1、浙江大学英语三级模拟试卷 4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, you
2、 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） The woman is meeting the man at the airport. （ B） They are complaining about the poor airport service. （ C） Th
3、ey are discussing their plan for Christmas. （ D） The man is seeing the woman off. （ A） She hasnt heard from the professor for a week. （ B） They have more time to complete the assignment. （ C） She is unable to finish the paper next week. （ D） She wont see the professor until next week. （ A） Win the r
4、ace. （ B） Watch the race. （ C） Lose the race. （ D） Come back home. （ A） She asked the man a question. （ B） She asked the man to collect some shells for lunch. （ C） She suggested they go to the seaside to collect some shells. （ D） She suggested they go to the beach early in the morning. （ A） A model.
5、 （ B） A clerk. （ C） An accountant. （ D） A cashier. （ A） At 7:45. （ B） At 7:35. （ C） At 7,25. （ D） At 7:15. （ A） Listening to the radio. （ B） Reading a newspaper. （ C） Watching television （ D） Watching a sports game. （ A） She has known the quiz. （ B） She knows who started the rumor. （ C） She is surpr
6、ised at what the man said. （ D） She is behind in her course work. （ A） He has too much to do in too little time. （ B） He is busy, but hes making a lot of money. （ C） He knows things will be better in a few minutes. （ D） He is having a wonderful time doing lots of things. （ A） Seeing a doctor. （ B） V
7、omiting. （ C） Listening to the weather forecast. （ D） Taking temperature. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages or conversations. At the end of each passage or conversation, you will hear some questions. The passage or the conversation will be read twice. After you he
8、ar 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） Lead the customers to where they want to go and then leave. （ B） Come near to the custome
9、rs and say “Can I help you?“ （ C） Introduce to the customers what they want in detail. （ D） Follow the customers until they leave the shop. （ A） Every morning. （ B） On weekends. （ C） Every afternoon. （ D） During the vacations. （ A） Somebody else has bought it. （ B） The assistant has put it in a corn
10、er. （ C） It has been stolen. （ D） It is being read by someone else. （ A） 24 hours. （ B） 24 days. （ C） Three days. （ D） Three months. （ A） In 1920. （ B） In 1924. （ C） In 1997. （ D） In 1999. （ A） A radio program. （ B） A popular book. （ C） A TV program. （ D） Big Brother. （ A） Advice on planting roses.
11、（ B） How to choose roses. （ C） Different types of roses. （ D） How to water roses. （ A） They need less water. （ B） They are easier to grow. （ C） They are easier to transport. （ D） They live longer. （ A） They have no roots. （ B） They dont need sunshine. （ C） They dont need water. （ D） They have no lea
12、ves but need water. （ A） Protecting the roots from coldness. （ B） Protecting the roots from drought. （ C） Protecting the roots from sunshine. （ D） Protecting the roots from water. Section C Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time,
13、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 information. For these bla
14、nks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the m 20 Pollution of water supplies is usually due to poor health conditions close to water sources, sewage 【 T1】 _into the sources themselves, leakage of sewage into【 T2】 _systems or pollution with industrial or【 T3】 _waste.
15、 Even if a piped water supply is safe at its source, it is not always safe by the time it reaches the tap. Intermittent tap-water supplies should be【 T4】 _as particularly suspect. Travelers on short trips to areas with water supplies of uncertain【 T5】 _should avoid drinking tap-water, or【 T6】 _water
16、 from any other source. It is best to drink hot drinks, bottled or canned drinks of well-known brand names international【 T7】_of water treatment are usually followed at bottling plants. Carbonated(含二氧化碳的 )drinks are acidic(酸性的 ), and slightly safer.【 T8】 _, and that their rims(边缘 )are clean and dry.
17、 Boiling is always a good way of treating water.【 T9】 _. Portable boiling elements that can boil small quantities of water are useful when the right voltage(电压 )of electricity is available.【 T10】 _. 21 【 T1】 22 【 T2】 23 【 T3】 24 【 T4】 25 【 T5】 26 【 T6】 27 【 T7】 28 【 T8】 29 【 T9】 30 【 T10】 Section A
18、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) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through
19、the center. Passage One 30 Each of us seeks our own path to bliss. In accepting the Nobel Prize from the Swedish King in 1980, I said that I had been doubly blessed. For in addition to receiving the recognition and distinction represented by the Nobel Prize, the research itself had given me indescri
20、bable pleasure. This kind of bliss is not uniquely(独特地 )available to scientists only. Literature, music, art, even business, offers comparable rewards. It is there for all who venture beyond the realm of accepted knowledge and experience. Such adventuiss are challenging and demanding but well worth
21、of the effort. For me, the adventure began as a young boy in secondary school. The wide range of questions we asked our teachers were rarely met with direct answers. Instead, our teachers encouraged us to find the answers by leading us to books, and most often to more than we had expected. Frequentl
22、y, our teachers suggested ways to find the answers by searching the reference books that were available in libraries or by actual experimentation. As we progressed to high school, the teachers encouraged us to ask questions that went beyond our and their knowledge and experience, and to speculate(推测
23、 )on matters we could not find answers to. Later, when I was in a science club, I was challenged to solve problems about the natural world by experimentation. Perhaps it was those early experiences that sharpened my appetite for exploring the unknown and seeking solutions. Looking back on that perio
24、d, I realize now that encouraging young people to discover for themselves the answers is not the easiest way to learn but it is the most rewarding. Developing curiosity and the instinct for seeking creative solutions are perhaps the most important contributions education can make. Schools everywhere
