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1、大学英语三级 A级-153 及答案解析(总分：69.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1Car servicing is something that every car owner has to experience at least some time of the year. The best method to service your car is to go to your car service station and have the servicing done methodically (有条理地) acc

2、ording to your car maker. Consider this: Your car is up and running smoothly but the mileage (里程) figures indicate that you need to have it serviced. Certainly, this is the right thing to do but have you wondered what actually goes in to make you pay that servicing bill every 6 months? Servicing you

3、r car is a simple DIY (Do It Yourself) job that you can learn quickly and easily save some good money. If you have never serviced your car before personally, here“s your resource: Servicing Basics Car servicing essentially means inspecting the car thoroughly for any damaged components, and replacing

4、 some parts regularly that wear out over time. If you review carefully it is certainly possible to do all this by yourself, as below: you will need a complete set of tools as provided by your car maker when you purchased the vehicle. This will usually consist of all the spanners (扳手) that you might

5、need. Completely servicing your car will need a few hours but you will end up saving a lot of money. Besides, it“s fun too and a lot of learning.（分数：20.00）(1).What is the best way to service your car?（分数：4.00）A.To service your car by yourself.B.To turn to other car owners for help.C.To send your ear

6、 back to the car maker.D.To have your car serviced at the service station.(2).What indicates that your car needs servicing?（分数：4.00）A.Weather conditions.B.Gas consumption.C.Mileage figures.D.Servicing bills.(3).Why does the author suggest servicing your car by yourself?（分数：4.00）A.It is money-saving

7、and easy to learn.B.It is a simple way to save energy.C.It is convenient and challenging.D.It is done more efficiently.(4).Some component parts should be replaced regularly because _.（分数：4.00）A.they are outdatedB.they need to be oiledC.they become worn outD.they are easily available(5).What is inclu

8、ded in the set of tools provided by the car maker for self-servicing?（分数：4.00）A.Spare parts.B.Cleaning brushes.C.Measuring meters.D.All kinds of spanners.One of the most authoritative (权威的) voices speaking to us today is, of course, the voice of the advertisers. This type of voice dominates our live

9、s. It shouts at us from the television screen and the radio loudspeakers; waves to us from every page of the newspaper; signals to us from the roadside billboards all day and flashes messages to us in coloured lights all night. It has forced on us a whole new conception of the successful man as a ma

10、n no less than 20% of whose mall consists of announcements of giant carpet sales. Advertising has been among Englands biggest growth industries since the war, in terms of the ratio of money earnings to demonstrable achievement. Why all this huge expenditure? Perhaps the answer is that advertising sa

11、ves the manufacturers from having to think about the customer. At the stage of designing and developing a product, there is quite enough to think about without worrying over whether anybody will want to buy it. The designer is busy enough without adding customer-appeal(讨好顾客的) to all his other proble

12、ms of man-hours and machine tolerances and stress factors. So they just go ahead and make the thing and leave it to the advertiser to find eleven ways of making it appeal to purchasers after they have finished it, by pretending that it attracts love, or signifies manliness. If the advertising agency

13、 can do this authoritatively enough, the manufacturer is in a favorable position. Other manufacturers find advertising saves them changing their product. And manufacturers hate change. The ideal product is one which goes on unchanged for ever. If, therefore, for one reason or another, some changes s

14、eems called for how much better to change the image, the packet or the pitch made by product, rather than go to all the inconvenience of changing the product itself.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage modem advertising is “authoritative“ because of the way it _.（分数：0.80）A.influences our image of a

15、 special personB.interferes with the quiet of home lifeC.continually forces us into buying thingsD.influences us no matter where we travel(2).The form of advertising which has succeeded in conferring personal status on the individual makes use of _.（分数：0.80）A.coloured lights all nightB.the postal se

16、rviceC.roadside billboardsD.the wall space beside escalators(3).Advertisers are appreciated by manufacturers because they _.（分数：0.80）A.advise them on ways of giving a product Customer-appealB.accept responsibility for giving a product customer-appealC.advise them on the best time to go ahead with pr

