大学英语三级阅读模拟试题集.docx

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大学英语三级阅读模拟试题集

大学英语三级阅读模拟试题集

ModelTest1

PassageOne

Supposeyousetyourmindtoworkontheproblemofhowyouwoulduseyourowneyesifyouhad3moredaystosee.Ifwiththeoncomingdarknessofthe3rdnightyouknewthatthesunwouldneverriseforyouagain,howwouldyouspendthose3preciousdays?

Whatwouldyoumostwanttoletyourgazerestupon?

I,naturally,shouldwantmosttoseethethingswhichhavebecomedeartomethroughmyyearsofdarkness.You,too,wouldwanttoletyoureyesrestlongonthethingsthathavebecomedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouinthenightthatloomed（降临）beforeyou.

Ishouldwanttoseethepeoplewhosekindnessandgentlenessandcompanionshiphavemademylifeworthliving.FirstIshouldliketogazelonguponthefaceofmyteacher,Mrs.AnneSullivanMacy,whocametomewhenIwasachildandopenedtheouterworldtome.Ishouldwantnotmerelytheoutlineofherface,sothatIcouldcherishitinmymemory,buttostudythatfaceandfindinitthelivingevidenceofthesympathetictendernessandpatiencewithwhichsheaccomplishedthedifficulttaskofmyeducation.Ishouldliketoseeinhereyesthatstrengthofcharacterwhichhasenabledhertostandfirminthefaceofdifficulties,andthatcompassionforallhumanitywhichshehasrevealedtomesooften.

Oh,thethingsthatIshouldseeifIhadthepowerofsightforjust3days!

1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe2ndparagraph?

A.theauthorisadeafB.theauthorisablindpersonC.Mrs.AnneSullivanisadeafD.Mrs.AnneSullivanisablindperson

2.Accordingtothepassage,Mrs.AnneSullivanMacy_____.

A.failedtomaketheauthor’slifemeaningfulB.wasquitesuccessfulineducatingtheauthorC.showedmuchimpatiencewiththeauthorD.didn’tbelievethattheauthorwasabletolearnalot

3.Thefollowinghavemadetheauthor’slifeworthlivingEXCEPT_____accordingtothepassage.

A.kindnessB.gentlenessC.companionshipD.ambition

4.Theword“compassion”isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.companionB.affectionC.strengthD.determination

5.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveytousinthepassage?

A.thereareonly3daysforhertoseetheworldB.sheislongingformanythingswhicharedeartoherC.Mrs.AnneSullivanplaysaveryimportantroleinherlifeD.shelivesquiteadifferentlifefromothers

PassageTwo

Britishuniversityentrants（新学员）expecttobeprovidedwithwashingmachinesanddryersintheirrooms,andevencarparkingspaces,asurveyhasfound.Studentsarealsolesspreparedtotoleratepoorqualitylivingconditionsthantheirpredecessors,saysthesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori.

Morethan1,000full-timeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesfrom21universitiesacrosstheUKweresurveyedfortheresearch.Itshowsthatlocationisthekeyfactorinchoosingaccommodationforstudents-----nearlyhalfofthoseinterviewedsaidthatbeingclosetotheirplaceofstudywasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoice.Costcamesecond,withevidencethatmanyparentsfootthebillsfortheirchildren’srent.Thesurveyalsoshowsthatstudentsarenolongerpreparedtocarrybagsofwashingtothenearestlaunderette（自动洗衣店）.Thesenewcomersexpectwashersanddryerstobeprovidedwiththeiraccommodation.Thestudyalsohighlightsthosethingstoday’sstudentsexpectasstandard-----communal（公共的）areastocleanedregularly,utilitybillstobeincluded,evenprivatecarparkingspacetobeincluded.

SeparatefindingfromtheUK’sNationalUnionofStudentspublishedearlierthisyearshowmorethanhalfofstudentsinprivaterentedaccommodationarelivinginunsatisfactoryconditions.

6.Whoarethesubjectsofthesurvey?

A.someoverseastudentsinUKB.someundergraduatesandpostgraduatesinUKuniversitiesC.somegraduatesinUKuniversitiesD.someBritishstudentsinothercountries

7.WhatkindofaccommodationisthemostattractivetostudentsaccordingtothesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori?

A.anapartmentneartheiruniversitiesB.acheaphousefarwayfromtheiruniversitiesC.anapartmentwithcarparkingspaceD.anapartmentwithwashingmachines

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.thesurveydescribedinthepassageisconductedbyUK’sNationalUnionofStudentsB.mostofthesubjectsarefromuniversitiesinLondonC.mostcollegestudentspaytherentbythemselvesD.studentsthinkthatcommunalareasshouldbecleanedregularlybycleanersratherthanthemselves

9.Accordingtothepassage,thechoiceofaccommodationisinfluencedbythefollowingfactorsEXCEPT_____.

A.convenienceB.comfortC.lowrentsD.weather

10.Whatdoesthesurveyindicate?

A.UKuniversitystudentsareincreasinglysatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditionsB.UKuniversitystudentsarelessandlessenergeticC.UKuniversitystudentsdemandhigherqualitiesoftheirlivingconditionsD.UKuniversitystudentspaylessandlessattentiontotheirstudies

PassageThree

VotersinCaliforniawilldecideTuesdaywhethertoremoveGovernorGrayDavisfromoffice.Ifheisrecalled（罢免）,publicopinionstudiesshowtheleadingcandidatetoreplacehimisactorArnoldSchwarzenegger.

Yetthetwomenarenotreallyopponentsontheballot（投票选举）Tuesday.MisterDavisistheonlynameonthefirstquestion.Votersareaskedtodecideifthegovernorshouldstayinofficeorberecalled.Heneedsfifty-percentofthevotesplusonetostay.

Thesecondquestionasksvoterswhosupporttherecalltochooseareplacement.135candidatesarelists.OneofthemisMisterSchwarzenegger.AnotherisLieutenantGovernorCruzBustamante.HeisconsideredtheleadingDemocraticcandidate.IfMisterDavisisrecalled,thecandidatewiththemostvoteswillbecomegovernor.

RepublicansworrythatanotherRepublicanontheballot,stateSenatorTomMcClintock,couldtakevotesawayfromMisterSchwarzenegger.MisterMcClintock,however,wasrefusingtowithdraw.RepublicanCongressmanDarrylIssafinancedtherecalleffort.Hesaidhewouldurgepeopletovote“no”ontherecallunlessoneoftheRepublicanswithdrewtoavoidsplittingthevote.

OpinionstudiesshowthatamajorityofCalifornianswanttorecallGovernorDavis.Manypeoplesaytheyareunhappywiththewayhehasdealtwithabudgetcrisis.

Criticsoftherecalleffortsayitisanundemocraticwaytotrytoremoveanelectedgovernorfromoffice.MisterDavisisinhissecondterm.HesaystherecallisaRepublicanefforttoseizepowerinCaliforniaandpossiblyotherstates.

18ofthe50statespermitspecialelectionstorecallthegovernor.6ofthosestatessaythegovernormustbeguiltyofsomewrongdoing.Californiaisnotoneofthem.Ithassomeoftheeasiestrulesforrecallelections.

11.Accordingtopublicopinionstudies,whoismostlikelytoreplaceGovernorGrayDavisasthenewgovernor?

A.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerB.CruzBustamanteC.TomMcClintockD.DarrylIssa

12.WhatisthemainreasonforremovingGovernorGrayDavisfromofficeaccordingtothepassage?

A.heisnotgoodatgettingalongwithothersB.heisnotverypoliticallyinfluentialC.heisunabletocopewiththebudgetcrisissatisfactorilyD.theRepublicanwantstoseizepowerinCalifornia

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ifMisterDavisisrecalled,thecandidateneedsfifty-percentofthevotesplusonetobethegovernorB.DarrylIssaarguestheGovernorGrayDavisshouldstayinofficeC.GrayDavishasbeenthegovernorofCaliforniaforlessthan3yearsD.anyRepublicancandidatetoreplaceGrayDavismaysplitvotesfromArnoldSchwarzenegger

14.Whatmaybeinferredfromthepassage?

A.mostUSstatespermitspecialelectionstorecallthegovernorB.inCalifornia,specialelectionstorecallthegovernorispermittedonlywhenthegovernorisguiltyofsomewrongdoingC.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerissuretowintheelectionD.theelectiontorecallthegovernorisactivelysupportedbytheRepublican

15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudeintalkingabouttheelectiontoreplacethegovernor?

A.criticalB.objectiveC.approvingD.arbitrary

ModelTest2

PassageOne

TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasagreedtohelpArgentinarefinancesomeofitsdebt.ArgentinePresidentNestorKirchnerannouncedthedealWednesdayinBuenosAires.Theagreementisdesignedtohelpthecountryrecoverfromitsworsteconomiccrisis.

Thethree-yearagreementwillrefinance21,000milliondollarsofdebtowedtointernationallenders.Thisincludesmorethan12,000milliondollarsowedtotheIMF.MostoftherestisowedtotheWorldBankandtheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank.TheagreementneedsofficialapprovalbytheIMFboardwhichmeetsinDubaionSeptember19th.

OfficialshadcriticizedtheIMF’sdemandsinreturnfortheaidprogram.TheIMFhaddemandedthatArgentinapayprivatebanksformoneylostduringtheeconomiccrisisattheendof2001.Thecrisisledthegovernmenttodevalue（贬值）thepeso（比索）.TheIMFhadalsodemandedthatArgentinapermitprivateutilitycompaniestoincreasetheirrates.Theagreementdoesnotincludeeitherofthesedemands.

IMFManagingDirectorHorstKoehlersaidtheagreementisdesignedtohelpArgentinameetgoalsforgrowth,employmentandsocialequity（平等）.Hesaiditalsowouldhelpthecountry’sbankingsystemandincreaselendingneededtosupportrecovery.

Thecountry’seconomictroubleswerelargelycausedbytoomuchspendingbythegovernment.ThecrisisinDecemberof2001deepenedarecession.

Argentinesarestilldealingwiththecrisis.Halfofthecountry’s36millionpeoplearepoor.Andtherearefewjobs.ManyArgentinesblamedishonestgovernmentofficials