1、浙江大学英语三级模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, yo
2、u must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. （ A） To the gym. （ B） To the beach. （ C） To the recreation center. （ D） To the sports center. （ A） Delighted. （ B）
3、 Disappointed. （ C） Surprised. （ D） Angry. （ A） The girl was too careless. （ B） Tom was driving too fast. （ C） Tom didnt see the traffic lights. （ D） Tom didnt see the girl. （ A） Interviewer and interviewee. （ B） Boss and secretary. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Father and daughter. （ A） To go away
4、. （ B） To lift the box. （ C） To cure her hand. （ D） To remove the box. （ A） She likes seafood. （ B） She hates seafood. （ C） She has tried the fish. （ D） She thinks the vegetables taste better. （ A） He had been on a sick leave for a month. （ B） He had finished his graduation paper. （ C） He graduated
5、from school last month. （ D） He had been busy with his paper last month. （ A） Lose weight. （ B） Quit drinking. （ C） Have a health checkup. （ D） Communicate with the doctor. （ A） They are hard to understand. （ B） They are not well-written. （ C） They are not written by hand. （ D） They are not finished
6、 yet. （ A） She used to like travelling. （ B） She likes long-distance trips. （ C） She has a lot of travel experiences. （ D） She spends most of her time travelling. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages or conversations. At the end of each passage or conversation, you w
7、ill hear some questions. The passage or the conversation will be read twice. After you hear a passage or a conversation, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. （ A）
8、8 hours a week. （ B） 20 hours a week. （ C） 24 hours a week. （ D） 28 hours a week. （ A） Men. （ B） Women. （ C） The managerial class. （ D） The professional class. （ A） They may disappear. （ B） They will become more interesting. （ C） They will be more popular. （ D） They will include more comedies. （ A）
9、The liberation movement of British women. （ B） Rapid economic development in Britain. （ C） Changing attitudes to family life. （ D） Reasons for changes in family life in Britain. （ A） Because millions of men died in the war. （ B） Because women had proved their worth. （ C） Because women were more skil
10、lful than men. （ D） Because factories preferred to employ women. （ A） The concept of “the family“ as a social unit. （ B） The attitudes to birth control. （ C） The attitudes to religion. （ D） The ideas of authority and tradition. （ A） Types of business organizations. （ B） Management of the sole owners
11、hip. （ C） Complexity of the corporation. （ D） Differences between the sole ownership and the partnership. （ A） It is different from an individualownership. （ B） The owner takes less legal responsibility. （ C） The owner is in charge of all of the profits and debts. （ D） The owner is responsible for e
12、verything except the debts. （ A） They keep all the property of the organization. （ B） They are responsible for most of the business debts. （ C） They take more responsibility than the full partners. （ D） They share less profit and have less responsibility. （ A） Both of them have an unlimited lifetime
13、. （ B） Both of them exist only for as long as the owners are alive. （ C） There is always one leader to be responsible for everything. （ D） Both of them are founded on the basis of a legal agreement. Section C Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read f
14、or the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing informa
15、tion. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the m 20 At the age of 12, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and【 T1】 _, and its owner gets his or her full【 T2】 _: but at this age the likelihood of death is least. E
16、arlier, we were【 T3】 _and young children, and consequently more vulnerable. Later, we shall【 T4】 _a progressive loss of our vigor and【 T5】 _which, though imperceptible(觉察 )at first, will finally become so【 T6】 _that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well societ
17、y, and our doctors, look after us. This decline in vigor with the【 T7】 _of time is called aging.【 T8】 _. Even if we escape wars, accidents and disease, we shall eventually die of old age.【 T9】 _. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longeron into a ninth or tenth decade.【 T10】 _, however luck
18、y and robust(强健的 )we are. 21 【 T1】 22 【 T2】 23 【 T3】 24 【 T4】 25 【 T5】 26 【 T6】 27 【 T7】 28 【 T8】 29 【 T9】 30 【 T10】 Section A Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)
19、 and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One 30 Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, according to a US review. It also finds that music training can lead to improved spee
20、ch and foreign language skills. Although it has been suggested that in the past that listening to Mozart or other classical music could make you smarter, there has been little evidence to show that music improves brain power. But a data-driven review by Northwestern University has explored the resea
21、rch about the effect of musical training on the learning skills including language, speech, memory, attention and even vocal emotion. Researcher Nina Kraus said the data strongly suggested that the neural connections made during musical training also strengthened the brain for other aspects of human
22、 communication. The researchers said that in their study the effect of music training suggests that, just like the physical exercise and its impact on body fitness, music is a resource that strengthens the brain for listening fitness and thus requires society to re-examine the role of music in shapi
23、ng individual development. The study, published n Nature Reviews Neuroscience, looked at the rapid increase of research in recent years focused on the effects of music training on the nervous system which could have strong effects on education. The study found that playing an instrument strengthens
24、the brain to choose what is relevant in a complex process that may involve reading or remembering a score, timing issues and working with other musicians. Kraus said in a statement that a musicians brain selectively tells apart the information-bearing elements in sound and in a beautiful interrelati
25、onship between sensory(感觉的 )and cognitive(认知的 )processes, the nervous system makes associations between complex sounds and what they mean. The study reviewed the past research and found, for example, that musicians are more successful than non-musicians in learning to incorporate(合并 )sound patterns
26、for a new language into words. 31 We can learn from the passage that in the past people thought_. （ A） listening to music could change their minds （ B） they should listen to classical music （ C） listening to music could improve their brain power （ D） there was a connection between music and intellig
