2023年公共英语三级PET3考试全真模拟试题

2023年10月公共英语三级(PET3)考试全真模拟试题(一)

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SectionIListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

Directions:

This.sectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillheara

selectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.There

aretwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtest

booklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransfer

youranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeak

oncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossible

answers.Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave

15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.

Example:

Youwillhear:

W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbearrivingontime?

M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbearrivinginabouttenminutes.

Youwillread:

Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto?

[A]Abusconductor.

[B]Aclerkattheairport.

[C]Ataxidriver.

[D]Aclerkatthestation.

Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknow

thearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtest

booklet.

SampleAnswer:[A][B][C][D]

Nowlookatquestion1.

1.Whatdothegirlshaveincommon?

[A]BothofthemaregoingtoZimbabwe.

[B]TheyarebothfromAfrica.

[C]Theyareofthesameage.

[D]TheyareinterestedinAfricanart.

2.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]Mr.Smithisthenewmanager.[B]Themanagerisaman.

[C]Theformermanagerhasleft.[D]Themanagerisnothere.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

[A]Wheretoboardtheplane.[B]Wheretofindatelephone.

[C]Theflightnumber.[D]Thedeparturetime.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Shedoesn'twanttoaskMr.Jacksonherself.

[B]Shedoesn'twanttoworkforMr.Jackson.

[C]Mr.Jacksonmayhavebrokenthetaperecorder.

[D]Mr.Jacksonmightfixthetaperecorder.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Theydon'thavetogototheconcert.[B]Hisbrothershouldletthemusethecar.

[C]Thesubwayisfinewithher.[D]Acarwouldn'tbeanyfaster.

6.Whyisthemantired?

[A]Hisjobisdifficult.[B]Hisjobisn'tinteresting.

[C]Hedoesn'tknowhowtodohisjob.[D]Hedoesn'tsleepwellatnight.

7.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]ThewomanwillprobablygotoCanadaforhervacation.

[B]ThewomanwillprobablywaituntilsummertogotoMexico.

[C]ThewomanwillprobablynotgotoCanadaforherwintervacation.

[D]Thewomanwillprobablystayhomeduringhervacation.

8.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Themanneedstocontinuewalking.

[B]Themanneedstogostraightbackfortwoblocks.

[C]Hehasalreadypassedthebuilding.

[D]Thebuildingistohisright.

9.WhatwasPeterdoingatthehospital?

[A]Somethingiswrongwithhisbaby.[B]Hiswifejusthadanewbaby.

[C]Hewenttoseeadoctor.[D]Hewasseeinghissister.

10.Whatdoesthemanmean?

[A]Heisnotfreeafterdinner.[B]Hecangototheconcertifhehastime.

[C]Theycannotgotoconcerttogether.[D]Hewillgototheconcert.

PartB

Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave

5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimeto

answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachpassageorconversationONLY

ONCE.Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.

Questions11-14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoread

thequestionsII-14.

11.Whendidtheconversationtakeplace?

[A]Beforesummervacation.[B]Duringsummervacation.

[C]Aftersummervacation.[D]Inclass.

12.Whoarethetwospeakers?

[A]Brotherandsister.[B]Unemployedyoungmanandwoman.

[C]Collegestudents.[D]Highschoolkids.

13.Whatkindofjobsdoesthemanprefer?

[A]Campjobs.[B]Ajobatahotel.

[C]Ajobintheopenair.[D]Cuttinggrass.

14.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]Campjobsareveryattractive.

[B]Customersathotelsusuallygivetipstowaiters.

[C]Highschoolkidsusuallyhelptheirparentscuttinggrass.

[D]Themanwantsajoboutsidebecausemachinesdoallthework.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions11-14.

Questions15-18arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoread

thequestions15-18.

15.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

[A]InDetroit.[B]Attherailroadstation.

[C]Atthebusstation.[D]AtClevelandairport.

16.Whydoesthetravelerwanttotakeabus?

[A]Thebusticketsarecheaperthanthetraintickets.

[B]Thebustripiscomfortablebecauseitisair-conditioned.

[C]Busstopsatseveralcitiesalongtheway.

[D]Thetravelerwantstoexperienceanotherwayoftraveling.

17.Whyarethebusticketsmuchcheaperthanthetraintickets?

[A]Thebustriptakeslongertime.

