2009年成人英语三级考试模拟试题(1)

　　Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension (30%)

　　Directions: There are three 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 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage 1

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

　　A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers (消费者) will spend their money must study consumer behavior. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.

　　If an economist were asked which of three groups borrow most ―people with rising incomes, Stable incomes, or decreasing incomes ―he would probably answer, those with decreasing incomes. Actually years 1947― 1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes.

　　People with decreasing incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions(假设) about earning and spending are not always reliable. Another traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying.

　　One typical attitude was expresser by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices. “In a few months,” she said, “we’ll have pay more for meat and milk; we’ll have less to spend on other things. “Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be disliked and buyer’s resistance may be produced. This is shown by the following typical comment: “I just don’t pay these prices; they are too high.”

　　The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America; condition most helpful to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people consider that they are reasonable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology(心理学).

　　1. According to the passage, if one wants to predict the way spend their money, he should _______

　　A. rely on traditional assumptions about earning and spending

　　B. try to encourage or discourage consumers to spend money

　　C. carry out investigations on consumer behavior and get data on consumers incomes and money spending motives

　　D. do researches in consumer psychology in a laboratory.

　　2. According to paragraph 2, one traditional assumption is that people with ________ incomes borrow most.

　　A. average B. stable C. decreasing D. rising

　　3.According to paragraph 2, research surveys have proved that _________

　　A. price increases always stimulate people to hasten to buy things

　　B. rising prices may make people put off their purchase of certain things

　　C. women are more sensitive to the rising in prices than men

　　D. the expectations of price increases often make buyers feel angry.

　　4. From the results of the surveys, the writer of this article _________

　　A. concludes that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are better than those in America

　　B. concludes that the consumers always expect prices to remain stable

　　C. concludes that maintaining stable prices is a correct business policy

　　D. does not draw any conclusion

　　5. Which of the following statements is always TRUE according to the surveys mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Consumers will put off buying things if they expect prices to decrease.

　　B. Consumers will spend their money quickly if they expect prices to increase

　　C. The price condition has an influence on consumer behavior

　　D. Traditional assumptions about earning and spending are reliable.

　　Passage 2

　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

　　The young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are talking nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must surely know.

　　No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that “Village life” is dead. Gone for ever. It began to decline (衰落) about a hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was.

　　There are still a number of people alive today who can remember. What “village life” meant the early years of the present century? It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp ―oil and coal.

　　Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long ― established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make “village life” and “town life” almost alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high ― level social welfare for all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about “village life. “ It is just life, and that a better life.

　　Finally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes, which we have seen in our lives, we have only to look in at the school playground any mid ― morning; or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better clothed, better educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village street.

　　6. By saying that village is not dead, but “village life” is dead, the writer suggests that _________

　　A. those young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are wrong

　　B the two statements are against each other

　　C. “village life” today is rather uninteresting

　　D. “village life” today is no longer like what is used to be.

　　7. It was _________ that “village life” began to take a sharp turn.

　　A. about a century ago

　　B. during the two world wars

　　C. with electricity and motorcars introduced into the village

　　D. only recently

　　8. As is suggested in paragraph 2, villagers in the past _________

　　A. lived a simpler life than villagers today

　　B. knew fewer people than villagers today.

　　C. found it difficult to enjoy themselves

　　D. liked to wash themselves with cold water.

　　9. The expression “.... ” There is no point whatever in talking about in paragraph 3 means that _________

　　A. there is no end to the talking about....

　　B. It is harmful to talk about….

　　C. It is not meaningless to talk about....

　　D. there is no reason for talking about

　　10. From the passage we can see that the writer’s attitude toward “village life” is __________

　　A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. unclear

　　Passage 3

　　The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.

　　In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting (报价), what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information?

　　There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselor's offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot.

　　Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.

