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1、四川省大学英语三级考试模拟试题（三）Part I: Listening Comprehension (15%)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there wil
2、l be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A) At 10:00. B) At 9:00. C) At 9:15. D) At 9:30.2. A) A clerk. B) A teacher. C) A
3、typist. D) A secretary.3. A) Reporter and editor. B) Student and teacher. C) Writer and publisher. D) Secretary and boss. 4. A) $50. B) $3.15. C) $3. D) $2.50.5. A) Ask the air hostess for a change. B) Move to another part of the place. C) Sit where there is fresh air. D) Put out his cigarette.6. A)
4、 In a bus. B) In a shop. C) In a restaurant. D) In a hospital.7. A) England. B) America. C Australia. D) France.8. A) That tomatoes dont taste good.B) That he should try tomatoes because they really are good.C) That tomatoes are good for his health.D) That she likes tomatoes but he probably wouldnt
5、like them.9. A) The red one. B) The green one. C) The cheaper one. D) The one on the right.10. A) To sell her car. B) To have her car washed.C) To have her car re-fueled. D) To have her car checked.Section B:Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you w
6、ill hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.PassageQuestions
7、11 to 12 are based on the following passage you have just heard.11. A) Father and mother. B) Boyfriend and girlfriend.C) Husband and wife. D) Brother and sister.12. A) They have different shopping habits. B) They dont have enough time. C) They can never find bargains. D) They want to wait for a bett
8、er deal.Section C Direction: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from S1) to S6) with the exact words or phrases you have j
9、ust heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Spot DictationThe younger members of most American families dont like foreign food. They like hamburgers. Most American children and (S1)_ love to eat it any time of the day or night. Millions of
10、hamburgers are eaten every year. Thousands of roadside restaurants prepare and sell them. These are not really restaurants (S2)_; they often have little space for tables and chairs. Many people buy their hamburgers and take them (S3)_ to eat, or eat them in their cars.Sometimes it is not (S4)_ to go
11、 inside in order to buy the hamburgers. They are ordered through a window in the restaurant and then are (S5)_ out through the window to the waiting customer. Sometimes the customer doesnt even have to get out of his car.When an American family travels (S6)_, this is almost always the custom that th
12、e younger members of the family miss hamburgers most.Part II: Vocabulary and structure (20%)Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding l
13、etter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.13. It is obvious that concrete bridges are superior _ wooden bridges. A. with B. to C. against D. for14. During the past twenty years, there have been _ changes in the country;A. permanent B. powerful C. imaginary D. dramatic15. The yo
14、ung man who came to your rescue in the accident was _ my friend.A. no other than B. not other than C. none other than D. less other than 16. Beijing is _ that we can hardly visit all the beautiful places in two or three days.A. such a large city B. such large a city C. so a large city D. a such larg
15、e city17. The Italian boy was regarded as a hero _ he gave his life for his country.A. according to B. because of C. on account of D. because18. Not until began to work _ how much time I had wasted. A. didnt I realize B. did I realize C. I didnt realize D. I realize19. _ of the students in Class One
16、 _ already seen the movie.A. Three fourths, have B. Third fourths, haveC. Four thirds, have D. Three fourths, has20. Was it because there was too much noise there _ he wanted to move to the suburbs? A. where B. then C. that D. why21. No matter _ happened , he would not say a word. A. whatever B. wha
17、t C. when D. where22. Those who let children who are _ go swimming in the river are foolish.A. too young to B. so young C. not old enough to D. young enough 23. We have come to the conclusion _ this summer will be much hotter than before.A. for B. but C. that D. when24. Dick picked up the broken cup
18、 and tried _ to put them together.A. in person B. in vain C. in time D. in order25. The number of the trucks produced in our factory this year _ in yours. A. is more than that B. are more that those C. is larger than that D. are larger than those26. Another driver had just driven into the back of Bo
19、bs car _ he was waiting at some traffic lights.A. since B. once C. while D. as27. A beautiful _ of the whole town from the top floor of Great Hotel made a deep impression on me.A. view B. vision C. look D. appearance28. Because of _ you have done, things became much worse.A. that B. what C. which D.
