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1、大学英语三级 B 级-阅读理解(十四)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：5，分数：100.00)Welcome to the second issue of the campus magazine In Focus! I hope you enjoyed reading about development at Huddersfield College in the first issue. Im sure this new issue will be just as informative and interesting.In this second

2、 issue you will find articles on the Colleges accommodation service, details about what to do and where to go in Huddersfield. You will also find information about which countries our international students are recruited from, reviews of our exam successes and last years busy summer school. In addit

3、ion, there is information on the exhibitions and visits that the International Office will be arranging over the next few months.I would be delighted to hear from you with any comment or question! Enjoy reading In Focus.Annette CrowtherInternational ManagerThe Second Issue of In FocusFeatures: 1) in

4、formative2) (1) In this second issue you will find: 1) Colleges (2) 2) detailed guide to Huddersfield3) information about our (3) 4) reviews of the (4) and last years summer school5)exhibitions and visits arranged over the (5) （分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_A lawyer friend of mine has

5、devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called “public interest law“.Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training, and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens

6、to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers fees?Public interest lawyers fill this need. Pat, like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much lower below what some lawyers can earn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients have the help they need, even

7、if they can pay nothing at all.Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction and have no place to go to. Their cases are all called “civil“ cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and

8、seek those public interest lawyers who handle “criminal“ cases. These are just many situations in which the men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society.All lawyers have had expensive and (1) .Pat earns a salary (2) below what some lawyers can earn.Pub

9、lic interest lawyers usually serve those who can pay (3) .Some clients need legal help because they have been cheated with (4) .The purpose of public interest lawyers is (5) throughout the society.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Whether youre looking for a quiet place or a holiday trip,

10、 Floridas natural beauty and various tourist activities will let you make your dream alive. Nature lovers can explore hundreds of acres of lakes, forests and wetlands tilled with native birds, fish and wildlife.Florida is a sportsmans paradise as well, with plenty of opportunities for water sports l

11、overs, and Florida is also the nations best tennis place, with over 7700 tennis facilities. With thousands of rivers and lakes, plus over 1, 000 miles of beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, Florida is a water sports wonder land. Florida is also home to some of the best attractions in t

12、he United States, from technologically advanced parks to historic museums.Welcome to Florida, ladies and gentlemen!FloridaFlorida is most attractive because of its (1) , and its various (2) .Visitors to Florida are mainly (3) and sportsmen.Among the various sports Florida offers, the most wonderful

13、are (4) .Florida has a beach as long as (5) miles.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Dear Brain Store Customer, We hope you enjoy books and other items included in our catalogue. Whether youre a teacher, trainer, or parent, were sure you will find hundreds of valuable teaching and learning

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15、roduct sold is guaranteed for 90 days. Please call 800-325-396 for additional information. Our friendly Customer Service Office is to answer all of your questions. Feel free to call us between 8: 00 a. m. and 4: 30 p. m., Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday or email us at info thebrainstore

16、, com.Information about a Book StoreName of the bookstore: (1) Delivery period: within two (2) Orders can be accepted by: 1) mail2) (3) 3) (4) 4) and online at www. thebrainstore, Guarantee period: (5) .（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Antarctica is for the most part a vast, icy emptines

17、s, some 14 million square kilometers of which is almost completely covered by an ice sheet with an average thickness of over 2, 000 meters.Only about 2% of the land mass is ice-free, and about half of this is in the Ross Dependency comprised of land, ice, shelf and islands between 160 degrees east a

18、nd 15 degrees west.The largest single ice-free area lies in South Victoria Land, about 100 kilometers from New Zealands scientific research station, Scott Base on Ross Island.The United States also has a large base at South Pole, known as the Amundsen-Scott Base and named after two of the most impor

19、tant early 20th century explorers who helped bring world attention to the continent.Only a very small proportion of the Coast is easily accessible, mostly along the coast of Victoria Land and Ross Island.The Frozen Continent: Facts amp; FiguresIce sheet covered area of the Antarctica Some 14 mil. Sq

20、uare kmAn ice sheet with (1) Over 2000 metersThe ice-free area of the Antarctica (2) of the land mass.Position of the largest single ice-free area (3) Two of the most important early 20th century ex-plorers(4) The place easily accessible(5) of Victoria Land and RossIsland（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项

21、1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语三级 B 级-阅读理解(十四)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：5，分数：100.00)Welcome to the second issue of the campus magazine In Focus! I hope you enjoyed reading about development at Huddersfield College in the first issue. Im sure this new issue will be just as informative and interestin

22、g.In this second issue you will find articles on the Colleges accommodation service, details about what to do and where to go in Huddersfield. You will also find information about which countries our international students are recruited from, reviews of our exam successes and last years busy summer

23、school. In addition, there is information on the exhibitions and visits that the International Office will be arranging over the next few months.I would be delighted to hear from you with any comment or question! Enjoy reading In Focus.Annette CrowtherInternational ManagerThe Second Issue of In Focu

24、sFeatures: 1) informative2) (1) In this second issue you will find: 1) Colleges (2) 2) detailed guide to Huddersfield3) information about our (3) 4) reviews of the (4) and last years summer school5)exhibitions and visits arranged over the (5) （分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：interesting）解析：解析 与 informative 并

25、列。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：accommodation service）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 In this second issue you will find 找到第二段第一句。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：international students）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 In this second issue you will find 找到第二段第二句。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：exam successes）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 In this second issue you will find 找到第二段第二句。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：next few mo

26、nths）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 In this second issue you will find 找到第二段第三句。A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity. Her special area is called “public interest law“.Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialize

27、d training, and they work long, difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers fees?Public interest lawyers fill this need. Pat, like other public interest lawyers, earns a salary much lower below what some lawyers can e

28、arn. Because she is willing to take less money, her clients have the help they need, even if they can pay nothing at all.Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise. Others are in unsafe apartments, or are threatened with eviction and have no place to go to.

