四川省大学英语三级考试模拟试题

四川省大学英语三级考试模拟试题Test1PartI:ListeningComprehension(15%)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillspokentwice.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.DuringthepauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkcorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A)15minutes.B)25minutes.C)35minutes.D)40minutes.2.A)Wifeandhusband.B)Shopassistantandcustomer.C)Waitressandcustomer.D)Secretaryandboss.3.A)$5.B)$15.C)$50.D)$55.4.A)Inahospital.B)Atarailwaystation.C)Inareading-room.D)Ataschooloffice.5.A)Helpthewoman.B)Gohomeatfiveo’clock.C)Typesomeletters.D)worktogetherwithMr.Smith.

betheA)Becauseshedoesnotlikeit.Becauseitistooformalfortheoccasion.Becauseitdoesnotfitherverywell.Becausethemanlikestheotherdressbetter.A)Thewomanwillposttheletterforhim.Thewomanwillgototheman’soffice.Thewomanwillnotposttheletterforhim.Thewomanwillaskhimtopostherletter.8.A)Salesman.B)Sportsman.C)Teacher.D)Doctor.A)Marylearntsomebadnews.Marydidn’tliketogohome.Marydidn’tlikelettersfromhome.Maryisillandlooksunhappy.10.A)Music.B)Stamp-collecting.C)Dancing.D)Skating.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillheartwoquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokentwice.Afteryouhearonequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions11to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Givingalecture.B)Waitingforherhusband.C)Studyingthere.D)Workingthere.A)Becauseshelikedthespeaker.B)Becauseshelikedthequestion.Becausesheknewthespeaker.D)Becausethespeakerwasaforeigner.SectionCSpotDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenitisbeingreadthesecondtime,youshouldfillinthesixblanksnumberedfromS1)toS6)withtheexactwordsorphrasesyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Wecannotfeelspeed.Butoursensesletusknowthatwearemoving.WeseethingsS1)_________pastus,andfeelthatwearebeingS2)__________.Wecanfeelacceleration,anincreaseinspeed.Butwenoticeitforonlyashorttime.Forinstance,wefeelitduringthetake-offrunofanairliner.Wefeeltheplane’saccelerationbecauseourbodiesdon’tgainspeedS3)___________theplanedoes.ItseemsthatsomethingispushingusbackS4)__________theseat.Actually,ourbodiesaretryingtostayinthesameplacewhiletheplaneiscarryingusforward.SoontheplaneS5)__________asteadyspeed.Then,becausethereisS6)__________anychangeinspeed,thefeelingofforwardmotionstops.PartII.VocabularyandStructure(20%)II.VocabularyandStructure(20%)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Itwas_____thatwewentcampinginthemountainlastweek.A.suchniceweatherB.tooniceweatherC.soniceweatherD.niceweathersoAbilitytousealanguagecanbe_____onlybytheactofusingthelanguage.A.acquittedB.acquiredC.inquiredD.required15.Theprofessorgaveorderthatthetest_____before10:20.A.befinishedB.willfinishC.willbefinishedD.shallfinish16._____thelectureended,heslippedoutofthehall.A.BeforelongB.LongbeforeC.LongsinceD.Longago17.Herdescriptionofthegardenmademe_____it.A.lookforB.longforC.searchforD.callfor18..Thedoctorsaidthepatientwas_____,butstillneededgoodcare.A.outoforderB.outofdangerC.outofquestionD.outofplace19.Thisexperimentoughtto_____lastweek.A.bedoneB.havebeendoneC.havedoneD.do20._____themeetinghimselfgavethemagreatdealofencouragement.A.ThemajorwillattendB.ThemajortoattendC.ThemajorattendingD.Themajor'sattending21.Thepearfell_____onherheadwhenshewaswalkingintheorchard.A.byairB.bymistakeC.bychanceD.bynomeansThefoodshehaspreparedforthepartyisnotenough,forthereare_____morepeoplethansheexpected.A.muchB.many_____wastoreturntoschool.A.ThatreallyinterestedhimC.Whichreallyinterestedhim24.“HowdoyoulikeAmericanfood?

