1、大学英语三级（A 级）模拟试卷 43（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 deci
2、de on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D.（A）16（B） 18（C） 22（D）20（A）Because he lost his English textbook.（B） Because he didnt get good marks in the last examination.（C） Because he failed in the last English examination.（D）Because he did not attend the last English test.（A）Saying goo
3、d-bye to a friend.（B） Buying tickets for a sports event.（C） Paying a bill at a bank.（D）Arranging a plane trip.（A）He has canceled his trip.（B） He is arriving this afternoon.（C） He has changed his plan.（D）He forgot to arrange his trip.（A）In a restaurant.（B） In a park.（C） In a post office.（D）At home.Se
4、ction BDirections: This section is to 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 t
5、he correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.（A）He likes its position and its size, but he doesnt think its very big.（B） He likes its buildings and its size, but he thinks its very small（C） He doesnt like its position or its size, but he thinks its very big.（D）He likes its position and
6、 its size, he thinks its very big.（A）about 1,000.（B） about 10,000.（C） about 100.（D）about 100,000.（A）Because she dislikes swimming.（B） Because her mother forbids her to swim.（C） Because she has to go to roller-skate.（D）Because she is crazy about roller-skates.（A）In the front of the school gate.（B） In
7、 the front of the school.（C） In front of the school gate.（D）In front of the school.（A）Buy one.（B） Borrow one from the man.（C） Make one.（D）Steal one.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
8、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. 11 How many people died in the flood?12 One day what did he do in New York?He went to stay at a hotel and asked for _ in it.13 Why did he think he only needed a
9、small room?Because he thought he was staying there _.14 When his son stays here, what kind of room does he always have?He always has _ one.15 Whats his answer to the hotel managers question?His father is a rich man; _.Section ADirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are r
10、equired to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D.16 - I usually go there by bus.- Why not _ by train for a change?（A）to try going（B） to try to go（C） try going（D）trying to go17 _ the sun rising above the surface of the sea, we co
11、uldnt help letting out a shout of joy.（A）Seeing（B） See（C） To see（D）Having been seen18 If she doesnt tell him the truth now, hell simply keep on asking until she _.（A）has done（B） does（C） will do（D）would do19 _ of the machines on display were made in China.（A）Second-fifths（B） Two-fifth（C） Two-fifths（D
12、）Second-fifths20 Did you remember _ your appointment last night?（A）to keep（B） having kept（C） keeping（D）to have kept21 Though _ , he never lost his confidence to win the match.（A）is tired（B） he is being tired（C） fired（D）was fired22 Tom didnt like the new teacher, and _.（A）neither I did（B） neither did
13、 I（C） I didnt too（D）I didnt neither23 The engineer claims that this engine is _ as the previous one.（A）twice powerful（B） as twice powerful（C） powerful as twice（D）twice as powerful24 He was so engaged _ his business that he hadnt been home for a month.（A）at（B） on（C） for（D）in25 _ the punishment was un
14、fair, he accepted it without complaint.（A）Since（B） While（C） As long as（D）Even thoughSection BDirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each bland with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.26 The Mayor paid a (person) _ visit to the old man who was celebrati
15、ng his 100th birthday.27 If you work at such a slow pace, you will never be considered for (promote) _.28 Major roads to the Capital (destroy) _ by the severe flood last week.29 It is my (believe) _ that jogging is good for the body and for the mind.30 This scientist didnt mind (laugh) _ at and went
16、 on with his research work.31 It is important that everybody (get) _ prepared beforehand.32 All his investments have been (succee+d)_ and he is believed to be extremely rich.33 The roads have to be (wide) _ so that the problem of traffic jam can be solved.34 To my surprise, Jenny, as well as her par
17、ents, (be) _ unfriendly to me.35 That street is a very (desire) _ place for you to open a store.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.
