四川省大学英语三级考试模拟试题
Test 1
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) 15 minutes. B) 25 minutes. C) 35 minutes. D) 40 minutes. 2. A) Wife and husband. B) Shop assistant and customer. C) Waitress and customer. D) Secretary and boss. 3. A) $5. B) $15. C) $50. D) $55. 4. A) In a hospital. B) At a railway station. C) In a reading-room. D) At a school office.
5. A) Help the woman. B) Go home at five o’clock.
C) Type some letters. D) work together with Mr. Smith. 6. A)Because she does not like it.
B) Because it is too formal for the occasion. C) Because it does not fit her very well.
D) Because the man likes the other dress better. 7. A) The woman will post the letter for him. B) The woman will go to the man’s office. C) The woman will not post the letter for him. D) The woman will ask him to post her letter.
8. A) Salesman. B) Sportsman. C) Teacher. D) Doctor. 9. A) Mary learnt some bad news. B) Mary didn’t like to go home.
C) Mary didn’t like letters from home. D) Mary is ill and looks unhappy.
10. A) Music. B) Stamp-collecting. C) Dancing. D) Skating. 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.
11. A) Giving a lecture. B) Waiting for her husband. C) Studying there. D) Working there.
12. A) Because she liked the speaker. B) Because she liked the question.
C) Because she knew the speaker. D) Because the speaker was a foreigner.
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.
We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things S1)_________ past us, and feel that we are being S2)__________. We can feel acceleration, an increase in speed. But we notice it for only a short time. For instance, we feel it during the take-off run of an airliner. We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies don’t gain speed S3)___________ the plane does. It seems that something is pushing us back S4)__________ the seat. Actually, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place while the plane is carrying us forward. Soon the plane S5) __________ a steady speed. Then, because there is S6)__________ any change in speed, the feeling of forward motion stops. 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. It was _____ that we went camping in the mountain last week.
A. such nice weather B. too nice weather C. so nice weather D. nice weather so
14. Ability to use a language can be _____ only by the act of using the language.
A. acquitted B. acquired C. inquired D. required 15. The professor gave order that the test _____ before 10:20.
A. be finished B. will finish C. will be finished D. shall finish 16. _____ the lecture ended, he slipped out of the hall.
A. Before long B. Long before C. Long since D. Long ago 17. Her description of the garden made me _____it.
A. look for B. long for C. search for D. call for
18.. The doctor said the patient was _____, but still needed good care.
A. out of order B. out of danger C. out of question D. out of place 19. This experiment ought to _____ last week.
A. be done B. have been done C. have done D. do
20. _____ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. A. The major will attend B. The major to attend C. The major attending D. The major's attending
21. The pear fell _____ on her head when she was walking in the orchard. A. by air B. by mistake C. by chance D. by no means
22. The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are _____ more people than
she expected.
A. much B. many C. too D. so
23. _____ was to return to school.
A. That really interested him B. What really interested him C. Which really interested him D. That interested him really
24.“How do you like American food?”“Well, it is not bad. Now I _____ hamburgers.”
A. used to eat B. used to eating C. am used to eat D. am used to eating
25. After the arrival of the new manager, the factory produced _____ cars in 1998 as the year
before.
A. as twice many B. twice many as C. twice as many D. as many twice
26. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware _____ she
had gone.
A. where that B. of the place where C. of where D. of what
27. Without electricity, human life _____quite different today.
A. is B. will C. would have been D. would be 28. It's a terrible day, isn't it?__ Yes. It _____ every day so far this month.
A. is raining B. rained C. rains D. has been raining 29. The teacher told us the sentence _____ into Chinese.
A. needn't to be translated B. doesn't need to translate C. didn't need to translate D. needn't be translated 30. These two little boys are not honest. I like _____ of them.
A. none B. neither C. either D. each 31. Let's hurry. The President is coming. __
Oh, I thought that we _____.
