1、大学英语三级 B级（阅读理解）模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 40 through 44. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. 0 If you own a car, you are probably considering buying some kind
2、of car insurance(保险 ). However, when you are actually purchasing car insurance, it can be difficult for you to decide which is your best choice. The ideal buying process is to first research and decide, then purchase. Research first Before buying car insurance, you should find out the purpose of you
3、r purchase and how the insurance meets your needs. Decide on suitable Car Insurance Policies(保单 ) A neglected part of car insurance is the part which covers medical bills. Medical payments can add up very quickly in an accident situation, and the insurance should cover the bills incurred(招致 )both by
4、 you and by the passengers in your car. Make sure you know the full value that your insurance covers. Purchase the best Car Insurance for your needs You have a number of choices when it comes to the actual purchase of the car insurance. Each has advantages and disadvantages, and these may be influen
5、ced by your individual taste and previous buying experience. Insurance companies may offer you good advice, but prices on the Internet are often better. 1 According to the first paragraph, when buying car insurance, one should first_. （ A） decide on the number of policies to purchase （ B） do careful
6、 research on the different choices （ C） choose the best insurance company （ D） look for the lowest insurance rate 2 The purpose of research is to find out whether the car insurance_. （ A） includes all the advantages （ B） best meets your needs （ C） offers the best rate （ D） is easy to purchase 3 When
7、 buying car insurance, people often neglect_. （ A） the damage to the car （ B） the bills paid by the passengers （ C） the part covering the medical bills （ D） the background of the insurance company 4 According to the last paragraph, your choice of car insurance may also be influenced by_. （ A） your d
8、riving habits （ B） the kind of car to be insured （ C） the attitude of your family members （ D） your own taste and buying experience 5 Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? （ A） Medical Bills Covered in Car Insurance （ B） Importance of Buying Car Insurance （ C） Advice on Buyi
9、ng Car Insurance （ D） Advantages of Car Insurance Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 45 through 47 5 6 When will the lectures be held? （ A） January 8 to 25, 2015. （ B） September 25, 2015. （ C） February 20 to 26, 2014. （ D） Septemb
10、er 25 to 28, 2014. 7 The lectures are mainly addressed to the following people except_. （ A） graduate students （ B） physicists （ C） mathematicians （ D） lecturers 8 If you want to attend the lectures, you can register at_. （ A） Lea. gov. ar （ B） http: /cabtep5. cnea. gov. ar/lass2015 （ C） http: /cabt
11、ep5. cnea. gov. ar/lass2014 （ D） Bariloche Patagonia Argentina Task 3 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in the table below (No. 48 through 52). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 8 MEMO To: K
12、atherine Anderson, Manager From: Stephen Black, Sales Department Date: 19 November, 2017 Subject: Resignation(辞职 ) Dear Ms. Katherine Anderson, I am writing to inform you of my intention to resign(辞职 )from G&S Company. I very much appreciate my four years working for the company. The training has be
13、en excellent and I have gained valuable experience working within an efficient and friendly team environment. In particular, I am very grateful for your personal guidance during these first years of my career. I feel now that it is time to further develop my knowledge and skills in a different envir
