《大学体验英语(3)》考试自测题及参考答案

第一部分：英语知识运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —I haven’t seen Billy for 10 years.

— _D___________

A. Either have I.

B. So have I.

C. Haven’t I.

D. Neither have I.

2.— Well done. Congratulations on your success.

— _______A______________________.

A. Thank you very much

B. Oh, no, no

C. No, I didn't do very well

D. Sorry, I couldn't any better

3.— That man alone over there—who is he?

— ___B__________________________.

A. He is a student

B. He is Doctor Took

C. A driver, I suppose

D. He's drunk

4. — Excuse me, how far is the airport from here?

— _____B_______

A. You can take a taxi.

B. It’s about thirty miles.

C. I’ll fly to Sydney.

D. It’s only six hundred dollars.

5. —I’ve got two tickets for the match. Shall we go and watch it together?

— _____C_______

A. The tickets must be expensive.

B. The match must be exciting.

C. Why not? Let’s go.

D. The place is too far away.

6. — Could I borrow your CD of English songs?

— _______B_______

A. No, I am not available.

B. I’m sorry. It’s not at hand now.

C. It’s very kind of you.

D. Thank you very much.

7.— Hello, I'd like to speak to Mark, please.

— ______B_______________________.

A. Yes, I'm Mark

B. This is Mark speaking

C. It's me here

D. This is me

8.— Can you go out with us for dinner this evening?

— ______B_______________________.

A. No, I already have plans

B. Thanks a lot but I'm busy tonight

C. No, I really don't like being with you

D. I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out for dinner

9.— Sorry, I must be leaving now, because there's a meeting

— _________C____________________.

A. Oh, no, you can't

B. Yes, you can leave if you like

C. Do you really have to go? Couldn't you at least stay for another cup of tea?

D. Oh, no. I don't understand

10.— I'd like to book a flight to Shanghai, please.

— ______________C_______________.

A. No, of course not

B. Do you mind if I said no?

C. Yes, sir, single or return?

D. You can't. We are busy

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Passage 1

There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art; Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.

FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.

You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art produced electronically (通过电子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artistes had no place to show their work.

A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records or floppy discs (软盘), to others to see on their computers. He could also print his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser（激光）printer.

Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr. Shostak said the FIU museum would make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.

11. The main purpose of this passage is to give information about___B__________.

A. famous museums throughout the world

B. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A.

C. art exhibitions in Florida International University

D. latest development of computer art

12. To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include____D_________.

A. floppy discs

B. a computer and a printer

C. pictures and drawings on paper

D. a computer connected to the museum by a telephone line

13. What are stored in this museum?A

A. Paintings drawn by means of the computer.

B. Different styles of paintings.

C. Old paintings.

D. Drawings done by art students of FIU.

14. The museum was started when____B_______.

A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists

B. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists

C. art students needed better places to show their works

D. computer scientists wanted to do something about art

15. The word “audience” in the last paragraph refers to _______D____.

A. art students

B. computer owners

C. exhibits in the museum

D. those who will enjoy art

Passage 2

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.

We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one st udent’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

16. We know that the word “cool” has had __C______.

A. only one meaning

B. no meanings

C. many different meanings

D. the same meaning

17. In the passage, the word “express” means “___B_____”.

A. see

B. show

C. know

D. feel

18. If you are ___A____ something, you may say, “It’s cool.”

A. interested in

B. angry about

C. afraid of

D. unhappy with

19. The writer takes an example to show he is __C______ the way the word is used.

A. pleased with

B. strange to

C. worried about

D. careful with

20. In the passage, the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”______D__.

A. cannot be replaced by other words

B. usually means something interesting

C. can make your life colourful

D. shouldn’t be overused

Passage 3

For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the wor ld’s greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from

Shakespe are’s writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations. Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand. There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.

