英语三级模拟训练

英语三级模拟（五）

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks, 30 minutes

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will

be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause.During the pause, you

must read the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.

Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

centre.

1.A) She hasn’t used the camera recently.

B) The man lost the camera last week.

C) The camera is in the repair shop.

D) The man is forgetful.

2.A) 30．B) 118．C) 180. D) 210．

3. A) The man feels very bored.

B) The woman is doing scientific research.

C) The woman is a doctor.

D) The man has some problem with his throat.

4. A) In a hospital,

B) In a gas station. C) In a clothing shop.

D) In a drugstore.

5. A) To the supermarket.

B) To the bank. C) To the dentist’s.

D) To the bus station.

6. A) In a hotel.

B) At the airport. C) At a travel agency.

D) In a store.

7. A) Bring the box to the woman.

B) Go downstairs with the woman.

C) Figure out the problem for the woman.

D) Carry the box for the woman.

8. A) The lecture is interesting

B) The man feels tired. C) The man is bored.

D) The woman is very interesting

9. A) The woman doesn’t like David.

B) The woman likes David very much.

C) The man’s mother doesn’t like David.

D) The man likes David very much.

10. A) The woman doesn’t like ice-cream.

B) The woman will not have any ice-cream.

C) The woman will have some ice-cream.

D) The woman isn’t on a diet.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear l long conversation and 2 short passages. At the end of each conversation or passage, you will hear some questions. The conversation or

passage with be read twice and the questions will be spoken only once. After each

question, there will be n pause. During the pause, you must read the 4 choices marked

A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding

letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage

Questions 11 to13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) He was having a car race with a policeman.

B) He was test-driving a new car.

C) He was speeding for pleasure.

D) He was trying to catch a police car:

12. A) To offer an original excuse.

B) To do some paperwork for hm. C) To give him some money.

D) To tell the truth.

13. A) The driver’s wife ran away with a policeman.

B) The driver wasn’t fined.

C) The policeman was being ironic（讽刺的）．

D) The driver didn’t love his wife.

Conversation 2

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

14. A) In a hotel.

B) In a restaurant. C) In a bookstore.

D) In a computer market

15. A) The computer software doesn’t work.

B) He can’t find the book he wants.

C) There is no single room available.

B) Talk to the hotel manager.

16. A) Try other hotels.

B) Talk to the hotel manager. C) Go to another restaurant.

D) Use another computer.

Passage 3

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) Very few people realize coffee’s importance.

B) Coffee is very popular, but few people know its origin.

C) Coffee is more popular in Paris than in Taipei.

D) Some people don’t know how to boil coffee.

18. A) A goat herder.

B) An Arabian. C) A monk．

D) A beggar.

19. A) In 1100.

B) In 1475. C) In around 1600.

D) In around 1607.

20. A) Oil. B) Water. C) Coffee. D) Milk

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage 3 times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the

second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to27with the exact

words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 t0 30 you are required to fill

in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you

have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the

passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Getting your kids interested in nature and having a good time outside is getting to be a big issue. The popularity of videogames, online social networks and hundreds of (21) of TV keep many people from (22) the outdoors during their young (23) years!

I was first (24) the Robbins Park in the Upper Dublin township. This well-kept park,

(25) in between residential（居住的）communities is an oasis of (26) in

otherwise well(27) neighborhood.

.As a video gamer and online person, this is the first time I’ve seen a bird blind（视猎物的隐蔽处）and I was very impressed. (29) It is really nice that , while in school.

Inside the little bird watching wooden shed is quiet and clean with wood chip on the floor to decrease noise. Outside the bird blind are 5 bird feeders and a bird bath.

(30) .I haven’t

Watched birds in many years and seeing these birds just a few feet away was pretty amazing. The handy poster on the wall helped me identify some of them, particularly the colorful Red Cardinal! Part II Reading Comprehension.(40 marks, 40 minutes)

Section A

Directions:There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D).

You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer

Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage 1

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

From cell phones and computers to hybrid cars and deep-water oil platforms, advances in engineering are deeply changing our lives. But concerns are growing that public understanding of how these technologies work-and how they impact our society and the environment-is not keeping pace.

To help bridge this knowledge gap, the engineering community is increasingly turning to science journalism.

