[大学英语考试复习资料]大学三级(A)模拟459

1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(A)模拟459大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(A)模拟459大学三级(A)模拟459Part Listening ComprehensionDirections: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After

2、each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When 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. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Shee

3、t with a single line through the center. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.On the way to work.B.At home.C.In a car.D.In an office.答案:D听力原文M: Any message for me while I was away?W: Your wife just called to say that she wouldnt be home until seven oclock.Q: Where does this conversation probably take place? 解析

4、问：这个对话可能发生在什么地方?A去上班的路上；B家里；C车里；D办公室。在对话中，男的问：“我不在的时候有我的留言吗?”女的说：“你妻子刚刚打电话来说她七点到家。”因此可以推断出这是在办公室。 2.A.The restaurant is too far away.B.He prefers to eat after the meeting.C.The time is too short for the meal.D.He likes the womans idea.答案:D听力原文W: We have plenty of time before the meeting begins. Lets

5、 get something to eat.M: I know a good Chinese restaurant near the parking lot.Q: What does the man mean? 解析 问：男的什么意思?A餐馆太远了；B他喜欢会后再吃；C对吃饭来说时间太短了；D他赞成女的主意。在对话中，女的说：“会议开始前我们还有足够的时间。我们吃点东西吧。”男的说：“我知道停车场附近有一家不错的中国餐馆。”言下之意，他赞成女的主意。 3.A.She should be careful about the money.B.She should buy the brown sui

6、t.C.She should find another job to make more money.D.She should not buy the brown suit.答案:A听力原文W: I certainly would like to buy the brown suit I saw in the department store, but I dont have enough money.M: Well, if you could spend your money more carefully, you would be able to buy it.Q: How does th

7、e man feel about the woman? 解析 问：男的觉得女的怎么样?A她应该小心花钱；B她应该买那件棕色的衣服；C她应该再找一份工作以挣更多的钱；D她不该买那件棕色的衣服。在对话中，女的说：“我当然想买百货店看到的那件棕色的衣服，但是我没有足够的钱。”男的说：“如果你更小心花钱的话，你会买得起的。”言下之意是她该小心花钱。 4.A.He is a supervisor.B.He is a salesman.C.He is a telephone operator.D.He is a visitor.答案:A听力原文W: Is this the complaint depart

8、ment? Id like to speak to a supervisor.M: If you hold the phone, madam, Ill get Mr. Slopes.Q: What is Mr. Slopes position? 解析 问：斯洛普思先生的职位是什么?A管理者；B销售员；C电话接线员；D访客。在对话中，女的说：“这是投诉部吗?我想和管理人员说话。”男的说：“请稍等，夫人。我给你接斯洛普思先生。”可见斯洛普思先生是个管理人员。 5.A.Explain the instructions to the man.B.Translate the instructions i

9、nto English.C.Help the man turn on the washing machine.D.Ask someone to do the translation.答案:D听力原文M: Im trying to figure out how to turn on this new washing machine, but I cant read the instructions. It is written in German.W: Well, give me the material and Ill get Mary to translate it for you.Q: W

10、hat is the woman going to do? 解析 问：女的将做什么?A向男的解释指示；B把指示翻译成英语；C帮男的开洗衣机；D请别人翻译。在对话中，女的说：“把材料给我，我让玛丽给你翻译。”因此答案是D。 Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded quest

11、ions. Both the conversations 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 given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the ce

12、nter. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.He is looking for a new flat.B.He is decorating his new flat.C.He is showing his mother around his new flat.D.He is receiving his friends at his new flat.答案:C听力原文M: Let me show you the flat, Mother. This is the living room. It isnt completely furnished yet, but its goo

13、d enough to receive my friends, isnt it?W: Well, of course. And that large balcony is really useful. You should plant some flowers there, Steve.M: Dont worry, Mother. Ill plant some soon. But come and look at my bedroom. For the moment theres only a bed and two chairs, but Im going to get in some bo

14、okshelves and a desk soon. Then Ill be able to work quite nicely.W: And youve got a nice bathroom, too. I hope the rent isnt too high.M: No. Its quite reasonable.W: Youve done very well! Youre really very lucky.What is Steve doing? 解析 问：斯蒂夫在做什么?A他在找一个新公寓；B他在装修新公寓；C他在带他妈妈参观他的新公寓；D在新公寓中接待朋友。从文字第一行“Let

