英语三级模拟试题

1、英语三级模拟试题Part Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the

2、Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers (消费者) will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the mot

3、ives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.If an economist were asked which of three groups borrow most people with rising incomes, Stable incomes, or decreasing incomes he would probably answer, those with decreasing incomes. Actually years 1947 1950, the answer was: people with risin

4、g incomes.People with decreasing incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions(假设) about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up they will ha

5、sten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying.One typical attitude was expresser by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices

6、. “In a few months,” she said, “well have pay more for meat and milk; well have less to spend on other things. “Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be disliked and buyers resistance may be pr

7、oduced. This is shown by the following typical comment: “I just dont pay these prices; they are too high.”The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America; condition most helpful to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are rea

8、sonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology(心理学).1. According to the passage, if one wants to predict the way spend their money, he should _A. rely on traditional assumptions

9、 about earning and spendingB. try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend moneyC. carry out investigations on consumer behavior and get data on consumers incomes and money spending motivesD. do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory.2. According to paragraph 2, one traditional assum

10、ption is that people with _ incomes borrow most.A. average B. stable C. decreasing D. rising3.According to paragraph 2, research surveys have proved that _A. price increases always stimulate people to hasten to buy thingsB. rising prices may make people put off their purchase of certain thingsC. wom

11、en are more sensitive to the rising in prices than menD. the expectations of price increases often make buyers feel angry.4. From the results of the surveys, the writer of this article _A. concludes that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are better than those in AmericaB. concludes t

12、hat the consumers always expect prices to remain stableC. concludes that maintaining stable prices is a correct business policyD. does not draw any conclusion5. Which of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passage?A. Consumers will put off buying things

13、if they expect prices to decrease.B. Consumers will spend their money quickly if they expect prices to increaseC. The price condition has an influence on consumer behaviorD. Traditional assumptions about earning and spending are reliable.Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

14、The young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are talking nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must surely know.No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that “Village life” is dead. Gone for ever. It began to decline (衰落) about a

15、 hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was.There are still a number of people alive today who can remember. What “village life” meant the early years of the pre

16、sent century? It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp oil and coal.Then came the First

17、World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make “village life” and “town life” almo

18、st alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high level social welfare for all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about “village life. “ It is just life, and that a better life.Finally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes, which we h

19、ave seen in our lives, we have only to look in at the school playground any mid morning; or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better clothed, better educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever bef

20、ore walked the village street.6. By saying that village is not dead, but “village life” is dead, the writer suggests that _A. those young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are wrongB the two statements are against each otherC. “village life” today is rather uninterestingD. “village life

21、” today is no longer like what is used to be.7. It was _ that “village life” began to take a sharp turn.A. about a century agoB. during the two world warsC. with electricity and motorcars introduced into the villageD. only recently8. As is suggested in paragraph 2, villagers in the past _A. lived a

22、simpler life than villagers todayB. knew fewer people than villagers today.C. found it difficult to enjoy themselvesD. liked to wash themselves with cold water.9. The expression “. ” There is no point whatever in talking about in paragraph 3 means that _A. there is no end to the talking about.B. It

23、is harmful to talk about.C. It is not meaningless to talk about.D. there is no reason for talking about10. From the passage we can see that the writers attitude toward “village life” is _A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. unclear pagePassage 3The market investigation is indispensable to sales pro

24、motion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are

25、always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting (报

26、价), what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information?There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselor's offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market inve

27、stigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot.Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Com

28、modities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.11. In making market investigation , one should_.A. get enough information concerned B. advertise hi

29、s productsC. produce high quality goods D. none of the above12. The word "indispensable" in the first line means_.A. impossibleB. essentialC. advisableD. available13 Which of the following statements is not true?A. The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just a

30、s that of the lips and teeth.B. It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation.C. There are various ways of making market investigation.D. Production goes before market investigation.14. Making market investigation is very important because_.A. in market, goods on sale

31、 are numerous B. every producer is facing keen competitionC. it can greatly promote sales D. all of the above15. All the following are channels to get market information except _.A. to have commercial counselors office of our embassies stationed abroadB. to promote the quality of our own productsC.

32、to send trade groups abroad every now and thenD. to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmenPart Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes

33、the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16.In arithmetic the rules of addition are basic, and all the other rules are built on this _.A. basis B. bases C. base D. basises17.Then the speaker _ the various factors leading to the presen

34、t economic crisis.A. went for B. went after C. went into D. went on18.Cake _ of flour, sugar, egg and some other ingredients.A. contained B. consists C. includes D. composed19.Mr. Tyler asked his son to pay more _ to his study.A. notice B. attraction C. concern D. attention20.He is _ of an actor.A.

35、anybody B. anything C. somebody D. something21.I remember _ to help us if we ever got into trouble.A. once offering B. him once offering C. to offer him D. something22.“Shall I turn on the television?” ? “No, Id rather not _ television tonight.”A. have watched B. to watch C. watch D. for watching23.

