[大学英语考试复习资料]大学三级(A)模拟545

1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(A)模拟545大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(A)模拟545大学三级(A)模拟545Part 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 Answe

3、r Sheet 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.$116.B.$150.C.$115.D.$126.答案:C解析M: Where are you going on vacation this summer?W: A nice place called Montague appeals to me. Its $18 a day or $115 a week.Q: How much would it cost to stay at Montague for a week?答案精解 该题为数字题。这类题一

4、般会设置干扰选项。考生最好对听到的所有数字及相关信息做好笔录。2.A.He cant explain the instructions clearly.B.He speaks too fast.C.He doesnt understand the instructions clearly.D.He is deaf.答案:C解析W: Are you clear about the instructions?M: Well, would you mind repeating them?Q: Whats the mans problem?答案精解 该题为逻辑推理题。根据男士的回答“would you

5、 mind repeating them”可知他并未理解那些说明。3.A.John is a close friend of the womans.B.John is the best hairdresser in town.C.John is a hairdresser.D.John often helps the woman.答案:C解析M: I am afraid John is busy at the moment, madam.W: Oh, dear. John always does my hair.Q: What do we know about John?答案精解 该题为推理题

6、。根据女士的回答“John always does my hair”可知John经常给她做头发，从而推断John的身份。4.A.New York.B.Rome.C.Pads.D.San Francisco.答案:D解析W: Ive traveled to Rome, Paris, London and New York, but I prefer living in San Francisco.M: Of course. Thats where your home is and your friends live.Q: Where does the woman live?答案精解 该题为推理题

7、。女士表示自己喜欢在“San Francisco”居住；男士表示赞同并说出原因“Thats where your home is”。由此可以推断女士所住的地方。5.A.Sitting on her desk.B.Sitting at her desk.C.Standing near her desk.D.Walking on her desk.答案:B解析M: Did you see Mrs. Scott this morning?W: Yes, she was sitting at her desk when I came into the office.Q: Where was Mrs.

8、Scott when the woman came in?答案精解 该题为判断题。根据女士的回答“she was sitting at her desk”可知当时Mrs. Scott所处的位置。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 questions. Both the

9、 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 center. Conv

10、ersation 1 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)1.A.The tree was broken.B.All the leaves fell down.C.One of the branches fell down.D.The tree was cut down.答案:C解析 6-7W: It was a heavy storm last night, wasnt it?M: It certainly was. The wind broke several windows. What weather!W: Do you know that big tree in front of

11、my house? One of the biggest branches came down in the night.M: Really? Did it do any damage to your home?W: Thank goodness! It is far away from that.M: I really hate storms. Its about time we had some nice spring weather.W: Its April, you know. The flowers are beginning to blossom.M: Yes, thats tru

12、e. But I still think the weather is terrible.W: I suppose we should not complain. We had a fine March after all.Q6: What happened to the tree?答案精解 该题为事实细节题。原文中提到大树的一根最大的枝桠在夜间掉了下来，故C正确。A含义不明确。B意思与原文不符。D说大树被砍倒了，可原文并未提到。2.A.Good.B.Terrible.C.Worse.D.Wet.答案:A解析what was the weather like in March?答案精解 该题为

13、逻辑推理题。原文中有一句提到“我认为我们不应该抱怨。毕竟三月份天气不错。” Conversation 2 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)3.A.She was troubled by a difficult mathematics question.B.She was worried about next Monday.C.She was afraid to take part in an examination.D.She was excited about the coming exam.答案:C解析 8-10W: Im worried about Mondays exam.M:

14、 Take it easy. Im sure you will do well if you take it easy and remain calm.W: Is it all right if I use dictionaries?M: You are not allowed to use them. I think.W: Do you think I could discuss the questions with others during the exam?M: Im afraid thats impossible. Teachers would not allow that to h

15、appen.W: May I bring some paper to write drafts?M: Yes, thats all right, I suppose.W: Thank you very much for the information.Q8: What is the womans problem?答案精解 本题为推理判断题。只需听懂“worried about”(担忧)便可知正确答案。4.A.The exam, is very easy.B.Be relaxed and calm and she will make it.C.It is necessary to bring a

