大学英语3试卷及考试答案

SIMULATED COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST

─Band Four─

(2003-11)

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试卷一

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: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 only once. After each question there will 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. Example: You will hear:

You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office ” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]

1. A) He'll help the woman move them.

B) He'll keep them for the woman.

C) He can carry them with one hand.

D) He has a few more of them for the woman.

2. A) He spends too much money.

B) He bought an expensive watch.

C) He really does like television.

D) He should watch more television.

3. A) It was not very good.

B) It will continue the following week.

C) The woman probably won't attend it.

D) There will be two seminars instead of four.

4. A) Three quarters of an hour.

B) Ten minutes.

C) Half an hour.

D) A quarter of an hour.

5. A) Get out of the car.

B) Pay the parking fine.

C) Take his coat off.

D) Make a right turn.

6. A) Professor and student.

B) Fellow students.

C) Fellow professors.

D) Librarian and student.

7. A) Give Marsha a check for the bookshelf she sold him.

B) Ask Marsha where she wants to put the bookshelf.

C) Check for the book on Marsha's shelf.

D) Ask Marsha if she has an extra bookshelf.

8. A) The cashier(出纳员)the hotel.

B) The receptionist at the front desk.

C) The hotel operator.

D) The bell telephone operator.

9. A) Near an art museum.

B) At a science exhibit.

C) At a news conference.

D) Near a paint store.

10. A) Because they are alike.

B) Because the man's briefcase has a lock.

C) Because the man's briefcase is smaller.

D) Because she doesn't have one.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a 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 through the center.

Passage One

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) That they were unlimited.

B) That they were declining.

C) That they should be carefully conserved.

D) That they were exhaustible.

12. A) Sea resources decline more rapidly than other resources.

B) Fishing is important to industry.

C) Fish are an important food resource.

D) Fish are more threatened than other animals.

13. A) The decline would have no effect.

B) The decline would affect only Europe.

C) The decline would affect only America.

D) The decline would have a global effect.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) It's a friendly place.

B) It's a lively place.

C) It's a nice place for man to live.

D) It's a lifeless place.

15. A) They are usually the same.

B) They are always very low.

C) They can be very different.

D) They are usually very high.

16. A) Because there is no life there.

B) Because there is no air there.

C) Because there is no water there.

D) Because there is not a green tree there.

Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) Far away from the city.

B) Inside the city.

C) Near the city.

D) In the city center.

18. A) Traveling by bus or car.

B) Living in an expensive way.

C) Enjoying city life.

D) Finding places to live in.

19. A) Local advertisements.

B) Information agency.

C) Sunday newspaper.

D) Hotels.

20. A) When they are on holidays.

B) On Sunday mornings.

C) On Saturday night.

D) As soon as they have information.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage 1

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

For years astronomers struggled to calculate the age of the universe. Estimates ranged from 10 to 20 billion years old, a frustratingly large spread. But that was before the Hubble Space Telescope, named after the astronomer whose discovery 70 years ago began the quest to learn t he universe’s age.

Edwin Hubble found that the galaxies (星系) within the universe are speeding away from each other at a rate proportional to their distance. That expansion rate ——the Hubble constant (常数)—— is the key to calculating the age and size of the universe. But pinning down the constant requires precise measurements of the distances to far-flung galaxies.

In May, a team led by Wendy Freeman of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. D.C, announced the result of right years of Hubble measurements: The universe is expanding at a rate of 21 kilometers per million light-years, that translates to an ape of approximately 12 billion it-are for the universe, similar to the value for the oldest stare.

"After all these years, says Freeman, "we are finally entering an era of precision cosmology (宇宙论). Now we can more reliably address the broader picture of the universe's origin, evolution and destiny."

Is the new number the last word? Not quite. In June, astronomers using a large array of radio telescopes reported a measurement to 3 distant galaxies that would make the universe 15 percent younger than Hubble' s results.

