大学英语三模拟题

东华大学20__-20__学年第__学期期末试题

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College English Achievement Test

Band 3（易班）

Part I Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (10%)

Directions: In this part, there is a passage followed by ten statements. You will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and decide whether each of the statements is true or false, or that the information is not given in the passage. Then mark the answer on the Answer Sheet.

Renewable Energy

How does energy use affect the environment?

All forms of electricity generation have some level of environmental impact. However, clean energy technologies, including renewable energy and combined heat and power, have fewer impacts than other sources of electricity generation.

To learn about the environmental impacts of electricity generation technologies, click on an energy source below.

How clean is the electricity I use?

In the United States, electricity is generated in many different ways, with a wide variation in environmental impact. Traditional methods of electricity production contribute to air quality problems and the risk of global climate change.

With the advent of electric customer choice, many electricity customers can now choose the source of their electricity. In fact, you might now have the option of choosing cleaner, more environmentally friendly sources of energy.

How can I make a difference?

The energy decisions we make every day can encourage the development of new power sources, save natural resources, and help ensure that the quality of our environment is preserved. In many parts of the country, consumers now have the opportunity to choose the source of the power that is delivered to their home or business—including energy derived from renewable sources. "Renewable energy" generally refers to electricity supplied from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power (energy supplied by the sun), geothermal (energy created from the extreme heat contained in liquid rock—called magma（岩浆）—within the Earth's core), hydropower (energy derived from the movement of water as it flows downstream), and various forms of biomass (fuel from sources such as trees, wood and agricultural wastes and fuel crops). These energy sources are considered renewable because they are continuously replenished on the Earth.

In addition, mobile sources of air pollution—such as cars, trucks, trains and lawnmowers—also contribute to air pollution nationwide and are an important source of air pollution in many urban areas.

Hydrogen Energy

Using hydrogen energy could help address many concerns facing our nation and our world. We believe hydrogen can contribute to resolving these issues for these reasons:

Firstly, hydrogen can be made from a variety of domestic feedstocks like water, biomass, coal and natural gas.

Second, hydrogen is non-toxic（无毒的）, non-poisonous and will not contribute to groundwater pollution. It does not create "fumes" or other harmful emissions; in fact, using hydrogen in fuel cells produces only electricity and pure water.

Furthermore, hydrogen is a key enabler for the development and more widespread implementation of renewable energy technologies, resulting in cleaner and more efficient products in the marketplace.

Fifty million tons of hydrogen is produced each year worldwide, with nine million tons being consumed in the U.S. The challenge is to bring hydrogen into the everyday lives of customers as they begin to use hydrogen-powered vehicles and other applications.

Geothermal Energy

Our earth's interior—like the sun—provides heat energy from nature. This heat—geothermal energy—yields warmth and power that we can use without polluting the environment. Geothermal heat originates from Earth's fiery consolidation of dust and gas over 4 billion years ago. At earth's core—4,000 miles deep—temperatures may reach over 9,000 degrees F.

Solar Energy

Sunlight, or solar energy, can be used directly for heating and lighting homes and other buildings, for generating electricity, and for hot water heating, solar cooling, and a variety of commercial and industrial uses. After the 1973 oil embargo（禁运）, there was a resurgence（复苏，波动再起）of interest in solar energy. Faced with a possibility of scarce oil resources, the United States government allocated $400 million per year, from a mere $1 million per year, for solar energy research. The expenditure is small compared to the expenditure on nuclear research. Currently, there is a need for allocating increased resources in solar research. Compared to the old forms of reducible energy (coal, oil, nuclear), solar energy offers a clean renewable form of energy. This presentation will provide an overview of the past, present and future of solar energy.

Wind Energy

We have been harnessing the wind's energy for hundreds of years. From old Holland to farms in the United States, windmills have been used for pumping water or grinding grain. Today, the windmill's modern equivalent—a wind turbine（涡轮机）—can use the wind's energy to generate electricity.

Wind turbines, like windmills, are mounted on a tower to capture the most energy. At 100 feet (30 meters) or more aboveground, they can take advantage of the faster and less turbulent wind. Turbines catch the wind's energy with their propeller-like blades. Usually, two or three blades are mounted on a shaft to form a rotor（旋转部分，旋转器）.

