1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 341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） Julia and Mary are in the same class. （ B） Julia and Mary are on the same volleyball team. （ C） Julia and Mary are good friends. （ D） Julia doesnt know Mary at all Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to unde
3、rstand 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 choices marked A, B, C, and D. （ A
4、） In a supermarket. （ B） In a bank. （ C） In an office. （ D） In a stock market. （ A） To get some money. （ B） To cash the cheques. （ C） To get some information about RMB D To know the exchange rate. （ D） To know the exchange rate. （ A） Polynesian. （ B） American. （ C） English. （ D） Japanese. Section C
5、Directions: This section is to 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. 5 What do these ma
6、ps show us?They show us _. 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 words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D. 6 How beautifully she sings ! I have never heard _. （ A） the better
7、voice （ B） a good voice （ C） the best voice （ D） a better voice 7 It is everybodys _ to keep the city clean. （ A） matter （ B） affair （ C） business （ D） thing 8 I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but _ of them came. （ A） both （ B） none （ C） either （ D） neither 9 The professor requests that we _the term
8、 papers by the end of this month. （ A） will hand in （ B） will have handed in （ C） to hand in （ D） hand in 10 Never _ seen so many people cooperating in such an event. （ A） is the world （ B） has the world （ C） the world is （ D） the world has 11 At no time and under no circumstances _ the first to use
9、 nuclear weapons. （ A） China will be （ B） will China be （ C） will be China （ D） shall China be 12 I think I shall finish it _. （ A） a few minutes late （ B） late a few minutes （ C） a few minutes later （ D） later a few minutes 13 A mother is naturally _ towards her children anyway. （ A） acceptable （ B
10、） secure （ C） protective （ D） lovely 14 Enclosed you_an application form that you are asked to fill out. （ A） will find （ B） find （ C） found （ D） are finding 15 By the end of next year, I_for the company for 10 years. （ A） work （ B） am working （ C） had worked （ D） will have worked Section B Directio
11、ns: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each bland with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. 16 The(poison) _ gases from the cars have polluted the air. 17 There isnt any real (different) _ in structure between these two points of view. 18 Is it necessary that t
12、he task (finish) _ today? 19 The (profess) _ works very hard in his lab. 20 (Give) _ more care, I could recover more quickly. 21 In the near future the computers (use) _ even more widely. 22 Who is the person _ (talk) with our monitor over there? Our new maths teacher. 23 Since returning home with 3
13、2 gold medals, Chinas Olympic champions_ (be) quite busy attending social events. 24 The student asked the librarian for help because he couldnt find the book he (need)_. 25 Its important to realize how (quick)_this disease can spread over the globe. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following pa
14、ssage, 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. 26 A sick or injured person can obtain medical care in several different places. These include provider pra
15、ctices such as medical offices and clinics, hospitals and nursing homes. There are about 200,000 medical offices, clinics, and other provider practices in the United States. Earlier in the 20th century most physicians were single people working in their own offices or in partnership with another doc
16、tor. Patients visited the office, received an examination or other service, and paid a fee. This traditional fee-for-service medicine has been declining. Many physicians now practice in groups where they share the same offices and equipment with other doctors. Group practices may combine primary car
17、e physicians, several kinds of specialists, laboratories, and equipment for diagnosing disease. Physicians who practice in a group reduce their own expenses and provide patients with a wider range of services. Many doctors are joining with hospitals, insurance companies, and industrial employers to
18、provide managed care for groups of patients. These plans manage to avoid unnecessary services and reduce costs. Rather than taking a fee from each patient, managed care physicians may receive an annual salary from a fixed sum for each patient. Patients who are too sick for care in a doctors office g