　　11. In making market investigation , one should_________.

　　A. get enough information concerned B. advertise his products

　　C. produce high quality goods D. none of the above

　　12. The word "indispensable" in the first line means_________.

　　A. impossible　　B. essential　　C. advisable　　D. available

　　13 Which of the following statements is not true?

　　A. The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth.

　　B. It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation.

　　C. There are various ways of making market investigation.

　　D. Production goes before market investigation.

　　14. Making market investigation is very important because_________.

　　A. in market, goods on sale are numerous B. every producer is facing keen competition

　　C. it can greatly promote sales D. all of the above

　　15. All the following are channels to get market information except _________.

　　A. to have commercial counselor’s office of our embassies stationed abroad

　　B. to promote the quality of our own products

　　C. to send trade groups abroad every now and then

　　D. to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen

　　Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

　　Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　16.In arithmetic the rules of addition are basic, and all the other rules are built on this __________.

　　A. basis B. bases C. base D. basises

　　17.Then the speaker __________ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.

　　A. went for B. went after C. went into D. went on

　　18.Cake __________ of flour, sugar, egg and some other ingredients.

　　A. contained B. consists C. includes D. composed

　　19.Mr. Tyler asked his son to pay more __________ to his study.

　　A. notice B. attraction C. concern D. attention

　　20.He is __________ of an actor.

　　A. anybody B. anything C. somebody D. something

　　21.I remember __________ to help us if we ever got into trouble.

　　A. once offering B. him once offering C. to offer him D. something

　　22.“Shall I turn on the television?” ? “No, I’d rather not __________ television tonight.”

　　A. have watched B. to watch C. watch D. for watching

　　23.When I was younger I __________ long distance, but now I’m out of practice.

　　A. was used to walk B. got used to walk

　　C. was used to walking D. used to walking

　　24.It is the Party __________ has been leading us from victory to victory.

　　A. since B. which C. who D. that

　　__________ sets man apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is his ability to speak.

　　A. Which B. Whom C. Who D. What

　　25.Poverty depresses most people, __________ my father it was otherwise.

　　A. in case B. in case of C. in the case of D. in any case

　　26.he weather __________ us from climbing the mountain.

　　A. discharged B. disguised C. disturbed D. discouraged

　　27.The teacher said that the classroom was empty __________ a few chairs.

　　A. but for B. except for C. apart from D. besides

　　28.This is the hotel __________ I like to stay.

　　A. in which B. at which C. to which D. at that

　　29.The child took a spoonful and tasted it carefully __________ it was hot.

　　A. in case B. provided C. if D. unless

　　30.__________ impossible to make a living in real estate, Nancy added insurance as a side line.

　　A. It’s being B. Its being C. It is D. It being

　　31.She __________ in wearing that old ? fashioned hat.

　　A. insists B. persists C. assists D. consists

　　32.The __________ horse ran away from the fire.

　　A. having frightened B. frightening C. frightened D. frighten

　　33.Dr. Bruce will first give you a summary of the situation and then discuss it __________.

　　A. at interval B. at random C. at issue D. at length

　　34.The secret agent kept looking back because he was afraid of __________.

　　A. followed B. being followed

　　C. having followed D. having been followed

　　35.The mother flatly rejected my suggestion that she __________ her daughter the next week.

　　A. meet B. would meet C. met D. had met

　　36.Something is wrong with your truck. You’d better have it __________.

　　A. repairing B. repair C. repaired D. to be repaired

　　37.The storm delayed __________ Yokohama Harbor.

　　A. the ship to leave B. the ship’s leaving

　　C. the leaving ship D. to leave the ship

　　38.Evidence came up __________ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old.

　　A. what B. which C. that D. /

　　39.__________ is often the case, workers have over fulfilled their work program.

　　A. Which B. It C. That D. As

　　40.Let’s have a look at what we’ve got here, __________?

　　A. will you B. shall we C. don’t we D. will we

　　41.__________ he come tomorrow, I should give him the dictionary he needs.

　　A. Had B. Should C. Were D. Would

　　42.The French pianist who had been praised very highly __________ to be a great disappointment.

　　A. turned off B. turned up C. turned out D. turned down

　　43.With increased taxation and rising prices, I am going to have to __________ on quite a lot of things ? clothes, records and so on.

