2023年英语三级模拟试卷

SectionIListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillheara

selectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.There

aretwopartsinthissection.PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtest

booklet.Attheendoftheisteningcomprehensionsection-youwillhave3minutestotransfer

youranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEETI.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedto

speakoncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossible

answers.Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave

15sccondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.

Example:

Youwillhear:

W：CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbearrivingontime?

M:Yes»Madam.Itshouldbearrivinginabouttenminutes.

Youwillread:

Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto?

[A]Abusconductor.

fB]Aclerkattheaiiport.

[C]Ataxidriver.

[D]Aclerkatthestation.

Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknow

thearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtest

booklet.

SampleAnswer：[A]|B][C][D]

Nowlookatquestion1.

1.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Sheinvitesthemantoapotlucknextweekend.

[B1Sheasksthemantohelpherwiththegardening.

[CJSheisnotfreetoday.

[D]SheagreestomeetthemannextSaturday.

2.Whatwillthemando?

[A]Joinhisfriends.[B]Playacardgame.

[C]Catchupwithothers.[D]Domorestudying.

3.Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

[A]Althebookstore.[B]Atadepartmentstore.

[C]Ataclub.[D]Ataschool.

4.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortwotickets?

[A]$8.[B]$24.

[C]25.[D]30.

9.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

[A]ThemanneedsthreeweekstodosomethingbeforeleavingforEurope.

[BlSomethingpreventsthemanfromgoingtoEurope.

[CJThewomanisleavingforEuropeinjustthreeweeks.

[D]ThemanisexcitedabouthistriptoEurope.

1().Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]Themanisgivingaparty.

[B]Thewomanisstayingalhome.

[C]Themanisgoing:olowerthemusicvolume..

[D]Thewomanisinvitedtojointheman.

PailB

Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwill

have5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhave

timetoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Youwillheareachpassageor

conversationONLYONCE.

Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.

Questions11-13arcbasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoread

theQuestions11-13.

11.Whatisanactiveholidayaccordingtotheman?

[A]Sittingaround.

[B]Withjoysofsocialactivities.

[C]Doingnothing.

[D]Holidaywithalotofexercise.

12.Whichofthefollowingbelongsto(heman'spreferences?

[A]Waterskiing.[BJSharkfishing.

[C]Rowing.ID]Camping.

13.Whichofthefollowingdocsn'tbelongtothewoman'ssuggestions?

[AlSkindiving.[B]Golfing.

[G]Rowing.[D]Canoeing.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions11-13.

Questions14-17arcbasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstcread

thequestions14-17.

14.Whydoesthewomanwanttogotothemovie?

[AjBecausesheistiredofstayingathomeallday.

[B]Becausethereisagoodfilmintheneighborhoodtheater.

[C]Becausesheenjoysgoingtothemovies.

[D]BecausesheistiredofwatchingTV.

15.Whatdoes"I'drathernotspendalotofmoney"imply?

[A]Shepreferstospendmoneyonsomethingelse.

IB]Ticketsindowntowntheatersareveryexpensive.

[C]Peoplecannothelpbuyingthingsiftheygodowntown.

|D]Itwouldtakealongdrivetogelthere.

16.Whydocsthewoiransayshedoesn'twanttoseethemovieGonewiththeWind?

[A]Becausethemovietheateristoofaraway.

|BJBecausethefilmistooold.

[C]Becauseshedoesntwanttoseeitasecondtime.

[D]Becauseit'sapopularfilmsotheticketswouldbequiteexpensive.

17.Whatmayyouinferfromthedialogue?

[A]PeoplearetiredofwatchingTVnowadays.

[B]Baseballgamesattractmorepeoplethanfilmsdo.

[CJTherearen'lanyfilmsworthseeinginlocaltheaters.

[D]Thewomanisratherhardtoplease.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions14-17.

Questions18-21arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Younowhave20secondstoreadthe

questions18-21.

18.Whichflooristhemostdangerousifacatfallsfrorr.it?

[A]The7thfloor.[B]The32ndfloor.

[C]The4thfloor.[D]The20lhfloor.

19.Howmanycatscansurviveafallfromtwoorthreestoreys?

[A]100%.[B]50%.

[C]90%,[D]10%.

20.Whatdocatsprobablydoaftertheyhavereachedtheterminalspeed?

