[大学英语考试复习资料]大学三级(B)模拟137

1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)模拟137大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)模拟137大学三级(B)模拟137Part Listening ComprehensionDirections: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to give proper responses. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each

2、question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked, 4, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the ce

3、nter. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.Im David.B.How do you do?C.How are you?D.Im sorry.答案:A解析Hello, Im David. May I have your name?问姓名，应当给姓名。2.A.Thank you.B.Fine.C.Really?D.It sounds nice.答案:A解析How pretty your daughter is!Thank you可以回答一切恭维语。3.A.It doesnt matter.B.Im glad to hear it.C.Im sorry to hear that

4、.D.Its very kind of you.答案:C解析Jack had an accident yesterday.别人出车祸应表示遗憾。4.A.Theyre too expensive.B.Dont waste money.C.What beautiful flowers!D.You dont have to do that.答案:C解析Ive bought some flowers for you. Happy birthday!西方礼仪：受到别人的礼品应表示赞赏。5.A.Dont worry.B.Why not use mine?C.I like your glasses.D.Th

5、e glasses are good to use.答案:B解析I want to write a letter, but I cant find my pen.Why not use mine?=Use mine前者语气更强。Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the

6、 dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (如需获取本MP3听力录

7、音请搜索标题名) 1.A.A bus conductor.B.An airport clerk.C.A taxi driverD.A milkman.答案:B解析W: Will the flight arrive on time?M: Yes, Madam. It should arrive in 10 minutes.Q: Who do you think the woman is talking to?从the flight可知，对话发生在机场。男士是机场工作人员。2.A.In a museum.B.In a classroom.C.At a party.D.At a concert.答案

8、:D解析M: The music sounds noisy.W: The performance is really bad.Q: Where are the two speakers?从music和performance可知，对话发生在音乐会上。3.A.He broke his arm.B.He broke his leg.C.He broke his foot.D.He broke his football.答案:A解析W: Oh, your poor arm, what happened?M: I broke it when I was playing football.Q: What

9、happened to the man?从your poor arm和I broke it可知，男子手臂断了。4.A.He finished his project.B.Tom will help him.C.He can finish the project.D.Tom was slow.答案:C解析W: You wont be able to finish the project in a month.M: Tom did his in two weeks.Q: What does the man mean?Tom能完成，他也能完成。5.A.Coffee.B.Tea.C.Something

10、 cold.D.Both coffee and tea.答案:C解析W: Would you like some hot coffee or tea?M: Id rather have something cold.Q: What does the man want?关键词：have something cold。Section CDirections: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or

11、phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to fill in the blanks with the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you have heard. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the

12、 passage will begin. In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The stations technical expert 1 on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily change their existing 2 to display color shows. All

13、 they had to do was pull a stocking over their TV 3 , and they would begin to see their favorite shows 4 . He then began to demonstrate the process. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in. 5 color TV transmission only began in Sweden on April 1, 1970. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:app

14、eared解析 11-15 In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The stations technical expert appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily change their existing sets to display color shows.

15、All they had to do was pull a stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. He then began to demonstrate the process. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only began in Sweden on April 1, 1970. 2.答案:sets3.

16、答案:screen4.答案:in color5.答案:ActualPart Vocabulary and StructureDirections: This part is to test your ability to use words and grammar correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are

17、required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.问题:1. His health _, my uncle had to leave the air force in 1948.A.failedB.was failedC.fai

18、ringD.had failed答案:C此句为独立主格结构。该句没有任何连词，所以前半句必须采用非谓语动词结构。问题:2. The old professor had such a bad memory that he looked for the watch while he is _ .A.having it onB.having on itC.wearing itD.putting it on答案:C根据题意，此处表示戴手表的状态，故用wear。本句用be wearing表示状态而不表示动作。问题:3. Its time to have class. We had better _ an

19、d _ to the teacher.A.stop talking. listenB.to stop talking. listenC.stop talking. to listenD.to stop talking. to listen答案:Ahad better后接动词原形，表示“最好做某事”。问题:4. The film had a very powerful effect _ her.A.onB.atC.withD.for答案:Ahave an effect on为英语一固定词组，表示“对有影响”。与其类似的短语为have an influence on。问题:5. Hearing t

20、he news, the boy burst into _ .A.laughB.laughingC.laughterD.laughable答案:Cburst into laughter为一固定短语，表示“突然大笑”。问题:6. He came to the dinner without _ .A.invitingB.to inviteC.inviteD.being invited答案:Dwithout在英语中是介词，后接动名词。根据题意，此句用动名词的被动形式。问题:7. Had it not been for his help, I _ the task within such a shor

21、t time.A.cant completeB.couldnt completeC.wouldnt completeD.couldnt have completed答案:D本句是与过去相反的虚拟语气。从句用had done的形式，主句则用would/could/should/might+have done的形式。问题:8. He is thought to _ many popular novels.A.writeB.have writtenC.have writingD.have been writer答案:B本句用动词不定式的完成形式，表示在主句之前发生的动作。问题:9. I dont l

