2017年12月大学生英语三级考试A级真题及答案

2017年12月大学生英语三级考试A级真题及答案PartIListeningComprehension(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.SectionADirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)NewYorkCity.Aneveningparty.Anairtrip.Theman’sjob.FromthedialoguewelearnthatthemanistotakeaflighttoNewYork.Therefore,C)Anairtripisthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkC)ontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.[A][B][C][D]Nowthetestwillbegin.A)Inarestaurant.Inahospital.Atapostonce.Atarailwaystation.A)Hewillgototheconcert.Hehasbeentotheconcert.Heisnotinterestedintheconcert.Hecan’tgototheconcert.A)$2.$12.$7.$14.A)He’sgoingtofindajob.He’sgoingtogoabroad.He’sgoingtostudyforadegree.He’sgoingtodoapart-timejob.A)Husbandandwife.Nurseandpatient.Teacherandstudent.Bossandemployee.SectionBDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.Boththeconversationsandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversation1A)Tobeateacher.Totakecareofanimals.Toworkasasecretary.Tofurtherherstudy.A)Toworkinanoffice.Tobeananimaldoctor.Togoabroad.Tobeasalesman.Conversation2A)Shelostherdata.Shebrokethedisc.Sheboughtacomputerofawrongmodel.Shecouldn’tgethercomputerworking.A)Buyacomputerforher.Gotothestorewithher.Lendhersomemoney.Replacethediscforher.A)Toshowthereceipt.Tocallthestorefirst.Topaysomemoremoney.Tobringtheinstructionmanual.SectionCDirections:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehendshortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase(innomorethan3words).Thequestionsandincompleteanswersareprintedinyourtestpaper.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Nowlistentothepassage.Whenwasthecustomersurveyconducted?TOC\o"1-5"\h\zItwasconducted .Howdidcustomersfeelthecompany?Theproductswerequite .Whatdidcustomerscomplaininthesurvey?Ittook tosettletheircomplaints.Howdidcustomersfeelabouttheservicestaff?Theservicestaffwerenotalways .WhenshouldtheCustomerServicewithaplantoimprovetheirservice?答案:1-5:CDAAB6-10:CBDBA11.lastmonth12.werequitereliable13.ittooktoolongtosettletheircomplaints.14.werenotalwayseupwithaplanwithinoneweek.PartIIStructure(15minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytoconstructgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.BytheendofthisyearMr.Smith inourcompanyforexactlythreeyears.isworkinghasworkedwillworkwillhaveworkedIthinkthattheGreatWallisworth hundredsofmilestovisit.A)totravelB)travelingtraveledtravelThenewstaffdidn’tknowhowtousethesystem Iexplainedittohimyesterday.untilbecauseifsince isreportedinthenewspapersthatthetalksbetweenthetwocompanieshavenotmadeanyprogress.ThatWhatItAs bythefailureoftheproject ，themanagercouldhardlysayaword.TobeshockedShockedBeshockedShockingThefirstquestionwenowdiscussis earlytomorrow.whetherwherewhatwhomHewasattendingameeting, hewouldhavecometoyourpartyyesterday.unlesswhenbutorEnclosedyou anapplicationformthatyouareaskedtofillout.willfindfindfoundarefindingTheautoindustryspendslargeamountsofmoneyonmarketingcampaigns youngadultcustomers.attractattractedtoattractattractsTheadvertisingcompanyrecentlyhiredadesigner hadoncewonaprizeinanationalcontest.whosewhichwhomwhoSectionBDirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Yourdaughteris(luck) enoughtohavelargecompany.Afteran(introduce) bythechairperson，we’11goonwiththeday’sdiscussion.Wemustkeepthemanager(inform) oftheadvertisingcampaign.ItissuggestedthatthepresidentoftheUnion(make) aspeechonbehalfofalltheworkers.Havingbeenbadlydamagedbytheearthquake，thecityhastobe(rebuild) .Shedescribedtheancientcityindetailbecauseshe(live) thereforyears.Thenewuniversitygraduateisconfidentof(win) thepostastheassistanttothemanagingdirector.Successfulcompaniesconcentrate(much) onsellingtheirproductstotheirexistingcustomersthantotheirnewones.Thelocaleconomydepends(heavy) onthegoods.Withsuchashorttime(leave) ,it’simpossibleforUStofinishthiscomplicatedexperiment.