大工《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)3》模擬試卷A
2009年3月份《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)3》課程考試模擬題一考試形式:閉卷試卷類型:(A)
PartIVocabulary&Structure
(本大題共25小題,每小題1分,共25分)
SectionA
Directions:ChoosetheONEthatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartinthesentence.
1. Heclaimedthathecouldcreatelivefishoutofchemicals.A
D. announced
A.assertedB.demandedC.argued
2. Thebeststudentsareawardedspecialscholarship.B
D. refused
A.rewardedB.givenC.compensated
3. She said to her newly-married husband, A. go with you B . stay behind
Ifyouwanttogotothefront,IC.gomyownway
llnotstandinyourway."D
D.notpreventyoufromgoing
4. Jackcametothepartywithayoungwoman,whomIassumedtobehisgirlfriend.B
A. pretended
B.supposedC.resumedD.granted
5. Hepassedmebyasthoughhehadneverinhislifeseenmebefore.C
A.wentpastme
B.avoidedme
C.ignoredme
D.wentawayfromme
6.Thatwayofspeakingispeculiartopeopleinthispartofthecountry.C
A.strangeto
B.oddtoC.characteristicofD.particularabout
7.OurtimeisrunningoutandIthinkweoughttosaysomethingabouttheendingofthenovel.B
A.WehaveenoughtimeB.Wehavealmostusedupourtime
C.Wehaven'tenoughtimeD.Ourtimeislimited
8. Thesearchwascalledoffwhenthefoggotthicker.B
A.startedB.canceledC.postponedD.continued
9. Mrs.Jonesidentifiedthesuspectbythescaronhisface.A
A.recognizedB.foundoutC.discoveredD.coincided
10. Ifyouassociatewithsuchpeople,I'mafraidyouareheadingforserioustrouble.B
A.aremakingB.aregoingtohaveC.areavoiding
D.arecreating
11. Theyounggirltookthecheeseandcommencedtoeat.A
A.startedB.commendedC.renounced
12. Smokingisprohibitedintheoffice.D
A.nogoodB.discouragedC.encouraged
D.commented
D.notallowed
13. Thejudgesuspectedthetruthoftheevidenceprovidedbythewitness.A
A.doubtedB.believedC.guessedD.realized
14. Theyoccasionallystopbytoseeus.D
A.oftenB.seldomC.usuallyD.onceinawhile
15. WewaitedmorethanhalfanhourforBethbuteventuallywehadtoleavewithouther.B
A.atlastB.intheendC.afterwardsD.reluctantly
SectionB
Directions:Identifytheonethatneedscorrection.
1.Jackhas.sethismindtogotocollegenextyeareventhoughhehasn'tsavedupenoughmoneytopayhisB
tuition.
2.Neverbeforehehadfelthimselfso.powerfullyattractedtothescientificideal.B
3.Leadingscientistsareoftenthekindsofpersonwhohaveenjoyedintellectualchallengesallthei門ives.B
4.Withthepriceofoilgoesup,theeconomyofoil-producingcountriesisexpandingatahigharate.A
5.Hewasn'tkeenonbuyausedcar,butwetalkedhimintoit.B
ABCD
6. Aspeopleapproachtooldage,theirenergymaydiminish.B
ABCD
7. Inordertoattainourobjective,itisessentialthatwewillmakethebestuseofthelimitedresourcesavailable.C
ABCD
8. Ifyoutakeaten-orfifteen-minutesvacationintotherealmofimaginationeachday,youmayaddmuchtotheA
ABCD
excitementandenjoymentofyourlife.
9. Thedoctorsaidthatalthoughthechildhadaverybadcaseofinfluenza,buttherewouldbenodangerifheB
ABC
avoidedpneumonia.
