大工《大学英语3》模拟试卷A

1、2009 年 3月份大学英语 3课程考试 模拟题一 考试形式：闭卷 试卷类型：（A Section A Directions: Choose the ONE that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence. 1. He claimed that he could create live fish out of chemicals. A 2. The best students are awarded special scholarship. B 4. Jack came to the party with a

2、young woman, whom I assumed to be his girl friend. 6. That way of speaking is peculiar to people in this part of the country. C B . We have almost used up our time C . We haventenough time 8. The search was called off when the fog got thicker. B B . canceled C . postponed D . continued9. Mrs. Jones

3、identified the suspect by the scar on his face. A 12. Smoking is prohibited in the office. 13. The judge suspected the truth of the evidence provided by the witness. A 14. They occasionally stop by to see us. 15. We waited more than half an hour for Beth but eventually we had to leave without her. B

4、 Section B Directions: Identify the one that needs correction. 1. Jack has .set his mind to go to college next year even though he hasnsaved up enough money to pay his B tuition. Part I Vocabulary & Structure （本大题共 25小题，每小题 1分，共 25 分） B . odd to C . characteristic of A . strange to 7. Our time i

5、s running out and I think we ought to say something about the ending of the novel. B particular about A . at last B . in the end C . afterwards D . reluctantly A. asserted B. demanded C. argued D. announced A. rewarded B. given C. compensated D. refused 3. She said to her newly-married husband, If y

6、ou want to go to the front, I C . go my own way A . go with you B . stay behind not stand in your way. ” D D . not prevent you from going A . pretended B. supposed C . resumed D . granted 5. He passed me by as though he had never in his life seen me before. C C . ignored me A . went past me B . avoi

7、ded me went away from me A . We have enough time D . Our time is limited A . started B . found out C . D . coincided A . recognized 10. If you associate with such people, Im afraid you are heading for serious trouble. B A . are making B . are going to have C . are avoiding D . are creating 11. The y

8、oung girl took the cheese and commenced to eat. A C . renounced A . started B . commended D . commented A . no good B . discouraged C . encouraged not allowed A . doubted B . believed C. guessed D . realized A . often B . seldom C . usually D . once in a while 2. Never before he had felt himself so

9、powerfully attracted to the scientific ideal. B 3. Leading scientists are often the kinds of person who have enjoyed intellectual challenges all their lives. B C 4. With the price of oil goes up, the economy of oil-producing countries is expanding at a high a rate 5. He wasn keen on buy a used car,

10、but we talked him jno it. B 6. As people approach to old age, their energy may diminish. B ABC D 7. In order to attain our objective, it is essential that we will make the best use of the limited resources available. C A B C D 8. If you take a ten- or fifteen-minutes vacati on into the realm of imag

11、i nati on each day, you may add much to the A A B C D excitement and enjoyment of your life. 9. The doctor said that although the child had a very bad case of influenza, but there would be no danger if he B A B C avoided pneumonia. D 10. Let not waste time on matters of no important. We have other v

12、ital problems to deal with. B A B C D Part II Reading Comprehension （本大题共 20小题，每小题 2分，共 40分） Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Passage 1 Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? My generation certainly gre

13、w up hearing and believing in this statement, which doesn t stop most of us from rushing out in the morning with only a cup of coffee and a piece of toast. However, in an estima ted 40 percent of American families there isn t even an adult present in the kitchen to urge children to finish their brea

14、kfaste Sojldren avoid breakfast than any other meal. While no one has proven that breakfast is the most important meal of the d ay, it s at least of equal importance with lunch and dinner. Experts warn that your body burns the energy from food within four hours. Although you may use up less energy w

15、hile you sleep , it s a long time until morning and you still wake up with the need for lots more fuel. Some studies have shown that children who avoid breakfast don t do as well in school. Besides lack of energy, we all know how tough it is to focus when your stomach s making noises and youre count

16、ing hours until lunch. In addition, a recent Canadian study suggests that avoiding breakfast may increase the chance of a heart attack. Its been known that the incidence of heart attacks is highest in the first few hours after waking. So, there s no doubt the importance of breakfast is more than jus

17、t an old wives tale. The problem comes in following How do you find time to make a proper meal and then make time to eat it? The American Health Association recommends that breakfast should supply at least one-fourth of the daily food nee ds. And it s important to include a variety of foods to suppl

18、y energy until the next meal. Foods like bread can be digested （ 丫肖化）in as little as 30 minutes; however, foods like eggs, milk, meat, and cheese last longer, and can help you make it to lunchtime. 1. Today the saying “ Breakfast is the most important meal of the day_ A _. ” is A. paid less attentio

19、n to B. totally out of date C. no longer a truth D. of no value 2. According to the passage breakfast is _ C _lunch and dinner. A. better than B. less important than C. as important as D. more important than 3. The passage mentions that not having breakfast can cause children to have trouble _ B_ .

