[大学英语考试复习资料]大学三级(A)模拟153

1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(A)模拟153大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(A)模拟153大学三级(A)模拟153Part Listening ComprehensionDirections: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After

2、 each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given below. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.A.She will probably pay 26 dollars for the gloves.B.S

3、he will probably buy the leather gloves.C.She will probably buy both of gloves.D.She will probably buy the silk gloves.答案:D解析W: These silk gloves are quite a bit cheaper than the leather ones.M: I really like the leather, but I cant pay 26 dollars.Q: What will the man probably do?推理题。根据“.but I cant

4、pay 26 dollars”(我不可能付26美元)推断出答案是D。2.A.The secretary is not very efficient.B.The secretary is a man.C.The secretary has not been working there very long.D.The secretary is married.答案:C解析W: Whos your new secretary, Tom?M: Miss Lisa. Im very pleased with the work that she has done so far.Q: What do we

5、know about the mans secretary?推理题。根据new secretary推断出答案是C。3.A.Her English is quite good.B.Her pronunciation is very bad.C.Her spelling is very bad.D.Her spelling is very good.答案:C解析W: Have you difficulty with pronunciation, Louis?M: No, I havent much difficulty with the pronunciation; I can pronounce

6、 English quite well, but I cant spell most of the words right.Q: What is the problem with his English?推理题。根据“.but I cant spell most of the words fight”(但是，大多数的单词我都拼不对)推断出答案是C。4.A.He is going to wash his face.B.He is going to water the flowers.C.He is doing his homework.D.He is helping his mother.答案:

7、C解析W: Why dont you wash your face and go to bed, Smith? It is too late.M: I have to finish my homework first.Q: What is Smith doing?细节题。根据“I have to finish my homework first.”得出答案是C。5.A.He wants to have a rest for a few days.B.He wants to do some shopping with his mother.C.The final exams he took we

8、re easy.D.It is too early for him to make plans.答案:A解析W: So Tom, now that your final exams are over, what are you going to do?M: I plan to take it easy for a few days or so.Q: What does Tom tell the woman?推理题。根据“I plan to take it easy for a few days or so.”推断出答案是A。Section B Directions: This section

9、is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4

10、 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Conversation 1 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)1.A.In the park.B.In the zoo.C.At the office.D.At home.答案:A解析 6-7M: Excuse me, have you seen my little grey dog as you were walking through the park?W: No, but Ill look before I leave. Whats her name?M: Her na

11、me? Actually, I call her Cinders because of her black color.W: Why isnt she on a leash?M: She saw a monkey and broke away before I could catch her.W: Is she afraid of a monkey?M: Yes, because the big monkey is running after her.W: I see now.6. Where does the conversation most likely take place?细节题。根

12、据“.as you were walking through the park?”得出答案是A。2.A.She was attracted by some food.B.She was chasing a monkey:C.She heard a loud noise.D.She saw a monkey.答案:D解析Why did the dog run away?细节题。根据She saw a monkey and broke away before I could catch her(她看见一只猴子，我还没抓住她，她就逃离了)得出答案是D。 Conversation 2 (如需获取本MP

13、3听力录音请搜索标题名)3.A.E-mails.B.Calls and short messages.C.Cellphones.D.Letters.答案:B解析 8-10M: How do you usually keep in touch with your friends, Sally?W: I usually give them a call or send them a short message by my cellphone. Sometimes I send them an e-mail.M: So do I. Cellphones are the most popular me

14、ans in todays communication. Forty or fifty years ago, however, letters were widely used around the world.W: Thats it. My grandfather sent 100 letters back when he studied in England from 1950 to 1952.M: Things have changed so much! Have you seen that there is a kind of telephone which is called vid

15、eophone, with which you can see the person you are talking to?W: Yes, I have. That is wonderful.M: This is the advantage of modern life. Dont you think so?8. How does Sally usually keep in touch with her friends?该题为细节题。会话一开始男士问“How do you often keep in touch with your friends, Sally?”，女士回答“I usually

16、 give them a call or send them a short message by my cellphone.”可知女士通常以打电话和用移动电话发短信和朋友保持联系，故正确答案为B。4.A.A short message.B.An E-mail.C.A letter.D.A cellphone.答案:D解析Which is the most popular means in modern communication?该题为细节题。会话中男士说“Cellphones are the most popular way in todays communication.”，可知移动电话

17、是当今最盛行的通讯方式，故选D。5.A.An E-mail.B.A short message.C.A videophone.D.A cellphone.答案:C解析If a man wants to see the person with whom he is talking, which of the following should he choose?该题为细节题。男士说到“Have you seen that there is a kind of telephone which is called videophones with which you see the person y

18、ou are talking with?”，可知视频电话是一种能看到通话对方的通讯工具，故选C。Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that, you will hear 5 questions. Both the passage and questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you shoul

19、d complete an answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed on your test paper. You should write your answers correspondingly. Now the passage will begin. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. How was the first newspaper written?It was writt

20、en_.答案:by hand解析 11-15 The first newspaper was written by hand and put on the walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B.C. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regular newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Ge

