1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 538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 Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once When you hear a questi （ A） At a bank. （
2、B） At a restaurant. （ C） At a friend s house. （ D） At a hotel. （ A） Get some changes from Jane. （ B） Go to look for a pay phone. （ C） Use the womans phone. （ D） Pay for the phone call. （ A） Five. （ B） Four. （ C） Six. （ D） Seven. （ A） 10:30. （ B） 10:00. （ C） 10:50. （ D） 10:40 （ A） Because Henry has n
3、o time. （ B） Because someone else decorated the house. （ C） Because there was no instruments in the house. （ D） Because Henry decorated the house himself. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations There are 2 recorded conversations in it After each
4、conversation， there are some recorded questions Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times W （ A） Booking a theatre ticket. （ B） Reserving a room. （ C） Booking an air ticket. （ D） Reserving a seat. （ A） Wife and husband. （ B） Teacher and student. （ C） Clerk and guest. （ D） Employe
5、r and employee. （ A） At Leech s school. （ B） In the police station. （ C） On the phone. （ D） At Mrs. Smith s home. （ A） Two days. （ B） The whole afternoon. （ C） A whole day. （ D） The whole morning. （ A） Yellow and white. （ B） Blue and green. （ C） Green and black. （ D） Blue and black. Section C Direct
6、ions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage The passage is printed in the test paper， but with some words or phrases missing The passage will be read two times 10 The word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the worlds first【 T1】 _ used steam engine.
7、 He had no way of telling people【 T2】 _ how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. Watt decided to【 T3】 _ how much work one【 T4】 _ horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.
8、 He【 T5】 _ that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3,300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine. 11 【 T1】 12 【 T2】 13 【 T3】 14 【 T4】 15 【
9、T5】 Section D 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 Both the passage and the questions will be read two times When you hear a question， you should 16 Who was the most important person in
10、the speakers childhood? The speakers_. 17 Where did the speaker like to go during his vacations? The speaker loved to go his_. 18 What kind of stories did the speakers grandmother tell him? The stories about_during World War . 19 Where did they sometimes go and pick flowers? They often went into_to
11、pick up flowers. 20 When did the speaker s grandmother die? She died_ago. Section A Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A)，B)， C) and D) 21 In spite of what we said, he refused to
12、_to the police station. （ A） give away （ B） give off （ C） give himself away （ D） give himself up 22 It is imperative that the students_writing their papers by the end of the month. （ A） finish （ B） must finish （ C） will finish （ D） are to finish 23 I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but_of them came.
13、（ A） both （ B） none （ C） either （ D） neither 24 The heart is an important organ of circulation _function is to pump blood to all parts of the body. （ A） which （ B） whose （ C） of it （ D） its 25 _with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all. （ A） When compared （ B）
14、Compare （ C） While comparing （ D） Comparing 26 Training astronauts_not an easy thing. （ A） are （ B） is （ C） were （ D） be 27 Would you be_by the idea of going to Paris? （ A） exciting （ B） excitably （ C） excited （ D） excitedly 28 There is no_that women are playing an important role in the world today.
15、 （ A） of deny （ B） to denying （ C） denying （ D） of denying 29 I am rather concerned_ her, for I havent heard from her since last winter. （ A） of （ B） at （ C） with （ D） about 30 Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I_your advice. （ A） had followed （ B） would follow （ C） follow （ D） have fo
16、llowed Section B Directions: There are also 5 incomplete statements here You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets 31 It would allow time for (consider)_even if new evidence was found. 32 When I was a girl, I dreamed of becoming a poet; who would have thoug
17、ht Id end up an (engine)_? 33 The doctor saw at the first sight that the lady (suffer)_from heart trouble. 34 I can forgive a mistake but I cant forgive (honest)_. 35 A passport is a document (issue)_by a country to its citizens that permits them to leave and re-enter the country. Task 1 Directions:
18、 After 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 Thus far, there is little evidence to suggest that technology will reduce
19、inequality; indeed it may only intensify inequality. Technology is costly and it is generally impossible to introduce advances to everyone at the same time. So who gets this access first? As we travel further and further along the electronic frontier through advances such as telecommuting (在家办公 ) an
20、d the Internet, the poor may be isolated from mainstream society in an “ information ghetto (贫民窟 ). . Drawing on a survey, the Census Bureau(国家调查局 ) estimated that only 6.8 percent of households earning less than $ 10,000 had home computers, compared to 61.7 percent of those with incomes of $ 75,000
21、 or more. This issue goes beyond individual interest or lack of interest in computers. The technological advances of the present and future may not be equally beneficial to men and women. Many studies have shown that computer games, which serve as an important means of early socialization to compute
22、rs, typically involve sports or skills associated with the traditional male role. As a result computers camps have become mainly male settings. Like money, food, and other resources, technology is unevenly distributed within societies and throughout the world. The technology gap is widening rather t
23、han narrowing. Although nations are exchanging technical data more freely than before, critical technology transfer is often kept back. The technology exported to developing countries may be poorly suited to the conditions of their economies and workplaces. 36 According to the writer, “information g
24、hetto“ is caused by_. （ A） the strict control of information （ B） the rapid technological advances （ C） the complete isolation of the poor （ D） the existence of mainstream society 37 The data the Census Bureau collected indicates that_. （ A） technology has widened the gap between the rich and the po
