1、大学英语三级-24 及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.It is through learning that the individual _ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.（分数：1.00）A.getsB.gainsC.achievesD.acquires2.The traditional approach _ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more e
2、asily managed problems.（分数：1.00）A.to dealingB.in dealingC.dealingD.to deal3.We need a chairman _.（分数：1.00）A.for whom everyone has confidenceB.in whom everyone has confidenceC.who everyone has confidence ofD.whom everyone has confidence on4.I hate people who _ the end of film that you haven“t seen be
3、fore.（分数：1.00）A.revealB.rewriteC.reviseD.report5.The meeting had pulled us six very different men from six very different countries; we proved in the end that we weren“t very different _.（分数：1.00）A.for allB.as usualC.in particularD.after all6.Watching me pulling the cow difficultly to cowshed, the I
4、rish milkmaid fought hard to _ her laughter.（分数：1.00）A.hold backB.hold onC.hold outD.hold up7.The doctor told Penny that too much _ to the sun is bad for the skin.（分数：1.00）A.exposureB.extensionC.extendD.expose8.They got a _ result, and they were in wild joy.（分数：1.00）A.magicB.magicianC.magneticD.magi
5、cal9.Breaking Mary“s doll was purely _; John did not mean to do it.（分数：1.00）A.by chanceB.at chanceC.with chanceD.in chance10.His paper was singled _as an example.（分数：1.00）A.overB.outC.onD.with11.Jack wishes that he _ business instead of history when he was in university.（分数：1.00）A.studiedB.studyC.ha
6、d been studyingD.had studied12.“Has the tape-recorder been fixed?” Not yet. It _ now.（分数：1.00）A.is being mendedB.will be mendedC.has been mendedD.is going to mend13.Using many symbols makes _ possible to put a large amount of information on a single map.（分数：1.00）A./B.themC.itD.that14.When I returned
7、 home, I found the window open and something _.（分数：1.00）A.to stealB.stolenC.stealingD.being stolen15.If you have really been studying English for so long, it“s about time you _ able to write letters in English.（分数：1.00）A.should beB.areC.must beD.were16.“Do you take _ sugar in _ coffee?” “I used to,
8、but now I“m on _ diet.”（分数：1.00）A./thetheB./C./aD.the/a17.Spiders can be found _ in plants that grow on mountain rocks.（分数：1.00）A.liveB.livingC.livedD.having lived18._, he does get irritated with her sometimes.（分数：1.00）A.As he likes her muchB.Much although he likes herC.Though much he likes herD.Muc
9、h as he likes her19.In the U.S., men always walk or cross the street at the side of the ladies which is _ to the traffic.（分数：1.00）A.closeB.closestC.the closestD.closer20.To her surprise, the lady found her old mother in the chair, _.（分数：1.00）A.still and silentB.stillness and silenceC.still and silen
10、tlyD.being still and silently二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home, so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a hou
11、se is called “take a mortgage (抵押)“. The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50,000. In other words, they will have a $ 50,000 mortgage. How can you get a mortgage? When you find a house you
12、 like, you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial (金融的) history and decide if they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In additio
13、n, the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in, the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enou
14、gh money for the down payment.（分数：10.00）(1).What does a house mean in the United States?（分数：2.00）A.It is a dream which many people can hardly realize.B.It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them.C.It is the most important property that many people try to buy.D.It doesn“t belong to pe
15、ople if they can“t borrow money from the bank.(2).If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years, this means that the person who borrows_.（分数：2.00）A.has twenty-five years to pay back the moneyB.has more than twenty-five years to pay back the moneyC.has less than twenty-five years to pay
16、back the moneyD.has about twenty-five years to pay back the money(3).What does “down payment” refer to in the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage.B.Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given.C.Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages.D.Interest
17、 charged by a bank on a mortgage.(4).Which is not one of the things researched by a bank？（分数：2.00）A.How much money the borrower owns.B.What salary the borrower makes.C.What kind of job the borrower has.D.What kind of house the borrower lives in.(5).The most suitable title for this passage would be _
18、.（分数：2.00）A.How to Save Money on the HouseB.How to Borrow Money from a BankC.How to Take a MortgageD.How to Buy a House四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they
19、need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money. Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In th
20、e Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In parts of Africa, cattle were one of the earliest of money. Other animals were used as money too. The first metal coins were made in China. They were around and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to
21、 place. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver. But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to
22、buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today. Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.（分数：10.00）(
23、1).Which of the following can be cited as an example of money in exchange for services?（分数：2.00）A.To sell a bicycle for $20.B.To get paid for your work.C.To buy things you need or want.D.To get some money for old books at a garage sale.(2).Where were shells used as money in history?（分数：2.00）A.In the
24、 PhilippinesB.In ChinaC.In AfricaD.Not mentioned(3).Why did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?（分数：2.00）A.Because people wanted to make it look nicer.B.Because it would be lighter for people to carry from place to place.C.Because it would be easier to put them together and carry
25、them around.D.Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.(4).Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive?（分数：2.00）A.Because they are easy to steal.B.Because they are not easy to carry around.C.Because they thems
