[大学英语考试复习资料]大学三级(B)模拟436

1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)模拟436大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)模拟436大学三级(B)模拟436Part Listening ComprehensionmDirections: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This .section is to test your ability to give proper responses. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After eac

2、h question there is a pause. The 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

3、nter. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.No. You cant do anything for me.B.Never mind.C.It s my pleasure.D.No, its all right. I can manage myself.答案:D解析Can I do anything for you, sir?解析 Can I do anything for you, sir? 是询问对方是否需要帮助的一种句式。选项D No, its all right. I can manage myself.标志“不用了，我自己可以”，是一种礼貌的拒绝方式。选项A不礼貌，

4、选项B和C答非所问。2.A.Not at allB.Of course, I wouldC.Of course notD.Certainly答案:C解析Do you mind if I play the recorder for a while?解析 Do you mind if I.? 是征求对方许可的一种句式，表示“你介意我.?”。选项 COf course not“当然不介意”，是表示许可的回答方式。本题如表示介意，可回答：Sorry，Im afraid I do.3.A.Yes, Id love to.B.Twice a month.C.It is a good one, I thin

5、k.D.Tonight.答案:B解析How often do you go to see the movie?解析 本题应抓住关键疑问词how often，该词是用来询问频率的。故答案为BTwice a month“每月两次”。其它悬想都是答非所问。4.A.Im feeling very well.B.So far, so good.C.It is very wonderful.D.Nothing serious.答案:D解析Whats the matter, Ben?解析 Whats the matter? 是用来询问对方具体问题情况的常用句式表示，“怎么了，发生了什么事了？”。回答是要么告

6、之具体问题，要么说明情况如何。因此悬想DNothing serious“没什么大事？”。符合语境。选项BSo far, so good“到目前为止一切顺利”，是回答一般性情况的，不符合本题语境。5.A.No, I have no idea.B.Yes, I got a plan.C.Nothing serious.D.Go swimming.答案:D解析What do you plan to do for the next weekend? 解析 what do you plan to do?是在询问对方具体计划，因此回答时应说明计划，故只有选项DGo swimming符合本题语境。Secti

7、on BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogue and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer fro

8、m the 4 choices marked A, B, Cand D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer 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.His arm.B.His leg.C.His head.D.His hand.答案:B解析W: Why, Henry. Your poor leg. What happened?M: I broke it last

9、 week when I was dancing.Q: What did the man break?解析 事实状况题。注意对照悬想抓住对话中的关键leg。2.A.7:00.B.7:30.C.8:00.D.6:30.答案:A解析M: I can come to your house and pick you up in half an hour.W: Good. That means youll be here at 7:30.Q: What time is it now?解析 数字信息题。通过对话中in half an hour和7:30，可知半个小时以后是7:30，那么现在的时间应该是7:

10、00。3.A.He thinks it good.B.He thinks it unsatisfactory.C.He has no idea about it.D.He thinks it is a waste of time.答案:A解析W: Was the lecture as good as you had expected?M: Oh, it s worth the time.Q: What does the man think of the lecture?解析 观点态度题。通过对话中的关键词worth“值得”，可知男士应该认为演讲还不错。4.A.Meet her Mum at t

11、he airport.B.Say good-bye to her Mum at the airport.C.Fly to another city together with her Mum.D.Go to the cinema with the man.答案:B解析M: Shall we go to the cinema this evening?W: Oh, sorry. Im afraid I cant. Im seeing my Mum off at the airport at 7:00.Q: What will the woman do this evening?解析 本题的关键是

12、对短语see sboff的理解，表示为某人送行，选项B中say good bye to her Mum就是对话中see my Mum off“的同义转述。5.A.Skating.B.Swimming.C.Boating and swimming.D.Boating.答案:B解析M: Boating and skating are my favorite sports.W: I like swimming, but not boating or skating.Which sport does the woman like?解析 本题的选项在对话中都出现了，因此应注意听清问题，确定答案。Sect

13、ion CDirections: In this section you will 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. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in orde

14、r of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin 700 years ago, in about 1260, the first Europeans 1 to China. They were two brothers, businessmen from Venice in Italy. When they reached China they were welcomed by 2

15、, and they stayed there for some time before returning home. 3 later they made a second journey to China. One of them took his son along, a young man called Marco Polo. The Polo family spent many years in China. Marcos father and uncle became rich 4 Marco himself worked for the emperor, becoming one

16、 of his advisers, and traveling to 5 other countries in South-East Asia on official business. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:traveled解析 11-15 700 years ago, in about 1260, the first Europeans traveled to China. They were two brothers, businessmen from Venice in Italy. When they reached China they were we

