2007年4月北京地区成人三级英语考试（A）卷含答案详解

Part Ⅲ Identification (10%)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
46.He [invited]me [to go] to a party [and] I did not want to[join him] that evening.
A B C D
46、【答案】C应改为but. 根据题意他邀请我去晚会，但是我不想跟他一起，应该是用表示转折关系的but。
47.The information [which] she[ was injured] in [the accident] [was given] by Liz.
A B C D
47、【答案】A应改为that.此处引导的是同位语从句，不能用which。
48.[Look at] the beautiful [flowers] here ! [How] wonderful they [are smelling].
A B C D
48、【答案】D应改为smell.smell 为系动词，本身便表示状态，不用进行时。
49.Dear Helen, please [forgive] him [for] his [rudeness], [can you] ?
A B C D
49、【答案】D应改为will you. 这里是祈使句变反意疑问句，应用will you.。

50.[Did]anyone[inform] you [with] the change of the schedule that
A B C
[had been decided] yesterday ?
D
50、【答案】C应改为of。Inform sb of sth,为固定搭配，不用with。
51.[Despite] his old [age], he is still [very healthful] and often works in the field.
A B C D
51、【答案】D应改为healthy.健康的：healthy, 有利健康的。
52.This [equipment] is [based upon] advanced [techniques] and it is
A B C
[highly reliable].
D
52、【答案】C应改为technology. Technique 为“技巧，方法”，technology为“技术”，不可数，这里应是“以先进的技术为基础”，故改为technology。
53.It is [about time] that we [go to supper], [for] we still have a meeting [to attend] this evening.
A B C D
53、【答案】B应改为went to supper. It is time that…后面要用虚拟语气，即用过去式表示。
54.[Every now and then] he [would come] here [paying a visit to] his old aunt,
A B C
who lived [all alone] in a small house.
D
54、【答案】C应改为to pay a visit. 这里应用不定式表示目的，而不是现在分词(表示进行或伴随)。
55.The passengers [saw] the thief [stole] [on the bus], but they [didn’t say] anything.
A B C D
55、【答案】B应改为steal. 考察固定用法：See +宾语+do…。

Part Ⅳ Cloze (10%)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn’t the first time I had been __. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often __ to France, I so I was used ___ a foreign language to people who did not understand ___. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to ___ a nice easy holiday without any ___ problems.

How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a ___ telephone to give my American friend Danny a ___ and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me ___ lost and asked ___ he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s ___ “ he exclaimed. “Are you getting___? But aren’t you a bit ___?” “Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I ___ want to give a ring to tell he I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “ There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we ___ meet up, Danny ___ the misunderstandings to me. “ Don’t worry,” she said to me . “I had so many ___ at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans ___ differently in meaning from ___. You’ll soon get used to ___ things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”
56. A. out B. aboard C. away D. abroad
56.答案D 根据题意应该选在国外，abroad后置。选项B aboard为“在------上”的意思。
57. A. gone B. been C. got D. come
57.答案B 应选完成时的状态。去过某地用have/had been to sp。
58. A. to speak B. for speaking C. to speaking D. to speaking of
58.答案C 根据题意应该为习惯于说外语，用be used to doing的结构。
59. A. English B. French C. Russian D. Latin
成人英语三级59.答案 A 根据文章内容应该是给不懂英语的人说外语。
60. A. having B. buying C. giving D. receiving
60.答案 A have a holiday 为度假的固定短语.B选项为买，C为给，D为收到，与题意不符。
61. A. time B. human C. money D. language
61.答案 D 根据文章意思为没有语言问题。应选语言。A为时间；B为人类；C为金钱。
62. A. perfect B. popular C. public D. pleasant
62.答案 C 根据文章意思应该打公用电话。选项C为公共的。A为完美的；B为流行的；D为高兴的，愉快的。
63. A. ring B. letter C. word D. message
63.答案 A 根据上下文作者是要打电话，只有ring 有电话的意思。B为信件；C为单词，字；D为信息。
64. A. to look B. looking like C. looking D. feeling like
64.答案 B 根据文章内容应该是看上去的意思，同时see sb doing sth 表状态。D为感觉像，与题意不符。
65. A. that B. if C. where D. when
65.答案 B 根据文章意思应该是问是否需要帮忙。只有if 有是否的意思。
66. A. well B. strange C. nice D. funny
66.答案B 根据上下文，由于老人听错了意思，所以觉得奇怪。选项A、C都有好的意思，D为有趣的，这里选奇怪的最符合文意。
67. A. to marry B. marrying C. to be married D. married
67.答案D 结婚用get married 。
68. A. small B. smart C. little D. young
68.答案D 根据上下文应选年轻的意思，A：small:小的，B：smart:灵巧的，C：little:少的。
69. A. very B. just C. so D. just now
69.答案B just 用在这里表示仅仅的意思， very：非常的，so：所以， just now 为刚才的意思。
70. A. did B. could C. do D. can
70.答案A 表示强调的时候，通常用do , 由于本文用过去时态，所以选did.
71. A. described B. explained C. talked D. expressed
71. 答案 B 根据文章意思应该是向她解释。 Describe :描写，形容；talk:谈话；express: 表达。
72. A. trouble B. difficulties C. fun D. things
72.答案B 根据文章意思应该选困难，由于和many连用要用可数名词，trouble:困难，不可数， fun:趣事，things :事情。
73. A. write B. speak C. use D. read
73.答案C 根据文章应该是在用法上不同。Write:写，speak:说，read:读。
74. A. us British B. British us C. us Britain D. we British
74.答案A 我们英国人在这里，us British ,Britain为英国。
75. A. such B. these C. some D. all the
75.答案A 这句话的意思是习惯他们所说的这些东西，特指这种用such. Some:一些；all the:所有的。
Part Ⅴ Translation (20%)
Section A Directions: In this part, there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
76. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing.
77. I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of fai8lure.
78. In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive.
79. By the year 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largely solved.
80. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups.
76. 我总是鼓励这些人，但我也会说明，写作和当作家是有很大不同的。
77. 我仍然会把希望寄托在这次考验上，尽管这意味着我要面对不确定的未来和失利所带来的恐惧。
78. 在当今科技时代，海洋为人类生存提供了很多资源。
79. 到2050年，专家们相信从海洋中发掘食物，矿物和能量资源的问题将在很大的程度上得到解决。
80. 与低收入，文化程度不高的女性体，受教育程度高和收入高的女性体中抽烟人数较多。
Section B
Directions: In this part, there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.
81．事实上，水污染的危害远不止这点。
82．这个问题不像我们最初想象的那么复杂。
83．如果你那时没有及时离开，我无法想象会发生什么情况。
84．他们发现在下午6点前不可能完成这项工作。
85．由于我没有读过这本书，所以我无法对此作出评论。
81. In fact, the consequence of water pollution is far more than this.
82. This issue is not as complicated as I imaged at first.
83. If you hadn’t left in time then, I couldn’t image what would have happened.
84. They found it impossible to finish the job before 6 pm.
85. Since I haven’t read the book, I couldn’t comment on it.