21. What is the age of the universe according to the passage?

A) Approximately 10 billion years old.

B) 20 billion years old.

C) Approximately 12 billion years old.

D) Not quite accurate now.

22. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A) Estimates of the universe's age range from 10 to 20 billion years old, a frustratingly large spread.

B) The quest to learn the universe's age began 70 years ago by a famous astronomer named Edwin Hubble.

C) The galaxies in the universe stand still, relative to each other.

D) The new number of the universe's age is not quite the last value.

23. What is the probable meaning of “pinning down” in th e Paragraph 2?

A)Forcing.

B)B) Discovering exact details about.

C) Pressing.

D) Knowing about.

24. What is the best title for the passage?

A)Hubble Measurements

B)Galaxies within the Universe

C)The Universe’s Age

D)Era of Precision Cosmology

25. We may learn from the passage that while entering an era of precision cosmology.

A) we can pin down the exact value of the universe’s age

B) we can work out the Universe’ s size

C) we still can't know the exact age of the universe

D) we can more reliably solve the broader picture of the universe’s origin, evolution, and destiny. Passage 2

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

Surprisingly, there is a relationship between sea sail and the making of rain -drops. Most of the water droplets that make up clouds are formed around small, solid particles. In order to fall as rain, the cloud droplets have to increase in size. Clouds from which rain does not fall have droplets that are fairly uniform in size. Clouds that produce rain have some droplets that are much larger than others.

The production of rain depends on the presence of the large droplets that grow in size by coalescence (a fusing together). There is evidence to support the theory that a particle of sea salt serves as the nucleus (核，核心)or center, around which the larger droplets form. Most of the sea salt probably enters the atmosphere from bubbles that form on the surface of the sea. When the bubbles break, a tiny, even microscopic, droplet of salt water is cast into the air. Once in the atmosphere, the microscopic piece of sail collect water vapor from the air. The water vapor then condenses on the particle of salt. The moisture absorbed by the salt particles dissolves the salt, thus leaving only a slightly salty cloud droplet.

Cloud droplet, formed from condensation of salt particles of dust particles. The reason is that salt particles are usually larger than dust particles. Their larger size is instrumental (有作用) making the single rain droplet grow by coalescence with smaller droplets. Since low-level clouds don't rise high enough to produce ice crystals as a source of condensation, it most likely is the salt particles that cause

them to become rain clouds.

26. Rain clouds are characterized primarily by ____.

A) dust particles

B) droplets that air uniform in size

C) droplets that are large and small

D) bubbles

27. The passage implies that, in order for rain to fall, it' s necessary for water vapor to______.

A) turn to ice crystals

B) collect on solid particles and condense

C) condense on salt particles

D) rise above the lower level of clouds

28. Coalescence, as it is described in the second paragraph of the passage, is a process in which droplets of water ____.

A) evaporate

B) condense

C) fuse together

D) dissolve

29. The word "microscopic" (Paragraph 2) would be replaced by which of the following?

A) Minute.

B) Massive.

C) Middle.

D) Attractive.

30. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A) How are Cloud Droplets Formed

B) How is Rain Formed

C) Cloud Droplets and Water Droplets

D) How are Ice Crystals Produced

Passage 3

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Is American losing the battle against teen drug abuse? Despite years of anti-drug campaigns, drug use among American teens is increasing dramatically. Consider the statistics, The PRIDE (Parents Resource for Drug Education ) survey of more than 140.000 students shows that drug use among 11-to-14-year-olds is on the rise, with 11.4 percent of junior-high students reporting monthly use of marijuana (大麻), cocaine, or other illicit drugs. In a study issued last year by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, researches found that drugs are more readily available and used by youth at a younger age than ever before.

The findings have sounded a national alarm and ongoing debate about how to counter the disuniting trend. Last year. President Clinton called the dramatic increase in drug use among America' s youth “the ultimate threat to the future of our country.”

