2023年大学英语三级英语A级提分试卷8

大学英语三级英语A级提分试卷8

一、ListeningComprehension

1、SectionA

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstand

shortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.After

eachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Thedialoguesand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesA,

B,C,andD.

听力原文：W:I,dliketosendthispackageairmailspecial

deliveryandinsureitfor5dollars,please.

M:Sure,thing.That'11be$2.50forthepostageand50cents

fortheinsurance.

Q:Howmuchwillitcostmewomantosendthepackage?

(1)

A.$5.00.

B.$2.00.

C.$2.50.

D.$3.00.

2、听力原文：M:Let5sgotothedanceattheStudentCenter

onFriday.

W:rdliketo.butI'mgoingtoalecture.Thanksforasking

methough.

Q:WhatisthewomangoingtodoonFriday?

(2)

A.Gotoadance.

B.GototheStudentCenter.

C.GOtoalecture.

D.Stayathome.

3、听力原文：M:HowdoJaneandBillliketheirnewhome?

W:It'srealtycomfortable,buttheyaretiredofhavingtohear

thejetsgoovertheirhouseatallhours.

Q:WhatislocatedclosetoJaneandBilFsnewhome?

(3)

A.Abusstation.

B.Anairport.

C.Asuperhighway.

D.Atrainstation.

4、听力原文：W:Ican'tdecidewhethertobuyanewcaror

trytofindasecondhandone.

M:Ifyoubuyanewone.you'11probablysavemoneyinthelong

run.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttothewoman?

(4)

A.Tosavehermoneyforalongtime.

B.Tobuyanewcar.

C.Topurchaseausedear.

D.Togetasecondcar.

5、听力原文：W:Howdidyourinterviewgo?

M:Icouldn,tfeelbetteraboutit.Thequestionswereveryfair,

andIseemedtofindananswerforallofthem.

Q:Whatistheman，sattitudeabouttheinterview?

(5)

A.Heissick.

B.Heisworried.

C.Heisconfident.

D.Heisangry.

6、SectionB

Directions:Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstand

shortconversations.Thereare2recordedconversationsinit.

Aftereachconversation,therearesomerecordedquestions.The

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.When

youhearaquestion,youshouldchoosethecorrectanswerfrom

the4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.

听力原文：W:BankofChina.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.IsMr.WangXinavailable,please?

W:rmsorry.He'snotintheofficeatthemoment.CanItake

amessage?

M:Yes.I'mhisbrother.CanyoutellhimI'mstayingatthe

ParkHotel?Room1914.Thehotel'sphonenumberis63567700.

W:Certainly.Doyouwanthimtocallyouback?

M:Yes.please.Thiseveningifhecan-after9:00.

W:Allright.Anythingelse?

M:No.that'sall.Thanks.

W:Don'tmentionit.Goodbye.

M:Goodbye.

WhereisWangXinworking?

(6)

A.Attheoffice.

B.IntheParkHotel.

C.Intheothercity.

D.AttheBankofChina.

7、听力原文：Whatistrueaccordingtothemessage?

(7)

A.Hisphonenumberis63567070andcallhimback.

B.Hewillbehomeafter9:00thisevening.

C.Hewantstogetintouchwithhisbrother.

D.He'sstayingatRoom1914,BankofChina.

8、听力原文：Everypublicschoolhasmanyrulesandcustoms

peculiartoitself-uniform,specialclothes,ties,hats,

ritualsandtraditions.Buttheessentialcharacteristicsare

moreorlessthesameinthem.Atypicalpublicschoolhasabout

500boys.Theremaybesomebuildingswhicharethreeorfour

hundredyearsold.Thereareprobablymodernandwell-equipped

scientificlaboratories.

Thoughreachingisarrangedcentrallyfortheschoolasawhole,

theboysliveinseparate“houses”.Usuallyaboyentersahouse,

andremainsinthesamehouseforthewholeofhistimeasa

pupil.Atypicalhousehasaboutfiftyboys,andtheyareall

underthespecialcareofthehousemasterandhiswife.The

houseitselfisaworldinminiature."Fagging"isawel1-known

publicschoolinstitution.Notlongagotheyoungestboyhad

toperform,personalservicesfortheoldestones,doingsuch

jobsascleaningtheirshoesandrunningerrandsforthem.Now

itismuchdiminished.

Whatisnotmentionedinthepassageasispeculiartoapublic

school?