A blade acts much like an airplane wing. When the wind blows, a pocket of low-pressure air forms on the downwind side of the blade. The low-pressure air pocket then pulls the blade toward it, causing the rotor to turn. This is called lift. The force of the lift is actually much stronger than the wind's force against the front side of the blade, which is called drag. The combination of lift and drag causes the rotor to spin like a propeller, and the turning shaft spins a generator to make electricity.

Wind turbines can be used as stand-alone applications, or they can be connected to a utility power grid（蓄电池电极板）or even combined with a photovoltaic（光电的）(solar cell) system. For utility-scale sources of wind energy, a large number of wind turbines are usually built close

together to form a wind plant. Several electricity providers today use wind plants to supply power to their customers.

Ocean Energy Basics

The ocean can produce two types of energy: thermal energy from the sun's heat, and mechanical energy from the tides and waves.

Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface, making them the world's largest solar collectors. The sun's heat warms the surface water a lot more than the deep ocean water, and this temperature difference creates thermal energy. Just a small portion of the heat trapped in the ocean could power the world.

Ocean thermal energy is used for many applications, including electricity generation. There are three types of electricity conversion systems: closed-cycle, open-cycle, and hybrid（混合的）. Closed-cycle systems use the ocean's warm surface water to vaporize a working fluid, which has a low-boiling point, such as ammonia（氨）. The vapor expands and turns a turbine. The turbine then activates a generator to produce electricity. Open-cycle systems actually boil the seawater by operating at low pressures. This produces steam that passes through a turbine/generator. And hybrid systems combine both closed-cycle and open-cycle systems.

Ocean mechanical energy is quite different from ocean thermal energy. Even though the sun affects all ocean activities, tides are driven primarily by the gravitational pull of the moon, and waves are driven primarily by the winds. As a result, tides and waves are intermittent（间歇的，断断续续的）sources of energy, while ocean thermal energy is fairly constant. Also, unlike thermal energy, the electricity conversion of both tidal and wave energy usually involves mechanical devices.

1.Renewable energy has no environmental impact.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

2.The energy decisions electricity customers in the U. S. made can help ensure environment

preservation.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

3.Annually fifty million tons of hydrogen can be produced and consumed in the U. S.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

4.Faced with scarce oil resources, the United States government spends $400 million per year

on solar energy research, which is much more than that on nuclear research.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

5.Wind energy is the oldest form of energy which has been harnessed for hundreds of years.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

6.Utility-scale sources of wind energy can be combined with a photovoltaic system to form a

wind plant.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

7.Ocean mechanical energy differs from ocean thermal energy in that the former is intermittent

while the latter is constant.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

8.In the United States, many electricity customers now have no opportunity to choose the

source(s) of energy.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

9.In many urban areas, mobile sources of air pollution are an important source of air pollution.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

10.Hydrogen plays a key role in developing and implementing renewable energy technologies.

a. True.

b. False.

c. Not given.

Part II Listening Comprehension (35%)

Section A Conversations

Directions: In this section, you will hear eight short conversations and two long conversations. After each short conversation, you will hear a question, choose the one which best answers the question. And after each long conversation, decide whether the statements are true or false. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

11 a. To study fashion designing.

b. To look at pretty girls.

c. To review lessons for an exam.

d. To collect material for a classroom presentation.

12 a. The mother is a good teacher.

b. The father will have an important meeting.

c. The boy's parents have divorce

d.

d. The boy has a girlfriend now.

13 a. The man thinks negatively about it while the woman thinks positively.

b. The woman thinks negatively about it while the man thinks positively.

c. Both the man and the woman think negatively about it.

d. Both the man and the woman think positively about it.

14 a. The man dislikes them while the woman sympathizes with them.

b. The woman dislikes them while the man sympathizes with them.

c. Both the man and the woman dislike them.

d. Both the man and the woman sympathize with them.

15 a. He can't remember people by sight. b. He can't remember people by name.

c. He has a terrible memory for football.

d. He has a hard time recognizing names.

16 a. It got lost. b. It was delivered too late.

c. It contains the customer's complaints.

d. It contains a business secret.

17 a. She has good qualifications for the job. b. She is faced with many challenges.

c. She is a skilled worker.

d. She is quick to learn.

