1、大学英语三级( B级)模拟试卷 204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) The same to you. ( B) Thank you very much. ( C) You must like playing football. ( D) In fact we didnt play very well. ( A) Nice to meet you. ( B) Where is your classroom? ( C) Thats great. ( D) My brother is Jack. ( A) I have gone to Beijing. ( B) O
3、nce a week. ( C) I like visiting Beijing. ( D) Three times. ( A) Your father is sick. ( B) He is very old now. ( C) Im sorry to hear that. ( D) Actually it is cold. ( A) Im wrong. ( B) Oh, sorry for troubling you. ( C) Im afraid of dialing the wrong number. ( D) Its bad. Section B Directions: This s
4、ection 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 questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A,
5、B, C and D. ( A) Waiter and customer. ( B) Patient and doctor. ( C) Wife and husband. ( D) Director and pupil. ( A) Twenty minutes. ( B) Fifty minutes. ( C) Half an hour. ( D) Eighty minutes. ( A) Go home at 5 oclock. ( B) Work together with Mr. Golden. ( C) Type some letters. ( D) Help the woman. (
6、 A) She doesnt want to go to France. ( B) She doesnt want to get the visa. ( C) Shes not sure when she can leave for France. ( D) She doesnt know how to get the visa. ( A) She has got a drivers license. ( B) She was accepted by a college. ( C) She is going to another country. ( D) She got a good job
7、. Section C Directions: In this section you will hear a short recorded passage. 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 w
8、hat you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin. 11 A (11) physician, who was lying on his deathbed, was surrounded by several fellow physicians, who were weeping at his loss. When the (12) man observed it, he comforted them, by saying, “Dont weep, gentle
9、men, because I must die. It is not such a great loss to the world as you think, for I shall leave three great physicians behind me.“ Every one of them (13) that he was one of the three. So they pressed him very much, to tell them, who the well-known men were. “They are: Water, (14) and Temperance,“
10、he replied. One may easily imagine how surprised and disappointed they were, when they received this (15) answer. 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 marke
11、d A , B, C, and D. 16 She _ her achievement to her intelligence and hard work. ( A) said ( B) gave ( C) owed ( D) referred 17 Pupils failing to _ their homework are asked to stay after the class. ( A) hand in ( B) hand out ( C) hand down ( D) hand over 18 I like him because he makes me _ . ( A) to l
12、augh ( B) laughed ( C) laugh ( D) laughing 19 This is an ideal site for a university _ it is far from the downtown area. ( A) now that ( B) as if ( C) in that ( D) even if 20 He was _ willing to accept the terms of selling his company at a high price. ( A) too ( B) only ( C) only too ( D) too only 2
13、1 We are all in favor of your proposal that the discussion _ . ( A) be put off ( B) was put off ( C) should put off ( D) is to put off 22 I dont care _ we are invited to the dinner or not. ( A) if ( B) that ( C) whether ( D) what 23 Our new house is very _ for me as I can get to the office within fi
14、ve minutes. ( A) comfortable ( B) convenient ( C) available ( D) capable 24 _, Detroit was the home of the most productive automobile factories in the world.+动词原形。由于 discussion(讨论 )和 put off(推迟 )之间是被动关系,故使用虚拟语气的被动语态。选项 A为正确答案。 ( A) At a time ( B) At no time ( C) At one time ( D) In no time 25 Only b
15、y doing so _ the right way of delivering a successful speech. ( A) you can find ( B) you will find ( C) would you find ( D) can you find 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 His (carele
16、ss) _ resulted in a serious car accident. 27 When the police arrived, the thieves (run) _ away. 28 If he (come) _ yesterday, I would have told him all the details regarding the issue. 29 I know it isnt important but I cant help (think) _ about it. 30 To our (disappoint) _, the goods advertised in th
17、e TV are not as good as we have expected. 31 Three weeks (allow) _ for making the necessary preparations for the coming show. 32 The mountain is (cover) _ with thick snow all year round, so it attracts many tourists there. 33 Mary, the (old)_ of the three sisters, runs a travel agency in New York. 3
18、4 (regret) _, the program is unable to offer you any assistance in terms of money. 35 The girls stopped (chat) _ for a moment when their teacher passed by. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each que