17、oductionD.consult them during the design and development stages(4).According to the passage customers are attracted to a product because it appears to _.（分数：0.80）A.have a sufficiently attractive designB.fulfill the manufacturer“s claimsC.offer good value for moneyD.satisfy their personal needs(5).Th

18、e passage tells us that some manufacturers, instead of changing their product, would prefer to change its _.（分数：0.80）A.product costB.packagingC.qualityD.market value2I don“t think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap after dinner. If you didn“t sleep for

19、hours during the early part of evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn“t nap after dinner, you wouldn“t want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps acco

20、unt for the fact that you feel tired all day. You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage in some sort of physical activitya sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed

21、 at your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good night“s rest without taking a pill. If you can get into the habit of spending your evening this way, I am sure you will feel less fired during the day. At first it may be hard for you go to sleep without taking a pill. If

22、so, get up and watch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a few hours“ sleep that night, you will feel better in the mo

23、rning than you usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be ready to sleep at an earlier hour. The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinner and avoid taking pills.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleep because _.（分数：1.0

24、0）A.you get the habit of staying up lateB.you haven“t taken sleeping pillsC.you sleep for hours after dinnerD.you fail to do some exercises(2).Which of the following is Not true if you want to get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening?（分数：1.00）A.Go to bed earlier than usualB.Talk with frie

25、nds after dinnerC.Stay with friends after dinnerD.Do some physical labor(3).You feel fired all day probably because _.（分数：1.00）A.you stay up too lateB.you get up too early in the morningC.you take sleeping pillsD.you wake up too frequently at night(4).Which of the following is true according to the

26、passage?（分数：1.00）A.You mustn“t take sleeping pills in order to get a good night“s sleepB.You should stay up if you want to sleep effectivelyC.Food is necessary at night if you fail to go to sleepD.It is very important to get out of the habit of taking a nap after dinner.(5).We may infer that the aut

27、hor is most probably a _.（分数：1.00）A.doctorB.reporterC.scientistD.professor“But I just paid $1.69 for this bottle of wine last week. How come the price is now $2.25? What“s going on?“ There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise. All have to do with the supply a

28、nd demand factors of economics. The first factor is that people are drinking more wine than ever before. This demand for more wine has increased overall (总体) wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year. The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which mea

29、ns that the same number of bottles is produced each year. Wine producers are trying to open up new land to grow more grapes (葡萄). But in at least three wine-producing areas of the worldFrance, Germany, and Californianew vineyards (葡萄园) will not be available in the near future. Wines are produced in

30、other countries, such as Italy, Spain and Australia, but none of these countries will be able to fill the demand for good wines. The third factor is that costs of wine productions are increasing. The men who make wine are asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becomin

31、g more expensive. When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up. When production costs, meaning the prices of labor and machinery, rise, the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine.（分数：20.00）(1).From the first paragraph, we know that the speaker is _.（分数：4.00）A.

32、asking about the priceB.bargaining over the priceC.worrying about the priceD.complaining about the price(2).The three factors mentioned in the passage cause _.（分数：4.00）A.the sales of wine to increaseB.the production of wine to decreaseC.the price of wine to go upD.more and more people to drink wine(

33、3).The supply of wine has remained the same partly because _.（分数：4.00）A.wine-producing countries are unwilling to increase their productionB.new vineyards will not be opened up in such countries as AustraliaC.countries like Italy and Spain can“t supply enough good winesD.the production of wine bottl

34、es has ceased to increase(4).What does “production costs“ refer to in the last paragraph?（分数：4.00）A.The price of grapes and machines.B.The price of wine and wine bottles.C.The cost of land and transportation.D.The cost of the manpower and equipment.(5).The author“s purpose of writing this passage is

35、 to _.（分数：4.00）A.persuade people to drink less wineB.explain why the price of wine is risingC.tell people where to get the best wineD.show that wine is popular with Americans3AIDS has killed 22 million people and it spreads with frightening speed. No known cure exists, yet we do learn some lessons i

36、n our battle against it: Firstly, speak to your community, in a way they can hear. Many communities have a low literacy rate, making it impossible for passing out AIDS literature and expecting people to read it. To solve this problem, ask people in the community to create low-literacy AIDS education

