1、大学英语三级 A级分类模拟题 259及答案解析(总分：25.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1Parents with an adopted child wonder whether, when and how to tell their child that he or she is adopted. They also want to know if there are special problems for an adopted child. Child and adolescent psychiatrists (精
2、神病学家) recommend that the child be told about the adoption by the adoptive parents. Children should be told about their adoption in a way that they can understand. There are two different views on when a child should be told about the adoption. Many experts believe the child should be told at the ear
3、liest age possible. This approach provides the child an early opportunity to accept and integrate the concept of being “adopted“. Other experts believe that telling a child too early may confuse the young child who can“t really understand the event. These experts advise waiting until the child is ol
4、der. In either case, children should learn of their adoption from the adoptive parents. This helps give the message that adoption is good and that the child can trust the parents, If the child first learns about the adoption intentionally or accidentally from someone other than parents, the child ma
5、y feel anger and mistrust towards the parents, and may view the adoption as bad or shameful because it was kept as a secret. Adopted children will want to talk about their adoption and parents should encourage this process. Several excellent children“s story books are available in bookstores which h
6、elp parents tell the child about being adopted.（分数：5.00）(1).Parents who have an adopted child want to know _.（分数：1.00）A.how to hide the fact that he or she is adoptedB.when the child was born exactlyC.whether they should tell the child that he or she is adoptedD.if the child has certain disease(2).A
7、ccording to experts, the adopted child should: _.（分数：1.00）A.be told the truth once he or she is adoptedB.be informed of the fact that he or she is adopted as early as possibleC.be told the truth by the adoptive parents themselvesD.always be kept in the dark about the fact that he or she is adopted(3
8、).What happens if the adopted children learn the fact through channels other than the adoptive parents?（分数：1.00）A.They will never trust the adoptive parents again.B.They will probably think that the adoptive parents keep it as a secret due to some shameful reasons.C.They will leave the adoptive pare
9、nts and prefer to be homeless.D.They certainly will be annoyed.(4).After they know that they are adopted, the children have a desire to _.（分数：1.00）A.learn more about their adoption from the adoptive parentsB.read more children“s story books about adoptionC.stay at home because they think the adoptio
10、n is shameful or badD.talk about it with other people such as neighbors(5).Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Adopted children recommend that they be told about the adoption by adoptive parents.B.Experts all agree that telling the children too early about t
11、he adoption may confuse them.C.Some experts hold that the adopted child should be kept in the dark as long as possible.D.Parents should not discourage the adopted child from talking about the process of adoption.2Today the official language of the United States and most of Canada is English. However
12、, French almost became the official language because of a war. The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French. France and England were trying to gai
13、n control of North America. France held Canada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George W
14、ashington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington. The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolfe of England faced General Mo
15、ntcalm from France. Both generals died in this battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language.（分数：5.00）(1).The word “gain“ in Paragraph 3 means _.（分数：1.00）A.getB.buyC.loseD.sell(2).General Wolfe died in _.（分数：1.
