大学英语三级试题

大学英语三级试题AnswerSheet—BandThree-SectionB(10%)SectionB(10%)61. 63. 65. 67. 62. 64. 66. 68. Name Score_—NumberPartI(20%)1.abcd2.abcd3.abcd4.abcd5.abcd6.abcd7.abcd8.abcd9.abcdlO.abcd11.abcd12.abcd13.abcd14.abcd15.abcd16.abcd17.abcd18.abcd19.abcd20.abcdPartII(30%)21.abcd22.abed23.abcd24.abed25.abcd26.abcd27.abcd28.abcd29.abcd30.abcd31.abcd32.abcd33.abcd34.abcd35.abcdPartIIISectionA(25%)36.abcd37.abcd38.abcd39.abcd40.abcd41.abcd42.abcd43.abcd44.abcd45.abcd46.abcd47.abcd48.abcd49.abcd50.abcd51.abcd52.abcd53.abcd54.abcd55.abcd56.abcd57.abed58.abcd59.abcd60.abcd69. 70.PartIVWriting(15%)CollegeEnglishTest—BandThree-PartISectionAPartISectionAListeningComprehensionthecorrespondingletterona.Student-teacher.c.Doctor-patient.thecorrespondingletterona.Student-teacher.c.Doctor-patient.a.Themandidnotstudy.c.Thewomandidnotstudy.a.Oneblock.b.Twoblocks.a.Inarepairshop,c.Inastore.d.Hedoesn'thavetheabilitytobeaa.Thedinnerwasquitegood.c.Thedinnerwasexpensive.a.$120. b.$180.a.Itwasgivenaway.c.Itwasputondisplay.a.Becauseheisastranger.Becauseheisanewcomer.scientist.Thedinnerwasgoodforitsprice.d.Heexpectedabetterdinner.$140. d.$60.b.Itwasmadesmaller.Itwastakentothecleaner's.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd,anddecidewhichistheBESTanswer.ThenmarktheAnswerSheet.b.Hairdresser-customer.d.Buyer-salesclerk.Themanisnotnervous.d.Thewomanisasnervousastheman.Fourblocks.d.Sixblocks.Inarestaurant.d.Ataticketwindow.5.a.8am.to9pm.b.5am.to9pm.9am.to5pm.d.Closed.5.a.8am.to9pm.b.5am.to9pm.a.Heisupsetbecausehecutshimself.Hecan'tfacethephysicsinstructoranylonger.Hewantsthewomantocutoutsciencecourses.c.Becauseheisapersonwhojuststaysataplaceforaperiodoftime,d.Becausehe'slostbooksbefore.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosetheBESTanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a.Totellastorytoagroupofstudents.b.Totranslatesomebooks.c.Toactasaninterpreter. d.Togivealectureatauniversity.a.Thestudentunderstoodhimsowell.Theinterpretertranslatedhislongstoryinafewsecondsandmadethestudentslaughloudly.Theinterpretercouldn'tunderstandhisstory.Theinterpretertranslatedhisamusingstorybutnobodylaughed.a.Hetoldthemadifferentfunnystory.Hesaidtothemthatafunnystoryhadjustbeentoldandaskedthemtolaugh.Hetoldthemsomejokes.Hemadeafunnyface.Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a.Todoasmuchasyoucan. b.Todoonlywhatisnecessary,c.Toactascarefullyandquicklyasyoucan.d.BothBandC.a.Leavehimlyingwhereheisandplacesomethingunderhishead.Doasmuchasyoucantosavehim.Movehisarmsandlegsconstantly.Rollhimupinablanket.a.Stoptheflowofbloodifthepersonisbleeding.Dooperationwherevernecessary.Doartificialrespirationifthepersonhasstoppedbreathing.Dothebestyoucanuntiladoctorarrives.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a.TobeusedintheSecondWorldWar.Tosavethewoundedsoldiers.Towriteanarticlebeforehisgraduation.lbstoreupbloodforthosewhoneededit.a.Amedicalstudent. b.TheRedCross.c.CharlesRo.Drew. d.ColumbiaUniversity.a.Hewasbadlyhurtandnothingcouldsavehim.Thehospitaltheywenttorefusedtoaccepthim.Thedoctorsdidn'tknowhowtosavehim.Itwaslatefbrhimtoberescuedbyapassingcar.a.Dr.Drewwascolored.Itwasnotuntilafterthewarthatthefirstbloodbankwassetup.Dr.DrewwasinchargeoftheRedCrossinthewar.Aftertheyweresetup,bloodbanksacceptedbloodfromeverypersonwhoofferedtogiveit.PartII ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.YoushoulddecideontheBESTchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheunchangingrealityformostbusyChinesestudentsisthatduringtheregularuniversitytermthereisn'tadequatetimetocarefully,andthoughtfullyreadthroughafull-lengthnovelwrittenineitherEnglishorChinese.Thisisnosurprise,forevenBritishorAmericanstudentsfinditnearlyimpossibletosetasidethequiet,uninterruptedtimerequiredtoreadthroughalongnovel.Andthat'sashame,fornovelsareespeciallysuitedtoprovidestudentswithfineexamplesofgrammar,diversevocabularyandvariedstylesofconversationalEnglish.SpringFestivalistheidealtimetosetapersonalgoalofreadinganentireEnglishlanguagenovelfromcovertocover.MostuniversitylibrarieshavenovelsinEnglishavailabletoborrowduringtheholiday.Likewise,bookstoresnearcollegecampusestypicallysellreasonablypricedbooks,includingnovelspublishedinEnglish.Itislessimportantforastudenttofindthe“perfect“noveltoreadthanitistochooseoneandcommitoneselftocarefullyreadingit.OnceastudentsetsthegoalofreadinginEnglishduringtheholidayandthenfindsanovelsuitedtohisability,thereremainsonefurtherconsideration.ThegreatestvalueforaChinesestudentinreadingthroughanyEnglishlanguagenovelcomesfromhavingadictionaryalongside,readytolookupunfamiliarwordswhentheyappearinthetext.Nothingbuildsapowerful,diversifiedvocabularyasswiftlyandpromptlyfindingwordmeaningswhentheyarefirstencounteredinabook.Thefullsentenceandeventhecompleteparagraphsurroundinganynewwordprovidethecontextorframeworkforunderstandingnewvocabularysothatitwillberetainedforfuturerecall.Long,coldholidayafternoonsareanexcellenttimetobereading,lookingupnewwords,buildinganunderstandingofEnglish,developinggreaterfamiliaritywithinternationalculture,andenjoyingthepowerfulinsightsintohumanaffairswhichnovelsoftenprovide.HowdostudentsgetEnglishnovelstoread?TheycanborrownovelswritteninEnglishfromUniversitylibraries.TheycanbuycheapEnglishbooksinbookstoresnearcollegecampuses.Theycanfindtheperfectnoveltoreadfromotherstudents,d.BothAandB.OnceastudentsetsthegoalofreadinginEnglishduringtheholiday,what'shisnextsteptodo?Tohaveagooddictionaryalongside.lblookupunfamiliarwordswhentheyappearinthetext.Tofindanovelwhichissuitableforhimtoread.Tobuildapowerful,diversifiedvocabulary.AllthefollowingwordsandexpressionsmeanthesameEXCEPT.a.entireb.fromcovertocoverc.full-lengthd.availableWhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefitofreadinganEnglishnovelduringtheholiday?StudentscanbuildabetterunderstandingofEnglish.Studentscanfindtheperfectnoveltoread.StudentscanbecomemorefamiliarwithEnglishculture.Studentscanhavemoreinsightsintohumanaffairs.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?ToreadanEnglishnovelduringtheholiday.TosetagoalofreadinginEnglish.SpringFestival-theidealtimetosetpersonalgoals.Long,coldholidayafternoons---anexcellenttimeforreading.Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itisworthlookingatoneortwoaspectsofthewayamotherbehavestowardsherbaby.Theusualfondling（拥抱）,cuddling（搂抱）andcleaningrequirelittlecomment,butthepositioninwhichsheholdsthebabyagainstherbodywhenrestingisratherrevealing.Carefulstudieshaveshownthefactthat80percentofmothersholdtheirinfantsintheirleftarms,holdingthemagainsttheleftsideoftheirbodies.Ifaskedtoexplainthesignificanceofthispreferencemostpeoplereplythatitisobviouslytheresultofthepredominance（突出，显著）ofright-handednessinthepopulation.Byholdingthebabiesintheirleftarms,themotherskeeptheirdominantarmfreeformanipulations