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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