2024年3月公共英语三级（PETS3）真题卷

2024年3月笔试真卷

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SECTIONIListening

(25minutes)

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearase-lectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection.PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions，youmay，raiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Directions:

Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer—A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.

1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

[A]Learnhowtodance.[B]Dancewiththewoman.

[C]Invitethewomantoaparty.[D]Askforthewoman'sadvice

2.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

[A]Heishealth-conscious.[B]Heissensitivetotaste.

[C]Heoftencatchescolds.[D]Helikeseatingonions.

3.Whereisthewomantalkingwiththeman?

[A]Atherworkplace.[B]Atherhome.

[C]Inahospital.[D]Inahotel.

4.WhatdowelearnaboutDavid'ssister?

[A]SheislivinginParisnow.[B]SheismovingtoParissoon.

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[C]Shewillleaveherhusband.[D]ShewillworkinParissoon.

5.Whatdoesthewomansaytotheman?

[A]Shemustchangeherdrivinghabits.[B]Shemustlearnthenewtrafficrules.

[C]Shemustrenewherdriver'slicense.[D]Shemustimproveherdrivingskills.

6.Whatisthemanmainlytalkingabout?

[A]Along-lostfriend.[B]Preparationsforatrip.

[C]Anextraordinaryexperience.[D]WildanimalsinSouthAfrica.

7.Whatisthewoman'spurposeinspeakingtotheman?

[A]Totellhimaboutabankrobbery.[B]Torecommendagoodbooktohim.

[C]Togivehimsomeadviceonsafety.[D]Toaskhimtohelpherwithbanking.

8.Whatisthemostimportantqualityaparentshouldhaveaccordingtotheman?

[A]Tobepatient.[B]Tobeconsistent.

[C]Tobesupportive.[D]Tobeconsiderate.

9.Whyisthewomanhappy?

[A]Herpresentrentismuchlower.[B]Herroomisbiggerthanbefore.

[C]Shehasgotridofherdullwork.[D]Shehasleftherformerroommate.

10.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

[A]Changetoanotherflight.[B]Takearestwhilewaiting.

[C]Taketheirseatsontheflight.[D]Complainabouttheflightdelay.PartB

Directions:

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

Questions1l—13arebasedonthefollowingconversationbetweenamanandawomanwhohavejustarrivedatthecinema.

11.Whydidthespeakersgotothecinemaearly?

[A]Togetidealseats.[B]Tobuysomedrinks.

[C]Toavoidtrafficjams.[D]Tomeetsomefriends.

12.Wherewasthemanwhenheofferedtogetsomethingtodrink?

[A]Atthecinemaboxoffice.[B]Betweentherowsofseats.

[C]Inthelinetogetintothecinema.[D]Inthelobbywhentheyhadarest.

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13.Whatcanwelearnabouttheticket?

[A]Itwasforaseatinthefrontrow.[B]Itcouldbeusedbytwoholders.

[C]Itcouldbeusedrepeatedly.[D]Itshowednoseatnumber.

Questions14—17arebasedonthefollowingconversationbetweenareporterandapopsing-er.

14.Whydidthecompanyputthetwosingerstogetherasagroup?

[A]Theyarebothtalentedsingers.[B]Theyarebothpopularamongfans.

[C]Theirvoicesmakeagoodmatch.[D]Theirappearancesmakeagoodmatch.

15.Whatarethetwosingersbestat?

[A]Softrock.[B]Slowmusic.[C]Lovesongs.[D]Countrymusic.

16.Whydoesthecompanylikethesong“Studying”?

[A]Itdisplaysadifferentsingingstyle.

[B]Ithassomedistinguishingfeatures.

[C]Itadaptstoaudiences，differenttastes.

[D]Itbringsoutthebestofthesingers，voice.

17.Whatisthemainideaofthesong“Believe”accordingtotheman?

[A]Makemusicpartofyourlife.[B]Shareyourhappinesswithothers.

[C]Trustyourselfbeforeotherstrustyou.[D]Learntointerpretthepowerofmusic.Questions18—21arebasedonthefollowingdiscussionaboutjobapplicantsatan

employmentagency.

18.Whatkindofpositionistobeoffered?.

[A]Ateacher.[B]Adirector.[C]Anoperator.[D]Aprogrammer

19.WhatdothetwospeakerssayaboutAnderson?

[A]Heisdependable.[B]Heiswell-trained.

[C]Heisexperienced.[D]Heishard-working.

20.WhydoesthemanthinkLoganisthebestcandidate?

[A]Sheisdevoted.[B]Sheisintelligent.

[C]Sheisconsiderate.[D]Sheisenthusiastic.

21.Howmanyapplicantsdothespeakersmention?

[A]2.[B]3.[C]4.[D]5.

Questions22—25arebasedonpartofaninterviewonsettingandreachinggoals.

