2022年9月公共英语三级（PETS3）真题卷

2022年9月笔试真卷

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SECTIONIListening

(25minutes)

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterials,andyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection.PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions，youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Directions:

Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer—A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestion,andyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.

1.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?

[A]Holdaparty.[B]SeeMr.Smith.

[C]Workovertime.[D]Attendawedding.

2.WhoisMr.Johnsonaccordingtothespeakers?

[A]Theirformercolleague.[B]Theirformerneighbor.

[C]Theirformerteacher.[D]Theirformerclient.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

[A]Ajobinterview.[B]Areporter'swork.

[C]Howtoimpresspeople.[D]Howtohandleaninterview.

4.HowmanyflightstoSydneywilltherebenextTuesdayafternoon?

[A]One.[B]Two.[C]Four.[D]Five.

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5.Whatdidtheman'steachertellhimtodo?

[A]Polishhisessay.[B]Handinhisessay.

[C]Rewritehisessay.[D]Writeashorteressay.

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman'sson?

[A]Heoftentalkswithhismother.

[B]Heoftendrivesinacarelessway.

[C]Heiswillingtolistentohismother.

[D]Heisworriedabouthisdrivingskills.

7.WhatdoweknowaboutJack?

[A]Heisacompanymanager.[B]Hemakesemergencycalls.

[C]Herecordsemergencycalls.[D]Heisacompanytechnician.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?

[A]Thewomanispayingthebill.

[B]Bill'sphonenumberis510-1520-20.

[C]Themanpays20dollarstothewoman.

[D]Thewomanhasa'20-dollarbillchanged.

9.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

[A]Thedentist'sisataconvenientplace.

[B]Thedentist'sisclosetoTimesSquare.

[C]Itwascomfortabletositatthedentist's.

[D]Itwasnotsoterribleavisittothedentist's.

10.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

[A]Sheisgoingtodeliveralecture.

[B]Shespentayearintherainforest.

[C]Sheislookingforwardtothelecture.

[D]Shewillfinishherreportthisweekend.

PartB

Directions:

Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbchoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion.Youwillheartherecordingonlyonce.

Questions1l—13arebasedonthefollowingconversationbetweenamananda

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womanwhohavejustarrivedatthecinema.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sfamily?

[A]Theykeptalotofbirds.[B]Theylivedinabighouse.

[C]Theyownedasmallfarm.[D]Theysufferedfrompoverty.

12.Whatdidthewoman'smotherimpressherwith?

[A]Herlove.[B]Hersuccess.

[C]Herambition.[D]Herknowledge.

13.Whatdidthewoman'smotherwishhertodo?

[A]Gotocollege.[B]Becomeawriter.

[C]Haveabetterlife.[D]Supportherfamily.

Questions14—17arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

14.Whomisthemanprobablycomplainingto?

[A]Areceptionist.[B]Atravelagent.

[C]Acoachdriver.[D]Ahotelstaffmember.

15.Whydidthemanwaitintheheatfortwohours?

[A]Thecoachhadtobereplaced.[B]Thecoachdriverfeltsick.

[C]Thehotelroomswerefull.[D]Thehotelhadtobecleaned.

16.Whatdidthemanmentioninhiscomplaint?

[A]Impolitehotelcleaners.[B]Darklightanddirtyrooms.

[C]Rudepeoplelivingdownstairs.[D]Disturbingnoiseandpoorfood.

17.Howdidthemanfeelaboutthewoman'sapology?

[A]Amusing.[B]Annoying.[C]Desirable.[D]Reasonable.

Questions18—21arebasedonthefollowinginterviewwithJohnSmith,chairmanofNationalWeightandHealthAssociation(NWHA).

18.WhatdidtheNWHAsurveyaimtoexplore?

[A]Theincidencesofobesity.[B]Popularviewsonobesity.

[C]Waystofightobesity.[D]Thecausesofobesity.

19.Howmanypeopleintheworldareratedasbeingoverweight?

[A]16million.[B]18million.[C]1.6billion.[D]1.8billion.

20.Inwhichcountrydopeoplefeelthemostpressuretobethin?

[A]Brazil.[B]India.[C]France.[D]America.

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21.Whoaremostlikelytoblametheirparentsforobesity?

