1、大学英语三级（A 级）模拟试卷 117（无答案）Section ADirections: 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. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should dec
2、ide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D.（A）$8.5.（B） $74.（C） $11.（D）$34.（A）Customer and salesman.（B） Wife and husband.（C） Doctor and patient.（D）Teacher and student.（A）At a restaurant.（B） At a market.（C） At a cinema.（D）At an exhibition.（A）Preparing for the race of Marathons.（B） Pr
3、eparing for the cycling race the next day.（C） Training for a hiking race.（D）Doing an experiment.（A）Because she is too weak to say much.（B） Because she is not familiar with the area.（C） Because she has lived here for a long time.（D）Because she has never taken the bus before.（A）$8.5.（B） $74.（C） $11.（D
4、）$34.（A）Customer and salesman.（B） Wife and husband.（C） Doctor and patient.（D）Teacher and student.（A）At a restaurant.（B） At a market.（C） At a cinema.（D）At an exhibition.（A）Preparing for the race of Marathons.（B） Preparing for the cycling race the next day.（C） Training for a hiking race.（D）Doing an ex
5、periment.（A）Because she is too weak to say much.（B） Because she is not familiar with the area.（C） Because she has lived here for a long time.（D）Because she has never taken the bus before.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded
6、 conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.（A）Going to Sweden.（B） How to work hard.（C） Spend a
7、holiday in Florida（D）Where to spend the holiday.（A）Because it is a long way,（B） Because it is warmer.（C） Because it is colder.（D）Because going there costs too much.（A）Going to Sweden.（B） How to work hard.（C） Spend a holiday in Florida（D）Where to spend the holiday.（A）Because it is a long way.（B） Beca
8、use it is warmer.（C） Because it is colder.（D）Because going there costs too much.（A）A teacher and a student.（B） Classmates.（C） Father and daughter.（D）Mother and son.（A）A trip abroad.（B） The teachers suggestion.（C） Some weekend activity.（D）A future plan.（A）On September 10.（B） On October 26.（C） On Sund
9、ay.（D）On Saturday. Section C（A）A teacher and a student.（B） Classmates.（C） Father and daughter.（D）Mother and son.（A）A trip abroad.（B） The teachers suggestion.（C） Some weekend activity.（D）A future plan.（A）On September 10.（B） On October 26.（C） On Sunday.（D）On Saturday. Section CSection CDirections: Thi
10、s section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. The passage will be spoken twice. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase. 21 He arrived at the theatre _.22
11、 His seat was located _.23 He was worried about whether he had _ of his car.24 Because he didnt want to _ in his row again.25 Be bothered the people _.26 When did Peter arrive at the theater?He arrived at the theatre _.27 Where was Peters seat located?His seat was located _.28 What was Peter worried
12、 about during the show?He was worried about whether he had _ of his car.29 Why did he stand at the back of the theatre after he got back from the car?Because he didnt want to _ in his row again.30 How many times did he bother the people in his row?Be bothered the people _.Section ADirections: In thi
13、s 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.31 Im sorry I dont know his telephone number. I wish I _.it.（A）have known（B） had known（C） knew（D）know32 _, they waved again
14、and again to us.（A）When leaving（B） To leave（C） Being leaving（D）Having left33 _is know to all, Taiwan is a part of China.（A）As（B） That（C） Which（D）What34 My nephew has been to Iraq and Iran as well as all of Europe. By the time hes twenty-five, he _ almost everywhere.（A）will be（B） will have been（C） wo
15、uld have been（D）would be35 Kenny, along with the three other men, _ to represent the union at the meeting.（A）are（B） to be（C） is being（D）is36 It is a long time _.（A）since I saw you last（B） after I saw you last（C） before I saw you last（D）when I saw you last37 She told me that she _ you in Paris a year
16、 before.（A）met（B） had met（C） has met（D）would met38 So absorbed _in his work that he didnt realize I was standing behind him.（A）he was（B） did he（C） was he（D）he did39 _, the meeting was brought to a close.（A）No further discussion arose（B） No further discussion to arise（C） No further discussion arisen（
17、D）No further discussion arising40 It was because his bike struck last night _he didnt pay me a visit.（A）that（B） when（C） why（D）so thatSection BDirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each bland with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.41 I looked (hurry)
18、_ over the apples in the basket and took one that looked good.42 Up to now no one (choose) _ to take on this task by the company.43 Though she felt it (fair) _ to punish only her, she could do nothing but keep silent.44 Theres been a great (improve) _ in his English studies this term.45 The (protect
19、) _ of the country is the duty of everyone.46 We have perfect (confident) in your ability to do the job.47 During the school holidays the children enjoyed their (free) _.48 You can lose (weigh) _ by burning more calories than you take in.49 The library is said (burn) _ down in a fire ten years ago.5
20、0 It was suggested that a Committee of six (set) _ up to solve the problem.Task 1Directions: After reading the 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
21、correct choice.51 Auctions (拍卖) are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd to gather in the auction room to bid (出价，喊价) for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of t
22、he goods. This is called “knocking down“ the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a raised platform.The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin “auction“, meaning “increase“. The Romans usually sold in this way t
23、he spoils taken in war; these sales were called “sub hasta“, meaning “under the spear (矛)“, a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries goods were often sold “by the candle“; a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and
24、bids could be made while it was burning.Practically all goods can be sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and works of art. The aucti
25、on rooms at Christies and Sothebys in London and New York are world famous.An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars(细节)of the articles to be sold and where when they can be viewed by the buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each
