英语三级考试历年B级真题及答案

2007年6月英语三级考试B级真题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.

Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,you

shoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B,C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Thenyou

shouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.A)Yes,Iam.

B)Yes,Ido.

C)I'msorry.

D)Il'smypleasure.

2.A)Pleasedo.

B)Notyet.

C)Yes.Iknow.

D)Mostofthetime.

3.A)It'searly.

B)Eighthours.

C)Yes,I,dloveto.

D)Athalfpasteight.

4.A)Nothingserious.

B)No,thankyou.

C)Yes,Ihave.

D)It'sterrible.

5.A)Yes,Ioftengo.

B)Yes,Ido.

C)No,notyet.

D)No,thanks.

SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesin

it.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.

Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)

giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

6.A)Warm.

B)Cold.

C)Hot.

D)Wet.

7.A)GotoBeijing.

B)Meethimtomorrow.

C)Bookaticket.

D)Buyabook.

8.A)He'sserious.

B)He'scareless.

C)He'skind.

D)He'spolite.

9.A)Theywillstayathome.

B)Theywillbelate.

C)Theywon'tgototheparty.

D)Theywon'tbelate.

10.A)Shedoesn'tneedhishelp.

B)Shedoesn'tliketheman.

C)Shewantstoworkfbrtheman.

D)Shewantstoaskforhelp.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,but

withsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youare

requiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingto

whatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Theworldpopulationtodayisabout6billion.Butonlyabout11percentoftheworld'slandissuitablefor

fanning.However,theareaoffarmlandisbecomingsmallerandsmaller-11-.Soitwillbedifficulttofeedso

manymouths.Thereareseveralreasonswhyfarmlandisbeing-12-.First,alotofthelandisbeingusedfbrthe

-13-ofhouses.Secondly,someofthelandhasbecomewastelandbecausewindand-14-haveremovedthetopsoil.

Thirdly,someofthelandhasbecometoosaltyto-15-.Therefore,facetodayishunger.

答案：1-5:ABDCB6-10:BCADA

11.everyyearI2.1ost13.building14.rain15.growcropsPartIIVocabulary&Structure

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfuland

grammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

16.1didn'tanswerthephoneIdidn'thearitring.

A)if

B)unless

C)although

D)because

17.Inhishesomeimportantdetails.

A)missed

B)wasted

C)escaped

D)failed

18.awonderfultriphehadwhenhetraveledinChina!

A)Where

B)How

C)What

D)That

19.We'regoingtothetaskthatwehaven'ifinished.

A)takeaway

B)carryon

C)getonto

D)keepoff

20.Shedidn'treceivetheapplicationform;ittothewrongaddress.

A)sent

B)besent

C)wassent

D)beingsent

21.Shegaveupherasareporterattheageof25.

A)career

B)interest

C)life

D)habit

22.Itisnecessarytofindanengineerneeds.

A)whom

B)which

C)whose

D)who

23.Timeveryfastandanewyearwillbeginsoon.

A)takesoff

B)goesby

C)pullsup

D)getsalong

24.Thisnewstyleofsportsshoesisverypopularanditisinallsizes.

A)important

B)active

C)available

D)famous

25.Thegeneralmanagersatthere,tothereportfromeachdepartment.

A)tolisten

B)listen

C)beinglistened

D)listening

SectionB

Directions:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperform

ofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

26.Shemanagedtosettletheargumentina(friend)way.

27.1wouldratheryou(go)withmetomorrowmorning.

28.IfI(be)you,Iwouldn'tasksuchasillyquestion.

29.Youreportontheprogram(immediate).

30.Assoonastheresult(come)out,IIIletyouknow.

31.Ifyousmokeinthisnon-smokingarea,youwill(fine)$50.

32.Itisquitedifficultforme(decide)whoshouldbegiventhejob.

33.Thenewflexibleworkingtimesystemwillenablethe(employ)toworkmoreefficiently.

34.Themorecarefulyouare,the(well)youwillbeabletocompletethework.

35.I,llputforwardmy(suggest)nowsothathecanhavetimetoconsideritbeforethemeeting.

答案：16-20:DACBC21-25:ADBCD

26.friendly27.went28.were29.immediately30.comes

3l.befined32.todecide33.employees34.better35.suggestionPartIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthe

readingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered

36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldmakethe

correctchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Somecitieshaveplannedtheirtransportationsystemsfbrcarowners.ThatiswhatLosAngelesdid.Los

Angelesdecidedtoratherthanspendingmoneyonpublictransportation.