22.Whatdoesthewomansayabouteverybody'slife?

[A]It'slikearoad.[B]It'slikeastruggle.

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[C]There'smuchbusiness.[D]There'smuchhappiness.

23.Whydomostpeoplefailtoreachgoalsaccordingtothewoman?

[A]Theygiveintoalotofinterruptions.[B]Theytendtosettooambitiousgoals.

[C]Theychangetheirgoalsveryoften.[D]Theyhavetoomanygoalsatonce.

24.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthegoalsthatsomepeopleclaimtohave?

[A]Serious.[B]Sensible.[C]Interesting.[D]Impractical.

25.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthosewithgoalsdo?

[A]Makeimportantdecisionsaboutlifefirst.

[B]Remindoneselfofthegoalsfrequently.

[C]Thinkofthegoalinitsbestinterests.

[D]Takenecessaryactionsinone'slife.

Younowhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoyourANSWERSHEET.

Thatistheendoflisteningsection.

SECTIONⅡReading

(50minutes)

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingtwotexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Text1

“Pleasedon'tcallmeablogger!”JackMonroeimploresmehalfwayduringtheinterview.Fairenough--shemaybeknownbymanyforherblog.AGirlCalledJack,butsinceitslaunchinFebruary2012,shehasgoneontobeanauthoroftwobooks,journalist,campaigner,chefandaward-winner,aswellasbeingamother.

Monroeoriginallysetupherbloginresponsetoalocalcouncilorwhoclaimedthat“drunksandsinglemumsareruiningthehighstreet.”Shefilledherblogwithbudgetrecipesandtipsonlivingonalimitedfoodbudget,whicharousedtheinterestofnationalmedia.Monroeisoutspokenandno-nonsense,andherrecipesreflectthat.Shehashadnoformalfoodtraining,buthascollectedenoughskillsalongthewaytofilltwocookbooks.

“IoccasionallyworkatBlackfootrestaurantatExmouthMarket,”saysMonroe.“The

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stafftherehavebeenbrilliant.They'veshowedmehowtodosimplethingslikecuttingonions.EverytimeIlearnanewskillIwanttoshareitwithmyreaders.”

MonroehasbeenengagedincharityworkwithOxfamandmanyotherorganizations.ShehasmostrecentlyteamedupwithGroupontoofferfiveexclusiverecipescostinglessthan£5tomake,raisingmoneyforOxfam.“It'sacauseclosetomyheart—inmyworstperiods,Ireliedsomuchoncharity,”saysMonroe.“Ithink,ifyoucangivesomethingback,do.”

Monroe'slowestpointsawherstrugglingtosurviveandfeedhersononwelfare.“Before

Istartedmyblog,I'dgotothesupermarket,buya77pmacandcheesemeal,givemysonhalfforlunchandhalffordinner,andoftengowithout.”Monroehascertainlyenjoyedtremendoussuccesssinceherdaysof77preadymeals.Herfirstcookbook,AGirlCalledJack,toppedthepaperbackchartslastyear,andherfollow-up,AYearin120Recipes,waspublishedlastOctober.Butshehasn'tforgottenpasthardtimes,andtakespartinOxfam'sannualLiveBelowtheLinehallenge,livingonlessthan£1aday.

26.ThetextshowsthatJackMonroeisbestknownas___________.

[A]awriter[B]ablogger

[C]ajournalist[D]acampaigner

27.Monroelaunchedherbloginorderto___________.

[A]defendthecouncilor[B]attracttheattentionofmedia

[C]speakforthesinglemums[D]criticizethedrunksinhighstreet

28.ThetextindicatesthatMonroelearntcookingmainly___________.

[A]athome[B]atarestaurant

[C]ontheInternet[D]fromacookbook

29.Atpresent,Monroeis___________.

[A]busywritinganotherbook[B]eagertogetformaltraining

[C]proudofherrestaurant[D]activeincharitywork

30.Thetextisprobablywrittenby___________.

[A]arestaurantcritic[B]amediareporter

[C]abookpublisher[D]alocalcouncilor

Text2

Thecombinationofdecliningbirthrateandlongerlifespanshasledtoasurprisingdemographicdevelopment.Whereasinthe1970sitwascommonlysaidthattheworldwouldhavetoomanypeople,bythe1990sitwasfashionabletoarguethat,forsomedevelopednations,theoppositewouldsoonbetrue.Soon,theargumentwent,therewouldnotbeenough

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able-bodied,youngworkerstosupportagray-hairedpopulation.

Well,maybenot.There'snoquestionthattakingcareoftheelderlyandfrailwilladdhugecosts,stretchingalreadyoverburdenedpensionandhealth-caresystems.Butwithpeoplelivinglongerandcontinuingtocontributeproductivelytosociety,weneedtothinkagainjustwhatwemeanbyold.InJapan,forinstance,morethanaquarterofthepopulationiscurrentlyattheageof60orolder,afigurethat'ssettoreach42%by2050.Manyofthesefolksarehardlysittingidlyathome.OneinthreeJapaneseaged60oroverisstillpartofthelaborforce.