[A]TheFrench.[B]TheSwiss.[C]Germans.[D]Russians.Questions22—25arebasedonthefollowinginterviewwithEmilyGalas,a

highschoolstudentwhoworkspart-timeasatrendspotter.

22.Whatdotrendspottersdo?

[A]Takepicturesofyouthculture.[B]Writereportsonyouthculture.

[C]Sellproductstoyoungpeople.[D]Createwebsitesforyoungpeople.

23.WhatdoesLook-Lookconcentrateon?

[A]Recruitingtrendspottersforitsclients.

[B]Providingadvicetoyoungtrendspotters.

[C]Organizingsalesnetworksforitsclients.

[D]Dealingininformationaboutyouthtrends

24.WhydosomecompaniesuseLook-Look'simagesontheirwebsites?

[A]TopromotevisitstoLook-L.

[B]Toattractyoungpeopletotheirnewproducts.

[C]Tolearnaboutwhatmakesyoungpeoplebuy.

[D]Toencourageyoungpeopletobephotographed.

25.Whyisitdifficultfortrendspotterstocatchoriginalstyles?

[A]Manyyoungpeopleliketoshowoff.

[B]Manyyoungpeoplesticktotherules.

[C]Manyyoungpeopletrytocopytrends.

[D]Manyyoungpeoplerefusetotakepictures.

Younowhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoyourANSWERSHEET.Thatistheendoflisteningsection.

SECTIONⅡReading

(50minutes)

PartA

Directions:

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Readthefollowingtwotexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Text1

Afewyearsago,itwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectandobedience,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?Actually,thegeneration,gaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycriticsarguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlifestyle.Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,they

areexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparents

knowandapproveof,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,young

peopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermetandchooseoccup-ationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthan

theydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywere

unabletodo.Often,however,theambitionsthatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthedivisionbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincom-monwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.

Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.

Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinuetobeafeatureofAmericanlifeforsometimetocome.It‘scausesarerootedinthefreedomsandopportunitiesofoursociety,andintherapidpaceatwhichsocietychanges.

26.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat________.

[A]howpeoplecanreducethegenerationgap.

[B]thegenerationgapisafeatureofAmericanlife.

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[C]thegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared.

[D]manycriticsargueoverthenatureofthegenerationgap.

27.Theword"around"inPara.means____________.

[A]near[B]ineverydirection

[C]onallsides[D]inexistence

28.WhichoneisNOTthecauseofthegenerationgap?

[A]Parentsplacehighhopesontheirchildren.

[B]Americansocietyischangingveryfast

[C]Youngpeopleliketochoosetheirownlifestyles.

[D]Moderneducationmakesthemthinkdifferently

29.InAmericansociety,youngpeopleoften_________.

[A]seekthebestadvicefromtheirparents.

[B]staywiththeirparentsinordertogetanopportunityforhighereducation.

[C]relyontheirparentstomakealife.

[D]haveverylittleincommonwiththeirparents.

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothereadingpassage?

[A]Theyoungergenerationshouldvaluetheelder.

[B]Parentsshouldbemoretolerabletowardstheirchildrengenerationfortheirwisdom.

[C]Thegenerationgapispartlycreatedbytheeldergeneration.

[D]ThegenerationgapshouldbeavoidableinAmericansociety.

Text2

Inthetraditionalmarriage,themanworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforthefamily.Mostmenworkedinanoffice,afactory,orsomeotherplaceawayfromthehome.Sincethemanearnedthemoney,hepaidthebills.Themoneywasusedforfood,clothes,ahouse,andotherfamilyneeds.Themanmademostofthedecisions.Hewastheboss.

Inthetraditionalmarriage,thewomanseldomworkedawayfromthehouse.She

stayedathometocareforthechildrenandherhusband.Shecookedthemeals,cleaned

house,washedtheclothes,anddidotherhouseholdwork,herjobathomewasveryimpor-tant.Inrecentyears,manycouplescontinuetohaveatraditionalrelationshipofthiskind.Themanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily.Thewomanstaysathomeand

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caresforthechildrenandthehouse.ManyAmericansarehappywiththiskindofmarriage.ButsomeotherAmericanshaveadifferentimpressionofmarriageandfamilyresponsibilities.Therearetwoimportantdifferencesinmaleandfemalerolesnow.Oneisthatbothmenandwomenhavemanymorechoices.Theymaychoosetomarryortostaysingle.Theymaychoosetoworkorstayathome.Bothmenandwomenmaychooserolesthatarecomfortableforthem.

