[外语类试卷]大学英语三级（A级）模拟试卷274及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 274及答案与解析 Section A Directions: 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

2、decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D. （ A） The skin cancer is easy to cure. （ B） The skin cancer is a common cancer. （ C） The skin cancer need not be worried about. （ D） The skin cancer is rare. （ A） To see a friend. （ B） To cure his disease. （ C） To work. （ D） To do a phy

3、sical examination. （ A） On Thursday night. （ B） On tonight. （ C） On Thursday morning. （ D） On Tuesday night. （ A） It is heavy. （ B） It is soft. （ C） It is made of plastic. （ D） It is strong and heavy. （ A） At 9 oclock. （ B） At 7 oclock. （ C） At 8 oclock. （ D） At 6 oclock. Section B Directions: This

4、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 t

5、he 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. （ A） A single room. （ B） A double room. （ C） A single room and a double room. （ D） Two single rooms. （ A） On May 1st. （ B） On May 2nd. （ C） On May 3rd. （ D） On May 4th. （ A） His car broke down. （ B） He forgot the telephone number. （ C） He was late for the appointm

6、ent. （ D） He couldnt remember the name of the restaurant. （ A） At the garage. （ B） At home. （ C） In the park. （ D） In the restaurant. （ A） Over an hour. （ B） Half an hour. （ C） Less than half an hour. （ D） Less than an hour. Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend sh

7、ort passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. The passage will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase. 11 Why did the woman go to see the doctor?Because she had some trouble with _. 12 W

8、hat question did the doctor ask the woman?He asked her _. 13 How many years has she been married?She has been married _. 14 Did the woman calculate correctly?_. 15 Whats her age now?She is _ old. Section A Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete e

9、ach one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D. 16 Kate is a beautiful girl, she _ her mother more than her father. （ A） looks out （ B） makes out （ C） gets across （ D） takes after 17 He has worked very hard in this term and _ he will pass the fina

10、l exam. （ A） eventually （ B） yet （ C） finally （ D） accordingly 18 We should not overstate the influence of super stars, they are _ common people. （ A） nothing but （ B） anything but （ C） above all （ D） rather than 19 The plane will _ in half an hour. （ A） break off （ B） take off （ C） write off （ D） p

11、icked up 20 Mr. Zhou is _ an excellent professor. （ A） even so （ B） ever so （ C） ever such （ D） so far 21 This new school principal will take _ the next week. （ A） place （ B） effect （ C） post （ D） office 22 I _ a letter from my sister yesterday. （ A） accepted （ B） received （ C） took up （ D） excepted

12、 23 We must plan _ the future. （ A） in relation to （ B） in excess of （ C） in contrast to （ D） in favor of 24 The secretary is very diligent; _ she cant get admission of the boss. （ A） however （ B） therefore （ C） so （ D） although 25 Drink more water and you will _ very soon. （ A） get over （ B） get of

13、f （ C） hold back （ D） hold up Section B Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each bland with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. 26 (short) _ after she graduated from the university, she moved to another city with her family. 27 My father told me tha

14、t he was considered too difficult a student (teach) _ when he was young. 28 The French visitors English was so poor that he found it difficult to make himself (understand)_. 29 As is known to us all, Hainan is the second (large) _ island in our country. 30 Three hundred years ago people were (debate

15、) _ whether the earth or the sun was the center of the universe. 31 If there is no air, there (be)_no living things on the earth. 32 She complained to her close friend that she was not happy after her (marry)_. 33 The secretary worked late into the night, (prepare) _ a long speech for the president.

16、 34 The teacher asked us to write a (summarize)_ after reading the book. 35 Everybody knows that the faster anything is thrown into the sky, the (high) _ it goes. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For e

17、ach question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice. 35 As civilization proceeds in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic necessities of life-food, homes, clothes, and warmth. Then we are faced with a choice be

18、tween using technology to provide and meet needs which have been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above that ne

19、cessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours. I shall take it for granted that mankind has, by that time, chosen the latter alternative. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment. It follows that the housewife will also expect to

20、be able to have more leisure in her life without lowering her standard of living. It also follows that human domestic servants will have completely ceased to exist. Yet the great majority of the housewives will wish to be relieved completely form the routine operations of the home such as cleaning t

21、he floors, or washing the clothes, or making beds. By far the most logical step to relieve the housewife of routine is to provide a robot slave which can be trained to the requirements of a particular home and can be programmed to carry out half a dozen or more standard operations, when so switched

22、by the housewife. 36 In the first paragraph, the author states that man prefers _. （ A） working longer hours （ B） salary rising （ C） working shorter hours （ D） salary decreasing 37 The author seems to think that technology _. （ A） just meets needs （ B） provides more than necessary （ C） does not meet

23、 needs （ D） increases working hours 38 According to this passage, housewives _. （ A） are not satisfied with the present standard of living （ B） think that domestic servants are very helpful （ C） will prefer to live a life with more free time （ D） hope that the husband will be better paid by the empl

24、oyers 39 The words “routine operations“( Para. 1, Line 10)in this passage refer to _. （ A） daily necessities （ B） domestic servants （ C） medical operations （ D） daily housework 40 The main purpose of the second paragragh is to _. （ A） describe the steps to train a robot （ B） advertise a new type of