36、When I was younger I _ long distance, but now Im out of practice.A. was used to walk B. got used to walkC. was used to walking D. used to walking24.It is the Party _ has been leading us from victory to victory.A. since B. which C. who D. that_ sets man apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is hi

37、s ability to speak.A. Which B. Whom C. Who D. What25.Poverty depresses most people, _ my father it was otherwise.A. in case B. in case of C. in the case of D. in any case26.he weather _ us from climbing the mountain.A. discharged B. disguised C. disturbed D. discouraged27.The teacher said that the c

38、lassroom was empty _ a few chairs.A. but for B. except for C. apart from D. besides28.This is the hotel _ I like to stay.A. in which B. at which C. to which D. at that29.The child took a spoonful and tasted it carefully _ it was hot.A. in case B. provided C. if D. unless30._ impossible to make a liv

39、ing in real estate, Nancy added insurance as a side line.A. Its being B. Its being C. It is D. It being31.She _ in wearing that old ? fashioned hat.A. insists B. persists C. assists D. consists32.The _ horse ran away from the fire.A. having frightened B. frightening C. frightened D. frighten33.Dr. B

40、ruce will first give you a summary of the situation and then discuss it _.A. at interval B. at random C. at issue D. at length34.The secret agent kept looking back because he was afraid of _.A. followed B. being followedC. having followed D. having been followed35.The mother flatly rejected my sugge

41、stion that she _ her daughter the next week.A. meet B. would meet C. met D. had met36.Something is wrong with your truck. Youd better have it _.A. repairing B. repair C. repaired D. to be repaired37.The storm delayed _ Yokohama Harbor.A. the ship to leave B. the ships leavingC. the leaving ship D. t

42、o leave the ship38.Evidence came up _ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old.A. what B. which C. that D. /39._ is often the case, workers have over fulfilled their work program.A. Which B. It C. That D. As40.Lets have a look at what weve got here, _?A. will you B.

43、 shall we C. dont we D. will we41._ he come tomorrow, I should give him the dictionary he needs.A. Had B. Should C. Were D. Would42.The French pianist who had been praised very highly _ to be a great disappointment.A. turned off B. turned up C. turned out D. turned down43.With increased taxation and

44、 rising prices, I am going to have to _ on quite a lot of things ? clothes, records and so on.A. cut off B. cut in C. cut out D. cut down44.The boy would do everything but _ his fault.A. to admit B. admitting C. admit D. would admit45.The employee was told to finish the job _ what happened.A in spit

45、e of B regardless of C ahead of D for the sake of pagePart Identification (10%)Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the cente

46、r.46.Many a woman feel entitled to more in life than just housework.A B C D47.She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.A B C D48.No sooner had the hikers set out on their trip as it began to rain heavily.A B C D49.Neither rain nor sleet nor keep the mai

47、lman from his appointed rounds.A B C D50.He is proud to have never been beaten at chess.A B C D51.Having eaten the cherry pie, I struck several pits and nearly broke a tooth.A B C D52.John is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help.A B C D53.The period during when people lea

48、rned to smelt iron is called the Iron Age.A B C D54.Mark Twain is a good representative of post ? Civil War authors because of his place of birth, education, and how he wrote.A B C D55.Its high time they begin to take you seriously and they know it.A B C DPart Cloze (10%)Directions: There are 20 bla

49、nks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.At 1:30 this morning, local

50、police finally caught the jewel thief whom they had been trying to trap (诱捕) for the past two months. 56 the man they arrested, James Smith, 57 that he was the thief, he was 58 with several diamond rings in his 59 . Police saw Smith 60 a jewelry store on Main Street at 1:16 A. M. . 61 seeing the pol

51、ice, Smith jumped 62 his auto, and a high ? speed chase followed for the next fourteen minutes. The police finally 63 Smith off the road and his 64 hit a tree.When the police searched Smiths 65 , they found the diamond rings 66 in an inside pocket of his jacket. Although Smith claimed that the diamo

52、nds were fake (假的), the owner of the jewelry store 67 the most 68 robbery incident happened 69 them 70 his missing jewels.Smith is now awaiting his first visit to court in a cell in the town jail. If he does not 71 , a jury (陪审团) will have to decide his guilt or innocence. 72 , a representative of t

53、he police stated today that they have no 73 that he will be found to be 74 . This spokesman also stated that they hoped that the alarm 75 in the community by all the recent robberies would be calmed by Smiths arrest.56.A. When B. After C. Until D. Although57.A. accepted B. denied C. ignored D. rejec

54、ted58.A. captured B. chased C. tracked D. traced59.A. safe B. possession C. provision D. own60.A. leaving B. entering C. robbering D. stealing61.A. To B. For C. At D. On62.A. from B. into C. over D. off63.A. urged B. imposed C. forced D. attempted64. truck B. motorbike C. car D. bicycle65.A. coat B. cloth C. clothing D. costume page66.A. discovered B. covered C. recovered D. hidden67.A. when B. where C. which D. what68.A. recent B. popular C. former D. attractive69.A. regarded B. accepted C. treated D. identified70.A. with B. upon C