1、大学英语三级（ B级）模拟试卷 155及答案与解析 Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct an
2、swer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） No, I dont, like his lecture. （ B） Yes, I know him very well. （ C） No, Im afraid I dont. （ D） Yes, Id like to. （ A） Its a pleasure. （ B） I don think so. （ C） No, I dont care about it. （ D） Im sorry you didnt. （ A） Yes, I think so. （ B） Certainly. （
3、C） What can I do for you? （ D） De you think so.? （ A） It matters a great deal. （ B） It doesnt matter. （ C） Ive got my arm injured. （ D） I have some friends here. （ A） Im sorry. （ B） Ill see you later. （ C） Is that so early? （ D） Must you leave so soon? Section B Directions: This section is to test y
4、our ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Sh
5、e has found some interesting gifts. （ B） She listens to the radio. （ C） She watches TV. （ D） She told the man something interesting. （ A） An examination. （ B） A computer science course. （ C） A newspaper. （ D） A research paper. （ A） Talk to Mr. Jackson on the phone. （ B） Leave a message to Mr. Jackso
6、n. （ C） See Mr. Jackson in his office. （ D） Ask about Mr. Jackson. （ A） 8:27 （ B） 8:15 （ C） 8:17 （ D） 8:25 （ A） It was satisfying. （ B） It was a failure. （ C） She thought she had passed it. （ D） She thought it was hard to said. Section C Directions: In this section you will hear a short recorded pas
7、sage. The passage has some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the blank in order of numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the
8、passage will begin. 11 Earthquakes were not uncommon in San Francisco, and there had been bad ones in 1868, 1898, and 1900. But the results of the earthquake of (11) were the worst of all. It first Struck the city at (12) in the early morning of April 18th, and lasted one minute. A minute seems a sh
9、ort time when one is in a (13) place, and sometimes it passed much too quickly. But in an earthquake it is terribly long. At one moment you are living your (14) . At the next your chairs and tables are dancing on the floor, your house is (15) , and your world is suddenly changed. You cannot be sure
10、what will happen next. You cannot be sure if you will be alive to see what happens next. 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. 16 He
11、looked _ over his shoulder, making sure no one else was listening. （ A） nervously （ B） emotionally （ C） bravely （ D） largely 17 She noticed the old ladys hand _ constantly during the talk. （ A） shake （ B） to shake （ C） shaken （ D） shaking 18 His lecture contains a brief _ of some of his ideas. （ A）
12、prescription （ B） destruction （ C） construction （ D） description 19 _ by a kind lady, Poor Peter finally finished his high school. （ A） Support （ B） Supporting （ C） To support （ D） Supported 20 We occasionally have friends round for dinner but apart from that we dont _ with others very much. （ A） so
13、cialize （ B） social （ C） society （ D） socialism 21 Why are you so late? I _ for you all the time. （ A） have been waiting （ B） am waiting （ C） have waited （ D） will wait 22 She gazed at me with a sudden fear and _. （ A） mistrust （ B） trust （ C） trustful （ D） untrustworthy 23 James, as well as his fri
14、ends, _ swimming. （ A） like （ B） to like （ C） likes （ D） liking 24 Although Allen is a good teacher, sometimes he is _ with slow learners. （ A） inpatient （ B） patient （ C） patience （ D） impatient 25 Rose started her _ life as a director. （ A） professional （ B） profession （ C） professor （ D） professi
15、onally 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 I was so angry that I felt like _ (throw) something at him. 27 _ (sell) the house, Mike had a large sum of money at his disposal. 28 Richard
16、was retry unhappy for not _ (invite) to attend the meeting. 29 John _ (leave) his keys in the office so he had to wait until his wife came home. 30 It is no good _ (talk) without doing anything. 31 If you has followed my advice, you might not _ (make) such a serious mistake. 32 I dont visit my grand
17、ma as often as I _ (use) to. 33 I first met Grace five years ago. She _ (work) at a radio studio at that time. 34 The weather here is _ (similarity) to that in my hometown. 35 As he was reading the novel, the old grandma _ (fall) asleep. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you wi
18、ll 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. 36 Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at the Louisville, Kentucky Experimental Kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the p
19、rincipal of the same school, together wrote a song for the children, entitled “Good Morning to All“. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sisters expertise in the area of Kindergarten Education; “Good Morning to All“ was sure to be a success. The sisters published the song in a collect
20、ion entitled “Song Stories of the Kindergarten“ in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys Teacher College, a gentleman by the name of Robert ft. Coleman published the song, without the sisters permission.
21、 To add insult to injury, he added a second verse, the familiar “Happy Birthday to You“. Mr. Colemans addition of the second verse popularized the song and, eventually, the sisters original first verse disappeared. “Happy Birthday to You“, the one and only birthday song, had altogether replaced the
22、sisters original title, “Good Morning to All“. After Mildred died in 1916, Patty, together with a third sister named Jessica, sprang into action and took Mr. Coleman to court. In court, they proved that they, indeed, owned the melody. Because the family legally owns the song, it is entitled to royal
23、ties from it, whenever it is sung for commercial purposes. 36 The song “Happy Birthday to You“ was originally written for _. （ A） the kids in kindergarten （ B） the children in elementary school （ C） the teenagers in middle school （ D） the adults 37 The phrase “to add insult to injury“ on Line 4, Par
24、agraph 2 probably means （ A） to ones disappointment （ B） to be even worse （ C） to be troublesome （ D） to ones surprise 38 Finally, what happened to the song “Good Morning to All“ after the addition of the second verse? （ A） It was even more popular than before. （ B） It was no longer sung by the chil
25、dren in kindergarten. （ C） The composers, Mildred and Patty, gave up their rights to own the song. （ D） It was gradually replaced by the addition, having a new name “Happy Birthday to You“. 39 What was the purpose of the legal action taken by Patty and Jessica? （ A） Commercial uses of the song shoul
26、d be forbidden. （ B） No one could use the song except the Hills. （ C） They wanted to put Mr. Coleman into jail. （ D） They asked for the recognition of being the real owners of the song and its royalties. 40 This passage is mainly about _. （ A） why “Good Morning to All“ was replaced by “Happy Birthda
27、y to You“ （ B） how the song “Happy Birthday to You“ was composed （ C） the history of the song “Happy Birthday to You“ （ D） why the song “Happy Birthday to You“ is popular Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 41 The i
28、dea of rainmaking is almost as old as man, but it was not until 1946 that man succeeded in making rain. In ancient times, rainmakers had claimed a bring rain by many methods: dancing, singing, killing various kinds of living creatures, and blowing a stream of water into the air from a kind of pipe.
