1、浙江大学英语三级模拟试卷 9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 got her passport. （ B） The man received a plane ticket. （ C） The man was also excited last night. （
3、D） The woman went on a trip yesterday. （ A） Modest. （ B） Honest. （ C） Hardworking. （ D） Considerate. （ A） It will not be held. （ B） Its very interesting. （ C） It has been put off. （ D） Its not interesting. （ A） She felt very cold because of the weather. （ B） She was frightened by the accident. （ C）
4、She was hurt all over in the accident. （ D） She took no notice of the accident. （ A） Let her daughter choose the program by herself. （ B） Do as what other parents do. （ C） Choose the program that she is interested in. （ D） Choose the program that the teacher is interested in. （ A） At a company. （ B）
5、 At a computer store. （ C） At a department store. （ D） At a clothing store. （ A） Because he has nothing to buy. （ B） Because he has just been to the supermarket. （ C） Because he will go to the supermarket himself. （ D） Because he doesnt want to bother the woman. （ A） Buy some oranges. （ B） Help the
6、man. （ C） Go to the school. （ D） Finish her own paper. （ A） He wants to lose weight. （ B） He is afraid he cant get into the class. （ C） He doesnt like the people on the waiting list. （ D） He has grabbed good chances. （ A） She doesnt like dessert. （ B） She needs to buy new jeans. （ C） She needs to lo
7、se weight. （ D） She wants to meet Jane. 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 hear a passage or a conversation, yo
8、u 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） They always cause problems to teenagers. （ B） They appear when people get old. （ C） People who have wisdom teeth are wiser.
9、 （ D） Wisdom teeth growing into place normally never cause a problem. （ A） Because they dont have enough room in the mouth. （ B） Because they are pushed sideways by other teeth. （ C） Because they leave room for bacteria to enter. （ D） Because they fail to break through the gums completely. （ A） When
10、 the wisdom teeth completely break through the gums. （ B） When we have wisdom teeth between 16 and 20. （ C） When the wisdom teeth are damaged by other teeth. （ D） When fluid gathers around the wisdom tooth that is below the gum. （ A） The economic recession. （ B） Changes in the needs of American econ
11、omy. （ C） Employers improper hiring methods. （ D） The increasing number of job-hunters. （ A） Pay more attention to their work experience. （ B） Hand in their resumes to the employers in person. （ C） Focus on the contributions that they could bring to the organization. （ D） Talk more about work issues
12、 with employers online. （ A） Get the right person at the right time. （ B） Change their search methods. （ C） Talk about workplace issues in the media. （ D） Pay no attention to the candidates work experience. （ A） Social problems. （ B） Governmental functions. （ C） Housing problems. （ D） Educational pr
13、oblems. （ A） They can get a job more easily than before. （ B） They can send their children to school. （ C） They can get some money from the government. （ D） They can get their living standards improved. （ A） Because there are not enough schools. （ B） Because schools dont use money efficiently. （ C）
14、Because citizens could not afford their kids tuition. （ D） Because schools lack the money to educate kids well. （ A） Absorb more funds. （ B） Use money responsibly. （ C） Raise taxes on education. （ D） Reduce investment in education. Section C Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three
15、times. When the passage is read for 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 requir
16、ed to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the m 20 The discount do-it-yourself store, Aldi, has seen some big【 T1】 _recently. While other businesses are cutting back, Aldi is【 T2】 _. Across the country, the discount
17、grocery chain opened 80 stores this year. One hundred more are 【 T3】 _to open in 2010. Managers say the success can be attributed to Aldis business 【 T4】 _. First, the store only carries the top 1 400 most【 T5】 _items. Second, shoppers【 T6】 _ carts for a quarter, and get a quarter back when they ret
18、urn their cart, thus【 T7】 _the need for workers to do the task. Third, Aldi stores are smaller in size.【 T8】 _ Some shoppers, who enjoy the convenience of traditional grocery stores, say the Aldi model is not for them.【 T9】 _. Aldi, a privately owned company, wont discuss its financial numbers but m
19、anagement says the store chain is doing well.【 T10】 _. Wal-Marts latest earnings data shows sales fe11 by 1.4% from the previous year. Recent numbers for Target show an even larger drop, down 2.6% from the previous year. 21 【 T1】 22 【 T2】 23 【 T3】 24 【 T4】 25 【 T5】 26 【 T6】 27 【 T7】 28 【 T8】 29 【 T9
20、】 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) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
21、a single line through the center. Passage One 30 The evidence keeps mounting that America is no longer a leader when it comes to educating its children. The dangerous situation is exposed with each new report on the data. The National Assessment of Educational Progress shows little improvement over
22、the decades. The achievement gap between the black and the white is as wide as ever. SAT scores are declining. I am convinced that one of the reasons is that the school day and year are too short. Without additional time, it is virtually impossible for students behind grade level -particularly poor
23、and minority students to catch up. Longer school days can lead to fewer crimes committed by young people and a decline in teen pregnancy(怀孕 ). An extended school day gives administrators the ability to ensure children get a well-rounded education. Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, t
24、he arts and physical education, so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science. This is hurting children across America. Extending the school day would also help families. In two-parent households, women have increasingly entered the workplace, and in single-parent households, t
25、here is even more of a need for the adults to work. That means parents do not fully control their own schedule, since they have to scramble to find high-quality after-school options. What happens when children are not engaged in enriching activities is well-documented: crimes committed by youth in t
26、he hours immediately after school soar, as do teen pregnancies. These hours can either provide an opportunity for children to grow or to get bored and drift into self-destructive behaviour. Meanwhile, our global competitors are keeping students in school longer, giving them a better shot at success.
