大学英语三级-34及答案解析.doc

1、大学英语三级-34 及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.Susan is not at the meeting. She has been absent _ our meeting for several times.（分数：1.00）A.fromB.ofC.inD.at2.She is one of the newest film stars from America and has many fans, _ in Europe.（分数：1.00）A.specificallyB.partiallyC

2、speciallyD.particularly3.Three criminals escaped from prison yesterday afternoon. It was a long time_ the guards discovered what had happened（分数：1.00）A.sinceB.whenC.untilD.before4.English is not the _ language for almost half of our overseas visitors.（分数：1.00）A.nativeB.naturalC.originalD.domestic5.

3、The government should take _ measures to prevent and control the flu breakout.（分数：1.00）A.persuasiveB.expensiveC.effectiveD.negative6.In Britain today women _ 44% of the work force, and nearly half of the mothers with children are in paid work.（分数：1.00）A.build upB.make upC.stand forD.conform to7.Many

4、 firms give away small quantities of their products as _ so that people can try them before buying.（分数：1.00）A.examplesB.modelsC.samplesD.exhibits8.He promised that he would take my proposal into_.（分数：1.00）A.practiceB.accountC.noticeD.thought9.The policeman _ the facts again and again, but could not

5、piece them together.（分数：1.00）A.went overB.went onC.went withD.went after10.It is said that the sudden change in weather _ many people“s health.（分数：1.00）A.has affectedB.has committedC.has effectedD.has caused11.After six months of non-stop work, a new medicine is reported to have been turned out to _

6、 the flu.（分数：1.00）A.recoverB.restoreC.cureD.remove12.I had not seen him for years, but I _ his voice on the telephone.（分数：1.00）A.detectedB.realizedC.recognizedD.discovered13.There is a risk in this method: the rope _ break, causing the box to fall and be damaged.（分数：1.00）A.shouldB.mightC.might notD.

7、should not14.Lucy did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _ for her English test.（分数：1.00）A.being preparedB.to be preparedC.to prepareD.preparing15.If we _ timely changes to the plan, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.（分数：1.00）A.shall not makeB.would

8、not makeC.did not makeD.had not made16._ she is expecting is to find someone to manage the restaurant because she is over sixty.（分数：1.00）A.WhateverB.WhichC.ThatD.What17.A downtown hotel may charge _ a hotel in the suburb.（分数：1.00）A.twice more thanB.twice as much asC.as twice asD.more than twice18.Th

9、e local government warned the citizen _ water directly from the tap unless it is boiled.（分数：1.00）A.do not drinkB.not to drinkC.to not drinkD.not drinking19._it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.（分数：1.00）A.BelieveB.BelievedC.To believeD.Believing20.There was a knock at th

10、e door. It was the second time someone _ me that evening.（分数：1.00）A.would have interruptedB.to have interruptedC.had interruptedD.having interrupted二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Milan has prohibited the consumption and sale of alcohol to young teenagers in an effort

11、 to curb binge-drinking(抑制狂欢饮酒). Parents of children under the age of 16 caught drinking wine or spirits will be liable to heavy fine(罚款) of up to 500 Euros($700). A third of 11-year-olds in the city have alcohol related problems. In a country where for centuries wine has been part of local culture

12、the prohibition has comes as a shock. But the authorities are deeply concerned about the increase in consumption of alcohol by children as young as 11 in the country“s industrial and financial capital. So as an experiment, supplying alcohol-either wine or spirits-to youths under the age of 16 in bar

13、s, restaurants and liquor stores will be prohibited. Heavy fines will be imposed on the parents of offending children and on shopkeepers or bar owners who serve them. A national law prohibiting the sale of alcohol to under-16s is only loosely enforced(执行)，as Italian families are used to sometimes gi

14、ving young children a teaspoon of wine as a family party treat. In the past centuries, Italian children would sometimes even be given wine to drink in preference to water which was often polluted. There has been a storm of protest by bar owners who refuse to act as alcohol police for young people. B

15、ut more Italians have realized that their old easy-going attitudes towards consumption of alcohol will have to change.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is prohibited in Milan?（分数：2.00）A.binge-drinking in MilanB.drinking of alcohol by young teenagersC.drinking wine or spiritsD.selling wine and spi

16、rits to Italian people(2).Who is liable to heavy fine of up to 500 Euros?（分数：2.00）A.11-year-olds who have alcohol related problemsB.parents of 11-year-olds having alcohol related problemsC.parents of young teenagers caught drinking alcoholD.children under the age of 16 drinking wine or spirits(3).Th

17、e word “authorities” in Paragraph 5 most probably means_.（分数：2.00）A.the governmentB.local reportsC.alcohol expertsD.alcohol police(4).According to the passage, Milan _.（分数：2.00）A.is the countrys industrial and financial capitalB.prohibits the sale of alcohol in bars or restaurantsC.prohibits the sal

18、e of alcohol, either wine or spiritsD.is the only city trying to curb binge-drinking(5).The difficulty in enforcing a national law to prohibit the sale of alcohol to young teenagers mainly comes from _.（分数：2.00）A.young teenagerB.protest of bar ownersC.Italian traditionD.parents of teenagers四、Passage

