2023年大学英语三级英语B级提分试卷11

大学英语三级英语B级提分试卷11

一、ListeningComprehension

1、SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperanswerstoquestions.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

(1)

A.Yes,I'mnot.

B.Yes,Iam.

C.No,Iam.

D.Notatall.

2、(2)

A.Sorry,Idon'tknow.

B.At8p.m.

C.Yes,I'dloveto.

D.Withpleasure.

3、(3)

A.It'snothing.

B.No,thereisn't.

C.Yes,I'llgiveyou.

D.Certainly,whatcanIdoforyou?

4、(4)

A.July.

B.Lastweek.

C.EveryMondayandThursday.

D.Afterlearning.

5、(5)

A.It'salongdistance.

B.Twoweeks.

C.Sincelasttime.

D.Yes,Iwill.

6、SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

(6)

A.Jackcan'tanswerthecall.

B.Themanhasmisdialed.

C.Thewomandoesn'tlikeJack.

D.Jackhasgotthewrongnumber.

7、(7)

A.Becausehewasnaughty.

B.Becauseheaskedforit.

C.Becausehefinishedhishomework.

D.Becausehedidn'tfinishhishomework.

8、(8)

A.Fatheranddaughter.

B.Waiterandcustomer.

C.Teacherandstudent.

D.Doctorandpatient.

9、(9)

A.Inahotel.

B.Inabank.

C.Atameeting.

D.Atapostoffice.

10、(10)

A.Apartysheattended.

B.Theplaceshewantedtogo.

C.Therestaurantsheatein.

D.Atripshetook.

11、SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearashortrecordedpassage.Thepassagehassomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheblankinorderofnumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

听力原文：Inourcountry,moreandmorepeoplehavenowcometorealizetheharmtobaccodoestohealth,andtheyhavemadelouderandlouderappealtothepublicforthebanontobaccosmokinginpublic.InorderthatweChinesepeoplecouldliveinanenvironmentwithitsairascleanaspossibleandsufferfromtheharmcausedbyairpollutionaslittleaspossible,wesuggestthattherelateddepartmentsshouldmakelawsconcerningthebanontobaccosmokinginpublicplaces.

Inourcountry,moreandmorepeoplehavenowcometo【11】theharmtobaccodoesto【12】,andtheyhavemadelouderandlouderappealtothepublicforthebanontobaccosmoking【13】.InorderthatweChinesepeoplecouldliveinanenvironmentwithitsair【14】aspossibleandsufferfromtheharmcausedbyairpollutionaslittleaspossible,wesuggestthattherelateddepartmentsshould【15】concerningthebanontobaccosmokinginpublicplaces.

12、(12)

13、(13)

14、(14)

15、(15)

二、VocabularyandStructure

1、SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

______thebadwhethertheywenttoattendthemeeting.

A．Though

B．Although

C．Inspite

D．Despite

2、Afterthemeeting,thestudentsleftthehall______.

A．fromonetotheother

B．onetoanother

C．onebyone

D．fromonebyone

3、IwasjustlyingdownwhenIheardsomeone______onthewindow.

A．break

B．try

C．hit

D．knock

4、Edisonneverstopped______newandbetterwaystodothings.

A．tosearchfor

B．tosearch

C．searchingfor

D．searching

5、Theoldman______sonisafamousscientistneverreceivedanyeducation~

A．what

B．whose

C．that

D．whom

6、Thechildwasaskedto______fordestroyingthelittlegirlstoycar.

A．apologize

B．pardon

C．excuse

D．admit

7、Marywas______toseesomanyrosesinfrontofherroom.

A．surprising

B．surprise

C．surprised

D．surprisingly

8、Shestillbelievesinhim,______behascheatedherseveraltimes.

A．eventhough

B．becauseof

C．inspiteof

D．therefore

9、NanjinghaschangedsogreatlythatIthinkitis______asecondtime.

A．worthvisiting

B．worthyvisiting

C．worthbeingvisited

D．worthyofvisiting

10、Atnotime______weareChinese.

A．shouldn'tweforget

B．weshouldforget

C．shouldweforget

D．weshouldn'tforget

11、SectionB

Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblandwiththeproperform.ofthewordgiveninthebrackets.

SpringFestivalisa(tradition)______festivalinChina.

12、Theyaregivingtwo(perform)______adaythisweek.

13、Itisimportantthatthedoctor(explain)______itclearlytothepatient.

14、Shewasso(worry)______abouthermotherthatshecouldn'tfallasleep.

15、Wedonotallow(eat)______intheclassroom.

16、Hebroughtusapieceof(surprise)______news.

17、Sheisan(advance)______learnersofFrench.

18、Theaccidenthappened(short)______afterthemidday.

19、I(judge)______theturnandhitthesidewalk.

20、There(be)______nothingbuttwopencilsinthebox.

三、ReadingComprehension

1、Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.