17、lcomed by the emperor, and they stayed there for some time before returning home. Eleven years later they made a second journey to China. One of them took his son along, a young man called Marco Polo. The Polo family spent many years in China. Marcos father and uncle became rich business men. Marco

18、himself worked for the emperor, becoming one of his advisers, and traveling to various other countries in South-East Asia on official business. Part Listening Comprehension2.答案:the emperor3.答案:Eleven years4.答案:businessmen5.答案:variousPart Vocabulary and StructureDirections: This part is to test your

19、ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A,

20、B, C and D. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.问题:1. The term tsunami _ the Japanese language meaning harbour and wave.A.comes acrossB.comes fromC.comes byD.comes down答案:B解析 短语辨析句意 海啸一词来源与日语，意思是海港和波浪。解析 Bcomes down“来自”，恰好符合题意。Acomes acr

21、oss“偶遇”；C comes by“经过”；Dcomes down“传下来”，均不符合题意，问题:2. Finally, the thief handed everything _ he had stolen to the police.A.whichB.whatC.whateverD.that答案:D解析 定语从句句意 最后那个小偷把他偷来的全部赃物都交给了警察。解析 先行词是不定代词时，定语从句的关系代词一般用that。问题:3. Im sorry for keeping you waiting. Never mind. I _ here only a few minutes. A.ca

22、meB.have comeC.wasD.have been答案:D解析 时态语态句意 抱歉让你久等了。 没关系。我刚到几分钟。 解析 此处表示截止到说话时的一种状态，这里only a few minutes表示一段时间，因此此处应该用现在完成时。问题:4. _ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of production.A.WhatB.ThatC.itD.As答案:D解析 时态语态句意 普遍认为，经济的增长由生产的平稳增长决定。问题:5. Im sure the l

23、etter wont arrive in time _ it is sent by air.A.ifB.untilC.becauseD.unless答案:D解析 条件状语从句句意 我敢肯定这封信不能及时到达，除非用航空邮件。解析 此处需要一个连词，从句意上看，只有unless符合题意，表示“除非.否则”，相当于“if.not”。问题:6. The average speed of a ball hit by a Pingpang racquet (球拍)is the _ among all ball games.A.lowestB.highestC.quickestD.most full答案:

24、B解析 形容词辨析句意 由乒乓球拍击出的球的平均速度是所有球类比赛中最快的。解析 by+时间一般与完成时连用，接表示将来的时间就用将来完成时，接表示过去的时间就用过去完成时。本题是接表示将来的时间next summer，故答案为Bwill have taught。形容speed“速度”快慢，一般用形容词high和low，根据题意和常识判断，本题应该是指高速，故答案为Bhighest。问题:7. _ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites.A.So clever are th

25、e construction robotsB.So clever the construction robots areC.Such construction robots are cleverD.Such clever construction robots are答案:A解析 倒装句意 建筑机器人相当聪明，以致他们最终会减少建筑工地上所需劳动力的数量。解析 修饰形容词clever要用副词so；而so+形容词或副词提前，句子要求部分倒装，因此答案为A。问题:8. A teacher should not show _ for any one of his pupils.A.professio

26、nB.preferenceC.priorityD.prosperity答案:B解析 名词辨析句意 老师不应该偏爱任何一个学生。解析 Dpreference表示偏爱，喜欢，恰好符合题意。Aprofession意为“职业，专业”；Cpriority意思是“优先(权)”；Dprosperity意为“繁荣”；均不符合题意。问题:9. The manager has got a good business _ so the company is doing well.A.ideaB.senseC.thoughtD.thinking答案:B解析 近义词辨析句意 经理有很好的商业判断力，因此公司运作得相当不

27、错。解析 选项Bsense表示“直觉，判断力”，business sense指商业上的敏感性和判断力，符合题意问题:10. They are faced with the same kinds of challenges and problems after graduation _ we are.A.as ifB.even ifC.asD.when答案:C解析 固定搭配句意 毕业以后他们也会面临和我们同样的挑战和问题。解析 本题是考查固定搭配。the same.as.意为与同样地，本题the same和as之前有很长的间隔，做题时注意不要受其干扰。as后可接句子也可接名词或代词，如He ha

28、s the same book as mineSection BDirections: There are also 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. The couple would like (reserve) _ a double room

