2010年北京成人英语三级考试模拟试题.pdf

成人英语网上学习 2010201020102010年年北京北京成人英语三级考试模拟试题成人英语三级考试模拟试题 PartPart I I ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehension 30 30 Directions There are three passages in this part Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet PassagePassage 1 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services People use money to buy food furniture books bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want When they work they usually get paid in money Most of the money today is made of metal or paper But people used to use all kinds of things as money One of the first kinds of money was shells Shells were not the only things used as money In China cloth and knives were used In the Philippine Islands rice was used as money In parts of Africa Cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money Other animals were used as money too The first metal coins were made in China They were around and had a square hole in the center People strung them together and carried them from place to place Different countries have used different metals and designs for their 成人英语网上学习 money The first coins in England were made of tin Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money Later other countries began to make coins of gold and silver But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money They began to use paper money 76 The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today 1 Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services A To sell a bicycle for 20 B To get some money for old books at a garage sale C To buy things you need or want D To get paid for your work 2 Where were shells used as money in history A In the Philippines B In China C In Africa D We don t know 3 Why according to the passage did ancient Chinese coins have a 成人英语网上学习 square hole in the center A Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around B Because it would be lighter for people to carry them from place to place C Because people wanted to make it look nicer D Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from 4 Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive A Because they are easy to steal B Because they are difficult for people to obtain C Because they are not easy to carry around D Because they themselves are expensive too 5 Which do you choose as the best title for this passage A Money and Its Uses B Different Things used as Money C Different Countries Different Money D The History of Money Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage 成人英语网上学习 77 In the last 500 years nothing about people not their clothes ideas or languages has changed as much as what they eat The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500 s And although it was very expensive it quickly became fashionable In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places Some still exist today The potato is also from the New World Around 1600 the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe where it soon was widely grown 78 Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the Potato Famine of 1845 6 and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America There are many other foods that have traveled from south America to the Old World But some others went in the opposite direction Brazil is now the World s largest grower of coffee and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries But it is native to Ethiopia It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400 s According to an Arabic legend coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush He tried one and experienced the wide awake feeling that one third of the world s population now starts the day with 6 According to the passage which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years 成人英语网上学习 A Food B Chocolate C Potato D Coffee 7 Some in Some still exist today means A some cocoa trees B some chocolate drinks C some shops D some South American Indians 8 Thousands of Irish people starved during the Potato Famine because A they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else B they were forced to emigrate to America C the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato D the potato harvest was bad 9 Coffee originally came from A Brazil B Colombia 成人英语网上学习 C Ethiopia D Arabia 10 The Arabic legend is used to prove that A coffee was first discovered by Kaldi B coffee was first discovered by Kaldi s goats C coffee was first discovered in south American countries D coffee drinks were first made by Arbas PassagePassage 3 3 Questions 11 15 are based on this passage Traditionally universities have carried out two main activities research and teaching Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community The fundamental question however is how does the community want or need to be served In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain ivory towers 象牙塔 of study separated from the realities of everyday life University teachers have been encouraged and in some cases constrained 强逼 to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use 79 If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher 成人英语网上学习 A post industrial society requires large numbersof computer programmers engineers managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but man as the Bible says does not live by bread alone 80 Apart from requiring medical and social services which do not directly contribute to economic growth the society should also value and enjoy literature music and the arts In these cost conscious times it has even been pointed out in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners A successful musical play for instance can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things 11 The main idea of the first paragraph is that A traditional universities do a good job serving the society B universities must meet the needs of the society C research and teaching are of great importance in universities D universities play an important role in our society 12 We can infer from the second paragraph that A the society is not satisfied with the present college education B the governments interfere too much with college education C teacher are forced to do what they don t like to do D teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses 13 The Aristotle example is used to make the point that 成人英语网上学习 A universities in