[外语类试卷]大学英语三级（B级）模拟试卷425及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语三级（ B级）模拟试卷 425及答案与解析 Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. 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 an

2、swer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Of course not. （ B） Please close the door. （ C） Is it cold? （ D） Please don t close the door. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there

3、is a recorded question. 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. （ A） Because the driver was not skillful. （ B） Because it was a bad weather. （ C） Because the traffic was heavy. （

4、D） Because there was an accident. （ A） By borrowing money from a bank. （ B） By selling more goods. （ C） By getting help from a friend. （ D） By changing its sales manager. （ A） Wait until Mr. Baker comes. （ B） Go to the next room. （ C） Hang up and wait. （ D） Make a call again. （ A） The church wasnt t

5、here. （ B） She could see the church. （ C） The tour guide was wrong. （ D） The tour guide was right. （ A） A movie. （ B） A party. （ C） A concert. （ D） A play. Section C Directions: In this section you will hear a short recorded passage. The passage has some words or phrases missing. The passage will be

6、 read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the blank in order of numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin. 7 Old age has always been thought of as the worst ag

7、e to be; but it is not (11) for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and the ability to help others with (12) wisely given. The old have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can (13) their grandchildren (14) around them; and perhaps best of all, they can,

8、if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the (15) of life safely and having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the battle. Section A Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to compl

9、ete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D. 12 A bottle weighs more after air is put in. _ proves that air has weight. （ A） We （ B） Which （ C） It （ D） What 13 Why shouldnt you attend the meeting? _ it is important to you. （ A） No matter （

10、 B） After all （ C） At the most （ D） No wonder 14 Concentrating on her writing, Mary was not _ of what had happened around the house. （ A） sensitive （ B） aware of （ C） thoughtful （ D） conscious 15 The young manager was so _ that he cancelled his business trip to New York. （ A） disappointed （ B） lost

11、（ C） missed （ D） interested 16 That war _ 2 years. （ A） stayed （ B） finished （ C） lasted （ D） completed 17 It is hot outside. Id rather you _ the room. （ A） not leave （ B） dont leave （ C） wont leave （ D） didnt leave 18 I was just lying down when I heard someone _ on the window. （ A） break （ B） try （

12、 C） hit （ D） knock 19 I saw Anna in the library yesterday.You_her; she is still abroad. （ A） must not see （ B） cant have seen （ C） mustnt have seen （ D） couldnt see 20 Accidents are quite_on this part of the highway. （ A） ordinary （ B） regular （ C） common （ D） popular 21 It will only take me a minut

13、e to get your watch fixed, it will be ready _. （ A） by the way （ B） fight away （ C） at last （ D） in that case 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. 22 There is too much noise outside and th

14、e professor cant make his lecture (hear)_. 23 The (long)_ of the river is 300 miles. 24 Seeing nobody in the classroom, he decided to stay there (read) _ for a while. 25 As to the supporting actress, she has a(beautiful)_ face than the heroine(女主角 )in the movie. 26 The traffic sign warns us_(be) mor

15、e careful. 27 He succeeded in (predict) _ the earthquake in 1977. 28 Are you looking forward to (go) _ on your vacation? 29 New officers will (elect) _ by our club when we hold our next meeting. 30 John was thankful for the (kind)_of these people who helped him to find his passport. 31 I was (deep)

16、_ moved by what my boss had done for me. 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. 31 China lies mai

17、nly in the northern temperate zone under the influence of monsoon (季风 ). From September and October to March and April next year monsoon blow from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau into China and decrease in force as it goes southward, causing dry and cold winter in the country and a temperature diff

18、erence of 40t between the north and south. The temperature in China is 5 to 18 lower than that in other countries on the same latitude in winter. Monsoon blows into China from the ocean in summer, bringing warm and wet currents , thus rain. Great differences in climate are found from region to regio

19、n owing to China s extensive territory and complex topography(地形 ). The northern part of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China has no summer, Hainan Island has a long summer but no winter; the Huaihe River valley features four clear seasons; the western part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is covere

20、d by snow all year round; the southern part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is spring-like all the year; and the northwestern inland region sees a great drop of temperature in the day. 32 Which of the following statements about monsoon is true? （ A） Monsoon makes the temperature 5 to 18 lower. （ B） Mo

