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1、大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)分类模拟255大学英语考试复习资料大学三级(B)分类模拟255大学三级(B)分类模拟255Part Reading ComprehensionTask 1 Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Dont look at the sky. Dont look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one cent
2、ury, but some trees can provide an exact record of the weather even further back. It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfa
3、vorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurr
4、ed. If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree. Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In a region of New Mexico you can find only sand-no trees and to people. However, many centuries ago a large population l
5、ived there. They left suddenly. Why? A scientist studied patterns of dead rings which had grown there. He thought that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move. In thi
6、s instance, studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man. 1. It is understood that in a favorable climate _ .A.tree rings grow close togetherB.tree rings grow far apartC.people can cut down most of the trees in New MexicoD.tree in New Mexico will grow big and tall答案:B解析 本题
7、为细节推理题。根据文章第2段第5句，如果第10个年轮远离其他年轮的话，那么可以肯定阳光和雨水充足，气候一定不错。反过来说，如果天气不错，那么树的年轮一定离得较远。故选B。2. Why did ancient people usually live where there were plenty of trees?A.Trees indicated plenty of sunlight and rainfall.B.Trees provided them with shades.C.Trees were material for burning and building houses.D.Tre
8、es provided them with fruit and food.答案:C解析 本题为推理题。从文章第3段第3句“Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings”可以推断出C是正确答案。3. The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell _ .A.whether in that area the climate was favorable or notB.whether people took good care of the tre
9、es or notC.whether a particular tree was healthy or notD.whether a particular tree were答案:A解析 本题为细节题。从文章第2段第3句“The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk”便可看出答案是A。4. Studying dead tree rings show _ .A.what the people had to
10、 eatB.where the people had to goC.how the people leftD.why people had to leave答案:D解析 本题为推理题。从文章第3段推断出答案。5. The people had to leave the region of New Mexico because _ .A.they had cut down all the treesB.there were many trees thereC.they had no waterD.had weather stopped the growth of trees答案:A解析 本题为推
11、理题。从文章第2段最后1句以及第2段最后3句话可以推断出答案。Task 2 In everyday usage hot means having a lot of heat. Many people think that cold is something completely separated from heat. But this is not true. Cold simply means having little heat. Your life depends on heat. In fact, every living thing depends on it. Without h
12、eat, every living thing would be frozen to death. All living things get their heat from the sun, which provides the conditions in which life is possible. Since before the dawn of history, man has been able to make his own heat. He has been able to release the suns heat that is trapped in things such
13、 as wood, coal, and oil. And he has been able to use this heat. Heat has made civilization possible. With heat, man could melt metals. As man learned to use metals and fuels, industries grew. As a result, engines were invented. These are machines that change heat energy into mechanical energy. Engin
14、e can do the work of many men. Without engines industrial civilization is impossible. Yet when the first engines were built in the 17th century, men were still wondering about the nature of heat. What is it? they asked. Not until the early years of the 19th century did they find the right answer. 1.
15、 In everyday usage, hot means _ .A.the weather is fine and it is in summerB.one has a temperatureC.having a great deal of heatD.having very little heat答案:C解析 本题为细节题。文章第1句明确对hot进行了定义。文中的a lot of与选项C中的a great deal of同义。2. Your life depends on heat. The sentence means _ .A.in the cold season human bein
16、gs will dieB.one usually builds his life on fireC.the more heat one has, the better life he will liveD.it is impossible for man to live without heat答案:D解析 本题为推理题。根据文章第2段第3句：“如果没有热，所有的生物将会冻死”。人类是生物的一种，因此如果没有热，人类也不可能生存。故选项D为正确答案。3. He has been able to release the suns heat that is trapped in things su
17、ch as wood, coal, and oil. From this sentence we know _ .A.man can get heat from things like wood, coal, and oilB.man cannot get the heat directly from the sunC.only wood, coal and oil have heatD.all the suns heat is trapped in things答案:A解析 本题为细节题。第3段最后一句说人类能使用这种热，其中“this heat”指上一句的“the suns heat th
18、at is trapped in things such as wood，coal，and oil”。故选A。4. Which of the following is true?A.Without engines civilization is impossible.B.Without engines we have no industrial civilization.C.Engines came before civilization.D.Engines came before man knew how to use heat.答案:B解析 本题为细节题。根据第4段可知，heat才是一切文