21、rmany. The first regular published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Current. It came out in March 1720. Today, as a group, English language newspap

22、ers have the largest circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbum (朝日新闻). It sells more than 11 million copies every year. 11. How was the first newspaper written?细节题。根据第一句“The first newspaper was written by hand.”可得出答案。2. Wher

23、e and when was the earliest daily newspaper started?It was started in _in_.答案:Rome in 20 BC解析Where and when was the earliest daily newspaper started?细节题。根据第二句“The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC”可得出答案。3. When was the first regular English newspaper printed?It was printed_.答案:in

24、 l620解析When was the first regular English newspaper printed?细节题。根据“The first regular published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in l620”可得出答案。4. When did the first daily English newspaper come out?It came out in_.答案:March l720解析When did the first daily English newspaper come out?细节题。根据“

25、The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Current. It came out in March l720.”可得出答案。5. Do English language newspapers have the largest circulations (发行量) in the world?答案:It does解析Do English language newspapers have the largest circulations in the world?细节题。根据“English language newspapers have t

26、he largest circulation in the world.”可得到答案。Part Structure Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section A Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding

27、 on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. 问题:1. Smith _ a book about China last year, but I dont know whether he has finished it.A.has wroteB.wroteC.had writtenD.was writing答案:B时态题。句中有last year只能用过去时。问题:2. -How long _ each other before they _ married?-For about

28、a year.A.have they known; getB.have they known; were going to getC.do they know; are going to getD.had they known; got答案:D谈论的是过去的事情，从句用一般过去时，主句动作发生在从句动作之前，用过去完成时。问题:3. _, they would certainly come and help us.A.Had they timeB.Do they have timeC.Had they have timeD.Did they had time答案:A这是一个if引导的条件从句的

29、省略，如果包含had, were, should, 或could, if的虚拟条件句省略时，就要将这些词放在主语前面作部分倒装。问题:4. Many people agree that _ knowledge of English is a must in _ international trade today.A.a; /B.the; anC.the; theD./; the答案:A抽象名词一般不与冠词连用，泛指一般概念意义，如：music, happiness, knowledge，但是有些抽象名词可与不定冠词连用而具体化，如a knowledge“一门学问”。international

30、trade“国际贸易”为泛指，不加冠词。故A正确。问题:5. _his father had come, his face lit up.A.Having learnedB.When he learnedC.HeatingD.When learning答案:B主句的主语是his face，因此，不能用分词短语，只能用状语从句。故B正确。问题:6. Her daughter was admitted into college_ we had hoped.A.whichB.thatC.asD.like答案:Cas, which都可以用于复合句中，但as常见于as is known; as is s

31、aid; as is reported; as is expected; as we had hoped; as often happens; as will be shown; as we know; as may be imagined; as we all can see等搭配中。问题:7. Shall we stay at school or _to the park?A.to goB.goC.goingD.went答案:Bor前面用的是动词原形，此处也用动词原形。问题:8. The problem will be fully discussed at the meeting _the

32、 next day.A.holdB.homingC.to be heldD.held答案:C“明天要举行的会议”表示将来，又表示被动，故选to be held。问题:9. It is not until 1997 _ he entered university.A.whichB.thatC.whenD.since答案:B这是一个强调句。强调句的句型是“It is(was).that(who).”。问题:10. They will be back homeA.a week laterB.after a weekC.in a weekD.a week答案:C“in+一段时间”，表示说话时为起点的一

33、段时间后，与一般将来时连用。“一段时间+after”，表示某一具体时间或从某一事件算起的一段时间后。“after+一段时间”，表示在之后，用一般过去时，但时间为点时间时，只能用after+时间，用于各种时态。Section B Directions: 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 sp

34、ace. 问题:1. After (interview) _ for the job, you will be required to take an English test.答案:interviewing在介词后，要用动名词。问题:2. The question is now (close) _ and there will be no further discussion.答案:closed此句用被动语态，be+ done。问题:3. (Keep) _ away from my friends and relations, I felt very lonely.答案:keepingkee

35、p away from意为“使远离”。问题:4. Gardening is a pleasant (employ) _for a Sunday afternoon.答案:employment用名词employment(职业，工作)。问题:5. Ill get my secretary (copy) _ the letter for you.答案:to copyget sbto do sth意为“促使某人做某事”。问题:6. Id rather you (attend) _ the meeting now.答案:attendedwould rather +(not) do sth宁愿做(不做)”

36、。would rather sb. did sth意为“宁愿某人做某事”。谓语动词用虚拟语气，用一般过去时表示现在或将来要做的事，用过去完成时表示过去要做的事(would rather sbhad done sth.)。问题:7. The main pine of this house needs (repair)_.答案:repairingneed+ to be done或need+ doing指“需要(某事)被做”。问题:8. The police (be)_searching for the thief everywhere.答案:arepolice是集合名词，如果所采取的行动是一致的，

37、谓语动词用单数，若是分头行动，谓语动词用复数。原题是分头搜捕小偷，所以谓语动词用复数。这类集合名词还有family, class, cattle等。问题:9. The fireman rushed into the burning home, (mind) _ of the danger.答案:mindlessmindless of为“不考虑，不注意”的意思。问题:10. There has been a total technological change in the (organize) _ of society.答案:organization在介词后需填写名词。organization

38、 of society意为“社会结构，社会体制”。Part Reading Comprehension Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will fin

39、d 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40, For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. You should choose the correct choice. For years, students were assured that with a college degree in hand they could acquire an excellent job.