ThisdecisionwassuitableforLosAngeles.Thecitygrewoutwardinsteadofupward.LosAngelesnever

builtmanytallapartmentbuildings.Instead,peopleliveinhouseswithgardens.

InLosAngeles,mostpeopledrivecarstowork.Andeverycarhastohaveaparkingspace.Somany

buildingswherepeopleworkalsohaveparkinglots.

LosAngelesalsobecameacitywithoutaCentralBusinessDistrict(CBD).IfacityhasaCBD,crowdsof

peoplerushintoiteverydaytowork.Ifpeopledrivetowork,theyneedlotsofroadspace.

SoLosAngelesdevelopedseveralbusinessdistrictsandbuilthomesandotherbuildingsinbetweenthe

districts.Thisrequiredmoreroadsandparkingspaces.

Somepeopledefendthisgrowthpattern.TheysayLosAngelesisthecityofthefuture.

36.Accordingtothepassage,LosAngelesisacitywhere.

A)thereisnopublictransportationsystem

B)moremoneyisspentonhighwaysfbrcars

C)moremoneyisspentonpublictransportationsystems

D)moredevelopedthaninothercities

37.“Thecitygrewoutwardinsteadofupward'XLine1,Para.2)means.

A)thecitybecamemorespreadoutinsteadofgrowingtaller

B)therewerefewersmallhousesthantallbuildings

C)rapiddevelopmenttookplaceinthecitycenter

D)manytallbuildingscouldbefoundinthecity

38.Accordingtothepassage,ifacityhasseveralbusinessdistricts,.

A)peoplewoirthavetodrivetoworkeveryday

B)therehavetobemoreroadsandparkingspaces

C)companieswouldbelocatedinbetweenthedistricts

D)therewouldbenoneedtobuildparkingspaceswithinthedistricts

39.AccordingtothegrowthpatternofLosAngeles,homesweremainlybuilt.

A)inthecitycenter

B)alongthemainroads

C)aroundbusinessdistricts

D)withinthebusinessdistricts

40.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A)theconstructionofparkingspacesinLosAngeles

B)thenewgrowthpatternofthecityofLosAngeles

C)thepublictransportationsysteminLosAngeles

D)theproblemoftrafficjamsinLosAngeles

Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

We'vefoundthateatinghabitsvary(变化)somuchthatitdoesnotmakesensetoincludemealsintheprice

ofourtours.Wewanttogiveyouthefreedomofchoosingrestaurantsandorderingfbodthatsuitsyourtasteand

budget(预算).

AsourhotelsofferanythingfromcoffeeandtoasttoafullAmericanbreakfastatveryreasonableprices,it

willneverbeaproblemfbryoutostartthedayinthewayyoulikebest.Atlunchstops,yourtourguidewillshow

youwhereyoucanfindsalads,soups,andsandwiches.

Dinnertimeisyourchancetotrysomelocalfood.Sometimesthetourguidewillletyouhavedinnerata

restaurantofyourownchoice.Atothertimesheorshewillrecommendarestaurantatyourhotel.Yearsof

researchhavetaughtUSwhichrestaurantsreliablyserveagoodchoiceofdelightfuldishesatdown-to-earthprices.

InMexico,Alaska,andtheYukonowhereyourrestaurantchoicemaybelimited,weincludesomemeals.The

mealsprovidedareclearlystatedonthetourpages.

41.Accordingtothepassage»mostmealsarenotincludedinthepriceoftoursmainlybecause.

A)mealsmakeupalargepartofthetourbudget

B)mealpricesvaryalotfromplacetoplace

C)peopledislikemenusofferedbytourguides

D)peoplehavedifferenteatinghabits

42.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A)thehotelsyoufreebreakfast

B)dininginformationcanbeobtainedfromyourtourguides

C)youcanhaveacompletechoiceoflocaldishesatthehotel

D)afulllistoflocalrestaurantscanbefoundonthetourpages

43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)Tourguidesaresupposedtoarrangedinneroutsidethehotel.

B)Tourguides'recommendationsonfoodareunreliable.

C)Touristsmusthavelunchinthehotelstheystayin.

D)Touristsmaytastelocaldishesduringdinnertime.

44.Theword''down-to-earth"(Line3,Para.3)mostprobablymeans.

A)changeable

B)expensive

C)reasonable

D)fixed

45.Mealsareincludedinthetourpriceinsomeplaceswhere.

A)restaurantchoicemaybelimited

B)therearemanynearbyrestaurants

C)delightfuldishesarenotserved

D)fbodmaybetooexpensive

答案：36-40:BABDB41-45:DBDCATask3

Directions:Thefollowingisaninstructionofwritingatripreport.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletethe

informationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46through50innomorethan3wordsinthetabicbelow.