C.tooD.soB.WhatreallyinterestedhimD.Thatinterestedhimreally”“Well,itisnotbad.NowI_____hamburgers.”A.usedtoeatB.usedtoeatingC.amusedtoeatD.amusedtoeating25.Afterthearrivalofthenewmanager,thefactoryproduced_____carsin1998astheyearbefore.A.astwicemanyB.twicemanyasC.twiceasmanyD.asmanytwice26.ThepeopleatthepartywereworriedaboutJanetbecausenoonewasaware_____shehadgone.A.wherethatB.oftheplacewhereC.ofwhereD.ofwhat27.Withoutelectricity,humanlife_____quitedifferenttoday.A.isB.willC.wouldhavebeenD.wouldbe28.It'saterribleday,isn'tit?__Yes.It_____everydaysofarthismonth.A.israiningB.rainedC.rainsD.hasbeenraining29.Theteachertoldusthesentence_____intoChinese.A.needn'ttobetranslatedB.doesn'tneedtotranslateC.didn'tneedtotranslateD.needn'tbetranslated30.Thesetwolittleboysarenothonest.Ilike_____ofthem.A.noneB.neitherC.eitherD.eachLet'shurry.ThePresidentiscoming.__Oh,Ithoughtthatwe_____.A.alreadymisshimB.hadalreadymissedhimC.willmisshimalreadyD.havealreadymissedhim32.Nosoonerhadhefinishedhistalk_____hewassurroundedbytheworkers.A.asB.thenC.thanD.whenPartIII:ReadingComprehension(40%)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Froeachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldchosethebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneItisoftendifficultforvisitorstounderstandAmericans’lackofdesireforprivacy.Theyarenotanationofwalledgardensandclosedgates.Theiryardsusuallyrunintooneanotherwithoutanyfence;theyoftenvisitoneanother’housewithoutbeinginvitedortelephoningfirst;theyleavetheirofficedoorsopenwhiletheywork.Theirlackofdesireforprivacyprobablyresultsfromtheirhistoryasanation.Americaisabigcountry.TherehaveneverbeenwalledcitiesintheUnitedStates,norwastheretheneedforAmericanstoprotectthemselvesfromneighbouringstates.Duringtheearlyyears,Americahadsofewsettlersthatneighbourswereveryimportant;theywerenottobeshutbydoorsandfences.Neighboursofferedprotectionandhelpedwiththehardworkofsettlingtheland.Theydependeduponeachother.Fromthenation’searlyhistoryhascomethedesireforopennessratherthanprivacy.Visitorswillnoticethisdesireinanumberofsmallways;theremayberoomsinAmericanhomesthatdonothavedoorsorthathaveglasswalls.Ifyounoticethatpeopleforgettocloseyourdoorwhentheyleaveyourroom,donotthinkthatthisisrude,helpthemtolearnthatyouwouldlikeittobeclosed,orelsebecomeaccustomedtonewways.Ineithercase,bepatientwiththedifferences.33.Accordingtothepassage,visitorstoAmericasometimeshavetroubleunderstanding_____.A.American’sopennessB.American’slackofdesireforprivacyC.American’swayofhumorD.American’sstyleoflifeWhichofthefollowingistrue?A..Peoplewalledtheiryardswithfences.B.Thesettlersintheearlyyearsneededneighbour’shelpverymuch.C.PeoplegetusedtoAmerican’sopenness.35.Duringtheearlyyears,peoplewerenevershutoutbydoorsbecause_____.A.theywereneighboursB.theywerefriendsC.theydependeduponeachotherD.theygotaccustomedtothat36.VisitorswillnoticeAmerican’sdesireforopennessinaway_____.A.theywalledtheirhousewithglassWhichisthebesttitleforthispassage?NoWalledCities.TheEarlySettlersAmerican’sLackofDesireforPrivacyBePatientwithDifferencesPassage2Themurdertookplacearoundteno'clockp.m.onJune10.Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittybeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbour.Yet,noneofthe32helpedher.Notevenonecalledthepolice.Wasthisinhumancruelty(狠心)?Wasitlackoffeelingforone'sfellowman?“Notso,”sayscientistsDr.DarleyandDr.Fatane.They'vefoundthereasonswhypeopledon'tact.Accordingtothem,apersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethereisanemergency(紧迫状况).Supposeyouseeamiddle-agedmanfallontotheground.Ishehavingaheartattack,orsomeotherphysicaltrouble?Orishesimplyabouttosleepoffadrunk(醉酒)?Soit'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.Secondandmoreimportant,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelhimselfresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp.Theresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearound.Theyaskedcollegestudentstocomeintobe“tested”.Somecamealone,somewithoneortwoothers,andsomeinlargegroups.Whentheycamein,eitheralone,inpairs,oringroups,aladywentintothenextroom.Soonthestudentsheardascream,thenoiseofsomethingfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthishadbeenpre-recordedonatape-recorder.Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.Ofthestudentsinpairs,onlytwooutoftenhelped.Ofthestudentsingroups,nonehelped.Inotherwords,inagroup,Americanoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.They,themselves,needn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.38.Whydidn'tthethirty-twopeopleacttohelpKittyaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausetheywereafraidtobekilled.B.Becausetheywerecruelintheirhearts.C.Becausetheythoughtotherswouldhelp.D.Becausetheydidn'tnoticetheemergency.39.Whichofthefollowingisanemergency?A.Someoneisfallingontotheground.B.Someoneishavingaheartattack.C.Someoneishavingatrouble.D.Someoneissleepingoffadrunk.40.Whenapersonnoticeanemergency,hemust_____beforeheactstohelp.A.feelhimselfresponsibleB.callthepoliceC.hearacryforhelpD.bewithagroupTheresultofthetestsshowsthat_____.themorepeopletherearetogether,themorepeoplewillacttohelpcollegestudentswouldbemorelikelytohelpthanordinaryAmericansthemorepeopletherearetogether,thefewerpeoplewillacttohelpnoneofthetestedstudentsactedtohelpAmericansdon't_____inagroup.A.noticeanemergencyB.gothroughtwostepsbeforetheyactC.dependoneachotherD.feeldirectresponsibilityPassage3Thegreatestchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiescenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshorteningofthetimeofwoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivetilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirtyyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbymodernlivingconditions.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slifepatternhasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfullcteffeonwomen’seconomicpositionEven.afewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstchance,andmostofthemtookafulltimejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturntoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomenusuallymarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofullorpart-timejob.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoney,andrunningthehouse,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestsofeachofthem.Accordingtothepassage,aroundtheyear1900mostwomenmarried_____.atabouttwentyfiveintheirearlyfiftiesassoonaspossibleaftertheywerefifteenatanyagefromfifteentoforty-fiveWearetoldthatinacommonfamilyin1890s_____.A.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveB.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveC.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefiveWhenshewasoverfifty,thelatenineteenthcenturymother_____.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakepartpaidjobswasusuallyexpectedtodiefairlysoonwasunlikelytofindajobifshewantedonewouldexpecttoworktillshediedAccordingtothepassage,thewomenoftodayusually_____.A.marryinsteadofgettingpaidworkB.marrybeforetheyaretwenty-fiveC.havemorechildrenunderfifteenD.havetoofewchildren47.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.A.Women’slifeB.TheChangeofWomen’sLifeC.Women’sMarriageD.Women’sNewLifePassage4Advertisingcanbethoughtof"asthemeansofmakingknowninordertobuyorsellgoodsorservices".Advertisingaimstoincreasepeople'sawarenessandarouseinterest.Ittriestoinformandtopersuade.Themediaareallusedtospreadthemessage,andthepressoffersafairlycheapmethod.Magazinesareusedtoreachspecialsectionsofthemarket.Thecinemaandcommercialradioareusefulforlocalmarkets.Television,althoughmoreexpensive,canbeveryeffective.Postersarefairlycheapandmorepermanentintheirpowerofattraction.Otherwaysofincreasingconsumerinterestarethroughexhibitionsandtradefairsaswellasdirectmailadvertising.Wemightaskwhetherthecostofadvertisingispaidforbythemanufacturerorbytheconsumer.Sinceadvertisingformspartofthecostofproduction,whichhastobecoveredbythesellingprice,itisclearthatitisthecustomerwhopaysforadvertising.However,iflargescaleadvertisingleadstoincreaseddemand,productioncostsarereduced,andthecustomerpaysless.Itisdifficulttomeasureexactlytheinfluenceofadvertisingonsales.Whenthemarketisgrowing,advertisinghelpstoincreasedemand.Whenthemarketisshrinking,advertisingmaypreventabiggerfallinscalesthanwouldoccurwithoutitssupport.Whatisclearisthatbusinesseswouldnotpaylargesumsforadvertisingiftheywerenotconvincedofitsvaluetothem.48.Advertisingisoftenusedto_____.A.convincecustomersB.promoteproductionC.raiseinterestD.pushthesales49..Accordingtothepassage,tradefairs(Paragraph1)may_____.A.replaceexhibitionsandmarketsB.supplylocalgoodsandservicesC.attractpossiblecustomersD.providecheapamusements50.Advertisingisinthemainpaidforby_____.A.thecustomerB.theproducerC.theincreasedsalesD.thedecreasedcosts51.Theauthorsaysthatadvertisingcanincreasedemand_____.A.inanyperiodofsalesB.inanycircumstancesC.inagrowingmarketD.inashr