40、However, in recent years, several developments have signaled the beginning of a change in the supply-demand relationship in the services of education. Teachers with terminal degrees far outnumber the available teaching positions in many disciplines. The chairman of a science department today may rec

41、eive three to four hundred applications for a position that once attracted only half a dozen. States are closing down some colleges and requiring others to cut back on undergraduate and graduate programs. Higher education is well into a buyers market. With the realization that higher education has l

42、ost its boasted position in the eyes of the public, administrations of colleges and universities must be prepared to enter into competition with all other supplies of products and services. Private institutions in the long run, have no alternative but to satisfy their customers. Todays students are

43、in touch with the reality of the world, and they realize that while a degree may obtain the first job for them, keeping the job and advancing depend upon the education behind the degree.1. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A.Students still believe they can get a good job if they have

44、a college degree now.B.Students believed they were sure to get a good job if they had a college degree in hand.C.Good jobs are only given to the people who have college degrees.D.Many good jobs have disappeared in recent years.答案:B细节题。根据短文第一句。多年来学生们确信只要有大学文凭就可以找到一个好工作。2. Teachers with terminal degre

45、es _.A.are easy to find a jobB.lack certain knowledge for teachingC.are given positions in many small townsD.are greater in number than they are needed答案:Doutnumber意为“在数量上胜过”；discipline意为“学科，科目”。有学位的老师，比实际的教学岗位多得多。3. The phrase cut back on means _ in the passage.A.cut shortB.reduceC.return toD.turn

46、back答案:B语意题。cut back to意思是“缩小”。4. Higher education has lost its boasted position because_.A.it is into a buyers marketB.it has produced a lot of productsC.it cant compete with the private institutesD.its services are not good enough to satisfy their customers答案:A细节题。根据High education is well into buy

47、ers market(高等教育已成为了买方市场)可得到答案。5. If you want to keep a job and advance you should _ according to the passage.A.obtain a degreeB.get in touch with the reality of the worldC.learn a lot of things besides a degreeD.involve in graduate programs答案:C推理题。根据短文最后一句。“他们意识到学位证书可以帮他们找到第一份工作，但是，要保住这份工作并有所发展，却取决于

48、获得学位证书后的教育。”Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task I. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45. Yesterday we discussed the problem of prices, or, in the economists term, inflation. We noted that during periods of inflation all prices and incomes do not rise at the sam

49、e rate. Some incomes rise more slowly than the cost of living, and a few do not rise at all. Other incomes rise more rapidly than the cost of living. We concluded that persons with fixed incomes, as for example, the elderly who depend upon pensions, and persons with slow-rising incomes as, for examp

50、le, an employee with a salary agreed to in a long-term contract, will be most seriously affected by inflation. Please recall that while their dollar incomes stay the same, the cost of goods and services rise, and in effect, real income decreases; that is, they are able to purchase less with the same

51、 amount of money. We also talked about the fact that stockholders and persons with business interests and investments would probably benefit most from inflation, since high prices would increase sales receipts, and profits would likely rise faster than the cost of living. And now before we begin tod

52、ays lecture, are there any questions about the term inflation or any of the examples given in our discussion so far? 1. What is the main purpose of the talk?A.To introduce the concept of inflation.B.To discuss the causes of inflation.C.To review yesterdays lecture on inflation.D.To argue in favor of

53、 inflation.答案:C细节题。根据短文第一句“昨天我们讨论了物价上涨的问题”。2. According to the lecture, what does inflation mean?A.Rising prices.B.Fixed income.C.Real income.D.Cost of living.答案:A语意题。根据短文第句“或用经济学家的说法：通货膨胀”。3. Who benefit most from inflation?A.Persons who have salaries agreed to in long-term contracts.B.Persons who

54、own businesses.C.Persons with pensions.D.Persons with slow-rising incomes.答案:B细节题。根据短文第三段第一句。4. What happens when income rises more slowly than the cost of living?A.Inflation is controlled.B.Real income decreases.C.Purchasing power stays the same.D.Dollar income increases.答案:B推理题。根据第二段最后一句。5. Accord

55、ing to the passage, which statement is NOT tree?A.The day before the problem of rising prices was discussed.B.The old people with pension will be seriously affected by inflation.C.During periods of inflation people cant buy the same things with the same amount of money.D.During periods of inflation, all prices will rise at the same rate.答案:D推理题。根据第一段第一句“我们注意到在通货膨胀期间，并不是所有的价格和收入以同等的比率上涨。”可推断出D项是错误的，因而选D。Task 3 Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you are req