2023年大學英語三級英語A級考前摸底試卷4

大學英語三級英語A級考前摸底試卷4

一、VocabularyandStructure

1、SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.

Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemost

appropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,C,

andD.

一rmlookingforabread-knife.一IsawTim

apencilwiththeknifeaminuteago.

A.tocuttheloaf;sharpen

B.cuttingtheloaf;sharpen

C.tocuttheloafwith;sharpening

D.cuttingtheloafwith;sharpening

2、Mywalletisnowheretobefound;whileIwason

thebus.

A.shouldIdroppedit

B.Imusthavedroppedit

C.Ioughttohavedroppedit

D.Ihadbeendropping

3、Ifhehadfollowedthedoctor'sinstructionand

inbedtorest,herecoveredalready.

A.hadlaid;would

B.hadbeenlain;would

C.hadlain;wouldhave

D.waslaid;wouldhavebeen

4、Mostofthepeopletothedinnerpartywerefamous

scientists.

A.invited

B.beinginvited

C.toinvite

D.inviting

5、Hedidn，tlookwell,forheforsixteenhours.

A.hadworked

B.wouldhaveworked

C.wasworking

D.hadbeenworking

6、Kennyspeakstomeheweremyboss.

A.evenif

B.if

C.asif

D.although

7、Hedidn'trealizethevalueoffriendshiphehad

lostit.

A.if

B.as

C.while

D.until

8、Thisistheproblematthemeeting.

A.todiscuss

B.discussed

C.tobediscussed

D.beingdiscussed

9、Withalittlecarehethataccident.

A.wouldavoid

B.couldhaveavoided

C.couldavoid

D.musthaveavoided

10、,heremainsmodest.

A.Heroasbeis

B.Becauseheisahero

C.Aheroasheis

D.Asheisahero

11、一I'mlookingforabread-knife.

—IsawTimapencilwiththeknifeaminuteago.

A.tocuttheloaf;sharpen

B.cuttingtheloaf;sharpen

C.tocuttheloafwith;sharpening

D.cuttingtheloafwith;sharpening

12、Mywalletisnowheretobefound;whileIwason

thebus.

A.shouldIdroppedit

B.Imusthavedroppedit

C.Ioughttohavedroppedit

D.Ihadbeendropping

13、Ifhehadfollowedthedoctor'sinstructionand

inbedtorest,herecoveredalready.

A.hadlaid;would

B.hadbeenlain;would

C.hadlain;wouldhave

D.waslaid;wouldhavebeen

14^Mostofthepeopletothedinnerpartywerefamous

scientists.

A.invited

B.beinginvited

C.toinvite

D.inviting

15、Hedidn'tlookwell,forheforsixteenhours.

A.hadworked

B.wouldhaveworked

C.wasworking

D.hadbeenworking

16、Kennyspeakstomeheweremyboss.

A.evenif

B.if

C.asif

D.although

17、Hedidn'trealizethevalueoffriendshiphehad

lostit.

A.if

B.as

C.while

D.until

18、Thisistheproblematthemeeting.

A.todiscuss

B.discussed

C.tobediscussed

D.beingdiscussed

19、SectionB

Directions:Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youshould

fillineachblandwiththeproperform,ofthewordgivenin

thebrackets.

TheA380willcarryas(much)as800passengers一more

thandoublethecapacityofaBoeing747jumbojet-ontwodecks.

20、TomtooknonoticeofwhatIwassayingbecausehethought

I(cheat)him.

21、Hespokeso(rude)thatallofusgotangry.

22^Thereisanotherproblem(discuss)inthenext

meeting.

23>Nowadaysthe(major)ofpeoplebelievethat

smokingisharmfultohealth.

24、Anyone(want)tounderstandtheindustryofthe

futurewillhavetoknowaboutrobotics(機器人學).

25、In1991,aftertheGulfwar,Bush's(approve)

ratingreached91percent,thehighestlevelrecordedsince

pollingbeganinthe1930s.

26^Asresearchtechniquesbecomemoreadvanced,thenumber

ofanimals(use)inexperimentsmaydecrease.

27、Theydemandedthattherighttovote(give)to

everyadultperson.

28、Hewon，tletanyoneelse(visit)hissister.