[A]Theyfeelextremelyterror-stricken.

fB]Theybecomerelievedfromstrain.

[C]They11ylikeHyingsquirrels.

[D]Theytrytoholdontosomething.

21.Whatmakescatslandontheirfeel?

[A]Fearofdeath.[B]Theterminalspeed.

fC]Thelightweightofcats.[D]Asenseofbalance.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions18-21.

Questions22-25arcbasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoread

thequestions22-25.

22.WhatdoestheInternationalCentersendouttostudents?

[A]Adiagramoftheirfacilities.

[B|Atimetableofevents.

ICJMapsofthecity.

[D]Samplesofcoffeefromothercountries.

23.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthelocalcustoms?

[A]Fearful.[B]Angry.

[C]Disinterested.[D]Confused.

24.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherfamily?

[A]Theylivefaraway.

[B]Theyfrequentlyinvitestudentstotheirhome.

[C]Theycomefromanothercountry.

[D]Theyvisithereveryweekend.

25.WhendoestheInternationalCentercloseonweeknights?

[A]11:30.IB]10:30.

[C]8:00.[D]8:30.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions22-25.

Nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheANSWER

SHEET1.

Thatistheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection.

SectionIIUseofEnglish

(15minutes)

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmark

A,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.

Text

WhatdowemeanbyaperfectEnglishpronunciation?Inone26thereareasmanydifferent

kindsofEnglishastherearcspeakersofit.27twospeakersspeakinexactlythesame28Wecan

alwaysheardifferences29them,andthepronunciationofEnglish30agreatdealindifferent

geographical31.HowdowedecidewhatsortofEnglishtouseasa32?Thisisnotaquestion

thatcanbe33inthesamewayfbrallforeignlearnersofEnglish.34youliveinapartofthe

world35IndiaorWestAfrica»whereihereisalong36ofspeakingEnglishforgeneral

communicationpurposes,youshould37toacquireagoodvarietyofthepronunciationofthisarea.

Itwouldbea38inthesecircumstancestouseasamodelBBCEnglishor39ofthesort.Onthe

otherhand,ifyouliveinacountry40thereisnotraditionaluseofEnglish,youmusttake41your

modelsomeformof42Englishpronunciation.Itdoesnot43verymuchwhichformyouchoose.

Themost44wayistotakeasyourmodelthesonofEnglishyoucan45mostoften.

26.[A]meaning[B]sense[C]case[D]situation

27.[A]Not[B]No[C：None[D]Nor

28.[A]type[B]form[C]sort[DJway

29.1A}between[BJamong[C]of[D]from

30.[A]changes[B]varies[C]shifts[D]alters

31.[A]areas[BJparts[C]countries[DJspaces

32.[A]direction[B]guide[C]symbolfD]model

33.[A]given[B]responded[C]satisfied[D]answered

34.[A]Because[B]When[C]lf[D]Whether

35.[A]as[B]in[C]like[D]near

36.[A]custom[B]use[C]tradition[D]habit

37.[A]aim[B)propose[C]select[DJtend

38.[A]fashion[Blmistake[C]nonsense[D]possibility

39.[AJeverything[B]nothing[C]anything[D]things

40.[A]where|B]that[C]which[D]wherever

41.[A]to[B]with[C]on[DJas

42.[A]practical[B]domestic[C]native[D]new

43.[A]care[B]affect[CJtrouble[DJmatter

44.[A]effective[B]sensitive[C]ordinary[D]careful

45.[A]listen[B]hearfC]notice[D]find

Section11ReadingComprehension

(40minutes)

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorresponding

letterinthebrackets.

TextI

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.Thisistheresearchfindingofa

teamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughcxcrcise-andasa

result,wcarcageingunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhycthenvisehealthyfarmersinnorthern

Japanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowthe

processofageingcouldbesloweddown.

WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrain

volumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolume

ofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,and

deter-minethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslike

eatingandbreathing,docsnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectual

oremotionalfaculties(功能).

Contractionoffrontandsidepartsascellsdieoffwasobservedinsomesubjectsintheir

thirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-and-seventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhistests(hatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormally

associatedwithage-usingthehead.

Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeoplein

thecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedby

universityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentoffices

are,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.

Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventrhebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmust

circulateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed."Thebestwayto

maintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,"hesays."Thinkhardandengagein

conversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators."

46.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout

[A]whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers

[B]howtomakepeoplelivelonger

[C1thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains

[D]whichpeoplearcmostintelligent

47.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?

[A]AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.

[B1Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.

[CJThestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.

[D]Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.

48.Thedoctor'stestsshowthat.

[A]ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder

[B]thefromsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink

[C]sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds

fD1somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's

49.Theword"subjects"inparagraph5means

[A]somethingtobeconsidered

[B1branchesofknowledgestudied

[C]personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment

[D1anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler

50.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?

[A]Lawyers.[B]Famers.

[C]Clerks.[D]Shopassistants.

Text2

Televisionhaschangedthelifestyleofpeopleineveryindustrializedcountryintheworld.In

theUnitedStates,wherescciologislshavestudied（heeffects,someinlereslingobservationshave

beenmade.

Television,althoughnotessential,hasbecomeanimportantpartofmostpeople'slives.It

alterspeople'swaysofseeingtheworld；inmanyways,itsupportsaridsustains（维持）modern

life.

Televisionhasbecomeababy-sitter,anintroducerofconversations,themajortransmitterof

culture,akeeperoftradition.YetwhenwhatcanbeseenonTVinonedayiscriticallyanalyzed,

itbecomesevidentthattelevisionisnotateacherbutasustainer：thepoorqualityofprogramming

docsnotelevate（提高）peopleintogreaterunderstanding,butrathermaintainsandencourages

thelifeasitexists.

TheprimaryreasonforthelackofqualityinAmericantelevisionisrelatedtoboththehistory

ofTVprogrammingdevelopmentandtheeconomicsofTV.TelevisioninAmericabeganwiththe

radio.Radiocompaniesandtheirsponsorsfirstexperimentedwithtelevision.Therefore,theclose

relationshipwhichtheadvertisershadwithradioprogramsbecamethesystemforAmericanTV.

Sponsorsnotonlypaidmoneyfortimewithinprograms,butmanyactuallyproducedthe

programs.Thus,inAmericansociety,televisionisprimarilyconcernedwithreflectingand

attractingsocietyratherthanexperimentingwithnewideas.Advertiserswanttoattractthelargest

viewingaudiencepossible.Todosorequiresthattheprogramsbeentertainingratherthan

educational,attractiveratherthanchallenging.

TelevisioninAmericatodayremains,toalargeextent,withthesameorganizationand

standardsasithadthirtyyearsago.Thehopeforfurtherdevelopmentandtrueachievement

towardimprovingsocietywillrequireachangeintheentiresystem.

51.AccordingtotheauthorAmericantelevisionispoorinqualitybecause.

[A]advertisersareinterestedinexperimentingwithnewideas

[B]itisstillatanearlystageofdevelopment,comparedwiththeradio

[C]theprogramshavetobedevelopedintheinterestsofthesponsorsforeconomicreasons

[D]itiscontrolledbyradiocompanies

52.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout.

[A]TVasthesustainerofAmericanlife

[B]TVasthemajortransmitterofculture

[C]theeducationaleffectofTVonsociety

[D]thestronginfluenceandthepoorqualityofAmericanTV

53.Intheauthor'sviewAmericanTVshould,

[A]becriticalbutentertaining

[B]becreativeandeducational

[C1changewiththedevelopmentofsociety

[D]attractasmanyviewersaspossible

54.TheauthorbelievesthattelevisionintheUnitedStateshasbecomeimportanttomost

peoplebecause.

[A]itpromotesfamilyunity

[B]ilhelpsthemdeveloptheirspeakingability

[C]itattractstheirlifeinmanyways

[D]itchallengessociety

55.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericantelevisionis,

[A]critical[B]praising

ICJdoubtfulIDJsympathetic

Text3

Theaimoftheteacheristogethispupilsasquicklyaspossibleover(heperiodinwhich

eachprintedsymbolislookedatforitsshape,andarriveatthestagewhen(hepupillooksat

wordsaphrases,fortheirmeaning,almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesoftheseseparateletters.

Whenagoodreaderisatwork,hedocsnotlookatletters,norevenatwords,onebyor

howeverquickly；hetakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwordsatatime,inasingle

moment.Watchcarefullytheeyesofapersonwhoisreading,anditwillbeseenthattheydonot

travelsmoothlyalongthelinesofprint,but(heymovebyjumpsseparatedbyveryshortstops.

