公共英语三级试题及答案阅读理解.docx

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公共英语三级试题及答案阅读理解

XX年公共英语三级试题及答案（阅读理解）

　　如何提高理解能力是很多考生困惑的问题，阅读理解分值较高，很多考生担忧影响自己的考试成绩。

在考试之后，为大家分享公共英语三级考试模拟试题及答案解析如下：

　　WhenKatherineChonwasinfifthgrade.shedrewa“dreamtree”erepresentingthepathshe

　　hopedherlifewouldtake.OnebranchledtoHarvardMedicalSchool，Whichisexactlywhather

　　motherhadhopedforwhentheChonsmovedtotheU.S.fromSouthKoreatogivetheirthreechildrenopportunities.

　　Alwaysadiligentstudent，KatherinestartedtolearnmedicineatBrown.Butthensheaddeda

　　newlimbtoherdreamtree—onemathermotherstilldoesn’tunderstand.ShockedbythemisfortuneofsomeSouthKoreanwomen，KatherinejoinedforceswithanotherBrownstudenttoformthePolarisProject，nowoneofthelargestanti-human-traffickingorganizationsinthecountry，“Itwasreallyhardformyparents，”saysKatherine.“Theyhadsomanylifestressessotheirchildrencould、getagreateducationandhaveafortablelife.”

　　Thedreamsofparentsandchildrenoftendiffer，buttheconflictcanbeespeciallypainfulin

　　first-generationimmigrantfamilieswheretheparentshavemadeenormoussacrifices.LisaPark，anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia，SanDiego，saysthat：

thefocusofeveryfamilythatmovestotheUnitedStatestoprovideopportunitiesfortheirchildrenisalmostalwaysonthefuture，withlittlementionofthecircumstancesthatpelledthemtomove.Andeventhoughtheparentsaretheonesworking12-hourdays，thechildrenalealsounderintensepressuretoperforminwaysthatwilljustifytheparents’sacrifice.

　　Thecontrastbetweenparents’dreamsandchildren’srealitiescanbeparticularlysharpfor

　　daughterswhohavegrownupwithalmostinfiniteopportunities.Theirmothersoftencamefrom

　　placeswhereopportunitiesforwomenwerelimited，whichmakesthedaughters’choicesevenhardertounderstand.MaryLugemwa’sparentsencouragedhertostudymathorscienceatHarvard.

　　Shepliedatfirst，majoringinputerscience.ButsheiscurrentlyworkingasafilmproducerforanonprofitorganizationcalledMeaningfulMedia.“Isometimesfeelguilty，”shesays，

　　“havingchosen,tobeanartist，becauseIknowthatifIhadchosenascientificbackground，Icouldhelpmyparentsalotmore.”

　　46.WhenKatherineChonwasafifth—grader，.

　　[A]shehadagreatinterestindrawing

　　[B]shehadaclearvisionofherfuture

　　[C]shehadanindependentpersonality

　　[D]shehadadesiretostudyintheU.S.

　　47.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatKatherine’smother.

　　[A]wasdisappointedatherdaughter’sdecision

　　[B]wasshockedbythesufferingofsomewomen

　　[C]failedtogiveherkidsenoughopportunities

　　[D]failedtorealizeherowndreamtobeadoctor

　　48：

Aordingtothetext，infirst—generationimmigrantfamilies，theparentsfeelfrustratedif

　　[A]theyfailtoadjusttothecircumstances

　　[B]theyareforcedtomakegreatsacririces

　　[C]theirchildrenfailtofocusonthefuture

　　[D]theirchildrendevelopagainsttheirwishes

　　49.AordingtoLisaPark，first—generationimmigrantchildren.

　　[A]avoidtheslightestmentionoftheirparents’past

　　[B]focusonseizingchancesforfuturedevelopment

　　[C]workveryhardtojustifytheirparents’sacrifices

　　[D]areunderpressuretofulfilltheirparents’dreams

　　50.WelearnfromMaryLugemwa’scasethat.

　　[A]herparentscherishedopportunitiesmorethanshedid

　　[B]herparents’dreamsandherrealitycouldbebalanced

　　[C]shehadaquitedifferentviewoflifefromherparents

　　[D]sheenjoyedinfiniteopportunitiesincareerdevelopment

　　MothersAgainstDrunkDriving（MADD）haslaunchedanewpublicawarenesscampaignaimedatCanadianJusticeMinisterIrwinCotler.“EnoughisEnough”advocatesdroppingtheCriminalCode’sbloodalcoholconcentration（BAC）limitfrom0.08to0.05percent，to“protectinnocentdriversonourroads.”MADDCanadaCEOAndrewMuriethinkstllatloweringtheBAClimitcouldresultina6-to-18percentreductionincrashdeaths.Butquestionshavebeenraisedaboutthesciencebehindthatcampaign.

　　MADDselectivelycitesareportpublishedinxxbyRobertMannoftheMentalHealth

　　Centre.Mama，inturn，hadgotthosenumbersfromtwoseparatestudieswhosedatawasselectedfromSwedenandAustralia.TheconclusionsinMann’sreportseemtoignoretheSwedishauthors’numerouswarningsandcautions，aswellasthelimitationsintheAustralianstudy.First，theAustralianstudyexaminedtheeffectivenessofbreathtesting，notloweredBAClevels，onfataltrafficcrashes.Also.thatresearchwasstartedin1976when“liquidlunches”werefarmoremon.What’smore.theAustraliandatavaried：

whereasthestateofQueenslandsawthe18percentdeclineinfatalaidentscitedbyMADD’sMurie，inneighboringNewSouthWales，fatalaidentsdecreasedjust8percent.

　　ItisalsoreportedbytheOntarioCommunityCouncilthatthemajorityofdriversinalcoholrelatedfatalerashesarerepeatoffenderswithBACsover0.15percent-meaningthattheproblemisdriverswhorepeatedlygetbehindthewheelwithBAClevelstwicethelegallimit.notsocialdrinkerswhoconsumeaglassofwineortw0.ThismakesMADD’sconcernseemwasteful，giventhedownwardtrendinalcohol-relatedtramcdeaths.

　　TheCanadaSafetyCouncil，theCanadianCouncilofMotorTransportAdministratorsandtheTrafficInjuryResearchFoundationtakeissuewithMADD’scampaign.EventheOntarioCommunityCouncilhasdeterminedthatloweringtheBACwouldmeanmoreworkforpoliceandthecourts.

　　ButtoMADD’sMurie，themathquestionissimple：

“IfyoulowerBAClimits，regardlesstowhat

　　level，you’llsaveCanadianlives.”Unfortunately，themathdoesn’tquiteaddup.

　　51.MADDlaunchedapublicawarenesscampaigninorderto.

　　[A]criticizetheJusticeMinister

　　[B]improveBACmeasurement

　　[C]restrictdrivers’aesstoalcohol

　　[D]revisethelawregardingdrunkdriving

　　52.FromthetextwelearnthatMADDcitesareportthat.

　　[A]justifiesitsnewcampaign

　　[B]isfavoredbytheauthorities

　　[C]sumsupmajorpublicconcerns

　　[D]ismentionedintwootherstudies

　　53.ItisimpliedinthetextthatMann’sreportisunreliablebecause.

　　[A]itwasbasedonsomeunsoundresearch

　　[B]itgotitsdatafromtwoinconsistentstudies

　　[C]itwaswritteninconditionsnolongervalid

　　[D]itignoredthelimitationsofthestudiescited

　　54.ThetextindicatesthatMADD’scampaign.

　　[A]willnotaffectsocialdrinkers

　　[B]mayturnouttobeoflittlevalue

　　[C]isgoingtoreducegovernmentallabor

　　[D]haswonsupportfromsomeorganizations

　　55.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsthecampaignis.

