1、大學(xué)英語三級閱讀模擬試題集ModelTest1PassageOneSupposeyousetyourmindtoworkontheproblemofhowyouwoulduseyourowneyesifyouhad3moredaystosee.Ifwiththeoncomingdarknessofthe3rdnightyouknewthatthesunwouldneverriseforyouagain,howwouldyouspendthose3preciousdays?Whatwouldyoumostwanttoletyourgazerestupon?I,naturally,shouldwa

2、ntmosttoseethethingswhichhavebecomedeartomethroughmyyearsofdarkness.You,too,wouldwanttoletyoureyesrestlongonthethingsthathavebecomedeartoyousothatyoucouldtakethememoryofthemwithyouinthenightthatloomed降臨beforeyou.Ishouldwanttoseethepeoplewhosekindnessandgentlenessandcompanionshiphavemademylifeworthli

3、ving.FirstIshouldliketogazelonguponthefaceofmyteacher,Mrs.AnneSullivanMacy,whocametomewhenIwasachildandopenedtheouterworldtome.Ishouldwantnotmerelytheoutlineofherface,sothatIcouldcherishitinmymemory,buttostudythatfaceandfindinitthelivingevidenceofthesympathetictendernessandpatiencewithwhichsheaccomp

4、lishedthedifficulttaskofmyeducation.Ishouldliketoseeinhereyesthatstrengthofcharacterwhichhasenabledhertostandfirminthefaceofdifficulties,andthatcompassionforallhumanitywhichshehasrevealedtomesooften.Oh,thethingsthatIshouldseeifIhadthepowerofsightforjust3days!1. Whatcanbeinferredfromthe2ndparagraph?A

5、.theauthorisadeafB.theauthorisablindpersonC.Mrs.AnneSullivanisadeafD.Mrs.AnneSullivanisablindperson2. Accordingtothepassage,Mrs.AnneSullivanMacy.A.failedtomaketheauthor'slifemeaningfulB.wasquitesuccessfulineducatingtheauthorC.showedmuchimpatiencewiththeauthorD.didn'tbelievethattheauthorwasab

6、letolearnalot3. Thefollowinghavemadetheauthor'slifeworthlivingEXCEPTaccordingtothepassage.A.kindnessB.gentlenessC.companionshipD.ambition4. Thewordcompassion"isclosestinmeaningto.A.companionB.affectionC.strengthD.determination5. Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveytousinthepassage?A.thereareonly3d

7、aysforhertoseetheworldB.sheislongingformanythingswhicharedeartoherC.Mrs.AnneSullivanplaysaveryimportantroleinherlifeD.shelivesquiteadifferentlifefromothersPassageTwoBritishuniversityentrants新學(xué)員expecttobeprovidedwithwashingmachinesanddryersintheirrooms,andevencarparkingspaces,asurveyhasfound.Students

8、arealsolesspreparedtotoleratepoorqualitylivingconditionsthantheirpredecessors,saysthesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori.Morethan1,000full-timeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesfrom21universitiesacrosstheUKweresurveyedfortheresearch.Itshowsthatlocationisthekeyfactorinchoosingaccommodationforstudentsn

9、earlyhalfofthoseinterviewedsaidthatbeingclosetotheirplaceofstudywasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoice.Costcamesecond,withevidencethatmanyparentsfootthebillsfortheirchildren'srent.Thesurveyalsoshowsthatstudentsarenolongerpreparedtocarrybagsofwashingtothenearestlaunderette自動洗衣店.Thesenewcomersexpe

10、ctwashersanddryerstobeprovidedwiththeiraccommodation.Thestudyalsohighlightsthosethingstoday'sstudentsexpectasstandardcommunal公共的areastocleanedregularly,utilitybillstobeincluded,evenprivatecarparkingspacetobeincluded.SeparatefindingfromtheUK'sNationalUnionofStudentspublishedearlierthisyearsho

11、wmorethanhalfofstudentsinprivaterentedaccommodationarelivinginunsatisfactoryconditions.6. Whoarethesubjectsofthesurvey?A.someoverseastudentsinUKB.someundergraduatesandpostgraduatesinUKuniversitiesC.somegraduatesinUKuniversitiesD.someBritishstudentsinothercountries7. Whatkindofaccommodationisthemosta

12、ttractivetostudentsaccordingtothesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori?A.anapartmentneartheiruniversitiesB.acheaphousefarwayfromtheiruniversitiesC.anapartmentwithcarparkingspaceD.anapartmentwithwashingmachines8. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.thesurveydescribedinthepassa

