1、大学英语三级 A 级-20 (1)及答案解析(总分：35.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Structure(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1._ more time, the scientists will be able to work out a good solution to the problem.（分数：1.00）A.To giveB.GivingC.GivenD.Be given2.In spite of what we said, he refused to _ to the police station.（分数：1.00）A.give awayB.give offC
2、give himself awayD.give himself up3._ new employee feels insecure during _ first few weeks on the job.（分数：1.00）A.Many .theirB.Many.his or herC.Many a .theirD.Many a.his or her4.The symbols of mathematics _ we are not familiar are the signs of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and equa
3、lity.（分数：1.00）A.to whichB.with whichC.which withD.in which5.The police knew nothing about the case _ your father phone them.（分数：1.00）A.afterB.sinceC.asD.until三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)One of the most authoritative (权威的) voices speaking to us today is, of course, the voice of the advertisers
4、 This type of voice dominates our lives. It shouts at us from the television screen and the radio loudspeakers; waves to us from every page of the newspaper; signals to us from the roadside billboards all day and flashes messages to us in coloured lights all night. It has forced on us a whole new c
5、onception of the successful man as a man no less than 20% of whose mall consists of announcements of giant carpet sales. Advertising has been among Englands biggest growth industries since the war, in terms of the ratio of money earnings to demonstrable achievement. Why all this huge expenditure? Pe
6、rhaps the answer is that advertising saves the manufacturers from having to think about the customer. At the stage of designing and developing a product, there is quite enough to think about without worrying over whether anybody will want to buy it. The designer is busy enough without adding custome
7、r-appeal(讨好顾客的) to all his other problems of man-hours and machine tolerances and stress factors. So they just go ahead and make the thing and leave it to the advertiser to find eleven ways of making it appeal to purchasers after they have finished it, by pretending that it attracts love, or signifi
8、es manliness. If the advertising agency can do this authoritatively enough, the manufacturer is in a favorable position. Other manufacturers find advertising saves them changing their product. And manufacturers hate change. The ideal product is one which goes on unchanged for ever. If, therefore, fo
9、r one reason or another, some changes seems called for how much better to change the image, the packet or the pitch made by product, rather than go to all the inconvenience of changing the product itself.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage modem advertising is “authoritative“ because of the way it
10、 _.（分数：0.80）A.influences our image of a special personB.interferes with the quiet of home lifeC.continually forces us into buying thingsD.influences us no matter where we travel(2).The form of advertising which has succeeded in conferring personal status on the individual makes use of _.（分数：0.80）A.c
11、oloured lights all nightB.the postal serviceC.roadside billboardsD.the wall space beside escalators(3).Advertisers are appreciated by manufacturers because they _.（分数：0.80）A.advise them on ways of giving a product Customer-appealB.accept responsibility for giving a product customer-appealC.advise th
12、em on the best time to go ahead with productionD.consult them during the design and development stages(4).According to the passage customers are attracted to a product because it appears to _.（分数：0.80）A.have a sufficiently attractive designB.fulfill the manufacturer“s claimsC.offer good value for mo
13、neyD.satisfy their personal needs(5).The passage tells us that some manufacturers, instead of changing their product, would prefer to change its _.（分数：0.80）A.product costB.packagingC.qualityD.market valuePeople in different parts of the world have very different ideas about what is good to eat. Even
14、 when people in different countries eat the same food, they often prepare it very differently. If you were in Germany, you would find soup that is thick and heavy. If you were in China, you would find soup that is thin and clear. On holidays most of us eat special foods. Year after year, even if man
15、y other things change, the food is always the same. Sometimes housewives begin weeks in advance to prepare the special foods that are traditionally served on certain holidays. People in different parts of the world also have different ideas about what is good to drink. Among the most popular hot dri
16、nks are coffee and tea. Coffee is very popular in northern Europe and in the Middle East. Some people put cream and sugar in their coffee. But in the United States, many people drink their coffee “black“ that is without cream or sugar. Tea is the national drink in China, Japan, and other oriental(东方