22、ike the color of this T-shirt, _, its too tight for me.A.besideB.besidesC.exceptD.except for答案:B此句应该用副词形式，只有B选项可以充当副词和介词，而其他三个选项都是介词。问题:10. I have never seen _ film before.A.such a movingB.such movingC.so movingD.such a moved答案:Asuch的正确用法是：such+a/an+adj.+n. 此结构可以和so+aaj.+a/an+n. 相互替换。Section BDirect

23、ions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.问题:1. (see) _ from the top of the mountain, the sea looks really beautiful.答案:Seen根据题意，本句用过去分词作状

24、语，与后面的主语构成被动关系。问题:2. (not, make) _ enough preparations, they decided to put off the sports meet.答案:Not having made用分词的完成形式，表示在主句谓语动词之前发生。分词的否定在其前加not。问题:3. The old man leads quite a (mystery) _ life.答案:mysterious根据位置，此处用形容词。问题:4. Although on-line shopping has a lot of advantages, its (advantage) _ a

25、re obvious.答案:disadvantages根据前后两句的意思，此处应该填该名词的否定形式。问题:5. The number of people believing in religion (be) _ increasing in China.答案:isthe number of+名词复数时，其谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。而a number of+名词复数时，谓语动词则用复数形式。问题:6. A letter (post) _ today will probably reach him tomorrow.答案:posted此处用过去分词作定语，表示和主语构成被动关系。问题:7. To

26、 increase our sales and make more money, we must (strength) _ the management.答案:strengthen情态动词must后接动词原形。问题:8. They all enjoyed (listen) _ to the music.答案:listeningenjoy后接动名词作其宾语。问题:9. His (speak) _ English is not as good as his written English.答案:spokenspoken English表示“英语口语”；written English表示“英语书面语

27、”。问题:10. This five-year-old boy has quite rich (imagine) _ .答案:imagination此处填名词，作为动词的宾语。Part Reading ComprehensionDirections: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfil. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1D

28、irections: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single

29、line through the center. Light travels very fast. It moves at a speed of 300,000 kilometers a second. Light reaches us from the moon in less than a second and a half. The moon is about 382,000 kilometers away. Light from the sun reaches us in 8.5 minutes. The sun is about 149,840,000 kilometers from

30、 the earth. The other stars are farther away than the sun. Light from the nearest star reaches us in about four years. When you look at a star, you do not see its present condition. You see it as it used to be. Light from some stars takes hundreds of years to reach us. We never see a star as it is n

31、ow. We see it as it was long ago; perhaps hundreds of thousands of years ago. Astronomers (天文学家) watch the stars through big telescopes. The worlds biggest telescope is in Russia. The next biggest is in-the United States. With these great telescopes astronomers can see stars and other things very fa

32、r away. Some of these things are not only stars. They are great groups of stars. 1. The light of the sun reaches us in _ that of the moon.A.more time thanB.less time thanC.as much time asD.less years than答案:A本题题干问“比较太阳光和月亮光到达地球的时间”。原文第1段第2句话指出月亮光到达地球大约用1.5秒，原文第2段第1句话指出太阳光到达地球大约用8.5分钟。因此选项A. more tim

33、e than是正确答案。2. The earth is nearer to _ than to _ .A.the stars. the sunB.the moon. the sunC.the stars. the moonD.the sun. the moon答案:B本题题干问“地球与其他星球之问的距离”。原文第1段第3句话指出月亮离地球382 000千米，原文第2段第2句话指出太阳离地球149 840 000千米。因此选项B. the moon. the sun是正确答案。3. With the two great telescopes, astronomers can _ .A.see t

34、he stars in Russia and the United StatesB.see the farthest stars in the universeC.see farther away into the universeD.find out new stars in the universe答案:C本题题干问“利用两架大的望远镜，天文学家可以观察到什么”。原文第4段第4句话指出利用两架大的望远镜，天文学家可以观察到遥远宇宙中的星星和其他东西。因此选项C. see farther away into the universe是正确答案。4. Which of the followin

35、g statement is TRUE?A.Light of the stars reaches us in 8.5 minutes.B.Stars travel at a speed of 300,000 kilometers a second.C.The sun is the farthest star in the universe.D.None of the stars we see now are the same as they used to be.答案:D本题测试辨认正确信息的能力。原文第3段第3和第4句话指出我们现在所看到的星星并不是它当前的状况，而是过去的情况。因此选项D.