TripReports

Manycompaniesrequiretheiremployeestohandinreportsoftheirbusinesstrips.Atripreportnotonly

providesawrittenrecordofabusinesstripanditsactivities,butalsoenablesmanyemployeestobenefitfromthe

informationoneemployeehasgained.

Generally,atripreportshouldbeintheformofamemorandum（内部通知），addressedtoyourimmediate

boss.Theplacesanddatesofthetriparegivenonthesubjectline.Thebodyofthereportwillexplainwhyyou

madethetrip,whomyouvisited>andwhatyoudid.abriefaccountofeachmajorevent.Youneedn'tgiveequal

spacetoeachevent.Instead,youshouldfocusonthemoreimportantevents.Followthebodyofthereportwitha

conclusion.

ATripReport

Reportedby：anemployeebackfromabusinesstrip

Addressedto：hisorherimmediate-46-

Usedfor：

1.servingasawrittenrecord

2.givinghelpful-47-thatcanbesharedbyothers

Writtenintheformof：a-48-

Informationtobeincludedinthereport：

l.theplacesanddatesofthetripon-49-

2.majorevent（s）-50-ofthereport

3.Conclusion

答案：46.boss47.information48.memorandum49.thesubjectline50.body

Task4

Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsusedinrailroadservices.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofind

theitemsequivalentto（与...等同）thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.Thenyoushouldputthe

correspondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.

Task4

A—informationdesk

B—ticketoffice

C—halffareticket

D—waitingroom

E-excessbaggagecharge

F—baggagechcck-incounter

G—securitycheck

H—platformunderpass

I—ticketagent

J-departureboard

K—railroadtrack

L—trafficlight

M—railroadcrossing

N—softsleepingcar

O—hardsleepingcar

P—hardseat

Q-

Examples：（Q）行李认领处（E）超重行李费

51.（）硬座（）软卧

52.()开车时间显示牌()信号灯

53.()站台地下通道()候车室

54.()问询处()安全检查

55.()半价票()售票处

答案：51.P,N52.J,L53.H,D54.A,G55.C,BPartIVTranslation——EnglishintoChinese

Directions:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthe

foursentences(N0.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).

MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationofthe

paragraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.

61.Mr.Smithdemandsthatallreportsaboveallbebasedonthefacts.

A)史密斯先生要求把所有的报告都写好，还要求全部都应该是事实。

B)史密斯先牛需要的报告部应该写得详尽，而且全部都只能是事实。

C)史密斯先生所需要的报告都写得很完整，而且包括了所有的事实.

D)史密斯先生要求认真写好所有报告。根据。

62.Candidatesshouldbegiventhecompanybrochuretoreadwhiletheyarewaitingfortheirinterviews.

A)求职者应帮助公司散发有关的阅读手册，同时等候面试。

B)在阅读了公一］所发给的手册之后，求职者才能等候面试。

C)在求职者等候面试时，应该发给他们一本公司手册阅读。

D)求职者在等候面试时，可要求得到一本公司手册来阅读。

63.ThemanagertriedtOcreateasituationinwhichallpeoplepresentwouldfeelcomfortable.

A)经理在设法创造条件，让所有的人都得到令人满意的礼物：

B)经理试图营造一种气氛，让所有在场的人都感到轻松自在，

C)经理在设法创造一种条件，让所有人都能够显得心情舒畅。

D)经理想努力营造一种气氛，让所有的人到场时部觉得畅快。

64.Obtainingenoughfoodisthefirst：insomecountriesfoodshortageshavebecomeaseriousproblem.

A)生产足够的粮食是各国的首要国策；这一重大问题。

B)能否获得充足的粮食关系到每个国家的生存；有些国家粮食短缺的问题日趋严重。

C)获得足够的粮食是所有国家的头等大事；粮食短缺已成为一些货架的严重问题。

D)首先每个国家对乍产足够的粮食都会关心;有些则己经解决厂粮食短缺的重大问题。

65.ThenowHolidayInnhaseverythingyouneedforaweekendoffamilyfunorbusinesstravel.

ConvenientlylocatedtheHolidayInniswithinwalkingdistancetothehotspringsandthedowntownshopping

area.Eachroomhasarefrigerator,coffeemaker,andhairdryer.GuestswillenjoytheHolidayInn'sswimming

pool,orChinesebreakfasteverymorning.

