[大学英语考试复习资料]大学三级(B)模拟481

1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)模拟481大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)模拟481大学三级(B)模拟481Part Listening ComprehensionThis part is to test your listening abilityIt consists of 3 sectionsSection AThis section is to test your ability，to give proper responsesThere are 5 recorded questions in itAfter each question，there is a pauseThe qu

2、estions will be spoken two timesWhen you hear a question，you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) ，B) ，C) and D) given in your test paper (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. A. He is from America B. He is fifty C. He is very kindD. He likes swimming 答案:C解析 What do you think of your b

3、oss? 解析 询问对某人的看法，应具体回答自己的看法，故选C。 2. A. By bike B. Its very far C. My home is in the countrysideD. Once a week 答案:A解析 How do you usually go to work? 解析 应该回答具体的交通方式，故选A。 3. A. Yes，I am B. No，Im not C. Yes，I didD. No，I did 答案:C解析 Did you go shopping alone yesterday? 解析 这是一般疑问句，故选C。 4. A. Where is he fr

4、om? B. My pleasure C. Glad to meet youD. Thank you 答案:C解析 Jane，this is my friend，Tom 解析 其回答一般是固定的，用Glad to meet you来回答，故选C。 5. A. I am a doctor B. I like reading books C. Im very kindD. Yes，I am答案:B解析 What do you like to do in your spare time? 解析 应具体回答自己的喜好，故选B。 Section BThis section is to test your

5、 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 two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D)

6、given in your test paper. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.Do management.B.Do production.C.Attend his training course.D.Attend meeting.答案:C解析W：What are you going to do this summer holiday?M：I will attend my training courses in production managementQ：What will the man do this summer holiday?解析 根据回答：“我将参加生产管理

7、培训课程的学习。”故选C。2.A.She got bored.B.She got ill.C.She got another good job.D.She didnt like it.答案:B解析M：I know you once worked in this company?W：YesI began to work in this company in 1988Four years later I stopped working here because of my illnessQ：Why did the woman stop working in this company?解析 根据回答

8、：“由于疾病，四年前我就不在这工作了。”故选B。3.A.Arrange some time for him to meet her director.B.Write a report to her director.C.Do her work more carefully.D.An:ange another person to meet her director.答案:A解析M：Id like to have a talk with your director sometime this weekCould you arrange it for me?W：Hes rather busy the

9、se daysBut Ill see what I can doQ：Whats the man asking the woman to do?解析 根据“我这周想找个时问跟你们的主任谈一下，你能为我安排一下吗?”可知正确答案为A。4.A.9:00.B.9:30.C.11:00.D.11:30.答案:A解析M：What are you going to do this evening?W：Ill go to visit Mr.King at nine and go to see a film at elevenQ：What time did the woman go to visit Mr.Ki

10、ng?解析 根据回答：“我9点去拜访金先生，11点去看电影。”可知正确答案为A。5.A.America.B.Canada.C.France.D.England.答案:C解析W：Thanks for your hospitality during nay visitM：My pleasureAnd welcome to France againQ：Which country does the woman visit?解析 女士说：“谢谢你在我访问期间对我的热情招待。”男士回答：“不客气。欢迎再到法国来。”可知，女士访问的是法国，故选C。Section CIn this section you w

11、ill 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 three times.The third reading is,for you to check your writing.Now the passage will begin.A letter of application or cover letter 1 specific parts of the resu

12、me, telling how your background is suited to a particular job. Yore main 2 is to emphasize your strong points, to present yourself in the best light so that a potential employer will grant you an interview. Usually written to 3 the readers attention to the resume, the letter of application should in

13、dicate the job you want and state your qualifications briefly. In the 4 paragraph you should indicate when you are available for an interview. The resume that accompanies the letter of application give more information about you than your letter can.Ordinarily, your letter should be 5 than one typed

14、 page. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)1.答案:emphasizes解析 11-15 A letter of application or cover letter emphasizes specific parts of the resume，telling how your background is suited to a particular jobYour main concern is to emphasize your strong points，to present yourself in the best light so that a potential e

