全国公共英语三级模拟试题及答案

1、2011年全国公共英语三级模拟试题及答案SectionIListeningComprehension(25minutes)(略)SectionnUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions:Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.TextMostyoungpeopleenjoyphysicalactivities,walking,cycling,football,ormountaineering.Thesewho

2、haveapassion26climbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoften27withastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen28tosuffercoldandhardship,andto29onhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivities30whichmengivetheirleisure.Therearenoman-maderules,astherearefor3

3、1asgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichitwouldbedangerousto32,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderules33makesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetotheirown34.Ifwe35mountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceis36mountaine

4、eringisnota“teamwork”.However,itisonlyourmisunderstanding.Thereare,infact,no:matches37teamsofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmay38,obviously,thereisteamwork.Amountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightwithnatural39thatatestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hissportrequire

5、shighmentaland40qualities.Amountainclimber41toimproveonskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampions42intheirearlytwenties.Butitisnot43formenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemore44thanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbmore

6、skillandless45ofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.26. AforBinCtoDof27. AlookeduptoBlookedforwardClookedintoDlookedupon28. AwillingBreluctantCunwillingDprobable29. AtakepainsBrunriskCtakeariskDmakeefforts30. AtoBwithCforDtowards31. AsoBvariousCdifferentDsuch32. AapplyBworryCignoreDnotic

7、e33. AwhichBthatChowDwhy34. AmethodsBformsCrulesDactivities35. AcorrelateBrelateCcompareDcontrast36. AforBwhatCwhichDthat37. AwithinBfromCbeyondDbetween38. AexistBgoCdependDconfide39. AstrengthBstormsCpowersDforces40. AphysicianBphysicalCphysiologicalDpsychological41. AtriesBcontinuesCwantsDdecides4

8、2. AwillbeBappearCareDis43. AunusualBnormalCcommonDstrange44. AstrengthBeffortsCenergyDtime45. AshortageBlackCrubbishDwasteSectionnReadingComprehension(40minutes)PartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathickli

9、neacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.TextIFifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe,whichwasatempletomethen.Itwasnteasygettinghired.Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.Globejobswereforlife-guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedthere-movingfromanordinaryreportertoforeigncorrespondenta

10、ndfinallytosenioreditor.IwouldhavealifetimeofsecurityisIstruckwithit.Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.IenteredmybossoSfice.Wouldherage?Iwondered.Hehadafamoustemper.Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,“Ibeganawkwardly.IcametotheGlobewhenIwafoUwenowImforty.TheresalotIwanttodoinlife.Inresigning.Tcanotherpaper?heask

11、ed.Ireachedintomycoatpocket,butdidntsayanything.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.Wewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange.Imgladforyou,“hesaid,quiteoutofmyexpectation.camefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-

12、fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecant,hewenton.Iwishyoualltheluckintheworld,“heconcluded.Andifitdoesntworkout,remember,yourstarisalwayshighhere.ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.EverybodyeventhoughIdber

13、iskingallonanunfamiliarventure:allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.Imresigning,Bill,“Isaid.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasntlookingangryordismayedeither.Afterapause,he

14、said,“Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoes.”46. FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous.AnewspaperBmagazineCtempleDchurch47. IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe.A hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams.B hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway.Chewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife.D hewouldneverbeallowed

15、todevelophisambitions.48. Thewriterwantedtoresignbecause.Ahehadserioustroublewithhisboss.BhegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe.Chewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry.Dhehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse.49. WhenthewriterdecidedtoresigntheGlobewasfacedwith.AatroublewithitsstaffmembersBashortag

16、eofqualifiedreportersCanunfavorablebusinesssituationDanuncontrollablebusinesssituation50. By:IwishIwereinyourshoes.”(inthelastparagraph)BillTaylormeantthatAthewriterwastofail.8 thewriterwasstupidChewoulddothesameifpossibleDhewouldrejectthewritersrequestText2Doyoufinditverydifficultandpainfultogetupi

17、nthemorning?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyourlaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyourehot.Thatstrue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduring

18、theforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologuesas:Getup,Peter!Youllbelateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatPeterisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizew

19、hattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcantchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefitifbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyouresleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyou

20、renergyislowinthemorning,butyouhaveanimportanttodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswontchangeyourcycle,butyoullgetbuepttestreaatmandworkyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetr

21、oublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsaverequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.51. Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably.A heisalazyperson.Bherefusestofollowhisownenergycycle.C heisnotsurewhenhisenergyi

22、slow.D heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening.52. Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?AJUnawarenessofenergycycles.BFamiliarmonologues.CAchangeinafamilymembersenergycycle.DAttemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.53. Ifonewantstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemo

23、rning,heshouldAchangehisenergycycleBovercomehislazinessCgetupearlierthanusualDgotobedearlier54. Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.A helptokeepyourenergyforthedayswork.B helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyinthedayC enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkD keepyourenergyyourenergycycleun

24、dercontrolallday55. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveonesenergy.B Dr.Kletmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.C Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.D Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.Text3Therewasonethoughtthatairpollutionaffec

25、tedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesandheavyautomobiletraffic.Atpresent,werealizethatalthoughthesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,theproblemisliterallyworldwide.Onseveraloccasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheeastoftheUnitedStatesandbroughthealthwarni

26、ngsinruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic.Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeinfectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsconsiderthattheincreasingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresultingfromtheburningoffossilfuels(coalandoil)iscreatingaagreenhouseeffect”con

27、servingheatreflectedfromtheearthandraisingtheworldsaveragetemperature.Ifthisviewiscorrectandtheworldstemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees,muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltandcitiessuchasNewYork,Boston,Miami,andNewOrleanswillbeinwater.Anotherview,lesswidelyheld,isthatincreasingparticularmatterintheatmospher

28、eisblockingsunlightandloweringtheearthstemperaturearesultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous.Adropofjustafewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetoanewiceage,andwouldmaneagriculturedifficultorimpossibleinmanyofourtopfarmingareas.Todaywedonotknowforsurethateitheroftheseconditionswillhappen(thoughonerecentgovernm

29、entreportdraftedbyexpertsinthefieldconcludedthatthegreenhouseeffectisverypossible)Perhaps,ifweareluckyenough,thetwotendencieswilloffseteachotherandtheworldstemperaturewillstayaboutthesameasitisnow.Drivenbyeconomicprofits,peopleneglectthedamageonourenvironmentcausedbythe“advancedcivilization”.Maybeth

30、eairpollutionisthepricethehumanbeingshavetopayfortheirdevelopment.Butisitreallyworthwhile?56. Aspointedoutatthebeginningofthepassage,peopleusedtothinkthatairpollutionAcausewidespreaddamageinthecountrysideBaffectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatesChaddamagedeffectonhealthDexistedmerelyinurbanandi

31、ndustriesareas57. Astothegreenhouseeffect,theauthorAsharethesameviewwiththescientist.BisuncertainofitsoccurrenceCrejectsitasbeingungroundedDthinksthatitwilldestroytheworldsoon58. Theword“offset“inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby.AslipintoBmakeupforCsetupDcatchupwith59. Itcanbeconcludedthat.Araisi

32、ngtheworldstemperatureonlyafewdegreeswouldnotdomuchharmtolifeonearth.B loweringtheworldstemperaturemerelyafewdegreeswouldleadmajorfarmingareastodisaster.C almostnotemperaturevariationshaveoccurredoverthepastdecade.D theworldstemperaturewillremainconstantintheyearstocome.60. Thispassageisprimarilyabo

33、ut.AthegreenhouseeffectBtheburningoffossilfuelsC thepotentialeffectofairpollution.D thelikelihoodofanewiceage.PartBDirections:Readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideasofdieting.Forquestions61to65,-matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoC)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWE

34、RSHEET.AbbeyYoucanalwaysrecognizedietersfromthesourexpressionontheirfaces.Theyspendmostoftheirtimeturningtheirnosesupatfood.Theyareforeverconsultingcaloriecharts,gazingatthemselvesinmirrors,andleapingontoweighing-machinesinthebathroom.Theyspendalifetimefightingalosingbattleagainstspreadinghips,protr

35、udingtummiesanddoublechins.Whatamiserablelotdietersare!MarlinIbeganmakingsomedietaryandlifestyleschangesduringmysecondyearofcollegeandhavebeeneatingthiswayeversince.IlikethewayIfeelwhenIdonteatanimalfoodssomuchmorethanthepleasureIusedtogetfromeatingthem.Ihavemuchmoreenergy;Ineedlesssleep;Ifeelcalmer

36、;IcanmaintainanidealbodyweightwithoutworryingabouthowmuchIeat,andIcanthinkmoreclearly.MaggieDuringmyfirstyearofcollege,IgainedfortypoundswhenIbeganthrowingthejavelin.Forthenexttwentyyears,IcarriedallofthisextraweightandkiddedmyselfthatIwasingoodshapesincethatswhatIweighedincollege.NowthatIvelostallt