26、group of goods to be sold together called a “lot“, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot One and continue the numerical order, he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auct
27、ioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding.51 Auctioned goods are sold _.（A）for the highest price offered（B） at fixed prices（C） at prices lower than their true value（D）at pric
28、es offered by the auctioneer52 The end of the bidding is called “knocking down“ because _.（A）the auctioneer knocks on the table（B） the auctioneer names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods（C） the goods are knocked down onto the table（D）the auctioneer bangs the table with a hammer53 In the se
29、ntence “The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war“ (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 2), the word “spoils“ most probably means _.（A）useless goods（B） spears（C） various kinds of food（D）property taken from the enemy54 In England a candle used to burn at auction sales _.（A）because the auction sale
30、s took place at night（B） as a signal for the crowd to gather（C） to keep the auction room warm（D）to limit the time when offers of prices could be made55 An auction catalogue gives buyers _.（A）the current market values of the goods（B） details of the goods to be sold（C） the order in which goods are to
31、be sold（D）free admission to the auction sale56 Auctions (拍卖) are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd to gather in the auction room to bid(出价，喊价) for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the high
32、est bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down“ the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a raised platform.The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin “auction“, meaning “increase“. The Roman
33、s usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war; these sales were called “sub hasta“, meaning “under the spear(矛)“, a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries goods were often sold “by the candle“; a short candle was
34、lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it was burning.Practically all goods can be sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china
35、and works of art. The auction rooms at Christies and Sothebys in London and New York are world famous.An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars(细节)of the articles to be sold and where when they can be viewed by the buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalo
36、gues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together called a “lot“, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot One and continue the numerical order, he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to
37、 be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding.56 Auctioned goods are sold _.（A）for the highest price offered（B） at fixed prices（C） at prices lower than
38、 their true value（D）at prices offered by the auctioneer57 The end of the bidding is called “knocking down“ because _.（A）the auctioneer knocks on the table（B） the auctioneer names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods（C） the goods are knocked down onto the table（D）the auctioneer bangs the tabl
39、e with a hammer58 In the sentence “The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war“ (Paragraph 2), the word “spoils“ most probably means _.（A）useless goods（B） spears（C） various kinds of food（D）property taken from the enemy59 In England a candle used to burn at auction sales _.（A）because
40、the auction sales took place at night（B） as a signal for the crowd to gather（C） to keep the auction room warm（D）to limit the time when offers of prices could be made60 An auction catalogue gives buyers _.（A）the current market values of the goods（B） details of the goods to be sold（C） the order in whi
41、ch goods are to be sold（D）free admission to the auction saleTask 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.61 A new report of the United Nations shows that, if the present growth rate of 2 percent per year continues, todays worl
42、d population of 5.1 billion will hit 6.4 billion by the year 2000.Whats more, the great part of the growth9 of every 10 people added to the earths populationwill be in the poor and undeveloped countries. These are the nations where providing enough food for billions of people already is proving to b
43、e a headache problem.By the year 2000, todays “have not“ nations will have a total population of 5 billion people, nearly four fifths of the worlds population.Food isnt the only problem that such a population explosion presents. The more people there are and the worse their living conditions, the gr
44、eater grow the possibility of all kinds of social problems.In 1830, world population reached 1 billion. It took only 100 more years to add another billion to world population; just 30 more to add a third billion. And it took just 15 more years to reach the 4 billion mark in 1975.Actually, the worlds
45、 birth rate is falling. But so is death rate, as medical advances have made it possible for man to live longer than before. Such advances have also reduced baby death rate. Unless population growth is reduced, the world population may reach 12 billion in a century. Is the earth capable of providing
46、a good life for so large a population?61 A population explosion will lead to _.（A）a lot of social problems（B） medical advances（C） a decrease in food production（D）a worse life in every nation with 3 billion62 It took _ years for world population to grow from 1 billion to 3 billion.（A）100（B） 115（C） 13
47、0（D）14563 By the year 2000, todays _ nations will have a total population of 5 billion people, nearly four fifth of the worlds population.（A）biggest（B） Asian（C） developing（D）developed64 _, the world may have population of 12 billion in a century.（A）If man can live longer in the future（B） If the scie
48、nce of medicine is developing fast enough（C） If the population growth is not reduced（D）If the earth is able to provide a good life for more people65 This passage tells us that _.（A）the United Nations thinks it possible to avoid a population explosion（B） 5.1 billion people are living in the underdeve
49、loped countries（C） in advanced nations the population growth is being controlled（D）the worlds population is increasing.66 A new report of the United Nations shows that, if the present growth rate of 2 percent per year continues, todays world population of 5.1 billion will hit 6.4 billion by the year 2000. Whats
