2022年全国公共英语等级考试(PETS)三级考试样题

试样题

SectionI:ListeningComprehensionThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,NOTontheANSWERSHEET.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetestisstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA:Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.ChoosethecorrectanswerA,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogue

ONLYONCE.

Example:Youwillhear:W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbearrivingontime?M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbearrivinginabouttenminutes.Youwillread:Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto?[A]abusconductor[B]aclerkattheairport[C]ataxidriver[D]aclerkatthestation

Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknowthearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.SampleAnswer[A][■][C][D]

M:That”sanicedressyou”rewearing.W:Thankyou.Myfathergaveittomeasabirthdaypresent.Heknowsred”smyfavouritecolour.

Whataretheytalkingabout?

[A]theirbestfriend[B]theirfavouritecolour[C]theclothesthewomaniswearing[D]apresentthemanhasbought

W:Mike,there”snotmuchleftintherefrigerator.M:Well,Imightbeabletopickupafewthingsafterwork,butIhavetobebackratherlatetoday.W:Inthatcase,we”llmakedowithamealoutatMcDonald”s.M:OK.Seeyouthereat8:00.

Whatdotheydecidetodo?

[A]Themanwillbringsomefoodbackfordinner.[B]Theywillgototheirfriend”shomeforsupper.[C]Thewomanwillfilltherefrigeratorbeforesupper.[D]Theywilleatoutfordinner.

PartB:Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwill15secondstoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachconversationONLYONCE.Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.

Questions1to4arebasedonatalkbyaspeakerabouthishobbies.

W:Well,Mr.Smith,wehavehadaninterestingdiscussionaboutyourwork.Now,tellussomethingaboutyourafterworkactivities.

M:Iguessnotmuchdifferentfromeveryoneelse.I”minterestedinsport,andIrunabout3mileseveryday.Iparticularlyenjoycross-countryrunning,whereyouhavetorunacrossfields,jumpoverstreamsandsoon.WhileI”mrunningIthinkaboutallsortsofthings,andattheendofarunI”msometimessurprisedtofindthatI”vemanagedtosolveaproblemthatwasonmymind.

NextyearI”mgoingtotrytheLondonMarathon.It”salong,

hardrace-26miles,or42kilometers-andyouhavetobetoughtofinish,butIverymuchwanttodoit.Iworryabitaboutgettingold,andI”dliketoprovetomyselfthatI”mstillalmostasfitasIwastwentyyearsago.

I”minterestedinclimbingaswellasrunning.I”llneverbecomeanexpertclimber,butIknowwhatI”mdoinginthemountains.IsuccessfullycompletedacourseinsnowandiceclimbingwhenIwasyounger,andI”vedoneaseriesofeasyclimbsintheAlpsduringthelastfewyears.Mywifedoesn”tsharemyinterestinMountains.Sheagreedtogoclimbingwithmeonce,butshefoundthatshefeltillassoonasshegotabove1,000meters,sowedecidetofollowdifferenthobbies.

W:Youcertainlyseemtoenjoyvarioustypesofrecreation.Allright,Mr.Smith.Thanksforyourinterestingtalk.

1.Whataretheman”shobbies?

[A]runningandthinking[B]runningandjumping[C]runningandclimbing[D]runningandskiing

2.Whatisthemainreasonthatthemanrunseveryday?

[A]tothinkoutsomedifficultproblems[B]todosomecross-countryrunning[C]tofinishacourseinphysicaltraining[D]

tokeepfitandhealthy

Whatisthemangoingtodonextyear?

[A]enterfortheLondonMarathon[B]doacross-countryrunning[C]climbtheAlpswithhiswife[D]completeacourseinsnowandiceclimbing

Whatisthespeaker”smaintopic?

[A]trainingforaprofessionalathlete[B]hiswaysofphysicaltraining[C]howtodocrosscountryrunning[D]howtodomountainclimbing

SectionIIUseofEnglishReadthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.

TextInBritain,winteristheseasonnotonlyforvisitstothetheatre,opera,concertsandballet,butalsoforshoppingorforsightseeing.London,oneofthe__1__citiesintheworld,hasplentytoofferduringthewintermonths,__2__inthewayofentertainment-andthe__3__actlikeamagnetwith__4__arrayofpresentsfortheChristmas__5__,followedbylargescalebargainsintheJanuary__6__.Butit”snotonlyLondonthat__7__valueshopping-mostofoursuburbanand__8__centreshavejustasmuchtooffertothe

__9__shopper.Evenifyou”rebased__10__London,youdon”thavetospendallyour__11__there-andthatgoesforalltheyear__12__too.Takeatrainorcoachand__13__whatelseBritainhastooffer;__14__aremanyexcursions,eveninwinter,andamongthegreatcountryhouses__15_keeptheirstatelyfrontdoorsopen__16__theyearareLongleatandWoburnAbbey.__17__acaranddrive__18intothebeautyofthewinterlandscape-thescenerywillbe__19__beautiful-andthepeoplewillhavemoretimetochattoyou__20__thistimeofyear.

