1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 257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） Play the music more quietly. （ B） Stop talking so loudly. （ C） Turn off the radio. （ D） Give the man a hand. （ A） He is like his daughter. （ B） He is hard to get along with. （ C） He doesnt like his daughter. （ D） He has an easy ma
3、nner. （ A） She liked them very much. （ B） She didnt like them at all. （ C） She thought they were expensive. （ D） She thought they were cheap. （ A） By car. （ B） By ship. （ C） By plane. （ D） By train. （ A） The advertised jobs are in France and Spain. （ B） French and Spanish are necessary for the job.
4、（ C） The notice appeared in French and Spanish newspapers. （ D） She would like to teach the man French and Spanish. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded
5、 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 choices marked A, B, C, and D. （ A） Tenth. （ B） Eleventh. （ C） Twelfth. （ D） Thirteenth. （ A） They like going to the zoo. （ B） They like to go to the be
6、ach. （ C） They dislike going to the zoo. （ D） They want to visit the zoo by themselves. （ A） It was as large as a TV set. （ B） It was as large as a room. （ C） It was as large as a book. （ D） It was as small as a palm. （ A） It becomes smaller and works faster. （ B） It becomes larger and works faster.
7、 （ C） It becomes larger and works slower. （ D） It becomes smaller and works slower. （ A） It can do everything that man does. （ B） Our lives have been changed a lot. （ C） More and more information can be stored in a computer. （ D） It can do everything for man. Section C Directions: This section is to
8、 test your ability to comprehend short 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 When do the people celebrate the Valentines D
9、ay? People celebrate the Valentines Day on_every year. 12 Where did the name of the Valentines Day come from? The Valentines Day was named after_. 13 What do the people often do on the Valentines Day? On the Valentines Day, children and adults often make or buy_for someone they love. 14 Why does the
10、 author say the Valentines Day is a special day? Because it offers people a good chance to show or express_to someone they love. 15 Why was Valentine beheaded? Because he_many young couples, which was against the law of the Roman government. Section A Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomp
11、lete 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 He is as any of us. （ A） as a good swimmer （ B） a swimmer as good （ C） as good a swimmer （ D） a good swimmer 17 by Columbus, all the arguments came to
12、 an end. （ A） Tile new land was discovered （ B） Was the new land discovering （ C） With the new land discovered （ D） With the new land discovering 18 Television is another major instrument of communication, us to see as well as to hear the performer. （ A） permitted （ B） to permit （ C） permitting （ D）
13、 being permitting 19 Incidents of this kind will continue sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. （ A） unless （ B） as long as （ C） although （ D） until 20 Had you prepared for your lecture, you more fluently. （ A） should have spoken （ B） would have spoken （ C） would speak
14、（ D） had spoken 21 John has just left New York, but I did not know he until yesterday. （ A） will leave （ B） had been leaving （ C） leaves （ D） was leaving 22 one-third of its employees is uncertain. （ A） The company will dismiss （ B） The company dismisses （ C） That the company will dismiss （ D） Will
15、the company dismiss 23 Ill lend this room to needs it. （ A） anyone （ B） someone （ C） whoever （ D） whomever 24 is generally accepted that the social status of women has been greatly improved nowadays. （ A） It （ B） That （ C） As （ D） What 25 He owes his great success hard work and opportunity. （ A） in
16、（ B） on （ C） to （ D） for 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 The burglar, though (wound) _, didnt stop running. 27 The clerk was (threat)_with punishment unless he apologized to the cu
17、stomer. 28 He (buy)_the dictionary. He may use mine. 29 The painter died before he had a chance to finish the work, so the painting remained (complete)_. 30 The party sent 30 (represent) _to attend the conference. 31 I forgot (remind) _ her that my coat buttons need to be sewn on. 32 Large quantitie
18、s of water (need)_for cooling purposes. 33 By this time next year a hotel (build) _here. 34 It (hope)_that every student will pass the exam. 35 (give)_good weather, our ship will arrive in Shanghai next Sunday morning. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions
19、 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. 35 Ours has become a society of employees. A hundred years or so ago only one of every five Americans at work was employed, i. e., worked f
20、or somebody else. Today only one out of five is not employed but working for himself. And when fifty years ago “being employed“ meant working as a factory laborer or as a farmhand, the employee of today is increasingly a middle-class person with a substantial formal education, holding a professional
21、 or management job requiring intellectual and technical skills. Indeed, two things have characterized American society during these last fifty years; middle-class and upper-class employees have been the fastest-growing groups in our working populationgrowing so fast that the industrial worker, the o
22、ldest child of the Industrial Revolution, has been losing in numerical importance despite the expansion of industrial production. Yet you will find little if anything written on what it is to be an employee. You can find a great deal of very dubious advice on how to get a job or how to get a promoti
23、on. You can also find a good deal of work in a chosen field, whether it be the mechanists trade or bookkeeping. Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets different standards, and requires a different preparation. Yet they all have employeeship in common. And increasingly, especially
24、in the large business or in government, employeeship is more important to success than the special professional knowledge or skill. Certainly more people fail because they do not know the requirements of being an employee than because they do not adequately possess the skills of their trade; the hig
