3月份《大学英语3》课程考试模拟题一考试

1、2009年3月份大学英语 3课程考试 模拟题一 考试形式：闭卷 试卷类型：（A）Part I Vocabulary & Structure（本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分） Section A Directions: Choose the ONE that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.1. He claimed that he could create live fish out of chemicals. AAassertedBdemanded CarguedDannounced2. The

2、 best students are awarded special scholarship. BArewardedBgiven CcompensatedDrefused3. She said to her newly-married husband, “If you want to go to the front, Ill not stand in your way.” DAgo with you Bstay behind Cgo my own wayDnot prevent you from going4. Jack came to the party with a young woman

3、, whom I assumed to be his girl friend. BApretendedBsupposed CresumedDgranted5. He passed me by as though he had never in his life seen me before. CAwent past meBavoided me Cignored meDwent away from me6. That way of speaking is peculiar to people in this part of the country. CAstrange toBodd to Cch

4、aracteristic ofDparticular about7. Our time is running out and I think we ought to say something about the ending of the novel. BAWe have enough timeBWe have almost used up our timeCWe havent enough timeDOur time is limited8. The search was called off when the fog got thicker. BAstartedBcanceled Cpo

5、stponedDcontinued9. Mrs. Jones identified the suspect by the scar on his face. AArecognizedBfound out CdiscoveredDcoincided10. If you associate with such people, Im afraid you are heading for serious trouble. BAare making Bare going to have Care avoiding Dare creating 11. The young girl took the che

6、ese and commenced to eat. AAstartedBcommended CrenouncedDcommented12. Smoking is prohibited in the office. DAno goodBdiscouraged CencouragedDnot allowed13. The judge suspected the truth of the evidence provided by the witness. AAdoubtedBbelieved CguessedDrealized14. They occasionally stop by to see

7、us. DAoftenBseldom CusuallyDonce in a while15. We waited more than half an hour for Beth but eventually we had to leave without her. BAat lastBin the end CafterwardsDreluctantlySection B Directions: Identify the one that needs correction.Jack has set his mind to go to college next year even though h

8、e hasnt saved up enough money to pay his B A B C Dtuition.2. Never before he had felt himself so powerfully attracted to the scientific ideal. B A B C D3. Leading scientists are often the kinds of person who have enjoyed intellectual challenges all their lives. B A B C D4. With the price of oil goes

9、 up, the economy of oil-producing countries is expanding at a high a rate. A A B C D5. He wasnt keen on buy a used car, but we talked him into it. B A B C D6. As people approach to old age, their energy may diminish. B A B C D7. In order to attain our objective, it is essential that we will make the

10、 best use of the limited resources available. C A B C D8. If you take a ten- or fifteen-minutes vacation into the realm of imagination each day, you may add much to the A A B C D excitement and enjoyment of your life.9. The doctor said that although the child had a very bad case of influenza, but th

11、ere would be no danger if he B A B C avoided pneumonia. D10. Lets not waste time on matters of no important. We have other vital problems to deal with. B A B C DPart II Reading Comprehension （本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the f

12、our choices marked A, B, C and D. Passage 1 Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? My generation certainly grew up hearing and believing in this statement, which doesnt stop most of us from rushing out in the morning with only a cup of coffee and a piece of toast. However, in an estimated

13、40 percent of American families there isnt even an adult present in the kitchen to urge children to finish their breakfast. So, more children avoid breakfast than any other meal.While no one has proven that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, its at least of equal importance with lunch

14、and dinner. Experts warn that your body burns the energy from food within four hours. Although you may use up less energy while you sleep, its a long time until morning and you still wake up with the need for lots more fuel.Some studies have shown that children who avoid breakfast dont do as well in

15、 school. Besides lack of energy, we all know how tough it is to focus when your stomachs making noises and youre counting hours until lunch.In addition, a recent Canadian study suggests that avoiding breakfast may increase the chance of a heart attack. Its been known that the incidence of heart atta

16、cks is highest in the first few hours after waking.So, theres no doubt the importance of breakfast is more than just an old wives tale. The problem comes in following the advice. How do you find time to make a proper meal and then make time to eat it?The American Health Association recommends that b

17、reakfast should supply at least one-fourth of the daily food needs. And its important to include a variety of foods to supply energy until the next meal. Foods like bread can be digested (消化) in as little as 30 minutes; however, foods like eggs, milk, meat, and cheese last longer, and can help you m