19、 Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Although you may think that bottled water is an option than tap, two new reports show that the store-bought stuff is actually less regulated than the water you get out of you tap almost for free. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has little authority to regulate bottled bran

20、ds, according to a US. Congressional report released recently. While municipal water utilities are required to provide public reports for test results，bottle-water makers are not. So although you may pay a pretty penny for bottled water, that does not mean it“s any better than what“s coming out of y

21、our tap. In fact, it could be worse and you“d never know it. The new research is backed by a report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The nonprofit organization surveyed the labels and Web sites of nearly 200 popular bottle-water brands and found that less than 2 percent disclosed three fa

22、cts that can affect safety: the water“s source purification(净化)methods, and chemical pollutant (污染物质)in each bottle. Reaching for the most popular bottled brands is not necessarily a solution. In fact, the EWG report that some of the best-known brands are the least likely to report where the water c

23、omes from and what it contains.（分数：10.00）(1).Compared with bottled water, tap water _.（分数：2.00）A.has safer water sourceB.contains more pollutantC.is actually less regulatedD.is more strictly regulated(2).Which of the following is true about bottled water?（分数：2.00）A.Most brands of bottled water are r

24、egularly tested.B.Purification methods are reliable and adequate.C.Bottled brands provide test result publicly.D.Bottled water might contain more pollutants.(3).The focus of the survey by the EWG is on _.（分数：2.00）A.the important facts related to the safety of waterB.the environment of the source of

25、bottled waterC.the purification methods to process waterD.the labels and Websites of bottled-water brands(4).It may be concluded from this passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.people spend much money on bottled water only for safer waterB.bottled water from stores is not necessarily cleaner than tap waterC.the

26、 FDA has no right to regulate bottled waterD.most popular bottled brands are found better than less-known ones(5).The author“s attitude towards bottled water tends to be _.（分数：2.00）A.negativeB.particularC.positiveD.unclear五、Passage There(总题数：1，分数：10.00)China will pay dearly if it does not act now to

27、 build up an old-age social security system(社保体系), as its population aged 80 or above will hit 83 million by 2050, a population expert，Ma Li, has warned. China formally became an aged society in 2000, when the population aged 60 or above accounted for 10 percent of its 1.3 billion people. With an an

28、nual growth rate of 3.7 percent, China“s population aged 80 or above will reach 22 million by 2020 , and 83 million by 2050, according to Ma, a deputy to the 11th National People“s Congress (NPC). In contrast to developed countries, China entered the aged society while it is still a developing count

29、ry. “China is not yet ready for the aged society. It does not have a complete old-aged social security system. There are not enough resources. Fiscal (财政) support is scarce. And the risk is ever rising,“ said Ma. The lawmaker said China must act now to set up an old-age social security system that c

30、overs both rural and urban population. Such a system should be based on the care of the old people by their families, backed-up by community-level services networks and with old folks homes as a supplement, he said. Ma also stressed that China has the capacity to do that, as its economic structures

31、and level of urbanization are well beyond the stage at which developed countries began to establish old-age social security systems for their rural populations.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the population expert, it is time for China to _.（分数：2.00）A.pay the price for its 83 million aged peopleB.keep it

32、s aged population from growing too fastC.begin building an old-aged social security systemD.look at its own problems as an aged society(2).The phrase “accounted for” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _.（分数：2.00）A.producedB.causedC.explainedD.constituted(3).According to Ma, China has entered the aged

33、 society but has not _.（分数：2.00）A.set up any social organization for the issueB.investigated the situation of the aging populationC.built a complete old-aged social security systemD.noticed the risk of its growing population(4).In paragraph 6 Ma is mentioned as “lawmaker“ because he_.（分数：2.00）A.care

34、s about social securityB.is a population expertC.works for a law officeD.is a member of NPC(5).Which of the following should play the main role in the old-aged social security system?（分数：2.00）A.the rural and urban old folks homesB.the family members of the aged peopleC.the rural and urban communitie

35、sD.the community-level services networks六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Paul Newman was not only a movie star. He was also politically active, and fought for liberal cause. In 1968, he helped the Democratic Party presidential candidate in election. Newman protested the Vietnam War in front of the Amer

36、ican Embassy in London. He expressed great pride that he was named on President Nixon“s list of enemies. Paul Newman also worked on social issues important to him. In 1978, his twenty-eight year old son Scott died after taking too much drugs and alcohol. In response, Newman created the Scott Newman

37、Centre to help educate children and families on preventing drug abuse(吸毒). In the 1980s, Newman decided to start selling a salad dressing he had created and given to many friends as gifts. The “Newman Own“ company he started with his friends A.E. Hotchner became a huge success selling different food

38、 products. Over the year, more than two hundred fifty million dollars in company profits have been donated to social causes and organizations. One of these is the Wall Gang Camp, started by Paul Newman in 1988. Its aim is to provide a free summer camp experience to children with cancer and other ser

39、ious diseases. There are now camps in the United States and several other countries. Newman said that he started the organization as a way to help children who are unfairly affected by luck“s cruelty.（分数：10.00）(1).Most of this passage is about Paul Newman“s _.（分数：2.00）A.social workB.movie careerC.po

40、litical activitiesD.business success(2).Paul Newman created the Scott Newman Centre to _.（分数：2.00）A.provide drugs to poor familiesB.help prevent drug abuseC.promote his new productsD.assist young people financially(3).Newman“s Own was a company that _.（分数：2.00）A.was founded by a friend of Newman“sB.