29、More recently, some rainmakers claimed to make rain by shooting guns, causing explosions, or burning chemicals, the smoke of which was supposed to cause rain to fall. These rainmakers asked for as much as 1,000 dollars to make an inch of rain. One of them was so successful that he was almost hanged.
30、 He was believed to have caused a 20-inch rain in southern California that flooded the land, killed several people, and did millions of dollars of damage. Before 1946, rainmakers were either liars or honest people who happened to have good luck. Scientific rainmaking was started in that year by Vinc
31、ent J; Schaefer, a scientist at the laboratories of the General Electric Company in New York State. His success was the result of a. lucky accident that changed years of failure into victory. 41 People in ancient times tried many ways to claim a bring rain EXCEPT FOR . （ A） dancing and singing （ B）
32、killing living creatures （ C） blowing water streams into the air from the river （ D） shooting guns 42 Which of Jade following is NOT the one people tried to make rain more recently? （ A） Causing explosions. （ B） Worshipping the God. （ C） Burning chemicals. （ D） Using the smoke to cause rain. 43 Vinc
33、ent J. Schaefer is _. （ A） a liar （ B） an honest man （ C） a scientist （ D） a chemist 44 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） It was not until the 20th century that man had the idea of rainmaking. （ B） Efforts people made to make rain did not always bring what they expected. （ C） It wa
34、s mere luck for those who had made rain before 1941. （ D） It is Vincent J. Schaefer who started scientific rainmaking in 1936. 45 This passage is mainly about _. （ A） the history of rainmaking （ B） the failure of rainmaking （ C） the success of rainmaking （ D） the idea of rainmaking Task 3 Directions
35、: 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 write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 46 Dear Sir/Madam, It is my pleasure to recommend Miss Anderson, one of my former clerks, to
36、 fill the post of your advertisement. Miss Anderson graduated from the University of California with a Bachelors degree in business management in 2004 and worked for us for two years. She started as a secretary and within one year was advanced to office manager. During her time with this company she
37、 has never missed a single hour of work. She is usually on time, careful and efficient. She is also highly dependable. Miss Anderson has a pleasant, easy-going personality which has won her many friends among her colleagues. She is leaving our company on her own will in order to seek advancement and
38、 we are sorry to lose her. So I would be pleased if her application for the post in the advertisement would be put into your kind consideration. And certainly there is no doubt that she will live up to my expectations once employed. Yours faithfully, Robert Johnson, Director A Letter of Recommendati
39、on Purpose of the letter: to recommend Miss Anderson, one of the writers (46) . Background: graduated from the University of California with a Bachelors degree in (47) in 2004. Comment on Miss Anderson: 1. She is usually on time, (48) . 2. She has a pleasant, (49) personality. Writers opinion: There
40、 is (50) that she will live up to my expectations. 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 question NO. 51-55. 5
41、1 A - Focus B - New Perspective C - News of the Week D - Business and Economy E - English Corner F - Culture G - Campus Life H - Language Class I - Comment J - Arts K - Olympic Bid L - Sports M - Information and Technology N - Entertainment O - Weather Report P - Briefs 51 ( ) 信息和技术 ( ) 要闻 52 ( ) 天气
42、报告 ( ) 焦点 53 ( ) 本周新闻 ( ) 文化 54 ( ) 校园生活 ( ) 英语角 55 ( ) 语言课 ( ) 评论 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. 56 Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They w
43、ant to bring water to the deserts so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. Even so, more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts in time. Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think th
44、at people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth. Some places on the earth do not get very much rain. Yet they still do not become deserts. This is because there are some green plants growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants help keep water
45、 in the earth. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily. A man decides to make a farm in a very dry place. He cuts down the trees. He digs in the earth and takes away the grass and plants that are already growing on the dry land. He
46、 makes a farm. He puts plants in rows. The sun is very hot. It makes the land even drier. When the rain comes, it runs between the rows of plants. It washes the good dirt away. When the wind comes, it blows between the rows of plants. It blows the good dirt away. Soon the land is not good enough for
47、 a farm anymore. The man lets his animals eat all the plants on it. Now the land does not have any plants on it. The sun and wind dry the land and blow all of the good dirt away. Now the land is a desert. 56 What is mainly discussed in the passage? How more and more _. 57 Why are small green plants
48、very important to dry places? They help keep _ and prevent _. 58 What will happen to dry places without plants? 59 What is responsible for the formation of deserts? The bad thing _. 60 How can we make deserts into good land again? Bring _ and grow _. 61 The library is open every day except Sunday from half past eight in the morning till five in the afternoon. （ A）除了在星期日，图书馆上午八点半起至下午五点止开放外，其余时候全天开放。 （ B）除了星期日以外，图书馆每天上午八点半起至下午五点钟打开。 （ C）除