19、stion or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice. 36 China lies mainly in the northern temperate zone under the influence of monsoon(季风 ). From September and October to March and April next year monsoon blow from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau into C
20、hina and decrease in force as it goes southward, causing dry and cold winter in the country and a temperature difference of 40 between the north and south. The temperature in China is 5 to 18 lower than that in other countries on the same latitude in winter. Monsoon blows into China from the ocean i
21、n summer, bringing warm and wet currents, thus rain. Great differences in climate are found from region to region owing to Chinas extensive territory and complex topography(地形 ). The northern part of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China has no summer, Hainan Island has a long summer but no winte
22、r; the Huaihe River valley features four clear seasons; the western part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is covered by snow all year round; the southern part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is spring-like all the year; and the northwestern inland region sees a great drop of temperature in the day. 36 Whi
23、ch of the following statements about monsoon is true? ( A) Monsoon makes the temperature 5 to 18 lower. ( B) Monsoon blowing from May to August brings rain. ( C) Monsoon goes from Siberia and the Mongolia Plateau. ( D) Monsoon causes dry and cold summer in the country. 37 The word “current“ in the f
24、irst paragraph most probably means“_“. ( A) a body of onward running water ( B) a tendency, movement, or course ( C) a mass of continuous moving gas ( D) a flow of electric charge 38 There is a great difference in climate from region to region in China because_. ( A) China is so large in size and co
25、mplicated in landform ( B) its very hot in summer and extremely cold in winter ( C) the northern part has no summer and southern no winter ( D) China lies in temperate zone under the influence of monsoon 39 According to the passage, the southern part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau_. ( A) has a long s
26、ummer and short winter ( B) is hot in the day and cold in the night ( C) is cold in winter but hot in summer ( D) is neither very hot nor very cold 40 This passage most likely taken from_. ( A) a column in an evening newspaper ( B) an article from a news magazine ( C) an advertisement from a booklet
27、 ( D) a section of a geographic book Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. 41 Broadband technology is seen as the key to the new digital economy. In this rapidly changing world, media and technology information can be
28、 sent via phone calls and downloads like music, graphics, business information or films. The simpler the information, the smaller the package and the narrower the bandwidth needed to deliver it. Broadband is used for high speed Internet connections at a fixed monthly rate. It turns an exciting telep
29、hone line into a high speed digital line capable of carrying data up to 40 times conventional modern speeds. Any download is available at the click of a mouse-there is no dial-up as there is with standard Interact Service Providers. For home owners and families there are many advantages. One of the
30、most important is simultaneous (同时的 ) access to both telephone lines and the Internet. No wait and no delay. For businesses, broadband can improve customer relations and provide direct access to corporate e-mails and databases. Entire operations can go online. 41 The function that broadband technolo
31、gy has on the new digital economy is_. ( A) further ( B) critical ( C) costly ( D) global 42 How much does a user pay if he has broadband technology installed? ( A) It depends on the length of time. ( B) It depends on the times of dial-up. ( C) He pays at a fixed monthly rate. ( D) He pays a lot of
32、money. 43 Compared with the modern speed the broadband technology can transmit data_. ( A) at up to forty times of ordinary speed ( B) much more faster ( C) at a high speed ( D) within a second 44 Who can take advantage of the broadband technology according to the passage? ( A) Family members. ( B)
33、College students. ( C) Both home owners and businessmen. ( D) Only businessmen and their partners. 45 With the broadband technology companies can have all their operations done_. ( A) during the work days. ( B) during the whole week ( C) online ( D) offline Task 3 Directions: The following is a pass
