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SECTIONⅠListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

全国英语等级考试1~25略

第三级

SECTIONⅡUseofEnglish

PUBLICENGLISHTESTSYSTEM(PETS)(15minutes)

LEVEL3Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankand

markA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEET1.

Whatmightthehouseofthefuturebelike?Gracecantell.MoreformallyknownastheMi

2011年3月笔试真卷crosoftHome,herhightechdevices,alongwith26indesignandconstruction,willchange

the27wethinkaboutourhomes.

Youenterthehouse,andGraces28,comingfromhiddenspeakers,passesonyourmes

sages.Inthekitchen,yousetabagofflourontheintelligently29stonecounter.Gracesees

whatyoure30,andprojectsalistofflourbasedfoodonthecounter.31youchoose

one,Gracerepeatsinstructionsforcooking.She32knowswhatsinthecupboard.

Thedaywhenyourhousewillbelikeafamilymemberisnotthatfaroff.This33of

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seamlesscomputing,inwhichtechnologyiseverywhereyetnowhere(34whenwewantit),

isemphasizedinmostfuturehomethinking.

Microsoft,35,isnttheonlyoneexploring36technologycanmakeourhomesmore

37andcomfortable.AttheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,scientistsare38systemsthat

willallowolderpeopletocontinueliving39.SoGrandmashomecanbeintelligentlywiredto

40herpatternsofwake,sleepandmovement;familymemberswouldbe41ofanychan

gesviacomputer.

DoesspyingonGrandmasound42?DirectorBethMynattsays“Agoodbitofour43

姓名准考证号hasbeenworkingonhowtoconveyinformationwithout44privacy.Wealsodontwantto

create45anxiety.Maybeshejusttookaquietdaytoread,andthesystemwouldhavetorec

ognizethat.”

26.[A]promotions[B]applications[C]practices[D]advances

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27.[A]way[B]manner[C]style[D]scope30sandearly40s,meetataLondoncafé,theirfavoritetopicofconversationisrelationships:

mensreluctancetocommit,womensindependence,andwhentohavechildren—or,increasing

28.[A]image[B]figure[C]voice[D]sound

ly,whethertohavethematall.“Withtheyearspassingmychancesofhavingachildgodown,

29.[A]disposed[B]shaped[C]engineered[D]conditioned

butIwontmarryanyonejusttohaveachild,”saysBrown.TopeoplelikeBrown,babiesare

30.[A]saying[B]feeling[C]searching[D]doinggreat—ifthetimingisright.Buttheyrecertainlynotessential.

31.[A]Before[B]Once[C]Since[D]UnlessInmuchoftheworld,havingkidsisnolongeragiven.“Neverbeforehaschildlessnessbeen

anunderstandabledecisionforwomenandmeninsomanysocieties,”saysFrankHakimatthe

32.[A]even[B]thus[C]yet[D]only

LondonSchoolofEconomics.Youngpeopleareextendingtheirchildfreeadulthoodbypostponing

33.[A]hope[B]passion[C]faith[D]notion

childrenuntiltheyarewellintotheir30s,oreven40sandbeyond.

34.[A]perhaps[B]except[C]provided[D]especiallyAgrowingshareareendingupwithnochildrenatall.LifetimechildlessnessinwesternGer

35.[A]therefore[B]likewise[C]however[D]moreovermanyhashit30percentamonguniversityeducatedwomen,andisrapidlyrisingamonglowerclass

men.InBritain,thenumberofwomenremainingchildlesshasdoubledin20years.

36.[A]how[B]whether[C]what[D]why

Thelatesttrendofchildlessnessdoesnotfollowhistoricpatterns.Forcenturiesitwasnotunu

37.[A]fashionable[B]complicated[C]efficient[D]attractivesualforaquarterofEuropeanwomentoremainchildless.Butinthepast,childlessnesswasusually

38.[A]decorating[B]designing[C]delivering[D]debatingtheproductofpovertyordisaster,ofmissingmenintimesofwar.Todaythedecisiontohave—or

nothave—achildistheresultofacomplexcombinationoffactors,includingrelationships,career

39.[A]independently[B]enthusiastically[C]colorfully[D]satisfactorily

opportunities,lifestyleandeconomics.

