公共英语等级考试三级真题.docx

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公共英语等级考试三级真题

　公共英语等级考试三级2011年9月真题

SECTIONIListeningComprehension

　　（25minutes）

　　1－－25略

　　SECTIONllUseofEnglish（15minutes）

　　Directions：

　　Readthefollowingtext．choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1．

　　Amongstthemostpopularbookswrittentodayarethosewhichareusuallyclassifiedassciencefiction．Hundredsoftitlesare26everyyearandarereadbyallkindsofpeople27，someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeen28onsciencefictionstories．

　　Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynew29inliterature，butitsancestorscanbe30inbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago．Thesebookswereoftenconcerned31thepresentationofsomeformofidealsociety，a32whichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories．

　　Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefiction，33，havebeenwrittenwithinthelastonehundredyears．BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH．G．Wells，to34justtwowell-knownauthors，havebeentranslatedintomanylanguages．

　　Modernsciencefictionwritersdon’twriteaboutmenfromMarsorspaceadventurestories．Theyaremoreinterestedin35theresultsoftechnicaldevelopmentsonsocietyandthehumanmind；orin36futureworldswhichareareflectionoftheworldwhichweliveinnow．37this，theirwritinghasobvious,38implications．

　　Inanagewherescientificfactfrequently39sciencefiction，thewritersmayfinditdifficulttokeep40scientificadvances．Thosewhoare41clear-sightedtoseethewaywearegoing，however，mayprovideavaluable420nhowtodealwiththeproblemswhichsocietywill43faceasittriesto44itsnewtechnologyandcometotermswithacontinually45viewoftheworld．

　　26.[A]presented

　　[B]copied

　　[C]published

　　[D]concluded

　　27[A]Therefore

　　[B]Furthermore

　　[C]Instead

　　[D]Nevertheless

　　28．

　　[A]based

　　[B]built

　　[C]founded

　　[D]formed

　　29．

　　[A]approach

　　[B]discovery

　　[C]activity

　　[D]development

　　30．

　　[A]deduced

　　[B]described

　　[C]felt

　　[D]found

　　31．

　　[A]about

　　[B]with

　　[C]for

　　[D]through

　　32．

　　[A]spirit

　　[B]story

　　[C]theme

　　[D]title

　　33．

　　[A]however

　　[B]moreover

　　[C]thus

　　[D]likewise

　　34．

　　[A]recall

　　[B]quote

　　[C]mention

　　[D]introduce

　　35．

　　[A]analyzing

　　[B]applying

　　[C]following

　　[D]forecasting

　　36．

　　[A]imagining

　　[B]observing

　　[C]assuming

　　[D]perceiving

　　37．

　　[A]Becauseof

　　[B]Contraryto

　　[C]Regardlessof

　　[D]Similarto

　　38．

　　[A]economic

　　[B]academic

　　[C]political

　　[D]literary

　　39．

　　[A]overtakes

　　[B]overestimates

　　[C]overcomes

　　[D]overlooks

　　40．

　　[A]upwith

　　[B]outof

　　[C]inwith

　　[D]aheadof

　　41．

　　[A]effectively

　　[B]sufficiently

　　[C]successfully

　　[D]efficiently

　　42．

　　[A]information

　　[B]lesson

　　[C]result

　　[D]sign

　　43．

　　[A]incidentally

　　[B]incredibly

　　[C]inevitably

　　[D]initially

　　44．

　　[A]realize

　　[B]master

　　[C]control

　　[D]accomplish

　　45．

　　[A]promising

　　[B]prevailing

　　[C]confusing

　　[D]changing

SECTIONⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

　　PartA

　　Directions：

　　Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD．MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1．

　　Text1

　　KarenandKenMullin,ayoungprofessionalcoupleinCleveland，ownfiftycookbooksandtwofullyequippedkitchensintheirhouse．Yettheyrarelycooktheirownmeals；instead，ontheirwayhomefromworktheyusuallystopatasupermarketandchoosetwoportionsofmeatloafandacontainerofready-to-servepotatoes．“Myjob，”saysKaren，“istopourthesaladfromthebag．”

　　Ahalf-centuryafterthefirstTVdinnerwasborn，thefoodindustryisapproachingitslong—soughtdreamofrelievingpeopleliketheMullinsofunpaidlaborinthefinal，andarguablymostprofitable，stepbywhichacowgetsturnedintomeatloaf．Increasingly，tablesinAmerica’skitchensareusednotforcuttingorpeelingbutforputtingtakeoutfoodontoplates．Forthosewhoevenbotherwithplates．AccordingtoHarryBalzar，aninfluentialfood—industryresearcher，Americandinnersthatcamefromatakeoutcounterincreasedby24percentinthepastdecade．“Wethoughtthemicro-wavewouldbeacookingdevice，”saysHarryBalzer，“butwefinditreheatingtakeoutpizza．”

AcrosstheUnitedStates，entirebusinessmodelsarebeingtransformed．Supermarkettakeout

　　counters，formerlyaplacewhereunsoldchickenswerecoatedwithsauce，increasinglyresemblehigh-endcorporatecafeterias．withsushibarsandstir—frystations．

　　Onepsychologistthinksthetrendtowardhealthiereatingisresponsible：

Americanshavefinallygottenthemessagethatit’sbadtoeatfriedchicken，sothey’redoingitathomewherenoonecanseethem．

　　Ofcourse，therearepeopleyouwouldn’texpecttocookathome，likeSteveTraxler，anunmarriedChicagotheaterproducer，whoserefrigeratorcontainslittlemorethanorangejuice，wineandleftovers．

　　Well，somebodymustbeusingthosecookbooks，right?

