全国英语等级考试三级全真模拟试题四
全国英语等级考试三级全真模拟试题四
Public English Test System (PETS) Level3
Section I Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
Directions:
This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B.
Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET I.
If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.
Now look at Part A in your test booklet.
Part A
You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer-A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
Example:
You will hear:
W: Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time?
M:Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about ten minutes.
You will read:
Who do you think the woman is talking to?
[A] A bus conductor.
[B]A clerk at the airport.
[ C] A taxi driver.
[D]A clerk at the station.
From the dialogue, we know that only a clerk at
the airport is most likely to know
the arrival time of a flight, so you should choose answer [ B ] and mark it in your test
booklet.
Sample Answer: [A] [B] [C] [D] Now look at question 1.
1. What does the man want to do?
[A] Borrow the
typewriter. [B] Visit the woman.
[C] Go home
soon. [D] Read the woman's paper.
2. Who is the man?
[A]A
dentist.
[B]A dietician.
[C]A
cook.
[D]A tailor.
3. What does the man want to know?
[A] If she is in good health.
[B] If she has corresponded with her relatives recently.
[ C] If she is about to write to her friends.
[ D] If she still receives a lot of letters.
4. What does the man say about Jone?
[A] She will stop teaching law.
[ B] She has no plans for her life after school.
[C] She might not complete law degree.
[D] She has doubts about becoming a policewoman.
5. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
[A] In the
library.
[B] In the college bookstore.
[C] At a
newsstand.
[D] At a department store.
6. What does the man mean?
[A] Steve doesn't need a scholarship.
[ B ] Steve doesn ' t have much money.
[C] Steve doesn't know how to apply.
[ D] Steve isn' t applying for a scholarship.
7. What does the man mean?
[A] She should call the taxi
herself. [ B] The taxi driver is a friend of his.
[C] He's taking the same bus she
is. [D] He' II drive her to the bus station.
8. What are the man and the woman hoping to do?
[A] Repair the other
door. [B] Visit some ruins.
[C] Have an outdoor
party. [D] Catch the Sunday train.
9. What does the woman mean?
[A] The same team always
wins. [B] The game began some time ago.
[ C] They had better see who is
winning. [ D] Now is a good time to start playing.
10. What does the woman suggest?
[A] He shouldn't put on his
shoes. [B] He should go to a movie.
[C] He ought to work on his
paper. [D] He shouldn't write about the movie.
Part B
You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear each passage or conversation ONLY ONCE.
Mark your answers in your test booklet.
Questions 11-13 are based on the following conversation. You now have 15 seconds to read the questions 11-13.
11. What is the main topic of the conversation?
[A] How lightning is produced.
[ B ] The loudness of thunder.
[ C ] The relationship between lightning
and thunder.
[ D] How to determine the location of a lightning flash.
12. What led to the conversation?
[A] A recent local
storm. [B]A recent radio program.
[C] A course the speaker is
taking. [ D] Research done by one of the speakers.
13. According to the conversation, where does thunder occur?
[A] Where cool air hits
mountains. [B] Where lightning occurs.
[C] Near electrical
wires. [D] Underneath the clouds.
You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to questions 11-13.
Questions 14 -17 are based on the following conversation. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions
14 -17.
14. Where did the woman find out about the university station?
[A] From a
friend. [
B] From the town newspaper.
[C] From the bulletin
board. [D] From the school newspaper.
15. When will the station begin operation?
[A]
Today.
[B] In April.
[C] Next
semester. [
D] No one knows for sure.
16. What doesn' t the man like about the university town?
[A] Its
size..
[B] Its newspaper.
[C] Its radio
station. [D] Its weather.
17. What will be the university station' s programming policy?
[A] It will try to please all its listeners.
[B] It wants to appeal to only the sophisticated students.
[C] It will play only country and western music.
[D] It plans to present mostly talk shows. You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to questions 14 - 17.
Questions 18-21 are based on the following conversation. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 18 -21.
18. When does this conversation most probably take place?
[A] At the beginning of the
semester. [B] At the middle of the semester.
[C] At the end of the
semester. [D] During vacation.
19. What does the woman suggest that the man do?
[A] Study
hard.
[B] Try to take every exam.
[ C] Take his mind off his
test. [ D] Go to get his tennis bats.
20. What are both speakers planning?
[A] Togo
swimming. [B] To discuss the test.
[C] To play
tennis. [
D] To play table tennis.
21. What is the result of their last game?
[A] The woman
won. [Bj The man won.
[C] The man lost his
ball. [D] The woman is a beginner.
You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to questions 18 -21.
Questions 22 ~ 25 are based on the following conversation. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 22 -25.
22. Who is the woman?
[A] A recording
artist. [B] A French teacher.
[C]A
student.
[D] An engineer.
23. Why is the man talking to the woman?
[ A] He is explaining the language laboratory. [ B] He wants to know where the tapes are.
[C] He's showing her a new tape
recorder. [D] He's recording her voice on a tape.
24. What is the man's opinion of the language laboratory?
[A] It needs to have more French lesson tapes.
[B] It needs to have its controls repaired.
[C] It is different from all the other laboratories.
[D] It can be operated rather easily.
