[外语类试卷]大学英语三级A级（阅读理解）模拟试卷19及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语三级 A级（阅读理解）模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice 0 The key to any successful ga

2、rage sale(家庭旧物出售 )is to get the word out. The best means of advertising your sale is to place an ad in the local newspaper. If you have a city and neighborhood paper, make sure you advertise in both. The ad should be large enough that it stands out. It should also include information on where the sa

3、le is located with directions, the “hot“ items youre selling and the time the sale will start and end. An ad should be placed at least two days before the sale and run until the day of your event. That way people can plan their route(路线 )to the sale in advance. Signs are another great way to inform

4、your community. Post them in places where people gather, such as stores and community centers. Some businesses have a central bulletin board(布告栏 ), which is the best place to advertise. Other places to post are at the local college or university campus. This is especially helpful if your sale is hap

5、pening in August or early September when students have returned to school and are looking for cheap finds. Post signs around your neighborhood. You should also place both ads and direction signs, especially if youre located on a side street without a major presence. Signs will attract and direct peo

6、ple. Just make sure you print in bold letters and use large direction signs so people can read the information from the front seat of their car. 1 The best way of getting out the news of your garage sale is to_. （ A） publish the news online （ B） visit people door-to-door （ C） advertise in the local

7、newspaper （ D） make phone calls to your neighbors 2 You should place an ad at least two days before the sale so that people can_. （ A） get enough cash for the sale （ B） compare prices of the items （ C） select the items they will buy （ D） decide on their route in advance 3 Why should signs be posted

8、in a community center? （ A） Schools are nearby. （ B） There are many stores. （ C） Students often meet there. （ D） More people gather there. 4 What advice is given for printing the signs according to the last paragraph? （ A） Colored signs are preferred. （ B） Bold letters should be used. （ C） Large pic

9、tures should be included. （ D） Phone numbers should be provided. 5 The best title for the passage might be_. （ A） Advertising Garage Sales （ B） Advantages of Garage Sales （ C） Importance of Garage Sales （ D） Printing Ads for Garage Sales Task 2 Directions： This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 quest

10、ions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45 5 Borrowing to start a business is not easy. Getting a bank loan, particularly for a new small business, is like going through the eye of a needle. Banks favor established business people with a solid credit rating and a large bank account. Th

11、ey should also have experience in the business they propose to enter, and offer well-prcparcd business plans that show the ability to repay the loans. If you are not such a person, then you need to double your preparations to convince the banker to lend you that much needed start-up capital. If your

12、 business is new and small, bankers will need to know as much as possible about you and your business. However, many small business owners often make the mistake of not being well prepared when going to the bank to apply for the loan. Surprisingly, many loan applicants dont even have the slightest i

13、dea how or when they intend to repay the money they request. Often they dont even know how much money they need. When asked how much money they want to borrow, many people give these two common responses: “How much money can I get?“ and “As much as possible.“ Is it any wonder that lenders say no? So

14、 the most important thing is do your homework before you ask for a loan. 6 By saying “Getting a bank loan. is like going through the eye of a needle“, the writer emphasizes_. （ A） the ability to borrow from a bank （ B） the importance of borrowing money （ C） the difficulty of getting a bank loan （ D）

15、 the start-up of a new small business 7 Banks prefer to give a loan to those who_. （ A） are in need of start-up capital （ B） have the ability to pay it back （ C） own an old and large business （ D） havent borrowed money before 8 What will bankers do before they give a loan to a new and small business

16、? （ A） Help fill out a special form for getting a loan. （ B） Request the business to pay a small deposit. （ C） Get enough information about the business. （ D） Estimate the size of the loan they will give. 9 Some small businesses fail to get a bank loan because_. （ A） the form they fill in is incompl

17、ete （ B） their products are not technically advanced （ C） the amount of money they want to borrow is too big （ D） they have no clear idea of how much they need to borrow 10 The writer advises that before applying for a bank loan, the applicant should_. （ A） thoroughly prepare （ B） do some market res

