高起专 网络教育英语三考试试题及答案

1、College English Test for Non-English Majors of Adult Education（英语三模拟题1）I. Vocabulary and Structure There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the One answer that best completes the sentence.1. Do you want to come for a B on my

2、motorbike? A. runB. rideC. driveD. walk2. The repairs to my car C me a lot of money.A. worthB. prizeC. costD. spend3. _A_ there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class. A. provided (that)B. supposed (that)C. opposed (that)D. proved (that)4. She _D_ (up ) her forehead in disgust.

3、A. lookedB. pushedC. pulledD. wrinkled5. Something has to be done D the recent rise in unemployment.A. to counterB. to count C. to accountD. to encounter6. The party leader is an extreme left-winger, but his deputy is more B in his views.A. modestB. moderateC. monitorD. modern7. In _A_ of her apolog

4、y, we decided to take no further action. A. viewB. factC. ideaD. opinion8. The boys _B_ development was very advanced for his age. A. intelligentB. intellectualC. internalD. external9. You may keep the book a further week _D_ no one else requires it.A. as if B. even if C. even though D. provided tha

5、t10. The writer _C_ the question of environmental pollution in his article.A. kept from B. kept to C. kept up D. kept in11. The teacher said Tom is _B_ average in his lessons.A. on B. above C. over D. up12. Friendly _C_ between different peoples facilitate the cultural and economic interchange.A. co

6、ntests B. contents C. contacts D. concerts13. He noted _A_ her address on a piece of paper. A. downB. onC. upD. in14. This is a private dining room where members could _C_ groups of friends. A. welcomeB. acceptC. entertainD. receive15. We _A_ to the hotel manager that the room was too noisy. A. comp

7、lainedB. toldC. talkedD. spoke16. He was told that he was _B_ to inquire into the cause of the accident. A. postedB. assignedC. sentD. placed17. The amount of sleep a person needs also increases if he/she has been deprived of sleep in previous days.AA. taken awayB. curedC. rid D. ensured18. What is

8、really abnormal sleepiness is now almost the norm.C A. uniqueB. regularC. unusualD. odd19. The microscope can _C_ the object 100 times in diameter. A. intensifyB. strengthenC. magnifyD. expand20. Eating too much sugar can lead _D _ all sorts of health problems. A. inB. onC. untilD. to21. Some people

9、 like to own a car as a symbol of _C _. A. placeB. postC. statusD. position22. The old lady is friendly. She feels no _D_ towards anybody. A. capabilityB. probabilityC. possibilityD. hostility23. _D_ good weather, our ship will reach Shanghai Monday evening.A. Provided B. Despite C. Considered D. Gi

10、ven24. The children are _A_ computer games.A. addicted to B. attempted to C. adopted to D. associated to25. Youll have to work harder to _A_ up with the top students in your class. A. catch B. take C. hold D. make26. The political leader was defeated at last. His scandal _D_ his resignation. A. led

11、away B. led off C. led up D. led to27. I think that she must be a relation of A . A. theirsB. themC. theirD. theys28. I cant B you upyoure a big boy now!A. raise B. lift C. elevate D. high29. Do you know what chemical _B_ are involved when food is digested? A. coursesB. processesC. approachesD. stag

12、es30. Be sure to _A_ your car _ as you approach that dangerous curve. A. slowdownB. flowdownC. speeddownD. ratedownII. Cloze There are 20 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank are provided four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the passage(s)Aging is the

13、31 of growing old. It occurs eventually in 32 living thing provided, of course, that an illness or 33 does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar 34 signs of aging may be seen 35 old people, such as the greying of the hair and the 36 of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include 37 of

14、playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight greying of the 38 . Plants age too, but the signs are much 39 to detect.Most body parts grow bigger and 40 , and function more efficiently 41 childhood. They reach their 42 at the time of maturity, or 43 adulthood. After tha

15、t, they begin to 44 . Bones, for example, gradually become 45 and more brittle. In the aged, the joints 46 the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very 47 .All the major organs of the body 48 signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets

16、smaller in size. Thinking processes of 49 sorts are slowed down. Old people often have 50 in remembering recent events.B31. A. progressB. processC. programD. procedureC32. A. someB. allC. everyD. manyA33. A. accidentB. incidentC. eventD. storyD34. A. towardB. inwardC. onwardD. outwardA35. A. inB. of

17、C. atD. forD36. A. reducingB. creepingC. crawlingD. wrinklingC37. A. lostB. losingC. lossD. loosingB38. A. jacketB. coatC. suitD. costumeA39. A. harderB. heavyC. harshD. hurriedC40. A. greatB. youngerC. strongerD. powerfulB41. A. amongB. duringC. forD. ofD42. A. lengthB. mountC. hillD. peakC43. A. l

18、ateB. lastC. earlyD. finalB44. A. deflateB. declineC. decreaseD. deduceA45. A. lighterB. smallerC. biggerD. heavierB46. A. toB. betweenC. ofD. withD47. A. flexibleB. easyC. playfulD. painfulA48. A. showB. revealC. detectD. allowC49. A. everyB. eachC. allD. singleD50. A. trustB. suspectC. doubtD. tro

19、ubleIII. Reading ComprehensionSection A There are two reading passages in this section. Each passage is followed by 5 questions. Each question is provided with four answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best answers the question.Passage 1 A friend of mine named Paul received an automobi

20、le from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked. Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother

21、 gave it to you and it didnt cost you nothing? Boy, I wish.” He hesitated.Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like tha

22、t.”Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”“Oh yes, Id love that.”After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little. He thought he kn

23、ew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying

24、his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you one just like it, th

25、en you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas E

26、ve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said: “It is more blessed to give.”51. “a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it” implies that he an automobile of this kind. C A. often sawB. had often seenC. had rarely seen D. had never thought of 52. Paul looked at the boy, t

27、hen impulsively he added, “.” A A. he did this without planning and thinking B. he did this with careful thinking C. he was impelled by his brother to do thisD. he was forced by his mother to do this53. Hesqueezed up against him and pointed to the car. D A. moved closer and touched himB. held him ti

28、ghtly in his arms C. pushed him nearer to the carD. pulled him closer and supported him54. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned. B A. For that Christmas EveB. On that Christmas Eve C. After that Christmas Eve D. At that Christmas Eve55. , Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said: “.” D A. gained k

29、nowledge of what Jesus meant to sayB. was able to study what Jesus meant to sayC. memorized what Jesus meant in sayingD. came to know what Jesus meant in saying Passage 2Britain has laws to make sure that women have the same opportunities as men in education, jobs and training. But its still unusual

30、 to find women doing dirty or heavy jobs.Nikki Henriques is a car maintenance engineer in London. She used to be a secretary. Barty Phillips, a journalist with The Observer, a Sunday newspaper, asked her why she wanted to work with cars.“My first reason was independence,” she said. “I also wanted to

31、 use my hands, and I like learning about how things work. Many people prefer to have a woman repair their cars, too.”Nikki didnt find it easy to become a car maintenance engineer. She went to a Government Skill Centrea special sort of college where people can learn a new jobfor twenty weeks. “For te

32、n weeks I was the only woman among four hundred men, and some of them were rude to me, just because of my sex. It was also very tiringfrom 8 in the morning to 5 at night, with only 30 minutes for lunch.” Now Nikki works free-lancethat is, shes self-employed, working for herself and not for a garage

33、or a company.Barty Phillips also spoke to Rose, who works as a general builder in Sheffield, an industrial town in the north of England. Like Nikki, Rose used to be a secretary. “I didnt enjoy it at all,” she said. “I wanted to do more practical work, and I wanted to be self-employed.”Rose joined a

34、womens building co-operative, and she learnt her job from other people and from experience. However, many of the women in her group have been specially trained. Most of the jobs they do are improvements to buildings and general repairs.“People often say, Oh, women arent strong enough, but I dont think strength is important,” said Rose. “The important thing is to get used to doing a diff