1、中国地质大学(北京)继续教育学院 2012 年 03 课程考试第 1 页(共 5 页) 大学英语 3模拟题(补)一、单选题从 A、B、C 、 D 四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项1.In my opinion, youd better take a couple of days off._.A. Ill take your advice B. Let me seeC. Never mind D. Im afraid so答案:A2. The road _ built this year. (2009 年 7 月真题)A. has been B. was C. is being D.we
2、re答案: B3. We have our house _ every week by a cleaner. A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned D.cleaning答案:C4. What can I do for you? .A. I want a kilo of pears B. You can do in your own wayC. Thanks D. Excuse me. Im busy答案:A5. I broke my leg when I _ skiing in America. A. is B. was C. (不填) D. would be答案:B
3、6. Is this the motel you mentioned?(2007 年 7 月、2008 年 7 月、2009 年 1 月真题)_ _.A. It looks comfortable B. Yes, its as quiet as we expectedC. Youre so considerate D. No, the prices reasonable 答案:B7. By the end of this year, I _enough money for a holiday.A will save B will be saving C will have saved D ha
4、ve saved答案:C8. You look _. What _ you _?A. tire, diddo B. tiring, have doneC. tired, do do D. tired, have been doing答案:D9When we were having a meeting, the director _ the bad news by telephone. A. was telling B. was told C. could tell D. would tell答案: B10. If you asked your father you_ permission. A
5、. may get B. might get C. should have got D. would have got答案:B二、 完型填空中国地质大学(北京)继续教育学院 2012 年 03 课程考试第 2 页(共 5 页) 阅读下面的短文,从短文后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。There are advantages and disadvantages to 1 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage 2 the education in Japan is tha
6、t students there learn much more math and science 3 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 4 . The study is difficult, but it 5 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage.Memorization is an important learning metho
7、d in Japanese schools, 6 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage to the education in North America, 7 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 8 ideas. Th
8、ere is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they havent memorized 9 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 10 . 1. A. not only B. all C. both D. only2. A. for B. to C. in D. as3. A. to B. for C. than D. in4. A. have B. studying C. does D. do5. A. prov
9、ides B. gets C. prepares D. does6. A. and B. yet C. not D. just7. A. at B. to C. on D. under8. A. good B. poor C. new D. old9. A. more B. less C. good D. as10. A. have B. do C. havent D. does答案与分析:1C 2B 3C 4D 5C 6B 7C 8C 9D 10A三、 阅读理解阅读下面的短文,从短文后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Passage AA survey has
10、 shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians. A similar survey carried out 5 years ago showed that 50% of people thought that what politicians said was usually not true, and that 35% of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true
11、. Now both those figures have increased sharply, to 80% of people not believing politicians and 70% not believing the television or newspapers. Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future.Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have
12、caused the public to stop trusting them. Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep. Mr. 中国地质大学(北京)继续教育学院 2012 年 03 课程考试第 3 页(共 5 页) Smith of York said, When the politicians make new laws, he only help their friends, not people like me. Mrs. Marley of Leeds said, the newspapers and
13、television are not interested in what is true; they are only interested in money for advertising.It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are telling the truth or not. What can our politicians and journalists do? The only an
14、swer is to be more honest. 1. The number of people believing politicians and journalists has_. A. increased B. not changed C. decreased2. Experts think this problem_. A. will get better soon B. will not get better soon C. will get worse soon3. Stories say businessmen give money to _. A. politicians
15、B. politicians and journalists C. journalists4. Mr. Smith thinks politicians make laws_. A. to help their friends B. to help him C. to help everybody5. People can now check stories using _. A. the newspapers B. the television C. the Internet答案与分析:1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. CPassage BAn Extraordinary Cha
16、nge of DirectionMolly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity. As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team. She got ma
17、rried, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home. She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never
18、sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.” Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadnt prepared her
19、 for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. “One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldnt move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hosp
20、ital by helicopter. That was the worst time.”By the end of October last year, she had raised more than 50,000 for charity. 中国地质大学(北京)继续教育学院 2012 年 03 课程考试第 4 页(共 5 页) She says, “Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, its the same as being a dancer. Before I left on
21、 the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.” 1. What does the word “extraordinary” mean in the title? A. Very ordinary. B. Very unusual and surprising. C. Not special. D. Extreme. 2. The sentence “ my husband
22、 thought I was bored ” in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt_. A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at homeB. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home C. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children D. s
23、ad because all the children left me when they grew up 3. The word “section” in Para. 4 most probably means here _. A. group of people B. part of the trainingC. part of the route of sail D. part of the job 4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “rough” in the sentence “One night
24、 the sea was very rough ” in Para. 5?A. Not exact. B. Difficult. C. Not smooth because of huge waves. D. Pleasant. 5. The last paragraph suggests that _.A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer B. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail complet
25、ely, so she neednt do anything before the journey C. she should be kind to other team members during the trip D. she should not forget dancing during the trip 答案与分析:1. B 2. A 3. C 4 C 5. A四、英译汉1. I want to go abroad to do a masters course.我想到国外去读硕士课程。2. I want to do the whole ten-month journey.我想完成整
26、个十个月的全程航行。3. Although they were 75 years old,they still played tennis every day.虽然他们已经75岁,但仍每天打网球。4. He admitted taking the money.他承认他拿了那笔钱。5. Crime can occur because of poverty.犯罪可因贫穷而造成。6. My teacher told me to English people as much as I can to practice my English.我的老师要我为了练习英语,要尽量多和英国人交谈。中国地质大学(北
27、京)继续教育学院 2012 年 03 课程考试第 5 页(共 5 页) 7. I thought it was awful that the company only cared about money.我觉得那家公司只在乎钱,太过分了。 五、写作假设你是王华,想去北京 21st Century 报社应聘,请根据下面表格写一封 80-90 词左右的应聘信。 姓名 王华 职业 记 者 工龄 11 年出生日期 1965 年 7 月 6 日出生地 中国吉林长春外语 英语、法语、德语 有何特长 会使用计算机个人简历1990 年北京大学新闻系1990 年 至 1996 年 12月 在 深 圳 日 报 社
28、 工 作1997 年至 1998 年英国学习一年1999 年回报社新闻编辑部,任主任至今范文:Dear Sirs,My name is Wanghua, born on July 6th, 1965 in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. I am a journalist and have already had eleven years of working experience. I can speak Japanese and Germany besides English and of course .Im good at operating com
29、puter.I graduated from Journalism Department of Beijing University in 1990 and then worked as a journalist in Shenzhen Daily till December, 1996. I studied in BBC from 1997 to 1998 and since I came back in January, 1999, I have been head of the news section.I will be very lucky if I can work in your newspaper- The 21st Century. And I think I have abilities to do the job well.Yours Sincerely,Wanghua