18 a. Only the Internet will bring you the mate you want.

b. Your best chance of finding true love is through the Internet.

c. One should never use the Internet to find a husban

d.

d. Many women would be happy to be rid of their husbands.

Long conversation One

19 After 14 years’ of marriage, the woman i s divorcing her husband.

a. true

b. false.

20. The woman’s husband is still paying the bills of the family.

a. true

b. false.

21. The woman is complaining that their family is too poor to own a car.

a. true

b. false.

22. The woman is not going to give her husband joint custody in this marriage.

a. true

b. false.

Long Conversation Two

23 The man plans to have the brochures distributed at the party.

a. true

b. false.

24 The man does not follow the woman’s advice.

a. true

b. false.

25 The woman is not eager to make contact with new clients.

a. true

b. false.

Section B Passages

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. After each passage, you will hear some questions. After you hear a question, read the four choices and choose the one which best answers the question.

Passage One

26 a. Your past and present. b. Your present and future.

c. Your past and future.

d. All of the abov

e.

27 a. I don't have any. b. I have one.

c. Let me think.

d. I do have som

e.

28 a. You are especially good at dealing with customers.

b. You are especially good at learning customers' needs.

c. You should praise the job advertisement.

d. You should relate your strengths to the job requirements.

Passage Two

29 a. He worked out every day.

b. To save time he did not even brush his teeth.

c. He used his spare time to memorize new terms.

d. He read actively and thought deeply.

30 a. One who asks many questions for full understanding.

b. One who focuses on the most difficult parts of a book.

c. One who reads extensively.

d. One who reads fast and understands everything.

31 a. How do bottom students become top students.

b. How to educate super-achievers.

c. The strong and weak points of some top students.

d. Secrets of successful students.

Passage Three

32 a. 28%. b. 36%. c. 16%. d. 8%.

33 a. The health classes at school.

b. Professional help.

c. Fellow students' encouragement to quit.

d. Parents' warnings.

34 a. The rate of teenagers dying from cancer has increased.

b. The rate of teenagers who cannot give up smoking has increased.

c. More than one-fourth of teenagers still smoke.

d. Nearly one-fourth of teenagers still smok

e.

35 a. The reasons for combating teen smoking and possible solutions.

b. The necessity of combating teen smoking and future work.

c. The success in combating teen smoking and the remaining problem.

d. The problems in combating teen smoking in spite of the limited success.

Section C Spot Dictation

Directions: In this section you will hear some movie clips. The clips will be played three times. Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

Clip1

A voice shouting: Come on! Yah!

Danielle: Oh, no, you don't….

Thief! This will teach you to steal S1__________!

The Prince: Mine slipped his shoe. I have no choice.

Danielle: And our choice is what? To let you?

The Prince: I was really borrowing it.

Danielle: Get out, or I'll wake the house.

The Prince: Ow!

Danielle: Forgive me, Your Highness. I S2__________.

The Prince: Your aim would suggest otherwise.

Danielle: And for that I know S3__________.

The Prince: Then er...speak of this to no-one and er...I shall be lenient.

Danielle: We have other horses, Highness. Younger, if that is your wish.

The Prince: I wish for S4__________ to be free of my gilded cage. For your silence.

Clip2

Danielle: I wish to address the issue of this gentleman.

S5__________ and I am here to pay the debt against him.

The soldier: It’s too late, he's paid for.

Danielle: I can pay you 20 gold francs.

The soldier: You can have me for 20 gold francs. Now, drive on!

Danielle: I demand you release him at once, or I shall take this matter to the King.

The soldier: The King is the one that sold him. He's now the property of Cartier.

Danielle: He is S6__________, you ill-mannered tub of guts.

Do you think it right to chain people like chattel? I demand you release him at once! The soldier: Get out of my way!

The Prince: (You) dare raise your voice to a lady, sir?

The soldier: Your Highness. Forgive me, Sire.

I meant no disrespect. It's just er...I'm following orders. It's my job to take these

criminals of thieves to the coast.

Danielle: A servant is not a thief, Your Highness. And those who are S7__________.

The Prince: Really? Well, then. By all means, enlighten us.

