2011年12月英语三级考试最后冲刺试题及答案（第一套）

大学英语三级模拟试题

Class_____________ Name_____________________ Part I Listening Comprehension Section A

1. A. To a concert. B. To the bank. C. To see movies D. To meet her friends. 2. A. Go to see a movie. B. Go to Chicago. C. Meet her aunt at the station. D. Fix a party. 3. A. Play the piano. B. Sing along with her.

C. Teach her to sing and play. D. Accompany her to a play.

4. A. Frank’s car was accidentally lost. B. Frank was killed in a car accident. C. Frank fell out of a car. D. Frank survived a car accident.

5. A. She will type it next week. B. She would rather work on it than do nothing. C. It took her an entire week to type it. D. She still isn’t quite finished with it. 6. A. Marge has gone home. B. Marge feels at home there. C. He’s known Marge for a long time. D. He just met Marge. 7. A. Shelley knows someone there. B. Shelley didn’t tell him.

C. He doesn’t know who Shelley is. D. He wonders which way Shelley went. 8. A. Mr. Black and the woman. B. Mr. Black. C. The man. D. Mr. Smith. 9. A. $ 10.00 B. $ 5.00 C. $ 3.00 D. $ 7.00

10. A. She goes home for lunch. B. She spends her time shopping.

C. She gets interested in what she is reading. D. She doesn’t wake up in time. Section B

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A. Rain. B. Storm. C. Winds. D. Thunder.

12. A. At sea. B. At the sea. C. In a small bay. D. Near the shore. 13. A. In 1932. B. In 1931. C. In 1833. D. In 1933.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A. Music. B. Grammar. C. Maths. D. Sports.

15. A. He’s afraid of the woman. B. He’ll make mistakes. C. He knows no languages. D. He only talks about maths. 16. A. She encourages it. B. It makes her cry. C. It makes her angry. D. She thinks it’s silly.

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A. On business. B. To visit some of their relatives. C. For a meeting. D. For their holiday.

18. A. Because they were not fond of him any more. B. Because they did not want to take him with them.

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C. Because the dog refused to go with them.

D. Because they were not allowed to take him abroad. 19. A. Their plane was late. B. They were too tired.

C. It was too late. D. That place might not still be open at that late hour. 20. A. The dog wanted to eat something.

B. The dog was happy to be with his masters again. C. The dog was angry because they were not his masters. D. The dog would rather stay longer at that place. Part II Vocabulary

21. However hard he tried, he didn’t _________ to get in touch with his comrades. A. succeed B. manage C. afford D. intend 22. The footsteps _________ his return. A. announced B. called C. expressed D. told

23. Though the weather was ______ unfavorable, they came ______ for the meeting. A. especially; especially B. specially; specially C. especially; specially D. specially; especially 24. He knows little of maths, _________ of chemistry.

A. and still more B. no more than C. no less than D. and still less 25. We are _________ to go there in a hurry. A. urged B. hoped C. admitted D. encouraged

26. Have you any __________ that you were not there at 9 o’clock last night? A. statement B. cause C. proof D. words

27. Seeing the sun _________ on the sea, we _________ a shout of joy. A. raising; raised B. rising; raised C. rose; rose D. raised; rose

28. ---- “The hen has just ______ two eggs. I ______ them on the table just now.” ---- “Where are they? Oh, you are _________ .”

A. lied; lay; lying B. laid; laid; lying C. laid; lay; lying D. lain; lied; laying 29. He gain the knowledge of world history _________ .

A. step by step B. more and more C. from time to time D. side by side

30. They at first _________ the room _________ me, and when they found me they began to _________ me.

A. searched for; for; search for B. searched for; after; search through C. searched; for; search for D. searched; for; search 31. The medicine was _________ sugar and water. A. almost B. most C. mostly D. nearly

32. He gave his listeners a vivid _________ of four horses. A. account B. story C. explanation D. subject

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33. After closing the envelope, the secretary _________ the stamp firmly on it. A. rubbed B. struck C. sucked D. stuck

34. Michael is very good at each subject, and it is _________ that he will be admitted by the university in which he has been longing to study.

A. no problem B. no doubt C. out of the question D. out of question 35. The airplane arrived one hour behind _________ . A. timetable B. schedule C. plan D. date

36. Television keeps us informed about _______ events and the latest developments in science and politics.

A. current B. fashionable C. brand-new D. previous 37. Rain does not _________ bring down the temperature. A. certainly B. undoubtedly C. necessarily D. completely

38. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _________ of using the private beach. A. favour B. advantage C. privilege D. possibility

39. “We’ll do what we can to get the goods _________ on time.” Said the manager of the company.

A. reached B. delivered C. returned D. come

40. He often goes to school by bike _________ it rains. A. besides B. except C. except that D. except when Part III Structure

41. He is neither _____ European, nor _____ American. He is from _____ Australia. A. a; a; / B. a; an; the C. a; an; / D. an; an; /

42. He had to jump over the _________ wall to fetch the ball. A. six-foot-high B. six-feet-high C. six feet high D. six foots high 43. All things _________, the planned trip had to be called off. A. having considered B. be considered C. considering D. considered 44. She was born in ___________.