25、robot （ C） instruct housewives how to operate a robot （ D） suggest making use of a robot in the house Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 40 Conversation: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinish

26、ed statements are numbered 41 through 45. Human language is a living thing. Each language has its own biological system, which makes it different from all other languages. This system must constantly adjust to a new environment and new situations to survive and flourish (兴盛 ). When we think of human

27、 language this way, it is an easy step to see the words of a language as being like the ceils of a living organism (机物 )-they are constantly forming and dying and splitting into parts as time changes and the language adapts. There are several specific processes by which new words are formed. Some wo

28、rds come into the language which sound like what they refer to. Words like buzz (嗡嗡 ) and ding-dong are good examples of this process. Still another way in which new words are formed is to use the name of a person or a place closely associated with that words meaning. The words sandwich and hamburge

29、r are examples of this word-formation process. The Earl ( 伯爵 ) of Sandwich was so fond of gambling at cards that he hated to be interrupted by the necessity of eating. He thus invented a new way of eating while he continued his game at the gambling table. This quick and convenient dish is what we no

30、w call a sandwich-a piece of meat between two slices of bread. The hamburger became the best-known sandwich in the world after it was invented by a citizen of Hamburg in Germany. As long as a language is alive, its cells will continue to change, forming new words and getting rid of the ones that no

31、longer have any use. 41 The passage is mainly about _. （ A） the biological system of a living organism （ B） the inventors of sandwich and hamburger （ C） the development of human ceils （ D） the changes of a language 42 A language is a living thing in many ways EXCEPT _. （ A） it is similar to the biol

32、ogical system of a living organism （ B） it actually has many living cells that split and form constantly （ C） it must adjust to new environments to survive （ D） its old words die out while new words are constantly added 43 The word buzz come into the language because of _. （ A） its spelling （ B） its

33、 sound （ C） its form （ D） its meaning 44 The word sandwich came from _. （ A） card games （ B） a piece of meat （ C） a persons name （ D） a place in England 45 How many ways of word-formation are mentioned in the article? （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. （ D） Five. Task 3 Directions: The following is a

34、passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in the table below (No. 46 through 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 45 The following is an abstract. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 46 thro

35、ugh No. 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. 47507 Aspects of further training in automation in the new German states R. Lederer ( Siemens AG, Nuremberg, Germany). Eng. Aurora(Germany), vol. 15, no. 2. P. 39-41 ( March - April 1993

36、). Since reunification, an enormous structural change has been taking place in East German industry. Its purpose has been to build a feasible, market-related industrial base in todays new states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Many factors need to be taken into account in the development of soun

37、d company concepts forming part of this difficult process. Particular attention must be paid to new manufacturing structures and technologies. The planning and carryout of further training for employees in the automation industry thus take on a special significance. (2 refs. ) 1 47508 Complete train

38、ing concept for process control electronics technicians W. R. Teichgraber ( Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany). Eng. Autom. ( Germany), vol. 15, no 2. p. 42-3 ( March-April 1993 ). On April 2, 1992, the new German education and training decree (法令 ) for the trade of process control electronics technicia

39、n was issued by the federal Minister for the Economy and came into effect from August 1, 1992. This replaced the former trade of instrumentation and control fitter ( education and training decree dated February 18,1981 ). The new education and training decree is intended to achieve two important aim

40、s: on the one hand, adaptation of specialist training to the technological changes in process engineering and, on the other, combination with and adaptation to electrical trades which have already been reorganised. Siemens offers a complete education and training concept for imparting the courses fo

41、r this new training field. (no refs. ) 2 . The author of the first abstract is【 46】 . The planning and carryout of further training for employees in【 47】 take on a special significance. The new German education and training decree【 48】 from August 1,1992. Both of the authors are working in the compa

42、ny of【 49】 . One of the two aims the new decree is intended to achieve is adaptation of specialist training to【 50】 in process engineering. 46 ( ) 海关总署 ( )法律顾问 47 ( ) 国家计生委 ( ) 国家物价局 48 ( ) 全国人大 ( ) 工商管理局 49 ( )民族委员会 ( ) 政府发言人 50 ( ) 民航总局 ( ) 自治县政府 Task 4 Directions: The following is a list of terms

43、. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55. 50 The following is a list of film terms. After reading it ,you are required to find the item equivalen

44、t (与 相同的 ) to 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-animation film studio J-Hundred Flowers Awards B-animated cartoon K-Nomination for Academy Awards C-documentary film L-sensational fih

45、n D-feature film M-smelling film E-film projection network N-super film F-film projection unit O-swordsman film G-first scene P-war film H-full length documentary I-Golden Horse Award 51 What should the person do if he finds a fire?He should operate _. 52 Where should those in cl ass go when hearing

46、 the fire alarm?They should go to _ . 53 What should people do during the fire alarm?They should _ the elevator. 54 Which alarm is outside the kitchen door?The alarm in _ . 55 Where can we infer this instruction is read?It is read _ . Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the

47、passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 55 They should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet. Most cities and/or states in the U. S. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. You must ask when you move into a new

48、 community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place to place, from one or two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. The New York City sales tax, for example, is currently 8%, so if yo

49、u buy a pair of $ 40 shoes you will actually have to pay $ 43.20. This makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult. We say in America that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other taxes. Another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping. Wait