D
10. Let'snotwastetimeonmattersofnoimportant.Wehaveothervitalproblemstodealwith.B
ABCD
PartIIReadingComprehension(本大題共20小題,每小題2分,共40分)
Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Passage1
Isbreakfastthemostimportantmealoftheday?Mygenerationcertainlygrewuphearingandbelievinginthisstatement,whichdoesn'tstopmostofusfromrushingoutinthemorningwithonlyacupofcoffeeandapieceoftoast.However,inanestimated40percentofAmericanfamiliesthereisn'tevenanadultpresenhenttoeikgechildrentofinishtheirbreakfast.So,morechildren
avoidbreakfastthananyothermeal.
Whilenoonehasproventhatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday,it'satleastofequaldmpnmrtancewithlun
Expertswarnthatyourbodyburnstheenergyfromfoodwithinfourhours.Althoughyoumayuseuplessenergywhileyousleep,itlongtimeuntilmorningandyoustillwakeupwiththeneedforlotsmorefuel.
Somestudieshaveshownthatchildrenwhoavoidbreakfastdon'tdoaswellinschool.Besideslackofenergy,weallknowhowtoughitistofocuswhenyourstomach'smakingnoisesandyou'recountinghoursuntillunch.
Inaddition,arecentCanadianstudysuggeststhatavoidingbreakfastmayincreasethechanceofaheartattack.It'sbeenknownthattheincidenceofheartattacksishighestinthefirstfewhoursafterwaking.
So,there'snodoubttheimportanceofbreakfastismorethanjustanoldwives'tale.Theproblemconics.infollowing
Howdoyoufindtimetomakeapropermealandthenmaketimetoeatit?
TheAmericanHealthAssociationrecommendsthatbreakfastshouldsupplyatleastone-fourthofthedailyfoodneeds.Andit';
importanttoincludeavarietyoffoodstosupplyenergyuntilthenextmeal.Foodslikebreadcanbedigested(消化)inaslittleas30minutes;however,foodslikeeggs,milk,meat,andcheeselastlonger,andcanhelpyoumakeittolunchtime.
1. Todaythesaying“Breakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday_A__.”is
A.paidlessattentiontoB.totallyoutofdateC.nolongeratruthD.ofnovalue
2. AccordingtothepassagebreakfastisClunchanddinner.
A.betterthanB.lessimportantthanC.asimportantasD.moreimportantthan
3. ThepassagementionsthatnothavingbreakfastcancausechildrentohavetroubleB.
A.listeningB.focusingC.exercisingD.waiting
4. PeoplewhodonothavebreakfastmaybemorelikelytoD.
A.getmoreworkdoneB.havefrequentheadachesC.losetoomuchweightD.sufferfromheartdisease
5. HavingvariousfoodsforbreakfastB.
A. meansyoucaneatlessforlunchB.cansupplyyouwithenergyuntillunch
C.maymakeyousuccessfulinthedayD.willgiveyouwarmththewholeday
Passage2
Apersonmayhaveanideaabouthimselfthatwillpreventhimfromdoinggoodwork.
Hemayhavetheideathatheisnotcapableofit.Itiseasytogetsuchanideaeventhoughthereisnotagoodreasonforit.Achild
son s
maythinkheisstupidbecausehedoesnotunderstandhowtomakethemostofhismentalskills,orhemayacceptanotherpermistakenestimateofhisability.
Apersonwhobelievesthatheisincapablewillnotmakearealeffort,becausehefeelsthatitwouldbeuseless.Heisthereforelikelytofail,andthefailurewilladdtohisbeliefabouthisincompetence.
AlfredAdler,afamouspsychiatrist,hadanexperiencewhichillustratesthis.Whenhewasasmallboyhegotofftoapoorstartinarithmetic.Histeachergottheideathathehadnoabilityinarithmetic,andtoldhisparentswhatshethought.Inthisway,theytoodevelopedtheidea.Heacceptedtheirmistakenestimateofhisability,feltthatitwasuselesstotry,andwasverypooratarithmetic,justastheyexpected.
Onedayhebecameveryangryattheteacherandtheotherstudentsbecausetheylaughedwhenhesaidhesawhowtodoaproblemwhichnoneoftheotherstudentshadbeenabletosolve.
