公共英语三级真题

公共英语三级真题公共英语三级真题公共英语三级真题Text3EveryoneknowshowthestoryofCinderellaends,butdidyoueverreallythinkabouthowshespentherdaysbeforeshemettheprince?Herdailyroutinewasnotfascinating.Shedideverythingfromsweepingthefloortocookingthemeals.IfsomeonehadaskedCinderella,“Arethereanykindsofhouseholdworkthatyouparticularlyhate?〞sheprobablywouldhaveanswered,“Why,none,ofcourse.Houseworkismyduty!〞Intherealworld,however,mostpeoplehavedefinitedislikesforcertainsortsofhouseholdwork.Twoofthesetasksareironingclothesandwashingdishes.Ironingclothesismosthatedbecauseitisnotataskthatcanbecompletedquicklyorthoughtlessly.Eachpieceofclothingmustbehandledindividually,soironingabasketoflaundrycantakehours!Afterclothingwithgreatcaution,whichrequiressmoothingoutthefabric,andfollowingtheseams,youneedtoplaceitonahangerassoonaspossible.Ifyoudonotfollowthesedirectionscarefully,itmightbecomewrinkledandyouhavetostartover.Perhapsthatiswhyironingisnotafavoritethingtodo.Itcallsforextremeattentiontodetailfrombeginningtoend.Anotherhouseholdjobthatmanypeopledislikeiswashingdishes.Ofcourse,somepeopleclaimthatthisworkisnolongeraproblembecausewehavedishwashersnow!However,noonewouldarguethatdishes,silverware,andespeciallypotsandpanswashedinadishwasherdon’tcomeoutascleanastheydowhenwashedbyhand.Forthisreason,manyofuscontinuestowashourdishesbyhand,butwearenotnecessarilyhappydoingit.Cleaningdishesisajobthatnotonlytakesalotofenergybutalsorequiresthepatiencetowashanddrythem.Inaddition,unlikeironingclothes,washingdishesisathingthatusuallymustbedoneeveryday.Idon’tknowhowCinderellafeltaboutthisparticulartask,butIbelievethatmostpeoplehateitasmuchasIdo.56.ForCinderella,doinghouseholdworkis.A.anassignmentB.acompulsionC.anobligationD.aburden57.Mostpeoplehatetodoclothes-ironingbecause.A.ithastobedonebyonepersonB.itmustbehandledskillfullyC.itinvolvescarefulplanningD.itistime-consuming58.Toavoidironingtheclothesoveragain,oneshould.A.knowhowtoironcertainclothesmaterialB.sparenocarethroughalltheproceduresC.findsomeproperhangersfortheironedD.payspecialattentiontotheseams59.Manypeoplestillpreferwashingdishesbyhandtomachinewashingbecause.A.hand-washeddishesarecleanerB.dishwashersarenotsoeasilyhandledC.somedishescannotbemachine?washedD.washingdishesbyhandischeaper60.Ironingisdifferentfromdishwashinginthat.A.itrequirespatienceB.itisnotadailyroutineC.itisnotlaboriousD.itdemandslecarePartBDirections：Readthetextsfromanewspa-pe-rarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkaboutwheretheyplayedwhentheywerechildren.Forquestions61to65，matchthenameofeachpeople(61to65)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Peter:Myfavoritechildhoodplayareawasthebackgarden.BackinthedayswhenIwasalargehousingestate,the‘goals’wouldbeapairofgaragedoorsortwojacketslaidoutinthegarden.Iwouldspendhourskickingaballaboutwithmydad,learninghowtocontrol,dribbleorkickit.Simon:Theplaygroundwasquitesmall.Thefloorwascoveredwithflatbricksandthereweremanythatwerecrackedorbrokenormissing,andafewweedsstruggledthrough.Itwastotallyenclosedononesidebytheschoolandontheotherbyhighbrickwalls.Itwasmorelikeaprisonyard?ontopofthewallswasalayerofconcreteintowhichpiecesofbrokenglahadbeenstuck.AfterschoolwasfinishedmyfriendsandIwouldclimbalamppostoutsidetheschoolandsitontopofthewall,slowlybreakingoffthebitsofglass.Alan:Icomefromanareaofterracedhouses,pavementsandstreets.Therewerenogardens.MyfirstschoolwasPrince’sStreetPrimaryandtheroominwhichIreceivedmyfirstlessonshadlarge,foldinggladoorsthatopenedontoasmallplaygroundthathadgrass,bushesandflowers.myamazementatseeingtheseitems,whicharenormaltomostoftheworld,hasstayedwithmeallmylife.