大学英语三级A级-187

1、 大学英语三级 a级-187(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、reading comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、text 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)it would be difficult to have a society like ours without public goods such as defense,transportation, and other services.a public good is one that a person can use without reducing the use of it for ano

2、ther person.one of the best examples of a public good is national defense. one person can benefit from ournational defense without reducing another persons benefits. in fact, it is difficult to keepany person in our society from enjoying the benefits of national defense.the market system does not wo

3、rk well in producing public goods. this is because a person who refusesto pay for a public good cannot be kept from using it.suppose that the neighborsin a high crimearea decide to hire a police force. each neighbor, except mrs. smith, agrees to pay $100 a yearfor it. mrs. smith refuses to pay becau

4、se she knows that if all the others pay the $100, the policewill guard the area anyway. so mrs. smith can enjoy the services of the police force without paying$100.the market system has no way to deal with this type of problem. for this reason, we cannot askeach person to make a direct payment in th

5、e form of product price. therefore, we collect moneyfor public goods by using taxes.（分数：20.00）(1).according to the passage, public goods are _.（分数：4.00）a.the products that we make for national defenseb.what we can buy and sell in publicc.the services enjoyed by all people d.the taxes paid by the peo

6、ple involved解析：(2).the writer gives the example of national defense in paragraph 2 in order to show that _.（分数：4.00）a.a public good is a shared benefit for the whole society b.all the people should be responsible for national defensec.there will be no safety if there is no national defensed.some pub

7、lic goods are more important than others解析：(3).the person who does not pay for a public good _.（分数：4.00）a.fails to keep its benefits from being usedb.cannot enjoy its benefits at any timec.keeps himself from using its benefitsd.enjoys its benefits all the same 解析：(4).in the third paragraph the autho

8、r explains _.（分数：4.00）a.why some people refuse to pay for public goodsb.how weak the market system is in producing public goods c.what role the market system plays in producing public goodsd.what we can do to make use of the market system解析：(5).from the passage we learn that the purpose of collectin

9、g taxes is to _（.分数：4.00）a.get extra money to support public goods b.reduce the difference between the rich and the poorc.ensure the continuous supply of public goods d.remind people of their duty解析：三、text 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)if it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to ev

10、eryone on a massbasis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairlysimple. the public school system, however, has no such choice, for the jobs must be carried onat the same time. because we depend heavily upon science and technology for our progress, we prod

11、ucespecialists in many fields. because we live in a democratic nation, whose citizens make thepolicies for the nation, large numbers of us must be educated to understand, to support, and whennecessary, to judge thework of experts. the public school must educate both producers andusersof scientific s

12、ervices.in education, there should be a good balance among the branches of knowledge that contribute toeffective thinking and wise judgment. such balance is defeated by too much emphasis on any onefield. this question of balance involves not only the relation of natural sciences, the socialsciences,

13、 and the arts but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves.similarly, we must have a balance between current and classical knowledge. the attention of thepublic is continually drawn to new possibilities in scientific fields and the discovery of newknowledge; these should not be a

14、llowed to turn our attention away from the sound, establishedmaterials that form the basis of courses for beginners.（分数：20.00）(1).according to the first paragraph, the task of education is fairly complicated because _.（分数：4.00）a.the current public school system is too complicated to be understoodb.t

15、he public school system has no such choice of what to teachc.it is difficult to decide whether elementary science should be taught in public schoolsd.the educators have to take care of both ordinary and gifted students 解析：(2).the word defeated (line 2, para. 2) most probably means _.（分数：4.00）a.broke

16、nb.beatenc.destroyed d.damaged解析：(3).which of the following points is not included in the passage?（分数：4.00）a.one of the major tasks of education is to discover the most promising students.b.the progress of the society cannot merely rely on inventors. c.some subjects have been over-emphasized in publ

17、ic schools.d.in order to teach effectively, educators are requested to lay emphasis on one particular field.解析：(4).it can be inferred from the passage that _.（分数：4.00）a.students should learn more up-to-date knowledgeb.lack of scientific knowledge will lead to poor relation between the producers and

18、users ofscientific servicesc.students are getting to know the importance of a good balance among the branches of knowledged.sufficient attention should be given to basic knowledge 解析：(5).the best title for this passage might be _.（分数：4.00）a.balance in education b.educational system in public schoolc

19、.the current system in educationd.importance of teaching science and technology解析：四、text 3(总题数：1，分数：20.00)thanks for using metro (地铁)clean, modem, safe and easy to use. no wonder metro is considered the nations finesttransit (运输) system. this guide tells how to use metro, and the color-coded map on

20、the insidewill help you use metro to get all around the nations capital.metro-rail fares each passenger needs a fare-card. (up to two children under 5 may travel free with a payingcustomer.) fares are based on when and how far you ride. pay regular fares on weekdays 5:30-9:30 a. mand 3:00-7:00 p.m.

21、pay reduced fares at all other times. large maps in each station show fares and travel times. please ask tshteation manager if youhave any questions. fare-card machines are in every station. bring small banknotes because there are no changemachines in the stations and fare-card machines only provide

22、 up to $5 in change(in coins). somemachines accept credit cards (信用卡).a transit system metrofeatures of the system: 1 , modem, safe, and 2fares for weekends: 3 faresplace showing fares and travel times: large maps in 4change provided by fare-card machines: up to $ 5 （分数：20.00）解析：clean解析：easy to use解

23、析：reduced解析：each/every/the station解析：5五、text 4(总题数：1，分数：20.00)a. withdraw moneyb. current depositc. current accountd. credit carde. not transferablef. irrevocable creditg. accounts payableh. received fromi. only valid in this countryj. time depositk. fixed interestl. interest ratem. authorized signa

24、turen. open an accounto. cancel an accountp. receipt in foreign currencyq. the sum of the deposit（分数：20.00）(1). 1活期存款 2信用卡（分数：4.00） 解析：b d(2). 1注销账户 2法定名（分数：4.00）解析：o m(3). 1国内有效 2存单总额（分数：4.00）解析：i q(4). 1不得转让 2外币存单（分数：4.00）解析：e p(5). 1开户 2利率（分数：4.00）解析：n l六、text 5(总题数：1，分数：20.00)do you sometimes fo

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