2023年12月大学英语三级考试真题答案.doc

2023年12月大学英语三级考试试题
1. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.
　　A) requirement B) commitment C) participation D) reflection
　　2. In the event of SARS, some _____ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.
　　A) came up to B) lived up to C) faced up to D) caught up to
　　3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
　　A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept up
　　4. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.
　　A) require B) inquire C) acquire D) enquire
　　5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained ______ to the Beijing University.
　　A) admission B) commitment C) opportunity D) reward
　　6. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.
　　A) gaps B) lengths C) distances D) intervals
　　7. Only when one is ______ of one’s getting behind is one more likely to catch up.
　　A) critical B) aware C) visual D) effective
　　8. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.
　　A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollow
　　9. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.
　　A) barrier B) commitment C) challenge D) access
　　10. When her business goes wrong, she tends to _____ for advice.
　　A) get access to B) come across C) reach out D) speak up
11. The most important for us now is to _____ what is to be done next.
　　A) allow of B) reflect on C) feel like D) remind of
　　12. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
　　A) ignored B) refused C) neglected D) denied
　　13. Good habits of living have proved to be of much _____ to our health.
　　A) barrier B) benefit C) immunity D) commitment
　　14. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.
　　A) reduced B) improved C) released D) relieved
　　15. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence.
　　A) unwilling B) demanding C) embarrassing D) frustrating
　　16. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.
　　A) uniqueness B) eagerness C) awareness D) effectiveness
　　17. While studying he was financially dependent ____ his wife.
　　A) on B) of C) to D) from
　　18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.
　　A) possible B) probably C) likely D) normally
　　19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.
　　A) arose B) arisen C) arising D) arise
　　20. _____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.
　　A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking

Part Ⅱ Structure (15 minutes)
　　Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
　　Section A
　　Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
　　16. All students are eager to know _C_______they wilt pass the exam or not.
　　A) if
　　B) that
　　C) whether
　　D) why
　　17. When the couple ____D___ here, they ________ to the park.
　　A) will come；will go
　　B) come；go
　　C) will come；go
　　D) come；will go
　　18. —I cannot find Tom anywhere.
　　—He ____B_____ have been off long. I heard him make a call just now.
　　A) shouldn't B) can't C) mustn't D) needn't
　　19. No matter who he is, young or old, people's state of mind tends to keep D______ with the rapid change of society.
　　A) contact
　　B) progress
　　C) touch
　　D) pace
　　20. To tell you the truth, it's very hard for us to help them get rid of Internet addiction. But we __C_______ on this problem trying to improve the situation.

　　A) worked
　　B) had worked
　　C) are working
　　D) had been working
　　21. There was an earthquake happened, ___B____ 100 people and with more than 300
　　A) killed; injured
　　B) killing; injured
　　C) killed; injuring
　　D) killing; injuring
　　22. 50miles southwest of the country ___C____ the famous beautiful mountain.
　　A) laying
　　B) lie
　　C) lies
　　D)lays
　　23. Everyone has periods in their lives ______A__ everything seems so hard.
　　A) when
　　B) where
　　C) which
　　D) that
　　24. Miss Liu doesn't mind __B_____ your homework as long as it is done by yourself.
　　A) you to delay handing in
　　B) your delaying handing in
　　C) your delaying to hand in
　　D) you delay to hand in
　　25. By no means ____D___ ready to quit her study.
　　A) will she
　　B) she will
　　C) she is
　　D) is she
Section B
　　Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
　　26. The New York Times ___is_______ (be) popular with those statesmen.
　　27. The people in your town are far __more friendly_______ (friendly) than we expected.
　　28. Injury problem could ____shorten______ (short) basketball player's career.
　　29. I will tell Mary the truth instead of you, but I'd rather you __told_______ (tell) her.
　　30. By the time I graduate from university, I ____will have been______ (be) a student for 15 years.
　　31. This famous poem should ___be translated______ (translate) into Chinese because it is really worth reading.
　　32. According to the latest report, more and more young people intend to learn ____economics______ (economy) and social science.
　　33. The dancer might have been killed in the crash if she ___had gone______ (go) to American by plane.
　　34. (catch) ___Caught______ by the host for stealing, the boy felt rather ashamed.
　　35. It's obvious that you hurt my feeling on purpose, so it's no use _making________ (make) an apology.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
　　Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the material carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
　　Task 1
　　Directions: After reading the following passage，you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements，numbered 36 through 40 For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D).You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
　　It is known to us that English is not as old as Chinese, but it is widely used by most people all over the world. English speakers enjoy creating new words. In fact, a majority of words are traceable and each of them may have an interesting story.
　　However, no one will really care where a word comes from because it makes little difference in using them in our dally life. Did you ever feel confused about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham?
　　About a hundred years ago, some men went to American from Europe, coming from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn't know how to use English properly. Seen them eating round pieces of beef and asked what it was, the Germans didn't understand the questions exactly, they answered: “we come from Hamburg. “One of the Americans was an owner of a restaurant and got an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef and began selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, hamburgers are welcomed by lots of people coming from different nationalities.
　　36. According to the text, English is __C_____.
　　A) older than Chinese
　　B) as old as Chinese
　　C) not so old as Chinese
　　D) very hard to learn
　　37. Hamburg originally is _____C___.
　　A) a kind of food

