大学英语三级(B级)-试卷583

1、 大学英语三级（b级）-试卷583(总分：140.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 listening comprehension(总题数：10，分数：48.00)1.part i listening comprehension (25 minutes)directions： this part is to test your listeningability. it consists of 4 sections._解析：2.section adirections: this section is to test your ability to give proper answers to qu

2、estions.there are 7 recorded questions in it. after each question, there is a pause. the questions willbe spoken two times. when you hear a question, you should decid_解析：（分数：14.00）a.never mind.b.yes, thank you. c.don t mention it.d.yes, you can.解析：解析：选项a、c都是对感谢的回答，而d又显得不礼貌，只有 b“好的，谢谢!”是适合的选项。故选b。a.n

3、o problem.b.you are so kind.c.yes, id like to. d.thank you.解析：解析：题意为“真是个好天气!愿意出去走走吗?”只有 c“好的，我愿意去。”是合适的选项。故选c。a.yes, i live here.b.yes, it s the railway station.c.no, it s not very far.d.20 minutes walk. 解析：解析：“how far?”表示对距离的提问“有多远?”故选 d“走路20分钟”符合题意，故选d。a.id try it.b.i think so.c.i feel nervous.d.i

4、 d love to. 解析：解析：“would you like to do?”意为“你愿意吗?”四个选项中只有d最合适，故选d。a.it s too late.b.it s not yet eight. c.it s already ten o clock.d.i have no watch.解析：解析：题目的问题是“办公室为什么还没开门?”从逻辑上推断只有b“还没到八点。”是合适的选项，故选b。a.you can take no. 6 bus. b.it is a long way to go.c.you can go there.d.nobody knows.解析：解析：题目问的是“我

5、怎么去北京饭店?”这是一个问路的句子，只有a项“你可以乘6路公汽”符合文意，故选a。 a.she is reading.b.she is tall.c.she is a cashier at moon hotel. d.she is ill.解析：解析：题目问的是“你妈妈是干什么的?”这是一个询问职业的表达，只有c项“她是月亮宾馆的收银员”符合文意，故选c。3.section bdirections: this section is to test your ability to understand short dialoguesthereare 7 recorded dialogues i

6、n itafter each dialogue，there is a recorded questionboth the dialoguesand questions will be spoken two timeswhen you hear a questi_解析：（分数：14.00）a.in a park.b.in a library.c.at a cinema. d.at home.解析：解析：对话中提到film，而且女士说“im enjoying it”，说明他们正在看电影，故选c。a.doctor and husband.b.shop assistant and customer.

7、c.librarian and student.d.boss and secretary.解析：解析：女士问“先生，您需要两个点什么?”男士回答说“我想买些面包。”所以两个说话者之间应该是服务员与顾客的关系，故选b。a.to buy a new house.b.to buy an old house. c.not to buy a house.d.to save money.解析：解析：对话中男士对应该买新房子还是旧房子犹豫不决，女士建议说要买旧的会便宜一些，还可以节省很多钱。由此可见，她建议男士买旧房子，故诜b。a.sunbathing. b.having a bath.c.watching

8、 the sunset.d.swimming.解析：解析：sunbathing的意思是“洗日光浴”，题目问的是alex为什么在外面，故选a。a.waiting for their fight.b.waiting for a bus. c.taking a taxi.d.winning a game.解析：解析：根据女士的话推断，他们在等某种交通工具，而且是每十分钟来一辆，所以最有可能的就是公共汽车，故选b。a.chief.b.headmaster.c.teacher.d.sales manager. 解析：解析：根据男士的回答“我正在应聘你们厂的销售经理的职位”，故选d。a.at nine o

9、clock next wednesday. b.at nine o clock next monday.c.at eight o clock next wednesday.d.at eight o clock next monday. 解析：解析：postpone的意思是“推迟，延迟”，男士提议将会议推迟到下周三，女士表示同意，并提议在九点。由此可知会议的时间将是下周三的九点，故选a。4.section cdirections: this section is to test your ability to understand shortconversationsthere are 2 re

10、corded conversations in itafter each conversationthere are somerecorded questionsboth the conversations and questions will be spoken two timesw_解析：（分数：6.00）a.personnel manager.b.engineer.c.secretary to general manager. d.salesman.解析：解析：从amy的回答“i worked first as a secretary to the general manager”可知，