答案：61-64:DCBC65:现在的节日酒店已经为您一家人的周末旅行或者是出差准备好了一切。地

理位置方便，从假日酒店出发，步行就可以到达温泉以及城市的购物区。每间房间内备有冰箱、咖啡机以

及吹风机。客人可以使用酒店内的游泳池，中式的早餐。

PartVWriting(25minutes)

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.Youarerequiredtowritealetterofthanks

basedonthefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RemembertodoyourwritingontheTranslation/

CompositionSheet.

说明：假定你是王军。根据以下内容以第一人称发一封电子邮件。

内容：

1.发件人：王军

2.收件人：Anna

3.发件人电子邮件地址：wangjunll007@hotmail,corn

4.收件人电子邮件地址:annall008@

5.事由：

王军在网站上卖出了•本书，书名《电子商务导论》。买家是美国客户AnnaBrown。

6.邮件涉及内容：

1）感谢对方购买《电子商务导论》

2）书已寄出，预计一周内到达

3）希望收到书后在网站上留下反馈意见

4）如果满意，希望向其他客户推荐

5）最近还会摊出一些新的书，欢迎选购：再次购买可以享受折扣

Wordsforreference：

反馈意见feedback；

电子商务导论IntroductiontoE-commerce

注意：e-mail的内容要写成一个段落，不得逐条罗列。

年月英语三级考试级真题及答案

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PartIListeningComprehension

Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.

Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,you

shoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)giveninyourtestpaper.Then

youshouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1.A)Yes,itis.

B)No,thanks.

C)Nevermind.

D)Certainly.

2.A)Thankyou.

B)Sorry,heisn'there.

C)Tmsorry.

D)MynameisJack.

3.A)AfterDecember24.

B)It'stoohotinJune.

C)Mypleasure.

D)Noproblem.

4.A)Yes,please.

B)Fortwomonths.

C)Everyday.

D)YesJwill.

5.A)Nicetomeetyou.

B)Thanksanyway.

C)Veryinteresting.

D)Notbad.

SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesin

it.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordcdquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.

Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)

giveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

6.A)Snowy.

B)Cloudy.

C)Windy.

D)Rainy.

7.A)Bycar.

B)Bytrain.

C)Byplane.

D)Byship.

8.A)Callingthepolice.

B)Bookingaticket.

C)Givinginformation.

D)Askingtheway.

9.A)Patientanddoctor.

B)Husbandandwife.

C)Teacherandstudent.

D)Managerandsecretary.

10.A)Buyanewphone.

B)Useherphone.

C)Havethephonerepaired.

D)Trythephoneagain.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,but

withsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youare

requiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingto

whatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

WelcometothePublicBusSystem.Itsbusnetworkoperates365daysoftheyearandhas-II-thatcantake

(R的地)quicklyandeasily.

Youcantravelroundthecityfbrjust-12-adaywithType-Abustickets.Type-Bbusticketsareeven

-13-.Ybucangetonandoffasmanytimes-14-,soyoucantourthecityatyourownpace.

Youcanbuyticketsatmostnewspaperstands.

Ifyouwanttoget-15-,calltheofficeofthePublicBusSystem.

答案：1-5:DBACD6-10:ABDAC

11.services12.313.chcapcr14.asyoulike15.moreinformationPartIIVocabulary&Structure

Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfuland

grammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.

SectionA

Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementby

choosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.Itthatwecouldthepoliceforhelp.

A)ask

B)look

C)tell

D)meet

17.Manycompaniesprovidetheiremployeesfreelunchduringtheweekdays.

A)by

B)with

C)to

D)for

18.Lifeismoreenjoyabletopeopleareopentonewideas.

A)whose

B)whom

C)who

D)which

19.1myformermanagerwhen1wasonaflighttoBeijing.

A)raninto

B)tookaway

C)puton

D)shutdown

20.Ithasbeenquitealongtimethetwocompaniesestablishedabusinessrelationship.

A)although

B)because

C)if

D)since

21.Thehousewassoldfor$60000,itsreal.

A)money

B)payment

C)value

D)profit

22.Customersconsiderlocationasthefirstfactorwhenadecisionaboutbuyingahouse.

A)make

B)made

C)tomake

D)making

23.Theworkseemedeasyatfirstbutittobequitedifficult.

A)brokeout

B)turnedout

C)workedout

D)setout

24.Thesmallcompanyistohandlethislargeorder.

A)able

B)probable

C)reasonable

D)possible

25.IfIthatyourbusinesswasgrowingsorapidly,Iwouldn'thavebeenworriedaboutit.

A)know

B)knew

C)hadknown

D)haveknown

SectionB

Directions:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperform

ofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

26.Davidwillgoonholidayassoonashe(finish)theproject.