.Butadetailedanalysisshowsthatthisisnotthecase.True,thereisaslightdifferencebetweenright-handedandleft-handedfemales;butnotenoughtoprovideanadequateexplanation.Itemergesthat83percentofright-handedmothersholdthebabyontheleftside,butsodo78percentofleft-handedmothers.Inotherwords,only22percentoftheleft-handedmothershavetheirdominanthandsfreeforactions.Clearlytheremustbesomeother,lessobviousexplanation.Theonlyothercluecomesfromthefactthattheheartisontheleftsideofthemother'sbody.Coulditbethatthesoundofherheart-beatisthevitalfactor?Andinwhatway?Thinkingalongtheselines,itwasarguedthatperhapsduringitsexistenceinsidethebodyofthemothertheunbornbabygetsusedtothesoundoftheheartbeat.Ifthisisso,thenthere-discoveryofthisfamiliarsoundafterbirthmighthaveacalmingeffectontheinfant,especiallyasithasjustbeenbornintoastrangeandfrighteninglynewworld.Ifthisissothenthemotherwould,somehow,soonarriveatthediscoverythatherbabyismoreatpeaceifheldontheleftagainstherheart,thanontheright.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorsuggestslookingat.howamothergenerallybehavestowardsherchildwhyamotherdoescleaninghowamotherholdsherbabywhenamotherholdsherbabyStudieshaveshownthatholdtheirbabiesintheirleftarms.a.themajorityofmothers b.somemothersc.afewmothers d.theminorityofmothersApopularexplanationoftheleft-handedphenomenoninholdingbabiesisthatthelefthandismoreimportantinchildcaremothersarereluctanttousetherighthandthelefthandisstrongerinmostmotherstherighthandcanbefreedforotherworkTheauthorthinksthatthepopularopinionis.a.nonsense b.incorrectc.scientificallyproved d.theoreticallysoundThefactthatmothersholdtheirbabiesinleftarmshassomethingtodowiththepositionoftheheartinthemother'sbodythepositionoftheheartinthebaby'sbodythenewbornbaby'scharacterthemother'spersonalityQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Therearethreemainsourcesoflarge-scaleculturalchange.Thefirstisanalterationinthenaturalenvironment.Achangeintheclimate,ashortageofwheatorgasolineorsomeotherresource,asuddenriseorfallinpopulation-allforcepeopletoadapt.Theycannotgoonlivingexactlyastheydidinthepast.Thesecondsourceofculturalchangeisincontactwithgroupswhosenorms(准贝[]),values,andtechnologyaredifferent.Culturalcontactmaybefriendlyorhostile;voluntaryorinvoluntary;mutual(traderelationsorastudentexchangeprogram)orone-sided(aninvasionbymilitaryforcesortechnicaladvisorswhoimposetheirwayofdoingthings).Thethirdsourceofculturalchangeisdiscoveryandinvention.Discoveryistheuncoveringofnewknowledgeabout,ornewusesfor,somethingthatalreadyexists(suchasoilinMexico,thestructureofgenes,orthesubcultureofyoungchildren).Inventionisarecombinationofexistingknowledgeandmaterialstocreatesomethingnew(suchasthesteamengine,theairplane,orthecubisttypeofpainting).Anyoneofthesesourcescansparkmajorchangeinagroup'soveralldesignforliving.Culturalchangeoftenoccursinfitsandstarts.Thereisoftenaculturallag,ordelay,betweenachangeintechnologyorphysicalconditionsandadjustmentsinnormsandvalues.Forexample,whenthefirstEuropeanarrivedinNorthAmerica,theforestsonthiscontinentseemedendless.Fromthepointofviewoffarmersandranchers,thereweretoomanytrees.Loggersandlumber(木材)millownerssawtheforestsasabonanza(致富之源).Soaculturalnormofunlimitedexploitationoftheforestsdeveloped.Intimethedemandforlumbergrewandthesupplydeclined.Materialconditionschanged,butthenormslaggedbehind.NotuntilmanyofourforestshadbeendestroyeddidAmericansbegintodevelopnormsfavoringconservation.Peoplecannotgoonlivingexactlyastheydidbecauseof.thechangeinclimatetheshortageofwheatandgasolinethechangeofpopulationd.alloftheaboveAccordingtothepassage,thefollowingarethemainsourcesoflarge-scaleculturalchangesEXCEPT.ernmentimposition“Invention“differsfrom^^discovery^^inthat.onemakessomethingnewbymixingtheexistingknowledgewhiletheotherfindsthenewknowledgeforsomethinginexistenceonemakessomethingknowntoallwhiletheothermakessomethingunknowntoallonefindsoutafactunknownbeforewhiletheotherfindssomethingnotexistingbeforeonedesignssomethingnotexistingbeforewhiletheothercombinessomethingexistingbeforeThephrase“infitsandstarts^^(Para.4)mostprobablymeans.a.inacontinuousway b.inaslowwayc.inanirregularway d.inaregularwayWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?Adjustmentsinnormsoftengomuchfasterthanachangeintechnologyorphysicalconditions.Changesinnormscannotkeepupwithchangesintechnologyorphysicalconditions.Thenormsarealwaysdevelopedintimewhenthematerialconditionschange.Americansdevelopednormsfavoringconservationatthetimewhenthesupplyoflumberdeclined.PartIII VocabularyandStructureSectionADirections:Thereare25itemsinthispart.Foreachitemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.ChoosetheonethatBESTcompletesthemeaningoftheitem.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Workingathomeoftenasenseofisolation.a.inducesb.attractsc.leadsd.persuadesRingacrossBythetimeyougettoGreenwichyouthemosthistoricpartsofLondon.a.willbeseeing b.willseec.aregoingtosee d.willhaveseenThesecretarythetypescriptcarefullytoeliminateallerrorsfromit.a.gotthrough b.brokethroughc.wentthrough d.fellthroughSuccessorfailureherewouldbetohisfuturecareer.a.crucialb.beneficial c.harmfuld.convenientThelecturewasjustgettingtotheheartofmattertheclassperiodended.a.beforeb.until c.how d.whenthetruth,hewouldn'thavehelpedMaryatall.a.ShouldGeorgeknow b.Georgehadknownc.HadGeorgeknown d.IfGeorgeknewItistoobservetheearthsatellitescarrytelevisionfarintospace.a.whenb.where c.whichd.thatTheschoolhasonlybeenopenforsixmonths,soit'shardtoitssuccess.a.estimateb.evaluatec.simulated.stimulateItisdifficultformetomakemybetweensuchalternatives.a.optionb.hesitationc.mentiond.ambitionAnchildismorelikelytosucceedinthefuturethanthosewholackimagination.a.imaginingb.imaginablec.imaginatived.imaginarycanwithherdisappointmentbecauseIhavehadasimilarexperience.a.approveb.appreciatec.recognized.sympathizeWtestedc.opposedd.rejectedShewasfromthejobfornotobeyingthecompany'ssafetyregulations.a.dismissingb.dismissedc.employingd.employedhavetoldyouwhatthesituationis;youmustact.a.suddenlyb.accordinglyc.frequentlyd.efficientlyWedecidetoabandonthefirstdraftofthereportand.a.startoverb.startupc.startoffd.startoutHerpunishingworkschedulemadeherdrugs.a.respondtob.reacttoc.resorttod.relatewithTheteacherthedialoguetobepracticedaloudandmemorizedforhomework,a.suppliedb.assignedc.assumedd.adjustedTceedWeneedsomeonereallywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly.a.effectiveb.efficientc.enoughd.sufficientItbecameharderforwomenmarriedtodiplomatstotheirowninterests.a.continueb.consumec.pursue d.resumeAllofuslookforwardtomeetingyouandofwhateverassistancewecan.a.tobeb.being c.ared.beMillionsofdollarsinthecitybankaresaidduringtheblack-outyesterday.a.tobestolen b.tohavebeenstolenc.havingbeenstolen d.stolenSomestudentsareveryinterestedinlovestories,whileothersareondetectivestories.a.fondb.anxious c.eagerd.keenOnlyreachforthefruit,sinceheisthetallestboyamongthem.a.isableJohnto b.Johnisabletoc.isJohnableto d.ableJohnistoSectionBDirections:Inthispartthereare10incompletesentences.