College English Test for Non-English Majors of Adult Education
（英语三模拟题3）
I. Vocabulary and Structure
There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A,
B, C, and D. Choose the One answer that best completes the sentence.
1. I want you to ______B________ each sum of the money you spent.
A. amount to B. account for C. aim to D. intend to
2. When you do not understand a word, you can look it ____D_____ in this dictionary.
A. on B. with C. for D. up
3. My husband and I ______B________ conflicting opinions on this matter.
A. make B. hold C. keep D. take
4. Why are you talking in such a strange _______B________?
A. means B. manner C. matter D. measure
5. The doctors have developed a new ___C_______ in heart surgery.
A. technology B. technical C. technique D. technician
6. Nothing is more irritating than people who do not keep _____D_____ the point.
A. on B. up C. along D. to
7. The government has announced reductions in the country’s defense _____C_____.
A. plan B. arrangement C. budget D. scheme
8. The news came to us at last. Her severe look _____D_____ how she really felt.
A. related B. talked C. spoke D. reflected
9. While we may get used to a sleep-depriving schedule, our judgment, reaction time, and other
functions are still impaired. ___A_____
A. affected B. damaged C. mended D. repaired
10. Caffeine and other stimulants cannot overcome the effects of severe sleep deprivation.
___ C___
A. strengthen B. submit C. defeat D. overpower
11. The manager is responsible ____C____ making sure that the shop is run properly the whole
day.
A. in B. to C. for D. on
12. “Do you have ____C____ experience of this type of work?” The manager asked the applicant.
A. foregoing B. before C. previous D. past
13. The first ___C_____ came from Europe to America, the new land in the early 17th century.
A. emigrant B. emigration C. immigrant D. immigration
14. Big men are not ___B_____ strong men; we must not suppose that men are strong merely
because they are big.
A. ordinarily B. commonly C. necessarily D. usually
15. The audience _____D______ the play very much and time and again clapped loudly.
A. enforced B. engaged C. enhanced D. enjoyed
16. Did the people ____B_______ large approve of the government policy? A. in B. at C. on D. for
17. There was a long ______C_____ before he answered the telephone.
A. stop B. break C. interval D. occasion
18. I’m not particular ______C______ my clothes; I don’t mind what I wear.
A. in B. with C. about D. for
19. Will you meet me C we were last night?
A. there B. when C. where D. then
20. How soon can I be B as a member of the school football team?
A. received B. admitted C. allowed D. permitted
21. Some airplanes are ___D_______ going 1,000 miles an hour.
A. able of B. possible of C. probable of D. capable of
22. Empty ___B_______ makes the most sound.
A. ship B. vessel C. boat D. yacht
23. They had D evidence that the factory was responsible for the pollution.
A. inclusive B. seclusive C. exclusive D. conclusive
24. The young Mr. Wang has B in the army for twenty years.
A. serviced B. served C. maintained D. stayed
25. We need to ____D_____ the quality of our goods but not increase the price.
A. remain B. retain C. stay D. maintain
26. Oxford has Britain’s oldest public museum which was ____D_______ in 1683.
A. found B. finding C. founding D. founded
27. He says what he thinks, ______D________ other people’s feelings.
A. despite of B. in view of C. in charge of D. regardless of
28. Miss White said she met him ____B____ chance yesterday morning.
A. with B. by C. for D. through
29. Flying across the Atlantic for the first time was a great _____D_________.
A. performance B. progress C. advancement D. achievement
30. When he heard how well the new company was doing, he took a calculated ____D_____ and
invested all his money in it.
A. venture B. chance C. opportunity D. risk
II. Cloze
There are 20 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank are provided four choices
marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the passage(s)
Historically, American women have always been very independent. The 31 colonists
to come to New England were 32 young couples who had 33 behind their
extended family (i.e., their parents, sisters, cousins, etc.) The women were 34 in a new,
35 country with their husbands. This had two important 36 . First of all, this as
37 uncivilized environment demanded that every person 38 in developing and
educating children to establish 39 in this new land. Second, because they were in a new
land 40 the established influence of older 41 of society, women felt 42 to
step into nontraditional 43 . In addition, there were no rules in the Protestant religion which
44 that women stay in any definite role.
