公共英语三级考前阅读冲刺练习题及.docx

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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