英语考试B级真题及答案

2009年12月英语三级考试B级真题及答案SectionADirections:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.Howmuchdoesit________totaketheonlinetrainingcourse?A)costB)giveC)payD)spend17.Ifyouneedmoreinformation,pleasecontactus________telephoneoremail.A)inB)byC)onD)for18.Mr.Smithusedtosmoke________buthehasgivenituprecently.A)immediatelyB)roughlyC)heavilyD)completely19.Hewasspeakingsofast________wecouldhardlyfollowhim.A)whatB)asC)butD)that20.Pleasecallmeback________youseethismessage.A)aswellasB)asearlyasC)asfarasD)assoonas21.Wehaven’tenoughroomsforeveryone,sosomeofyouwillhaveto________aroom.A)shareB)stayC)spareD)live22.Before________forthejob,youwillberequiredtotakealanguagetest.A)applyB)applyingC)appliedD)toapply23.Ifyou,you’llhaveto________thisformfirst.A)putupB)tryoutC)fillinD)setup24.________therainstopsbefore12o’clock,wewillhavetocancelthegame.A)AsB)SinceC)WhileD)Unless25.Asthepriceofoilkeeps________,peoplehavetopaymorefordrivingacar.A)togoupB)goingupC)goneupD)goupSectionBDirections:Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.26.Whata(wonder)________partyitwas!Iofit.27.Thefilmturnedouttobe(successful)________thanwehadexpected.28.Readersarenotallowed(bring)________foodanddrinksintotheLibraryatanytime.29.Themanagerhaspromisedthatshewilldealwiththematter(immediate)________.30.Wearelookingforwardto(work)________withyouinthefuture.31.Todayemailhasbecomeanimportantmeansof(communicate)________indailylife.32.Thevisitorswere(disappoint)________tofindthemuseumclosedwhentheyrushedthere.33.Becauseofthe(improve)________intheroadconditions,accidentsrecently.34.Whenyouarrivetomorrow,mysecretary(meet)________youattheairport.35.Johnhasworkedasasalesmanagersincehe(join)________thiscompanyin2002.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ThankyouforyourinterestinCalibreCassette(盒式录音带)library.Thislettertellsyouaboutourservice.Withitwearesendingyouanapplicationform,sothatyoucanjoinifyouwouldliketotryit.Calibrelibraryaimstoprovidethepleasureofreadingtoanyonewhocannotreadordinaryprintbooksbecauseofsightproblems.Wecurrentlyhaveover7,000booksavailableforreadingforpleasure,including1,000speciallyforchildren.Allourbooksarerecordedcover-to-coveronordinarycassettesandcanbeplayedonanycassetteplayer.Theyaresentandreturnedbypost,freeofcharge.Whenwereceiveyourapplication,wewillsendyouabookandaninformationtape.Theywillexplainhowtousetheservice.TheeasywaytouseCalibrelibraryistotelluswhatsortsofbooksyoulike,andwewillkeepyousuppliedwithbookswethinkyouwillenjoy.Oryoucansendusalistofbooksyouwouldliketoread,andwewillthensendyoubooksfromthislistwheneverpossible.Inthatcaseyouwillneedtouseourwebsite,orbuyoneormoreofourcatalogues(目录).36.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,thelibrarysendstheapplicationformtothereaderssothattheycan________.A)readordinarybooksB)ordercassetteplayersC)buyCalibrecassettesD)usethelibraryservice37.Calibrelibraryprovidesservicemainlyforpeoplewhosufferfrom________.A)hearingdifficultiesB)mentalillnessesC)sightproblemsD)hearttroubles38.Theserviceofsendingandreturningbooksbypostis________.A)notavailabletochildrenB)paidbytheusersC)freeofchargeD)notprovided39.Theeasywaytousethelibraryserviceisto________.A)informthelibraryofyournameandaddressB)tellthelibrarythesortsofbooksyoulikeC)buythecataloguesofthelibraryD)askthelibrarytobuythebooks40.Themainpurposeofthisletteristo________.A)introducethelibrary’sservicetoreadersB)recommendnewbookstothereadersC)sendafewcataloguestoreadersD)expressthankstothereadersTask2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.PeopleinsomecountriescannotusetheirnativelanguageforWebaddresses.NeithercanChinesespeakers,whohavetorelyonpinyin.ButlastFriday,ICANN,theWeb’sgoverningbody,approvedtheuseofupto16languagesforthenewsystem.Morewillfollowinthecomingyears.TheInternetisabouttostartusingthe16languagesoftheworld.Peoplewillsoonbeabletouseaddressesincharacters(字符)otherthanthoseoftheRomanalphabet(字母表).Thechangewillalsoallowthesuffix(后缀)tobeexpressedin16otheralphabets,includingtraditionalandsimplifiedChinesecharacters.Buttherearestillsomeproplemstoworkout.Expertshavediscussedwhattodowithcharactersthathaveseveraldifferentmeanings.ThisisparticularlytrueofChinese.MostexpertsdoubtthechangewillhaveamajoreffectonhowtheInternetisused.“Therewillbesomecompetitionbetweencompaniestoobtainpopularwordsforaddre