40.[A]receive[B]recognize[C]represent[D]review

Insomecaseschildlessnessamongwomencanbeseenasaquietformofprotest.InJapan,

41.[A]warned[B]relieved[C]advised[D]informedsupportforworkingmothershardlyexists.Childcareisexpensive,mendonthelpout,andsome

companiesstronglydiscouragemothersfromreturningtowork.“InJapan,itscareerorchild,”

42.[A]interesting[B]boring[C]disturbing[D]appealing

sayswriterKaoriHaishi.Itsnotjustwomenwhoaredecidingagainstchildren;accordingtoare

43.[A]analysis[B]research[C]concern[D]focus

centstudy,Japanesemenareevenlessinclinedtomarryorwantachild.Theirmotivations,

44.[A]sacrificing[B]affecting[C]preventing[D]losingthough,mayhavemoretodowitheconomicfactors.

45.[A]unusual[B]unfortunate[C]uncertain[D]unnecessary46.CatherineBrownandherfriendsfeelthathavingchildrenisnot.

[A]totallywise

SECTIONⅢReadingComprehension

[B]ahugeproblem

(40minutes)[C]arationalchoice

[D]absolutelynecessary

PartA

Directions:47.Itcanbeinferredthat,formanywomen,havingbabiesnowadaysis.

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,C[A]ahardcommitment

orD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.[B]helpfultotheircareer

Text1[C]essentialforhappiness

WheneverCatherineBrown,a37yearoldjournalist,andherfriends,professionalsintheir[D]anunderstandabledecision

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48.Intheolddays,manywomenremainedchildless.havedonebetteriftheydconsideredtheadviceequally,andtoamoderatedegree,onbothhard

[A]asaquietformofprotestandeasytasks.

[B]becauseoflackofsupportAnotheradvicerelatedprejudiceIvefoundcompelspeopletoovervalueadvicethattheypay

[C]becauseofunfortunatecircumstancesfor.InonestudyIconducted,subjectsanswereddifferentsetsofquestionsaboutAmericanhisto

[D]becausetheylackedsocialresponsibility

ry.Beforeansweringsomeofthequestions,theycouldgetadviceonthecorrectanswerfroman

49.Welearnthatchildlessnessatpresent.othersubjectwhomtheyknewwasnomoreexpertthantheywere.Inoneversionoftheexperi

[A]affectsEuropemorethanitdoesAsiament,peoplecouldgetadviceforfree,whileinanotherversion,theypaidforit.Whentheypaid

[B]producesmorebenefitsthaninthepastforadvice,peopletendedtohavefirmbeliefinit,Isuspect,byacombinationofsunkcostpreju

diceandthenearlyinstinctualbeliefthatcostandqualityarelinked.

[C]ismoreawomansdecisionthanamans

[D]ismorecomplexinitscausethanthatinthepast51.Inthefaceofamissioncriticaldecision,peopletendto.

50.Accordingtothetext,whenaJapanesemandecidesnottohavechildren,heprobably[A]trusttheirownefforts

feelsunableto.[B]relyonresearchfindings

[C]getaffectedbyothersopinion

[A]helpwithhousework

[B]affordtohaveachild[D]seekhelpfromthemoreknowledgable

[C]bearesponsiblefather52.Researchshowsthatwhenfacedwithdifficultproblemspeopleoften.

[D]balanceworkandfamily[A]discountothersadvice

Text2

[B]overlookothersadvice

Facedwithamissioncriticaldecision,whowouldyouturntoforadvice?Someoneyouhad[C]disagreewithothersadvice

greatconfidencein,surely.Butseverallinesofresearchshowthatourinstinctsaboutwheretoturn[D]overrelyonothersadvice

toforcounselareoftennotcompletelycorrect.

53.Thefirstexperimenttriestoprovehowobjectiveconditions.

Myresearchlooksatprejudicesthataffecthowpeopleuseadvice,includingwhytheyoften

[A]strengthenpeoplesinitialopinion

blindlyfollowrecommendationsfrompeoplewho—asfarastheyknow—areasknowledgeableas

[B]strengthenpeoplesselfconfidence

theyare.InstudiesIconductedwithDonMooreofCarnegieMellonUniversity,forexample,I

[C]influencepeoplesresponsetoadvice

foundthatpeopletendtoovervalueadvicewhentheproblemtheyreaddressingishardandtoun

[D]influencepeoplesguessofweightloss

dervalueitwhentheproblemiseasy.

54.Itcanbeinferredthatpeoplearelikelyto.

