1、大学英语三级-15 及答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.Jack would rather spend time complaining than _ the problem by himself（分数：1.00）A.solveB.solvedC.solvesD.to solve2.Scientists should be kept of the latest developments_ in their research areas（分数：1.00）A.informB.informingC.info
2、rmedD.to inform3._that I wasn“t going to get much chance for promotion，I soon became bored With my work（分数：1.00）A.To realizeB.RealizingC.Being realizedD.Realized4.Even _ Paul“s brother lives in Brazil, he has never been there.（分数：1.00）A.althoughB.despiteC.thoughD.that5.I have no _ to hearing your st
3、ory.（分数：1.00）A.objectB.objectionC.objectiveD.opposite6.Because Smith failed to show up(露面，出现) for the job interview, he _ the shortlist(候选人名单) of applicants.（分数：1.00）A.had been crossed offB.was crossing offC.has been crossed offD.has been crossing off7.If you happen to meet James in Vancouver, _ the
4、 book to him.（分数：1.00）A.giveB.you giveC.gaveD.you would give8.When I entered the classroom, I found the students _ the questions in groups.（分数：1.00）A.to discussB.discussC.discussedD.discussing9.Even after the speech was over, the audience _ leave because they were so deeply moved.（分数：1.00）A.shouldn“
5、tB.mustn“tC.couldn“tD.wouldn“t10.Please write your name in the _ space at the top of the page.（分数：1.00）A.emptyB.vacantC.blankD.hollow11.After I _ the work of the department, I was transferred to another one.（分数：1.00）A.learntB.had learntC.would learnD.was learning12.It will be up to the students to d
6、ecide _ the exact content of the college magazine will be.（分数：1.00）A.whichB.whatC.whereD.when13.Our new sales manager found out that _ the job done is not as easy as it first appears.（分数：1.00）A.getB.gotC.gottenD.getting14.I tried to get out of the business _ I found impossible to carry on（分数：1.00）A.
7、whyB.whichC.whatD.where15.Since we _the opening policy, we started our journey to happiness.（分数：1.00）A.adoptedB.adjustedC.adaptedD.attempted16._ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.（分数：1.00）A.Being publishedB.PublishedC.PublishingD.To be published17._ before we depart the day
8、 after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.（分数：1.00）A.Had they arrivedB.Would they arriveC.Were they arrivingD.Were they to arrive18._ book is interesting to her although reading is her hobby. She likes reading literature, not politics or economics.（分数：1.00）A.None ofB.NoC.Not everyD.Al
9、l19._classic music, which follows formal European tradition, jazz is a spontaneous and free form.（分数：1.00）A.In contrast toB.In connection withC.In comparison withD.In regard to20._ conflict (冲突) among city-states caused the eventual decline (衰退) of Greek civilization.（分数：1.00）A.ContinuousB.Continual
10、C.ConstantD.Contrary二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Working at home in your nightclothes while saving hundreds of dollars may sound too good to be true, but it isn“t. More and more employees are telecommuting, doing their job at home or another remote site. “It“s a trend that“s here now and you“
11、re going to see a lot more telecommuting because people don“t have to put up with commuting (来回上下班). They want more work/life balance, they want less stress in their lives and companies want to drive costs after their bottom lines,“ says John Edwards, President of the International Telework Associat
12、ion and Council. However, Edwards says, “The biggest problem at the moment is dealing with middle management who is uncomfortable with management style focusing on results. They are used to the line of sight management style. But they have to change to more results-oriented management style which ca
13、n often be slightly opposite, so they feel uncomfortable with that.“ Edwards says telecommuting kills distance-and a lot of face to face meetings are replaced by tele-conferences. “Distance does not exist anymore. It“s the death of distance, if you like. So now it“s possible to have more invisible t
14、eams so that the necessity to have the old bricks and walls existing is beginning to disappear.“（分数：10.00）(1).According to the writer, telecommuting refers to the way _ . A. people do all their work by telephone B. employees wear nightclothes while working C. people do their work outside companies D
15、. employees communicate with each other（分数：2.00）_(2).Which of the following is NOT the reason why telecommuting has become popular? A. It can balance employees“ work and life. B. It can help save the cost for companies. C. It can reduce conflicts between employers and employers. D. It can kill the t
16、ime spent in going to work from home.（分数：2.00）_(3).According to John Edwards, management style in the new trend _ . A. focuses on sight management B. is opposite to employers“ expectation C. should get used to results management D. saves unnecessary troubles（分数：2.00）_(4).We can infer from the last p
17、aragraph that _ . A. employees hate distance between each other B. there should be no distance between employers and employees C. the disappearance of distance improves efficiency D. telecommuting changes ways of communication（分数：2.00）_(5).The passage is mainly concerned with _ . A. commuting B. tel
18、ecommuting C. teleconferences D. management style（分数：2.00）_三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Working at home in your nightclothes while saving hundreds of dollars may sound too good to be true, but it isn“t. More and more employees are telecommuting, doing their job at home or another remote site. “It“s
19、a trend that“s here now and you“re going to see a lot more telecommuting because people don“t have to put up with commuting (来回上下班). They want more work/life balance, they want less stress in their lives and companies want to drive costs after their bottom lines,“ says John Edwards, President of the
20、 International Telework Association and Council. However, Edwards says, “The biggest problem at the moment is dealing with middle management who is uncomfortable with management style focusing on results. They are used to the line of sight management style. But they have to change to more results-or
21、iented management style which can often be slightly opposite, so they feel uncomfortable with that.“ Edwards says telecommuting kills distance-and a lot of face to face meetings are replaced by tele-conferences. “Distance does not exist anymore. It“s the death of distance, if you like. So now it“s p
22、ossible to have more invisible teams so that the necessity to have the old bricks and walls existing is beginning to disappear.“（分数：10.00）(1).According to the writer, telecommuting refers to the way _ .（分数：2.00）A.people do all their work by telephoneB.employees wear nightclothes while workingC.peopl
23、e do their work outside companiesD.employees communicate with each other(2).Which of the following is NOT the reason why telecommuting has become popular?（分数：2.00）A.It can balance employees“ work and life.B.It can help save the cost for companies.C.It can reduce conflicts between employers and emplo
