大学英语三级模拟试题(四)

第第页大学英语三级模拟试题(四)Test4

PartIListeningComprehension(15%)

PartII.VocabularyandStructure(20%)

Directions:Thereare20incompleetesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

13._______ahotday,Idecidedtogoforaswim.

A)WhatB)BeingC)HavingbeenD)Itbeing

14._______thework,hewoulddoitsomeotherway.

A)WashedoingB)Ifhedoes

C)WerehetodoD)everyone

15.Withoutcarefulinvestigation,_______ofusisliabletocometowrongconclusions.

A)anyoneB)anyoneC)everyoneD)everyone

16.Thedirectorwassatisfied_______thewayweweredoingthework.

A)atB)inC)ofD)with

17.Inasudden________ofanger,themantoreupeverythingwithinreach.

A)attackB)burstC)brokeD)blast

18.InBritainpeople_______fourmilliontonsofpotatoeseveryyear.

A)swallowB)disposeC)consumeD)e*haust

19.Don’tdothatagain,_______?

A)shallyouB)don’tyouC)willyouD)won’tyou

20.Manyofthehumanproblemsassociatedwithlivingintheoceanare_______theproblemsoflivinginouterspace.

A)A)justasB)suchthatC)suchasD)thesameas

21.Pupilscomplainthattherearen’tenoughqualityprogramsonTV_______areshownforthem.

A)whatB)theyC)thatD)those

22.I’mverysorrytohave_______youwithsomanyquestions.

A)interferedB)offendedC)impressedD)bothered

23.Oursondoesn’tknowwhatto________attheuniversity;hecan’tmakeuphismindabouthisfuture.

A)takeinB)takeupC)takeoverD)takeafter

24.Waterpollution,togetherwitholdtinsandotherformsofgarbage,_____manyproblemsinourlarge,industrialcitytoday.

A)iscausingB)havecausedC)havebeencausingD)arecausing

25.Itwasnotuntilhehadarrivedhome______herememberedhisappointmentwiththelawyer.

A)thatB)whenC)thenD)but

26.Wehadto_______alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome.

A)goinforB)holdontoC)putupwithD)keeppacewith

27.Thecar______halfwayfornoreason.

A)brokeoffB)brokedownC)brokeupD)brokeout

28.Thenewcomersfounditimpossibleto_______themselvestotheclimatesufficientlytomake

permanenthomesinthenewcountry.

A)suitB)adaptC)regulateD)fit

29.Thecustomercomplainedthatthelampshadnotbeendeliveredyet,and______.

A)thechairstooB)thechairsweren’teither

C)neitherhadthechairsD)neitherthechairshadbeen

30.Thoroughly_______,theinvestigatorhesitatedtoreportwhathehadseen.

A)confusingB)confusedC)beingconfusedD)tobeconfused

31.Whenpeoplebecomeunemployed,itis________whichisoftenworsethanlakeofwages.

A)lazinessB)povertyC)idlenessD)inability

32.Alorry_______Jane’scatandspedaway.

A)ranoverB)ranintoC)ranthroughD)randown

PartIII.ReadingComprehension(40%)

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarked

ABCandD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions33to37arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheGreatWallofChinaisconsideredtobetheonlyman-madeprojectseenfromthemoon.AlthoughitwasoncethoughttohavebeenbuiltentirelyduringtheQinDynastybetween221and208BC,itisnowbelievedtohavebeenstartedearlier.

The15-foot-high,25-foot-wide,1,500-mile-longstructurewasundoubtedlybuilttokeepoutinvadingenemies.Tothecommonpeopleofempire,whohadbeenforcedtobuildthewall,itwasnotworthit,however.Thewall,andotherpublicworkscompletedbytheQinDynasty,hadcausedgreatlossesonthewealthandhumanlifeofthecountry.Asaresult,anangrypopulationroseupinrebellionagainsttheQinDynastyandin207BCtheHanDynastybegan.

Becauseofitsrichhistoryandmagnificentappearance,theGreatWallattractstourists,scientists,andhistorianstothisdayandwillcontinuetodosoforgenerations.

33.Accordingtotheauthorofthispassage,theHanDynastywasabletocomeintopowerbecause_______.

A)enemieswerenoteffectivelypreventedfrominvadingtheempire

B)ithadstartedtheworkonthewallandreallycontrolleditallalong

C)thecommonpeoplerebelledagainsttheempirethathadforcedthemtoworkontheGreatWall

D)theQinemperorlostallhispersonalwealthinthecreationoftheGreatWall

34.Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.

A)theemperoroftheQinDynastywasaslavedriver

B)invadingenemieswereaprobleminancientChina

C)thecommonpeopleofancientChinawereverypoor

D)thehumanachievementoftheGreatWalliswidelyappreciated

35.Withwhichofthefollowingopinionswouldthisauthormostlikelyagree?

A)ThepyramidsofEgyptalsoattractmodernmanbecauseofthehumanefforttheyrepresent.

B)ThepyramidsofEgyptwouldprobablybeseentoahumanstandingonthemoon.

C)ThehumansignificanceofthepyramidsofEgyptisgreaterthanthatoftheGreatWall.