13、geisconductedbyUK'sNationalUnionofStudentsB.mostofthesubjectsarefromuniversitiesinLondonC.mostcollegestudentspaytherentbythemselvesD.studentsthinkthatcommunalareasshouldbecleanedregularlybycleanersratherthanthemselves9. Accordingtothepassage,thechoiceofaccommodationisinfluencedbythefollowingfact

14、orsEXCEPT.A.convenienceB.comfortC.lowrentsD.weather10.Whatdoesthesurveyindicate?A.UKuniversitystudentsareincreasinglysatisfiedwiththeirlivingconditionsB.UKuniversitystudentsarelessandlessenergeticC.UKuniversitystudentsdemandhigherqualitiesoftheirlivingconditionsD.UKuniversitystudentspaylessandlessat

15、tentiontotheirstudiesPassageThreeVotersinCaliforniawilldecideTuesdaywhethertoremoveGovernorGrayDavisfromoffice.Ifheisrecalled罷免,publicopinionstudiesshowtheleadingcandidatetoreplacehimisactorArnoldSchwarzenegger.Yetthetwomenarenotreallyopponentsontheballot投票選舉Tuesday.MisterDavisistheonlynameonthefirs

16、tquestion.Votersareaskedtodecideifthegovernorshouldstayinofficeorberecalled.Heneedsfifty-percentofthevotesplusonetostay.Thesecondquestionasksvoterswhosupporttherecalltochooseareplacement.135candidatesarelists.OneofthemisMisterSchwarzenegger.AnotherisLieutenantGovernorCruzBustamante.Heisconsideredthe

17、leadingDemocraticcandidate.IfMisterDavisisrecalled,thecandidatewiththemostvoteswillbecomegovernor.RepublicansworrythatanotherRepublicanontheballot,stateSenatorTomMcClintock,couldtakevotesawayfromMisterSchwarzenegger.MisterMcClintock,however,wasrefusingtowithdraw.RepublicanCongressmanDarrylIssafinanc

18、edtherecalleffort.Hesaidhewouldurgepeopletovoten.ontherecallunlessoneoftheRepublicanswithdrewtoavoidsplittingthevote.OpinionstudiesshowthatamajorityofCalifornianswanttorecallGovernorDavis.Manypeoplesaytheyareunhappywiththewayhehasdealtwithabudgetcrisis.Criticsoftherecalleffortsayitisanundemocraticwa

19、ytotrytoremoveanelectedgovernorfromoffice.MisterDavisisinhissecondterm.HesaystherecallisaRepublicanefforttoseizepowerinCaliforniaandpossiblyotherstates.18ofthe50statespermitspecialelectionstorecallthegovernor.6ofthosestatessaythegovernormustbeguiltyofsomewrongdoing.Californiaisnotoneofthem.Ithassome

20、oftheeasiestrulesforrecallelections.11. Accordingtopublicopinionstudies,whoismostlikelytoreplaceGovernorGrayDavisasthenewgovernor?A.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerB.CruzBustamanteC.TomMcClintockD.DarrylIssa12. WhatisthemainreasonforremovingGovernorGrayDavisfromofficeaccordingtothepassage?A.heisnotgoodatgetting

21、alongwithothersB.heisnotverypoliticallyinfluentialC.heisunabletocopewiththebudgetcrisissatisfactorilyD.theRepublicanwantstoseizepowerinCalifornia13. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ifMisterDavisisrecalled,thecandidateneedsfifty-percentofthevotesplusonetobethegovernorB.Darr

22、ylIssaarguestheGovernorGrayDavisshouldstayinofficeC.GrayDavishasbeenthegovernorofCaliforniaforlessthan3yearsD.anyRepublicancandidatetoreplaceGrayDavismaysplitvotesfromArnoldSchwarzenegger14. Whatmaybeinferredfromthepassage?A.mostUSstatespermitspecialelectionstorecallthegovernorB.inCalifornia,special

23、electionstorecallthegovernorispermittedonlywhenthegovernorisguiltyofsomewrongdoingC.ArnoldSchwarzeneggerissuretowintheelectionD.theelectiontorecallthegovernorisactivelysupportedbytheRepublican15. Whatistheauthor'sattitudeintalkingabouttheelectiontoreplacethegovernor?A.criticalB.objectiveC.approv