Rome'sfire-fightingbrigaderemaineduntilthefalloftheempireinthe4thcentury.IntheDarkAgesthatfollowed,itwasbelievedthatfireswereGod'spunishmentofthepeopleforthebadthingtheyhaddone.Andfromthe4thtothe14thcentury,menoftendidnottryveryhardtoputoutthefiresthatbrokeout.Manyfamiliesweremadehomelessandtherewasmuchneedlesssufferings.Itwasnotuntilthe1600sthattownsandcitiesinEuropestartedtheirownfirebrigades.

Firehazardsweremanyinthisperiod.Homeswereheatedbywoodordriedgrass.Theywerelightedbycandleflameorbyoillamp.Cookingwasdoneoveropenfires.Sometimesvillages,townsandevencitieswerecompletelyleveledoncearuebrokeoutinahouseorinashop.In1600salmostallofLondonwasburneddown.Thisterriblefirestartedwhenabakerdroppedhotcoalsonthefloor.Londonburnedforsixdays.ThelargestfireintheUnitedStateswasin1871.ItminedmostofChicago.Itisbelievedtohavestartedwhenacowkickedoveralampinacowshed.

Earlyfirefighterswerenotpaid.Theydidnotworkfulltime.Theyallhadothertrades.Itwasnotuntilaboutahundredyearsagothatfiremenweregivenmoneyfortheirwork.

Todaymodemequipmenthelpsthetrainedfirementodoamuchbetterjob.Firewillremainahazard,butthemenofthefiredepartmentsallovertheworldwillcontinuetolessenthedangers.

WhenfiledestroyedahomeduringtheDarkAges,people______.

A.feltthatthefirewasapunishmentgivenbyGod

B.wishedthebrigadehadarrivedsooner

C.triedtostopheatingbydriedgrassorwood

D.triedtoknowhowandwhythefirestarted

2、

Para.2mainlyexplains______.

A．whatdamagewascausedbyChicago

B．howthebakerswerecareless

C．whysomanyfireshappenedinthe1600s

D．whichcitieshadfarebrigadesinthe1600s

3、

WhichofthefollowingisreferredtoastheDarkAges?

A．Theyear1600.

B．The1600s.

C．Thetimebetween1606and1871.

D．Theperiodfromthe4thtothe14thcentury.

4、

Wecancometoaconclusionthat______.

A．therewerenofirebrigadesinRomebeforetheDarkAges

B．100yearsago,firefighterswouldstarvetodeathifnotwellpaid

C．evennowadays,firestillendangershumanbeings

D．GodpunishedLondonersbysettingfiretoabakery

5、

Theword"hazard"inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______.

A．danger

B．enemy

C．frightening

D．punishment

6、Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.

IcedrawstheDutch(荷兰人)outdoorswithaforceasoldastheirhistory.Askanyonetherewhy,andtheansweristhesame:"Becausethereissomuchwater".Withone-quarterofthenationbelowsealevelandnearlyhalfitslandreclaimedfromthesea,theNetherlandshasmanycanals,lakes,riversandwaterways.Whenwintersarecoldenough,thesefreezeintocharmingavenuesforskatingandcelebratingDutchculturewithtraditionaleventssuchasraceswithhorse-drawnold-fashionedsleighs(雪撬).

Adeepfreezeisrare,whichaddstotheattractiveness."OurwintersareinfluencedbytheGulfStreamandthereforeareratherrainyandnotverysevere",saysCoRentmeester,whowasborninAmsterdam."Butwhenwinterisstrongandverycold,thelakesandcanalsfreeze,andtheDutchbecomeOlympians.It'sanationalpassion".

LastwinterwasstrongenoughtoholdthefamousElevenCitiesTour,a200-kilometerskatingmarathonthrough11townsthatdrewmorethan16,000skatersandhaftamilliononlookers.SucheventsgivetheusuallyantinationalisticDutchachancetocheertheircountrymenandtheiraccomplishments."Wecanwalkonwaterandseethelandswemadewithourownhands",sayshistorianHermanPleijwithalaugh.ForDutchskatingchampionRiaVisser,theattractivenessismoreemotional,"Tobeinnaturewiththecoldandthesilenceandthewonderfulmovementofskates,it'slikeflying.Youfeelfree".

IcedrawstheDutchoutdoorswithaforceasoldastheirhistory,whichmeans______.

A.icehasalonghistorywhichforcestheDutchtoleavetheirhomes

B.iceisanoldforceinDutchhistorythatpushespeopletoengageinoutdooractivities

C.ice-sportshavelongsincebeentheDutchfavouriteoutdooractivities

D.ice-sportshavelongsincebeentheforceinDutchhistory

7、

Inthefirstparagraph,theNetherlandsrefersto______.

A．thelandbelowsealevel

B．thepeopleofthenation

C．thenationoftheDutch

D．thelandreclaimedfromthesea

8、

Whenwintersarecoldenough,theDutchgoskatingon______.

A．avenues

B．Canals

C．airports

D．highways

9、

TheDutchwintersareinfluencedbytheGulfStream,whichis______.

