2009年12⽉英语三级考试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 give proper responses. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear:You will read: A) I’m not sure.B) You’re right.C) Yes, certainly.D) That’s interesting.From the question we learn that the speaker is asking the listener to leave a message. Therefore, C) Yes, certainly is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet.[A] [B] [C] [D]Now the test will begin.1. A) Never mind.B) Yes, I am.C) No problem.D) Here it is.2. A) I like it very much.B) That’s a good idea.C) Thank you.D) Y ou’re welcome.3. A) Let’s go.B) Don’t mention it.C) It’s delicious.D) Here you are.4. A) He’s busy.B) He’s fine.C) He’s fifty.D) He’s a doctor.5. A) That’s difficult.B) It’s sunny today.C) Yes, please.D) This way, please.Section BDirections: 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. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.6. A) A telephone.B) A watch.C) A T-shirt.D) An mp4 player.7. A) Travel to Australia.B) Start a business.C) Work part-time.D) Write a report.8. A) Prepare a speech.B) Send an e-mail.C) Type a letter.D) Make a phone call.9. A) The first floor.B) The second floor.C) The third floor.D) The fourth floor.10. A) In a bank.B) In a bookstore.C) At the airport.D) At a hotel.Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.Ladies and Gentlemen,Welcome to you all. We are pleased to have you here to visit our company.Today, we will first -11- you around our company, and then you will go and see our -12- and research center. The research center was-13- just a year ago. You may ask any questions you have during the visit. We will -14- to make your visit comfortable and worthwhile.Again, I would like to extend a warmest welcome to all of you on behalf of our company, and I hope that you will enjoy your stay here and -15- .答案:1-5:BADDC 6-10:CADBD11. show 12. factory 13. built 14. do our best 15. have a good timePart II V ocabulary & 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 ADirections: 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. How much does it ________ to take the online training course?A) costB) giveC) pay17. If you need more information, please contact us ________ telephone or email.A) inB) byC) onD) for18. Mr. Smith used to smoke ________ but he has given it up recently.A) immediatelyB) roughlyC) heavilyD) completely19. He was speaking so fast ________ we could hardly follow him.A) whatB) asC) butD) that20. Please call me back ________ you see this message.A) as well asB) as early asC) as far asD) as soon as21. We haven’t enough rooms for everyone, so some of y ou will have to ________ a room.A) shareB) stayC) spareD) live22. Before ________ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.A) applyB) applyingC) appliedD) to apply23. If you , you’ll have to ________ this form first.A) put upB) try outC) fill inD) set up24. ________ the rain stops before 12 o’clock, we will have to cancel the game.A) AsB) SinceC) WhileD) Unless25. As the price of oil keeps ________, people have to pay more for driving a car.A) to go upB) going upD) go upSection BDirections: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. What a (wonder) ________ party it was! I of it.27. The film turned out to be (successful) ________ than we had expected.28. Readers are not allowed (bring) ________ food and drinks into the Library at any time.29. The manager has promised that she will deal with the matter (immediate) ________.30. We are looking forward to (work) ________ with you in the future.31. Today email has become an important means of (communicate) ________ in daily life.32. The visitors were (disappoint) ________ to find the museum closed when they rushed there.33. Because of the (improve) ________ in the road conditions, accidents recently.34. When you arrive tomorrow, my secretary (meet) ________ you at the airport.35. John has worked as a sales manager since he (join) ________ this company in 2002.答案:16-20:ABCDD 21-25:ABCDB26. wonderful 27. more successful 28. to bring29. immediately 30. working 31. communication32. disappointed 33. improvement(s) / improving34. will meet /will be meeting 35. joined Part II V ocabulary & Structure (15 minutes)Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Thank you for your interest in Calibre Cassette (盒式录⾳带) library. This letter tells you about our service. With it we are sending you an application form, so that you can join if you would like to try it.Calibre library aims to provide the pleasure of reading to anyone who cannot read ordinary print books because of sight problems. We currently have over 7,000 books available for reading for pleasure, including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette player. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge.When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (⽬录).36. According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can ________.A) read ordinary booksB) order cassette playersC) buy Calibre cassettesD) use the library service37. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from ________.A) hearing difficultiesB) mental illnessesC) sight problemsD) heart troubles38. The service of sending and returning books by post is ________.A) not available to childrenB) paid by the usersC) free of chargeD) not provided39. The easy way to use the library service is to ________.A) inform the library of your name and addressB) tell the library the sorts of books you likeC) buy the catalogues of the libraryD) ask the library to buy the books40. The main purpose of this letter is to ________.A) introduce the library’s service to readersB) recommend new books to the readersC) send a few catalogues to readersD) express thanks to the readersTask 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.People in some countries cannot use their native language for Web addresses. Neither can Chinese speakers, who have to rely on pinyin. But last Friday, ICANN, the Web’s governing body, approved the use of up to 16 languages for the new system. More will follow in the coming years.The Internet is about to start using the 16 languages of the world. People will soon be able to use addresses in characters (字符) other than those of the Roman alphabet (字母表). The change will also allow the suffix (后缀) to be expressed in 16 other alphabets, including traditional and simplified Chinese characters.But there are still some proplems to work out. Experts have discussed what to do with characters that have several different meanings. This is particularly true of Chinese.Most experts doubt the change will have a major effect on how the Internet is used. ―There will be some competition between comp anies to obtain popular words for addresses.