25、or （ B） individual interest in computers might be a significant reason （ C） the survey has covered more than enough investigation samples （ D） the estimation by the Census Bureau is subject to correction 38 According to the writer, one supposed function of computer games is_. （ A） to divide social r
26、oles between boys and girls （ B） to build up settings for sports or other male skills （ C） to make the public get familiar with the computer （ D） to intensify the inequality between men and women 39 It seems that critical technology is often_. （ A） unavailable to the importing countries （ B） unavail
27、able to the exporting countries （ C） not suitable to the developing countries （ D） keeping back the exporting countries economy 40 The writer s attitude towards the development of technology is_. （ A） negative （ B） indifferent （ C） exciting and praising （ D） concerned and critical Task 2 Directions：
28、 This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45 40 The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making
29、a machine with human-like ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render i
30、t intelligent by loading in the right software (软件 ) or by altering the architecture but that too will happen. I think it is certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅 ) will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of t
31、heir own design. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbons long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe. As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their
32、 cost declines through economies of scale we may use them to expand our frontiers, first on earth through their ability to withstand environments, harmful to ourselves. Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring an
33、d the technology it will provide, the construction of a vast, man-created world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power. 41 In what way can we make a machine intelligent? （ A） By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space. （ B） By working hard
34、 for 10 or 20 years. （ C） By either properly programming it or changing its structure. （ D） By reproducing it. 42 What does the writer think about machines with human-like ability? （ A） He believes they will be useful to human beings. （ B） He believes that they will control us in the future. （ C） He
35、 is not quite sure in what way they may influence us. （ D） He doesn t consider the construction of such machines possible. 43 The word “carbon“ (Line 3, Para. 2)stands for_. （ A） intelligent robots （ B） a chemical element （ C） an organic substance （ D） human beings 44 A robot can be used to expand o
36、ur frontiers when_. （ A） its intelligence and cost are beyond question （ B） it is able to bear the rough environment （ C） it is made as complex as the human brain （ D） its architecture is different from that of the present ones 45 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） after the installatio
37、n of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self-reproduction （ B） with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability （ C） once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess
38、intelligence （ D） robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space Task 3 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you are required to complete the blanks below it(No 46 through No 50) You should write your answers briefly in no more than three words 45 There is an old s
39、aying in English; “Laughter is the best medicine“. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to investigate laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve peoples health. Tests were carrie
40、d out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films, while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; i
41、t also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial. Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be capable of reducing the effect of pain on the body. There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps
42、 the bodys immune system, that is, the system which fights infection. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病学家 )in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. 1) Laughter really can【 R
43、1】 _ . 2)In the first test, it was found that laughter has similar effects to【 R2】 _ . 3) Other tests have shown that laughter can reduce the effect of【 R3】 _ on the body. 4) There is evidence to show that laughter helps the body s【 R4】 _ . 5) In the clinics, the psychiatrists try to improve their p
44、atients condition by encouraging them【 R5】 _ . 46 【 R1】 47 【 R2】 48 【 R3】 49 【 R4】 50 【 R5】 Task 4 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in the b
45、rackets， numbered 51 through 55 50 A securities business K stock company B stock exchange corporation L securities C quotation M common stock D share N preference stock E -shareholder O income gain F dividend P issue G cash dividend Q par value H stock investment R opening price I investment trust S
46、 closing price J stock-jobber Examples： (I)投资信托 (L)有价证券 51 ( )证券公司 ( )普通股 52 ( )股票持有人 ( )股利收入 53 ( )股票投资 ( )证券交易所 54 ( )优先股 ( )股票经纪人 55 ( )开盘 ( )投资信托 Task 5 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you should give brief answers to the 5 questions(No 56 through No 60)that follow The a
47、nswers(in no more than 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers 55 July 7th, 2009 Dear Prof. Lee, The Academic Conference on traditional Chinese treatment acupuncture and moxibustion, which is sponsored by Beijing College of Medicine will be held in Beijing, October 3rd, 2009. We wo
48、uld be very pleased to invite you to attend the conference. We all know that you are a very famous scholar in this field. The conference will be more significant if you can come. We will offer the accommodation for you. If you have any paper or topics on which you would like to give talks, please inform us in advance so that we can prepare the final program. Please confirm your participation at your convenience. We are looking forward to your reply. Best Wishes. Your sincerely, Wang Dong 56 What s the subject of the conference? It is about traditional Chinese treatment_. 57 Which college wi
