四川省大学英语三级考试模拟题（model 1 Part Two）
15. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
16. The manner _____ which he talked reminded us _____his grandfather.
A. no; towards B. at; in C. for; by D. in; of
17. I know nothing about him _____ he is a teacher.
A. apart from B. except C. besides D. except that
18. The summer vacation _____ over, they then got down to their work again.
A. were B. was C. had been D. being
19. Would you like a cup of coffee _____ shall we get down to business right away?
A. and B. then C. or D. otherwise
20. _____, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A. However late is he B. However he is late
C. However is he late D. However late he is
21. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to _____.
A. be put up B. give in
C. be turned on D. go out
22. While shopping, people sometimes can't help _____ into buying something that they don't really need.
A. to persuade B. persuading C. being persuaded D. be persuade
23. She didn't remember ______ him before.
A. having met B. have met C. to meet D. to having met
24. __ I can't see the blackboard very well. __ Perhaps you need _____.
A. to examine your eyes B. to have your eyes examined
C. examining your eyes D. to be examined your eyes
25. _____ she had never traveled herself, she received vicarious pleasure from reading about interesting places.
A. Because B. Since C. Now that D. Although
26. It took me a long time to _____ the disappointment of losing the match.
A. get through B. get off C. get over D. get down
27. The house master was strict. He requested that we _____ TV on week nights.
A. not watch B. must not to watch C. not be watching D. have not watched
28. Would it be possible to make an early _____ to have my hair cut tomorrow?
A. appointment B. arrangement C. employment D. engagement
29. He 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
30. 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
31. _____ in pencil, the letter was difficult _____ out.
A. Being written; in making B. Written; to make
C. Having written; to make D. having been written; making
32. _____, but the firemen came too.
A. if only the police arrived B. Not only the police arrived
C. Only if the police D. Not only did the police arrived
Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions:
There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Fro each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should chose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Questions 33 to 37 are based on this passage.
Bill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was readymade. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.
Every day he opened his shop at six a.m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his door-step before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likeluy Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Some time in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doormat, and at 4 o’clock Bill reopened. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.
He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoons, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.
“ What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.
For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “ Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right”.
I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with them before.
33. Bill Javis became a news-agent when _________.
A. he needed the money B. he decided to take things easy
C he was quite an old man D. he gave up clock-repairing
34.Bill opened the shop so early in the day because__________.
A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work
B. the shop had to be open when the morning papers came
C. he was never sure of the time
D. it was then that he did a lot o business
35.You might say “ Hard luck” to someone who__________.
A. has just heard some very good news
B. is less fortunate than he or she ought to be
C. puts great effort into whatever he or she tries
D. fails through his or her own fault entirely
36.On that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw Bill because_________.
A. he thought it was late for Bill to be still fishing
B. he thought Bill was ill, since he was not moving at all
C. Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strange
D. Bill stayed in his flat
37. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?
A. The bell was; it must have gone off at the wrong time
B. Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep
C. The writer’s watch was fast
D. Bill’s clock was wrong; it was very old
Passage 2
Questions 38 to 42 are based on this passage.
The camel is called “ the ship of the desert”. And there is a good reason for it. Just as a ship is constructed to deal with all the problems that arise from being in the water, so camel is “ constructed” to live and travel and survive in the desert.
Where other animals would die from lack of food and water, the camel gets along very nicely. It carries its food and water it ! For days before it starts on a journey, a camel does nothing but eat and drink. It eats so much that a hump of fat, maybe weighing as much as 100 pounds, rises on it’s back , so the camel’s body will use up during the journey.
The camel also has little flask-shaped bags which line the walls of its stomach. This is where it stores water. With such provisions, a camel is able to travel several days between water holes without drinking, and for an even longer time with no nourishment except what it draws from the fat of its hump.
At the end of a long journey, the hump will have lost its firm shape and will flop to one side in flabby folds. The camel will then have to rest for a long time to recover its strength.
Did you know that the camel is one of man’s oldest servants and has been used by men in
38. The camel is called “ the ship of the desert” because a camel can in the desert
A. survive without eating and drinking
B. live, travel and survive
C. use the food and water in the stomach
D. travel for a long distance
39.A camel’s hump is made up of_________.
A. food B. water C. fat D. food and water
40. A camel _________.
A. restores water in its stomach B. restores water in its hump
C. does not need water at all D. drinks from water holes in the desert
41. A camel _________in the desert.
A. does not eat at all B. does not drink at all
C. gets nourishment from the flask-shaped bags in the stomach
D. gets nourishment from the fat of its hump
42. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. A camel does nothing but eat and drink before a journey
B. A camel has the same weight before and after a long journey
C A camel will have to rest for a long time to recover its strength after a long journey
D. The camel is one of man’s oldest servants
Passage 3
Questions 43 to 47 are based on this passage
A massive pool of warm ocean water is causing changes in the atmosphere that could produce unusual weather around the world in the next few months, the U.S. National Weather Service reported on Monday.
