英语三级考试模拟试题及答案解析一.docx

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英语三级考试模拟试题及答案解析一

　　I.Readingcomprehension

　　Passage1

　　Sinceitsfoundingin1948,McDonald'shasgrownfromafamilyburger（汉堡包）standtoaglobalfast-foodchain,withmorethan30,000locationsin118countries.

　　With58milliondailycustomersworldwide,McDonald’sisnowsoubiquitousaroundtheglobethatTheEconomistpublishesaglobalrankingofcurrencies'purchasingpowerbasedonthepriceschargedatthelocalMcDonald’s,calledtheBigMacIndex（巨无霸指数）.That’snottosaythateverynationcarriesthesamemenuitems:

choicesvarywidelydependingonlocation.SomeAsianlocationsservefriedshrimpinaBigMacroll,whileMcDonald’sinIndiadoesn’tservebeefatall,relyinginsteadonburgersmadefromvegetables,riceandbeans.

　　NoteveryoneintheworldhasbeenhappytogreetRonaldMcDonaldwhenhemovestotown.ManyseeMcDonald'sasasymbolofAmericaneconomicandculturalchauvinism（沙文主义）,andEuropeannationsinparticularhaveviewedAmerican-stylefastfoodasaninsulttotheirnationalfood.AFrenchfarmer,JoseBove,becamesomethingofanationalheroin1999afterheandagroupofpeopledestroyedaMcDonald'sunderconstructiontoprotestglobalizationand"badfood."Thenextyear,abombexplodedinaFrenchMcDonald’s,killinga27-year-oldemployee.（76）（76）Nooneclaimedresponsibility.

　　Butregardlessofwhetheryouliketheirfoodortheirpolicies,McDonald’sisstillwidelyseenasoneofthetruepioneersofpeacefulglobalization.

　　1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE.

　　A.McDonald'swasfoundedin1948.

　　B.McDonald’shasopeneditsrestaurantsineverycityoftheworld.

　　C.McDonald’shasover30,000locationsintheworldnow.

　　D.McDonald’swasverysmallinscaleinthebeginning.

　　2.ThewordubiquitousinParagraph2ismostlikelytomean____.

　　A.verycrowdedB.verydean

　　C.existingeverywhereD.occurringfrequently

　　3.FromParagraph2,wecanconcludethat____.

　　A.McDonald’sdesignsitsmenutosuitthelocalpeople

　　B.millionsofyoungadultsgottheirfirstjobwithMcDonald’s

　　C.theMcDonald’smenustickstoold-fashionedfavoritessuchastheBigMac

　　D.thelowpricesMcDonald’sbringtensofmillionsofpeoplethroughitsdoorseveryday

　　4.WhatdidJoseBoveandhispeopledoin1999toprotestagainstMcDonald's?

　　A.Theyorganizedastrike.

　　B.TheyprotestedoutsideaMcDonald’s.

　　C.Theyrefusedtogotoanewly-builtMcDonald’s.

　　D.TheydestroyedaMcDonald’sunderconstruction.

　　5.In____,anemployeediedinafatalbombattackonaMcDonald’srestaurantinFrance.

　　A.1998B.1999C.2000D.2001

　　Passage2

　　JimThorpewasaNativeAmerican.Hewasbornin1888inanIndianTerritory（印第安人保护区）thatisnowOklahoma.LikemostNativeAmericanchildrenthen,helikedtofish,hunt,swim,andplaygamesoutdoors.（76）Hewashealthyandstrong,buthehadverylittleformaleducation.In1950,JimThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.HewasalsoanOlympicgoldmedalwinner.ButThorpehadmanytragediesinhislife.

　　Jimhadatwinbrotherwhodiedwhenhewasnineyearsold.Bythetimehewas16,hismotherandfatherwerealsodead.JimthenwenttoaspecialschoolinPennsylvaniaforNativeAmericanchildren.There,helearnedtoreadandwriteandalsobegantoplaysports.Jimwaspoor,soheleftschoolfortwoyearstoearnsomemoney.Duringthistime,heplayedonabaseballteam.（77）Theteampaidhimonly$15aweek.Soonhereturnedtoschooltocompletehiseducation.Jimwasastarathlete（运动员）inseveralsports,includingbaseball,runningandfootball.Hewonmanyawardsforhisathleticability,mainlyforfootball.Inmanygames,hescoredallormostofthepointsforhisteam.

　　In1912,whenJimThorpewas24yearsold,hebecamepartoftheU.SOlympicteam.Hecompetedintwoverydifficultevents:

thepentathlonandthedecathlon.Bothrequiregreatabilityandstrength.Thepentathlonhasfivetrackandfieldevents,includingthelongjumpandthe1,500-meterrace.Thedecathlonhastentrackandfieldandfiledevents,withrunning,jumping,andthrowingcontests.

　　Peoplethoughtitwasimpossibleforanathletetocompeteinboththepentathlonandthedecathlon.SoeveryonewassurprisedwhenThorpewongoldmedalsinbothevents.WhentheKingofSwedenpresentedThorpewithhistwogoldmedals,hesaid,“Sir,youarethegreatestathleteintheworld.”Thorpewasasimpleandhonestman.Hejustanswered,“Thanks,King.”

　　6.FromthepassagewelearnthatJimThorpewasbornin______.

　　A.IndiaB.PennsylvaniaC.OklahomaD.Sweden

　　7.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericanIndianchildrenlovedallthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

　　A.fishingB.huntingC.swimmingD.singing

　　8.JimThorpestartedtoplaysports_____.