15、mployer will grant you an interviewUsually written to draw the readers attention to the resume，the letter of application should indicate the job you want and state your qualifications brieflyIn the last paragraph you should indicate when you are available for an interviewThe resume that accompanies

16、the letter of application give more information about you than your letter canOrdinarily，your letter should be no long than one typed page 2.答案:concern3.答案:draw4.答案:1ast5.答案:no longerPart Vocabulary and StructureThis part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meanin

17、gful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section AThere are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A) ,B) , C) and D) .问题:1. It_last night, because the ground is wet.A.rainB.mu

18、st rainC.must have rainedD.rained答案:C解析 本题考查情态动词。根据句意可知这是对过去事情的肯定推测，应该用must have done，故选C。 知识拓展 如果表示对现在正在进行的事情做肯定推测应该用：must be doing sth.如：He must be watching TV now 问题:2. Heres my phone number. Lets keep in_.A.connectionB.touchC.reachD.relation答案:B解析 本题考查词义辨析。connection“关联”；touch“联系”；reach“到达”；rela

19、tion“关系”。根据句意应该是“保持联系”，而且keep in touch是一个同定短语，故选B。知识拓展 其他关于touch的短语有：get in touch with，get out of touch with，lose touch with等。问题:3. The small family business_a company of international importance.A.grew intoB.broke intoC.ran intoD.made into答案:A解析 本题考查短语辨析。grow into“成长为，发展为”；break into“闯入”；run into“遇

20、到”：make into“挤进”。根据句意应该是“小的家庭作坊发展成了具有国际影响力的大公司。”故选A。问题:4. No sooner had Lucy arrived at the airport_the plane left.A.untilB.thenC.whenD.than答案:D解析 本题考查固定搭配。一就：no soonerthan，故选D。 知识拓展 其他表示相同意义的短语有：hardlywhen，as soon as等。 问题:5. Mr. Smith is looking for an experienced secretary who is_ of organizing a

21、busy sales office.A.ableB.responsibleC.capableD.possible答案:C解析 本题考查词的用法。根据句意应该是“正在寻找一个能够组织销售部的有经验的秘书。”其中表示“能够”的词有两个，able和capable，但是able一般构成be able to do sth.，capable一般构成be capable of。所以应选C。 知识拓展 responsible表示负责任的，构成be responsible for possible表示可能性。 问题:6. Would you mind_it to me once again?A.explaini

22、ngB.to explainC.explainD.explained答案:A解析 本题考查词的用法。介意做某事：mind doing sth.，故选A。问题:7. The girl_aunt is a famous singer is fond of music.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.whose答案:D解析 本题考查定语从句。根据句意可知定语从句的主语与先行词之间是所属关系，故选D。 知识拓展 定语从句表示人时一般用who，表示物用that或which that既可以代指人，也可以代指物。 问题:8. Chicago is the second_city in the Uni

23、ted States.A.largerB.the largestC.largeD.largest答案:D解析 本题考查形容词的最高级。根据句意可知是“第二个最大的城市”，所以应用最高级，而且前边已有the，故选D。 知识拓展 形容词最高级前边必须加定冠词the，但是副词最高级前边既可以加也可以不加the。如：He runs fastestin our class 问题:9. Youre too tired. Why not_the time for a holiday?A.to spendB.saveC.spareD.to afford答案:C解析 本题考查词义辨析。spend“花费”；sav

24、e“节省”；spare“免除，腾出”；afford“负担得起”。根据句意应该是“为什么不腾出时间去度假?”故选C。问题:10. A large number of students in our class_girls.A.isB.areC.wasD.were答案:B解析 本题考查主谓一致。本句的主语由a number of修饰，表示很多，所以谓语动词应该用复数形式，故选B。 知识拓展 应注意区别a number of和the number of：a number of“许多”，用来修饰可数名词的复数形式，谓语动词也要用复数形式；the number of“的数量”，主语是数量，为单数，所以谓

25、语动词也要用单数形式。如：The number of students in our class is very large Section BThere are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.问题:1. The meeting is of great (important)_at this stage.答案:importance解析 本题考查同定结构。be+形容词=be+of+同形的名词，所