37、hatextraweight,Ifeelgreat!Peoplesayallthetime,Well,howdoyoulivewithouteatingcheeseburgersorthisorthat?andIsay,Youjustdont.Itsnotevenanoption.Itsnotthathardonceyougetonit.BelindaIfyouareonadiet,yourealwayshungry.Youcantbehungryandhappyatthesametime.Allthehorribleconcoctionsyoueatinsteadoffoodleaveyou

38、permanentlydissatisfied.Acompletefooditmaybe,butnotquiteascompleteasjuicysteak.Soatleastthreetimesadayyouwillbeexposedtotemptation.Howmiserabletowatchotherstuckingintopilesofmouth-wateringfoodwhileyoumunchawaterbiscuitandsipunsweetenedlemonjuice!Andifhungerjustprovestoomuchforyou,intheendyouwilllash

39、outanddevourfivehugeguilt-inducingcreamcakesatasitting.Thenthingswillturnouttobeevenworse.WoodIwentondietwhenmydoctortoldmethatmybloodpressuretendedtobehigh.OnlyatthattimedidIrealizethedangerofbeingoverweight.SinceIbeganmakingdietarychangesin1982,eatingthiswayhasbecomeincreasinglyaccepted.IdontfeelI

40、velostsomethingafterdieting.Instead,Ivegotsomethingvaluable.Thatisgoodhealth.Nowmatcheachofthepersonstotheappropriatestatement.Note:therearetwoextrastatements.Statements61. AbbeyABeingonadietisatorture.62. MarlinBIfeelbetterwithvegetarianfood.63. MaggieCIlostweightafterdieting.DIbegandietingforthesa

41、keofhealth.64. BelindaEDietingenablespeopletoenjoylifemore.65. WoodFDietingsimplycausesendlessworries.GDietingdoesmoreharmthangoodtooneshealth.SectionIVWriting(40minutes)YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothpartsonANSWERSHEET2.PartA66. SupposeyouhavegotthenewsthattheuniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChi

42、naisofferingascholarshipforchemistrymajorsandthatyouhavejustreceivedanMSdegreeinchemistryandareeagertohaveapersonalinterviewwithDr.WuHanwei,theChairman.Writealetterofapplicationforthescholarship.Yourlettershouldinclude:1. yourperformanceatUniversity2. youreagernessforthepersonalinterview3. Youshould

43、writeapproximately100words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendofyourletter.Use“WangLin“instead.Youdonotneedtowritetheaddress.PartB67. Writeanessayofabout120wordsoncellphone.Refertothefollowingpoints:1. explainthereasonswhymorepeopleusecellphonenowadays2. Talkabouttheadvantagesordisadvantagesofcellphones3.

44、yourconclusion2011年全国公共英语三级模拟试题答案26. Ahaveapassionforsth对有强烈的感情、爱好”27. Dlookupto仰慕、尊敬某人，lookforward“期盼，盼望”，lookinto调查，lookupon”把看作，把视为“28. Awillingly愿意的”29. Crunrisk“冒险”(被动的处于危险之中)，takearisk“冒险”，30. Agiveleisuretosth“把空闲时间用于31. Dso+adj+a(n)+n.,such+a(n)+adj+n32. C此处的含义为“不遵守规定登山会很危险”33. BItisthat为强调句

45、型34. A文中的意思为“登山者们自由地选择登山的方法”。35. Dcomparewith与比较，contrastwith对比、对照“，指比较某一事物与另一事物，以显示它们的相异之处，表现明显的差别。36. D连词that引导的从句作系动词is的表语37. Dbetween在之间38. Cdependonsborsth需要某人或某事的支持和帮助39. Dstrength力量的强度”，power运用能力或体力和脑力来做某事，force“实施力量，产生行动或征服对手”。40. Bmental智力的，physical体力的41. Byearafteryear后应该选有持续之意的动词。42. Cbe+

46、in+onestwenties表示“在某人二十多岁时”43. Aunusual不寻常的44. D根据文章的含义，爬山者年龄大应该使用更多的时间。45. Dshortage短缺”,waste浪费46. A第二段老板提到“是不是到另一家报纸去”根据此推测这是一家报社。47. C第二段提到“假如留下，会有生活保障”从而推断若不离开未来生活无忧。48. C第二段提到“我要离开公司去开一家新传媒公司”49. C第二段提到“老板说从董事会那里得到的75%的消息都是坏消息”从而推断，报社商业处境艰难。50. Cbeinonesshoes为“处于某人的地位”文中指老板赞同作者的看法，表示假如他处于和作者相同的情况，他自己也会做出相同的事。51. D第二段“ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatPeterisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening”。52. A第二段最后一句53. C第三段“Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning,butyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour”。54. A最后一段第一行55. B文章开头提到可莱曼特博士有一种新