A. already miss him B. had already missed him C. will miss him already D. have already missed him
32. No sooner had he finished his talk _____ he was surrounded by the workers.
A. as B. then C. than D. when
Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Fro each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should chose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage one
It is often difficult for visitors to understand Americans’ lack of desire for privacy. They are not a nation of walled gardens and closed gates. Their yards usually run into one another without any fence; they often visit one another’s house without being invited or telephoning first; they leave their office doors open while they work.
Their lack of desire for privacy probably results from their history as a nation. America is a big country. There have never been walled cities in the United States, nor was there the need for Americans to protect themselves from neighbouring states. During the early years, America had so few settlers that neighbours were very important; they were not to be shut by doors and fences. Neighbours offered protection and helped with the hard work of settling the land. They depended upon each other.
From the nation’s early history has come the desire for openness rather than privacy. Visitors will notice this desire in a number of small ways; there may be rooms in American homes that do not have doors or that have glass walls. If you notice that people forget to close your door when they leave your room, do not think that this is rude, help them to learn that you would like it to be closed, or else become accustomed to new ways. In either case, be patient with the differences.
33. According to the passage, visitors to America sometimes have trouble understanding _____.
A. American’s openness B. American’s lack of desire for privacy C. American’s way of humor D. American’s style of life 34. Which of the following is true?
A.. People walled their yards with fences.
B. The settlers in the early years needed neighbour’s help very much. C. People get used to American’s openness. D. It’s difficult to follow American way of life.
35. During the early years, people were never shut out by doors because _____. A. they were neighbours B. they were friends
C. they depended upon each other D. they got accustomed to that 36. Visitors will notice American’s desire for openness in a way _____. A. they walled their house with glass
B. they leave their office doors open while working C. they never have fence D. all above
37. Which is the best title for this passage? A. No Walled Cities. B. The Early Settlers
C. American’s Lack of Desire for Privacy D. Be Patient with Differences
Passage 2
The murder took place around ten o'clock p.m. on June 10. Thirty-two people watched Kitty being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbour. Yet, none of the 32 helped her. Not even one called the police. Was this inhuman cruelty(狠心)? Was it lack of feeling for one's fellow man? “Not so,” say scientists Dr. Darley and Dr. Fatane. They've found the reasons why people don't act. According to them, a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice there is an emergency(紧急情况).
Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall onto the ground. Is he having a heart attack, or some other physical trouble? Or is he simply about to sleep off a drunk(醉酒)? So it's not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.
Second and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel himself responsible. He must feel that he must help.
The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They asked college students to come in to be “tested”. Some came alone, some with one or two others, and some in large groups. When they came in, either alone, in pairs, or in groups, a lady went into the next room. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of something falling and a cry for help. All of this had been pre-recorded on a tape-recorder.
Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.
In other words, in a group, American often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn't. They do not feel any direct responsibility.
38. Why didn't the thirty-two people act to help Kitty according to the passage?
A. Because they were afraid to be killed. B. Because they were cruel in their hearts.
C. Because they thought others would help. D. Because they didn't notice the emergency. 39. Which of the following is an emergency?
A. Someone is falling onto the ground. B. Someone is having a heart attack. C. Someone is having a trouble. D. Someone is sleeping off a drunk. 40. When a person notice an emergency, he must _____ before he acts to help. A. feel himself responsible B. call the police C. hear a cry for help D. be with a group 41. The result of the tests shows that _____.
A. the more people there are together, the more people will act to help B. college students would be more likely to help than ordinary Americans C. the more people there are together, the fewer people will act to help D. none of the tested students acted to help 42. Americans don't _____ in a group.
A. notice an emergency B. go through two steps before they act C. depend on each other D. feel direct responsibility
Passage 3
The greatest changes have been in the lives of women. During the twenties century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five live till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.
This important change in women’s life pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first chance, and most of them took a full time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never return to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time job. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the house, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.
43. According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married _____. A. at about twenty five B. in their early fifties
C. as soon as possible after they were fifteen D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five
44. We are told that in a common family in 1890s _____.
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