1、大学英语三级 A级（阅读理解）模拟试卷 21及答案与解析 Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 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 0 Although buses tend to be sl
2、ower than the subway for traveling around New York City, there are many reasons to use the bus while visiting New York City: They tend to service areas of Manhattan that are not located close to subway lines. Buses offer the added advantage of being able to see various areas of Manhattan while you r
3、ide. How Much Does the Bus Cost? Fare is $2.25 and can be paid with a MetroCard or coins(no dollar bills, no pennies). A free transfer to another bus or the subway within 2 hours is available if you paid with a MetroCard. If you pay cash you can ask for a transfer, but it is only good for transferri
4、ng to another bus(not to the subway)within 2 hours. Getting On and Off the Bus You must wait for buses at designated(指定的 )bus stops. As you see the bus approaching your stop, you can put your arm out to indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus. Enter the bus through the front doors and
5、pay your fare. Take a seat or move toward the back of the bus to make room for other people boarding the bus. To request a stop: Pull the cord or press the black band near the windows. A “Stop Requested“ light will be on immediately at the front of the bus. 1 Compared with buses, the subway for trav
6、eling around New York City is likely to be_. （ A） faster （ B） slower （ C） more expensive （ D） more convenient 2 One advantage of traveling by bus is that you can_. （ A） book a comfortable seat （ B） buy your ticket in advance （ C） transfer to the subway freely （ D） see different areas of Manhattan 3
7、Passengers can pay their bus fare_. （ A） with pennies （ B） with dollar bills （ C） with a MetroCard （ D） with a credit card 4 To indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus at the stop, you may_. （ A） put your arm out （ B） show your ticket （ C） go to the back door （ D） wave your MetroCard 5
8、 To ask for a stop while riding a bus, you may_. （ A） raise your hand （ B） move toward the front door （ C） press the black band near the windows （ D） turn off the “Stop Requested“ light immediately Task 2 Directions： This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are number
9、ed 41 through 45 5 Marketing furniture to the public can be challenging for a small business owner. Consumers buy furniture pieces only occasionally. However, there are several furniture promotion ideas that can be used to help you reach your target market. One thing you can do is to talk with real
10、estate(房地产 )agents to allow you to display your furniture in a new home or open house setting. This is a good way to reach a key target market new home buyers who may need new furniture for their future homes. Increasing foot traffic(顾客流量 )is also important for a furniture store. To get more people
11、to the store, you can advertise a raffle event(抽奖活动 ). This event can be promoted in your local media and through direct mail campaigns or front door advertisements to generate more interest. In tough economic times, small business owners often suffer most as a result of slow consumer spending. To f
12、ight back against this, you have to make it easier for your customers to buy furniture. If you can, offer in-store financing, or drop the interest rate on your companys credit terms. Consider lowering your prices and holding two-for-one events to arouse more consumer interest. 6 Why is it a challeng
13、e for small businesses to sell furniture to the public? （ A） The style of furniture changes fast. （ B） Their furniture is often old-fashioned. （ C） People buy furniture only occasionally. （ D） The publics taste for furniture is different. 7 According to the writer, it is a good way for small busines
