《大学英语(3)(本)》模拟卷1
试卷满分100分。考试时间90分钟。
I. Structure (30%,每小题1分,共30题)
B1. ______?She is a school master.
A. What job do your sister-in-law do B. What is your sister-in-law
C. Your sister-in-law does what D. How is your sister-in-law
D2.Who is ____ old lady sitting in wheel-chair over there?
A. an B. a C./ D. the
A3. When the two young people were married, the ceremony was anything ___ up to date.
A. but B. beside C. except D. apart from
D4. All the students in this class passed the English exam ___ the exception of Li Ming.
A. on B. in C. for D. with
C5. There __a little ___ milk in this bottle than in that one.
A. is /fewer B. are /fewer C. is /less D. are /less
A6. That _______ chair is the most beautiful one I have ever seen.
A. small white wooden B. white small wooden
C. wooden small white D. white wooden small
C7. Never discuss your likes and dislikes about food in front of your children or allow ____ else to do so.
A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody
B8. I don’t mind ___ the decision as long as it is not too late.
A. you to delay making B. your delaying making
C. your delaying to make D. you delay to make
B9. Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she ___ have studied hard.
A. may B. must C. should D. ought to
B10. His experience may serve as an example ____ one’s dream can be fulfilled through hard work.
A. of that B. of how C. about that D. of which
B11. _______ students should spend one year exploring college course before deciding on what major to take.
A. We think important that B. We consider it important that
C. We thought it important D. We considered that was important
A12. ___ difficulties they may encounter, they will eventually manage to get over them.
A. Whatever B. Whichever C. However D. Whenever
B13. Please hang the picture ___ I can see it every day.
A. when B. where C. at D. in which
A14. Few places in modern history has produced so many brilliant political leaders ___ in 18th century Virginia.
A. as B. like C. than D. when
D15. When giving a speech, don’t try to say everything ___to say about a subject.
A. it is B. that has C. there are D. there is
B16. Ms Nancy didn't mind at all ______ to the ceremony.
A. being not invited B. not being invited
C. not inviting D. not to be invited
B17. "_____ your meeting is!" he offered them his sincere congratulations.
A. How a great success B. What a great success
C. How great success D. What great success
B18. We must remember that _____fashion is not the most important thing in _______ life.
A. /; the B. /; / C. the; / D. the; the
D19. It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.
A. was; since B. is; that C. will be; when D. was; before
C20. The professor said he could talk on _____ interested the audience.
A. any topic B. which topic C. whatever D. whoever
A21. If he ____ lend me a hand, I will ask someone else for help.
A. doesn’t B. won’t C. shan’t D. isn’t going
C22. After we _____ married, we ______ a house in the suburb.
A. will get…will buy B. shall get…shall buy
C. get…will buy D. get…buy
C23. Who in our delegation _______speak at tonight’s conference? Charles Smith ______.
A. will…is B. is to…will C. is going to…is D. is going to…will do so
D24. Just as she _____ into the bath, the door bell rang.
A. is getting B. will get C. was going to get D. was about to get
C25. “It’s time for dinner.” “Ok, ______set the table.”
A. let me to B. I am to C. I shall D. I am going to
D26. I feel quite dizzy. I think I ________.
A. am fainting B. am to faint C. will faint D. am going to fainting
B27.Mary ______be 33 next month.
A. is to B. is going to C. shall D. will be to
A28. Calculators _____ used in the math exam.
A. are not to be B. ought to not be C. are not going to be D. won’t
A29. I will telephone you as soon as I ____ the news.
A. hear B. shall hear C. have heard D. shall be hearing
D30. _____the children to bed, she began to correct the students' exercises.
A. Sending B. Being sent C. sent D. Having sent
Reading Comprehension (30%, 共20题,每小题1.5分)
Passage 1 ABBBA
My grandfather was a very interesting man. He died when I was 11, but I remember he used to tell me stories about his early life. He told me one about how he used to race dogs. They raced grandfather’s dog won anyway, so they lost all their money and didn’t win anything.
31. The author’s grandfather doesn’t tell stories now.
A T B. F
32. Grandfather’s dog rarely won when it raced.
A T B. F
33.The author’s grandfather usually won lots of money
A T B. F
34.The author’s grandfather and his friend fed the dog cakes to make it strong
A T B. F
35.The author’s grandfather and his friend bet on a dog which didn’t win
A T B. F
Passage two BAABA
David McConnell was a door-to-door book salesman. Most of the housewives were not interested in his books. Usually before he had enough time to say anything about his books, the women closed their doors. But he didn't give up. McConnell decided to bring each of them a present, a small bottle of perfume he had made himself. He soon found that the women liked the perfume better than the books. He stopped selling books to sell perfume instead and started his own company "Avon". This company became a huge success.
When you do nothing, you learn nothing, but when you try, even though you may not be successful, you will learn what doesn't work. This brings you closer to what will work. It doesn't matter how many times you are unsuccessful. What matters is that one day you will be successful.
36. McConnell was a successful book salesman.
A T B. F
37. McConnell hoped the women would buy his books if he brought them each a present.
A T B. F
38. If you do nothing at all, you will never be successful.
A T B. F
39. The women disliked the perfume even more than the books.
A T B. F
40. The writer encourages us to keep on trying even if we are at first unsuccessful.
A T B. F
Passage 3 CABAB
Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries.Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins of the food.Perhaps there are apples from (消费者).Why is this, and what are the effects of these long distances? Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market so the food didn’t have to travel very tomatoes.They are available in winter if we want. Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food.This is because they have difficult r countries.Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials. What’s wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I (全球的) warming.In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very reduces the amount of global pollution.We need to buy more local food.41.What is called “food miles” according to this passage? A.The origins of the food. B.The effects of long distances. C.The journey from field to plate. D.The disadvantages of imported food.42.The underlined word “available” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “______”. A.easy to get B.not busy C.willing to talk D.impossible to get43.Some countries like the United Arab Emirates have to import most of their food because of A.long distances B.difficult climates
C.fresh and tasty food D.modern technology44.The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to ______. A.buy more local food B.increase international trade C.travel long distances D.use imported materials45.This passage is mainly about ______. A.how local food travels from field to plate B.what “food miles” is and its effects C.how some countries import their food D.where different kinds of food come from
Passage 4 BDCCC
There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.
Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with
. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
46. Our long-term goals mean a lot ____________.
A. If we cannot reach solid short-term goals B. If we complete the short-term goals
C. If we have dreams of the future D. If we put forward some plans
47. New short-term goals are built upon ____________.
A. a daily basis B. your achievement in a week
C. current activities D. the goals that have been completed
48. When we complete each step of our goals,______.
A. we will win final success B. we are overwhelmed
C. we should build up confidence of success
D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals
49. What is the main idea of this passage? ____________
A Life is a dynamic thing. B. we should set up long-term goals
C. Different kinds of goals in life.
D. The limitation of long-term goals.
50. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? ____________
A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals
B. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.
C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
D. We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed.
III. Use of Language (10%, 每小题1分) DCBCA ACBBA
51. —Could you help me with my physics, please? --- _____