the UK have produced too many good for nothing graduates B such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer useful C education should serve the social needs D it is advisable for today s philosophers to know computer science 14 Accordingtothepassage literature musicandthe arts A do not contribute to economic growth at all B are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economic growth C are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growth D should develop only when they are good for economic growth 15 The author believes that A art is useful only when it is made into a money earner B the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of today s society C universities should not provide literature or art courses D the society needs both technical skills and arts 成人英语网上学习 PartPart II II VocabularyVocabulary andand StructureStructure 30 30 Directions For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 16 This is a nice car but we cannot it A provide B supply C afford D manage 17 The meeting will begin at 9 00 according to the A calendar B schedule C column D diagram 18 The company is small but promising I ll take the job A In some cases B In case C In that case D In any case 成人英语网上学习 19 The notice was written in several languages foreign tourists should misunderstand it A so that B Lest C if D otherwise 20 It was not until she arrived in class realized she had forgotten her book A and she B when she C she D that she 21 But for water people not live on the earth A can B will be able to C make D could 22 You able to speak English so well if you hadn t been practising hard A are not 成人英语网上学习 B can not be C wouldn t be D would have been 23 No one can avoid by advertisements A influenced B influencing C to influence D being influenced 24 I everything by the time you get back next month A shall finish B will be finishing C have finished D shall have finished 25 halfway through the experiment there was a power failure and the teacher told us to stop A When we were only B Being only C When only D Having been 26 Johnny s mouth watered at the of the delicious cake 成人英语网上学习 A sight B light C touch D notice 27 We substitute fish meat several times a week A for B with C to D and 28 You will never guess whom I on the street yesterday A ran over B ran out of C ran into D ran up to 29 I wondered to come to the party A whether he should have been asked B whether he should asked C whether he was asked D should he been asked 成人英语网上学习 30 To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions has only one correct answer A some of which B each of which C which D that 31 Ann was not careful enough she wouldn t have made such a silly mistake A nevertheless B however C otherwise D although 32 He used to get up late A did not he B did he C didn t he D use he 33 I m very to you for your help A grateful B agreeable 成人英语网上学习 C pleased D satisfied 34 did I have any idea what a real man made satellite looks like A Until quite recently B It was quite recently C Not was it quite recently D Not until quite recently 35 Had he worked harder he the exams A must have got through B could get through C would get through D would have got through 36 in a peasant family Jack always likes farm work A Brought in B Brought up C Brought about D Brought out 37 I m very sorry the whole morning I forgot the appointment A to keep you wait 成人英语网上学习 B to have kept you waiting C to keep you waiting D to keep you t wait 38 A woman and three children are said in the traffic accident A to be injured B to have been injured C having been injured D being injured 39 deserves the award will certainly get it A Who we think B Whoever we think C Whoever does D whoever do we think 40 You me because I didn t say anything like that A must misunderstand B may misunderstand C must have misunderstood D could have misunderstood 41 It is time the government the law into effect 成人英语网上学习 A is putting B put C puts D will put 42 His mother is going to stay in Beijing for A some times B some time C sometime D sometimes 43 Susan is not very intelligent work very hard A not does she B or does she C either does she D neither does she 44 the new medicine is now in mass production A With the solved problem B With this problem being solved C With the problem solved D With this problem to solve 成人英语网上学习 45 His carelessness her failure in the exams A resulted from B resulted C resulted in D resulted to PartPart IVIV Cloze 10 Cloze 10 Directions Each blank in the following passages is provided with four choices Read each of the passage and choose the best answer for each blank Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet When we want to 56 other people what we think we can do it not only with the help of words but also in many 57 ways For example we sometimes move our heads 58 when we want to say yes and we move our heads 59 when we want to say no People who can 60 hear 60 speak talk to each other with the help of their fingers People who do not understand each other s language have to do the same The following story shows 61 they sometimes do it 62 English man who could not speak Italian was 63 travelling in Italy One day he entered a restaurant and sat 64 a table When the waiter came the Englishman opened his mouth 65 his fingers into it 66 them out again and moved his lips In this way he meant to say 67 me something to eat The waiter soon brought him 68 tea 成人英语网上学习 The Englishman 69 his head and the waiter understood that he didn t want tea so he took it 70 and brought him 71 coffee The Englishmanwasangry Hewasjustgoingtoleavethe restaurant 72 another traveller came in When this man saw the waiter he 73 his hands on his stomach That was enough In a 74 minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat 75 his table 56 A say B speak C tell D talk 57 A anything B another C other D others 58 A now and then B over and over C up and down 成人英语网上学习 D here and there 59 A from mouth to mouth B from door to door C from the masses to the masses D from side to side 60 A not only but also B as well as C either or D neither nor 61 A how B why C what D which 62 A the B An 成人英语网上学习 C A D Any 63 A ever B never C before D once 64 A in B at C on D upon 65 A laid B played C put D stayed 66 A took 成人英语网上学习 B put C brought D carried 67 A Bring B Took C Fetched D Carried 68 A a piece B a packet of 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