Ironically, today’s teenagers are exposed to more drug education than any previous generation —the federal government has required public schools to teach drug prevention since 1987.The fact that drug use is still on the rise has caused policymakers, school officials, and parents to examine current drug prevention efforts.

While many parents call for more governmental and school intervention to tackle the drug problem, the PRIDE survey revealed that parental involvement plays a key role in teenage use. According lo the survey, only 31 percent of parents are warning their children often about the dangers of drugs, but that these parental warnings can have a dramatic effect. Students who are given a clear set of rules reported 57 percent less drug use.

31. What is the meaning of “tackle” in the Paragraph 4?

A) Connect.

B) Deal with.

C) Find out.

D) Relieve.

32. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A) Drug use among American teens is increasing dramatically despite years of anti-drug campaigns.

B) Drugs are more readily available and used by youth at a younger age than ever before.

C) Few parents warn their children often about the dangers of drugs.

D) Even policymakers, school officials find it necessary to reexamine current drug prevention efforts.

33.The ways to counter the disturbing trend are ____.

A) to have governmental and school intervention to tackle the drug problem

B) to have a dramatic effect of parental warnings on teens drug use

C) to have drug prevention

D) none of the above mentioned

34.What is most likely to be talked about in the next part?

A) What PRIDE functions.

B) The ways to tackle the teen drug abuse.

C) Parental effect on the teen drug abuse.

D) The PRIDE survey of drug use.

35.What is the best title for the passage?

A) Serious Problem: Teen Drug Abuse

B) PRIDE Survey

C) Drug Prevention

D) Parental Warning?

Passage 4

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Everyone in Britain has the right to religious freedom —in teaching, worship and observance —without interference from the community or the State. Religious organizations and groups may own property, run schools, and promote their beliefs in speech and writing. There is no religious bar to the holding public office.

Britain has a long tradition of religious tolerance. Freedom of conscience in religious matters was achieved gradually from the seventeenth century on words. The laws discriminating against minority religious groups were gradually administrated less harshly and then finally repealed.

The past 30 years have seen the acceptance of a wide variety of religious beliefs and traditions of large numbers, of immigrants are made at places of work to allow the members of non-Christian religious to follow their religious observances.

There are two established churches in Britain, that is, legally recognized as official churches of the (Anglican) Church of England, and in Scotland the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland. Ministers of the established churches, as well as clergy belong to other religious groups, work in services run by the State, such as the armed forces, national hospitals and prisons, and are paid a salary for such services by the State.

The State makes no direct contribution to church expenses, although since 1997 limited state aid has been given for the repair of historic churches.

36. Which of the following statements is true?

A) The community or the State has the right to interfere in religious freedom.

B) There are still the laws discriminating against minority religious groups.

C) The religious beliefs have little effects on the social status of British.

D) Immigrants of different nationalities haven't their own religious beliefs in Britain in the previous days.

37.The word "observances" in the last paragraph is ___.

A) ritual

B) beliefs

C) traditions

D) freedom

38. Which is the best title of this passage?

A) Religious Tolerance in Britain.

B) Religious beliefs in Britain

C) Religious Freedom in Britain.

D) Religions in Britain

39. The right to religious freedom is interfered from the ____.

A) community

B) state

C) church

D) none

40. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A) Religion freedom in Britain refers mainly to teaching, worship and observance.

B) The laws discriminating against minority religious groups are now abolished.

C) Large numbers of immigrants of different nationalities are allowed to have their own religious beliefs and traditions.

D) There are only two churches in Britain.

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

41 .We depend on the sun's rays for the light and warmth which ____ us alive.

A) keep B) keeps

C) kept D) is keeping

42. ____ are interested in children's life.

A) Woman writers B) Women writers

C) Women writer D) Woman writer

43. This morning the newspaper had a very interesting ____ on the population problem.

A) composition B) article

C) work D) publication

44. It s usually quiet ____ Sunday mornings.

A) on B) in

C) at D) for

45. While he ___ the flowers it began to rain. He put up his umbrella and went on waiting.

A) watering B) was watering

C) watered D) had watered

46. "Did you buy the TV you wanted?"

