大学英语三级模拟试题(二)

Test 2

Part I Listening Comprehension (15%)

Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (20%)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line.

13. I prefer writing a term paper ____B___ an examination.

A. to take

B. to taking

C. for taking

D. that take

14. Henry ___B___ here by now if he hadn’t missed the train.

A. would arrive

B. would have arrived

C. will arrive

D. will have arrived

15. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does __B____his boss.

A. serves

B. satisfied

C. promises

D. supports

16. If she persists(坚持) in taking this attitude, her boyfriend will leave her___D___.

A. for long

B. for good

C. before long

D. as well同样的

17. The audience, ____C____ were teenagers, enjoyed the concert very much.

A. most of them

B. most of these

C. most of whom

D. most of those

18. Since your sister is busy writing an article, we’d better __C__her.

A. bother

B. to brother

C. not to bother

D. not bother

19. We won’t let____C____ with our study.

A. refer

B. infer

C. Interfere干涉

D. Influence影响力

20. The bank near our school was ___A____ last night.

A. stolen

B. robbed

C. broken

D. hit

21. ___C____had Tom finished his design than the electricity went out.

A. Hardly

B. Scarcely

C. No sooner

D. Not until

22. All ____C___ Steven needed is loved and attention.

A. as

B. what

C. that C. which

23. It was what you said at the meeting __C___ she irritated at.强调句。

A. when

B. then

C. that

D. where

24. Many difficulties have ___B____ as a result of the new production line introduces.

A. arrived

B. arisen

C. risen

D. raised

25. We are considering ___C___ the sports meet until next week.

A. put off

B. to be put off

C. putting off

D. having put off

26. Last Sunday I went to the dentist, and had two bad teeth__D____.

A. to mend

B. mending

C. be mending

D. mended

27. In recent years much more emphasis has been put __C____developing the students productive skills.

A. onto

B. in

C. over

D. on

28. The fire was finally brought under control, but not before more __A____had been caused.

A. damaged

B. harm

C. hurt

D. ruin

29. We suggested ____B____in hotels but the children were anxious to camp out.

A. to sleep

B. sleeping

C. sleep

D. be sleeping

30. There were more than 200 passengers on ___B___ the plane when it crashed.

A. broad

B. board

C. abroad

D. aboard

31. The beautiful natural scenery of this area ___A___ thousands and thousands of tourists each year.

A. absorb

B. smooth

C. fluent

D. flowing

32.Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak __C______Chinese.

A. fluid

B. Smooth光滑的

C. fluent

D. flowing

Part III. Reading Comprehension (40%)

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A B C and D. You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

Questions 33 to 37 are based on the following passages.

Basketball and baseball are sports that are very much alike and very different in numerou（许多的）s ways. Sports like these two are played all over the world on a daily basis. They are played as professions, in schools, and just for fun. So sit back and enjoy two of the most admired sports. Baseball and basketball both use fields and or courts for there recreational purposes. In contrast, basketball are uses a wooden court. It’s found indoors and it’s glazed so the players don’t slide. Basketball isn’t played on the grass because it would be impossible to bounce the ball. Although it is played at times outside on cement courts, baseball is played on a grassy field, much unlike basket ball. The fields are large and have 4 bases, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and home base. It is also marked with chalks for the runners. Baseball players would not have the ability to play on a wooden court because they have a firm surface when they are running.

Another thing, that is unlike in the two sports is the players’ uniforms. The baseball players wear taut pants and tight long sleeve shirts. Sometimes they wear baseball hats. Of course they wear shoes, but the shoes they wear are special shoes called cleats. These shoes have spikes at the end to keep you in place when you are running. Baseball players wear thin material shorts that fall to their knees. To go along with this they wear a sleeveless shirts made of the same thin material. For shoes wear they sport off high top sneakers.

33. Baseball isn’t played on the grass because ___C____.

A. it’s found indoors

B. players don’t slide on it

C. it can’t bounce the ball

D. players can run fast

34. Which of the following should baseball be played on?___B____

A. A grassy field

B. A wooden court

C. A cement court

D. Players can run fast

35. The word “recreational” in LINE 4 means:____B__

A. Serious

B. Entertaining

C. Professional

D. Special

36. Which of the following is NOT true about baseball?__C___

A. The field have 4 bases

B. The players’ shoes have spikes

C. It has a firm surface

D. The players wear high top sneakers

37. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?___A__

A. Different between Baseball and Basketballs

B. Basketball VS Baseball

C. The field of basketball and baseball

D. The Uniform of Basketball and baseball Passage Two

Questions 38 to 42 are based on the following passage.

As I wake up every day, I find it so hard to get out of bed as I think to myself. I would give anything just to sleep in a little longer. I know for a fact that I am not the only teenager that feels this way. It’s not just the luxury of sleeping that effects teenagers, according to the Washington Post American. Teenagers are getting far less sleep than they need, and their health, behavior and academic performance are suffering as a result.

