四川省《大学英语》三级(SCET3)最新模拟考试试卷

Latest Model Tests for SCET Band III

Test 5

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Part I Listening Comprehension (15%) (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a

question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken twice. 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.

1. A) At the post office B) By the window C) At a stations D) In a bank

2. A) 10 minutes B) 5 minutes C) 8 minutes D) 15 minutes 3. A) They both like classic music B) They both like pop music C) They used to like pop music D) They used to like classic music

4. A) He must hand in a full report on the theatre B) He is too busy to go to the theatre C) He has to wash his hands first

D) He has already seen the whole theatre 5. A) She's looking for her raincoat B) She's wearing her raincoat C) It is not raining

D) She got caught in the rain

6. A) $14 B)$15 C) $40 D)$50 7. A) Hold on a little B) Become a doctor C) Buy some medicine D) Get medical advice 8. A) A shop assistant B) A tourist guide C) A bus conductor D) An air hostess

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9. A) The man and woman are policeman and stranger B) The man and woman are boy and girlfriend. C) The man and woman are father and daughter D) The man and woman are husband and wife

10. A) Not knowing what he wants. B) The weather that he does not like C) The plane D) Flying to the North Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage, At the end of the passage, you will hear

two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. 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 line through the center.

Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 1. A) Because John's hands were very dirty B) Because the teacher didn't like John C) Because John broke a rule

D) Because John didn't finish the exercise 2. A) John was rude to his teacher B) John was very clever

C) John liked to be punished by the teacher D) John was poor in his studies Section C Spot Dictation()

Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%) (20 minutes) Directions: There’re 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four

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 center.

13. The mayor’s image as a leader was already firmly _____ in the public mind. A) fixed B) focused C) fastened D) filled 14. Prof. Ted has not the least ______ of giving up his research.

A) desire B) concept C) wish D) intention

15. Boris tried to work out the puzzle many times, but at last he became _____ and gave up. A) disturbed B) dissatisfied C) discouraged D) disabled

16. When they moved to New York, their children _______ themselves to the new surrounding very well.

A) adapted B) brought C) received D) adopted 17. It would have taken hours to work the sum out, so he ____ his pocket calculator. A) turned out B) turned to C) turned up D) turned off 18. It is newly-built plant which is supplied with _____ machines.

A) a large amount of B) a great deal of C) plenty of D) many a

19. I can ______ a lot of discomfort but sleeping on the floor is one thing I really refuse to do. A) look forward to B) do away with C) get rid of D) put up with 20. Think it over a few days. You don’t have to make ____ your mind right now. A) out B) for C) up D) on

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21. We believe that a good command of the computer and a major foreign language has become the key _____ great success in our modern world.

A) of B) on C) to D) for

22. They reported the traffic accident to the policeman who was ____for the night. A) on duty B) on time C) on the sport D) on watch 23. Nothing he told me is true; I’m angry that he ______ the whole story.

A) made up B) made out C) made for D) made sure

24.No one was aware why the applicant would feel so _____about his failure in the job interview.

A) impressed B) depressed C) expressed D)oppressed 25. _______, it was the way people used to live in that remote area at that time. A) As seemed impossible B) impossible as seemed C) As it seemed impossible D) impossible as it seemed 26. It was raining hard, but by the time class was over, the rain ______.

A) had stopped B) stopped C) was stopping D) had been stopping 27. I don’t think you will have any difficulties getting all ___ you want in the village shop. A) which B) what C) that D) these

28. She _____ the offer when she was asked about it. What a pity she missed a golden

opportunity！

A) shouldn’t have turned down B) wouldn’t have turned down C) shouldn’t turn down D) wouldn’t turn down 29. Can you produce any evidence _____ he was not at home that night? A) which B) that C) when D) where 30. You should take this medicine before meals ____ the best result.

A) getting B) to get C) to have get D) having got 31. The helpless little child could do nothing but ______.

A) cried B) to cry C) cry D) crying 32. Mike, take the umbrella or the raincoat with you _____ it rains.

A) unless B) lest C) in case D) as long as

Part III Reading Comprehension (40%) (35 minutes)

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five

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 center.

Passage One

Questions 33 to 37 are based on the following passage.

In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要求绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被 ) rather a long time ago – so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.

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The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.

33. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children ________.

A) happy and co-operative B) competitive and interested C) curious and friendly D) sensible and sensitive

34. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think ______.

A) children are reluctant to help each other

B) schools give little actual instruction to children C) schools lay too much emphasis on co-operation D) children should grow up with competitive ideas

35. The author’s attitude towards American education can be best described as _____.

A) unfriendly B) negative C) tolerant D) favorable 36. The American educational system emphasizes _______.

A) co-operation B) competition C) material wealth D) personal benefit

37. The word “sociable” (Line 8, Paragraph 2) most probably means _______.

A) fond of talking freely

B) concerned about social welfare C) friendly with other people D) happy at school Passage Two

Questions 38 to 42 are based on the following passage.

