英语考试模拟试题二含解答.docx

1、英语考试模拟试题二含解答三级英语考试模拟试题二含解答 (1)2008-06-04 13:17:24作者：来源：互联网浏览次数：104文字大小：【大】【中】【小】 Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passage in this part. Each passage is followed by some questionsorunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You s

2、hould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage 1Questions 1-5 are based on this passageTrees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods.Unfortunat

3、ely, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. 76) In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too carel

4、ess to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-allowing the rain to sink in - and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being

5、washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.1. What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage?A. Th

6、ey help him make money.B. They give him wood and other products.C. They help him prevent droughts and floods.D. They give him shade.2. Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear?A. New trees are not looked after properly.B. Many trees have been cut down by man.C. Man has not paid eno

7、ugh attention to planting trees.D. All of the above.3. Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?A. Because an empire was set up.B. Because the empire fell to pieces.C. Because it lost all its trees.D. Because too much had been spent on wars.4. Why did the countr

8、y mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?A. Because nothing remains on land except floods.B. Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.C. Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil.D. Because roots of the trees break up the soil.

9、5. What does the author tell us in this passage?A. How trees help prevent droughts and floods.B. The relationship between trees and man.C. How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.D. A story of trees.PASSAGE 1树在三方面对人类有益：提供树荫、帮助预防干旱和水灾。不幸的是在世界许多地方，人类尚未意识到树的第三个作用是最重要的。人类迫切希望利用树来赚钱，大量砍伐树木，却发现失去了树人

10、类就失去了最好的朋友。此外，人类马马虎虎地种树，又不细心地照顾树，结果森林渐渐地消失了。这不仅仅意味着树少了。后果甚至更加严重：在有树的地方，树根松土让雨水渗入，还可以巩固泥土，防止泥土轻易被雨水冲走：但是在没有树的地方，雨水落在坚硬的土地上后就流走了，造成水灾并且冲走了富饶的上层泥土。上层泥土冲走后就只留下贫瘠的沙漠。1、C 第一段提到树的三点作用提供树荫、帮助预防干旱和水灾，第二段第一句提到人类尚未意识到树的第三个作用是最重要的，即预防水灾是最重要的。2、D 第二段提到人类大量砍伐树木，马马虎虎地种树，不细心照顾树木，这些都是导致森林消失的原因。因此选择D，其他三项都是对的。3、C 第三段

11、提到失去树木后，雨水会导致水灾并且冲走了富饶的上层泥土。上层泥土冲走后就只留下贫瘠的沙漠。贫瘠的土壤是导致饥荒的原因。因此，失去树木是导致水灾和饥荒的根源。4、B 第三段提到失去树木后，雨水会导致水灾并且冲走了富饶的上层泥土。上层泥土冲走后就只留下贫瘠的沙漠。贫瘠的土壤是导致饥荒的原因。因此，失去树木是导致水灾和饥荒的根源。5、B 本文主要介绍失去森林对人类的影响，即树木与人类的关系，因此应选B。答案解析：Questions 6-10 are based on the following passagePeople travel for a lot of reason. Some touris

12、ts go to see battlefieldsorreligious shrines. Others are looking for culture,orsimply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.77) Northern European are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconv

13、eniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every s

14、ummer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason sun!The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out

15、on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly,orone tourist for every person living in Spain.78) But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle. The Mediterranean is already

16、one the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, its getting worse. The French cant figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.None of this, however, is spoiling anyones fun. The Mediter

17、ranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they dont go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun

18、 shines, its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London,orOslo.6. The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that .A. they want to see historic remainsorreligious spots.B. they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs.C. they wou

19、ld like to take pictures in front of famous sites.D. they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home.7. In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned .A. to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.B. to tell us how wealth

20、y their residents are.C. to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty.D. to prove that they have got more tourism than they an handle.8. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?A. Italy B. Spain C. France D.