20、 whom29. All the letters _, Bethe took them to the post office. A. had been writing B. having been written C. wrote D. had written30. The little boy dare not tell his parents what he did, _ they would not forgive him.A. in case B. for fear that C. that D. since31. Weve tested three hundred types of
21、boot, _ is completely waterproof.A. no of which B. none of which C. some of that D. neither of them 32. . We must stop now. It is time we _ home.A. have gone B. are going C. were going D. will goPart III: Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is fo
22、llowed by five questions or unfinished statements. Fro each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should chose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1 Strange things happen to time when you trave
23、l, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days. If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you ente
24、r each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling wast, you set your clock back; traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-tree hours. If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the point where
25、 a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday and traveling west, it is tomorrow!33. When you travel, you will find something strange about time. You may find _.A. there are only 23 hours in a day B. th
26、ere are 8 days in a weekC. there are one more hour in a day D. all of the above34. The difference in time between neighbouring time zones is _.A. seven days B. 24 hours C. one hour D. more than seven days 35. If you cross the ocean, going east, you set your watch _.A. ahead one hour in each new time
27、 zoneB. ahead one hour for the whole tripC. back one full day for the whole tripD. back by 24 hours36. The international date line is the name for _.A. the beginning of any new time zoneB. any point where time changes by one hour C. the point where a new day beginsD. any time zone in the Pacific Oce
28、an37. The best title for this passage is _.A Trip Across the AtlanticB. How Time Changes Around the WorldC. Crossing the International Date LineD. How Time Zones Were Set UpPassage 2 Mrs. Peters stopped playing the piano when she began to work. She had lived in a very small flat, and there had been
29、no room for a piano. But when she married, she had a new flat which was big enough for one. So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her. She saved some money, and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday. Then she went to a shop and said, “Ill choose which
30、ever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room.” When she had paid for the piano, the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it tuned(调音) every few months. Mrs. Peters agreed. A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten tha
31、t morning. Now she had not cleaned the house yet, so it was dusty and untidy. Mrs. Peters hated having even the least amount of dirt, and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that. So she had to hurry to clean everything carefully. It meant a lot of effort, and it made her hot and
32、 tired, but anyhow, by the time the man arrived, everything was finished. She opened the door, and the man was standing there with a big dog. “Good morning,” the man said politely, “will it disturb(打扰) you if I bring my dog in, please? Im blind, and he leads me wherever I go.”38. Mrs. Peters stopped
33、 playing the piano _.A. because she began to workB. when she had no room to live inC. because her flat was too small for a pianoD. when she got married39. Mrs. Peters was soon able to buy a piano because _.A. her parents gave her all the money for it B. she saved enough money for itC. her husband ga
34、ve her the moneyD. she saved some money and her relatives gave her the rest40. One morning, _.A. the man was coming to tune her pianoB. Mrs. Peters received a telephone call from the shopC. the piano was sent to her house at 10D. Mrs. Peters was going to clean the house41. “It meant a lot of effort,
35、 and it made her hot and tired”. Here “it”refers to _.A. hating dirt B. cleaning everythingC. waiting for the man D. feeling ashamed of the dirty and untidy house42. Mrs. Peters had wasted her time getting everything clean as _.A. the dog would dirty the houseB. the piano tuner could see nothing in
36、the houseC. the dog disturbed Mrs. PetersD. the piano tuner always took the dogPassage 3The dog has always been considered mans best friend. Always noted for being particular faithful in watching over children, he also has his place by the fireside, in the cow pasture, on the sheep range, and beside
37、 the hunter or blind. He is easy to train, works hard, and often performs astonishing feats. And in the frozen polar regions, he was once the principal motive power, before being largely replaced by the plane and helicopter.Because he howls or whines in the presence of impending death, the dog was o
38、nce thought to have supernatural powers and believed to be capable of seeing gods and ghosts in visible to people. Actually, the basis for these beliefs lies in the dogs sensitivity to peoples feelings and his superior hearing ability and sense of smell, which enable him to detect signs hidden from
39、human observation. His record of saving lives is outstanding, for he often gives warning of fire and other dangers not noticed by his master.The dogs major contribution, however, has been to medical research. Both his diet and his structure are comparable to those of the human being, and so he has b
40、een the subject, of countless demonstrations and experiments. Open-heart surgery has been made possible largely because of the dog. But his sacrifice has repaid his own species as well by safeguarding it from rabies(狂犬病), distemper, and other diseases.43. The dog has always been noted for _.A. prote
41、cting children B. assisting shepherdsC. helping hunters D. herding a cattle44. The dog is useful to herders because he is _.A. loyal B. easily trainedC. hard working D. all of the above45. The dog probably whines in the presence of death because he can _.A. see ghosts and spirits B. give warning of
42、gangerC. sense unhappiness around him D. perform astonishing feats46. The dog has been of most valuable to people in the development of _.A. a treatment of rabies B. open-heart surgeryC. a cure for distemper D. all of the above47. The article does not say whether the scientists experiments with dog
43、have _.A. benefited animals other than dogsB. served peopleC. helped other dogsD. contributed to medical knowledgePassage 4 Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? F
44、ive hundred years ago. news of important happenings battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur
45、 in faraway countries on the same day they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and Film guides, book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of doll