21. English people _____C_______.

A. have never discussed who is the world’s greatest dramatist

B. never discuss any issue concerning the world’s greatest dramatist

C. are sure who is the world’s greatest dramatist

D. do not care who is the world’s greatest poet and dramatist

22. Every Englishman knows _________A_____.

A. more or less about Shakespeare

B. Shakespeare, but only slightly

C. all Shakespeare’s writings

D. only the name of the greatest English writer

23. Which of the following is true?C

A. We use all the words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings.

B. Shakespeare’s writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English.

C. It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use.

D. All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare.

24. What does the word “proverb” mean?A

A. Familiar sayings.

B. Shakespeare’s plays.

C. Complaints.

D. Actors and actresses.

25. Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English?B

A. English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare’s time.

B. By doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language.

C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare’s time.

D. Beginners may have difficulty learning some aspects of English usage.

第三部分：词汇和结构（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）

26. I didn’t hear the phone. I _______ asleep.

A. must be

B. should be

C. must have been

D. should have been

27. Don’t wait for me if you _______.

A. have a hurry

B. are in a hurry

C. have a speed

D. are in a speed

28. John had _______ his leg while playing football this morning.

A. broken

B. break

C. to break

D. breaking

29. I am _______ of money at the moment. Could you lend me some?

A. short

B. long

C. need

D. wanting

30. — Do you think I should study Japanese or French?

— _______________.

A. It’s your own decision

B. None of your business

C. It’s up to you

D. That’s all right

31. The travelers were not aware _______ the danger ahead.

A. with

B. of

C. for

D. to

32. ______ yesterday, I would have asked him not to do that.

A. If he had come

B. if he came

C. Provided he came

D. Has he came

33. _______ the heavy rain, she went shopping.

A. In spite of

B. Despite on

C. Although

D. However

34. Mother doesn’t know _______ the hammer after her son had used it.

A. where did her son put

B. where her son putting

C. where her son put

D. where to put

35. It’s too expensive for me. I can’t _______ it.

A. cost

B. pay

C. spend

D. afford

36. Mary speaks as _______ as her sister.

A. clear

B. clearly

C. more clear

D. more clearly

37. Do not make the same mistake _______ I did.

A. which

B. that

C. like

D. as

38. They had succeeded _______ the task in time.

A. at completing

B. to complete

C. in completing

D. complete

39. Last year Mike earned _______ his brother, who has a lower position.

A. twice as many as

B. twice as much as

C. twice than

D. twice as more as

40. He waited and waited and at last a gentleman _______ came forward.

A. dressing the black suit

B. wears a black suit

C. in a black suit

D. with the black suit

自测题二

Part I Vocabulary (10%)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

21. Mr. Wilson is quite satisfied with his new secretary because she is much more

____ than the former one.

A. efficient

B. effective

C. sufficient

D. effect

22. You will lose your weight if you don’t consume _____ amounts of fat.

A. little

B. few

C. a little

D. excessive

23. The _____ on street begging will be in force next month.

A. permission

B. prohibition

C. allowance

D. prohibit

24. Plenty of football and basketball clubs are eager to _____ young athletes if they show great promise.

A. donor

B. sponsor

C. attain

D. sustain

25. I don’t think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you to _______ good marks in university.

A. retain

B. detain

C. attain

D. own

26. The sweaters are made of wool ________ from Australia.

A. exported

B. imported

C. marketed

D. sale

27. I’ve no ____ with people who are always complaining of their mis fortune.

A. impatient

B. patient

C. apparent

D. patience

28. Scientists will have to ______ new technologies to improve the world’s food and fuel supplies.

A. come true

B. come about

C. come up with

D. come to

29. The story of Harry Potter ______ the imagination of children throughout the world.

A. sparked

B. made

C. let

D. stirred

30. The company will spend $6 million on sales _____ as well as the development of new products.

A. approach

B. element

C. items

D. strategies

Part II Structure ( 10%)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

31. I _________ bacon and eggs every morning.

A) am used to eat B) used to eating

C) am used to eating D) used to eat

32. ___________ from the top of the hill, the town looks beautiful.

A. Seeing

B. Having seen

C. Seen

D. To see

33. —What’s the matter with you?

—Oh, I’m not feeling well in the stomach. I _____ so much fried fish just now.