16、 dictionary with her.D.It is possible to discuss questions with others during the exam.答案:B解析What does the man tell the woman?答案精解 本题为细节理解题。原文中的“Take it easy”意为“放轻松点”。B最符合原意。5.A.Some draft papers.B.Papers with some information.C.Dictionaries.D.Reference books.答案:A解析What can he brought to the exam, a

17、ccording to the mans information?答案精解 本题为正错判断题。综合判断分析三组问答便可知A为正确答案。Section CDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you he

18、ar a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed .on 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. On

19、 what date did the house catch fire?The house caught fire on _ , 1982.答案:Christmas Eve解析 11-15 A house in New York caught fire on(Q11)Christmas Eve. 1982. The woman who lived in the house was already in her eighties. Because she was(Q12)in poor health, she had trouble in walking even when things wer

20、e fine. Her house was burning around her. but she was unable to go anywhere. The smoke made it difficult for her to breathe. (Q13)Fire fighters searched through the house. They started to put the fire out. But they didnt know that the old woman was still inside. A man dressed like Father Christmas w

21、as passing by. He was on his way to give gifts to (Q14)poor families. As soon as he heard the old womans cry, he ran into the burning house. After a while, he rushed out with the old woman on his back and carried her to safety. Ten minutes later, (Q15)the house fell dawn. Q11: On what date did the h

22、ouse catch fire?答案精解 由第一句话可知是发生在圣诞前夕的事。2. Why did the old woman have trouble in walking?Because she was in _ .答案:in poor health解析Why did the old woman have trouble in walking?答案精解 材料中Because引导的原因状语可知她身体不好。3. Who put the fire out?_ .答案:Fire fighters解析Who put the fire out?答案精解 由Fire fighters. They.可知这

23、里They指fire fighters。4. Whom was the man going to give the gifts to?He was on his way to give gifts to _ .答案:poor families解析Whom was the man going to give the gifts to?答案精解 由He was on his.可知他是要把礼物送给穷人。5. What happened to the house at last?The house _ .答案:fell down解析What happened to the house at last?

24、答案精解 这里要注意问句中的at last，由最后一句可知房子最后倒塌了。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 complete each one by deciding on the m

25、ost 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. In spite of what we said, he refused to _ to the police station.A.give awayB.give offC.give himself awayD.give hims

26、elf up答案:D解析 句意：不管我们说什么他都拒绝向警局自首。该题考查的是动词短语的意思。give sb. up意为“自首，表示对没有希望”。例：It was so late that we had given him up. 已经很晚了，我们认为他不会来了。give away意为“送掉，分发，放弃，泄露，出卖，让步，陷下”。例：He was invited to attend the closing ceremony of the tournament and to give away the prizes他应邀出席锦标赛的闭幕式并颁发奖品。He gave away the secret

27、 without meaning to. 他无意中把秘密泄露了。give off表示“发出，放出(蒸汽、气味等)”。例：This kind of coal gives off dense smoke. 这种煤烧起来直冒浓烟。问题:2. It is imperative that the students _ writing their papers by the end of the month.A.finishB.must finishC.will finishD.are to finish答案:A解析 句意：学生必须在月底以前做完论文。该题考查的是虚拟语气。imperative的意思是“必

28、要的，强制的”。当表示建议，指令，愿望，个人意见或判断，要求，构成It is. that.结构时，主语从句要用虚拟语气，动词形式为“should+动词原形”或只用动词原形。问题:3. I invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but _ of them came.A.bothB.noneC.eitherD.neither答案:D解析 句意：我邀请了Tom和Ann共进晚餐，但是他们都没来。该题考查的是代词的用法。both指两个都，none指没有一个(通常是指三个或三个以上的范围中)，neither指两个都不，either指两个中的任意一个。根据本题的意思可知选D。问题:4

29、. The heart is an important organ of circulation _ function is to pump. blood to all parts of the body.A.whichB.whoseC.of itD.its答案:B解析 B句意：心脏是血液循环的器官，它的功能是把血液输送到身体的各个器官。该题考查的是定语从句的用法。选项A的which应该在定语从句中担任一定的成分，但空格之后的句子是主系表结构，主谓成分已经很齐全，所以不适合。选项C不能使原句的结构成立。假如把its放在空格处，在其前应该加句号将两句分开。选项B的whose作关系代词时，既可指人

30、，也可指物，因此是正确答案。问题:5. _ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.A.When comparedB.CompareC.While comparingD.Comparing答案:A解析 句意：和整个地球的大小相比，地球上最高的山看来一点儿也不高。该题考查的是状语的用法。句中compare是及物动词，其动作的对象是句子的主语the highest mountain，为此须用表示被动意思的过去分词compared，而不能用现在分词comparing。问题:6.