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithaphrasegiven.Changetheformwherenecessary.lookbackonbynomeansuptotakeprecedenceoverseizeoninrealitygetbynottomentionendupgivebirthtoThisisthefirsttimeyouhavebeenlate.We'rethinkingofthosedayswhenyouseemedtobeshortofeverything:time,temper,rawmaterials,luck.Hethesuggestionasawayofgettingoutofhisfinancialdifficulties.Businesspeopleoftenthinkthatfluencyandcommunicationgrammarwhenspeaking.I'dliketomyhighschooldays,whichwereamongthehappiestinmylife.Researchsuggeststhathalfofthosewhowereprescribedthedrughavesufferedsideeffects.Wecanwithsixcomputersatthemoment,butwe'llneedacouplemorewhennewstaffmembersarrive.Hewillinprisonifheisnotcareful.Theextraordinaryexperiencehislatestnovel.Theywereclaimingrecordprofitswhen,,thecompanywasclosetobankruptcy.PartV WritingDirections:Forthispart,youareaskedtowriteacompositionentitled“WhichIsMoreImportant,KnowledgeorCreativity?*1basedontheoutlinegiven.Youshouldwriteatleast100words,andwriteyourcompositionontheAnswerSheet.Somepeoplethinkthatknowledgeshouldbeemphasizedineducation.Othersmaintainthatschoolsshouldencouragecreativityinstudents.Inmyopinion,AnswerSheet—BandThree-NameScoreNumberParti(20%)1.abcd2.abcd3.abcd4.abcd6.abcd7.abcd8.abcd9.abcd11.abcd12.abcd13.abcd14.abcd16.abcd17.abcd18.abcd19.abcdPartII(30%)21.abcd22.abcd23.abcd24.abcd26.abcd27.abed28.abcd29.abed31.abcd32.abcd33.abcd34.abcdPartIIISectionA(25%)36.abcd37.abcd38.abcd39.abcd41.abcd42.abed43.abcd44.abcd46.abcd47.abcd48.abcd49.abcd51.abcd52.abcd53.abcd54.abcd56.abcd57.abcd58.abcd59.abcd5.abcd10.abcd15.abcd20.abcd25.abcd30.abcd35.abcd40.abcd45.abcd50.abcd55.abcd60.abcdSectionB(10%)61.bynomeans 63.seizedon 65.lookbackon 67.getby 69.gave/hasgivenbirthto62.nottomention 64.takeprecedenceover 66.upto 68.endup 70.inrealityAnswerSheet—BandThree-ScoreNameScoreNumber Parti(20%)1.abcd2.abcd3.abcd4.abcd5.abcd6.abcd7.abcd8.abcd9.abcd10.abcd11.abcd12.abcd13.abcd14.abcd15.abcd16.abcd17.abed18.abcd19.abcd20.abcdPartII(30%)21.abcd22.abcd23.abcd24.abcd25.abcd26.abcd27.abed28.abcd29.abcd30.abcd31.abcd32.abcd33.abcd34.abcd35.abcdPartIIISectionA(25%)36.abcd37.abcd38.abed39.abcd40.abcd41.abcd42.abcd43.abcd44.abcd45.abcd46.abcd47.abcd48.abcd49.abcd50.abcd51.abed52.abed53.abcd54.abcd55.abcd56.abcd57.abcd58.abcd59.abed60.abcdSectionB(10%)

61. 61. 63. 65. 67. 69. 62. 64. 66. 68. 70. PartIVWriting(15%)CollegeEnglishTest—BandThree-PartISectionAPartISectionAListeningComprehensiontheAnswerSheet.b.Hairdresser-customer.d.Buyer-salesclerk.theAnswerSheet.b.Hairdresser-customer.d.Buyer-salesclerk.Themanisnotnervous.d.Thewomanisasnervousastheman.Fourblocks.d.Sixblocks.b.Inarestaurant.Ataticketwindow.c.9am.to5pm.d.Closed.7.a.Thedinnerwasquitegood.b.Thedinnerwasgoodforitsprice.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd,anddecidewhichistheBESTanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterona.Student-teacher.c.Doctor-patient.a.Themandidnotstudy.c.Thewomandidnotstudy.a.Oneblock.b.Twoblocks.a.Inarepairshop.c.Inastore.a.8am.to9pm.b.5am.to9pm.a.Heisupsetbecausehecuthimself.Hecan'tfacethephysicsinstructoranylonger.Hewantsthewomantocutoutsciencecourses.Hedoesn'thavetheabilitytobeascientist.

