2023年大学英语三级英语A级押题预测卷10

大学英语三级英语A级押题预测卷10

一、语法Ⅰ

1、Idon’tthink______possibletomasteraforeignlanguagewithoutmuchmemorywork.

A.this

B.that

C.its

D.it

2、______,shewasalreadyalawyer.

A.Howyoungwasshe

B.Asshewasyoung

C.Youngasshewas

D.Youngalthoughshewas

3、"Comeon,Peter.Iwanttoshowyousomething.""Oh,howniceofyou.I______you______tobringmeagift."

A.neverthink,aregoing

B.neverthought,weregoing

C.didn'tthink,weregoing

D.hadn'tthought,weregoing

4、TheGreatWallofChinarunsacross______Chinalikeahugedragon.

A.thenorth

B.north

C.northern

D.northof

5、______doyouthinkcandoit?

A．Whom

B．Who

C．Why

D．How.

6、OnNationalDay,______peopletakepartinallkindsofcelebration.

A．hundredsofmillionsof

B．millionsofhundredsof

C．hundredsmillionsof

D．millionshundredsof

7、Afterwatching______TV,sheplayed______violinforanhour.

A．/,/

B．the,the

C．the,/

D．/,the

8、Ifdeathoccursathome,______discoversthebodyshouldcontactthedoctor.

A．who

B．whoever

C．whom

D．whomever

9、Themanshoutedattheshopassistant,______hisarmsconstantly.

A．waving

B．waved

C．mwave

D．beingwaved

10、It______thathewasafluentspeakerofEnglish,manypeoplecametohimtolearnspokenEnglish.

A．beingknown

B．isknown

C．wasknown

D．hadbeenknown

二、阅读理解一

TheWesthasbeguntotakemorenoticeoftheEast.Thefifthvolumeofanenormousworkre-assessingtheChinesecontributiontoscienceandtechnologyistobepublishednextyear.Thefirstvolume,whichwaspublishedtwentyyearsago,setthetoneforthewholework.Init,evidencewasgiventoshowthatmanyinventionswhich,untilthen,WesternhistorianshadclaimedforEurope,weremadefirstinChina.Theattempttorewritetheintellectualhistoryoftheworldwasnotreceivedwithoutprotestbysomefamoushistorians.However,theevidencethathasbeenpresentedsofarinthefirstfourvolumeshaspersuadedmanyhistorianswhowereskepticalatfirst.China’sinventionofpaper,printing,themagneticcompassandgunpowderhasneverbeendisputed,butthisnewhistoryhasaddedadvancedbridgedesign,mechanicalclocks,paddleboatsandmanyotherinventionstothelist.InthefourvolumespublishedsofarnoattempthasbeenmadetoexplainwhyChinahasnotkeptupwiththeWestinscienceandtechnologyinmodemtimes.ItisprobablethattheansweristobefoundinthesocialandeconomichistoryofChina,whereastatic(静态的)societyunderarelativelykindrulingofscholarscontrastswiththepotentiallyrevolutionaryanddynamicsocietyoftheWestattheendoftheMiddleAges.Inrecentyears,theChinesegovernmenthasbeenmakingeveryefforttocatchupwiththeWestagain,andthereislittledoubtthatthegapisbeingreducedyearbyyear.ButwillChinaavoidtheWest’smistakes?

1、Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.

TheWesthasbeguntotakemorenoticeoftheEast.Thefifthvolumeofanenormousworkre-assessingtheChinesecontributiontoscienceandtechnologyistobepublishednextyear.Thefirstvolume,whichwaspublishedtwentyyearsago,setthetoneforthewholework.Init,evidencewasgiventoshowthatmanyinventionswhich,untilthen,WesternhistorianshadclaimedforEurope,weremadefirstinChina.Theattempttorewritetheintellectualhistoryoftheworldwasnotreceivedwithoutprotestbysomefamoushistorians.However,theevidencethathasbeenpresentedsofarinthefirstfourvolumeshaspersuadedmanyhistorianswhowereskepticalatfirst.China"sinventionofpaper,printing,themagneticcompassandgunpowderhasneverbeendisputed,butthisnewhistoryhasaddedadvancedbridgedesign,mechanicalclocks,paddleboatsandmanyotherinventionstothelist.

InthefourvolumespublishedsofarnoattempthasbeenmadetoexplainwhyChinahasnotkeptupwiththeWestinscienceandtechnologyinmodemtimes.ItisprobablethattheansweristobefoundinthesocialandeconomichistoryofChina,whereastatic(静态的)societyunderarelativelykindrulingofscholarscontrastswiththepotentiallyrevolutionaryanddynamicsocietyoftheWestattheendoftheMiddleAges.Inrecentyears,theChinesegovernmenthasbeenmakingeveryefforttocatchupwiththeWestagain,andthereislittledoubtthatthegapisbeingreducedyearbyyear.ButwillChinaavoidtheWest"smistakes?