41、did business in various food productsC.passed out salad dressing as giftD.was started by Paul Newman alone(4).The Wall Gang Camp was supported with_.（分数：2.00）A.donation from social organizationB.profits obtained from the moviesC.profits from the summer campsD.donation from Newman“s Own(5).Newman sta

42、rted the Wall Gang Camp for children who_.（分数：2.00）A.were not treated in hospitalB.were visiting in the U.S.C.suffered from serious diseasesD.suffered from family violence七、Part Translation f(总题数：5，分数：10.00)21.In the past centuries, Italian children would sometimes even be given wine to drink in pre

43、ference to water which was often polluted.（分数：2.00）A.过了几个世纪，在水经常被污染的情况下，意大利孩子有时会喝加了葡萄酒的水。B.过了几个世纪，意大利的孩子们有时甚至以喝葡萄酒代替常常是受过污染的水。C.在过去的几个世纪，意大利人有时甚至给孩子们葡萄酒喝以代替常常是被污染了的水。D.过了几个世纪，常常是因为污染的原因，意大利孩子有时会饮用加了葡萄酒的水。E.在过去的几个世纪，意大利人有时甚至宁愿给孩子们喝葡萄酒而不是喝常受污染的水。22.In fact, the EWG report that some of the best-known b

44、rands are the least likely to report where the water comes from and what it contains.（分数：2.00）A.EWG报告的事实表明一些最知名的品牌瓶装水最不可能标明其水源和水中所含物质。B.EWG的报告发现，一些最知名的品牌瓶装水其实最无法说明水的查处和水的含量。C.实际上，EWG 的报告认为，某些最知名的瓶装水也有某种可能标明水源和水质。D.事实上，EWG 的报告说一些最知名的品牌瓶装水最不可能标明其水源和水中所含物质。E.EMG的报告人陈述的事实仅仅来自于那些销量最佳的品牌瓶装水的产品说明书。23.With

45、an annual growth rate of 3.7 percent, China“s population aged 80 or above will reach 22 million by 2020.（分数：2.00）A.按其 3.7%的年增长率，中国 80岁以上(含 80)岁的人口在 2020年将达两千两百万B.达 80高龄的中国人口每增加 3.7%就有 2020人加入这支两千两百万的高龄队伍中去。C.按 3.7%的增长率计算，80 岁或 80岁以上的中国人口即将在 2020年超过两千两百万。D.因中国人口增长率达到 3.7%, 其中年龄达到 80岁的人在 2020年将超过两千两百万

46、E.3.7%的中国人口已达 80高龄，每年还有 2020人加入到这支两千两百万的高龄队伍中。24.Over the years, more than two hundred fifty million dollars in company profits have been donated to social causes and organizations.（分数：2.00）A.数年以来，公司的两亿五千万美元收入被捐给了社会的团体以及个人。B.长期以来，超过两亿五千万美元的公司利润被捐给了公益事业和组织。C.年复一年，公司把多达两亿五百万美元的收入全部投入到了社会福利事业。D.多年以来，公

47、司将超过两亿五千万美元的盈利捐给了公益事业和组织。E.很久以来， 公司的两亿五千万美元收入都投入到了公益慈善事业上面。25.The bus driver has a style of driving and it“s fun to try figure it out the first hour or so.（分数：2.00）A.公共汽车司机各自有各自的高招，能够在开车的第一时间就让人感到愉快。B.公共汽车司机有自己的驾车风格，在乘车的头一个小时左右去发现它倒也有趣。C.公共汽车司机有自己的开车风格，有趣的是在乘车一个小时左右就能够表现出来。D.公共汽车司机有一种独特的方法，人们只要乘车一个小

48、时左右就能感到快乐。E.公共汽车司机有一种独特的方法，开车一小时左右就开始与乘客开玩笑。八、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：15.00)26.Outline: 1. 我已经是成人了。 2. 我应该学会自己做决定。 Words for reference: adult, responsible, independence, judgment. （分数：15.00）_大学英语三级-34 答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.Susan is not at the meeting. She has

49、been absent _ our meeting for several times.（分数：1.00）A.from B.ofC.inD.at解析：词语搭配辨析。be absent from 缺席，其他选项不对。2.She is one of the newest film stars from America and has many fans, _ in Europe.（分数：1.00）A.specificallyB.partiallyC.speciallyD.particularly 解析：词义辨析。particularly 特别，尤其(后接 in a place); specially 专门地(fo