31、Training astronauts- _ not an easy thing.A.areB.isC.wereD.be答案:B解析 句意：训练宇航员可不是件容易的事。该题考查的是主谓一致。当主语是个抽象的概念时谓语动词用单数。问题:7. Would you be _ by the idea of going to Pads?A.excitingB.excitablyC.excitedD.excitedly答案:C解析 句意：去巴黎的想法会不会让你感到很兴奋?该题考查的是形容词的用法。动词变成形容词有两种形式：主动和被动。主动形式一般用来形容物；被动形式一般用来形容人。例：The book i

32、s interesting. /He is interested in politics.问题:8. There is no _ that women are playing an important role in the world today.A.of denyB.to denyingC.denyingD.of denying答案:C解析 句意：女性在社会中发挥着相当重要的作用，这已是个不争的事实。no作限定词时后面接名词，相当于not a(n)或not any。denying为动名词，具有名词的性质。问题:9. I am rather concerned _ her, for I ha

33、vent heard from her since last winter.A.ofB.atC.withD.about答案:D解析 句意：我十分担心她，因为自去年冬天到现在我都没有收到她的信。该题考查固定短语的用法。concerned about是固定搭配，意为“担心，挂念”。问题:10. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I _ your advice.A.had followedB.would followC.followD.have followed答案:A解析 句意：瞧，我的处境多糟糕，要是听了你的主意该多好! if onl

34、y引导感叹句，表示说话人的一种愿望，希望过去发生的事能与事实相反。可见，事实上说话人并不曾听劝告，故选A项，即用过去完成时指过去的一种愿望。Section BDirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.问题:1. Flyin

35、g across the Atlantic for the first time was a great (achieve) _ .答案:achievement解析 句意：首次飞越大西洋是一个了不起的成就。该题考查的是词性转换。由空格前的冠词a可知要填的是名词。问题:2. The number of students in our department (be) _ more than 500.答案:is解析 句意：我们系的学生人数超过了500。该题考查主谓一致。词组the nulnber of+可数名词复数，表示数量，其后的谓语动词要用单数形式。问题:3. The lecture was s

36、o (bore) _ that everyone went to sleep.答案:boring解析 句意：讲座太枯燥了，所以大家都睡着了。该题考查的是词性转换。boring形容事物，bored形容人。问题:4. I am sorry that I have kept you (wait) _ for so long.答案:waiting解析 句意：对不起，让你久等了。该题考查的是固定句型。keep sb. doing sth意为让某人持续做某事。问题:5. He made a suggestion that they (visit) _ their friends in New York.答

37、案:should visit解析 句意：他建议大家去纽约访友。该题考查的是句子的固定用法。suggestion后面有that引导的同位语从句时，用should+动词原形。问题:6. Youre always forgetting your assignments. Youre a very (forget) _ person.答案:forgetful解析 句意：你总是忘记做作业，你真是个健忘的人。该题考查的是词性转换。置于名词前冠词后的应该是形容词。问题:7. Not only the students but also their teacher (have) _ participated

38、in that football game.答案:has解析 句意：不仅仅是学生，他们的老师也参加了那场足球比赛。该题考查的是主谓一致。not only. but also.连接两个事物作主语时，谓语动词的形式应与最邻近的主语保持一致。问题:8. Things got so bad (recent) _ that he decided to take a vacation in Greece.答案:recently解析 句意：最近事情不大顺心，所以他决定去希腊度假。该题考查的是词性的转换。此句需要一个副词作句子的状语。问题:9. It is a pity that those skirts a