25、her you climb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executive work, and the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization rather than on technical abilities or professional knowledge. 36 It is implied that fifty years ago . （ A） eighty percent of American working peop
26、le were employed in factories （ B） twenty percent of American intellectuals were employees （ C） the percentage of intellectuals in the total work force was almost the same as that of industrial workers （ D） the percentage of intellectuals working as employees was not so large as that of industrial w
27、orkers 37 According to the passage, with the development of modern industry, . （ A） factory laborers will overtake intellectual employees in number （ B） there are as many middle-class employees as factory laborers （ C） employers have attached great importance to factory laborers （ D） the proportion
28、of factory laborers in the total employee population has decreased 38 The word “dubious“ (Line 2, Para. 2) most probably means （ A） valuable （ B） useful （ C） doubtful （ D） helpful 39 According to the writer, professional knowledge or skill is . （ A） less important than awareness of being a good empl
29、oyee （ B） as important as the ability to deal with public relations （ C） more important than employer-employee relations （ D） as important as the ability to cooperate with others in organization 40 From the passage we know that the employeeship helps one （ A） to be more successful in his career （ B）
30、 to be more specialized in his field （ C） to solve technical problems （ D） to develop his professional skill Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 40 Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always rema
31、in so. But some things we do know. First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language. And, in historical times, there has never been a race of men without a language. Second, there is no such thing as a pr
32、imitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive. In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing. This has not always been well understo
33、od; indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have supposed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American I
34、ndian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than. English and Greek. A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate.
35、 That is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language. Finally, we know that language changes. It is natural and normal for language to changes the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in t
36、ime. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features change as do speech sounds, and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language. 41 In the second paragraph the author thinks that . （ A） some backw
37、ard race doesnt have a language of its own （ B） some race in history didnt possess a language of its own （ C） any human race, whether backward or not, has a language （ D） some races on earth can communicate without language 42 According to the author, people of undeveloped cultures can have language
38、s. （ A） complicated （ B） uncivilized （ C） primitive （ D） well known 43 The author has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are . （ A） just as old as some well-known languages （ B） just as sophisticated as some well-known languages （ C） more developed than some well known la
39、nguages （ D） more complex than some well-known languages 44 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） A language is a means of expressing a particular culture. （ B） All languages can well express their respective cultures. （ C） American Indian languages are as sophisticated as English. （ D
40、） Some languages are better than other languages. 45 According to the author, language changes are most likely to occur in . （ A） grammar （ B） pronunciation （ C） vocabulary （ D） intonation Task 3 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in th
41、e table below (No. 46 through 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 45 BP is one of Britains biggest companies and one of the worlds largest oil and petrochemicals (石油化工产品 ) groups. BP owes its origin to one man, William Knox DArey, who, shortly after th
42、e turn of the twentieth century, invested time, money and labour in the belief that worthwhile deposits of oil could be found in Persia. In the companys first six decades, its prime focus lay in the Middle East. But from the late 1960s the centre of gravity shifted westwards, towards the USA and Bri
43、tain itself. However, the BP of today is an international company, having operations in over 70 countries. Its key strengths are in oil and gas exploration and production the refining, marketing and supply of petroleum product (石油产品 ); and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. It supports al
44、l its businesses with high quality research and technology. The following pages chronicle (记录 ) the development of the company from its early days through to the present. However, to do justice to a story as complex as BPs would require more than these few pages. This brief account covers only some
45、of the principal milestones along the road from BPs beginnings in Persia to its current position as one of the worlds leading companies. Bps Profile Founder: (46)_ Prime focus in its first six decades: (47)_ Key Strength: 1. the exploration and production of (48)_ 2. the refinement and distribution
46、of petroleum products 3. the production and distribution of (49)_ Content of the following web page: a brief record of the (50)_ of the company from its beginning to the present Task 4 Directions: The following is a list of terms. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to th
47、ose given in Chinese in the table below. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55. 50 A telegraphic transfer B bill of loading C prepaid D demand draft E special drawing rights F shipping order G packing list H mail transfer I port of loading J port of dest
48、ination K ocean freight L letter of credit M customs N delivery order O destination delivery charge P delivered duty paid Examples: (L) 信用证 (M) 关税 51. ( ) 目的港 ( ) 装货指示书 52. ( ) 电汇 ( ) 海运费 53. ( ) 装箱单 ( ) 信汇 54. ( ) 到港通知 ( ) 完税后交货 55. ( ) 提单 ( ) 票汇 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. 55 Seeking a Cooperation Dear Mr. Lee, I have just been informed that our mutual friend, Mr. Johnson, the boss of the Chinese Food Restaurant ha
