1、大学英语三级 B级（阅读）练习试卷 1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 Were found that eating habits
2、vary(变化 )so much that it does not make sense to include meals in the price of our tours. We want to give you the freedom of choosing restaurants and ordering food that suits your taste and budget(预算 ). As our hotels offer anything from coffee and toast to a full American breakfast at very reasonable
3、 prices, it will never be a problem for you to start the day in the way you like best. At lunch stops, your tour guide will show you where you can find salads, soups, and sandwiches. Diner time is your chance to try some local food. Sometimes the tour guide will let you have dinner at a restaurant o
4、f your own choice. At other times he or she will recommend a restaurant at your hotel Years of research have taught US which restaurants reliably serve a good choice of delightful dishes at down-to-earth prices In Mexico， Alaska, and the Yukon， where your restaurant choice may be limited, we include
5、 some meals. The meals provided are clearly stated on the tour pages 1 According to the passage， most meals are not included in the price of tours mainly because _. （ A） meals make up a large part of the tour budget （ B） meal prices vary a lot from place to place （ C） people dislike the menus offere
6、d by tour guides （ D） people have different eating habits 2 We can learn from the passage that _. （ A） the hotels where you stay will offer you free breakfast （ B） dining information can be obtained from your tour guides （ C） you can have a complete choice of local dishes at the hotel （ D） a full li
7、st of local restaurants can be found on the tour pages 3 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） Tour guides are supposed to arrange dinner outside the hotel （ B） Tour guides recommendations on food are unreliable （ C） Tourists must have lunch in the hotels they stay in （ D） Tourists may tas
8、te local dishes during dinner time 4 The word “down-to-earth”(Line 4, Para. 3 most probably means _ （ A） changeable （ B） expensive （ C） reasonable （ D） fixed 5 Meals are included in the tour price in some places where _ （ A） restaurant choice may be limited （ B） there are many nearby restaurants （ C
9、） delightful dishes are not served （ D） food may be too expensive Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 5 Some cities have planned their transportation systems for car owners. That is what Los Angeles did. Los Angeles
10、 decided to build highways for cars rather than spending money on public transportation This decision was suitable for Los Angeles. The city grew outward instead of upward Los Angeles never built many tall apartment buildings. Instead， people live in houses with gardens. In Los Angeles, most people
11、drive cars to work. And every car has to have a parking space. So many buildings where people work also have parking lots. Los Angeles also became a city without a Central Business District(CBD). If a city has a CBD, crowds of people rush into it every day to work. If people drive to work, they need
12、 lots of road space So Los Angeles developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in between the districts. This required more roads and parking spaces Some people defend this growth pattern. They say Los Angeles is the city of the future. 6 According to the passage， Los An
13、geles is a city where _ （ A） there is no public transportation system （ B） more money is spent on highways for cars （ C） more money is spent on public transportation systems （ D） public transportation is more developed than in other cities 7 “The city grew outward instead of upward“(Line 1, Para. 2)
14、means _ （ A） the city became more spread out instead of growing taller （ B） there were fewer small houses than tall buildings （ C） rapid development took place in the city center （ D） many tall buildings could be found in the city 8 According to the passage, if a city has several business districts,
15、 _ （ A） people wont have to drive to work every day （ B） there have to be more roads and parking spaces （ C） companies would be located in between the districts （ D） there would be no need to build parking spaces within the districts 9 According to the growth pattern of Los Angeles, homes were mainl
16、y built _ （ A） in the city center （ B） along the main roads （ C） around business districts （ D） within the business districts 10 The passage is mainly about _ （ A） the construction of parking spaces in Los Angeles （ B） the new growth pattern of the city of Los Angeles （ C） the public transportation
17、system in Los Angeles （ D） the problem of traffic jams in Los Angeles 大学英语三级 B级（阅读）练习试卷 1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.
18、 You should make the correct choice. 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第一段第一句话 “eating habits vary(变化 )so much that it does not make sense to include meals in the price of our tours”，可知选 D。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 只有 B正确，由第二段最后一句话 “At lunch stops, your tour guide will show you where you can find s
19、alads, soups, and sandwiches”可知。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 只有 D正确，由第三段第一句话 “Diner time is your chance to try some local food”可知。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从句子推断出 “down-to-earth“的意思是 “reasonable”。此句意为：经过多年的调查，我们知道哪些饭店能够以实际合理的价格提供美味的菜肴。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从最后一段第一句话 “In Mexico, Alask
20、a, and the Yukon, where your restaurant choice may be limited, we include some meals”推出。 【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】 B 【试题解析】 第一段最后一句话 “Los Angeles decided to build highways
21、for cars rather than spending money on public transportation”，意思是：洛杉矶决定为汽车修建更多的公路，而不是把钱投资做公共交通运输。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第二段的最后一句话是对 “The city grew outward instead of upward. (这个城市是横向发展而不是纵向发展 )”的解释说明，意思是：洛杉矶决不建很多高层公寓楼，相反，人们主要建的是带花园的房子。选项 A意思是这个城市会变得更宽阔而不是变高。因此选 A。 【知识模 块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第三段和第四段的意思是说明这个城市需要更多的停车位和道路。因此选 B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由第五段和第六段的意思推出。第五段第一句话 “Los Angeles developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in between the districts”可以推出。 【知识模块】 阅读 理解 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这篇文章的主旨是讲洛杉矾的城市发展新模式，所以选 B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
