1、大学英语三级-14 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.Camels can _ in the desert on very little water.（分数：1.00）A.conquerB.overcomeC.recoverD.survive2.All the preparations for the task_, and we“re ready to start.（分数：1.00）A.have been completedB.completedC.completeD.have completed3
2、.Since the manager can“t attend the meeting, we shall have to _ it until next week, I“m afraid.（分数：1.00）A.holdB.postponeC.cancelD.arrange4.Evidence came up _ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.whichC.thatD.whose5.We have produced twice as much s
3、teel this year_4 years ago（分数：1.00）A.than we didB.as we didC.than we have producedD.as we have produced6.Her hair and coat were wet because it_（分数：1.00）A.would be rainingB.had been rainingC.would have been rainingD.had rained7.I became a teacher because I preferred books and people _ politics（分数：1.0
4、0）A.thanB.toC.ratherD.against8.In our company，everybody is well taken care of, _position he is in（分数：1.00）A.as long asB.even ifC.now thatD.no matter what9.Since nobody is answering the phone，they_（分数：1.00）A.should have leftB.needn“t have leftC.must have leftD.can have left10._I know，he has never wor
5、ked in that companyHe probably told a lie（分数：1.00）A.As far asB.As long asC.As well asD.As soon as11._，we decided to go swimming in the sea（分数：1.00）A.It being a fine dayB.The day was fineC.It was a fine dayD.Being a fine day12.Language is a city，to the building of _ every human being has brought a st
6、one（分数：1.00）A.whichB.thatC.itD.what13.The food smells very good, but what does it _ like?（分数：1.00）A.biteB.eatC.tasteD.chew14.We mustn“t laugh at slow children _ mental development lags behind their physical development.（分数：1.00）A.whichB.whatC.thatD.whose15.He _ the test, but he wasn“t careful enough
7、.（分数：1.00）A.must have passedB.were able to passC.had passedD.could have passed16.They have always regarded a man of _ and fairness as a reliable friend.（分数：1.00）A.integrityB.dishonestyC.happinessD.honest17.Apple trees are considered mature when they begin _ fruit.（分数：1.00）A.havingB.bearingC.producin
8、gD.making18.There was no doubt _ he was a fine scholar.（分数：1.00）A.asB.thatC.whetherD.if19._, I think he was quite right to act as he did under those circumstances.（分数：1.00）A.By chanceB.Once for allC.On the wholeD.By no means20.He ran away at once _ he might be seen.（分数：1.00）A.in order thatB.so thatC
9、.becauseD.lest二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Packaging is a very important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate people to buy products. For example, a little child might ask for a breakfast food contained in a box with a picture of a TV character. Th
10、e child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products - or to ask their parents to buy for them. Some packages suggest that a buyer will get som
11、ething for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is add
12、ed to the cost of the product. The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has “Economy Size“ or “Family Size“ printed on it. This suggests that the larger size has the most product for the least money. But that is not always true. To find it out, a buyer has to know how the prod
13、uct is sold and the price of the basic unit. The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.（分数：10.00）(1
14、).“A buyer will get something for nothing“ in paragraph 2 may probably mean _. （分数：2.00）A.a buyer will get more but pay lessB.a buyer will get more than what he pays forC.a buyer will get something useful free of chargeD.a buyer will not get what he pays for.(2).From the passage we know the buyer pa
15、ys more attention to _. （分数：2.00）A.the size of a containerB.a container with attractive pictureC.a well-designed containerD.a plain container with low cost(3).What suggestion does the writer give in the passage? （分数：2.00）A.It“s not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.B.The quali
16、ty of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.C.The best choice for a buyer is to buy a product in a plain package.D.A buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package.(4).Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage? （分数：2.00）A.I
17、n fact glasses or dishes used for packaging do not cost money at all.B.“Family Size“ printed on the package means that it is rather economic.C.To a child, even to an adult, the form is far more important than the content.D.Words and pictures written on the package are thought to be an advertisement.
18、(5).What do you think is the best title for the passage? （分数：2.00）A.How to Make an Advertisement.B.How to Package a Product.C.How to Sell Product.D.How to Attract More Buyers.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Internet use appears to cause a drop in psychological health, according to research at Carnegie
19、Mellon University. Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more bad feelings and loneliness than those who was online less frequently, the two-year study showed. Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They ex
20、pected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others. The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in psychological health, researchers hypothesiz
21、ed (推测). Faceless, bodiless “virtual“(虚的) communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure(暴露) to the wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.