Theeyesaverygoodreadermovequickly,takinglongjumpsandmakingveryshorthalts(停

11：）；theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,takingonlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerat

eachhalt.Sometimes,whenhemeetsadifficulty,heevengoesbackwardstoseeagainwhathas

alreadybelookedatonce.

Theteacher'9taskisthereforeclear；itistotrainhispupilstotakeinseveralwordsata

glance（one"eyejump"）andremovethenecessityforgoingbackwardstoreadsomethingasecond

time.

Thisshowsaloncethatletter-by-letter,orsyllable-by-syllable（音节），orword-by-word

reading,withthefingerpointingtotheword,carefullyfixingeachoneinturn,iswrong.Itis

wrongbecausesuchamethodtiesthepupil'seyedowntoaveryshortjump.Moreover,avery,

shortjumptooshorttoprovideanymeaningorsense：anditwillbefoundthathavingstruggled

withthreefourwordsseparately,thepupilhastolookatthemagain,alltogetherandinone

group,inordergetthemeaningofthewholephrase.

56.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothefirstparagraph?

[AJPupilsshouldbetrainedtoreachquicklythestageofreadingwithouthavingto

concentrateontheseparatesymbols.

[B]Pupilsshouldlookateachprintedsymbolforitsmeaningaswellastoritsshape.

[C]Teachersshouldhelptheirpupilsavoidlookingattheshapeoftheprintedsymbols.

[D]Teachersshouldtelltheirpupilsthedifferentstagesoftheirstudy.

57.Inasinglemoment,agoodreaderpicksup,

[A]severalwords[B]severalphrases

[C1severalsentences[D]severallines

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?

[A]Theeyesofagoodreadermakeshorthaltsandlongjumps.

[BjTheeyesofabadreadertakeinthemeaningofonewordatatime.

[C]Theeyesofabadreadertakeonlyshortjumps.

[D]Theeyesofagoodreadermovesteadily.

59.Onemayhavetoreadsomethingasecondtimeif.

IA]thereisenoughtime[B]onereadstoofast

[C]thepassageisverylong[D]onereadswordbyword

60.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthat.

[A]word-by-wordreadingishighlyinefficient

[B]thepupil'seyesshouldfocusongroupsofsyllablesinsteadofsinglesyllables

[C1pupilshavetomovetheireyesbackandforthwhenreading

|D]finger-pointinginreadinghelpsthepupilconcentrateonmeaning

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideasofmarriage.For

questions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.

MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Lisa

SometimesIthinkthatsuccessfulmarriagesarcanendangeredsocietalspecies.Itseemsas

thougheverytime1turnaround,anothercoupleIknowisgettingdivorced.It'sashamebecause

marriageisveryimportant.Ibelievethatifpeopleputmereeffortintomakingtheirmaniages

work♦therewouldbefewerdivorces.Marriagetakescertainqualitiestomakeitasuccess,suchas

responsibilityandasenseofhumor.Ifpartnersallunderstandthis»morehappymarriageswillbe

maintained.

Wendy

Onething1thinkthatisimportanttosuccessfulmarriageisthatyoushouldnotalwaysthink

ofyourself.MyhusbandardIhavestayedhappilyforabouttenyears.Hemakesmewanttodo

thingsforhimbecauseofhisgenerousnature.Iknow(herearemanytimeshewouldratherbe

reading,relaxing，orworkingon(hecar,butheonlydoessomethingforhimselfwhenallthe

householdchoresaredoneandthekidshavebeentakencareof.Inreturn,Ibakehimallhis

favoritehome-madecakesandcookiesandtrytogooutofmywaytodospecialthingsforhim.I

feelveryfortunatetohavemarriedhim.

Catherine

Myhusbandismybestfriend,withwhomIsharemostofmythought.Wefinditeasytotalk

aboutmostthings,sowedon'thavemanysecretsfromeachother.Whenmymothermakeshim

upset,hetellsmeabouti:.Thingslikethatareeasiertodealwithwhenthey'reoutintheopen

thanwhenthey'rekeptinside.Thus,wchaveaveryopen,comfortablerelationship.

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