[外语类试卷]大学英语三级（A级）模拟试卷494及答案与解析.doc

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1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 494及答案与解析 Section A Directions: 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 Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once When you hear a questi （ A） At an art gal

2、lery. （ B） In a department store. （ C） At a bookstore. （ D） In a workshop. （ A） The man can sleep in the office. （ B） She can have someone to repair the air conditioner. （ C） She can work without air conditioner. （ D） The man can do his work in the office. （ A） It s quiet in the restaurant. （ B） The

3、 price is high in the restaurant. （ C） The restaurant serves good food. （ D） The restaurant is too far from their school. （ A） Flight 811. （ B） Flight 611. （ C） Flight 711. （ D） Flight 911. （ A） One dollar. （ B） Two dollars. （ C） Three dollars. （ D） Four dollars. Section B Directions: This section i

4、s to test your ability to understand short conversations There are 2 recorded conversations in it After each conversation， there are some recorded questions Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times W （ A） In 1840. （ B） In 1820. （ C） In 1804. （ D） In 1890. （ A） The British govern

5、ment. （ B） The individual post offices. （ C） Either the sender or the receiver of a letter. （ D） The local government. （ A） At Leechs school. （ B） In the police station. （ C） On the phone. （ D） At Mrs. Smiths home. （ A） Two days. （ B） The whole afternoon. （ C） A whole day. （ D） The whole morning. （

6、A） Yellow and white. （ B） Blue and green. （ C） Green and black. （ D） Blue and black. Section C Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage The passage is printed in the test paper， but with some words or phrases missing The passage will be read two times 10 The word horsepower

7、 was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world s first 【 B1】 _ used steam engine. He had no way of telling people【 B2】 _ how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. Watt decided to【 B3】 _ how much work one【 B4】 _ horse could do in one minute.

8、He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He【 B5】 _ that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3,300 pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as mu

9、ch work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine. 11 【 B1】 12 【 B2】 13 【 B3】 14 【 B4】 15 【 B5】 Section D Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages You will hear a recorded passage After that you will hear five questions Both the passage and the questio

10、ns will be read two times When you hear a question， you should 16 Who was the most important person in the speaker s childhood? The speaker s _. 17 Where did the speaker like to go during his vacations? The speaker loved to go his _. 18 What kind of stories did the speaker s grandmother tell him? Th

11、e stories about _ during World War II. 19 Where did they sometimes go and pick flowers? They often went into _to pick up flowers. 20 When did the speaker s grandmother die? She died _ago. Section A Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here You are required to complete each statement by cho

12、osing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A)，B)， C) and D) 21 All students are eager to know _they will pass the exam or not. （ A） if （ B） that （ C） whether （ D） why 22 When the couple _here, they _to the park. （ A） will come; will go （ B） come; go （ C） will come; go （ D） come; will go

13、23 I cannot find Tom anywhere.He _have been off long. I heard him make a call just now. （ A） shouldnt （ B） cant （ C） mustnt （ D） neednt 24 No matter who he is, young or old, peoples state of mind tends to keep _with the rapid change of society. （ A） contact （ B） progress （ C） touch （ D） pace 25 To t

14、ell you the truth, its very hard for us to help them get rid of Internet addiction.But we_on this problem trying to improve the situation. （ A） worked （ B） had worked （ C） are working （ D） had been working 26 There was an earthquake happened, _100 people and with more than 300_. （ A） killed; injured

15、 （ B） killing; injured （ C） killed; injuring （ D） killing; injuring 27 50 miles southwest of the country _the famous beautiful mountain. （ A） laying （ B） lie （ C） lies （ D） lays 28 Everyone has periods in their lives_everything seems so hard. （ A） when （ B） where （ C） which （ D） that 29 Miss Liu doe

16、sn t mind_your homework as long as it is done by yourself. （ A） you to delay handing in （ B） your delaying handing in （ C） your delaying to hand in （ D） you delay to hand in 30 By no means_ready to quit her study. （ A） will she （ B） she will （ C） she is （ D） is she Section B Directions: There are al