37、 publications. Secondly, train teenagers to educate their peers. Because AIDS is spreading fastest among teenagers, the program trains youth to go into the community and explain the risk of catching AIDS to friends at their own age. At last, redefine “at risk“ to include women from different backgro

38、unds and marriage .status. According to the Centers for Disease Control, women will soon make up 80 percent of those diagnosed(诊断) with These lessons are not the only solutions to the crisis but until there is a cure for AIDS, education represents the only safe measure to guard against the virus. Le

39、ssons against AIDS 1. AIDS spreads with frightening speed, and now it has killed 1 2. Lessons learned in our battle against it: 1) Speak to your community and ask them to create 2 AIDS education publications. 2)Train teenagers to educate 3 3)Redefine “at risk“ to include women from different 4 statu

40、s. 3. In a word, 5 represents the only safe measure against AIDS.（分数：5.00）May 19th, 2006 MondayPresent: Mr. Wang Kai, general manager, in the chair Mr. Li Fei, production manager Mr. Huang Shu, purchase manager Ms. Cheng Li, sales manager Miss Sun Yu, secretary (minutes keeper) The meeting was opene

41、d at 8:30 am by Mr. Wang Kai A Eologies for absence Mr. Hu Su, personnel manager Miss. Lu ping, sales assistant . Minutes of the last meeting The minutes of the last meeting were read, confirmed and signed. . Changing of promotion materials Ms. Cheng Li suggested changing the company“s promotion mat

42、erials as many new products have been launched since 2004. It was agreed that Ms. Cheng would update the promotion materials and that she would submit the drafts at the next meeting on 18th June. . The company“s holidays Mr. Wang announced the dates of the company“s holidays: 5th to 16th July, 24th

43、December to 5th January. . Security Mr. Wang raised the problem of office security, who suggested that all important papers should be kept in the safe. It was agreed that only those present at the meeting would have the key to the safe. . There being no further business, Mr. Wang closed the meeting

44、at 9:30 am. Absent: The sales assistant and 6 Problems discussed in the meeting: 1. to update 7 of the company 2. to announce the dates of 8 3. to suggest to keep important papers in 9 The meeting lasted for about 10 （分数：5.00）4A-No Turn B-Handle with Care C-Please Shut the Door after You D-Protect P

45、ublic Property E-Replace the Newspapers after Reading F-Round-the-clock Business G-Seat by Number H-See to the Fire I-Shooting Prohibited J-All reserved K-Ticket Good Only on the Day of Issue L-Turn Off the Light before You Leave M-Wet Paint N-No Parking O-Line Up for Tickets P-Photographs: Please D

46、on“t Bend（分数：5.00）(1). 1小心轻放 2 禁止停车（分数：1.00）(2). 1对号入座 2 内有照片，请勿折叠（分数：1.00）(3). 1昼夜营业 2 不准转弯（分数：1.00）(4). 1排队购票 2 请随手关门（分数：1.00）(5). 1油漆未干 2 爱护公物（分数：1.00）Astock exchange Bbuying and selling stock Cstock market Dcurrent prices of stock Estock list Fcapital stock Gmoney paid for shares Hcommon stock I

47、preference share Jwatered stock Kstock transfer Lstock company Mshare capital Nlimited company Opublic bonds Pgovernment bonds Qbuying long Rstockholder Sstockbroker Tselling short（分数：5.00）(1). 1证券市场 2 证券交易所（分数：1.00）(2). 1证券行市 2 普通股（分数：1.00）(3). 1股票转让 2 政府债券（分数：1.00）(4). 1股份资本 2 优先股（分数：1.00）(5). 1有限

48、公司 2 掺水股票（分数：1.00）大学英语三级 A级-153 答案解析(总分：69.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1Car servicing is something that every car owner has to experience at least some time of the year. The best method to service your car is to go to your car service station and have the servicing done method

49、ically (有条理地) according to your car maker. Consider this: Your car is up and running smoothly but the mileage (里程) figures indicate that you need to have it serviced. Certainly, this is the right thing to do but have you wondered what actually goes in to make you pay that servicing bill every 6 months? Servicing your car is a simple DIY (Do It Yourself) job that you can learn quickly and easily save some good money. If you have never serviced your car before personally, here“s your res