表们所代表地区的分数： 2.00 ）interests 在此处意为“利 ”是“利润， 赢利”的意思。2.00 ）填空项 1 _ （正确答案： 1：00-2 ：00 pm)填空项 1 _ （正确答案： ID card No )解析： 解析： 由文中第三段最后一句话“ people can go to Tin Ping building on the 4th floor or email your name , ID cardNo . and dat

57、e of joining the tour to Miss Feng at feng cahk. edu . hk” 可以找到答案。30. Task 4Directions ： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find theitems equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in thebrackets， numbered 51 thr

58、ough 55解析：A planned economy I sellers marketBmarket economy J buyers marketC World TradeOrganization K International Business LawD sales promotion Leconomic recoveryE negativetrade balance M international settlementF retailing and wholesaling N way ofpaymentG inflation Oway of settlementH favorable

59、trade balance P economiccrisisExamples:(A) 计划经济 (M) 国际结算(分数： 10.00 )(1).( ) 通货膨胀 ( ) 促销(分数： 2.00 )填空项 1:_ (正确答案：正确答案： G， D)解析：解析：这是一系列关于经济与贸易的术语：Aplanned economy 计划经济 Bmarket economy 市场经济 CWorld Trade Organization 世界贸易组织 D sales promotion 促销 Enegative trade balance 贸易逆差Fretailing and wholesaling 零售与

60、批发 Ginflation通货膨胀 Hfavorable trade balance贸易顺差 I 一 seller s market 卖方市场 J buyers market 买方市场 KInternationalBusiness Law国际商法 Leconomic recovery 经济复苏 Minternational settlement 国际结算 Nway of payment 支付方式Oway of settlement 结算方式 Peconomic crisis 经济危机(2).( ) 批发与零售 ( ) 卖方市场(分数： 2.00 )填空项 1:_ (正确答案：正确答案： F，