25. What will the woman do right now?
[A] Change her class
schedule. [B] Fill out a job application.
[C] Organize tapes on the
shelves. [D] Work on the French lessons.
You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to questions 22 -25.
Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to the ANSWER SHEET 1.
That is the end of the listening comprehension section.
Section Ⅱ Use of English
(15 minutes)
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,
C, or Don your ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text
Customs officers at a London airport yesterday found $500,000 worth of drugs which were being smuggled (走私) into Britain in boxes marked "Urgent Medical Supplies". The 26 might have suspected for some
time 27 drugs were being brought into the country
in this way. The 28 is believed to be the work of
a 29 international group. Four men were arrested
at 30 airport and held for questioning, 31 it is unlikely that they are organizers. In 32 they declared that they were 33 of what the boxes contained and 34 acted in good faith in
bringing 35 into Britain. This is the third
time 36 six months that attempts have been made to
smuggle 37 goods through Customs by declaring them
to 38 medical supplies. They are
frequently 39 in special containers and a 40 is given that they may be 41 if they are not handled with care. 42 are determined to put a 43 to this practice, said one of the Customs officers
today. 44 is no way these people are going to get away 45 this any longer. We have the full cooperation of the International Police who are as anxious as we are to track down the main source of supply.
26. [A] authorities [B] commanders [C] leaders [D] directors
27. [A] what [B]
that [C] although [D] when 28. [A] operation [B]
behaviour [C] movement [D] development 29.[A]well-constructed [B] well-designed [C]
well-composed [D] well-organized
30. [A]an [B]
some [C]
the [D]one
31. [A] but [B]
so [C]
because [D] as
32. [A] turn [B]
return [C] case [D] fact
33. [A] unconscious [B] unaware [C] unfamiliar [D] unknown
34. [A] were [B]
had [C]
have [D] being
35. [A] all [B]
it [C]
them [D] such
36. [A] of [B]
for [C] by [D] in
37.
[A]immoral [B]criminal [C]illeg
al [D]irregular
38.
[A]get [B]be
[C]become [D]sell
39.
[A]parked [B]picked [C]pa ssed [D]packed
40.
[A]warning [B]note [C]sym bol [D]signature
41.
[A]harmed [B]injured [C]damag ed [D]hurt
42.
[A]Some [B]We [C]Th ey [D]Those
43.
[A]stop [B]hold [C] stay [D]step
44.
[A]It [B]This
[C]There [D]That
45.
[A]off [B]in
[C]for [D]with
Section in Reading Comprehension
(40 minutes)
Part A
Directions:
Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Text I
The number killed in the Bradford City football ground disaster has risen to 52; more than 70 police and spectators have also been detained in hospital. The match was being recorded by York shire TV when the fire began. When it first broke out, a few tongues of flame could be seen under the wooden seats in the G block of the stand.
Some of the spectators walked away casually from
the smoke. Then suddenly the fire spread with terrifying speed, and within minutes the whole stand was in flames. Most of the spectators rushed forwards onto the pits to avoid the blaze. In the panic, several spectators were crushed, and police and other fans ran back to the stands to help them. The rescuers' clothes and hair could be seen bursting into flames in the intense heat.
Most of the dead were found piled up at the back of the stand, where they had run to escape from the fire. However, the gates at the back of the stand had been locked before the start of the match. This had been done to prevent people from entering without paying. Eyewitnesses spoke of fans being crushed beneath the turnstile in a desperate attempt to escape.
Throughout the day, weeping relatives trailed into hospitals and police stations looking for missing members of their families. The police are faced with the problem of identifying the victims and dental records and jewelry are being collected to help with the task.
The alarmingly quick spread of the fire was of
serious concern to police and fire-brigade investigators last night. They believe that paper and other rubbish that had accumulated over the years beneath the wooden stands provided ready-made fuel for the fire.
Police think that the blaze was started by a dropped cigarette. They also found out that fire extinguishers had been removed from the stands because they had been used in the past by fans as missiles.
The tragedy is the worst in football history since 66 fans died when part of stadium collapsed in Scotland in 1971.
46. What might be the title of the passage?
[A] Tragedy in Human History.
[B] Locked Gates and Timber Stand Create Death-trap.
[C] Fire in the Bradford Theatre.
[ D ] Football Causes Great Disaster 47. Why did some of the spectators walk away casually from the smoke?
[ A] They were afraid to be trapped in the fire.
[ B] They did not want to rescue those piled up at
the back of the stand.
[ C ] They did not realize that a fire broke out.
[ D] They wanted to escape from the fire as soon as possible.
48. Some of the dead at the back of the stand would have escaped from the fate if
[A] the organizers had not locked the gates at the back of the stand
[ B ] they had not been in such a panic
[ C ] they had not thrown paper and rubbish beneath the wooden stands
[ D ] they had not dropped cigarettes
49. The loss of the disaster could be reduced if ________.
[ A ] the rescuers had reacted more quickly
[ B ] eyewitnesses had all helped the rescue work
[ C ] the fans in the past had not been so ignorant
of the fire precaution rule
[ D ] the fire-brigade had come earlier
50. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[ A ] The police knew very soon who most of the victims were.