18、ake it to lunchtime.1. Today the saying “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” is _ A _. A. paid less attention to B. totally out of date C. no longer a truth D. of no value 2. According to the passage breakfast is _C_ lunch and dinner. A. better than B. less important than C. as importan

19、t as D. more important than 3. The passage mentions that not having breakfast can cause children to have trouble _B_. A. listening B. focusing C. exercising D. waiting 4. People who do not have breakfast may be more likely to _D_. A. get more work done B. have frequent headaches C. lose too much wei

20、ght D. suffer from heart disease 5. Having various foods for breakfast _B_. A. means you can eat less for lunch B. can supply you with energy until lunch C. may make you successful in the day D. will give you warmth the whole dayPassage 2A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him

21、from doing good work.He may have the idea that he is not capable of it. It is easy to get such an idea even though there is not a good reason for it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the most of his mental skills, or he may accept another persons mistaken est

22、imate of his ability.A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will add to his belief about his incompetence.Alfred Adler, a famous psychiatrist, had an experience which illustrat

23、es this. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought. In this way, they too developed the idea. He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to t

24、ry, and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.One day he became very angry at the teacher and the other students because they laughed when he said he saw how to do a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve.When Adler succeeded in solving the problem, he rejected

25、the idea that he couldnt do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His anger and his new found confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose, and he soon became very good at arithmetic.This experie

26、nce made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply ones ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability. 1. Whats the main idea of the pa

27、ssage? A A. A wrong self-image may prevent one from reaching his full potential. B. Its easy for a person to believe in his own incompetence. C. Never take to heart what others think of you. D. Lack of success is often the result of lack of ability. 2. Why a persons mistaken notion often results in

28、failure? C A. He believes hell succeed one day. B. He feels that hes not good enough. C. He believes hell fail anyway. D. He doesnt need to make any effort. 3. Whats the function of Alfred Adlers example in the whole passage? B A. Alfred Adlers experience illustrates his poor start in math. B. Alfre

29、d Adlers story exemplifies the authors conclusion. C. Alfred Adlers example shows his real ability in arithmetic. D. Alfred Adlers example teaches us the value of self-confidence. 4. According to the author, whats the reason of a child for thinking he is stupid? D A. Theres not a good reason for thi

30、s kind of thinking. B. Because the people around him tell him it. C. Because he never thinks that he can also be smart. D. Because he does not know how to make full use of his mental powers. 5. According to the author, many peoples mental pictures about themselves are _C_. A. correct B. in focus C.

31、out of focus D. accurate Passage 3 There were days in which Danny could forget that he had graduated from Boston University. After 17 years of education in the finest schools in America, he couldnt repair a burnt connection in his car or locate a carburetor (化油器).Danny is an educated man. He is a ma

32、ster of writing papers, taking tests, talking, and filling out forms. He can discuss Freud from a Marxian viewpoint and he can discuss Marx from a Freudian viewpoint.In short, Danny is a worker without skills, and he has a sociology degree to prove it. He is of very little use to American industry.T

33、his is nothing new. Colleges have been turning out workers of this sort for decades. Until five years ago, most of these workers took their degrees in sociology, philosophy, political science, or history, and marched right into the American middle class. Some found work in business and government bu

34、t many, if not most, went into education, which is the only thing they knew anything about. Once there, they taught another generation the skills necessary to take tests and write papers.But the cycle broke down. There are too many teachers these days, college applications are down, plumbers are mak

35、ing $12 an hour, and graduates with degrees in fields like sociology are faced with a choice: graduate school or drive a taxi.Danny chose the taxi because driving was about the only skill he had that he could make money with. Danny refers to his job as “Real World 101”. He has been beaten and shot a

36、t. But he has also acquired some practical skills: he can get his tickets fixed; he knows how to cheat the company out of a few extra dollars a week; he found his carburetor, and he can fix it.1. What did Dannys schooling teach him? C A. How to repair cars. B. How to make choices. How to write paper

37、s. D. How to teach classes. 2. Five years ago, a college degree ensured _C_. A. a position doing graduate studies B. a skilled job for college graduates C. a place in the American middle class D. a set of skills that was very useful 3. What is causing the system of college study to break down? C A.

