2023年新视野大学英语三级模拟试题及答案.pdf

新视野大学英语三级模拟试题及答案P a r t I Readi n g Compreh e n s i on(Skimming a n d S c a n ning)Di r ec t i o ns:In th i s section,y o u will hav e 15 min u te s to go o ver t he pa s s a ge quickly.For ques t io n s 1-7,markY(for YES)if th e st a teme n t a g re e s with the infbrm a tion give n i n the p as s ag e;N(for NO)if t h e sta t em e nt c o n t r adicts thei n format i on g iv e n i n the passage;N G(f o r NOT GIVEN)i f the informatio n is not given in the p a ssage.For q uesti o n s 8-1 0,compl e te t h e senten c es wi th t h e i n f o r mation g i ve n i n the pass a g e.Youth of T o d a y一 No savings,no p e ns i o n,h u ge d e bt s 一Leavi n g school o r universit y m ea n s fin a ncial inde p e nde n ce but does i t a1 s o m e an debt?Some expert s sa y th e young should tak e some c a r e.It is li f e,but n ot a s we know i t.As thi s y e a rs sc h o o 1 1 e aversa n d gradua t es in Brit a in move on to furt h er e d u c ati o n o r wo r k,t a s tingf inan c ial in d e pend e nee fo r the first tim e,th e y show signs of b e ing e n t ir el y d i fferent to previous g enerat i o ns i n thei r attitu d es to m o n ey,a c cordingt o in fo rmation col 1 ecte d by Cash.Used t o d e bt b u t mo r e af f 1 uen t t h anprevious g e nerat io n s,t h e c u rr e nt c rop o f 16 t o 24-year-o Ids i s a co mplex s ec t or o f soc i ety.But i f t hey c an handle their d e bts,th e s e 7.5 mi1 1 i on you n g a d u 1 ts h a v e the p otential to become q u ite soph i sticated on mo n e y ma t ters.Ca s h 1 oo k ed f o r the f i n ancial hallma r k s o f t h is grou p.The y are go i n g t o b e big spende r s an d w i 1 1 b e tar g eted h eavily b y reta i 1 ers.Th e m a rket fo r pro d u c t s and s erv i ces a im e d at t h i s g roup ha s con t i nued t o t h rive,“co n clu d es r e s earch org a nizat i on M i n t e 1in i t s r e c e n t re p or t f o r r e t a i ler s“Sell i ng to and Prof i t i ng fr om t he Un d er 25 s”.This i s p ar t ly because the p e r io d dur i ng w h ic hp eople ar e youn g,free and s i n gle,u n e n c u m b e re d （不受妨碍的）by p arent sand/o r childr e n has e xpan d e d t o the late tw e n ties an d e a rly th ir ti e s,i tsa y s.W h ile 1 3 percen t of th e pop u lat i on regular 1 y pays t heir ut i 1 ity（公共设施），credit c a r d a nd o t her b il 1 s 1 a t e,t h i s p rop o rtion ri s es to a r e mark able 64 perc e n t for 1 8-t o 24-ye a rold s,a c c o rdin g to research c o n d u c teda mong 1,0 0 0 adu 1 ts b y u S wit c h.c o m.In the o r y,this su g ge s t s thatmore th a n 4 mil 1 i on of them are h e a ding fo r such po o r credi t rati n g s th a tt hey w i 1 1 fi n d it dif f i c u lt t o borr o w in th e future.B ut le n der s ma y b e come more flex i ble i n t he i r len d i ng t erm s r at h er t h a n los e o u ton this h u g e sect o r o f the c onsumer ma r k et.N e arly o n e i n t hre e（28p erce n t）of peopl e u n der 35 d o n ot cons id e r t hei r f ut u re fin a n c ial positi o rT,ac c o rd i n g t o re s earch fromAccentu r e HR S e r v i ces.A 1 t ho u gh half o f 1 8-t o 2 5-y e a r ol d s want t o own the i r h o me somed ay,t he y se e alm o s t insurmountable h ur d le s,a ccor d ing to M in t el:“F or t hose w ho had not y e t bought t h eir o wn p r op e rty,t he p r os p e cto f trying to do so seemed d aun t i n g -i f not imp o ssi b 1 e finan c i a Hy.”Or c o ul d i t be t h at t h e i r f u ture p r osp e r i ty will depend on w h ether theyinhe r it pr o perty f r om their pa r e n t s?The y rega r d a s nece s s i t i e s m a ny items which wer e se e n as lu x u ries b yt he i r p a rent s a t th e sam e age.Mo r e tha n n ine ou t o f 10 ha v e t heirown mob i 1 e ph o n e.Some 1 ooked on th e ir phone as