24、ingD.arbitraryModelTest2PassageOneTheInternationalMonetaryFundhasagreedtohelpArgentinarefinancesomeofitsdebt.ArgentinePresidentNestorKirchnerannouncedthedealWednesdayinBuenosAires.Theagreementisdesignedtohelpthecountryrecoverfromitsworsteconomiccrisis.Thethree-yearagreementwillrefinance21,000million

25、dollarsofdebtowedtointernationallenders.Thisincludesmorethan12,000milliondollarsowedtotheIMF.MostoftherestisowedtotheWorldBankandtheInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank.TheagreementneedsofficialapprovalbytheIMFboardwhichmeetsinDubaionSeptember19th.OfficialshadcriticizedtheIMF'sdemandsinreturnfortheaidp

26、rogram.TheIMFhaddemandedthatArgentinapayprivatebanksformoneylostduringtheeconomiccrisisattheendof2001.Thecrisisledthegovernmenttodevalue貶值thepeso比索.TheIMFhadalsodemandedthatArgentinapermitprivateutilitycompaniestoincreasetheirrates.Theagreementdoesnotincludeeitherofthesedemands.IMFManagingDirectorHo

27、rstKoehlersaidtheagreementisdesignedtohelpArgentinameetgoalsforgrowth,employmentandsocialequity平等.Hesaiditalsowouldhelpthecountry'sbankingsystemandincreaselendingneededtosupportrecovery.Thecountry;seconomictroubleswerelargelycausedbytoomuchspendingbythegovernment.ThecrisisinDecemberof2001deepene

28、darecession.Argentinesarestilldealingwiththecrisis.Halfofthecountry's36millionpeoplearepoor.Andtherearefewjobs.ManyArgentinesblamedishonestgovernmentofficialsfortheproblems.1. Amongthe21,000milliondollarsofdebtthatthethree-yearagreementwillrefinance,whommostofthemareowedto?A.theUnitedStatesB.the

29、InternationalMonetaryFundC.theWorldBankD.theInter-AmericanDevelopmentBank2. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.allthedebtArgentinaowesis21,000,000,000dollarsB.IMF'soriginaldemandsareincludedintheagreementC.thisagreementwilltakeeffectatleastafterSeptember19thD.themoneyIMFl

30、endstoArgentinaismainlyusedforgovernmentspending3. WhyhadtheIMFdemandedthatArgentinapayprivatebanksformoneyaccordingtothepassage?A.thedevaluationofthepesoduringtheeconomiccrisisbroughtagreatlosstotheprivatebanksB.theArgentinagovernmentowedtheprivatebanksalotofmoneyC.theseprivatebanksaresubsidiarieso

31、ftheIMFD.thegaininthevalueofpesocausedalotoftroubletotheprivatebanks4. WhatledtoArgentina'seconomiccrisisaccordingtothepassage?A.thebankruptcyofsomeprivatebanksinthecountryB.thesharpincreaseofunemploymentC.thelackofhelpfromtheIMFbeforeD.toomuchgovernmentspending5. Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage

32、?A.theArgentinagovernmenthasovercometheeconomiccrisisB.halfofthecountry'scitizenareunemployedC.governmentofficialsarenotresponsiblefortheeconomiccrisisD.theArgentina'sbankingsystemisgreatlyinfluencedduringtheeconomiccrisisPassageTwoTheformerfirstladyandnowNewYorkSenator,HillaryRodhamClinton,

33、haswrittenabookabouther8yearsintheWhiteHouse.Itisbeingreleasedwithagreatdealofpublicfanfare虛張聲勢的宣傳.ThebookrevealsdetailsaboutthenotoriousMonicaLewinskyscandal丑聞involvingherhusband,PresidentClinton.InLivingHistory,thewifeofformerPresidentClintonrecounts表達themomentwhenMr.Clintoninformedherthathehad,in

34、fact,hadwhathecalledarelationshipthatwasnotappropriate"withMissLewinsky,thenaWhiteHouseintern實習(xí)生.Shewrites,“couldhardlybreathe.Gulpingforair,Istartedcryingandyellingathim.Whatdoyoumean?Whatareyousaying?Whydidyoulietome?Iwasfuriousandgettingmoresobythesecond.Hejuststoodtheresayingoverandoveragai

35、n,Imsorry.Imsosorry.IwastryingtoprotectyouandChelsea,referringtotheirdaughter.Mrs.Clintonsaysshehopesthatpeoplewillreadthebookformorethanintimatedetailsofhertroubledmarriage.It'saprettylongbook,andit'saboutmylife,andit'saboutalloftheissuesthatIveworkedon,particularlyonbehalfofwomenandchi