16、00）A.EnglandB.FranceC.CanadaD.Virginia(3).Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River _.（分数：1.00）A.at the beginning of the warB.in the middle of the warC.at the end of the warD.two years after the war(4).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.F
17、rance tried in vain to control what is now the United States.B.French was once the official language of the United States.C.The French and Indian War was actually fought between England and France.D.The Indians helped the French during the French and Indian War.(5).A good title for this selection is
18、 _.（分数：1.00）A.The French and Indian WarB.The English LanguageC.Washington“s ArmyD.The War Between France and England3Short Stories is going to be published soon. This book is designed to help beginners with their English. The book will consist of 60 stories, each between 150200 words long and all wr
19、itten within the 1200-word vocabulary given in the Appendix (附录). The grammatical patterns will be limited to those in Hornby“s A Guide to Pattern and Usage in English. This book will contain 3 parts: “Listening and Speaking“, “Listening and Writing“ and “Reading and Writing“ with pictures and illus
20、trations. The book will undoubtedly be suitable for those beginners who are interested in learning English. ProspectusThe purpose of this book is designed to 1 with their English. The book will 2 60 stories, each between 100 and 200 words long. 1200-word vocabulary will be given 3 . The grammatical
21、patterns will be limited to A 4 to Pattern and Uasge in English written by Hornby. This book will be suitable for those beginners who have an interest in 5 .（分数：5.00）4Athe first opium war Bthe Sino-British joint declaration Cthe Kowloon peninsula Dthe executive council Ediplomatic practice Fembassy
22、GHong Kong Special Administration Region Hthe first chief executive Ifree trade policy Jthe outcome of elections Kstate visit Lcultural secretary Ma high degree of autonomy Nthe legislative council Oeconomic system（分数：5.00）(1). 1经济体制 2 自由贸易政策（分数：1.00）(2). 1中英联合声明 2 高度的自治权（分数：1.00）(3). 1九龙半岛 2 第一任行政长
23、官（分数：1.00）(4). 1立法委员会 2 领事馆（分数：1.00）(5). 1文化参赞 2 外交惯例（分数：1.00）5The theme of World No Tobacco Day in 2003 is “Tobacco-Free Films, Tobacco-Free Fashion: Action!“. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 31. This year the theme of World No Tobacco Day will focus on the rol
24、es of the fashion and film fields on promoting the worldwide tobacco epidemic and will urge them to stop being used as vehicles of death and disease. The fields of film and fashion cannot be accused of causing cancer. But they can“t promote a product that does cause cancer. WHO is calling on the ent
25、ertainment industry, particularly the films and fashion areas, to stop promoting a product that kills its consumers. In November 2002, WHO was joined up by medical associations and the Smoke Free Films project at the University of California in San Francisco for its call to the entertainment and fas
26、hion industries to ensure that their social responsibility is commensurate with their global influence. In particular, Bollywood and Hollywood were invited to join the worldwide movement to get their films rid of tobacco-promoting roles.（分数：5.00）(1).Which day is the World No Tobacco Day? It is 1 eve
27、ry year.（分数：1.00）(2).What is the theme of World No Tobacco Day in 2003? It is 1 Tobacco-Free Fashion: Action!（分数：1.00）(3).Who were invited to join the worldwide movement to rid films of their tobacco-promoting role? 1.（分数：1.00）(4).Why should the film and fashion area be blamed? Because they promote
28、a product that may 1.（分数：1.00）(5).Who is calling to the entertainment industry to ensure their responsibility? A 1 project at the University of California in San Francisco.（分数：1.00）大学英语三级 A级分类模拟题 259答案解析(总分：25.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1Parents with an adopted child wonder w
29、hether, when and how to tell their child that he or she is adopted. They also want to know if there are special problems for an adopted child. Child and adolescent psychiatrists (精神病学家) recommend that the child be told about the adoption by the adoptive parents. Children should be told about their a
30、doption in a way that they can understand. There are two different views on when a child should be told about the adoption. Many experts believe the child should be told at the earliest age possible. This approach provides the child an early opportunity to accept and integrate the concept of being “
31、adopted“. Other experts believe that telling a child too early may confuse the young child who can“t really understand the event. These experts advise waiting until the child is older. In either case, children should learn of their adoption from the adoptive parents. This helps give the message that
32、 adoption is good and that the child can trust the parents, If the child first learns about the adoption intentionally or accidentally from someone other than parents, the child may feel anger and mistrust towards the parents, and may view the adoption as bad or shameful because it was kept as a sec
33、ret. Adopted children will want to talk about their adoption and parents should encourage this process. Several excellent children“s story books are available in bookstores which help parents tell the child about being adopted.（分数：5.00）(1).Parents who have an adopted child want to know _.（分数：1.00）A.