Recognizing engineering in the news

Only I in every 800 people in the United States is a professional engineer. That leaves many Americans without the technical knowledge, or vocabulary, to make sense of today’s complex, technology-driven world. But science journalists-some armed with advance氏scientific degrees of their own-are helping to translate those complex stories into terms lay audiences can understand Scientific organizations are welcoming this effort The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recently created the IEEE USA Journalism award to honor the work of science journalists. Nita Patel, the institute’s vice president of communications and public awareness, says the award was created to promote engineering and science writing so the public can learn how their lives are impacted by technology.

Engineering on the radio

Randy Atkins of the National Academy of Engineering was one of this year’s winners. He was recognized for his weekly Engineering Innovation podcast, which adds technical context to issues in the news, such as the safety features on the space shuttle., His minute-long reports air during rush hour, providing commuters with a quick look into what is going on in the fields of engineering. Atkins says journalists these days don’t try hard enough to convey the important issues behind the news of the day. “There is engineering-I believe-behind almost every news story. The audience is intelligent and I think they would long for this information if journalists would just take the time to give it to them.”

31. What can be inferred from the first paragraph::

A) Technology is changing our lives too quickly.

B) The public are worried about the fast advance in technology.

C) High technology brings harm to our society.

D) The public do not have much understanding of technology

32. What does “translate” (Line 4, Para. 4) mean here?

A) To change from one form or medium into another.

B) To express in a simple and less technical language.

C) To change speech or writing into another language.

D) To change the position of figures or bodies in space without rotation.

33. Randy Atkins was awarded because

A) he was good at broadcasting news

B) he knew much about safety features on the space shuttle

C) his program contained technological element

D) his short reports helped drivers have a good time

34. What can be inferred from Atkins’ remarks?

A) Journalists have not done enough to convey engineering to the public.

B) The public do not have so much time to get to know engineering.

C) New stories do not have much to do with engineering.

D) The intelligent audience does not need so many reports in engineering.

35. What is the main idea of the passage?

A) The rate of professional engineers is too low in the US.

B) Technology is too complex for the general public to understand.

C) Science journalism is helpful in conveying technological knowledge to the public.

D) Scientists should be blamed for the public’s ignorance of engineering.

Passage 2

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

This great blue diamond is perhaps the most notorious（臭名昭著的）gem（珠宝）in history. It has left behind it a trail of so many unlucky owners that it has been popularly supposed to be cursed. The Hope was mined in India, and the 112-carat (克拉）gem was brought to France in1668. It was said that a curse rested on it, for a thief was reputed to have stolen the diamond from the eye of a statue of the Hindu goddess Sita, wife of Rama.

Tavernier, who brought the gem from India to France, sold it to Louis XIV, who had it cut into a 67-carat heart-shaped stone and named it the Blue Diamond of the Crown. Tavernier is said to have been killed by wild dogs on his next trip to India.

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette inherited the French Blue, as it was popularly known.In1792, about the time of their executions, the French Blue was stolen from the Garde-Meuble together with all of the French crown jewels. Some of the gems taken in this robbery were recovered, but not the Blue Diamond of the Crown.

It is interesting to note that a gem resembling the Hope is worn by Queen Maria Louisa of Spain in a portrait painted by Goya in 1800. There are reports that the stolen French Blue was recut to its present size by Wilhelm Fals, a Dutch diamond cutter. Fals is said to have died of grief after his son, Hendrick stole the gem from him. Hendrick, in turn, committed suicide.

In 1830, there appeared in London a 44.5-carat deep blue oval-cut diamond. The gem experts agreed it was the French Blue recut to conceal its identity. Henry Hope bought it, and since then it has been known as the Hope Diamond.

The Hope moved on, until in 1947 Mrs. McLean, a wealthy and eccentric（古怪的）American social figure, died. A New York jeweler Harry Winston purchased her jewels, including the Hope. He gave the gem to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.,in 1958 no doubt with a certain

sense of relief.

36. Which of the following is NOT a name of the famous diamond?

A) The French Blue.

B) The Cursed Diamond. C) The Hope Diamond.

D) Blue Diamond of the Crown

37. Why did the diamond seem cursed?

A) Because it was mined in India.

B) Because it had so many unlucky owners

C) Because it might be stolen from a statue of a goddess

D) Because it was generally believed to be so.

38. What is the “traveling route” of the diamond according to the passage?

A) India→France→India→Spain→America.

B) India→Hindu→France→Spain→America.

C) India→Hindu→Spain→Great Britain→America.

D) Indi a→France→Spain→Great Britain→America.

39. How did Harry Winston feel when he gave the Hope to the Smithsonian Institution?

A) He felt relieved.

B) He felt helpless. C) He felt regretful.

D) He felt doubtless.

40. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A) Why the Hope Was Unlucky.

B) The Hope, Cursed or Not? C) The Hope and Its Unlucky Owners.

D) The Magic Power of the Hope,

Passage 3

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:

Happy? Angry? Anxious? How can we measure animal emotions? To understand

how animals experience the world and how they should be treated, people need to better understand their emotional lives. A new review of animal emotion suggests that, as in humans, emotions may tell animals whether their world is dangerous or full of opportunities, and guide the choices that they make.

The review by Bristol University’s Professor Mike Mendel and Dr. Liz Paul and Lincoln University’s Dr. Oliver Burman, is published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

An animal living in a world where it is regularly threatened by predators（捕食其他动物为生的动物) will develop a negative emotion or “mood”, such as anxiety, whereas one in an environment with plenty of opportunities to acquire resources for survival will be in a more positive mood state.

The researchers argue that these emotional states not only reflect the animal’s experiences, they also help it decide how to make choices, especially in ambiguous situations, which could have good or bad outcomes. An animal in a negative state will benefit from adopting a safety-first, “pessimistic” response to an ambiguous event-for example, interpreting a rustle（蟋蟀声）in the grass as signaling a predator-while an animal in a positive state will benefit from a more “optimistic” response, interpreting it as signaling prey.

Professor Mike Mendl, Head of the Animal Welfare and Behaviour research group at Bristol University’s School of Clinical Veterinary（兽医的）Science, said, “Because we can measure animal choices objectively, we can use “optimistic”and “pessimistic”decision-making as an indicator of the animal’s emotional state which itself is much more difficult to assess. Recent studies by our group and others suggest that this may be a valuable new approach in a variety of animal species.

Public interest in animal welfare remains high, with widespread implications for the way in

which animals are treated, used and included in society. We believe our approach could help us to better understand and assess an animal’s emotion.”

41. A better understanding of animal emotions could help people to

A) experience the world

B) understand the environment C) treat animals better

D) evaluate animals’ choice making

42. What could help animals create a positive mood?

A) Chances to get food.

B) Opportunities to meet animals of the same species.

C) Meeting other predators.

D) Escaping from death.

43. An animal in a negative state will when he hears some sound in the grass.

A)go nearer B) keep still C) get excited D) run away

44. According to the passage, which is much more difficult to assess?

A) Animals’ decision-making.

B) Animals’ emotional state. C) Animals’ welfare.

D) Animals’ responses to danger.

45. What is the best title of the passage?

A) The Public Have Not Given Animals Enough Care

B) A New Approach to Animal Behavior.

C) Emotions Help Animals to Make Choices.

D) It’s Hard to Understand Animals.

Section B

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read

the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is

identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer

Sheet with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the

bank more than once.

Attention Deficit（亏损）Hyperactivity（过分活跃）Disorder (ADHD) is a controversial condition that is closely tied to culture, 46 and lifestyle and yet is heavily medicated with side-effect ridden medicines. Below we take a look at anthropological underpinnings (人类学的依据)and 47 to ADHD that take a more conservative approach.

Recently, Ken Jacobson at the University of Massachusetts conducted an 48 study showing that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)may be a culturally 49 disorder rather than a medical one. Jacobson studied a group of 53 English 10 and 11-year-old to 50 why the English diagnose ADHD much less frequently than their counterparts in America. He found that English children defined as normal in England exhibit the 51 of ADHD as it is defined in America. However, English students are rarely diagnosed（诊断）with the disorder or treated with the drug Ritalin. He suggests that there is no biological basis for 52 children into groups like “learning disabled”, “gifted”, and “abnormal”because these are socially constructed terms that 53 across cultures. According to Jacobson, less than l percent of English children are diagnosed as having anything similar to ADHD while approximately 5 percent of American children are 54 as having ADHD. He finds this is because the English accept hyperactive behavior at certain times in certain places as normal in children more 55 than Americans. Currently Jacobson is conducting a similar study with 10- and 11-year-olds in a town near Amherst, Massachusetts. A．define I．ignore

B. cause J．solutions

C．vary K. specifically

D. labeled L．symptoms

E. environment M. original

F．authentic N．readily

G determine O．dividing

H．guess

Part lll Integrated Testing (15 marks, 20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices, marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

center.

When we are warned about the dangers of food, it usually relates to food allergies or food poisoning. The 56 of killer biscuits has never quite 57 into people’s minds.

