大学英语三模拟试卷和答案

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《大学英语(三)》模拟试卷一

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4.本试卷分为试题卷和答题卷，所有答案必须答在答题卷上，答在试题卷上不给分。 I. Multiple Choice. (1 point for each, altogether 30 points)

Directions: There are 30 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. There is no_______in insisting on his agreement. [A] meaning [B] sense [C] mine [D] benefit 2. We_______to get what we want, anyway. [A] managed [B] believed [C] handled [D] operated

3. It is beautiful when many birds_______the island during the autumn months. [A] fly [B] come [C] settle [D] visit

4. His mother was laid off last month. As a result, the income of the family was_______more than one-third. [A] increased [B] dropped off [C] cut down [D] come to 5. How far was he_______for what had happened [A] respective [B] respectful [C] reliable [D] responsible

6. My father often takes_______of the fine weather to do some gardening. [A] advantage [B] interest [C] charge [D] use 7. Don’t_______too much from him. [A] expose [B] expect [C] express [D] experience

8. To our great surprise,the building_______mostly undamaged after the terrible earthquake. [A] survived [B] remained [C] lasted [D] recovered

9. Honesty is the most important_______a man should have. [A] hobby [B] habit [C] property [D] quality 10. Shall we leave him a note_______he’ll know where we are [A] in case [B] unless [C] now that [D] so that

11. The clock_______and we realized that it was already midnight. [A] rang [B] hit [C] beat [D] struck

12. Much to our relief, the demonstration_______to be quite peaceful. [A] turned in [B] turned out [C] showed [D] showed off 13.Don’t_______that you can succeed without any hard work. [A] dreamed of [B] suppose [C] intend [D] try

14. No scientist has yet succeeded in explaining the_______of how life began. [A] reason [B] puzzle [C] cause [D] source

15. Hardly_______at the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away. [A] did we arrive [B] had we arrived [C] we arrived [D] they had arrived 16. I am really surprised at his thinking Beijing a dull place_______. [A] to live [B] to live in there [C] to live in [D] to live it 17.I don’t believe you_______you say. [A] no matter whatever [B] whatever [C] whenever [D] what 18. That building is said_______in the earthquake in 1976. [A] be destroyed [B] to be destroyed [C] to have been destroyed [D] to have destroyed 19. He used to travel a lot in his work, _______ [A] use he [B] used he [C] did he [D] didn’t he 20. If I had graduated a month earlier, I_______at a bank now. [A] had working

[B] would be working

[C] would have been worked [D] had been working

21. The Smiths are_______people in the neighborhood.

[A]the much richest [B]the by far richest [C]by far the richest [D]by far the rich 22. Neither Mary nor her brothers_______to the party. [A] go [B] are going [C] have gone [D] is going 23._______is not known what they discussed at the meeting. [A] That [B] It [C] There [D] Such

24. The old couple said they_______in this city for over 50 years. [A] have lived [B] have been living [C] had been living [D] lived 25. I remember_______to Shanghai when I was about 6. [A] to take [B] to be taken [C] being taken [D] taking 26. You look so pale. You_______ill. [A] must be [B] should be [C] ought to be [D] can be

27. The sentence is_______complicated that it can not be done without a dictionary. [A]such [B]too [C]very [D]so 28. It was only last month_______I met him in Beijing. [A] when [B] where [C] that [D] there 29. The man_______was robbed called the police. [A] his room [B] the room of him [C] whose room [D] the room of whom 30. I’ll let you know as soon as he_______. [A] comes back [B] will come back [C] is to come back [D] came back II. Cloze (1 point for each, altogether 10 points)

Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Families have always been changing. For example, once the family was the world. In 31 words，at one time everything a person did took place within the family. The family was the child's only school. The family was the only means to settle a dispute. Nowadays，the family is still the \in some cultures. But in many cultures，these 32 functions of the family have largely been 33 by other institutions，such as schools，churches，and governments.

In the 34 ，families changed in other ways，some scientists believe that when people

obtained food by hunting animals and gathering roots and plants，the family had to be small

35 move around, and when they settled down to 36 to obtain food，they found that they needed more 37 to do the work. Then the new family developed in some cultures. Now 38 to their children，people lived together with their parents and even grandparents. How are families changing today The number of nuclear families（核心家庭）seems to be increasing everywhere in the world，while that of extended families is 39 . One reason for this seems to be that in many cultures today people are leaving farms and villages to find jobs in the city. Extended families are hard to maintain when people have to be free to move in order to find 40 . 31. [A] another [B] the other [C] other [D] others 32. [A] former [B] front [C] latter [D] back 33. [A] taken in [B] taken off [C] taken over [D] taken down 34. [A] present [B] past [C] nowadays [D] recent 35. [A] in order to [B] in order that [C] in case [D] provided 36. [A] farming [B] do farm [C] farm [D] make farm 37. [A] hands [B] feet [C] mouths [D] legs 38. [A] in addition [B] in additional [C] in addition to [D] in additional to 39. [A] increasing [B] growing [C] declining [D] changing 40. [A] farms [B] food [C] work [D] houses

III. Reading Comprehension. (2 points for each, altogether 30 points)

Directions: There are three passages followed by questions. Beneath each question there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each question. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Passage 1

Intelligent young people want to go to university, and it is logical for a country to provide university places for them to ensure that there will be good-trained men and women to run the government and industry in the future. So in the 1960s the government set up a number of new universities in Britain to provide everyone with sufficient opportunity to study. But now something has gone wrong. There is still fierce competition to go to university to study arts and other subjects, but many places for scientists are not taken up.

The new universities concentrated on science because it seemed practical. They developed new courses so as not to imitate traditional university education. Why have their calculations proved wrong One reason is that a lot of young people can get enough qualifications to work in industry by going to technical school. They think university courses are too long and too theoretical. But this does not explain why the majority of students still prefer arts subjects to science subjects.

41．What is \[A] Intelligent young people want to go to university.

[B] The government should set up universities to train young people for the country. [C] People who run the country should be well-trained. [D] University is the place to train young men and women.

42．What makes the new universities different from the traditional ones_______. [A] There are more science subjects in them. [B] There are more arts students in them.

[C] Their curriculum is more scientifically planned. [D] They are equipped with more modern facilities.

43．What does \[A] Their plan to defeat the traditional university education.

[B] Their calculations of how many students study science and how many students study arts. [C] Their thought that science is practical.

[D] Their assumption that people are willing to study the practical science subjects in the university.

44．Which of the following shows the advantage of technical schools over universities correctly_______.

[A] They have more qualified teachers. [B] They have more qualified courses.

[C] The students can be qualified to work within a short time.

[D] If the students get qualification in technical schools, they are more well-received by industry.

45．Why does the majority of the students prefer to study arts in university_______. [A] The reason is not clear.

[B] The science courses in university are too theoretical. [C] Arts sound nobler than science.

[D] The curriculum of science course is not well-arranged. Passage 2

Most Europeans want small cars. Many Americans prefer large cars. As a result, European auto-makers produce a wide variety of economical, lightweight cars while American auto-makers tend to build bigger, heavier cars. The price of gasoline has much to do with this. Gasoline is expensive in Europe, so