1、大学英语三级（ B级）模拟试卷 455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） Its over there. （ B） Its 9:30. （ C） Its too late. （ D） It sounds good. Section B 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.
3、 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） She is afraid. （ B） She is unable to dance. （ C） She is not free tonight. （ D） Something was wrong with her leg. Section C Directions
4、: 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 what you hear. The thir
5、d reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin. 2 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Good news for you! A new after-school child care center is going to be built in this area of the city. This center is to provide a【 B1】_environment for children between 3 and 11 years old. W
6、hen it is completed we can offer a new after-school【 B2】 _with long opening hours, so we can【 B3】 _of working parents and their children. We are also【 B4】 _help, such as providing facilities, soft toys and so on. We will be【 B5】 _for any help, as help is always very limited. 3 【 B1】 4 【 B2】 5 【 B3】
7、6 【 B4】 7 【 B5】 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. 8 Jimmy Carter is one of the _ American presidents. （ A） lively （ B） living （ C
8、） alive （ D） live 9 You_yesterday, if you are really serious about the job. （ A） ought to come （ B） ought to have come （ C） ought to be coming （ D） ought have come 10 The house is _ for us to _. （ A） enough big; live （ B） enough big; live in （ C） big enough; live in （ D） big enough; live 11 I _ to t
9、he English Corner last Saturday, but I fell ill. （ A） did take part in （ B） would have taken part in （ C） would take part in （ D） had taken part in 12 _ in my present work, I would be quite willing to do what you ask me to. （ A） Were I not engaged （ B） Engaged I were not （ C） I were not engaged （ D）
10、 Were not I engaged 13 The new shirt _ him 60 dollars. （ A） paid （ B） spent （ C） took （ D） cost 14 They searched _ every comer of the building _ the bomb. （ A） /, for （ B） in, for （ C） with, for （ D） in, with 15 _ the project one month earlier, they decided to apply for an award to the government. （
11、 A） Accomplished （ B） Accomplishing （ C） Being accomplished （ D） Having accomplished 16 The big IT company will _ a new research center in the city. （ A） set up （ B） break up （ C） get up （ D） turn up 17 It is a fact_most deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking. （ A） that （ B） how （ C） what （ D
12、） which 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. 18 “Dont forget (take)_ all your luggage with you when you leave the hotel.“ The waitress told me. 19 As a keynote(主题 )speaker, he was invited
13、to a meeting(hold)_ in Shanghai the next month. 20 If we dont start out now, we must risk (miss)_ the train. 21 They are looking forward to (visit) _ China. 22 By next month, we _ (finish) all the work they asked us to do. 23 I remember (see) _ him once somewhere. 24 Because of the traffic accident
14、there will be no (possibly) _ of his coming. 25 The car was repaired but not to the owners _ ( satisfy ). 26 Weather (permit) _, the sports meet will be held next Monday. 27 Jane, as well as some of her classmates, ( work) _in the Quality Control Department now. Task 1 Directions: After reading the
15、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. 28 An English traveler spent a few weeks in Sweden. When he was about to return home, he found
16、he had only enough money to get a ticket back to England. Thinking the matter over, he decided that he could get home without eating anything as it was only a t 28 The traveler thought that he _. （ A） would find no food served on board （ B） could not get home without having meals on board （ C） could
17、 do without any food before he got home （ D） would not be allowed to eat on board 29 “He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell,“ means _. （ A） he did not hear the lunch bell. （ B） he heard the lunch bell but didnt go for lunch （ C） he put something in his ear to close them （ D） he did not k
18、now it was the lunch bell 30 The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not _. （ A） feel well （ B） know the time for lunch （ C） hear the lunch bell （ D） have the money 31 The traveler said to himself, “I cant stand this any longer“ means“ _.“ （ A） I cant bear any longer （ B） I cant stay
19、hungry any longer （ C） I cant keep my feet on this place any longer （ D） I must sit down for a while 32 He became so hungry that he （ A） went to sleep （ B） ate paper （ C） went to the dinner-table （ D） kept out of the way Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinish
20、ed statements are numbered 41 through 45. 33 The Antarctica is actually a desert. It is the only continent on the earth without a river or a lake. The Antarctica is all ice all year round. The warmest temperature ever recorded there is zero, at the South Pole. Explorers (控险家 ) used to think that a p
21、lace so cold would have a heavy snowfall. But less than ten inches of snow falls each year. That is less than half an inch of water. Ten times that much moisture (水分 ) falls in parts of the Sahara. The little snow that falls in Antarctica never melts (融化 ). It continues to pile up deeper year after
22、year and century after century when the snow gets to be about eighty feet deep, it is turned to ice by the weight of snow above it. 33 Antarctica is called a desert because_. （ A） it is sandy （ B） it has the same temperature as a desert （ C） there has little moisture and has no lakes or rivers （ D）