19、明的前提。再根据本段最后一句“没有发动机，工业文明是不可能的”，可以推断选项B是正确的。5. From the last two sentences of the passage, we can see _ .A.men have never found the nature of heatB.men found the nature of heat in the 17th centuryC.men found the nature of heat in the 19th centuryD.men found the nature of heat before the 19th century
20、答案:C解析 本题为细节推断题。最后一句中说：直到19世纪早期人们才获得真正的答案。从文中我们知道，这种答案就是对“什么是热的本质”的回答。故选C。Task 3 The College of Administration Management (CAM) is seeking new members to represent the college as Student Ambassadors (大使) during the school year. Their term of service will begin during the spring. Student Ambassadors
21、will have the opportunity to cooperate with students at various activities throughout the school year. Purposes: 1. Promote the College of Administration Management, 2. Improve leadership and communication skills. 3. Assist in the recruitment of students to CAM. Qualifications and Requirements: 1. M
22、ust currently be a full-time student in the College of Administration Management. 2. Must be available to assist with various recruitment activities. 3. Must be able to contact students from various backgrounds. Application Procedure: 1. Print a copy from our website. 2. Complete the application for
23、m and return it to the Student Advising Office. For More Information: Contact Mark Davis at 472-2310 or stop by the Student Advising Office. Student Ambassadors Wanted Term of service: throughout the school year Tasks: 1. represent the 1 as Student Ambassadors 2. cooperate with students at 2 Purpose
24、s: 1. promote CAM 2. improve leadership and 3 skills 3. assist in the recruitment activities Qualifications: must be a 4 student in CAM Application Procedure: 1. print a copy 2. complete the form 3. return it to the 5 1.答案: college2.答案: various activities3.答案: communication4.答案: full-time5.答案: Stude
25、nt Advising OfficeTask 4Aoffice pin Boffice clock Cpen holder Dnotepaper Eglobe Fstapler Gmemo holder Hpaper fastener Itape dispenser Jletter opener Kbusiness card Lpencil sharpener Mpaper cutter Nbook stand Oplastic envelop machine Pdocument cabinet Qstationery rack Rphoto frame Scorrection tap Tde
26、sk accessories 1. _办公钟 _地球仪答案:B、E2. _订书机 _修改胶带答案:F、S3. _胶纸座 _铅笔刀答案:I、L4. _名片 _书立答案:K、N5. _塑封机 _开信刀答案:O、JTask 5 Notice: This software is designed to help the user develop the ability to think critically. It was prepared for middle-school-level students, but has been used effectively with both high sc
27、hool students and non-university-educated adults. No attempt is made to protect intellectual property rights in it, although those rights remain the property of the author. All users are asked to send a smallest possible amount of fee, in the amount of ten dollars, to the author at the address below
28、. The author welcomes all comments and suggestions as to how this software might be improved. Stephen J. Morello Box 100 Plawsantville, New York 10572-0100 Fax: 924-3245-4892 E-mail: 1. What can this software in the notice be used to do? To improve ones _ critically. 答案:ability to think解析 从文章第一句“Th
29、is software is designed to help the user develop the ability to think critically”可以得到答案。2. For whom is this software mainly intended? _ 答案:Middle-school-level students解析 从原文“It was prepared for middle-school-level students”可以得到答案。3. Who owns the software copyright? _ 答案:The author解析 从原文“No attempt i
30、s made to protect intellectual property rights in it, although those rights remain the property of the author”可以得到答案。4. How much does a user pay for the software? _ 答案:Ten dollars解析 从原文“All users are asked to send a smallest possible amount of fee, in the amount of ten dollars”可以得到答案。5. Why does the
31、 author expect comments and suggestions? He wants to _. 答案:improve the software解析 从原文“.as to how this software might be improved”可以得到答案。Part Writing问题:1. Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a note according to the following information giv
32、en in Chinese. Remember to write the note on the Composition/Translation Sheet.按照所给信息写一张便条。收 件 人：Chie留 言 人：Tavela日 期：2013年3月30日事 由：下午3点要去西安火车站送客户张先生。希望将讨论推迟到第二天下午3点。若有不方便，就再推迟一天。表示歉意。答案:参考范文 Note March 30th, 2013 Chie, I am sorry to tell you that Ive got to go to Xian train station to see off our cl
33、ient Mr. Zhang at 3:00 p.m. Would you mind postponing our discussion till 3 p.m. Tomorrow? Or I request that another appointment be made for next day if there is something inconvenient. I am sorry for this sudden change of plan. Tavela解析 此写作要求写一张便条。此种应用文的写作特点是简明扼要。 便条是一种简单形式的书信。常用的便条有请假条和留言条两种。便条要求做到：内容简明扼要，文字简洁明了，讲清谁写的，写给谁，什么事以及什么时候等。 14 / 14