2023年大学英语三级英语A级提分试卷12

大学英语三级英语A级提分试卷12

一、ListeningComprehension

1SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstand

shortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.After

eachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesA,

B,C,andD.

听力原文：M:Mywatchisoutofbattery.What'sthetimebyyour

watch?

W:Mywatchsaysit's11:45,butit's7minutesahead.

Q:Whatisthecorrecttimenow?

(1)

A.It's11:35.

B.It's11:28.

C.It's11:45.

D.It's11:38.

2、听力原文：W：Tilebicycleissoexpensive.Itcosts90

dollars.

M：Ifyoubuyittoday,youcansaveonethird.It'sonsale

now.

Q：Howmuchisthebicyclenow?

(2)

A.$30.

B.$60.

C.$89.

D.$90.

3、听力原文：W：I'msorry1missedHenry，sdinnerlastnight.

M：Youdidn，tmissmuch.

Q：Whatistheman'sopinion?

(3)

A.Shedidlosealot.

B.Everybodymissedherverymuch.

C.Thedinnerwasreallygreat.

D.Hedidn'tlikethedinner.

4、听力原文：M：Well,howdoyoulikeit?

W：Ireallylikeverymuch,butthesleevesaretoolongfor

me.

Q：Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

(4)

A.Atashoestore.

B.Inarestaurant.

C.Inaclothesshop.

D.Atadrycleaningshop.

5、听力原文：M：DoyoumindifIopenthewindow?

W：Notabadidea,weneedsomefreshair.

Q：Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewoman?

(5)

A.Shewantstokeepthewindowtidy.

B.Shedoesn'tliketheman，sidea.

C.Sheagreeswiththeman.

D.Shewillopenthewindow.

6、SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstand

shortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.

Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.The

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.When

youhearaquestion,youshouldchoosethecorrectanswerfrom

the4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

听力原文：M:MayIhelpyou?

W:Yes,IwanttobuysomeshoestoreplacetheonesIamwearing.

M:What'swrongwiththem?

W:Theyaretoooldandshabby.

M:Icansectheyarcsimplywornout.Wouldyoulikethesame

color?

W:Yes.

M:Howaboutthislightbrownpair?

W:Yes,I'11trythemon.

M:Theycertainlylookcharming.

W:Thetroubleistheyfeeluncomfortable.

M:Thentryonanotherpairofthesimilarstyle.

W:Theyaremuchbetter.Doyouhavetheminred'?

M:Yes.Wouldyoulikebothpairs?

W:Yes,iftheydon'tcosttoomuch.

M:Oh,no.theydon't.Thesecondpairishalfprice.ShallI

putthembothintheboxforyou?

W:Justtheredandtheoldones.I'11wearthenewbrownpair

home.

(6)

A.Becausetheywerered.

B.Becausetheywerewornout.

C.Becausetheywerenew.

D.Becausetheywereoutofstyle.

7、⑺

A.Sheboughtonepairofshoesatlast.

B.Sheboughtthreepairsofshoesatlast.

C.Shedidn，tbuyanypairofshoesatlast.

D.Sheboughttwopairsofshoesatlast.

8、听力原文：M:Next,please.

W:Yes,howmuchdoesatickettoNewYorkcost?

M:$30.50.

W:That;sreallyexpensive.Arethereanyothertrainsgoing

toNewYork?

M:Well,there'sthelatetrainthatarrivesinNewYorkat

midnightandthencontinuesontoBostonthenextmorning.

W:Howmuchisthat?

M:TheticketforthelatetraintoNewYorkis$22.

W:Thatsoundsbetter.I'dlikeoneticketplease.

M:$22exactly.

W:Thanks.

M:Thankyouandhaveanicetrip.

(8)

A.Boston.

B.SanFrancisco.

C.NewYork.

D.Milwaukee.

9、(9)

A.Itisgoingtothewrongdestination.

B.Thedeparturetimeisnotappropriate.

C.Thetrainwillarrivetoolate.

D.Theticketistooexpensive.

10、(10)

A.BecauseitgoesontoBoston.

B.Becauseitisslower.

C.Becausethereisnoplacetosleep.