A．awarmandpowerfuloceanstream

B．acoldandstrongwindfromtheGulf

C．acoldandpowerfuloceancurrent

D．awarmandpowerfulwindfromtheocean

10、

TheDutchcanholdtheElevenCitiesTourwhen______.

A．theGulfStreaminfluencesthewinterweather

B．winterisverysevere

C．theyarethehostfortheOlympics

D．halfamillionpeopletakepart

11、Task3

Directions:Thefollowingisapassage.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtocompletetheoutlineinthetablebelow(No.46through50).Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomorethan3words)ontheblanks.

Glassismadeofmixtureofmanysubstancesmeltedtogetherinalargefurnace.Themostimportantsubstanceissilicawhichisfoundinsand.Potash(钾碱),obtainedfromwood-ashes,isalsonecessary.Tothesetwosubstancesareaddedlime,lead,sodaandcharcoal.Acidsareusedtoremoveironandotherimpurities.Whichmightdiscolortheglass.

Theheatofthefurnaceissointensethatthemixtureofthesevariousmaterialsischangedintoaboilingliquid.Howisliquidglassformedintobeautifulorusefulobjects?Letusimaginethatwearewatchingthingsbeingmadeinaglassfactory.Itisasmallfactoryinwhichtheworkisstilldonebycraftsmenandnotbymachinery.

Hereisamanholdingalongirontubecalledablow-pipe.Thetubehasawoodenmouth-piecetoprotecttheman'slipsfromtheheat.Heputstheotherendofthepipeintothemoltenglassandpicksupsomeofthemixtureontheendofthetube.Thenherobsthelumpofglasstoandfroonametaltable,ratherlikeapersonrollingpastry.Asherollsit,heshapesthelumproughlyintotherequiredform.

Nextheliftsthepipe,putsthewoodenendtohislips,puffsouthischeeksandblowsasyoudowhenyouareblowingupaballoon.Butofcoursehehastoblowmuchharder.Whentheairisblowndownintothelumpofmoltenglassagorgebubbleisgraduallyformed.Thecraftsmanneedsbothpowerfullungsandgreatskilltoensurethatthebubbleisofexactlytherequiredsizeandthickness.

Nowyouunderstandwhysomanyhand-madeglassobjectsareroundinshape.Handlesandfeetmustbeaddedwhiletheglassisstillplastic.Whentheobjectisshapedtothecraftsman'ssatisfaction,itisallowedtocooloff.Thecoolingmustbedoneverygradually.Asyouknow,glassiscrackedbyextremeandsuddenchangesoftemperature.

Someoftheloveliestandmanyofthemostusefulthingsintheworldaremadeofglass.Itismostsurprising,inviewofthegreattechnicalskillrequired,thatglassmakingisaveryancientart.ItwaspracticedthousandsofyearsagobyancientEgyptiansalthoughitwasmanycenturiesbeforemendiscoveredhowtomakeglasstransparent.

GlassMaking

Toremoveimpuritiesfromtheglass,【46】.

Craftsmanrollsthemoltenglass【47】onametaltable.

Glassobjectsaremade【48】.

Themouth-pieceoftheblow-pipeis【49】.

Allglassis【50】.

12、(47)

13、(48)

14、(49)

15、(50)

16、Task4

Directions:Thefollowingisalistofterms.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalenttothosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThanyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsofquestionNO.51-55.

A—pencilsketchB—pendrawing

C—landscapepaintingD—engraving

E—ChineseinkpaintingF—woodcut

G—posterH—caricature

I—traditionalChinesepaintingJ—charcoal

K—muralpaintingL—portrait

M—modempaintingN—watercolor

51.()木刻()国画

52.()广告画()水彩画

53.()铅笔画()风景画

54.()现代画()肖像画

55.()水墨画()壁画

17、(52)

18、(53)

19、(54)

20、(55)

21、Task5

Directions:Thefollowingisapassage.Afterreadingthepassageyoushouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(No.56throughNo.60)followingthem.

Theheadlineofanewspaperpresentstheheartofthenewsinbriefform.Becauseofspacelimitationshead-linewriterstendtouseshortverbsandnouns.Scanningtheheadlinesgivesahastylookatthemajornewsoftheday.Headlinesareoftenpresentedinsteps.Eachsectionaddstothenewspresentedinthetopheadline,Ifyouhaveonlyalittletime,youmaywishtoreadtheheadlinesandfollowuponlyafewstoriesyouareparticularlyinterestedin.

Thefirstparagraph,orleadofanewsstoryanswerscertainquestionsthatmightbeaskedbyareader.Aleadanswerssomeorallofthesequestions:"Who?What?When?Where?Why?How?"Onceagain,ifyouarepressedfortime,youcangetagreatdealofinformationbyreadingjustthelead.

Thenewsarticledevelopstheinformationpresentedinthehead-lineandthelead.Newsarticlesareusuallywrittensothatparagraphsmaybeclippedofftheendwithoutdamagingthestory.Sincenewscolumnsmustfitthespaceprovided,puttingthemostimportantinformationatthebeginningmakessense.Youwillnot,ofcourse,readeverynewsitemeveryday.

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