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公共英语三级考前阅读冲刺练习题及
2021年公共英语三级考前阅读冲刺练习题及答案
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.
Text1
ItwasfifteenpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewasgoingtowork.
Herbushadinchedalongthroughheavymorningtraffic,makingherafewminuteslateforhervery
firstjob.Shedecidedtostartouthalfanhourearlierthenextday.
Onceinsidethelobby,shehadtostandattheelevatorsandwaitseveralminutesbeforeshe
couldgetononegoingtothesixthfloor.Whenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarked"SmithEnter-
prises",sheknockedatthedoornervouslyandwaited.
Therewasnoreply.Shetappedonthedoor
again,butstilltherewasnoanswer.Frominsidethenextoffice,shecouldhearthesoundof
voices,sosheopenedthedoorandwentin.
Althoughshewassureitwasthesameofficeshehadbeenintwoweeksbeforewhenshehad
theinterviewwithMr.Smith,itlookedquitedifferentnow.Infact,ithardlylookedlikeanoffice
atall.Theemployeeswerejuststandingaroundchattingandsmoking.Inthefrontoftheroom,
somebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjoke,shethought,becausetherewasaloudburstoflaughteras
shecamein.Foramomentshehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.
Thenoneofthemenlookedathiswatch,clappedhishandsandsaidsomethingtotheothers.Quicklytheyallwenttotheirdesksand,inamatterofseconds,everyonewashardatwork.NoonepaidanyattentiontoMarie.Finallyshewentuptothemanwhowassittingatthedesknearesttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheoffice.
Hardlylookingupfromhiswork,hetoldhertohaveaseatandwaitforMr.Smith,whowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarierealizedthattheday'sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMr.Smitharrived.Latershefoundoutthathelived
inConnecticutandcameintoManhattanonthesametrain
everymorning,arrivingintheofficeat9:
35,sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworking.
46.Mariefeltnervouswhensheknockedatthedoorbecause_.
[A]itwasherfirstdayinanewjob
[B]shewasalittlebitlateforwork
[C]shewasafraidthatshehadgonetothewrongplace
[D]therewasnoanswerfrominsidetheoffice
47.Mariecouldhardlyrecognizetheofficeshewentinto
as.
[A]shehadbeenthereonlyonce
[B]Mr.Smithwasnotintheoffice
[C]nobodywasdoinganywork
[D]theofficehadanewappearance
48.Thepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause.
[A]theysawastrangerintheoffice
[B]theirmorningbreakwasended
[C]noonewantedtotalktoMarie
[D]thebosswasabouttoarrive
49.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesoftheenterprise..
[A]wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajoke
.[B]werecoldtonewcomers
[C]werealwayspunctualforwork
[D]lackeddevotiontothecompany
50.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe..
[A]PunctualLikeaClock
[B]AColdWelcome
[C]AnUnpunctualManager
[D]BetterLateThanNeverText2
Formostofus,dietingisafrustratingfactoflife.Withsomuchconflictingnutritionalinformationabout,itcanbedifficulttotellwhichweight-lossstrategiesreallywork.Let'sstartbydiscountingtheseconfusingmyths.
1.Allcaloriesarecreatedequal
Whatyoueat,nothowmuch,isthemainfactorbehindweightgain,accordingtoresearch.Caloriesfromfatpackonthepounds.Thereason:
duringdigestion,thebodyburnsmanymorecaloriesmetabolizingproteinandcarbohydratesthanitdoesmetabolizingfat.
2.Dessertsaretaboo
Cakes,piesandicecreamcansensiblybeworkedintoadiet,theexpertsays.Moderationisthekey.CVtdownonothermealsifyou'llbeeatingoutatarestaurantknownforitsrichsweets.Orindulge,buttakeonlyafewbites.
3.Fastfoodsareforbidden
Aplainhamburgeronabunisstillahealthfulchoice.Soisgrilledchickenoragreensaladwithlow-caldressing.ButwatchoutforFrenchfries,milkshakesandbatter-dippedchickenorfish.
4.Fastingisthefastestdiet
Somestudiessuggestthatdrasticallyreducingcalorieintakeswitchesthebodyintoa"starvation
mode",whichconservescaloriesanddecreasesyourmetabolicrate.Themorefrequentlyyoudepriveyourselfoffood,thebetteryourbodymaygetatstoringcalories.So,
inthelongrun,repeatedfastingmayactuallyundermineyourweight-lossefforts.
5.Tokeepweightoff,simplywatchwhatyoueat.
Accordingtoexperts,exercisecombinedwithdietingensuresweightJossbetterthandietingalonedoes.Expertsalsoagreethatstickingwithregular,moderateexerciseismoreimportantthatoccasionalvigorousworkoutsare.Obesity-researcherKellyBrownellencouragespatientstomake
aseriesofsmallphysicalefforts:
takingthestairsinsteadoftheelevatorandparkingthecarfarfromwhereyouaregoingandwalking.
Mostimportant,beforegettingcaughtupindietarymyths,letgoodsenseshapeyoureatinghabits.Yourbodywillthankyouforit.