36、ldren,andthingsthatIvecaredaboutliterallysinceIwasalittlegirl,"shesaid."thinkitwillgivepeoplemoreinsightand,perhaps,answerquestions.It'salsomystory.PublisherSimon&SchusterpaidSenatorClinton$8millionforthe560-pagebook,andhasorderedanunusuallylargefirstprintingofone-millioncopies.Pub

37、lishingrightstothebookalreadyhavebeensoldin16countries.6. WhatappealstothereadersmostinthebookLivingHistoryaccordingtothepassage?A.Hillary's8yearsintheWhiteHouseB.Hillary'stroubledmarriageC.theissuesthatHillaryhaveworkedonD.Hillary'slifeasasenator7. Thewordnotorious"isclosestinmeani

38、ngto.A.well-knownB.unheard-ofC.surprisingD.amusing8. WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHillary'sreactionwhenMr.ClintontoldherhisinappropriaterelationshipwithMissLewinsky?A.indifferentB.calmC.angryD.astonished9.WhatisHillary'scommentonherownbook?A.itismorethaninterestingB.itcanmeettheneedofpe

39、opletoknowaboutother'sintimacyC.itisanacademicbookD.thelanguageofthebookisbeautiful10. WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?A.LivingHistoryisexpectedtosellwellB.LivingHistorywillbepublishedbeyondAmericaC.Mrs.ClintoniswellpaidforthebookLivingHistoryD.Mr.ClintonisaresponsiblehusbandPassageThreeTheLi

40、braryofCongressisAmericasnationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,popularpublicationsandlettersofhistoricalinterest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,artprints,movies,soundrecordingsandmusicalinstruments.Altogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects.TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepubl

41、icMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforgovernmentholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneispermittedtotakebooksoutofthebuilding.TheLibraryofCongresswasestablishedin1800.Itstartedwith11boxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolbuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywe

42、realldestroyedthatyearwhentheCapitolwasburnedduringAmerica'swarwithBritain.Tohelprebuildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.MisterJefferson'scollectionincluded7,000booksin7languages.In1897,theLibrarymovedintoitsownbuilding,acrossthestreetfromtheCapitol.Today,3building

43、sholdthelibrary'scollection.TheLibraryofCongressprovidesbooksandmaterialstotheUnitedStatesCongress.ItalsolendsbooktootherAmericanlibraries,governmentagenciesandforeignlibraries.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.Anyonewhowantscopyrightprotection

44、froapublicationintheUnitedStatesmustsend2copiestothelibrary.ThismeanstheLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnitedStates.11. Accordingtothepassage,whatwastheLibraryofCongressintheverybeginning?A.aprivatelibraryB.areadingroomintheCapitolbuildingC.aschoollibraryD.alibrarywith3

45、buildingstoholditscollection12. WhendidAmerica'swarwithBritainprobablybreakout?A.around1800B.around1814C.around1897D.around190113. WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheLibraryofCongressisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.theLibraryofCongresshasmorethan100millionbooksB.asotherlibraries,readerscanborrow

46、booksoutfromtheLibraryofCongressC.theLibraryofCongressisopentothepubliconlyexceptforgovernmentholidaysD.theLibraryofCongresswasoncedestroyedinafire14. Accordingtothepassage,theLibraryofCongresscangetitsmaterialsinthefollowingwayEXCEPT.A.bybuyingsomeofitsbooksB.bygettingsomebooksasgiftsfromothersC.th

47、roughitscopyrightofficeD.byborrowingbooksfromotheragencies15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.theHistoryoftheLibraryofCongressB.theFunctionoftheLibraryofCongressC.anIntroductiontotheLibraryofCongressD.theSignificanceoftheLibraryofCongressModelTest3PassageOneScientistssaythecorona冠狀物v

48、irus,nowidentifiedasthecauseofSARS,ispartofthesamefamilyofvirusesthatcausesthecommoncold.Buttheysayitispartofadistinctsub-groupofcoronavirusesthatdonothavethesamepropertiesastheordinarycold.WorldHealthOrganizationvirologist病毒學(xué)家KlausStohrsaidthatwiththeidentificationofthiscoronavirus,itcouldnowbeposs