Keepingolderfolksemployedisparticularlyimportantbecausebymid-centurytheworldwillhavemoreelderlypeoplethanchildren.Tocompensate,severalEuropeannationshaveraisedretirementagesbyasmuchasfiveyears,whileexpandinganti-age-discriminationlaws.By2050,nearlyathirdofthedevelopedworld'slaborforcewillbeaged50orolder.

Manyelderlyarespendingmore,too.Whilealargeamountoftheirsavingswillbeneededtofundlongerretirementsandhigherhealthpayments,olderpeoplehaveconsiderablepurchasingpower.Britonsover50yearsofage,forinstance,control75%ofthecountry'swealth,accordingtoAbbeyNationalBank.Businessesorientedtoaso-calledsilvereconomyarebooming,offeringeverythingfromelderly-friendlyhousingtotripsforretireeglobetrotters。

Withtheoldergenerationcontrollingsomuchoftheworld'smoney,it'shardlyfairtodis-missseniorcitizensasaninevitableburdenonsociety.“ManyJapanesearelivingsolong,it'slikethey'vebeengivensecondlives,”saysToshikoKatayose,the58-year-oldeditorofaTokyomagazinededicatedtoolderpeople.“They'redoingeverythingwithenergy:workingandevendoingmathdrillstokeepmentallyfit.”

31.Whatworriespeopleindevelopedcountriesnowisthattherewillsoonbe___________.

[A]adeclineoftheworldpopulation

[B]declineoftheseniorpopulation

[C]ashortageofyoungerworkers

[D]ashortageofskilledworkers

32.Withtoday'schangeinpopulationstructure,weshouldre-examineourpreviousviewon___________.

[A]howtohandlesocialburdens

[B]howtocontrolhealthcarecosts

[C]thedefinitionoftheoldage

[D]theresponsibilitiesofthesociety

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33.Accordingtothetext,onesolutiontolaborshortageisto___________.

[A]extendpeople'sworkingcareers

[B]allowtheretiredtoworkathome

[C]makelawsoncompulsoryretirement

[D]encouragepeopletohavemorebabies

34.Accordingtothetext,theelderlycontributeto___________.

[A]theriseoflivingstandards

[B]thesavingofhealthpayments

[C]theemergenceofaneweconomy

[D]theincreaseofretiremenpension

35.FromthetextwelearnthattheelderlyinJapan___________.

[A]takeupnearlyhalfofthecountry'wholepopulation

[B]arestillactivelyengagedintheirworkandlives

[C]possessagreaterpartofthecountry'swealth

[D]livelongerthantheelderlyinothercountries

PartB

Directions:

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

Peter：

Personally,Idon'tthinktheMBApaysoff.IreceivedmyMBAfroma“well-recognized”

programlastyear,andofthecompaniesIworkedfor,mostsmalltomidsize,nonepaidabove

marketpriceforextratraining.Alltheycaredaboutwasyourpastworkexperience.Also,if80%ofallbusinessesconsistofsmallcompanies,andsmallcompaniesdon'treallycareaboutthe

MBA,whygetone?

Blake:

Ihave20yearsofworkexperience,andIjustreceivedmyMBAthisyear.Icansaythatafewyearsofworkingwillprovidemostpeoplewithasimilaramountofknowledge.TheMBAhypeismoreofan“Ididit,soyouneedtodoit”situation.Iworkforacompanythatdoesbusi-nessoverseas,andIwillreceivenoadditionalcompensationformyefforts.

Helen:

Peopleusedtosaythesamethingaboutnotneedingabachelor'sdegreethattheynow

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sayaboutMBAs.BillGatescouldn'tgetajobtodaywithoutadegree.Timeshavechangedagain.MoreandmorejobspostedsayMBArequired.I'vebeenturneddownforjobsthatrequireanMBA,eventhoughIhaveover15yearsofprofessionalexperience.Don'tbefooled;getalltheeducationyoucan.

Lucy:

IfIhadtojudgetheMBAprogramIamattendingsolelyonclassroomlearning.Iwouldsaythatitisoverpriced.ButthecontactsIhavemadeareinvaluable.Ihaveagreatsetofclassmates,manyofwhomarelookingtogettheirstartupsofftheground.ThecontactsIammakingnowwillgoalongwaytowardhelpingmelandthatfirstjobaftertheprogram.

Mike:

Ifyouarecompletelylostinthewildandyou'dliketosurvive,whatisgoingtohelpyoumore,adaggeroraSwissArmyknife?MostofuswouldpickaSwissArmyknifesinceitgivesusamuchgreatervarietyoftoolstoworkwithandcanbeadaptedtofitmostsituations.ThatiswhattheMBAprovidesinthebusinessworld.Plainandsimple!

