1、大学英语三级-33 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.We were all_the way he behaved at the meeting.（分数：1.00）A.dismissed fromB.disappointed atC.disabled byD.discharged from2.Don“t try to_for Tom“s behavior. He won“t get away with it this time.（分数：1.00）A.make a mistakeB.make an e
2、xcuseC.make a searchD.make an effort3.When he was asked about the missing camera, Jimmy_ever seeing it.（分数：1.00）A.deniedB.complainedC.refusedD.opposed4.She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their_.（分数：1.00）A.comfortB.pleasureC.peaceD.ease5.You can make your dreams come_as long as you wor
3、k hard.（分数：1.00）A.actualB.trueC.possibleD.visible6.The managing director took the_for the accident, although it was not really his fault.（分数：1.00）A.chargeB.crimeC.blameD.guilt7.The key to our room was_to a large plastic plate with the room number on it.（分数：1.00）A.connectedB.attachedC.joinedD.related
4、8.The restaurant near our campus is superior_the one we went to last week.（分数：1.00）A.toB.asC.thanD.with9.He made a_sum of money in real estate and then invested it in the stock market.（分数：1.00）A.consciousB.considerateC.considerableD.conservative10.Higher taxes are likely to_importing expensive cars
5、into the country.（分数：1.00）A.encourageB.discourageC.protectD.persuade11.Tom is kindhearted, thoughtful, hard working and clever,_, I can“t speak too highly of him.（分数：1.00）A.On the contraryB.In a wordC.As a resultD.By the way12.It would make great_for the parents to be involved in children“s activiti
6、es.（分数：1.00）A.ideaB.senseC.significanceD.meaning13.President Bush, together with his wife and daughter, _at the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing.（分数：1.00）A.are presentB.is presentC.were presentD.was present14.It was reported that only one tourist was fortunate to escape_in the a
7、ttack.（分数：1.00）A.to be killedB.having killedC.killingD.being killed15._there are few jobs available in the rural areas, many young people move to the cities in search of employment.（分数：1.00）A.SinceB.WhileC.AfterD.Although16.By the time I got to the cinema, all the tickets for “ The Merchant of Venic
8、e“_out.（分数：1.00）A.were soldB.was soldC.had been soldD.have been sold17.It is recommended that the project_until all the preparations have been made.（分数：1.00）A.is not startedB.is not to be startedC.not be startedD.will not be started18.I could have paid_for the suit if the salesman had insisted, beca
9、use I really wanted it.（分数：1.00）A.twice as muchB.as much twiceC.two timeD.much twice19._is often the case, the calls from our customers are for help with their computer systems.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.thisC.whatD.as20.There was so much noise that the speaker couldn“t make himself_.（分数：1.00）A.hearingB.to he
10、arC.being heardD.heard二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BEIJING, Aug. 11 (XinhuA. - Chinese weightlifter Chen Yanqing retained her women“s 58kg Olympic title in Beijing on Monday with a total result of 244kg. Chen, 29, has become the first strongwoman in the world to su
11、ccessfully defend her Olympic title since the women“s weightlifting entered summer Olympics in Sydney eight years ago. “The Athens gold belongs to me, but this one belongs to all the people supporting me,“ she said. Chen made her fame in 1997 by claiming the jerk and total gold in the world champion
12、ships and ruled the class by keeping smashing the world records. Chen didn“t try to break the world record during her competition and she has an explanation. “The world record in the snatch and the total belongs to me, so to win the gold was more important,“ the veteran said. It“s the third gold for
13、 the Chinese weightlifting team, after Chen Xiexia won the women“s 48kg class on Saturday and Long Qingquan claimed the title in the men“s 56kg category Sunday, and the eighth gold for the Chinese delegation at the Games. Chen retired three times from the national team in 2000, 2005 and late 2006 bu
14、t returned not long after each retirement and claimed the national and Asian titles. She qualified for the Olympics after claiming again the national champion in her third comeback last April. “I want to thank my coach Cao Xinmin for accompanying me for 18 years,“ she told the press conference after
15、 Sunday“s event. （分数：10.00）(1).The first paragraph tells us that _.（分数：2.00）A.Chen Yanqing lost women“s 58 kg Olympic title on Monday.B.Chen Yanqing won her first women“s 58 kg Olympic gold medal.C.Chen Yanqing broke the record for women“s 58 kg Olympic title.D.Chen Yanqing won women“s 58 kg Olympic
16、 gold medal again.(2).Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 2?（分数：2.00）A.Chen Yanqing won her first women“s 58 kg Olympic title at the age of 29.B.Women“s weightlifting is a traditional event of the Olympic Games.C.Chen Yanqing is the first women to defend the Olympic titl
17、e.D.Women“s weightlifting didn“t enter the Olympic Games till 8 years ago.(3).Chen Yanqing has been admired by people for all of the following except_.（分数：2.00）A.having retires three times from the national team.B.winning Olympic gold medals in Athens and Beijing.C.keeping breaking the world records