Inourexperiments,subjectswereaskedtoguesstheweightofpeopleinvariouspictures,

[A]undervaluefreeadvice

someofwhichwereinfocusandsomeofwhichwereunclear.Foreachpicture,subjectsguessed

[B]overvaluepeersadvice

twice:thefirsttimewithoutadviceandthesecondtimewithinputfromanotherparticipant.When

[C]misinterpretspecialistadvice

thepictureswereinfocus,wefound,subjectstendedtodiscounttheadvice;apparently,theywere

[D]misjudgetheirinstinctualbelief

confidentintheirabilitytoguesscorrectly.Whenthepictureswereunclear,subjectsleanedheavi

lyontheadviceofothersandseemedlesssecureabouttheirinitialopinion.Becausetheymis55.Thetwoexperimentsmentionedinthetextreveal.

judgedthevalueoftheadvicetheyreceived—consistentlyovervaluingorundervaluingitdepending[A]howtofollowothersadvice

onthedifficultyoftheproblem—oursubjectsdidnotmakethebestguessesoverall.Theywould[B]howtounderstandothersadvice

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[C]whatcausespeopletoseekadvice[D]havereachedthetopofthesystem

[D]whataffectspeoplesattitudetoadvice58.Thenewcareerstructureisdifferentfromtheexistingoneinits.

Text3[A]qualityofnursesservices

TopNationalHealthService(NHS)nurseswillbeabletoearn$40,000ayearwithout[B]possibilityofajobtransfer

leavingfrontlinepatientcareinamodificationtosalarystructures.New“supernurse”gradeswill

[C]opportunitiesforpromotion

becreatedtoenablethebeststafftoincreasetheirsalarieswithouthavingtomoveintomanagement[D]simplicityofnursesgrades

deskjobs.CurrentlythemostseniorNHSnursescanearnamaximum$28,000ayearunlessthey

59.TheNursingStrategywillbeadoptedinorderto.

arewillingtowithdrawfromthefrontlineandbecomeadministrators.Hundredsofexperiencedand

[A]providemoreconsultationtopractitioners

highlyqualifiednursesarelosttopatientcareeveryyearbecauseofthisoddity.

[B]encourageexperiencednursestoworkparttime

WhileonlyafewthousandofBritains332,000NHSnurseswillqualifyforthe$40,000

[C]enablethemostexperiencednursestobepaidmore

plussalary,fasttrackpromotionschemesandasimplergradingsystemwillincreasethepayof

[D]promotethemostexperiencednursestomanagement

manymore.Thegovernmentannouncedthatanewsimplifiedcareerstructurewouldseejustfour

gradesreplacingtheexistingsix.Nurseswillbegintheircareersashealthcareassistantsbefore60.TheRoyalCollegeofNursing.

movinguptoregisteredpractitionergrade,followedbyseniorregisteredpractitionerandultimate[A]proposedsimilartopsalaryfornurses

[B]raisedthemanagementissuetoministers

ly,consultantpractitioneranda$40,000salary.

“Nursesarerisingtothechallengeofmodernisation,”saidagovernmentofficial.“Thesepro[C]suggestedafourgradesystemfornurses

[D]putforwardtheNursingStrategytoministers

posalswillhelpthemimprovetheirprofessionalrolefurtherandprovideabetterservicetopatients.

PartB

Wedonotthinkthatinordertobepaidmore,nursesshouldhavetomoveintomanagement.Nur

Directions:

sesworkingatthesharpendofpatientcareshouldhaveacareerstructurewhichnolongerpenalises

Readthetextstakenfromfivepeoplescommentsonanarticleontheissueofglobalpoverty.For

themforwantingtostaythere.”

questions61to65,matchthenameofeachperson(61to65)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)given

TheNursingStrategywillincludeproposalstoallowmoreflexibletrainingcoursesandim

below.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET1.

proveoppommitiesforqualifiednurseswhohavelefttheprofessiontoreturninparttimeroles.

AnkitaAgarwal:

TheRoyalCollegeofNursingwelcomedthereforms.Thetopsalarylevelfallsintolinewithfig

Yourarticlemademeashamed.Ivealwaysthoughtofmyselfasnotthetypicalselfabsorbed

uresithadpresentedtoministers.

teenager,butIguessIwaswrong.WhileIsitinmylarge,warmandcozyhouse,wishingforthe

56.Hundredsofexperiencednursesarelosttopatientcareeveryyearbecausethey.

shoesandclothesIseeinteenmagazines,therearepeopleintheworldwishingforsomethingas

[A]dislikethenursingjob

simpleascleanwater.Thankyouforremindingmeaboutpeoplewhowouldbemorethanhappy

[B]aredissatisfiedwiththeirpay

withwhatIhave.

[C]arereplacedby“supernurses”

JanetTejada:

[D]lackfurthertrainingfortheprofession

Whatabouttherelationshipbetweenpopulation,consumptionandresources?Afterall,pov

57.Thenewsystemwillmostlybenefitthosewho.erty,mostsimplydefined,isnothaving

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