公共英语三级考试试题及答案解析(六).docx

1、公共英语三级考试试题及答案解析（六）一、SectionUseofEnglish（共20小题,共20.0分）Read the following text Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, Cot Don ANSWER SHEET 1第1题From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world aboutus. When h

2、umans first （1） , they were like newborn children, unable to use this （2）tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for mankinds future （3） and cultural growthincreased. Many linguists believe that evolution is （4） for our ability to produce and uselanguage. They （5） that our highly evolve

3、d brain provides us （6） an innate language ability not found in lower （7） . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our （8） for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, （9） a function of the growth of the brain duringchildhood. Therefore there are critical （10） times fo

4、r languagedevelopment. Current （11） of innateness theory are mixed;however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities isundeniable. （12） , more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in （13grades. Young children often can learn several languages by b

5、eing （14） to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the （15） of their first language have become firmlyfixed. （16） some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in avacuum. Children who have been （17） from other human being

6、s do not possesslanguage. This demonstrates that （18） with other human beings is necessary for proper languagedevelopment. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language （19） than any innatecapacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learnedbehavior. （20） , childre

7、n learn language from their parents by imitatingthem. Parents gradually shape their childs language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing impreciseones. A generated B evolved C born D originated【正确答案】 ：B 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查动词。根据下文（evolution），答案为B。此处意为“当人

8、类刚刚开始进化，他们如同新生儿一样不会运用语言这种工具。”evolved“逐渐发展，进化”，符合题意；generate“产生”（及物动词）；born（bear的过去分词） 不能作谓语动词；originate“起源”，不能用first修饰。第2题A valuable B appropriate C convenient D favorite【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查形容词。valuable “珍贵的”；appropriate “合适的，适当的”；convenient“方便的，便利的”；favorite“最喜欢的”。语言并不是人类选择的结果，而是人类在进化

9、过程中慢慢发展起来的，对人类来说，应当是珍贵的。所以答案为A。第3题A attainments B feasibility C entertainments D evolution【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查名词。此处意思是：“语言的发展增加了人类未来的成就和文化进步的可能性。” attainments “成就”；feasibility “可行性”；entertainments “娱乐”；evolution“进化”。所以答案为A。第4题A essential B available C reliable D responsible【正确答案】 ：D 【本

10、题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查固定搭配。此处意为：“许多语言学家认为进化使人们产生和具备了语言的能力。”固定短语be responsible for“对负责，是的原由”。其他选项不与for搭配。所以答案为D。知识拓展“对某事负责”：be responsible for something，而“对某人负责”：be responsible to somebody。接人或事用的介词不一致，这种现象在译语中比较常见，如be strict with somebody，但be strict in something，be familiar with something意为“熟悉某事”，而be

11、 familiar to somebody则意为“为某人熟悉”。第5题A confirm B inform C claim D convince【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查动词。根据语法分析，空格后应是一个宾语从句，而A、B、D三项后都不能接从句作直接宾语。confirm（确认）+名词；inform（通知）sbof sth；convince（使某人确信）sbof sth所以答案为C。第6题A for B from C of D with【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查动词短语的固定搭配。provide sbwith s

12、th意为“向（人） 提供（物）”，所以答案为D。第7题A organizations B organisms C humans D children【正确答案】 ：B 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查名词。句意为“高度发达的大脑使我们具备了其他低等动物所不具备的语言能力。”显然，这里是把人和低等动物相比较。organisms“有机体，生物体”。所以答案为B。第8题A potential B performance C preference D passion【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查名词。句意为“人类的语言能力是与生俱来的，但语言本身也

13、在逐渐发展”，所以这种能力应该是潜在的。potential“潜力”；performance “履行”；preference“偏爱”；passion“激情”。所以答案为A。第9题A as B just as C like D unlike【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查介词。句意为“语言本身作为童年时期大脑生长的一种功能，其发展是渐进的。” as “作为，当作”，合乎题意。like作为介词的意思是“像一样”。所以答案为A。第10题A ideological B biological C social D psychological【正确答案】 ：B 【本题分数

14、】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查形容词。句意为“语言的发展有一个关键期，人体的成长是生物变化的过程。”biological“生物的”；ideological“思想上的”；social “社会的”；psychological“心理的”。所以答案为B。第11题A reviews B references C reactions D recommendations【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查名词。句意为“目前人们对先天论评论观点不一，但是支持某些天生能力的证据却是确凿无疑的。” reviews “评论”；reference “参考”；reaction“反

