浙江大学英语三级真题2011年12月及答案解析.doc

1、浙江大学英语三级真题 2011年 12月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Listenin(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSection A/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be

2、 spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1). A. The man can sleep i

3、n the office. B. The man can do his work in the office. C. She can work without air conditioner. D. She will have the air conditioner repaired.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. He doesnt like French films. B. He doesnt like going shopping. C. He doesnt like going to town. D. He doesnt like going to France by

4、 air.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. In a shop. B. In a restaurant. C. At a market. D. In a bookstore.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. Their phone does not work well. B. Their neighbors windows are open. C. Their phone may not have rung. D. Their neighbors phones often ring.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. He quit teachin

5、g in June. B. He opened a restaurant near the school. C. He has left the army recently. D. He has taken over his brothers business.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1). A. It is bigger. B. It has a larger garden. C. It is prettier. D. It has a prettier garden.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. The man thinks the zoo

6、 is far away. B. The man will take a bus to go to the zoo. C. The woman does not like animals in the zoo. D. The woman does not know the way to the zoo.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. At 8:00. B. At 8:25. C. At 8:35. D. At 8:45.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. The man is quite positive. B. The questions were easy

7、to answer. C. The man is very disappointed. D. The questions were strange and crazy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. It is too expensive. B. He doesnt like it. C. He will see it again. D. It is difficult to understand.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BSection B/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Questions 11-13 ar

8、e based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：3.00）(1). A. Blue. B. Gray C. Red. D. Colorless.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Because airplanes need air to lift them. B. Because airplane engines need air to work. C. Because the pilots cant breathe without air. D. Because the pilots need air to see things

9、far ahead.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. The sky is space. B. High in the sky the air is thin. C. There is nothing in the sky. D. The sky is all around the world.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Questions 14-16 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：3.00）(1). A. At the end of November.

10、 B. In the middle of December. C. In the middle of November. D. At the beginning of December.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Churches. B. The government. C. Store owners. D. Common families.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. Go to work. B. Go traveling. C. Play games. D. Help each other.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage 3(

11、总题数：1，分数：4.00)Questions 17-20 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：4.00）(1). A. There are many small businesses. B. There are restaurants of different kinds. C. There are many job opportunities. D. There are people from all over the world.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. Many people there come f

12、rom Africa. B. There are not many international restaurants. C. People there especially like foods of Far East. D. People there can enjoy foods of different nations.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. They are usually small businesses. B. Many Americans like the food there. C. They can be found only in big cit

13、ies. D. The dishes there have a strange flavor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. People like foods of their native lands. B. Large cities offer international sample of foods. C. Even small cities offer various international foods. D. People eat foods of other nations to understand their culture.（分数：1.00）A.B.

14、C.D.七、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to

15、27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you cart either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the thi

16、rd time, you should check what you have written.For Americans, time is money. They say, “You only get so much time in this life, youd better use it wisely.“ The future will not be U U 1 /U /Uthan the past or present, U U 2 /U /Upeople use their time for constructive activities. Thus, Americans U U 3

17、 /U /Ua “well-organized person, one who has a written list of things to do and a U U 4 /U /Ufor doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is considerate of other peoples time. They do not U U 5 /U /Upeoples time with conversation or other activity that has no U U 6 /U /Ubeneficial outcome.The Ame

18、rican attitude toward time is not necessarily U U 7 /U /Uby others, especiallynon-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as U U 8 /U /U, not something they can use. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the States is the notion that time must be saved whenever poss

19、ible and used wisely every day.In this context the fast food industry can be seen as U U 9 /U /U. McDonalds, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonalds restaurants spread around

20、 the world, they have been viewed as U U 10 /U /U, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_八、BPart Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、BSection A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、BPassage One/B(总题数

21、：1，分数：5.00)A moments drilling by the dentist (牙医) may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two, we demand the “needled“a shot of pain-killerthat deadens the nerves around the tooth.Now its true that the human body

22、has developed its millions of nerves to be highly sensitive to what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without our nerve sand our brain, which is a bundle of nerves, we wouldnt know whats happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slig

23、htest thing is wrong with any part of your body. The history of torture (酷刑) is based on the human body being open to pain.But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakir (苦行僧), who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm and feel no pain. This ability that s