36、 None of the stars we see now are the same as they used to be.与原文意思一致，是正确答案。5. The passage mainly tells us about _ .A.the light and the stars in the skyB.the stars many years agoC.the stars and astronomersD.the sun and the moon答案:A此题有关文章的主旨。本文主要讲述了光线和天空中的星星。因此选项A. the light and the stars in the sky是

37、正确答案。Task 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45. It is a matter of common observation that although incomes keep going up over the years, people never seem to become much better off! Prices are rising continuously. This cond

38、ition is termed one of inflation; the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. People have grown accustomed in recent years to higher and higher rates of inflation. What could be bought ten years ago for one dollar now costs well over two dollars. Present indi

39、cations are that this rate of inflation is tending to rise rather than to fall. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices one might think that inflation do not matter. But it does. When money is losing value, it lacks one of the qualities of a good money stability of va

40、lue. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable standard of deferred (延缓) payments. Nobody wants to hold a wasting asset (资产), so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore stimulates consumer spending, and prevents people from saving

41、. 1. Inflation is a situation in which _ .A.employment no longer becomes a problemB.we find our money increase in its valueC.money keeps losing its valueD.people can always find better paying jobs答案:C此题题干问“通货膨胀是怎样一种情况”。在原文第3句话可以得出在通货膨胀的情况下，货币失去了它原先的价值。因此选项C. money keeps losing its value是正确答案。2. Acco

42、rding to the author, inflation _ .A.seldom happensB.is just reasonableC.has become rare in recent yearsD.is very common at the present time答案:D本题题干问文章作者如何看待通货膨胀这一情况。原文第4句话指出人们对于通货膨胀已经习已为常。因此选项D. is very common at the present time是正确答案。3. If incomes and prices rise together, _ .A.inflation will remai

43、n to be a problemB.the business will prosperC.money will hold its valueD.inflation poses no problem答案:A本题题干问“如果收入和物价同时上涨会发生什么情况”。原文第7和第8句话指出收入和物价同时上涨，通货膨胀将一直存在。因此选项A. inflation will remain to be a problem是正确答案。4. When money loses its value, _ .A.incomes will keep risingB.goods will lose their valueC

44、.it is no longer stableD.its rate against gold will be kept at the same level答案:C本题题干问“当钱失去了它的价值后会发生什么”。原文第9句话指出当钱失去了它的价值后会导致其价值的不稳定。因此选项C. it is no longer stable是正确答案。5. In a period of inflation, people are likely to _ .A.invest heavily on the stock marketB.hold on to money as a dependable assetC.s

45、ave moneyD.spend money and not bother to save答案:D本题题干问“在通货膨胀期间，人们应该怎么做”。原文第12句话指出通货膨胀将刺激人们消费，而不去存钱。因此选项D. spend money and not bother to save是正确答案。Task 3Directions: The following is a cover letter for a job application. After reading it, you should fill in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in the table

46、 below. You should write your answers briefly (in no more than three words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. 12th June, 2006 Dear Sir or Madam, I wish to apply for the position advertised in todays Herald (先驱报) , I feel that I am competent to meet the requirements which you have specified. I am

47、twenty-seven years old. After graduating from high school I took a two years business course in the White Commercial School, one of-the best commercial schools in Toledo, studying both bookkeeping and typewriting. Since graduating from business school I have worked for three years in a lawyers offic

48、e, where I am at present employed. I now wish to enter an office where the work requires greater judgment than here, and where there is more opportunity for advancement. I have permission to refer to Mr. Smith White, principal of the White Commercial School, and Mr. Richard McDowell, principal of th

49、e Red Cross High School, for statements as to my character and ability. Sincerely yours, George Washington George Washington saw the position advertisement in 1 . He studied 2 and 3 in the White Commercial School. George Washington wished to leave his present job because he wanted more opportunity 4

50、 . 5 of the schools where he studied can provide the references as to his character and ability. 1.答案:Herald本题要求填写乔治华盛顿在哪里看到了职位广告，根据原文第1段第1句话可以得知答案是Herald。2.答案:bookkeeping本题要求填写乔治华盛顿在怀特商业学校所学的科目，根据原文第2段第2句话可以得知答案是bookkeeping。3.答案:typewriting本题要求填写乔治华盛顿在怀特商业学校所学的科目，根据原文第2段第2句话可以得知答案是typewriting。4.答案:

51、for advancement本题要求填写乔治华盛顿为什么想要离开目前的职位而申请新的职位，根据原文第3段可以得知答案是for advancement。5.答案:The principals本题要求填写谁能够为乔治华盛顿提供个性和能力的证明，根据原文第4段可以得知答案是The principals。Task 4Directions: The following is a list of terms used frequently in hotel After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与等同)th

52、ose given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer sheet, numbered 51 through 55. A. Accommodations capacity B. Bath slipper C. Bedside lamp D. Barber shop E. Buffet F. Check-in G. Cocktail party H. Laundry bag I. Make reservation J.

53、Youth hostel K. Wake-up service L. Vegetarian M. Super deluxe hotel N. telecommunication equipment O. room charge sheet P. personal belongings Q. heating system R. average occupancy 1. 1 电信设备 1 住宿接待能力答案:N、A2. 2 随身物品 2 住宿登记答案:P、F3. 3 进行预定 3 超豪华级旅馆答案:I、M4. 4 房价表 4 洗衣袋答案:O、H5. 5 暖气系统 5 床头灯答案:Q、CTask 5D

54、irections: There is a report below. After reading it you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions numbered 56 to 60. You should write your answers in no more than 3 words on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Ship Accident off the Sea of Japan, No CasualtiesTo: William JohnFrom: John C. MartinDate: August 22, 2003 Yesterday afternoon two boats collided in thick fog in the high seas not far from Japan. One was a cargo ship carrying lumber, apparently on