2007年6月英语三级考试B级真题及答案(3)

　　Part III Reading Comprehension
　　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 1
　　Directions: 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.
　　Some cities have planned their transportation systems for car owners. That is what Los Angeles did. Los Angeles decided to rather than spending money on public transportation.
　　This decision was suitable for Los Angeles. The city grew outward instead of upward. Los Angeles never built many tall apartment buildings. Instead，people live in houses with gardens.
　　In Los Angeles，most people drive cars to work. And every car has to have a parking space. So many buildings where people work also have parking lots.
　　Los Angeles also became a city without a Central Business District(CBD) .If a city has a CBD，crowds of people rush into it every day to work. If people drive to work，they need lots of road space.
　　So Los Angeles developed several business districts and built homes and other buildings in between the districts. This required more roads and parking spaces.
　　Some people defend this growth pattern. They say Los Angeles is the city of the future.
　　36. According to the passage，Los Angeles is a city where_________.
　　A) there is no public transportation system
　　B) more money is spent on highways for cars
　　C) more money is spent on public transportation systems
　　D) more developed than in other cities
　　37. “The city grew outward instead of upward”(Line 1，Para.2) means_________.
　　A) the city became more spread out instead of growing taller
　　B) there were fewer small houses than tall buildings
　　C) rapid development took place in the city center
　　D) many tall buildings could be found in the city
　　38. According to the passage，if a city has several business districts，_________.
　　A) people won’t have to drive to work every day
　　B) there have to be more roads and parking spaces
　　C) companies would be located in between the districts
　　D) there would be no need to build parking spaces within the districts
　　39. According to the growth pattern of Los Angeles，homes were mainly built_________.
　　A) in the city center
　　B) along the main roads
　　C) around business districts
　　D) within the business districts
　　40. The passage is mainly about_________.
　　A) the construction of parking spaces in Los Angeles
　　B) the new growth pattern of the city of Los Angeles
　　C) the public transportation system in Los Angeles
　　D) the problem of traffic jams in Los Angeles
　　Task 2
　　Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
　　We’ve found that eating habits vary(变化) so much that it does not make sense to include meals in the price of our tours. We want to give you the freedom of choosing restaurants and ordering food that suits your taste and budget(预算) .
　　As our hotels offer anything from coffee and toast to a full American breakfast at very reasonable prices，it will never be a problem for you to start the day in the way you like best. At lunch stops，your tour guide will show you where you can find salads，soups，and sandwiches.
　　Dinner time is your chance to try some local food. Sometimes the tour guide will let you have dinner at a restaurant of your own choice. At other times he or she will recommend a restaurant at your hotel. Years of research have taught US which restaurants reliably serve a good choice of delightful dishes at down-to-earth prices.
　　In Mexico，Alaska，and the Yukon。where your restaurant choice may be limited. we include some meals. The meals provided are clearly stated on the tour pages.
　　41. According to the passage，most meals are not included in the price of tours mainly because_________.
　　A) meals make up a large part of the tour budget
　　B) meal prices vary a lot from place to place
　　C) people dislike menus offered by tour guides
　　D) people have different eating habits
　　42. We can learn from the passage that_________.
　　A) the hotels you free breakfast
　　B) dining information can be obtained from your tour guides
　　C) you can have a complete choice of local dishes at the hotel
　　D) a full list of local restaurants can be found on the tour pages
　　43. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
　　A) Tour guides are supposed to arrange dinner outside the hotel.
　　B) Tour guides’ recommendations on food are unreliable.
　　C) Tourists must have lunch in the hotels they stay in.
　　D) Tourists may taste local dishes during dinner time.
　　44. The word “down-to-earth”(Line 3，Para.3) most probably means_________.
　　A) changeable
　　B) expensive
　　C) reasonable
　　D) fixed
　　45. Meals are included in the tour price in some places where_________.
　　A) restaurant choice may be limited
　　B) there are many nearby restaurants
　　C) delightful dishes are not served
　　D) food may be too expensive
　　答案：36-40:BABDB        41-45:DBDCA