18、 in the jerk and total.D.claiming the jerk and total golds in the world championships.(4).According to the passage, Chen Yanqing won her gold in Beijing_.（分数：2.00）A.which is the second gold for her teamB.after Long Qingquan won his goldC.which is the third gold for ChinaD.before Long Qingquan won hi
19、s gold(5).The best title for this news report might be _.（分数：2.00）A.China“s Olympic Weightlifting Gold MedalistsB.Veteran Weightlifter Chen Yanqing Wins New MedalC.Chen Yanqing Says Thanks to All the People Supporting HerD.Chen Yanqing, a Weightlifter in the 18th Year of the Career四、Passage Two(总题数：
20、1，分数：10.00)What is happiness? Most researchers agree that it involves an assessment of the good and bad in our lives. It“s the emotional balance sheet we keep that allows us to say honestly whether we“re living a happy life, in spite of bad things now and then Marriage has taken a lot of hits since
21、the 1960s. It“s been said to hold many people, especially women, back from their full potential to be happy. Don“t believe it. In 2004, 42 percent of married Americans said they were very happy. Just 23 percent of never-married people said this. The happiness numbers were even lower for other groups
22、: Only 20 percent of those who were widowed(死了丈夫或妻子的), 17 percent of those who were divorced, and 11 percent of those who were separated but not divorced said they were happy. Overall, married people were six times more likely to say that they were very happy than to report that they were not too ha
23、ppy. And generally speaking, married women say they“re happy more often than married men. Marriage isn“t just associated with happiness - it brings happiness, at least for a lot of us. One 2003 study that followed 24,000 people for more than a decade documented a significant increase in happiness af
24、ter people married. For some, the happiness increase wore off in a few years, and they ended up back at their premarriage happiness levels. But for others, it lasted as long as a lifetime.（分数：10.00）(1).According to most researchers, whether people feel happy or not depends on _.（分数：2.00）A.how they d
25、eal with bad thingsB.how they think about their livesC.whether they are married or notD.whether they are emotional or not(2).What is the effect of marriage on most people“s feeling of happiness?（分数：2.00）A.NeutralB.UnclearC.PositiveD.Negative(3).Which of the following statements is true according to
26、Paragraph3?（分数：2.00）A.The happiness number was highest for married women.B.Only 17percent of divorced people said they were not happy.C.In the United States, 23 percent of people were never-married.D.Married people most likely reported that they were not happy.(4).Among the people investigated in 20
27、04, those who were seemed to be least happy were_.（分数：2.00）A.separated but not divorcedB.never-marriedC.widowedD.married and divorced(5).What is the conclusion of the 2003 study about happiness?（分数：2.00）A.Marriage brought happiness to all the married people.B.Happiness levels usually dropped in a fe
28、w years after marriageC.Most people remained at their premarriage happiness levels.D.Happiness greatly increased for many married people.五、Passage There(总题数：1，分数：10.00)After years of false starts, with the first commercial sales possible within months, a new industry selling motor fuel made from was
29、te is getting a big push in the United States. Many companies have announced plans to build plants that would take in material like wood chips(碎片), garbage or crop waste and turn out motor fuels. For decades scientists have known it was possible to convert waste to fuel. But success is far from assu
30、red. Some of the latest announcements come from small companies whose dreams may be bigger than their bank accounts. They are counting on billions in taxpayer subsidies(补贴). Big technological hurdles(障碍) remain, and even if they can be solved, no one is sure what unintended consequences will emerge
31、or what it will really cost to produce this type of fuel. Virtually any material containing hydrogen, carbon and oxygen could potentially be turned into motor fuel. That includes plastics, construction debris(废渣), forest and lawn trimmings(修剪下来的废料), wood chips, wheat straw and many other types of ag
32、ricultural waste. The potential fuels include ethanol(乙醇), which can be blended(混合) with gasoline, or other liquids that could displace gasoline entirely. Much of the new money flowing into the field is coming from Silicon Valley, where the venture capitalists who gave the world the Internet revolut
33、ion see an opportunity to do something similar with the fuel supply. What has been done is small in the scheme of American fuel demand, but it may set the stage for important growth if those first projects prove that the economics can work.（分数：10.00）(1).How successful is the development of a waste-t
