1、大学三级(A)-116 及答案解析(总分：105.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Listenin(总题数：2，分数：10.00)Section ADirections: 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 spoken only ONCE. After eac
2、h question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and then decide which is the best answer.（分数：5.00）A.8:30.B.8:13.C.8:33.D.3:30.A.The man did not study.B.The man is not nervous.C.The woman didnt study.D.The woman is as nervous as the man.A.S
3、he doesnt want to ask Mr. Jones herself.B.She doesnt want to work for Mr. Jones.C.Mr. Jones may have broken the radio.D.Mr. Jones might fix the radio.A.Smaller.B.Large.C.Same size.D.Slight.A.Clerk and customer.B.Doctor and patient.C.Policeman and motorist.D.Lawyer and client.（分数：5.00）A.At the airpor
4、t.B.At the hotel.C.At the restaurant.D.At the office.A.She likes jazz music.B.She needs 100 records.C.She bought a new house.D.She prefers clothing store.A.kook for another seat.B.Repeat the question.C.Remain standing.D.Sit down.A.She prefers apple.B.There was nothing else to eat.C.Shes on a diet.D.
5、Its only a snack.A.George and his sister.B.Georges family.C.The mans family.D.The mans grandfather.二、BSection B/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There are U(11) /U in the U. S.:If you have to U(12) /U several time zones in 12 hours or less, you may feel an upset of your U(13) /U after the long flight. This is jet l
6、ag. Doctors say the best thing you can do is U(14) /U and perhaps have a drink of water and rest at your hotel U(15) /U.Larger airports with lots of U(16) /U have employees who speak languages besides English to help you, but smaller ones dont.You can bring U(17) /U one quart of alcoholic beverages
7、and one carton of cigarettes (200 cigarettes) into the U. S. U(18) /U. If you bring more, you have to pay tax.If you lose something on the plane or cant find your U(19) /U at the claim area, you should report it to your airline. If you lose something in the airport, you should go to U(20) /U.（分数：10.
8、00）(1).（分数：1.00）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:_三、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：20.00)BTask 1/BFifty - four teenagers came crashing through the double doors of the Easter High School choir(音乐) room one April afternoon in 1987, wild with the news theyd heard over tile
9、loudspeaker. They had been selected to compete at the International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna. To these young people from the inner city of Washington D.C. it sounded like a dream.“Is it true, Mrs. Garrett?“ shrieked the usually dreamy Ayesha Brock.Joyce Garrett wasnt smiling. How could she
10、 tell her award - winning singers that a golden voice wasnt enough to get you to Europe? Hadnt she spent 22 years in convincing the citys poorest children that it wasnt where you lived but what you did that counted?“Yes, its true,“ she said slowly. “Only 36 North 5merican choirs were selected. Its a
11、n honor just to have been invited.“ “But Mrs. G,“ someone said, “Are we going?“Most of Joyces pupils had to work to pay for clothes, books, sometimes even food. They had about as much chance of going to Vienna as to the moon. “Well see,“ she said. “A year from July is a long way off.“Of course, they
12、 couldnt attend, Joyce told herself. Still, she showed the elegant, hand - written invitation to her neighbor Tom Howell, a local businessman. Something in Joyces voice told Howell this was special. He read the letter slowly. “Joyce,“ he said, “You are going to accept this invitation! You get those
13、youngsters ready, and well find a way to get them to Vienna.“（分数：5.00）(1).When the youngsters heard the news, they _.（分数：1.00）A.couldnt believe itB.realized their dream had come trueC.became mad with joyD.rushed to the choir room(2).Joyce Carrett was heavy -hearted at tile news because _.（分数：1.00）A.
