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2011 年 9 月公共英语三级考试真题及答案 SECTIONI Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 1-25 略 SECTION ll Use of English(15 minutes) Directions： Read the following text．choose the best word or phrasefor each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1． Amongst the most popular books writtentoday are those which are usually classified as science fiction．Hundredsof titles are 26 every year and are read by all kinds of people．27，some of the most successful films ofrecent years have been 28 0n science fiction stories． It is often thought that science fiction is afairly new 29 in literature，but itsancestors can be 30 in books written hundreds of years ago．Thesebooks were often concerned 31 the presentation of some form of ideal society，a 32 which is still often found in modern stories． Most of the classics of science fiction， 33 ，have been written within thelast one hundred years．Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H．G．Wells，to 34 just two well—known authors，have been translated into many languages． Modern science fiction writers don’t write about men from Mars or spaceadventure stories．They are more interested in 35 theresults of technical developments on society and the human mind；or in 36 future worlds which are areflection of the world which we live in now． 37 this，their writing has obvious, 38 implications． In an age where scientific fact frequently 39 science fiction，the writers may find it difficult Itto keep 40 scientific advances．Those whoare 41 clear-sighted to see the way we are going，however，may providea valuable 42 0n how to deal with the problems whichsociety will 43 face as it triesto 44 its new technology and come to terms with a continually 45 view of the world． 26.[A]presented [B]copied [C]published [D]concluded 27[A]Therefore [B]Furthermore [C]Instead [D]Nevertheless 28． [A]based [B]built [C]founded

[D]formed 29． [A]approach [B]discovery [C]activity [D]development 30． [A]deduced [B]described [C]felt [D]found 31． [A]about [B]with [C]for [D]through 32． [A]spirit [B]story [C]theme [D]title 33． [A]however [B]moreover [C]thus [D]likewise 34． [A]recall [B]quote [C]mention [D]introduce 35． [A]analyzing [B]applying [C]following [D]forecasting 36． [A]imagining [B]observing [C]assuming [D]perceiving 37． [A]Because of [B]Contrary to

[C]Regardless of [D]Similar to 38． [A] economic [B]academic [C]political [D]literary 39． [A]overtakes [B]overestimates [C]overcomes [D]overlooks 40． [A]up with [B]out of [C]in with [D]ahead of 41． [A]effectively [B]sufficiently [C]successfully [D]efficiently 42． [A]information [B]lesson [C]result [D]sign 43． [A]incidentally [B]incredibly [C]inevitably [D]initially 44． [ A]realize [B]master [C]control [D]accomplish 45． [A]promising [B]prevailing [C]confusing [D]changing SECTIONⅢ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)

Part A Directions： Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on eachtext by choosing A，B，C or D．Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1． Text 1 Karen and Ken Mullin．a youngprofessional couple in Cleveland，own fifty cookbooksand twofull)equipped kitchens in their house．Yet they rarely cook their own meals；instead，on their way home from work they usually stop at a supermarket andchoose two portions of meat loaf and a containerof ready-to-serve potatoes．“My job，”says Karen，“is to pour the salad from the bag．” A half-century after the first TVdinner was born，the food industry is approaching its long—sought dream of relieving people like the Mullins ofunpaid labor in the final，and arguably most profitable，step by which a cow gets turnedinto meat loaf．Increasingly，tables in America’skitchens are used not for cutting orpeeling but for putting takeout food onto plates．For thosewho even bother withplates．According to Harry Balzar，an influential food—industry researcher， American dinners that came from atakeout counter increased by 24 percent in the past decade．“We thought the micro- wave would be acooking device，”says Harry Balzer， “but we find it reheating takeout pizza．” Across the United States，entire business models arebeing transformed．Supermarket takeout counters，formerly aplace where unsold chickens were coated with sauce， increasingly resemble high-end corporate cafeterias．with sushi bars and stir— fry stations． One psychologist thinks the,trend toward healthier eatingis responsible： Americans have finally gotten the message that it’s bad to eat fried chicken， so they’re doing it at home where no one can see them． Of course，there are people you wouldn’t expect to cook at home，like Steve Traxler，an un·married Chicago theaterproducer，whose refrigerator contains little more than orange juice，wine ard leftovers． Well，somebody must beusing those cookbooks，right?“People don’thave time to cook；I think they’re reading them in bed，”says Rozanne Gold，author of a cookbook． It’snot entirely a question of time．The takeout fashion is fueled，in part， by the popularity of foods like sushi，which even adventuresomeAmerican cooks are unlikely to try to make at home． And takeout fills another need aswell，for the atmosphere of thehome—cooked dinner． 46．From the text we can learn that theMullins __________． [A]are experienced in cooking [B]are expert at food shopping [C]often go dining out at arestaurant [D]often eat ready—made food athome 47．The food industry is approaching its finalgoal of __________． [A]freeing people of cooking athome

[B]turning COWS into meat loaffor people [C]relieving itself of unpaidlabor for people [D]providing people withdelicious TV dinners 48．We can infer from the text that someAmericans__________ [A]are too busy to cut or peel [B]are too busy to use theirtables [C]do not even use their plates [D]do not even use themicrowave 49．Supermarket takeout counters__________· [A]have sushi bars and stir-frystations now [B]used to process the left-overfood for sale [C]cooperate with high-end‘corporationcafeterias [D]used to coat chickens ofinferior quality with sauce 50 Takeoutfood is not only convenient but also enables Americans to __________· [A]avoid taking unhealthy food [B]follow the trend of eatingout [C]enjoy eating together athome [D]have time to improve theircooking Text 2 I switched on the TV and there they wereagain—the next crop of Miss World ／Miss Universe candidates．The samepracticed smiles，the same waving hands，the samehosts with their unreal crossbreed accents—the same． Yes．the show goes on．No time to enjoy the glory of the last set of titles．It’ s time toprepare for me next．Our Assembly Line is in place．It takes a whole year toprepare for the Miss World／Miss Universe contest．And the young hopefulsgive it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing themselves for an ⅡT entrancetest or the Civil Services exam· So what，s wrong with that?Ifone set of kids can further their genetically gifted intellect，why can’t another set further a similarly gifted set of physicalattributes?If brainy kids go to coaching classes．why Can，t the pretty ones go to physical trainers?If cosmeticsurgery，dental cares，balanced diets and workoutsessions produce a happier，healthier and more self-confidentwoman who can takethe world in her stride，perhapsthat’s the way to go· Yes．we had just begun to accept it all．We had just begun to create the slots forthe brainy ones and the beauties．And then，suddenly we got a Mrs．World Aditi Gowatrikar with herdreamy green eyes． Brainy．beautiful and awonderful wife and mother to boot·The mother of a two。Year‘old who is also a doctor and asuper model． Yes．Aditi has shown US that it is possible todo it all．But can she really be a symbol of Indian womanhood assome carried—away journalists and event managers have suggested?Is she themodem day Mother India?The one who can inspire the thousands of mothers and wives to break outof the petty confines of the roles they are forced to play?Will she find an echoamong all those working-women dealingwith families，bosses and

unsupportive husbands?To most women．the worldof AditiGowatrikar would seem like a different planet． 51·The repeated scene of beauty contests on TV makes the writer__________． [A]thoughtful [B]refreshed [C]doubtful [D]excited 52．As the author sees it，the young candidates prepare for thecontest __________． [A]anxiously [B]seriously [C]casually [D]steadily 53·For most people，both brainy kids and young beauties arejustified to __________． [A]improve their self -confidence [B]possess certain acquiredimages [C]make use of their naturalqualifies [D]take advantage of theirintelligence 54·In the author’s opinion，for most Indian mothers and wives，Aditi is __________． [A]far from reality [B]an example to follow [C]typical of Indian v：omen [D]an inspiration for success 55．In the text，the writer comments on the beauty contest with a tone of __________． [A]despair [B]tolerance [C]admiration [D]reservation Text 3 The first rule stepping up our luck is tolook for variety．Morevariety will result in a richer life with more opportunities．The more varied life is，the more likely that unexpectedcombinations of events will occur，giving usthe chance to improve our situation．Being able to changeis the best way tosurvive in changing， unpredictabletimes． When we are searching for something，like a pair of lost eyeglasses，it isn't a good idea to al．ways follow the same pattern ofsearch．Searching for happiness is like that as well．Be flexible．Learn from your mistakes．Try Jots of different possibilities． Varietyis necessary for happiness．No matter how rich our lives may seem，if they consist only ofexpected events and repetition，boredom steps in．We findpleasure in the unexpected and the surprising.Saying yes to uncertainty adds pleasure to lifeand contributes to our luck．Sometimesit seems easier，however，to useour strength

to build walls to try to protect ourselves from uncertainty．We buy lifeinsurance， household insurance，carinsurance．We’work hard and put money aside．But all this planning can’t guarantee safety．We need to find the courage to welcome uncertainty． Each of us should find one action that willincrease variety：subscribe to a new magazine，take adifferent route to work，sign up for a night．schoolcourse．Then focus on its positive results-This positive reinforcement．together with the pleasure ofsensing the power in doing what we want to，should give us the courage for the nextact． Accepting ourselves exactly as we are atthis present momentprovides the courage to move for-ward.Believingthat all our choices in the past were the best we could have made at the timeflees us from regret and reinforces our belief that we are as good as wecan be at this moment．The best preparationfor the future is self-acceptance in the present．Self-acceptanceand trust in people are the foundations of confidence and courage． Self-acceptance，courageand action don’t guarantee good luck，but they do guarantee a richer andfuller life． 56．From the text we learn that__________． [A]variety guarantees happiness [B]varied life relies on goodluck [C]opportunities go beforevariety [D]adaptability is the key tosurvival 57．According to the text，to make life colorful we must__________ [A]accept and try theunexpected [B]tolerate boredom andrepetition [C]follow the same searchingpattern [D]make ourselves financiallysecure 58．According to the text，pleasure can be brought into life by__________· [A]finding what we aresearching for [B]improving our situation witha bit luck [C]strengthening ourselves toface uncertainty [D]having insurance polices toprotect our life 59．To gather courage to move forward，the writer thinks that we should__________· [A]regret our past choices [B]forget our past mistakes [C]reinforce our past actions [D]believe in our pastdecisions 60·The best title of the textwould be——————． [A]Stepping Up Your Luck [B]Life Is Full ofUncertainties [C]Variety Leads to Opportunities [D]Learning from Your Mistakes Part B Directions： Read the texts from A magazine sectioncalled“Letters”in which five people write

about the social networking websiteof Facebook． For questions 61 t0 65，match the name of each personto one of the statements(A to G)given below．Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1． Helen Smith： What better way to start off my senior yearin high school than by reading something Iam entirely familiar with?Icouldn’t have described this online revolution any better． The expansion of Facebook and its continuing success make me more interested in theworld of computers and web design and the career choices the)offer．Thanks，Mark Zuckerberg，for“poking” me intoFacebook． Kevin Stuart： Rather than seeing Facebook as the hottest connection tool，I think it，s more like the latest way to make an already impersonal worldeven more impersonal．How sadthat our society is so isolated that we need a computerto“connect”with others．N0， thanks!I'm going tocontinue hanging out on the street corner，and hope someone builds a village square someday-now，there's aradical idea! Robert Meyer： Isn’t it a contradiction that so many Americans criticize the government measures fornational security purposes as an invasion of privacy when many of these same people feel free to lay bare their privatelives to public exposure on Facebook?Perhaps it reveals shallow minds orshallow lives.Or worse，doesit reveal a lack of concern about the security of our country?Sad indeed． James Brown： I eagerly returned from Vacation so I couldsee my nieces who were home from college，only to findthem with their“faces”in Facebook almost all day．They nolonger communicate much with others face to face．No more hanging out at someone’S home．1 wonder what effect mis societalisolation will have on all of us．I hope this isn’ t a fiend，I remember all the funface—to—face contact used to be． Laura Lee： I love email．I live and die byGoogle，but l will never understand the appeal ofFacebook and its vast community of friends．In fact．I’m rathershocked．There are thousands out there who would like to be your friend and demand your time： they’re called books．Pick one up．Life is short．Save your few real friendships for coffee over at Starbucks or invest yourself in a localcause that will form meaningful，lifelong relationships． Nowmatch the name of each person(61 to 65)to the appropriate statement． Note there are two extra statements． 61．Helen Smith 62．Kevin Stuart 63．Robert Meyer 64．James Brown 65．Laura Lee Statements [A]Facebook has built up my confidence inmy study． [B]Facebook raises individual awareness ofprivacy protection．

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