WhenAdlersucceededinsolvingtheproblem,herejectedtheideathathecouldn’tdoarithmeticandwahsedmeterminedto
thathecould.Hisangerandhisnewfoundconfidencestimulatedhimtogoatarithmeticproblemswithanewspirit.Henowworkedwithinterest,determination,andpurpose,andhesoonbecameverygoodatarithmetic.
Thisexperiencemadehimrealizethatmanypeoplehavemoreabilitythantheythinktheyhave,andthatlackofsuccessisasoften
the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one
sability,lackofconfidence,andlackofdeterminationasuitltisofthlaecrkeosf
ability.
1.
What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A
A.Awrongself-imagemaypreventonefromreachinghisfullpotential.
B. It'seasyforapersontobelieveinhisownincompetence.
C. Never take to heart what others think of you.
D. Lack of success is often the result of lack of ability.
2.
Whyaperson’smistakennotionoftreensultsinfailure?C
A. He believes he ’ ll succeed one day.
B. He feels that he
s not good enough.
3.
C. He believes he ’ ll fail anyway.
What’ s the function of Alfred Adler
D. He doesn ’ t need to make any effort.
’in stheexwamhopllee passage? B
A. Alfred Adler
s experience illustrates his poor start in math.
B. Alfred Adler
s story exemplifies the author
s conclusion.
C. Alfred Adler
s example shows his real ability in arithmetic.
D. Alfred Adler
s exatmeapclehes us the value of self-confidence.
4.
According to the author, what
s the reason of a child for thinking he is stuDpid?
A.There’snotagoodreasonforthiskindofthinking.B.Becausethepeoplearoundhimtellhimit.
C.Becauseheneverthinksthathecanalsobesmart.
D.Becausehedoesnotknowhowtomakefulluseofhismentalpowers.
5.
According to the author, many people
’ s mental pictures about themselves aCre_
A. correct
B. in focus
C. out of focus
D. accurate
Passage3
ThereweredaysinwhichDannycouldforgetthathehadgraduatedfromBostonUniversity.After17yearsofeducationinthefinestschoolsinAmerica,hecouldn’trepairaburntconnectioninhiscarorlocateacarburetor(化油器).
Dannyisaneducatedman.Heisamasterofwritingpapers,takingtests,talking,andfillingoutforms.HecandiscussFreudfromaMarxianviewpointandhecandiscussMarxfromaFreudianviewpoint.
Inshort,Dannyisaworkerwithoutskills,andhehasasociologydegreetoproveit.HeisofverylittleusetoAmericanindustry.
Thisisnothingnew.Collegeshavebeenturningoutworkersofthissortfordecades.Untilfiveyearsago,mostoftheseworkerstooktheirdegreesinsociology,philosophy,politicalscience,orhistory,andmarchedrightintotheAmericanmiddleclass.Somefoundworkinbusinessandgovernmentbutmany,ifnotmost,wentintoeducation,whichistheonlythingtheyknewanythingabout.Oncethere,theytaughtanothergenerationtheskillsnecessarytotaketestsandwritepapers.
Butthecyclebrokedown.Therearetoomanyteachersthesedays,collegeapplicationsaredown,plumbersaremaking$12anhour,andgraduateswithdegreesinfieldslikesociologyarefacedwithachoice:graduateschoolordriveataxi.
Dannychosethetaxibecausedrivingwasabouttheonlyskillhehadthathecouldmakemoneywith.Dannyreferstohisjobas“RealWorld101”.Hehasbeenbeatenandshotat.Buthehasaaclqsuoiredsomepracticalskills:hecangethisticketsfixed;heknows
howtocheatthecompanyoutofafewextradollarsaweek;hefoundhiscarburetor,andhecanfixit.
1. WhatdidDanny’sschoolingteachhim?C
A.Howtorepaircars.B.Howtomakechoices.Howtowritepapers.D.Howtoteachclasses.
2. Fiveyearsago,acollegedegreeensuredC.
A.apositiondoinggraduatestudiesB.askilledjobforcollegegraduates
C.aplaceintheAmericanmiddleclassD.asetofskillsthatwasveryuseful
3. Whatiscausingthesystemofcollegestudytobreakdown?C
A.Therearebetterjobstobehad.B.Therearenotenoughstudents.
