1、大学英语三级 A 级-107 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Task 1(总题数：4，分数：40.00)For centuries Dutch engineers have been fighting a war against water. Their main enemy is the sea. A large part of the country is below sea level. In fact, Holland is also called the “Netherlands“, w
2、hich means “low lands“. Very tall and strong walls, called dykes, have been built to keep out the sea. But in very rough weather the sea may suddenly burst through a dyke. Great damages can be caused by floods when this happens. Three large rivers are also part of the problem. They flow through Holl
3、and into the North Sea. They have cut many passages across the country. At low tide, the rivers flow into the sea as usual. But at high tide the sea can flow into the rivers. This is because the land is so low. The battles against water never end, but they have made Holland a bigger and better count
4、ry. In order to prevent floods, the engineers take or reclaim land that was under water. The Dutch have been reclaiming land for seven hundred years. Land is usually reclaimed from a passage between two islands. Two dykes are built across the passage, so they block the water between them. Then the e
5、ngineers dig long canals and pump the water into them. At low tide, the canals empty the water into the sea. Because the land is so low, water from the sea and rivers can rise up through the ground. For this reason, the pumps continue working even when the land has been drained (that is, when the wa
6、ter has been pumped away). The dykes contain gates, and through these the water is pumped out. In many parts of Holland, pumps must be working all the time. If they stopped, there would be very bad floods. A piece of reclaimed land is called a polder, and Holland has thousands of polders. There are
7、farms on many of the polders. Corn and other crops grow well on the drained land, and it gives good grass for cattle. Many small towns and villages stand on polders.（分数：10.00）(1).Holland“s main problem is that _.（分数：2.00）A.it is short of waterB.its land is below sea levelC.it is short of fresh water
8、D.it has too many rivers(2).Dykes are built _.（分数：2.00）A.to prevent floodingB.to keep out strong wavesC.to keep out enemiesD.to lower sea level(3).Which of the following sentences expresses the main idea of Paragraph 2?（分数：2.00）A.Three large rivers are also part of the problem.B.They flow through Ho
9、lland into the North Sea.C.They have cut many passages across the country.D.At low tide, the river flow into the sea.(4).In many parts of Holland, pumps keep on working all the time because _.（分数：2.00）A.the land can never be drainedB.the land is very lowC.the dykes were poorly designed and builtD.th
10、e Dutch have wasteful habits(5).A polder is a piece of low land, _.（分数：2.00）A.covered by waterB.into which water is pumped at low tideC.where water often rises to flood levelD.formerly covered by water, which has been drained and made fit for useYou are standing under the most famous neon lights in
11、the center of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting, then like a multicolored train, 2,000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice-weekly roller-skate eve
12、nt that attracts people in their hundreds and thousands. London Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of Londonthe only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles. The Skate snakes around
13、 the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals go ahead of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age o
14、f 4 to 63 years old join the fun. “I love it very much, it is amazing. The atmosphere is brilliant just like a carnival,“ said Celeste Beverage, a regular skater. Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practiced anywhere there is s
15、mooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now have a regular group skating event. The biggest Skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans turn up on warm evenings. “Roller-skating is taking over the world,“ said Julian Grenoble, a 25-year-old ski shop emp
16、loyee from London. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller (Paris Skate) regularly until he moved to Britain. “It“s a complete thrill to skate in Paris. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best effort,“ he said. The Paris-Roller is well-known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals
17、and the police protection. Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide avenues and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China amongst young people and children. Skating fans“ favorite places to practice in China are big squares.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of
18、 the following statements is true to the facts about London Skate?（分数：2.00）A.Every skater passes all the famous buildings of the city.B.If one intends to be in London Skate, he or she must apply.C.Everyone is welcome to take part in the Skate except babies and senior citizens above the age of 63.D.L
19、ondon Skate is the world“s biggest one.(2).What is the meaning of “zoom“ in Paragraph 1?（分数：2.00）A.move or go at high speedB.skate towards the zooC.rise sharplyD.run fast, shouting all the way(3).The best title of this news story is _.（分数：2.00）A.Skating in EuropeB.Wheel Way to Get FunC.London SkateD
20、.Rollerskating, the Most Popular Game(4).More and more people go in for roller-skating because _.（分数：2.00）A.the atmosphere is attractiveB.it“s a good, easy and fast way to travelC.it“s a new, modern sport which is taking over the worldD.it“s a good, exciting, body-fitting sport and easy to find a pl
21、ace to practice(5).Paris sees the biggest skating events because of _.（分数：2.00）A.its long, wide smooth avenuesB.the presence of tens of thousands peopleC.the excellent jobs done by the local police and marshalsD.all the reasons stated aboveToday supermarkets are found in almost every large city in t
22、he world. But the first supermarket was opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen. A supermarket is different from other stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The customers choose what they want and take them to the chec
23、k-out counter. This means that fewer employees are required than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores. For example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the check-o
24、ut counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap books and so on. Why are they there? Most customers who go to a supermarket buy from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They shop according to a plan. By the time he or she reaches the check-out counter, the customer is feeling
25、 pleased and relaxed because the task is finished. In this happy mood, the customer sees an attractive display of inexpensive goods that were not on her shopping list. Now she feels like buying something just for her own pleasure and enjoyment. Many customers buy from these displays of products near
26、 the check-out counter, and this is exactly what the owner of the supermarket hopes they will do. Another important fact in helping a customer choose what to buy, is where a product is placed on a shelf. A product that is placed at eye level on a shelf sells much better than one which is placed on a
27、 lower or higher shelf. A product which is easy to see sells best. Manufacturers pay a higher price to have their products placed at eye level on the shelves. The comfort and convenience of shopping centers is another factor which makes them popular with customers. Large parking spaces are provided,
28、 and many supermarkets stay open until very late at night.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, which statement is true?（分数：2.00）A.Supermarkets need more clerks than other stores.B.In supermarkets goods are placed on closed shelves.C.The customers prefer supermarkets to other kinds of stores.D.The
29、 customers pay any clerk they meet for what they have bought in supermarkets.(2).A product that is placed _ sells best.（分数：2.00）A.on a lower shelfB.on a higher shelfC.as high as one“s waistD.as high as one“s eyes(3).Why do you think shopping centers attract more customers than other kinds of stores?