18、 You should make the correct choice.36 By the first century A.D, historians say, the Chinese had some knowledge of the winds and currents of the Pacific. When weather prevented the Chinese from navigating by the sky their mariners(水手 ) used magnetized(磁化) needles to guide them. Because the sailors h
19、ad no level surface on their rocking ship, they floated the needle in a shallow bowl of water, and the compass that guided explorers to day was born.Between 1450 and 1433, Emperor Chu Tis Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne ruled the entire south Pacific and the Indian Ocean, collecting gifts and tr
20、ibutes(贡品) for the Emperor throughout a territory that ranges from Korea and Japan to Eastern coast of Africa. The Admiral Cheng Ho began the first of seven voyages in 1405. The purpose of the first voyage was to hurt the former emperor who had been dethroned and escaped. The admirals fleet, which w
21、as made up of 62 large junks and 255 smaller ships, recaptured the deposed emperor and also defeated a large pirate fleet that had been terrorizing the islands near Sumatra. Over the next 28 years, Admiral Cheng Ho increased Chinas trading territory to including 37 countries from the Vietnam coast t
22、o Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and eastern Africa. Cheng Hes death around 1435 signaled the end of the Treasure Fleet and disappearing of Chinas economic domination of the South Pacific.36 It is implied but not stated that ancient navigation used to sail _.（A）with their knowledge of the winds（B） by th
23、e sky（C） by the compass（D）by the currents of the Pacific37 Which of the following is not true according to the passage?（A）The Chinese sailors knew the winds and currents of the Pacific much earlier than the westerners.（B） The Chinese sailors used the compass to guide their voyage.（C） The Chinese sai
24、lors knew how to make rocking ships surface level（D）The compass the Chinese mariners used had magnetized needles.38 Why did Cheng Ho go on his first voyage in 1405?（A）He wanted to be the first to sail round the world.（B） He had to collect gifts and tributes for his emperor.（C） He was ordered to hunt
25、 the deposed former emperor.（D）He wanted to include the places he would cover into the Chinese territory.39 According to the passage, _.（A）Cheng Ho succeeded in recaptured the deposed former emperor（B） Cheng Ho once terrorized the islands near Sumatra（C） Cheng Ho hoped to trade with African countrie
26、s but failed（D）Cheng Ho ruled the entire South Pacific and Indian Ocean40 From the passage, we know that _.（A）Cheng Ho died on the way of his last voyage（B） Cheng Ho ended his seventh voyage in 1433（C） the disappearing of Chinas economic domination of the South Pacific led to Cheng Hos death（D）it to
27、ok Cheng Ho 30 years to visit 37 countriesTask 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.41 Climate, more than any other single factor, determines the distribution of life on earth. Climatic boundaries establish the limits withi
28、n which organisms can survive. Plants, even more than animals, must be well adapted to climate in order to survive. They cannot move about or take shelter but must be equipped to endure whatever weather conditions. In the cold north pole, for example, low growing mosses(苔藓) all hug the ground for sh
29、elter from icy winds.Animals, despite their ability to move about and find shelter, are just as much influenced by climate as plants are. Creatures such as the camel and the penguin are so highly specialized that they have an extremely limited distribution. Others, such as bears, are flexible enough
30、 to adapt to a broad range of climates. Ocean-dwelling organisms are just as sensitive to climate changes in this temperature and salinity as land animals.Human beings are among the least specialized of all animals and live almost anywhere. Their clothes and their homes act as a sort of “miniature c
31、limate“ that can be taken with them everywhere.41 According to the passage, which of the following factors most influences where life is found on earth?（A）Climatic conditions.（B） The length of days and nights.（C） Ocean tides.（D）Geographic boundaries.42 According to the passage, plants in the cold ar
32、ea grow close tO the ground _.（A）to avoid being eaten by animals（B） because fertilizer is not readily available（C） to reduce exposure to the cold（D）because unforeseen to the cold43 According to the passage, which of the following can be found in the greatest number of different climate area on earth