　　A. cut off B. cut in C. cut out D. cut down

　　44.The boy would do everything but __________ his fault.

　　A. to admit B. admitting C. admit D. would admit

　　45.The employee was told to finish the job _____ what happened.

　　A in spite of B regardless of C ahead of D for the sake of

　　Part Ⅲ Identification (10%)

　　Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　46.Many a woman feel entitled to more in life than just housework.

　　A B C D

　　47.She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.

　　A B C D

　　48.No sooner had the hikers set out on their trip as it began to rain heavily.

　　A B C D

　　49.Neither rain nor sleet nor keep the mailman from his appointed rounds.

　　A B C D

　　50.He is proud to have never been beaten at chess.

　　A B C D

　　51.Having eaten the cherry pie, I struck several pits and nearly broke a tooth.

　　A B C D

　　52.John is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help.

　　A B C D

　　53.The period during when people learned to smelt iron is called the Iron Age.

　　A B C D

　　54.Mark Twain is a good representative of post ? Civil War authors because of his place of birth, education, and how he wrote.

　　A B C D

　　55.It’s high time they begin to take you seriously and they know it.

　　A B C D

　　Part Ⅳ Cloze (10%)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　At 1:30 this morning, local police finally caught the jewel thief whom they had been trying to trap (诱捕) for the past two months. 56 the man they arrested, James Smith, 57 that he was the thief, he was 58 with several diamond rings in his 59 . Police saw Smith 60 a jewelry store on Main Street at 1:16 A. M. . 61 seeing the police, Smith jumped 62 his auto, and a high ? speed chase followed for the next fourteen minutes. The police finally 63 Smith off the road and his 64 hit a tree.

　　When the police searched Smith’s 65 , they found the diamond rings 66 in an inside pocket of his jacket. Although Smith claimed that the diamonds were fake (假的), the owner of the jewelry store 67 the most 68 robbery incident happened 69 them 70 his missing jewels.

　　Smith is now awaiting his first visit to court in a cell in the town jail. If he does not 71 , a jury (陪审团) will have to decide his guilt or innocence. 72 , a representative of the police stated today that they have no 73 that he will be found to be 74 . This spokesman also stated that they hoped that the alarm 75 in the community by all the recent robberies would be calmed by Smith’s arrest.

　　56.A. When B. After C. Until D. Although

　　57.A. accepted B. denied C. ignored D. rejected

　　58.A. captured B. chased C. tracked D. traced

　　59.A. safe B. possession C. provision D. own

　　60.A. leaving B. entering C. robbering D. stealing

　　61.A. To B. For C. At D. On

　　62.A. from B. into C. over D. off

　　63.A. urged B. imposed C. forced D. attempted

　　64.. truck B. motorbike C. car D. bicycle

　　65.A. coat B. cloth C. clothing D. costume

　　66.A. discovered B. covered C. recovered D. hidden

　　67.A. when B. where C. which D. what

　　68.A. recent B. popular C. former D. attractive

　　69.A. regarded B. accepted C. treated D. identified

　　70.A. with B. upon C. like D. as

　　71.A. admit B. prove C. confess D. exhibit

　　72.A. Therefore B. However C. Or D. And

　　73.A. evidence B. suspect C. opinion D. doubt

　　74.A. guilty B. sorry C. ashamed D. miserable

　　75.A. objected B. led C. caused D. promoted

　　Part Ⅴ Translation (20%)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this part there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

　　76.A scientist who wants to predict the way in which consumers(消费者) will spend their money must study consumer behavior.

　　77.This shows us that traditional assumptions(假设) about earning and spending are not always reliable.

　　78.It began to decline (衰落) about a hundred years ago, when many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing number in search of a work, and home was where work was.

　　79.The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak.

　　80.The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this part there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.

　　81.国庆节到了，咱们把寝室彻底打扫一下吧。

　　82.每当我学习中遇到困难，他总是来帮助我。

　　83.箱子太重了那孩子搬不动。

　　84.你最好马上去年医生。

　　85.我们锻炼得越多，身体越健康。

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