(完整版)四川省大学英语三级考试模拟试题

四川省大学英语三级考试模拟试题Test 1Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%)Section ADirections: 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 twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four 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 center.1. A) 15 minutes. B) 25 minutes. C) 35 minutes. D) 40 minutes.2. A) Wife and husband. B) Shop assistant and customer.C) Waitress and customer. D) Secretary and boss.3. A) $5. B) $15. C) $50. D) $55.4. A) In a hospital. B) At a railway station.C) In a reading-room. D) At a school office.5. A) Help the woman. B) Go home at five o’clock.C) Type some letters. D) work together with Mr. Smith.6. A)Because she does not like it.B) Because it is too formal for the occasion.C) Because it does not fit her very well.D) Because the man likes the other dress better.7. A) The woman will post the letter for him.B) The woman will go to the man’s office.C) The woman will not post the letter for him.D) The woman will ask him to post her letter.8. A) Salesman. B) Sportsman. C) Teacher. D) Doctor.9. A) Mary learnt some bad news.B) Mary didn’t like to go home.C) Mary didn’t like letters from home.D) Mary is ill and looks unhappy.10. A) Music. B) Stamp-collecting. C) Dancing. D) Skating.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. PassageQuestions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Giving a lecture. B) Waiting for her husband.C) Studying there. D) Working there.12. A) Because she liked the speaker. B) Because she liked the question.C) Because she knew the speaker. D) Because the speaker was a foreigner.Section C Spot DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from S1) to S6) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things S1)_________ past us, and feel that we are being S2)__________. We can feel acceleration, an increase in speed. But we notice it for only a short time. For instance, we feel it during the take-off run of an airliner. We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies don’t gain speed S3)___________ the plane does. It seems that something is pushing us back S4)__________ the seat. Actually, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place while the plane is carrying us forward. Soon the plane S5) __________ a steady speed. Then, because there is S6)__________ any change in speed, the feeling of forward motion stops.Part II. Vocabulary and Structure (20%)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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.13. It was _____ that we went camping in the mountain last week.A. such nice weatherB. too nice weatherC. so nice weatherD. nice weather so14. Ability to use a language can be _____ only by the act of using the language.A. acquittedB. acquiredC. inquiredD. required15. The professor gave order that the test _____ before 10:20.A. be finishedB. will finishC. will be finishedD. shall finish16. _____ the lecture ended, he slipped out of the hall.A. Before longB. Long beforeC. Long sinceD. Long ago17. Her description of the garden made me _____it.A. look forB. long forC. search forD. call for18.. The doctor said the patient was _____, but still needed good care.A. out of orderB. out of dangerC. out of questionD. out of place19. This experiment ought to _____ last week.A. be doneB. have been doneC. have doneD. do20. _____ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.A. The major will attendB. The major to attendC. The major attendingD. The major's attending21. The pear fell _____ on her head when she was walking in the orchard.A. by airB. by mistakeC. by chanceD. by no means22. The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are _____ more people thanshe expected.A. muchB. manyC. tooD. so23. _____ was to return to school.A. That really interested himB. What really interested himC. Which really interested himD. That interested him really24.“How do you like American food?”“Well, it is not bad. Now I _____ hamburgers.”A. used to eatB. used to eatingC. am used to eatD. am used to eating25. After the arrival of the new manager, the factory produced _____ cars in 1998 as the yearbefore.A. as twice manyB. twice many asC. twice as manyD. as many twice26. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware _____ shehad gone.A. where thatB. of the place whereC. of whereD. of what27. Without electricity, human life _____quite different today.A. isB. willC. would have beenD. would be28. It's a terrible day, isn't it?__ Yes. It _____ every day so far this month.A. is rainingB. rainedC. rainsD. has been raining29. The teacher told us the sentence _____ into Chinese.A. needn't to be translatedB. doesn't need to translateC. didn't need to translateD. needn't be translated30. These two little boys are not honest. I like _____ of them.A. noneB. neitherC. eitherD. each31. Let's hurry. The President is coming. __Oh, I thought that we _____.A. already miss himB. had already missed himC. will miss him alreadyD. have already missed him32. No sooner had he finished his talk _____ he was surrounded by the workers.A. asB. thenC. thanD. whenPart III: Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Fro each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should chose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneIt is often difficult for visitors to understand Am ericans’ lack of desire for privacy. They are not a nation of walled gardens and closed gates. Their yards usually run into one another without any fence; they often visit one another’s house without being invited or telephoning first; they leave their office doors open while they work.Their lack of desire for privacy probably results from their history as a nation. America is a big country. There have never been walled cities in the United States, nor was there the need for Americans to protect themselves from neighbouring states. During the early years, America had so few settlers that neighbours were very important; they were not to be shut by doors and fences. Neighbours offered protection and helped with the hard work of settling the land. They depended upon each other.From the nation’s early history has come the desire for openness rather than privacy. Visitors will notice this desire in a number of small ways; there may be rooms in American homes that do not have doors or that have glass walls. If you notice that people forget to close your door when they leave your room, do not think that this is rude, help them to learn that you would like it to be closed, or else become accustomed to new ways. In either case, be patient with the differences.33. According to the passage, visitors to America sometimes have trouble understanding _____.A. American’s opennessB. American’s lack of desire for privacyC. American’s way of humorD. American’s style of life34. Which of the following is true?A.. People walled their yards with fences.B. The settlers in the early years needed neighbour’s help very much.C. People get used to American’s openness.D. It’s difficult to follow American way of life.35. During the early years, people were never shut out by doors because _____.A. they were neighboursB. they were friendsC. they depended upon each otherD. they got accustomed to that36. Visitors will notice American’s desire for openness in a way _____.A. they walled their house with glassB. they leave their office doors open while workingC. they never have fenceD. all above37. Which is the best title for this passage?A. No Walled Cities.B. The Early SettlersC. American’s Lack of Desire for PrivacyD. Be Patient with DifferencesPassage 2The murder took place around ten o'clock p.m. on June 10. Thirty-two people watched Kitty being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbour. Yet, none of the 32 helped her. Not even one called the police. Was this inhuman cruelty(狠心)? Was it lack of feeling for one's fellow man?