1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 160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 sales department. （ B） The language lab. （ C） The show room. （ D） The managers office. （ A） She likes expensive clothes. （ B） She happens to be in Paris. （ C） She prefers the French styles. （ D） She dislikes clothes made in Lo
3、ndon. （ A） He enjoyed it very much. （ B） He was a supporter for the Lakers. （ C） He was a supporter for the Bulls. （ D） He didnt see the match. （ A） 5:08. （ B） 8:15. （ C） 8:30. （ D） 8:50. （ A） In the bakery. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） In a bank. （ D） On a farm. Section B Directions: This section is
4、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 the 4 choice
5、s marked A, B, C, and D. （ A） In a train. （ B） In a car. （ C） In a plane. （ D） In a ship. （ A） It is because of the air pressure. （ B） It is because of the food in her stomach. （ C） It is because of the chewing-gum. （ D） It is because of her paniC, （ A） To find out what kind of person he is. （ B） To
6、 see what type of work is best for him. （ C） To know what kind of interest he has. （ D） To get an area near his work place. （ A） Building and selling TV sets. （ B） Making TV sets and repairing them. （ C） Building, repairing and selling things. （ D） Persuading people to buy newspapers. （ A） Helped so
7、me friends build a house. （ B） Sold newspapers on the campus. （ C） Sold advertising space for a paper. （ D） Asked businessmen to buy school newspapers. Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear
8、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 What is the job of the team of managers?To see that the organization _. 12 What is the relation between the managers and the directors?The managers must
9、carry out _ of the directors. 13 What kind of work must the managers assure?Work must be done in the _ and _ way. 14 Who is to work closely with the employees? 15 What kind of work will the personnel managers do?They explain management policies, _ and negotiate with unions. Section A Directions: In
10、this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D. 16 _ better condition, the flowers could have grown better. （ A） Giving （ B） Having given （ C） Given （ D） Give 17 The ma
11、in problem right now is _ I have enough time. （ A） that （ B） whether （ C） if （ D） which 18 This is a place _ Ive long wanted to visit. （ A） which （ B） where （ C） when （ D） why 19 I decided to stop and have a rest, _ I was feeling very tired. （ A） moreover （ B） whereas （ C） so （ D） for 20 It is stran
12、ge that Mr. Green _ attend the meeting. （ A） should have failed to （ B） failed to （ C） having failed （ D） has failed 21 Look at the clouds. It _. （ A） will be raining （ B） is to rain （ C） is going to rain （ D） will rain 22 The building is nearly twice _ of that one. （ A） the height （ B） than the hei
13、ght （ C） that of the height （ D） than that of the height 23 Not until he came to China _ any idea of what a panda is like. （ A） does John know （ B） John knows （ C） did John know （ D） should John know 24 Neither he nor I _ interested in rock music. （ A） are （ B） is （ C） be （ D） am 25 The old man and
14、his dog were _ to each other. （ A） helped （ B） attached （ C） formed （ D） engaged 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 I have several (engage) _ for next week. 27 The head office (transf
15、er) _ from Tianjin to Shanghai by the end of last year. 28 I tried to avoid (see) _ this man again. 29 (judge) _ from my experience, he will be late. 30 They (obligation) _ to sell their house to pay their debts. 31 It is necessary that everyone (return) _ books to the library on time. 32 He (operat
16、e) _ a factory and a large supermarket. 33 Mary is (intelligent) _ than the other girls in her class. 34 It is often difficult (decide) _ what to do. 35 He (forbid)_ to talk with stranger. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, num
17、bered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice. 36 British men are couch potatoes who spend nearly half their free-time watching TV, an EU survey has revealed. They watch more TV than women, do less housework, less ch
18、arity work and less childcare - but spend more time shopping, the poll suggests. Analysts from Eurostat, the EUs statistical office, interviewed working men and women in 10 countries. Britain, where men devoted 49% of their free-time to the box, came a narrow second to the Hungarians with 51%. Germa