Danielle: If you suffer your people to be ill-educated and their manners corrupted from infancy and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what

else is to be concluded, Sire, but that you first make thieves and S8__________?

The Prince: Well, S9__________. Release him.

The soldier: But, Sire...

The Prince: I said. Release him!

The soldier: Yes, Sire.

The old man: I thought I was looking at your mother.

Danielle: Meet me at the bridge. S10__________! We will leave at once!

I thank you, Your Highness.

Part III Reading Comprehension (15%)

Directions:In this section there are two passages. Each passage is followed by some comprehension questions. Read the passages and answer the questions. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

I hear many parents complain that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away, from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are holding one another's hands for reassurance（放心）。

They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon （茧）into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a market for teenagers. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. This is a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come —— with the people who respect you for who you are. That's the only kind of popularity that really counts

36. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to tell _________．

a. readers how to be popular with people around

b. teenagers how to learn to make a decision for themselves

c. parents how to control and guide their children

d. people how to understand and respect each other

37. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact most of them ____________.

a. have much difficulty understanding each other

b. lack confidence

c. dare not cope with any problems alone

d. are very much afraid of getting lost

38. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

a.There is no popularity that really counts.

b. Many parents think that their children are challenging their authority.

c. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.

d. Most teenagers are actually doing the sam

e.

39. The author thinks of advertisements as__________ to teenagers.

a. inevitable

b. influential

c. instructive

d. attractive

40. The main idea of the last paragraph is that a teenager should__________.

a. differ from others in as many ways as possible

b. become popular with others

c. find his real self

d. rebel against his parents and the popularity wave

Passage 2

There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.

For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self confidence it would be unfortunate to set one’s goals at too low a level of achievement. A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park, or riding the subway downtown,” The counselor added,

“You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given your best effort.”

41. In the first paragraph, the author implies that______ are essential in achieving success.

a. ability and goals

b. goals and determination

c. ability and environment

d. goals and environment

42. The word “frugal”(Line 2, Para. 2) means___________.

a. wealthy

b. wasteful

c. thrifty

d. miserable

43. Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because_________.

a. their life is miserable

b. they do not live in peace

c. their goals are too low

d. they are not rich enough by their own standards

44. The last paragraph implies that _______.

a. we should have high goals

b. success means achieving great goals

c. success means taking a walk in the park

d. success means trying one’s best at what one really likes

45. This passage mainly talks about ________.

a. the definition of success

b. how to achieve success

c. how to set goals

d. the importance of goals

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Part IV Cloze (5%)

Directions: Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word from the word bank given below. Then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Do you know February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day? Legend 46 ______ it tha t on this morning, if a groundhog can see its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the way. Some believe that the means of forecast is rather 47 ____ and is often incorrect. Others argue that it is significant because it 48______ that the different parts of nature are connected in some way. Each part is dependent on the rest of the parts for a 49 ______system. Some farmers pay close attention to the behavior of ducks and geese when predicating the weather. It is sensible to 50_____ an early winter is coming when you see ducks and geese moving south in October. Many dog owners can tell when winter or spring will come by 51 ______ their pet. In preparation for winter, a dog’s hair becomes thicker. Dogs lose hair as spring 52______ in.

Information gathered from nature can help people to take 53 ______ against a hard winter or bad storm. Some animals are even believed to be able to detect when an earthquake will 54______. People holding this belief even go further to say that information gathered by computers is often worthless and nature is far more 55 ______: Isn’t it time we started paying attention to what is around us?

He had impressive powers of 46______. Einstein’s sister, Maja, recalled “…even when there was a lot of noise, he could 47_______ the sofa, pick up a pen and paper, 48_______balance an inkwell on the backrest and 49_______ himself in a problem so much that the background noise stimulated rather than disturbed him.”

Einstein was clearly intelligent, but 50______ more so than his peers. “I have no special talents,” he claimed, “ I am only 51______ curious.” And again, “the contrast between the popular 52______ of my powers…and the reality is simply 53_______.”Einstein 54______ his discoveries to imagination and endless questioning more so than 55______ intelligence.

Part V Understanding of the Texts (5%)

Directions:In this part, you will read some statements based on the texts. Decide whether the statements are true or false or that the information is not given in the text, then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

新视野

Statements 56-60 are based on Engelbreit’s the Name, Cute is My Game, Text B from Unit 4. 56. As a result of that fateful, disappointing trip to New York, Engelbreit gave up on drawing illustrations.

a. true

b. false.