21、 Greece9. The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, i. e., or one tourist for every person living in Spain means .A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.B. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country.C. every person living i

22、n Spain has to take care of a tourist.D. every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year.10. According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?A. Polluted water B. Crowded busesC. Traffic jams D. Rainy weatherPASSAGE 2人们因不同的原因

23、而旅行。一些游客参观战场或宗教圣地。一些游客欣赏文化，或仅仅想在旅游胜地拍照而已。但是大多数欧洲游客却希望找片阳光海滩躺一躺。北欧游客为了享受阳光愿意花很多钱，忍受许多不便之处，因为很少感受到阳光。伦敦、哥本哈根和阿姆斯特丹的居民冬季大多在黑暗中度过，因为白天很短，每年的大部分其他时间在下雨。这就是为什么地中海总是吸引他们。每到夏季，有多达两亿五千万的游客到地中海旅游胜地和海滩度过假期。他们都是因为同样的原因：阳光！巨大的游客数量意味着地中海国家经济的巨额收入。每年夏季，意大利的三万家旅馆订得满满的。还有一千三百万游客在法国的海滩、公园、路边野营。西班牙长长的海岸线较之其他旅游胜地吸引更多的游

24、客。每年三千七百万游客到西班牙度假，或者说西班牙有多少居民，就有多少游客。但是有迹象表明这一地区的游览数量已超出其能应对的限度。地中海已经成为地球上污染最严重的水域之一。并且随着旅游量的增加，污染日益严重。法国人无法处理露营者在圣特鲁佩斯附近留下的垃圾。在许多地方，由于水污染游泳很危险。但是游客兴致不减。地中海更受游客的喜爱。显而易见，他们去地中海不是为了享受清洁的海水和孤独。他们容忍塞车和拥挤的海滩，甚至不在乎污染。无论海水有多么脏，海滩看起来仍然很美。只要阳光充足，比起柏林、伦敦和奥斯陆的阴雨天仍然要好多了。答案解析：6、D 第二段提到北欧游客为了享受阳光而到地中海度假，因为北欧日照短而且

25、阴雨天多。所以选择D7、A 第二段中提到伦敦、哥本哈根和阿姆斯特丹的地理位置：地处北欧，和气候：冬季日照时间短，长期的阴雨天气，与阳光充足的地中海相比这三个城市不适合度假，因此选A8、B 第三段介绍西班牙长长的海岸线较之其他旅游胜地吸引更多的游客，因此选择B9、B 本句介绍西班牙的游客数量，意思是西班牙有多少居民，就有多少游客，即西班牙游客的数量与居民的数量一样多。所以应选B10、D 最后一段介绍虽然地中海存在污染、交通堵塞，但游客兴致不减，他们去地中海是为了享受阳光。因此阴雨的天气会败坏他们的游兴。Passage 3 Questions 11-15 are based on the pass

26、ageTo swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. Its a hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the Channel takes only twenty minutes (as only as youre not held up at the airport), but its an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft if you dont mind the no

27、ise, and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise you can go by boat, if you dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. Not possible, you say. Well wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a Channel tunnelorbridge.This time, the Greater London Council is looking into the

28、possibility of building a Channel link straight to London. 79) A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel, but you would be able to go by railorby car on a bridge, whereas a tunnel would provide a rail link only.Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain becoming more conscious of the need f

29、or links with Europe as a result of joining the EEC（欧共体）? Well, perhaps. The main reason, though, is that a tunnelorbridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of Londons disused dockland（船坞地）. A link from London to the continent would stimulate trade and re-vitalize（使重新具有活力）the port, and would

30、make London a main trading center in Europe. 80) With a link over the Channel, you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they were still warm!11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Swimming across the Channel takes less than four hours.B. The idea

31、 of a Channel tunnelorbridge is a very new one.C. It is considered to be more difficult to swim across the channel than any other means.D. A tunnelorbridge would only reach as far as the coast.12. A tunnel would be .A. less expensive to be built than a bridgeB. more expensive to be built than a bridgeC. less expensive to be built than a railD. more e