c.Thedinnerwasexpensive.a.$120.c.Thedinnerwasexpensive.a.$120. b.$180.a.Itwasgivenaway.c.Itwasputondisplay.a.Becauseheisastranger.Becauseheisanewcomer.d.Heexpectedabetterdinner.$140. d.$60.b.Itwasmadesmaller.Itwastakentothecleaner's.c.Becauseheisapersonwhojuststaysataplaceforaperiodoftime,d.Becausehe'slostbooksbefore.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosetheBESTanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a.Totellastorytoagroupofstudents.b.Totranslatesomebooks.c.Toactasaninterpreter. d.lbgivealectureatauniversity.a.Thestudentunderstoodhimsowell.Theinterpretertranslatedhislongstoryinafewsecondsandmadethestudentslaughloudly.Theinterpretercouldn'tunderstandhisstory.Theinterpretertranslatedhisamusingstorybutnobodylaughed.a.Hetoldthemadifferentfunnystory.Hesaidtothemthatafunnystoryhadjustbeentoldandaskedthemtolaugh.Hetoldthemsomejokes.Hemadeafunnyface.Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a.Todoasmuchasyoucan.lbdoonlywhatisnecessary.Toactascarefullyandquicklyasyoucan.BothBandC.a.Leavehimlyingwhereheisandplacesomethingunderhishead.Doasmuchasyoucantosavehim.Movehisarmsandlegsconstantly.Rollhimupinablanket.a.Stoptheflowofbloodifthepersonisbleeding.Dooperationwherevernecessary.Doartificialrespirationifthepersonhasstoppedbreathing.Dothebestyoucanuntiladoctorarrives.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a.TobeusedintheSecondworldWar.lbsavethewoundedsoldiers.Towriteanarticlebeforehisgraduation.Tostoreupbloodfbrthosewhoneededit.a.Amedicalstudent. b.TheRedCross.c.CharlesRo.Drew. d.ColumbiaUniversity.a.Hewasbadlyhurtandnothingcouldsavehim.Thehospitaltheywenttorefusedtoaccepthim.Thedoctorsdidn'tknowhowtosavehim.Itwaslateforhimtoberescuedbyapassingcar.a.Dr.Drewwascolored.Itwasnotuntilafterthewarthatthefirstbloodbankwassetup.Dr.DrewwasinchargeoftheRedCrossinthewar.Aftertheyweresetup,bloodbanksacceptedbloodfromeverypersonwhoofferedtogiveit.PartII ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.YoushoulddecideontheBESTchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:dcbbdInsurancecompaniesprovideaservicetothecommunitybyprotectingitagainstexpectedandunexpecteddisasters.Beforeaninsurancecompanyagreestoinsureanything,itcollectsaccuratefiguresabouttherisk.Itknows,fbrexample,thattheriskofamanbeingkilledinaplaneaccidentislessthantheriskhetakesincrossingabusyroad.Thisenablesittoquotelowfiguresfortravelinsurance.Sometimestheriskmaybehigh,asinmotor-racingormountaineering.Thenthecompanychargesamuchhigherprice.Iftoomanyclimbershaveaccidents,thepricerisesstillfurther.Ifthemajorityofclimbersfalloffmountains,thecompanywillrefusetoinsurethem.Anordinaryhouseholdermaywishtoprotecthishomeagainstfireorhispropertyagainstburglary.Ashopkeepermaywishtoinsureagainsttheft.Innormalcases,thecompanywillcheckitsstatisticsandquoteapremium（保险金）.Ifitissuspicious,itmayrefusetoquote.Ifitinsuresashopandthenreceivesasuspiciousclaim,itwillinvestigatetheclaimasameansofprotectingitselfagainstfalseclaims.Itisnotunknownforabusinessmanindebttoburndownhisownpremises（房屋）sothathecanclaimmuchmoneyfromhisinsurancecompany.Hecanbesurethatthefirewillbeinvestigatedmostcarefully.Insurancecompaniesalsoacceptinsuranceagainstshipwreckordisasterintheair.Planesandshipsareveryexpensive,soalargepremiumischarged,butareductionisgiventocompanieswithanaccident-freerecord.However,inonewayoranother,insurancecompaniesreceivepremiumpayments.Thesepaymentscanformaverylargetotalrunningmillionsofdollars.Thecompanydoesnotleavethemoneyinthebank.Itinvestsinproperty,shares,farmsandevenantiquepaintingsandstamps.Itsaimistoobtainthebestpossiblereturnonitsinvestment.Thisisnotasgreedyasitmayseem,sincethisisonewaybywhichitcankeepitspremiumsdownandcontinuetomakeaprofitwhilebeingofservicetothecommunity.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingactivitiesistheriskiest?a.crossingabusyroad b.Travelingbyairc.motor-racing d.mountaineeringFromthepassageweknowthatifaccidentshappenninetimesoutoften,theinsurancecompanywill.a.chargealowerprice b.giveamuchhigherpricec.notprovideitsinsuran