A. early sixties B. the early sixties C. the early sixty D. early sixty 45. The Yangtze River is much longer than ___________ in China. A. any rivers B. any of others C. any river D. any other rivers 46. The sentence wants __________ once more.

A. to explain B. being explained C. explaining D. explained 47. He insisted that he _________ no help. A. needed B. needs C. need D. would need

48. More than one answer __________ to the question.

A. have been given B. has been given C. were given D. had given 49. ___________ , Mary had to ask for leave to tend her.

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A. Being ill B. Her mother being ill

C. Her mother to be ill D. Her mother was ill 50. ---- “What is John like?” ---- He ___________ . A. isn’t very well B. doesn’t like coffee C. likes to play football D. isn’t very handsome

51. __________ as he is, he knows medicine no better than I. A. A doctor B. The doctor C. One doctor D. Doctor

52. ---- “This cloth ________ well and _______ long.” ---- “OK, I’ll take it.” A. washes; is lasted B. is washed; lasted C. washes; lasts D. is washing; lasting

53. __________ the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing is quite clear to the people all over the world.

A. That B. Whether C. When D. If

54. ______ the desert can be called a sea, ______ the camels are the ships in the sea. A. If; then B. If; so C. When; then D. When; so

55. At last the girl received the letter she ___________ for so long a time. A. has been expecting B. had been expecting C. was expecting D. had expected

56. The boy was severely criticized _________ his homework the day before. A. for not having finished B. for him not to have finished C. for not finishing D. for him not to finish

57. ---- “He failed in the experiment, but his efforts are worthy ________.” ---- “However, I think, it is worthwhile ___________ the cause of this failure.” A. praising; to discuss B. to be praised; to discuss C. of being praised; a discussion of D. praising; discussing

58. So absorbed ________ the work that she often forgot to take her meals. A. she had been in B. had she been in C. she was in D. was she in

59. ________ for her help, we would not have been able to solve the problem. A. If it was not B. Were it not C. But D. Had it not

60. ________ , you must show your ticket to go into the cinema. A. No matter whoever you are B. Whomever you are C. Whoever you are D. No matter who are you Part IV Reading Comprehension

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:

The little boy who changed the public image of gorillas faced the cameras today for the first time since his accident and declared “I still like zoos, but not gorillas. I like monkeys.”

Leaven Merritt, five, fell into the gorilla pit at Jersey Zoo on the first day of a family holiday last m

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onth and his parents held their breath as the seven-foot tall 115-kilometer Jambo went up to him. The gentle giant bent over and touched the little boy nicely and set his clothing to keep him warm. Leaven was flown to Southampton Hospital with a fractured skull (粉碎性头骨), a black eye and a broken arm.

His father, Steve, a thirty-four-year-old heating engineer, said, “We want to take him back to the zoo so that he doesn’t lose his love for animals.” His mother, Pauline, twenty-eight, said, “He has no more had dreams about the gorilla standing over him. He has told the doctors he fell in with the monkeys and he thinks he remembers a bit about, but does not talk about it.”

Leaven, who has a cat called Kitkins and a hamster(老鼠) called Tommy, said, “I don’t remember falling or going to the zoo. The gorilla’s name is Jambo, but I am not going to visit him again.” And he shook his head when asked if he knew the gorilla had been nice to him. Leaven, surrounded by good-will cards and presents, said, “I’m better now. Thank you.” 61. The article is most probably taken from a __________. A. newspaper B. textbook C. newsreel D. story-book

62. When the gorilla went near Leaven, his parents _________. A. waited with worry B. watched him carefully

C. stopped breathing for a moment D. were frightened to death

63. To whom did Leaven make his declaration that he still likes zoos, but not gorillas, he likes monkeys?

A. To his parents. B. To the people who came to visit him.

C. To his doctors. D. To some reporters who came to interview him. 64.The gorilla had been nice enough to Leaven because __________. A. it didn’t kill him although it injured him B. it moved his clothes a little C. it touched the little boy nicely D. it stood over him and injured him 65. After the accident, Leaven __________.

A. was afraid of animals B. still likes animals and preferred monkeys C. hated animals especially gorilla

D. still likes some small animals like cat and hamster but not big ones Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:

Suppose you work in a big company and find English very important to your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your oral English.

Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need. I.) Global English Center

*General English in all 4 skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

*3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.

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Woman: That’s silly. You need to practice, like music or sports. Man: I’d rather be perfect.

14 What does the man think is hard to learn? 15 Why is the man timid about speaking? 16 What does the woman think of his attitude? PASSAGE THREE:

Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not take him abroad with them, so they looked for a good place to leave him in while they were away, and at last found a place which looked after dogs very well while their owners were away.

At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that hour.

So the next morning Mr. Brown drove off happily to collect Blackie. When he reached home with the dog, he said to his wife, Do you know, dear, I don’t think Blackie can have enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.?br>Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn’t trying to tell you that he hadn’t enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only complaining that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This isn’t Blackie!\

17 What were the Browns going abroad for?

18 Why did they decide to leave their dog somewhere while they were away? 19 Why didn’t they go to collect their dog as soon as they had arrived in England? 20 Which of the following is true?

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