For the most part, shopping online is as safe as shopping at your local mall. As long as you know what to look out for, there’s no reason to battle traffic or long lines when you can just as easily order what you want at home.

There are, though, some ways to make ordering online a little bit safe. Here are some tips.

Never click links in E-mails from strangers. Fraudsters (骗子) send E-mails with links to sites that look like genuine shopping sites but are actually designed to steal personal information. It’s safer to find a site through a Web search or to shop online at a familiar store.

Check the protractions offered by your credit card. Some cards offer 100 percent

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fraud (诈骗) protection, so if you do fall victim to frauds, they will cover the cost as long as you report it within a reasonable time frame.

Besides, card issues often monitor spending activity so they can notice when something unusual happens, such as a big expenditure at a store not previously shopped at. “Visa continually monitors accounts to detect suspicious or unusual activity.” Explains Jennifer Doidge, spokeswoman for Visa.

Use different passwords. Steven Furman, marketing director of Discover’s E-business, recommends keeping two sets of passwords, one for financial transaction (交易) and one for media sites and other less secure location. “It’s another layer of protection,” he says. Of course, that also means more passwords to remember. 38. According to the passage, it is NOT a good idea to _______. A) click on links provide by strangers B) find a site through web search C) visit any familiar web sites

D) visit the site of a well-known store

39. Some credit card will cover your loss if you _______. A) offer 100% fraud protection B)check the protection C) give a good reason D)report the fraud promptly 40. By “unusual activity”, Visa spokeswoman Doidge may mean _______. A) visiting very expensive stores for the first time B) spending a great deal of money at a new shop C) falling victim to fraudster’s tricks D) monitoring accounts continually

41. The disadvantage of having two sets of passwords is that _______. A) the additional layers of protection is involved B) the passwords are difficult to get

C) it increases the burden on user’s memory

D) transactions may happen in less secure locations 42. The writer of this passage probably thinks that _______.

A) since unusual activity exists, shopping online should be avoided B) we should work to bring the fraudsters to law C) shopping online can be safe if we are cautions D) fear in e-shopping is entire groundless Passage Three

Questions 43 to 47 are based on the following passage.

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon（结肠）. Different cultures are more prone（倾向于）to contract certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time

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to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.

The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.

43. What is the main topic of the passage?

A) Food and our health B) Food and additives C) Food and cancer D) Food and culture 44. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.

A) Eighty percent of cancer is caused by problems related to food.

B) Researchers have known about the potential danger of food additives for many years

C) We eat some of the food additives directly and some indirectly D) Drugs are always given to animals for medicinal purposes 45. Why do farmers give drugs to their animals?

A) To speed up the growth of animals B) To make the animals fatter

C) To make the animals’ meat fit to eat D) To make the animals’ meat rich in nutrients 46. It can be inferred from the passage that_________. A) scientist have made all the food fit to eat

B) only in recent years have people found that the food is related to one’s illness C) all kinds of cancer are related to the diet D) some additives are harmful to our health

47. The word “this” in the second sentence of paragraph 2 most probably refers to

__________. A) farmer B) penicillin

C) beef and poultry

D) the fact that farmers often give penicillin to a beef Passage Four

Questions 48 to 52 are based on the following passage.

Why do people write? Let’s take a look at some representative writing situations.

A college student taking the history learns that she is required to write a ten- to fifteen-pages term paper, due in six weeks. Sighing because she has another paper for a different class due the same week, she starts brainstorming (构思)looking for possible topics, while listening to the lecture.

A newly hired manager of a department store meets with her supervisors to discuss her store’s goals for the next three months. Wondering how she is going to meet these goals, she goes back to her office and brainstorms at the computer for two

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hours. When she is done she has the outline of a plan to present to her staff for discussion. Afterwards, she will write down the group’s ideas in a brief report to her supervisor(上司).

The officers of a new software company meet for the eighth time in a week to write and design their first brochure(小册子) after considerable discussion and even a few arguments about the best way to describe their products and services, they finally agree on the wording of their brochure.

As you can see, people write for a variety of reasons. Many people write because they are required to. The writing often functions to provide means by which individuals solve problems, make difficult decisions, or better understand complex situations.

48. What writing situation is NOT discussed in this passage? A) Course paper preparing. B) News reporting. C) Business planning. D) Brochure designing. 49. Toward the end of a course, a college student is often required to ______. A) write a term paper B) give a report C) look for possible topics D) attend different lectures

50. Before meeting the supervisor and staff, a new manager does the following

EXCEPT ______.

A) working out an outline

B) discussing the goals with others C) presenting a report to the supervisor D) going to her office to collect data

51. Before selling the products and services, software company officers usually

______.

A) argue about their first writing

B) describe their products and services C) work together on their first brochure

D) meet eight times a week to design a project 52. We can conclude from this passage that ______.

