1、大学英语三级（A 级）模拟试卷 402（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）In Europe.（B） In Africa.（C） On the plane.（D）In a car.（A）Because she likes blue dresses.（B） Because her other dresses are still wet.（C） Because she has no other dresses.（D）Because she likes dirty dresses（A）Employer and employee.（B） Husba
3、nd and wife.（C） Salesman and customer.（D）Doctor and patient.（A）She likes the food very much.（B） She doesnt like the food.（C） She has no interest in the food.（D）She has no idea.（A）He is coming.（B） He is cooking.（C） He is writing a letter.（D）He is writing a paper.Section BDirections: This section is t
4、o test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded 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
5、 marked A, B, C, and D.（A）Want him to eat nothing.（B） Because want him to clean shoes.（C） Want him to eat anything.（D）Because his mother want to correct his bad habit.（A）Happy.（B） Excited.（C） Nervous.（D）Angry.（A）A copy of his resume.（B） An application form.（C） A recommendation letter.（D）A recent pho
6、to.（A）Fashionably.（B） Carefully.（C） Nicely.（D）Formally.Section CDirections: This 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 th
7、e answer to it with a word or a short phrase. 10 How long will one of Mrs. Richards cousins stay in their house next month7They will stay for _ in their house next month. 11 What was the problem with him?He had _.12 What did he do when he heard a knock at the door?He_ he was answering a phone call f
8、rom a client.13 What did he say to the woman?Im _ a client now, but Ill be with you in a minute.14 Why did the woman come to the law office?To _.Section ADirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or
9、words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D.15 _ he first heard of Ba Jin, the great Chinese writer.（A）That was from his father（B） It was from his father that（C） it was his father（D）It was his father that16 I dont think he can buy spare parts for this car, _?（A）cant he（B） can be（C） am I（D）am not
10、 I17 I forget _ the light in the office, so the lights in the office are still on.（A）turning off（B） having turned off（C） to turn off（D）turned off18 The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as _ its soils and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans.（A）has（B） is（C） do（D）are19 I hope that youll
11、be more careful in typing the letter. Dont _ anything.（A）withdraw（B） omit（C） reduce（D）leak20 It is because she is too inexperienced _ she is at a loss to know how to deal with the difficult situation.（A）so（B） that（C） so that（D）therefore 21 Ill lend you my computer _ you promise to take care of it.（A
12、）unless（B） while（C） as（D）if22 She told me that she _ to visit us the next day.（A）would come（B） will come（C） had come（D）is coming23 _ traveling expenses rising a lot, Mm. White had to change all hex plans for the tour.（A）Since（B） As for（C） By（D）With24 Weve got two TV sets, but we still cant watch any
13、thing because _ works properly.（A）neither（B） either（C） each（D）everySection BDirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each bland with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.25 Most animals know how to relax and they know the importance of (relax) _ to their s
14、urvival. 26 It (painfully) _ us to learn of Mrs. Mc Arthurs illness.27 He enjoyed (take) _ his sister for walks through the country lanes.28 It is time that something (do) _ about the traffic problem downtown.29 Doctor Smith devoted himself to (save) _ the patient all his life.30 It was George who f
15、irst proposed that she (dry) _ the umbrella in the corridor.31 Please remember (post) _ the letter on your way to school.32 He makes a note of the assignment lest he (forget)_it.33 The guest paid (little) _ money than he should for the room.34 Sales in the first half of the year were(slow)_ than exp
16、ected, but they are expecting stronger sales in the second half.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 correct cho
17、ice.35 After a days hard work, we need some sleep. During the sleep, the fatigue(疲劳)of the body disappears and recuperation(恢复) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy, and the memory improves.Some adults require little sleep; others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four hours. Infants(婴儿)
18、sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily, the amount gradually diminishing as they grow older. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive working under great pressure may manage on six to eight
19、. Many famous people have little sleep. Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night.Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will als
20、o have developed a sleep routine: a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite position, and a rule you need to follow in order to rest comfortably.Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours-nearly five days. Whatever t
21、he limit, it is absolute. Animals kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week. 35 By writing this passage, the writer intends to tell us that_.（A）sleep is important for good mental and physical health（B） a light sleep is as rest
22、ful as a deep sleep（C） memory is improved during sleep（D）sleep is relatively unimportant for human beings36 From the amount of sleep Napoleon, Edison, and Darwin required, we can conclude_.（A）that they were famous（B） that they were executives（C） that they were intelligent（D）None of the above37 The a
23、mount of sleep required may_.（A）tire an individual mind（B） help infants grow older（C） apply pressure on an executive（D）depend on an individual age38 If a person is not allowed to follow his own sleep routine, he will probably_.（A）never fall asleep（B） not sleep well（C） lose his memory（D）begin to dayd
24、ream39 The author implies that if human beings are kept awake for more than a week the result_.（A）is hard to imagine（B） will probably be a mental breakdown（C） is difficult to describe（D）will probably be deadTask 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements a
25、re numbered 41 through 45.40 Accidents are caused; they dont just happen. The reason may be easy to sec: an overloaded tray, a shell out of reach, a patch of ice on the road. But more often than that there is a chain of events leading up to the misfortunefrustration, tiredness or just bad temperthat