34、age. 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 We have chosen what we believe to be the five most spectacular natural wonders-those that are the biggest, longest
35、 or most impressive of their kind. These natural wonders inspire awe(敬畏 ) in everyone who views them. Mt. Everest Mt. Everest, which is located at the border between China and Nepal, is the worlds highest mountain. It measures 29.035 feet. And the mountain is still growing! Geological forces push it
36、 up a few millimeters each year. Grand Canyon Visitors to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona admire its breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs. No picture can adequately capture its beauty. The canyon is 277 miles long and from 4 to 18 miles wide. Great Barrier Reef The Great
37、 Barrier Reef extends 1,200 miles along Australias northeast coast through the Coral Sea. It is the largest coral formation in the world and is visible from space! Actually, it is not one reef but a chain of thousands. Victoria Falls Victoria Falls stretch across the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe a
38、nd Zambia. Locals call the falls “Mosi oa Tunya“ or “The Smoke that Thunders“. The roar of the water can be heard long before the mist from the falls comes into view. Amazon Rain Forest The Amazon Rain Forest covers more than a billion acres of northern South America. If this rain forest were a coun
39、try, it would be the ninth largest in the world! (46) is the worlds highest mountain. The Grand Canyon is (47) in length and from 4 to 18 miles in width. The largest coral formation in the world is located in the country of (48) . “Mosi oa Tunya“ is the name of (49) called by the locals. The area of
40、 the Amazon Rain Forest is more than (50) . 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. 51 A-Fre
41、e delivery to your door B-Toll gate C-No entry D-Strictly no parking E-Luggage must not be put in the gateway F-Mind the gap G-Welcome aboard H-Luggage reclaim I-Toilet engaged J-Ticket valid until 30 June 2003 K-Buy one and get anyone free L-Save up to 40% M-Free of charge N-Close the door behind y
42、ou O-Take away service available P-Danger of death. Keep out Q-Admission is free R-Ticket office S-Bicycle hire T-Please call for assistance 51 ( ) 欢迎登机 ( ) 不收门票 52 ( ) 生命危险,严禁入内 ( ) 免费 53 ( ) 禁止驶入 ( ) 严禁停车 54 ( ) 6折优惠 ( ) 小心台阶间跨度 55 ( ) 提供外卖 ( ) 出租自行车 Task 5 Directions: The following is a passage.
43、After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 56 Aloe Vitamin Hand Cream A rich yet lightweight non-greasy texture that acts like a glove providing protection against harmful UV and external hurts. Its powerful anti-ageing element fi
44、ghts against the formation of age spots and wrinkles(皱纹 ). The softening complex leaves your hands feeling soft, moisturized and more elastic. Softens and moisturizes. Used on a regular basis, provides genuine anti-ageing benefits. HOW TO USE: Apply several times a day, depending on your skins needs
45、. When the skin is very dry, apply the cream like a mask, using a greater amount and leaving for 15-20 minutes for the cream to take effect, and then wipe away the excess. 100 mls RRP: 12.50 Our Price: 10.20 You Save: 2.30 56 How will this hand cream protect your hands? It will protect your hands fr
46、om harmful UV and _ . 57 What element will help fight against age spots and wrinkles? 58 What in the cream will make your hand soft and moisturized and more elastic? 59 Depending on the skin needs, you can use this cream _ a day. 60 What is the real price offered? Its _ . 61 The success of this car
47、shows the importance of good design in helping to sell the product. ( A)这种汽车的成功在于它精良的设计对于打开销路非常重要。 ( B)这种汽车的畅销表明精美的图案对于打开销路的重要性。 ( C)这种汽车的成功之处表明图案对于打开销路功不可没。 ( D)这种汽车的畅销表明精良的设计对打开销路的重要性。 62 Im sorry to tell you that the shoes are not available in your size. ( A)很遗憾,您要的那种尺码我们已经卖完了。 ( B)对不起,我没有您要的那种样式
48、的鞋。 ( C)很遗憾,我们没有您要的那种尺 码的鞋。 ( D)对不起,我们不能获得您要的那种类型的鞋。 63 Its just a matter of schedule, that is, if it is convenient for you right now. ( A)这仅是一个日程安排问题,也就是说,如果现在你们方便的话。 ( B)我只想讨论一下日程安排的问题,也就是说这样安排你们现在是否觉得方便。 ( C)如果对你们有利的话,那就是说它只是一个安排上的事了。 ( D)这只是一个日程安排的问题,也就是说这样安排现在对你们来说是否方便。 64 Women always have an advantage in office work, which requires strong language background and paperwork efficiency. ( A)在需要较强的语言功底及文字水平的办公室工作方面,妇女们往往更具有优势。 ( B)在语言功底及文字水平方面得到强化后,妇女们更容易在办公室工作中获得好处。 ( C)办公室工作需要较强语言功底及文字水平,妇女们在这方面往往更