精编2018年成人英语三级考试黄金冲刺题及详细答案一套

精编2018年成人英语三级考试黄金冲刺题及详细答案一套一、完成对话(1-10)Donald: Let s eat out, shall we?Debra: 1_ I ve gone through my paycheck for the week already.Donald: Don t worry about it. 2_Debra: You re sure? You re so generous !Donald: And nice, too.Debra: So, 3_Donald: Some place you ve never been before. Donald s Kitchen.1.选择最佳答案( )。A. I m broke.B. Where are you taking me?C. It s my treat.D. You treated me last time.答案：A2.选择最佳答案( )。A. I m broke.B. Where are you taking me?C. It s my treat.D. You treated me last time.答案：C3.选择最佳答案( )。A. I m broke.B. Where are you taking me?C. It s my treat.D. You treated me last time.答案：BDoctor: What has been bothering you?Patient: I have a stuffy nose and a sore throat. Plus, I ve been coughing a lot. 4_Doctor: Any stomach pains?Patient: Actually, yes. My stomach s been upset for a few days.Doctor: 5_ Its been going around lately.Patient: Anything I can do for it?Doctor: I ll prescribe some medicines for you to take. 6_Patient: Does that mean I shouldn t go to work?Doctor: Only when you feel up to it. You should stay home for at least a day or two.4.选择最佳答案( )。A. It sounds like a flu.B. I also advise resting for a couple of days.C. Boy, when it rains, it pours.D. How long have you been like this?答案：A5.选择最佳答案( )。A. It sounds like a flu.B. I also advise resting for a couple of days.C. Boy, when it rains, it pours.D. How long have you been like this?答案：C6.选择最佳答案( )。A. It sounds like a flu.B. I also advise resting for a couple of days.C. Boy, when it rains, it pours.D. How long have you been like this?答案：BLiz: Geez! Your room is like an ice-box!Terri: 7 _It s just comfortable.Liz: Yeah, if you re a penguin. Just look at me ! 8_Terri: But you dont have to stay here. I think youre exaggerating!Liz: No, I m not. Where s the temperature control?Terri: 9_Liz: No wonder Im cold! This thing is set at 17?!Terri: Like I said-perfect !Liz: If you live in Alaska. By the way, where s the shovel?Terri: 10_Liz: So I can dig us out when it starts snowing in here.7.选择最佳答案( )。A. Why do you need a shovel?B. By the door, on the wall.C. Im shaking all over.D. No, its not!答案：D8.选择最佳答案( )。A. Why do you need a shovel?B. By the door, on the wall.C. Im shaking all over.D. No, its not!答案：C9.选择最佳答案( )。A. Why do you need a shovel?B. By the door, on the wall.C. Im shaking all over.D. No, its not!答案：B10.选择最佳答案( )。A. Why do you need a shovel?B. By the door, on the wall.C. Im shaking all over.D. No, its not!答案：A二、阅读理解(11-30)Washington Irving was America s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in the country, and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense,his urbanity, his gay spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New.Thackeray described Irving as a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere,was most finished, polished, witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford-an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncul-tured nation-and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature. America made him am-bassador to Spain.Irving s background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child, he had little schooling. He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously.He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theater.11. The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was_.A. America s first man of lettersB. a writer who had great success both in and outside his own countryC. a man who was able to move from literature to politicsD. a man whose personal charm enabled him to get by with basically inferior work答案：B12. What is implied by the mention of Scott, Poe and Hawthorne?A. Irving enjoyed great popular admiration.B. Scott, Poe and Hawthorne were primarily responsible for Irving s success.C. Irving s work was not only popular, but also of high literary quality.D. More Americans than Britons admired Irving.答案：C13. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving s Presbyterian background on his life?A. It fostered his love for the theater.B. It developed his skill in business.C. It prompted his interest in law.D. It had almost no effect on his life.答案：D14. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving s personal qualities on his literary success ?A. His personal qualities were entirely responsible for his literary success.B. His personal qualities were primarily responsible for his literary success.C. His personal qualities had some effects on his literary success.D. His personal qualities had no effects on his literary success.答案：C15. Why might Irving S literary ability have been surprising to the English?A. They. feared competition from American writers.B. They did not expect the United States to produce good writers.C. They disapproved of the language American writers used.D. They thought of the United States as a purely commercial power.答案：BTraditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fun-damental question, however, is how does the community want or need to be served?In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the govern-ments and the public .to ensure that they do not remain ivory towers(象牙塔) of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (强迫), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills re-quired for the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today ， he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.A post-industtial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, manag-ers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but man, as the Bible says,does not live by bread alone. Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not di-rectly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth. A successful musical play, for instance,can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things.16. The main idea of the first paragraph is that_.A. traditional universities do a good job serving the societyB. universities must meet the needs of the societyC. research and teaching are of great importance in universitiesD. universities play an important role in our society答案：B17. We can infer from the second paragraph that_.A. the society is not satisfied with the present college educationB. the governments interfere too much with college educationC. teacher are forced to do what they don t like to doD. teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses答案：A18. The Aristotle example is used to make the point that_.A. universities in the UK have produced too much good for graduatesB. such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer usefulC. education should serve the social needsD. it is advisable for today s philosophers to know computer science答案：B19. According to the passage, literature, music and the arts_.A. do not contribute to economic growth at allB. are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economic growthC. are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growthD. should develop only when they are good for economic growth答案：C20. The author believes that_.A. art is useful only when it is made into a money earnerB. the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of today s societyC. universities should not provide literature or art coursesD. the society needs both technical skills and arts答案：DAll the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun: The sun heats and feeds creatures and mankind. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood, coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored en-ergy from the sun. Some was collected by this season s plants as carbon compounds. Some was stored by plants and trees ages ago. Even waterpower derives from the sun. Water turned into va-por by the sun fails as rain. It courses down the mountains and is converted to electric power. Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun s outer layer, and much of this energy that is di-rected towards the earth never arrives. About nine tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth. In fact, the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the sun s entire output of radiant energy.21. The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT_.A. gasolineB. natural gasC. atomic powerD. animal fat答案：C22. Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by_.A. plantsB. waterC. rockD. creatures答案：A23. The sun s energy provides us with all EXCEPT_.A. rainB. tealC. waterD. light答案：B24. The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is_.A. stored up by the plantsB. absorbed by the earth s atmosphereC. stored up by the animals in the form of body fatD. used for electric power答案：B25. Of the sun s total output of radiant energy, the earth receives_.A. one tenthB. one millionthC. all that comes from the surface of the sunD. a very small portion答案：DThe balance of nature is not an empty phrase. Nature provides a population to occupy a suitable environment and cuts down surplus population to fit the available food supply. One means of reducing surplus population is predators(食肉动物); others are parasites(寄生虫)and diseases. Also, population density produces nervous disorders and even drives animals to mass migrations, like the lemmings(旅鼠)of Norway who plunge into(跳入)the sea.That predators populations increase to control other animals has long been known. Many years ago, the Hudsons Bay Company records revealed that the fox population went up and down about a year after the rabbit population had gone up and down.Sometimes a situation occurs in which the predators population is reduced to a level below that which nature can readily replace. On Valcour Island in Lake Champlain(New York), a costly campaign resulted in the elimination of predatory animals only to have birds and small animalsincluding grouse(松鸡)and hares, popular game(猎物)increase for four years afterward. Then lacking predator control, nature resorted to cut down these populations.Jamaica had an example of natures persistence in providing animals for existing habits. Sugar planters, about 75 years ago, imported mongooses to control rats. The mongooses killed off the rats and, with plentiful food, multiplied. Rats became scarce and the mongooses ate lambs, kids, puppies(小狗), and wildlife. Eventually, food became scarce and the mongooses population declined.26. According to the article, the phrase balance of nature means _.A. the relation of wildlife to manB. the adequacy of the food supply to support its animal populationC. the ratio of small game to predatorsD. the destruction of predators答案：B27. The effect of predator control over other animal populations _.A. has just been learnedB. is not recent knowledgeC. is not important nowD. was learned in Norway答案：B28. When predators control is not available, nature brings animal population into balance by resorting to _.A. huntersB. diseasesC. storms and floodD. forest fires答案：B29. When the mongooses in Jamaica killed off the rats, they _.A. quickly died for lack of foodB. attacked humansC. became problems themselvesD. ate the sugar crop答案：C30. Implied but not stated: _.A. Sugar planters imported mongooses to control ratsB. Man should never tamper(损害)with natureC. To upset the balance of nature can be troublesomeD. Man has complete control over nature答案：C三、词汇和语法(31-50)31. You can t hear what I m saying _ you stop talking.A. only ifB. unlessC. lestD. except that答案：B32. He _ working till he was seventy years old.A. kept upB. kept onC. kept toD. kept out答案：B33. The novel ended happily, and the young couple was married_.A. in the finalB. in the endC. to the lastD. in conclusion答案：B34. One warning was _ to stop her doing it.A. sufferedB. sufficedC. suggestedD. provided答案：D35. It is estimated that the disease _ by polluted water will kill 1 out of every 100 children.A. causingB. causedC. to causeD. will cause答案：B36. He didn t know I was in his office. He was too busy to _ me.A. pay attention toB. noticeC. knowD. realize答案：B37. Will you show me the girl _ name is Jane?A. herB. who sC. whoseD. which答案：C38. The old gentleman never fails .to help _ is in need of his help.A. whoB. whoeverC. oneD. whomever答案：B39. Mr. Holmes called at many schools _ he lived to ask them to accept his son, but he was refused everywhere for being a black.A. thatB. around whereC. near whichD. which答案：C40. My wallet is nowhere to be found. I _ when I was on the bus.A. must drop itB. should have dropped itC. must have dropped itD. had dropped it答案：C41. I could have done it better if I _ more time.A. have hadB. hadC. had hadD. will have had答案：C42. _ , we should be glad.A. They arrive tomorrowB. Were they arriving tomorrowB. They were to arrive tomorrowD. Were they to arrive tomorrow答案：D43. I knew I could not finish my homework_.A. by he had comeB. until he cameC. when he comesD. before he comes答案：B44. It is not _ that this situation will last very long.A. alikeB. the likeC. likeD. likely答案：D45. I _ on seeing the manager. The service in this hotel is terrible.A. insistB. persistC. affirmD. protest答案：A46. Experienced teachers make _ mistakes than beginners.A. lesserB. fewerC. not manyD. very few答案：B47. I prefer this book _ that one.A. more thanB. toC. thanD. rather than答案：B48. Do you know who _ fire to that Department Store?A. madeB. setC. startedD. caught答案：B49. All life on the earth _ on the sun.A. dependsB. carriesC. keepsD. goes答案：A50. I can t keep _ the teacher who speaks so fast.A. upB. up withC. withD. on with答案：B四、翻译(51)51.No tree gets out of this world alive, and few people come through life without at least one se-rious illness. If we are given a serious diagnosis, it is useful to try to remain free of panic and de-pression. Panic can constrict the blood vessels and impose an additional burden on the heart. De-pression, as medical researchers all the way back to Galen have observed, can set the stage for oth-er illnesses or intensify existing ones. It is no surprise tha