大学英语3试卷及考试答案.doc

SIMULATED COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST Band Four (2003-11)-2-试 卷 一Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 only once. 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.Example: You will hear: You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office ” is the best answer. You should choose A on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer ABCD1.A) Hell help the woman move them. B) Hell keep them for the woman.C) He can carry them with one hand. D) He has a few more of them for the woman.2.A) He spends too much money. B) He bought an expensive watch.C) He really does like television. D) He should watch more television.3. A) It was not very good. B) It will continue the following week.C) The woman probably wont attend it. D) There will be two seminars instead of four.4.A) Three quarters of an hour. B) Ten minutes.C) Half an hour. D) A quarter of an hour.5.A) Get out of the car. B) Pay the parking fine. C) Take his coat off. D) Make a right turn.6.A) Professor and student. B) Fellow students. C) Fellow professors. D) Librarian and student.7.A) Give Marsha a check for the bookshelf she sold him.B) Ask Marsha where she wants to put the bookshelf.C) Check for the book on Marshas shelf.D) Ask Marsha if she has an extra bookshelf.8.A) The cashier(出纳员)the hotel. B) The receptionist at the front desk.C) The hotel operator. D) The bell telephone operator.9.A) Near an art museum. B) At a science exhibit.C) At a news conference. D) Near a paint store.10.A) Because they are alike. B) Because the mans briefcase has a lock.C) Because the mans briefcase is smaller. D) Because she doesnt have one.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a 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 through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) That they were unlimited. B) That they were declining.C) That they should be carefully conserved. D) That they were exhaustible.12.A) Sea resources decline more rapidly than other resources.B) Fishing is important to industry.C) Fish are an important food resource.D) Fish are more threatened than other animals.13.A) The decline would have no effect. B) The decline would affect only Europe.C) The decline would affect only America. D) The decline would have a global effect.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) Its a friendly place. B) Its a lively place.C) Its a nice place for man to live. D) Its a lifeless place.15.A) They are usually the same. B) They are always very low.C) They can be very different. D) They are usually very high.16.A) Because there is no life there. B) Because there is no air there.C) Because there is no water there. D) Because there is not a green tree there.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A) Far away from the city. B) Inside the city.C) Near the city. D) In the city center.18.A) Traveling by bus or car. B) Living in an expensive way.C) Enjoying city life. D) Finding places to live in.19.A) Local advertisements. B) Information agency.C) Sunday newspaper. D) Hotels.20.A) When they are on holidays. B) On Sunday mornings.C) On Saturday night. D) As soon as they have information.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 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 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.For years astronomers struggled to calculate the age of the universe. Estimates ranged from 10 to 20 billion years old, a frustratingly large spread. But that was before the Hubble Space Telescope, named after the astronomer whose discovery 70 years ago began the quest to learn the universes age.Edwin Hubble found that the galaxies (星系) within the universe are speeding away from each other at a rate proportional to their distance. That expansion rate the Hubble constant (常数) is the key to calculating the age and size of the universe. But pinning down the constant requires precise measurements of the distances to far-flung galaxies.In May, a team led by Wendy Freeman of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. D.C, announced the result of right years of Hubble measurements: The universe is expanding at a rate of 21 kilometers per million light-years, that translates to an ape of approximately 12 billion it-are for the universe, similar to the value for the oldest stare.After all these years, says Freeman, we are finally entering an era of precision cosmology (宇宙论). Now we can more reliably address the broader picture of the universes origin, evolution and destiny.Is the new number the last word? Not quite. In June, astronomers using a large array of radio telescopes reported a measurement to 3 distant galaxies that would make the universe 15 percent younger than Hubble s results.21. What is the age of the universe according to the passage?A) Approximately 10 billion years old. B) 20 billion years old.C) Approximately 12 billion years old. D) Not quite accurate now.22. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A) Estimates of the universes age range from 10 to 20 billion years old, a frustratingly large spread.B) The quest to learn the universes age began 70 years ago by a famous astronomer named Edwin Hubble.C) The galaxies in the universe stand still, relative to each other.D) The new number of the universes age is not quite the last value.23. What is the probable meaning of “pinning down” in the Paragraph 2?A) Forcing. B) B) Discovering exact details about.C) Pressing. D) Knowing about.24. What is the best title for the passage?A) Hubble MeasurementsB) Galaxies within the UniverseC) The Universes AgeD) Era of Precision Cosmology25. We may learn from the passage that while entering an era of precision cosmology.A) we can pin down the exact value of the universes ageB) we can work out the Universe s sizeC) we still cant know the exact age of the universeD) we can more reliably solve the broader picture of the universes origin, evolution, and destiny.Passage 2Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Surprisingly, there is a relationship between sea sail and the making of rain -drops. Most of the water droplets that make up clouds are formed around small, solid particles. In order to fall as rain, the cloud droplets have to increase in size. Clouds from which rain does not fall have droplets that are fairly uniform in size. Clouds that produce rain have some droplets that are much larger than others.The production of rain depends on the presence of the large droplets that grow in size by coalescence (a fusing together). There is evidence to support the theory that a particle of sea salt serves as the nucleus (核，核心)or center, around which the larger droplets form. Most of the sea salt probably enters the atmosphere from bubbles that form on the surface of the sea. When the bubbles break, a tiny, even microscopic, droplet of salt water is cast into the air. Once in the atmosphere, the microscopic piece of sail collect water vapor from the air. The water vapor then condenses on the particle of