[B]Thebusstopsatseveralcities.

[C]Fewpeopleenjoybustrip.

[D]Thereisnorestroominthebus.

18.Whycouldn'tthepassengerusethetraintickettopayforthebusticket?

[A]Thetrainticketcostsmorethanthebusticket.

[B]Thetrainstationbelongstoanothercompany.

[C]Heruncleandauntdon'tagreewithhimtodoso.

[D]Shedoesn'twanttopayextramoneytothebusstation.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions15-18.

Questions19-22arebasedonthefollowingnewsreport.Younowhave20secondstoread

thequestions19-22.

19.Whydidthestudentscleanthecars?

[A]Theywantedtohelpthecleaner'sdaughter.

[B]Theywantedtoearnsomepocketmoney.

[C]Theyneededmoneyfortheirclassmate'smedicalexpenses.

[D]Theywantedtohelpahospital.

20.Whatwasthebiggestproblemthecleaner'sdaughterfaced?

[A]Shehadaseriousheartdisease.

[B]Shewouldnotcleanthecarsherself.

[C]HerfatherwasillandshehadnofamilyinHongKong.

[D]Herschoolfriendsweretoopoortohelpher.

21.Whomdidtheyalsoturntoforthefuneralexpenses?

[A]Thegirl'srelatives.[B]Thecarowners.

[C]Theirparents.[D]Residentsofthebuilding.

22.Whatdidthegirlwanttodo?

[A]Tolivewithherrelatives.[B]Tobeindependent.

[C]Tobecomeadoctor.[D]Tostaywithoneofherclassmates.

Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions19-22.

Questions23-25arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoread

thequestions23-25.

23.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

[A]Playbasketballwithfriendsfromwork.

[B]Tryoutforthecompanybasketballteam.

[C]Getinshapeandcompeteinacyclingrace.

[D]Becomeastarplayer.

24.Whatisthewoman'smainconcern?

[A]Sheisworriedherhusbandwillspendtoomuchtimeawayfromhome.

[B]Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomeafitnessfreak.

[C]Sheisconcernedaboutherhusband'shealth.

[D]Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomealaughingstock.

25.Whatdoesthewomanadviseabouttheman'sdiet?

[A]Heshouldconsumelesssalt.

[B]Heshouldeatlessfattyfoods.

[C]Heshouldaddmoreproteinproductstohisdiet.

[D]Heshouldavoideatingsweetthings.

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions23-25.

Nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheANSWER

SHEET1.

Thatistheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection.

SectionIIUseofEnglish(15minutes)

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmark

A,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.

Text

Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographers(地理

学家)compareandcontrast26placesontheearth.Buttheyalso27beyondtheindividualplaces

andconsidertheearthasa28.Thewordgeography29fromtwoGreekwords:ge,theGreek

wordfor"earth"andgraphein,30.means"towrite".TheEnglishwordgeographymeans"to

describetheearth".31geographybooksfocusonasmallarea32atownorcity.Othersdealwith

astate,aregion,anation,oran33continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewholeearth.

Another34todividethestudyof35istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyandcultural

geography.Theformerfocusesonthenaturalworld;the36startswithhumanbeingsand37how

humanbeingsandtheirenvironmentact38eachother.Butwhengeographyisconsideredasa

singlesubject,39branchcanneglecttheother.

Ageographermightbedescribed40onewhoobserves,records,andexplainsthe41

betweenplaces.Ifallplaces42alike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographers.

Weknow,however,43notwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,44,isa

pointofview,aspecialwayof45atplaces.

26.[A]similar[B]various[C]distant[D]famous

27.[A]pass[B]go[C]reach[D]set

28.[A]whole[B]unit[C]part[D]total

29.[A]falls[B]removes[C]results[D]comes

30.[A]what[B]that[C]which[D]it

31.[A]Some[B]Many[C]Most[D]Few

32.[A]outside[B]except[C]as[D]like

33.[A]extensive[B]entire[C]overall[D]enormous

34.[A]way[B]means[C]habit[D]technique

35.[A]world[B]earth[C]geography[D]globe

36.[A]second[B]later[C]next[D]latter

37.[A]learns[B]studies[C]realizes[D]understands

38.[A]upon[B]for[C]as[D]to

39.[A]neither[B]either[C]one[D]each

40.[A]for.[B]to[C]as[D]by

41.[A]exceptions[B]sameness[C]differences[D]divisions

42.[A]being[B]are[C]be[D]were

43.[A]although[B]whether[C]since[D]that

44.[A]still[B]then[C]nevertheless[D]moreover

45.[A]working[B]looking[C]arriving[D]getting

SectionIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkfouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletter

inthebrackets.

