1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 85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 d
2、ecide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D. （ A） He has a lot of work to do. （ B） He has problem with his hearing. （ C） C) （ D） He has to go to a doctor on Saturday. （ A） She has been waiting for her friends coming. （ B） She hasnt written to her friend for six weeks. （ C） B) （ D）
3、 She owed her friend some money. （ A） He doesnt want to change his job. （ B） He doesnt hear the woman clearly. （ C） C) （ D） He doesnt want to be the boss. （ A） The woman wants her seat reserved. （ B） The man is in a hurry to get the seat. （ C） C) （ D） The man wants someone to keep his seat. （ A） The
4、 woman wants to return the watch to the company. （ B） The woman is buying her husband a gift. （ C） The womans watch doesnt work properly. （ D） The woman wants to make a complaint on the watch. （ A） She has been waiting for her friends coming. （ B） She has kept her friends letter for six weeks. （ C）
5、She hasnt written to her friend for six weeks. （ D） She owed her friend some money. （ A） He doesnt want to change his job. （ B） He doesnt hear the woman clearly. （ C） He doesnt agree with the woman. （ D） He doesnt want to be the boss. （ A） The woman wants her seat reserved. （ B） The man is in a hurr
6、y to get the seat. （ C） The woman wants to leave the place. （ D） The man wants someone to keep his seat. （ A） The woman wants to return the watch to the company. （ B） The woman is buying her husband a gift. （ C） The womans watch doesnt work properly. （ D） The woman wants to make a complaint on the w
7、atch. 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 questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should
8、 choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. （ A） Jenny Santinis assistant. （ B） Jim Prices secretary. （ C） The new export salesperson. （ D） The head of the Personnel Department. （ A） The Personnel manager. （ B） Mr. Price. （ C） Jenny Santini. （ D） Chris Grey. （ A） The Personn
9、el manager. （ B） Mr. Price. （ C） Jenny Santini. （ D） Chris Grey. （ A） Doctor and patient. （ B） Manager and clerk. （ C） Secretary and visitor. （ D） Teacher and student. （ A） The woman doesnt like smoking. （ B） This is a non-smoking area. （ C） The place is air-conditioned. （ D） Nobody smokes here. （ A
10、） To book a table for lunch. （ B） To book an air ticket. （ C） To make an appointment. （ D） To ask somebody for help. （ A） Doctor and patient. （ B） Manager and clerk. （ C） Secretary and visitor. （ D） Teacher and student. （ A） The woman doesnt like smoking. （ B） This is a non-smoking area. （ C） The pl
11、ace is air-conditioned. （ D） Nobody smokes here. （ A） To book a table for lunch. （ B） To book an air ticket. （ C） To make an appointment. （ D） To ask somebody for help. Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After th
12、at 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. 19 What kind of foods should you buy last? You should buy frozen and _ last. 20 Why shouldnt you make long stops on the way home after you
13、have bought frozen foods? They could become _ 21 What should you use when refrigeration isnt available? We should use _ 22 Where should foods for camping be kept in? It should be kept in _ 23 What should you do with food that doesnt seem to be normal? We should _ 24 Why shouldnt you make long stops
14、on the way home after you have bought frozen foods? They could become _. 25 What should you use when refrigeration isnt available? We should use _. 26 Where should foods for camping be kept in? It should be kept in _. 27 What should you do with food that doesnt seem to be normal? We should _. Sectio
15、n 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. 28 Watch your head! You _ be more careful! （ A） may （ B） had to （ C） should （ D） would 29 Jenny is le
16、arning Japanese. _ her brother. （ A） So is （ B） So does （ C） Nor is （ D） Nor does 30 My sister has been working in that factory ever _ it was set up. （ A） since （ B） while （ C） when （ D） fill 31 _ in Hangzhou for more than ten years, he knew the city quite well. （ A） Living （ B） Lives （ C） Having li
17、ved （ D） Lived 32 Hurry up! Otherwise the play _ by the time we got there. （ A） will start （ B） will have started （ C） has started （ D） starts 33 The lazy student told his parents a lie _ they had no class that afternoon. （ A） what （ B） which （ C） that （ D） why 34 Not until his father came back, _ t