51.Itcannotbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat
_.
[A]theinformationaboutdietingisalways-contradictory
[B]therearetoomanyweight-lossstrategiestochoose
from
[C]dietingisalwaystroublesometomostpeople
[D]peopleshouldnotbelievetheideasofdieting
52.Oneoftheelementstogainweightis_.
[A]theamountofthefoodyoueat
[B]oversleeping
[C]laziness
[D]thekindoffoodyoueat
53.Whichofthefollowingsayingistrueaboutdieting?
[A]Youcan'teatsweets.
[B]Fastfoodsarenotgood.
[C]Youshouldnotneglectanymeals.
[D]Fastingisalwayshelpful
54.Thephrase"starvationmode"means.
[A]beingveryhungry
[B]eatingwhatyoulikewhenyouarehungry
[C]weight-lossefforts
[D]beingreadytoeat
55.Theword"shape"inthelastsentencemeans.[A]break[B]form
[C]getridof[D]changeText3
Laborforceisdefinedasbeingthetotalnumberofpeoplewhoareavailabletoworkandearnincome.Thisdefinitionincludeseveryonewhoisemployedorseekingpaidemployment,soitincludesemployeesandtheself-employed.Laborisoneofthecountry'sresourceswhichcanbecombinedwithotherresourcestoproducethegoodsandservicesrequiredbythecommunity..
Thoughthesizeoftheworkforcereliesgreatlyonthesizeofthetotalpopulation,thereareseveralotheraspectswhichalsoaffectit.Theagedistributionofthetotalpopulationhasaverymarkedeffectontheavailableworkforce.Ifthepopulationhasahighproportionofveryyoungpeopleorofthosetoooldtowork,thentheavailableworkforcewouldbelowerthaniftherewereanevenlyspreadagedistribution.Ifthepopulationgrowsrapidlyfromnaturalincrease,i.e.thenumberofbirthsgreatlyexceedsthenumberofdeaths,thenasatotalpopulationincreases,theproportionintheworkforcedeclines.
Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasaging,whichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingvery
slowly,andaspeopleretirefromtheworkforce,thereareinadequatenumbersofyoungpeopleenteringittotakeplaceofthosewhoareleavingit.Thepopulationistop-heavywitholderpeople.Sothepercentageofthepopulationintheworkforcedeclineswhenthereiseitherarapidincreaseinbirthsorafallingbirthrate.'
Theagedistributionofthepopulationhasseveralimportantinfluencesontheeconomy.Ifthepopulationisagingandthereisanincreaseinthenumberofpeople
retiringwithoutacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberenteringtheworkforce,thisraisestheproblemoftheabilityoftheeconomytoprovideareasonablelevelofsocialservicestotheretiredgroup.Iftheagedaretobecaredforinspecialhomesorhotels,financemustbeavailableforthatpurpose.Ifthesizeoftheworkforceissmallrelativetothetotalpopulation,thenthegovernmenttaxreceiptsarerelativelylowandeitherthegovemmenthaslessmoneyavailabletoitortheworkforcemembershavetobetaxedmoreheavily.
56.Laborforceiscomposedof.
[A]peoplewhoareavailabletoworkandearnincome
[B]self-employedpeopleonly
[C]onlythosewhoarelookingforanemployment
[D]onlytheemployees
57.ThefactorwhichdoesNOTinfluencethesizeoftheworldorceis_.
[A]thesizeofpopulation
[B]agedistributionofthepopulation
[C]nationaleconomy
[D]naturalincrease
58.Theconclusionwhichcanbedrawnsafelyfromthesecondparagraphisthat_
[A]apopulationgrowthfromnaturalincreaseleadstoagreaterproportionofthework-force
[B]alargepopulationdoesnotnecessarilymeanahigherproportionofworkforce
[C]thelargerthenumberoftheagedinapopulation,thehighertheproportionoftheworkforce
[D]ifthepopulationhasanevenlyspreadedagedistribution,theworkforcewillbelower
59.Whenapopulationissaidtobeaging,_.
[A]morepeopleareretiringthanpeopleenteringtheworkforce
[B]thebirthrateisgrowing'
[C]thereisanoversupplyofworkforce
[D]youngpeopleoutnumberoldpeople
60.Thepopulationwhichistop-heavywitholderpeopleposesaproblemto_.
[A]thegovernment[B]theeconomy
[C]theworkforce[D]alloftheabovePartB
Directions:
Readthefollowingdiscussion.amongfivepeopleaboutworkplacedress,forquestions61t065,matchthenameofeachperson.(61t065)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.Markyouanswerson.you.rANSWERSHEETl.
Marian:
Ihaveafriendwhoisateamleaderofabout25employeeswhoareprimarilywomen.She'sfoundatrickthatworksforhermostofthetime,but-notalways.Thosestaffwhoappearinmuchlessthanprofessionaldressingareaskediftheirmotherandfatherwouldthinkappropriateapicture
ofthemdressedinwhattheybelieveis"OK"forwork.Iftheysay"yes",s