15、 me show you the flat, Mother.”可知答案。 2.A.The living room, bedroom, kitchen and the balcony.B.The living room, bedroom and the bathroom.C.The living room, bedroom, kitchen and the bathroom.D.The living room, bedroom, bathroom and the balcony.答案:D听力原文 What places in the flat are mentioned in the dialo

16、gue? 解析 问：公寓中的什么地方在对话中提到了?A起居室、卧室、厨房和阳台；B起居室、卧室和浴室；C起居室、卧室、厨房和浴室；D起居室、卧室、浴室和阳台。从文字第一行“This is the living room.”、第三行“that large balcony is really useful.”、第五行“come and look at my bedroom.”及倒数第三行“And youve got a nice bathroom, too.”可知答案是D。 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 3.A.Her children disturb her when she is

17、writing her homework.B.Her husband cant take care of the dogs.C.The children are unhappy when she writes her homework.D.Her children are sick.答案:A听力原文M: Hello, Susan, come in and take a seat.W: Thank you.M: The reason I want to see you is Im worried about your grades. Last year you were a straight-A

18、 student, but over the last semester you hardly even get any Bs. I know that youre a very bright student, so I wondered if you had any problem.W: Thank you for your concern, Dr. Brown. I know I could be doing better, but my husband is working full-time now, so he cant look after the kids so much. I

19、always end up writing my assignments with two kids running round the room.M: There is a kindergarten in the downtown campus. Why dont you drop your kids in the kindergarten and then go and do your assignments in the library?W: Thank you. Maybe Ill try that.Why are Susans grades poor? 解析 问：苏珊的成绩为什么很差

20、?A她做作业时孩子打扰了她；B她丈夫不会照顾狗；C她写作业时孩子们会不高兴；D她孩子病了。从文字第七、八行“I always end up writing my assignments with two kids running round the room.”可知答案是A。 4.A.He suggests Susan put her children in a day care center in the downtown school.B.He suggests Susan put her children in a kindergarten.C.He suggests Susan put

21、 her children in a downtown school.D.He suggests Susan take her children to a park downtown.答案:B听力原文 What does the man suggest? 解析 问：男的给了什么建议?A他建议苏珊把孩子放在市中心学校的日托中心；B他建议苏珊把孩子放在幼儿园；C他建议苏珊把孩子放在市中心的学校；D他建议苏珊带孩子到市中心的公园。从文字倒数第二、三行“There is a kindergarten in the downtown campus. Why dont you drop your kids

22、 in the kindergarten and then go and do your assignments in the library?”可知答案是B。 5.A.She is a married student who always gets top grades.B.She is a clever student who doesnt like her children.C.She is a medical student who doesnt work hard enough.D.She is a good student whose grades are affected by

23、her children.答案:D听力原文 What is true about Susan? 解析 问：关于苏珊，哪个是对的?A她是个已婚学生，一直成绩很好；B她是个聪明的学生，但不喜欢自己的孩子；C她是个学医的学生，但学习不够努力；D她是个好学生，但孩子影响了成绩。从文字第三、四行“Last year you were a straight-A student, but over the last semester you hardly even get any Bs.”可知苏珊本来成绩很好。可知她的成绩受到了孩子的影响。因此答案是D。 Section CDirections: This

24、section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear 5 questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more th

25、an 3 words). The incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. The difference between life in one country and another is _.答案:not so great听力原文 The difference between life in on

26、e country and another is quite often not so great as the difference between city life and village life in the same country. In an English village, everybody knows everybody else; they know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you usually have for dinner. If you want any help, you w

27、ill always get it and be glad to help anyone else in return. In a large city like London, there are many things to see and many places to go. However, people often do not know each other well. It sometimes happens that you have never seen your next-door neighbor, dont know his name or anything about

28、 him. People living in London are often very lonely, particularly after work. This is because the people they are with all day are scattered over large areas in the evenings and on weekends. If you walk through the streets in the center of London on a Sunday, it is almost like an empty town. This is

29、 terrible for old people who do not live with their children and have no work to go to during the day. How big is the difference between life in one country and another? 解析 问：一个国家的生活与另一个国家的生活之间差别有多大?从短文第一句“The difference between life in one country and another is quite often not so great as the diff