49、ibletodevelopmorespecificdiagnostictestsforthedisease.Nowtheresearchcanbefocusedonthisvirus.Theresearchwillhelpustodevelopnewdrugs,“hesaid.Nowwecanfocusononepathogen病原體whichahsbeensequenced,whichprovidesadditionalinformationforthedevelopmentoftests.Now,onecanperhapsthinkaboutavaccine疫苗ifneedbe.Weare

50、still,Ithink,optimisticthatwecancontrolthediseasewiththemeasureswhichhavebeenimplemented."SARSisspreadbydropletsthroughclosepersonalcontact.Symptomsincludehighfever,adrycoughandshortnessofbreath.About4%ofitsvictimsdie.Thescientistssaythisvirushaslongexistedinnature,butithasneverbeenseeninhumans

51、before.TheysayanewgeneticsequencingoftheSARSvirusprovesconclusivelythatitcamefromanimals.AscientistattheUSCenterforDiseaseControl,JamesLeDuc,saysthisisthefirstexperiencescientistshavewiththisvirus.Therefore,"hesays,alotremainsunknown.So,Ithinkitwouldbeprematuretosuggestweareneartheendofthisoutb

52、reak/,1. WhatisnowidentifiedasthecauseofSARSaccordingtothepassage?A.thevirusthatcausesthecommoncoldB.thevirusthatiscompletelydifferentfromthevirusthatcausesordinarycoldsC.thevirusthathasneverbeentestedinhumansbeforeD.thevirusthathasneverexistedbefore2. WhichofthefollowinginNOTthesignificanceofthesuc

53、cessfulidentificationofthecauseofSARS?A.morespecificdiagnostictestsforthediseasearelikelytobedevelopedB.thecontrolofSARSbecomesveryeasyC.itwillhelpustodevelopnewmedicinesD.theresearchofavaccineforSARScanbestarted3. WhatbacksuptheconclusionthattheSARSviruscamefromanimals?A.thegeneticanalysisoftheSARS

54、virusB.theaccountofSARSpatientsC.thefactthatsomeanimalsarefoundtohavediedofSARSD.thefactthatallofthediseaseshumanbeingssufferarespreadthroughanimals4. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSARSisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.apersonwhosuffersfromhighfever,drycoughandshortnessofbreathissuretobeinfectedwith

55、SARSB.scientistshavealotofexperienceindealingwiththeSARSvirusC.mostoftheSARSpatientswilldiewithin5weeksD.theSARSvirusisstillalittlemysterioustothescientists5. Thewordsymptom"canbebestreplacedby.A.diseaseB.signC.testD.troublePassageTwoSweden,BritainandDenmarkaretheonlymembersofthe15nationEuropea

56、nUnionthatdonotusetheeuro歐元.DanishPrimeMinisterAndersFoghRasmussensaystheresultoftheSwedishvotewillhavenoeffectonhisplanstodecidebyearlynextyearonwhethertocallanewreferendum公民投票ontheeuro.Denmarkvotednoin2000.BritishLaborPartymemberChrisBryant,whoischairmanoftheLaborMovementforEurope,saysthatmorethan

57、halfofBritain'stradeiswithEurope,andhehopesBritainwillbejoiningtheeuroassoonaspossible.BritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairhadsaidpreviouslyhisgovernmentiscommittedinprincipletojoiningtheeuro,providedthateconomicconditionsareright.InSweden,meanwhile,euroopponentshavehailedthedefeatofthesinglecurrency.T

58、heleaderoftheLeftParty,UllaHoffman,saidthepeoplehavemadeitcleardemocracycomesfromthebottom,notfromabove.TheLeftParty,alongwiththeenvironmentalistGreens,foughtagainsttheeuro.ButPrimeMimisterGoranPersson,wholedthemovementfortheeuro,saidSwedenwouldhaveworseopportunitieswithoutthecommoncurrencyinthelong

59、term.Eurosupporterssayitwouldhaveimprovedtradewiththe12-nationzonethatusestheeuro,andthatanovotewouldleaveSwedenwithoutavoiceinEUeconomicdecisions.CriticssaidtheeurowouldmeanhigherpricesandlessmoneyforSweden'scradle-to-gravewelfarestate.6. Amongthefollowingpersons,whoisaeuroopponentaccordingtothepassage?A.ChrisBryantB.TonyBlairC.UllaHoffmanD.GoranPersson7. Whatdoesayesvoteofcommoncurrencymeanintheopponents'eyes?A.SwedenwillhaveworseopportunitiesB.Swedenwillhaveastr