24、yers.D.It can kill the time spent in going to work from home.(3).According to John Edwards, management style in the new trend _ .（分数：2.00）A.focuses on sight managementB.is opposite to employers“ expectationC.should get used to results managementD.saves unnecessary troubles(4).We can infer from the l
25、ast paragraph that _ .（分数：2.00）A.employees hate distance between each otherB.there should be no distance between employers and employeesC.the disappearance of distance improves efficiencyD.telecommuting changes ways of communication(5).The passage is mainly concerned with _ .（分数：2.00）A.commutingB.te
26、lecommutingC.teleconferencesD.management style四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)All of us communicate with one another verbally (口头的) as well as non-verbally. Most of the time we are not aware that we“re doing it. We wave a hand, meet someone else“s eyes or look away, shift positions in a chair. We make
27、these movements unconsciously. But researchers have discovered that there is a system to them almost as consistent (一致的) and comprehensible as language. Every culture has its body language. The way an Englishman crosses his legs is nothing like the way a male American does it. In talking, Americans
28、are likely to end a statement with a lowering of the eyelids (眼皮). They conclude a question with a lift of the hand or a widening of the eyes. With a future-tense verb they often gesture with a forward movement. There are regional idioms too. Your sex, ethnic (种族的) background, social class and perso
29、nal style all influence your body language. Nevertheless, you move and gesture within a certain idiom. Usually, the wordless communication acts to qualify the words. What the non-verbal elements express very often, and very efficiently, is the emotional side of the message. When a person feels liked
30、 or disliked, often it“s a case of “not what he said but the way he said it.“ Experts in the study of communication through body movement are not prepared to spell out a precise vocabulary of gestures. When an American rubs his nose, it may mean he is disagreeing with someone or rejecting something.
31、 But there are other possible interpretations, too. The expert looks for patterns in the context, not for an isolated(孤立的) meaningful gesture.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT a way of non-verbal communications according to the first paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.Waving a hand.B.Making eye contact.
32、C.Changing positions in a chair.D.Crying in a low voice.(2).According to researchers, people“ s gestures are _ .（分数：2.00）A.incidental (偶然的)B.comprehensibleC.isolatedD.precise(3).All of the following statements are true of Americans EXCEPT _ .（分数：2.00）A.start a question with widened eyesB.have their
33、forward movements in future-tense verbsC.cross their legs in a different way that Englishmen doD.tend to lower their eyelids to conclude a statement(4).In paragraph 3, which of the following does NOT influence one“s body language?（分数：2.00）A.Sex.B.Educational background.C.Social status.D.Personal sty
34、le.(5).Non-verbal communication _ .（分数：2.00）A.always expresses the message preciselyB.usually doesn“ t match the languageC.sometimes isolates a meaningD.often shows the speaker“ s true emotions五、Passage There(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Some people seem to have a knack(诀窍) for learning languages. They can pick u
35、p new vocabulary, master rules of grammar, and learn to write in the new language much more quickly than other people. They do not seem to be any cleverer than others. What makes language learning so much easier for them? Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners, we may
36、discover a few techniques which make language learning easier for them. Firstly, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher; they“d rather discover their own way to learn the language than wait for the teacher to explain everything. They try
37、to find the sentence patterns, the rules and the meaning of the new word by themselves. They are good guessers. They look for clues from their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes. Besides, successful language learning is active learning. Th
38、erefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them whenever they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat; they are willi
39、ng to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult, they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know every word“s meaning. Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They wa
40、nt to learn the language because they have an interest in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them.（分数：10.00）(1).Successful language learners are independent, so successful learners _. （分
41、数：2.00）A.depend on the book or the teacherB.wait for the teacher to explain everythingC.learn from their mistakesD.discover their own way to learn languages(2).According to the passage, what will successful language learners do when they meet some new words? （分数：2.00）A.Try to guess their meanings.B.
42、Ask their teachers.C.Look the new words up in the dictionary.D.Pay no attention to them.(3).Successful language learning is active, so successful learners _. （分数：2.00）A.wait for a chance to use the languageB.look for a chance to use the languageC.only use the language in classD.try to avoid using th
43、e language(4).Why do successful language learners want to learn the language? （分数：2.00）A.Because they want to find better jobs.B.Because they want to get good marks in their exams.C.Because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it.D.Because they have a knack for learning langu
44、ages.(5).The purpose of the passage is to _. （分数：2.00）A.explain the importance of language learningB.introduce some useful techniques of language learningC.teach people how to learn EnglishD.compare language teaching with language learning六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When people print a stamp, any
45、error made on a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. More than one hundred years ago in the British colony(殖民地) of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, the mistake was
46、made. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer - Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a bail was planned at Mauritius“s Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer
47、 was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid“ on the several hundred stamps that he printed. Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen One Penny Orange - Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blues“ rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for it.（分数：10.00）(1).Over a century ago, Mauritius _. （分数：2.00）A.was an independent countryB.was a small island in the Pacific OceanC.belonged to IndiaD.was o
