1、四川省英语三级模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 一、 Vocabulary and Structure 1 We were all _ the way he behaved at the meeting. （ A） disappointed at （ B） dismissed from （ C） disabled by （ D） discharged from 2 Dont try to _ for Toms behavior. He wont get away with it this time. （ A） make a mistake （ B） make an excuse （ C） make a
2、 search （ D） make an effort 3 When he was asked about the missing camera, Jimmy _ ever seeing it. （ A） opposed （ B） complained （ C） refused （ D） denied 4 She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their _. （ A） comfort （ B） pleasure （ C） peace （ D） ease 5 You can make your dreams come _ as lo
3、ng as you work hard. （ A） actual （ B） possible （ C）真 （ D） visible 6 The managing director took the _ for the accident, although it was not really his fault. （ A） charge （ B） crime （ C） blame （ D） guilt 7 The key to our room was _ to a large plastic plate with the room number on it. （ A） attached （ B
4、） connected （ C） joined （ D） related 8 The restaurant near our campus is superior _ the one we went to last week. （ A） to （ B） as （ C） than （ D） with 9 He made a _ sum of money in real estate and then invested it in the stock market. （ A） conscious （ B） considerate （ C） considerable （ D） conservativ
5、e 10 Higher taxes are likely to _ importing expensive cars into the country. （ A） encourage （ B） discourage （ C） protect （ D） persuade 11 Tom is kind-hearted, thoughtful, hard working and clever. _ I cant speak too highly of him. （ A） On the contrary （ B） In a word （ C） As a result （ D） By the way 1
6、2 It would make great _ for the parents to be involved in childrens activities. （ A） idea （ B） sense （ C） significance （ D） meaning 13 President Bush, together with his wife and daughter, _ at the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing. （ A） are present （ B） is present （ C） were prese
7、nt （ D） was present 14 It was reported that only one tourist was fortunate to escape _ in the attack. （ A） to be killed （ B） having killed （ C） killing （ D） being killed 15 _ there are few jobs available in rural areas, many young people move to the cities in search of employment. （ A） Since （ B） Wh
8、ile （ C） After （ D） Although 16 By the time I got to the cinema, all the tickets for “The Merchant of Venice“ _ out. （ A） were sold （ B） was sold （ C） had been sold （ D） have been sold 17 It is recommended that the project _ until all the preparations have been made. （ A） is not started （ B） is not
9、to be started （ C） not be started （ D） will not be started 18 I could have paid _ for the suit if the salesman had insisted, because I really wanted it. （ A） twice as much （ B） as much twice （ C） two times （ D） much twice 19 _ is often the case, the calls from our customers are for help with their c
10、omputer systems. （ A） That （ B） This （ C） What （ D） As 20 There was so much noise that the speaker couldnt make himself_. （ A） hearing （ B） heard （ C） being heard （ D） to hear 二、 Reading Comprehension 20 A range of new commuting bikes are promising to make everyday travel by bicycle as comfortable a
11、nd fashionable as it is cheap.They also allow you to combine workout(锻炼 ) with transportation. “It is convenient; it keeps me fit; and it saves money,“ says Scott Infanger, a professor at the University of North Alabama, who regularly bikes his daughter, Elizabeth, 7, to school on the way to his nea
12、rby office. Bike stores and manufactures across the nation are reporting a significant rise lately in sales. “They are selling out of all the commuting bikes all bikes, actually that they can get their hands on,“ says Bill Fields, a consultant who has followed the bicycle industry for decades. Field
13、s predicts a 20 percent increase in the comfort bikes, which includes commuting bikes, by the end of the year. One big block to a rise in bike commuting is a concern about safety. In 2006, 773 people were killed bicycling, and tens of thousands injured. Rutgers researchers who compared the safety of
14、 walking ,biking, and driving found that ,per kilometer traveled ,bicycle fatalities (死亡人数 ) were 11 times higher than car fatalities. Still, experts say, the story has another side. In the Rutgers study, the rate of pedestrian (行人 ) fatalities associated with walking on the sidewalk was a full 36 t
15、imes higher than car fatalities. One Danish study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that because of the health benefits of bicycle commuting, the death rate among noncyclists was 39 percent higher than among the bikers. 21 According to Professor Infanger, bike commuting is _. （ A）
16、 economical, comfortable, and convenient （ B） fast, economical, and healthy （ C） convenient, healthy and economical （ D） convenient, fashionable , and healthy 22 Which of the following shows that more and more people travel by bike? （ A） It is difficult for customers to buy bicycles. （ B） There is a
17、 20 percent increase in production. （ C） All bikes are actually sold out in the nation. （ D） Bike stores do not have many bicycles in stores. 23 According to the passage, more people will consider bike commuting if_. （ A） bikes are made more comfortable （ B） they live closer to where they work （ C）
18、there is less concern about its safety （ D） they travel within one kilometer 24 The Rutgers study shows that it is most dangerous_. （ A） to travel by driving （ B） to become a cyclist （ C） to travel by bicycle （ D） to walk on the sidewalk 25 By saying “the story has another side“, the experts probabl
19、y mean that _. （ A） the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks （ B） bicycling is more dangerous than driving （ C） it may not be worthwhile to take the risks （ D） cycling to not dangerous on the sidewalk 25 Once in Britain, family members would all get annoyed at the phone call while watchingTV progr
20、ams likeTheTwo Ronnies.This does not often happen now we are either twice as smart or twice as inattentive as we used to be. Ofcoms research demonstrates that the British have become a nation of media junkies(成瘾者 ). Now they spend more time on the Internet and do much net visiting while watching tel
21、evision. It is unlikely that the whole family will be in the living room these days unless Doctor Who is on. Ofcoms data show that despite all the distractions(分心 ) offered by the internet,which were supposed to threaten the basis of television viewing, the British remain fixed to the small screen.