Based in part on Dr. Mary Carskadons research, some U.S. School have changed their school’s start time. Most these schools are moving there starting times back to times around 9:00 a.m. because it makes it easier for the students to learn and pay attention in class. Guajome Park Academy high school starts at 7:45 a.m. in the morning. From 7:45 to about 9:00 is when I have math and/or German depending on the day. In the time span of these classes some people will experience tiredness, irritability, edginess, and problems with memory, says Dr. Lindsley. Parent news says that 20% of all high school students fall asleep in school during this time.

The majority of teenagers needs 9 to 10 hours of sleep a day. If you’re a student at Guajome Park Academy then you need to go to bed at 9:00 p.m. and wake up at 6:00 a.m. to get a good nine hours of sleep every day. Now how many people do you know that go to bed at 9:00 every day? Even if they go to bed at 9:00, they are not likely to fall asleep till after 11:00 so that leaves them with even less sleep. But most adolescents are talking on the telephone, watching late-night TV, they have a big test tomorrow, or have too much homework to do and not enough time to do it before bedtime since he or she didn’t get back from the movies or where ever they were until 7:00.

38. In this passage, the author_______.

A. would give anything to sleep

B. agree sleep isn’t the luxury

C. believed sleeping of teenager feel like to sleep as they wake up

D. though only teenagers feel like to sleep as they wake up

39. Most high schools start at_______.

A. 7:45 in the morning

B. about 9:00 a.m.

C. around 6:00 a.m.

D. after 7:00 a.m.

40. According to Dr. Mary Cars dons, some U.S. schools have changed their school’s start time because_______.

A. the students can feel easier to learn and pay attention in class

B. the students have math and /or German depending on the day

C. some students will experience tiredness, irritability, edginess, and problems with memory

D. the students’ healthy, behavior and academic performance are suffering

41. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. 20% of all high school students fall asleep in school during school time

B. Most students go to be at 9:00 p.m. and wake up at 6:00 a.m. to get a good nine hours of sleep every day

C. People are likely to fall asleep before 11:00 in the evening

D. Most high school students need at least 9 hours of sleep a day

42. The word” adolescents” in paragraph 3 refers to “________”

A. people

B. teenagers

C. parents

D. students

Passage Three

Questions 43 to 47 are based on the following passage.

In the 1970s the prices of most things in Americans buy more than doubled. Such a general increase in prices is called inflation. Of course prices of selected goods may increase for reasons unrelated to inflation: the price of fresh lettuce may rise because unseasonably heavy rainfall in California has ruined the lettuce crop, or the price of gasoline may rise if the oil-producing countries set a higher price for oil. During inflation, however, all prices tend to rise.

Over the last 400 years there have been many periods of inflation. In the 16th century, when the Spaniards began bringing back gold and sliver from the New World, prices in Western Europe moved upward as the supply of money increased. During the 19th century prices tend to go downward as food and raw materials became cheaper. After major wars such as the Napoleonic Wars and World Wars I and II, prices again moved upward. In the 1950s and 1960s a so-called creeping inflation occurred, when the general price level in the United States and Western Europe rose by an average of 1 to 5 percent each year. IN the 1970s inflation increased until it reached as much as 13 percent a year in the United States.

Many countries have suffered from inflation more than has the United States. Israel had inflation of more than 100 percent a year in the early 1980s, meaning that the cost of living more than doubled every year. In Argentina inflation was greater than 400 percent in 1975 and averaged more than 100 percent each year from 1976 to 1982. The most remarkable inflation in modern times was the German hyperinflation of 1923, when people went to the store with wheelbarrows full of money to buy a few groceries. A similar hyperinflation occurred in Hungary after World War II.

43. Which of the following can cause inflation?

A. The price of fresh lettuce rises because of unseasonably heavy rainfall

B. the price of gasoline rises when the oil-producing countries set a higher price

for oil

C. The supply of money increased when the Spaniards brought back gold and

silver from the New World.

D. All of the above

44. The so-called creeping inflation happened ______

A. in the 1970s

B. in the 1960s

C. during the 19th century

D. in the early 1980s

45. The most remarkable inflation in modern times happened in______

A. Hungary

B. Argentina

C. Germany

D. the United States

46. In which year did the inflation cause the price the highest increase?

A. 1975

B. 1976

C. 1982

D. 1923

47. Not mentioned but implied:

A. People can buy cheaper food and raw materials during inflation

B. The price increased quickly in the 1950s and 1960s

C. All the increasing of price are related to inflation

D. The trade condition was very bad in Hungary after World War II

Passage Four

Questions 48 to 52 are based on the following passage.

