英语考试B级真题与答案

---------2009年12月英语三级考试 B级真题及答案SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Howmuchdoesit________totaketheonlinetrainingcourse?A)costB)giveC)payD)spend17.Ifyouneedmoreinformation,pleasecontactus________telephoneoremail.A)inB)byC)onD)for18.Mr.Smithusedtosmoke________buthehasgivenituprecently.A)immediatelyB)roughlyC)heavilyD)completely19.Hewasspeakingsofast________wecouldhardlyfollowhim.A)whatB)asC)butD)that20.Pleasecallmeback________youseethismessage.A)aswellasB)asearlyasC)asfarasD)assoonas21.Wehaven’tenoughroomsforeveryone,sosomeofyouwillhaveto________aroom.A)shareB)stayC)spareD)live22.Before________forthejob,youwillberequiredtotakealanguagetest.A)applyB)applyingC)appliedD)toapply23.Ifyou,you’llhaveto________thisformstfir.A)putupB)tryoutC)fillinD)setup24.________therainstopsbefore12o’clock,wewillhavetocancelthegame.A)AsB)SinceC)WhileD)Unless25.Asthepriceofoilkeeps________,peoplehavetopaymorefordrivingacar.A)togoupB)goingupC)goneupD)goupDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.Whata(wonder)________partyitwas!Iofit.Thefilmturnedouttobe(successful)________thanwehadexpected.Readersarenotallowed(bring)________foodanddrinksintotheLibraryatanytime.Themanagerhaspromisedthatshewilldealwiththematter(immediate)________.Wearelookingforwardto(work)________withyouinthefuture.Todayemailhasbecomeanimportantmeansof(communicate)________indailylife.Thevisitorswere(disappoint)________tofindthemuseumclosedwhentheyrushedthere.Becauseofthe(improve)________intheroadconditions,accidentsrecently.Whenyouarrivetomorrow,mysecretary(meet)________youattheairport.Johnhasworkedasasalesmanagersincehe(join)________thiscompanyin2002.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:After readingthefollowing passage,youwill find5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ThankyouforyourinterestinCalibreCassette(盒式录音带)library.Thislettertellsyouaboutourservice.Withitwearesendingyouanapplicationform,sothatyoucanjoinifyouwouldliketotryit.Calibrelibraryaimstoprovidethepleasureofreadingtoanyonewhocannotreadordinaryprintbooksbecauseofsightproblems.Wecurrentlyhaveover7,000booksavailableforreadingforpleasure,including1,000speciallyforchildren.Allourbooksarerecordedcover-to-coveronordinarycassettesandcanbeplayedonanycassetteplayer.Theyaresentandreturnedbypost,freeofcharge.Whenwereceiveyourapplication,wewillsendyouabookandaninformationtape.Theywillexplainhowtousetheservice.TheeasywaytouseCalibrelibraryistotelluswhatsortsofbooksyoulike,andwewillkeepyousuppliedwithbookswethinkyouwillenjoy.Oryoucansendusalistofbooksyouwouldliketoread,andwewillthensendyoubooksfromthislistwheneverpossible.Inthatcaseyouwill needtouseourwebsite,orbuyoneormoreofourcatalogues(目录).36.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thelibrarysendstheapplicationformtothereaderssothattheycan________.A)readordinarybooksB)ordercassetteplayersC)buyCalibrecassettesD)usethelibraryservice37.Calibrelibraryprovidesservicemainlyforpeoplewhosufferfrom________.A)hearingdifficultiesB)mentalillnessesC)sightproblemsD)hearttroubles38.Theserviceofsendingandreturningbooksbypostis________.A)notavailabletochildrenB)paidbytheusersC)freeofchargeD)notprovidedTheeasywaytousethelibraryserviceisto________.informthelibraryofyournameandaddresstellthelibrarythesortsofbooksyoulikebuythecataloguesofthelibraryaskthelibrarytobuythebooksThemainpurposeofthisletteristo________.recommendnewbookstothereaderssendafewcataloguestoreadersexpressthankstothereadersDirections:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.PeopleinsomecountriescannotusetheirnativelanguageforWebaddresses.NeithercanChinesespeakers,whohavetorelyonpinyin.ButlastFriday,ICANN,theWeb’sgoverningbapprovedtheuseofupto16languagesforthenewsystem.Morewillfollowinthecomingyears.TheInternetisabouttostartusingthe16languagesoftheworld.Peoplewillsoonbeabletouseaddressesincharacters(字符)otherthanthoseoftheRomanalphabet(字母表).Thechangewillalsoallowthesuffix(后缀)tobeexpressedin16otheralphabets,includingtraditionalandsimplifiedChinesecharacters.Buttherearestillsomeproplemstoworkout.Expertshavediscussedwhattodowithcharactersthathaveseveraldifferentmeanings.ThisisparticularlytrueofChinese.Mostexpertsdoubtthechangewillhaveamajoreff ectonhowtheInternetisused.“Therewillbesomecompetitionbetweencompaniestoobtainpopularwordsforaddresses.41.ForWebaddresses,Chinesespeakersnowhavetouse________.A)pinyinB)signsC)numbersD)characters42.Theapprovaloftheuseof16languagesbyICANNwillallowwebusersto________.A)changetheiremailaddressB)emailtheirmessagesincharactersC)havethechancetolearnotherlanguagesD)useaddressesintheirownlanguage43.ThenewsystemwillallowthesuffixofaWebaddresstobeexpressedby________.A)anynativelanguageB)figuresandnumbersC)ChinesecharactersD)symbolsandsigns”Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheproblemsinusingthenewsystem?Certaincharactershaveseveraldifferentmeanings.Chineseisatrulydifficultlanguagetolearn.Peoplefinditdifficulttotypetheiraddressincharacters.SomeexpertsthinkitisimpossibletouseChinesecharacters.Manyexpertsdonotbelievethat________.therearestillsomeproplemstoworkouttherewillbecompetitiontogetpopularaddressescompaniesarewillingtochangetheirwebaddressesthechangewillaffecttheuseoftheInternetgreatlyTask3Directions:Thefollowingisanadvertisement.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksmarked46to50(innomorethan3words)inthetablebelow.HardWork,GoodMoneyWeneed:Staff(员工)toworkinabusyoperationscenter.YoutobeworkinginHangzhou.Weare:ArapidlyexpandinginternationalITcompany.BasedintheUKandUSA,with500employeesworldwide.Wewantto:Recruit(招聘)staffforourofficeinHangzhou.Recruit30staffmembersinthefirstyear.Youshouldbe:Chinese;Acollegegraduate,majoringinComputerScience;Flexible,efficient,active;WillingtoworkinHangzhou;Abletoworkunusualhours,e.g.7p.m.to3a.m.Youshouldhave:GoodbasicEnglishlanguageskills,holdingLevel-ACertificateofPracticalEnglishTestforColleges(PRETCO).Keyboardskills.Waytocontactusormoredetailsaboutthejob,pleasevisitourwebsite:.AJobAdvertisementRecruitment:stafftoworkinanoperationscenterWorkplace:-46-Qualifications(资格):Education:collegegraduatemajoringin-47-Foreignlanguage:English,withLevel-ACertificateofPRETCOPersonalqualities:flexible,-48-,activeWorkinghours:-49-,e.g.7p.m.to3a.m.Waytogetdetailsaboutthejob:visitthewebsite:-50-Task4Directions:Thefollowingisalistoftermsrelatedtoemployment.