19、n and Norwegian men watched the least TV - just over one third of their spare time. The statisticians took the average of the figures for the whole year including holidays and weekends. They broke down the “average day“ into five categories - free-time, sleep, meals and personal care, travel, domest
20、ic chores and work/study. It shows that British men have four hours and 41 minutes free time each day - 20 minutes more than women. But women spend nearly double the amount of time on domestic chores than men. Almost three-and-a-half hours of a womans day is taken up with domestic work, compared to
21、less than two hours for men. Food preparation makes up the bulk of the chores, with cleaning and shopping the next most time-consuming. They further broke down the free-time and domestic categories to reveal that men spend 137 minutes each day in front of the TV, compared to womens 114 minutes. Wome
22、n spend slightly more time socializing, resting and reading than men, but slightly less time on hobbies, sport and exercise. Universally unpopular with both sexes is culture - accounting for just 2% of both men and womens leisure time. EU statisticians interviewed people between the ages of 20 and 7
23、4 years old in Belgium, Germany, Estonia, France, Hungary, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden, the UK and Norway. 36 According to the EU survey, British men spend more time on _. （ A） housework （ B） clarity work （ C） shopping （ D） polling 37 According to the passage, who spend more time on TV than others? （
24、A） British men. （ B） Hungarians. （ C） German men. （ D） Norwegian men. 38 In Britain, men usually spend _ on domestic work. （ A） 41 minutes （ B） 20 minutes （ C） Three and half hours （ D） less than two hours 39 Both men and women will spend least time on _. （ A） culture （ B） sport （ C） resting （ D） re
25、ading 40 The EU survey did not interview people from _. （ A） Finland （ B） Hungary （ C） America （ D） Estonia Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 41 Researchers report that doing two or more things at once may decreas
26、e efficiency and actually take extra time switching from one task to another. In the most severe cases, it can even mean the difference between life and death. “People get tired when theyre trying to multitask(多任务化 ) ,“ and in some cases a person could ultimately create more work for himself, accord
27、ing to one of the lead authors, David Meyer, of the universitys psychology department. The researchers found that time was lost in just switching from one task to another, and that time costs increased with the complexity of the tasks. The subjects got “up to speed“ faster when they switched to task
28、s that were familiar. When people, say, juggle browsing the Web and using other computer programs, or talk on the phone while driving, they are using their “executive control“ processes in their brain, the re searchers said. Those processes can be likened to the mental CEO, the part of the brain ass
29、ociated with establishing priorities among tasks and allocating resources to them. A mere half second of time lost to task switching can mean the difference between life and death for a driver using a cell phone, Meyer said. The authors say the research should make employers and employees think twic
30、e before implementing multitasking. 41 Doing two or more tasks at once will lead the following results except _. （ A） death （ B） inefficiency （ C） extra time （ D） life 42 Why do people waste time when they are trying to multitask? （ A） Because they get tried. （ B） Because they are not professional.
31、（ C） Because they dont have the ability. （ D） Because they dont want to do. 43 The “mental CEO“ refers to the _. （ A） body （ B） brain （ C） web （ D） computer program 44 According to the passage, the driver may die of _. （ A） carelessness （ B） alcohol （ C） using a cell phone （ D） task switching 45 The
32、 authors attitude towards multitask is _. （ A） positive （ B） negative （ C） indifferent （ D） not mentioned 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). You should write your answers briefly (in no mor
33、e than 3 words) on the blanks. 46 June 15, 2007 Dear Sir, Your shipment of twelve thousand “Smart“ watches was received by our company this morning. However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions with regard to