22、The average time spent in front ofTV fixed at three hours and 38 minutes a day, only six minutes down from 2003. Radio listening has suffered a little more in that time, but every person still spends a further 2 hours and 44 minutes a day with the radio on in the background. What has changed is that
23、 traditional media no longer occupy all attention for those under 45. About a third of 16 to 44-year-olds admit to using their computer while watching television. Well over half of them will pick up the mobile when watching East Enders. It is a change in habits making us worry about the change of tr
24、adition but in reality it is a natural response to the increasing media. 26 TheTV program that probably appeals to all family members now is _. （ A） TheTwo Ronnies （ B） a traditional program （ C） EastEnders （ D） Doctor Who 27 According to the passage, people used to _. （ A） be less smart than they a
25、re now （ B） sit down and watchTV with their family （ C） pay less attention to whatever they did （ D） be reluctant to make telephone calls 28 The Ofcoms research shows that the British now _. （ A） are used to visiting the Internet while watchingTV （ B） spend 5 times as much time on the Internet as 4
26、years ago （ C） visit the Internet much more often than they watchTV （ D） prefer the Internet toTV for their information 29 How much time did the average British spend a day in front ofTV in 2003? （ A） Two hours and 44 minutes （ B） Three hours and 44 minutes （ C） Three hours and six minutes （ D） Two
27、hours and six minutes 30 Ofcoms data show that the habit of those under 45 has changed so that they _. （ A） tend to pay attention to more than one thing at a time （ B） never gather in front ofTV to watch the same program （ C） would rather stay with traditional media attentively （ D） are always talki
28、ng to someone on the mobile phone 30 Tiny people might be living inside of your computer eating, sleeping, and going to school just like you do. But dont be alarmed.This civilization is not real.The people are characters from the gameThe Sims, the best-selling creation of Will Wrights. After graduat
29、ion, Wright got a job working on a typical fighting video game called Raid on Bungeling Bay. In this game, the player drops bombs on a city. Wright found that his favorite part of the design process was creating the landscape(风景 ), not destroying it. Wrights dream, like that of many of his friends,
30、was to produce his own video game. He designed Simcity. but for years could not find anyone willing to invest the money needed to put it on the market.Then one day, he met computer-game producer Jeff Braun, who loved the idea of a noncombative(非打斗的 )game .Together they formed a small company and a w
31、hole new type of video games called “Simulation (模拟 ) Reality“ that allow players to build virtual societies. Simcity came out soon, followed byThe Sims eleven years later. “We spend a lot of time doing research before we start making the games usually about a year or two,“ says Wright. “For my late
32、st game, Spore, I started the research process about six years ago.“ Today, Wright employs a large team of computer programmers, designers, and graphic artists to help him bring his ideas to life. He owes his success to three things: his curiosity, his persistence, and his team. 31 What did Will Wri
33、ght create inThe Sims? （ A） A best-selling movie （ B） A complicated computer （ C） A virtual society （ D） A fighting video game 32 Wrights first job after graduation annoyed him because _. （ A） he had to work on a video game （ B） he preferred creating to destroying （ C） he had to drop bombs on a city
34、 （ D） he couldnt take part in the design 33 What is the contribution of Will Wright and Jeff Braun to the video games? （ A） They put video games on the market for the first time. （ B） They defeated the competition from combative games. （ C） They produced two video games: Simcity andThe Sims. （ D） Th
35、ey created simulation reality in video games. 34 According to Wright, his success results directly from all below except _. （ A） marketing （ B） curiosity （ C） teamwork （ D） persistence 35 Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） For years, lack of investment prevented Wright fro
36、m marketing Simcity （ B） Simulation Reality can be applied to both combative and noncombative games. （ C） it took eleven years for Wright and Braun to do the research for SimCity. （ D） Wright and Braun have so far produced two games: SimCity andThe Sims. 35 Over the centuries, scientists have been t
37、rying hard to find satisfactory substitutes for precious stones but failed many times. Many years ago, a chemist surprised the world by saying: It should be possible to make a precious stone that not only looks like the real thing, but that is the real thing.The only difference should be that one cr
38、ystal would be made by man, the other by nature. At first this did not seem like a particularly hard task. Scientists began to try making synthetic diamonds towards the end of the eighteenth century and discovered a key scientific fact: diamonds are a form of carbon, which is a very common element.
