1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 260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） Whether the man is good at English. （ B） Whether the man has passed the exam. （ C） Whether the man is about to have the English exam. （ D） Whether the man is preparing for the English exam. （ A） She wants the man to call her back.
3、 （ B） She wants to leave a message for the man. （ C） She wants the man to ask Peter to give her a ring. （ D） She wants Peter to take a message for her. （ A） Take a different train. （ B） Go shopping at the new store. （ C） Find a new repair shop. （ D） Buy a new car. （ A） Get some travel information. （
4、 B） Help him to carry some luggage. （ C） Tell him the way to the luggage office. （ D） Look after the luggage for him. （ A） Friday. （ B） Saturday. （ C） Sunday. （ D） Wednesday. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversati
5、ons 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 choices marked A, B, C, and D. （ A） From the advertisement on the newspaper. （ B） From the pe
6、rsonnel manager. （ C） From her former colleague. （ D） From her teacher. （ A） She majors in English. （ B） She majors in pre-school education. （ C） She majors in business administration. （ D） She majors in law. （ A） The man is going to follow the woman. （ B） The man is going to take two buses. （ C） Th
7、e man is going to get on a No.57 bus. （ D） The man is going to find the right bus stop first. （ A） He doesnt find the right stop before he meets the woman. （ B） He doesnt find the place he wants to go to before he meets the woman. （ C） He doesnt like the city. （ D） He hasnt been to the city before.
8、（ A） The city is too big. （ B） The people in the city are kind. （ C） He knows nothing about the city. （ D） He doesnt like the city at all. 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 five question
9、s. 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 a proverb? It is a short saying that_. 12 What are proverbs based on? They are based on_. 13 What do proverbs tell us? They tell us _. 14 How to read a prover
10、b? To read a proverb takes_. 15 What is important in reading a proverb? It is important to figure out_behind the words in reading a proverb. Section A Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or wor
11、ds from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D. 16 In addition, teaching staff is willing to extra help if a student needs. （ A） providing （ B） provide （ C） provides （ D） provided 17 Busy he is. he can fulfill the task ahead of schedule. （ A） because （ B） no matter how （ C） although （ D） as 18 many ti
12、mes, but he still couldnt understand it. （ A） Having told （ B） Though he had been told （ C） Having been told （ D） He had been told 19 What happens when sea water touches different elements another subject of study. （ A） are （ B） is （ C） have been （ D） was 20 The team didnt expect to win. , they were
13、 very disappointed at their heavy defeat. （ A） moreover （ B） therefore （ C） nevertheless （ D） so that 21 Your uncle told me that he overslept this morning. Oh, my uncle rarely used to oversleep, ? （ A） wasnt he （ B） was he （ C） didnt he （ D） did he 22 On no account be removed from the library. （ A）
14、reference books may （ B） may reference books （ C） cant reference books （ D） reference books can 23 I havent decided which hotel （ A） to stay （ B） to stay at （ C） is to stay at （ D） is for staying 24 Our students are free to study interests them. （ A） that （ B） which （ C） whatever （ D） anything 25 ,
15、his work is of great value than mine. （ A） All things considered （ B） Considering all things （ C） Considered all things （ D） All things considering 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
16、(short)_ after she graduated from the university, she moved to another city with her family. 27 My father told me that 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
17、known to us all, Hainan is the second (large) _island in our country. 30 Three hundred years ago people were (debate) _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
18、 happy after her (marry) _. 33 The secretary worked late into the night, (prepare) _a long speech for the president. 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: Aft
19、er 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. 35 When people say that Cambridge is a university town they do not mean that it
20、is a town with a university in it. A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has its shops, restaurants, market places and so
21、on, but most of it is university colleges, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. The town was there first. Cambridge became a center of learning in the thirteenth century. Many students were too poor to afford lodgings. Colleges were opened so that students could live
22、cheaply. This was the beginning of the present day college system. Today there are nearly thirty colleges. Very few students can now live in college for the whole of their course; the numbers are too great. Many of them live in lodgings at first and move into college for their final year. But every
23、student is a member of his college from the beginning, he must eat a number of meals in the college hall each week. Students are not allowed to keep cars in Cambridge, so nearly all of them use bicycles. Dont try to drive through Cambridge during the five minutes between lectures, as you will find c
24、rowds of people on bicycles hurrying in all directions. If you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of the term, youll know that you are in a university town. Stop in some place, and wait. 36 Why do people call Cambridge a university town? （ A） Because Cambridge is as big as a to
25、wn. （ B） Because Cambridge is a real town with a university in it. （ C） Because the separating line between the university buildings and the rest of the city is not clear. （ D） Because Cambridges buildings match well with the rest of the town. 37 The word “it“ (Line 5, Para.1) refers to . （ A） the r
