四川省大学英语三级考试模拟试题及答案 Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%) Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. A) Do some typing. B) Buy some paper.
C) Ask the man to type. D) Want to run with the man. 2.A) 10:50 B) 10:15 C) 10:48 D) 10:52 3. A) Husband and wife. B) A girl and her boyfriend. C) Teacher and student. D) Old friends.
4. A)Policeman. B)Salesman. C) Car driver. D) Conductor. 5. A) In a school. B) In a theater. C) In a restaurant. D) At home. 6. A) She agreed. B) She disagreed. C) She was impatient. D) She was worried. 7. A) Something cold. B) Coffee. C) Tea. D) Something hot. 8. A) Gold. B) Blue. C) Brown. D) Black. 9. A) He didn’t know where to find the professor. B) He had difficulty doing the experiment. C) He failed the exam.
D) He couldn’t graduate from the university.
10. A) The man is coughing. B) The man gave up smoking. C) The man has a lung disease. D) The man has a heart attack. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage
Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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11. A) The climate varies a little all over the United States. B) The climate varies a lot in the United States. C) There is no variation in climate in the United States. D) The climate is very pleasant all the year round.
12. A) They grow them by themselves. B) They get them by ships. C) They get them by trucks and trains. D) They get them by airplanes.
Section C Spot Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from S1) to S6) with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the S1)__________ corner of the country, which is called New England.
New England has many trees and thin, S2)__________ soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging the S3)_________ of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land.
This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep S4)______ more stones. That is why stone walls are used S5)_________ fences in New England fields. The stone walls are not high and a man can easily climb over them. However, they keep the farmer’s cows from joining those of his S6)__________.
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Test 2:
听力原文及答案:
1. W: Should I get some more typing paper? M: Please do. We’ve almost run out. Q: What will the woman do? (B)
2. W: What’s the time by your watch? M: Ten-fifth. But it’s two minutes slow. Q: What’s the correct time? (D)
3. W: I certainly enjoyed meeting your parents. I hope they like me. M: Don’t worry. I’m sure they’ll say yes.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? (B)
4. M: I’m sorry, miss, but you were doing 45 in a 30 mile an hour zone. W: But I’m late for a very important appointment. Q: What is the man? (A)
5. W: Would you like to see the menu?
M: No, thank you. I know what I want to order. Q: Where is the man now? (C)
6. M: I suppose one reason so many tourists come here is that everything is so cheap.
W: Cheap? Nothing is really cheap in England. Q: How did the woman react? (B)
7. W: would you like some hot coffee or tea?
M: I like them both, but I’d rather have something cold. Q: What does the man want to drink? (A)
8. M: I really like this black necktie.
W: But the blue or gold one will look much nicer with your brown sui
t.
Q: What color necktie does the man want? (D)
9. W: What’s the matter, Paul? You look worried.
M: I’ve just taken my chemistry exam and I’m pretty sure I failed it. I
don’t know where the professor got some of these questions.
Q: Why is Paul worried? (C)
10. W: Did you see the doctor about your cough?
M: The doctor said if I keep smoking, it will increase my chance of ha
ving a heart attack or lung disease.
Q: What is true about the man? (A) Section B
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They United states has many different kinks of climates. On the west coast the temperature changes very little between summer and winter, but the north central states have a very different kind of climate. In those states, people wear light clothing during the summer, and they need heavy wool or fur clothing in winter.
In the eastern part of the United States, summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures. Summers are usually hot winters are usually cold. Spring temperatures are comfortably warm, and fall temperatures are pleasantly coo.
Years ago, people in the cold parts of the United states didn’t often get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter. Today, however, trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States. In this way, Americans “send their climates” to people in other states.
11. What kinds of climates does the United States have? (B)
12. How do people in the cold parts of the United States get their fresh fruits and vegetables in winter? (C) Section C
S1: northeastern S2: rocky S3: stumps
S4: producing S5: instead of S6: neighbor’
(Model 2 Part Two)
Part II: Vocabulary and structure (20%) II. Vocabulary and Structure (20%)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
13. For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree _____.
A. on earth B. at a distance C. in sight D. in place
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14. This case is quite _____ today with the great development of science and technology.
A. common B. general C. simple D. alike 15. _____ the dog, we should have reached our destination in time. A. Because of B. In spite of C. But for D. In case of
16. Lucy changed her major from physics to computer, _____. A. with hopes to be able to locate employment more easily B. hoping she can easily get a job
C. with the hope for the ability to find a better job D. hoping to find a job more easily 17. That tree looked as if it _____ for a long time. A. hasn't watered B. didn't watered C. hadn't been watered D. wasn't watered
18. Though the long-term _____ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A. affect B. effect C. effort D. afford 19. One must live in the United States for five years in order to _____ citizenship.
A. appeal to B. accept C. approve of D. apply for
20. Can you tell me _____ ?
A. who is that gentlemen B. that gentleman is who C. who that gentleman is D. whom is that gentle man 21. Only in this way _____ progress in your English.
A. you make B. can you make C. you be able to make D. will you able to make 22. It's a fine day. Let's go fishing, _____ ?
A. won't we B. will we C. don't we D. shall we
23. The building _____ roof we can see is the Western Church. A. its B. which C. whose D. who's 24. The first software of Windows _____ by Bill Gates became very popular with computer lovers immediately.
A. made B. had made C. was made D. had been made
25. I could easily have imagined her _____ him as a man of fine quality.
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