2008年12月大学英语三级(A级)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2008年12月大学英语三级（A级）真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Listening Comprehension 2. Vocabulary and Structure 3. Reading

Comprehension 4. Translation from English to Chinese 5. Writing

Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)Directions： This part is to

test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.

Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short

dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a

recorded question. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken only once. When

you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B,

C, and D.

1．

A．Close the window.

B．Open the window.

C．Turn off the TV.

D．Turn on the radio.

正确答案：A

解析：M: May I close the window outside?W: Yes, please. It’s too noisyQ: What

will the man do?从女士的语气上判断她同意关窗，因此A正确。

2．

A．He’s in his office.

B．He’s in a meeting.

C．He’s on a business trip.

D．He’s on holiday.

正确答案：B

解析：W: I’d like to see your manager.M: Sorry, he isn’t here at the moment.

He’s having a meeting.Q: Where is the manager now?本题中”He is having a

meeting.”和”He is in a meeting.” 意思一致，故选B。

3．

A．Take a Chinese course.

B．Visit China.

C．Stay at home.

D．Go to a summer camp.

正确答案：B

解析：W: Are you planning to take a trip this summer, Michael?M: Yea, I’m

going to China. if I can save enough money.Q: What’s Michael most likely to do this

summer?本题重点把握男士的回答。”I am gonging to China”与”Visit China”意思一致，故选B。

4．

A．The water is too cold.

B．The pool is too far away.

C．The pool is too crowded.

D．The weather is too hot.

正确答案：C

解析：M: It’s great to swim in the pool on such a hot day!W: Sure, but there are

too many people.Q: What does the woman mean?本题关键在于对女士语言的理解。”there are too many people”就是游泳池人多拥挤的意思，故选C。

5．

A．4 days.

B．14 days.

C．24 days.

D．40 days.

正确答案：B

解析：W: Does your company offer paid holiday?M: Yes. I have a 14-day holiday

each year.Q: How long is the holiday offered by the company?问题为“公司提供的假期有多长”，而在男士的回答中提到了14天的假期，因些B项正确。

Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short

conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there

are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only

once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4

choices marked A, B, C, and D.

听力原文：W: What do you like about working in the US?M: Well, people are

very friendly. We all get on very well.W: How do people greet each other?M:

Eeveyone uses first names. They all say “Hi” and ask “How are you doing?”. I like

that.W: What else do you like?M: They have very nice offices lots of space.

Every-thing is modern and nice.W: Is it different from working in our country?M: Yes.

Americans are always wearing formal clothes, but we go to work in informal

clothes.W: Is there anything you don’t like?M: The holidays. In the US, they only

have 2 weeks’ annual leave. In our country, we usually have 4 or 5 weeks.

6．

A．By the last name.

B．By the first name.

C．By the middle name.

D．By the full name.

正确答案：B

解析：How do Americans usually call each other?本题为细节题，询问美国人打招呼时的称呼。从男士的回答中”Everyone uses first names.”可判断出答案为B。

7．

A．The short holidays.

B．The low salaries.

C．The small offices.

D．The informal clothes.

正确答案：A

解析：What does the man dislike about working in the US?本题为推理题，询问男士在美国工作有没有不喜欢的地方。男士认为美国的年假只有两个星期，而他们国家通常有四五个星期。相比之下，美国假期较短。故选A。

听力原文：M: ABC Hotel. Can I help you?W: Yes. I’d like to book a double

room with a bath from June 10th to June 13th.M: We have one double room available

now.W: What is the rate?M: 150 dollars a night including breakfast.W: Does that

include tax?M: No, it doesn’t.W: What kinds of service come with that?M: We

provide a telephone and a cable TV. You can also go online in your room.W: Do you

have a swimming pool in the hotel?M: Sure. You may swim from 15 to 22 every day.

It’s free.W: Good. Thank you for the information.

8．

A．A single room with a bath.

B．A single room with a shower.

C．A double room with a bath.

D．A double room with a shower.

正确答案：C

解析：What kind of room does the woman want to book?本题属细节题，询问女士想预订什么样的房间。从女士的第一句话”I’d like to book a double room with

a bath...”可知她想预订一间带浴室的双人房。故选C。

9．

A．100 dollars.

B．150 dollars.

C．200 dollars.

D．250 dollars.

正确答案：B

解析：What’s the rate of the room she’d like to book?本题属细节题，询问女士