27、ence 32 According to Nina Kraus, the research showed that_. （ A） neural connections from musical training were very important for learning music （ B） neural connections from musical training were very important for social communication （ C） musical training was very important for social communicatio
28、n （ D） musical training was very important for peoples physical health 33 What is the researchers opinion on the effect of music training in their study? （ A） The society should pay attention to the role the music training plays. （ B） Physical exercise has an important impact on body fitness. （ C） M
29、usic is the source of the power of human brain. （ D） Music can make the society re-examine the listening ability. 34 What can be obtained from the study published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience? （ A） Music training may have a strong influence on education. （ B） The research in the past is important
30、to our human. （ C） The effect of music instruments plays an important role on human brain. （ D） The nervous system may have strong effect on our education. 35 How does the musician make associations between sounds and the meaning of them? （ A） By telling us the element in sounds and the meaning of t
31、hem. （ B） By distinguishing the necessary element in sounds and thus form the associations. （ C） By selecting the information and finding the relationship with the associations. （ D） By making the complex sounds and studying the meaning of them. Passage Two 35 Talk is hot, whether its on TV, radio,
32、or the Internet. Experts disagree about why Americans love to hear and participate in talk programming, but many believe talk media helps people feel connected with others. Its also entertaining. Talk programming across all media has grown rapidly. In 1983, only 53 radio stations had news/talk forma
33、ts, compared with more than 1 000 today, while the total number of stations remained constant at 10 000. The number of talk shows on television soared from just a handful in 1986, to 15 in the 19891990 season, to 19 during the 19961997 season, according to Nielsen Media Research. What makes the talk
34、 media so popular? Is it bored viewers and listeners wanting the most shocking gossip(流言 )available? Not entirely, says Michael Harrison, writer for Talkers Magazine, which covers the talk-media industry. “It all serves the simple need for connections with other people,“ he says. “People dont know t
35、heir neighbors anymore, and they wouldnt have time to talk even if they did. But theres still a human need for community, so its a virtual, electronic, global media community.“ Economics also help account for the rise in talk. Television talk shows are much cheaper than other shows to produce. And t
36、alk sells better than any other radio format. Programmers, can also fit more advertisements into fast-paced talk than into a music format. Whats more, our commuter(常乘公共车辆往返者 )culture may be giving talk-radio, in particular, a popularity boost. Americans on the road to work are an enthusiastic audien
37、ce for talk-radio. And in some large or fast-growing cities, time spent on the way to work is on the rise. In Los Angeles, the individual drive time will go up at least five minutes a year for the next 20 years because of population growth and the lack of new infrastructure(基础设施 ). 36 What can be in
38、ferred about radio stations in America today? （ A） There has never been so many of them until recently. （ B） Most Americans prefer radio to any other types of media. （ C） One tenth of them offer talk shows to the American public. （ D） More Americans tune in for talk shows than any othex programs. 37
39、 To many Americans, talk shows are_. （ A） a center of shocking gossips （ B） a place for human connection （ C） the best way to escape boredom （ D） a means to know their neighbors 38 It is implied in the passage that music programs_. （ A） are more fast-paced than talk shows （ B） are cheaper to make th
40、an talk shows （ C） sell better than any other types of shows （ D） cant contain as many ads as talk shows 39 What can be inferred about Americans living in large cities? （ A） Many of them are worried about population growth. （ B） Most of them are enthusiastic fans of radio talk shows. （ C） Many of th
41、em spend quite some time on the way to work. （ D） Most of them can expect to spend less time on the road in the future. 40 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The cultural influence of talk shows. （ B） Reasons why talk shows are popular. （ C） The connecting power of talk shows. （ D） The magic pow
42、er of radio talk shows. Passage Three 40 Steven P. Jobs, the visionary(有远见的 )co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday. He was 56.
43、 The death was announced by Apple, the company Mr. Jobs and his high school friend Stephen Wozniak started in 1976 in a suburban California garage. A friend of the family said the cause was complications of pancreatic(胰腺的 )cancer. Mr. Jobs had waged a long and public struggle with the disease, remai
44、ning the face of the company even as he underwent treatment, introducing new products for a global market in his trademark blue jeans even as he grew thin and frail. He underwent surgery in 2004, received a liver transplant in 2009 and took three medical leaves of absence as Apples chief executive b
45、efore stepping down in August and turning over the seat to Timothy D. Cook, the chief operating officer. When he left, he was still engaged in the companys affairs, negotiating with another Silicon Valley executive only several weeks earlier. “I have always said that if there ever came a day when I
46、could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apples CEO I would be the first to let you know,“ Mr. Jobs said in a letter released by the company. “Unfortunalely, that day has come.“ By then, having mastered digital technology and capitalized on his intuitive marketing sense, Mr. Jobs had large
47、ly come to define the personal computer industry and an array of digital consumer and entertainment businesses centered on the Internet. He had also become a very rich man. worth an estimated $ 8.3 billion. Tributes(悼念 )to Mr. Jobs flowed quickly on Wednesday evening, in formal statements and in the
48、 flow of social networks, with President Obama, technology industry leaders and legions of Apple fans weighing in. 41 What was Mr. Jobss contribution to the digital technology? （ A） He was Apples CEO and a very rich man. （ B） He had struggled with the disease for a long time. （ C） He helped lead the
49、 development of personal computers. （ D） He helped the company negotiate with other Silicon Valley executives. 42 What did Mr. Jobs do to change the way music and movies were experienced? （ A） He introduced personal computer to people. （ B） He set up Apple and led Apple to be a famous company. （ C） He led the development of digital consumer. （ D） He led a cultural transformation in the digital age. 43 According to the passage what caused Mr. Jobss death? （ A） The liver transplant in 2009. （ B） T
