[外语类试卷]大学英语三级（A级）模拟试卷518及答案与解析.doc

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1、大学英语三级（ A级）模拟试卷 518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） On a bus. （ B

2、） On a train. （ 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） 0.305556

3、（ D） 0.298611 （ A） Because she is ill. （ B） Because she lost her job. （ C） Because she is not a teacher. （ D） Because she gets another job. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations There are 2 recorded conversations in it After each conversation， t

4、here are some recorded questions Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times W （ A） 8:30 in the morning, Tuesday. （ B） 8:30 in the evening, Tuesday. （ C） 8:30 in the morning, Monday. （ D） 8:30 in the evening, Monday. （ A） Because he wants to visit her. （ B） Because he wants to disc

5、uss her suggestion with her. （ C） Because he wants to offer a proposal. （ D） Because he wants to date her. （ A） Friends. （ B） Colleagues. （ C） Boss and staff. （ D） Husband and wife. （ A） She is going to stay in the city. （ B） She is going to work with her father at the workshop. （ C） Shell read book

6、s. （ D） Shell go to the park with her family. （ A） None. （ B） Once. （ C） Twice. （ D） Four times. 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 An old

7、friend from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with me,【 T1】 _from the airport to tell me that he had【 T2】 _. I was still at the office at the time, but I had made preparation for his arrival. After explaining where my new【 T3】 _was, I told him that I had left the key under the【 T4】 _. As I was li

8、kely to be home very late, I advised him to go into the【 T5】 _and help himself to food and drinks. 11 【 T1】 12 【 T2】 13 【 T3】 14 【 T4】 15 【 T5】 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 quest

9、ions Both the passage and the questions will be read two times When you hear a question， you should 16 When can people think about our eyes very often? On the time when we_. 17 What things can nearsighted people see clearly? Things which are very_their eyes. 18 Who will become nearsighted easily? Pe

10、ople who do a lot of_will become nearsighted easily. 19 Why do nearsighted people wear glasses? In order to see_. 20 What problem do farsighted people suffer from? They have difficulty seeing_. Section A Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here You are required to complete each statement

11、by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A)， B)， C) and D) 21 It was my fathers wish in his will that I_become a doctor. （ A） should （ B） would （ C） might （ D） could 22 Thus_between England and France which was to last for 100 years. （ A） broke out a war （ B） did a war break out

12、（ C） a war broke out （ D） was a war broken 23 He_in the army for ten years, and he retired last year. （ A） has served （ B） had served （ C） served （ D） had been serving 24 Before his death last year, Professor Johnson decided that he_leave $ 2,000,000 to his university. （ A） can （ B） would （ C） may （

13、 D） shall 25 An iron and steel works, with several satellite factories, _in that city now. （ A） is built （ B） is being built （ C） were built （ D） are being built 26 The teacher doesn t permit_in class. （ A） smoke （ B） smokes （ C） to have a smoke （ D） smoking 27 He traveled to the Northern part of th

14、e country, _he got many new ideas for this book. （ A） which （ B） there （ C） where （ D） that 28 Hospital doctors dont go out very often as their work takes_their time. （ A） away （ B） over （ C） in （ D） up 29 The police knew nothing about the case_your father phone them. （ A） after （ B） since （ C） as （

15、 D） until 30 I dont think this room will be big enough to_all the guests. （ A） contain （ B） hold （ C） keep （ D） swallow Section B Directions: There are also 5 incomplete statements here You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets 31 The company had to put for

16、ward a (propose)_that lay-offs(下岗 )be considered. 32 When I entered the room, I found me cup (break)_ on the table. 33 Fred was playing the piano while Mary and I (sing)_. 34 They solved that problem (intelligence)_. 35 Unless he (tell)_us who he is, we wont let him in. Task 1 Directions: After read

17、ing the following passage, you will find 5 questions 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 choice 35 It is known to us that English is not as old as Chinese, but it is widely used by mos

18、t people all over the world. English speakers enjoy creating new words. In fact, a majority of words are traceable and each of them may have an interesting story. However, no one will really care where a word comes from because it makes little difference in using them in our daily life. Did you ever

19、 feel confused about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to American from Europe, coming from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn t know how to use English properly. Seen them eating round pieces of be

20、ef and asked what it was, the Germans didn t understand the questions exactly, they answered: “ we come from Hamburg. “ One of the Americans was an owner of a restaurant and got an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef and began selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers“.