17、的)countries. In the orient, people drink tea without sugar. But in England, where it is also a national drink, many people use both sugar and hot or cold milk in their tea.（分数：5.00）(1).People in different parts of the world _.（分数：1.00）A.cook the same food in different waysB.like the same kinds of fo
18、odC.have the same ideas about foodsD.know how to prepare the same food(2).In England,_is a popular national drink.（分数：1.00）A.cold milkB.teaC.hot milkD.black coffee(3).Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.We Should Eat Different FoodsB.Special Foods on Certain HolidaysC
19、People in Western Countries Like Coffee MostD.Different Ideas about Foods and Drinks(4).When drinking coffee, many Americans like to _.（分数：1.00）A.add tea to itB.add milk to itC.drink it with cream or sugar addedD.drink it with nothing added(5).Special foods on holidays will _.（分数：1.00）A.change a lo
20、t year after yearB.have different tastes with the years passing byC.remain the same for many yearsD.be served before certain holidays(Ehime-ken) Ehime University in Matsuyama is seeking English instructors for posts of oneyear duration at the English Education Center beginning April 2005. Qualificat
21、ions: Bachelor“s degree, native English proficiency, and teaching experience required; TEFL certification preferred; daily conversational ability in Japanese preferred. Duties: Full-time work teaching communicative English to first and second year students. Twelve 90minute classes taught each semest
22、er. Attendance at occasional meetings for instructors. Salary: Annual salary currently amounts to approximately 3.7 million yen (less tax), based on the university“s part-time hourly pay scale. Monthly payments vary depending on the number of hours worked each month. Application Deadline: December 1
23、7, 2004. Application Materials: Resume, copy of diploma(s) from universities / graduate schools; recommendation, and passport-size photo to: English Education Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan 790-8577. Phone waves to us from every page of the newspaper; signals to us from the roadsi
24、de billboards all day and flashes messages to us in coloured lights all night. It has forced on us a whole new conception of the successful man as a man no less than 20% of whose mall consists of announcements of giant carpet sales. Advertising has been among Englands biggest growth industries since
25、 the war, in terms of the ratio of money earnings to demonstrable achievement. Why all this huge expenditure? Perhaps the answer is that advertising saves the manufacturers from having to think about the customer. At the stage of designing and developing a product, there is quite enough to think abo
26、ut without worrying over whether anybody will want to buy it. The designer is busy enough without adding customer-appeal(讨好顾客的) to all his other problems of man-hours and machine tolerances and stress factors. So they just go ahead and make the thing and leave it to the advertiser to find eleven way
27、s of making it appeal to purchasers after they have finished it, by pretending that it attracts love, or signifies manliness. If the advertising agency can do this authoritatively enough, the manufacturer is in a favorable position. Other manufacturers find advertising saves them changing their prod
28、uct. And manufacturers hate change. The ideal product is one which goes on unchanged for ever. If, therefore, for one reason or another, some changes seems called for how much better to change the image, the packet or the pitch made by product, rather than go to all the inconvenience of changing the
29、 product itself.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage modem advertising is “authoritative“ because of the way it _.（分数：0.80）A.influences our image of a special personB.interferes with the quiet of home lifeC.continually forces us into buying thingsD.influences us no matter where we travel 解析：(2).The
30、 form of advertising which has succeeded in conferring personal status on the individual makes use of _.（分数：0.80）A.coloured lights all nightB.the postal serviceC.roadside billboards D.the wall space beside escalators解析：(3).Advertisers are appreciated by manufacturers because they _.（分数：0.80）A.advise
31、 them on ways of giving a product Customer-appealB.accept responsibility for giving a product customer-appeal C.advise them on the best time to go ahead with productionD.consult them during the design and development stages解析：(4).According to the passage customers are attracted to a product because
32、it appears to _.（分数：0.80）A.have a sufficiently attractive design B.fulfill the manufacturer“s claimsC.offer good value for moneyD.satisfy their personal needs解析：(5).The passage tells us that some manufacturers, instead of changing their product, would prefer to change its _.（分数：0.80）A.product costB.