11、故选c。a.general manager.b.salesman.c.personnel manager. d.secretary.解析：解析：从amy稍后的回答“then i was promoted the personnel manager”可知，故选c。a.two years.b.half a year.c.one and a half years.d.one year. 解析：解析：原文中那位男士问amy在人事部干了多久，她的回答是“about a year”，故选d。（分数：4.00）a.in 1840. b.in 1820.c.in 1804.d.in 1890.解析：解析：对话

12、中男士说“you know，the first postage stamps were issued in britain in 1840”，故选a。a.the british government.b.the individual post offices.c.either the sender or the receiver of a letter. d.the local government.解析：解析：对话中女士说“i did know that the charge for mail delivery before the appearance ofpostage stamps w

13、as paid by either the sender or the receiver”，故选c。5.section ddirections: in this section you will hear a recorded short passagethe passage isprinted in the test paper，but with some words or phrases missingthe passage will be read threetimes.during the second reading，you are required to put the missi

14、ng_解析：fish are animals that live in water. they live in almost any place 1 there is water. some arefound in lakes, other fish live in the sea. most fish never 2 water. there are about 21,000 kindsof fish. one kind might not look like another. some fish are very small. the smallest one is nobigger th

15、an a fly. others are very big. the biggest fish can 3 to 60 feet. one kind of fish looks4 it has a little horse s head. it is called a sea horse. it doesn t swim very well. a sea horseis mostly pushed along by the 5 water. what does it do when it wants to stay in one place? ittakes hold of plants wi

16、th its little tail. fish are animals that live in water. they live in almost any place 6 there is water. some arefound in lakes, other fish live in the sea. most fish never 7 water. there are about 21,000 kindsof fish. one kind might not look like another. some fish are very small. the smallest one

17、is nobigger than a fly. others are very big. the biggest fish can 8 to 60 feet. one kind of fish looks9 it has a little horse s head. it is called a sea horse. it doesn t swim very well. a sea horseis mostly pushed along by the 10 water. what does it do when it wants to stay in one place? ittakes ho

18、ld of plants with its little tail.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：where）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：leave）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：grow up）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：as if）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：moving）解析：解析：这里在 the与 water之间缺的是形容词，故应用现在分词形式。二、 vocabulary & structure(总题数：18，分数：30.00)7.part ii vocabulary & structure (10 minutes)directions：this part is to

19、test your ability touse words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentencesitconsists of 2 sections._解析：8.section adirections: there are 10 incomplete statements hereyou are required to completeeach statement by choosing the appropriateanswer from the 4choices mar

20、ked a)，b)，c) and d)_解析：9.you should learn to take_of every opportunity to improve your oral english.（分数：2.00）a.chanceb.usec.actiond.advantage 解析：解析：take advantage of意为“利用(机会、优势等)”。这是一个固定搭配。其他几项搭配错误，故选 d。10._the project one month earlier, they decided to apply for an award to the government.（分数：2.00）

21、a.accomplishedb.accomplishingc.being accomplishedd.having accomplished 解析：解析：现在分词与过去分词的区别在于：现在分词表示正在进行，表示主动；过去分词表示已经完成，表示被动。本题中 accomplish与主语 they之间的关系是主动关系，且这一动作发生在 decide 之前，所以应使用现在分词的完成式。故选 d。11.people have_poverty and now they live happy lives.（分数：2.00）a.got tired ofb.got upc.got hold ofd.got ri

22、d of 解析：解析：get tired of意为“厌倦，厌烦”；get up意为“起床”；get hold of意为“抓住、把握住”；get rid of意为“摆脱、去掉”。根据题意，故选 d。 12.the knowledge we gained in school is very important,_we will depend in the future.（分数：2.00）a.in whichb.to whichc.of whichd.on which 解析：解析：介词之后应接which，而介词的确立是要看从句中的谓语和先行词之间用什么连接，depend onsth意为“依赖、依靠”

23、，为固定搭配，从而确定介词是on，故选d。13.i have no_on me. can i pay you tomorrow?（分数：2.00）a.changeb.cash c.coind.currency解析：解析：charge意为“费用，价位”；coin意为“硬币”；currency意为“货币，流通”；cash意为“现金”。根据题意，显然应该选择b。14.no sooner_stepped out of the hall than it began to rain.（分数：2.00）a.had we b.have wec.did wed.do we解析：解析：当表示否定意义的词“neve

24、r，hardly，seldom，under no conditions，no sooner”等置于句首时要用部分倒装结构，即将谓语动词的助动词置于主语之前。以 no soonerthanhardlywhen 引起的从句中谓语若用一般过去时，主句谓语动词就用过去完成时，故选a。15.since we_the opening policy, we started our journey to happiness.（分数：2.00）a.adopted b.adjustedc.adaptedd.attempted解析：解析：adopted意为“收养，采取”；adjusted意为“调整，整理”；adap