(8)

A.Uniform

B.Specialclothes.

C.Hats.

D.Shoes.

9、听力原文：Howmanyboysdoesatypicalhousehaveinapublic

school?

(9)

A.15

B.40

C.60

10、听力原文：Whatdidtheyoungestboyhavetodoforthe

oldestonesnotlongago?

(10)

A.Cleaningshoes.

B.Homework.

C.Termpapers.

D.Classroomexercises.

11>听力原文：Americanseatbreakfastandlunchquickly

unlessitisasocial,businessorfamilyoccasion.Theevening

mealisusuallylongerandatimeforfamiliestogather

together.Rushingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthefastpace

inAmerica.Anotherreasonforrushingthroughdaytimemeals

isthatmanypeopleeatinrestaurantsthatareusuallycrowded

withpeoplewaitingforaplacesothattheytoocanbeserved

andreturntoworkatthepropertime.Soeachonehurriesto

makeroomforthenextperson.Aswithbusypeopleeverywhere

thereisarealdifferencewithmealsthatareeateninahurry

andthosethatcanbeenjoyedslowlywithfriends.

OnwhichoccasiondoAmericanseatslowly?

(ID

A.Whenthefoodistoohot.

B.Whentheyenjoythefood.

C.Whenthereisnoonewaiting.

D.Whentheyareeatingwiththeirfamilies

12、听力原文：WhydoAmericanseatdaytimemealsinahurry?

(12)

A.Theywanttoeatdinnerslowly.

B.Theydon'tlikeeatingatarestaurant.

C.Theyareverybusy.

D.Theydon'tliketoeat.

13、听力原文：Whenwouldbetheleastbusytimetoeatina

restaurant?

(13)

A.Duringbusytimes.

B.Atlunch.

C.Atdinner.

D.Ateitherbreakfastorlunch.

14、听力原文：Anartistwhodidnothavemuchmoneybutwas

averykindthan,wascominghomebytrainoneday.Hegavehis

lastcoinstoabeggar,butthenhesawanotherone,andforgot

thathedidnothaveanymoney.Heaskedthemanifhewould

liketohavelunchwithhim,andthebeggaraccepted,sothey

wentintoasmallrestaurantandhadagoodmeal.Attheend,

theartistcouldnotpaythebill,ofcourse,sothebeggarhad

todoso.

Theartistwasveryunhappyaboutthis,sohesaidtothebeggar,

“Comehomewithmeinataxi,myfriend,andr11giveyouback

themoneyforlunch.”

“Oh,no!”thebeggaransweredquickly."Ihadtopayforyour

lunch,butI,mnotgoingtopayforyourtaxihometoo!”

Whatkindofmanwastheartist?

(14)

A.Notrichbutkind.

B.Richandkind.

C.Neitherrichnorkind.

D.Richbutmean

15、听力原文：Wheredidhislastfewcoinsgo?

(15)

A.Helostthem.

B.Heusedthemtopayforhistaxihome.

C.Heusedthemtopayforthelunch.

D.Hegavethemtoabeggar.

16、听力原文：Whopaidthebillforthelunch?

(16)

A.Theartist.

B.Thebeggar.

C.Neitherofthempaid.

D.Eachpaidhisownbill.

17、听力原文：Whydidn'tthebeggargowiththeartist?

(17)

A.Hedidn，twanttopayforthetaxitoo.

B.Hehadnomoneytopayforthetaxi.

C.Hedidn，twanttheartisttopayforthetaxi.

D.Hehadsomethingelsetodo.

18、Hesufferedfrom.

19、Becausehisdoctorfailed.

20、Hemustpay.

21、Becausehewanted.

22、Thedoctorinthetowngavethefarmer

二、VocabularyandStructure

1>Herparentsdiedwhenshewasyoungsoshewasby

hergrandma.

A.bred

B.fedup

C.grownup

D.broughtup

2、Thepoordriverwasstillwhenpassers-bypulled

himoutfromunderhiscar.

A.live

B.lively

C.alive

D.living

3、muchoftheirlandispoorandonlytwelvepercent

ofthelandcanbecultivated,overeightypercentofthe

populationareagriculturalworkers.

A.Exceptthat

B.Although

C.Because

D.Sofaras

4、__Heclimbedupintothetreeandpickedalltheapples

_____reach.

A.within

B.in

C.beofhis

D.inside

5、Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehillwe

allsatdown.

A.when

B.then

C.than

D.until

6、IwishItothepartywithyou,butIhadtofinish

mypapers.

A.couldhavegone

B.went

C.mighthavegone

D.havegone

7、Thespeaker,forhiseloquentspeeches,waswarmly

receivedbytheaudience.

A.havingknown

B.beingknown

C.knowing

D.known

8、Dick'smumwasmuchkindertohimthanshewastohis

brothers,ofcourse,madethemjealous.

A.who

B.what

C.that

D.which

9、Katedidnothavetimetogotothecinemalastnight

becauseshewasbusyforherexam.

A.topreparing

B.tobeprepared

C.preparing

D.beingprepared

10、wehavefinishedourlesson,weshallstartto

dosomerevisionwork.

A.Fornow

B.Nowthat

C.Eversince

D.Bynow

11、Hemustbe.

A.anyone

B.anybody

C.something

D.somebody

12、Tomdoesn，twantanycoffeenow.Hewouldrather

sometea.

A.prefer

B.totake

C.have

D.prefertolike

13、IthinkIshallfinishit.

A.afewminuteslate

B.lateafewminutes

C.afewminuteslater

D.laterafewminutes

14、Ifeelitisnecessaryformeyourshortcomings,

A.topickon

B.toremindof

C.topointout

D.tomention

15、Heisverybusyorthetermpapernow.

A.prepared

B.beingprepared

C.toprepare

D.preparing

16、r11beveryhappyifyouagreetothisaccident.

A.lookup

B.lookinto

C.lookfor

D.lookat

17、Thestudentswerebyhishumorouswords.

A.carriedaway

B.carriedin

C.carriedout

D.carriedon

18、Thelittleboyhisfootseveraltimesinanger.

A.jumped

B.stamped

C.knocked

D.stepped

19、Theanimalwiththebiggestheaditsbodyisthe

ant.

A.inconnectionto

B.inrelationto

C.inthecourseof

D.intermsof

20、Hewasthemostfamoussinger.

A.knownfor

B.knownto

C.knownas

D.known

21、Gesturehelpsspeakerstheirmeanings.

A.classify

B.specify

C.qualify

D.charify

22、TheChinesewantstotheirnationalflagflying

onthesurfaceofMoonby2022.

A.see

B.observe

C.notice

D.note

23、Everybodyhasarrived.It'stimewethework.

A.shallstart

B.wouldstart

C.hadstarted

D.started

24^Thefilmboredmetodeath.IwishItoseeit.

A.hadnotgone

B.havenotgone

C.didnotgo

D.couldnothavegone

25、Hedidn，tliveuptohavebeenexpectedofhim.

A.which

B.what

C.that

D.allwhat

26、Thefasterbodyisthrownintothesky,itgoes.

A.themorehigh

B.themoreheight

C.thehigher

D.thelonger

27、NotuntilIarrivedatthegateofschoolback,

A.hehadturned

B.hedidn'tturn

C.thatheturned

D.didheturn

28、thefirstcountrytousethenuclearweapons.

A.InnotimeChinawillbe

B.InnotimewillChinabe

C.NeverChinawillbe

D.AtanytimewillChinabe

29、Computerscandoalotofthings,whichtelling

thetime.

A.includes

B.isincluded

C.include

D.including

30^Isuggestsheherselftohernewconditions.

A.accustoms

B.adopt

C.adapts

D.adapt

31>Thereishardlyany(differ)intheirattitudes

towardtheircolleagues.

32、Themeeting(last)afullweekbythetimeitends.

33、Herfatherputhisovercoatoverherlestshe

(catch)cold.

34、Thosewhodropoutofschoolmustlowertheir

(expect)ofsuccess.

35、Inteachingitishighly(desire)toknowexactly

whatoneishopingtoachieve.

36、Iappreciate(invite)toyourhome.

37、Weagreetothesuggestionthatthemeeting

(postpone).

38、Thecompanymanagerpromisedtokeepme(inform)

ofbowourbusinesswasgoingon.

39、Shemadeit(know)toallherfriendsthatBobhad

stolenhermoney.

40^Maryalwayshasgreattrouble(understand)whatthe

teachersaysinclass.

41、Believeitornot,lastyear,Tom(earn)twice

asmuchashissister,whowasawhite-collarinabigcompany.

42、Thedayswheneveryou(travel)withoutapassport

areathingofthepast.

43、Seeingthattherewasnopossibilityof(avoid)

acrash,thefishermandecidedtodiveintothesea.