30、（分数：2.00）A.They have more kinds of goods.B.They have few employees.C.They display small inexpensive items in front of check-out counters.D.They have large parking lots and they stay open until almost midnight.(4).According to the way small inexpensive items are displayed we can infer that the owner
31、of a supermarket has a good knowledge of _.（分数：2.00）A.physiologyB.psychologyC.biologyD.biography(5).The word “convenience“ in Paragraph 6 most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.suitablenessB.advantageC.quicknessD.safenessWhat will man be like in the futurein 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can onl
32、y make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred yea
33、rs is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain“s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and moreand
34、 eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long
35、 period of time it is likely that man“s eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modem life. But what
36、 about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at.
37、This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.（分数：10.00）(1).Future man is likely to be different from us _.（分数：2.00）A.in almost every wayB.in quite
38、a few waysC.in great many waysD.in one or two ways(2).The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he _.（分数：2.00）A.began to change five hundred years agoB.never stops changingC.never stops growingD.has recently begun to change(3).People“s heads will eventually grow larger. This
39、 is because their brains _.（分数：2.00）A.will grow faster than at presentB.will be used more than at presentC.will play an important partD.will need more room than at present(4).Future man will probably _.（分数：2.00）A.have bigger eyesB.get weaker eyesC.see betterD.have to wear better glasses(5).Future ma
40、n“s hair will _.（分数：2.00）A.grow darkerB.stop growing completelyC.fall out more oftenD.get longer三、Task 2(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Arabs consider it extremely bad manners to start talking business immediately. Even the busiest government officials always take extra time to be polite and offer refreshments. No
41、matter how busy you are, you should make time for this hospitality. The conference visit is a way of doing business throughout the Arab world. Frequently, you will have to discuss your business in the presence of strangers, who may or may not have anything to do with your business. Do not be surpris
42、ed if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room unannounced, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave. Act as though you do not hear, and never show displeasure at being interrupted. When an Arab says “yes“, he may mean “maybe“. Whe
43、n he says “maybe“, he probably means “no“. You will seldom get a direct “no“ from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Instead of “no“, he will say “inshallah“, which means, “if Allah wills it“. On the other hand, “yes“ does not necessarily mean “yes“. A smile and a slow nod might seem like an
44、 agreement, but in fact, your host is being polite. An Arab considers it impolite to disagree with a guest.（分数：10.00）(1).The main purpose of this article is to explain _.（分数：2.00）A.why you need extra time when you visit Arab countriesB.how to be polite when doing business in the Arab worldC.why Arab
45、 officials are so busyD.what Arabs say when doing business(2).According to the passage, which of the following would be considered polite?（分数：2.00）A.You leave angrily because of interruptions.B.You demand an immediate decision.C.You refuse a cup of tea and show pictures of your product right away.D.
46、You look out of the window while a stranger comes in to speak with the host.(3).From the passage, we know that _.（分数：2.00）A.when an Arab wants to say “yes“, he often says “maybe“B.an Arab seldom disagrees with a guest to his faceC.when an Arab agrees, a smile and a slow nod will be givenD.“inshallah
47、“ is an English word(4).Which of the following is NOT an Arab custom?（分数：2.00）A.To dislike being interrupted during their meeting.B.Often to give you a vague answer.C.Often to say “no“ indirectly.D.Seldom hesitate to start talking business in the presence of strangers.(5).The writer of this passage
48、has probably _.（分数：2.00）A.never been to the Arab worldB.worked in the Arab worldC.been against the Arab customsD.liked the Arab customsIf the sun has enough power to warm and light the whole earth, it must have enough power to do other things, too. Can we use the sun“s abundant energy to supply elec
49、tricity, or at least to perform the functions which electricity or other types of power usually perform? The answer is yes. For example, people have for many years been using the reflected heat of the sun to cook by. Solar cookers have been built with several curved mirrors reflecting the sun and focusing its heat on the cooking element. This apparatus can be used just like a gas or electric stove; it is more expensive to make but it does not need any fuel, and so costs nothing to use. Another possib