[A]coldest[B]foggiest[C]busiest[D]noisiest

[A]normally[B]especially[C]occasionally[D]generally

[A]clubs[B]pubs[C]restaurants[D]shops

[A]its[B]the[C]that[D]their

[A]shopper[B]visitor[C]caller[D]spender

[A]bargains[B]sales[C]selling[D]trading

[A]opens[B]presents[C]grants[D]offers

[A]provincial[B]national[C]divisional[D]international

[A]lonely[B]eager[C]lazy[D]nervous

[A]in[B]at[C]on[D]outside

[A]money[B]time[C]energy[D]holiday

[A]there[B]then[C]over[D]round

[A]see[B]watch[C]look[D]view

[A]they[B]which[C]there[D]here

[A]where[B]which[C]what[D]who

[A]for[B]by[C]within[D]throughout

[A]Lend[B]Let[C]Hire[D]Take

[A]out[B]back[C]on[D]across

[A]even[B]still[C]yet[D]ever

[A]after[B]beyond[C]with[D]at

SectionIIIReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1bydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

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ItwasaquarterpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewasgoingtowork.Herbushadinchedalongthroughheavymorningtraffic,makingherafewminuteslateforherveryfirstjob.Shedecidedtostartouthalfanhourearlierthenextday.Onceinsidethelobby,shehadtostandattheelevatorsandwaitseveralminutesbeforeshecouldgetononegoingtothe

sixthfloor.Whenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarked“KingEnterprises,“sheknockedatthedoornervouslyandwaited.Therewasnoanswer.Shetappedonthedooragain,butstilltherewasnoreply.Frominsidethenextoffice,shecouldhearthesoundofvoices,sosheopenedthedoorandwentin.AlthoughshewassureitwasthesameofficeshehadbeenintwoweeksbeforewhenshehadhadtheinterviewwithMr.King,itlookedquitedifferentnow.Infact,ithardlylookedlikeanofficeatall.Theemployeeswerejuststandingaroundchattingandsmoking.Atthefarendoftheroom,somebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjoke,shethought,becausetherewasaloudburstoflaughterasshecamein.Foramomentshehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.Thenoneofthemenlookedathiswatch,clappedhishandsandsaidsomethingtotheothers.Quicklytheyallwenttotheirdesksand,inamatterofseconds,everyonewashardatwork.NoonepaidanyattentiontoMarie.Finallyshewentuptothemanwhowassittingatthedesknearesttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheoffice.Hardlylookingupfromhiswork,hetoldhertohaveaseatandwaitforMr.King,whowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarierealisedthattheday”sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMr.Kingarrived.

LatershefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandcameintoManhattanonthesametraineverymorning,arrivingintheofficeat9:35,sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworking.

Mariefeltnervouswhensheknockedatthedoorbecause

[A]itwasherfirstdayinanewjob[B]shewasalittlebitlateforwork[C]shewasafraidthatshehadgonetothewrongplace[D]therewasnoanswerfrominsidetheoffice

Mariecouldhardlyrecognisetheofficeshewentintoas

[A]shehadbeenthereonlyonce[B]Mr.Kingwasnotintheoffice[C]nobodywasdoinganywork[D]theofficehadanewappearance

Thepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause

[A]theysawastrangerintheoffice[B]theyhadfinishedtheirmorningbreak[C]noonewantedtotalktoMarie[D]thebosswasabouttoarrive

Wecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesoftheenterprise.

[A]wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajoke[B]werecoldtonewcomers[C]werealwayspunctualforwork[D]lackeddevotiontothecompany

Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.

[A]PunctualLikeAClock[B]AColdWelcome[C]AnUnpunctualManager[D]BetterLateThanNever

PartBReadthetextsfromamagazinearticleinwhichfivewomentalkedabouttheirslimmingfailures.Forquestions1to5,matchthenameofeachwoman(1to5)toeachofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

GlynisDavis:IfirstpiledonthepoundswhenIwaspregnantandIcouldn”tlosethemafterwards.ThenIjoinedaslimmingclub.Mytargetwas10stoneandIlost2stone2lbsinsixmonths.IfeltgreatandpeoplekeptsayinghowgoodIlooked.ButChristmascameandIstartedtoslipbackintomyoldeatinghabits.ItoldmyselfI”dlosetheweightatslimmingclassesinthenewyear...butitdidn”thappen.Insteadoflosingthepounds,Iputthemon.I”dlostthewillpowerandtriedtoconvincemyselfthattheoddbagofcrispsdidn”tmakeanydifference-butthescalesdon”tlie.

RozJuma:Tobehonest,Ineverweighmyselfanymore-I”ve

learnedtobehappywithmyself.Itseemedridiculoustofeelguiltyabouteverymorselthatpassedmylips.Myphilosophyissimple:Youshouldn”tbepreoccupiedwithfoodanddieting.Instead,youshouldgetonwithlifeandstopdreamingaboutasuper-thinbody.ThisisobviouslythesizeI”mmeanttobeand,mostofall,”Imhappywithit.

LesleyGodwin:IwasveryhappyafterwinningYoungSlimmeroftheYear.I”dlookinthemirrorunabletobelievethisslimcreaturewasme.Thatmighthavebeenmyproblem-perhapsIdidn”trelatetomyreflectionanymore.Winninganationalcompetitionmakeseverythingworse,though,becauseyoufeeltheeyesoftheworldareonyou.Ifeelafailurebecause”Iveputonweightagain...Ifindithumiliatingandembarrassing.

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