14、onment. I would like to leave, if possible, in a months time on Saturday, 18 December. This will allow me to complete my current job responsibilities. I hope that this suggested arrangement is acceptable to the company. Once again, thank you for your attention. Memo Date: 19 November, 2017 Memo to:
15、Katherine Anderson, 【 R1】 _ Memo from: 【 R2】 _, Sales Department Subject: Resignation Years of working for G&S Company: 【 R3】 _ Reasons for leaving: to further develop【 R4】 _in another environment Time of leaving the position: on【 R5】 _ 9 【 R1】 10 【 R2】 11 【 R3】 12 【 R4】 13 【 R5】 Task 4 Directions:
16、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. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 53-57. 13 A-action advertising J -magazine advertising B-airport advertising K-neon
17、light advertising C-billboard advertising L-newspaper advertising D-business advertising M-online advertising E-direct mail advertising N-outdoor advertising F-gift advertising O-platform side advertising G-lamp post advertising P-public service advertising H-light box advertising Q-sales promotion
18、advertising I -local advertising Examples： (P)公益广告 (K)霓虹灯广告 14 ( )机场广告 ( )户外广告 15 ( )灯箱广告 ( )杂志广告 16 ( )地方性广告 ( )路灯柱广告 17 ( )赠品广告 ( )直接邮递广告 18 ( )行为广告 ( )报纸广告 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.6
19、0) following them. 18 E-mail 1 To: DBL Online From: Marsha Smith Subject: Order Dear Mr. Chapman, We would like to buy 30 Futura computers, model No. XT 306. Can you ensure delivery(发货 )by the 25th of this month? We would like to confirm that the price is as given in your price list, with a 15% disc
20、ount(折扣 )for new customers. We will make payment upon receiving the goods. We look forward to receiving your reply. Sincerely, Marsha Smith E-mail 2 To: WMF From: Marsha Smith Subject: Order Attachment: Purchase order No. J300 Dear Mr. Brown. Following our telephone conversation this morning. I woul
21、d like to order 300 washing machines. Could you deliver the items according to the purchase order? Please send the items by express freight(快运 ). I would like to confirm that the prices remain unchanged, and include a 10% discount. As before, we will pay by check within 15 days after receiving the g
22、oods. Best wishes. Marsha Smith 19 What does Marsha want to buy in the first e-mail? _. 20 What is the delivery date of the goods required in the first e-mail? By_of this month. 21 According to the first e-mail, what discount does Marsha get as a new customer? _. 22 How did Marsha Smith contact Mr.
23、Brown before she ordered the washing machine? She contacted him through_in the morning. 23 According to the second e-mail, how should the goods be shipped as Marsha requested? By_. 大学英语三级 B级（阅读理解）模拟试卷 2答案与解析 Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinis
24、hed statements, numbered 40 through 44. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由题干中的 the first paragraph， when buying car insurance以及 first定位到文章第一段最后一句。该句指出，理想的购买过程是先调查，然后作出决定，最后再购买。由此可见，购买汽车保险时首先要做的事情是进行调查。 B)“对不同的选择进行仔细调查 ”是对原文
25、的具体说明，由此确定 B)为本题的 答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推理判断题。由题干中的 purpose of research和 find out定位到文章第二段。该段指出，在购买汽车保险之前，你应该弄清楚自己的购买目的和保险如何来满足你的需要。换句话说，应该弄清楚保险能否最大限度地满足你的需要。 B)是对原文的同义转述，故为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由题干中的 neglect定位到文章第三段第一句。该句指出，汽车保险容 易忽略的一个部分就是 the part which covers medi
26、cal bills，即医疗费用部分。 C)基本上是对原文的直接引用，只是把定语从句转变成了现在分词作定语的形式。由此确定 C)为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由题干中的 the last paragraph和 be influenced定位到文章最后一段第一、二句。第一句指出，购买汽车保险可以有多种选择。第二句接着指出，每种选择都各有利弊，影响因素有 individual taste and previous buying experience。 D)中的 your own是对原文中的 individual的同义转述。由此确定 D)为本题
27、的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。本文围绕如何购买汽车保险展开论述，介绍了购买汽车保险的理想步骤：调查、决定及购买。因此 C)“购买汽车保险的建议 ”适合作为本文的标题。 【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 45 through 47 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节辨认题。从图片的中间部分可以看到 January 8