18、earch （ C） learn a lot about the bank （ D） know the upper limit of the loan Task 3 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you are required to complete the blanks below it(No 46 through No 50) You should write your answers briefly in no more than three words 10 When traveling overse

19、as, its a good idea to carry an International Driving Permit, even if youre not planning to drive. Valid in over 150 countries, the permit contains your name, photo and driver information translated into ten languages. Before you travel the world, travel to any AAA(美国汽车协会 )office for your Internatio

20、nal Driving Permit. Bring your valid US drivers license, US $15. and two passport-type photos. You may also wish to fill out our International Driving Permit application in advance. Simply print out the application, fill in the information requested and bring it with you to the AAA office nearest yo

21、u. If you prefer to obtain your International Driving Permit through the mail, enclose your completed application form, two passport-type photos each signed on the back, a US$15 permit fee and a photocopy of both sides of your drivers license and mail them to the AAA office nearest you. Please allow

22、 4 6 weeks for return mail unless additional postage for express mail service is included with the application. Application for International Driving Permit Place to apply: any【 B1】 _ Document needed: valid US drivers license Application fee: 【 B2】 _ Photo: two【 B3】 _copies Ways to apply: 1. filling

23、 out the form in the office, or 2. printing out the form and filling it out with【 B4】 _ 3. sending the form through the【 B5】 _ 11 【 B1】 12 【 B2】 13 【 B3】 14 【 B4】 15 【 B5】 Task 4 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in C

24、hinese in the table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets， numbered 51 through 55 15 A brand loyalty J market share B brand value K market size C buying habit L marketing goal D buying motivation M marketing plan E consumer survey N product image F customer service O re

25、ference price G distribution channel P sales analysis H market potential Q sales promotion I market research Examples： (D)购买动机 (G)分销渠道 16 ( )品牌价值 ( )促销 17 ( )产品形象 ( )客户服务 18 ( )市场份额 ( )参考价格 19 ( )购买习惯 ( )市场潜力 20 ( )营销目标 ( )消费者调查 Task 5 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you sho

26、uld give brief answers to the 5 questions(No 56 through No 60)that follow The answers(in no more than 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers 20 Certain portable electronic devices(PEDs)may interfere with aircraft navigational equipment. PED use is permitted while on the ground whe

27、n the boarding door is open, and in flight when advised by crew members. About 10 minutes before departure, passengers will be asked to turn off computers, cell phones and other PEDs. The following PEDs are approved for use during the flight time: - Personal Computers - Handheld computer games - Per

28、sonal stereo and video devices Medical devices are permitted at all times while TVs. radios, two-way radios, remote-control devices and some other electronic devices are not permitted. Due to safety concerns, the crew may at any time request that PEDs be turned off. Cell phones may be used only in t

29、he following instances: - When the aircraft is at the gate and the boarding door is open. - When the aircraft is on the ground away from the gate and the captain has approved their use. 21 What is the possible bad effect of using a PED on an aircraft in flight? The aircraft navigational equipment ma

30、y be_. 22 When can a passenger be allowed to use a PED on a plane in flight? When permitted by_. 23 What are passengers asked to do about 10 minutes before departure? Turn off their computers, _and other PEDs. 24 What devices can be used on the plane throughout the flight? _. 25 Who has the right to

31、 approve the use of cell phones when the plane is away from the gate ready to take off? _. 大学英语三级 A级（阅读理解）模拟试卷 19答案与解析 Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choice

32、s marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由关键词 The best way和 garage sale定位到义章第一段第一、二句 。定位句指出，成功出售家庭旧物的关键在于发布信息，而发布信息的最佳方式是在当地报纸上刊登广告。题干中的 The best way是对定位句中的 The best means的同义转述， getting out the news of your garage sale是对定位句中的 advertising your sa