As a result of this phenomenon, known as El Nino(厄尔尼诺现象)，more rainfall than normal is likely this winter across some areas of the United States, with unusually warm or cold weather in other parts of the country.
Currently the phenomenon is marked by a warm pool of water along the equator extending from the international date line(国际日期变更线) nearly to the coast of South America. That water is nearly
This warm water “spreads almost a quarter of the way around the globe. So it’s massive and it has an impact on our weather. It has a global influence…because it disturbs that atmosphere,” said Dave Rodenhuis, director of the climate center.
El Nino is “ probably the most important climate event beyond the annual cycle of seasons,” he added.
The phenomenon occurs every three to five years, sometimes in a mild form and sometimes strongly affecting weather patterns worldwide. Details of its causes are not fully understood, but when it occurs, unusually warm air can be pumped into
That doesn’t mean that the disruption will be as great this time. A mild El Nino in 1986 1987 was barely noticed, for example
43. According to the climate center, the current phenomenon of El Nino is characteristic of __________.
A. more rainfall than usual B. a series of severe winter storms
C. mild changes in the atmosphere D. a warm pool of water along the equator
44. As a result of this phenomenon of El Nino, which part of the
A. Along the southeast coast B. Along the west coast
C. In the northern
45. Scientists the world over get alarmed about El Nino on account of __________.
A. unusual weather in the
B. the altered annual cycle of season
C. the impact on weather patterns worldwide
D ocean water nearly
46. Which of the following shows that El Nino can be in some cases more of a blessing than only damaging?
A. More rainfall than normal in winter across some areas of the
B. Unusually warm or cold weather in some parts of the
C. Severe winter storms in
D. Milder hurricane season over the
47. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ?
A. El Nino is probably more important climate event than the annual cycle of seasons
B. El Nino sometimes stronger and sometimes milder
C. No one fully understands what causes El Nino
D El Nino could produce unusual weather around the world
Passage 4
Questions 48 to 52 are based on this passage
Something big is happening to the human race, something that could be called the Great Transformation.
The Transformation consists of all the changes that are occurring in human life due to advancing technology. For thousands of years such progress occurred slowly. Now everything is changing so fast that you may find yourself wondering where all this progress is really leading.
Nobody knows what all these changes really will mean in the long run. But this mysterious Transformation is the biggest story of all time. It is the story of the human race itself.
Some people worry about what will happen when the deposits of petroleum are gone, but already researchers are finding all kinds of new ways to obtain energy. Someday, solar power collected by satellites circling the earth or fission(裂变) power manufactured by mankind may give us all the energy we need for an expanding civilization . Space exploration promises to open up many new territories for human settlement, as well as leading to the harvest of mineral resources.
Like it or not, our advancing technology has made us masters of the earth. We not only dominate all the other animals, but we are reshaping the world’s plant life and even its soil and rocks, its waters and surrounding air.
Technology gives us the power to build a magnificent new civilization, if we can just agree on what we want it to be. But today, there is little global agreement on goals and how we should achieve them.
So it remains to be seen what will happen as a result of our technology Pessimists worry that we will use the technology eventually to blow ourselves up. But they have been saying that for decades, and so far we have escaped. Whether we will continue to do so remains unknown, but we can continue to hope.
48. The Great Transformation is caused by _________.
A. changes in human life B. the development of science and technology
C. space exploration D. unknown reasons
49. Today it is impossible for people to build a remarkable new civilization because________.
A. nobody is optimistic about the future
B. human beings are unable to do so
C. people disagree with each other in many ways
D . people are worried too much
50. The author thinks that the results of our technology are __________.
A. slight B discouraging C. uncertain D. insignificant
51. According to the passage, pessimists believe that____________.
A the future of the world will remain unknown
B technological advances will destroy the human race at last
C. technological advances help little in people’s life
D. there is no need to develop technology
52. Advancing technology could possibly make us ________.
A. hesitant B decisive C powerless D mysterious
Part IV: Translation from English into Chinese (10%)
Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one sentence. These sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in Part III of the Test Paper. You are allowed minutes to do the translation. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meaning in the context. Write your translation on the Translation Sheet in Test Paper Two.
T1: (Line3-4, Paragraph1, Passage1)
The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job.
T2: (Line1-3, Paragraph1, Passage2)
Just as a ship is constructed to deal with all the problems that arise from being in the water, so camel is “ constructed” to live and travel and survive in the desert.
T3: (Line1-2, Paragraph6, Passage3)
The phenomenon occurs every three to five years, sometimes in a mild form and sometimes strongly affecting weather patterns worldwide.
T4: (Line２－４, Paragraph４, Passage4)
Someday, solar power collected by satellites circling the earth or fission(裂变) power manufactured by mankind may give us all the energy we need for an expanding civilization .
Part V: Writing (15%)
Directions: For this part ,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage under the title Smoking. You should write at least 120 words in three paragraphs and base your writing on the outline below in Chinese.
Outlines:
1,吸烟有害健康
2,戒烟并非易事
3,已经采取的措施
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