1、大学英语三级（A 级）模拟试卷 446（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）At an art gallery.（B） In a department store.（C） At a bookstore.（D）In a workshop.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversati
3、on, 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）A new kind of tape player.（B） Video recorder.（C） MP3 tecnology.（D）A walkman.（A）Friday of nex
4、t week.（B） Friday of this month.（C） Friday of this week.（D）Friday of next month.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 questio
5、n, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase. 4 How much money did Jim get from his parents this morning?He got _ . 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 word
6、s from the 4 choices marked A , B, C, and D.5 _, such damages are usually due to carelessness in operation.（A）At large（B） By far（C） In common（D）In general6 Would you be so kind _ to do me a favor?（A）but（B） and（C） or（D）as7 It was not until 1920 _ regular radio broadcasts began.（A）while（B） which（C） th
7、at（D）since8 Though the long term _ cant be predicted, the plan has been approved by the boss.（A）affect（B） effect（C） afford（D）effort9 The boy asked the teacher to excuse _.（A）him to interrupt her（B） him from interrupting her（C） that he has interrupted her（D）his interrupting her10 The output of our fa
8、ctory is now twice_it was three years ago.（A）what（B） that（C） as（D）which11 _with his report, the boss told John to write it ail over again.（A）Not being satisfied（B） Not having satisfied（C） Not to satisfy（D）Not satisfying12 If I had enough money now, I _ buy a car.（A）would（B） shall（C） might（D）would ha
9、ve13 Evidence came up_specific sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.（A）what（B） which（C） that（D）whose14 The representative of the company demanded that part of the agreement _ revised.（A）will be（B） is（C） to be（D）beSection BDirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You s
10、hould fill in each bland with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.15 (Encourage) _ by the high marks of the examination, he studied even harder than be- fore.16 Im sure he didnt know (exact) _ what he was doing while the accident took place.17 People are beginning to realize the proble
11、m of (pollute) _ is serious.18 It is (believed)that trees can warn (each other) (to) danger by releasing (chemicals) into the air.19 The writer gave (variety) _ reasons for having written the book.20 Please give the problem your careful (considerate) _.21 They are expected (make) _ a decision on thi
12、s issue late on today. 22 Do the results of the research have any practical (apply) _?23 In my childhood I was absolutely (terrify) _ by the idea that my mother was going to die. 24 As more customers will attend the meeting, we need to prepare some(addition)_ chairs.Task 1Directions: After reading t
13、he 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 choice.24 Sometime in next century, the familiar early-morning newspaper on the front door will disa
14、ppear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. Youll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. You ll even get to choose
15、 the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer file if you like. These are among the predictions from communications experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of
16、 broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers would unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis video images of news events.Most of the technology is available now, but convincing more people that they dont need paper to read a newspaper is the next ste
17、p. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism (新闻界). Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of jounalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realizes that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper
18、industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable.Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have esta
19、blished financial interests in the paper industry.25 The best title for this passage is _.（A）Computer Newspapers Are Well Liked（B） Newspapers of the Future will Likely Be on Computer（C） Newspapers Are out of Fashion（D）New Communications Technology 26 It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspap
20、ers to replace traditional newspapers, because _.（A）it is technologically impossible now（B） computer newspapers are too expensive（C） there is strong resistance from both the general population and professional journalists（D）traditional newspapers are easier to read 27 Computer newspapers have many a
21、dvantages, except _.（A）they are cheaper than traditional newspapers（B） they are very convenient to use（C） you can get more information from them quickly（D）you can easily save information for future use 28 Journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers, because _.（A）they dont know how to use
22、 computers（B） they think computer newspapers take too much time to read（C） they think the new technology is bad（D）they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers 29 We can infer from the passage that _.（A）all technolgical changes are good（B） all technologies will eventually replace old on
23、es（C） new technologies will eventually replace old ones（D）traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century Task 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.30 There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. S
24、tock markets in Pads, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a company. And each share means certain owner ship of a factory or a company.Different pe
25、ople go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money. Of course, investing money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can
26、tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or the company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a g
27、ood job, the stock may still go down.No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling. All are anxious to make money by “gambling“ in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble“.30 According to the passage, if you