34、o-fuel industry in the United States?（分数：2.00）A.The industry is supported by the government.B.A breakthrough in the industry is highly expected.C.There have been only several false starts so far.D.Motor fuel has been turned out in large quantity.(2).According to the author, even if technological pro
35、blems are solved, _.（分数：2.00）A.serious consequences will emergeB.waste can not be turned to fuelC.success can not be assuredD.no support is expected(3).To carry out their plans successfully, small companies are expecting_.（分数：2.00）A.reduction of the cost to produce motor fuelB.large amounts of money
36、 from the governmentC.more scientific research on waste conversionD.solutions to technological problems(4).Which of the following is considered as potential fuel to replace gasoline?（分数：2.00）A.Construction debrisB.Agricultural wasteC.EthanolD.Liquids(5).The venture capitalists are willing to invest
37、in the waste-to-fuel industry because_.（分数：2.00）A.it emerges as a big opportunityB.it is similar with the fuel supplyC.it is connected with the InternetD.it will increase fuel demand六、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Auto crashes have decreased in recent years, but the number of deaths in crashes still a
38、verage around 40,000 every year. A much higher number of crashes result in permanent disability. Because car crashes are usually caused by human errors, its always necessary to remind drivers of the following safety tips: Avoid distractionssafe driving takes concentration. If a driver is talking on
39、a mobile phone, that driver isn“t paying enough attention to the road. Distracted driving is a factor in 25 to 30 percent of all traffic crashes. Take extra care in wild weathersometimes, bad weather conditions will contribute to an accident by interfering with visibility or making it difficult to k
40、eep the car under control. A driver always should take the effects of the weather, such as strong winds or slippery roads, into consideration when driving. Avoid sleepinesssleepy driving causes more than 100,000 crashes each year, resulting in 40,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths on average. On summer r
41、oad trips, set realistic goals for the traveling distance each day. Stop at regular intervals when driving long distance. Keep a good moodreduce stress on the road by allowing plenty of time for travel, planning your route in advance, and altering your route to avoid over-crowded roads. Remember not
42、 to challenge aggressive(咄咄逼人的) drivers and stay far away from them. Keep your car well maintainedultimately, safety also depends on the maintenance of your car. Ensure that car brakes, tires, lights, and battery are in good working order.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the first paragraph, _.（分数：2.00）A.
43、there is a rise in the number of auto crashes in recent yearsB.the number of people who died in auto crashes has increasedC.40,000 auto crashes cause permanent disability each yearD.auto accident death rate has remained high in recent years(2).A distracted driver is a driver who _.（分数：2.00）A.never e
44、ats or drinks while drivingB.is always talking on the phoneC.always keeps his eyes on the roadD.pays little attention to the passenger(3).Stormy weather causes various difficulties to driving, except _.（分数：2.00）A.making the road slipperyB.making the driver sleepyC.reducing visibilityD.affecting vehi
45、cle control(4).Which of the following statements is true according to paragraph 4?（分数：2.00）A.We need to stop every 100 minutes to keep us from sleepy driving.B.We should drive short distances each day whether in winter or summer.C.Sleepy driving causes 1,550 deaths which is about 4 percent of injuri
46、es.D.We can see that for every crash, there must be either injuries or deaths.(5).It can be concluded from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.most of the auto crashes can be avoided if drivers always keep safety in mindB.we are all human and auto crashes caused by human errors can“t be avoidedC.we can av
47、oid auto crashes as long as distractions and sleepy driving are avoidedD.if drivers can remember these safety tips, no auto crashes will happen to them七、Part Translation f(总题数：5，分数：10.00)21.She qualified for the Olympics after claiming again the national champion in her third comeback last April.（分数
48、：2.00）A.去年四月第三次回国后，她再次向全国宣布她将成为一名合格的奥运会冠军。B.她在去年四月第三次复出期间，声称要再次夺得全国冠军，并参加奥运会比赛。C.她在第三次复出期间，再次夺得全国冠军后，于四月取得了奥运会的参赛资格。D.去年四月第三次归队后，她再次向全国宣布她完全有能力胜任奥运会的比赛。E.她在四月份第三次复出以后，再次夺得全国冠军，取得了奥运会的参赛资格。22.For some, the happiness increase wore off in a few years, and they ended up back at their pre-marriage happin
49、ess levels.（分数：2.00）A.某些幸福感几年后就开始逐渐消失，最后又退回到结婚前的幸福水平。B.一些人由于婚后几年内并不感到幸福，只好维持他们婚前的幸福水平。C.有些幸福感几年后却不再能维系，最后又只好从婚前幸福水平开始。D.有些人婚后几年就不再感到幸福的增长，最后又回到婚前的幸福水平。E.几年的幸福生活结束后，一些人不得不结束婚姻，又回到婚前的状态。23., with the first commercial sales possible within months, a new injury selling motor fuel made from waste is getting a big push in the United States.（分数：2.00）A.由于首批商业销售在未来几个月可能实现，销售从废物提炼的机动车燃料这一新型产业正在美国得到大力推进。B.美国正在大力推进从废旧机动车中回收燃料