38、There are better jobs to be had. B. There are not enough students. C. There are too many teachers. D. There are few good jobs for us. 4. Why did Danny choose to drive a taxi after he graduated from college? D A. He wanted to get more true experience in society. B. He wanted to learn the new skill of

39、 repairing cars. C. Taxi drivers can earn more than middle class people. D. He had no other skill to support himself but driving. 5. Though his job is difficult and dangerous, Danny _B_. A. has begun to enjoy his new job B. has learned skills that are useful C. has finally forgotten his old life D.

40、has learned more than in college Passage 4 Have you ever felt your mind getting confused after a sleepless night and you couldnt come up with an original thought no matter how hard you tried?You were probably right if you thought that was caused by a lack of sleep. Dr. Home, a sleep researcher in En

41、gland, studied 24 college students. One group got their normal eight hours of sleep. The other group didnt get any sleep at allthey stayed awake all night. The next day, Dr. Home tested the students. He asked them questions that required creative and original thinking. One of the questions was “How

42、many uses can a box be put to?”The results? The wide-awake students did well on the tests. The tired students did poorly.Research has already shown that tired people can do okay on tests of routine thinking, like simple addition. But Dr. Home tested creative thinking only.As part of his study, he of

43、fered an amount of money as a reward to the tired students if they did well. But even this encouragement wasnt enough to help the students overcome their tiredness. They still did poorly. Dr. Home believes that the part of the brain where thinking takes place may get worn out during waking hours. Sl

44、eep may help to repair the brain overnight. Without any sleep, he emphasizes, “even if you think harder, you cannot do better.”This study gives people something to think about, especially people like hospital workers and airplane pilots, who must stay awake all night and then make emergency decision

45、s. 1. According to the passage, failure to think of new ideas may be _ A _. A. caused by a lack of sleep B. caused by hard questions C. caused by a weak brain D. caused by too much study2. Tired people have no problem with _C_. A. finding uses for boxes B. making creative ideas C. doing simple math

46、tests D. taking research tests 3. The purpose for offering money to the tired students was to _ D_. A. help them repair their brains B. stimulate their interests C. convince people to join D. encourage them to do better 4. Sleep might help people by _ A_. A. repairing the brain B. giving creative dr

47、eams C. providing fresh energy D. allowing harder thought 5. This information is useful to people like nurses and pilots because _ D_. A. they often meet situations in which they must be creative B. they often take tests to display their abilities to do their jobs C. they often go to the hospital be

48、cause of brain problems D. they often get little sleep but make important decisions Part III Cloze（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）Directions: In this section there is a passage with 20 blanks. For each blank there are three choices marked A, B, and C on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE th

49、at best fits into the passage. 1-5 BACBD 6-10 CACBC 11-15 BDCDB 16-20 CADBALearning is natural. It begins the 1 we are born. Our 2 teachers are our families. At home we learn to talk and to dress and feed ourselves. We learn these and other skills by 3 .Then we go to school. A teacher tells us what

50、to learn and how to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many exams. Then people say we are 4 .Are we really educated? Lets think about the real meaning of 5 . Knowing facts does not 6 being able to solve problems. Solving problems 7 creativity, not just a good 8 . Some people who dont know ma

51、ny 9 are good at solving problems.Henry Ford is a good 10 . He left school at the age of 15. Later when his company could not build cars 11 enough, he solved the problem. He 12 of the assembly line. Today the answer seems 13 . Yet think of many university graduates who never solved that problem.What

52、 does a good teacher do? Does he give students facts to 14 ? Well, yes, we must sometimes remember facts. But a good teacher 15 how to find answers. He brings us to the 66 of knowledge, so we can drink for ourselves. When we are 17 , we know where to go.True learning combines intake with output. We

53、take information 18 our brains. Then we use it. Think of a 19 : it stores a lot of information, but it cant think. It only 20 commands. A person who only remembers facts hasnt really learned. Learning takes place only when a person can use what he knows.1. A. baby B. minute C. hour D. day B2. A. fir

54、st B. good C. normal D. helpful A3. A. asking B. listening C. following D. drilling C4. A. controlled B. educated C. suffered D. passed B5. A. taking B. growing C. answering D. learning D6. A. suggest B. say C. mean D. show C7. A. requires B. is C. brings D. gets A8. A. word B. thing C. memory D. condition C9. A. people B. facts C. techniques D. ways B10. A. learner B. teacher C. example D. driver C11. A. well B.