26、以应该把形容词important变成名词importance。问题:2. He (fine)_$200 for exceeding the speed limit yesterday.答案:was fined解析 本题考查被动语态。根据句意可知应该是“他被罚款”，而且有表示过去的时间状语，所以应该用一般过去时的被动语态，其构成是：was/were+及物动词的过去分词。问题:3. In the past, the workers were often forced (work)_twelve or fourteen hours a day.答案:to work解析 本题考查词的用法。强迫某人做某

27、事：force sb. to do sth.，所以应用to work。问题:4. The manager told us to be friendly to the visitors as if we (meet)_them before.答案:had met解析 本题考查虚拟语气。根据句意可知，这是对过去事情的一种虚拟，所以应该用had met。问题:5. Reading is agreeable as well as (health)_to human beings.答案:healthy解析 本题考查语法。根据句子结构可知，这是as well as引导的另一个表语，是并列结构，应该和前边的

28、agreeable保持一致，也用形容词形式，所以应该把名词health变成形容词healthy。问题:6. George, (see)_ that a car is coming quickly, ran over to carry the frightened little girl aside.答案:seeing解析 本题考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构可知这里需要一个非谓语动词说明主语的情况，而且是主动关系，所以应该用现在分词。问题:7. We find it hard to stand him any longer; he behaves so (strange)_.答案:strangel

29、y解析 本题考查词性的转换。观察句子可知这里需要一个副词修饰谓语动词behave，所以应该把形容词strange变成副词strangely。问题:8. Cultural (different)_often cause misunderstanding.答案:difference解析 本题考查词性的转换。根据句子结构可知这里需要一个名词作主 语，所以应该把形容词different变成名词difference。问题:9. Im fond of (watch)_English movies.答案:watching解析 本题考查词的用法。喜欢做某事：be fond of doing sth.所以应该用

30、watching。问题:10. He couldnt help (burst)_into tears when hearing the sad news.答案:bursting解析 本题考查固定结构。禁不住做某事：cant/couldnt help doing sth.，所以应该用bursting。Part Reading ComprehensionThis part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials caref

31、ully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but th

32、e problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying.Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like

33、he went pale and began to tremble suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, he opened his eyes wide is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like they stretched out their

34、 tongues! Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings.Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear,anger, love and

35、happiness on peoples faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.It is difficult to tell what peoples words or gestures really mean.B.Gestures can be u

36、nderstood by most people but words can not.C.Words can be better understood by older people.D.We can easily understand what peoples gestures mean.答案:A解析 判断正误题。根据第一段可知，语言和姿势都可以表达我们的感情，但是问题是人们可以对语言和姿势有不同的理解，故选A。2. Peoples facial expressions may be misunderstood because_.A.people of different sexes may

37、 understand a gesture differentlyB.people speaking different languages have different facial expressionsC.people from different cultures use different facial expressionsD.people of different ages may have different interpretations答案:C解析 细节题。根据第二段可知，文化的不同可以导致人们对同一感情的表达的不同，故选C。3. In the same culture,

38、people_.A.hardly fail to understand each others ideas and feelingsB.are equally intelligent even if they have different backgroundsC.almost have the same understanding of the same thingD.may have different abilities to understand and express feelings答案:D解析 细节题。根据第三段第一句可知，即使是同一文化中的人在理解能力方面也存在着差异，故选D。

39、4. From the passage, we can conclude that_.A.words and gestures can both be used to express feelingsB.gestures are more effectively used than wordsC.words are often more difficult to understand than gesturesD.words are used as frequently as gestures答案:A解析 总结归纳题。根据全文可知，语言和姿势都可以表达感情，故选A。5. The best ti

40、tle for this passage can be_.A.Gestures and FeelingsB.Words, Gestures and FeelingsC.Words and FeelingsD.Culture and Understanding答案:B解析 主旨题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了语言、姿势和理解之间的关系，故选B。Task 2This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45. Advertisement aims to inc

41、rease peoples awareness and arouse interest. It tries to inform and to persuade. The media are all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method, and magazines are used to reach special sections of the market. The cinema and commercial radio are useful for local market. Televisi