“Peopledon’thavetimetocook；Ithinkthey’rereadingtheminbed，”saysRozanneGold，authorofacookbook．

　　It’snotentirelyaquestionoftime．Thetakeoutfashionisfueled，inpart，bythepopularityoffoodslikesushi，whichevensomeadventurousAmericancooksareunlikelytotrytomakeathome．

　　Andtakeoutfillsanotherneedaswell，fortheatmosphereofthehome—cookeddinner．

　　46．FromthetextwecanlearnthattheMullins__________．

　　[A]areexperiencedincooking

　　[B]areexpertatfoodshopping

　　[C]oftengodiningoutatarestaurant

　　[D]ofteneatready—madefoodathome

　　47．Thefoodindustryisapproachingitsfinalgoalof__________．

　　[A]freeingpeopleofcookingathome

　　[B]turningCOWSintomeatloafforpeople

　　[C]relievingitselfofunpaidlaborforpeople

　　[D]providingpeoplewithdeliciousTVdinners

　　48．WecaninferfromthetextthatsomeAmericans__________

　　[A]aretoobusytocutorpeel

　　[B]aretoobusytousetheirtables

　　[C]donotevenusetheirplates

　　[D]donotevenusethemicrowave

　　49．Supermarkettakeoutcounters__________·

　　[A]havesushibarsandstir-frystationsnow

　　[B]usedtoprocesstheleft-overfoodforsale

　　[C]cooperatewithhigh-endcorporationcafeterias

　　[D]usedtocoatchickensofinferiorqualitywithsauce

　　50TakeoutfoodisnotonlyconvenientbutalsoenablesAmericansto__________·

　　[A]avoidtakingunhealthyfood

　　[B]followthetrendofeatingout

　　[C]enjoyeatingtogetherathome

　　[D]havetimetoimprovetheircooking

Text2

　　IswitchedontheTVandtheretheywereagain—thenextcropofMissWorld/MissUniversecandidates．Thesamepracticedsmiles，thesamewavinghands，thesamehostswiththeirunrealcrossbreedaccents—thesame．

　　Yes．theshowgoeson．Notimetoenjoythegloryofthelastsetoftitles．It’stimetoprepareformenext．OurAssemblyLineisinplace．IttakesawholeyeartopreparefortheMissWorld／MissUniversecontest．AndtheyounghopefulsgiveittheirdisciplinedbestalmostasiftheywerepreparingthemselvesforanIITentrancetestortheCivilServicesexam·

　　Sowhat’swrongwiththat?

Ifonesetofkidscanfurthertheirgeneticallygiftedintellect，whycan’tanothersetfurtherasimilarlygiftedsetofphysicalattributes?

Ifbrainykidsgotocoachingclasses．Whycan’ttheprettyonesgotophysicaltrainers?

Ifcosmeticsurgery，dentalcares，balanceddietsandworkoutsessionsproduceahappier，healthierandmoreself-confidentwomanwhocantaketheworldinherstride，perhapsthat’sthewaytogo·

　　Yes．wehadjustbeguntoacceptitall．Wehadjustbeguntocreatetheslotsforthebrainyonesandthebeauties．Andthen，suddenlywegotaMrs.WorldAditiGowatrikarwithherdreamygreeneyes.Brainy,beautifulandawonderfulwifeandmothertoboot.Themotherofatwoyearoldwhoisalsoadoctorandasupermodel．

　　Yes．Aditihasshownusthatitispossibletodoitall．ButcanshereallybeasymbolofIndianwomanhoodassomecarried—awayjournalistsandeventmanagershavesuggested?

IsshethemoderndayMotherIndia?

Theonewhocaninspirethethousandsofmothersandwivestobreakoutofthepettyconfinesoftherolestheyareforcedtoplay?

Willshefindanechoamongallthoseworking-womendealingwithfamilies,bossesandunsupportivehusbands?

Tomostwomen．theworldofAditiGowatrikarwouldseemlikeadifferentplanet．

　　51·TherepeatedsceneofbeautycontestsonTVmakesthewriter__________．

　　[A]thoughtful

　　[B]refreshed

　　[C]doubtful

　　[D]excited

　　52．Astheauthorseesit，theyoungcandidatesprepareforthecontest__________．

　　[A]anxiously

　　[B]seriously

　　[C]casually

　　[D]steadily

　　53·Formostpeople，bothbrainykidsandyoungbeautiesarejustifiedto__________．

　　[A]improvetheirself-confidence

　　[B]possesscertainacquiredimages

　　[C]makeuseoftheirnaturalqualifies

　　[D]takeadvantageoftheirintelligence

　　54·Intheauthor’sopinion，formostIndianmothersandwives，Aditiis__________．

　　[A]farfromreality

　　[B]anexampletofollow

　　[C]typicalofIndianwomen

　　[D]aninspirationforsuccess

　　55．Inthetext，thewritercommentsonthebeautycontestwithatoneof__________．

　　[A]despair

　　[B]tolerance

　　[C]admiration

　　[D]reservation

　Text3

　　Thefirstrulesteppingupourluckistolookforvariety．Morevarietywillresultinaricherlifewithmoreopportunities．Themorevariedlifeis，themorelikelythatunexpectedcombinationsofeventswilloccur，givingusthechancetoimproveoursituation．Beingabletochangeisthebestwaytosurviveinchanging，unpredictabletimes．

　　Whenwearesearchingforsomething，likeapairoflosteyeglasses，itisn'tagoodideatoal．waysfollowthesamepatternofsearch．Searchingforhappinessislikethataswell．Beflexible．Learnfromyourmistakes．