14、she was afraid they couldnt win at ViennaB.she thought they had no time to prepare well enough to ViennaC.she believed the invitation was just an honor onlyD.she knew they couldnt afford the trip(3).The sentence “. it wasnt where you lived but what you did that counted“ can be best interpreted that
15、_.（分数：1.00）A.nothing is more important than what you didB.one can decide not where he was born but what he doesC.it was not where you came from but what you did that matteredD.you can number your actions but not your living place(4).From the passage we know that _.（分数：1.00）A.the school was situated
16、in Washingtons Black ghettoB.Joyce was a young successful music teacherC.the Music Festival in Vienna is to be held on April every yearD.most of Joyces pupils decided to raise money for the trip(5).The phrase “are going to accept“ in the first sentence of the last para. means _.（分数：1.00）A.are planni
17、ng to acceptB.are to acceptC.will acceptD.are sure to acceptBTask 2/BIn 1813 rumors of a threatened invasion of Washington had circulated widely. But no attack materialized, so military preparedness ceased. By 1814 the defensive system for Washington was nonexistent except for a few troops near the
18、city and a weak naval force. Month after month Congress had voted down resolutions to place the capital in a defensive posture, while the secretary of war kept concentrated on his invasion of Canada. The best plan for defense came from the cabinet in July, when it proposed to defend Washington with
19、an army of volunteers from all the states. The result was inadequate at best. Some of the men that reported for duty were told to go home and get better shoes and to bring back a butcher knife if they could not get a musket. On August i8, news reached the capital that a British fleet had sailed into
20、 the Patuxent River. The city was put on immediate alert.As the British army marched closer to the capital, 38 - year - old Brigadier General William Henry Winder was entrusted with defense of the city. His frustrations were many. Secretary of War John Armstrong, new to his office, still believed th
21、at the British force would not attack Washington; the quartermaster of the army was unable to supply axes for cutting trees to impede(阻止) the enemy advance; and Winders own troops were untrained, volunteer militiamen. In addition, he got little consistent help from his superiors, who included Presid
22、ent James Madison and Secretary of States James Monroe. He was an indefensible position, which led to one of Americas darkest days -that of August 24th, 1814.（分数：5.00）(1).In 1813 military preparedness stopped because _.（分数：1.00）A.the rumors of a threatened invasion turned out to be wrongB.no British
23、 army carried out any attack on the cityC.the invasion of Washington was just a threat by the BritishD.the British army should no sign preparing for a war(2).The most important reason for the weak Washington defense is that _.（分数：1.00）A.only volunteers from the states defended the cityB.only a few t
24、roops and a weak naval force were gathered for the cityC.some of the volunteers were not well armedD.the big people didnt pay much attention to the defense(3).The Patzxent River was situated in the _ of Washington D. C.（分数：1.00）A.northeastB.northwestC.southeastD.southwest(4).According to the passage
25、 which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.August 24th, 1814 was remembered as the one of the darkest days.B.Some top officers were not willing to be prepared against the war.C.The city was indefensible at the time.D.Winder was unqualified for the defense of the city.(5).The tone in t
26、his passage can best be described as _.（分数：1.00）A.objectiveB.sentimentalC.indifferentD.subjectiveBTask 3/BConsidered from the point of view of vocabulary, there are few, if any, “pure“ languages. Historically, English has been well -known as a word borrower, but it is equally true that every Western
27、 European language has supplemented(增补) its lexicon by adoptions from other languages. In this respect then, English was like the other immigrant languages brought to the New World, and in a broader sense, like every other language that has ever existed. Loan words occur even in the languages of abo
28、riginal peoples. Even Indo- European, the hypothetical(假设的) parent of most of the languages found in Europe today and many of those in western Asia, appears to have borrowed words some 4000 years ago from Finno-Ugric, and to have furnished others in return. In the same manner, American Indian langua
29、ges soon picked up European words like kabay for “horse,“ and the international European vocabulary soon had words like canoe, tobacco, and hammock from the Indians.One great impetus toward word borrowing arises from the necessity of talking about new things, qualities, operations, concepts, and ide
30、as. Inevitably the movement of a people to a markedly different environment not only creates a problem of communication but makes it an urgent requirement. Almost as soon as he struck land, Columbus “seized by force several Indians on the first island in order that they might learn from us, and in l
31、ike manner tell us about those things in these lands of which they themselves had knowledge; and the plan succeeded, for in a short time we understood them and they did us, sometimes by gesture and signs, sometimes by words; and it was a great advantage to us.“ None of the early reporters tell us, h