29、 with a show.答案:to reserve解析 不定式句意 这对夫妇想要预定一间带淋浴的双人间。解析 would like to do sth是固定结构，表示“想要，愿意”，故此处应该填to reserve。问题:2. All the animals have the instinct for (survive) _ .答案:survival解析 词形转换句意 所有的动物都有求生的本能。解析 for是介词，后面要求接名词。问题:3. I cant tell you if it (snow) _ next month.答案:will snow解析 时态语态句意 我不能断定下个月是否会下

30、雪。解析 根据next month，可知此处应该用一般将来时。问题:4. The doctor received an urgent call from the parents of an (injure) _ child.答案:injured解析 分词句意 医生接到一个紧急电话，是一个受伤孩子的父母打来的。解析 本题考查过去分词作定语。动词injure意为受伤，表示孩子受伤应该说The child was injured，因此表示一个受伤的孩子应该说an injured child。问题:5. The average (year) _ rainfall in that area has de

31、creased greatly since 1999.答案:yearly解析 词形转换句意 该地区的平均年降雨量自从1999年开始已经极大地减少了。解析 此处应该填一个形容词修饰名词rainfall，故应在year后面加上1y，变成其相应形容词 yearly，表示“每年的”。问题:6. I was prevented from (attend) _ the conference.答案:arrending解析 动名词句意 因为有人阻止，我没能参加会议。解析 prevent sb from doing sth是固定结构，表示“阻止某人做某事”，故此处应该填动名词。问题:7. The traffic

32、 accident has been caused by the (careless) _ of the driver.答案:carelessness解析 词形转换句意 这次车祸是由司机的粗心大意造成的。解析 根据定冠词the和后面的介词of，此处应该填一个名词，形容词careless相应的名词应该在后面加上名词后缀-ness。问题:8. It is said that (compete) _ for the job is quite intense.答案:competition解析 词形转换句意 据说对那份工作的竞争相当激烈。解析 此处需要一个名词在从句中充当主语，而根据题意，这里应该是指对

33、工作的竞争，故应将动词compete转换成名词competition。而competitor是指竞争者。问题:9. Certainly (soon) _ they left that dangerous ship, the better.答案:the sooner解析 比较结构句意 当然他们越早离开那艘危险的船越好。解析 The more.，the more.是固定结构，表示“越，就越”。问题:10. We appreciate your (invite) _ us to your party.答案:inviting解析 动名词句意 非常感谢你们邀请我们参加聚会。解析 appreciate在这

34、里表示“感谢，感激”，后面要求接名词或动名词作宾语；而根据空格后面的结构，invite后又接了宾语和宾补，故此处应该填动名词。Part Reading ComprehenstionDirections: 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 1 U. S. direct marketers

35、are taking advantage of the trends of the market and natural advantages which provide good opportunities in Japan. And the future looks promising; too. In particular, the appreciation of the yen, or what the Japanese refer to as endaka, has made many U. S. products much more affordable and desirable

36、 to the Japanese consumers. Also, through direct marketing U. S. companies can bypass the multitier distribution channels and provide the Japanese consumers with a product that is priced very competitively to the retail product. Another advantage is that the Japanese market consists of a very afflue

37、nt society with a high per capita income. Direct marketing allows the Japanese consumers to increase their leisure time by staying at home and shopping. This is very important since leisure time is a very precious commodity in a society which typically has a long work week. (Japanese direct marketer

38、s have also taken note of this factor, as evidenced by the trend of stagnant traditional retail sales in Japan while direct marketing sales have continued to expand. ) Japanese consumers also prefer the cachet of such imported goods. This is similar to many consumers around the world who prefer the

39、distinction of French perfume of Italian leather.1. What is the passage mainly about?A.The reason why U. S. products are now welcomed in Japan.B.U.S. marketers want to expand their markets to Japan.C.The author gives a comparison between U.S. and Japanese products.D.With their high percapita, Japane

40、se people can now afford U. S. products.答案:A解析 主旨大意题。本文第一句就指出美国商人们正在利用目前的市场趋势和在日本能够提供大量机会的天然优势。接着又指出由于日元的升值和美国企业采用直销方式等原因，导致日本消费者非常青睐美国进口产品。故答案为A。2. What does the word appreciation mean?A.EvaluationB.EnjoymentC.GratitudeD.Increase in value答案:D解析 语义理解题。该词来源于文中第三句In particular，the appreciation of the

41、yen，or what the Japanese refer to as endaka，has made many USproducts much more affordable and desirable to the Japanese consumers，句中appreciation是与the yen“日元”连用， B和C明显不符合逻辑；而根据后面所说日元的“appreciation”使得更多的人购买美国进口产品，这说明日元的购买力上升，可推知“appreciation”在这里应该是指升值。3. S. marketers are able to offer a fairly low pri