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalentto(与⋯等同)thosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.ThenyoushouldputthecorrespondinglettersinthebracketsontheAnswerSheet,numbered51through55.A---------------annualbonusB---------------basicsalaryC---------------benefitD---------------commissionE---------------headhunterF---------------healthinsuranceG---------------housingfundH---------------jobcenterI---------------jobfairJ---------------jobofferK---------------labormarketL---------------laborcontractM---------------minimumwageN---------------retirementinsuranceO---------------trialperiodP---------------unemploymentinsuranceQ---------------welfareExamples:(A)年终奖(O)试用期()招聘会()最低工资()劳动合同()福利()养老保险()住房基金()猎头()基本工资()劳务市场()失业保险答案：51.I,M52.L,Q53.N,G54.E,B55.K,PTask5Directions:Herearetwoletters.Afterreadingthem,youarerequiredtocompletetheanswersthatfollowthequestions(No.56toNo.60).Youshouldwriteyouranswers(innomorethan3words)ontheAnswerSheetcorrespondingly.Letter1December1,2009DearMr.JohnCampbell,WehavereceivedyourletterofNovember20,2009aboutyourlatestmodelofmountainbikes,inwhichweareverymuchinterested.WebelievethattheywillsellwellhereintheU.S.A.Pleasesendusfurtherdetailsofyourpricesandtermsofsales.Yourfavorablequotation(willbeappreciated.Welookforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Yourssincerely,RobertLoftusMarketingManagerLetter2December4,2009报价)ThankyouforyourletterofDecember1stinquiringaboutourlatestmodelofmountainbikes.Wearepleasedtosendyouthecatalogue(产品目录)andpricelistyouaskedfor.Youwillfindourquotationreasonablewithattractivetermsofsales.Wearelookingforwardtoreceivingyourorderattheearliesttime.Verytrulyyours,JohnCampbellSalesManager56.Whatproductisinquiredaboutinthefirstletter?Thelatestmodelof___________________________________.WhatinformationoftheproductdoesMr.RobertLoftusaskfor?Furtherdetailsofthepricesand_________________________.Whatisenclosedwiththesecondletter?59.Whowritesthesecondletter?WhatdoesMr.JohnCampbellsayaboutthequotationoftheproduct?Hesaysitis__________________withattractivetermsofsales.PartIVTranslation--EnglishintoChinese(25minutes)Directions:Thispart,numbered61to65,istotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Eachofthefoursentences(No.61toNo.64)isfollowedbyfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslationmarkedA),B),C)andD).MakethebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Writeyourtranslationoftheparagraph(No.65)inthecorrespondingspaceontheTranslation/CompositionSheet.61.Notuntilthisweekweretheyawareoftheproblemswiththeair-conditioningunitsinthehotelrooms.这个星期旅馆里的空调间出问题了，他们没有意识到。直到这个星期他们才意识到该修理旅馆房间里德空调了。直到这个星期他们才知道旅馆房间里的空调设备有问题。他们查不出旅馆房间内空调的故障，这个星期会请人来检查。Wesentane-mailtoyourSalesDepartmentaweekagoaskingaboutthegoodswehadordered.一周前你方销售部发来电子邮件，询问我方是否需要购买该产品。一周前我们给你方销售部发了电子邮件，查询我们所订购的货物。一周前我们给你们销售部发了电子邮件，想核查我们要买的货物。一周前你方的销售部派人来核实我们的订购货物的有关电子邮件。CandidatesapplyingforthisjobareatusingacomputerandgoodatspokenEnglish.申请该岗位的应聘者应熟练使用计算机并有良好的英语口语能力。本项工作的申请人希望能提高使用计算机的能力和善于说英语。本工作的受聘人员在应聘前应受过使用计算机的训练并懂得英语。申请人在应聘本岗位时有可能被要求使用计算机和说良好的英语。Itiswidelyacceptedthattheculturalindustryhasbeenoneofthekeyindustriesindevelopedcountries.发达国家广泛接受，文化是支撑国家工业发展的关键事业。发达国家已普遍接受，文化产业应看成一种关键性的事业。大家普遍接受，发达国家应把文化事业看成一种关键产业。人们普遍认为，文化产业已成为发达国家的一个支柱产业。JournalistWanted(招聘记者)StudentNewspaperislookingforajournalist.Applicants(申请人)shouldbestudyingattheuniversitynow,andshouldhaveatleastoneyear’experiencesinwritingnewsreports.Thesuccessfulapplicantwillbeexpectedtoreportonthehappeningsinthecityandoncampus.Ifyouareinterested,pleasesendyourapplicationtotheStudentNewspaperofficebeforetheendofJune.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitourwebsite.PartVWriting(25minutes)Directions:Thispartistotest