14、s owners to sell their furniture by_. （ A） improving after-sales service （ B） reducing the advertising expenses （ C） providing free delivery of furniture （ D） displaying the furniture in a new home 8 To get more customers to your store, you are advised to_. （ A） advertise a raffle event （ B） visit y
15、our local customers （ C） have longer business hours （ D） improve local traffic conditions 9 The purpose of holding two-for-one events is to_. （ A） offer in-storc financing （ B） lower the furnitures cost （ C） attract consumers interest （ D） reduce the advertising budget 10 The passage is mainly about
16、_. （ A） furniture designing （ B） furniture promotion （ C） furniture store decoration （ D） furniture production process Task 3 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you are required to complete the blanks below it(No 46 through No 50) You should write your answers briefly in no mor
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21、ans: global【 B3】 _ Target customers: private【 B4】 _, schools and organizations worldwide Ways to find a book: use the search or【 B5】 _ 11 【 B1】 12 【 B2】 13 【 B3】 14 【 B4】 15 【 B5】 Task 4 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to those gi
22、ven in Chinese in the table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets， numbered 51 through 55 15 A Bank loan J Import Duty B Business plan K Price Control C Investment return L Sales Tax D Consumer price index M Cash flow E Cost control N Mail Order F Contract worker O Fact
23、ory Price G Customer loyalty P Contract of employment H Daughter company Q Employment Law I Parent company Examples： (I)母公司 (Q)劳工法 16 ( )成本控制 ( )消费者物价指数 17 ( )子公司 ( )进口关税 18 ( )邮购 ( )销售税 19 ( )客户忠诚度 ( )价格控制 20 ( )就业合同 ( )出厂价 Task 5 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you should
24、give brief answers to the 5 questions(No 56 through No 60)that follow The answers(in no more than 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers 20 Welcome to London! With over 80 stops. 3 main sightseeing routes and countless photo opportunities. The Original Tour really is the finest wa
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29、 on the Blue Route? Top museums and_. 大学英语三级 A级（阅读理解）模拟试卷 21答案与解析 Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 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
30、choice 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节推断题。根据题干中的关键词 buses和 the subway for traveling around New York City定位到文章第一段。第一段中指出，乘坐公交车游览纽约市会比乘坐地铁慢。由此可以看出，与公交车相比，地铁的速度要更快一些。这样就可以确定 A)“更快的 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实细节题 。根据题干中的关键词 advantage of traveling by bus定位到文章第三段。定位段指出，公交车还具有额外的优势，即乘坐过程中能够看
31、到曼哈顿各个地区的风景。 D)是对原文中 see various areas of Manhattan的同义转述，因此可以确定 D)“看到曼哈顿不同地区的风景 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词 pay their bus fare定位到文章第一个小标题。文中指出了乘坐公交车的支付 方式，可以使用 MetroCard“捷运交通卡 ”或者 coins“硬币 ”，括号中补充指出不可以使用 dollar bills“美元钞票 ”和pennies“分币 ”。因此可以确定 C)“使用捷运交通卡 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读
32、理解 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词 To indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus 定位到文章倒数第四段。本题比较简单，只要定位准确就很容易得出答案。题干只是把原句中位于 句末的不定式短语提前至句首，其他没有什么变化。因此确定 A)“伸出你的胳膊 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词 To ask for a stop定位到文章最后一段第一句。定位句指出， (乘客 )要求停车时，可以拉绳索或者按压靠近窗户的黑色圆环。题干
33、中的 ask for是对原文中的 request的同义转述。由此可以确定C)“按压靠近窗户的黑色圆环 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 2 Directions： This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节推断题。根据题干中的关键词 challenge for small businesses和furniture to the public定位到文章第一段第