‖41. For Web addresses, Chinese speakers now have to use ________.A) pinyinB) signsC) numbersD) characters42. The approval of the use of 16 languages by ICANN will allow web users to ________.A) change their email addressB) email their messages in charactersC) have the chance to learn other languagesD) use addresses in their own language43. The new system will allow the suffix of a Web address to be expressed by ________.A) any native languageB) figures and numbersC) Chinese charactersD) symbols and signs44. Which of the following is one of the problems in using the new system?A) Certain characters have several different meanings.B) Chinese is a truly difficult language to learn.C) People find it difficult to type their address in characters.D) Some experts think it is impossible to use Chinese characters.45. Many experts do not believe that ________.A) there are still some proplems to work outB) there will be competition to get popular addressesC) companies are willing to change their web addressesD) the change will affect the use of the Internet greatly答案:36-40:DCCBA 41-45:ADCADTask 3Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 to 50 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below.Hard Work, Good MoneyWe need:Staff (员⼯) to work in a busy operations center.You to be working in Hangzhou.We are:A rapidly expanding international IT company.Based in the UK and USA, with 500 employees worldwide.We want to:Recruit (招聘) staff for our office in Hangzhou.Recruit 30 staff members in the first year.You should be:Chinese;A college graduate, majoring in Computer Science;Flexible, efficient, active;Willing to work in Hangzhou;Able to work unusual hours, e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.You should have:Good basic English language skills, holding Level-A Certificate of PracticalEnglish Test for Colleges (PRETCO).Keyboard skills.Way to contact us:0571-********For more details about the job, please visit our website:/doc/63bce2116edb6f1aff001f94.html .A Job AdvertisementRecruitment: staff to work in an operations centerWork place: -46-Qualifications (资格):Education: college graduate majoring in -47-Foreign language: English, with Level-A Certificate of PRETCOPersonal qualities: flexible, -48- , activeWorking hours: -49- , e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.Way to get details about the job: visit the website: -50-答案:46. Hangzhou 47. Computer Science 48. efficient49. unusual hours 50. /doc/63bce2116edb6f1aff001f94.htmlTask 4Directions: The following is a list of terms related to employment. 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 --------------- annual bonusB --------------- basic salaryC --------------- benefitD --------------- commissionE --------------- head hunterF --------------- health insuranceG --------------- housing fundH --------------- job centerI --------------- job fairJ --------------- job offerK --------------- labor marketL --------------- labor contractM --------------- minimum wageN --------------- retirement insuranceO --------------- trial periodP --------------- unemployment insuranceQ --------------- welfareExamples: (A) 年终奖(O) 试⽤期51. ( ) 招聘会( ) 最低⼯资52. ( ) 劳动合同( ) 福利53. ( ) 养⽼保险( ) 住房基⾦54. ( ) 猎头( ) 基本⼯资55. ( ) 劳务市场( ) 失业保险答案:51. I, M 52. L, Q 53. N, G 54. E, B 55. K, PTask 5Directions: Here are two letters. After reading them, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions (No.56 to No.60). You should write your answers (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.Letter 1December 1, 2009Dear Mr. John Campbell,We have received your letter of November 20, 2009 about your latest model of mountain bikes, in which we are very much interested. We believe that they will sell well here in the U.S.A. Please send us further details ofyour prices and terms of sales. Your favorable quotation (报价) will be appreciated. We look forward to hearing from you soon.Yours sincerely,Robert LoftusMarketing ManagerLetter 2December 4, 2009Dear Mr. Robert Loftus,Thank you for your letter of December 1st inquiring about our latest model of mountain bikes. We are pleased to send you the catalogue (产品⽬录) and price list you asked for. You will find our quotation reasonable with attractive terms of sales. We are looking forward to receiving your order at the earliest time.Very truly yours,John CampbellSales Manager56. What product is inquired about in the first letter?The latest model of ___________________________________.57. What information of the product does Mr. Robert Loftus ask for?Further details of the prices and _________________________.58. What is enclosed with the second letter?The catalogue and ____________________________________.59. Who writes the second letter?John Campbell, ________________________________ manager.60. What does Mr. John Campbell say about the quotation of the product?He says it is __________________ with attractive terms of sales.答案:56. mountain bikes 57. terms of sale 58. price list59. sales 60. reasonablePart IV Translation -- English into Chinese (25 minutes)Directions: This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences (No.61 to No.64) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A), B), C) and D). Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph (No.65) in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet.61. Not until this week were they aware of the problems with the air-conditioning units in the hotel rooms.A) 这个星期旅馆⾥的空调间出问题了,他们没有意识到。