29、 Their cases are all called “civil“ cases. Still others are accused of criminal acts, and seek those public interest lawyers who handle “criminal“ cases. These are just many situations in which the men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society.All lawye

30、rs have had expensive and (1) .Pat earns a salary (2) below what some lawyers can earn.Public interest lawyers usually serve those who can pay (3) .Some clients need legal help because they have been cheated with (4) .The purpose of public interest lawyers is (5) throughout the society.（分数：20.00）填空项

31、 1:_ （正确答案：highly specialized training）解析：解析 从第二段第二句可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：much lower）解析：解析 从第三段第二句可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：little or nothing）解析：解析 从第二段末尾、第三段开头和末尾部分可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：faulty merchandise）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 legal help，cheated 可以定位找到第四段第一句。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：to extend justice）解析：解析 从原文最后一句可以找到线索。Whet

32、her youre looking for a quiet place or a holiday trip, Floridas natural beauty and various tourist activities will let you make your dream alive. Nature lovers can explore hundreds of acres of lakes, forests and wetlands tilled with native birds, fish and wildlife.Florida is a sportsmans paradise as

33、 well, with plenty of opportunities for water sports lovers, and Florida is also the nations best tennis place, with over 7700 tennis facilities. With thousands of rivers and lakes, plus over 1, 000 miles of beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, Florida is a water sports wonder land. Flo

34、rida is also home to some of the best attractions in the United States, from technologically advanced parks to historic museums.Welcome to Florida, ladies and gentlemen!FloridaFlorida is most attractive because of its (1) , and its various (2) .Visitors to Florida are mainly (3) and sportsmen.Among

35、the various sports Florida offers, the most wonderful are (4) .Florida has a beach as long as (5) miles.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：natural beauty）解析：解析 第一句话点出 Florida 的两个优点之一就是 natural beauty。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：tourist activities）解析：解析 第一句话点出 Florida 的两个优点中的另一个优点就是 various tourist activities。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：n

36、ature lovers）解析：解析 从第一段第二句可以得知答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：water sports）解析：解析 从“Florida is a water sports wonder land”可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：over/more than 1，000）解析：解析 由线索词 a beach as long as 可以找到答案。Dear Brain Store Customer, We hope you enjoy books and other items included in our catalogue. Whether youre a teach

37、er, trainer, or parent, were sure you will find hundreds of valuable teaching and learning resources here.When your decisions are made, well do the rest. We accept orders by mail, phone, fax, and online at www. thebrainstore, com. Based on available stock, your order will be delivered within two bus

38、iness days.Since we are personally committed to your total satisfaction, any Brain Store product sold is guaranteed for 90 days. Please call 800-325-396 for additional information. Our friendly Customer Service Office is to answer all of your questions. Feel free to call us between 8: 00 a. m. and 4

39、: 30 p. m., Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday or email us at info thebrainstore, com.Information about a Book StoreName of the bookstore: (1) Delivery period: within two (2) Orders can be accepted by: 1) mail2) (3) 3) (4) 4) and online at www. thebrainstore, Guarantee period: (5) .（分数：20.

40、00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Brain Store）解析：解析 由信件开头的称呼“Dear Brain Store Customer”，可知答案为 Brain Store。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：business days）解析：解析 由第二段最后一句“your order will be delivered within two business days”(您的订购品在两个工作日内交付)，可知答案为 business days。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：phone）解析：解析 由信件第二段第二句可得知共有四种方式：by mail，phone，fax，and online。因此答

41、案为 phone。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：fax）解析：解析 由信件第二段第二句可得知共有四种方式 by mail，phone，fax，and online，因此答案为 fax。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：90 days）解析：解析 由第三段第一句“Since we are personally committed to your total satisfaction, any Brain Store product sold is guaranteed for 90 days”，可知答案为 90 days。Antarctica is for the most part a vast, i

42、cy emptiness, some 14 million square kilometers of which is almost completely covered by an ice sheet with an average thickness of over 2, 000 meters.Only about 2% of the land mass is ice-free, and about half of this is in the Ross Dependency comprised of land, ice, shelf and islands between 160 deg

43、rees east and 15 degrees west.The largest single ice-free area lies in South Victoria Land, about 100 kilometers from New Zealands scientific research station, Scott Base on Ross Island.The United States also has a large base at South Pole, known as the Amundsen-Scott Base and named after two of the

44、 most important early 20th century explorers who helped bring world attention to the continent.Only a very small proportion of the Coast is easily accessible, mostly along the coast of Victoria Land and Ross Island.The Frozen Continent: Facts amp; FiguresIce sheet covered area of the AntarcticaSome

45、14 mil. Square kmAn ice sheet with (1) Over 2000 metersThe ice-free area of the Antarctic(2) of the land mass.aPosition of the largest single ice-free area(3) Two of the most important early 20th century ex-plorers(4) The place easily accessibl(5) of Victoria Land and e RossIsland（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （

46、正确答案：an average thickness）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 2,000 meters 可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：About 2%）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 ice-free 可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：South Victoria Land）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 largest single ice-free area 可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Amundsen and Scott）解析：解析 沿题干线索词 Two 和 explorers 可以找到答案。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Along the coast）解析：解析 沿题干线索词。沿题干线索词 easily accessible 可以找到答案。