1、大学英语三级 A 级-15 (1)及答案解析(总分：55.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Structure(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1.If you can“ t put your PC _ good use, sell it to those who really need it.（分数：1.00）A.intoB.ofC.toD.with2.I _ half an hour before she came out of the telephone box and I entered.（分数：1.00）A.waitedB.have waitedC.had been waitin
2、gD.was waiting3.We have been good friends _ we joined the same ping-pong team.（分数：1.00）A.afterB.sinceC.beforeD.until4.We“ll watch a(n) _ telecast of a football match tonight.（分数：1.00）A.livelyB.activeC.aliveD.live5.I needn“ t have brought so large mount of money. There is nothing worth _.（分数：1.00）A.t
3、o buyingB.to buyC.of buyingD.buying三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)During the 20th century there was a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle 20s, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four
4、or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was 15, the mother would have been in her early 50s and would expect to live a further 20 years, during which chance and health made it unusual for them to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually
5、a woman“s youngest child will be 15 when she is 35 and can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to take paid work until 60. This important change in women“s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women“s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school an
6、d took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is 16, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child i
7、s born. Many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.（分数：5.00）(1).We are told that in a family in 1900 _.（分数：1.00）A.few children died befo
8、re they were fiveB.seven or eight children lived to be more than fiveC.the youngest child would be 15D.many children died before the age of five(2).One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _.（分数：1.00）A.is still young when her children are old enough to look after themselvesB.does
9、 not like children herselfC.needn“t worry about food for her childrenD.can be free from family duties when she reaches 60(3).Many girls are now likely to _.（分数：1.00）A.give up their jobs for good after they are marriedB.leave school as soon as they canC.marry so that they can get a jobD.continue work
10、ing until they are going to have a baby(4).According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.（分数：1.00）A.stay at home after leaving schoolB.marry men younger than themselvesC.start working again later in lifeD.marry while still at school(5).Now a husband probably _.（分数：1.00）A.plays a gre
11、ater part in looking after the childrenB.helps his wife by doing more housework than beforeC.feels dissatisfied with his part in the familyD.takes a part-time job so that he can help in the homeAlthough buses tend to be slower than the subway for traveling around New York City, there are many reason
12、s to use the bus while visiting New York City: They tend to service areas of Manhattan that are not located close to subway lines. Buses offer the added advantage of being able to see various areas of Manhattan while you ride. How Much Does the Bus Cost? Fare is $2.25 and can be paid with a MetroCar
13、d or coins (no dollar bills, no pennies). A free transfer to another bus or the subway within 2 hours is available if you paid with a MetroCard. If you pay cash you can ask for a transfer, but it is only good for transferring to another bus (not to the subway) within 2 hours. Getting On and Off the
14、Bus You must wait for buses at designated (指定的) bus stops. As you see the bus approaching your stop, you can put your arm out to indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus. Enter the bus through the front doors and pay your fare. Take a seat or move toward the back of the bus to make room
15、 for other people boarding the bus. To request a stop: Pull the cord or press the black band near the windows. A “Stop Requested“ light will be on immediately at the front of the bus.（分数：5.00）(1).Compared with buses, the subway for traveling around New York City is likely to be _.（分数：1.00）A.fasterB.
16、slowerC.more expensiveD.more convenient(2).One advantage of traveling by bus is that you can _.（分数：1.00）A.book a comfortable seatB.buy your ticket in advanceC.transfer to the subway freelyD.see different areas of Manhattan(3).Passengers can pay their bus fare _.（分数：1.00）A.with penniesB.with dollar b
17、illsC.with a MetroCardD.with a credit card(4).To indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus at the stop, you may _.（分数：1.00）A.put your arm outB.show your ticketC.go to the back doorD.wave your MetroCard(5).To ask for a stop while riding a bus, you may _.（分数：1.00）A.raise your handB.move to
18、ward the front doorC.press the black band near the windowsD.turn off the “Stop Requested“ light immediatelyEvents Bicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on May I and 2 (Sat. & Sun.), at 6:00 a.m. The riders will leave People Square and ride the first 30 kilometers as a training leg.