19、o to a hospital. Hospitals offer Patients 24-hour care from a staff of health professionals. They provide services not available elsewhere, such as major surgery, child birth, and intensive care for the critically ill. Hospital care is the most expensive form of health care. Efforts to control healt
20、h care costs have emphasized reducing the number of patients admitted to hospitals and their length of stay. During the 1980s and 1990s, these efforts led to the closing of more than 600 hospitals. Patients who need long-term medical care because of advanced age or chronic illness may stay in a nurs
21、ing home. The United States has about 23,000 nursing homes with about 1.3 million patients. 26 Earlier in the 20th century, people often went to the _ to check the illness. （ A） group practices office （ B） physicians office （ C） hospitals （ D） clinics 27 “Physicians who practice in a group reduce th
22、eir own expenses and provide patients with a wider range of services.“ in this sentence “expenses“ can be explained as _. （ A） income （ B） spending （ C） time （ D） energy 28 According to the article, what is the shortcoming of the hospital? （ A） Hospitals offer patients 24-hour care from a staff of h
23、ealth professionals. （ B） They provide services not available elsewhere, such as major surgery, child birth, and intensive care for the critically ill. （ C） Hospital care is the most expensive form of health care. （ D） If you are extremely ill, the best place for you is to go to hospital. 29 Accordi
24、ng to the passage, the followings are the methods to reduce the costs EXCEPT _. （ A） many physicians now practice in groups where they share the same Offices and equipment with other doctors （ B） reducing the number of patients admitted to hospitals （ C） decreasing the length of patients stay in hos
25、pital （ D） hospitals offer patients 24-hour care from a staff of health professionals 30 In the sentence “Patients who need long, term medical care because of advanced age or chronic illness may stay in a nursing home. “, here “chronic“ means _. （ A） long-term （ B） short-term （ C） lasting for a long
26、 time （ D） constant Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 31 A new report of the United Nations shows that, if the present growth rate of 2 percent per year continues, todays world population of 5.1 billion will hit 6
27、.4 billion by the year 2000. Whats more, the great part of the growth9 of every 10 people added to the earths populationwill be in the poor and undeveloped countries. These are the nations where providing enough food for billions of people already is proving to be a headache problem. By the year 200
28、0, todays “have not“ nations will have a total population of 5 billion people, nearly four fifths of the worlds population. Food isnt the only problem that such a population explosion presents. The more people there are and the worse their living conditions, the greater grow the possibility of all k
29、inds of social problems. In 1830, world population reached 1 billion. It took only 100 more years to add another billion to world population; just 30 more to add a third billion. And it took just 15 more years to reach the 4 billion mark in 1975. Actually, the worlds birth rate is falling. But so is
30、 death rate, as medical advances have made it possible for man to live longer than before. Such advances have also reduced baby death rate. Unless population growth is reduced, the world population may reach 12 billion in a century. Is the earth capable of providing a good life for so large a popula
31、tion? 31 A population explosion will lead to _. （ A） a lot of social problems （ B） medical advances （ C） a decrease in food production （ D） a worse life in every nation with 3 billion 32 It took _ years for world population to grow from 1 billion to 3 billion. （ A） 100 （ B） 115 （ C） 130 （ D） 145 33
32、By the year 2000, todays _ nations will have a total population of 5 billion people, nearly four fifth of the worlds population. （ A） biggest （ B） Asian （ C） developing （ D） developed 34 _, the world may have population of 12 billion in a century. （ A） If man can live longer in the future （ B） If th
33、e science of medicine is developing fast enough （ C） If the population growth is not reduced （ D） If the earth is able to provide a good life for more people 35 This passage tells us that _. （ A） the United Nations thinks it possible to avoid a population explosion （ B） 5.1 billion people are living