Nowmatchthenameofeachperson(36-40)totheappropriatestatement.

Note:therearetwoextrastatements.

Statements

36.Peter[A]YoucanacquireinyourworkwhatyoulearninanMBAprogram.

37.Blake[B]Thoughnotfinanciallyhelpful,myMBAhelpsraisemyconfi-dence.

38.Helen[C]Thoughunfairlycostly,myMBAconnectsmewithusefulpeople.

39.Lucy[D]TheMBAcanraiseyourchanceofsurvivalinthebusinessworld.

40.Mike[E]You'llbeleftoutifyoulagbehindothersineducation.

[F]MyMBAhasreallybenefitedmeinavarietyofways.

[G]MyMBAmeansnothingtomebutanemptycheck.

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.Choosefromthesen-tencesA～Gthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(41~45).ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Stuckintraffic.Constantinterruptions.Heldupatslowsupermarketcheckouts.Ourdayscanbefullofminorfrustrations.41

Frustrationoccursatthatpointwherewedon'tgetwhatwewant,orwherewearedenied

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thepossibilityofdoingsomethingwewanttodo.42Thisisalltooevidentwhenweseeanovertiredtoddlershowhisfrustrationbylosingtheplot.Thefeelingsarethesame,theonlydifferenceisthatwehavelearnttorecognizeandregulatethembetter.MemorablefrustrationsformeasanadultincludeafirstiPhone,whenmyfingersskitteredoverthescreenmisspellingeverywordandIfeltasfrustratedasayoungchildtryingtodoajigsawpuzzleforthefirsttime.

43Itcanevenbeaspurtomotivation,pushingustotakeacloserlookatwhat,exactly,ismakingusfeelthiswayandtomakechanges.Ifwecanjustpresspauseatthispoint,engagingwiththefeelingoffrustration,itmightrevealitsrootcauseandprovidehelpfulanswers.Forexample,ifyoufeelfrustratedthatyou'renotmakingprogressatwork,maybetheansweristogainmoreexperienceorit'stimetochangeyourjob.44

Frustrationcanalsobeincreasedbyotherfeelings,say,resentment,annoyanceordisappointment,whichmakesitawholelotworse,particularlywhenwefeelphysicallytired,hungryorgenerallystressed.45

It'salwaysusefulthentotryandtakeastepbackwhenwefeelfrustrated,toassesswhatexactlyitisthat'sfrustratingus,andtodistinguishbetweenwhatwewantandwhatweneedsoastomakenecessarybutacceptablechanges.

[A]Here,frustrationcanstimulateustotakethestepsthatmightresultinapositivechange.

[B]Understandingwhyfrustrationoccurscanbeusefulinhelpingustomovethroughit.

[C]Learningtomanagefrustrationisimportantsothatitdoesn'tbecomeoverwhelming.

[D]Thenwehitthatpointoffrustrationmuchsoonerthanifweareinacalmstateofmind.

[E]Then,obviously,howwefeeliscausedbyotherpeopleorsomethingelse.

[F]Thegoodnewsisthatfrustrationisnotalwaysabadthing.

[G]Dealingwithfrustrationdoesn'thavetobeadifficulttask.

PartD

Directions:

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

Formanypeople,golfisthesportofchoice.Whilewatchinganynumberofsportsmaybefun,golfingoftenisawaythatmanypeople46tospendmuchoftheirfreetime.

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Playinggolfisanexcellentwayto47lightexercise.Eighteenholesofgolfmeanatleastacoupleofhoursspentoutdoors,withplentyof48airandsunshine.Beingabletoplayagamewhiledoingsomethingthatisgoodforthebodycanbeveryappealing.

Peoplelikeplayinggolfpartlybecausethesportisawaytoremovethemind49daytodaycares.Whileplaying,theydon'thavemuchtimetoworryabouttheirjobs,orsomeminorongoingsituation50thefamily.

Ofallsports,golfingcanbeagreatwaytobuildsocialandbusiness51.Peoplehavefoundbetterjobsandgainedcustomerswhilespendingtimeonthegolfcourse.Thefactthattwopeoplebothlikeplayinggolfcanbea52forbetterthingstocome.

Timespentplayingontheir53golfcoursesisawonderfulwaytospendtimewithlovedones.Familymayfindthatgolfingisawaytokeepin54withoneanother,inspiteofbusy55.Friendsmayfindthataweeklyroundofgolfhelpskeepeveryoneinformedofwhatishappeningineachother'slives.

[A]contacts[B]line[C]over

[D]natural[E]cover[F]schedules

[G]foundation[H]strategies[I]fresh

[J]choose[K]enjoy