　　 B) a round piece of beef
　　C) a city in Germany
　　D) the name of a village
　　38. Which statement is correct according to the passage.'?D
　　A) At first hamburgers was a kind of bread.
　　B) Few Americans like hamburgers.
　　C) Hamburgers are made of ham.
　　D) Hamburgers were first sold a century ago.
　　39. ___A____ begin to sell hamburgers to people.
　　A) Americans
　　B) The author
　　C) Germans
　　D) Europeans
　　40. After reading this story, we know the word “hamburger” comes from ___D____.
　　A) China because it has a long history
　　B) English because Germans don't speak English
　　C) English speakers because they love eating it
　　D) America because they give it that name
Task 2
　　Directions: This task is the same as Task 1.The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
　　Youth is not a matter of time but a matter of self-improvement, both physically and morally. Being a good youth, one should have those factors: the basic one is health. A healthy body is a kind of priceless treasure. One can do nothing without it. Secondly, we should pay essential attention to our moral character. We should be always willing to help those in trouble without any complaints. Moreover, we should care more about the people around us. Thirdly, cooperation and communication also play an important role in being a good youth. No one can live alone without any friends. And nobody can work out every problem without help of partners. So the youth should and must learn how to live and work well with others, including those people you don't like to cooperate or communicate with. The last but not the least, patriotism, meaning a love of one's country, is the one we should never forget. People always misunderstand the word “patriots” by thinking it only refers to those fighters who fight for their country. As a matter of fact, a patriot will do the things his country asks him to do. So being a youth is one thing, being a good one really needs to take every effort to make yourself to be.
　　41. The passage really wants to tell us that ____B____.
　　A) what the meaning of “patriots” is
　　B) the qualities a good youth should have
　　C) a youth should be doing good
　　D) one should help others
　　42. The first thing a good youth should have is D
　　A) the best looking
　　B)the best riches
　　C) the good ability
　　D)a healthy body
　　43. A good youth should help others  A
　　A) willingly
　　B) at his convenience
　　C) if he wants to
　　D) with complains
　　44. From the passage, we can know that cooperation and communication are  C
　　A) good for some introverts
　　B) helpful to us
　　C) important to everyone
　　D) not necessary to good friends
　　45. In the author's opinion, the patriots must   C
　　A) fight for the country
　　B) learn everything
　　C) do what their country need them to do
　　D)protect their family and country
Task 3
　　Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50in the table below.
　　Learning Tour
　　Recently, we will hold a learning tour for those English learners. By joining our helpful tour, everyone will find out, at first, specific activities that help to improve your English. Besides that, one can also have access to some interesting language learning materials in the Learning Tour. Moreover, participators will be taught the way to use computers and audio-visual facilities in the center.
　　The learning tour will be held every Wednesday and Thursday in different time. The former one is from 10:30 to 11: 30am.，while the latter one is 1:00 -2: 00pm.
　　For registration, people can go to Tin Ping Building on the 4th floor or email your name, ID card No. and date of joining the tour to Miss Feng at feng@cahk, edu. hk

Task 4
　　Directions: The following is a list of terms on automobile English. After reading it，you are required to find the items equivalent to(与…等同)those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.
　　A—Engine Fuel System H—the electric system
　　B—Lights and Wires I—power train
　　C—Starting System J—one-way drive
　　D—under pressure K—horse-drawn wagon
　　E—lower hood lines L—spun glass
　　F—heated-treated M—parking light
　　G—contact point N—backup light
　　O—the car heater P—cover bands
　　Examples：(E)低发动机罩 (L)玻璃纤维

Task 5
　　Directions: There is an invitation letter below here. After reading the letters you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) that follow. The answers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.
　　July 7th, 2023
　　Dear Prof. Lee,
　　The Academic Conference on traditional Chinese treatment—acupuncture and moxibustion, which is sponsored by Beijing College of Medicine will be held in Beijing, October 3rd, 2023. We would be very pleased to invite you to attend the conference. We all know that you are a very famous scholar in this field. The conference will be more significant if you can come. We will offer the accommodation for you.
　　If you have any paper or topics on which you would like to give talks, please inform us in advance so that we can prepare the final program. Please confirm your participation at your convenience.
　　We are looking forward to your reply.
　　Best Wishes.
Your sincerely,
Wang Dong
　　56. What's the subject of the conference?
　　It is about traditional Chinese treatment _____acupuncture and moxibustion_______________________.
　　57. Which college will sponsor the conference?
　　It is _________Beijing College of Medicine________________ that sponsors it.
　　58. When will the conference be held?
　　It will be held on ________October 3rd，2023____________________.
　　59. What will they do for Prof. Lee?
　　They will offer ______accommodation_________________ for him.
　　60. What does Prof. Lee need to do if he wants to give some talks?
　　He is required to ___inform__________________ them in advance.
Part IV Translation—English into Chinese (25 minutes)
　　Directions: This part numbered 61 through 65 is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. After each sentence of numbers 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. And write your translation of number 65 in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
　　61. Electronic computers, which have many advantages, cannot carry out creative work and replace man.D B CA
　　A)尽管电子计算机有许多长处，可是它不能理解发明性工作，也不能替代人类。
　　B)有许多长处旳电子计算机也不能替代人类去做发明性工作。
　　C)电子计算机有诸多缺陷，既不能进行发明性工作，也不能替代人类。
　　D)尽管电子计算机有许多长处，可是它不能进行发明性工作．也不能替代人类。
　　62. It must be admitted that a good deal of dissatisfaction is reflected in those report    BDCA
　　A)它必须被承认也就是说这些报道反应了诸多不满情绪。
　　B)必须承认，这些报道反应了诸多不满情绪。
　　C)我们必须承认，这些报道确实反应了诸多潜在旳不满情绪。
　　D)这些报道反应出诸多不满情绪旳这个事实是应当被承认旳。
　　63. After this agreement is signed by the two parties, both parties shall strictly abide by it.  ACBD
　　A)在双方签约后，各方应严格遵守本协议。
　　B)在两党达到协议后，各党派将严格遵守它。
　　C)在双方达到协议后，各方应严格遵守。
　　D)在两