COLLEGE ENGLISH EXERCISE

大学英语3作业册

NAME： MAJOR：

STUDENT NUMBER：

2014. 9

Model Test one

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and then express your views on the college students’ choice of reading materials. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D)，and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. A) The man is supposed to pass the exam. C) The teacher makes the man sad.

B) The man should study hard himself. D) The teacher is responsible for his failure. 2. A) The woman should learn from those excellent ones. B) The woman holds an important position in the company. C) The woman needn?t worry about being dismissed. D) The woman will be fired if the recession goes on.

3. A) Claim his money back. C) Get his computer repaired in the store. B) Keep his invoice just in case. D) Back up the files. 4. A) Think twice before making decisions B) Choose the courses with easier exams. C) Select the courses according to her interest. D) Consider more about professors than courses. 5. A) The woman will give up her classes.

B) The woman is tired of her parents? arrangement. C) The woman has to cancel her travel plan. D) The woman has only one day for travel.

6. A) He has never seen such a wonderful view. B) He speaks highly of the present exposition. C) He has spent years visiting the exposition. D) He will pay a revisit to the exposition.

7. A) The woman doesn?t advocate shopping online. B) The man doesn?t believe the ads on the web.

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C) The woman shouldn?t always follow fashion. D) The woman believes all the ads on the web. 8. A) He doesn?t know what the matter is. B) He will send someone there.

C) He doesn?t have to repair the central heating. D) He needn?t send anyone to her apartment.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) Touching the head of a child. C) Receiving a gift with the right hand. B) Eating food with the left hand. D) Using the left hand to shake hands. 10. A) Because people think their own behaviors are proper.

B) Because people treat the same manners differently in different cultures C) Because people often consider other cultures inferior. D) Because people don?t think about things in the same way.

11. A) Learn and respect other cultures. C) Bear cultural differences in mind. B) Spread our cultures to other countries. D) Consider other cultures superior. 12. A) There will be no problems in communication. B) Culture differences will disappear soon. C) People will learn a foreign culture quickly. D) People of different cultures don?t vary much

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13. A) She likes to go to parties very much. C) She cares too much about cleanness. B) She?s approachable and sociable. D) She likes drama very much. 14. A) She behaves as if she were a queen. B) She often argues about cleaning apartment. C) She likes to make a fuss over small things. D) She likes to make deals when doing work.

15. A) Those who don?t share with others. C) Those who don?t work hard.

B) Those who throw weight around. D) Those who profit at others? expense. Section B

Directions: In this section，you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C ) and D ). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Passage One

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) It has grown up to 80 million recently.

B) It is a quarter of the whole population in the world.

C) It accounts for a quarter of the added population in the world.

D) Its living condition is worsening compared with developed countries. 17. A) The global population will reduce by 2050.

B) The birth rates in developing countries will eventually go down. C) Africa will have the largest population.

D) Government will meet the needs of education.

18. A) The shortage of work-age labor. C) The long-term decline in economy. B) The lower pension for elderly population. D) The older age for retirement. 19. A) The problems of poorest countries.

B) The population problems in developing countries. C) Problems caused by low birth rate.

D) Birth rate in different areas and the problems it causes. Passage Two

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. A) How to reduce weight by 9 kilos.

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B) How to keep their new weight.

C) How to find a counselor to lose weight.

D) How to visit a weight loss management website. 21. A) Internet didn?t help in controlling weight.

B) Those without any program regained their original weight C) Those with personal counseling regained the least. D) Those Internet users got the most weight.

22. A) Internet can help to lose weight for those regular users. B) More people will like the weight loss management website. C) Internet is more effective than personal counseling. D) Web-based weight loss management will be popular. Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. A) Good family relations may contribute to good social relations. B) Friendship is one of the most important social relations. C) Family relations are connected with our health. D) Social interaction is related to our health.

24. A) They are likely to change one's thought. C) They may help to kick off bad habits. B) They can help to deal with pressures. D) They can help us to become a doctor. 25. A) Non-smoking areas should get expanded. B) Public relations affect personal achievements.

C) Policy-makers should connect relations with health D) Policies should be changed if they hinder relations. Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Less than 60% of students now entering four-year American colleges are likely to graduate. The 26 rate is lower than for almost any other wealthy country, and worst for poor and minority students. A new book about America?s public universities explores the complex causes of the high 27 . The book is called Crossing the Finish Line. President Obama wants the United States to again have the world?s highest 28 of college graduates by 2020. On Tuesday the president gave a 29 broadcast speech to students about the importance of staying in school. He spoke on the first day of classes at a high school in Virginia. He talked about personal 30 , and used himself as an example of someone who 31 difficulties. But he told students that problems in their own lives should not stop them from learning. But marry conservatives 32 plans for the speech. Some called it “socialized education” or federal interference in local schools. Others 33 it would be too political, so some schools decided not to show the speech. On Sunday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said 30% of students do not graduate from high school. According to him, more than a million students every year who entered ninth grade do not complete twelfth grade. The education secretary called the 34 the president?s speech “silly.” It suggested that students write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. But after conservatives objected, the 35 was changed to writing about personal goals.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section，there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage .Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

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