D)ThehumansignificanceofthepyramidsofEgyptisnotasgreatasthatoftheGreatWall.

36.Thewriterhasnotdirectlystated,butwouldsupporttheopinionthat______.

A)astronautshavetakenapersonalinterestinthehistoryoftheGreatWallofChina

B)thecommonpeopleoftheQinDynastyweretheoneswhoprovidedthelaborinconstructingtheGreatWall

C)workontheGreatWallwasstartedbeforetheQinDynastycameintoe*istence

D)theGreatWallofChinaisagreathumanachievementandwasprobablyworththeeffortittook

37.WhatwasthemainpurposeforbuildingtheGreatWall?

A)TomaketheempirestrongerB)Tomakepeoplericher

C)TokeepoutinvadingenemiesD)Tomakemoremoneyfrompeople

Passage2

Questions38to42arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhyareArabicfiguresusedeverywhereintheworld?Inthepast,othercountingfiguresoncee*istedinmanycountries,buttheyalldiedaway.TheRomanfigures,forinstance,werepopularinEuropebeforethe13thcentury.Howevertheyarehardlyinusenow,e*ceptonsomeclocksandwatches,andonotherrareoccasions.Lookatthefollowingandyouwillknowwhyitisso.

TheRomeusedsevenletters,eachstandingforadifferentnumber,Ifor1,Vfor5,*for10,Lfor50,Cfor100,Dfor500,Mfor1000.Toe*pressasmallnumbertheRomanswouldusemeans7(addition)andIVe*presses4(subtraction).

Toe*pressanumberathousandtimeslarger,theyputalineabovethenumber.Thus,*VI=16000,andCD*LVII=447000.Toshowtheyear1993inRamonfigures,itwillbe“MCM*CIII.”Theinconvenienceisquiteclear.Besides,itwouldbedifficulttoe*pressinRomanfiguresadecimalpointorafraction.

TheArabicnumbers,ontheotherhand,avoidallthistrouble.Firsttheyaredecimal.Secondtheyareeasytowrite.ItisthesestrongpointsthatmaketheArabicfiguresacceptedbypeopleallovertheworld.

38.TheRomanfigureswerewidelyused____.

A)duringShakespeare’stime

B)intheUnitedStates

C)intheworld

D)inEuropebeforethethirteenthcentury

39.ThenumberLVmeans________.

A)athousandtimesB)55000C)5500D)morethanfivethousand

40.Ifweshowtheyear1548inRomanfigures,itwillbe_______.

A)MVMIVIIIB)MD*LVIIIC)MDM****VIIID)MDL*VIII

41.WhyareArabicfigureswidelyusedintheworld?

A)Othercountingfiguresdiedaway

B)Arabicfiguresareconvenientandeasytoe*pressdecimalpointandfraction.

C)Arabicfiguresaredecimal.

D)BothBandC.

42.WhatisthemeaningofthewordunderlinedinPara.2?

A)RepetitionB)ReductionC)MultiplicationD)Division

Passage3

Questions43to47arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingcountrieswhichmakegreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth-butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadeeffortstoreducebirthrates(诞生率),Brazilhashadbetterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.

Brazil’spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,andachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.

Martinethinksthatsoapoperas(肥皂剧)andinstallmentplansintroducedinthe1970splayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas,Globo,Brazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssi*nightsaweek.,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.

“Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction,theydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues–notmanychildren,differentattitudestowardsse*,womenworking,”saysMartine,“TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleknowotherpatternsandothervalues,whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage.”Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers.“Thisledtoagreatchangeinconsumptionpattersandconsumptionwasincompatiblewithunlimitedreproduction,”saysMartine.

43.Accordingtothepassage,Brazilhascutbackitspopulationgrowth________.

A)byeducatingitscitizensB)bydevelopingTVprograms

C)bycarefulfamilyplanningD)bychance

44.Accordingtothepassage,manyThirdWorldcountries________.

A)haven’tgivenmuchattentiontobirthcontrol

B)wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrates

C)haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulation

D)haven’tproducedenoughTVplays

45.whatdoestheworld“envy”inLine4,Para.2mean?

A)LoveB)HateC)AdmirationD)Hope

46.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause________.

A)theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflife

B)theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTV

C)peopleareinterestinginsoapoperas

D)theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures

47.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?

A)Theincreaseinbirthratewillpromote(促进)consumption

B)Thedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthrate

C)Acountry’sproductionislimitedbyitspopulation.

D)Consumptionpatternshavenothingtodowithpopulation.

Passage4

Questions48to52arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Humanwantsseemendless.Whenastarvingmangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,reamsofcountryclubsandpleasureboatsdanceintohisview.

Theymanywantsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofwants,anotherlevelappears.

Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofwantsisfood.Oncethiswantissatisfied,asecondlevelofwantsappears:clothingandhousing.BytheendofWorldWarIIthesewantsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsascarsandnewhouses.