42、on, although more expensive, can be very effective. Other ways of increasing consumer interest are through exhibitions and trade fairs as well as direct mail advertisement. We might ask whether the cost of advertisement is paid for by the producer or by the customer. Since advertisement forms part o

43、f the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear that it is the customer who pays for advertisement. However,if large scale advertisement leads to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less. It is difficult to measure exactly the inf

44、luence of advertisement on sales. When the market is growing, advertisement helps to increase demand. When the market is shrinking,advertisement may prevent a bigger fall in sales than would occur without its support. What is clear is that businesses would not pay large sums for advertisement if the

45、y were not convinced of its value to them. 1. Advertisement is often used to_.A.deceive customersB.increase productionC.arouse suspicionD.push the sale答案:D解析 细节题。根据第一段第一、二句可知，广告的目的是说服人们购买，故选D。2. The word media (in the first paragraph) includes_.A.the pressB.televisionC.radioD.all of the above答案:D解析

46、细节题。根据第一段可知，报纸、电视和收音机都属于媒体，故选D。3. Advertisement is mainly paid for by_.A.the customerB.the producerC.increased salesD.reduced prices答案:A解析 细节题。根据第二段第二句可知，广告费用是由顾客支付的，故选A。4. Advertisements can increase demand_.A.all the timeB.in any circumstancesC.in a growing marketD.in a shrinking market答案:C解析 细节题。

47、根据第三段第二句可知，在上升的市场中，广告可以促进需求，故选C。5. From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that_.A.businesses usually do not pay much for advertisementB.businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profitsC.advertisement could hardly convince people of the value of the goodsD.advertisem

48、ent usually cost businesses large amounts of money答案:D解析 总结归纳题。文章最后一句话的意思是：如果不能说服商家认同广告的价值，他们就不会花大笔钱做广告，也就是说广告会花费商家大笔的钱，故选D。Task 3The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 (in no more than 3 words) in the ta

49、ble below. TEFL Teachers Summer Posts Once again we require ten excellent TEFL teachers for our summer program. Applicants should be college graduates with at least three years experience in teaching. Applicants must have strong communication and team building skills. Our school offers a special pac

50、kage to qualified, TEFL experienced teachers. $1,500 and free accommodation (housing and food) for 200 hours teaching from 2 July 24 August. Overtime available. Good possibility of longer term and permanent (a long period of time) posts. Shorter contracts available. Letters of application and C.V. t

51、o Teacher Recruitment ( Dept. E ) Chruehill House School, 40-42 Spencer square, Ramsgate, Kent (T11 9LD) Fax: (0843) 584827 Established 20 years. Recognized by the British Council and a member of Arels-Felco. TEFL Teachers Qualifications required by Chruchill House School: 1. College graduates 2. Ha

52、ve 1 experience in teaching in the minimum 3. Have strong communication and 2 skills Special package to teachers: $1,500 and 3 Teaching time: Teach 4 hours from 2 July 24 August Ways to contact the school: To: 5 Address: 40-42 Spencer square, Ramsgate, Kent ( T11 9LD) Fax: (0843) 584827 1.答案:three y

53、ears解析 细节题。根据第一段第二句Applicants should be college graduates with at least three years experience in teaching可知，至少需要有3年的教学经验。2.答案:team building解析 细节题。根据第一段第三句Applicants must have strong communication and team building skills可知，申请者必须要有团队建设技巧。3.答案:free accommodation解析 细节题。根据第一段第四句$1500 and free accommoda

54、tion(housing and food)for 200 hours teaching from 2 July-24 August可知，可以免费吃住。4.答案:200解析 细节题。根据第一段第四句$1500 and free accommodation(housing and food)for 200 hours teaching from 2 July-24 August可知，课时为200小时。5.答案:Teacher Recruitment解析 细节题。根据第二段Letters of application and C.V. to Teacher Recruitment(Dept.E)Chruchill House School，40-42 Spencer square，Ramsgate，Kent(T119LD)Fax：(0843)584827可知，应该把申请和简历投至学校的教师招募处。Task 4The followi