D.Becauseitarrivesinthemiddleofthenight.

11、SectionC

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytocomprehend

shortpassages.Youwillheararecordedpassage.Afterthat

youwillhearfivequestions.Thepassagewillbespokentwice.

Whenyouhearaquestion,youshouldcompletetheanswertoit

withawordorashortphrase.

听力原文：Intheeighteenthcentury,citiesbecamelargerand

larger.Peoplemovedfromcountrysideandsmalltownstothe

citiesbecausetherewasmoreworkforthemtodointhecities.

OnSundaysandholidays,they1ikedtoleavethecitiesandhad

agoodtimeinthecountryside.Butnoteveryfamilyhadahorse.

Peoplewantedandneededsomethingelsetosendthemthere.So

inventionswereneeded.

Thefirstbicycle,whichwasverysimple,appearedin1790.

Peoplecalledit"thehorseonwheels”.Thenin1861,withmany

improvements,bicyclesbecameverypopular.

Peoplelikedbicyclesbecausetheyweren'tasexpensiveas

horses.Theydidn'thavetofeedthem.Everyonecouldride一men

andwomen,girlsandboys.

Wheredidmanypeoplemovefromtothecities?

Manypeoplemovedfromandtothecities.

12、Whydidmanypeoplemovetothecities?

Manypeoplemovedtothecitiesto.

13、Whenwasthefirstbicycleinvented?

Thefirstbicyclewasinvented.

14、Whydidpeoplelikebicycles?

Becausebicycleswere.

15、Whocouldridebicyclesatthattime?

couldridebicycles.

二、语法IVocabularyandStructure

1、SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.

Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemost

appropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,C,

andD.

Neitheroftheyoungmenwhohadappliedforapositioninthe

university.

A.hasbeenaccepted

B.havebeenaccepted

C.wasaccepted

D.wereaccepted

2^isknowntotheworld,MarkTwainisagreatAmerican

writer.

A.That

B.It

C.Which

D.As

3、thatbadweatherwasontheway,theclimbersdecidedto

putofftheirattemptontheAlpsuntilthefollowingweek.

A.Havingtold

B.Beingtold

C.Telling

D.Havingbeentold

4、OnlyafterImailedtheletterthatIhadforgottoput

astamponit.

A.Iremembered

B.didIremember

C.Ididn'tremember

D.didn，tIremember

5、ItwashewasillthathedidnotgotoMountTaiwithus

inoursummervocation.

A.because

B.as

C.since

D.though

6、Whenhejustgotofftheplane,hegaveusagood

descriptionofhehadseeninSpain.

A.what

B.that

C.which

D.how

7、r11giveyoumytelephonenumberincaseyouwanttoget

intouchwithme.

A.will

B.should

C.would

D.need

8、Johntoldusthatbytheendoftheyearheandhis

wifetogetherforthirtyyears.

A.wouldhavebeen1iving

B.wouldhave1ived

C.wouldhavebeen1ived

D.willhavebeenliving

9、Marywaspickedfromthousandsofapplicantsforateaching

job.

A.up

B.off

C.out

D.in

10、Notonlythewholenation,butthewholeEurope,indeed

thewholehumansocietytoalteritsattitudetoracialproblems.

A.need

B.needs

C.hasaneed

D.haveaneed

三、阅读理解一ReadingComprehension

Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosing

theartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushing

throughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itis

hardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthy

mindandbody.

Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnoway

toavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposed

tobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivation

andgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsout

Ofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuch

ontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,and

suchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerial

responsibilities,othersloseheartatthefirstsignof

unusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,

wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoice

betweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoices

madethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeet

todayareuniikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethe

stressis,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensucha

reactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,that

healthbecomesendangered.Sincewecantremovestressfromour

lives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneed

tofindwaystodealwithit.

1、Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxing

themselvesbecause.

A.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoyment

B.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxation

C.theyaretravelingfastallthetime

D.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore

2、

Accordingtotheauthor,themostimportantcharacterfora

goodmanagerishis.

A.unyieldingwilltoholdoutstress

B.knowingtheartofrelaxation

C.highsenseofresponsibility

D.havingcontroloverperformance

3、

WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.