答案:16-20:DBACB21-25:ADACD26.rmed29.make30.rebuilt31.hadlived32.winning33.more34.heavily35.leftPartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Anebook(alsoreferredtoasanelectronicbook ，eBook，ore-book)isadigitalversion(版本)ofaprintbookthatyoudownloadandread.Butifyouwanttoreadanebook,youmusthaveanEbookReader,whichisakindoffreesoftwareusedbyyourcomputer.MakesureyouhaveinstalledtheappropriateReaderbeforeyoudownloadyourebookfromtheInternet.Thesoftwareallowsyoutoturnthewordsonthescreenintothesizeyoulike.Italsohelpsyouturnpagesandchangeyourviewingoptions( 计算机屏幕上的阅读选择 ).Ebooksareafunalternativetoregularbooks.Youcandownloadthemtoanycomputersandcreateyourownlibraryofhundredsoftitles.Ifyouloadthemontoyourportablecomputer，youcantakethemwithyouwhenyoutravel.Someebooksareeveninteractive!Bestofall ，whenyouorderanebookthereisnowaitingandnoshippingcharges.Theamountoftimeittakestodownloadyourebookdependsonthespeedofyourconnectionandthesizeofyourebook.Fromthispassage，welearnthatanebook .canbefoundinanylibrarycanbereaddirectlyfromtheInternetcanbereadbyanyonewhohasacomputercanbereadwhenspecialsoftwareisinstalledTheEbookReaderisusedfor .vedownloadedA)readinganebookyou’turningaprintbookintoadigitalversiondownloadinganebookfromtheInternetcopyinganebookontoaportablecomputerFromthispassage，wecanlearnthat .youcanreadanebookonalaptopwhenyoutravelyouCanorderanebookusingtheEbookReadertheebooksorderedhavetobeshippedtoyouittakesalotoftroublereadinganebookWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A)Anebookisorderedinprintbookis.Thesizeofthewordsinanebookcannotbechanged.ssize.Thedownloadingtimeisdecidedbytheebookssize.Thereislessfunreadinganebookthanaprintbook.Thepassageismainlyabout .abetterwaytodownloadanEbookanewkindofbook—theEbooksthenewversionofEbooksthefunofreadingEbooksTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.Check-inRequirementsPassengersandtheirbaggagemustbecheckedinatleast45minutesbeforedeparturefordomesticflightsand60minutesforinternationalflights.Government-issuedphotoidentificationisrequiredforallpassengers.Passengerstravelingacrossanyinternationalboundary( 边界)areresponsibleforobtainingallnecessarytraveldocuments.Passengersmaybedeniedboardingiftraveldocumentsarenotinorder.Whencheckinrequirementsarenotmet，apassengermaybeseparatedfromhis,herbag.FrontierAirlineswillgladlyholdthebaginthedestinationbaggageserviceofficeforpick-upatthepassenger’sconvenience.Passengersmustbeatthegate20minutesbeforedepartureforboarding.FreeBaggageAllowanceforEachTicketedPassengerFrontierAirlines，Inc.willaccept，perticketedpassenger，twofreecheckedbagsnottoexceed62inchesand50poundsperpiece—onecarry—onbagandonepersonalitem(purse，laptop，etc.).NOTE:Aticketedpassengermaycheckonecarry-onbagifitiswithinestablishedlimitations.Allcarry-onitemsmustbeputunderaasharedoverheadcompartment(行李舱).Excessive(超重)BaggageChargesAnexcesschargewillbemadeforeachpieceofbaggageoverthefreeallowanceandforeachpieceofoversizedorover-weightbaggage.Aninternationalflightpassengershouldcheckinatleast .20minutesbeforedeparture30minutesbeforedeparture45minutesbeforedeparture60minutesbeforedepartureWhatisrequiredofalldomesticandinternationalpassengersforcheck-in?Aninvitationletter.Acompany’sjoboffer。Anofficialphotoidentification.Anofficialimmigrationpermit.Howmuchbaggageisaticketedpassengerallowedfreeofcharge?Onepiece.Twopieces.Threepieces.Fourpieces.Whatwillpassengershavetodoiftheirbaggageisoverthefreeallowance?Topayextramoney.Tocarryitthemselves.Toaskforspecialpermit.Todroptheexcessiveitem.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom .anadvertisementofanairlineanoticeforairlinepassengersascheduleofaninternationalflightanintroductiontoanairlinecompany答案:36-40:DAACB41-45:DCBABTask3Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlinebelowit(No.46toNo.50).Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomorethanthreewords)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.SakuraScholarshipsofferstudentstheopportunityoftakingpartinathree-monthJapaneselanguagecourseinthecityofKyoto.Thescholarshipcoversfreeaccommodation，mealsandtuition.ReturnairfaresbetweentheircountryofresidenceandOsakaarepaid，and$l，000pocketmoneyisalsoprovided.ToapplyforoneoftheseScholarships，youshouldwritealetterofabout300words,describingyourowneducationalcareersofar ，andgivingreasonseducationwouldbenefitfromparticipationintheSakuraScholarshipScheme.TheclosingdateforapplicationisFebruaryl ，2009.Applicantswhohavebeenselectedfortheshortlist（ 人选名单）willreceivethenoticebyMarch31.ThefinalselectionwillbemadeonthebasisofinterviewsheldduringMay.Applicationsareopentoallstudents，regardlessofage,sexornationality，andarealsoopentopeoplewhoarenotcurrentlyfull-timestudents.PleaseapplytoMs.KyotoMatsumoto，SakuraScholarshipScheme，SakuraTradingCo,200EastAvenue,LondonE97PS.SakuraScholarshipsCourseoffered:JapaneselanguageItemscovered:accommodation，mealsand-46-47-airfares$l,000-48-Contentofapplicationletter:.describingtheapplicant’s-49-sofar.givingreasonsfortakingthecourseDeadlineforapplication:-50-答案:46.tuition47.return48.pocketmoney49.owneducationalcareer50.February1,2009Task4Directions:Thefollowingisalistofairportitems.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto（与••等同）thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A—assemblylineJ—safetybootspackerK—shippingclerkC—forkliftL—timecardD—explosivematerialsM—warehouseE—fireextinguisherN—hardhatF—loadingdockO—earplugG—machineoperatorP—handtruckH—electricalhazardQ—safetyearmuffsI—conveyorbeltExamples:(F)装载码头(K)运务员()易爆材料()安全耳罩()]二时卡()安全靴()装配线 ()灭火器()安全帽 ()手推车()机器操作员()输送带答案:51.D,52.L,J53.A,E54.N,P55.G,ITask5Directions:Thefollowingispartofanintroductiontolifeinsurance.Afterreadingit,youshouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(No.56toNo.60)thatfollow.Theanswers(innomorethan3words)shouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet.DearMs.Pascal,Iwouldappreciateverymuchanopportunitytomeetwithyouanddemonstratehowmyuniqueexperienceandeducationcouldbeofparticularadvantagetoyourcompany’sfuturegrowth.MypracticelastsummeratPascalBusinessSystemshelpedmefocusonmyacademicandcareergoals.Myfourteenweekswithyourcompanyinvolvedsalessupportactivitiesincludingpreparingbrochuresandcatalogs，coordinatingtradeshows，providingdataandinformationtosalespeopleinthefield，andinteractingwithcustomers.DuringthepasttwosemestersIhaveconcentratedondevelopingmyelectronicpublishingandbusinesscommunicationskills.IamconfidentthatICanimprovethewaysinwhichPascalBusinessSystemsprovidessupportforfieldmarketingrepresentatives.Thiswouldincludedesigningandmaintaininganonlinecatalogwhichcouldbecoordinatedwithcurrentinventories（库存清单）.Iamavailableforaninterviewatyourconvenienceandlookforwardtoanopportunitytodiscusswaystoimproveoperationsandcommunicationswithfieldlocationsandsales.Thankyouforyourkindconsideration.Sincerely，LourdesSantiagoHowlongdidLourdesSantiagoworkatPascalBusinessSystem?Whatactivitieswasheinvolvedinwhenhehadhispracticeinthecompany?Awholevarietyof .WhatspecialskillsdidLourdesSantiagodevelopduringthepasttwosemesters?Hedevelopedelectronicpublishingand Whatcouldhedotohelpsupportthefieldmarketingrepresentatives?Bydesigningandmaintaining Whatis?LourdesSantiagowritesthelettertoaskfor .答案:56.Fourteenweeks57.salessupportactivities58.bussinesscommunicationskills59.anonlinecatalog60.aninterviewPartIVTranslation--EnglishintoChinese(25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61through65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Aftereachofthesentencesnumbered61to64,youwillreadfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslation.YoushouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Andfortheparagraphnumbered65,writeyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.Foryoursafety，theelectricalappliancecanonlybeencorrectlymountedonadryandcoolbase.你只有在干燥通风的地方操作这一台电子仪器才安稳。只有在干燥通风的场所才能使电子仪器持续运转。为了安全起见，本电器设备只有安装在通风阴凉处才能确保其正常运行。为了安全起见，本电器装置只有正确安装在干燥阴凉的基座上才能运行。Notonlydoesaskingquestionsatame