18、o bed. （ A） did the boy go （ B） went the boy （ C） the boy goes （ D） the boy did go 35 It is important that the report _ to the general manager at once. （ A） sent （ B） be sent （ C） is sent （ D） will be sent 36 The museum _ we visited last Saturday was set up twenty years ago. （ A） where （ B） to which
19、 （ C） which （ D） for which 37 Too much help sometimes means _ no help. （ A） worse （ B） as worse as （ C） worse than （ D） so worse as 38 It is important that the report _ to the general manager at once. （ A） sent （ B） be sent （ C） is sent （ D） will be sent 39 The museum _ we visited last Saturday was
20、set up twenty years ago. （ A） where （ B） to which （ C） which （ D） for which 40 Too much help sometimes means _ no help. （ A） worse （ B） as worse as （ C） worse than （ D） so worse as Section B Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each bland with the proper form of th
21、e word given in the brackets. 41 To the list (add)_ the following names. 42 The rule requires that everyone (have) _ his car checked once a year. 43 Ill have her (pay) _ what she has done. 44 He cannot afford too much money on (entertain) _. 45 Smoking is (harm) _ to your health. 46 As she has overc
22、ome all the difficulties, she feels much (happy) _ now. 47 Your old friend and classmate Jack (want) _ to see you right now. 48 Suddenly she turned around and (catch) _ sight of her boss. 49 She remembered (invite) _ to the party, but left the invitation at home. 50 When the professor came into the
23、room, he found himself (surround)_ by many students. 51 Suddenly she turned around and (catch) _ sight of her boss. 52 She remembered (invite) _ to the party, but left the invitation at home. 53 When the professor came into the room, he found himself (surround) _ by many students. Task 1 Directions:
24、 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. 54 We are all conditioned by the way we are brought up. Our values are deter
25、mined by our parents, and in a larger sense, by the culture in which we live. Chinese people, for example, are traditionally not accustomed to drinking milk, and may actually become sick if they are compelled to drink a glassful of the beverage. Americans, on the other hand, thrive on milk, although
26、 they have many taboos of their own. Some years ago I gave a dinner party during which I served a delicious hors doeuvre filled with a meat that tasted somewhat like chicken. My guests wondered what the meat was, but I refused to tell them until they had eaten their fill. I explained that they had j
27、ust dined on the flesh of freshly killed rattlesnake. Some people reacted by becoming nauseous, and a few people even vomited. By contrast, if I had served rattlesnake to a Chinese person, he might have requested a second helping, for in China the dish is considered a delicacy. Another interesting c
28、ase is a young man I met recently in New York City. An American by birth, he had been removed from his native state of Oregon at the age of six months when his parents went to Japan as missionaries. Orphaned before his first birthday, he was reared by a Japanese family in a remote village. The young
29、 man was unmistakably American in appearance, with blond hair and blue eyes. But he had a Japanese style of walking, Japanese facial expressions, and he thought like a Japanese. Though he had learned to speak English fluently, he felt uncomfortable and out of place in an American city. He soon retur
30、ned to Japan. 54 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? （ A） Cultural Conditioning （ B） Our Parents Values （ C） Taboos among Americans （ D） American Customs 55 The author says that cooked rattlesnake is _. （ A） sickening （ B） healthful （ C） tasty （ D） unappetizing 56 When in
31、formed they had eaten the flesh of rattlesnake, some of the authors guests _. （ A） were delighted （ B） were surprised （ C） praised the dish （ D） felt sick 57 The young man could not live happily in an American city because _. （ A） he looked like a Japanese （ B） his parents were Japanese （ C） his wor
32、ldview was Japanese （ D） he couldnt speak English 58 It can be inferred from the passage that many of our values _. （ A） are inborn （ B） are learned （ C） change as we grow up （ D） can be selected 59 We are all conditioned by the way we are brought up. Our values are determined by our parents, and in
33、 a larger sense, by the culture in which we live. Chinese people, for example, are traditionally not accustomed to drinking milk, and may actually become sick if they are compelled to drink a glassful of the beverage. Americans, on the other hand, thrive on milk, although they have many taboos of th