44^Notuntilhe(remove)hisshoes,didheenterone

ofthelow-ceilingedroomsoftheJapanesehouse.

45、ItwasthoseyearsthatI(visit)myhometown

andIwasdeterminedtoenjoymystay.

46、Youcanborrowmydictionaryunlessyou______(return)

ittometomorrow.

47^Ifthiscompany(have)suchagoodreputation,I

wou1dnothavecomehere.

48、Shepromisedherbrotherthatshe(write)tohim.

49、Theinterestingthingisthateventodayanumberof

Londoners(set)theirwatchesbyBigBen.

50、Hesaiditwouldrain,butIdisagreedwithhim-Iwas

sureit(rain).

三、ReadingComprehension

1、Accordingtothepassage,JanetLoopswasunab1etoshow

hertickettotheconductorbecause.

A.shehadnoticketatall

B.shehadsenthertickettoafriend

C.shehadleftherticketathome

D.shehadhadherwalletstolen

2、Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout.

A.waystopreventallkindsofcrime.

B.waystoguardagainstburglary.

C.waystohidemoneyandothersdocuments.

D.waystoguardagainstpickpocket.

3、Theword"briefly"inthethirdparagraphmostprobably

means.

A.forashorttime

B.inafewwords

C.suddenly

D.shortly

4、Accordingtothepassage,whenyouparkyourcarin

unfamiliarplaces,you'dbetter.

A.putyourluggageinthetrunk

B.leavelittleroomforpassengers

C.notgiveanypassengeralift

D.coverthepassengerareawithyourluggage

5、Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.topersuade

B.togiveinformation

C.togivewarningandadvice

D.togiveinstruction

6、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Everybodyusesonlyoneform,ofcommunication.

B.Nonlinguisticlanguageisveryusefultoforeigners.

C.Whenalanguageisabarrier,peoplewillfindotherforms

ofcommunication.

D.Althoughotherformsofcommunicationexist,oralspeech

is.thefastest.

7、Thephrase"resortto"inthefirstparagraphmost

probablymeans.

A.makeuseof

B.goto

C.visit

D.express

8、Whichform,otherthanoralspeechwouldbemostcommonly

usedamongblindpeople?

A.picturesigns

B.signalflags

C.signlanguage

D.Braille

9、Howmanydifferentformsofcommunicationarementioned

inthispassage?

B.7

C.8

D.9

10^Signlanguageissaidtobeveryvividandexactandcan

beusedinternationallyexceptfor.

A.ideas

B.wholewords

C.expressions

D.spelling

11、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectonthebasis

oftheinformationinthepassage?

A.Federallawrequiresprospectivecarbuyerstodo

comparisonshopping.

B.Consumermagazinesdevotemorethanhalftheirpagesto

practicaladviceaboutcars.

C.Asubscriptiontoanautomobileenthusiasts'magazineis

requiredofprospectivecarbuyers.

D.Federallawrequiresthatspecificcarperformance

informationbemadeavailabletoallpurchasers.

12、Theconsumermagazinesusuallydealwithtilefollowing

aspectsexcept.

A.gasmileage

B.repairrecords

C.efficiency

D.roominess

13^Thewriter'sattitudetowardtheopinionsexpressedin

automobileenthusiasts'magazinesisoneof.

A.totalindifference

B.unreasonableprejudice

C.carefulapproval

D.totaldisapproval

14^Itisimpliedinthispassagethat.

A.carofacertainmakeisreliable

B.anycarcanbeunreliable

C.anykindofcarcanbereliable

D.nocarcanbeunreliable

15、Whatkindofarticleisthispassage?

A.Afiction.

B.Anewsitem.

C.Aclassifiedad.

D.Aneditorial.

16>OnJuly16th,1993,theCathyExpertCorporationof

BeijingsoldtotheSouthernTradersofCopenhagen,Denmark,

attheBeijinginternationalTradeFair5,000dozenChinese

StrawBasketsArt.No.5160atthepriceofUS$9perdozen,

CIFCopenhagen,forshipmentduringSep.,1993.Insuranceis

tobeeffectedfor110%oftheinvoicevalueagainstAllRisks

andWarRiskaspertheChinaInsuranceClausesof1January,

1981.Thedealwasclosedsmoothlywithoutmuchdiscussion,

exceptonthequestionwhetherpartshipmentandtranshipment

shouldbeallowed.Butth