20、A. listening B. focusing C. exercising D. waiting 4. People who do not have breakfast may be more likely to _ D_ . A. get more work done B. have frequent headaches C. lose too much weight D. suffer from heart disease 5. Having various foods for breakfast _B _ . A. means you can eat less for lunch B.

21、 can supply you with energy until lunch C. may make you successful in the day D. will give you warmth the whole day Passage 2 A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the idea that he is not capable of it. It is easy to get such an idea even tho

22、ugh there is not a good reason for it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the most of his mental skills, or he may accept another person mistaken estimate of his ability. A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels t

23、hat it would be useless. He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will add to his belief about his incompetence. Alfred Adler, a famous psychiatrist, had an experience which illustrates this. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he ha

24、d no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought. In this way, they too developed the idea. He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try, and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected. One day he became very angry at the teacher and th

25、e other students because they laughed when he said he saw how to do a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve. When Adler succeeded in solving the problem, he rejected the idea that he couldn t doearmritihnmedettioc sahnodwwtahsemdet that he could. His anger and his new found

26、 confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose, and he soon became very good at arithmetic. This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is a

27、s often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one s ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination asuitltisofthlaecrkeosf ability. 1. What s the main idea of the passage? A A. A wrong self-image may prevent one from reaching his full potential. B. Its easy for a person to believe

28、in his own incompetence. C. Never take to heart what others think of you. D. Lack of success is often the result of lack of ability. 2. Why a person s mistaken notion often results in failure? C A. There s not a gdoroeason for this kind of thinking. C. Because he never thinks that he can also be sma

29、rt. D. Because he does not know how to make full use of his mental powers. 5. According to the author, many people s mental pictures about themselves aCre_ A. correct B. in focus C. out of focus D. accurate Passage 3 There were days in which Danny could forget that he had graduated from Boston Unive

30、rsity. After 17 years of education in the finest schools in America, he couldn t repair a burnt connection in his car or locate a carburetor （ 化油器 ）. Danny is an educated man. He is a master of writing papers, taking tests, talking, and filling out forms. He can discuss Freud from a Marxian viewpoin

31、t and he can discuss Marx from a Freudian viewpoint. In short, Danny is a worker without skills, and he has a sociology degree to prove it. He is of very little use to American industry. This is nothing new. Colleges have been turning out workers of this sort for decades. Until five years ago, most

32、of these workers took their degrees in sociology, philosophy, political science, or history, and marched right into the American middle class. Some found work in business and government but many, if not most, went into education, which is the only thing they knew anything about. Once there, they tau

33、ght another generation the skills necessary to take tests and write papers. But the cycle broke down. There are too many teachers these days, college applications are down, plumbers are making $12 an hour, and graduates with degrees in fields like sociology are faced with a choice: graduate school o

34、r drive a taxi. Danny chose the taxi because driving was about the only skill he had that he could make money with. Danny refers to his job as “ Real World 101 ” . He has been beaten and shot at. But he has also acquired some practical skills: he can get his tickets dfi;xhee knows how to cheat the c

35、ompany out of a few extra dollars a week; he found his carburetor, and he can fix it. 1. What did Danny s schooling teach him? C A. Alfred Adler s experience illustrates his poor start in math. B. Alfred Adler s story exemplifies the author n. s conclusio C. Alfred Adler s example shows his real abi

36、lity in arithmetic. D. Alfred Adler s example teaches us the value -ocfosnefilfdence. 3. What s the function of Alfred Adler s example in the whole pBassage? 4. According to the author, what s the reason of a child for thinking he is stuDpid? A. He believes B. He feels that he s not good enough. C.

37、He believes he ll fail anyway. D. He doesn t need to make any effort. B. Because the people around him tell him it. A. How to repair cars. B. How to make choices. How to write papers. D. How to teach classes. 2. Five years ago, a college degree ensured _ C _ . A. a position doing graduate studies B.