29、TheA380willcarryas(much)as800

passengers一morethandoublethecapacityofaBoeing747jumbo

jet-ontwodecks.

30、TomtooknonoticeofwhatIwassayingbecausehethought

I(cheat)him.

31、Hespokeso(rude)thatallofusgotangry.

32、Thereisanotherproblem(discuss)inthenext

meeting.

33、Nowadaysthe(major)ofpeoplebelievethat

smokingisharmfultohealth.

34、Anyone(want)tounderstandtheindustryofthe

futurewillhavetoknowaboutrobotics(機器人學).

35>In1991,aftertheGulfwar,Bush's(approve)

ratingreached91percent,thehighestlevelrecordedsince

pollingbeganinthe1930s.

36、Asresearchtechniquesbecomemoreadvanced,thenumber

ofanimals(use)inexperimentsmaydecrease.

37、Theydemandedthattherighttovote(give)to

everyadultperson.

38、Hewon51letanyoneelse(visit)hissister.

二、ReadingComprehension

1、Task1

Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind

5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.

Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,

B,C,andD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice.

Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposed

toriskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthat

hispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthat

hisvesselmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathe

maydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheother

hand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfire,noteveryvessellost

atsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallsumintoapool（集

體儲備金），therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefew

whodosufferloss.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefeware

metfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisof

insurance.Thosewhoadministerthepoolofcontributionsare

insurers.

Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisa

printedform,ofcontractonstoutpaperofthebestquality.

Itstatesthatinreturnfortheregularpaymentbytheinsured

ofanamedsumofmoney,calledthepremiumwhichisusually

paideveryyear,theinsurerwillpayasumofmoneyor

compensationforloss,iftheriskoreventinsuredagainst

actuallyhappens.

Thepremiumforaninsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikely

theriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.If

companiesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemore

competitionintheirbranchofinsuranceandtheymaylose

business.Ontheotherhandiftheymakethepremiumtoolow,

theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.

Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsat

alevelsatisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.

Accordingtothepassage,insuranceispossiblebecause.

A.onlyasmallproportionoftheinsuredsufferloss

B.onlyinsuredpeoplesufferloss

C.nearlyeveryonesuffersloss

D.everyonesuffersloss

2、

By"thepoolofcontributions"thewritermeans.

A.thecostofadministeringinsurance

B.theamountofeachpremium

C.moneypaidbytheinsurer

D.moneypaidbytheinsured

3、

Apolicyis.

A.alegalagreement

B.achecktobecashedatthebank

C.moneypaidbytheinsured

D.moneypaidbytheinsurer

4、

Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.

A.notmanypeoplesufferloss

B.theyarefixedaccordingtohowlikelytheriskofloss

istohappen

C.notmanypeopleinsurethemselves

D.insurancecompaniescompetewitheachother

5、

Accordingtothepassage,insuranceis.

A.notworthbuying

B.useless

C.worthbuying

D.cheapbutnotnecessary

6、Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneis

exposedtoriskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,

knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-owner

knowsthathisvesselmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknows

thathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.

Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfire,notevery

vessellostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallsuminto

apool（集體儲備金），therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsof

thefewwhodosufferloss.Inotherwords,thelossesofthe

fewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasis

ofinsurance.Thosewhoadministerthepoolofcontributions

areinsurers.

Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprinted

form,ofcontractonstoutpaperofthebestquality.Itstates

thatinreturnfortheregularpaymentbytheinsuredofanamed

sumofmoney,calledthepremiumwhichisusuallypaidevery

year,theinsurerwillpayasumofmoneyorcompensationfor

loss,iftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.

Thepremiumforaninsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikely

theriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.If

companiesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemore

competitionintheirbranchofinsuranceandtheymaylose

business.Ontheotherhandiftheymakethepremiumtoolow,

theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.

Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsat

alevelsatisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.

Accordingtothepassage,insuranceispossiblebecause，

A.onlyasmallproportionoftheinsuredsufferloss

B.onlyinsuredpeoplesufferloss

C.nearlyeveryonesuffersloss

D.everyonesuffersloss

7、

By"thepoolofcontributions"thewritermeans.

A.thecostofadministeringinsurance

B.theamountofeachpremium

C.moneypaidbytheinsurer

D.moneypaidbytheinsured

8、

Apolicyis.