24、ome humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If the dentist says, “This will hurt a little,“ it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interes

25、ting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.（分数：5.00）(1).The passage is mainly about _. A. how to suffer pain B. how to stop pain C. how to handle pain D. how to avoid

26、 pain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The sentence “But we pay for our sensitivity.“ in the second paragraph implies that _. A. it pays to be sensitive B. torture is not necessarily a bad thing C. our pain is worth feeling D. when we have pain, we are suffering it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When the author mentions th

27、e Indian fakir, he suggests that _. A. Indians are insensitive to pain B. fakirs have some kind of magic power C. some people may not feel pain D. the ability to handle pain lies in the mind（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The key to handling pain is _. A. how we look at pain B. to accept the pain calmly C. to

28、show an interest in pain D. to feel pain as much as possible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The word “withstanding“ in the last paragraph most probably means _. A. bearing B. suffering C. killing D. stopping（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十一、BPassage Two/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For the past few weeks, we have been discussing nationa

29、l energy conservation alternatives for the future. Today Im going to talk about what one community is presently doing to conserve (保存) energy. The people of Davis, California, have succeeded in cutting their energy consumption by 1/3 since 1973. The first energy saving action that was taken in the e

30、arly 70s was the legislation (立法) of street building codes. All new houses in Davis must have the proper insulation (绝缘) so that heat will not escape unnecessarily during the winter. New houses must also face north or south, so that they will not be overheated by the sun in summer. The law has defin

31、itely had an effect. Since 1976, there has been a 50 percent saving in the amount of natural gas and electricity used in healing and air conditioning. There are other energy saving features about Davis. Buses partially supported by the city transport university students throughout the area. There ar

32、e 24 miles of bicycle paths, and today there are twice as many bicycles as cars in the city. By reducing the available parking space, the city council has succeeded in reducing the number of cars in the city every day. Another benefit of the reduced parking is the greater number of small cars. Peopl

33、e are saving gas because they are choosing not to drive, or because they are driving fuel-economic car. Davis, California has become an energy saving model for other cities.Time is up for today. Next week, well return to our regular topic of national energy alternatives.（分数：5.00）(1).The people of Da

34、vis now consume only _ of the energy they did before 1973. A. 33% B. 50% C. 66% D. 75%（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It is forbidden to build houses facing the east or the west in Davis because they _. A. would consume more energy B. would let heat escape more easily C. would be built at a higher cost D. woul

35、d be overheated during winter（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Buses are privately owned in the city. B. Buses carry students throughout the city. C. There are many more bicycles than cars in the city. D. Bicycle paths are longer than bus rou

36、tes in the city.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT an effect of reduced parking? A. The total number of cars is reduced. B. The number of small cars has increased. C. People like keeping fit by walking to work. D. People prefer using energy-saving vehicles.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The sp

37、eaker talks about the practice of Davis as a model of _. A. energy recycling B. energy consumption C. energy production D. energy conservation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十二、BPassage Three(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products, they giv

38、e him shade, and they help to prevent droughts (干旱) and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that withou

39、t them he has lost the best friends he had. Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire (帝国). It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country

40、 found itself faced by floods and starvation.Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with; and he can earn money by making charcoal (木炭) or selling wood to t

41、he townsman. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.This does not only mean that the villagers sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are

42、even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break the soil upallowing the rain to sink inand also bind the soil, thus preventing its being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away from the surface, causing floods and carrying away w

43、ith it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the most important function of trees? A. Providing fuel. B. Providing nice scenery. C. Offering shade. D. Preventing droughts and floods.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2

44、).What happened eventually to the rich, powerful country 2000 years ago? A. It broke down. B. It became a giant empire. C. Its people died of hunger. D. It built many ships with wood.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It is implied in the passage that the villager _. A. wants fire wood B. wants to cut down trees

45、C. wants to make money D. wants to take care of trees（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT the role trees play? A. Loosening the soil. B. Giving man the shade. C. Hardening the soil D. Keeping the soil in position.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the passage mainly concerned with? A. Benefi

46、ts of trees for soil. B. Various uses of trees. C. Functions of soil for trees. D. Peoples attitudes toward trees.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十三、BSection B/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices

47、 given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.The study of history provides many benefits. First, we learn from the U U 1 /U /U. We may repeat mistakes, but, at least,