大学英语(三)模拟试卷和答案

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《大学英语（三）》模拟试卷一

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I. Multiple Choice. (1 point for each, altogether 30 points)

Directions: There are 30 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. There is no _____ in in sisti ng on his agreeme nt. [A] meaning [C] mine

2. We ______ to get what we want, any way. [A] man aged [C] han dled [A] fly [C] settle on e-third. [A] in creased [C] cut down 5. How far was he [A] respective [C] reliable

[B] dropped off [D] come to

for what had happe ned?

[B] respectful [D] resp on sible [B] come [D] visit [B] believed

[D]operated

[B] sense [D] ben efit

3. It is beautiful whe n many birds _____ the isla nd duri ng the autu mn mon ths.

4. His mother was laid off last mon th. As a result, the in come of the family was than more

6. My father often takes ___ of the fine weather to do some garde

ning.

[A] adva ntage

[B] in terest

[C] charge

[D] use

7. Don ' t too much from him. [A] [C] express

expose [B]expect [D] experie nee

8. To our great surprise,the building _____ mostly un damaged after the terrible earthquake.

[A] survived [C] lasted

9. Hon esty is the most importa nt [A] hobby [C] property

10. Shall we leave him a note [A] in case [C] now that 11. The clock [A] rang [C] beat [A] turned in [C] showed [A] dreamed of [C] intend [A] reas on [C] cause [A] did we arrive [C] we arrived [A] to live [C] to live in

17.1 don ' t believe you you say. [A] no matter whatever [C] whe never

18. That buildi ng is said _ [A] be destroyed

[C] to have bee n destroyed 19. He used to travel a lot in his work, _ [A] use he [C] did he

20. If I had graduated a month earlier, I [A] had work ing [B] would be work ing [C] would have bee n worked

[B] rema ined [D] recovered a man

should have. [B] habit [D] quality

he' ll know where we are? [B] unl ess [D] so that

and we realized that it was already midni ght.

[B] hit [D] struck [B] turned out [D] showed off [B] suppose [D] try [B] puzzle [D] source [B] had we arrived [D] they had arrived [B] to live in there [D] to live it [B] whatever [D] what

in the earthquake in 1976.

[B] to be destroyed [D] to have destroyed ? [B] used he [D] didn ' t he at a bank now.

12. Much to our relief, the demonstration _____ to be quite peaceful.

13. Don ' _____ that you can succeed without any hard work.

14. No scie ntist has yet succeeded in expla ining the ____ of how life bega n.

15. Hardly _____ at the bus stop whe n the bus sudde nly pulled away.

16. I am really surprised at his thinking Beijing a dull place _____ .

[D] had bee n work ing

21. The Smiths are [C]by far the richest [A] go [C] have gone [A] That [C] There [A] have lived [C] had bee n livi ng

people in the n eighborhood. [A]

the much richest [B]the by far richest [D]by far the rich [B] are goi ng [D] is going [B] It [D] Such

[B] have bee n livi ng [D] lived

[B] to be take n

22. Neither Mary nor her brothers ______ to the party.

23. _____ is not known what they discussed at the meeti ng.

24. The old couple said they ______ in this city for over 50 years.

25. I remember ______ to Shan ghai whe n I was about 6.

[D] taki ng

[A] ill.

[B] should be

[D] can be complicated that it can not be done

without a dicti on ary. [D]so

[B] where [D] there

[B] the room of him [D] the room of whom

such

[B]too [C]very

[A] to take [C] bei ng take n

26. You look so pale. You [A] must be [C] ought to be 27. The sentence is

[A] whe n [C] that [A] his room [C] whose room

28. It was only last month _____ I met him in Beiji ng.

29. The man _____ was robbed called the police.

30. I ' ll let you know as soon as he . [A] comes back [C] is to come back

[B] will come back [D] came back

II. Cloze (1 point for each, altogether 10 points)

Directions: Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Families have always bee n cha nging. For example, once the family was the world. In 31 _ words , at one time everything a person did took place within the family. The family was the child's only school. The family was the only means to settle a dispute. Nowadays , the family is still the \, these 32 functions of the family have largely been

33 by other institutions , such as schools, churches, and

gover nmen ts.

In the 34 , families changed in other ways , some scientists believe that when people

obtained food by hunting animals and gathering roots and plants , the family had to be small 35_move around, and when they settled down to 36 to obtain food , they found that they n eeded more 37 to do the work. Then the new family developed in some cultures. Now 38 to their children , people lived together with their parents and even grandparents.

How are families cha nging today? The nu mber of n uclear families (核心家庭)seems to be increasing everywhere in the world , while that of extended families is 39 . One

reason for this seems to be that in many cultures today people are leaving farms and villages to find jobs in the city. Extended families are hard to maintain when people have to be free to move in order to find 40 31. [A] a nother

[C] other 32. [A] former

[C] latter 33. [A] taken in

[C] take n over 34. [A] prese nt

[C] no wadays 35. [A] in order to

[C] in case 36. [A] farmi ng

[C] farm 37. [A] han ds

[C] mouths 38. [A] in addition

[C] in addition to 39. [A] in creasi ng [C] decli ning 40. [A] farms

.

[B] the other [D] others [B] fro nt [D] back [B] taken off [D] take n dow n [B] past [D] recent [B] in order that [D] provided [B] do farm [D] make farm [B] feet [D] legs [B] in additio nal [D] in additional to [B] grow ing [D] cha nging [B] food [D] houses

[C] work

III. Reading Comprehension. (2 points for each, altogether 30 points)

Directions: There are three passages followed by questi ons. Ben eath each questi on there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the right answer for each questio n. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Passage 1

Intelligent young people want to go to university, and it is logical for a country to provide university places for them to ensure that there will be good-trained men and women to run the

gover nment and in dustry in the future. So in the 1960s the gover nment set up a nu mber of new uni versities in Brita in to provide every one with sufficie nt opport unity to study. But now something has gone wrong. There is still fierce competition to go to uni versity to study arts and other subjects, but many places for scie ntists are not take n up.

The new universities concentrated on scienee because it seemed practical. They developed new courses so as n ot to imitate traditi onal uni versity educati on. Why have their calculatio ns proved wrong? One reas on is that a lot of young people can get eno ugh qualifications to work in industry by going to technical school. They think university courses are too long and too theoretical. But this does not explain why the majority of students still prefer arts subjects to scie nee subjects.

41 . What is \[A] In tellige nt young people want to go to uni versity.

[B] The gover nment should set up uni versities to train young people for the coun try. [C] People who run the country should be well-tra in ed. [D] University is the place to train young men and women.

42 . What makes the new universities different from the traditional ones? _____ . [A] There are more scie nee subjects in them. [B] There are more arts students in them. [C] Their curriculum is more scientifically planned. [D] They are equipped with more moder n facilities. 43. What does \______ . [A] Their pla n to defeat the traditi onal uni versity educati on.

[B] Their calculati ons of how many stude nts study scie nee and how many stude nts study arts.

[C] Their thought that scie nee is practical.

[D] Their assumption that people are willing to study the practical scienee subjects in the uni versity.

44. ___________ Which of the following shows the advantage of technical schools over universities correctly? .

[A] They have more qualified teachers. [B] They have more qualified courses.

[C] The stude nts can be qualified to work with in a short time.

[D] If the students get qualification in technical schools, they are more well-received by in dustry.

45. Why does the majority of the students prefer to study arts in university? ______ . [A] The reas on is not clear.

[B] The scie nee courses in uni versity are too theoretical. [C] Arts sound n obler tha n scie nee.

[D] The curriculum of scienee course is not well-arranged.