A.alegalagreement

B.achecktobecashedatthebank

C.moneypaidbytheinsured

D.moneypaidbytheinsurer

9、

Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.

A.notmanypeoplesufferloss

B.theyarefixedaccordingtohowlikelytheriskofloss

istohappen

C.notmanypeopleinsurethemselves

D.insurancecompaniescompetewitheachother

10、

Accordingtothepassage,insuranceis.

A.notworthbuying

B.useless

C.worthbuying

D.cheapbutnotnecessary

11、Task2

Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsor

unfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.

Vancouver（溫哥華）isacosmopolitan（世界性的）cityof

stunningbeauty.

SetbetweenthewatersoftheStraitofGeorgiaandtheCoast

Mountains,Vancouverisaplaceoftremendousphysical

beauty.FewotherplacesinNorthAmericaoffertheattractions

ofatrulycosmopolitancitysoclosetosuchawiderangeof

naturalwonders.

Youcantakeadvantageofthecity'spleasingmid-70ssummer

weatherwithawalkorbikeridethroughthecity's1,000-acre

StanleyPark,locatedonapeninsulajustoffthedowntown

businessdistrict.Amere15-minutedrivefromdowntowngetsyou

toGrouseMountain,whichyoucanclimbbyfootoraerialtram

foraspectacularone-mile-highviewofthecityandits

surroundings.Anotherworthwhiledaytripisthe1.5hoursferry

ridetotheseasidetownofVictoria,onVancouverIsland,with

itslushgardensand19thcenturyarchitecture.JulyandAugust

arethebestmonthstocatchacloseupviewoforcasmigrating

norththroughthegulfwatersoffVancouver.Andtwohoursfrom

thecityistheWhis11er-Backcombskiresort,NorthAmerica's

largest,whichhasgreatoff-seasonprices,afullrangeof

outdooractivitiesandevensummerglacierskiing.

VancouverishometoNorthAmerica，sthirdlargest

Chinatown.Thecity'srichAsianculturealsoletsyoutakein

sightsthatyoucan'tfindelsewhereonthiscontinent,like

thenot-to-be-missedDr.SunYat-senClassicalChineseGarden,

whichistheonlyMingDynastystyle,gardenoutsideChina.

Vancouveris.

A.acityofgreatnaturalbeautyandrichAsianculture

B.acitylyingamongtheGreatLakes

C.theonlycityinNorthAmericathathasaChinatown

D.theonlycityinNorthAmericathathasnaturalbeauty

12、

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheChinatowninVancouveristhethirdlargestinNorth

America.

B.Youcanhaveawonderfulviewofthecityandits

surroundingsonGrouseMountain.

C.NootherskiresortinNorthAmericaislargerthan

Whistler-Backcomb.

D.Ittakesyouhalfanhourbyferrytogettotheseaside

townofVictoriawhereyoucanseelushgardensand19thcentury

architecture.

13、

Theunderlinedphrase“hasgreatoff-seasonprices"probably

means.

A.hasalittlelowprices

B.hasverylowprices

C.hasalittlehighprices

D.hasveryhighprices

14、

Ifyouwanttohaveaone-mile-highviewofthecityandits

surroundings,youcangoto.

A.Whis11er-Backcomb

B.GrouseMountain

C.VancouverIsland

D.Chinatown

15、

Whichofthefollowingcouldprobablybethetitleofthis

passage?

A.Vancouver,aCosmopolitanCityofGreatNaturalBeauty

B.Vancouver,aCosmopolitanCityofRichAsianCulture

C.ATriptoVancouver

D.GoingtotheChinatowninVancouver

16、Vancouver（溫哥華）isacosmopolitan（世界性的）cityof

stunningbeauty.

SetbetweenthewatersoftheStraitofGeorgiaandtheCoast

Mountains,Vancouverisaplaceoftremendousphysicalbeauty.

FewotherplacesinNorthAmericaoffertheattractionsofa

trulycosmopolitancitysoclosetosuchawiderangeofnatural

wonders.

