1、大学英语三级（A 级）-试卷 538 及答案解析(总分：134.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：10，分数：38.00)1.Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Directions： This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 4 sections._2.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialog
2、uesThere are 5 recorded dialogues in itAfter each dialoguethere is a recorded questionBoth the dialogues and questions will be spoken only onceWhen you hear a questi_A.At a bank.B.At a restaurant.C.At a friend s house.D.At a hotel.A.Get some changes from Jane.B.Go to look for a pay phone.C.Use the w
3、omans phone.D.Pay for the phone call.A.Five.B.Four.C.Six.D.Seven.A.10:30.B.10:00.C.10:50.D.10:40A.Because Henry has no time.B.Because someone else decorated the house.C.Because there was no instruments in the house.D.Because Henry decorated the house himself.3.Section BDirections: This section is to
4、 test your ability to understand short conversationsThere are 2 recorded conversations in itAfter each conversation，there are some recorded questionsBoth the conversations and questions will be spoken two timesW_A.Booking a theatre ticket.B.Reserving a room.C.Booking an air ticket.D.Reserving a seat
5、.A.Wife and husband.B.Teacher and student.C.Clerk and guest.D.Employer and employee.A.At Leech s school.B.In the police station.C.On the phone.D.At Mrs. Smith s home.A.Two days.B.The whole afternoon.C.A whole day.D.The whole morning.A.Yellow and white.B.Blue and green.C.Green and black.D.Blue and bl
6、ack.4.Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passageThe passage is printed in the test paper，but with some words or phrases missingThe passage will be read two times_The word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the worlds first 1 used ste
7、am engine. He had no way of telling people 2 how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. Watt decided to 3 how much work one 4 horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He 5
8、 that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3,300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_6.Secti
9、on DDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passagesYou will hear a recorded passageAfter that you will hear five questionsBoth the passage and the questions will be read two timesWhen you hear a question，you should_Who was the most important person in the speakers child
10、hood? The speakers 1.（分数：8.00）(1).Where did the speaker like to go during his vacations? The speaker loved to go his 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).What kind of stories did the speakers grandmother tell him? The stories about 1during World War .（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Where did they sometimes go and pick flowers
11、? They often went into 1to pick up flowers.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).When did the speaker s grandmother die? She died 1ago.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_二、Structure(总题数：18，分数：30.00)7.Part II Structure (10 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful an
12、d grammatically correct sentencesIt consists of 2 sections_8.Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements hereYou are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A)，B)，C) and D)_9.In spite of what we said, he refused to_to the police st
13、ation.（分数：2.00）A.give awayB.give offC.give himself awayD.give himself up10.It is imperative that the students_writing their papers by the end of the month.（分数：2.00）A.finishB.must finishC.will finishD.are to finish11.I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but_of them came.（分数：2.00）A.bothB.noneC.eitherD.nei
14、ther12.The heart is an important organ of circulation _function is to pump blood to all parts of the body.（分数：2.00）A.whichB.whoseC.of itD.its13._with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.（分数：2.00）A.When comparedB.CompareC.While comparingD.Comparing14.Training a
15、stronauts_not an easy thing.（分数：2.00）A.areB.isC.wereD.be15.Would you be_by the idea of going to Paris?（分数：2.00）A.excitingB.excitablyC.excitedD.excitedly16.There is no_that women are playing an important role in the world today.（分数：2.00）A.of denyB.to denyingC.denyingD.of denying17.I am rather concern
16、ed_ her, for I havent heard from her since last winter.（分数：2.00）A.ofB.atC.withD.about18.Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I_your advice.（分数：2.00）A.had followedB.would followC.followD.have followed19.Section BDirections: There are also 5 incomplete statements hereYou should fill in each
17、 blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets_20.It would allow time for (consider) 1even if new evidence was found.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_21.When I was a girl, I dreamed of becoming a poet; who would have thought Id end up an (engine) 1?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_22.The doctor saw at the first sight
18、that the lady (suffer) 1from heart trouble.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_23.I can forgive a mistake but I cant forgive (honest) 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_24.A passport is a document (issue) 1by a country to its citizens that permits them to leave and re-enter the country.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_三、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：11，分数：5
19、0.00)25.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed._26.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will f
20、ind 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice_Thus far, there is little evidence to suggest that technology will reduce inequality; indeed it may only intensify inequality
21、. Technology is costly and it is generally impossible to introduce advances to everyone at the same time. So who gets this access first? As we travel further and further along the electronic frontier through advances such as telecommuting (在家办公) and the Internet, the poor may be isolated from mainst