a kind o f security blanke t,f e eli n g l o s t w i t h o ut i t s a ys Mintel.A car i s s e en as“v i tai”by 6 4 pe r cent of 18-to 25yearo 1 d s,an d de s i gner c lot h es are w o r n by 44 p e r c e n t of men and 35 p er c ent of w o m e n in thi s ag e g roup,add s Mi nt e 1.Com p u t er equ i pm ent is a h igh p rio r ity fbr man y twen t y-year-o 1 ds.Audi o-v i su a 1 e q u i p ment i s part i c u 1 a rly v alued by yo u ng men.C redit card ow n ership is inc r e a sin g.N e arl y tw o thir d s of y o ung adults havea card.More than h a If(58 perce n t)of the unde r-25s do n o t pay off the i r c r editca r d bill i n full e ac h month,accord i ng t o Min t e 1 includ i ng 16 pe r c ent who ow e more than 5 00.With cred i t ca r d o wnership predicte d t o increasene a r 1 y 2 0 per c ent by 2023,t h e y o u n g e r age gr o up could be i n c r e asingl yta r g eted,as they a re mo r e accustom e d to bo r row in g t h an older groups.D e bl i s c o mm o n p lac e i n th i s a ge group.Bar c l a y s p redi c t s thatg r aduat e d e b t wil 1 aver a ge 17,5 00 i n 2023,r ising to nea r 1 y 34,00 0 by 2 023.A t h ird of this g ro u p b e 1 i e ve t h ey a r e“too young,t o st a r t t h inking about a p e nsio n,a c c ordin g t o Acc e nture.T h e re is a se a c h a n g e inbehavi o r goi n g o n h e r e,“says Me r v y n Kohl e r o f Help t he A g e d.46 For r e c e n t g r a d u a t e s who a r e s a dd 1 ed with debt a nd st r u gg 1 ing tobuy a h ome,t h e 1 a st thin g they w o uld ca r e about is pension planni n g.Th e yh a v e a Iso hea r d the me s sage that t h ey will ha v e t o work unt i 1 t hey d ro p,s o t hey wond e r why t h ey s h oul d bo t h e r wi t h a p e nsion.But when they retire,t he y w i 1 1 e x pec t t he sta t e t o b ail t hem out.The r e i s ev i dence to back up th e ir i n s tincts.More th a n 7 3 percen t of the cur rent crop of fo r ty-ye a r-olds ar e on co u r se to b e on P ensio n Cre d i t andother m e a ns t e s t ed b e ne f its wh e n th e y ret i re,a ccording t o t h e I n st i lute ofF i s c al St u dies.Uni e ss c hanges ar e ma d e t o the s y s t e m,this pro p or t io n will in c re a s e.D e s pite these d i s tu r b in g fin d in g s,t here i s 1 i ght at the e n d o f thet u nnel for t he y o u ng.H e len B o w man,w e 1 f a re o f fic e r at De M o ntfo r tU n iv e r s i tys S t u dent Fin a n c e Advice Cent r e,beli e ve s t hat many 1 8-yea r-o 1 ds g e t into f i n an c i a 1 diff i culty out o f i g n ora n c e bu t that“t h ey tend to b e ver y,very goo d“at d e aling wit h problem s w h en t hey face up t or e a l i t y.Part o f the p r o blem i s t hat m any h ave recei v ed 1 i t t 1 e fi n ancial ed u ca tio n from th e i r pare n t s.S ome young adu 1 t s do not even k now how tosho p fo r f ood a nd man y d o not re a liz e that convenience f o o d from c o rn er shops wil 1 be m o re expensive tha n fr u i t and v e g e tabi e s and ot h er basic in g r edie n ts bou g h t i n market s o r by looking fb r b a rg a ins,value r a n g e sa n d disc o unts in supermarke t s.The g enero s ity of parents can a ls o b a ckfire.T her e d o es com e a poi n twh e r e par e nts have to stop h elpi n g,“says Bowman.Credit card c ompanie s h a ve made d e bt f a r too a ccessi b le,she b e li e ve s.I t c o u Id b e th a t le n ding is mor e str i ctly reg u lated by t h e au t horities in futur e.Th e Lib e r al Demo c rats a re increa s i n gly c once r ned at th e eas ya v ai 1 abil i t y o f c re d it a nd this i s sue c ould w e ll mo v e up th e politi c a 1 a g e nd a.The 1 ocation of c ash ma c hi n es i n pubs do e s not help,es pe ci a 1 1 y f o r a g e ne r ation that d r i n k s heavi 1 y.B udge t ing i s ha r dfor