"No, I didn’t, but now I wish I ____ it. "

A) bought B) had bought

C) have bought D) buy

47. It is highly desirable that a new president ____ for this college.

A) is appointed B) will be appointed

C) be appointed D) has been appointed

48. ____no gravity, there would be no air around the earth.

A) Were there B) Was there

C) There were D) There be

49. No sooner had we sat down ____ we found it was time to go.

A) than B) when

C) as D) while

50. His mother died when he was five, his father never remarried, and by the time he was eight ____ in three different countries.

A) had lived B) was lived

C) was living D) will have lived

51. Teachers should have patience; ____ children would ever learn anything.

A) hence B) however

C) nevertheless D) otherwise

52. We went very often to Hyde Park ____ speakers addressed the passing crowds on different subjects.

A) which B) where

C) that D) for

53. ____ to become a movie star.

A) No every child wants B) Not every child want

C) Not every child wants D) No every child wants

54. I got a letter from Canada this morning, ____ that they’re expecting another day.

A) saying B) writing

C) telling D) speaking

55. The ____ of the Mississippi River is located more than two hundred miles from its mouth.

A) source B) beginning

C) resource D) origin

56. You' re very selfish. It' s high time you ____ that you' re not the most important person in the world.

A) would realize B) realize

C) are realizing D) realized

57. Many cities in the Southern part of the United States have difficulty ____ traffic when it snows.

A) kept B)to keep

C) keeping D)is being kept

58.I shall entirely ____ what my solicitor says.

A) go after B) go about

C) go by D) go off

59.The program ____ until the next evening.

A) was hold up B) was held bark

C) was held over D) was held out

60. Finding it difficult to ____to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north.

A) fit B) adopt

C) suit D) adapt

61. You don' t object ____ you by your first name, do you?

A) to me to call B) to my calling

C) me to call D) my calling

62. It was a good game and at the end the ____ was Argentina 2, England 1.

A) account B) mark

C) score D) record

63. He ran all the way home and arrived ____ breath.

A) without B) lack of

C) beyond D) out of

64. It was in the year 1999 ____ John Smith found a way to send messages on the Internet.

A) in which B) that

C) when D) which

65.I don’t think I could _____ another night without sleep.

A) put up B) endeavor

C) stand D) last

66. Good ____! I hope you win the race.

A) fortune B) luck

C) chance D) fate

67.I ____ lunch at two in the afternoon last year.

A) used to taking B) was used lo taking

C) use to take D) was used to lake

68. He knows, nothing about the accident ____ he read in the paper.

A) except what B) except for

C) except that D) except

69. ____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revisions work.

A) For now B) Now that

C) ever since D) By now

70. Did you use to ____ when you were a girl?

A) enjoy playing B) enjoy play house

C) enjoying to play house D) enjoying play house

Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

American architecture is 71 its best when it is concerned with 72 that have a practical purpose. Factories, office buildings, public buildings, rail terminal and airports, and other such 73 show American architecture at its 74 imaginative and graceful, as well as its most 75. The single most important American 76 design is the skyscraper, a style 77 in the late nineteenth century and since 78 as the trademark of American building. 79 the development of the steel skeleton and brick for buildings, the weight and low strength of stone and brick limited the 80 of the city office building 81 about twelve floors. 82 American cities grew larger in closing years of the 19th century the 83 on which the structures might be placed because more valuable, the 84 for taller buildings increased. The use of steel 85 for construction was a direct response 86 this demand.

The first office building to use the steel frame 87 was constructed in 1884. It soon became clear 88 a steel-frame building could rise 89 four times as high as one of brick and stone. In a little more than ten years, the use of steel 90 has revolutionized the design of city office buildings, and the skyscraper was born.