38、 a skilled job for college graduates C. a place in the American middle class D. a set of skills that was very useful 3. What is causing the system of college study to break down? C A. There are better jobs to be had. B. There are not enough students. C. There are too many teachers. D. There are few

39、good jobs for us. 4. Why did Danny choose to drive a taxi after he graduated from college? D A. He wanted to get more true experience in society. B. He wanted to learn the new skill of repairing cars. C. Taxi drivers can earn more than middle class people. D. He had no other skill to support himself

40、 but driving. 5. Though his job is difficult and dangerous, Danny _ B_. A. has begun to enjoy his new job B. has learned skills that are useful C. has finally forgotten his old life D. has learned more than in college Passage 4 Have you ever felt your mind getting confused after a sleepless night an

41、d you couldn t come up with an original thought no matte how hard you tried? You were probably right if you thought that was caused by a lack of sleep. Dr. Home, a sleep researcher in England, studied 24 college students. One group got their normal eight hours of sleep. The other group didnt get any

42、 sleep at all they stayed awake all night. The next day, Dr. Home tested the students. He asked them questions that required creative and original thinking. One of the questions was “How many uses can a box be put to? ” The results? The wide-awake students did well on the tests. The tired students d

43、id poorly. Research has already shown that tired people can do okay on tests of routine thinking, like simple addition. But Dr. Home tested creative thinking only. As part of his study, he offered an amount of money as a reward to the tired students if they did well. But even this encouragement wasn

44、 t enough to help the students overcome their tiredness. They still did poorly. Dr. Home believes that the part of the brain where thinking takes place may get worn out during waking hours. Sleep may help to repair the brain overnight. Without any sleep, he emphasizes, “even if you think harder, you

45、 cannot do better. ” This study gives people something to think about, especially people like hospital workers and airplane pilots, who must stay awake all night and then make emergency decisions. 1. According to the passage, failure to think of new ideas may be _ A _ . A. caused by a lack of sleep

46、B. caused by hard questions C. caused by a weak brain D. caused by too much study 2. Tired people have no problem with _ C _ . A. finding uses for boxes B. making creative ideas C. doing simple math tests D. taking research tests 3. The purpose for offering money to the tired students was to _ D_. A

47、. help them repair their brains B. stimulate their interests C. convince people to join D. encourage them to do better 4. Sleep might help people by _ A _ . A. repairing the brain B. giving creative dreams C. providing fresh energy D. allowing harder thought 5. This information is useful to people l

48、ike nurses and pilots because _ D _ . A. they often meet situations in which they must be creative B. they often take tests to display their abilities to do their jobs C. they often go to the hospital because of brain problems D. they often get little sleep but make important decisions Part III Cloz

49、e （本大题共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分） Directions: In this section there is a passage with 20 blanks. For each blank there are three choices marked A, B, and C on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Learning is natural. It begins the 1 we are born. Our _2_

50、teachers are our families. At home we learn to talk and to dress and feed ourselves. We learn these and other skills by 3 . Then we go to school. A teacher tells us what to learn and how to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many exams. Then people say we are _4 _ . Are we really educated? L

51、et think about the real meaning of _5_. Knowing facts does not _6_ being able to solve problems. Solving problems _7_ creativity, not just a good 8 . Some people who dontknow many _9_ are good at solving problems. Henry Ford is a good 10 . He left school at the age of 15. Later when his company coul

52、d not build cars 11 enough, he solved the problem. He 12 of the assembly line. Today the answer seems 13 . Yet think of many university graduates who never solved that problem. What does a good teacher do? Does he give students facts to 14 ? Well, yes, we must sometimes remember facts. But a good te

53、acher 15 how to find answers. He brings us to the 66 of knowledge, so we can drink for ourselves. When we are 17 , we know where to go. True learning combines intake with output. We take information 18 our brains. Then we use it. Think of a 19 : it stores a lot of information, but it can think. It o

54、nly 20 commands. A person who only remembers facts hasntreally learned. Learning takes place only when a person can use what he knows. 1. A. baby B. minute C. hour D. day B 2. A. first B.good C. normal D. helpful A 3. A. asking B. listening C. following D. drilling C4. A. controlled B. educated C. s

55、uffered D. passed B 5. A. taking B. growing C. answering D. learning D 6. A. suggest B. say C. mean D. show C 7. A. requires B. is C. brings D. gets A 8. A. word B. thing C. memory D. condition C 9. A. people B. facts C. techniques D. ways B 10. A. learner B. teacher C. example D. driver C 11. A. well B. fast C. beautiful D.cheap B 12. A. managed B. heard C. tal