25、ted意为“使适应”；attempted意为“试图”。根据句意应该是“采取”了开放政策，故选a。16.she suggested at the meeting that we_cancel the original plan.（分数：2.00）a.should b.couldc.wouldd.must解析：解析：在suggest等表示建议、命令、要求等的动词后面的宾语从句中，谓语动词应该用should加动词原形表虚拟语气。而should通常可以省略，所以应该选a。17.the more attention you pay to your study, _the study will be.（分

26、数：2.00）a.more easierb.the easier c.the more easierd.easier as解析：解析：固定结构“the+比较级，the+比较级”表示“越，越”。本题所缺部分为表语成分，故应用形容词easy，其比较级为easier，所以答案是b。 18._the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.（分数：2.00）a.in case ofb.because ofc.in spite ofd.but for 解析：解析：虚拟语气句中，虚拟的条件由but for引导，表示对过去情况的假

27、设，主句用wouldshouldcouldmight have+动词的过去分词，should只用于第一人称。所以本题应该选d。19.section bdirections: there are also 5 incomplete statements hereyou should fill in eachblank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets_解析：20.she made it (know) 1to all her classmates that she had bought a new pair of shoe

28、s.（分数：2.00）填空项1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：known）解析：解析：因为know和后面的代词it之间是被动关系，所以应该用被动语态，即known。21.we are looking forward to (receive) 1your letter again.（分数：2.00）填空项1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：receiving）解析：解析：在短语look forward to中，to是介词，所以应接动名词形式，即receiving。注意，要和to do不定式中to后面加动词原形区分开来，避免在做题时误选。22.i d rather you (not do) 1that.（分

29、数：2.00）填空项1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：hadnt done）解析：解析：虚拟语气在动词wishwould ratherhad ratherwould soonerwould just as soon后面的宾语从句中，对过去的情况进行的假设要用had加动词的过去分词。本题的意思是“宁愿你没有做那件事”，所以用否定语气，即 hadnt done。23.the friendship conveyed in the gift seems to be the most (value) 1thing.（分数：2.00）填空项1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：valuable）解析：解析：形容词va

30、luable修饰名词thing。24.john was thankful for the (kind) 1of these people who helped him to find his passport.（分数：2.00）填空项1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：kindness）解析：解析：介词后面应跟名词，kind的名词形式是kindness。三、 reading comprehension(总题数：11，分数：46.00)25.part iii reading comprehension (35 minutes)directions: this part is to test your

31、readingability. there are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. you should read the reading materials carefullyand do the tasks as you are instructed._解析：26.task 1directions: after reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinishedstatements, numbered 40 through 44. for each question or st

32、atement there are 4 choices markeda, b, c, and d._解析：packaging is a very important form of advertising. a package can sometimes motivate people tobuy products. for example, a little child might ask for a breakfast food contained in a box witha picture of a tv character. the child is more interested

33、in the picture than in breakfast food. pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift insidea box also motivate many children to buy productsor to ask their parents to buy for them. somepackages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. food product

34、s sold in reusablecontainers are examples of this. although a similar product in plain container might cost less,people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe thecontainer is free. however, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product. thes

35、ize of a package also motivates a buyer. maybe the package has economy size or family sizeprinted on it. this suggests that the larger size has the most product for the least money. butthat is not always true. to find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the priceof the basic unit

36、. the information on the packageshould provide some answers. but the importantthing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. the words and picturesdo not tell the whole story. only the product inside can do that.（分数：10.00）(1).a buyer will get something for nothing in pa

37、ragraph 2 may probably mean_.（分数：2.00）a.a buyer will not get what he pays for b.a buyer will get more than what he pays forc.a buyer will get something useful free of charged.a buyer will get more but pay less解析：解析：题干意为“第二段中的a buyer will get something for nothing可能意为_。”这句话的意思是“有的购买者买一件东西，却什么也不图。”隐藏的

38、意思是他们只看包装而不看实物，是物非所值的购物方式。只有选项a表达的是这种意思，其他几个选项意思近似，故选a。(2).from the passage we know the buyer pays more attention to_.（分数：2.00）a.the size of a containerb.a container with attractive picturec.a well-designed container d.a plain container with low cost解析：解析：题干意为“从文章中我们知道，购买者的注意力多集中在_。”整篇文章讲的是包装就是广告，包装

