全国公共英语三级模拟试题及答案.docx

1、全国公共英语三级模拟试题及答案TextMost young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering.These who have a passion 26 climbing high and difficult mountains are often 27 with astonishment. Why are men and women 28 to suffer cold and hardship, and to 29 on high mountains? This asto

2、nishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities 30 which men give their leisure.There are no man-made rules, as there are for 31 as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to 32 , but it is thi

3、s freedom from man-made rules 33 makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to their own 34 .If we 35 mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is 36 mountaineering is not a “team work”. However, it is only our misu

4、nderstanding. There are, in fact, no :matches” 37 “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may 38 , obviously, there is teamwork.A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural 39 that ate stronger and more powerful than man. His

5、 sport requires high mental and 40 qualities.A mountain climber 41 to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions 42 in their early twenties. But it is not 43 for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountain

6、s in the Alps. They may take more 44 than younger men, but they probably climb more skill and less 45 of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.26. Afor Bin Cto D of27. Alooked up to Blooked forward Clooked into D looked upon28. Awilling Breluctant Cunwilling D probable29. Atake pains

7、 Brun risk C take a risk D make efforts30. Ato Bwith Cfor Dtowards31. Aso B various C different Dsuch32. A apply B worry C ignore D notice33. A which B that C how D why34. A methods B forms C rules D activities35. A correlate B relate C compare D contrast36. A for B what C which D that37. Awithin Bf

8、rom Cbeyond Dbetween38. Aexist Bgo Cdepend Dconfide39. Astrength Bstorms Cpowers Dforces40. Aphysician Bphysical Cphysiological Dpsychological41. Atries Bcontinues Cwants Ddecides42. Awill be Bappear Care Dis43. Aunusual Bnormal Ccommon Dstrange44. Astrength Befforts Cenergy Dtime45. Ashortage Black

9、 Crubbish DwasteSection Reading Comprehension（40 minutes）Part ADirections:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Text IFifteen years ago,

10、 I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to sen

11、ior editor. I would have a lifetime of security is I struck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Th

12、eres a lot I want to do in life. Im resigning.” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didnt say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be di

13、rectly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,” he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant, ” he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,” he con

14、cluded. “And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here.”Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody even though Id be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefu

15、lly built up.Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill, ”I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasnt looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”46. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _.A newspaper B magazineCtemple D church47. If the writer stay