　　A.beforehewasnineyearsold.B.whenhewas16yearsold

　　C.whenhewas24yearsoldD.beforehisparentspassedaway

　　9.Theworddecathloninparagraph3probablymeans_______.

　　A.jumpingB.fivetrackandfieldevents

　　C.throwingD.tentrackandfieldevents

　　10.WhichoftheflowingisNOTTRUE?

　　A.In1912,Thorpewentbacktofinishhiscollegeeducation.

　　B.Thorpewontwogoldmedalsinthe1912OlympicGames.

　　C.Thorpeonceplayedonabaseballteamformoney.

　　D.In1950,ThorpewasnamedthegreatestAmericanfootballplayer.

　　Passage3

　　Itcanbereallyfrustrating（使人沮丧的）foranoverweightpersontogotoagymandworkoutwithapositiveattitude.Allonehastodoiswalkbyalmostanynicegymandnoticeallthehealthy,sweating,“skinny”members.Sometimestheystareatthoseofuswhoare,well,zaftig.Itiseasytoseethejudgmentbehindtheireyes.Whowantstoputupwiththat?

　　Manypeopleareself-consciousoftheirbodiesandfeelisolatedwhenjoiningworkoutclassesorwhileexercising,especiallyiftheyarelargerthanmostoftheothersinthegroup.Nowthefitnessindustryisfinallypayingattention.Populargymsarecatering（迎合）tooverweightandweightconsciouscustomersbydedicatingareaswherethe“skinny”peoplearenotallowed.

　　Thereareevengymsorprogramsthatrequirememberstobeatleast50poundsoverweighttoparticipate.

　　Trainersrecommendedfunctionalfitnessasapracticalgoal,ratherthansix-packabs（六块腹肌）.（79）Theyoftenusetextmessagestostayintouchwithcustomers.

　　Oftenatthesespecializedgyms,thetrainersareoverweightthemselves,orworkingontheirownweightgoals,andthiscanhelpthosepeoplewithanxietycausedbypoorbodyimage.Theequipmenthasbeendesignedforusebylargerpeople.Widerseats,morecushioning,nomirrors,andtinted（有色的）windowsforprivacy,areallimportantchanges.

　　（80）Hopefullythesetypesofgymswillsuccessfullygrowinnumbersinthefuture.Theideaisaverysimpleandpotentiallypopularone.Ifithelpsthoseofuswhoarebiggerexercisemoreandimproveourfitnesslevel,it’sastepintherightdirection.

　　11.ThewordzaftiginParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.

　　A.fatB.healthyC.friendlyD.polite

　　12.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat___________.

　　A.mostlargegymchainsreallywantmemberstoshowupfrequently

　　B.overweightpeopleareoftenfrustratedandpushedawaybytraditionalgymindustry

　　C.regulargymsdon’tacceptoverweightpeopletoparticipateintheirprograms

　　D.overweightpeoplehavetopayextratoworkoutinagym

　　13.Whatisthetraininggoalinthegymscateringtooverweightmembers?

　　A.Toachievefunctionalfitness.B.Tobuildsix-packabs.

　　C.Tolooklikeafitnessmodel.D.Tobeabletorunlongdistances.

　　14.Asforthegymscateringtooverweightmembers,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

　　A.Themachinesaredesignedforlargerpeople.

　　B.Tintedwindowsareusedtoensureextraprivacy.

　　C.Therearelargermirrorsonthewalls.

　　D.Thetraininggoalsaremorerealistic.

　　15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A.ImprovingWomen’sSelf-confidencethroughExercises

　　B.TheTraditionalGymIndustryIsLosingItsCustomers

　　C.TheFitnessIndustryIsLookforNewDirections

　　D.SpecializationGymsDesignedforOverweightPeople

　　16.WhenBillcamein,I____withmyfriends.

　　A.willtalkB.talkC.wastalkingD.havetalked

　　17.Johnmadeher____himeverythingaboutherplanforthetrip.

　　A.totellB.tellC.toldD.tells

　　18.Lucygoestoschoolbybikeeveryday,____she?

　　A.doesB.doesn'tC.isD.isn't

　　19.Icanhelp____whetherweshouldgowithoutraincoats.

　　A.wonderB.towonderC.wonderingD.wondered

　　20.Neverinherlife____insuchanimportantparty,whereshesawsomanypopstars.

　　A.LisatookpartB.didLisatakepart

　　C.LisawastakenpartD.wasLisatakenpart

　　21.Theyoungman,__metusatthestationyesterday,willshowusaroundthecampusthismorning.

　　A.whoB.thatC.whichD.whose

　　22.IamnotsurewhetherNewYorkis____biggestcityin____worldornot.

　　A.a;aB.a;theC.the;theD.the;a

　　23.Believeitornot,Mikeruns____thanalltheotherboysinhisclass.

　　A.fastB.fasterC.fastestD.morefast

　　24.TheyleftLondonforNewYork____themorningofSeptember10.

　　AinB.onC.atD.of

　　25.Jimcan’tgotoschooltoday____hisillness.

　　A.inspiteofB.infrontofC.becauseofD.farfrom

　　26.Withthe____ofacomputer,onecandowhatwasimpossibleinthepast.

　　A.ageB.airC.aidD.aim

　　27.Iimmediately__Luke'sfatherfromthecrowdbecausetheytwolookedlikeeachothersomuch.

　　A.researchedB.recognizedC.reportedD.reduced

　　28.Afriendlyrelationshipbetweentwocountriesisoftenbasedon____respec