27.Althoughthesmalltownhasbeenchangingslowly,itlooksquite(difference)fromwhatit

28.Myfatherisasportsfanandheenjoys(swim)verymuch.

29.Thesmallvillagehasbecome(wide)knowninrecentyearsforitssilkexports.

30.Thefast(develop)ofthelocaleconomypollutioninthisregion.

31.ThankyouR)ryourletterofApril15,(tell)usaboutMr.JohnBrown'svisittoourcompanyon

May10.

32.The(Iate)modeloftheracingcarwillbeondisplayattheexhibitionthisweek.

33.MissLiwas(Iuck)enoughtogettheopportunitytoworkinthatworld-famouscompany.

34.Lastyear,customers(buy)atotalof90millioniPodsand2billionsongsfromtheiTunesstore.

35.Yesterday,thesecretary(give)thetasktomakearrangementsfortheannualmeeting.

答案:16-20:ABCAD21-25:CDBAC

26.finishes27.different28.swimming29.widely30.development

31.telling32.1astest33.lucky34.bought35.wasgivenPartHIReadingComprehension

Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthe

readingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.

Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered

36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldmakethe

correctchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Carsarelotsoffun,dangerous.Wehavetobecarefulwhenwedrivethemorrideinthem.

It'salwaysagoodideatoputonyourseatbeltwhenyou'reinacar.Why?Thinkaboutthisexample：Youput

aneggonaskateboard(滑板)andgiveitapush.Iftheskateboardhitsastone,itwillstop,buttheeggwon't.It

willflythroughtheair,hitthegroundandbreak.

Now,thinkwhatwouldhappenifyoutiedtheeggtotheskateboard.Whentheskateboardhitsastone,the

eggwon'tgoflying.Itwillstaysafelyontheskateboard.

Volvo,afamousSwedishcarmaker,wasthefirsttouseseatbeltsin1949.Airbagsarealsoveryimportantfor

carsafetybecausesometimesaseatbeltisn'tenough.Ifthecarisgoingreallyfastandrunsintosomething,seat

beltscouldevenhurtthepeoplewhowearthem.

Mostnewercarshaveairbagsinfrontofandnexttotheseats.Whenacarhitssomething,itsairbagswill

comeoutquicklyinlessthanonesecond—tokeepthepeopleinsidesafe.

36.Wehavetobecarefulindrivingacarmainlybecauseitcouldbe.

A)littlefun

B)apleasure

C)alotoftrouble

D)agreatdanger

37.Theexampleofaneggonaskateboardisusedtoshowthat.

A)eggsbreakeasilyonamovingskateboard

B)carssuddenly

C)seatbeltsareimportanttosafety

D)drivingisadangerousact

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)Peoplewithseatbeltstiedwillalwaysbesafeincars.

B)Volvowasthefirstcarmakertouseseatbeltsincars.

C)Airbagswillconicoutbeforethecarshitsomething.

D)Allcarshaveairbagsinfrontoftheseats.

39.Accordingtothepassage,airbagsareanotherdevicethat.

A)addssafetytocardriving

B)isgoingtoreplaceseatbelts

C)comesoutslowlytofunction

D)preventscarsfromrunningtoofast

40.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A)BuyaVolvowithAirbags

B)MakeaCarSafeInside

C)FastenYourSeatBelts

D)AddAirBagstoCars

Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.

TheMuseumofContemporary(当代的)Art(MOCA)hasstartedanewseriesofprograms,knownas”Art

MakesGoodBusiness.*'Itisdesignedtoeducatecompanymanagersaboutwhyartmakesgoodbusinessandhow

totakefulladvantageofit.

Theeventisopentonewandcurrentcorporate(企业法人的)membersofMOCA.Anunderstandingand

appreciationofartisbecomingamustintoday'sbusinessworld.Artcanbeavaluabletoolforseekingnewways

tocommunicatewithcustomersandraisingpublicawarenessofyourcompany'sroleinthecommunity.

Duringthecomingmonthstheserieswilllookintotherelationshipbetweenart,businessandcommunity.

TheserieswillcoverhowtounderstandmodemartandhowartCanhelpimproveacompany'simage.Art

MakesGoodBusinessspeakerswillincludeleadersfromthebusinessandartworlds.Bookingsarerequired.

Spaceislimited.Formoreinformationcall305-893-6211orvisit.

41.Thepurposeofthemuseum'snewprogramsistoshow.

A)themanagementofbusinessbyartists

B)theroleofartinimprovingbusiness

C)theartists

D)thewaytodesignartprograms

42.The