57. Cute is the most important characteristics to Mary Engelbreit.

a. true

b. false.

58. Engelbreit showed her great drawing talents when she attended senior school.

a. true

b. false.

59. Old-fashioned art and values have been at the core of Engelbreit’s life.

a. true

b. false.

60. When Engelbreit was successful, she discovered that she st ill loved illustrating children’s books best.

a. true

b. false.

Statements 61-65 are based on Who Will Take Advantage of Human Cloning? Text B from

Unit 8.

61. Much of the moral opposition toward human cloning is due to the fact that it will fundamentally change our conception of biology.

a. true

b. false.

62. According to the writer, human cloning would violent the right to a unique genetic identity.

a. true

b. false.

63. It’s morally wrong for parents to bear a second child as an organ donor.

a. true

b. false.

64. Infertile couples should not be deprived of the right to clone a child although they have other options.

a. true

b. false.

65. Due to the fact that human cloning offers no obvious benefits to mankind, we should pass the laws against it.

a. true

b. false.

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Statements 56-60 are based on The Power of Gratitude. Text B from Unit 5.

56. It can be inferred that anyone with the car sticker is likely to be described as childish.

a. True

b. False

57. The gratitude journal may possibly make you look at life in a compassionate and

materialistic way.

a. True

b. False

58. It is implied that the group who found something to appreciate everyday were less apt to see

a connection between life satisfaction and material things.

a. True

b. False

59. The messages written by the waitresses are given to illustrate how gratitude makes others

grateful in return.

a. True

b. False

60. The remarks on eudaemonia are intended to stress that one good turn deserves another.

a. True

b. False

Statements 61-65 are based on Night Watch, Text B Unit 6.

61. On a downtown Brooklyn street corner, an elderly man was injured by a collapsing building

when he crossed the road.

a. True

b. False

62. The old man was partially conscious because he suffered a massive heart attack the night

before.

a. True

b. False

63. The Marine showed a strong message of love and encouragement by wrapping his toughened

fingers around the old man’s limp ones.

a. True

b. False

64. The Marine did not smoke in the hospital until the old man died.

a. True

b. False

65. The Marine did not explain who he was when he saw the old man because he knew his real

son was on the way to help.

a. True

b. False

Part VI ETC Translation (5%)

新视野

66.While animals aren’t people, it is logical to make the inference that an effect of exercise found

in rats may also apply to humans.

67.The legislation made segregating blacks and white in public facilities, as well as

discriminating in hiring practices, working conditions, and wages, against the law.

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66. If human cloning is to be banned, then, the reasons had better be far more compelling than any

thus far advanced

67. In a follow-up study, those who found something to appreciate every day were less

materialistic —less apt to see a connection between life satisfaction and material things.

Part VII CTE Translation (10%)

新视野

68. Your resistance will make no difference，___________________(毕竟，领导们认为现在这

个计划是头等重要的大事).

69. (从理论上讲，双胞胎应该长得很像) _______________________________________, but

in practice it is not the case.

70. The French accent with which he spoke English ____________________(让我们误以为他

是一位法国人).

71. Words came ________________________(他将不顾他人的抗议而对公司的管理制度进

行改革).

72. Upon reflection, he decided ___________________ ( 他决不会辞职的).

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68. He ___________________(理所当然地认为) that his child would _________________(专心致志地学习) English Literature.

69. Einstein _________________(不在乎权威), so his teacher predicted that he would ________________(永远不会有什么出息) in the future.

70. We have become so used to ______________(溺爱我们的孩子)，in the end, _____________(我们会聪明反被聪明误).

71. It is true that ___________(他被当做艺术家看待)，but he ___________(生活却入不敷出).

72. Mr. Smith drank gin _________(过度), and he often ________________________(把我误认为是他的哥哥).

Part VIII Writing (15%)

Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Increased College Enrollment. You should write at least 120 words. Please base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 近年来大学入学率逐年上升。

2. 大学扩招的益处及潜在问题。

3. 我对大学扩招的看法。

大学英语四级模拟试题四(附含答案解析)

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