27、 Failing to do our best to educate all of Americas children is a mistake that will hurt this country for years to come. 31 Which is the specific proof about the dangerous situation of American education? （ A） The black-white achievement gap is narrow. （ B） SAT scores are falling. （ C） Many schools a
28、re sacrificing basic subjects. （ D） School days in America become shorter. 32 Whats the advantage of extending the school day? （ A） It can help lower the crimes committed by young people. （ B） It can help improve SAT scores. （ C） It can narrow the black-white achievement gap. （ D） It is not good for
29、 social studies. 33 What is hurting children all over the America? （ A） The extended school days. （ B） The crimes committed by young people. （ C） The decline in teen pregnancy. （ D） The loss of well-rounded education. 34 Parents cant fully control their own schedule because they._. （ A） must take ti
30、me to receive arts and physical education （ B） have too much housework to deal with （ C） have to find high-quality after-school choices （ D） must give their children basic subjects education at home 35 What will happen if children do not have high-quality after-school activities? （ A） Children will
31、commit crimes in these hours. （ B） Children wont help their parents do housework. （ C） Children will not be well-educated. （ D） It will hurt single-parent families. Passage Two 35 Money is used for buying or selling goods, for measuring value and for storing wealth. Almost every society now has a mo
32、ney economy based on coins and bills of one kind or another. However, this has not always been true. In primitive societies a system of barter was used. Barter was a system of direct exchange of goods. Somebody could exchange a sheep, for example, for anything in the marketplace that he or she consi
33、dered to be of equal value. Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system because peoples precise needs were seldom met. People needed a more practical system of exchange, and various money systems developed based on goods that the members of a society recognized as having value. Cattle, grain,
34、teeth, shells, feathers, salt, elephant tusks, and tobacco had all been used. Precious metals gradually took over because, when made into coins, they were portable, durable, recognizable, and divisible into larger and smaller units of value. A coin is a piece of metal, usually disc-shaped, which bea
35、rs words, designs or numbers showing its value. Until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, coins were given monetary worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them, but most modern coins are based on face value the value that the governments choose to give them, which doesnt show the
36、 actual metal content. Coins have been made of gold, silver, copper, aluminum(铝 ), nickel(镍 ), lead, zinc(锌 ), plastic and in China even from tea leaves. Most governments now issue paper money in the form of bills, which are really “promises to pay“. Paper money is obviously easier to handle and muc
37、h more convenient in the modern world. Checks and credit cards are being used increasingly, and it is possible to imagine a world where “money“ in the form of coins and paper currency will no longer be used. Even today, in the United States, many places, especially filling stations will not accept c
38、ash at night for security reasons. 36 Barter here means_. （ A） exchanging goods for goods （ B） exchanging money for goods （ C） exchanging goods for money （ D） exchanging sheep for anything in the market 37 Why were precious metals gradually used for making coins? （ A） Because they were durable and p
39、ortable. （ B） Because they were recognizable. （ C） Because they were divisible. （ D） All the above. 38 Coins were given value according to the exact amount of metals contained in them_. （ A） between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries （ B） after the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries （ C） durin
40、g the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries （ D） before the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 39 “Promises to pay“ means_. （ A） opportunities to pay （ B） necessities to pay （ C） obligations to pay （ D） possibilities to pay 40 A world without any money in the form of coins and paper is_. （ A） suitabl
41、e （ B） possible （ C） avoidable （ D） necessary Passage Three 40 The vast ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than previously thought, and that melting is accelerating, according to a new report that verifies 18 years of melting via two independent techniques. Left unchecked, the
42、 extra water dumped into the oceans could push average global sea level six inches higher by 2050, the report finds. That would mark the ice sheets as the largest contributors to sea level rise, outstripping(超过 )melting from Earths two other huge, frozen reservoirs, mountain glaciers and polar ice c
43、aps. The new estimate of ice sheet melting and the subsequent rise in sea level outstrips more modest figures offered by the International Panel on Climate Change in 2007, the last time that international body published a comprehensive assessment of the ice sheets. “Its going to be a concern for peo
44、ple in coastal areas,“ said Isabella Velicogna of the California Institute of Technology and NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a co-author of the report online at Geophysical Research Letters. While six inches of additional sea height may sound small, the increase will distribute unevenly across the
45、globe, Velicogna said, and disproportionately(不匀称地 )impact low-lying countries like Bangladesh. The study used two techniques to measure the melting of the ice sheets. The most thorough data set, from 1992 through the present, employed satellite radar readings of ice movement, soundings of ice thick
46、ness, and other grown-based observations to build a complete picture of the size of the ice sheets from month to month. The second technique drew on unique twin satellites, together called Grace, which measure minute differences in gravity over the entire Earth. The Grace satellites, an acronym for
47、Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, were launched by NASA and the German Aerospace Center in 2002. 41 What would be the result of dumping extra water into oceans? （ A） The extra water would make the ice sheets thinner and thinner. （ B） The extra water would proportionately impact low-lying coun
48、tries. （ C） The extra water could push average sea level six inches higher by 2050. （ D） The extra water would make the ice sheets in Antarctica melt more quickly. 42 Which can prove the modesty of figures offered by the International Panel on Climate Change? （ A） The new study of the California Ins
49、titute of Technology. （ B） The new estimate o! ice sheet melting and the subsequent rise in sea level. （ C） The previous estimate of ice sheet melting of Greenland. （ D） The new estimate of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 43 According to Velicogna, what will happen if the sea level rise six inches? （ A） It will distribute unevenly across the globe and impact low-lying countries. （ B） It will influence people in mountain areas and accelerate global warming. （ C） It will improve the wo