34、this order. Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers. The second complaint concerns the mismatch in color between the watches we ordered and those delivered. As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of acti
35、on is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory. We look forward to your prompt reply. Yours sincerely, Marks Swift Managing Director, Johnson & Sons Ltd. There are (46) “Smart“ watched in the shipment. This letter of complaint concerns the serious (47) and the mismatch (48)
36、 . Later delivery caused the disappointment of several (49) . Those watches will be returned to the seller (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
37、 corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55. 51 A - Advanced mathematics B - Experiment of college physics C - Linear algebra D - Fundamentals of law E - Information searches F - Satellite communications G - Specialty english H - Microwave technique I - Theory of circuitry J - Signa
38、l & linear system K - Metalworking practice L - Electrical engineering practice M - Principle of microcomputer N - Moving communication O - Basis of software technique 51 专业英语 ( )金工实习 52 微机原理 ( )软件技术基础 53 信息检索 ( )高等数学 54 电路理论 ( )微波技术 55 卫星通信 ( )线性代数 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. Aft
39、er reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 56 Sept 20, 2007 Dear Mr. Lin, At the beginning of this month, I attended the Harrogate Toy Fair. While there, I had an interesting conversation with Mr. Douglas Gage of Edutoys about select
40、ing an agency for our teach ing aids. Douglas described your dynamic sales force and innovative approach to marketing. He attributed his own companys success to your excellent distribution network which has served him for several years. We need an organization like yours to launch our products in th
41、e UK. Our teaching aids cover the whole field of primary education in all subjects . Our patented “Matrix“ math apparatus(仪器 ) is particularly successful. You may have reservations(保留 ) about American teaching aids suiting your market. This is not a problem since we have a complete range of British
42、English versions. I enclose an illustrated catalogue of our British English editions for your information. Please let me have your reactions to the material. I shall be in London during the first two weeks of October. Perhaps we could arrange a meeting to discuss our proposal. Yours sincerely, Liu L
43、ihua 56 What did the writer discuss with Mr. Douglas Gage?About _. 57 What did Mr. Douglas think of his agent?He thought his agent had _ and innovative approach to marketing. 58 Whats the purpose of this letter?To invite Mr. Douglass agent to be his _ in the UK. 59 What does the writers company manu
44、facture? 60 Why does the writer think his products can suit the UK market?Because they have a complete range of _. 61 On the contrary, Western culture is rooted in individualism. Therefore, private belongings belong to oneself, not anybody else. （ A）反面的是以个人主义为根的西方文化。所以，个人的东西属于个人，而不是他人。 （ B）相反，西方文化以个
45、人主义为根，因此私人的附属物属于自己，而不是其他任何人。 （ C）相反，西方文化以个人主义为基础，因此个人财产属于自己，不属于其他任何人。 （ D）以个人主义为根的西方文化就在对面。所以，隐私只能属于个人，不能属于他人。 62 When you exchange e-mail with someone, the messages sent between you and that person pass through several computers before they reach their destinations. （ A）当你与某人互相交换邮件时，你和那个人的信息到达目的地之前
46、要经过几台计算机。 （ B）当你与某人发邮件时，你和此人之间发送的信息要经过几台计算机才能到达目的地。 （ C）当有人和你互相交换邮件时，你们想要达到目的，得需要几台计算机才能实现。 （ D）当你和别人交换邮件时，信息需要在你和那人之间发送，还得经过几台计算机才到达。 63 The best thing you can do for your interviewers is to make his/her job easier. （ A）在面试时，你能为考官所做的最好的事就是使他或她的工作变得更轻松。 （ B）面试时你最好请考官让你做点容易的事情，这样他或她的工作就会轻松多了。 （ C）面试时
47、你得为考官做点儿容易的事情，这几乎是你能做到的最好的事情。 （ D）你最好能做到考官在面试时使他或她的工作变得轻松。 64 Its rich culture and history make the U. K. an interesting and encouraging place in which to live and learn. （ A）它很富裕，有文化和历史，它把英国变得既有趣又能鼓励你，适合在这里生活、学习。 （ B）它丰富的文化和历史使英国变得有趣又带给你鼓励，你可以在这里生活、学习。 （ C）英国是个生活、学习的地方，因为它有丰富的文化和历史，是一个有趣又带给你鼓励的国家。
48、（ D）英国丰富的文化和悠久的历史使其成为一个非常有趣又给人激励的生活和学习之地。 65 We are so sorry not to be able to accept your kind invitation to luncheon on the nineteenth. Unfortunately, our plans have been changed, and we will be returning to New York oft Friday. I do hope we can have the opportunity in the near future. Richard joins me in kind regards. 一、 Part V Writing (25 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an letter or composition according to the following information. 66 你 (南茜 里德 )于 2008年 5月 16日在 ABC商城