22、“But it“ s important to remember this is not about the technology, it“ s about how it is used,“ says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study“ s sponsors (发起人). “It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for techno
23、logy.“（分数：10.00）(1).What“s the finding of the research undertaken at Carnegie Mellon University? （分数：2.00）A.People spend more time on the Internet now.B.People spend less time with their families and friends now.C.The Net proves socially healthier than television.D.Internet use may cause a drop in p
24、sychological health.(2).What had the researchers expected before the research? （分数：2.00）A.The Net may account for the drop in psychological health.B.Internet use may improve social health.C.Internet use has nothing to do with social health.D.Spending much time on the Internet makes people feel bad a
25、nd lonely.(3).Which is NOT true according to the passage? （分数：2.00）A.The Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.B.Internet communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation.C.Undeveloped Internet technology causes the drop in psycholog
26、ical health.D.The wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.(4).What does Christine Riley, the psychologist, suggest? （分数：2.00）A.It“s necessary to take social factors into account in designing applications and services for technology.B.It“s important to tell the users h
27、ow to design and apply the technology.C.Compared with social factors, the technology itself has more influence on the Internet users.D.No social factors should be considered in applications and services for technology.(5).Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage? （分
28、数：2.00）A.How to Use the InternetB.Disadvantages of the InternetC.Social Factors and the InternetD.Internet May Cause Bad Feelings五、Passage There(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Now let us look at how we read. When we read a printed text, our eyes move across a page in short, jerky(断断续续的) movement. We recognize words
29、 usually when our eyes are still when they fixate(注视；固定下来). Each time they fixate, we see a group of words. This is known as the recognition span or the visual span. The length of time of which the eyes stop -the duration(持续) of the fixation(固定，定位) -varies considerably from person to person. It also
30、 varies within any one person according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text. Furthermore, it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness. Unfortunately, in the past, many reading improvement courses have concentrated too much on how our eyes move across the prin
31、ted page. As a result of this misleading emphasis on the purely visual aspects of reading, numerous exercises have been devised to train the eyes to see more words at one fixation. For instance, in some exercises, words are flashed on to a screen for, say, a tenth or a twentieth of a second. One of
32、the exercises has required students to fix their eyes on some central point, taking in the words on either side. Such word patterns are often constructed in the shape of rather steep pyramids(陡峭的金字塔) so the reader takes in more and more words at each successive(连续的) fixation. All these exercises are
33、 very clever, but it“s one thing to improve a person“s ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently. Reading requires the ability to understand the relationship between words. Consequently, for these reasons, many experts have now begun to question t
34、he usefulness of eye training, especially since any approach which trains a person to read isolated words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him in reading a continuous text.（分数：10.00）(1).The time of the recognition span can be affected by the following facts except _ . （分数：2.00）A.one“s familia
35、rity with the textB.one“s purpose in readingC.the length of a group of wordsD.lighting and tiredness(2).The author may believe that reading _. （分数：2.00）A.requires a reader to take in more words at each fixationB.requires a reader to see words more quicklyC.demands an deeply-participating mindD.deman
36、ds more mind than eyes(3).What does the author mean by saying “but it“s one thing to improve a person“s ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently.“ in the second paragraph? （分数：2.00）A.The ability to see words is not needed when an efficient readin
37、g is conducted.B.The reading exercises mentioned can“t help to improve both the ability to see and to comprehend words.C.The reading exercises mentioned can“t help to improve an efficient reading.D.The reading exercises mentioned has done a great job to improve one“s ability to see words.(4).Which o
38、f the following is NOT true? （分数：2.00）A.The visual span is a word or a group of words we see each time.B.Many experts began to question the efficiency of eye training.C.The emphasis on the purely visual aspects is misleading.D.The eye training will help readers in reading a continuous text.(5).The t
39、une(曲调) of the author in writing this article is _. （分数：2.00）A.criticalB.neutralC.pessimisticD.optimistic六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose(处理) of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the U
40、niversity of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs(灯泡) and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional(常规的) fuel
41、 is needed to make the campus“s six buildings comfortable. Some parts of most modern buildings-theaters and offices as well as classrooms are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called
42、 “heat recovery.“ A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University“s system is the first to recover heat from some buildings and re-use it in others. Along the way, pit has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. M
43、ale students emit(发出) more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hardworking, overweight male genius(天才).（分数：10.00）(1).Until recently, body heat has caused problems beca
44、use it _.（分数：2.00）A.was difficult to collectB.came in a variety of formsC.was difficult to get rid ofD.tended to be absorbed by physical objects(2).Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstown campus?（分数：2.00）A.The heat is supplied by human bodies only.B.The heat is supplied
45、 by both human bodies and other heat-emitting objects.C.The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventional fuel.D.The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat-emitting objects, and conventional fuel.(3).The phrase “even in winter“ (in line 8) most nearly means _.（分数：2.00）A.if the winter
46、is especially warmB.during all of the year except the winterC.in the winter as well as in other seasonsD.during the evenings in the winter(4).The phrase “heat recovery“ refers to a _.（分数：2.00）A.method of concealing(隐藏，掩饰) the source of heatB.special form of air conditioningC.supplementary(补充) hot wa
47、ter systemD.way of reclaiming and re-using heat(5).According to the passage which of the following would produce the LEAST amount of heat?（分数：2.00）A.A fat female who studies hard.B.A thin female who does not study.C.A fat male who does not study.D.A thin male who studies hard.七、Part Translation f(总题
48、数：5，分数：10.00)21.Although a similar product in plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free.（分数：2.00）A.尽管装在一个简陋容器中的相似的产品价钱要低一些，但是，因为人们认为包装是免费的，所以他们通常还是更喜欢购买装在可重复利用的玻璃器皿中的产品。B.尽管装在一个普通容器中的相似的产品价钱要低一些，但是，
49、因为人们认为包装是免费的，所以他们通常还是更喜欢购买装在可重复利用的器皿中的产品。C.尽管装在一个朴素容器中的同样的产品价钱要低一些，但是，因为人们认为包装是免费的，所以他们通常还是更喜欢购买装在可重复利用的玻璃器皿中的产品。D.尽管装在一个普通容器中的产品成本要低一些，但是，因为人们认为容器是免费的，所以他们通常还是更喜欢购买装在可回收利用的玻璃器皿中的产品。E.尽管装在一个普通容器中的同样的产品不用花钱，但是，因为人们认为包装是免费的，所以他们通常还是更喜欢购买可重复利用的玻璃杯。22.Faceless, bodiless “virtual“(虚的) communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relations