39、Then, why not change a cheap and plentiful substance, carbon, into a rare and expensive one, diamond?This change takes place in nature, so it should be possible to make it happen in the laboratory. It should be possible, but for 150 years every effort failed though several people believed that they
40、had solved the diamond riddle during this period. The real success came after the scientists realized that, in changing carbon into diamonds, unbelievably heavy pressure and extremely high temperature are indispensable, and carbon needs to be dissolved(溶解 ) in a metal that helps the reaction to take
41、 place more easily. Under these conditions, a number of shiny crystals were produced in the laboratories of the General Electric Company.The results of careful analysis showed that the chemist was right: these jewels of the laboratory were not like diamonds; they were diamonds. 36 In the 2nd paragra
42、ph, what is the chemist trying to say? （ A） it is a real thing that man was able to make a precious stone as nature can do. （ B） man should be able to make a precious stone that is exactly the same as a natural one. （ C） there is only a little difference between a man-made crystal and a nature-made
43、one. （ D） scientists expect a small difference between a man-made crystal and a nature-made one. 37 After the key scientific fact was discovered, the scientists _. （ A） felt it even harder to succeed in making synthetic diamonds （ B） soon succeeded in changing cheap carbon into expensive diamonds （
44、C） felt it more hopeful to succeed in making synthetic diamonds （ D） found that carbon is very common in nature and so are diamonds 38 According to the passage, the real success probably came _. （ A） in the 19th century （ B） around 1900 （ C） 150 years ago （ D） around 1950s 39 If something is indispe
45、nsable (Paragraph 6), it is _. （ A） enormously helpful （ B） relatively useless （ C） absolutely necessary （ D） reasonably valuable 40 Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） since carbon is a plentiful substance we can easily make synthetic diamonds. （ B） something taking place
46、in nature may also take place in the laboratory. （ C） since diamonds are a form of carbon, diamonds can be made only by nature. （ D） synthetic diamonds made in the laboratory are not like natural diamonds. 三、 Translation from English into Chinese 41 (Paragraph 2, Passage 1) All of these activities c
47、an be done from the comfort of your home or laptop: any time, any place. （ A）当你从家里使用手提电脑感觉很爽的时候，你就什么事情都可以干了， 部分时间和场合。 （ B）只要能够不受时间地点的限制舒服地使用家用电脑或手提电脑，所有这些活动都能完成。 （ C）如果用家用电脑或手提电脑进行操作，所有的活动都十分惬意，何时何地都如此。 （ D）所有这些活动都可以在家里或手提电脑上舒服地完成，任何时候，任何地方都行。 （ E）所有这些活动都可以通过家用电脑或手提电脑而舒服地完成，在任何时候，任何地方。 42 (Paragraph
48、 8， Passage 2) They encourage the customer to return to the retailer by giving them discounts based on the spending from a previous visit （ A）顾客此前回访这个地方的时候花了大量的时间来租零售商谈判应领的折扣。 （ B）这种卡根据顾客上次购买时所花的钱为其打折，促使他们再回到该零售商处购物。 （ C）这种卡按照顾客上次回访时所购货物为其打折，也鼓励客户到零售商处按折扣购物。 （ D）这种卡按顾客上次来访时所购货物为其打折，从而鼓励客户再到该零售商处购物。
49、（ E）顾客此前回访这个地方花了大量的 时间来寻找购物处并领取折扣。 43 (Paragraph 2， Passage 3) This oversimplified statement often angers those who believe that all it takes to get ahead is hard-work （ A）这种过于简单的说法常常令那些相信只要做出努力就能成功的人感到气愤。 （ B）这句话非常简单，但它常常使信奉不顾一切去获取成功信条的人感到生气。 （ C）这说法非常简单，但完成所有艰苦工作才能得到提拔的规定 使人感到气愤。 （ D）这句话说来简单，却说明了人们为什么讨厌那些不好好工作却能平步青云的人。 （ E）这句话虽然简明扼要，但常常令那些相信只要做出努力就能成功的人感到气愤。 44 (Paragraph 3， Passage 4) There would be no financial help unless th