TextI

Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabled（残废的）peoplethereareintheworld,but

estimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneis

probablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.

IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjust

somethingthathappenstootherpeople.Aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile

（可动的）,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.

Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwith

disabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisabling

diseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledin

accidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allare

affectedbypeople'sattitudetowardsthem.

Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisit

friends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesand

trains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthe

traffic?Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignorance

inevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodied

tofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentionto

thesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,which

counts.

46.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat.

{AJitispossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'sdisabledpeople

[B]therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld

[C]thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest

[D]IndiahasnotmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanada

47.ThekeywordinParagraph4is.

[A]barriers[B]ignorance

[C]disability[D]prejudice

48.Thelastwordofthepassage"counts"mostprobablymeans.

[A]"ismostimportant"[B]"isincluded"

[C]"isconsidered"[D]"isnumbered"

49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

[A]Thereareabout10percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.

[B]Thewholesocietyshouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople.

[C]Eventheable-bodiedmaylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.

[D]Therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance.

50.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

[A]weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement

[B]wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled

[C]theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled

[D]bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdown

Text2

Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That'sthefindingofan

extensivestudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percent

loweramongthosewhoconsumedatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaythanthosewho

neveratefish.

TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientificbackingtothe

longheldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,particularlytotheheart.

Heartdiseaseisthenuinber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deaths

oc-curringfromheartattackseachyear.Butresearcherspreviouslyhavenoticedthatthe

incidence（发生率）ofheartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericans

do.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,forexample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,who

consumeabout14ouncesoffishaday,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfishconsumption

averagesmorethan3ounces.

For20years,theDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen,20percentofwhomateno

fish.

Atthestartofthestudy,theaveragefishconsumptionwasabouttwo-thirdsofanounce

eachdaywithmoremeneatinglean（瘦的）fishthanfattyfish.

Duringthenexttwodecades,78ofthemendiedfromheartdisease.Thefewestdeaths

wereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefish,evenatlevelsfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapanese

orEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastrueregardlessofotherfactorssuchasage,highbloodpressure,

orbloodcholesterol（胆固醇）levels.

51.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

[A]TheDutchresearchhasprovedthateatingfishcanhelptopreventheartdisease.

[B]Heartdoctorswon'tcallyourhousesolongasyoukeepeatingfisheachday.

[C]AmongallthediseasesheartdiseaseisthemostdangerousinAmerica.

[D]ThereisalowincidenceofheartdiseaseinsuchcountriesasJapanandGreenland.

52.Thephrase"thisrelationship"（inLine3,Para.5）referstotheconnectionbetween

andtheincidenceofheartdisease.

[A]theamountoffisheaten[B]regularfish-eating

[C]thekindoffisheaten[D]peopleofdifferentregions

53.Thepassageismainlyabout.

[A]thehighincidenceofheartdiseaseinsomecountries

[B]theeffectoffisheatingonpeople'shealth

[C]thechangesinpeople'sdiet

[D]thedailyfishconsumptionofpeopleindifferentcultures

54.WhyisheartdiseasethemostdangerouskillerintheUnitedStates?

[A]BecauseAmericanpeopledrinktoomuchspirits.

[B]Becausethereareagreatnumberoffatpeoplethere.

[C]Theauthordoesn'tgiveadefiniteanswer.

[D]BecauseAmericanpeopleeattoomuchfattyfish.

55.HowmanylivescouldprobablybesavedeachyearintheUnitedStatesbyeatingfifth

accordingtotheDutchstudy?

[A]550,000.[B]275,000.

LC]110,000.[D]852.

Text3

Beingassertive（过度自信）isbeingabletocommunicatewithotherpeopleclearly.Ifyou

feltthatyouhadexpressedwhatwasimportanttoyouandallowedtheoilierpersontorespond

intheirownwaythen,regardlessofthefinaloutcome,youbehavedassertively.Itisimportantto

rememberthatbeingassertivereferstoawayofcopingwithconfrontations（对抗）。Itdoesnot

meangettingyourownwayeverytimeorwinningsomebattleofwitsagainstanotherperson.In

practiceassertivebehaviourisusuallymostlikelytoproducearesultwhichisgenerally

acceptabletoallconcerned,withoutanyonefeelingthattheyhavebeenunfairlytreated.