A) writing guides company officers in decision making B) writing helps students fulfill course requirements C) writing helps get along with his supervisor D) writing functions in various ways

Part IV: Translation from English into Chinese（10%）(15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, there are five items, and four of them are taken from the

reading passages you have just read. Below each, there are five Chinese sentences translated, which are marked A), B), C), D), and E). Each letter stands for a score varying from 0 to 2. You should decide which is the best translation, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

T1. (Lines 2 – 3, Paragraph 2, Passage 1)

So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process.

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A) 因而在整个过程中强调合作大于竞争。 B) 通过大多数建议宁可要竞争而不要合作。 C) 因此，在大部分过程中强调合作而不是竞争。 D) 在这一进程中自始自终强调合作而不是竞争。 E) 完成了大部分的程序后得出合作强于竞争。 T2. (Lines1-3, Paragraph 3, Passage 2)

Fraudsters send E-mails with links to sites that look like genuine shopping sites but are actually designed to steal personal information..

A) 骗子们发送的邮件与一些购物网站有关联，这些邮件让人们购物，却使他们在网上的个人密码丢失。

B) 骗子们发送带有链接的邮件，所连接的购物网站看似真实，实际上却是专门设计来窃取私人信息的。

C) 骗子们用这些链接向看似真实的购物网站发送邮件，这些网站实际上是设计来专门窃取私人信息的。

D) 骗子们发送一些有链接的邮件，链接通向看似真实的购物网址，但这些网址却是来窃取私人信息的。

E) 骗子们发送一些邮件用来连接购物网站，这些看起来似乎真实的网站却能使网上的私人信息被盗。 T3: (Lines 3-4, Paragraph 1, Passage 3).

Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon（结肠）

A) 一些研究表明80%的癌症，特别是结肠癌，也和人们饮食有关。 B) 一些研究表明80%的癌症，特别是结肠癌，也和人们节食有关。 C) 一些研究表明80%的癌症，特别是结肠癌，人们节食就不会得。 D) 80%研究体现癌症，特别是结肠癌与人们饮食有关。 E) 80%研究证明人们节食就不得癌症，特别是结肠癌。 T4. (Lines 4 – 5, Paragraph 3, Passage 4)

When she is done she has the outline of a plan to present to her staff for discussion.

A) 她作完了，就有了一个大纲计划出现，供她的工作人员进行讨论。 B) 她构思好之后，就把这个计划的梗概交给她的工作人员去讨论。 C) 她准备好了之后，就有了计划草案，于是她就去与她的员工去讨论。 D) 她准备好了之后，就到正在讨论的员工中去了。

E) 当别人替她完成之后，她就得到一份计划大纲，作为礼物送给她的员工。 T5. Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures.

A) 自然食品还有动物，这些动物可以允许被自由喂养。 B) 自然食品还包括在牧地上自由吃食和自由活动的动物。

C) 自然食品还有动物，这些动物可以在健康牧地上吃食和自由活动。 D) 自然食品还包括允许在健康牧地上吃食和自由活动的动物。 E) 自然食品还包括在牧地上吃食和自由活动的健康的动物。

Part V Writing. (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part ,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage under the title

“Dining Out in a Fast Food Restaurant”。You should write at least 120 words in

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three paragraphs and base your writing on the outline below in Chinese

Topic: Dining Out in a Fast Food Restaurant Outline:

1. 快餐行业目前的形势； 2. 快餐在中国流行的原因； 3. 快餐行业在中国的前景。 写作模版（说明文体）

Topic:_____________

Nowadays,主题is/are popular in地点. 主题has/have mushroomed everywhere and具体阐述流行的形势.

主题is/are rapidly gaining popularity in地点 for several reasons. Firstly,流行原因一. Secondly,流行原因二. Finally,流行原因三. 主题has/have already changed our ways of living. With the rapid development of science and technology, 主题possibly will become indispensable to our modern life.

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Test 5试卷（二）答题卷

Answer Sheet

__________系 ___________班 姓名 __________ 学号 ____________

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Part I Listening Comprehension

得分 评卷人 Section C Spot Dictation Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first

reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time, you should fill in the six blanks numbered from S1 to S6 with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Now listen to the passage.

A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his S1____________ time. People raise all kinds of pets, paint pictures, or play sports. They climb mountains, grow flowers or breed fishes. They swim, run, skate and row. People often enjoy going to the cinema, attending concerts and plays , and S2______________ with musical instruments. They collect everything from stamps to toys, and from leaves to butterflies.

People take up hobbies because these activities give them knowledge, S3____________, and relaxation. Sometimes hobbies free people from long periods of heavy work, and S4____________

a balance between work and play. Hobbies also offer many interesting activities for people who have S5_______________. Anybody, young or old, rich or poor , well or sick , can take up a satisfying hobby, S6_________________ of his age, position, or income.

得分 评卷人 Part V Writing. Directions: For this part ,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage under the title

“Dining Out in a Fast Food Restaurant”。You should write at least 120 words in three paragraphs and base your writing on the outline below in Chinese

Topic: Dining Out in a Fast Food Restaurant Outline:

4. 快餐行业目前的形势； 5. 快餐在中国流行的原因； 快餐行业在中国的前景。

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