C.Therearetoomanyteachers.D.Therearefewgoodjobsforus.
4. WhydidDannychoosetodriveataxiafterhegraduatedfromcollege?D
A. Hewantedtogetmoretrueexperienceinsociety.
B. Hewantedtolearnthenewskillofrepairingcars.
C. Taxidriverscanearnmorethanmiddleclasspeople.
D. Hehadnootherskilltosupporthimselfbutdriving.
5. Thoughhisjobisdifficultanddangerous,DannyB__.
A.hasbeguntoenjoyhisnewjobB.haslearnedskillsthatareuseful
C.hasfinallyforgottenhisoldlifeD.haslearnedmorethanincollege
Passage4
Haveyoueverfeltyourmindgettingconfusedafterasleeplessnightandyoucouldn’tcomeupwithanttoerriginalthoug
howhardyoutried?
Youwereprobablyrightifyouthoughtthatwascausedbyalackofsleep.Dr.Home,asleepresearcherinEngland,studied24collegestudents.Onegroupgottheirnormaleighthoursofsleep.Theothergroupdidn'tgetanysleepatall—theystayedawakeallnight.Thenextday,Dr.Hometestedthestudents.Heaskedthemquestionsthatrequiredcreativeandoriginalthinking.Oneofthequestionswas“Howmanyusescanaboxbeputto?”
Theresults?Thewide-awakestudentsdidwellonthetests.Thetiredstudentsdidpoorly.
Researchhasalreadyshownthattiredpeoplecandookayontestsofroutinethinking,likesimpleaddition.ButDr.Hometestedcreativethinkingonly.
Aspartofhisstudy,heofferedanamountofmoneyasarewardtothetiredstudentsiftheydidwell.Buteventhisencouragementwasn’tenoughtohelpthestudentsovercometheirtiredness.Theystilldidpoorly.Dr.Homebelievesthatthepartofthebrainwherethinkingtakesplacemaygetwornoutduringwakinghours.Sleepmayhelptorepairthebrainovernight.Withoutanysleep,heemphasizes,“evenifyouthinkharder,youcannotdobetter.”
Thisstudygivespeoplesomethingtothinkabout,especiallypeoplelikehospitalworkersandairplanepilots,whomuststayawakeallnightandthenmakeemergencydecisions.
1. Accordingtothepassage,failuretothinkofnewideasmaybeA.
A.causedbyalackofsleepB.causedbyhardquestionsC.causedbyaweakbrainD.causedbytoomuchstudy
2. TiredpeoplehavenoproblemwithC.
A.findingusesforboxesB.makingcreativeideasC.doingsimplemathtestsD.takingresearchtests
3. Thepurposeforofferingmoneytothetiredstudentswasto___D__.
A.helpthemrepairtheirbrainsB.stimulatetheirinterestsC.convincepeopletojoinD.encouragethemtodobetter
4. SleepmighthelppeoplebyA.
A.repairingthebrainB.givingcreativedreamsC.providingfreshenergyD.allowingharderthought
5. ThisinformationisusefultopeoplelikenursesandpilotsbecauseD.
A. theyoftenmeetsituationsinwhichtheymustbecreative
B. theyoftentaketeststodisplaytheirabilitiestodotheirjobs
C. theyoftengotothehospitalbecauseofbrainproblems
D. theyoftengetlittlesleepbutmakeimportantdecisions
PartIIICloze(本大題共20小題,每小題1分,共20分)
Directions:Inthissectionthereisapassagewith20blanks.ForeachblanktherearethreechoicesmarkedA,B,andContherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.
1-5BACBD6-10CACBC11-15BDCDB16-20CADBA
Learningisnatural.Itbeginsthe1weareborn.Our2teachersareourfamilies.Athomewelearntotalkandtodressandfeedourselves.Welearntheseandotherskillsby3.