33、?（A）Penguins.（B） Camel（C） Bears.（D）Mosses.44 It can be inferred from the passage that foraminifers are a _.（A）kind of weather pattern（B） form of sea life（C） species of cold area plant（D）type of penguin45 According to the passage, human beings can survive almost everywhere on Earth because _.（A）they
34、have developed advanced forms of transportation.（B） they have learned how to process seawater for drinking.（C） their body temperature can vary considerably.（D）their shelter and clothing help them adapt to the environment.Task 3Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are require
35、d to complete the outline in the table below (No. 46 through 50). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks.46 We continue to share with our remotest ancestors the most tangled and evasive attitudes about death, despite the great distance we have come in understan
36、ding some of the profound aspects of biology. We have as much distaste for talking about personal death as for thinking about it; it is an indelicacy, like talking in mixed company about venereal disease or abortion in the old days. Death on a grand scale does not bother us in the same special way:
37、we can sit around a dinner table and discuss war, involving 60 billion volatilized human deaths, as though we were talking about bad weather; we can watch abrupt bloody death every day, in color, on films and television, without blinking back a tear. It is when the numbers of dead are very small, an
38、d very close, that we begin to think in scurrying circles. At the very center of the problem is the naked cold deadness of ones own self, the only reality in nature of which we can have absolute certainty, and it is unmentionable, unthinkable. We may be even less willing to face the issue at first h
39、and than our predecessors because of a secret new hope that maybe it will go away. We like to think, hiding the thought, that with all the marvelous ways in which we seem now to lead nature around by the nose, perhaps we can avoid the central problem if we just become, next year, say, a bit smarter.
40、People dislike talking about death because they just【46】still have the vaguest ideas of the issue. They talk about death only when【47】people are killed in war. When they find only very few people die each time and【48】are almost equal, they become very anxious, thinking that next time they themselves
41、 will meet their doom. Therefore,【49】However, they have a hope that when they control nature, they can【50】.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 corresp
42、onding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55.51 Athe World Bank Bthe International Monetary FundCFord Motor Dthe PentagonEthe International Development Agency FBretton Woods ConferencesGSpecial Drawing Rights Hthe Financial InstitutionIcorporation JtransactionsKquantitative restriction Lmone
43、tary conversionMprotective tariffs Ntrade relationsOimportation51. ( )进口 ( ) 交易52. ( )金融机构 ( )保护性关税53. ( )世界银行 ( )特别提款权54. ( )国际发展署 ( )汇率55. ( )五角大楼 ( )国际货币基金组织Task 5Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.6
44、0) following them. 56 THE A.V. A. GOE COMPANYRequiresa senior secretary to the Sales Manager. The company is a long established one, specializing in the manufacture of plastic containers, and has a wide home and overseas market.We are now seeking to recruit an experienced secretary to join a vigorou
45、s and expanding sales team.Candidates should preferably be in the age range 25-40 with shorthand(速记) and typewriting speeds of 120/50 w.p.m. respectively(各自地).Salary by negotiation. Good working conditions. Three weeks annual holiday. Luncheon vouchers(饭票). Pension scheme.Apply in writing, giving de
46、tails of background, qualifications, experience and salary required to:Personnel OfficerXford Trading EstateXford XY3 2ZA56 What is the position wanted in the advertisement?_to the Sales Manager.57 What is the qualification needed apart from the age range?_speeds should be 120/50 w.p.m. respectively
47、.58 What favorable terms are offered to the job applicant?Three weeks annual holiday, good working conditions, pension scheme and _.59 What should be included in the application letter?The company requires candidates to include background, qualifications, experience and _.60 What is the preferable w
48、ay of contacting the company?61 We are very glad to send you with this letter a copy of our catalogue for digital cameras. The high quality of our product is well-known and we are confident that a trial order wound convince you our goods are excellent.We are offering you goods of the highest quality on unusually generous terms and would welcome the opportunity to serve you. We expect a lot of people to come in and look around without buying anything the first time.一、Part V Writing (25 minute