17、so 5 incomplete statements here You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets 31 If you look to the left, you will see a river of great (wide)_. 32 A (report)_is a person who writes news articles or who broadcasts news reports. 33 It was the first time Rebecca

18、(invite)_us to dine out. 34 Both Marx and Engels were (German)_. 35 When (see)_near the horizon (地平线 ), the moon appears strikingly larger. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or stateme

19、nt there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice 35 After a days hard work, we need some sleep. During the sleep, the fatigue(疲劳 )of the body disappears and recuperation (恢复 ) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy, and the memory improves. Some adults require litt

20、le sleep; others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four hours. Infants(婴儿 ) sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily, the amount gradually diminishing as they grow older. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically demanding job may also need

21、 ten, whereas an executive working under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people have little sleep. Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night. Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty

22、you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine; a favorite hour, a favorite bed, a favorite position, and a rule you need to follow in order to rest comfortably. Investigators have tried to find out how long a person can go without

23、 sleep. Several people have reached more than 115 hours nearly five days. Whatever the limit, it is absolute. Animals that kept awake for from five to eight days have died of exhaustion. The limit for human beings is probably about a week. 36 By writing this passage, the writer intends to tell us th

24、at_. （ A） sleep is important for good mental and physical health （ B） a light sleep is as restful as a deep sleep （ C） memory is improved during sleep （ D） sleep is relatively unimportant for human beings 37 From the amount of sleep Napoleon, Edison, and Darwin required, we can conclude （ A） that th

25、ey were famous （ B） that they were executives （ C） that they were intelligent （ D） None of the above 38 The amount of sleep required may_. （ A） tire an individual mind （ B） help infants grow older （ C） apply pressure on an executive （ D） depend on an individual age 39 If a person is not allowed to f

26、ollow his own sleep routine, he will probably_. （ A） never fall asleep （ B） not sleep well （ C） lose his memory （ D） begin to daydream 40 The author implies that if human beings are kept awake for more than a week the result （ A） is hard to imagine （ B） will probably be a mental breakdown （ C） is di

27、fficult to describe （ D） will probably be dead Task 2 Directions： This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45 40 Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbering 27 in all, between the age of 35 and 65, were given month-long tes

28、ts to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those aboard the space shuttle. Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were volunteers and the pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the tests, and they we

29、re expected to tolerate each others company at close quarters for the entire period. Among other things they had to stand pressure three times the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks whole exhausted from strenuous physical exercise. At the end of ten days, they had to spend

30、 a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed, during which time they suffered backaches and other discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the more physically active women were especially subject to pain due to a slight calcium loss. Results of the tests suggest that women will have

31、significant advantages over man in space. They need less food and less oxygen and they stand up to radiation better. Men s advantages in terms of strength and stamina, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space. 41 What were those American women tested for during the w

32、hole month? （ A） For the selection of the responsible persons. （ B） For the condition of different group of the women. （ C） To see if they were suitable for the space work. （ D） To see how they would react to conditions like those aboard the space shuttle. 42 From the passage we can learn that _. （

33、A） many women wanted to take part in the tests （ B） the pay was important for the women （ C） the women often quarreled with each other so they had to tolerate each other. （ D） they could drink some wine after work 43 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） They had to stand under the pressur

34、e three times the force of gravity. （ B） Ten days later in the test, they had to spend other twenty days in bed. （ C） During the whole test, they suffered backaches and other discomforts. （ D） Some of the women suffered great loss of calcium. 44 According to the passage, _. （ A） the women stayed tog

35、ether during the whole test （ B） most of the women taking part in the test are very active （ C） before the test, the women enjoyed smoking and drinking （ D） all the women taking part in the test traveled to space at last 45 What is the best title for this passage? （ A） Women s Power （ B） An Unforget