Thenwegotoschool.Ateachertellsuswhattolearnandhowtolearn.Manyteachersteachus,andwepassmanyexams.Thenpeoplesayweare4.
Arewereallyeducated?Let'sthinkabouttherealmeaningof_5_.Knowingfactsdoesnot6beingabletosolveproblems.
Solvingproblems7creativity,notjustagood8.Somepeoplewhodon'tknowmany9aregoodatsolvingproblems.
HenryFordisagood10.Heleftschoolattheageof15.Laterwhenhiscompanycouldnotbuildcars11enough,hesolvedtheproblem.He12oftheassemblyline.Todaytheanswerseems13.Yetthinkofmanyuniversitygraduateswhoneversolvedthatproblem.
Whatdoesagoodteacherdo?Doeshegivestudentsfactsto14?Well,yes,wemustsometimesrememberfacts.Butagoodteacher15howtofindanswers.Hebringsustothe66ofknowledge,sowecandrinkforourselves.Whenweare17,weknowwheretogo.
Truelearningcombinesintakewithoutput.Wetakeinformation18ourbrains.Thenweuseit.Thinkofa19:itstoresalotofinformation,butitcan'tthink.Itonly20commands.Apersonwhoonlyremembersfactshasn'treallylearned.Learningtakesplaceonlywhenapersoncanusewhatheknows.
1. A.baby
2. A.first
B.minute
B.good
C.hour
C.normal
D.day
D.helpful
B
A
3.A.asking
B.listening
C.following
D.drilling
C
4.A.controlled
B.educated
C.suffered
D.passed
B
5.A.taking
B.growing
C.answering
D.learning
D
6.A.suggest
B.say
C.mean
D.show
C
7.A.requires
B.is
C.brings
D.gets
A
8.A.word
B.thing
C.memory
D.condition
C
9.A.people
B.facts
C.techniques
D.ways
B
10.A.learner
B.teacher
C.example
D.driver
C
11.A.well
B.fast
C.beautiful
D.cheap
B
12.A.managed
B.heard
C.talked
D.thought
D
13.A.ordinary
B.good
C.simple
D.special
C
14.A.grasp
B.understand
C.master
D.remember
D
15.A.knows
B.shows
C.gives
D.encourages
B
16.A.plenty
B.pile
C.stream
D.much
C
17.A.thirsty
B.hungry
C.cold
D.sleepy
A
18.A.of
B.for
C.about
D.into
D
19.A.radio
B.computer
C.record
D.machine
B
20.A.obeys
B.changes
C.sends
D.writes
A
PartIVWriting(本大題共1題,共15分)
Directions:WriteacompositionentitledWhyIChosetoAttendCollege.Thefollowingpointsmayserveasaframework.
1. Introduction:yourdecisiontogotocollege
2. Body:mainreasonsforchoosingtogotocollege
a. burningthirstformoreknowledgeandkeeninterestinlearning
b. opportunitiesacollegeeducationmayprovideforall-rounddevelopment
c. anecessarysteptoagoodcareer
3. Conclusion
Pleasewritenelessthan100words.
TheEnd!
WhyIChosetoAttendCollege
IaskedmyselfagainandagainthequestionofwhetherIshouldgotocollege.Ididhavesomedoubts.Aftercarefulconsideration,however,Ifinallydecideditwasworthwhiletoattendcollege.
IdecidedtogotocollegemainlybecauseIwasalwayshungryforknowledge.Ibecamemoreandmoreinterestedinmath,physicsandchemistry.Ilongedtoexplorefurtherintothesesareas.
IchosetogotocollegealsobecauseIknewacollegeeducationwouldprovidemewithopportunitiesforall-rounddevelopment.Icouldtakepartinsportsandjoincampusorganizations,whichcouldhelpmakemeawell-roundedperson.
IchosetogotocollegepartlybecauseIwasawarethatintoday’sworldmanyprofessionsrequireyearsofspecializedtraining.Peoplewithoutacollegeeducationwillfinditdifficulttoobtainadesirableposition.
AfterIwenttocollege,Ifoundmydecisionwasawiseone.