　　[A]satirical

　　[B]scornful

　　[C]suspicious

　　[D]supportive

　　Arecentstudydemonstratedhowpowerfulafewwordscanbe：

Fortypetitivetennisplayerswereshowndigitalimagesofballsingtheirway.Justbeforeeachballappeared，theplayers

　　saworheardmentslike“Goodshot”or“Badshot.”Thereactiontimesofplayershearing

　　negativeremarksweremeasurablyslower.Andthesewereathleteswhotrainedfrequentlytoplayaconsistentgameandnotmakeunforcederrors.

　　Whatistheexplanation?

Negativefeedbackweakensanyone’sbeliefinhisorherabilityto

　　sueed.Butifyoucanholdontoawinningattitude，you’llmakeagreatereffortandalsocreate

　　positivedrive.Confidentpeopleinspireothers;opportunitiesseemtoetheirwaymoreoften.

　　Theybeemagsforsuess.

　　Learntheimportanceofgivingyourselfpeptalks,andkeepthevoiceinyourheadpositive.

　　Thebestathletes，suessisrarelyduetorawtalentalone.It’sbecausethey’resimplybetterpre。

　　pared.Theystayfocused，they’rewillingtoworkas、hardastheyneedto，andtheykeepthepositivevoiceintheirheadsswitchedon.

　　Perhapsthemostimportantaspectofbeingyourowncoachistodowhatanyoutsideadviseroragoodparent.forthatmatter--wouldpreach：

practice，practice，practice.Avoidindividuals

　　whosuckyourenergyanddiminishyourconfidence.Hangoutwiththepeoplewhoseeyouatyourbest.andremindyouaboutitveryoften.Pessimistsdragyoudown，asdowhinersandcritics.Ifthere，sonewinningbehaviorthatpeoplebuildingconfidenceshouldmodel，it’sthewillingnesstogetbackintothegameafterasetback.Don’tnurseyourwounds.

　　Thereare，however，importantwarnings.Panickingcanpoundasmallmisstepbycausing

　　youtoloseyourheadandforgettothinkclearly.Ifyousufferaterribleloss，giveyourselftimeto

　　absorbtheblow.Don’tdenythehurtortrytosolvetheproblemimmediately.Gatheryoursupportsystemaroundyouandsimplygetnurtured.Sittingaroundandthinkingaboutyourlossistheworstthingyoucandotosolveyourproblem.

　　56.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

　　[A]excellentperformanceoftengoeswithwell-trainedplayers

　　[B]excellentperformanceoftengoeswithpositivements

　　[C]high-techmethodshelpplayersavoidunforcederrors

　　[D]high-techmethodsincreaseplayers’petitiveness

　　57.Peoplewhowanttosueedshouldfirstimaginethemselvestobe.

　　[A]anobserver

　　[B]aninspirer

　　[C]acreator

　　[D]awinner

　　58.Thephrase“peptalks”inParagraph3means’talks’which.

　　[A]encouragepeople

　　[B]entertainpeople

　　[C]impresspeople

　　[D]interestpeople

　　59.Thewriterthinksthatyoushouldkeeppanywiththosewho.

　　[A]pointoutyourmistakes

　　[B]tolerateyourweaknesses

　　[C]emphasizeyourstrengths

　　[D]understandyourplaints

　　60.In"thefaceofasevereloss.thebestthingyoucandoisto.

　　[A]denythehurt

　　[B]trytoforgetit

　　[C]solveitatonce

　　[D]aeptitcalmly

　　Directions：

　　Readthetextsfromamagazinesectioncalled“Letters”inwhichfivepeoplementedonaspe.cialreportonnewmedicines.Forquestions61to65，matchthenameofeachpersontooneofthestatements（AtoG）givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

　　AnnBest：

　　Y