22、ream society in an “ information ghetto (贫民窟) Drawing on a survey, the Census Bureau(国家调查局) estimated that only 6.8 percent of households earning less than $ 10,000 had home computers, compared to 61.7 percent of those with incomes of $ 75,000 or more. This issue goes beyond individual interest or l
23、ack of interest in computers. The technological advances of the present and future may not be equally beneficial to men and women. Many studies have shown that computer games, which serve as an important means of early socialization to computers, typically involve sports or skills associated with th
24、e traditional male role. As a result computers camps have become mainly male settings. Like money, food, and other resources, technology is unevenly distributed within societies and throughout the world. The technology gap is widening rather than narrowing. Although nations are exchanging technical
25、data more freely than before, critical technology transfer is often kept back. The technology exported to developing countries may be poorly suited to the conditions of their economies and workplaces.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the writer, “information ghetto“ is caused by_.（分数：2.00）A.the strict cont
26、rol of informationB.the rapid technological advancesC.the complete isolation of the poorD.the existence of mainstream society(2).The data the Census Bureau collected indicates that_.（分数：2.00）A.technology has widened the gap between the rich and the poorB.individual interest in computers might be a s
27、ignificant reasonC.the survey has covered more than enough investigation samplesD.the estimation by the Census Bureau is subject to correction(3).According to the writer, one supposed function of computer games is_.（分数：2.00）A.to divide social roles between boys and girlsB.to build up settings for sp
28、orts or other male skillsC.to make the public get familiar with the computerD.to intensify the inequality between men and women(4).It seems that critical technology is often_.（分数：2.00）A.unavailable to the importing countriesB.unavailable to the exporting countriesC.not suitable to the developing cou
29、ntriesD.keeping back the exporting countries economy(5).The writer s attitude towards the development of technology is_.（分数：2.00）A.negativeB.indifferentC.exciting and praisingD.concerned and critical27.Task 2Directions：This task is the same as Task 1The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbe
30、red 41 through 45_The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward a
31、t such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right software (软件) or by altering the architecture bu
32、t that too will happen. I think it is certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will
33、 have ended carbons long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe. As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their cost declines through economies of scale we may use them to expand our frontiers, first
34、 on earth through their ability to withstand environments, harmful to ourselves. Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the construction of a vast, man-created world in space
35、, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.（分数：10.00）(1).In what way can we make a machine intelligent?（分数：2.00）A.By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.B.By working hard for 10 or 20 years.C.By either properly programming it or changing its struc
36、ture.D.By reproducing it.(2).What does the writer think about machines with human-like ability?（分数：2.00）A.He believes they will be useful to human beings.B.He believes that they will control us in the future.C.He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.D.He doesn t consider the construct
37、ion of such machines possible.(3).The word “carbon“ (Line 3, Para. 2)stands for_.（分数：2.00）A.intelligent robotsB.a chemical elementC.an organic substanceD.human beings(4).A robot can be used to expand our frontiers when_.（分数：2.00）A.its intelligence and cost are beyond questionB.it is able to bear the
38、 rough environmentC.it is made as complex as the human brainD.its architecture is different from that of the present ones(5).It can be inferred from the passage that_.（分数：2.00）A.after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self-reproductionB.with the r
39、apid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like abilityC.once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess intelligenceD.robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space28.Task 3Directions：The following
40、is a passageAfter reading it，you are required to complete the blanks below it(No46 through No50)You should write your answers briefly in no more than three words_There is an old saying in English; “Laughter is the best medicine“. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, howeve
41、r, doctors have begun to investigate laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve peoples health. Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films, while doctors checked their heart rate, b
42、lood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it mu
43、st be beneficial. Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be capable of reducing the effect of pain on the body. There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the bodys immune system, that is, the system which fights infection. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and
44、psychiatrists (精神病学家)in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. 1) Laughter really can 1 . 2)In the first test, it was found that laughter has similar effects to 2 . 3) Other tests have shown that laughter can reduce the effect of 3 on the body. 4) There is evidence to show that laughter helps the body s 4 . 5) In the clinics, the psychiatrists try to improve their patients condition by encouraging them 5 .（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_30.Task 4Directions：T