26、elves are expensive, too.D.Because they are difficult for people to obtain.(5).Which is the best title for this passage?（分数：2.00）A.The History of MoneyB.Money and Its UseC.Different Things Used as MoneyD.Different Countries, Different Money五、Passage There(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Every human being, no matter
27、what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problemhow to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the h
28、eat given off by such objects as light bubs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus“s six buildings comfortable. Some parts of most modern buildingstheaters and offices as well as classrooms are more than heated by people and lights
29、and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called “heat recovery.“ A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University“s system is the first to recover heat from some buildings and re-use it in others. Along the way, Pittsburgh has
30、 learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campu
31、s would be a hardworking, overweight male genius.（分数：10.00）(1).Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it _.（分数：2.00）A.was difficult to collectB.was difficult to get rid ofC.came in a variety of formsD.tended to be absorbed by physical objects(2).Which of the following is true about th
32、e heating system of the Johnstown campus?（分数：2.00）A.The heat is supplied by human bodies only.B.The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventional fuel.C.The heat is supplied by both human bodies and other heat-emitting objects.D.The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat-emitting obje
33、cts, and conventional fuel.(3).The phrase “even in winter” (in line 8) most nearly means _.（分数：2.00）A.if the winter is especially warmB.during all of the year except the winterC.in the winter as well as in other seasonsD.during the evenings in the winter(4).The phrase “heat recovery“ (in line 9) ref
34、ers to a _.（分数：2.00）A.way of reclaiming and re-using heatB.special form of air conditioningC.supplementary hot water systemD.method of concealing the source of heat(5).According to the passage which of the following would produce the LEAST amount of heat?（分数：2.00）A.A thin male who studies hard.B.A t
35、hin female who does not study.C.A fat male who does not study.D.A fat female who studies hard.六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the early postwar era, there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man
36、one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are getting us rid of more and more routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are unwilling to challenge the
37、ir authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction (故障). Obviously, there would be no point in buying a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own “internal computers“
38、and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may
39、provide, it should not be seen as a substitute (代替物) for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, initial concerns about computers were that they might_（分数：2.00）A.take controlB.be quite widespreadC.lead us into the post-war eraD.take over routine tasks(2).The
40、 passage suggests those who deal with computers _（分数：2.00）A.check all their answersB.have doubts about themC.substitute them for basic thinkingD.use them for business purposes only(3).An “internal computer“ (in line 9) is_（分数：2.00）A.a computer uses only by one company for its own problemsB.a compute
41、r from the post-war era which is very reliableC.the most up-to-date in-house computer a company can buyD.a person“s store of knowledge and the ability to process it(4).The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is_（分数：2.00）A.challengingB.psychologicalC.dramaticD.malfu
42、nctioning(5).What is the main purpose of this passage?（分数：2.00）A.To look back to the early days of computers.B.To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.C.To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.D.To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.七、Part Translati
43、on f(总题数：5，分数：10.00)21.Depending on which state you live in, the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment.（分数：2.00）A.根据所居住的不同的州，银行可能要求房价的 30%作为首付款。B.依据所居住的不同的州，银行可能要求大约 30%的房价作为第一笔首付款。C.根据所居住的不同的州，银行会要求购房者支付房价的 30%，作为前期款。D.因为所在的州的不同，银行或许会要求收取 30%的房价作为前期款支付。E.由于所居住的
44、州的不同，银行或许会收取房价的 30%作为第一笔首付款。22.The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today.（分数：2.00）A.最早的纸币比今日的纸币更像人们使用的便笺。B.最早的纸币更像人们使用的便笺，而非我们今日使用的纸币。C.相对于今天我们所使用的纸币而言，最早的纸币更像是人们之间使用的便条。D.与今天我们所使用的纸币相比，最早的纸币更像是人们之间使用的便条。E.今日的纸币比最早的纸币更像人们使用的便笺。23.Male studen
45、ts emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces.（分数：2.00）A.男学生发出的热量多于女学生，并且年龄越大，产生的热量就越多。B.男学生身上发出的热量多于女学生，并且身体体积越大，产生的热量就越多。C.男学生散发的热量多于女学生，并且身体体积越大，产生的热量就越多。D.男学生比女学生散发更多的热量，并且年龄越大，产生的热量就越多。E.男同学的身体热量多于女同学，并且年纪越大，产生的热量就越多。24.For all the help this compute
46、r may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.（分数：2.00）A.对于电子计算机提供的帮助而言，它不该被看做基本思想和推理技能的替代物。B.电子计算机能提供多种帮助，但它仍然不可能成为人们基本思维和推理的代替物。C.虽然电子计算机能提供帮助，但是它不应该被看做人们基本思维和推理能力的代替物。D.电子计算机能给人们提供帮助，但它不该被视为代替人们基本思维和推理的东西。E.尽管电子计算机可以提供各种帮助，但是它不应被视为代替人们基本思维和推理的东
47、西。25.The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experience you have today.（分数：2.00）A.你今晚梦到的材料很像你当天所见的。B.你白天的体验很可能是你当天晚上梦到的情形。C.你晚上做梦的那些东西可能来产生于你白天所为。D.你今晚所梦见的那些是来自于你当天喜欢的东西。E.你今晚所做梦的内容可能来自于你白天的经历。八、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：15.00)26.Outline: 1. 现在很多大学生都追求穿名牌，用名牌。 2. 你对这种
48、现象的看法。 Words for reference: endurable, vanity, superficiality, virtue, thrifty University Students“ Pursuit of Famous Brands（分数：15.00）_大学英语三级-24 答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.It is through learning that the individual _ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.（
49、分数：1.00）A.getsB.gainsC.achievesD.acquires 解析：本题考查动词近义词辨析。get 泛指“得到”；gain“通过努力得到”；achieve 强调“取得成就”；acquire“习得”。2.The traditional approach _ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.（分数：1.00）A.to dealing B.in dealingC.dealingD.to deal解析：本题考查名词搭配。approach 与 to 为固定搭配，to 为介词，后跟动名词。3.W