salt. The moisture absorbed by the salt particles dissolves the salt, thus leaving only a slightly salty cloud droplet.Cloud droplet, formed from condensation of salt particles of dust particles. The reason is that salt particles are usually larger than dust particles. Their larger size is instrumental (有作用) making the single rain droplet grow by coalescence with smaller droplets. Since low-level clouds dont rise high enough to produce ice crystals as a source of condensation, it most likely is the salt particles that cause them to become rain clouds.26. Rain clouds are characterized primarily by _.A) dust particles B) droplets that air uniform in sizeC) droplets that are large and small D) bubbles27. The passage implies that, in order for rain to fall, it s necessary for water vapor to_.A) turn to ice crystals B) collect on solid particles and condenseC) condense on salt particles D) rise above the lower level of clouds28. Coalescence, as it is described in the second paragraph of the passage, is a process in which droplets of water _.A) evaporate B) condense C) fuse together D) dissolve29. The word microscopic (Paragraph 2) would be replaced by which of the following?A) Minute. B) Massive. C) Middle. D) Attractive.30. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A) How are Cloud Droplets Formed B) How is Rain FormedC) Cloud Droplets and Water Droplets D) How are Ice Crystals ProducedPassage 3Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Is American losing the battle against teen drug abuse? Despite years of anti-drug campaigns, drug use among American teens is increasing dramatically. Consider the statistics, The PRIDE (Parents Resource for Drug Education ) survey of more than 140.000 students shows that drug use among 11-to-14-year-olds is on the rise, with 11.4 percent of junior-high students reporting monthly use of marijuana (大麻), cocaine, or other illicit drugs. In a study issued last year by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, researches found that drugs are more readily available and used by youth at a younger age than ever before.The findings have sounded a national alarm and ongoing debate about how to counter the disuniting trend. Last year. President Clinton called the dramatic increase in drug use among America s youth “the ultimate threat to the future of our country.”Ironically, todays teenagers are exposed to more drug education than any previous generation the federal government has required public schools to teach drug prevention since 1987.The fact that drug use is still on the rise has caused policymakers, school officials, and parents to examine current drug prevention efforts.While many parents call for more governmental and school intervention to tackle the drug problem, the PRIDE survey revealed that parental involvement plays a key role in teenage use. According lo the survey, only 31 percent of parents are warning their children often about the dangers of drugs, but that these parental warnings can have a dramatic effect. Students who are given a clear set of rules reported 57 percent less drug use.31. What is the meaning of “tackle” in the Paragraph 4?A) Connect. B) Deal with. C) Find out. D) Relieve.32. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A) Drug use among American teens is increasing dramatically despite years of anti-drug campaigns.B) Drugs are more readily available and used by youth at a younger age than ever before. C) Few parents warn their children often about the dangers of drugs.D) Even policymakers, school officials find it necessary to reexamine current drug prevention efforts.33.The ways to counter the disturbing trend are _.A) to have governmental and school intervention to tackle the drug problem B) to have a dramatic effect of parental warnings on teens drug useC) to have drug preventionD) none of the above mentioned34.What is most likely to be talked about in the next part?A) What PRIDE functions.B) The ways to tackle the teen drug abuse.C) Parental effect on the teen drug abuse.D) The PRIDE survey of drug use.35.What is the best title for the passage?A) Serious Problem: Teen Drug Abuse B) PRIDE SurveyC) Drug Prevention D) Parental Warning?Passage 4Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Everyone in Britain has the right to religious freedom in teaching, worship and observance without interference from the community or the State. Religious organizations and groups may own property, run schools, and promote their beliefs in speech and writing. There is no religious bar to the holding public office.Britain has a long tradition of religious tolerance. Freedom of conscience in religious matters was achieved gradually from the seventeenth century on words. The laws discriminating against minority religious groups were gradually administrated less harshly and then finally repealed.The past 30 years have seen the acceptance of a wide variety of religious beliefs and traditions of large numbers, of immigrants are made at places of work to allow the members of non-Christian religious to follow their religious observances.There are two established churches in Britain, that is, legally recognized as official churches of the (Anglican) Church of England, and in Scotland the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland. Ministers of the established churches, as well as clergy belong to other religious groups, work in services run by the State, such as the armed forces, national hospitals and prisons, and are paid a salary for such services by the State.The State makes no direct contribution to church expenses, although since 1997 limited state aid has been given for the repair of historic churches.36. Which of the following statements is true?A) The community or the State has the right to interfere in religious freedom.B) There are still the laws discriminating against minority religious groups.C) The religious beliefs have little effects on the social status of British.D) Immigrants of different nationalities havent their own religious beliefs in Britain in the previous days.37.The word observances in the last paragraph is _.A) ritual B) beliefs C) traditions D) freedom38. Which is the best title of this passage?A) Religious Tolerance in Britain. B) Religious beliefs in BritainC) Religious Freedom in Britain. D) Religions in Britain39. The right to religious freedom is interfered from the _.A) community B) state C) church D) none40. Which of the following statement is NOT true?A) Religion freedom in Britain refers mainly to teaching, worship and observance.B) The laws discriminating against minority religious groups are now abolished.C) Large numbers of immigrants of different nationalities are allowed to have their own religious beliefs and traditions.D) There are only two churches in Britain.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 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 centre.41 .We depend on the suns rays for the light and warmth which _ us alive.A) keep B) keeps C) kept D) is keeping42. _ a