42、ce becauseA.they want to sell as much as possible in JapanB.direct marketing enables them to avoid the multitier distribution channelsC.they prefer to keep the same price as it is in U. S.D.the cost of their products is low.答案:B解析 事实细节题。根据文章第四句Through direct marketing UScompanies can bypass the mult

43、itier distribution channels and.可知，美国商人能够提供相对低的价格是因为他们采用直销手段，从而避开了多层分销渠道。选项中avoid与句中bypass的同义。4. What is the problem in Japanese market?A.More and more people are buying imported goodsB.They face the challenges from all imported goodsC.Long work hour hinders the expansion of traditional retail sales

44、.D.High inflation prevents the market from developing.答案:C解析 事实细节题。根据文章倒数第三句This is very important since leisure time is a very precious commodity in a society which typically has a long work week可知，日本社会工人工作时数很长；再根据后面括号中的内容(Japanese direct marketers have also taken note of this factor，as evidenced b

45、y the trend of stagnant traditional retail sales in Japan while direct marketing sales have continued to expand)可知，正是由于这一点，日本传统零售商才停滞发展。故答案为C。注意while在本句中是表示对比，故可根据后面直销的不断扩展推出前面零售业的发展停滞。5. According to the author, people around the world sometimes enjoy imported goods becauseA.other people are doing

46、the same and they want to keep up with the fashionB.using imported goods bring them a sense of prestigeC.imported goods are better in quality than homemade onesD.hey prefer the cachet答案:D解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后两句Japanese consumers also prefer the cachet of such imported goodsThis is similar to many consumer

47、s around the world who prefer the distinction of French perfume of Italian leather“日本人也喜欢进口商品的标志，就和全世界消费者都喜欢法国香水和意大利的皮具一样”，可反过来推知答案D的内容。Task 2 Shopping carts are such a ubiquitous presence in stores today that it is hard to imagine a time without them. And yet it wasnt until the year 1937 when the f

48、irst shopping cart was introduced. The shopping cart was the brainchild of Sylvan Goldman, the owner of a grocery food chain in Oklahoma. Goldman noticed that his customers struggled to carry their food in heavy hand-held baskets. He decided there must be an easier way for his customers to carry the

49、 food around in his markets. Observing a folding chair, Goldman decided to use that as the prototype(原型)for his new shopping cart. With the aid of a mechanic, Fred Young, Goldman designed the first shopping cart based on the folding chair. Wheels were placed where the bottoms of the chair legs were.

50、 In place of the chair seat, Young and Goldman placed two metal baskets on top of each other. This cart could be stored by folding it up like a folding chair. At first there was a bit of difficulty getting the public to accept shopping carts. Men thought using them was effeminate(女人气的)while younger

51、women considered the use of the shopping carts to carry products around to be somewhat unstylish. Goldman solved this problem by hiring men and women models to use shopping carts in his stores. In addition, store greeters instructed customers in how to use the shopping carts. In short order, the sho

52、pping carts became very popular because it made shopping much easier for customers. By 1940 the popularity of shopping carts had grown to such an extent that there was a 7,year waiting list in store orders for new shopping carts. 1. The underlined word ubiquitous is closest in meaning to _ .A.strang

53、eB.pleasantC.commonD.possible答案:C解析 语义理解题。该词所在句为“Shopping carts are such a ubiquitous presence in stores today that it is hard to imagine a time without them”，该句后面说很难想像没有购物车的时代，可推知前面应该是说购物车现在很常见。2. The idea of shopping carts came from _ .A.Goldmans imaginationB.customers needsC.Fred Youngs suggestio

54、nD.other shops examples答案:B解析 推断判断题。由第二段内容可知高曼注意到顾客提购买的东西非常困难，就想要想出容易的方法来方便顾客，由此可推知发明购物车这个念头是来源于顾客的需要。3. How is the above shopping cart different from Goldmans first one?A.It has no legs.B.It has no seats.C.It has only two wheels.D.It has only one basket.答案:D解析 事实细节题。根据第三段第三句In place of the chair se

55、at，Young and Goldman placed two metal baskets on top of each other可知，最初的购物车是有两个篮子。故答案为D。4. Why was it difficult to get the public to accept shopping carts at first?A.Both men and women were afraid they would not look good if they used them.B.People thought it unnecessary to use them because they never did much shopping.C.The early shopping carts were too difficult to use.D.Only men and women models