Millions of people reach for a biscuit 58 they pour a cup of tea and it seems that this simple 59 is an activity packed with 60 danger. Almost half of all Britons have been

61 while eating a crunchy（松脆的) biscuit with their tea or coffee, according to figures

62 by anew survey.

The research 63 by Mindlab International shows a surprising fact that 500 people each year need hospital 64 after a biscuit-related injury. It’s 65 that millions of Brits have been injured by cookies at some 66 .

It also 67 that almost a third of adults said they had been hurt by hot drinks while dunking (浸入)or trying to take out the pieces of a broken biscuit. About 28 percent had choked on crumbs（食品碎屑），while one 68 ten Had broken a tooth 69 a biscuit.

More unusually, 3% had poked（戳）themselves in the eye with a biscuit and 7% 70 by a pet or other wild animals trying to get their biscuit. One man even ended up 71 in wet concrete after walking in to pick up a biscuit.

Mindlab International director David Lewis said: “We tested the physical 72 of 15 most popular types of biscuits, along with aspects of their consumption 73 “dunkability”and “crumb dispersal”.

The title of the most dangerous biscuit 74 to a certain brand of biscuit, which 75 the most risk to innocent dunkers with a Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation, or B.I.T.E. rating of 5.63. This compares to some other biscuits with just l.16 B.I.T.E. rating.

56. A) threat B) image C) imagination D) association

57.A)gone B) run C) come D) flown

58. A) whenever B)wherever C)whatever D) however

59. A) activity B) approach C) accident D) action

60. A) lost B) hidden C) missing D) leading

61. A) damaged B)wounded . C) injured D) cut

62. A) contained B) relieved C) expressed D) released

63. A) carried B) offered C) conducted D) considered

64. A) treatment B) medicine C) care D) operation

65. A) judged B) estimated C) supposed D) calculated

66. A) place B) time C) point D) occasion

67. A) found B) knew C) accused D) warned

68. A) with B) from C)on D) in

69. A) biting B) bitten C) bite D) to bite

70. A) bite B) biting C) bitten D) to bite

71. A) stuck B) stick C) sticking D) by sticking

72. A) characters B) properties C) elements D) factors

73. A) and B) also C) as well as D) such as

74. A) belongs B) points C) leads D) turns

75. A) creates B) causes C) poses D) plays

Section B

Directions:In this part there is a short passage followed by 5 questions or incomplete statements.

Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements with

no more than 10 words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.

American farmers first planted genetically engineered crops in 1996. Today 80% of the cropland for soybeans, corn and cotton in the United States is transgenic（转基因的）.Genetic engineering adds or changes genes in a plant to produce desired qualities.

The United States is one of 25 countries where farmers planted genetically engineered crops in 2009. An agricultural biotechnology group says planting decreased in Europe. But the amount of cropland planted with the crops rose by an estimated 7% worldwide.

The National Research Council, part of the National Academies in Washington, recently published a study. The study examined how genetically engineered crops have affected farming in the United States. It found that many farmers have better harvests, better weed control and fewer losses from insect damage compared to traditional crops,

LaReesa Wolfenbarger is a University of Nebraska biology professor and a member of the committee that wrote the report. She says they found that genetically engineered crops can be better for the environment. For example, she noted that crops designed to resist damage by glyphosate need fewer pesticides(深虫剂，农药)that are more poisonous to the soil. Glyphosate is a chemical used in weed killing products.

But some farmers have used so much glyphosate that a number of kinds of weeds can now

resist it. David Ervin of Portland State University in Oregon led the committee that wrote the report. Professor Ervin says this means that some farmers are again using the more poisonous herbicides （灭草剂）to control weeds. He says the problem needs immediate attention.

Earlier this year, a professor at the University of Western Australia commented on the overuse of glyphosate. For example, Stephen Powles said glyphosate is as important in worldwide food production as penicillin（盘尼西林）is in medicine for fighting disease. He called for better use of glyphosate-resistant crop technology.

Questions:

76. What is the purpose of genetic engineering?

77. What increased 7% worldwide?

78. Genetically engineered crops can be better for the environment in that .

79. According to Professor Ervin, what question needs immediate attention?

80. Why did Stephen Powles compare glyphosate to penicillin?

Part IV Writing (15 marks, 30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an e-mail. You should write at least 100 words, and base your e-mail on the information given below: Your pen pal Tom has

recently written an e-mail to you telling you that his parents are planning to visit your

city. He asked you to suggest a hotel in the city for his parents. Write an e-mail to Peter,

telling him that you recommend Lakeview Hotel. Using the notes below, tell him why you