28、 have a share of a company or a factory, it means that you _.（A）can buy the company or the factory（B） can sell the company or the factory（C） will become the owner of the company or the factory（D）are one of the owners of the company or the factory31 Which of the following statements is FALSE?（A）Some
29、rich people go to stock market.（B） All the people who want to get more money go to stock market.（C） Some people who are not rich go to stock market.（D）Some people who want to save money go to stock market.32 No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well because _.（A）stock markets are
30、 not the safest place to make money（B） the factory or the company may do badly（C） the stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons（D）sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down33 Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble“ in the
31、 stock market because _.（A）they can use the money to do business（B） they will become rich（C） it makes them well-known（D）it is good for them to stay in the stock market34 The passage is mainly about _.（A）the fact that it is not the safest way to invest in the stock market（B） buying and selling shares
32、 in the stock market（C） the ways to invest in the stock market（D）where one can buy or sell the sharesTask 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 than
33、 3 words) on the blanks.35 This second volume in the series of Classics of American Librarianship is devoted to library work with children. As stated in the preface to the first volume, on “Library and School“, the papers chosen are primarily of historic rather than of present-day value, although ma
34、ny of them embody(包含)principles which govern the practice of today. They have been grouped under general headings in order to bring more closely together material relating to the same or to similar subjects. Several different phases of childrens work are thus represented, although no attempt has bee
35、n made to make the collection comprehensive.Book-selection for children has not been included, since it is expected that this subject will be treated in another volume as part of the general subject of book-selection. In the same way, material on training for library work with children has been rese
36、rved for a volume on library training.The present volume is an attempt to bring together in accessible(可达到的) form papers representing the growth and tendencies of forty years of library work with children.The second volume is primarily devoted to (46) value instead of (47) value.Material on training
37、 for library work with children and (48) are the two subjects that have not been included in this volume.The aim of this volume is to represent the (49) of (50) of library work with children.Task 4Directions: The following is a list of terms. After reading it, you are required to find the items equi
38、valent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 51-55.40 Asecurities business Bstock exchange corporationCquotation DshareEshareholder FdividendGcash dividend Hstock investmentIinvestment trust Jstock-jobberKstock com
39、pany LsecuritiesMcommon stock Npreference stockOincome gain PissueQpar value ROpening priceSClosing priceExample: ( I )投资信托 ( L )报价51. ( )证券公司 ( )普通股52. ( )股票持有人 ( )股利收入53. ( )股票投资 ( )证券交易所54. ( )优先股 ( )股票经纪人55. ( )开盘 ( )投资信托Task 5Directions: The following is a passage. After reading the passage you
40、 should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 45 The University of British Columbia admitted its first 379 students in 1915. Since then, it has developed into a teaching and research institution and Canadas second-largest English Language university.Nearly 32,00
41、0 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programmes in 12 faculties and nine schools. Of the more than 2,000 full-and-part-time faculty members, 70 percent hold the high degrees possible in their specific field.Its library is the second-largest university library in the countr
42、y with approximately 3 million: volumes. UBC also boasts a fine arts gallery, Asian centre, numerous museums, speciality gardens and a research forest.The sweeping 403-hectare campus is located in the West Coast city of Vancouver, Canadas gateway to the Pacific Rim(环太平洋圈) and the third largest city
43、in the country. Surrounded by forests, mountains and beaches, Vancouver is world-renowned for its beauty.Clean and safe, this modern, multicultural city of 1.8 million offers an abundance of natural and cultural attractions. An added bonus(利益 ) is Vancouvers year-round temperate climate.45 Which cou
44、ntry is the university situated in?It is located in _.46 How many students are admitted to study in the university now?About _.47 What is the population of the city Vancouver?It has a population of _.48 When did the university first start its recruitment?In _.49 What can we learn about the climate i
45、n Vancouver?Vancouver is attractive for its _ climate.50 Different cultures may answer differently, and that even the same culture may answer differently, in different periods of history or at different steps of its development. （A）不同的文化可能有不同的回答，甚至同一文化在不同的历史时期或不同的发展阶段也可能有不同的回答。（B）不同的文化甚至是相同的文化都会有不同的
46、答案，在不同的历史时期不同的发展阶段都是这样。（C）不同的文化解答的方式是不同的，相同的文化解答也是有差异的，尤其是在当前的发展时期和现在的发展阶段。（D）不同的文化有不同的回答，相同的文化有相同的回答，不同的时期和阶段都有不同的回答。51 Lets take things as they areIt cant be helped （A）事实就是这样。没法子了。（B）我们把这些东西放在这儿吧。没人帮我们了。（C）我们接受事实吧。没法子了。（D）随他去吧，没办法的事。52 Their father had tried to fly around the world but failedThat
47、was in 1931（A）1931 年，他们的父亲曾试图做环球飞行，但没有成功。（B）他们的父亲曾试图做环球飞行，但没有成功，那是在 1931 年。（C） 1931 年，他们的父亲没有成功，就曾试图做环球飞行。（D）他们的父亲尽量在 1931 年做环球飞行，但没有成功。53 When imaginative scientists first suggested the possibility that one person could speak directly to another over a long distance, few people took them seriously.
48、54 When a teacher or lecturer recommends a student to read a book, it is usually for a particular purpose. In many cases, the teacher doesnt suggest that the whole book should be read.In fact, he may just refer m a few pages which have a direct bearing on the matter being discusse一、Part V Writing (25 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an letter or composition according to the following information.55 You ore required to write a Doctors Certificate according to the following inform
