1、大学英语三级（A 级）模拟试卷 497（无答案）Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialoguesThere are 5 recorded dialogues in itAfter each dialoguethere is a recorded questionBoth the dialogues and questions will be spoken only onceWhen you hear a questi（A）On a bus.（B） On a train.
2、（C） On a plane（D）In a car.（A）Linda s mother.（B） Linda s cousin（C） Linda s aunt（D）Linda s sister.（A）He has to finish his homework.（B） He doesn t know it is very late.（C） His mother wants him to do homework（D）He cant sleep.（A）8:50（B） 7:40（C） 7:20（D）7:10.（A）Because she is ill.（B） Because she lost her j
3、ob.（C） Because she is not a teacher.（D） Because she gets another job.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversationsThere are 2 recorded conversations in it After each conversation，there are some recorded questionsBoth the conversations and questions will
4、be spoken two timesW（A）clothes.（B） shoes.（C） pants.（D）socks.（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）He is interested in his work.（B） He is proud of his work.（C） He is tired of his work.（D）He is
5、 keen on his work.（A）He plans to go abroad.（B） He plans to start his own business.（C） He plans to work in another bank.（D）He plans to venture with Kitty.（A）From the bank he is working for.（B） From his friends.（C） From another bank. （D）From his office.Section CDirections: In this section you will hea
6、r a recorded short passageThe passage is printed in the test paper，but with some words or phrases missingThe passage will be read two times10 Many Chinese students want to【B1 】_ their Master s or Ph. D.s degree in foreign universities, especially in American schools. However, it usually takes much t
7、ime and【B2】_ to apply for a Western school, and the chance of getting admitted to a good school is not very high. There are always far more【B3】_ than the quotas set for the international students. Only the most competitive candidates will be admitted. Therefore, if you dream of studying【B4 】_ , you
8、should, first of all, have faith in your intellectual abilities and other talents; secondly, you need to be mentally prepared for a long and sometimes frustrating process of【B5】_ your dream.11 【B1 】12 【B2 】13 【B3 】14 【B4 】15 【B5 】Section DDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehen
9、d short passagesYou will hear a recorded passageAfter that you will hear five questionsBoth the passage and the questions will be read two timesWhen you hear a question，you should 16 What is the passage talking about?17 Whats the first advantage of little cars? There will be less _.18 Whats about th
10、e cost of owning and driving such cars?19 The little cars will cost _to own and to drive.These little cars can only go _ per hour.20 Whats the disadvantage for little cars? They will not be useful for _.Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements hereYou are required to complete each sta
11、tement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A)，B)，C) and D)21 In spite of what we said, he refused to_to the police station.（A）give away（B） give off（C） give himself away（D）give himself up22 It is imperative that the students_writing their papers by the end of the month.（A）fin
12、ish（B） must finish（C） will finish（D）are to finish23 I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but_of them came.（A）both（B） none（C） either（D）neither24 The heart is an important organ of circulation_function is to pump blood to all parts of the body.（A）which（B） whose（C） of it（D）its25 _with the size of the whole
13、 earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.（A）When compared（B） Compare（C） While comparing（D）Comparing26 Training astronauts_not an easy thing.（A）are（B） is（C） were（D）be27 Would you be_by the idea of going to Paris?（A）exciting（B） excitably（C） excited（D）excitedly28 There is no_ that women a
14、re playing an important role in the world today.（A）of deny（B） to denying（C） denying（D）of denying29 I am rather concerned_her, for I havent heard from her since last winter.（A）of（B） at（C） with（D）about30 Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I_your advice.（A）had followed（B） would follow（C） f
15、ollow（D）have followedSection BDirections: There are also 5 incomplete statements hereYou should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets31 It s about two hour s (fly)_from Xi an to Beijing.32 When I last saw Seaman, he (hurry)_to his next class and did not have time
16、to talk.33 Your suggestion that the meeting (be)_cancelled is reasonable.34 It is the feathers that (able)_a bird to fly.35 The U. S. population of kids (grow)_since the 1970s, and will remain at high levels through the 1990s.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 que
17、stions 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 choice35 Some people believe that you have to be a special kind of person to sell a product. But although it is clear that a successful sales
18、man does need special talents and an open personality, many of the skills he uses are used by us all.We build and keep relationships with different kinds of people, we listen to and take note of what they tell us and don t just enjoy the sound of our own voices, and we explain things to them or disc
19、uss ideas with them.In the same way, any company needs to establish a personal relationship with its major clients and potential customers. It is often said that “people do business with people“ : a firm doesn t just deal impersonally (没有人情味的) with another firm. A person in the buying department reg
20、ularly receives personal visits from people representing the firm s suppliers (供应商 )or in the case of department stores or chain stores, a team of buyers may travel around visiting their suppliers.Keeping sales people “on the road“ is much more expensive than employing them to work in the office. Mu
21、ch of the sales people s time is spent unproductively traveling. Telephone selling may use this time more productively, but a face-to-face meeting and discussion is much more effective. Companies involved in the export trade often have a separate export sales force. Its travel and accommodation expe
22、nses may be very high. As a result, servicing overseas customers may often be done by phone, telex ( 电传)or letter, and personal visits may be less often. Many firms appoint an overseas agent or distributor (分销商) whose own sales force takes over responsibility for selling their products in another co
23、untry.36 According to the passage, to be a successful salesman, one_.（A）doesn t need any talent（B） needs to go out every day（C） should listen to his boss（D）should be able to work with different kinds of people37 In the third paragraph, “potential customers“ refers to people who_.（A）are likely to buy
24、 your products（B） are already important clients of your firm（C） are not willing buy your products（D）are not interested in your products38 The phrase “on the road“ in the last paragraph can be best replaced by_.（A）traveling（B） relaxing（C） playing（D） sightseeing39 The passage indicates that some compa
25、nies use telephone selling because_.（A）they have too many sales people（B） their sales people don t like travelling（C） it saves time（D）it is more polite40 The last paragraph says that an overseas agent of a company is responsible for_.（A）training local sales people（B） protecting local customers（C） ho
26、lding regular sales conferences（D） selling its products in the local areaTask 2Directions：This task is the same as Task 1The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 4540 There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai an
27、d 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 ownership of a factory or a company.Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who wan
28、t to get more money thanthey 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 tell exactly whether the shares will be doing wel
29、l. 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 good job, the stock may still go down.No wonder go
30、ing 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“.41 According to the passage, if you have a share of a company or a factory, it mean
31、s 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 factory42 Which of the following statements is FALSE?（A）Some rich people go to stock market.（B） All the people
32、 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.43 No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well because_.（A）stock markets are not the safest place to make money（B） the factory
33、 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 down44 Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble“ in the stock market because _.（A）they can use the money
34、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 market45 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 in the stock market（C） the ways to invest in the s
35、tock market（D）where one can buy or sell the sharesTask 3Directions：The following is a passageAfter reading it，you are required to complete the blanks below it(No46 through No50) You should write your answers briefly in no more than three words45 Welcome to visit our company and I am very glad to hav
36、e the opportunity to introduce our company to you all. Our company was established in 1990. We specialize in manufacturing household electrical appliances and exporting them all over the world. Our annual sales of last year are about 80 million dollars, and the business is growing steadily. We have
37、branches in North America and Europe with about 500 employees, and they are working diligently to serve the needs of our customers.In order to further develop overseas market, we need reliable agents to promote our products. I hope you will seriously consider doing business with us. Thank you.The co
38、mpany specializes in the field of【R1】_.The sales of last year are about【R2】_.The company has branches in North America and【R3】_.There are about【R4】_.people are employed.The purpose of this introduction is to【R5】_.46 【R1 】47 【R2 】48 【R3 】49 【R4 】50 【R5 】Task 4Directions：The following is a passageAfte
39、r reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table belowThen you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets，numbered 51 through 5550 Aprofit margin Gprocedure of arbitrationBtrade mark Hrisk of contaminationCseaworthy export packing Isettlemen
40、t on accountDcertificate of origin Jretail priceEquality as per buyer s sample Kfind a ready marketFexport declaration Lenjoy popular pricesMsettle account Obe in a position to do sth.Nexport licensing position51 ( )适于海运出口包装 ( )污渍险52 ( )畅销 ( )能做某事53 ( )出口许可证情况 ( )仲裁程序54 ( )凭买方样品交货 ( )产地证明书55 ( )计帐结算
41、 ( )出口申报书Task 5Directions：The following is a passageAfter reading it，you should give brief answers to the 5 questions(No56 through No60)that follow The answers(in no more than 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers55 To: All staffFrom: Personnel Dept.Date: December 26th, 2008Subje
42、ct: Appointment of a New Vice PresidentYou will be pleased to learn that, effective on December 28th, Mr. David Lee has been appointed Vice President of the company. He will replace Mr. Charles Hu, who is retiring next month after 23 years of invaluable contributions to our company.Mr. Lee will be c
43、oncurrently serving as Director of the International Division until further notice. In the meantime, we hope that you will all give Mr. Lee the same loyal support and cooperation which you gave to Mr. Hu during his tenure of office. Thank you.56 Who issues the announcement?57 What is the subject of
44、this announcement? Appointment of a _.58 Who will be the new vice president of the company?59 When is the old vice president retiring?60 What will Mr. Lee be concurrently serving as? _of the International Division.61 Electronic computers，which have many advantages，cannot carry out creative work and
45、replace man（A）尽管电子计算机有许多优点，可是它不能理解创造性工作，也不能代替人类。（B）有许多优点的电子计算机也不能代替人类去做创造性工作。（C）尽管电子计算机有许多优点，可是它不能进行创造性工作，也不能代替人类。62 It must be admitted that a good deal of dissatisfaction is reflected in those report（A）必须承认，这些报道反应了很多不满情绪。（B）我们必须承认，这些报道确实反应了很多潜在的不满情绪。（C）这些报道反映出很多不满情绪的这个事实是应该被承认的。63 After this agree
46、ment is signed by the two parties， both parties shall strictly abide by it（A）在双方签约后，各方应严格遵守本协议。（B）在两党达成协议后，各党派将严格遵守它。（C）在双方达成协议后，各方应严格遵守。64 The farmer can continue to support himself and his family only if he produces a surplus（A）只要农民生产有剩余，就能养活自己和家人。（B）只有当拥有盈余时，农民才能持续地供养自己和家人。（C）农民生产有剩余，只有这样，他才能养活自己
47、和家人。65 Doctors are of the opinion that most people cannot live beyond 100 years, but a growing number of scientists believe that the aging process can be controlled. There are more than 12,000 Americans over 100 years old, and their numbers are increasing each year. Dr. James Langley of Chicago clai
48、ms that, theoretically and under ideal conditions, animals, including man, can live six times longer than their normal period of growth.一、Part V Writing (25 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing66 This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter of Application according to the following information given in Chinese. Remember to write the letter in no less than 80 words on the Composition/Translation sheet.假定你是李明。北京奥组委正在选拔英语翻译志愿者，你希望参加。写信日期：2008 年 6 月 23 日申请函需要包括：1个人情况：年龄，性别，学历2个人条件：英语好，爱好体育，友善，乐于助人3联系方式Words