23、few people live there 34 Antarctica has_. （ A） ten times as much moisture as the Sahara （ B） the same amount of moisture as the Sahara （ C） about one-tenth of the moisture as the Sahara （ D） none of the above 35 The snow in Antarctica is very deep because it_. （ A） never stops falling （ B） piles up
24、year after year （ C） never melts （ D） both B and C 36 The snow turns to ice when_. （ A） it gets wet （ B） the next snowfall comes （ C） the temperature gets colder （ D） the snow above it is heavy enough 37 The best title for the passage is“_” . （ A） A Strange Continent （ B） An Ice Continent （ C） Snowf
25、all at the South Pole （ D） The Worlds Desert 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 write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks. 38 When you walk into a Nation
26、al Forest, you really believe youre the first person whos ever been here. Funny thing is youre not. These forests have been used for over a hundred years. From this timber stand (堆木场 ), settlers used wood to build their homes. And ties (枕木 ) were cut for the railroad. Hard to believe, isnt it? But t
27、hats the Miracle of the Forest. With careful management these forests have renewed themselves, year after year providing us with all kinds of benefits. And thats why we call them “Forever Forests“. Come to see for yourself! And get involved with the new “forests for us“ program and tell people all a
28、bout the Miracle of the Forest. For more information, write: Forest for Us, P.O. Box 2000, Washington, DC 20013. Miracle of the Forest In addition to many other things, the National Forests have provided (46) for the building of houses, and (47) for the railroad. The National Forests have renewed th
29、emselves because of (48) and so they are now called (49) . This advertisement invites readers to join in the program of (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 s
30、hould put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55. 43 AInternet Be-mail Ctelnet (telecommunication network) Dnetnews Ehardware Fkeyboard Gto expand memory Hjunk mails Imodem (Modulator-demodulator) Jhomepage Kto display on screen Lhyper link Mbrowser Ndata processing Oon-line
31、 Pdownload 43 ( ) 电信网 ( ) 键盘 44 ( ) 调制解调器 ( ) 超级链接 45 ( ) 数据处理 ( ) 垃圾邮件 46 ( ) 浏览器 ( ) 扩充内存 47 ( ) 屏幕显示 ( ) 硬件 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. 48 The worlds first completel
32、y automatic railway has been built under the busy streets of London. On this railway, the trains drive themselves, and all the work is done by machines. This railway has seven “separate“ lines, which connect at various stations. Together they serve most parts of Englands capital city. The people of
33、London saw that this new line was very different from the others. The stations on the other lines needed a lot of workers. People are needed to sell tickets, and to check them. Others collect tickets when people leave the trains. There are men and women on the platforms (站台 ). They check that everyt
34、hing is all right. On the trains, too, there are several workers. This is all different on the Victoria Line. Here a machine checks and collects the tickets, and there are no workers on the platforms. If a man wants to ask about the trains, he must use a special telephone. 48 What is supposed to be
35、the name of the new railway? The name of this railway should be _ . 49 What do the people of London consider this new line? They think it is _ the others. 50 What would he do if a man wants to ask about the trains? He would use _ . 51 What does the sentence “the trains drive themselves“ mean? It mea
36、ns there are _ working on the train. 52 How many divided lines does this railway have? This railway has _ divided lines. 53 Businessmen include the costs of advertising in the prices of the goods and service sell. （ A）商人将广告的费用，商品价格以及他们的销售服务都计算出来。 （ B）商人将广告的成本包括在商品的价格中，然后计算服务费。 （ C）商人将广告费用纳入他们所售商品及所提
37、供服务的价格中。 （ D）商人将广告支出包括进价格中， 出售的货物还包括服务费。 54 He gathered his courage and went on writing music, though he could hear what he wrote only more and more faintly. （ A）他鼓起勇气，继续谱写音乐，虽然他只能听到越来越模糊的音乐。 （ B）他鼓起勇气，继续谱写音乐，虽然他对自己写了些什么越来越记不清楚。 （ C）他鼓起勇气，继续音乐创作，虽然他对自己创作的音乐听得越来越模糊。 （ D）他鼓起勇气，继续音乐创作，虽然他听到音乐时感到越来越头昏目眩
38、。 55 If you hadnt told me about it, I would still be unaware of the facts now （ A）如果你把这事告诉我的话，我现在就知道这些事实了。 （ B）你从没把这事告诉我，我现在还不知道这些事实。 （ C）那时你没把这事告诉我，可我一直知道这些事实。 （ D）如果那时你没把这事告诉我，我现在还不知道这些事实呢。 56 All the articles are untouchable in the museum. 57 Please note that from next Monday we are introducing a
39、n environmentally friendly scheme (计划，方案 ). All used paper from the office will be recycled. Used paper should be placed in the green bin (箱子 ) next to the photocopier for collection. All staff are asked for their full cooperation with this scheme for it can help achieve better use of resources and
40、cut costs in the running of the company. 一、 Part V Writing (25 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an letter or composition according to the following information. 58 说明：请按照下面的中文提示，以中国学生王小明 (男 )的身份填写下列 大学入学申请表格。具体信息如下： 出生日期： 1975年
41、 8月 20日 联系地址：广州市中山路 710号 联系电话： 020-61006571 个人情况说明：本人毕业院校和目前就职情况，所要申请的专业，个人学习兴趣以及希望对方提供的信息等。 Application Form Family name: _ First name: _ Date of Birth: _ Nationality: _ Sex: _ Telephone number: _ Address: _ Please write about your educational background and work experience， the university and the major you want to apply and the information you want to know. (about 50 words) _ 大学英语三级（ B级）模拟试卷 455答案与解析