26、 show what the accident really is, a sort of attack on oneself.Road accidents, for example, happen frequently after a family quarrel and we all know people who are accident-prone, so often at odds with themselves and the world that they seem to cause accidents for themselves and others.By definition
27、, an accident is something you cannot predict or avoid, and the idea which used to be current, that the majority of road accidents are caused by a minority of criminally careless drivers, is not supported by insurance statistics. These show that most accidents involve ordinary motorists in a moment
28、of carelessness or thoughtlessness.It is not always clear, either, what sort of conditions make people more likely to have an accident. For instance, the law requires all factories to take safety precautions and most companies have safety committees to make sure the regulations are observed, but sti
29、ll, every day in Britain, some fifty thousand men and women are absent from work due to an accident. These accidents are largely the result of human error or misjudgmentnoise and fatigue, boredom or worry are possible factors which contribute to this. Doctors who work in factories have found that th
30、ose who drink too much, usually people who have a high anxiety level, run three times the normal risk of accidents at work.40 This passage might be taken from（A）a text book（B） a science fiction（C） a popular magazine（D）a report of a manufacturer41 “Accident-prone“ here (in Para.2) means _.（A）liable t
31、o have accidents（B） injured in accidents（C） likely to die in accidents（D）responsible for road accidents42 The passage suggests that _.（A）accidents mostly result from slippery roads（B） accidents are usually caused by psychological factors（C） doctors run three times the normal risk of accidents in fac
32、tories（D）about 50,000 people lose their lives at work in Britain every day43 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor of accidents in this passage?（A）Mood.（B） Tiredness.（C） Carelessness.（D）Weather.44 Which do you think would be the best title for the passage?（A）Accidents and Anxiety（B） Ho
33、w Accidents Are Caused（C） Human Factors in Accidents（D）How to Prevent Accidents on Roads and in FactoriesTask 3Directions: 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
34、than 3 words) on the blanks.44 An abbreviation(缩写词)can be defined as a shortened form of a word or term.Abbreviations are an attempt to communicate information fast and accurately. But this goal is not always achieved. To many people, particularly to those new to a field, reports and papers sometime
35、s seem to be written in a telegraphic style with abbreviations so interspersed(夹杂)as to make the message almost meaningless. Owing to the lack of a comprehensive dictionary of abbreviations and the diverse definitions of abbreviations among subject areas, it is common practice in most scholarly publ
36、ications to include in an appendix(目录 )at the end of the book a list of the abbreviations used. Another method is to explain the abbreviation to the reader the first time it appears.Librarians, like everyone else, tend to use abbreviations to save space and time and to eliminate the necessity of rep
37、eating words or phrases that are long and complicated. In the library and information science field, abbreviations are used primarily for magazine and book titles, names of organizations, etc.Definition of an abbreviation:【B1】_of a word or term Purpose of using abbreviations: 【B2】_fast and accuratel
38、y Causes of difficulties in using abbreviations:1. lack of a comprehensive dictionary2. 【B3 】_of abbreviations among subject areas Ways to introduce abbreviations:1. To include abbreviations in【B4】_at the end of the book2. To give explanationsOne kind of users of abbreviations mentioned here; 【B5】_4
39、5 【B1 】46 【B2 】47 【B3 】48 【B4 】49 【B5 】Task 4Directions: 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 should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55.50 Aself-help b
40、ank Bvirtual bankCclearing bank Dpolicy bankEbank outlets Ffinancial reformGwholly state-funded commercial bank Hmonetary policyIprice-rise index Jpro-active fiscal policyKover-issuance of currency Lindividual income regulatory taxMvalue-added tax NAsian financial crisisOThe Central Bank Pcommercial
41、 bank51.( )积极财政政策 ( )金融改革52.( )清算银行 ( )自助银行53.( )商业银行 ( )物价指数54.( )虚拟银行 ( )中央银行55.( )货币政策 ( )亚洲金融危机Task 5Directions: 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. 54 The market investigation is indispensab
42、le to sales promotion. They are as closely related as the lips and teeth. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without investigating the market first.In the international market, goods on sale coming from countries and suppliers are alway
43、s facing fierce competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions.In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting, what
44、features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc.Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselors offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowaday
45、s, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad quite often. One of their purposes is to make market survey on the spot. Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessman are important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other f
46、air of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessman provide us with such opportunity.55 What is the role of market investigation in sales promotion? It is_.56 Why do we need market investigations? Because sellers are facing_.57 Who can help us in making marketing investigations? _58 What
47、is the purpose of sending trade groups abroad so often? To make _.59 What is the important channel to get market information?60 Women are going after equality themselves instead of waiting for organizations to deliver it.（A）妇女正在追求属于自己的平等，而不是组织机构给予的平等。（B）妇女在等待组织机构带来平等，相反地自己则在后面跟随。（C）与其等待组织机构赐予平等，妇女更愿
48、意自己去追求平等。（D）妇女正在自己追求平等而不是等待组织机构赐予平等。61 As painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.（A）当我为失去了我的一个好朋友痛苦的时候，我又知道他们失去了一个孩子。（B）我失去了一个好朋友，他们失去了一个孩子都是痛苦的。（C）如同我失去了一位好友非常痛苦一样，我知道对他们来说失去一个孩子要痛苦得多。（D）我痛失了我的一个好朋友，我知道远远比他们失去一个孩子还要痛苦。62 An instrument is a device that is used to do skillful work or to measure accurately.（A）仪器器件被用来做技术性工作或进行准确性测量。（B）用来做熟练工作或进行精确测量的器件均是仪器。（C）仪器是用来做技术性工作或进行准确性测量的器件。（D）为了熟练地工作和精确的测量，人们用仪器这种器件。 63 It is our hope that this