33、le的解释说明。 C)中的 advertise与定位句中的 place an ad意思相同，因此可以确定 C)“在当地报纸上刊登广告 ”为本题答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由关键词 at least two days before the sale定位到文章第一段最后两句。最后一句中提到了应当至少在销售活动开始前两天刊登广告的目的：人们可以预先计划前往销售活动现场的路线。题干中的 so that意为 “以便，为了 ”，引导目的状语从句，与定位句中的 That way“那样的话 ”表达的意思相同。D)中的 decide on意为 “决定，选定 ”

34、，是对定位句中的 plan的同义转述，因此可以确定 D)“提前选定前往的路线 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节推断题。由关键词 community center定位到文章第二段第二句。定位句指出，商店和社区中心是人群聚集的地方，适合张贴广告。由此可见，作者主张把广告张贴在社区中心的原因就在于那里是人群聚集的地方。因此可以确定 D)“更多的人聚集在那里 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节推断题。由关键词 printing和 the last paragraph定位到文章末段最后一句。定位句提到，一定

35、要确保用黑体字印刷 (指示牌 )，这也正是作者对指示牌印刷提出的建议。由此确定 B)“应该使用黑体字 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。通读全文可以看出，文章具体介绍了为出售家庭旧物发布信息的方式，并指出张贴和印刷指示牌时的注意事项，因此确定 A)“为出售家庭旧物做广告 ”为本文的标题。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 2 Directions： This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through

36、 45 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 语义理解题。由关键词 “Getting a bank loanis like going through the eye of a needle”定位到文章第一段。定位段指出，借贷创业并非易事，然后使用了明喻的修辞手法，把借贷比喻成 “穿过针眼 ”。众所周知，针眼非常小，穿过针眼是极为困难的。由此可见，作者把借贷比喻成 “穿过针眼 ”是为了强调从银行借贷的难度非常大，故 C)“获得银行贷款的困难 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节推断题。由关键词 Banks和 prefer定位到

37、文章第二段第一句。定位句指出了银行青睐的借贷对象：拥有可靠的信贷等级和较多的银行账户资金的资深商务人士，由此可见，银行借贷时首先要考虑借贷者的偿还能力。题干中的 prefer和定位句中的 favor意思相同， B)have the ability to pay it back是对定位句中的 with a solid credit rating and a large bank account的同义转述，由此可以确定 B)“有偿还贷款的能力 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由关键词 a new and small business定位到文

38、章第二段最后一句。定位句指出，如果那些刚刚创建的小型公司申请贷款，那么银行需要尽可能多地了解公司老板和公司的情况。换句话说，在批准向刚刚创建的小型公司发放贷款之前，银行会了解关于公司的足够多的信息。 C)Get enough information about the business是对定位句中的 know as much as possible about you and your business的同义转述，由此确定 C)“获得关于公司的足够多的信息 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实细节题。由关键词 get a bank loan定位到第

39、三段。定位段开头指出，许多小型公司的所有人在申请贷款时犯了准备不足的错误。第三句具体指出了一个错误：许多申请人甚至不知道需要借贷多少钱。本段 最后一句用反问的句式指出了这样做的结果：贷款申请遭到银行的拒绝。由此可见，许多小型公司没有得到银行贷款的原因在于自身准备不足，甚至连贷款数额都不清楚。 D)中的have no clear idea是对定位段第三句中的 dont even know的同义转述。南此可以确定 D)“他们不知道需要借贷多少钱 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节推断题。由关键词 before applying for a bank

40、 loan定位到最后一段。作者在第三段中分析了 小型公司申请贷款遭到拒绝的原因，然后在最后一段提出了自己的建议：最重要的事情是存申请贷款之前作好准备工作。换句话说，贷款申请人应该作好充分的准备。 A)thoroughly prepare“充分地准备 ”是对原文中的 do your homework“做好功课 ”的同义转述，由此可以确定 A)“充分地准备 ”为本题的答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 3 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you are required to complete the blan