21、nsoon blowing from May to August brings rain. （ C） Monsoon goes from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau. （ D） Monsoon causes dry and cold summer in the country. 33 The word “current“ in the first paragraph most probably means “_“. （ A） a body of onward running water （ B） a tendency, movement, or cours

22、e （ C） a mass of continuous moving gas （ D） a flow of electric charge 34 There is a great difference in climate from region to region in China because_. （ A） China is so large in size and complicated in landform （ B） it s very hot in summer and extremely cold in winter （ C） the northern part has no

23、summer and southern no winter （ D） China lies in temperate zone under the influence of monsoon 35 According to the passage, the southern part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau_. （ A） has a long summer and short winter （ B） is hot in the day and cold in the night （ C） is cold in winter but hot in summer

24、（ D） is neither very hot nor very cold 36 This passage most likely taken from_. （ A） a column in an evening newspaper （ B） an article from a news magazine （ C） an advertisement from a booklet （ D） a section of a geographic book Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or u

25、nfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 37 Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country. In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, sailed to America on the May Flower, seeking a pla

26、ce where they could have freedom of worship. After a two-month voyage, in icy November, they landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics(流行病 ). Those who survived began sowing in the first spring. All summer long

27、 they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. Years later, President o

28、f the United States declared the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today. The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead.

29、 On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favo

30、rite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years. 37 From the passage, why did the Pilgrims sail to America? （ A） To seek a place for freedom of worship. （ B） To seek for food. （ C） To seek for new land. （ D） To avoid starvation and epidemics. 38 Why did people decide to fix a day of thanksgiving

31、to the Lord? （ A） Because they want to celebrate the end of a two-month tiring voyage. （ B） Because they want to thank God for the big harvest, which is so important for them to survive. （ C） Because they want to have some entertainment. （ D） Because they have a new holiday. 39 When does Thanksgivin

32、g Day fall? （ A） It falls on Oct 30. （ B） It falls on Dec 24. （ C） It falls on March 21. （ D） It falls on the fourth Thursday of November. 40 What is the best and most attractive food on Thanksgiving dinner table? （ A） plum pudding. （ B） cranberry juice and squash. （ C） roast turkey and pumpkin pie.

33、 （ D） apples, oranges, chestnuts. 41 What is the meaning of observe in the fourth paragraph? （ A） Watch carefully. （ B） Obey. （ C） Celebrate. （ D） Notice. Task 3 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in the table below (No. 46 through 50).

34、 You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 42 Notice Fifteen questions for the Guiyang Customs and Scenery Competition were published in China Daily on May 5 and 7 and on China Dailys web edition on May 7. Participants please answer the questions and mail the ans

35、wer card to: Press Office, Guiyang Municipal Peoples Government 46 Zhongshan Xilu, Guiyang 550003, Guizhou, China or find the competition www. ChinaDaily. com. cn. Then answer the questions, fill in all information needed and click the button below to send it back. The deadline for the competition i

36、s June 15 (subject to postmark). The prize-drawing Ceremony will be held on June 18 in Guiyang City, and six luck winners (three living in China, three from abroad) will be drawn from those who give correct answers to all questions. Their names will be published in China Daily and its web edition on

37、 June 19. The six lucky winners Will be invited to visit Guiyang from August 8 to 18. Fifteen questions for the Guiyang (46) Competition were published in China Daily on May 5 and 7 and on China Dailys (47) on May 7. The deadline for the competition is (48) (subject to postmark). Tile prize-drawing

38、(49) will be held on June 18 in Guiyang City. The numbers of winner are (50) . Task 4 Directions: The following is a list of terms. 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 brack

39、ets of question NO. 51-55. 47 A- COMPRESSED GAS B-CORROSIVES C-DO NOT CRUSH D-DO NOT STOW IN DAMP PLACE E-HANDLE WITH CARE F-HAZARDOUS GOODS G-KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT H-KEEP FIAT I-KEEP IN DRY PLACE J-KEEP IN HOLD K-KEEP UPRIGHT L-NOT TO BE STOWED UNDER HEAVY CARGO M-RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE N-STOW IN COOL

40、 PLACE O-THIS SIDE UP 47 ( ) 切勿压挤 ( ) 小心轻放 48 ( ) 腐蚀品 ( ) 此面向上 49 ( ) 干处保管 ( ) 怕压 50 ( ) 必须平放 ( ) 危险品 51 ( ) 装于舱内 ( ) 勿倒置 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 51 Dear Friends, D

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