Aseconddifferenceinmaleandfemalerolesisthatwithinmarriagemanydecisionsandresponsibilitiesareshared.Thehusbandandwifemaychoosetohavechildren,ortheymaynot.Iftheyhavechildren,themanmaytakecareofthemsomeofthetime,allofthetime,ornotatall.Thewomanmaywanttostayathomeandtakecareofthechildren.Orshemaywanttogotowork.Menandwomennowdecidethesethingstog-etherinamarr-iage.Manymarriedpeoplenowsharethesedecisionsandtheresponsibilitiesoftheir

families.

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthetraditionalmarriage?

[A]Thewomanstayedathometocareforthechildren.

[B]Thewomanmademostofdecisions.

[C]Menworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforthefamily.

[D]Themanpaidthebills.

32.Accordingtothepassage,inrecentyears_________.

[A]thewomandoesn'tstayathomeandcareforthechildrenandthehouse

[B]thewomanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily

[C]youngcouplesrejectthetraditionalrelationship

[D]theroleofmenandwomenhasbeguntochange

33.MenandwomenmaynowchooseallthefollowingEXCEPTto_______.

[A]havetherolesthatarecomfortableforthem

[B]workortostayathome

[C]marryortostaysingle

[D]leavetheirjobsjustbecausetheyhavechildren

34.ThefollowingareallnowtrueEXCEPT_________.

[A]themanmaytakecareofthechildrensomeofthetime

[B]theymaychoosetohavechildrenornot

[C]thewomanmaywanttogotowork

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[D]thewomanisthemostimportantpersoninthehouse

35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

[A]Everyonetriestogetmarried.

[B]Thewoman'sjobathomewasveryimportantinthepast.

[C]ManyAmericansstillhaveatraditionalmarriage.

[D]Themanwasthebossinthetraditionalmarriage.

PartB

Directions:

ReadthetextsfromamagazineinwhichfivepeopletalkedaboutwhetherornottohaveanMBAdegree.Forquestions36～40,matchthenameofeachpersontooneofthestatements(A~G)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Michael:

Afterreadingyourarticle"TheTruthAboutGlobalWarming",I'mnolesscon-cernedabouttheearth'senvironmentalcondition.Yousay"Scientistsarestilldifferi-ngwithhugegapsintheirknowledge."ButLindzen,thewriterofthearticle,isno

closertothetruthsimplybecausehecancriticize.Globalwarmingmaybefarfromunderstood,butletusacttopreventitanyway,justincasetheeffectsarereal.

John:

It'sshamefulthatyoupresentLindzen'sviewsonclimatechangeas"TheTruthAboutGlobalWarming".Itseemsthatyourmagazineiskeepinganopenmind,eventhoughyouadmitthatmostclimatescientistsdisagreewithLindzen'sopinions.Youcharacterizetheviewthatwastegasesshouldbecutas"veryEuropean.”.Itakeit

thatitisveryAmericantopursueapolicyofunlimitedenergyconsumptionwithoutconsideringwhatmostscientistsandothercountriesthink.

Thomas:

Howcanwebelieveamanwhoholdsthatthereisonlyaveryweaklinkbetweenlungcancerandcigarettesmoking?Lindzen'spositionisunacceptablebecauseitshowshislackofknowledgeaboutcancer.IbelievethatFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracismoreinformedonglobalwarmingwhichnoseriousscientistdeniesthanPresidentBush,whoseinterestsdependontheoilindustry.

Hans:

WhatLindzensaysmakessensetome.ForyearsI'vereadarticlesonnegativeclimaticchangeandgreenhouseeffect.Theonlyagreementseemstobe"Weagree

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thatwedisagree."ConsideringtherecentchillysummersinGermany,I'venoidea

wherethe"warming"canbefound.Inpastdecades,summerswerehot,almostunbe-arable.Now,inthemidstofsummer,weturntheheatersonandwearwarmclothes.

Derek:

TheU.S.governmentshouldactfortheAmericanpeoplebysigningtheKyotoAgreement.InsteadofactingforBigOilinAmerica.Evenifscientistscannotagreeonthenumbers,globalwarmingistakingplace,andthisisnotbeneficialtothe

planet.Theanti-KyotopositionoftheU.S.governmentisashort-termpolitical

move,butthelong-termloserswillbetheAmericanpeople,andtheenvironment.

