1、大学英语三级（B 级）模拟试卷 591（无答案）Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 7 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decid（A）Yes, I d love to.（B
2、） I m afraid not.（C） Please do it for me.（D）I don t know.（A）Yes, Im ill.（B） No, I don t think so.（C） Yes, hes very well.（D）I agree with you.（A）It s small but beautiful.（B） I like it.（C） I don t like it.（D）I like teachers there.（A）Yes, it is.（B） It doesn t matter.（C） So do I.（D）No, that s not good.（A
3、）I m not in the office.（B） No, I am.（C） I have homework to do.（D）I m a student.（A）Both, too.（B） Volleyball.（C） Either.（D）Neither.（A）Hold on the line, please.（B） Yes, you may.（C） No, you can t.（D）Don t mention it.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability tO understand short dialoguesT
4、here are 7 recorded dialogues in itAfter each dialogue，there is a recorded questionBoth the dialogues and questions will be spoken two timesWhen you hear a questi（A）Director.（B） Teacher.（C） Father.（D）Student.（A）7:05.（B） 7:20.（C） 7:15.（D）7:10.（A）The man is quiet.（B） The man is proud.（C） The man is in
5、 a hurry.（D）The man is talkative.（A）To the shops.（B） Home.（C） To her friends house.（D）To school.（A）He doesn t like Li.（B） He has to take care of her daughter.（C） He will see a doctor.（D）He is ill.（A）The man s girlfriend.（B） A salesgirl.（C） Customer.（D）A passer-by.（A）At a dry cleaning shop.（B） At a r
6、estaurant.（C） At a museum.（D）At a clothing store.Section CDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversationsThere are 2 recorded conversations in it After each conversationthere are some recorded questionsBoth the conversations and questions will be spoken two timesW（
7、A）She will be picked up at the station.（B） She will be picked up at her own house.（C） She will take a train there.（D）She will take a bus.（A）Around 6 p. m.（B） Around 7 p. m.（C） Around 8:30 a. m.（D）Around 8:30 p. m.（A）Friends.（B） Colleagues.（C） Boss and staff.（D）Husband and wife.（A）She is going to sta
8、y in the city.（B） She is going to work with her father at the workshop.（C） Shell read books.（D）Shell go to the park with her family.（A）None.（B） Once.（C） Twice.（D）Four times.Section DDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passageThe passage is printed in the test paper，but with so
9、me words or phrases missingThe passage will be read three times.During the second reading，you are required to put the missing19 Different countries and different races have different【B1】_ . In China, it is important for the host to be attentive towards the guest. The host shows this by【B2 】_ that th
10、e guest s glass is always full and that there is always【B3 】 _ food in his bowl. It is considered unnecessary to ask whether the guest wants more. In contrast, in England the host may behave more informally. The host【 B4】_ places the food in the middle of the table and tells the guest to help himsel
11、f. It is considered unacceptable to【B5】_ food or drink upon a guest, so the host never gives him anything without first checking whether he wants it.20 【B1 】21 【B2 】22 【B3 】23 【B4 】24 【B5 】Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements hereYou are required to complete each statement by choo
12、sing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A)，B)，C) and D)25 You had better_that fellow. I dont trust him.（A）look down upon（B） keep an eye on（C） get the better of（D）do away with26 There_no time left, we had to change our plan.（A）being（B） had（C） would be（D）has27 This will improve their wor
13、king conditions and enable them to double the_.（A）goods（B） quantity（C） output（D）product28 Jack lost his job a year ago and he_another job yet.（A）has found（B） hasn t found（C） found（D）founded29 It_snow tomorrow, but they will climb the mountain.（A）must（B） may（C） can（D）could30 As a matter of fact, they