21、 Today, hamburgers are welcomed by lots of people coming from different nationalities. 36 According to the text, English is_. （ A） older than Chinese （ B） as old as Chinese （ C） not so old as Chinese （ D） very hard to learn 37 Hamburg originally is_ （ A） a kind of food （ B） a round piece of beef （ C

22、） a city in Germany （ D） the name of a village 38 Which statement is correct according to the passage? （ A） At first hamburgers was a kind of bread. （ B） Few Americans like hamburgers. （ C） Hamburgers are made of ham. （ D） Hamburgers were first sold a century ago. 39 _begin to sell hamburgers to peo

23、ple. （ A） Americans （ B） The author （ C） Germans （ D） Europeans 40 After reading this story, we know the word “hamburger“ comes from_. （ A） China because it has a long history （ B） English because Germans don t speak English （ C） English speakers because they love eating it （ D） America because they

24、 give it that name Task 2 Directions： This task is the same as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45 40 Man finds living together with his own species(物种 ) difficult enough and living together with other species almost impossible. Our usual solution is to kill of

25、f anything that get in our way. Even on those rare occasions when we do enter into a relationship with another species, it is heavily biased(带有倾向 )in our favor. The other species benefits only when it suits our own interests. Our attempts to communicate with another species are concerned mainly with

26、 giving orders in our own language and having them obeyed. Probably our best attempt has been the whistle language that is used in the shepherd-sheepdog relationship. This is a system that is natural to neither species, but one that both can understand. Its only fault lies in fact that the bias is s

27、till therethe dog cannot whistle for the man. But now comes news of a piece of research that promises, for the first time, to open up two-way communication between man and another species. At the University of Nevada in the western United States, animated (活跃的 ) conversations are being held with a y

28、oung female chimpanzee (黑猩猩 ) called Washoe. Allen and Beatrice Gardener have succeeded in doing this because they have used an entirely new approach, an approach based on the natural abilities of the chimpanzee. Past attempts to communicate with chimpanzees have failed because the researchers tried

29、 to make their animals use a vocal language. 41 According to the writer, when man finds it impossible to live together with other species, he usually_. （ A） tries to communicate with them （ B） tries to teach them a language （ C） sets up a relationship with them （ D） wipes them out 42 According to th

30、e writer, we communicate with animals in an attempt to_. （ A） set up a relationship with them （ B） make them do what we want （ C） get along well with them （ D） teach them a language 43 The writer implies that the shepherd-sheepdog whistle language is still biased because_. （ A） it can only be used t

31、o give orders （ B） it is not natural for both shepherd and sheepdog （ C） it is a one-way communication approach （ D） it can only be used between man and dog 44 Allen and Beatrice Gardener managed to communicate with the chimpanzee by_. （ A） training the chimpanzee to learn human language in an entir

32、ely new method （ B） creating a language both man and the chimpanzee were able to use （ C） using animal s vocal language which the chimpanzee was able to understand （ D） learning the chimpanzee s language with an entirely new approach 45 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） in the future t

33、he chimpanzee can learn language like human beings （ B） in the past researchers taught a chimpanzee words of our natural language （ C） man and animals can get along well if they can communicate with each other （ D） the chimpanzee can communicate well with our human beings Task 3 Directions： The foll

34、owing 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 three words 45 Most meetings have an agenda. For a formal meeting, this document may be handed out in advance to all participants. For an i

35、nformal meeting, the agenda may be simply a list of the points to be dealt with. The purpose of an agenda is to speed up the meeting and keep everyone to the point. The agenda except a formal meeting must be organized in logical order. Often the agenda shows not only the topics but the meeting s fun