32、owever, the answer to the most interesting question for language historians: What were those words (and gestures), and how did the interlocutors(对话者) put them together?（分数：5.00）(1).Which is the main topic of th6 first paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.English has been well -known as a word borrower.B.Ina broader
33、 sense, there are no pure languages.C.Every Western European language has adopted words from other languagesD.There is no language that doesnt have borrowed words.(2).Indo-European mentioned in the paragraph is _.（分数：1.00）A.a new languageB.a very old languageC.a so-called ancient languageD.a widely
34、used language(3).We can infer from the passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.everyone can find familiar words in any other languagesB.English was an immigrant language to the New WorldC.The necessity of communication gives rise to word borrowingD.Columbus successfully made the people understand each other(4).Th
35、e international European vocabulary refers to that of _.（分数：1.00）A.IndiansB.Indo - EuropeanC.Western European languagesD.Finno-Ugric(5).From reading we can guess that the following will talk around _.（分数：1.00）A.American EnglishB.different languagesC.Romance languageD.immigrant languagesBTask 4/BTher
36、e was a time in early history of man when the days bad no names! The reason was quite simple: Men had not invented the week.In those days, the only division of times was the month, and there were too many days in the month for each of them to have a separate name. But when men began to build cities,
37、 they wanted to have a special day on which to trade, a market day. Sometimes these market day were fixed at every tenth day, sometimes every seventh or every fifth day. The Babylonians decided that it should be every seventh day. On this day they didnt work, but met for trade and religious festival
38、s. The Jews followed their example, and kept every seventh day for religious purposes. In this way the week came into being. The Jews gave each of the seven days a name, but it was really a number after the Sabbath(安息日) day (which Was Saturday).When the Egyptians adopted the seven - day week, they n
39、amed the days after five planets, the sun and the moon. The Romans used the Egyptian names for their days of the week: the day of the sun, of the moon, of the planet Mars, of Mercury (水星), of Venus (木星), and of Saturn (土星).We get our names for the days not from the Romans but from the Anglo - Saxons
40、, who called most of the days after their own gods.（分数：5.00）(1).In the early days there were no names for the days, because men _.（分数：1.00）A.had not yet created the idea of grouping seven days in a weekB.did not know what the word “week“ meantC.considered it unnecessary to have the namesD.did not be
41、lieve it was the time to invent the week(2).In those days _.（分数：1.00）A.the smallest unit of time was the monthB.the smallest unit of time was the weekC.the year had been believed to be the only division of timesD.the months had no names either(3).The week came into being when the Jews devoted _ to G
42、od.（分数：1.00）A.every tenth dayB.every seventh dayC.every fifth dayD.either A or E(4).Who began to call the days in a week after five planets, the sun and the moon?（分数：1.00）A.The Egyptians.B.The Romans.C.The Babylonians.D.The Anglo - Saxons.(5).Our present names for the days of the week are _.（分数：1.00
43、）A.quite similar to the RomansB.mostly named after the gods of the Anglo - SaxonsC.more or less the same as those the Egyptians are usingD.but numbers四、BPart Vocabula(总题数：30，分数：30.00)1._ to upset him, the comedian always had a quick, sharp reply.（分数：1.00）A.No matter whether people in the audience tr
44、iedB.No matter how hard people in the audience triedC.No matter who people in the audience tried hardD.No matter how people in the audience tried hard2.Never before that night _ the extent of my own power.（分数：1.00）A.had I feltB.I feltC.did I feelD.I had felt3.When he arrived, he found _ the aged and
45、 the sick at home.（分数：1.00）A.none butB.noneC.nothing butD.no other than4.“How _ will you finish your homework?“In half an hour.“（分数：1.00）A.longB.soonC.oftenD.fast5.No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to _.（分数：1.00）A.the otherB.any otherC.anotherD.other6.Though t
46、he long-term _ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.（分数：1.00）A.affectB.effortC.effectD.afford7.Pupils who pass the test will be _ to the next grade.（分数：1.00）A.promotedB.proceededC.progressedD.proposed8.I would rather Hellen _ tomorrow than today.（分数：1.00）A.cameB.comesC
47、.should comeD.coming9.Its not difficult to _ the idea that machines can communicate information to us.（分数：1.00）A.admitB.receiveC.acceptD.convince10.Colour - blind people often find it difficult to _ between blue and green.（分数：1.00）A.separateB.distinguishC.compareD.contrast11._, there can be no wind.
48、（分数：1.00）A.The moon having not atmosphereB.The moons having no atmosphereC.For the moon to have no atmosphereD.The moon having no atmosphere12._ we are all here, lets try and reach a decision（分数：1.00）A.Since thatB.So thatC.Now thatD.By now13.No one _ that to his face.（分数：1.00）A.dare to sayB.dares sayingC.dare sayD.dares say14.Jame was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked _.（分数：1.00）A.