39、诱惑人进行购买，为什么人们会购买呢，主要是因为人们对好的包装感兴趣，通常认为他们是免费的，故选c。(3).what suggestion does the writer give in the passage?（分数：2.00）a.it s not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.b.the quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.c.the best choice for a buyer is to buy

40、 a product in a plain package.d.a buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package. 解析：解析：题干意为“作者在文中给出的建议是什么?”最后一段，作者提示读者“the words andpictures do not tell the whole storyonly the product inside call do that”。也就是说不要太相信广告词和图，要看产品本身，故选d。(4).which of the following sentences is no

41、t true according to the passage?（分数：2.00）a.in fact glasses or dishes used for packaging do not cost money at all. b.family size printed on the package means that it is rather economic.c.to a child, even to an adult, the form is far more important than the content.d.words and pictures written on the

42、package are thought to be an advertisement.解析：解析：题干意为“由文章可知，下列句子哪个不正确?”由第二段最后一句“however，the cost ofthe container is added to the cost of the product”可知，所有包装的成本都是算入产品价格的，选项a说包装的玻璃碟子不花钱，这是不正确的，故选a。(5).what do you think is the best title for the passage?（分数：2.00）a.how to package a product. b.how to mak

43、e an advertisement.c.how to sell product. d.how to attract more buyers.解析：解析：题干意为“你认为文章最好的标题是什么?”本文是讲包装让购物者产生购物冲动的问题，它包含了两层意思，一是对于消费者来说，要注意不要只看包装不看内容；二是对于卖家来说，就是要注意如何包装产品了。因此a更符合这篇文章的标题，故选a。27.task 2directions: this task is the same as task 1 the 5 questions or unfinished statementsare numbered 45 t

44、hrough 47_解析：whole life is permanent insurance protection that protects you for your whole life, from the dayyou purchase the policy until you die, as long as you pay the premiums保( 险费). whole life canbe a solid foundation. upon this foundation you can build a long-term financial plan, becauseit gua

45、rantees lifetime protection for your family or business. whole life insurance provides basicinsurance protection, plus mortgage protection, estate preservation, retirement funding,charitable giving, business needs. . a life insurance agent will help you determine an amountof insurance needed to prot

46、ect your family or business in the event of your death. generally afterthe first year, the policy begins to increase cash value. the amount of cash value in your policyusually increases every year. this money can be used to help purchase a home, fund a child seducation, add to retirement income, or

47、for any other purpose. you may also choose to leave itin the policy and allow it to grow. a whole life policy can earn dividends. dividends are determinedby the companys board of directors each year and are not guaranteed. when a dividend is payable,you may choose to take it in cash, use it to buy m

48、ore insurance or to pay or reduce your premiums.when you die, the company will pay your beneficiaries the death benefit, usually the face amountof the policy plus any dividend. this money is generally received btyh e beneficiaries free fromincome tax.（分数：6.00）(1).what is whole life insurance?（分数：2.0

49、0）a.it s permanent insurance protection from the day you were born until you die.b.it s permanent insuranceprotection that protects you foryour whole life, from the day youbuy it until you die. c.it s insurance protection for your whole family members.d.it s income protection insurance.解析：解析：题干意为“终身

50、人寿保险是什么?”从原文第一段第一句话“whole life is permanentinsurance protection that protects you for your whole life，from the day you purchase the policyuntil you die”可以得知，终身人寿保险期限是从你购买保险的那天开始直至死亡之日的，故选b。(2).the word policy in the fifth paragraph probably means_.（分数：2.00）a.planb.certificate of insurance c.lottery

51、ticketd.strategy解析：解析：题干意为“第五段中的policy的意思可能是_。”本文是讲保险方面的内容，通过上下文提示，可以判断policy在这里的意思是“保险单”，综观四个选项，只有 b是这个意思，故选 b。(3).when you die, the death benefits of your life insurance will_.（分数：2.00）a.be lostb.be paid to your beneficiaries c.be possessed by the insurance companyd.will be given to the government

52、解析：解析：题干意为“当你死亡时，你的死亡抚恤金将会_。”由文章最后一段“when you die，the company will pay your beneficiaries the death benefit”可知：在投保人死后，保险公司把死亡抚恤金交给受益人，故选b。 28.task 3directions: the following is a passage. afterreading it, you are required to completethe outline in the table below (no. 48 through 52). you should write your answers briefly (inno more than 3 words) on the blanks._解析：dear sir or madam, th