By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofwantswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950safourthlevelofwantsappeared:the“life-enriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsmeanphysicalsatisfactionthefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportationofthehumanbodythislevelmeansmentalneedsforrecognition,achievementandhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled“lu*ury(奢靡)”items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalcare,andentertainment.Alsoincludedherearefancyfoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.

Onthefourthlevel,agreaterpercentageofconsumersspendinggoestoservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofwantsastheirincomeincreases,orwilltheycontinuetodemandlu*uriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?

Afifthlevelprobablywouldbewantsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunity(社区)action.Consumersmaybespendingmoreonta*estopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,pollutionandcrime.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourgarages,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealthandsafetytoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.

48.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingand________.

A)hewassavedupenoughmoneyB)hewasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter

C)hewassatisfiedhishungerD)hewaslearnedtobuildhouses

49.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarIImostAmericans_________.

A)wereveryrichB)wereverypoor

C)hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevelsD)didn’towncars

50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtophysicalsatisfaction?

A)Seeinginterestingfilms.B)Acomfortablehouse.

C)Deliciousfood.D)Afamilycat.

51.Whatisthemainwantofmanonthefourthlevel?

A)Themoregoods,thebetter.B)Themorementalsatisfaction,thebetter.

C)Themorelu*uryitems,thebetter.D)Themoreearning,thebetter.

52.Theauthorthinksthatafifthlevel_______.

A)wouldbealittlebetterthanthefourthlevel

B)maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour

C)canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevel

D)willcometrueprovidedthegovernmenttakesactions

PartIV.TranslationsfromEnglishtoChinese.(15%)

Directions:Inthispart,therearefouritemswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese,eachitemconsistingofonesentence.ThesesentencesareallcomefromPartIIIofthetestpaper.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningintheconte*t.WritethetranslationontheTranslationSheetinTestPaper.

T1.(Lines1-2,Para3,Passage1)

Becauseofitsrichhistoryandmagnificent,theGreatWallattractstourists,scientists,andhistorianstothisdayandwillcontinuetodosoforgenerations.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________T2.(Lines1-2,Para1,Passage2)

Inthepast,othercountingfiguresoncee*istedinmanycountries,buttheyalldiedaway.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________T3.(Lines1-2,Para1,Passage3)

Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingcountrieswhichmakegreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth-butmorebyaccidentthandesign.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________T4.(Lines1-2,Para1,Passage4)

Humanwantsseemendless.Whenastarvingmangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat…

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartV.Writing(15%)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofnolessthan100wordsonHealthandWealth.Rememberyourcompositionmustbewrittenaccordingtothefollowingoutline.WriteyourcompositionontheCompositionSheet.

Outline:1.财宝和健康之间好像存在冲突；

2.财宝建立在健康之上，过度追赶财宝失去健康；

3.明智对待健康和财宝。

Wordsforconference:opportunityenergeticconflictatthecostof

HealthandWealth

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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Keys:

PartI.

PartII.

13-17:ＢＣＢＤＢ18-22:ＣＣＤＣＤ

23-27:ＡＡＡＣＢ28-32:ＢＣＢＣＡ

PartIII.

33-37:ＣＤＡＤＣ38-42:ＤＢＢＤＢ

43-47:ＤＣＣＡＢ48-52:ＣＤＡＢＤ

PartIV.

Ｔ１：长城历史悠久、宏伟壮丽，直到今日它还吸引着成千上万的游客、科研工及历史学家的目光，将来仍旧吸引着人们的目光。

Ｔ２：过去，很多国家都有一些计算数字，但后来都消亡了。

Ｔ３：巴西是掌握人口增长特别有效的进展中国家之一。

Ｔ４：人的需求是无止境的。当一个挨饿的人吃了饭以后，他就考虑要一件外套。PartV

HealthandWealth

Astheoldsayinggoes:“Healthiswealth”.(以引语开头)People,especiallywealthypeopleinpoorhealthunderstanditwell.Sincethereisaruleinrealitythewealthieryouare,theweakeryourhealthis.Thisseemstoshowthatthereisaconflictbetweenwealthandhealth.〔议题：财宝和健康好像存在对立关系〕

It’snote*act.Wealthisbasedonhealth.(说明立场)。Astudentingoodhealthcanabsorbknowledgemorereality.Suchastudentwouldhavemoreopportunitiestohaveabetter–paidjob.Beingingoodhealth,abusinessmanismoreenergeticandcanachievemoresuccess.Theconflicte*istsonlyifonedevotestoomuchenergytostudyorwork.Inthiscase,heloseshishealth.

So,whatweshoulddoinourworkorstudyisreasonableuseofourenergy.It’snowisetowastetimeunderthee*cuseofkeepinghealthy,orworktoomuchatthecostofhealth.(建议合理对待健康与财宝)

Test4

PartIListeningComprehension(15%)

PartII.VocabularyandStructure(20%)

Directions:Thereare20incompleetesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

13._______ahotday,Idecidedtogoforaswim.

A)WhatB)BeingC)HavingbeenD)Itbeing

14._______thework,hewoulddoitsomeotherway.

A)WashedoingB)Ifhedoes

C)WerehetodoD)everyone

15.Withoutcarefulinvestigati