B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople*shealth.

C.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywith

work.

D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.

4、

Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,"doso"refersto.

A.exposeourselvestostress

B.findwaystodealwithstress

C.removestressfromourlives

D.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress

5、

Accordingtotheauthor,therightattitudetowardstressis.

A.toavoidit

B.toregarditasavitalmotivation

C.totrytocopewithit

D.tofindsomerelaxation

四、阅读理解二

Inmanypartsoftheworldthereisadebateaboutwhether

childrenshouldusepocketcalculatorsinmathlessons.They

helpchildrenworkfasterandpassexaminations.Butcritics

saythattheymakethesubjecttooeasy.

Thisconcernthattechnologyisdoingmuchofourthinkingfor

uscutsacrossmanyareas.Peoplewhousecomputersformany

yearsfindthattheirhandwritinghadbecomeworse.Artists

paintpicturesusingcomputersoftwareratherthanlearningto

drawandpaint.Tennisplayersnolongertrytooutwit（在才

智上战月生）theiropponents.Advancesintennisracket

technologymakeiteasiertojustblast（猛击）theballpast

them.

Technologyusedtobeaboutfreeingpeoplefromboringphysical

laborlikewashingclothes.Nowitistakingoverincreasingly

complicatedmentalfunctions.Analystsarealsoworriedabout

theeffectofmediasaturation（渗透）.Theideaisthata

constantdietoftelevisionhasmadepeopletooimpatientto

listenwhilethingsareexplainedtothem.Televisiondepends

onpictures,preferablyexcitingones.EventsmakebetterTV

viewingthanprocesses.Actioncomesbeforeunderstanding.

Thereisatendencytoreplacelongexplanationofcomplicated

eventswithsimplesummaries.Thetendencyiscalleddumbing

down.Criticssaythatithasproducedapost-literate

generationofpeople.Theyareabletoreadandwriteand

capableofthinkingandunderstanding.Buttheyprefertolet

thetelevisiondothesethingsforthem.

Toavoidgoingdownthispath,itisnecessarytorememberthat

themindislikeamuscle.Themoreitisexercised,thestronger

itgets.Theeasywayisnotalwaysthebest.

1、Accordingtothepassage,pocketcalculators.

A.willhelpstudentsthinkfast

B.willmakemathtooeasyforthem

C.willdoharmtostudents'thinkingability

D.willcontributetothespreadofnewtechnology

Theexpression“cutsacross”(Line1,Para.2)mostprobably

means.

A.affects

B.runsacross

C.damages

D.resultsin

3、

TheexamplesgiveninPara.2areusedtoillustratethat.

A.people;shandwritingwouldhavebeenbetteriftherehad

beennocomputers

B.artistsarethosewholikenewtechnologyforitsownsake

C.technicalimprovementsenabletennisplayerstodefeat

theiropponentsusingcleverplans

D.peoplerelytoomuchonmoderntechnology

4、

ItisimpliedinPara.3that.

A.toomuchexposuretoTVviewingisnegativetopeople's

intellectualwell-being

B.toomuchexposuretoTVviewingmakespeoplesimple-minded

C.TVattractspeoplewithexcitingpictures

D.TVkeepspeopleinformedaboutcurrentevents

Whichofthefollowingwouldthewritermostprobablyagree

tobeaform,ofmentalexercise?

A.PlayPCgames.

B.Dosports.

C.Readbooks.

D.WatchTV.

五、英译汉TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese

1、IwasonthevergeofgivingupwhenInoticedapiece

ofpaperlyingonthetablebythetelephone.

A.就在我差点儿要放弃的时候，我发觉电话旁边的桌子上有一张纸

条。

B.当我发觉电话旁边的桌子上有一张纸条的时候，我差点儿就放弃

了。

C.当我躺在电话旁边的桌子旁时，我发觉了一张纸。我一看内容,

差点儿就晕了。

D.就在我迟疑不决时，我发觉电话旁边的桌子上有一张纸。

2、Psychologistshavebeenstudyingthechangespeople

experiencewhentheyleaveruralareasandmoveintourban

environments.

A.心理学家已经讨论人们经受