36、ction concerning each line. All items on which a decision is to be taken should appear on the agenda. One-to-one or small informal meetings also tend to be structured and planned. They are different from chance conversations in a corridor or over coffee. Small informal meetings may also take place o

37、r continue during a meal. l)Most meetings have【 R1】 _. 2) The document may be handed out【 R2】 _to all participants. 3) The purpose of an agenda is to【 R3】 _the meeting and keep every one to point. 4) The agenda shows both【 R4】 _and【 R5】 _concerning each line. 46 【 R1】 47 【 R2】 48 【 R3】 49 【 R4】 50 【

38、 R5】 Task 4 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it,you are required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets， numbered 51 through 55 50 Aprofit margin Isettlement on account Btrade mark Jr

39、etail price Cseaworthy export packing Kfind a ready market Dcertificate of origin Lenjoy popular prices Equality as per buyer s sample Msettle account Fexport declaration Nexport licensing position Gprocedure of arbitration Obe in a position to do sth. Hrisk of contamination 51 ( )适于海运出口包装 ( )污渍险 52

40、 ( )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 ( )出口申报书 Task 5 Directions： The following is a passage After reading it， you should give brief answers to the 5 questions(No 56 through No 60)that follow The answers(in no more than 3 words)should be written after the correspondi

41、ng numbers 55 Job Advertisement Our company is Tianhe Automobile Company and we are seeking for a mature, competent secretary whose main responsibility is to report to the general manager. The applicant should be skillful in organization work, shorthand and data processing, good at computer and flue

42、nt in English. Besides, the applicants should have at least two-year working experience and can work well with different colleagues. The company will offer excellent opportunities for personal development, a wide range of benefits and good career development opportunities. The salary will be in acco

43、rd with qualifications, beginning at a minimum of $ 2,500 per month. The opportunity for this post will be equal for both women and men. Interviews will be held on Monday to Friday, from June 14th to 18th. Resumes together with a photo are requested to mail to: Human resource department Tianhe Autom

44、obile Company PO Box 650 Windsor, Ontario M60358 56 What s the name of the company? _Company 57 What qualifications should the applicants have? They should be good at_, shorthand, data processing, computer and English. 58 What will the company offer to their potential employees? We will offer person

45、al development, a wide range of benefits and good_. 59 When will the interviews be held? From_of June. 60 What is required to mail to Tianhe together with their resumes?_. 61 But： there is at least one prediction that call be made with assurance （ A）但至少要做出一个有把握的预测。 （ B）但至少存在一个明确的预言。 （ C）但至少可以有把握地做 出

46、一个预言。 62 We cannot help asking if sandstorm is a pure natural phenomenon over which we have no control （ A）我们禁不住要问沙尘暴是否是一种纯自然现象，而我们对它无法控制。 （ B）如果沙尘暴是一种纯自然现象，我们不禁要问这个问题是否不能解决。 （ C）我们不禁要问沙尘暴是否是一种人类无法控制的纯粹的自然现象。 63 This is exactly what I want to show： never desert a friend in his hour of need （ A）这正是我所

47、要表达的意思：不要在朋友需要你的时候离开他。 （ B）我确切的想要表明的是：永远不会在朋友需要我时离开他。 （ C）这正是我所想要表达的意思：不要在朋友困难的时候离开他。 64 No amount of words can fully describe the friendship and the joy we felt on this visit （ A）我们在这次访问中所感受到的友情和欢乐是无法用语 言表达的。 （ B）没有足够的语言可以表达我们这次访问中感受到的友谊和愉悦。 （ C）没有语言可以完全表达我们这次访问中所领受到的友谊和欢乐。 65 Dear Sirs, We are ple

48、ased to recommend you Shanghai Carpet, which is available for export at present. This product has been widely sold to various markets abroad, and we believe that there is also a demand for it at your end. Now we enclose a copy of our catalogue for your reference. Please study it and let us know your comments , so that we may discuss the business possibilities. 一、 Part V Writing (25 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing 66 This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to create an advertisement according