公共英语三级笔试真题公共英语三级笔试真题笔试部分答题时间：95分钟姓名：准考证号：SECTIONIListeningComprehension〔25minutes〕1～25略SECTIONⅡUseofEnglish〔15minutes〕Directions：Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，C，orDonANSWERSHEET1.TextAfter20yearsofmarriage，ahusbandmaystillnotunderstandhiswife.Howisitthatsheisneverata26forwords？Howcanshe27thenamesofacoupletheymeton28yearsago？Nowweknow29totellhim：it'sherbrain.Althoughthereareobviouslycultural30forthedifferencesinemotionsandbehavior，31breakthroughresearchrevealsthatthe32ofmanypuzzlingdifferencesbetweenmenandwomenmay33inthehead.Men'sandwomen'sbrains34muchincommon，buttheyaredefinitelynotthesame35size，structureorinsight.Broadlyspeaking，awoman'sbrain，likeherbody，istentofifteenpercentsmallerthanaman's，36theregionsdedicatedtolanguagemaybemoredensely37withbraincells.Girlsgenerallyspeakearlierandreadfaster.Thereasonmaybe38femalesusebothsidesofthebrainwhentheyread.In39，malesrelyonlyontheleftside.Ateveryage，women'smemories40men's，Theyhaveagreaterabilityto41___nameswithfacesthanmendo，andtheyare42atrecallinglist.Theeventspeoplerememberbestarethosethatanemotionisattachedto.43womenusemoreoftheirrightbrains，which44emotions，theymaydothisautomatically.Whilewedon'tyetknowwhatallthesefindingsimply，onethingis45：maleandfe-malebrainsdothesamethings，buttheydothemdifferently.26.[A]slip[B]puzzle[C]loss[D]failure27.[A]recall[B]understand[C]realize[D]perceive28.[A]festival[B]event[C]occasion[D]holiday29.[A]what[B]how[C]when[D]where30.[A]senses[B]reasons[C]purposes[D]meanings31.[A]present[B]instant[C]recent[D]immediate32.[A]bottom[B]basis[C]root[D]stem33.[A]hide[B]set[C]fix[D]lie34.[A]have[B]share[C]divide[D]store35.[A]in[B]at[C]with[D]for36.[A]yet[B]hence[C]thus[D]then57.[A]wrapped[B]rested[C]gathered[D]packed38.[A]which[B]why[C]that[D]whether39.[A]fact[B]contrast[C]addition[D]consequence40.[A]top[B]match[C]equal[D]challenge41.[A]mix[B]combine[C]join[D]associate42.[A]shier[B]better[C]keener[D]easier43.[A]Since[B]While[C]Although[D]Unless44.[A]process[B]promote[C]perceive[D]produce45.[A]important[B]mysterious[C]special[D]clearSECTIONⅢReadingComprehension〔40minutes〕PartADirections：Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Bumrateisthespeedatwhichastartupbusinessconsumesmoney.Myratewouldbe$50，000amonthwhenmynewmediacompanystarted.So，Ibeganlookingaroundforindividualswhowouldbemyfirstinvestors.Angelmoneyitwascalled.ButwhenIreviewedmylistofacquaintancestofindthosewhomightbeabletohelp，Ifoundthenumbergotsmall.Withnootherchoices，Ibeganmeetingwiththeventure-capitalcompanies.ButIwaswarnedtheytookahugeshareofyourcompanyforthemoneytheyputin.Andifyoustruggled，theycoulddropyoucold.AsIwassearchingforangelmoney，IstartedtobuildateamwhotrustedmeeventhoughIdidn'thavemoneyforpaychecksyet.BillBeckerwasanexpertincomputerprogrammingandimageprocessingataveryfamousMediaLabatM.I.T.Withhisarrival，mycompanysuddenlyhadamajortechnologyguyin-house.KatherineHenderson，afilmmakerandaformerreal-estatedealer，joinedusasourdirectorofmarketresearch