1、大学英语三级 A 级-168 及答案解析(总分：53.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1You“d think Pauline Hord would have served her time by now. After all, she recently celebrated her 90th birthday, and by the time she achieved that breathtaking (激动人心的) milestone, she“d already done a 10-year stretch in the
2、 Mississippi State Prison. Ms. Hord is a sweet-natured, gentle-talking, white-haired Southerner who never owed a debt to societythus, she never had to pay one. So you have to wonder what a woman like this is doing in a place where most people are itching to get loose. Unlike the rest of the populati
3、on, Ms. Hord goes to prison freely and eagerly. And when she gets there, she persuades prisoners of every sort to sing little ditties (短歌谣) about their ABCs and XYZs. At age 80, Ms. Hord began teaching prisoners to read during a chance visit to the State Prison with a lawyer friend. “When I got ther
4、e, I heard that a group of volunteer workers had been praying for a teacher. They asked me if I would come and I said I would be thrilled (非常激动的),“ she said. On a personal level, Ms. Hord considers this rewarding work. “If you get at the reason why these men went into crime, you will find that none
5、of them succeeded in their early years of schooling. They went to school at 5 believing they were going to learn to read. When they didn“t learn in the first or second grade, they realized something was wrong. By 8, they were having problems. By 12 or 13, they were drinking or using drugs. And it“s
6、getting worse. I“m seeing younger and younger prisoners who know less and less. They can“t read well enough to function in this society,“ she said. It is this situation that Ms. Hord goes to prison week after week to correct. And when her most difficult students finally begin to read, she is sure th
7、at she, too, knows why the caged birds sing.（分数：5.00）(1).Ms. Hord goes to prison eagerly to _.（分数：1.00）A.sing songs for the prisonersB.teach the prisoners to readC.pray for the prisonersD.make friends with the prisoners(2).Judging from the context, “itching“ (Para. 2) most probably means “_“.（分数：1.0
8、0）A.afraidB.unwillingC.reluctantD.eager(3).According to Ms. Hord, the root of crimes lies in _.（分数：1.00）A.racial discriminationB.poor living conditions、C.lack of proper educationD.addiction to alcohol or drugs(4).Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Many peop
9、le volunteered to join Ms. Hord in her work.B.Most of the prisoners had no desire to learn as a child.C.Ms. Hord found it impossible to teach some prisoners.D.Ms. Hord took up her volunteer job by chance.(5).Ms. Hord regarded her job as _.（分数：1.00）A.uniqueB.valuableC.interestingD.tough2“All work and
10、 no play makes Jack a dull boy. “ is a popular saying in the United States. Other countries have similar sayings. It is true that all of us need recreation. We cannot work all the time if we are going to maintain good health and enjoy life. Good physical and mental health in fact enables us to work
11、more efficiently. Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular way is to participate in sports. There ale team sports,such as baseball, basketball, and football. There are individual sports, also, such as golf and swimming. In addition, hi-king, fishing, skiing and mountain climbin
12、g have a great attraction for people who like to be outdoors. Chess, card playing, and dancing are forms of indoor recreation enjoyed by many people. Not everyone who enjoys sporting events likes to participate in them. Many people prefer to be spectators, either by at-tending the games in person, w
13、atching them on television, or listening to them on the radio. When there is an important baseball game or boxing match, it is almost impossible to get tickets; everyone wants to attend. It doesn“ t matter whether we play a fast game of ping - pong, concentrate over the bridge table, or go walking t
14、hrough the woods on a brisk autumn afternoon. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time and enjoy some form of recreation.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage, we cannot work all the time without _.（分数：1.00）A.taking part in sports activitiesB.watching sporting events on televisionC.li
15、stening to sporting events on the radioD.recreation(2).We learn from the first paragraph that _.（分数：1.00）A.Jack is a dull boy because he works all day longB.recreation is necessary for all of usC.we should maintain good health and enjoy lifeD.we should work more efficiently(3).Among all the sports m
16、entioned in the second paragraph,_.（分数：1.00）A.baseball, basketball and football are all team sportsB.golf, swimming and fishing are individual sportsC.outdoor sports include chess, hiking and skiingD.forms of indoor recreation include card - playing, dancing and ping - pong(4).Which of the following