39、re not (avail) _ in your color and size.答案:available解析 句意：很可惜，那种裙子没有你想要的颜色和尺码。该题考查的是词性转换。形容词available在句中作表语。问题:10. When I arrived at the theatre, all the tickets (sell) _ out.答案:had been sold解析 句意：当我到达剧院的时候票已经卖光了。该题考查时态。到达剧院和票被买光是先后两个动作。由于从句用了一般过去时，主句应该用过去完成时。且注意主谓的被动关系。Part Reading ComprehensionDir

40、ections: 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.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered36 to 40

41、. 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. Suicide has been a cause of concern in most societies for a long time. The classical Greek

42、s, for example, required people who wanted to kill themselves to get permission from the senate. While this law is not without humor by todays standards, it clearly shows an awareness of the problem in times gone by. In todays society, suicide is much more prevalent than we want to admit. Why do peo

43、ple try to take their own lives? The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as failure, wrath, the need for attention, stress, and so on. However, the qualities of a person who wants to take his own life change from person to person, making it difficult to depict (描写) the typical vic

44、tim. To make the problem even more involved, people will often camouflage (掩盖) their true feelings, thus causing their friends to disregard problems that should be viewed as serious. In the US, a network of centers has been created to attempt to prevent suicides. People who are bitter, worded, or de

45、pressed are encouraged to contact workers at these centers. These workers, often trained volunteers, offer benevolent advice to the callers, laying to help the callers to see that suicide as a solution to problems is an illusion. The accomplishments of these centers, insofar as their effectiveness t

46、o reduce suicide is concerned, are minimal. However, they have helped a lot of people with a variety of problems. So, in the somewhat amorphous (难以名状的) area of man helping his fellow man, they are certainly a success. 1. Which of the following arguments is true according to the article?A.The classic

47、al Greeks did not know the existence of suicide.B.Suicide has always been prevalent in all parts of the world.C.In todays society, there are quite a number of people who commit suicide.D.Nowadays suicide is not as common as it was in the past.答案:C解析 该题是是非题，题干要求找出正确的选项。根据第一段的倒数第二句可知C为正确选项。B表达的是自杀在世界上

48、一直是很普遍的，过于绝对，所以不正确。2. Which of the following is not mentioned as a motive for suicide?A.Insanity.B.Pressure.C.The need for attention.D.Great anger.答案:A解析 根据第二段的第一句“The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as failure. wrath, the need for attention, stress, and so on”可以判断答案。句中的wrath和

49、D同义，stress和B同义，只有A未被提到。3. Which of the following statements is not true?A.People who want to take their own lives often disguise their feelings.B.It is difficult to describe what kind of people tend to commit suicide.C.Suicide has been a problem in most cities since ancient times.D.People who commit

50、 suicide all share certain characteristics.答案:D解析 前三个选项在文中均有描述，与作者观点相符。而根据第二段转折however后的话可知要描述典型的自杀者是有困难的，故D错误。4. The word benevolent ( Line 3, Para. 3) means _.A.relevantB.kindC.seriousD.effective答案:B解析 根据第三段第三句话中的“These workers, often trained volunteers. trying to help the callers.”可知他们是善意的。5. The

51、 third paragraph mainly tells us that _ .A.a network of centers has been quite effective in reducing suicideB.a network of centers help the callers to realize that suicide is a common social problemC.people are making efforts to help those who tend to commit suicide and in a way, they are successful

52、D.in the US, people who want to commit suicide call a network of centers to get help答案:C解析 第三段主要讲在美国，有一个救助网络为想要自杀的人提供志愿帮助。最后两句话表明这个救助网虽然在减少自杀发生可能上效果甚微，可是他们在帮助人们解决问题方面起的效果是积极的，所以C最符合原文意思。Task 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.

53、 Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbering 27 in all, between the age of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests to determine how they would respond to conditions resembling those aboard the space shuttle. Though carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were vol

54、unteers and the pay was barely above the minimum wage. They were not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each others company at close quarters for the entire period. Among other things they had to stand pressure three times the force of gravity and

55、carry out both physical and mental tasks whole exhausted from strenuous physical exercise. At the end of ten days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed, during which time they suffered backaches and other discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the more phys

56、ically active women were especially subject to pain due to a slight calcium loss. Results of the tests suggest that women will have significant advantages over man in space. They need less food and less oxygen and they Stand up to radiation better. Mens advantages in terms of strength and stamina, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space. 1. What were those American women tested for during the whole month?A.For