.SteveWhitecameonasoperatingofficer.Hehadworkedforthedeveloperofahome-financesoftware，Quicken.Wegrabbedhim.Wehadsomereallygoodpeople，butwestilldidn'thaveenoughmoney.Onenight，myneighbor，LouiseJohnson，cameforavisit.SheandIwereonlynoddingacquaintances，butherboysandourswereconstantcompanions.Sheranaverygoodbusinessatthetime.Louisewasbrilliantandmissednothing.Shehadbeenwatchingmyprogressclosely.SheknewIwasdyingformoneyandIhadprospectsbutcouldoffernoguaranteesofsuccess.Shetoldmethatherattorneyhadtalkedtomineandthetermshadbeenagreedupon.Shehandedmeanenvelope.Insidewasacheckfor$500，000.Ialmostfelldown.Iheardhervoiceasiffromheaven.Ihaveconfidenceinyourplan，shesaid.You'11dowell.You'regoingtoworkhardforit，butit'ssatisfyingwhenyoubuildyourowncompany.WhowouldhavethoughtI'dfindanangelsoclosetohome？Therewerenowordssufficientforthemoment.Wejustsaidgoodnight.SheleftandIjuststoodthere，completelyhumbledandcompletelycommitted.46.Foranewly-establishedbusiness，bumraterefersto___________.[A]thesalaryitpaystoitsstaff[B]theinterestitpaystothebank[C]thewayinwhichitraisescapital[D]thespeedatwhichitspendsmoney47.ByAngelmoney，theauthorrefersto__________.[A]themoneyborrowedfrombanks[B]themoneyspenttopromotesales[C]themoneyraisedfromclosefriends[D]themoneyneededtostartabusiness48.Togethelpfromaventure-capitalcompany，youmayhaveto__________.[A]putupwithunfairterms[B]changeyourbusinessline[C]enlargeyourbusinessscope[D]letthemoperateyourbusiness49.Theauthoreasilybuiltateamforhiscompanybecause__________.[A]theywereunderpaidattheirpreviousjobs[B]theywereturneddownbyothercompanies[C]theywereconfidentoftheauthorandhisbusiness[D]theyweresatisfiedwiththesalariesinhiscompany50.Louisedecidedtolendmoneytotheauthorbecause__________.[A]shewantedtojoinhiscompany[B]sheknewhewouldbuildateam[C]sheknewhisplanwouldsucceed[D]shewantedtohelppromotehissalesText2Nearlyallspeedreadingcourseshaveapacingelementsometimingdevicewhichletsthestudentknowhowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothissimplybylookingatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandnotingdownthepagenumberyouhavereached.Checktheaveragenumberofwordsperpagefortheparticularbookyouarereading.Howdoyouknowwhen5minuteshaspassedonyourwatchifyouarebusyreadingthebook？Well，thisisdifficultatfirst.Afriendcanhelpbytimingyouoverasetperiod，oryoucanreadwithinhearingdistanceofapub-licclockwhichstrikesthequarterhours.Paceyourselfeverythreeorfourdays，alwayswiththesamekindofeasy，generalinterestbooks.Youshouldsoonnoticeyouraccustomedw.p.m.ratecreepingup.Obviouslythereislittlepointinincreasingyourw.p.m.rateifyoudonotunderstandwhatyouarereading.Whenyouareconsciouslytryingtoincreaseyourreadingspeed，stopaftereverychapter〔ifyouarereadinganovel〕oreverysectionorgroupoftenortwelvepages〔ifitisatext-book〕andaskyourselfafewquestionsaboutwhatyouhavebeenreading.Ifyoufindyouhavelostthethreadofthestory，oryoucannotrememberclearlythedetailsofwhatwassaid，rereadthesectionorchapter.Youcanalsotrylightningspeedexercisefromtimetotime.Takefourorfivepagesofthegeneralinterestbookyouhappentobereadingandreadthemasfastasyoupossiblycan.Donotbotheraboutwhetheryouunderstandornot.Nowgobackandreadthematwhatyoufeeltobeyournormalw.p.m.rate，therateatwhichyoucancomfortablyunderstand.Aftera'lightningspeed'readingthrough〔probably600w.p.m.〕youw