17、 is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.If we work for a long time, we cannot maintain good health and enjoy life.B.If we want to get relaxed, we must participate in sports.C.The most popular way of relaxing is to become spectators.D.It is necessary that we relax for some time and have recreati
18、on.(5).The passage is mainly about _.（分数：1.00）A.work and manB.recreation and sportsC.sports and ball gamesD.recreation and enjoyment3Deutsche Bahn AGDeutsche Bahn (DB. AG was founded in 1994. Today, it is one of the world“s leading passenger and logistics (物流) companies and operates in 130 countries
19、. Every day about 290,000 employees provide passenger transportation and logistics services for customers around the world, as well as controlling and operating the related transport networks in the rail, land, ocean, and air transport. In the 2010 financial year, DB AG posted revenues (总收入) of abou
20、t 34.4 billion euros (欧元). The company“s railway activities in Germanywith about seven million passengers and 1,138,000 tons of goods transported every dayare its core business. Moreover, every day DB transports more than two million customers by bus. And every day DB AG operates over 26,000 train t
21、rips on its modem 33,000 kilometer long track network. DB“s main strategy, in addition to increasing its international activities, is to link together all modes of transport and building new travel and logistics chains worldwide. Deutsche Bahn (DB) AGA passenger and logistics companyYear of founding
22、: 1994 Number of staff: about 1 Services offered: 1) providing 2 and logistics services 2) controlling and 3 the related transport networks Revenues of 2010: about 34.4 billion euros Daily railway activities in Germany: 1) transporting about 4 and 1,138,000 tons of goods 2) operating over 26,000 5 （
23、分数：5.00）4Ato hold a meeting Bworking party Cmeeting in camera Dopening sitting Efinal sitting Fformal sitting Hstudy group Ibudget committee Jdrafting committee Kcommittee of experts Ladvisory committee Mboard of directors Nexecutive council Ostanding body Pcommittee（分数：4.00）(1). 1 起草委员会 2 专家委员会（分数：
24、0.80）(2). 1 预算委员会 2 闭幕会（分数：0.80）(3). 1 常设委员会 2 工作小组（分数：0.80）(4). 1 秘密会议 2 招待委员会（分数：0.80）(5). 1 咨询委员会 2 学习研讨会（分数：0.80）5Dear Miss Wang, I hereby confirm that you have been accepted by the American College Dublin to study the English language. Your course will commence on 11 January 2003. You have paid
25、 tuition fees in full for six months and four week“ s accommodation, and the medical insurance as well. Yours sincerely Administrative Assistant（分数：4.00）(1).What letter is this? It is 1 of college.（分数：0.80）(2).By which college have Miss Wang been accepted? It is the 1.（分数：0.80）(3).For what period sh
26、ould she pay tuition fees? The time is 1.（分数：0.80）(4).When will she begin her course? On 1.（分数：0.80）(5).Who posted this letter? 1 of the college.（分数：0.80）七、Part Translation(总题数：5，分数：15.00)1.Not until the problem of talents and funds is solved, is our talking about the project meaningful（分数：2.00）A.不到
27、解决人才和资金问题的时候，是无须讨论这项工程的。B.讨论这项工程有无意义要看人才和资金问题能否得到解决。C.只有解决了人才和资金的问题，讨论这项工程才有意义。D.解决人才和资金问题与讨论这项工程具有同样重要的意义。2.Our management technique has been proven to be the most effective way to get into a target market and acquire potential customers.（分数：4.00）A.我们的管理业务已经实现了市场目标，新客户也已获利，形势令人鼓舞。B.我们的管理理念是极为先进的，市场
28、定位也是准确的，会赢得新的客户。C.我们的管理方法证明是非常有效的，可以实现市场目标并吸引更多客户。D.我们的管理技术业已证明是进入目标市场并获得潜在客户的最有效途径。3.Mary spoke to her teacher with understandable pride in the past.（分数：4.00）A.过去玛丽和她老师很自豪地说话，这是可以理解的。B.玛丽过去和她老师说话时，是可以理解的自豪。C.玛丽过去和她老师可以理解的说话，也很自豪。D.玛丽过去和她老师说话时，很自豪，这是可以理解的。4.People who have held these positions of au
29、thority are much respected and it will be of benefit to them later in their career.（分数：4.00）A.担任这权威的人受人尊重，而且以后对他们的事业也很有益。B.担任这权威职务的人十分地受人尊重，而且日后对他们的事业也很有益处。C.世人尊重担任这职务的人，而且以后有益于他们的事业。D.担任这权威职务的人很受人尊重，而且对他们的事业也很有益5.A film featuring a talking mouse appeared in the United States. The character was only
30、 a pencil drawing, but it began a fantasy that America and much of the wider world have yet to grow tired of. （分数：1.00）_八、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：15.00)6.Jim Green 于 2006 年 1 月 15 日早上乘坐 108 次快车从深圳到北京，托运一个皮箱，但去取行李时，皮箱丢了，托运牌号为 100859，里面有重要物件，以 Jim Creen 的名义给北京车站写封信，说明上述情况，希望车站给予查找，并及时通知，通讯地址：北京市北京酒店 227
31、 房间，电话：85305101。 （分数：15.00）_大学英语三级 A 级-168 答案解析(总分：53.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1You“d think Pauline Hord would have served her time by now. After all, she recently celebrated her 90th birthday, and by the time she achieved that breathtaking (激动人心的) milestone, she“d already do
32、ne a 10-year stretch in the Mississippi State Prison. Ms. Hord is a sweet-natured, gentle-talking, white-haired Southerner who never owed a debt to societythus, she never had to pay one. So you have to wonder what a woman like this is doing in a place where most people are itching to get loose. Unli
33、ke the rest of the population, Ms. Hord goes to prison freely and eagerly. And when she gets there, she persuades prisoners of every sort to sing little ditties (短歌谣) about their ABCs and XYZs. At age 80, Ms. Hord began teaching prisoners to read during a chance visit to the State Prison with a lawy