26、est of the town （ B） the town （ C） the university （ D） the heart of Cambridge 38 What is the main idea of the second paragraph? （ A） Cambridge has a long history. （ B） The town was built before the university. （ C） Many students lacked money, so colleges were set up then. （ D） It was cheaper for stu
27、dents to live in college than in lodgings. 39 What is impossible for the students to do in Cambridge? （ A） Have all the meals outside the college each week. （ B） Keep bikes in the college. （ C） Live in lodgings. （ D） Live in college for their final year of the course. 40 Why did people find it hard
28、to drive in Cambridge at five minutes between lectures? （ A） Because of the large number of the cars in the streets. （ B） Because of the safety checks for the cars at this time （ C） Because of the streams of bikes going in all directions. （ D） Because of the speed limit of the car. Task 2 Directions
29、: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 40 In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money. Most men worked. Since the man earned the money, he paid the bills. The man made most of the decisions. He was the boss. In t
30、he traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes and did other housework. In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind. T
31、he man has a job and earns the money for the family while the woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different understanding of marriage and family responsibilities. There are two important di
32、fferences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that
33、within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children or they may not. If they have children, the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children. Or
34、 she may want to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families. 41 The followings are true in the traditional marriage EXCEPT . （ A） men worked to earn money for the family （ B） women
35、 made most of the decisions （ C） women stayed at home to care the children （ D） men paid the bills 42 In recent years . （ A） young couples refuse the traditional relationship （ B） women work and earn money for the family （ C） women dont stay at home and care for the children and the house （ D） the r
36、ole of men and women has begun to change 43 Men and women may now choose all the following EXCEPT to . （ A） marry or to stay single （ B） work or stay at home （ C） leave their jobs just because they have children （ D） have their roles that are comfortable for them 44 Which following is now TRUE? （ A）
37、 The husband and wife may choose to have children or not. （ B） The man may take care of the children some of the time. （ C） The woman may want to go to work; （ D） All of above. 45 The passage is mainly about . （ A） the boss role of man in the traditional marriage （ B） the changes of male and female
38、roles in marriage （ C） the important role that woman plays in the marriage nowadays （ D） the traditional marriage which many Americans still have today 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). Yo
39、u should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 45 Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than that of the old times. Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of a particular part of our body. T
40、here are on the market all kinds of vitamins which one can take to make up for ones lack of certain important things that are needed for good health. Of course, if we eat well and properly, the food we eat will take care of our body and so there is no need to take any kinds of vitamins unless our do
41、ctor tells us that our bodies are short of something that can be supplied by them. Generally speaking, everything we eat does some good to our body, but if we eat too much of one kind of food and pay too little attention to others, we may have too much of one kind and not enough of others. Then we m
42、ay be in trouble. We are often told that we must eat some meat at each meal in order to get the necessary proteins. That is only partly true, for proteins are not found only in meat. We can also get them from some vegetables. The best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food
43、but never too much for any. Eat Healthy Our knowledge of food: 1. far more advanced 2. each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of(46)_ of our body No need to eat vitamins: 1. if we eat(47)_ 2. unless doctor tells us that (48)_ vitamins. Where to find proteins: can be found in (49)_ as well as in me
44、at. Suggestions to us: eat every kind of food but (50)_ of one kind. 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 brackets of que
45、stion NO. 51-55. 50 A enquiry B agreement to pay C letter of intent D blanket order E sample order F delivery instructions G delivery schedule H delivery just-in-time I delivery release J certificate of origin K dangerous goods declaration L shipping instructions M dispatch order N collection order
46、O sea waybill P goods declaration for exportation Examples： (E) 样品订单 (H) 按时交货 51 ( ) 交货计划表 ( ) 装运说明 52 ( ) 询价单 ( ) 发运单 53 ( ) 交货说明 ( ) 出口货物报关单 54 ( ) 意向书 ( ) 支付协议 55 ( ) 危险货物申报单 ( ) 原产地证书 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5
47、questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 55 Dear Sir/Madam, We happened to find rich information about 2009 IBM new products from your companys web page, and we develop great interest in these new wonders of technology. As we are planning to start a training program about web technology, comp
48、uters need to be installed in our newly established lab. For this reason we have decided to place many groups of these new series with due consideration of the high reputation of your company and the high quality of your products. The first group will be 100 computers. If necessary, well make a larger group next year. Please give us detailed accounts concerning functions of these new products and after sale service. We also need to know the price of each style and the terms of payment. Please take into consideration a proper discount because it is a wholesale deal and w