students w ho have t o p ay mobil e phone and m a n y ot h er bills mo n th 1 ybut who s e i n come in t he fo r m o f Stu d ent L o a n s comes in at th e sta r t oft e rm.B u t th e r e a r e many c ase s o f s tu d ent s g e tting in t o d e bt a n dt h e n find i ng a w a y o ut of t h e m e s s,us u al 1 y by ge t ting a job.A lo n gt he way,the y 1 earn how to budget and how t o avo i d temp t a tion b y,fo r i ns tance,1 e av i ng t h e ir plas t i c at h ome.Par e nts may no t eve n be a wa r e,i n many o f t hese cases,t h at thei r ch i 1 d r e n h ave got in t o de b t an d th e n s craped their w a y ou t.Andpeople like thes e,who 1 eamt the ha r d way,h ave a n u n d ersta n ding o f mone ywhi c h i s pro b ably d eep e r tha n t hat of p e o pl e who ha v e n eve r haddi f f i cu 1 tie s.1.Acco r din g to t he C ash stu d y,the y oung ad u Its in Brit a in to d ay fbr m a c omp 1 ex s e c t or of s oc i ety be c a u s e they 1 e ad a m o re af f 1 ue n 11 i fe by ov e r drawing th e i r credit card.2.Th e re a r e 13 p ere e n t o f yo u n g a d ul t s who regularly p ay the i r b i 1 1 s late.3.Ove r nine t y p e rc e n t o f 18-to 2 5-y e a r-o Ids hav e got t h e ir o wn m o b i 1 e ph o n es.4.It i s predict e d that the r e w i l l be m o re c red i t c a rd users a mongyoung people t h an amo n g ol d e r pe o pie.5.The aver a ge grad u ate debt will b e gre a tly i n c r e a se d in t h e c om i ngfive yea r s.6.M o st young peop 1 e di d nt r e ceive enou g h f i nanc i al education f r omth e i r parents.7.The p a ss a ge sugges t s t h at p a rents shou 1 d alway s h e l p thei r c hi Id r en in pa y i n g t hei r d ebt.8.C o mpared w i th precious generations,t h e cur r en t graduates h a ve v e ry d i ffe r e n t att i t u d e s to.9.A t th e time when the i r p a r ents wer e yo u ng,a 1 ot o f mode r n nece ssa r y e quipm e nt o wn e d by yo u ng people now was re g arded as10.T he 1 a s t th i ng most young pe o pie think they a re still to o y oung to bo t herabout i s.P art II Lis t eni n g ComprehensionS e cti o n A Co n vers a tio n sDi r ec t ion s:In th i s section,y o u wil 1 h ear 8 sho r t c o n v ers a ti o ns and 21 ong conver s a t i o n s.At the end o f e a c h c o n v ersat i on,o n e o r morequ e s t ions w ill be a s k e d abou t what wa s said.B o th the co n v ers a tion an dthe q u e s t i o n s w i 1 1 b e s po k en o nly on ce.A f te r eac h ques t ion therewi 1 1 b e a p a u s e.Du ring the p ause,you mu s t rea d t h e f o u r choi c es marked A),B),C)and D),a nd decide whic h i s the b est answer.1 1.A)Sh e wo n 9 t do fa v ors for othe r s.B)Sh e UI r e turn the b oo k o n h e r way t o w o rk.C)Sh e ca n 9t r etur n t he book fo r the m a n.D)S he works at the s c h o ol 1 i b rary.1 2.A)To p ut h is call t hr o ugh to the d i rector.B)T o a r ra n ge a n appointment fo r him t o s e e the d ire c tor.C)T o tell the d i r ec t or ab o ut the wor k he i s doing.D)To g o a nd s ee if the d i r e ct o r can me e t him righ t now.13.A)S h e wan t s to f u rt h er her stu d y r i ght away.B)She w a nts to qui t her gr a duate c ourse.C)Sh e hasnt deci d ed i f sh e U 1 s tudy f or h e r mas t ers degree.D)Shell find a j o b r igh t afte r gradu a t i on.1 4.A)He,1 1 d r i ve t h e woma n t o sc h o ol.B)H e ll rid e h i s bicy c le t o sc h oo 1 ,t o o.C)Hell join her in h e r exer c i s e c lass.D)Hell teach t h e woma n how to ride a b i c ycl e.1 5.A)Theyre c o 1 lea g ues.B)Th e y re fr i e nd s.C)Th e yTe c lassmates.D)Theyre twins.16.A)W a t e r her flow e r s whi 1 e shes away.B)Buy h e r some flowe r s and take c are of t h em.C)Cl e a n h er ho u s e w h i 1 esh eis on b u s i n e ss.D)W a t er h er flo w e rs i n his spare t