14、 would rather leave for China than_in America.（A）stay（B） staying（C） stayed（D）to stay31 People will find this valley a beautiful place_they may spend their weekends.（A）when（B） where（C） that（D）which32 I_my teacher to write a reference letter to me if I see her.（A）have asked（B） ask（C） will ask（D）asked3
15、3 I_you had returned the book yesterday.（A）want（B） would rather（C） liked（D）had better34 _one you choose, I am sure you will enjoy it.（A）Whatever（B） Which（C） That（D）WhicheverSection BDirections: There are also 5 incomplete statements hereYou should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word
16、given in the brackets35 He was (terrible) _treated by his boss and so resigned.36 On weekends, our landlady provided dinner in (add) _to breakfast.37 You can never be a (competence) _manager if you spend a lot of time on trifles.38 The students often have (heat) _discussion in the class.39 (judge) _
17、from his cheerful look, I am sure that they have won the game.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 40 through 44. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. 39 Renowned Chinese director Zhan
18、g Yimous latest film, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, held a trial premiere in the southern city of Guangzhou on December 11th.Set in the 1920s, Riding alone for Thousands of Miles tells a story of a Japanese man (Ken Takakura), accompanies his dying son to learn the local opera in China s Yunn
19、an, where they meet a local girl.The girl was played by Jiang Wen, a graduate student from Beijing Film Academy. Literally, Qian Li Zou Dan Ji means “lone ride over a thousand lis“ (1 “li“ equals to 0.31 mile).Just like the title of Zhang s last film, Shi Mian Mai Fu (English title: House Of Flying
20、Daggers), which means “ambushed from ten sides“ , Qian Li Zou Dan Ji has a metaphor meaning as well.The film is budgeted at US $ 7.2 million, much smaller than Zhang s last two films, Hero and House Of Flying Daggers.Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura, 74, plays a Japanese fisherman who takes his s
21、on, dying of cancer, to Yunnan Province in southwest China to search for the secret behind a local opera play. Actor Kiichi Nakai plays the son.The film debuted in China as political and historical issues such as Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi s controversial visits to the war-related Yas
22、ukuni Shrine in Tokyo arise.40 Who will play the hero in Zhang Yimou s latest film “Riding Alone for Thousand of Miles“?（A）Jiang Wen.（B） Ken Takakura.（C） Kiichi Nakai.（D）Junichiro Koizumi.41 What is the Chinese name of this film?（A）Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles.（B） Qian Li Zou Dan Ji.（C） Shi M
23、ian Mai Fu.（D）House Of Flying Daggers.42 How much money is planned for this film?（A）US $ 7.2 million.（B） RMB 7.2 million.（C） A thousand million yuan.（D）74 million yuan.43 Where did this film begin its first show?（A）Yunnan.（B） Japan.（C） Guangzhou.（D）Tokyo.44 What is the setting of the debut of this f
24、ilm?（A）Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi s visits the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.（B） China and Japan ties are improving.（C） Chinese fans are very enthusiastic about Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura.（D）Fans have been waiting to see a sino-Japanese film for long.Task 2Directions:
25、This task is the same as Task 1The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 45 through 4744 Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, sa
26、iled to America on the May Flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a two-month voyage, in icy November, they landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics(流行病) . Those who survived be
27、gan sowing in the first spring.All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving
28、to the Lord be fixed. Years later, President of the United States declared the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. T
29、he big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.