Celine is a proud Canadian. That is why she has sung our national anthem at countless events, that is why she financially supports numerous Canadian organizations, and that is also why she continues to make French and English albums. She is a healthy role model for young and old people all over the world, and it is an honor to say she is Conidian.

Celine Dion was born in Charlemagne, Quebec, on March 30,1968 and was the youngest of 14 children in a large musical family. Celine Dion was named after a song her mother was singing while pregnant. She was discovered singing in the family owned restaurant, at age 12, but had been singing there ever since age five, along with other children in her family. It was a small restaurant and club where the children could often show their musical talents where her father would play the accordion and mother the violin. At only five years old, she had already began to develop as a singer and entertainer, so it makes sense she had the talent and capability to produce her very first recording at only age twelve with her mother and her brothers. Celine was discovered by Montreal Impresario, Rene Angelil, who later became her husband, in 1981. Celine’s mother had found Rene’s address in an album of Ginette Reno, a popular French singer. Rene had heard the demo-tape containing the songs Celine had written, and he was immediately taken to make her an internationally known talent. When he first heard her sing live, he cried because it was so beautiful. Rene had so much faith in Celine, that he even mortgaged his house to finance the production of Celine’s first album. Her only obstacle for success beyond Canada and France was her French lyrics.

48. Which of the following is true about Celine Dion?

A. She was asked to sing songs in her family owned restaurant

B. She is French but lives in Canada.

C. She showed her musician talents when very young

D. She has sung the Canadian national anthem once

49. Celine became a world famous singer because ______

A. her mother named her after a song

B. all her families are fond of music

C. she likes singing and have got the talent since childhood

D. she was helped by Montreal Impresario

50. Celine first met the man, who later became her husband______

A. at age 12

B. before she produced her first recording

C. after her mother sent a demo-tape

D. when she developed as a singer and entertainer

51. What maybe the best title for this passage?

A. Celine’s talents

B. A Musical Family

C. The Proud of Canada

D. A Famous Singer

52. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Celine married her husband Rene Angelil in 1981

B. Celine can speak both French and English very well

C. The song sung by Celine can touch many people

D. Celine is honored by the people in her homeland

Part IV. Translations from English to Chinese. (10%)

Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one sentence. These sentences are all come from Part III of the test paper. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write the translation on the Translation Sheet in Test Paper..

Baseball players wouldn’t have the ability to play on a wooden court because they have to have a firm surface when they are running.

__________________________________________________________________.

54. (Lines 4-5, paragraph 1, Passage 2)

Teenagers are getting far less sleep than they need, and their health, behavior and academic performance are suffering as a result.

____________________________________________________________________.

56. (Lines 1-3, paragraph 1, Passage 3)

In the 16th century, when the Spaniards began bring back gold and sliver from the New Word, prices in Western Europe moved upward as the supply of money increased.

____________________________________________________________________.

57. (Lines 3-4, paragraph 1, Passage 4)

She is a healthy role model for young and old people all over the world, and it is an honor to say she is Canadian.

_____________________________________________________________________.

Part IV. Writing (15%)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on View on a Part-time Job. Remember your composition must be written according to the following outline. Write your composition on the Composition Sheet.

Outline: 1. 现在越来越多的大学生在从事兼职工作。

2．有人对此持不同的意见。

3．我的观点是。。。。。

Words for References: tendency, positively, negatively, priority, precious

Keys :

Part I.

Part II.

13-17: BBBBC 18-22: DCBCC

23-27: CBCDD 28-32: ABBBC

Part III.

33-37: CABDB 38-42: CBADB

Part IV.

1.棒球运动员不能在木制的球场上打球，因为他们奔跑的地面必须很坚固。

2.青少年远远没达到足够的睡眠，这也导致了他们在健康、行为举止和学习尚的不尽人意。

3.16世纪，当西班牙人开始从新大陆带回金子和银子时，西欧的物价就随着货币需求的增

加而增加。

4.她在全世界的老老少少重树立了健康的典范，并且说她时加拿大人的骄傲。

Part V

Writing(参考范文)

Test1 View on a Part-time Job

Today, more and more college students are busy in doing part-time jobs. （开头即进入主题然后接以具体实例）They are working as tutors, waiters, salesman, and so on. And the tendency seems to be on the rise. However, people have some different opinions about it.（本句用以承上启下）

Some people think of it positively（本段主题句）.They believe doing a part-time job can earn them pocket money and release the financia l burden on their parents. What’s more, it’s important for them to learn more about the society in order to keep up with the modern society.

But others think of it negatively. （本段主题句）They think doing

a part-time jo

b does more harm than good. In fact, they are wasting their precious time in college. Besides, it can influence their study and let them think money is everything.

In my opinion, （提出自己的观点）as a college student’s priority is to study, we should keep a good balance between study and part-time jobs and pay much more attention to our studies . (155words)