Youcantakeadvantageofthecity'spleasingmid-70ssummer

weatherwithawalkorbikeridethroughthecity's1,000-acre

StanleyPark,locatedonapeninsulajustoffthedowntown

businessdistrict.Amere15-minutedrivefromdowntowngets

youtoGrouseMountain,whichyoucanclimbbyfootoraerial

tramforaspectacularone-mile-highviewofthecityandits

surroundings.Anotherworthwhiledaytripisthe1.5hours

ferryridetotheseasidetownofVictoria,onVancouverIsland,

withitslushgardensand19thcenturyarchitecture.Julyand

Augustarethebestmonthstocatchacloseupviewoforcas

migratingnorththroughthegulfwatersoffVancouver.Andtwo

hoursfromthecityistheWhis11er-Backcombskiresort,North

America'slargest,whichhasgreatoff-seasonprices,afull

rangeofoutdooractivitiesandevensummerglacierskiing.

VancouverishometoNorthAmerica'sthirdlargestChinatown.

Thecity'srichAsianculturealsoletsyoutakeinsightsthat

youcan，tfindelsewhereonthiscontinent,likethe

not-to-be-missedDr.SunYat-senClassicalChineseGarden,

whichistheonlyMingDynastystyle,gardenoutsideChina.

Vancouveris.

A.acityofgreatnaturalbeautyandrichAsianculture

B.acitylyingamongtheGreatLakes

C.theonlycityinNorthAmericathathasaChinatown

D.theonlycityinNorthAmericathathasnaturalbeauty

17、

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheChinatowninVancouveristhethirdlargestinNorth

America.

B.Youcanhaveawonderfulviewofthecityandits

surroundingsonGrouseMountain.

C.NootherskiresortinNorthAmericaislargerthan

Whistler-Backcomb.

D.Ittakesyouhalfanhourbyferrytogettotheseaside

townofVictoriawhereyoucanseelushgardensand19thcentury

architecture.

18、

Theunderlinedphrase“hasgreatoff-seasonprices"probably

means.

A.hasalittlelowprices

B.hasverylowprices

C.hasalittlehighprices

D.hasveryhighprices

19、

Ifyouwanttohaveaone-mile-highviewofthecityandits

surroundings,youcangoto.

A.Whis11er-Backcomb

B.GrouseMountain

C.VancouverIsland

D.Chinatown

20、

Whichofthefollowingcouldprobablybethetitleofthis

passage?

A.Vancouver,aCosmopolitanCityofGreatNaturalBeauty

B.Vancouver,aCosmopolitanCityofRichAsianCulture

C.ATriptoVancouver

D.GoingtotheChinatowninVancouver

21、Task3

Directions:Thefollowingisapassage.Afterreadingit,you

arerequiredtocompletetheoutlineinthetablebelow(No.

46through50).Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly(innomore

than3words)ontheblanks.

Thestudents'Unionprovidesvirtuallyalltheotherformsand

aspectsofeducationoutsidetheboundsofyouracademic

studies.Thereismoretocollegelifethanjustyourstudies;

formany,thiswillbetheirfirs!foraybeyondthebordersof

tilefamilyhomeandforeveryone,collegelifewillbenewand

thedesiretoexperimentandmakethemostofitwillbe

unanimous.ThisiswheretheStudents5Unioncomesin.

TheStudents,UnionisrunbyanExecutiveCommitteeof18

membersofwhichtherearesabbaticalofficers,thePresident,

Vice-PresidentandtheEntertainmentandpublicity

officer.Thiscommitteeiselectedannuallybythestudentbody

andmeetsweeklytoorganizeandensurethesmoothrunningof

alltheStudents,Unionservicesfromshowstothelaunderette.

TheStudents'Unionprovidesfourmajor

services.1.Presentation:bysittingonallthecolleges)

boardsandcommitteesincludingGovernorsandbyjoiningNUS

nationally,theStudents'Unionaimstorepresentyour

interestsasstudentsand,whennecessary,fightforyour

rightsandwelfare.2.Services:theStudents'Unionprovidesa

shopsellingvirtuallyanythingfromNicaraguanCoffeeto

propellingpencils.Wealsorunasnackbarwiththecheapest

pricespossible.3.Entertainments:threeorfourtimesaterm

weputonshowsfeaturingawiderangeofbandsfrombothlocal

andnationalcircuits.Moreregularlytherearebandsanddiscos

inthesmallerventuresatourdisposal.4.Funding:the

Students，Unionfundsallofthe32clubsandsocietiescovering

sports,academic,political

interests.TheUnionalsofundsotherone-off

eventssuchatheatricalperformancesandexhibitions.