Sofar,howmanyvolumesofthebookhavebeenpublished?

A.Five.

B.Four.

C.Three.

D.None.

2、

Thefirstvolumewaspublished______.

A．tenyearsago

B．lastyear

C．fiveyearsago

D．twentyyearsago

3、

InParagraph1,theword"skeptical"means______.

A．doubtful

B．worried

C．sad

D．angry

4、

WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthepassage?

A．Gunpowder.

B．Needles.

C．Paddleboats.

D．Bridgedesign.

5、

Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.

A．China"sInventions

B．ComparisonsBetweentheEastandtheWest

C．ChinaIsCatchingUp

D．SituationsinChina

三、阅读理解二

Itisamatterofcommonobservationthatalthoughincomeskeepgoingupovertheyears,peopleneverseemtobecomemuchbetteroff!Pricesarerisingcontinuously.Thisconditionisknownasoneofinflation;themoneysupplyisbecominginflatedsothateachunitofitbecomeslessvaluable.Peoplehavegrownaccustomedinrecentyearstohigherandhigherratesofinflation.Whatcouldbeboughttenyearsageforonedollarnowcostswellovertwodollars.Presentindicationsarethatthisrateofinflationistendingtoriseratherthantofall.Ifintherealworldourmoneyincomesgoupatthesamerateasprices,onemightthinkthatinflationdoesnotmatter.Butitdoes.Whenmoneyislosingvalue,itlacksoneofthequalitiesofagoodmoney—stabilityofvalue.Itisnolongeracceptableasastoreofvalue;anditbecomesanunsuitablestandardofdeferred(延期的)payments.Nobodywantstoholdawastingasset(财宝),sopeopletrytogetridofmoneyasquicklyaspossible.Inflationthereforestimulatesconsumerspending,andpreventspeoplefromsaving.

1、Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.

Itisamatterofcommonobservationthatalthoughincomeskeepgoingupovertheyears,peopleneverseemtobecomemuchbetteroff!Pricesarerisingcontinuously.Thisconditionisknownasoneofinflation;themoneysupplyisbecominginflatedsothateachunitofitbecomeslessvaluable.Peoplehavegrownaccustomedinrecentyearstohigherandhigherratesofinflation.Whatcouldbeboughttenyearsageforonedollarnowcostswellovertwodollars.Presentindicationsarethatthisrateofinflationistendingtoriseratherthantofall.Ifintherealworldourmoneyincomesgoupatthesamerateasprices,onemightthinkthatinflationdoesnotmatter.Butitdoes.Whenmoneyislosingvalue,itlacksoneofthequalitiesofagoodmoney—stabilityofvalue.Itisnolongeracceptableasastoreofvalue;anditbecomesanunsuitablestandardofdeferred(延期的)payments.Nobodywantstoholdawastingasset(财宝),sopeopletrytogetridofmoneyasquicklyaspossible.Inflationthereforestimulatesconsumerspending,andpreventspeoplefromsaving.

Inflationisasituationinwhich______.

A.wefindourmoneymorevaluablethanbefore

B.peoplecaneasilyfindbetterpayingjobs

C.employmentnolongerbecomesaproblem

D.moneykeepslosingitsvalue

2、

Accordingtothewriter,inflation______.

A．isquitecommonatthepresenttime

B．seldomhappensinrecentyears

C．willbecomelessfrequent

D．canhardlybeavoided

3、

Accordingtothepassage,ifincomesandpricesrisetogether______.

A．moneywillholditsvalue

B．inflationisstillatrouble

C．inflationwillnotbeaproblem

D．businesseswillbeprosperous

4、

Whenmoneylosesitsvalue______.

A．itisnolongerstable

B．peoplewillsavemoremoney

C．goodswillalsolosetheirvalue

D．incomeswillkeeprising

5、

Inaperiodofinflation,peoplearelikelyto______.

A．investheavilyonthestockmarket

B．holdontomoneyasadependableasset

C．stopspendingmoneyonthemarket

D．spendmoneyandnotbothertosave

四、英译汉

1、Smokingcigarettesaddstothegenerallevelsofairpollutionaswellasdamagingourhealth.

A．吸烟危害健康、污染空气。

B．空气污染及吸烟危害了人的健康。

C．吸烟不仅对健康有害，而且增加空气污染程度。

D．吸烟增加空气污染的程度与吸烟危害人体健康的程度一样大。

2、Youcouldn"thavecome