15、应”；recommendation“推荐”。所以答案为A。第12题A In a word B In a sense C Indeed D In other words【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查副词。作者是倾向于先天论的，这一点可以从evidence supporting和discovering看出，为了进一步证明先天论是有道理的，作者选择了以学校为例加以说明，因此这里应填一个表示递进关系的词Indeed（实质上）。所以答案为C。第13题A various B different C the higherD the lower【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分

16、数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查文章上下文关系。从下文young people与adults的对比可以说明，此处意思是“越来越多的学校发现在低年级学外语较容易”，所以答案为D。第14题A revealed B exposed C engaged D involved【正确答案】 ：B 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查固定搭配。通过接触多种语言，孩子们可以学会好几种语言。be exposed to是固定搭配，意为“接触到”。reveal（显露）sthtosb.，不符合题意，因本题中的them指languages。其余选项不与to搭配。engage in “从事”；be i

17、nvolved in“参与”。所以答案为B。第15题A regulations B formations C rules D constitutions【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查名词。句意为“一旦母语的规则被深深印入脑海中，成年人就很难再学好另一种语言。” rules “规则，规律”；regulations “规定”；formations “构成，构造”；constitutions“宪法，章程”。所以答案为C。第16题A Although B Whether C Since D When【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考

18、查连词。从句意思是“语言的某些方面肯定是先天的”，主句意思是“语言不会在与人隔绝的状况下自行发展”。前后应为转折关系。所以答案为A。第17题A distinguished B different C protected D isolated【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查动词的被动语态。与人隔绝的儿童不能掌握好一门语言。isolated “孤立的，与世隔绝的”；distinguished “区别的，杰出的”；different “不同的”；protected“受到保护的”。答案为D。第18题A expositionB comparison C contras

19、t D interaction【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查名词。必须通过与他人交往，语言才能够发展。interaction “相互作用”；exposition“暴露”；comparison“比较”；contrast“对比”。所以答案为D。第19题A acquisition B appreciation C requirement D alternative【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查固定搭配。本句中的this和even more basic分别指代上句的interaction with other human be

20、ings和necessary，此处所填词对应上文中的language development。也就是说，language acquisition语言习得。appreciation“欣赏，感激”；requirement“要求”；alternative“转移，转变，转换”。所以答案为A。第20题A As a result B After all C In other words D Above all【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】解析 本题考查副词。本句功能是以另一种方式解释前文中的imitative，learned behavior （模仿性的后天行为）。In other

21、 words“换言之，换句话说”；As a result“结果是”；After all“毕竟”；Above all“首先”。所以答案为C。二、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共25.0分）Read the following three textsAnswer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D第1题The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and hi

22、s plans to fix a weakeconomy. But what will the first 47-year-old African- American president do for race relations?Obamas victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national rolemodel. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians forinspiration. As Darius Turner, an Africa

23、n-American high school student in Los Angeles, told The Los Angeles Times, Kobe doesnt have to be everybodys role model anymore.Recent polls also suggest that Obamas victory has given Americans new optimism about racerelations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe

24、 relations between blacks and whites will finally be worked out. This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in1963. However, its still too early to tell whether Obamas presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-i

25、ncome blackcommunities. Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on Americas racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse of the family unit in blackcommunities.

26、 It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse such trendsovernight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their owncommunities. Thats not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama,he told The Los AngelesTimes. Its

27、 actually the people closest tothem. Barrack only has so muchinfluence.In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obamas rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in theUS. When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president

28、 of China, the prime minister of India, the prime ministerof Japan and Barrack Obama,he told Londons The Timesnewspaper. It will be the first time weve seen that on our televisionscreens. That will be a huge psychological shift（心理转变） for both the white people and the colored ones in theworld. For ye

29、ars, before Obama was elected president of the US,_. A Kobe was the only role model for all the blacks B blacks could only find role models on the basketball court C minorities in America couldnt find role models in their real life D American blacks had no role model who was successful in the politi

30、cal field【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】解析 推理判断题。第三段说，奥巴马的当选给美国黑人和其他少数民族一个新的国家级偶像，多年来，人们将目光投向运动员和音乐家寻找激励自己的偶像。由此判断应选D，在奥巴马成为美国总统之前，美国黑人在政治领域没有自己种族的偶像。第2题According to Bill Bank,_. A its better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to them B young blacks should not be so much influenced by Obama C blacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their reality