A. shouldn’t eat

B. mustn’t have eaten

C. shouldn’t have eaten

D. mustn’t eat

34. Mark often attempts to escape ____ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.

A. having been fined

B. to have been fined

C. to be fined

D. being fined

35. What’s the name of the program________.

A. which are listening

B. you are listening to

C. to that you are listening

D. that you are listening

36. I like the house_____ windows face south.

A. whose

B. who’s

C. it's

D. its

37. He has just arrived, but he talks as if he ___ about that.

A. had known

B. know

C. knows

D. will know

38. No sooner ___________ the telephone began to ring.

A. had he come back home than

B. he had come back home when

C. did he come back home than

D. he came back home when

39. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _____ for her examination.

A. to prepare

B. to be prepare

C. preparing

D. being preparing

40. Mary was not in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. She ____ in her classroom.

A) should have been B) must have been C) must be D) should be

41. Our teacher didn’t think we needed _________ how important the exam was.

A. to be told

B. to tell

C. having told

D. being told

42. Never before ____ such a smoke in the room.

A. have I read

B. did I read

C. do I read

D. am I reading

43. He kept the light in his room _____ the whole night.

A. burnt

B. burning

C. burn

D. to burn

44. I know it isn’t important but I can’t help ____ about it.

A. but to think

B. thinking

C. to

D. think

45. Who allowed you ____ my car?

A. driving

B. to drive

C. riding

D. to ride

46. This shirt is like the one___ we saw yesterday in that shop ___ John told us about.

A. that, which

B. which, where

C. whom; that

D. which, in which

47. Had he worked harder, he _______ the exams.

A. must have got through

B. would have got through

C. would get through

D. could get through

48. Only under special circumstances _______ to take make-up tests.

A) are freshmen permitted B) freshmen are permitted

C) permitted are freshmen D) are permitted freshmen

49. ______ , she had to do all kinds of housework.

A. Her husband being ill

B. Her husband was ill

C. Her husband were ill

D. Her husband to be ill

50. The noise has been driving me crazy. I just wish something ____ about it.

A. could be doing

B. could done

C. could be done

D. could do

Part III Reading Comprehension (30%)

Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

Passage 1.

When your parents advise you to "get an education" in order to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not so much that you prove an

embarrassment to your society.

Get a high school diploma, at least. Without that, you will be occupationally dead unless your name happens to be George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison, and you can successfully dropout in grade school.

Get a college degree, if possible. With a B.A., you are on the launching pad. But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you go for a master's degree, make sure it is an M.B.A, and is famous law of diminishing returns begins to take effect.

Do you know, for instance, that long-haul truck drivers earn more per year than full professors? Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was $24000, while the full professors managed to earn just $23030. A Ph.D. is the highest degree you can get. Except for a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes, if you pursue such a degree in any other field, you will face a dim future. There are more Ph.D.s unemloyed or underemployed in this country than any other part of the world.

If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages or-worst of all-in philosophy, you run the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs, mind you, but for our demands. Thousands of Ph.D.s are selling shoes, driving cars, waiting on table, and endlessly filling out applications month after month. They may also take a job in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than the janitor earns. You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product, but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.

51. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn out people who _____.

A)will not be a disgrace to society B)will become loyal citizens

C)can take care of themselves D)can meet the nation's demands as a source of manpower

52. Many Ph.D.s are out of job because _____.

A)they are improperly educated B)they are of little commercial value to their society C)there are fewer jobs in high schools D)they prefer easier jobs that make more money

53. The nation is only interested in people _____.

A)with diplomas B)who specialize in physics and chemistry

C)who are valuable to the gross national product D)both A and C

54. Which of the following is not true?

A)Bernard Shaw didn't finish high schools, nor did Edison.

B)One must think carefully before pursuing a master degree.

C)The higher your education level, the more money you will earn.

D)If you are too well-educated, you'll be overeducated for society's demands.

55. The writer sees education as _____.

A)a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country's demands for technical workers

B)a way to broaden one's horizons