i me.1 7.A)He does n,t ha v e an y ques t ions fo r h er.B)H e wont be ab 1 e t o ta k e a tri p.C)H e can study dur i ng th e s pring break.D)He ha s n t decided i f h e can take a t r ip.18.A)His f ath e r told him to go to medical school.B)Hi s father s t u d ied medicin e w h e n yo u ng.C)His father t aug h t i n a m e d i ca 1 sch o ol.D)H i s deci s ion s urp r i sed h i s f a t h e r.Questions 19 to 2 2 are b ased o n the c o n ver s a t i o n you h a v e just h e ard.1 9.A)B ec a u se s h e doe s n t wa n t to giv e u p her m a jor.B)Bec a us e s h e d o e s nt love h im any more.C)Be c a u s e s h e d o e s n t w a nt to q uit he r job.D)Be c au s e s h e d o e s n t w an t t o h a ve ki d s.20.A)To go t o colle g e.B)To s t a y at home.C)T o bea r a ch i Id.D)T o w o rk a t a com p any.2 1.A)Sh e?s goi n g fi s hi n g with her f a the r.B)Sh es goi n g f i sh in g w i th Tom.C)Shes g oi n g to h a v e a date.D)Shes goi n g to h a ve a picnic.22.A)To have a party.B)To h a ve a picnic.C)T o have dinn e r together.D)T o m e et s o me f r ien d s.Q uestions 2 3 to 2 5 a re ba s ed on the c o nve r s a t ion you hav ej u s t h e a r d.23.A)“H o w muc h do yo ukno w?”B)“What c a n y our boy f ri e n d do?”C)“Who gets the corre c t a n sw er?”D)“Which s p o r t s star d o y o u k now b est?”24.A)Tos e e how mu c hy ou r ea 1 1 y ta k e care of oth e r s.B)T o se ehow m uch you re a lly love y our family.C)To seeh o w m u ch you really u n derst a nd y o u r boyfr i endo r your h u s b a nd.D)To s e ehow much you r e a 1 ly k now a b o ut a f r i end or a family member.2 5.A)1 f he can si n g.B)I f he can f i x a c a r.C)I f h e li k es sports.D)If he ca n ice sk a t e.Sec t io n BS h o rt Pass a gesD i r ec t i o n s:In this secti o n,yo u w ill hear 3 sho r t p assages.At the e n dof each pas s a g e,you wil 1 he a r some q u e st i o ns.Both the p a s sa g eand the questi o n s will b e sp o ke n onl y o n c e.A f te r yo u he a r a q ue s tion,you must c hoose t h e b e st answ e r f rom t h e fo u r choices ma r ke d A),B),C)an d D).P a s s a ge O n eQu e s t i o n s 26 to 2 8 a r e b as e d on th e passage you h a ve jus t he a rd.26.A)In 1978.B)In 1 9 8 7.C)In 1996.D)In 20 2 3.2 7.A)E n glis h and S p anish.B)En g lish a ndI t a li a n.C)Spani s h and Port u g uese.D)Sp a ni s h and Jap anese.28.A)Abo u t 3 0 miles.B)Alm o s t 2 02 3 miles.C)At 1 e ast 7 0 0 0 miles.D)A b out 9 0 00mi l e s.P a ssage TwoQu e sti o ns 29 to 3 1 are b a sed o n the p a ssa g e you h a v e j u s t heard.29.A)Th e y ar e s y mbols of sh o wing lo v e.B)T h ey m e an etern a 1 fr i end s hip.C)T h e y a r e m e a n t f o r ro o m decoratio n.D)The y represe n t a happy 1 i fe.30.A)Bec a use it i s we 1 1 k n o w n as a s y mb o 1.B)Be c ause Charl e s I I of S w eden i n t r od u c ed it t o Euro p e.C)B e c a use it i s asp ecial te r m in the lang u age of fl o wer sD)Bec a use i t i s the f a v o r ite f lower o f V enus,go d dess of love.3 1 .A)Lace h a ndk e r c h i ef s wer e used for passi n g m e ssage of love.B)L a ce ha n dkerchief s w o uld e n c o u r age ma n to ex p re s s his love.C)L ace ha n d k e r chiefs were u s e d by w o man as an introduction to ma n.D)L a c e ha n dk e r c h iefs we r e u sed a s a s ymbol o f bea u ty and p a s si on.P ass a ge Thr e eQue s tio n s 32 to 35 are b a s e d on th e passage yo u h a ve j u s t hea r d.32.A)It s t opic an d deta i 1.B)Its b revity and f r ee s t y 1 e.C)I t s o c casi o n a n d le n gth.D)Its durat i on and fo cu s.33.A)Wh e n they are i n a meeting.B)When t hey aiTive a t t he office.C)Wh e n t hey a re on t he e 1 e v a tor.D)Wh e n they are re p a i r ing e q u i pment.34.A)T o st o p th e c o nv e r s a t ion a b r u pt 1 y.B)