34、er friend. “When I got there, I heard that a group of volunteer workers had been praying for a teacher. They asked me if I would come and I said I would be thrilled (非常激动的),“ she said. On a personal level, Ms. Hord considers this rewarding work. “If you get at the reason why these men went into crim
35、e, you will find that none of them succeeded in their early years of schooling. They went to school at 5 believing they were going to learn to read. When they didn“t learn in the first or second grade, they realized something was wrong. By 8, they were having problems. By 12 or 13, they were drinkin
36、g or using drugs. And it“s getting worse. I“m seeing younger and younger prisoners who know less and less. They can“t read well enough to function in this society,“ she said. It is this situation that Ms. Hord goes to prison week after week to correct. And when her most difficult students finally be
37、gin to read, she is sure that she, too, knows why the caged birds sing.（分数：5.00）(1).Ms. Hord goes to prison eagerly to _.（分数：1.00）A.sing songs for the prisonersB.teach the prisoners to read C.pray for the prisonersD.make friends with the prisoners解析：解析 文章第二段末句提到了唱歌，可能有些考生会误选 A。随着阅读的深入，我们会发现文章第四、五段多次
38、出现了 read，尤其是根据文章最后一段可以推断，霍德夫人去监狱的目的是教囚犯认字。所以答案为 B。(2).Judging from the context, “itching“ (Para. 2) most probably means “_“.（分数：1.00）A.afraidB.unwillingC.reluctantD.eager 解析：解析 本题的解题关键是要根据上下文理解第二段第二句，句中的 a place 指的是“监狱”。在监狱里，人们当然是渴望自由的，故 D 为答案。(3).According to Ms. Hord, the root of crimes lies in _.
39、（分数：1.00）A.racial discriminationB.poor living conditions、C.lack of proper education D.addiction to alcohol or drugs解析：解析 根据文章第四段第二句可知，这些囚犯走向犯罪的原因在于他们的早期教育不成功，即学校教育的缺乏是犯罪的根源，故答案选 C。(4).Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Many people volunteered to join Ms. Ho
40、rd in her work.B.Most of the prisoners had no desire to learn as a child.C.Ms. Hord found it impossible to teach some prisoners.D.Ms. Hord took up her volunteer job by chance. 解析：解析 由第三段首句可知，霍德夫人 80 岁时，曾和一位律师朋友偶然拜访州立监狱，从那时起，她开始教囚犯认字。由此可以推出，她是由于一个偶然的机会开始做这个工作的，所以答案为 D。(5).Ms. Hord regarded her job as
41、 _.（分数：1.00）A.uniqueB.valuable C.interestingD.tough解析：解析 由第四段首句可知，霍德夫人认为这个工作是有价值的，选项 Bvaluable 与原文中的rewarding 意思相近，因此答案为 B。2“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. “ is a popular saying in the United States. Other countries have similar sayings. It is true that all of us need recreation. We can
42、not work all the time if we are going to maintain good health and enjoy life. Good physical and mental health in fact enables us to work more efficiently. Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular way is to participate in sports. There ale team sports,such as baseball, basketbal
43、l, and football. There are individual sports, also, such as golf and swimming. In addition, hi-king, fishing, skiing and mountain climbing have a great attraction for people who like to be outdoors. Chess, card playing, and dancing are forms of indoor recreation enjoyed by many people. Not everyone
44、who enjoys sporting events likes to participate in them. Many people prefer to be spectators, either by at-tending the games in person, watching them on television, or listening to them on the radio. When there is an important baseball game or boxing match, it is almost impossible to get tickets; ev
45、eryone wants to attend. It doesn“ t matter whether we play a fast game of ping - pong, concentrate over the bridge table, or go walking through the woods on a brisk autumn afternoon. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time and enjoy some form of recreation.（分数：5.00）(1).According to t
46、he passage, we cannot work all the time without _.（分数：1.00）A.taking part in sports activitiesB.watching sporting events on televisionC.listening to sporting events on the radioD.recreation 解析：推断题。文章开头指出人人都需要娱乐。A)，B)和 C)所指的都仅是娱乐的其中一些方式。(2).We learn from the first paragraph that _.（分数：1.00）A.Jack is a
47、 dull boy because he works all day longB.recreation is necessary for all of us C.we should maintain good health and enjoy lifeD.we should work more efficiently解析：主旨题。第一段主要告诉人们娱乐对于每个人都很重要。A)是对文中第一句的字面理解，原句实际意思是“只学习不玩耍，聪明孩子会变傻。”c)和 D)不是第一段的主要意思。(3).Among all the sports mentioned in the second paragrap
48、h,_.（分数：1.00）A.baseball, basketball and football are all team sports B.golf, swimming and fishing are individual sportsC.outdoor sports include chess, hiking and skiingD.forms of indoor recreation include card - playing, dancing and ping - pong解析：细节题，见第二段第三句。B)钓鱼不属于个人项目；C)国际象棋属室内运动；D)乒乓球不属于室内项目。(4).
49、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.If we work for a long time, we cannot maintain good health and enjoy life.B.If we want to get relaxed, we must participate in sports.C.The most popular way of relaxing is to become spectators.D.It is necessary that we relax for some