19、 Then the next 50 kilometers leg from Hongchang to Xincheng, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and theft bikes will then be taken from Xincheng to Zhengding. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Zhengding to the riverside of Shenshni, covering a distance of 25 kilo
20、meters. Saturday night includes the stay at Shenshn and supper. Sunday morning“s free for play at the riverside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Baoding. Cost: 200 yuan Telephone: 12345666 1. The bike tour and race will last 1 . 2. The competitive racing leg of the tour
21、covers 2 altogether. 3. The goal of the tour is the 3 . 4. You can play 4 on Sunday morning. 5. This information is most likely for amateurs instead of 5 .（分数：5.00）A-braking system B-breakdowns C-brick road D-bridge E-bridge management system F-broken stone surface G-bus management information syste
22、m H-bus network I-bus- kilometer J-bypass road K-cable car, cableway L-centre line lane M-changing lane N-climbing lane O-connecting road P-control station Q-counter flow R-cross road S-direct bus T-divided road（分数：5.00）(1).砖面路 ( ) 分隔式道路（分数：1.00）(2).公车路网 ( ) 十字路口（分数：1.00）(3).空中缆车 ( ) 中央车道（分数：1.00）(4
23、).爬坡车道 ( ) 桥梁管理系统（分数：1.00）(5).控制站 ( ) 变换车道（分数：1.00）Dear Mr. Pascal, I would appreciate very much an opportunity to meet with you and demonstrate how unique my experience and education could be of particular advantage to your company“s future growth. My practice at Pascal Business Systems last summer
24、 helped me focus on my academic and career goals. The fourteen weeks at your company involved me in a whole variety of sales support activities including preparing brochures and catalogs, coordinating trade shows, providing data and information to salespeople in the field, and interacting with custo
25、mers. During the past two semesters, I have concentrated on developing my electronic publishing and business communication skills. I am confident that I can improve the ways in which Pascal Business Systems provides support for field marketing representatives. This would include designing and mainta
26、ining an online catalog which could be coordinate with current inventories (库存清单). I am available for an interview at your convenience and look forward to an opportunity to discuss ways to improve operations and communications with field locations and sales. Thank you for kind consideration. Sincere
27、ly,Lourdes Santiago（分数：10.00）(1).how long did Lourdes Santiago work at Pascal Business System? 1.（分数：2.00）(2).What activities was he involved in when he had the practice in the company? A whole variety of 1.（分数：2.00）(3).What special skills did Lourdes Santiago develop during the past two semesters?
28、He developed electronic publishing and 1.（分数：2.00）(4).What could he do to help support the field marketing representatives? By designing and maintaining 1.（分数：2.00）(5).What is the purpose of the letter? Lourdes Santiago writes the letter to ask for 1.（分数：2.00）九、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：20.00)6.说明： 假设你是
29、一家手提包公司的经理，写信向客户 White 先生介绍公司产品、争取订单。 内容： 1向对方提供一份产品目录； 2本公司产品以高质量著称，并得到广泛承认； 3对方下一份试订单之后，就会对产品的质量有信心； 4交易条款非常慷慨，欢迎对方早日下单。 Words for reference: catalogue 目录 handbag 手提包 high quality 高质量 acknowledge 承认 trial order 试订单 generous terms 慷慨的条款 （分数：20.00）_大学英语三级 A 级-15 (1)答案解析(总分：55.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part St
30、ructure(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1.If you can“ t put your PC _ good use, sell it to those who really need it.（分数：1.00）A.into B.ofC.toD.with解析：解析 如果你不能很好地利用你的电脑，就把它卖给那些需要的人吧。 考点 动词和介词的搭配 解析 put sthinto use 的意思是“使用”，是固定搭配，故选 A。2.I _ half an hour before she came out of the telephone box and I entered.（分数：1.00）A.w
31、aitedB.have waitedC.had been waiting D.was waiting解析：3.We have been good friends _ we joined the same ping-pong team.（分数：1.00）A.afterB.since C.beforeD.until解析：4.We“ll watch a(n) _ telecast of a football match tonight.（分数：1.00）A.livelyB.activeC.aliveD.live 解析：5.I needn“ t have brought so large mount
32、of money. There is nothing worth _.（分数：1.00）A.to buyingB.to buyC.of buyingD.buying 解析：解析 句意：我根本不必带这么多钱，这里没有什么值得买的。该题考查的是非谓语动词。 worth+动名词(主动语态)可以表示被动含义；与 worth 相近的词 worthy 和 worth while 的用法如下： worthy of+动名词(被动语态)；worth while+动词不定式或动名词。三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)During the 20th century there w
33、as a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle 20s, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was 15, the mother would have b