34、一句。文章开头第一句指出，对于小型家具经销商来说，向大众推销家具很有挑战性 。第二句接着指出其原因：消费者只是偶尔购买家具。实际上，这两句之间存在因果关系，前果后因。综合以上分析，可以确定 C)“人们只是偶尔购买家具 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节推断题。根据题干中的关键词 it is a good way定位到文章第二段第二句。定位句指出，这是接近主要目标客户的一条很好的途径。本句中所说的 “一条很好的途径 ”实际上是指第一句中提到的做法，即在新建房屋或样板间内展览家具。由此可以确定 D)“在新建房屋中展览家具 ”为本题的答案 。 【知识模
35、块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词 To get more customers to your store定位到文章第二段第四句。句中提到，为了吸引更多顾客到家具店来，可以刊登举行抽奖活动的广告。因此可以确定 A)“刊登举行抽奖活动的广告 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节推断题。根据题干中的关键词 holding two-for-one events定位到文章最后一段最后一句 。定位句指出，可以考虑降低产品价格和举行 “买一赠一 ”活动，以激发消费者更多的兴趣。综合以上分析，可以确定 C)“引起消
36、费者的兴趣 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章围绕小型家具经销商如何促销家具展开，具体介绍了一些措施和方法，因此文章是关于家具促销的，可以确定B)“家具促销 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 3 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you are required to complete the blanks below it(No 46 through No 50) You should write your answer
37、s briefly in no more than three words 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 two million 【试题解析】 通过关键词 Range of book titles定位到原文第一段第二句。本句中指出了这家网上书店销售书目的数量 ： over two million。结合题目可以确定空格处应填入 two million。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 e-mail 【试题解析】 通过关键词 Ordering和 online定位到原文第一段第四句。本句介绍了读者订购图书的两种方式： online“网上 ”或者 e-mail“电子邮件 ”。
38、题目中已经给出了 online，所以空格处应填入 e-mail。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 13 【正确答案】 airmail system 【试题解析】 通过关键词 delivery和 global定位到原文第二段第二句。本句中指出了该网上书店的递送方式： the global airmail system“全球航空邮件系统 ”。通过分析题目可以确定空格处应该填入 airmail system。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 14 【正确答案】 individuals 【试题解析】 通过关键词 private和 schools and organizations定位到原文第二段第五句。本句介绍了该网
39、上书店的目标客户： private individuals， schools and organizations all over the world。题目中已经给出了 schools and organizations worldwide，通过比较题目和原文的差别，可以确定空格处应填入 individuals。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 15 【正确答案】 advanced search 【试题解析】 通过关键词 use the search定位到原文最后一段第一句。本句介绍了查找书目的方式： use the search or advanced search。题目中已经给出了 the sea
40、rch因此空格处应该填入 advanced search 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 4 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets， numbered 51 through 55 【知识模块】 阅读理解 16 【正确答
41、案】 E， D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 17 【正确答案】 H， J 【知识模块】 阅读理解 18 【正确答案】 N， L 【知识模块】 阅读理解 19 【正确答案】 G， K 【知识模块】 阅读理解 20 【正确答案】 P， O 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 5 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you should give brief answers to the 5 questions(No 56 through No 60)that follow The answers(in no more than
42、 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers 【知识模块】 阅读理解 21 【正确答案】 The Original Tour 【试题解析】 本题考查游览伦敦及其地标建筑的最佳方式。 根据线索词 the finest way to see London and her landmarks定位到原文第一段第二句。由定位句可知， The Original Tour为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 22 【正确答案】 online 【试题解析】 本题考查游客们在伦敦购买公交车观光车票的地点或方式。根据线索词 bus tour
43、 tickets定位到原文第一段最后一句。本句指出，公交牟观光车票可以 24小时在线购买，由此确定游客购买公交车观光车票的方式是在线购买。题干中的 buy是对原 文中的 are available的同义转述。故本题的答案为 online。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 23 【正确答案】 English-guided 【试题解析】 本题考查黄线旅行能够为游客提供什么类型的解说词。根据线索词commentary， Yellow Route和 A fun定位到原文第二段最后一句。句中指出，黄线旅行会有专业的导游提供有趣的英文解说词，游客会从中受益匪浅。原文中commentary有两个定语，分别是 fun
44、和 English-guided，而题干中仅给出了一个，毋庸置疑，另一 个就是本题的答案。由此确定本题的答案为 English-guided。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 24 【正确答案】 Red 【试题解析】 本题考查短文中向海外游客强烈推荐的旅行线路。根据线索词recommended for overseas travelers定位到原文第三段第一句。第三段是在小标题Red Route之下，因此第一句中的 This应该是指 Red Route，也就是说，短文向海外游客强烈推荐的线路是 Red Route。因此确定本题的答案为 Red。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 25 【正确答案】 shopping districts 【试题解析】 本题考查蓝线旅行的特色。根据线索词 Blue Route和 Top museums定位到原文最后一段。该段指出，在这条线路上，游客们可以享受到伦敦顶级的博物馆和购物区带来的乐趣。题干中已经给出了 Top museums，故可以确定本题的答案为 shopping districts。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
