公共英语三级考前强化试题三.docx

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公共英语三级考前强化试题三

公共英语三级考前强化试题（三）

一、ReadingComprehension（共10小题,共20.0分）Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD．

第1题

  Formostofus,dietingisafrustratingfactoflife.Withsomuchconflictingnutritionalinformationabout,itcanbedifficulttotellwhichweight-lossstrategiesreallywork.Let'sstartbydiscountingtheseconfusingmyths.

  1.Allcaloriesarecreatedequal

  Whatyoueat,nothowmuch,isthemainfactorbehindweightgain,accordingtoresearch.Caloriesfromfatpackonthepounds.Thereason:

duringdigestion,thebodybumsmanymorecaloriesmetabolizingproteinandcarbohydratesthanitdoesmetabolizingfat.

  2.Dessertsaretaboo

  Cakes,piesandicecreamcansensiblybeworkedintoadiet,theexpertsays.Moderationisthekey.Cutdownonothermealsifyou'11beeatingoutatarestaurantknownforitsrichsweets.Orindulge,buttakeonlyafewbites.

  3.Fastfoodsareforbidden

  Aplainhamburgeronabunisstillahealthfulchoice.Soisgrilledchickenoragreensaladwithlow-caldressing.ButwatchoutforFrenchfries,milkshakesandbatter-dippedchickenorfish.

  4.Fastingisthefastestdiet

  Somestudiessuggestthatdrasticallyreducingcalorieintakeswitchesthebodyintoa"starvationmode",whichconservescaloriesanddecreasesyourmetabolicrate.Themorefrequentlyyoudepriveyourselfoffood,thebetteryourbodymaygetatstoringcalories.So,inthelongrun,repeatedfastingmayactuallyundermineyourweight-lossefforts.

  5.Tokeepweightoff,simplywatchwhatyoueat

  Accordingtoexperts,exercisecombinedwithdietingensuresweightlossbetterthandietingalonedoes.Expertsalsoagreethatstickingwithregular,moderateexerciseismoreimportantthatoccasionalvigorousworkoutsare.Obesity-researcherKellyBrownellencouragespatientstomakeaseriesofsmallphysicalefforts:

takingthestairsinsteadoftheelevatorandparkingthecarfarfromwhereyouaregoingandwalking.

  Mostimportant,beforegettingcaughtupindietarymyths,letgoodsenseshapeyoureatinghabits.Yourbodywillthankyouforit.

Itcannotbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A theinformationaboutdietingisalwayscontradictory

B therearetoomanyweight-lossstrategiestochoosefrom

C dietingisalwaystroublesometomostpeople

D peopleshouldnotbelievetheideasofdieting

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本题是推理题，因A、B、C项均可以从文中推出，D则不能。

故选D。

第2题

Oneoftheelementstogainweightis______.

A theamountofthefoodyoueat

B oversleeping

C laziness

D thekindoffoodyoueat

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

2.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本题是细节推理题，从对第—个谜团的破解中可推知答案。

第3题

Whichofthefollowingsayingistreeaboutdieting?

A Youcan'teatsweets.

B Fastfoodsarenotgood.

C Youshouldnotneglectanymeals.

D Fastingisalwayshelpful.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

2.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本题是推理判断题，考查对全文的整体把握。

可用排除法，因A、B、D项均不对，故选C。

第4题

Thephrase"starvationmode"means______.

A beingveryhungry

B eatingwhatyoulikewhenyouarehungry

C weight-lossefforts

D beingreadytoeat

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

2.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本题考查对词汇的掌握。

starvationmode意为“饥饿状态，”故选A。

第5题

Theword"shape"inthelastsentencemeans______.

A break

B form

C getridof

D change

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

2.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本题考查对词汇的掌握，shape做动词对有“便成形”的意思，故选B。

第6题

  Laborforceisdefinedasbeingthetotalnumberofpeoplewhoareavailabletoworkandearnincome.Thisdefinitionincludeseveryonewhoisemployedorseekingpaidemployment,soitincludesemployeesandtheself-employed.Laborisoneofthecountry'sresourceswhichcanbecombinedwithotherresourcestoproducethegoodsandservicesrequiredbythecommunity.

  Thoughthesizeoftheworkforcereliesgreatlyonthesizeofthetotalpopulation,thereareseveralotheraspectswhichalsoaffectit.Theagedistributionofthetotalpopulationhasaverymarkedeffectontheavailableworkforce.Ifthepopulationhasahighproportionofveryyoungpeopleorofthosetoooldtowork,thentheavailableworkforcewouldbelowerthaniftherewereanevenlyspreadagedistribution.Ifthepopulationgrowsrapidlyfromnaturalincrease,i.e.thenumberofbirthsgreatlyexceedsthenumberofdeaths,thenasatotalpopulationincreases,theproportionintheworkforcedeclines.

  Sometimesapopulationisdescribedasaging,whichmeansthatthebirthrateiseitherfallingorgrowingveryslowly,andaspeopleretirefromtheworkforce,thereareinadequatenumbersofyoungpeopleenteringittotakeplaceofthosewhoareleavingit.Thepopulationistop-heavywitholderpeople.Sothepercentageofthepopulationintheworkforcedeclineswhenthereiseitherarapidincreaseinbirthsorafallingbirthrate.

  Theagedistributionofthepopulationhasseveralimportantinfluencesontheeconomy.I