30、 They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.45 From the passage, why did the Pilgrims sail to America?（A）To seek a place for freedom of worship.（B） To seek for food.（C） To seek for new land.（D）To avoid starvation and epidemics.46 Why did people dec
31、ide to fix a day of thanksgiving to the Lord?（A）Because they want to celebrate the end of a two-month tiring voyage.（B） Because they want to thank God for the big harvest, which is so important for them to survive.（C） Because they want to have some entertainment.（D）Because they have a new holiday.47
32、 What is the best and most attractive food on Thanksgiving dinner table?（A）plum pudding.（B） cranberry juice and squash.（C） roast turkey and pumpkin pie.（D）apples, oranges, chestnuts.Task 3Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in the table
33、below (No. 48 through 52). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks.47 Purple Cloud Mountain, whose name comes from the rainbows frequently appear on top of the mountain that gives the range a purple color. Hikers can climb up to the peaks, the tallest of which i
34、s 900 meters above sea level, while swimmers will be able to enjoy the 30 green pools on the range. During the warmer months, when the mean temperature is between 22 -26 degrees Celsius, come here to swim, hike, fish, camp, barbecue, built campfires, pick wild fruit and, of course, dance and sing un
35、der the sky.Yellow Stone Village, York Town, Connecticut (493 -3453)Getting there: There are a lot of double-deck buses to the mountain every day. Or you can go there by Tourist Train.The name of Purple Cloud Mountain comes from the purple color brought by【R1 】_ frequently appear on top of it.The ta
36、llest of the Purple Cloud Mountains is【R2】 _ above sea level.There are thirty【R3】_ on the mountain.This mountain is located in the state of【R4】_.Tourists can go to the mountain either by bus or by【R5】_.48 【R1 】49 【R2 】50 【R3 】51 【R4 】52 【R5 】Task 4Directions: The following is a passage. After readin
37、g 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. 53-57.52 ACertificate of Health BFire InsuranceCIndustrial Accidents DInsurance CompanyEInsurance Policy FLife InsuranceGMar
38、ine Insurance HNatural InsuranceINatural Losses JSocial Security FundKTotal Loss Only LWar RiskMCoverage NInsurance PremiumOSpecial Clause PInsurance AgentQInsurance Contract RInsurance TaxExamples：(I)自然损耗 (Q)保险合同53 ( )战争险 ( )社会保障金54 ( )人寿保险 ( )保险费55 ( )健康证书 ( )火险56 ( )全损险 ( )保险公司57 ( )海上保险 ( )生产事故T
39、ask 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. 57 Activities ProgrammeTIME AND PLACEJanuary 24 30Jan. 24 -30, 8:00 a. m.5:00 p.m.Jan. 25-29, 12:00 p. m.9:00 p. m.Classroom area1) English Ta
40、ster Lesson2) Food health-keeping method3) E-Photography and Techno-Music4) Education Software Demonstration Internet training areaSINA and Capital On-Line will provide Internet training for the public. The focus(焦点) will be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web and how
41、 to design an elementary Web page.Foyer activity area5) The students from Beijing TV University for the children will provide a calligraphy course (hand writing demonstration)6) Children Activities Lectures21st Century, the educational weekly of China Daily, will invite experts from English-speaking
42、 countries to hold lectures from 18:30 to 20:30 on Jan. 27 to 29 and in the daytime on Jan. 30.58 How many areas are totally there? There are_.59 Which area can a 13-year-old boy go if he wants to see how to use writing brush well? He can go to_.60 Which area can a person who is interested in Intern
43、et go to? He can go to_.61 What does the word “browsing“ in the passage probably mean? It means “_“.62 When will the lectures be held on January 27 to 29? From _.63 The new product that they show at the fair still needs improving（A）展销会上他们展出的新产品需要进一步改进。（B）他们在展销中推出了新产品，仍然需要不断进步。（C）他们在展销会上推出的新产品仍需改进。64
44、 In recent years，the living standard of the Chinese people has been markedly improved（A）近年来，中国人民的生活水平已经有了明显的改善。（B）最近几年，中国人民的生活水准已经被明显提高了。（C）最近，中国人民很快地提高了中国的生活水平标准。65 It was four days later that she remembered having left her dictionary in the library（A）四天后，在图书馆她才想起忘了拿字典。（B）过了四天她才想起把字典忘在图书馆了。（C）过了四天她
45、才想起把字典放到图书馆。66 No one knew about this beautiful place until last year（A）直到去年，人们才知道有这么美丽的地方。（B）到去年还没有人知道这个美丽的地方。（C）没有人知道这个美丽的地方，直到去年。67 In a quickly changing world the most important part of education is to learn how to think critically，how to create and how to ask interesting questionsIt is much les
46、s important to learn how to categorize knowledge and how to answer old questions一、Part V Writing (25 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. 68 说明：假如你是某大学外语系主任李明，你系的老师张强要调至别的学校担任英语老师，根据以下信息，为他写一封推荐信：1写推荐信的原因2张强的工作能力和性格张强：2005 年毕业于北京外国语大学英语系，20062007 年间因为工作成绩突出被校内多次嘉奖。Words for reference：嘉奖 award