34、eir own. Some years ago I gave a dinner party during which I served a delicious hors doeuvre filled with a meat that tasted somewhat like chicken. My guests wondered what the meat was, but I refused to tell them until they had eaten their fill. I explained that they had just dined on the flesh of fr
35、eshly killed rattlesnake. Some people reacted by becoming nauseous, and a few people even vomited. By contrast, if I had served rattlesnake to a Chinese person, he might have requested a second helping, for in China the dish is considered a delicacy. Another interesting case is a young man I met rec
36、ently in New York City. An American by birth, he had been removed from his native state of Oregon at the age of six months when his parents went to Japan as missionaries. Orphaned before his first birthday, he was reared by a Japanese family in a remote village. The young man was unmistakably Americ
37、an in appearance, with blond hair and blue eyes. But he had a Japanese style of walking, Japanese facial expressions, and he thought like a Japanese. Though he had learned to speak English fluently, he felt uncomfortable and out of place in an American city. He soon returned to Japan. 59 Which of th
38、e following would be the best title for the passage? （ A） Cultural Conditioning （ B） Our Parents Values （ C） Taboos among Americans （ D） American Customs 60 The author says that cooked rattlesnake is _. （ A） sickening （ B） healthful （ C） tasty （ D） unappetizing 61 When informed they had eaten the fl
39、esh of rattlesnake, some of the authors guests _. （ A） were delighted （ B） were surprised （ C） praised the dish （ D） felt sick 62 The young man could not live happily in an American city because _. （ A） he looked like a Japanese （ B） his parents were Japanese （ C） his worldview was Japanese （ D） he
40、couldnt speak English 63 It can be inferred from the passage that many of our values _. （ A） are inborn （ B） are learned （ C） change as we grow up （ D） can be selected Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 64 Many a y
41、oung person tells me that he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I explain that theres a big difference between “being a writer“ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not of the long hours at a typewriter, “Youve got to want to write, “I
42、say to them, “not want to be a writer.“ The reality is that writing is typically a lonely, private and low-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人
43、 ), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who was fond of me and so supplied my room in a New York apartment building. It was cold and had no bathroom; I bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so of this existence, however, I still hadnt got
44、ten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough for a weeks groceries, I felt I was destined to be one of those people who die wondering, “What if?“ I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failur
45、e. This is the “shadow land“ of hope; anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 64 The passage is meant to _. （ A） warn young people of the trials what a successful writer experiences early in his/her career （ B） advise young people to give up their dreams of becoming a professional writer （ C）
46、show young people its unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame （ D） encourage young people to pursue a writing career 65 What can be concluded from the passage? （ A） Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding. （ B） A writers success depends on luck rather than on effor
47、t. （ C） Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation. （ D） The chances for a writer to become financially successful are small. 66 Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of writing career? （ A） He wasnt able to produce a single book. （ B） He hadnt seen a change for th
48、e better. （ C） He wasnt able to rest for the whole year. （ D） He found out his dream would never come true. 67 “.people who die wondering, What if?“ (line2, line 3) refers to those _. （ A） who think too much of the darker side of life （ B） who regret giving up their careers halfway （ C） who think of
49、 lot without making a decision （ D） who are full of imagination even until death 68 “Shadow land“ in the sentence refers to _. （ A） the wonderland one often dreams about （ B） the bright future that one is looking forward to （ C） the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reached （ D） a word that exists onl