“Not so,”say scientists Dr. Darley and Dr. Fatane. They've found the reasons why people don't act. According to them, a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice there is an emergency(紧急情况).Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall onto the ground. Is he having a heart attack, or some other physical trouble? Or is he simply about to sleep off a drunk(醉酒)? So it's not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.Second and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel himself responsible. He must feel that he must help.The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They asked college students to come in to be “tested”. Some came alone, some with one or two others, and some in large groups. When they came in, either alone, in pairs, or in groups, a lady went into the next room. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of something falling and a cry for help. All of this had been pre-recorded on a tape-recorder.Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.In other words, in a group, American often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn't. They do not feel any direct responsibility.38. Why didn't the thirty-two people act to help Kitty according to the passage?A. Because they were afraid to be killed.B. Because they were cruel in their hearts.C. Because they thought others would help.D. Because they didn't notice the emergency.39. Which of the following is an emergency?A. Someone is falling onto the ground.B. Someone is having a heart attack.C. Someone is having a trouble.D. Someone is sleeping off a drunk.40. When a person notice an emergency, he must _____ before he acts to help.A. feel himself responsibleB. call the policeC. hear a cry for helpD. be with a group41. The result of the tests shows that _____.A. the more people there are together, the more people will act to helpB. college students would be more likely to help than ordinary AmericansC. the more people there are together, the fewer people will act to helpD. none of the tested students acted to help42. Americans don't _____ in a group.A. notice an emergencyB. go through two steps before they actC. depend on each otherD. feel direct responsibilityPassage 3The greatest changes have been in the lives of women. During the twenties century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five live till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.This important change in women’s life pattern has only recently begun to have its full effe ct on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first chance, and most of them took a full time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never return to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the house, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.43. According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married _____.A. at about twenty fiveB. in their early fiftiesC. as soon as possible after they were fifteenD. at any age from fifteen to forty-five44. We are told that in a common family in 1890s _____.A. seven or eight children lived to be more than fiveB. many children died before they were fiveC. the youngest child would be fifteenD. four or five children died when they were five45. When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth century mother _____.A.would be healthy enough to take part paid jobsB. was usually expected to die fairly soonC. was unlikely to find a job if she wanted oneD. would expect to work till she died46. According to the passage, the women of today usually _____.A. marry instead of getting paid workB. marry before they are twenty-fiveC. have more children under fifteenD. have too few children47. The best title for this passage is _____.A. Women’s lifeB.The Change of Women’s LifeC. Women’s MarriageD. Women’s New LifePassage 4Advertising can be thought of "as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services". Advertising aims to increase people's awareness and arouse interest. It tries to inform and to persuade. The media are all used to spread the message, and the press offers a fairly cheap method. Magazines are used to reach special sections of the market. The cinema and commercial radio are useful for local markets. Television, although more expensive, can be very effective. Posters are fairly cheap and more permanent in their power of attraction. Other ways of increasing consumer interest are through exhibitions and trade fairs as well as direct mail advertising.We might ask whether the cost of advertising is paid for by the manufacturer or by the consumer. Since advertising forms part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear that it is the customer who pays for advertising. However, if large scale advertising leads to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less.It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertising on sales. When the market is growing, advertising helps to increase demand. When the market is shrinking, advertising may prevent a bigger fall in scales than would occur without its support. What is clear is that businesses would not pay large sums for advertising if they were not convinced of its value to them.48. Advertising is often used to _____.A. convince customersB. promote productionC. raise interestD. push the sales49. . According to the passage, trade fairs (Paragraph 1) may _____.A. replace exhibitions and marketsB. supply local goods and servicesC. attract possible customersD. provide cheap amusements50. Advertising is in the main paid for by _____.A. the customerB. the producerC. the increased salesD. the decreased costs51. The author says that advertising can increase demand _____.A. in any period of salesB. in any circumstancesC. in a growing marketD. in a shrinking market52. What the last sentence of this passage actually tells us is that _____.A. businessmen usually do not pay more for advertising than they have toB. businessmen know well that advertising could bring them more profitsC. advertising couldn't convince people of the value of the goodsD. advertising usually costs businessmen large amounts of moneyPart IV: Translation from English into 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 taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part III of the Test Paper. You are allowed minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet in Test Paper Two.T1.(Line3-5, Paragraph3, Passage1)If you notice that people forget to close your door when they leave your room, do not think that this is rude, help them to learn that you would like it to be closed, or else become accustomed to new ways.T2 (Line1, Paragraph4, Passage2)Second and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel himself responsible.T3 (Line1-2, Paragraph2, Passage3)This important change in women’s life pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position.T4 (Line1-2, Paragraph1, Passage4)Advertising can be thought of "as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services".Part V: Writing (15%)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a passage under the title IsEnglish Easy to Learn ?you should write at least 100 words in three paragraphs andbase your writing on the outline given below in Chinese :1.有则广告说“三个月学会英语,无效退款”2.学好英语并非如此轻而易举.3. 如何学好英语Words for reference: learner, language, spend, practice, means。