30、erence between city life and village life in the same country.”可知答案。 2. In an English village, everybody knows _.答案: everybody else听力原文 What are the relationships between people in an English village? 解析 问：在英国的乡村中，人们之间是什么关系?从短文第二句“In an English village, everybody knows everybody else.”可知答案。 3. They

31、often do not _ well.答案: know each other听力原文 What are the relationships between people in a large city like London? 解析 问：在伦敦这样的大城市，人们之间是什么关系?从短文第六行“However, people often do not know each other well.”可知答案。 4. People living in London often feel _.答案: lonely听力原文 How do people in London feel, particularl

32、y after work? 解析 问：在伦敦的人们，特别是在下班后，感觉怎样?从短文第八行“People living in London are often very lonely, particularly after work.”可知答案。 5. It is like _.答案: an empty town听力原文 If you walk through central London on a Sunday, what is it like? 解析 问：如果你在某个星期天走过伦敦的中心城区，它是什么样的?从短文倒数第二句“If you walk through the streets i

33、n the center of London on a Sunday, it is almost like an empty town.”可知答案。 Part StructureDirections: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to

34、complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.问题:1. Dont worry. Didnt Peter promise that he would _ everything?A.see offB.look atC.lo

35、ok forD.see to答案:D解析 句子意思是：别着急，彼得不是答应他会料理一切吗?see to的意思是“处理，料理”；see off意为“送行”；look at意为“看”；look for意为“寻找”。问题:2. The reason _ more street lights are being fixed is that people feel safer in well-lit streets.A.thatB.whichC.whyD.when答案:C解析 句子意思是：之所以安装更多路灯是因为人们在照明良好的路上感到更安全。先行词reason后接why引导的限制性定语从句。问题:3.

36、 He was not slow to realize his situation, _ to see the coming danger.A.either did he failB.he neither failedC.nor he failedD.neither did he fail答案:D解析 句子意思是：他很快认清了自己的处境，也预见到了即将来临的危险。neither在句首，句子要倒装。问题:4. His parents encouraged him to go to Harvard, but he did not _.A.want soB.want toC.want to doD.

37、want them答案:B解析 句子意思是：他的父母鼓励他上哈佛大学，但他不想去。want to后省略do so。问题:5. When Paul stopped the car, I opened the door and got _ beside him.A.onB.overC.inD.down答案:C解析 句子意思是：当保罗停下车时，我打开车门进去坐在他旁边。get in的意思是“进入”。Aget on的意思是“上(汽车、火车、飞机)”。Bget over的意思是“克服”。Dget down的意思是“下来”。问题:6. He ought to have come by now. I _ t

38、hat some accident has delayed him.A.supposeB.imagineC.doubtD.suspect答案:D解析 句子意思是：到现在他应该来了。我猜想有事故耽搁了他。suspect的意思是“猜想”。He ought to have come说明他该来而没来。问题:7. On his way home he was injured in a car _.A.blowB.shockC.crashD.hit答案:C解析 句子意思是：在回家路上，他在车祸中受伤。a car crash的意思是“汽车撞车事故”，crash是名词。问题:8. During the sto

39、rm we took _ in the doorway of a shop.A.safetyB.guardC.rescueD.shelter答案:D解析 句子意思是：暴风雨中，我们躲在一家店门口。take/find shelter in的意思是“在躲避/躲藏”。Asafety的意思是“安全”。Bguard的意思是“监视、警戒”。Crescue的意思是“营救”。这三单词不能与take构成词组。问题:9. The _ of putting sugar in the medicine is of course to sweeten it so that it wont taste bitter.A.

40、reasonB.causeC.needD.purpose答案:D解析 句子意思是：在药里面放糖的目的，当然是要使它变甜以便尝起来不苦。问题:10. Edward _ goes to bed before midnight.A.hardly neverB.seldom neverC.hardly everD.almost ever答案:C解析 句子意思是：爱德华很少在午夜前睡觉。hardly ever的意思是“几乎从不，很少”。hardly和seldom本身已表示否定，再与never连用就不对了。Section BDirections: There are 10 incomplete state

41、ments here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.问题:1. His _ (propose) was accepted by the dean of our department.答案:proposal解析 句子意思是：他的建议被我们系主任接受了。填入的单词应该是名词。propose是动词，其名词形式是proposal