28、to 25， 2015的字样，由此可以得知本次活动的举办时间为 2015年 1月 8日到 25日。因此A)“2015年 1月 8日到 25日 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节辨认 题。由题干中的 The lectures are mainly addressed to定位到图片上方第二句。该句指出，这些讲座主要是面向在拉美地区生活、学习或工作的研究生、物理学家和数学家。由此可以得知 lecturers并没有在此范围内，因此 D)“演讲者 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节辨认题。由题下中的 att
29、end the lectures和 register at定位到图片下方。该部分指出，如果想参加讲座，需要在 http:/cabtep5. cnea. gov.ar/lass2015网站上注册。因此 B)“http:/ea gov ar lass2015”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 outline in the table below (No. 48 through 52). You sh
30、ould write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 Manager 【试题解析】 通过线索词 Memo to和 Katherine Anderson定位到备忘录的开头部分。第一行表明接收入的姓名为 Katherine Anderson，之后为其头衔Manager，所以空格处填入 Manager即可。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 Stephen Black 【试题解析】 通过线索词 Memo from和 Sales Department定位到备忘
31、录开头的第二行。第二行上注明了备忘录书写人的姓名 Stephen Black和所在部门 Sales Department，所以空格处填入书写人的姓名 Stephen Black即可。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 four 【试题解析】 通过线索词 Years of working for定位到备忘录正文第二段第一句： I very much appreciate my four yearsworking for the company (我非常感谢自己在本公司的四年工作。 )由此可以看出，备忘录书写人在该公司的工作时间为four years，所以空格处填入 four即可。 【知
32、识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 knowledge and skills 【试题解析】 通过线索词 further develop和 environment定位到第三段： I feel now that it is time to further develop my knowledge and skills in a different environment (我觉得现在我需要去一个不同的环境来进一步拓展自己的知识和技能。 )由此可以看出，空格处填入 knowledge and skills符合句意。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 13 【正确答案】 Saturday， 18 Decem
33、ber 【试题解析】 通过线索词 leaving the position和 on定位到第四段第一句： I would like to leave， if possible， in a months time on Saturday， 18 December (如果可能的话，我打算在一个月之后的 12月 18日星期六离职。 )所以空格处可以填入其离职时间 Saturday， 18 December。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 4 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to f
34、ind the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 53-57. 【知识模块】 阅读理解 14 【正确答案】 B， N 【知识模块】 阅读理解 15 【正确答案】 H， J 【知识模块】 阅读理解 16 【正确答案】 I， G 【知识模块】 阅读理解 17 【正确答案】 F， E 【知识模块】 阅读理解 18 【正确答案】 A， L 【知识模块】 阅读
35、理解 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 【知识模块】 阅读理解 19 【正确答案】 30 Futura computers 【试题解析】 根据线索词 want to buy in the first e-mail定位到 E-mail 1正文第一段首句： We would like to buy 30 Futura
36、 computers， model No XT 306 (我们希望购买 30台 Futura电脑，型号为 No XT 306。 )由于题目要求中的答案字数限制，最终确定答案为 30 Futura computers。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 20 【正确答案】 the 25th 【试题解析】 根据线索词 delivery， in the first e-mail和 By of this month定位到 E-mail 1正文第一段第二旬： Can you ensure delivery by the 25th of this month?(贵方能确保在本月 25日之前发货吗 ?)由此可见，写信
37、人要求的发货时间为 by the 25th of this month，所以空格处填入 the 25th即可。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 21 【正确答案】 15 【试题解析】 根据线索词 the first e-mail， discount和 new customer定位到 E-mail 1正文第二段首句： We would like to confirm that the price is as given in your price list， with a 15 discount for new customers (我们想确认，购买价是按照贵方价格表中所列的价格执行，对新客户提供 15
38、的折扣。 )由此可见，供货方对新客户提供 15的价格优惠， Marsha作为新客户也能得到同样的优惠，故答案为15。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 22 【正确答案】 telephone 【试题解析】 根据线索词 ordered the washing machine和 morning定位到 E-mail 2正文第一段首句： Following our telephone conversation this morning， I would like to order 300 washing machines (按照今天早晨电话联系时确定的内容，我方希望订购 300台洗衣机。 )由此可见，双方在今天早晨进行了电话联系，所以空格处填入 telephone。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 23 【正确答案】 express freight 【 试题解析】 根据线索词 second e-mail和 By定位到 E-mail 2正文第二段：Please send the items by express freight (请以快运方式发送货物。 )不难看出，Marsha要求的货物发送方式为 express freight，填入空格处即可。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