25、 would do well to pay attention to that lesson. And students everywhere must accept the responsibility that such an educational system places on them. 31 Why did the author say that he had been doubly blessed? （ A） Because he won the Nobel Prize in 1980. （ B） Because he thought the bliss of receivin
26、g Nobel Prize was unique. （ C） Because he received pleasure as well as recognition and fame. （ D） Because he had sought his own path to happiness. 32 What can be inferred from the first paragraph? （ A） People can get much more pleasure if they work on literature, music, art, even business. （ B） Peop
27、le can get indescribable pleasure by venturing beyond the realm of accepted knowledge. （ C） If people work in the realm of accepted knowledge and experience, they will get the Nobel Prize. （ D） People who win the Nobel Prize in literature can also win the Noble Prize in music and art. 33 How did the
28、 authors teachers encourage them to find the answers? （ A） His teachers didnt give them the direct answers. （ B） His teachers asked them to make a wide range of questions. （ C） His teachers required them to read more related books. （ D） His teachers suggested them searching the libraries. 34 Accordi
29、ng to the author, his early experiences_. （ A） made him form a habit of exploring the world and finding the answers （ B） gave him the opportunity to search the reference books in the library （ C） asked him to do some actual experiment day by day （ D） encouraged him to ask questions beyond his knowle
30、dge and experience 35 The most important contributions education can make is to_. （ A） encourage young people to find the answers by themselves , （ B） remind the students not to lose their ability to question and discover （ C） pay attention to the lessons that many students have learnt in school （ D
31、） ask students to develop curiosity and the instinct for seeking creative solutions Passage Two 35 Yahoo has turned into the Paris Hilton of tech companies a stupid outfit that remains very popular even though nobody, including Yahoo itself, seems to know exactly what Yahoo does for a living. And li
32、ke the heiress(女继承人 ), for reasons that most people cant understand Yahoo continues to attract a string of potential suitors(追求者 )and to find itself the subject of constant rumors even though it was no longer interesting long before. The latest rumor: Google is going to buy Yahoo. Or, rather, Google
33、 will put up some of the money that certain unnamed buyout firms will use to buy Yahoo, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing unnamed sources. Teamwork is needed because Yahoo is valued at about $21 billion, making it too rich for anyone to handle on its own. Any deal between the two comp
34、anies would be a tough sell in Washington, D.C., considering that regulators in 2008 forbidden a proposed search-advertising partnership between them, It may be that Google doesnt really want to buy Yahoo but just wants to drive up the price that another buyer(for example, Microsoft, which is said t
35、o be weighing a bid)will have to pay. Despite its travails, Yahoo still attracts an enormous audience nearly 180 million visitors per month, making it the second-most-popular website in the US, after Google. But financially its hurting, with revenues declining 5% in its most recent quarter. Like Goo
36、gle, Microsoft is rumored to be going after Yahoo by offering to provide financing for buyout firms, including Silver Lake Partners, that are interested in Yahoo. Putting up some money would give Microsoft or Google some influence over how Yahoo is run. Another rumored suitor is Alibaba Group, in wh
37、ich Yahoo holds a 40% stake. Others include AOL and Andreessen Horowitz, which was studying a bid for Yahoo in a deal that might also include Silver Lake Partners and DST Global, a Russian investment company. 36 What is the latest rumor about Yahoo? （ A） Google is going to buy Yahoo. （ B） Yahoo cont
38、inues to attract many buyers. （ C） Yahoo knows what to do for a living. （ D） Yahoo has turned into a tech company. 37 According to the author, why is teamwork needed to buy Yahoo? （ A） Because Yahoo always attracts a string of potential buyers. （ B） Because Yahoo has been bought by Google with $ 21
39、billion. （ C） Because Yahoo is too rich for a company to handle on its own. （ D） Because Yahoo has a great number of small companies. 38 What is the real purpose of Google in buying Yahoo? （ A） To buy Yahoo only. （ B） To drive up the price. （ C） To attract an enormous audience. （ D） To handle on its
40、 own. 39 Why does the author say Yahoos finance is hurting? （ A） Because it has nearly 180 million visitors per month. （ B） Because it is the subject of constant rumors. （ C） Because it isnt the second-most-popular website now. （ D） Because its revenues declines 5% recently. 40 What would influence
41、Google or Microsoft on Yahoos running? （ A） Buying Alibaba Group. （ B） Putting up some money. （ C） Giving Yahoo another name. （ D） Bidding for Yahoo. 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 tra
42、nsformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday. He was 56. 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 sai
43、d the cause was complications of pancreatic(胰腺的 )cancer. Mr. Jobs had waged a long and public struggle with the disease, remaining 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 under
44、went surgery in 2004, received a liver transplant in 2009 and took three medical leaves of absence as Apples chief executive before 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, negotiati
45、ng with another Silicon Valley executive only several weeks earlier. “I have always said that if there ever came a day when I 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 d
46、ay has come.“ By then, having mastered digital technology and capitalized on his intuitive marketing sense, Mr. Jobs had largely 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. w
47、orth an estimated $ 8.3 billion. Tributes(悼念 )to Mr. Jobs flowed quickly on Wednesday evening, in formal statements and in the 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 technolog
48、y? （ 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 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
49、 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） The open-heart surgery in 2004. （ C） The complications of pancreatic cancer. （ D） Thinness and faintness. 44 What did Mr. Jobs do just several weeks before his death? （ A） He underwent