34、 in the underdeveloped countries （ C） in advanced nations the population growth is being controlled （ D） the worlds population is increasing. 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 w
35、rite your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 35 The University Bookstore is a self-supporting university-owned organization, which was founded in 1921. It provides students, faculty, staff and campus visitors with a variety of products and services. In order to fulfill its prim
36、ary mission, the bookstore stocks new and used textbooks, general books, school supplies, office products, educationally priced computer software, and art and engineering supplies. As a convenience, the bookstore also stocks additional items like gifts, sportswear, greeting cards, candy and sundries
37、 (杂货 ). Services the bookstore provides include bookbinding, special order book service, gift wrapping, photo developing, used book buy-back and postage stamps, as well as fax services. The bookstore is located on the main floor of the Wyoming Union. Hour of operation during the academic year (学年 )
38、are: 9: 00a. m. -5: 00p. m. Monday through Friday; 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. Saturday; 9: 00a. m. to 30 minutes prior to kickoff (开球 ) on Saturday with home football games. The University Bookstore Owner of the store:【 46】 . Time of founding :【 47】 . Items provided: various products and【 48】 . Location
39、of the store : on the【 49】 of the Wyoming Union. Working hours on weekdays:【 50】 . 36 ( ) 方式钮 ( ) 电源插头转换器 37 ( ) 激光片须知 ( ) 本机侧板 38 ( ) 头戴耳机插孔 ( ) 手 带孔 39 ( ) 音量控制钮 ( ) 有线控制器 40 ( ) 抗跳系统 ( ) 电池盒端子 Task 4 Directions: The following is a list of terms. After reading it, you are required to find the item
40、s equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55. 41 Acivil aviation Bmedium-haul aircraft Cpassenger cabin Dwaiting list Eemergency exit Fsafety inspection Gdeparture time Harrival time Iseat belt Jboardin
41、g check Kluggage insurance Lcustoms procedure Moff-peak season Nairport bus Opersonal valuables Pflight schedule 51.( )起飞时间 ( )淡季 52.( )安全检查 ( )海关手续 53.( )登机牌 ( )民用航空 54.( )紧急出口 ( )机场巴士 55.( )客舱 ( )安全带 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief ans
42、wers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 45 October 8, 2010 Dear Sirs, Many thanks for your offer (报价 ) dated August 26th for leather shoes and for the illustrated catalogues you very kindly sent us. We appreciate the high quality of your goods, but unfortunately we are not in a
43、 position to accept the offer on your terms. Your prices appear to be on rather high side and they will leave us little or no margin of profit. As you may know, this is an area in which the principal demand is for goods in the medium price range, and leather shoes of the same quality from some other
44、 suppliers are now available in this market at much lower prices than yours. Some suppliers even offer a special discount of as high as 20% on orders exceeding $15 000. Much as we would like to do more business with you, it is rather difficult for us to accept the prices you offered. Unless you can
45、reduce your prices by 10%, we will have no choice but to satisfy our requirements elsewhere. It is highly appreciated if you will give the matter your due consideration and allow us the discount as we suggested. We await your early reply. Yours faithfully, Charles Austen 46 Why cannot Charles Austen
46、 accept the suppliers prices?Because he will get little _. 47 What did some suppliers offer on orders exceeding $15 000?A price reduction by _. 48 Which kind of shoes does Charles Austens area demand?Those in the _ range. 49 In what condition will Charles Austen buy goods from other suppliers?The su
47、pplier _ to reduce his prices by 10%. 50 What was the purpose of this letter?To ask the supplier to offer him _ of 10%. 51 Their father had tried to fly around the world but failed.That was in 1931 （ A） 1931年，他们的父亲曾试图做环球飞行，但没有成功。 （ B）他们的父亲曾试图做环球飞行，但没有成功，那是在 1931年。 （ C） 1931年，他们的父亲没有成功，就曾试图做环球飞行。 （ D
48、）他们的父亲尽量在 1931年做环球飞行，但没有成功。 52 Given ATMssmall number in the country， Chinas banks， major investors in ATM technologies， will continue purchasing ATMs （ A）因为国内自动提款机数量很少，中国的银行将会继续购买自动提款机，主要投资在自动提款机的技术上。 （ B）中国的银行和自动提款机设备的主要投资者，会继续购买自动提款机，将少量的送到乡村。 （ C）由于全国的自动提款机数量很少，所以自动提款机设备的主要投资者 中国的银行业将会继续购买自动提款机。 （ D）中国银行和自动提款设备的大投资者们，将会继续购买少量 自动提款机并且把这些提款机放在农村。 53 The great man saw the birth of Saudi Arabia and observed its growth and development at an important period in its history （ A）这位伟人亲眼目睹了沙特阿拉伯的诞生，并且看到了它在一个关键历史时期的