Assertivenessisoftenwronglyconfusedwithaggression（侵犯行为）.Anaggressive

confrontationiswhenoneorbothpartiesattempttoputforwardtheirfeelingsandbeliefsatthe

expenseofothers.Inanassertiveconfrontation,however,eachpartystandsupfortheirpersonal

rights,buteachshowsrespectandunderstandingfortheother'sviewpoint.

Thereasonwhyassertivenessmaynotcomenaturallyisthatweoftentendtobelievethat

wemusttalkaroundasubjectratherthanbedirect,orthatwemustofferexcusesor

justificationsforouractions.

Infactweallhavearighttouseassertivebehaviourinavarietyofsituations.Weareoften

schooledearlyinlifetobelievethatsometimesourownneedto,expressourselvesmusttake

secondaryplace.Forexample,indealingwiththoseinprivilegedpositionssuchasspecialists,we

oftenfeelthatspeakingassertivelyis,insomeway,"breakingtherules".Everybodyhascertain

basichumanrights,butoftenwefeelguiltyaboutexercisingthem.

56.Accordingtothepassage,anassertiveperson.

[A]makesotherpeoplefeelunfairlytreated

[B]putsforwardhisideasattheexpenseofothers

[C]doesnotshowrespecttootherpeople

[D]speaksoutwhathewantstosayforcefully

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatmanypeopleprefernottobeassertive?

[A]Theywouldratherbeaggressivethanbeassertive.

[B]It'softenbettertogivepeoplehintsthantobestraightforward.

[C]Theirneedstoexpressthemselvestakesecondaryplacebeforeimportantpersons.

[D]Theytendtogiveexcusesandjustificationsfortheiractions.

58.Thelastwordofthepassage"them"refersto.

[A]rules[B]actions

[c]personalrights[D]privilegedpositions

59.Accordingtothepassage,oneshouldnotonlyexpresshimselfclearlyanddirectly,but

also

[A]makeotherpeopleaccepthisideas

[B]becarefulwithhismanner

[C]allowotherstospeakintheirownway

[D]watchotherpeople'sresponse

60.Inthispassage,theauthorintendstoencouragepeopleto.

[A]fightfortheirpersonalrights

[B]beaggressivewhentheytalktoothers

[CJassertthemselvesregardlessofwhetherotherssufferornot

[D]beassertiveatanytime

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingparagraphsinwhich5peopletalkaboutthewayAmericanconsumers

borrow.

Forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoC)given

below.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

MarkLiliaYoungconsumersoftenhavenotestablishedtheircreditratings.Manydonot

havesteadyin-comes.Theymighthavedifficultyborrowingmoneyfromanagencyinbusinessto

makeloans.Parentsorrelativesareusuallytheirbestsourceofloans.Ofcourse,theparentsor

relativeswouldhavetohavemoneyavailableandbewillingtolendit.Youmightevengetan

interest-freeloan.Howevei;aparentorrelativewholendsshouldreceiveinterestthesameas

anyotherlender.

ChrisRoddy

Formostconsumersthecheapestplacetoborrowisatacommercialbank.Banksareagood

sourceofinstallmentloanswhichmayrunfor12monthsorupto36.Mostbanksalsomake

singlepaymentloanstoconsumersforshortperiods@30,60,or90days.Atypicalinterestrateis

3centsper$100perday.Supposethatyouused$100ofyourcreditandrepaiditin30days.The

costwouldbe90cents.

KarenBarber

Anotherpossiblesourceofloansisalifeinsurancepolicy.Anyonewhoownsthistypeof

insurancemayborrowuptotheamountofitscashvalue.Theamounttheinsurancecompany

willpayincaseofdeathisreducedbytheamountoftheloan.Forexample,supposethat

someonewith$10,000ofinsuranceborrows$2,000anddiesleavingtheloanunpaid.The

insurancecompanywouldpayonly$8,000tothepersonentitledtoreceivethemoney.

LouiseRichard

Borrowingfrompawnbrokersisbotheasyandexpensiv