全国公共英语三级试题及答案.docx

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全国公共英语三级试题及答案

2011年全国公共英语三级试题及答案

SectionIListeningComprehension（25minutes）（略）

SectionⅡUseofEnglish（15minutes）

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.

　　Text

　　Mostyoungpeopleenjoyphysicalactivities,walking,cycling,football,ormountaineering.

　　Thesewhohaveapassion26climbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoften27withastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen28tosuffercoldandhardship,andto29onhighmountains?

Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivities30whichmengivetheirleisure.

　　Therearenoman-maderules,astherearefor31asgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichitwouldbedangerousto32,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderules33makesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetotheirown34.

　　Ifwe35mountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceis36mountaineeringisnota“teamwork”.However,itisonlyourmisunderstanding.Thereare,infact,no:

matches”37“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmay38,obviously,thereisteamwork.

　　Amountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightwithnatural39thatatestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hissportrequireshighmentaland40qualities.

　　Amountainclimber41toimproveonskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampions42intheirearlytwenties.Butitisnot43formenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemore44thanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbmoreskillandless45ofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.

　　26.[A]for[B]in[C]to[D]of

　　27.[A]lookedupto[B]lookedforward[C]lookedinto[D]lookedupon

　　28.[A]willing[B]reluctant[C]unwilling[D]probable

　　29.[A]takepains[B]runrisk[C]takearisk[D]makeefforts

　　30.[A]to[B]with[C]for[D]towards

　　31.[A]so[B]various[C]different[D]such

　　32.[A]apply[B]worry[C]ignore[D]notice

　　33.[A]which[B]that[C]how[D]why

　　34.[A]methods[B]forms[C]rules[D]activities

　　35.[A]correlate[B]relate[C]compare[D]contrast

　　36.[A]for[B]what[C]which[D]that

　　37.[A]within[B]from[C]beyond[D]between

　　38.[A]exist[B]go[C]depend[D]confide

　　39.[A]strength[B]storms[C]powers[D]forces

　　40.[A]physician[B]physical[C]physiological[D]psychological

　　41.[A]tries[B]continues[C]wants[D]decides

　　42.[A]willbe[B]appear[C]are[D]is

　　43.[A]unusual[B]normal[C]common[D]strange

　　44.[A]strength[B]efforts[C]energy[D]time

　　45.[A]shortage[B]lack[C]rubbish[D]waste

　　SectionⅡReadingComprehension（40minutes）

　　PartA

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

　　TextI

　　Fifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe,whichwasatempletomethen.Itwasn’teasygettinghired.Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.

　　Globejobswereforlife-guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedthere—movingfromanordinaryreportertoforeigncorrespondentandfinallytosenioreditor.IwouldhavealifetimeofsecurityisIstruckwithit.Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.Ienteredmyboss’soffice.Wouldherage?

Iwondered.Hehadafamoustemper.“Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,”Ibeganawkwardly.“IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowI’mforty.There’salotIwanttodoinlife.I’mresigning.”“Toanotherpaper?

”heasked.Ireachedintomycoatpocket,butdidn’tsayanything.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.Wewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange.“I’mgladforyou,”hesaid,quiteoutofmyexpectation.“Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecan’t,”hewenton.“Iwishyoualltheluckintheworld,”heconcluded.“Andifitdoesn’tworkout,remember,yourstarisalwayshighhere.”

　　ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody—eventhoughI’dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure:

allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.

　　Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.“I’mresigning,Bill,”Isaid.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn’tlookingangryordismayedeither.Afterapause,hesaid,“Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoes.”

　　46.FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous_______.

　　[A]newspaper[B]magazine

　　[C]temple[D]church

　　47.IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe_________.

　　[A]hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams.

　　[B]hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway.

　　[C]hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife.

　　[D]hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitions.

　　48.Thewriterwantedtoresignbecause_________.

　　[A]hehadserioustroublewithhisboss.

　　[B]hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe.

　　[C]hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry.

　　[D]hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse.

　　49.WhenthewriterdecidedtoresigntheGlobewasfacedwith_______.

　　[A]atroublewithitsstaffmembers

　　[B]ashortageofqualifiedreporters

　　[C]anunfavorablebusinesssituation

　　[D]anuncontrollablebusinesssituation

　　50.By“:

IwishIwereinyourshoes.”（inthelastparagraph）BillTaylormeantthat_______.

　　[A]thewriterwastofail.

　　[B]thewriterwasstupid

　　[C]hewoulddothesameifpossible

　　[D]hewouldrejectthewriter’srequest

　Text2

　　Doyoufinditverydifficultandpainfultogetupinthemorning?

Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

　　Duringthehourswhenyourlaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:

“Getup,Peter!

You’llbelateforworkagain!

”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatPeterisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

　　Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefitifbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning,butyouhaveanimportanttodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteamandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

　　Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsaverequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

　　51.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably________.

　　[A]heisalazyperson.

　　[B]herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle.

　　[C]heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow.

　　[D]heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening.

　　52.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?

　　[AJUnawarenessofenergycycles.

　　[B]Familiarmonologues.

　　[C]Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.

　　[D]Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

　　53.Ifonewantstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould__________.

　　[A]changehisenergycycle

　　[B]overcomehislaziness

　　[C]getupearlierthanusual

　　[D]gotobedearlier

　　54.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill__________.

　　[A]helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork.

　　[B]helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

　　[C]enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

　　[D]keepyourenergyyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

　　55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　[A]Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.

　　[B]Dr.Kletmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.

　　[C]Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

　　[D]Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

　Text3

　　Therewasonethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesandheavyautomobiletraffic.Atpresent,werealizethatalthoughthesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,theproblemisliterallyworldwide.Onseveraloccasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheeastoftheUnitedStatesandbroughthealthwarningsinruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic.Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeinfectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsc