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9月公共英语三级试题及答案（2）

9月公共英语三级试题及答案（2）2016年9月公共英语三级试题及答案54. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will __________.[A] help to keep your energy for the day’s work.[B] help you to control your temper early in the day[C] enable you to concentrate on your routine work[D] keep your energy your energy cycle under control all day55. Which of the following statements is NOT true?[A] Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.[B] Dr. Kletman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.[C] Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.[D] Children have energy cycles, too.Text 3There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect”— conserving heat reflected from the earth and raisingthe world's average temperature. If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water.Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth's temperature — a result that would be equally disastrous.A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would mane agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very possible) Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profits, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization”. Maybe t he air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile?56. As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution _______.[ A ] cause widespread damage in the countryside[ B ] affected the entire eastern half of the United States[ C ] had damaged effect on health[ D ] existed merely in urban and industries areas57. As to the greenhouse effect, the author __________.[ A ] share the same view with the scientist.[ B ] is uncertain of its occurrence[ C ] rejects it as being ungrounded[ D ] thinks that it will destroy the world soon58. The word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by _________.[ A] slip into [ B ] make up for[ C ] set up [ D ] catch up with59. It can be concluded that ____________.[ A ] raising the world's temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth.[ B] lowering the world's temperature merely a few degrees would lead major farming areas to disaster.[C] almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade.[D] the world's temperature will remain constant in the years to come.60. This passage is primarily about __________.[A]the greenhouse effect……[ B ] the burning of fossil fuels……[C] the potential effect of air pollution.[ D] the likelihood of a new ice age.Part BDirections:Read the following article in which five people talk about their ideas of dieting. For questions 61 to 65 , -match name of each speaker to one of the statements (A to C ) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.AbbeyYou can always recognize dieters from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts, gazing at themselves in mirrors, and leaping on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battleagainst spreading hips, protruding tummies and double chins. What a miserable lot dieters are!MarlinI began making some dietary and lifestyles changes during my second year of college and have been eating this way ever since. I like the way I feel when I don't eat animal foods so much more than the pleasure I used to get from eating them. I have much more energy; I need less sleep; I feel calmer; I can maintain an ideal body weight without worrying about how much I eat, and I can think more clearly.MaggieDuring my first year of college, I gained forty pounds when I began throwing the javelin. For the next twenty years, I carried all of this extra weight and kidded myself that I was in good shape since that's what I weighed in college. Now that I've lost all that extra weight, I feel great! People say all the time, "Well, how do you live without eating cheeseburgers or this or that?" and I say, "You just don't. It' s not even an option. It's not that hard once you get on it. "BelindaIf you are on a diet, you're always hungry. You can't be hungry and happy at the same time. All the horrible concoctions you eat instead of food leave you permanently dissatisfied. A complete food it may be, but not quite as complete as juicy steak. So at least three times a day you will be exposed to temptation. How miserable to watch others tucking into piles of mouth-watering food while you munch a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice! And if hunger just proves too much for you, in the end you will lash out and devour five huge guilt-inducing cream cakes at a sitting. Then things will turn out to beeven worse.WoodI went on diet when my doctor told me that my blood pressure tended to be high. Only at that time did I realize the danger of being overweight. Since I began making dietary changes in 1982, eating this way has become increasingly accepted. I don't feel I've lost something after dieting. Instead, I've got something valuable. That is good health.Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.Statements61. Abbey [A] Being on a diet is a torture.62. Marlin [ B] I feel better with vegetarian food.63. Maggie [C] I lost weight after dieting.[ D] I began dieting for the sake of health.64. Belinda [E] Dieting enables people to enjoy life more.65. Wood [F] Dieting simply causes endless worries.[ G] Dieting does more harm than good to one' s health.Section IV Writing (40 minutes)You should write your responses to both parts on ANSWER SHEET 2.Part A66. Suppose you have got the news that the university of Science and Technology of China is offering a scholarship for chemistry majors and that you have just received an MS degree in chemistry and are eager to have a personal interview with Dr. Wu Han wei , the Chairman. Write a letter of application for the scholarship. Your letter should include:1. your performance at University2. your eagerness for the personal interview3. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use “Wang Lin” instead. You do not need to write the address.Part B67. Write an essay of about 120 words on cell phone. Refer to the following points:1. explain the reasons why more people use cell phone nowadays2. Talk about the advantages or disadvantages of cell phones3. your conclusion模拟试题参考答案26. A have a passion for sth “对——有强烈的感情、爱好”27. D look up to“仰慕、尊敬某人”, look forward“期盼，盼望”, look into“调查”, look upon“把——看作，把——视为”28. A willingly“愿意的”29. C run risk“冒险”(被动的处于危险之中), take a risk“冒险”,30. A give leisure to sth “把空闲时间用于——”31. D so + adj + a(n) + n., such + a(n)+ adj + n32. C 此处的含义为“不遵守规定登山会很危险”33. B It is —— that ——为强调句型34. A 文中的意思为“登山者们自由地选择登山的方法”。

公共英语三级（PETS3）模拟真题试卷附答案（2）

公共英语三级（PETS3）模拟真题试卷附答案（2）2016年公共英语三级(PETS3)模拟真题试卷（附答案）[D]all of the aboveText 3Fishing adds only about one percent to the global economy, but on a regional basis it can contribute extremely to human survival. Marine fisheries contribute more t the world’s supply of protein than beef, poultry or any other animal source.Fishing typically does not need land ownership, and because it remains, generally, open to all, itis often the employer of last resort in the developing world an occupation when there are no otherchoices. Worldwide, about 200 million people rely on fishing for their livelihoods. Within Southeast Asia alone, over five million people fish full time. In northern Chile forty percent of the populationlives off the ocean. In Newfoundland most employment came from fishing or servicing that indus-try--until the collapse of the cod fisheries in the early 1990s that left tens of thousands of people outof work.Though debates over the conservation of natural resources are often cast as a conflict betweenjobs and the environment ,the restoration of fish populations would i fact boost employment. MichaelP. Sissenwine and Andrew A. Rosenberg of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service have esti-mated that if depleted species were allowed to rebuild to their long term potential, their sustainable use would add about $8 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product and provide about 300,000 jobs. Iffish poupulations were restored and properly managed, about twenty million metric tons could be added to: the world’s annual catch. But restoration of ecological balance, fiscalprofitability (收益) andeconomic security will require a continual reduction in the capacity of the commercial fishing industryso that wild populations can recover.The necessary reductions in fishing workforce need not come at the expense of jobs. Governments could increase employment and reduce the pressure on fish populations by guiding subsidies away from highly mechanised ships. For each $1,000,000 of investment, industrial scale fishing operations require only one to five people, while small scale fisheries would employ between 60 and 3,000. Industrial fishing itself threatens tens of millions of fishermen working on a small scale by depleting the fish on which they depend for subsistence.56. The animal source which provides the most protein for human being is________[A]beef[B]fish[C]pork[D]chicken57. Paragraph 2 indicates that________[A]most of man’s employment is from fishing[B]man can always turn to fishing for employment[C]forty percent of Chileans live on fishing boats or ships[D]fishing has been the biggest industry in Newfoundland58. In the conflict between jobs and the environment,the author takes sides with those who are in favour of________[A]increasing the annual catch[B]creating more jobs[C]getting greater fiscal profitability[D]conserving natural resources59. The balance between jobs and the environment can bekept if____[A]fishing capacity is further increased[B]fishing jobs are further increased[C]fewer well-equipped fishing ships are used[D]fewer species are allowed to rebuild60. The passage suggests that making less use of modern technology may________[A]reduce pressure on fish populations[B]threaten the world’s annual catch[C]increase government's investment[D]cost tens of thousands of fishermen’s jobsPaula:The furore is determined by the actions of the present day. The responsibility we have for the fu-ture begins when we recognize that we ourselves create the future-that the future is not somethingimposed upon us by fate or other forces beyond our control. We ourselves build the future boththrough what we do and what we do not do.Mrs. John:The future will see more unbelievable things. In the future, people will be able to predict theirperformance from the strength of the brain’s electrical activity. Doctor Kramer has found that thestrength of the brain’s electrical activity can be measured through the scalp (头皮). Bosses couldmeasure brain activity through the scalp and tell whether a worker is performing well, working hard,or too tired to do the job properly.Mary:In the new century, things around us will be more fascinating. The chemical element in the heart issaid to increase your desire for fat, when is stimulated. This means that disturbances of thischemical ge-latin can lead to overeating. Doctor Sarah Leibowits presented an academic paper suggesting that the ap-petite for fat rich food can be controlled through drugs that block the effects of gelatin.Judy:In the future our life will change dramatically. It is quite certain that computers will play animportant part in our life. You will visit your doctor, and find that he uses a computer screen andvisual information about your condition, instead of his text books. Computers in your home will enable you to answer interactive questions about your health and show the alternative results whichwill affect you if you act in a certain way.Carrie:In the future, computers will change the way the doctors diagnose and treat their patients. Alsodoctors will change their traditional notion of medicine. Although pills for tension, heart conditions, being overweight and other life threatening conditions are prescribed by western doctors, most doctors now require patients to focus on healthy way of living by changing diets and doingmore exercise as a means to keep fit.Now match each of the items (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.Statements61. Paula62. Mrs. John63. Mary64. Judy65. Carrieweight.[A]You build your own future.[B]Healthy lifestyle will be a more popular way to keep fit.[C]Computer will be an effective tool for doctors.[D]Doctors may not need pills for heart troubles or over[E]Your brain waves may be used to check out your work performance.[F]People will be able to visit doctors more frequently.[G]Our appetite will be well controlled by drugs.Part A66. Please write a notice entitled "No Smoking" to put on the carriages of a train. You should use approximately 100 words. It may include the following points:1) no smoking in the carriages. Smoking is only permitted in the Smoking Area.2) smoking is not only bad for smokers' health but also bad for people around them.3) anyone who smokes in the carriages will be fined.Part B67. Look at the pictures below and write an essay about 120 words, making reference to thefollowing points:1) a description of the pictures2) your comments on this phenomenon第二部分英语知识运用参考译文美国大部分的广播台和电视台都是商业性质的，也就是说，他们通过播放节目或广告赚钱。

全国公共英语等级考试PETS三级模拟试卷及答案

公共英语等级考试/模拟试题2016年全国公共英语等级考试PETS三级模拟试卷及答案Section I Listening Comprehension(25 minutes) Directions：This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are TWO parts in this section,.PartA and PartB，Remember,while you are doing the test,you should first put down your answers in your test book-let.At the end of the listening comprehension section,you will have3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEETl.If you have any questions,you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at PartA in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue,there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer -A，B，C orD,and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Example :You will hear:W:Could you please tell me if the Beijingflight will be arriving on time?M:Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about ten minutes.You will read:Who do you think the woman is talking to?[A] A bus conductor.[B] A clerk at the airport.[C] A taxi driver.[D] A clerk at the station.From the dialogue, we know that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a flight, so you should choose answer[ B] and mark it inyour test booklet.Sample Answer:[A] [C] [D]Now look at question l.1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?[A] In a post office.[B] In a hotel.[C] In a bank.[D] In a supermarket.2. When will the bank open on Sundays?[A] From 8:30 a.m. t0 8:30 p.m.[B] From9:30 a.m. t0 6:30 p.m.[C] From 8:30 a.m. t0 6:30 p.m.[D] From9:30 a.m. t0 3:30 p.m.3. What did the man ask the woman to do?[A] Go on a diet.[B] Have a snack.[C] Play some tennis.[D] Stop screaming.4. Where are the two speakers?[A] In a hotel.[B] At a dinner table.[C] In the street.[D] At the man's house.5. What can we assume from this conversation?[A] The man is a judge.[B] It' s an interviewer.[C] The man agrees with the woman.[D] The man believes that Jack will quit his job.6. Why can't they meet on Thursday?[A] Because she wants to meet him on Wednesday.[B] Because she has to go out of town.[C] Because she is in charge of the project.[D] Because she has another meeting.7. What does the woman mean?[A] The man should not expect her to go along. '[B] She doesn't think she has enough money.[C] She will go even though the movie is bad.[D] The man should count the number of people going.8. What does the woman mean?[A] She is asking for a higher pay.[B] She is introducing a new friend.[C] She is too busy.[D] She' s got some problems.9. Who is the man?[A] A judge.[B] An interviewer.[C] A professor.[D] A counselor.10. What are they talking about?[A] Weekend plan.[B] Changes in the city.[C] Going camping in the summer.[D] Life in the summer.Part Byou will hear four questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A ,B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 11 ——13 are based on the following dialogue between an employer and an employee.11. How old is Katie?[A] 16 [B] 17[C] 18 [D] 1912. What Hnd of job is Katie looking for?[A] A part-timer job for a school magazine.[B] A full-time job at a college.[C] A permanent job at Johnson' s Imports.[D] A short-term job in an office.13. What qualifications does Katie have for the job?[A] Her extra classes in sport at school.[B] She has computer skills and used to working with people.[C] She' s adaptable.[D] Her work experience in the school newspaper.Questions 14 ——17 are based on the following dialogue between a lawyer and his customer.14. How long have they not met each other?[A] Half a year. [B] Two years.[C] Three or four years. [D] More than five years.15. What' s the purpose of Mr. Tim's visiting this time?[A] He wants to make'some changes in his will.[B] He wants the woman's help in buying a land and building a house.[C] He wants the solicitor to see the architect for him.[D] He asks the solicitor to find a plot for him.16. When did Mr. Tim go to see the plot chosen by his son?[A] Last Friday. [B] Last Saturday.[C] Two days ago. [D] Yesterday.17. Which material should the house be built of?[A] Stone. [B] Brick.[C] Cement. [D] Wood.Questions 18 ——21 are based on the following dialogue in a travel agency18. Which city is the man going to visit?[A] Oxford. [B] Paris.[C] Shaftsbury. [D] London.19. Whichtouristattract ionisNOTmentionedinthe dialogue?[A] Buckingham Palace. [B] Shops and restaurants.[C] Tower of London. [D] The British Museum.20. What is NOT listed on the man's schedule?[A] Shopping. [B] Watching a show.[C] Trying the local food. [D] Visiting art galleries.21. What can you infer from the dialogue?[A] The visitor will see very little of the city.[B] The visitor's schedule is tight.[C] The visitor will enjoy his time.[D] The visitor willleave for another city the next day.Questions 22 —— 25 are based on the following monologue on smoking.22. Why are so many people dependent on cigarette?[A] Because they like the taste of tar.[B] Because smoking makes them feel relaxed.[C] Because smoking is funny.[D] Because smoking cures disease.23. Which substance in cigarette causes cancer?[A] Cigarette ashes. [B] Nicotine.[C] Tar. [D] Not mentioned here.24. What do experts suggest people to do?[A] To buy cigarettes with less tar.[B] To smoke only a few cigarettes a day.[C] To smoke only during a break.[D] To give up smoking.25. Why do smokers like low tar cigarettes?[A] Because they are less harmful.[B] Because they cost less.[C] Because they taste better.[D] Because they last longer.Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET l.That is the end of the listening comprehension section.Section Ⅱ Use of English(15 minutes)DirectionsRead the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C or D on ANSWER SHEETl.TextA special lab at the University of Chicago is busy only 26 . It is a dream 27 where re-searchers are at work 28 dreamers. Their findings have concluded that 29 dreams from three to seven times each night, 30 in ordinary life a person may 31 none or only one of his dreams.While the 32 sleep, special machines 33 their brain waves and eye movements as well as the body movements that 34 the end of a dream. Surprisingly, all subjects 35 soundly. 36 say that a person usually fidgets(烦躁).before a dream. 37 the dream has started,his body relaxes and his eyes 38 more active, as if the curtain _ 39 _on a show. When the machine 40 that the dream is over, a buzzer wakes the 41 . He sits up, records his dream,and goes back to sleep-perhaps to _ 42 some more.Researchers have found that if the dreamer, is 43 immediately after his dream,he can usuallyrecall the entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even 44 his . 45 0f the dream will have faded.That's why most people have many dreams at night, but forget most of them in the morning.26. [A] at noon [B] in the morning [C] at night[D] in spring27. [A] mill [B] laboratory [C] hospital [D] classroom28. [A] studying [B] studied [C] to study [D] having studied29. [A] everyone [B] anyone [C] someone [D] no one30. [A] therefore [B] if [C] despite [D] although31. [A] miss [B] remember [C] realize [D] notice32. [A] objects [B] experiments [C] goals [D] subjects33. [A] manufacture [B] initiate [C] prepare[D] record34. [A] signal [B] sign [C] sigh [D] assign35. [A] work [B] wake [C] sleep [D] remain36. [A] Subjects [B] Examiners [C] Computers[D] Observers37. [A] Once [B] Never [C] Hardly [D] Frequently38. [A] start [B] produce [C] become [D] appeal39. [A] had gone up [B] has gone up [C] goes up[D] is going up40. [A] decides [B] pronounces [C] refers [D] indicates41. [A] researcher [B] body [C] sleeper [D] on-looker42. [A] remember [B] forget [C] imagine [D] dream43. [A] asleep [B] wakened [C] wakening [D] slept44. [A] more five minutes [B] five more minute[C] five minutes [D] five more minutes45. [A] colour [B] record [C] memory [D] descriptionSection Ⅲ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Part ADirections :Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Markyour answers on ANSWER SHEETl.Text 1It was fifteen past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work.Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day.Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When shefinally reached the office marked "Smith Enter- prises" , she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no reply. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no answer. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in.Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with Mr. Smith, it looked quite different now. In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. In the front of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others.Quickly they all went to their desks and, ina matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. Smith, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. Smith arrived. Later she found out that helived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35,so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.46. Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door because _ .[A] it was her first day in a new job[B] she was a little bit late for work[C] she was afraid that she had gone to the wrong place[D] there was no answer from inside the office47. Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as .[A] she had been there only once[B] Mr. Smith was not in the office[C] nobody was doing any work[D] the office had a new appearance48. The people in the office suddenly started working because .[A] they saw a stranger in the office[B] their morning break was ended[C] no one wanted to talk to Marie[D] the boss was about to arrive49. We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise . .[A] would start their work by listening to a joke. [B] were cold to newcomers[C] were always punctual for work[D] lacked devotion to the company50. The best title for this text would be. .[A] Punctual Like a Clock[B] A Cold Welcome[C] An Unpunctual Manager[D] Better Late Than NeverText 2For most of us, dieting is a frustrating fact of life. With so much conflicting nutritional information about, it can be difficult to tell which weight-loss strategies really work. Let' s start by discounting these confusing myths.1. All calories are created equalWhat you eat, not how much, is the main factor behind weight gain, according to research.Calories from fat pack on the pounds. The reason: during digestion, the body burns many more caloriesmetabolizing protein and carbohydrates than it does metabolizing fat.2. Desserts are tabooCakes, pies and ice cream can sensibly be worked into a diet, the expert says. Moderation is the key. CVt down on other meals if you'll be eating out at a restaurant known for its rich sweets.Or indulge, but take only a few bites.3. Fast foods are forbiddenA plain hamburger on a bun is still a healthful choice. So is grilled chicken or a green salad with low-cal dressing. But watch out for French fries, milkshakes and batter-dipped chicken or fish.4. Fasting is the fastest dietSome studies suggest that drastically reducing calorie intake switches the body into a "starvationmode", which conserves calories and decreases your metabolic rate. The more frequently youdeprive yourself of food, the better your body may get at storing calories. So, in the long run, repeated fasting may actually undermine yourweight-loss efforts.5. To keep weight off, simply watch what you eat .According to experts, exercise combined with dieting ensures weight Joss better than dieting alone does. Experts also agree that sticking with regular, moderate exercise is more important that occasional vigorous workouts are. Obesity-researcher Kelly Brownell encourages patients to make a series of small physical efforts: taking the stairs instead of the elevator and parking the car far from where you are going and walking.Most important, before getting caught up in dietary myths, let good sense shape your eating habits. Your body will thank you for it.51. It cannot be inferred from the first paragraph that _ .[A] the information about dieting is always- contradictory[B] there are too many weight-loss strategies to choose from[C] dieting is always troublesome to most people[D] people should not believe the ideas of dieting52. One of the elements to gain weight is _ .[A] the amount of the food you eat[B] over sleeping[C] laziness[D] the kind of food you eat53. Which of the following saying is true about dieting?[A] You can't eat sweets.[B] Fast foods are not good.[C] You should not neglect any meals.[D] Fasting is always helpful54. The phrase "starvation mode" means .[A] being very hungry[B] eating what you like when you are hungry[C] weight-loss efforts[D] being ready to eat55. The word "shape" in the last sentence means .[A] break [B] form[C] get rid of [D] changeText 3Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment,so it includes employees and the self-employed. Labor is one ofthe country's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services required by the community. .Though the size of the workforce relies greatly on the size of the total population,there are several other aspects which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work,then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution.If the population grows rapidly from natural increase,i. e. the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths,then as a total population increases, the proportion in the workforce declines.Sometimes a population is described asaging,which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly,and as people retire from the workforce, there are inadequate numbers of young people entering it to take place of those whoare leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the populationin the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate. ' The age distribution of the population has several important influences on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce,this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hotels,finance must beavailable for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population,then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the govemment has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.56. Labor force is composed of .[A] people who are available to work and earn income[B] self-employed people only[C] only those who are looking for an employment[D] only the employees57. The factor which does NOT influence the size of the worldorce is _ .[A] the size of population[B] age distribution of the population[C] national economy[D] natural increase58. The conclusion which can be drawn safely from the second paragraph is that _[A] a population growth from natural increase leads to a greater proportion of the work-force[B] a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforce[C] the larger the number of the aged in a population,the higher the proportion of the workforce[D] if the population has an evenly spreaded age distribution,the workforce will be lower59. When a population is said to be aging,_ .[A] more people are retiring than people entering the workforce[B] the birth rate is growing '[C] there is an oversupply of workforce[D] young people outnumber old people60. The population which is top-heavy with older people poses a problem to _ .[A] the government [B] the economy[C] the workforce [D] all of the abovePart BDirections :Read the following discussion. among five people about workplace dress, for questions 61 t0 65,match the name of each person. (61 t0 65) to one of the statements (A to G ) given below. Mark you answers on. you.r ANSWER SHEETl.Marian :I have a friend who is a team leader of about25 employees who are primarily women. She' s founda trick that works for her most of the time, but -not always. Those staff who appear in much less than professional dressing are asked if their mother and father would think appropriate a picture of them dressed in what they believe is "OK" for work. If they say "yes", she then takes a picture and asks them to send it home. Having a camera helps. Having a visual proof drives her message home.Catherine :I think it really boils down to a moral question. Is it morally "right" to use our body to move ahead in business? Or should we instead emphasize intelligence, capabilities, creative and independent thought, professionalism, and other such qualities which many, many women possess, but whom are routinely neglected for promotions and are never glorified or emphasized in our culture. It' s okay to be a tough, competent lawyer like Ally Mcbeal, but you won't get noticed unless you look good in really short skirts. Having a nice body is a plus, but I think that there are tons and tons of styles of dress which can show off a nice body in a professional way.Roget:A lot of employees have finally gotten the message about inappropriate (不合适的) dress-down items such as jeans, shorts, revealing tops, etc. They are starting to wear the proper dress-down clothes. However, wearing the appropriate dress-down clothes doesn' t mean you're excused fromironing and it's certainly no license to wear dirty clothes. Wash and iron people! And guys, tuck your shirts in and put on a pair of socks!Briggs:I work in a large company that has adopted the business code. They have an outline of what is acceptable and what is not. On it you find the typical, no blue jeans, no mini-skirts, no barefeet or legs and that type of thing. I guess I agree with Jessica. Anyone with common sense knows how to dress appropriately for whatever environment he or she works in. I am a casual person by nature but I tend to wear the business dress in my office.I do see some people in my building wearing casually and they look strange there.BiH:You're forgetting the most important point-it's "their" business. They are the ones who have put financial resources on the line: who have a whole bunch to lose if the business goes bad: who areproviding employment for others. Therefore, they get to make the rules. If that includes a dress code, then that's their right. If you'd like a different dress code-start your own business.Now match each of the people (61 t0 65) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.Statements61.Marian [A] We shall not be moved.62. Catherine [B] Money means freedom.63. Roget [C] Photos taking are pleasant.64. Briggs [D] There are people who are so careless about dressing.65. Bill [E] Action speaks louder than words.[F] It is our society that must be blamed.[G] You should wear appropriately where you are.SectionIV Writing(40 minutes)Directions :You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWER SHEET 2.Part A66. Suppose you borrowed a novel from your friend Jane. However, after several days you suddenly found that you lost it. Write a letter of apology to Jane. Your letter should include:1) How did you lose it?2) What' s your feeling and solution?You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. You do not need to write the address.Part B67. Below is a table showing the killers in every 100 deaths in a city during the last three decades. Look. at the graph and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following points :1) the distribution of killers in different decades and the general trend in these decades2) the possible reasons for the distribution of these killers in the cityKillers in Every 100 DeathsPeriodCancerHeart diseaseTraffic AccidentsOther Causes1970s21167381980s282615311990s27272125参考答案：第一部分听力1.C2.D3.B4.A5.D6.D7.A8.A 9.B 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.C15.B 16.C 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.C 21.B22.B 23.C 24.D 25.A1—25题解析略。

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公共英语三级pets3模拟试题（2）2016年公共英语三级pets3模拟试题[B] They are specially coded.[C] They are checked out.[D] They are inspected by the guard.17. According to the man, what does the librarian behind the desk do?[A] copies down the name and the address of each borrower[B] checks all books for missing pages[C] demagnetizes the books as they are checked out[D] helps students use the card catalogQuestions 18—21 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.18. What does the man need to do at the travel agency?[A] purchase her plane ticket[B] change her plane ticket[C] pick up a passport application form[D] arrange for her accomodations in Europe19. Why doesn't the woman want to give up her apartment entirely?[A] She doesn't have time to move.[B] She would have difficulty finding another apartment.[C] She's paid her rent for the summer in advance.[D] She doesn't want to paint another apartment.20. How long would the women be in Europe?[A] three weeks[B] one month[C] three month[D] over a year21. What will the woman most likely do about her apartment?[A] leave it vacant[B] rent it to the man she's talking with[C] sublet it to Jim Thomas[D] ask her landlord to sublet itQuestions 22—25 are based on a conversation you are going to hear .22. Where does this conversation take place?[A] at a hotel[B] at a motel[C] at a restaurant[D] at a shopping centre23. Why can the man and his family stay at this motel?[A] They have a reservation.[B] The motel has several vacancies.[C] They are friends of the owner.[D] Someone else cancelled a reservation.24. When does the motel want its guests to pay?[A] before they arrive[B] while they register[C] when they reserve a room[D] just before their departure25. What is the reason for the motel's policy on payments?[A] Some guests may not be honest.[B] The policy is required by law.[C] No.61 is a luxury unit.[D] The owners are simply greedy.Section ⅡUse of English (15 minutes)Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase foreach numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on your ANSWER SHEET 1.Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. 26 a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the ?27? in the reading even if they don't discuss it in class or take an exam. The 28 student is considered to be 29 who is motivated to learn for the sake of 30, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 31 brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is 32 for learning the material assigned. When research is 33, the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with 34 guidance. It is the 35 responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain ?36? a university library works; they expect students, 37 graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference 38 in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but 39 that their students should not be 40 dependent on them. In the United States, professors have many other duties 41 teaching, such as administrative or research work. 42, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is 43. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either 44 a professor during office hour 45 make an appointment.26. [A] If[B] Although [C] Because [D] Since27. [A] suggestion[B] context[C] abstract[D] information28. [A] poor[B] ideal[C] average[D] disappointed29. [A] such[B] one[C] any[D] some30. [A] fun[B] work[C] learning[D] prize31. [A] by[B] in[C] for[D] with32. [A] criticized[B] innocent[C] responsible[D]dismissed33. [A] collected[B] distributed[C] assigned[D] finished34. [A] maximum[B] minimum[C] possible[D] practical35. [A] student's[B] professor's[C] assistant's[D] librarian's36. [A] when[B] what[C] why[D] how37. [A] particularly[B] essentially[C] obviously[D] rarely38. [A] selections[B] collections[C] sources[D] origins39. [A] hate[B] dislike[C] like[D] prefer40. [A] too[B] such[C] much[D] more41. [A] but[B] except[C] with[D] besides42. [A] However[B] Therefore[C] Furthermore[D] Nevertheless43. [A] plentiful[B] limited[C] irregular[D] flexible44. [A] greet[B] annoy[C] approach[D] attach45. [A] or[B] and[C] to[D] butSection ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Part ADirections:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Text 1The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight, practically ignoring all other members of the family. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities.When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he wouldmurmur “Boots” and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning, Prince ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams' daily paper but with a half?ounce packet of Williams' favorite tobacco, John Rhiney's Mixed. A gun?dog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark.Williams was a railwayman, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform which smelled of oil and oil fuel. He had to work at odd times —“days”, “late days” or “nights”. Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste this knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family. On his return, Williams' slippers were brought to him, the paper and tobacco too if previously undelivered.A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. However, two days later—that was five days after the fall—Prince dropped the wallet into William's hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the little case still contained fifty?three pounds, Williams' driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog had found it no one could tell, but found it he had andrecognized it probably by the faint oily smell on the worn leather.46. How did the dog perform his duties?[A] He was delighted to show them off.[B] He did his best but was not often successful.[C] He did them quickly to get them over.[D] He had few opportunities to do them.47. What does the passage tell us about gun dogs?[A] They are the fastest runners of all dogs.[B] Their teeth are removed when they are young.[C] They can carry birds, etc. without hurting them.[D] They breed well, producing many young dogs.48. As a result of Williams' work .[A] he did not get enough sleep[B] there was an oily smell from his clothes[C] the dog grew accustomed to travelling by train[D] the dog was confused about the time of the day49. It upset Williams' wife and family when .[A] Williams had to go to work at night[B] the dog made too much noise in the house[C] Williams made them all get up early[D] the dog would not let them see the newspaper50. Williams did not realise his loss for several days because .[A] he trusted the dog to find the wallet[B] he was unconscious all that time[C] he thought the wallet was in the house[D] he had no occasion to feel in his pocketsText 2About ten men in every hundred suffer from colour blindness in some way; women are luckier only about one in two hundred is affected in this manner. There are different forms ofcolour blindness. A man may not be able to see deep red.He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.In certain occupations colour blindness can be dangerous and candidates are tested most carefully. For example, when fighting at night, soldiers use lights of flares to signal to each other. A green light may mean “Advance” and a red light may mean “Danger! Keep back!”, You can see what will happen if somebody thinks that red is green! Colour blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”, These help to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colours. There are also mi llions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but not colour. Wait until it is dark tonight, then go outside. Look round you and try to see what colors you can recognize.Birds and animals which hunt at night have eyes which contain few or no cones at all, so they cannot see colours. As far as we know, bats and adult owls cannot see colours at all only light and dark shapes. Similarly cats and dogs cannot see colours as well as we can.Insects can see ultra?violet rays which are invisible to us, and some of them can even see X?rays. The wings of a moth may seem grey and dull to us, but to insects they may appear beautiful, showing colours which we cannot see. Scientists know that there are other colours around us which insects can see but which we cannot see. Some insects have favorite colours. Mosquitoes like blue, but do not like yellow. A red light will notattract insects but a blue lamp will.51. Among people who suffer from colour blindness, .[A] some may see everything in shades of green[B] few can tell the difference between blue and green[C] few may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green[D] very few may think that everything in the world is in green52. When millions of rods in our eyes are at work in darkness we can see.[A] colours only[B] shapes and colours[C] shapes only[D] darkness only53. According to the passage, bats and adult owls cannot see colours.[A] because they hunt at night[B] because they cannot see light[C] because they have no cones and rods[D] because they have no cones54. According to the passage, dogs and cats.[A] as well as human beings can not see some colours[B] have fewer cones than human beings[C] have less rods than human beings[D] can see colours as well as human beings55. Which of the following is not true about insects?[A] Insects can see more colours than human beings.[B] Insects can see ultra?violet rays which are invisible to men.[C] All insects have their favorite colours.[D] The world is more colorful to insects than to humanbeings.Text 3A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as rule, to have it retold in identically the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as sacred texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual circumstances of the time and the individual child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.下载文档。

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公共英语三级真题2016年09月(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)SECTION Ⅰ ListeningDirections:This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to your ANSWER SHEET.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part ADirections:You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question, and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer—A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue only once.SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.Where is George now?A In America.B Here.C In France.D At home.SSS_SINGLE_SEL2.Where does this conversation probably take place?A At a laundry.B At a supermarket.C At a cafeteria.D At a movie theatre.SSS_SINGLE_SEL3.What does the man say about Tom?A He has lost many of his paintings.B He has become a good person.C His fortune has been good recently.D He doesn"t make good painting any longer.SSS_SINGLE_SEL4.What is the woman going to do?A To go to another store.B To go to the second floor for the coat.C To buy herself a new coat.D To go up to the third floor for the coat.SSS_SINGLE_SEL5.How does the woman think of the man"s value?A Modern.B Traditional.C Old-fashioned.D Friendly.SSS_SINGLE_SEL6.Why does the woman want to keep the skirt?A It fits her.B She likes it.C It is a gift from the man.D It is cheap.SSS_SINGLE_SEL7.What does the woman mean?A The fresh air in the country is helpful to health.B People can only feel relaxed when in the country.C She has no time to go to the country.D She is not willing to spend the weekend in the country.SSS_SINGLE_SEL8.What does the woman suggest Jerry do?A Find another place to live.B Sell his apartment to someone else.C Start looking for some place to live near the campus.D Come back to the campus.9.Why did the man wake up late this morning?A Because he twisted his ankle the night before.B Because the battery in his alarm clock had run out of electricity.C Because his mother forgot to wake him up.D Because he didn"t hear the alarm clock.SSS_SINGLE_SEL10.What can we say about the man?A It is the first time he has been in China.B He likes China very much.C He used to be a teacher in China.D He is a young man.Part BDirections:You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear the recording only once. Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about the transportation in the future.SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?A Gas.B Electricity.C Solar energy.D Alcohol.SSS_SINGLE_SEL2.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?A Road conditions.B Highway traffic.C Air traffic conditions.D New traffic rules.3.What will passengers be asked to do when they travel to the moon?A Carry little luggage.B Go through a health check.C Arrive 10 minutes earlier for boarding.D Undergo security check.Questions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue.SSS_SINGLE_SEL4.What is the main purpose of the man"s trip?A To improve his skating techniques.B To climb mountains.C To take a vacation.D To learn to ski.SSS_SINGLE_SEL5.Why does the woman know so much about Albuquerque?A Because her sister lives there.B Because she attends college there.C Because she lives thirty miles from there.D Because she had the vacation there last year.SSS_SINGLE_SEL6.What may cause most problems in Albuquerque, in the woman"s opinion?A The cold weather.B The low humidity.C The high altitude.D The changing climate.SSS_SINGLE_SEL7.What can be inferred about the man from the conversation?A He has ever been lo Albuquerque before.B He has just graduated from college.C He is going to New Mexico.D He loves chess.Questions 18-21 are based on the following dialogue between a doctor and his patient.8.What"s wrong with the woman?A She hasn"t recovered from her illness.B She can"t have a good sleep.C She has a headache.D She can"t understand the doctor.SSS_SINGLE_SEL9.What advice did the doctor give the woman?A To take as many tablets as possible.B To rest as much as possible.C To do as much housework as possible.D To lie in bed until she feels better.SSS_SINGLE_SEL10.What made it difficult for the woman to follow the man"s advice?A She didn"t want to lose her job.B She had to do housework.C She had to look after her children.D Both B and C.SSS_SINGLE_SEL11.In what tone does the man talk to the woman?A Sympathetic.B Scornful.C Cold.D Firm.Questions 22-25 are based on the following passage about prisoners and prisons in Britain.SSS_SINGLE_SEL12.In Britain, if a **mits some crime, what punishment will he probably get?A He will be hanged.B He will be fined heavily.C He will be sent to an open prison.D He will be ordered to do **munity work.13.What do we know about women prisoners in Britain?A Most of them are very young.B They are kept in closed prisons.C They don"t have freedom in prison.D They are a small portion of the prison population.SSS_SINGLE_SEL14.In what way are open prisons different from closed prisons?A They have a longer history.B All of their prisoners are expected to work.C Their prisoners can visit their families and friends.D Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.SSS_SINGLE_SEL15.What do we learn about prisoners in Britain from the passage?A They live a comfortable life in prisons.B Most of them get paid for their work.C They have to cook their own meals.D They are locked up most of the time.SECTION Ⅱ ReadingPart ADirections:Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.Text 1Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture from our housein Sussex to my son"s fiat in central London. I should have paid a man to do it for me, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a van and drive it myself. It was a Ford Transit 280, long and wide; you couldn"t see out of the back. You never really knew how close you were to anything else on the road.Reversing in my home yard, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. At least I owned the shed.I loaded up the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I steered the huge van through ever-shifting lanes, across oncoming vehicles, between distances of buses, at last to Charlotte Street.Here, I found an available parking space. As I reversed into it, I noticed three people at a pavement café waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who has just endured a stormy Atlantic crossing. "You"ve shifted the car parked behind you three feet," they said, and it belonged to a disabled person. I examined the car. There were white scratches along its front bumper. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the stern gaze of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damaged car"s windscreen, giving my phone number.I unloaded the furniture, dripping with sweat. Wanting only to escape the monster , I drove the van back to its base on the Edgware Road. On arrival, the hire man told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. "Just charge me," I cried, still shaking with fear. He gazed at me with understanding. No doubt he"d witnessed others inthis state before. "How about I drive you to a petrol station, youfill up, and I drive her back?" he asked.He danced the great van through the trifle so casually that it would have shamed me if I had not been so grateful.SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.The writer felt regretful that he had ______.A hired someone to drive for himB asked his son to do the deliveryC rented a small van for his goodsD delivered the furniture himselfSSS_SINGLE_SEL2.On his way to Charlotte Street, the writer felt ______.A frightenedB annoyedC relaxedD excitedSSS_SINGLE_SEL3.In the parking lot, the writer ______.A saw a disabled manB ran into his friendsC hit another vehicleD examined his vanSSS_SINGLE_SEL4.The writer uses the word "monster" (Para.5) to refer to ______.A the bad experienceB the heavy furnitureC the guy at the baseD the vehicle he droveSSS_SINGLE_SEL5.Watching the hire man drive, the writer felt ______.A doubtfulB gratefulC ashamedD worriedText 2By the time you retire, there"s no doubt about it, your brain isn"t what it used to be. By 65, most people will start to notice the signs: you forget people"s names and the teapot occasionally turns up in the fridge.There is a good reason why our memories start to let us down. At this stage of life, we are steadily losing brain cells in critical areas. This is not too much of a problem at first; even in old age, thebrain is flexible enough to compensate. At some point, though, the losses start to make themselves felt.Clearly, not everyone ages in the same way, so what"s the difference between a happy, intelligent old person and a forgetful, bad-tempered granny? And can we improve our chances of becoming the former? Exercise can certainly help. Numerous studies have shown that gentle exercise three times a week can improve concentration and abstract reasoning in older people, perhaps by encouraging the growth of new brain cells. Exercise also helps steady our blood sugar. As we age, our blood sugar control worsens, which causes a large increase in blood sugar levels. This can affect an area that helps form memories. Since physical activity helps control blood sugar, getting out and about could reduce these peaks and, potentially, improve your memory. Coordination training could also help. Studies have shown that specifically targeting motor control and balance improves learning function in 60 to 80-year-olds."Brain training" was once considered strange, but a study concludes**puterised brain exercises can improve memory and attention in the over 65s. Importantly, these changes were large enough that participants reported significant improvements in everydayactivities, such as remembering names or following conversations innoisy restaurants.Avoiding **plaints is even easier. In fact, your brain is doing all it can to ensure a contented retirement. By 65, we are much better at increasing the experience of positive emotion, says Florin Dolcos, a neurobiologist at the University of Alberta in Canada. In experiments, he found that people over the age of 60 tended to remember fewer emotionally negative **pared with positive ones than younger people.SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.It is usual for retired people to have ______.A a distant memoryB a terrible memoryC a painful memoryD a changeable memorySSS_SINGLE_SEL2.According to the text, mild exercise helps old people ______.A avoid a bad temperB feel happy with their lifeC practise creative thinkingD improve their mental abilitySSS_SINGLE_SEL3.It is learned from the text that high blood sugar may ______.A encourage brain cells to growB result in poor concentrationC affect physical activityD lead to memory lossSSS_SINGLE_SEL4.Through "brain training," old people can ______.A improve their physical balanceB cope better with daily activitiesC cooperate better with each otherD become skillful at **putersSSS_SINGLE_SEL5.According to Florin Dolcos, when it comes to retirement, most old people tend to feel ______.A satisfiedB depressedC hopefulD regretfulPart BDirections:Read the texts from a magazine article in which five people talked about advertisements aimed at children. For questions 36-40, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A-G) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.Anne:I really don"t think that it"s moral to target children with advertisements, as they are not yet able to distinguish advertising from actual programming in the way adults can. This means that advertising aimed at children is misleading and unfair. It is also clearly effective, as otherwise advertisers would not spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year targeting children who are not yetable to resist their sales pitch.John:Advertising aimed at children brings negative social consequences, as much of it is for food and drinks that are unhealthy. Encouraging naive children to consume so much fatty, sugary and salty food is morally wrong because it creates overweight, unhealthy youngsters, with bad eating habits that will be with them for life. Society may pay a high price in terms of the extra medical care such childrenwill eventually require.Lily:I think banning advertisements is a severe restriction upon freedomof speech. Companies should be able to tell the public about any legal products, or innovation will be restricted and **panies will find it hard to market their products successfully in the face of established rivals. Children also have a human right lo receive information from a wide range of sources and make up their own mindsabout it.Ross:Children naturally like foods that are rich in fats and sugar. They give them the energy they need to play energetically and grow healthily. It is true that eating only such foods is bad for people, but this is a problem of bad parenting rather than the fault of advertising. If advertising to children were banned, then governments would not be able to use this means of promoting healthyeating.Julia:Children are not naive innocents, but clever consumers who can distinguish at a very young age between advertisements and programs, and understand that advertisements can be misleading. This essential learning process is, in fact, developed through exposure to advertisements. It is also assisted by responsible parenting that does not just leave children alone in front of the television, but spends some time watching with them and discussing what is seen.Now match the name of each person to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.StatementsA. Parents" bad lifestyle influences their children.B. It"s not right to ban advertisements.C. Don"t blame advertisements for kids" bad eating habits.D. Children are easily misled by advertisements.E. Watching TV advertisements is a process of learning for kids.F. It"s time to ban advertisements aimed at children.G. Advertisements aimed at children may bring trouble to society.SSS_FILL1.AnneSSS_FILL2.JohnSSS_FILL3.LilySSS_FILL4.RossSSS_FILL5.JuliaPart CDirections:Read the following text from which five sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences A-G the most suitable one tofill each numbered gap in the text (41-45). There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. Entrepreneurs and small business owners are typically buried in demands and obligations. So, learning to say "no" and focus on the right things is critically important.Vickie Milazzo, a very successful businessman and author of Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman , has some useful advice that could certainly benefit just about anyone, not just women.Use your time wisely. 1 You have to work hard at them every day, sometimes in very small steps, so you **mit to doing something every day toward your goal and reach it in separate but related stages. Abandon perfectionism. When you get there, success may not look like what you expected. 2 You all have your own idea of how success will look and feel when you get there, so your ability to be flexible and adjust your goals could get you to a place of success much earlier than you otherwise might.3 If you are struggling to achieve a goal, you cannot learn much from someone else who is struggling to achieve that same goal. Therefore, you should look around for other people who have achieved what you want. In other words, you should find those whose work you admire and model yourself after them.Keep it fresh. 4 Tap back into the frame of mind you had when you were just starting out. Finding that passion again will often renew your energy and engagement.Finally, give yourself a break. If you stepped back and looked at your daily routine objectively, as if it were happening to your best friend, what would your advice be? Would it be: Slow down? 5 Or spend a few moments enjoying the day?A. More haste, less speed.B. Hang on to your dreams.C. Take a few deep breaths?D. Do you remember why you wanted the career you have?E. You cannot achieve big goals overnight.F. Find successful people to learn from and imitate.G. So, you should adjust your expectations and definition of success along the way.SSS_FILL1.SSS_FILL2.SSS_FILL3.SSS_FILL4.SSS_FILL5.Part DDirections:Read the following text from which 10 words have been removed. Choose from the words A-O the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (46-55). There are FIVE extra words that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.When I tell people that I work from wherever I am, whether it is home or a friend"s office, I am generally met with a bit of scorn or a response that points out how "lucky" I am. Actually, I"m just getting to 1 what millions of people are already living: the mobile office. Office space has undergone marked changes in the past few decades, with wooden desks being 2 by customizable cubicle walls and desks, then shifting to many of the new open-office designs we see now. This evolution is continuing as 3 realize that mobile technology is keeping workers away from the office more than ever.Perhaps the most 4 change this yeas is something that has already begun. Thanks to increasing 5 on mobile devices, professionals can make a seamless transition from home to meetings to the office, with clients and 6 never realizing the change in location. Phones can easily be routed to cell phones, and cloud-based file storage means documents can be 7 from any device with an Internet connection.As the "work anywhere" trend continues to grow, professionals will have more 8 than ever. They"ll no longer be chained to a desk eight hours a day, allowing them to be more 9 and more reachable when they"re needed. In time, this will most likely 10 the definition of the office to include any location where an Internet connection isavailable.A. accessedB. businessesC. confidenceD. considerateE. createdF. customersG. efficientH. engineersI. experienceJ. freedomK. notableL. provideM. reliance N. replaced O. reshapeSSS_FILL1.SSS_FILL2.SSS_FILL3.SSS_FILL4.SSS_FILL5.SSS_FILL6.SSS_FILL7.SSS_FILL8.SSS_FILL9.SSS_FILL10.SECTION Ⅲ WritingDirections:You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on your ANSWER SHEET.Part A1.A local environmental group is recruiting volunteers at the moment. You are willing lo become one of them. Write an email to the recruiters, telling them:1) why you want to be a volunteer;2) what you can do for the group;3) when you will be available.You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your email. Use "Wang Lin" instead.SSS_TEXT_QUSTIPart B1.Directions:Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the key points of the text and **ments on them. Try to use your own words.A millionaire in New York suffered from a severe eye disease. He got a famous doctor to treat his eye. The doctor performed a minor operation on the millionaire, gave him some medicine and advised him to avoid bright light for one month so as to add to the treatment and ensure speedy recovery. On arriving home, the millionaire immediately acted on the doctor"s advice. He closed all his windows, replaced the colorful curtains with dark heavy ones, removed his bright ceiling lights and used dim bulbs. In a word, he went to great lengths to make his **pletely dark.Two weeks later, the doctor paid a visit to the millionaire to enquire about his recovery. To the doctor"s astonishment, everything in the house was made dark and dull. "Just look at all this," said the millionaire proudly. "Not the lowest beam of light inside. I spent $5,000 on the changes to the house. I followed your advice faithfully." "You sure did," replied the doctor, but he found it hard to say that it was a matter of **mon sense that the millionaire could have bought a pair of sunglasses, which would cost much less, rather than spending so much money making the house darker, in order to avoid bright light.SSS_TEXT_QUSTI 1。

国家公共英语(三级)口试模拟试卷3(题后含答案及解析)

国家公共英语（三级）口试模拟试卷3(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. 考生个人情况介绍 2. 考生相互问答 3. 继续性问答考生个人情况介绍1．Task:Identifying oneself;identifying things/people;passing on information.Interlocutor:Good morning(afternoon). My name is... and this is my colleague... He/She is just going to be listening to us.And your names are... and... ?Would you tell me your candidate numbers so I can check them,please?Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the assessor. )First of all we’d like to know something about you,Candidate A,so I’m going to ask you some questions.The ideal jobWhat job do you think is best for you after you graduate?What’s your most consideration when looking for a job?Where would you like to work after you graduate, in a big city or in a small town?What factors influence you most in your choice of a job?Some people would rather not work if they can’t find the ideal job. What’s your opinion of this?Why does our government encourage young people to leave home and work in less developed areas?Do you have any work experience? (If yes) Would you tell us something about it?(If not) Why not?How would you prepare for a job interview?Do you think it is desirable to have a job in the same city where your parents live?Give your reasons, please.正确答案：E First of all we’d like to know something about you,Candidate A, so I’m going to ask you some questions.E What job do you think is best for you after you graduate?A In the past three years of my college life I have never ceased to think what kind of work I shall take up upon graduation. Although my ideas are not consistent, I have now decided on a college teacher as my lifelong career. A number of reasons have led me to choose this occupation. Firstly, teaching is learning. Secondly, teaching means freedom and independence. As a teacher, I’m free to use my own ideas and make my own decisions. Finally, I like teaching because it offers a certain peace of mind. No more rush to catch a morning bus, no more anxiety to please a boss, no more worries about your paycheck which is steady, if not handsome.E What’s your most consideration when looking for a job?A Work can keep me alert, growing, and helps me to maintain my dignity. Therefore, the biggest consideration for a job is to know whether the job is promising and full of challenges. If the job is not promising and there is no challenge in the job, I won’t choose it no matter what high rank it is. In my opinion, at the beginning of my job, I should learn from my colleagues. After that I want to play an important role in my department or company, I mean, I want to contribute to my company by my valuable work. Maybe I will be a bit tired, but I like the challenges.E Where would you like to work after you graduate, in a big city or in a small town? A I’d like to work in the city. There are many challenges in a big city. We can find a good job. I think that working in the city may have more pleasant working environment than in the country. Working in a big city may offer us moretime to enjoy ourselves, for example, after work, we may go to the pub, or a concert, or we may go to see an interesting film. While in a small town, we can not be satisfied. The other reason why I like working in a big city is that we may have more chances to find the right job if we are not satisfied with the present one, while in a small town, we have fewer chances. Finally, I like the big cities’ quick pace, and they are full of challenges. E What factors influence you most in your choice of a job?A I’d like to choose a job in which there are challenges and competition. Challenges and competition make me creative. They are the production of the development of society and they give me a sense of the pursuit of excellence. It is my inborn nature. Nothing can stop me from bringing my intelligence into full play. Certainly, I also take income and other factors into consideration, but challenges and competition are the most important factors in my opinion. Otherwise my life will be humdrum by keeping idle in my work.E Thank you. Now we’d like to know something about you, Candidate B, so I’m going to ask you some questions.E Some people would rather not work if they can’t find the ideal job. What’s your opinion of this?B I’d rather find temporary work if I can’t find the ideal job. Firstly, in fact my ideas are not very consistent, because I’m afraid that my ideal job is not for me in practice. In temporary jobs, maybe I can gradually find the most suitable job for me,and I’ll change my job after that. In fact, I don’t think it’s very easy to find my ideal job after graduation, because I haven’t rich work experience. I’d like to enrich my experience and progress myself through temporary jobs. It’s helpful to my ideal job-hunting.E Why does our government encourage young people to leave home and work in less developed areas?B The development of the less developed areas is critical to China’s overall economic rise. What’s more, it’s the only way to decrease the imbalance of economic development in China. During the development of an area, the amount of the persons with ability is very important. Nowadays, most of our young people have at least a bachelor’s degree. They have a great deal of knowledge which is of great help to the construction of these less developed areas. Besides, leaving home can make young people more self-dependent.E Do you have any work experience? (If yes) Would you tell us something about it? (If not) Why not?B Yes, I have rich work experience. I used to be the tutor of several girls and boys. Tutoring was my first part-time job, through which I learned how to get along with children, adults and old men. Last year I had a part-time job in a website corporation. I was the manager of the information department. So I learned how to manage, how to cooperate with other persons. Now I’m working in a foreign bank, in which I can learn some academic knowledge. I think by these part-time jobs, I got rich experience. I believe it’s helpful to my job-hunting.E How would you prepare for a job interview?B A job interview is very important for both interviewer and interviewee, especially the latter. In a job interview, the two parties can know each other. To prepare for a job interview, you have several things to do. Firstly, you should read some books on interviewing. In these books, there is a great deal of valuable information you can use for reference, such as the questions often asked by the interviewer. Secondly, you must acquaint yourself with the company which will interview you.You can visit the company’s website to know the history, the departments, and the system of it. Finally, you must be formallydressed when you go to an interview. In general, you should prepare for your job interview, otherwise, you can’t even pass the first run of the interview.E Do you think it is desirable to have a job in the same city where your parents live? Give your reasons, please.B Yes, I think it is desirable to have a job in the same city where my parents live. The most important reason is that I can look after my parents. I take this into consideration because I am their only child and they are now weak and getting on in age. I’ve the responsibility to look after them. If I live in the same city with them, I can visit them very often and help them whenever it is necessary. I think they will be very happy to live near me. It’s helpful to their health.考生相互问答2．Interlocutor:Now,I’d like you to talk about something for about 3 minutes. I’m just going to listen. I’d like you to discuss about the most common means of communication.Talk to each other about it. It is not necessary to agree with each other. You have only about 3 minutes for this.Candidates: (approximately 3 minutes) Interlocutor:Thank you. (Retrieve picture sheet. )正确答案：E Now, I’d like you to talk about something for about 3 minutes. I’m just going to listen. I’d like you to discuss about the most common means of communication.A I think the most common means of communication for our students is the telephone. Nowadays almost every dorm owns one telephone. It’s so quick and convenient to talk with our friends on the phone, especially when you have something urgent to tell them.B Well, partly I agree with you. I think if my friends are in the same city, I’ll choose the telephone as the best means of communication. But if they are in other cities, other provinces or even other countries, I can’t afford it. It’s so expensive. In this matter, I’d choose letter writing as the best means. As long as I have time I’d rather write to my friend. Sometimes I just think telephones make people lazy and lengthens the distance between people.A Yes, I agree with you. Furthermore, there is another cheap and convenient means of communication. It’s e-mail. With the popularity of computers, more and more people are now starting to send e-mails to each other, especially on university and college campuses.B But not every student can afford to buy a computer and knows how to send and receive e-mails. As far as my class is concerned, most students write letters to communicate with friends. Everyday I see a large pile of letters sent to my class from different places. Sometimes you see students using telephones but most of them are talking on the phone with their friends who just live in the same city or in the same school.A I don’t think there are any students in our university who do not know how to send and receive e-mails.B I think sometimes if a student wants to send and check e-mails, he must go to the computer center. It’s really not convenient. But for telephone calls, it is very convenient, if we use IP and 193 cards. The students I know use the telephone more often. A Why did you say that telephones make people lazy and lengthen the distance between people?B Nowadays people are becoming too dependent on telephones. Even when they have time to write a letter, they prefer telephones. With the little magical implement at hand,it isn’t difficult for a man to find an excuse for not writing letters and feel at ease. Telephones are making people lazy. When a person writes, he must organize his mind, express his ideas and think more logically. People not only greet each other but also exchange thoughts by letters. From this viewpoint, telephone lengthens the distance between people.B How do you usually keep in touch with your friends?A I usually keep in touch with my friends by e-mail. It’s a very quick, cheap and convenient means of communication for me. I have my own computer, and the internet is free in my university. I need not pay anything for the e-mails. Most of my friends have their own computers too. I used to use telephones very often, but it’s really so expensive if I talked with them on the phone. Most of my friends are in other cities, provinces or even other countries. Occasionally, I write letters to some friends, but not very often. I think writing and reading letters is quite a pleasant thing. But most often, I keep in touch with my friends by e-mail.A Which way of corresponding do you think will be most popular in the near future? B I think corresponding through sending e-mails will be the most popular way in the near future. With the popularity of computers, more and more people are now starting to send e-mails to each other. The pace of modern society is faster and faster, and writing letters is no longer a good way to communicate. Although the telephone is a quick and convenient means of communication, it’s so expensive especially for long-distance phone calls. It’s cheaper to send e-mails than to talk on the telephone.B Do you think letters will eventually be replaced by e-mail or fax? Please give your reasons.A I don’t think letters will eventually be replaced by e-mail or fax. E-mail and fax are just becoming more and more popular in our modern society. However it’s not a traditional way to communicate. There are still some people who will prefer writing letters to their friends in the future. They think that writing down their thoughts on some beautiful paper and writing by pen instead of by keyboard are really very pleasant things. In addition, not every person has a computer or a fax machine. They have to write letters instead of sending e-mails. Finally, I think writing letters can promote people’s writing ability. So, letters will never be replaced by e-mail or fax.A What do you think is the most efficient way for people to keep in touch with each other and why do you think so?B Nowadays more and more households in China own at least one telephone, through which people can easily talk to each other. We can make phone calls whenever and wherever we want to. So I think telephone calls are the most efficient way for people to keep in touch with each other, especially when you have something urgent to tell somebody. It’s quicker than writing letters, and more convenient than e-mails.继续性问答3．Interlocutor:Now,I’d like each of you to talk on your own for about one and a half minutes. I’m going to give each of you a different picture and I’d like you to talk about it. Candidate A,here is your picture.Please let Candidate B have a look at it.(Hand over the picture to Candidate A. )Candidate B,I’ll give you your picture in a minute. Candidate A,I’d like you to describe the picture and tell us what you thinkabout week-long holidays. Remember you have only about one and a half minutes for this.Candidate A: (approximately one and a half minutes)Interlocutor:Thank you. (Retrieve picture. )Candidate B,is there anything else you would like to say about the picture?Candidate B: (approximately 30 seconds)Interlocutor:Candidate B.here is your card. Please let Candidate A have a look at it.(Hand over the picture to Candidate B. )I’d like you to describe the picture and also tell us how you feel about the two pictures. Remember you have only about one and a half minutes for this.Candidate B: (approximately one and a half minutes) Interlocutor:Thank you. (Retrieve picture. )Candidate A,is there anything else you would like to say about the picture?Candidate A: (approximately 30 seconds) Interlocutor:Thank you.正确答案：E Now,I’d like each of you to talk on your own for about one and a half minutes. I’m going to give each of you a different picture and I’d like you to talk about it. Candidate A,here is your picture. Please let Candidate B have a look at it.A Everybody likes week-long holidays. Now in China, there are three week-long holidays, Spring Festival, May Day and National Day. Week-long holidays have a lot of advantages. As the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. “ In these holidays, we have more time to relax. We can travel. There are so many wonderful places in China. You can go to Huang Shan to climb the mountain and enjoy the beautiful scenery. It’s really a good way to visit. If we don’t like traveling, we can stay at home to do anything we like. You can get up late in the morning, and have a good sleep; you can play chess with your family after lunch; you can listen to a favorite record or jog in a park on late afternoons. Your time is always at your own disposal. Also, you can visit your friends. Friendship is very important in everyone’s life. Maybe you are too busy to communicate with your good friends for a long time, so you can visit them in the week-long holiday. In addition, a week-long holiday is a golden time to enjoy reading, because we don’t have to worry about any disturbance. In a word, it’s so exciting to have a week-long holiday.E Thank you. Candidate B, is there anything else you would like to say about this picture?B I’m always expecting a week-long holidays such as Spring Festival, May Day and National Day. In these holidays, I have more time to study, and I think it is very important to me —a university student. This term I have seven subjects, every day I have at least six classes, and I have only three nights every week to go to the library. It’s not enough to review the knowledge taught in class. So in week-long holidays, I have time to review my lessons. Secondly, a week-long holiday is a good time for me to learn English. I can watch some English movies to practice my listening. Also I can practice my reading, speaking and writing. In addition, I can visit some museums, art galleries, exhibitions, etc. , through which my horizons can be broadened. I like week-long holidays, and expect to study freely in these holidays.E Candidate B,here is your card. Please let Candidate A have a look at it. (Hand over the picture to Candidate B.)I’d like you to describe the picture and also tell us how you feel about the two pictures. Remember you have only about one and a half minutes for this.B From my point of view, week-long holidays have a lot of disadvantages. Most students play too much, and their minds keep idle in these holidays. The negative effects outweigh the positiveeffects. Firstly, although there will be more time that can be disposed by ourselves in the holidays, we have less time to study actually. For example, you may get up late and sit in front of the computer playing games or visiting some useless websites just for fun. Secondly, since you play too much, you tend to forget what has been learned, especially English. English needs to be practiced very often. Finally, if you go on an outing, traveling, or playing until midnight every day in your holiday, you will be exhausted after a week-long holiday. Maybe when you begin your study and work, you would be tired.E Thank you. Candidate A, is there anything you would like to say about this picture? A As for a university or college student, there are so many disadvantages to having a week-long holiday. It puts pressure on students who are financially disadvantaged. They maybe have no money for traveling, so they have to ask their parents for money. Usually the expenditure of traveling is very large, so it will make their parents’ burden heavier. What’s more, they maybe have no money to eat out. So, while, most of their classmates and roommates go out to travel or eat, but they have to stay in the dormitory. So, they will have a strong feeling of loneliness. In general, poor students won’t have a good time in the week-long holidays.。

2016年公共英语等级考试三级（PETS3）模拟试题（3）

Text In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally ______26______themand the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police______ 27______have the power that do. What does a policeman actually do? It is not______28______job to describe. After all, a policeman hasa number of jobs in ______ 29______ . In Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and ______ 30 ______most of histime______ 31 ______up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to keep the traffic ______32______and help when there is an accident. A policeman has to help keep the ______ 33______ , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance,we ______ 34 ______the police to come and restore order. And they often have to ______ 35 ______situation at greatrisk to their own ______ 36______. We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman,______ 37 ______ he is not a detective, will often have to help ______ 38 ______and arrest criminals. And ______ 39 ______ do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a ______ 40 ______ , a road accident,or a robbery? We call the police.41a policeman has to be42to face any unpleasant e-mergency that may happen in the ______ 43 ______world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it ______ 44 ______ well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen, I do not think that I could ______ 45 ______do the job of a policeman. 26. [A]dislike [B]join [C]appreciate [D]admire 27. [A]should [B]would [C]could [D]must 28. [A]a funny [B]a pleasant [C]an interesting [D]an easy 29. [A]it [B]one [C]his [D]them 30. [A]take [B]spend [C]cost [D]waste 31. [A]walking [B]driving [C]wandering [D]searching 32. [A]resting [B]moving [C]speeding [D]stopping 33. [A]peace [B]silence [C]situation [D]condition 34. [A]wait for [B]call [C]think of [D]expect 35. [A]turn to [B]avoid [C]deal with [D]treat 36. [A]safety [B]families [C]future [D]friends 37. [A]although [B]as if [C]however [D]even if 38. [A]get rid of [B]question [C]look for [D]sentence 39. [A]how [B]where [C]what [D]who 40. [A]power failure [B]fire [C]thunder storm [D]thief 41. [A]Yet [B]Then [C]As [D]So 42.[A]provided [B]promised [C]prepared [D]presented 43. [A]future [B]modern [C]real [D]whole 44. [A]extremely [B]specially [C]surprisingly [D]particularly 45. [A]hardly [B]forever [C]ever [D]never Text 1 Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in Eng-land beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth.Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture (制造) of goods,which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy havetaken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufac-ture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail wasexactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. Thismeans that goods could be mass produced, though mass production required breaking productiondown into smaller and smaller tasks. Once this was done, workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. In-stead, they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in cer-tain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by today’s standards. Highlyskilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production al-lowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand.But the skilled worker wasn’t the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forcedfarmers away. The increased mechanization(机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers fromploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidlydeveloping industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longerowned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer pos-sible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans atgreatly reduced cost. 46. In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods? [A]Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. [B]The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century. [C]The increased use of machines to make products in less time. [D]The use of machines producing parts of the same standard. 47. The underlined word "this" in the first paragraph refers to ______ [A]the use of scientific findings [B]the practice of producing the same parts for a product [C]the human power being replaced by other forms of energy [D]the technology becoming the encouragement of historical change 48. The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph refers to the change that ______ [A]each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail [B]each nail was exactly like every other nail [C]producing tasks became smaller and smaller [D]goods could be mass produced 49. According to the writer, highly skilled workers______ [A]completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system [B]were dismissed by the boss [C]were unable to produce goods of high standard [D]were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines 50. According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture? [A]Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers. [B]They stuck to their farm work. [C]They refused to use machines. [D]They did their best to leam how to use the machines. Text 2 "We are not about to enter the Information Age, but instead are rather well into it." Presentpredictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or about thirty percentof the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all American highschools owned one or two computers for student use. In the fall of 1985, a new study showed thathalf of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And noweducational experts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students be-come "computer-literate". By the year 2000 knowledge of computers will be necessary in overeighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in computer use will be comparedto those who are print-illiterate today. What is "computer literacy"? The term itself seems to imply some degree of "knowing" aboutcomputers, but knowing what? The present opinion seems to be that this should include a generalknowledge of what computers are, plus a little of their history and something of how they operate.Therefore, it is important that educators everywhere take a careful look not only at what is being done, but also at what should be done in the field of computer education. Today most adults are able to use a motor car without the slightest knowledge of how the internal combustion engine(内燃机) works. We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their histo-ries to explain how they work. Business people for years have made good use of typewriters and adding machines, yet fewhave ever known how to repair them. Why, then, attempt to teach computers by teaching how orwhy they work? Rather, we first must fix our mind on teaching the effective use of the computer as the tool is."Knowing how to use a computer is what’s going to be important. We don’t talk about ‘au-tomobile literacy'. We just get in our cars and drive them." 51. In 1990, the number of jobs having nothing to do with computers in the United States will be reduced to_______ [A]79 million [B]100 million [C]30 million [D]70 million 52. The underlined part "print-illiterate" in the text refers to_______ [A]one who has never learnt printing [B]one who has never learnt to read [C]one who is not a computer literate [D]one who is not able to use a typewriter 53. What is the first paragraph mainly about? [A]Recent predictions of computer-related jobs. [B]The wide of computers in schools . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 0 " > 0 0 [ C ] T h e u r g e n c y o f c o m p u t e r s e d u c a t i o n . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 1 " > 0 0 [ D ] P u b l i c i n t e r e s t i n c o m p u t e r s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 2 " > 0 0 5 4 . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e a u t h o r , t h e e f f e c t i v e w a y t o s p r e a d t h e u s e o f c o m p u t e r s i s t o t e a c h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 3 " > 0 0 [ A ] h o w t o u s e c o m p u t e r s [ B ] w h a t c o m p u t e r s u s e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 4 " > 0 0 [ C ] w h e r e c o m p u t e r s c a n b e u s e d [ D ] h o w c o m p u t e r s w o r k / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 5 " > 0 0 5 5 . F r o m t h e t e x t , w e c a n i n f e r t h a t / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 6 " > 0 0 [ A ] c o m p u t e r s w i l l b e e a s y t o o p e r a t e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 7 " > 0 0 [ B ] a u t o m o b i l e w i l l b e m o v e c o m f o r t a b l e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 8 " > 0 0 [ C ] i l l i t e r a c y r a t e w i l l b e d o w n / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 0 9 " > 0 0 [ D ] c o m p u t e r s w i l l b e s e t i n . a u t o m o b i l e s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 0 " > / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 1 " > 0 0 T e x t 3 / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 2 " > 0 0 E v e r y t h i n g l i v i n g o n e a r t h e a c h p l a n t a n d a n i m a l n e e d s o t h e r l i v i n g t h i n g s . N o t h i n g l i v e s a l o n e . M o s t a n i m a l s m u s t l i v e i n a g r o u p , a n d e v e n a t r e e o r a p l a n t g r o w s c l o s e t o g e t h e r w i t h o t h e r s o f t h e s a m e k i n d . S o m e t i m e s o n e l i v i n g t h i n g h u n t s a n o t h e r , o n e e a t s a n d t h e o t h e r i s e a t e n . E a c h k i n d o f l i f e e a t s a n o t h e r k i n d o f l i f e i n o r d e r t o l i v e , a n d t o g e t h e r t h e y f o r m a f o o d c h a i n . S o m e f o o d c h a i n s a r e s i m p l e , o t h e r s a r e c o m p l i c a t e d . B u t a l l h a v e t w o t h i n g s i n c o m m o n - a l l f o o d c h a i n s b e g i n w i t h t h e s u n , a n d a l l f o o d c h a i n s b e c o m e b r o k e n u p i f o n e o f t h e l i n k s d i s a p p e a r s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 3 " > 0 0 A l l l i f e d e p e n d s o n e n e r g y f r o m s u n l i g h t . O n l y p l a n t s c a n u s e t h i s e n e r g y d i r e c t l y . T h e i r l e a v e s a r e l i t t l e f a c t o r i e s t h a t u s e s u n l i g h t t o m a k e f o o d f r o m w a t e r a n d t h i n g s i n t h e s o i l a n d a i r . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 4 " > 0 0 P l a n t s i n t u r n f e e d a l l o t h e r l i v i n g t h i n g s . A n i m a l s c a n o n l y u s e t h e s u n s e n e r g y a f t e r i t h a s b e e n c h a n g e d i n t o f o o d b y p l a n t s . S o m e a n i m a l s f e e d d i r e c t l y o n p l a n t s , o t h e r s e a t s m a l l e r a n i m a l s . M e a t - e a t i n g a n i m a l s a r e o n l y e a t i n g p l a n t s i n d i r e c t l y . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 5 " > 0 0 W h a t a b o u t h u m a n b e i n g s ? W e a r e m e m b e r s o f m a n y f o o d c h a i n s . W e e a t w h e a t , r i c e , v e g e - t a b l e s , f r u i t s a n d s o o n . W e a l s o e a t m e a t a n d d r i n k m i l k . T h i s m e a n s t h e s u n s e n e r g y p a s s e s t h r o u g h p l a n t t o a n i m a l b e f o r e i t r e a c h e s u s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 6 " > 0 0 N a t u r e i s a g r e a t e r t h i n g . A n y f o o d c h a i n a l w a y s p r o d u c e s e n o u g h f o r e a c h o f i t s m e m b e r s i f i t i s l e f t a l o n e . W h e n t h e r e i s n t e n o u g h f o o d f o r a n y l i n k i n t h e c h a i n , s o m e o f i t s m e m b e r s d i e o f f . S o t h e b a l a n e e i s a l w a y s k e p t . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 7 " > 0 0 B u t m e n i n t h e i r g r e e d a n d i g n o r a n c e o f t e n b r e a k u p t h e f o o d c h a i n a n d d o g r e a t h a r m n o t o n l y t o o n e p l a n t o r a n i m a l , b u t t o a l l t h e l i n k s i n t h e c h a i n . P e o p l e m a k e s e a s a n d r i v e r s d i r t y . T h e y d e - s t r o y w h o l e f o r e s t s a n d k i l l m a n y k i n d s o f w i l d a n i m a l s a n d b i r d s . W h e n a r i v e r b e c o m e sd i r t y , t hef i s h c a n n o t b e e a t e n . M e n e a t t h e f i s h a n dg e t s t r a n g e d i s e a s e s . I n s o m e p l a c e s me n h a v e n of i s h t o e a t a n y m o r e , b e c a u s e t h e f i s h h a v e d i e d o f f . E a c h f o r m o f l i f e i s l i n k e d t o a l l o t h e r s . B r e a k i ng th e li n k s p u t s a l l l i f e i n d a n g e r . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 8 " > 0 0 5 6 . H o w d o e s e v e r y t h i n g l i v i n g o n e a r t h l i v e ? / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 1 9 " > 0 0 [ A ] E a c h p l a n t c a n l i v e a l o n e . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 0 " > 0 0 [ B ] E a c h a n i m a l c a n l i v e a l o n e . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 1 " > 0 0 [ C ] E v e r y t h i n g l i v i n g o n e a r t h c a n n o t l i v e w i t h o u t n e e d i n g o t h e r l i v i n g t h i n g s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 2 " > 0 0 [ D ] I f l i v i n g t h i n g s w a n t t o l i v e t h e y m u s t k i l l e a c h o t h e r . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 3 " > 0 0 5 7 . H o w i s f o o d f o r p l a n t s m a d e ? F o o d f o r p l a n t s i s m a d e _ _ _ _ _ _ / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 4 " > 0 0 [ A ] f r o m w a t e r / p > p b d s f i d = "2 2 5 " > 0 0 [ B ] f r o m t h e a i r i n t h e s k y / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 6 " > 0 0 [ C ] f r o m t h e s o i l / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 7 " > 0 0 [ D ] f r o m w a t e r , t h i n g s i n t h e s o i l a n d a i r , s u n l i g h t / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 8 " > 0 0 5 8 . H o w d o a l l f o o d c h a i n s b r e a k ? A l l f o o d c h a i n s a r e b r o k e n i f _ _ _ _ _ _ / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 2 9 " > 0 0 [ A ] o n e k i n d o f a n i m a l i s e a t e n u p / p > p b d s f i d = " 23 0 " > 0 0 [ B ] o n e k i n d o f p l a n t i s d e s t r o y e d / p > p b d s f i d = "2 3 1 " > 0 0 [ C ] o n e k i n d o f a n i m a l e a t s a n o t h e r / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 2 " > 0 0 [ D ] o n e o f t h e l i n k s i s d e s t r o y e d / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 3 " > 0 0 5 9 . W h i c h l i v i n g t h i n g s c a n u s e e n e r g y d i r e c t l y ? / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 4 " > 0 0 [ A ] A n i m a l s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 5 " > 0 0 [ B ] P l a n t s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 6 " > 0 0 [ C ] B o th a n i m a l s a n d p l a n t s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 7 " > 0 0 [ D ] A l l l i v i n g t h i n g s , . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 8 " > 0 0 60 . W h y i s a l l l i f e i n d a n g e r ? B e c a u s e b r e a k u p t h e f o o d c h a i n s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 9 " > 0 0 [ A ] h u m a n b e i n g s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 0 " > 0 0 [ B ] a n i m a l s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 1 " > 0 0 [ C ] p l a n t s a n d a n i m a l s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 2 " > 0 0 [ D ] m a n a n d w i l d a n i m a l s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 3 " > / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 4 " > 0 0 o n A N S W E R S H E E T 1 . E r u m N a d e e m : Y o u r a r t i c l e o n h a p p i n e s s l i f t e d m y s p i r i t s . T h e r e i s o n e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a s p e c t t o n o t e : t h e e i g h t s t e p s t o h a p p i n e s s l i s t e d o n p a g e s 3 2 - 3 3 m a y a s w e l l b e t r a n s l a t i o n s o f t h e v a l u e s o f o u r c u l t u r - a l t r a d i t i o n . I f p e o p l e w o u l d s e e o u r v a l u e s f r o m t h e s e a s p e c t s , t h e r e w o u l d b e n o m i s u n d e r s t a n d - i n g - o n l y h a p p i n e s s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 5 " > 0 0 S a n d e r T i d e m a n : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 6 " > 0 0 I a p p l a u d y o u r s p e c i a l o n t h e s c i e n c e o f h a p p i n e s s . H o w e v e r , t h e i s s u e w o u l d h a v e b e e n m o r e . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 7 " > 0 0 c o m p l e t e h a d i t m e n t i o n e d t h e i d e a o f v i e w i n g e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t p o l i c i e s i n t h e c o n t e x t o f "g r o s s n a t i o n a l h a p p i n e s s " o r G N H . T h i s c o n c e p t i s b a s e d o n t h e r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t g r o s s n a t i o n a l p r o d u c t d o e s n o t a c c u r a t e l y r e f l e c t t h e w e l l - b e i n g o f a n a t i o n . G N H i s a b o l d i d e a w i t h f a r - r e a c h i n g e f f e c t s . S i n c e h a p p i n e s s h a s a s c i e n t i f i c b a s e , i t c a n b e d e v e l o p e d a n d p r o m o t e d o n a l a r g e r s o c i a l s c a l e . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 8 " > 0 0 P a u l A b o h : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 9 " > 0 0 H a p p i n e s s i s a g i f t , n o t a c o m m o d i t y . E v e n t h e p o o r h a v e t h e a b i l i t y t o c u l t i v a t e a n d s h a r e h a p p i n e s s . W e c a n f i n d p l e a s u r e i n t h e s m a l l t h i n g s w e o f t e n t a k e f o r g r a n t e d - a s m i l e , a h e l p i n g h a n d , a k i s s , a w a v e , a p a t o n t h e b a c k , a g l a s s o f w a t e r a n d a p r o m i s e k e p t . A n d w h e n y o u d i s - c o v e r i t s s o u r c e , y o u k n o w i t . S o m e t i m e s h a p p i n e s s o v e r f l o w s , b u t i t n e v e r d e s t r o y s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 0 " > 0 0 M a n s o o r M a l i k : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 1 " > 0 0 H a p p i n e s s i s n o t a p r o d u c t o f a c h i e v e m e n t o r w e a l t h o r f a m e . I t i s t h e r e a c t i o n o f o u r m i n d t o t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . F a i t h i n t h e v a l u e s o f o u r l o n g - c h e r i s h e d c u l t u r a l t r a d i t i o n i s a s o u r c e o f w e l l - b e i n g . H a p p i n e s s c o m e s f r o m c a r i n g f o r o t h e r s a n d g i v i n g w h a t e v e r w e c a n - h e l p , h o p e , l o v e , r e s p e c t , s y m p a t h y o r j u s t a s m i l e . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 2 " > 0 0 P e t e r F i s c h e r : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 3 " > 0 0 A t a t i m e w h e n t h e r e s e e m t o b e s o m a n y r e a s o n s f o r b e i n g u n h a p p y , I a p p r e c i a t e d y o u r s p e - c i a l r e p o r t o n h a p p i n e s s . S u r e l y t h e p o o r e s t k i d s i n A f r i c a w h o a r e w i t h o u t p a r e n t s a n d a r e o f t e n h u n g r y a r e t h e o n e s w i t h t h e m o s t r e a s o n s t o b e u n h a p p y . W h a t c a n p o s s i b l y m a k e t h e m s m i l e ? A s y o u r a r t i c l e p o i n t e d o u t , h o w e v e r , w e c a n n o t w a i t f o r e n o u g h f r i e n d s o r a l o t o f m o n e y t o m a k e u s h a p p y . W e h a v e a n a m a z i n g c a p a c i t y t o s e t o u r s e l v e s r i g h t . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 4 " > 0 0 N o w m a t c h t h e n a m e o f e a c h p e r s o n ( 6 1 t o 6 5 ) t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s t a t e m e n t . N o t e : t h e r e a r e t w o e x t r a s t a t e m e n t s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 5 " > 0 0 S t a t e m e n t s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 6 " > 0 0 6 1 . E r u m N a d e e m / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 7 " > 0 0 6 2 . S a n d e r T i d e m a n / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 8 " > 0 0 6 3 . P a u l A b o h / p > p b d s fi d = " 2 5 9 " > 0 0 6 4 . M a n s o o r M a l i k / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 0 " > 0 0 6 5 . P e t e r F i s c h e r / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 61 " > 0 0 [ A ] A r i c h p e r s o n i s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y h a p p y . / p > p b d s f i d = "2 6 2 " > 0 0 [ B ] T h i n g s p e o p l e o f t e n o v e r l o o k m a y b e t h e v e r y s o u r c e o f h a p p i n e s s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 63 " > 0 0 [ C ] H a p p i n e s s c a n b e p r o m o t e d o n a s c i e n t i f i c b a s i s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 64 " > 0 0 [ D ] W e s h o u l d m a i n l y r e l y o n o u r s e l v e s f o r h a p p i n e s s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 65 " > 0 0 [ E ] H a p p i n e s s l i e s i n g i v i n g i n s t e a d o f t a k i n g . / p > p b d s f i d = " 26 6 " > 0 0 [ F ] T h e e n v i r o n m e n t i s a s o u r c e o f h a p p i n e s s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 67 " > 0 0 [ G ] H a p p i n e s s c a n b e a c h i e v e d i f w e s t i c k t o t h e b e s t o f o u r v a l u e s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 68 " > / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 69 " > 0 0 P a r t A / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 0 " > 0 0 6 6 . Y o u h a v e b e e n e n t e r t a i n e d b y y o u r f r i e n d G a o J i e w h e n y o u s t a y e d i n B e i j i n g o n v a c a t i o n . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 1 " > 0 0 W r i t e a l e t t e r t o h i m . Y o u r l e t t e r s h o u l d i n c l u d e: / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 2 " > 0 0 1 ) t h a n k h i m f o r e n t e r t a i n i n g y o u / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 3 " > 0 0 2 ) d e s c r i b e y o u r f e e l i n g / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 4 " > 0 0 3 ) i n v i t e h i m t o v i s i t y o u r h o m e t o w n / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 5 " > 0 0 Y o u s h o u l d w r i t e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 0 w o r d s . D o n o t s i g n y o u r n a m e a t t h e e n d o f y o u r l e t t e r . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 6 " > 0 0 U s e " L i M i n g " i n s t e a d . Y o u d o n o t n e e d t o w r i t e t h e a d d r e s s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 7 " > 0 0 P a r t B / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 8 " > 0 0 6 7 .A s t h e e c o n o m y d e v e l o p s , t h e n u m b e r o f c a r s g r o w s r a p i d l y . I t b r i n g s u s w i t h g r e a t c o n - v e n i e n c e a s w e l l a s t r o u b l e s . L o o k a t t h e p i c t u r e a n d w r i t e a n e s s a y o f a b o u t 1 2 0 w o r d s m a k i n g r e f - e r e n c e t o t h e f o l l o w i n g p o i n t s : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 9 " > 0 0 1 ) b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n o f t w o p i c t u r e s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 0 " > 0 0 2 ) y o u r c o m m e n t o n t h e s i t u a t i o n i m g s r c = " h t t p : / / w x i m g . 2 3 3 . c o m / a t t a c h e d / i m a g e / 2 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 / 2 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 1 1 3 7 2 0 _ 6 8 3 6 . j p g " b o r d e r = " 0 " b d s f i d = " 2 8 1 " > / p > / d i v > d i v i d = " f l o a t _ b t n " c l a s s = " " b d s f i d = " 2 8 2 " > b u t t o n c l a s s = " f l o a t _ b t n l e f t _ b t n " i d = " c o p y _ b u t t o n " d a t a - c l i p b o a r d - a c t i o n = " c o p y " d a t a - c l i p b o a r d - t a r g e t = " # c o n t e n t - t x t " o n c l i c k = " d o _ c o p y ( ) ; " b d s f i d = " 2 8 3 " > e m c l a s s = " i c o n " b d s f i d = " 2 8 4 " >。

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第⼀部分听⼒(略) Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing and 26 in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually 27 asleep. When you wake up, you don' t feel 28 , but tired and worn out and 29 to face a new day. Dr. Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article 30 Stress and Sleep, 31 that stress and lack of sleep are directly 32 . Dr. Winkle says, "the more we worry, the 33 we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with 34 If we can find a way to get a good night' s sleep," he 35 ,"we can often find the 36 to deal with what' s worrying us. " So, what is a good night' s sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy 37 a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount, 38 strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache 39 of making you feel more refreshed. Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short 40 and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise 41 in the day should help you to feel physically as well as 42 tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine(咖啡因) and will keep you. 43 . "When you put the light 44 ," Dr.Winkle says, "concentrate on relaxing your muscles. Working slowly up from your feet, and you'll be asleep 45 you know it. " 26. [A] turning [B]rolling [C]twisting [D]rotating 27. [A] find [B]feel [C]drop [D]all 28. [A] relieved [B]renewed [C]refreshed [D]released 29. [A] impossible [B]unable [C]powerless [D]incapable 30.[A] titled [B]libeled [C]entitled [D]named 31. [A] implies [B]suggests [C]proposes [D]indicates 32. [A] related [B]tied [C]combined [D] put together 33. [A] more [B]less [C]shorter [D]later 34. [A] nervousness [B]anxiety [C]stress [D]tension 35. [A] enhances [B]attaches [C]inserts [D]adds 36. [A] power [B]energy [C]vigor [D]force 37. [A] varies [B]differs [C]alters [D]contrasts 38. [A] nevertheless [B] since [C]though [D] however 39. [A] because [B]spite [C]despite [C]instead 40. [A] pause [B] break [C]vacation [D]interruption 41. [A] earlier [B]early [C]previously [D]sooner 42. [A] spiritually [B]consciously [C]mentally [D]emotionally 43. [A] asleep [B]awake [C]alert [D]active 44. [A] out [B]on [C]away [D]off 45. [A] as soon as [B]when [C]before [D]after Section III Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes) Part A Directions:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text 1 An embarrassing experience It was the small hours of the morning when we reached London Airport. I had cabled London from Amsterdam, and there was a hired car to meet, but there was one more unfortunate happening before I reached my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by the British customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme tiredness and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand, and to the question ,"have you read this?" I replied with extreme foolishness, "Yes, hundreds of times. " "And you have nothing to declare?""Nothing. " "How long have you been out of this country?""About three months. " "And during that time you have acquired nothing?""Nothing but what is on the list I have given you. "He seemed momentarily at a loss, but then he attacked. The attack, when it came, was utterly unexpected. "Where did you get that watch?" I could have kicked myself. Two days before, when playing water games with a friend in the bath, I had forgotten to take off my ROLEX OYSTER, and it had, not unnaturally, stopped. I had gone into the market and bought, for twelve shillings and six pence, an ugly time piece that made a strange noise. It had stopped twice, without any reason, during the journey. I explained, but I had already lost face. I produced my own watch from a pocket, and added that I should be grateful if he would confiscate the replacement. "It is not a question of confiscation," he said, "there is a fine for failing to declare dutiable goods. And now may I please examine that Rolex?" It took another quarter of an hour to persuade him that the Rolex was not contraband; then he began to search my luggage. 46. When did the writer arrive at London airport? [A] In the early morning. [B] Late at night. [C] At noon. [D] Late in the morning. 47. What can we conclude from the questions asked by the customs officer? [A] He was just doing his duty by asking the passenger some usual questions. [B] He must have noticed the writer's ugly watch. [C] He wanted to embarrass the writer. [D] He must have noticed the writer's tiredness. 48. What did the writer think of the watch he bought in the market? [A] He was fond of the watch because it was a Rolex. [B] He found the watch useful though it was very cheap. [C] He didn't like the watch at all. [D] He was indifferent to the watch. 49. What must have happened to the writer in the end? [A] He must have spent a long time at the customs and must have been let go without any punishment. [B] He must have been given a fine as a punishment. [C] His Rolex must have been confiscated. [D] His cheap watch must have been confiscated. 50. What do you think is the tone of the story? [A] Humorous. [B] Sarcastic. [C] Solemn. [D] Matter-of-fact. Text 2 You must have been troubled by when to say "I love you" because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life. What if you say it first and your partner doesn' t love you back? Or if they do say it but you don't feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be nerve-racking(紧张) and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn' t it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand first? "A really good relationship should be about being fair and being equal," says psychologist Sidney Crown. "But love is seldom equal. " All relationships go through power struggles but, he says ,if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. "That feeling of ' I' ve always loved you more' may be subverted(*，破坏) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling(⼤声争吵). In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. "The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings," says educational psychologist lngrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. "The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ' I love you' first may also be the one who says ' I' m bored with you' first. " Hall believes that much depends on how "I love you" is said and the motivation of the person saying it."Is it said when they' re drunk? Is it said before their partner flies off on holiday, and what it really means is ' Please don' t be unfaithful to me' ? By saying I love you' ,they really say' Do you love me?' If so, wouldn' t it just be more honest to say that?" Collins agrees that intention is everything."It' s not what is said, but how it' s said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker. "51. What is the main idea of this passage? [A]The importance of "I love you" [B]The meaning of "I love you" [C]The time of saying "I love you" [D]The place of saying "I love you" 52. In the first sentence the author means that__________. [A]it is easy to say "I love you" [B]it is hard to say "I love you" [C]we have many troubles in our life [D]people usually do not know when to say "I love you" 53. According to the expert, a good relationship should be__________. [A]fair and equal [B]fair and kind [C]powerful and equal [D]confident and fair 54. In the third paragraph, the phrase "with the upper hand" means__________. [A]being low in spirit [B]having only one hand [C]being active [D]being passive 55. What is the most important for you to consider when somebody says "I love you" to you? [A]The intention. [B]The place. [C]The time. [D]The determination. Text 3 At the European Commission in Brussels, they have a joke about the work interpreters do-"Languages", they say, "have nothing to do with interpretation, it helps to know them. "Anyone thinking of becoming an interpreter would bear this so well in mind. Translating languages, especially in a political context, involves far more than mere linguistic ability. To work in an international organization, such as the United Nations, you need to be approved by one of the various international translators or interpreters' associations. To achieve this, you must experience rigorous and lengthy training, either at an accrediting organization' s own school, or on a post graduate course at university. But a qualification in languages is not the only route into the job .At London' s University of Westminster, candidates get offered a place on the interpreter' s course if they can show that they have "lived a bit", in the words of one lecture. Young people who have just left university often lack adequate experience of life. The University also looks for candidates who have lived for long time in the countries where their acquired languages are spoken. They are also expected to have wide cultural interests and a good knowledge of current affairs. This broad range of interests are essential in a job which can require interpreting discussions of disarmament (裁军) on Monday, international fishing rights on Tuesday ,multinational finance on Wednesday, and the building and construction industry on Thursday. Interpreters also rely on adrenaline(肾上腺素)--which is caused by the stress and challenges of the job--to keep them going through their demanding schedules. Many admit that they enjoy the buzz of adrenaline they get from the job, and it' s known that their heart rates speed up while they are working. It' s also a job with its own risks and excitement. Interpreters are needed in war zones as well as in centers of international diplomacy, like the U. N. 56. According to the passage, what does the underlined phrase "lived a bit "mean? [A]To be older than others. [B]To travel to more countries. [C]To have abundant life experience. [D]To have longer training in interpreting. 57. Candidates for the training course in London' s University of Westminster need the following qualifications EXCEPT [A]having wide cultural interests [B]having a good knowledge of current affairs [C]being familiar with the languages they translate [D]being eloquent lecturers 58. The interpreters rely on adrenaline because [A]it can help finish their work quickly [B]it can make them excited [C]it can prevent them from heart disease [D]it can make them work harder 59. According to the passage, we can infer that [A]language has nothing to do with interpreting [B]only those postgraduates from the foreign language universities can work as interpreters [C]interpreters must live in the country where the required language is spoken [D]interpreters build the bridge for international communication 60. The job as an interpreter has the following characteristics EXCEPT [A]funny [B]intrepid [C]dangerous sometimes [D]excitingPart B Directions:The 12,000 members of the Electricity Workers' Union went on strike last week and since then there has been no electricity. For questi o n s 6 1 - 6 5 , m a t c h t h e n a m e s w i t h t h e s t a t e m e n t s b e l o w . M a r k y o u r a n s w e r s o n A N S W E R S H E E T 1 . / p > p > 0 0 M r . M i k e S m i t h : / p > p > 0 0 I t w a s n ' t a n e a s y d e c i s i o n , b u t w e ' v e b e e n a s k i n g f o r a d e c e n t w a g e f o r y e a r s . N o w a t l a s t p e o p l e a r e b e g i n n i n g t o l i s t e n t o u s . W e ' r e o n l y a s k i n g f o r a 2 5 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n o u r w a g e s . 2 5 0 d o l l a r s a w e e k , t h a t ' s a l l . I t ' s a p i t y s o m a n y p e o p l e h a v e t o b e i n c o n v e n i e n c e d b y o u r s t r i k e . B u t p l e a s e d o n ' t b l a m e u s .B l a m e t h e g o v e r n m e n t f o r r e f u s i n g o u r c l a i m . / p > p > 0 0 M r . T o m B r o w n : / p > p > 0 0 I t ' s t o t a l l y u n r e a s o n a b l e t o d e m a n d s o m u c h m o n e y w h e n w e a r e t r y i n g d e s p e r a t e l y t o c o n t r o l i n f l a t i o n . I f w a g e s g o u p , s o d o p r i c e s . I f w e g a v e i n t o t h e e l e c t r i c i t y w o r k e r s , a l l t h e o t h e r u n i o n s w o u l d w a n t m o r e , w i t h t h e i n e v i t a b l e r e s u l t t h a t t h e c r i s i s w o u l d b e c o m e u n c o n t r o l l a b l e . W h a t w e ' r e t r y i n g t o i m p r e s s u p o n e v e r y b o d y i s t h a t i n f l a t i o n h u r t s e v e r y b o d y , e s p e c i a l l y t h e p o o r p e o p l e . W e o f f e r t h e e l e c t r i c i t y w o r k e r s a 1 0 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e . A n d t h a t ' s a l r e a d y t o o m u c h . M y s t a n d a t t h i s m e e t i n g w i l l b e t o p e r s u a d e t h e U n i o n t o s e e r e a s o n . / p > p > 0 0 M r . B o b D a v i s : / p > p > 0 0 E v e r y b o d y w i l l b e h u r t b y t h i s s t r i k e , i n c l u d i n g t h e e l e c t r i c i t y w o r k e r s t h e m s e l v e s . T h e e c o n o m y w i l l b e d e s t r o y e d a n d m a n y p e o p l e w i l l l o s e t h e i r j o b s . A l r e a d y p e o p l e a r e s a y i n g t h a t t h e b i g u n i o n s h a v e t o o m u c h p o w e r a n d s h o u l d n ' t b e a l l o w e d t o s t r i k e . O f c o u r s e t h e e l e c t r i c i t y w o r k e r s w a n t t o g e t m o r e m o n e y . D o n ' t w e a l l ? / p > p > 0 0 M r s . B a k e r : / p > p > 0 0 M y o p i n i o n i s " G e t t h e A r m y i n " . A l l t h e p o w e r s t a t i o n s s h o u l d b e m a n a g e d b y t h e a r m y . T h e s t r i k e r s s h o u l d b e t h r o w n i n t o p r i s o n . T h a t ' s w h a t t h i s c o u n t r y n e e d s . W h y m u s t w e a l l s u f f e r j u s t b e c a u s e a f e w m e n a r e g r e e d y ? I f t h e y d o n ' t l i k e t h e i r j o b s , n o b o d y ' s f o r c i n g t h e m t o w o r k . T h e y s h o u l d t r y a n d l i v e o n 5 0 d o l l a r s a w e e k l i k e I h a v e t o . P e r h a p s t h e y ' d k e e p t h e i r m o u t h s s h u t t h e n . M i s s S i a t e r : / p > p > 0 0 L e t ' s f a c e i t . I t ' s n e i t h e r h e r e n o r t h e r e . T h e e l e c t r i c i t y w o r k e r s a r e i n a s t r o n g p o s i t i o n . P e r - h a p s w e c a n ' t d o a n y t h i n g a b o u t i t . W h a t I s a y i s : l e t t h e m h a v e t h e i r 2 5 0 d o l l a r s s o w e c a n r e t u r n t o w o r k . I m e a n , t h e g o v e r n m e n t w a s t e s t h e t a x p a y e r s ' m o n e y a l l t h e t i m e o n t r i v i a l t h i n g s . H o w c a n a n y o n e s a y 2 5 0 d o l l a r s i s " t o o m u c h " ? P o p s i n g e r s g e t m o r e . N u r s e s g e t l e s s . I t ' s j u s t o n e o f t h o s e t h i n g s . / p > p > 0 0 N o w m a t c h e a c h o f t h e p e r s o n s ( 6 1 t o 6 5 ) t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s t a t e m e n t . N o t e : t h e r e a r e t w o e x t r a s t a t e m e n t s . / p > p > 0 0 S t a t e m e n t s / p > p > 0 0 6 1 . M r . M i k e S m i t h / p > p > 0 0 6 2 . M r . T o m B r o w n / p > p > 0 0 6 3 . M r . B o b D a v i s / p > p > 0 0 6 4 . M r s . B a k e r / p > p > 0 0 6 5 . 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【VIP专享】2016年9月公共英语等级考试三级pets3模拟试题

2016年9月公共英语等级考试三级pets3模拟试题1. -----Nancy is not coming tonight. ----- But she _____!A. promisesB. promisedC. will promiseD. had promised 2. We've made some achievements, but there is still a long way _____.A. goingB. to goC. goneD. to be gone 3. Dr. Bethune began to work the _____ he arrived at the front.A. momentB. placeC. wayD. reason 4. ----- This pen isn't yours, is it? ----- _____.A. Yes, it's not mineB. No, yours is biggerC. No, it's my friend'sD. Yes, mine's a red one 5. ----- Thanks for the_____ you did me to move away the stone. ----- That's all right.A. favourB. goodC. troubleD. kindness 6.　She won't be afraid as _____ as you are here.A. longB. wellC. soonD. far 7. It isn't quite _____whether she will take the advice.A. sureB. rightC. certainD. exactA. has writtenB. wroteC. had writtenD. was writing答案：BBACA ACD1. -----Nancy is not coming tonight. ----- But she _____!A. promisesB. promisedC. will promiseD. had promised 2. We've made some achievements, but there is still a long way _____.A. goingB. to goC. goneD. to be gone 3. Dr. Bethune began to work the _____ he arrived at the front.A. momentB. placeC. wayD. reason 4. ----- This pen isn't yours, is it? ----- _____.A. Yes, it's not mineB. No, yours is biggerC. No, it's my friend'sD. Yes, mine's a red one 5. ----- Thanks for the_____ you did me to move away the stone. ----- That's all right.A. favourB. goodC. troubleD. kindness 6.　She won't be afraid as _____ as you are here.A. LongB. wellC. soonD. far 7. It isn't quite _____whether she will take the advice.A. sureB. rightC. certainD. exactA. has writtenB. WroteC. had writtenD. was writing答案：BBACA ACD10. _____the children to bed, she began to correct the students' exercises.A. SendingB. Being sentC. SentD. Having sent 11. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to _____.A. be put upB. give inC. be turned onD. go out 12. Why do you want a new job_____ you've got such a good one already?A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when 13. He insisted that his brother ____ the window. It was clear that someone else broke the window.A. should not breakB. should not have brokenC. hadn't brokenD. would not break 14. ----- Can you come on Monday or Tuesday? ----- I'm afraid _____day is possibleA. eitherB. neitherC. someD. any 15. ----- Don't forget to come to my birthday party, Mr. Wang. ----- _____.A. No, I don'tB. Yes, I can'tC. No, I won'tD. Yes, I'm sure 16. Tom's father, as well as his mother, _____in New York for a few more days.A. suggest him to stayB. suggested him that he should stayC. suggest him stayingD. suggests he stay 答案：DDDCBCD。

公共英语三级（PETS3）模拟真题试卷附答案

公共英语三级（PETS3）模拟真题试卷附答案2016年公共英语三级(PETS3)模拟真题试卷（附答案）TextMost radio and television stations in the United States are commercial stations,_____26____is tosay, they earn their money from____27____or commercials. Private companies purchase, radio and television ____ 28____from the commercial stations in order to ____ 29 ____ their products. Cable television sta-tions are also ____ 30 ____ stations, though they do not usually have advertisements.____ 31 ____ watch cablestations, people must pay the cable TV company a certain amount of money each ____ 32____.Public radio and television stations, on the ____ 33 ____ hand, do not have advertisements and peo-ple do not have to ____ 34 ____ to watch them. These stations gain their money ____ 35 ____the govern-ment, private companies, and from some of the ____ 36 ____ who watch or listen to their programs.The ____ 37 ____ government and some large corporations give ____ 38 ____ , large gifts on money, to thepublic stations. Small businesses and people also ____ 39 ____ money to their local public radio and television stations.ABC, CBS, and NBC are the three ____ 40 ____ commercial radio and television ____ 41 ____ in the UnitedStates. Most local commercial radio and TV stations ____ 42 ____ their programs from one of these na-tional networks. ____ 43____example, each network has a TV news program in the evening, ____ 44____thelocal stations broadcast in addition to their ____ 45 ____ local news programs.26. [A]that [B]this [C]it [D]which27. [A]products[B]programs[C]produce[D]governments28. [A]place [B]time [C]period [D]hour29. [A]sell [B]purchase [C]buy [D]advertise30. [A]national [B]public [C]commercial [D]local31. [A]In order to [B]So to [C]As to [D]So as to32. [A]program[B]month[C]advertisement[D]piece33. [A]one [B]another [C]other [D]others34. [A]provide [B]offer [C]buy [D]pay35. [A]from [B]on [C]in [D]with36. [A]factories[B]businesses[C]companies[D]audiences37. [A]Central [B]Federal [C]Official [D]Public38. [A]pay [B]income [C]grants [D]loans39. [A]donate [B]take [C]bring [D]carry40. [A]mature [B]major [C]minor [D]mere41. [A]programs [B]projects [C]nets [D]networks42. [A]take [B]get [C]borrow [D]sell43. [A]As [B]To [C]In [D]For44. [A]which [B]that [C]who [D]what45. [A]personal [B]private [C]own [D]publicText 1"Family" is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has differen meanings. Butwhen British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of "family"in itsnarrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together in their own houseas an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and in-dependent family--hence thetremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both man andwoman, marriage means leaving one’s parents and starting one’s own life. The man’s first duty willthen be to his wife, and the wife’s to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financialsupport, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibilityand their alone. Neither the wife’s parents nor the husband’s, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts oruncles, have any right to interfere with them-they are their own masters.Readers of novels likeJane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times, marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl’s parents, that is, it was the "parents' duty tofind a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement tolead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected andmaintained in the parents' home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in theirgiving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry (嫁妆). It is very different today.Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before theirmarriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry. Everycoin has two sides; independence for girls is no exception. But it may be a good thing for all of thegirls, as their social status are much higher and they are no longer the subordinate(部下，下级) oftheir parents and husbands.46. What does the author mean by "Family is of course an elastic word"?[A]Different families have different ways of life.[B]Different definitions could be given to the word.[C]Different nations have different families.[D]Different times produce different families.47. For an English family, th e husband’s duty is________[A]supporting the family while the wife is working out[B]defending the family while the wife is running the home[C]providing financial support while the wife is running the home[D]independent while his wife is also independent48. Everything is decided in a family________[A]by the couple[B]with the help of their parents[C]by brothers and sisters[D]with the help of aunts and uncles49. What is TRUE conceming the book Pride and Prejudice?[A]It is the best book on marriage.[B]It is a handbook on marriage.[C]It gives some idea of English social life in the past.[D]It provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.50. With regard to marriage in Britain, present-day girls differ from former-time girls in________[A]the right family[B]more parental support[C]choosing husbands[D]social positionText 2Steveland Morris is a household name in America. Ask Steveland Morris and he' 11 tell you thatblindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely(过早地, 不到期地) and total-ly without sight in 1950s. He became Stevie Wonder composer, singer, and pianist. The winner often Grammyawards, Stevie is widely acclaimed(喝彩) for his outstanding contributions to the musicworld.As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate onthe things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join in his sighted brothers as many activi-ties as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of heating, the sense upon which the usu-ally disabled are so dependent.Because sound was so important to him. Stevie began at an early age to experiment with differ-ent kinds of sound. He would bang things together and then imitate th sound with his voice. Oftenrelying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴) ,andlistened to the radio.Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play thedrums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior churchchoir(唱诗班) and a lead singer. In the evenings and on weekends, Stevie would play different in-struments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches (走廊) of neighbors' homes.One of Stevie’s sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing groupcalled The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Stevie’s talent and took him to audition (试听)for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown.Stevie recorded his first smash hit "Fingertips" in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie’s story ismusic history.51. This passage could be entitled________[A]The Music World[B]Stevie Wonder[C]Great Musicians[D]Blind People52. Which of the following is NOT true about Stevie's childhood?[A]Stevie often told people that a blind person was not necessarily disabled.[B]He learnt to concentrate on things that he could do.[C]He played as often as possible with his brother, who had normal sight.[D]He tried very hard to train his sense of heating.53. By saying "Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments", the author means that________[A]Stevie finished tiis study at a toy instruments school[B]Stevie began to study in a real instruments school[C]Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments[D]Stevie started to play real instruments54. The author mentions all the following facts EXCEPT that________[A]Stevie’s neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing[B]it was Ronnie White that recognized Stevie’s talent and led him to a successful career[C]Berry Cordy helped him to set up his own recording company[D]Stevie’s parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing55. The "Fingertips"________[A]recorded Stevie’s musical performance that won him instant fame[B]was a record that turned out to be a great success[C]carried the message that the blind could work miracles with their fingertips。

2016年公共英语等级考试三级（PETS3）模拟试题（2）

第⼀部分听⼒(略) Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions : Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text What impressions are you making on the people around you? Your words, phrases, even your message may soon be forgotten but believe me, good or 26 , your melody music. The dictionary 27 melody as a succession of sounds. Just as music affects the moods and emotions of people, so does the way you live your 28 Think of your life as a 29 sheet of manuscript paper. Only the rhythm is there--it is30 to you to create the harmony. Naturally you will want your composition to be a 31So where to 32 ? YOU MUST BEGIN 33 YOURSELF. Be really 34 in other people. Make a conscience effort to bring peace and happiness into other people' s lives. 35 situations that generate excessive ambition, envy, anger, and pride .They are all 36 of peace and will play havoc with your harmony. 37 has been said that if these emotions or feelings were forgotten, the world would live in permanent peace. Well, to banish them from the world is probably aiming a bit high but it shouldn' t be too 38 to rid them from your own life. Develop features such as smart and social. Everything you do has an 39 on those around you, capable of making someone' s day bright or 40 . Besides take time to 41 other people. If there are not enough harmony in their lives, 42 them to have a 43 outlook. From the family unit 44 around the dinner table to world leaders at the conference table ,the name of the game is the pursuit of 45 26. [A] wrong [B] false [C] bad [D] harmful 27. [A] defines [B] defined [C] regards [D] regarded 28. [A] school [B] home [C] life [D] college 29.[A] blank [B] used [C] full [D] deserted 30.[A] ready [C] possible [D] up 31. [A] failure [B] success [C] model [D] mess 32. [A] do [B] start [C] make [D] begin 33. [A] with [B] to [C] on [D] off 34. [A] enthusiastic [B] mild [C] interested [D] cautious 35. [A] Choose [B] Choosing [C] Avoid [D] Avoiding 36. [A] enemies [B] friends [C] conditions [D] helps 37. [A] Which [B] It [C] What [D] That 38. [A] easy [B] willing [C] difficult [D] terrifying [B] mark [C] damage [D] effect 40. [A] miserable [B] dark [C] shadowy [D] interesting 41. [A] attack [B] listen to [C] change [D] interview 42.[A] encourage [B] encouraging [C] help [D] helping 43. [A] brighter [B] bright [C] happier [D] happy 44. [A] sat [B] sitting [C] seated [D] seating 45.[A] peace [B]war [C] dreams [D] unison Section III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text 1 Flying over a desert area in an airplane, two scientists looked down with trained eyes at trees and bushes. After an hour's flight, one of the scientists wrote in his book, "Look here for probable metal. " Scientists in another airplane, flying over a mountain area, sent a message to other scientists on the ground, "Gold possible. " Walking across hilly ground, four scientists reported ,"This ground should be searched for metal. " From an airplane over a hilly wasteland a scientist sent back by radio one word: "Uranium. " None of the scientists had X-ray eyes: they had no magic power of looking down below the earth' s surface. They were merely putting to use one of the newest methods of locating minerals in the ground.., trees and plants as signs that certain minerals may lie beneath the ground on which the trees and plants are growing. This newest method of searching for minerals is based on the fact that minerals deep in the earth may affect the kind of bushes and trees that grow in the surface. At Watson Bar Greek, a brook(⼩溪) six thousand feet high in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada, a mineral search group gathered bags of tree seeds. Boxes were filled with small branches from the trees. Roots were dug and put into boxes. Each bag and box was carefully marked. In a scientific laboratory, the parts of the forest trees were burned to ashes and tested .Each small part was examined to learn whether there were minerals in it. Study of the roots, branches, and seeds showed no silver. But there were small amounts of gold in the roots and a little less gold in the branches and seeds. The seeds growing nearest to the tree trunks had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches. 46. Scientists were flying over a desert or a hilly wasteland or a mountain area in order to search for __________ in the ground. [A] gold [B] silver [C] uranium [D] minerals 47. The study of trees, branches and roots shows that __________. [A] there were larger amounts of gold in the branches than in the seeds [B] there were smaller amounts of gold in the roots than in the branches [C] there were less amounts of gold in the seeds growing on the ends of branches than seeds growing nearest to the tree trunks [D] there was more gold in the branches than in the roots 48. Which is the best title suggested below? [A] Scientists Searching for Metals with Special Power [B] New Methods of Searching for Minerals [C] Gold Could Be Found by Trees and Plants [D] A New Method of Searching for Minerals--Using Trees and Plants 49. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of a tree that can help find minerals? [A] Leaves. [B] Roots. [C] Branches. [D] Seeds. 50. The scientists were searching for minerals by using __________. [A] X-ray [B] magic power [C] a special instrument [D] rained eyes Text 2 The most frightening words in the English language are, "Our computer is down. " You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, "I' m sorry, I can' t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down. " "If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket. " "I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so. " I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?" "We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not. " "So when it goes down, you go down with it. ""That' s good, sir. " "How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know. "I have no idea. Sometimes it' s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There' s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it' s down it won' t answer us. " After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said, "Let' s forget the computer. What about your planes? They' re still flying, aren't they?""I couldn' t tell without asking the computer. " "Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he' s flying to Washington," I suggested. "I wouldn' t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn' t have a ticket. " "Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?" "I wouldn' t know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only ' IT' knows. It can ' t tell me. " By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white; some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage. 51. The best tide for the article is [A] When the Computer Is Down [B] The Most Frightening Words [C] The Computer of the Airport [D] Asking the Computer 52. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer? [A] She could sell a ticket. [B] She could write out a ticket. [C] She could answer the passengers' questions. [D] She could do nothing. 53. Why do you think they had not a" backup computer? [A] Because it was easy down. [B] Because it was very expensive. [C] Because it was not advanced enough. [D] Because it was not as big as the main computer. 54. The last paragraph suggests that [A] a modern computer won' t be down [B] computers can take the place of humans [C] sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people [D] there will be great changes in computers 55. What did passengers do when the computer was down? [A] They left home and went home. [B] They drank coffee and stared at the black screen. [C] They began to talk to each other. [D] None above. Text 3 Among characters of Leadville' s golden age were H. A. W. Tabor and his second wife, Eliza-beth McCourt. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. He went to Kansas in 1855. Perhaps he was lured by r u m o r s o f f o r t u n e s t o b e m a d e i n C o l o r a d o m i n e s . S o a f e w y e a r s l a t e r h e m o v e d w e s t t o t h e s m a l l C o l o r a d o m i n i n g c a m p k n o w n a s C a l i f o r n i a G u l c h , w h i c h h e l a t e r r e n a m e d L e a d v i l l e w h e n h e b e c a m e i t s l e a d i n g c i t i z e n . " G r e a t d e p o s i t s o f l e a d a r e s u r e t o b e f o u n d h e r e . " h e s a i d . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 5 " > 0 0 A s i t t u r n e d o u t , i t w a s s i l v e r t h a t w a s t o m a k e L e a d v i l l e ' s f o r t u n e a n d w e a l t h . 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T h i s m i n e , k n o w n a s t h e " P i t t s b u r g h M i n e , " m a d $ 1 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r T a b o r i n r e t u r n f o r h i s $1 7 i n v e s t m e n t . / p > p b d s f i d = "23 7 " > 0 0 L a t e r T a b o r b o u g h t t h e M a t c h l e s s M i n e o n a n o t h e r ba r r e n h i l l s i d e j u s t o u t s i d e t h e t o w n f o r $ 1 1 7 , 0 0 0 . T h i s t u r n e d o u t t ob e e v e n m o r e f a b u l o u s t h a n t h e P i t t s b u r g h , y i e l d i n g $ 3 5 , 0 0 0 w o r t h o f s i l v e r p e r d a y a t o n e t i m e . L e a d v i l l e g r e w . T a b o r b ec a m e i t s f i r s t m a y o r , a nd l a te r b e c a m e l i e u - t e n a n t g o v e r n o r of t h e s t a t e . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 8 " > 0 0 5 6 . L e a d v i l l eg o t i t s n a m e f o r th e f o l l o wi n g r e a s o n s E X C E P T / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 3 9 " > 0 0 [ A ] b e c a u s e T a b o r b e c a m e i t s l e a d i n g c i t i z e n / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 0 " > 0 0 [ B ] b e c a u s e g r ea t d e p o s i t s o f l e a d i s e x p e c t e d t ob e f o u n d t h e r e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 1 " > 0 0 [ C ] b ec a u s e i t c o u l db r i n g g o o d f o r t u n e t o T a b o r / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 2 " > 0 0 [ D ] b ec a u s e i t w a s r e n a m ed / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 3 " > 0 0 5 7 . 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T a b o r m a d e h i s f i r s t f o r t u n e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 4 9 " > 0 0 [ A ] b y s u p p l y i ng t w o p r o s p e c t i v e m i n e r s a n d g e t t i n g i n r e t u r n a o n e - thi r d i n t e r e s t i n t h e f i n d i n g s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 0 " > 0 0 [ B ] b e c a u s e h e w a s p e r s u a d e d b y t h e t w o m i n e r s t o q u i t s u p p l y i n g / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 1 " > 0 0 [ C ] b y b u y i n g t h e s h a r e s o f t h e o t h e r / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 2 " > 0 0 [ D ] a s a l a n d s p e c u l a t o r / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 3 " > 0 0 5 9 . T h e u n d e r l y i n g r e a s o n f o r T a b o r ' s l i f e c a r e e r i s / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 4 " > 0 0 [ A ] p u r e l y a c c i d e n t a l / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 5 " > 0 0 [ B ] b a s e d o n t h e a n a l y s i s o f m i n e r ' s b e i n g v e r y p o o r a n d t h e i r p o s s i b i l i t y o f d i s c o v e r i n g p r o f i t a b l e m i n i n g s i t e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 6 " > 0 0 [ C ] t h r o u g h t h e h e l p f r o m h i s s e c o n d w i f e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 7 " > 00 [ D ] h e p l a n n e d w e l l a n d a c c o m p l i s h e d t a r g e t s s t e p b y s t e p / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 8 " > 0 0 6 0 . I f t hi s p a s s a g e i s t h e f i r s t p a r t o f a n a r t i c l e , w h o m i g h t b e i n t r o d u c e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a r t ? / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 5 9 " > 0 0 [ A ] T a b o r ' s l i f e . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 0 " > 0 0 [ B ] T a b o r ' s s e c o n d w i f e , E l i z a b et h M c C o u r t . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 1 " > 0 0 [ C ] O t h e r c o l o r f u l c h a r a c t e r s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 2 " > 0 0 [ D ] T a b o r ' s o t h e r c a r e e r s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 3 " > / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 4 " > 0 0 H a d l e y : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 5 " > 0 0 I f y o u s m o k e a n d y o u s t i l l d o n ' t b e l i e v e t h a t t h e r e ' s a d e f i n i t e l i n k b e t w e e n s m o k i n g a n d b r o n c h i a l t r o u b l e s , h e a r t d i s e a s e a n d l u n g c a n c e r , t h e n y o u a r e c e r t a i n l y d e c e i v i n g y o u r s e l f . J u s t h a v e a l o o k a t t h o s e p e o p l e i n h o s p i t a l w i t h t h e s e d i s e a s e s a n d c o u n t h o w m a n y o f t h e m d o n o t s m o k e , a n d t h e n y o u m a y b e s u r p r i s e d a t t h e n u m b e r . E v e n t h e s e f e w p e o p l e m i g h t b e p a s s i v e s m o k e r s w i t h o u t r e a l i z i n g i t . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 6 " > 0 0 R a n d y : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 7 " > 0 0 T o b a c c o i s a w o n d e r f u l c o m m o d i t y t o t a x . I t i s a l m o s t l i k e a t a x o n o u r d a i l y b r e a d . I n t a x r e v e n u e a l o n e , t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f B r i t a i n c o l l e c t s e n o u g h f r o m s m o k e r s t o p a y f o r i t s e n t i r e e d u c a t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s . S o w h i l e t h e a u t h o r i t i e s p o i n t o u t e v e r s o c a r e f u l l y t h a t s m o k i n g m a y b e h a r m f u l , i t d o e s n ' t d o t o s h o u t t o o l o u d l y a b o u t i t . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 8 " > 0 0 S a m p s o n : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 6 9 " > 0 0 T h e a d v e r t i s i n g o f t o b a c c o i s o n e o f t h e p r o b l e m s . W e a r e n e v e r s h o w n p i c t u r e s o f r e a l s m o k - e r s c o u g h i n g u p t h e i r l u n g s e a r l y i n t h e m o r n i n g . T h a t w o u l d n e v e r d o . T h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s a l w a y s d e p i c t h a n d s o m e , c l e a n s h a v e n y o u n g m e n . T h e y s u g g e s t i t i s m a n l y t o s m o k e , e v e n p o s i t i v e l y h e a l t h y ! S m o k i n g i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e g r e a t o p e n a i r l i f e , w i t h b e a u t i f u l g i r l s , t r u e l o v e a n d t o g e t h e r n e s s . W h a t u t t e r n o n s e n s e ! / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 0 " > 0 0 R o w l e y : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 1 " > 0 0 O f c o u r s e t o b a c c o c a n h e l p g o v e r n m e n t t o r a i s e m o n e y . H o w e v e r , w h i l e m o n e y i s e a g e r l y c o l l e c t e d i n v a s t s u m s w i t h o n e h a n d , i t i s p a i d o u t i n i n c r e a s i n g l y v a s t e r s u m s w i t h t h e o t h e r . E n o r - m o u s a m o u n t s a r e s p e n t o n c a n c e r r e s e a r c h a n d o n e f f o r t s t o c u r e p e o p l e s u f f e r i n g f r o m t h e d i s e a s e . C o u n t l e s s v a l u a b l e l i v e s a r e l o s t . I n t h e l o n g r u n , t h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t e v e r y b o d y w o u l d b e m u c h b e t t e r o f f i f s m o k i n g w e r e b a n n e d a l t o g e t h e r . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 2 " > 0 0 B e r n i c e : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 3 " > 0 0 S m o k i n g c a n p r o v i d e c o n s t a n t c o n s o l a t i o n . W h e n I f e e l w o r d e d o r n e r v o u s , I j u s t g e t a c i g a - r e t t e a n d e v e r y t h i n g s e e m s t o g e t r i g h t . A f t e r a d a y ' s h a r d w o r k , t h e t h i n g I w a n t t o d o m o s t i s s m o k i n g . I t c a n b e e v e n b e t t e r t h a n a c u p o f c o f f e e . I t i s s o e n j o y a b l e a n d r e l a x i n g t h a t i t r e l i e v e s s t r e s s e s o f e v e r y d a y l i f e . S o w h y b o t h e r t o b a n i t a n d t a k e t h e p l e a s u r e f r o m u s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 4 " > 0 0 N o w m a t c h e a c h o f t h e p e r s o n s ( 6 1 t o 6 5 ) t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s t a t e m e n t . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 5 " > 0 0 N o t e : t h e r e a r e t w o e x t r a s t a t e m e n t s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 6 " > 0 0 6 1 . H a d l e y / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 7 " > 0 0 6 2 . R a n d y / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 8 " > 0 0 6 3 . S a m p s o n / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 7 9 " > 0 06 4 . R o w l e y / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 0 " > 0 0 6 5 . B e r n i c e / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 1 " > 0 0 S t a t e m e n t s / p > p b d sf i d = " 2 8 2 " > 0 0 [ A ] S m o k i ng b r i n g s m a n y p s y ch o l o gi c a l b e n e f i t s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 3 " > 0 0 [ B ] T o b a c c o i s a n i m p o r t a n t s o u r c e o f i n c o m e t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 4 " > 0 0 [ C ] S m o k i n g i s s u r e t o c a u s e d i s e a s e s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 5 " > 0 0 [ D ] I t ' s a s h o r t s i g h t e d p o l i c y t o d e p e n d o n t o b a c c o f o r m o n e y . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 6 " > 0 0 [ E ] T h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t f o r i t i s d i s h o n e s t a n d h a r m f u l . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 7 " > 0 0 [ F ] T h e t o b a c c o i n d u s t r y m a k e s h i g h q u a l i t y a d v e r t i s e m e n t f o r s m o k i n g . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 8 " > 0 0 [ G ] I t ' s d o u b t f u l w h e t h e r t h e r e i s l i n k b e t w e e n s m o k i n g a n d c a n c e r . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 8 9 " > / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 0 " > 0 0 P a r t A / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 1 " > 0 0 6 6 . Y o u h a v e m a d e a n a p p o i n t m e n t w i t h P r o f . W a n g , b u t f a i l e d t o k e e p i t . W r i t e a l e t t e r t o / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 2 " > 0 0 h i m . Y o u r l e t t e r s h o u l d i n c l u d e : / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 3 " > 0 0 1 ) a p o l o g i z e f o r y o u r f a i l u r e t o k e e p t h e a p p o i n t m e n t / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 4 " > 0 0 2 ) e x p l a i n y o u r r e a s o n t o y o u r t e a c h e r / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 5 " > 0 0 3 ) e x p r e s s y o u r w i s h t o m a k e a n o t h e r a p p o i n t m e n t / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 6 " > 0 0 Y o u s h o u l d w r i t e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 0 w o r d s . D o n o t s i g n y o u r n a m e a t t h e e n d o f y o u r l e t t e r . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 7 " > 0 0 U s e " L i M i n g " i n s t e a d . Y o u d o n o t n e e d t o w r i t e t h e a d d r e s s . / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 8 " > 0 0 P a r t B / p > p b d s f i d = " 2 9 9 " > 0 0 6 7 . B e l o w i s a c h a r t s h o w i n g t h e l i f e t i m e e a r n i n g s o f p e o p l e w i t h d i f f e r e n t e d u c a t i o n a n d a t d i f f e r e n t a g e s . L o o k a t t h e c h a r t a n d w r i t e a c o m p o s i t i o n o f a b o u t 1 2 0 w o r d s m a k i n g r e f e r e n c e t o t h e f o l l o w i n g p o i n t s : / p > p b d s f i d = " 3 0 0 " > 0 0 1 ) t h e e a r n i n g s o f d i f f e r e n t a g e s / p > p b d s f i d = " 3 0 1 " > 0 0 2 ) t h e e a r n i n g s o f d i f f e r e n t e d u c a t i o n / p > p b d s f i d = " 3 0 2 " > 0 0 3 ) y o u r o w n c o n c l u s i o n / p > p b d s f i d = " 3 0 3 " > 0 0 i m g s r c = " h t t p : / / w x i m g . 2 3 3 . c o m / a t t a c h e d / i m a g e / 2 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 / 2 0 1 5 0 3 2 7 1 1 1 9 0 5 _ 7 0 7 5 .j p g " b o r d e r = " 0 " b d s f i d = " 3 0 4 " > / p > p b d s f i d = " 3 0 5 " > / p > / d i v > d i v i d = " f l o a t _ b t n " b d s f i d = " 3 0 6 " > b u t t o n c l a s s = " f l o a t _ b t n l e f t _ b t n " i d = " c o p y _ b u t t o n " d a t a - c l i p b o a r d - a c t i o n = " c o p y " d a t a - c l i p b o a r d - t a r g e t = " # c o n t e n t - t x t " o n c l i ck = " d o _ c o p y ( ) ; " b d s f i d = " 3 0 7 " > e m cl a s s = " i c o n " b d s f i d = " 3 0 8 " >。

2016年公共英语三级(PETS3)模拟题及答案：听力

2016年公共英语三级(PETS3)模拟题及答案：听力Section I Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes)Directions:This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are TWO parts in this section, Part A and Part B.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test book-let. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Example:You will hear:W: Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time?M: Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about ten minutes.You will read:Who do you think the woman is talking to?[ A ] A bus conductor.[ B ] A clerk at the airport.[ C ] A taxi driver.[ D ] A clerk at the station.From the dialogue, we know that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a flight, so you should choose answer [ B ] and mark it in your test booklet.Sample Answer: [ A ] [ ] [ C ] [ D ]Now look at Question 1.1. What is the woman's reply?[ A ] She knows Professor Arnold has come.[ B ] She thinks Professor Arnold has checked in.[ C ] She is sure that Professor Amold has arrived.[ D ] She doesn' t know whether Professor Arnold has arrived.2. Who answered the phone?[ A ] James Clock.[ B ] Mary.[ C ] Sue.[ D ] Not mentioned.3. How does the man feel about his grade?[ A] It was an improvement.[ B ] It was disappointing.[ C] It was unfair.[ D ] It was satisfying.4. What does the woman mean?[ A ] They' re ready for the snow.[ B ] Once it starts, it' 11 snow a lot.[ C ] It has been snowing for some time.[ D ] The winter has just begun.5. What subject does the man teach now?[ A ] English.[ B ] Chemistry.[ C ] History.[ D ] Chinese.6. Where does this conversation most probably take place?[ A ] In a library.[ B ] In a hospital.[ C ] At a bank.[ D ] In a store.7. Where do the speakers work?[ A ] At an art school.[ B ] At a newspaper office.[ C ] At a stadium.[ D ] At a publishing house.8. What does the man mean?[ A ] The library no longer had the book on reserve.[ B ] The library closed earlier than he'd expected.[ C ] The professor had chosen a mystery book for him instead.[ D ] The homework assignment isn't clear.9. What can we leam from the conversation?[ A ] The man spends more than he makes.[ B ] The man is not keen on arts.[ C ] The woman is an artist.[ D ] The woman looks down upon the man.10. How are the guests going to New York?[ A ] By bus.[ B ] By plane.[ C ] By car.[ D ] By train.Part BYou will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A,B, C or. D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 11 ～13 are based on the following dialogue between two passengers.11. What kind of weather is normal for March?[ A ] Cold.[ B ] Very hot.[ C ] Cooler than that day.[ D ] Drier than that day .12. Where was the man born?[ A ] Florida.[ B ] New York.[ C ] California.[ D ] Indiana.13. How often is the bus scheduled to pass their stop?[ A ] Every ten minutes.[ B ] At twenty to one.[ C ] Every thirty minutes.[ D ] Once a day.Questions 14 ～17 are based on the following dialogue between two friends.14. What does Sally do in the supermarket?[ A ] Working at the meat counter.[ B ] Working in the produce section.[ C ] Carrying groceries out of the store for customers.[ D ] Checking the quality of the milk products.15. Why does Tom do the yard work?[ A ] To earn money for school.[ B ] To keep his yard nice.[ C ] To be able to work outdoors.[ D ] To get exercise while working.16. Why doesn' t Tom like his job?[ A ] Because he doesn't earn very much money.[ B ] Because he has to work for quite a long time.[ C ] Because he doesn't have time for lunch.[ D ] Because sometimes he has to work under bad weather.17. What is Tom going to do in the aftemoon?[ A ] Finish his homework.[ B ] Cut grass.[ C ] Plant trees.[ D ] Buy groceries.Questions 18 ～21 are based on the following dialogue between a customer and a shop assistant.18. What does the woman want to buy?[ A ] A sweater.[ B ] An expensive pen.[ C ] A microwave oven.[ D ] A dishwasher.19. What are they discussing about?[ A ] The price.[ B ] The style.[ C ] The manufacture date.[ D ] The delivery.20. Why does the woman want to make the purchase in that store?[ A ] The article is cheap in the store.[ B ] The article is of good quality in the store.[ C ] The store is near her place.[ D ] The store has free delivery service.21. How much does the shop assistant offer to reduce at first?[ A ] Fifty dollars.[ B ] Five dollars.[ C ] Two hundred dollars.[ D ] Seventy-five dollars.Questions 22 ～25 are based on the following monologue about the generation gap.22. How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together?[ A ] Five weeks.[ B ] Six weeks.[ C ] Seven weeks.[ D ] Eight weeks.23. When and where was the special program offered?[ A ] Every summer in New York City.[ B ] Every winter in New York State.[ C ] Every summer in New York State.[ D ] Every winter in New York City.24. What will people do when someone breaks the rule?[ A ] Criticize him or her.[ B ] Have a group discussion about it.[ C ] Make more rules.[ D ] Ask him or her to work more in the woods.25. What's the purpose of the program?[ A ] To keep all the members in the group work together.[ B ] To make the people there understand the meaning of work.[ C ] To find a way to solve the generation gap.[ D ] To help people enjoy their work.Now you. have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.ANSWER KEY :PART A:1.D2.D3.B4.C5.C6.A7.B8.B9.B 10.BPART B：11.C l2.B l3.C l4.B 15.A l6.D l7.C l8.C l9.A 20.C 21.A 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.C。

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