TheStudents'UnionisrunbyanExecutiveCommitteewhichis

elected(46)bythestudentsandisresponsiblefor

providing(47)inmainlyfourfields.First,itaimstorepresent

the(48)ofstudents.Second,itrunsashopand(49)Then,for

Entertainment,itregularlyorganizesshows,bandsand

discos.Lastly,itisalsOableto

(50)alltheclubsandsocietiesaswellasothershort-term

events.

22、(90)

23、(91)

24、(92)

25、(93)

26>TheStudents，Unionprovidesvirtuallyalltheother

formsandaspectsofeducationoutsidetheboundsofyour

academicstudies.Thereismoretocollegelifethanjustyour

studies;formany,thiswillbetheirfirstforaybeyondthe

bordersofthefamilyhomeandforeveryone,collegelifewill

benewandthedesiretoexperimentandmakethemostofitwill

beunanimous.ThisiswheretheStudents*Unioncomesin.

TheStudents,UnionisrunbyanExecutiveCommitteeof18

membersofwhichtherearesabbaticalofficers,thePresident,

Vice-PresidentandtheEntertainmentandpublicityofficer.

Thiscommitteeiselectedannuallybythestudentbodyandmeets

weeklytoorganizeandensurethesmoothrunningofallthe

Students'Unionservicesfromshowstothelaunderette.

TheStudents'Unionprovidesfourmajorservices.1.

Presentation:bysittingonallthecolleges'boardsand

committeesincludingGovernorsandbyjoiningNUSnationally,

theStudents'Unionaimstorepresentyourinterestsas

studentsand,whennecessary,fightforyourrightsandwelfare.

2.Services:theStudents'Unionprovidesashopselling

virtuallyanythingfromNicaraguanCoffeetopropelling

pencils.Wealsorunasnackbarwiththecheapestprices

possible.3.Entertainments:threeorfourtimesatermweput

onshowsfeaturingawiderangeofbandsfrombothlocaland

nationalcircuits.Moreregularlytherearebandsanddiscos

inthesmallerventuresatourdisposal.4.Funding:the

Students'Unionfundsallofthe32clubsandsocietiescovering

sports,academic,politicalinterests.TheUnionalsofunds

otherone-offeventssuchastheatricalperformancesand

exhibitions.

TheStudents,UnionisrunbyanExecutiveCommitteewhichis

elected[46]bythestudentsandisresponsibleforproviding

[47]inmainlyfourfields.First,itaimstorepresentthe

[48]ofstudents.Second,itrunsashopand[49]Then,for

Entertainment,itregularlyorganizesshows,bandsanddiscos.

Lastly,itisalsoableto[50]alltheclubsandsocietiesas

wellasothershort-termevents.

27、(95)

28、(96)

29、(97)

30、(98)

31、Task4

Directions:Thefollowingisalistofterms.Afterreadingit,

youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalenttothosegiven

inChineseinthetablebelow.Thanyoushouldputthe

correspondinglettersinthebracketsofquestionNO.51-55.

A一PurchasecontractB一Marketresearch

C一CompetitiveadvantageD一Cashflow

E一RealprofitF一payrolltax

G一PaymentcertificateH一Theprofitabilityoftheenterprise

I—BusinessoperationJ一Profitandloss

K一BusinesstransactionL—Basetarifflevel

M一GrossprofitN—Netprofit

0-Applicationforinsurance

Example:(0)申請保險(F)工薪稅

()業(yè)務經(jīng)營()毛利

32、

()巾場討論()利潤和虧損

33、

()交易()競爭優(yōu)勢

34、

()現(xiàn)余流轉(zhuǎn)()企業(yè)盈利率

35、

()實際利潤()基礎稅率

36、A一PurchasecontractB一Marketresearch

C一CompetitiveadvantageD一Cashflow

E—RealprofitF一payrolltax

G—PaymentcertificateH—Theprofitabilityoftheenterprise

I—Businessoperationj一Profitandloss

K—BusinesstransactionL—Basetarifflevel

M一GrossprofitN一Netprofit

0-Applicationforinsurance

Example:(0)申請保險(F)工薪稅

51.()業(yè)務經(jīng)營()毛利

52