33、packagingC.quality D.market value解析：People in different parts of the world have very different ideas about what is good to eat. Even when people in different countries eat the same food, they often prepare it very differently. If you were in Germany, you would find soup that is thick and heavy. If y
34、ou were in China, you would find soup that is thin and clear. On holidays most of us eat special foods. Year after year, even if many other things change, the food is always the same. Sometimes housewives begin weeks in advance to prepare the special foods that are traditionally served on certain ho
35、lidays. People in different parts of the world also have different ideas about what is good to drink. Among the most popular hot drinks are coffee and tea. Coffee is very popular in northern Europe and in the Middle East. Some people put cream and sugar in their coffee. But in the United States, man
36、y people drink their coffee “black“ that is without cream or sugar. Tea is the national drink in China, Japan, and other oriental(东方的)countries. In the orient, people drink tea without sugar. But in England, where it is also a national drink, many people use both sugar and hot or cold milk in their
37、tea.（分数：5.00）(1).People in different parts of the world _.（分数：1.00）A.cook the same food in different ways B.like the same kinds of foodC.have the same ideas about foodsD.know how to prepare the same food解析：细节题。本题问世界不同地方的人们怎么样第一段“Even when people in different countries cat the same food，they often pr
38、epare it very differently”对于同样的事物有不同的做法。接着又举例德国和中国的汤不同。故 A 选项为正确答案。(2).In England,_is a popular national drink.（分数：1.00）A.cold milkB.tea C.hot milkD.black coffee解析：细节题。本题问在英国什么是全国比较受欢迎的饮晶通过“Tea is the national drink in China， Japan，and other oriental(东方的)countries”和“But in England，where it is also a
39、 national drink”知道“it”指的是“tea”。(3).Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.We Should Eat Different FoodsB.Special Foods on Certain HolidaysC.People in Western Countries Like Coffee MostD.Different Ideas about Foods and Drinks 解析：主旨题。哪一个做文章的题目最好本文两段一段讲食物，一段讲饮料，对于吃的东西和喝的东西不
40、同国家的人们有不同的观点。故 D 选项最符合文章意思。(4).When drinking coffee, many Americans like to _.（分数：1.00）A.add tea to itB.add milk to itC.drink it with cream or sugar addedD.drink it with nothing added 解析：本题问美国人喜欢怎么样喝咖啡第二段“But in the United States，many people drink their coffeeblackthat is without cream or sugar，”故 D
41、 选项为正确答案。(5).Special foods on holidays will _.（分数：1.00）A.change a lot year after yearB.have different tastes with the years passing byC.remain the same for many years D.be served before certain holidays解析：细节题。节日的特殊食物将怎么样。“Year after year，even if many other things change，the food is always the same”。
42、故 C 选项为正确答案。(Ehime-ken) Ehime University in Matsuyama is seeking English instructors for posts of oneyear duration at the English Education Center beginning April 2005. Qualifications: Bachelor“s degree, native English proficiency, and teaching experience required; TEFL certification preferred; dail
43、y conversational ability in Japanese preferred. Duties: Full-time work teaching communicative English to first and second year students. Twelve 90minute classes taught each semester. Attendance at occasional meetings for instructors. Salary: Annual salary currently amounts to approximately 3.7 milli
44、on yen (less tax), based on the university“s part-time hourly pay scale. Monthly payments vary depending on the number of hours worked each month. Application Deadline: December 17, 2004. Application Materials: Resume, copy of diploma(s) from universities / graduate schools; recommendation, and pass
45、port-size photo to: English Education Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan 790-8577. Phone & Fax: 089-927-8340 e-mail: officeeec.ehime-u.ac.jp Employment AdvertisementPosition: seeking applicants for 1 Duties: 1) teaching 2 to first and second year students 2) attendance at 3 for instru
46、ctors Salary: annual salary is based on the university“s 4 hourly pay scale Application Materials: resume, copy of diploma(s), 5 and recommendation（分数：5.00）解析：communicative English解析：English instructors解析：occasional meetings解析：part-time解析：passport-size photoA-personal belongs insurance B-health insu
47、rance C-automobile insurance D-life insurance E-whole life insurance F-endowment insurance G-residence insurance H-liability insurance I-industrial insurance J-fire insurance K-unemployment insurance L-employer“s liability insurance M-participating insurance N-birth insurance O-medical care insuranc
48、e P-parcel post insurance（分数：5.00）(1).( )责任保险 ( )个人财产保险（分数：1.00）解析：H，A(2).( )人身保险 ( )产业保险（分数：1.00）解析：D，I(3).( )雇主责任保险 ( )终身人寿保险（分数：1.00）解析：L，E(4).( )养老保险 ( )住宅保险（分数：1.00）解析：F，G(5).( )健康保险 ( )失业保险（分数：1.00）解析：B，KA trade fair(trade show or expo)is an exhibition(展览)organized so that companies in a speci
49、fic industry can showcase and demonstrate(展示)their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent trends and opportunities. Some trade fairs are open to the public, while others can only be attended by company representatives(members of the trade)and members of the press, therefore trade shows are classified as either “Public” or “Trade Only”. They are held on a continuing basis in virtually all markets and nor