34、een in her early 50s and would expect to live a further 20 years, during which chance and health made it unusual for them to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman“s youngest child will be 15 when she is 35 and can be expected to live another 35 years and i
35、s likely to take paid work until 60. This important change in women“s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women“s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned
36、 to it. Today the school-leaving age is 16, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new re
37、lationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.（分数：5.00）(1).We are told that in a family in 1900 _.（分数：1.00）A.few children died before they were fiveB.seven or eight children lived to be more than fiveC.the youngest child would be 15
38、D.many children died before the age of five 解析：解析 根据第一段第二句：在 19 世纪末，妇女一般都在二十五六岁结婚，可能生七八个孩子，其中四五个可活到 5 岁。这说明其他几个孩子活不到 5 岁便死掉了，这个死亡率是很高的，所以 D 是正确答案。(2).One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _.（分数：1.00）A.is still young when her children are old enough to look after themselves B.d
39、oes not like children herselfC.needn“t worry about food for her childrenD.can be free from family duties when she reaches 60解析：解析 根据第一段最后两句，现在妇女结婚年龄提早了，生孩子少了，等最小的孩子到 15 岁，自己照顾自己时，其母亲才 35 岁左右，还可以重返工作，所以 A 是正确答案。(3).Many girls are now likely to _.（分数：1.00）A.give up their jobs for good after they are m
40、arriedB.leave school as soon as they canC.marry so that they can get a jobD.continue working until they are going to have a baby 解析：解析 根据第二段中间，许多已婚妇女至少在生第一个孩子前仍在工作，所以 D 是正确答案。(4).According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.（分数：1.00）A.stay at home after leaving schoolB.marry men yo
41、unger than themselvesC.start working again later in life D.marry while still at school解析：解析 根据倒数第二句，许多妇女生完孩子以后又回去做全职或兼职工作，所以 C 是正确答案。(5).Now a husband probably _.（分数：1.00）A.plays a greater part in looking after the childrenB.helps his wife by doing more housework than before C.feels dissatisfied wit
42、h his part in the familyD.takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home解析：解析 根据文章最后一句，B 是正确答案。Although buses tend to be slower than the subway for traveling around New York City, there are many reasons to use the bus while visiting New York City: They tend to service areas of Manhattan that
43、are not located close to subway lines. Buses offer the added advantage of being able to see various areas of Manhattan while you ride. How Much Does the Bus Cost? Fare is $2.25 and can be paid with a MetroCard or coins (no dollar bills, no pennies). A free transfer to another bus or the subway withi
44、n 2 hours is available if you paid with a MetroCard. If you pay cash you can ask for a transfer, but it is only good for transferring to another bus (not to the subway) within 2 hours. Getting On and Off the Bus You must wait for buses at designated (指定的) bus stops. As you see the bus approaching yo
45、ur stop, you can put your arm out to indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus. Enter the bus through the front doors and pay your fare. Take a seat or move toward the back of the bus to make room for other people boarding the bus. To request a stop: Pull the cord or press the black band
46、 near the windows. A “Stop Requested“ light will be on immediately at the front of the bus.（分数：5.00）(1).Compared with buses, the subway for traveling around New York City is likely to be _.（分数：1.00）A.faster B.slowerC.more expensiveD.more convenient解析：考点 判断 解析 此题是问：与乘坐巴士相比，乘地铁到纽约市周边旅行很可能是_。此题针对文章第一句：
47、Although buses tend to be slower than the subway for traveling around New York City, there are many reasons to use the bus while visiting New York City，“巴士”比“地铁”慢，反之，“地铁”比“巴士”快，所以 A 选项是答案。(2).One advantage of traveling by bus is that you can _.（分数：1.00）A.book a comfortable seatB.buy your ticket in a
48、dvanceC.transfer to the subway freelyD.see different areas of Manhattan 解析：考点 具体信息 解析 此题是问：乘巴士旅游的一个优点是什么?此问题是针对第 3 段：Buses offer the added advantage of being able to see various areas of Manhattan while you ride.所以，答案是 D。(3).Passengers can pay their bus fare _.（分数：1.00）A.with penniesB.with dollar billsC.with a MetroCard D.with a credit card解析：考点 具体信息 解析 此题是问：乘客用什么支付巴士车费?文章中提到：Fare is $2.25 and can be paid with a MetroCard or coins (no dollar bills, no pennies).意思是“票价为$2.25，可用 MetroCard 或硬币支付(不能用美元纸币，也不能用便士)”。C 显然是正确答案。(4).To indicate to the driver that you want to board the bus at