34、how to hide the fact that he or she is adoptedB.when the child was born exactlyC.whether they should tell the child that he or she is adopted D.if the child has certain disease解析：解析 本题询问领养孩子的养父母们想知道什么。根据原文可知，他们想知道是否应该或何时应该告诉孩子他们是被领养的，故选 C。(2).According to experts, the adopted child should: _.（分数：1.0
35、0）A.be told the truth once he or she is adoptedB.be informed of the fact that he or she is adopted as early as possibleC.be told the truth by the adoptive parents themselves D.always be kept in the dark about the fact that he or she is adopted解析：解析 本题询问根据专家的看法，应该怎样对待被领养的孩子。根据原文可知，应该由养父母亲自将实情告诉被领养的孩子
36、，故选 C。(3).What happens if the adopted children learn the fact through channels other than the adoptive parents?（分数：1.00）A.They will never trust the adoptive parents again. B.They will probably think that the adoptive parents keep it as a secret due to some shameful reasons.C.They will leave the adop
37、tive parents and prefer to be homeless.D.They certainly will be annoyed.解析：解析 本题询问如果孩子从其他渠道，而不是从其养父母那里知道了实情，他们会怎样。根据原文可知，他们会感到很生气，对养父母失去信任，并且可能会认为领养是一件坏的或羞耻的事，因为它一直被当成一个秘密。故选 A。(4).After they know that they are adopted, the children have a desire to _.（分数：1.00）A.learn more about their adoption from
38、the adoptive parents B.read more children“s story books about adoptionC.stay at home because they think the adoption is shameful or badD.talk about it with other people such as neighbors解析：解析 本题询问当孩子们知道实情以后，他们想要做什么。根据原文可知，他们想去谈论其被领养的事，也就是说想从父母那里了解关于收养的事情，故选 A。(5).Which of the following statements is
39、 TRUE according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Adopted children recommend that they be told about the adoption by adoptive parents.B.Experts all agree that telling the children too early about the adoption may confuse them.C.Some experts hold that the adopted child should be kept in the dark as long as p
40、ossible.D.Parents should not discourage the adopted child from talking about the process of adoption. 解析：解析 本题询问根据这篇文章，下列的哪个陈述是正确的。根据原文可知，养父母要鼓励而不是打消孩子们谈论有关被领养事情的愿望，故选 D。2Today the official language of the United States and most of Canada is English. However, French almost became the official langua
41、ge because of a war. The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French. France and England were trying to gain control of North America. France held Ca
42、nada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754. Howe
43、ver, the French defeated Washington. The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolfe of England faced General Montcalm from France. Both generals died in
44、this battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language.（分数：5.00）(1).The word “gain“ in Paragraph 3 means _.（分数：1.00）A.get B.buyC.loseD.sell解析：解析 第三段第一句的意思是“法国和英国试图获得对北美的控制权”，所以 A是正确答案。(2).General Wolfe died in _.（分
45、数：1.00）A.EnglandB.FranceC.Canada D.Virginia解析：解析 最后一段第三、四句讲，在加拿大魁北克的最后一次战役中，英国的 Wolfe将军和法国的Montcalm将军交战，结果两位将军都在此战役中阵亡，所以 C是正确答案。(3).Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River _.（分数：1.00）A.at the beginning of the war B.in the middle of the warC.at the end of the warD.two years after th
46、e war解析：解析 从第二段可知，战争发生在 1754-1763年；从第三段可知，George Washington 是在 1754年开战后即被派去打仗，被法国人打败；从第四段可知，法国人后来又获得许多早期战役的胜利；由此可见，George Washington 是在战争初期即被打败的，所以 A是正确答案。(4).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.France tried in vain to control what is now the United Stat
47、es.B.French was once the official language of the United States. C.The French and Indian War was actually fought between England and France.D.The Indians helped the French during the French and Indian War.解析：解析 从文章最后一段看，法国在战争初期取得了一些胜利，但后来英国打败了法国，所以现在北美大部分地区都属于英国文化和语言区，法语没有成为美国的官方语言，所以 B是正确答案。(5).A g
48、ood title for this selection is _.（分数：1.00）A.The French and Indian WarB.The English LanguageC.Washington“s ArmyD.The War Between France and England 解析：解析 本文主要是关于英法之间的战争，所以 D是正确答案。3Short Stories is going to be published soon. This book is designed to help beginners with their English. The book will c
49、onsist of 60 stories, each between 150200 words long and all written within the 1200-word vocabulary given in the Appendix (附录). The grammatical patterns will be limited to those in Hornby“s A Guide to Pattern and Usage in English. This book will contain 3 parts: “Listening and Speaking“, “Listening and Writing“ and “Reading and Writing“ with pictures and illustrations. The book will undoubtedly be suitable for those beginners who are interested in learning English. ProspectusTh