Statements

36.Michael[A]Lindzenreallyhasapointtomakeonglobalwarming.

37.John[B]Americawillpayapriceforitsshortsightednesssomedays.

38.Thomas[C]Thoughopinionsonglobalwarmingvary,wehavetodosomethingaboutit.

39.Hans[D]Lindzenseemsunqualifiedtospeakoftheeffectsofglobalwarmingonhealth.

40.Derek[E]YoureallyhaveanopenmindtopresentLindzen'spositiononglobalwarming.

[F]It'sgoodthatLindzen'sarticlehelpsfurtherthediscussiononglobalwarming.

[G]America'sattitudetowardwastegascontrolistobeblamedratherthanEurope.

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA～Gthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(41~45).ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Throughouthistory,peoplehaveoftenselectedwheretheywanttolivebasedonthe

naturalresourcesthatareavailableinthearea._41_Someoftheseresourcesinclude

water,foodsourcessuchasfruitsandvegetables,andanimalsthatcanbecaughtorhunted.

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Aregion'snaturalresourcesdeterminethewayoflifeofitspeople._42_Ontheotherhand,poorsoilwilleithersendpeoplelookingforbetterplaces,orattractpeoplewithotherpurposesfortheland,suchassettingupbusinessorfactories_43_.Peoplewhowishtomakealivingasfishermencandosobytheocean,butcannotdosointhedesert.Desertpeoplehavemanytraditionalanduniquefoods,whichcannotbefoundintheforest.Eachareaattractspeoplebasedontheirinterestsandpurposes.

Areasthathaverichwaterresourceswillnaturallyhavemorepeople.Traditionally,villages,townsandcitiesbuiltnearwaterhavebeenthemostsuccessful.Peoplethereareabletousethewaterresourcestomeettheirdailyneeds.44Placesthatarehardtoreach,suchashighmountainsordrydeserts,willhavefewerpeoplelivinginthem.

45Fortoolong,peoplehavedestroyednaturalresources,usingupthoseresour-cesthatcannotbeeasilyreplaced.Ontheearth.weareluckytohavemanyresourcesthatarerenewable,suchassun,wind,water,andtrees.Asmorefocusisplacedontheuseforrenewableresources,itwillbecomeeasiertoprotectourplanetfromfurtherharm.

[A]Newresourcesinnaturehaveasignificantimpactonourdevelopment.

[B]Itiseasytofindnewresourcesinnature.

[C]Renewableresourcesarethosethatcanbereplacedeasily.

[D]Whileyoumaynotthinkofoceansasnaturalresources,theyare.

[E]Forexample,regionswithrichsoilcansupportfarmingsocieties.

[F]Theycanalsousethewatertohelpthemmovegoodstootherareas.

[G]Naturalresourcesareusefultopeople,andtheycomefromtheearth.PartD

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextfromwhich10wordshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthewordsA～0themostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(46~55).ThereareFIVEextrawordsthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Whentwohandsmeet,wepassonsomethingofourselves.Afterbeing46toMarkTwain,Helen—whowasbothdeafandblind—commented,"Icanfeelthetwi-nkleofhiseyeinhishandshake."InsomeindefinablewayTwainhad47his

charmtoKeller.

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Andthat'sprobablybeentrueofthehandshakeallthewaybacktoitsearliestdaysdays,48noonecantellitsactualbeginning.Acommonexplanationisthat49earlymanencounteredastranger,heheldouthishandto50hehadnoweapon.

Fromthis,supposedlyevolvedthehandshake.

Notso,sayshistorianBrianBurke.Hebelieves,thehandshakeimplied"puttingyourbloodbehindyourbreath."Heexplainsthatancientpeopledistrustedthespokenword

alone,andtheyusedthehandclasptosignifythattheir51wasbackedupbythepoweroftheirheart-i.e.,theirblood.52,thehandshakesuggestedtrust.

Thatmeaningoftrusthassurvivedtothisday.Peopleinbusiness53complyagreementssimplybydeclaring,"Let'sshakeonit."

54themostreliablehandshaketookplaceonJuly17,1975,duringtheApollo-Soyuzget-togetherinspace.55thetwocraftscametogether，AmericanastronautThomasStaffordgraspedtheextendedhandofSovietcosmonautAlexey