36、table Experience （ C） Tests Show Women Suited for Space Travel （ D） Man Should Not Travel to Space Any More Task 3 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you are required to complete the blanks below it(No 46 through No 50) You should write your answers briefly in no more than thre

37、e words 45 Environment is everything that surrounds us: plants, animals, buildings, country, air, water in fact everything that can affect us in any way. And environment differs in different parts of the world. Ecology is the science of how living creatures and plants exist together and depend on ea

38、ch other on the local environment. Where an environment is undisturbed, the ecology of an area is in balance. But if a creature dies out or an alien(相异的 )species is introduced, then the ecology of this area will be upset. Man is a part of the environment and has done more to upset the ecology during

39、 his short span on earth than any other living creature. He has poisoned the atmosphere and polluted both land and water. He has wasted the earth s natural resources with no thought for the future. He has killed a lot of precious animals for his delicacies (精美的食品 )on the table and for his elegant ov

40、ercoats. Since man has done so much damage, it is up to man to try to put matters right. And the sooner he does something about it, the better. 1)【 R1】 _ is everything that surrounds us. 2)【 R2】 _ is the science of how living creatures and plants exist together. 3) The ecology of an area is【 R3】 _,

41、where an environment is undisturbed. 4) Man is【 R4】 _ of the environment. 5) Man has poisoned the atmosphere and【 R5】 _ both land and water. 46 【 R1】 47 【 R2】 48 【 R3】 49 【 R4】 50 【 R5】 Task 4 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to th

42、ose given in Chinese in the table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets， numbered 51 through 55 50 A mouse D data processing B central processing unit E desktop operating system C CAD F dialogue boxes G disk drive L home page H download M host computer I drag and drop N

43、 ink-jet printer J electronic commerce O laser jet printer K floppy disk P office automation 51 ( )桌面操作系统 ( )喷墨打印机 52 ( )磁盘驱动器 ( )电子商务 53 ( )激 光打印机 ( )办公自动化 54 ( )数据处理 ( )对话框 55 ( )中央处理器 ( )软磁盘 Task 5 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you should give brief answers to the 5 que

44、stions(No 56 through No 60)that follow The answers(in no more than 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers 55 7 October, 2008 Huaxia Industrial Corp. 903 Minhua Road Guangzhou P. R. China Attention: Mr. Allen Young Subject; Request for ABC Inc. Gentlemen, Further to the presentatio

45、n made up by ABC (Canada)Inc. in July, we would kindly request that a follow-up meeting be held in order to give you a more in-depth knowledge of our system and capacities. Our Mr. Robert Kim will be in China early next month, and could arrange a trip to Kaibab site on November 5, if this is conveni

46、ent to you. We suggest that the agenda could be as follows: Morning: Detailed presentation of ABC s new symphony system. Afternoon: Discussion with site personnel on specific requirements for the up-coming Kaibab project. If the above is acceptable for you, please advise the undersigned or our local

47、 contact in Beijing , Mr. Li Ming. We look forward to the opportunity of meeting you, and discussing your needs in more detail. Yours very truly, ABC( CANADA) INC. Janice T. Fabian Chinese Business Development Manager 56 What is the fax about? _Inc. 57 What is the purpose of the meeting?Enabling the

48、 receivers to have a more in-depth knowledge of their _. 58 To whom should Huaxia Industries Corp. make a reply? To _or Mr. Li Ming. 59 What will be discussed with the staff of the site? Detailed demand for the _. 60 Who is the fax sent to?It is sent to _. 61 It is possible that your company is facing difficulties of which we are not aware. （ A）可能你公司正面临一些我们不了解的困难。 （ B）也许你公司正面临着一些我们不明白的困难。 （ C）有可能你公司正在面临些困难，都是我们不了解的。 62 She bought several clothes shops and prepared to build up a chain （ A）她盘下了几家服装店，并且打算再开一家新的分店。 （ B）她买下了几家服装店，并且准备建立连锁店。 （ C）她买下了几家服装店，并且想再买一条项链。 63 Compared with the developed c