42、，意思是“建议、提议”。问题:2. His _ (friend) manner made me feel relaxed.答案:friendly解析 句子意思是：他的友好态度使我感到放松。填入的单词应该是形容词。friend是名词，其形容词形式是friendly，意思是“友好的”。问题:3. He _ (live) a happier life if he were living alone.答案:would have lived解析 如果他当时单独居住，他会过得更快乐。此句用虚拟语气，与过去事实相反。问题:4. I would rather you _ (come).答案:had not c

43、ome解析 句子意思是：我宁愿你不来。在would rather+that(通常省略)从句中，从句用虚拟语气，从句用过去时还是过去完成时，要根据句子所表达的意义而定。问题:5. Ford was _ (name) after his uncle.答案:named解析 句子意思是：福特以他叔叔的名字命名。name sb. after.为固定搭配，意思是“以给某人取名(命名)”，此处用被动语态。问题:6. The road has been _ (wide) this year.答案:widened解析 句子意思是：这条路今年已经拓宽了。填入的单词应该是动词的过去分词。wide是形容词，其动词形式

44、是widen，意思是“加宽，扩大，放大”。问题:7. _ (short) after she graduated from the college, she went abroad with her parents.答案:Shortly解析 句子意思是：大学毕业后不久，她就随父母出国了。shortly after(before)的意思是“在之后(前)不久”。问题:8. It is _ (like) that the team of our class will win the game.答案:likely解析 句子意思是：我们的班队很可能会赢这场比赛。It is likely that.的意思

45、是“很可能”，是主语从句结构。likely是形容词。问题:9. The man went back home _ (occasion) due to his hard work.答案:occasionally解析 句子意思是：这个人工作勤奋，偶尔才回趟家。填入的单词应该是副词，修饰句子。occasion是名词，其副词形式是occasionally，意思是“偶尔”。问题:10. Dr. Gardner is a _ (fame) writer as well as a naturalist in Britain.答案:famous解析 句子意思是：加德纳博士是英国著名的自然学家，也是著名作家。填

46、入的单词应该是形容词，修饰名词writer。fame是名词，其形容词形式是famous，意思是“著名的”。Part Reading ComprehensionDirections: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Directions: After reading the following p

47、assage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. During the 20th century there was a gre

48、at change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle 20s, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was 15, the mother would have been in h

49、er early 50s and would expect to live a further 20 years, during which chance and health made it unusual for them to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be 15 when she is 35 and can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely

50、to take paid work until 60. This important change in womens life has only recently begun to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Tod

51、ay the school-leaving age is 16, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship

52、in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life. 1. We are told that in a family in 1900 _.A.few children died before they were fiveB.seven or eight children lived to be more than fiveC.the youngest child would be 15D.many children died before t

53、he age of five答案:D解析 根据第一段第二句：在19世纪末，妇女一般都在二十五六岁结婚，可能生七八个孩子，其中四五个可活到5岁。这说明其他几个孩子活不到5岁便死掉了，这个死亡率是很高的，所以D是正确答案。2. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _.A.is still young when her children are old enough to look after themselvesB.does not like children herselfC.neednt worry abou

54、t food for her childrenD.can be free from family duties when she reaches 60答案:A解析 根据第一段最后两句，现在妇女结婚年龄提早了，生孩子少了，等最小的孩子到15岁，自己照顾自己时，其母亲才35岁左右，还可以重返工作，所以A是正确答案。3. Many girls are now likely to _.A.give up their jobs for good after they are marriedB.leave school as soon as they canC.marry so that they can

55、 get a jobD.continue working until they are going to have a baby答案:D解析 根据第二段中间，许多已婚妇女至少在生第一个孩子前仍在工作，所以D是正确答案。4. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.A.stay at home after leaving schoolB.marry men younger than themselvesC.start working again later in lifeD.marry while still

56、at school答案:C解析 根据倒数第二句，许多妇女生完孩子以后又回去做全职或兼职工作，所以C是正确答案。5. Now a husband probably _.A.plays a greater part in looking after the childrenB.helps his wife by doing more housework than beforeC.feels dissatisfied with his part in the familyD.takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home答案:B解析 根据文章最后一句，B是正确答案。Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. Now, youll be coming back here to brush up your English, so