41、ks below it(No 46 through No 50) You should write your answers briefly in no more than three words 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 AAA office 【试题解析】 由关键词 any定位到原文第二段第一句。定位句指出了国际驾驶执照的申请地点是 any AAA office，由此确定空格处应填入 AAA office。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 US $15 【试题解析】 由关键词 Application fee定位到原文第二段第二句。定位句提到了申请执照时需要的费用

42、为 US $15，由此确定本题的答案为 US $15。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 13 【正确答案】 passport-type 【试题解析】 由关键同 Photo和 two定位到原文第二段第二句后半部分。该部分提到了申请执照时需要的照片的数量和样式，即 two passport-type photos由此确定本题的答案为 passport-type。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 14 【正确答案】 the information requested 【试题解析】 由关键词 printing out和 filling定位到原文第二段第四句。定位句介绍了第二种申请方式，即自己打印申请表，然后填上要求填

43、写的信息，由此确定本题答案为 the information requested。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 15 【正确答案】 mail 【试题解析】 由关键词 through the定位到原文第二段第五句。定位句介绍了第三种申请方式：通过邮寄 方式进行申请，由此确定空格处应填入 mail。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 4 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the

44、 table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets， numbered 51 through 55 【知识模块】 阅读理解 16 【正确答案】 B， Q 【知识模块】 阅读理解 17 【正确答案】 N， F 【知识模块】 阅读理解 18 【正确答案】 J， O 【知识模块】 阅读理解 19 【正确答案】 C， H 【知识模块】 阅读理解 20 【正确答案】 L， E 【知识模块】 阅读理解 Task 5 Directions： The following is a passage After re

45、ading it， you should give brief answers to the 5 questions(No 56 through No 60)that follow The answers(in no more than 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers 【知识模块】 阅读理解 21 【正确答案】 interfered with 【试题解析】 本题考查在飞机飞行时使用移动电子设备可能造成的不良影响。根据线索 词 aircraft navigational equipment和 may定位到原文第一

46、段第一句。题干将定位句的宾语变成了主语，句子从原来的主动句变成了被动句，因此空格处需要填入动词的过去分词形式，构成被动语态，即 interfered with。注意 interfered后的 with必须保留。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 22 【正确答案】 crew members 【试题解析】 本题考查在飞机飞行时乘客被允许使用移动电子设备的情况。根据线索词 be allowed， use a PED， in flight和 permitted定位到原文第一段第二句。定位句指出，在飞机飞行时乘客被允许使用移动电子设备的情况是： when advised by crew members“得到了机

47、组人员的允许 ”。因此本题的答案为 crew members。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 23 【正确答案】 cell phones 【试题解析】 本题考查飞机起飞前 10分钟乘客们被要求做的事情。根据线索词about 10 minutes before departure Turn off their computers和 other PEDs定位到原文第一段第三句。本题比较简单，定位词较多，题干也基本使用原文的语句，稍加对比就可确定答案为 cell phones。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 24 【正确答案】 Medical devices 【试题解析】 本题考查在飞机飞行全程都可以使用的设备

48、。根据线索同 devices和 throughout the flight定位到原文第二段第一句。题干中的 can be used和throughout the flight分别是对定位句中的 are permitted和 at all times的同义转述，这样句子的主语就是本题的答案。因此，空格处需填入 Medical devices。注意，句首的 M需要大写。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 25 【正确答案】 The captain 【试题解析】 本题考查在飞机准备起飞时谁有权限批准使用手机。根据线索词approve the use of cell phones和 away from the gate定位到原文最后一段。定位段指出了可以使用手机的两种情况，其中第二种情况是，在飞机准备起飞时，需要在得到机长批准的情况下才能使用手机。 由此可见，此时只有机长才有批准使用手机的权限，所以空格处应填入 The captain。 【知识模块】 阅读理解