71. A) in B) far

C) at D) on

72. A) housing B) railroads

C) factories D) buildings

73. A) structures B) designs

C) buildings D) architecture

74. A) highest B) best

C) most D) tallest

75. A) beautiful B) useful

C) helpful D) successful

76. A) economic B) enterprise

C) cultural D) architectural

77. A) invented B) developed

C) made D) found

78. A) knowing B) know

C) knew D) known

79. A) After B) Before

C) During D) In

80. A) highest B) higher

C) high D) height

81. A) up B) over

C) down D) to

82. A) When B) As

C) While D) Although

83. A) country B) land

C) motherland D) state

84. A) necessity B) urgency

C) requirement D) demand

85. A) frame B) structure

C) design D) pillars

86. A) for B) at

C) to D) on

87. A) design B) architecture

C) buildings D) technique

88.A) whether B) that

C) how D) what

89. A) at last B) at most

C) at least D) at best

90.A) building B) construction

C) architecture D) frame

Part V (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: Translate the underlined sentences into English.

91. Consequently, it is easy to understand why little girls often perform school tasks better than boys, especially if the task requires sitting still, obeying commands, and accepting the teacher's ideas. A girl may pass easily through the first few grades.

92. While boys of her age bring home low marks, the girl may easily get good grades. Girls seem to have “better brains” in school. Why, then, do so few girls become great scientists? Why is the most important thinking in adult society done by men?

93. And once you've decided where you're going, you can easily purchase your ticket online from services within the Yahoo! Travel property, which searches hundreds of flights to anywhere in the world and includes the latest pricing information.

Section B

Directions: Translate the underlined sentences into English.

1．对学生来说，几乎所有的学习都涉及到阅读。对成年人来说，阅读天天进行，他要么是通往乐趣和机遇的平坦道路，要么是一块绊脚石。（94）这就是为什么良好的阅读习惯不仅仅是学生的一种重要的学习技能，也是任何人的一种重要的生活技能。

2．梦游的孩子通常长大后会改掉这个习惯。（95）对许多成年人，这种情况或多或少也是暂时的。然而，如果梦游经常发生，梦游者应该寻求帮助。虽然梦游症本身不是值得惊慌的事，但引起梦游症的问题可能很严重。

Answer Sheet

Name Class Number Score

Part V Translation

91. _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

92. _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

93. _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 94. _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

95. _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

Key to CET4(2003-112-2)

Part I Listening Comprehension (20×1’)

01—05 ACBDA 06—10 BDCAB

11—15 ADDDC 16—20 BACCB

*Part II Reading Comprehension (20×2’)

21—25 ADCCD26—30 ACBBB

31—35 ABCDA 36—40 DACBA

*Part III Vocabulary and Structure (30×0.5’)

41—45 BACCC 46—50 CCBBD

51—55 BCAAB 56—60 DBCDA

61—65 AAACB 66—70 DA ABA

Part IV Cloze (20×0.5’)

71—75 CDACB 76—80 DBDBD

81—85 DBBDA 86—90 CDBCD

Part V Translation ( 1×15’)

91.因此,很容易理解为什么小姑娘经常比男孩履行学校的任务好一些,特别是如果这个任务要求静静地坐着,服从命令接受老师的观点.

92.当同龄的男孩把低分带到家里时,女孩可能轻易地得到了好成绩.在学校,女孩看起来有“较好的脑子”.那么,为什么如此少的女孩成为伟大的科学家呢?为什么成年人社会里最重要的思想是人想的呢?

93.一旦决定了去何处,你就可以非常容易地在Y ahoo’s Travel的服务部门在线买到机票，Y ahoo’s Travel将在全世界数百家航空公司搜索航班以及最新的票价信息。

94. This is why good reading habits are not only an important study skill for the student, but also an important life skill for anyone.

95. In many adults, too, the condition is more or less temporary. If it happens often, however, the sleep walker should seek help.