1、公共英语等级考试三级真题公共英语等级考试三级2011年9月真题SECTIONI Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)125略SECTION ll Use of English (15 minutes)Directions：Read the following textchoose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1 Amongst the most popular books written today are those w
2、hich are usually classified as science fictionHundreds of titles are 26 every year and are read by all kinds of people 27，some of the most successful films of recent years have been 28 on science fiction storiesIt is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new 29 in literature，but its ancesto
3、rs can be 30 in books written hundreds of years agoThese books were often concerned 31 the presentation of some form of ideal society，a 32 which is still often found in modern storiesMost of the classics of science fiction， 33 ，have been written within the last one hundred yearsBooks by writers such
4、 as Jules Verne and HGWells，to 34 just two well-known authors，have been translated into many languagesModern science fiction writers dont write about men from Mars or space adventure storiesThey are more interested in 35 the results of technical developments on society and the human mind；or in 36 fu
5、ture worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now 37 this，their writing has obvious, 38 implicationsIn an age where scientific fact frequently 39 science fiction，the writers may find it difficult to keep 40 scientific advancesThose who are 41 clear-sighted to see the way we are go
6、ing，however，may provide a valuable 42 0n how to deal with the problems which society will 43 face as it tries to 44 its new technology and come to terms with a continually 45 view of the world26.ApresentedBcopiedCpublishedDconcluded27A ThereforeBFurthermoreCInsteadDNevertheless28AbasedBbuiltCfounded
7、Dformed29AapproachBdiscoveryCactivityDdevelopment30AdeducedBdescribedCfeltDfound31AaboutBwithCforDthrough32AspiritBstoryCthemeDtitle33AhoweverBmoreoverCthusDlikewise34ArecallBquoteCmentionDintroduce35AanalyzingBapplyingCfollowingDforecasting36AimaginingBobservingCassumingDperceiving37ABecause ofBCon
8、trary toCRegardless ofDSimilar to38A economicBacademicCpoliticalDliterary39AovertakesBoverestimatesCovercomesDoverlooks40Aup withBout ofCin withDahead of41AeffectivelyBsufficientlyCsuccessfullyDefficiently42A informationBlessonCresultDsign43AincidentallyBincrediblyCinevitablyDinitially44 A realizeBm
9、asterCcontrolDaccomplish45ApromisingBprevailingCconfusingDchangingSECTION Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Part ADirections：Read the following three textsAnswer the questions on each text by choosing A，B，C or DMark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1Text 1 Karen and Ken Mullin, a young professional coupl
10、e in Cleveland，own fifty cookbooks and two fully equipped kitchens in their houseYet they rarely cook their own meals；instead，on their way home from work they usually stop at a supermarket and choose two portions of meat loaf and a container of ready-to-serve potatoes“My job，”says Karen，“is to pour
11、the salad from the bag”A half-century after the first TV dinner was born，the food industry is approaching its longsought dream of relieving people like the Mullins of unpaid labor in the final，and arguably most profitable，step by which a cow gets turned into meat loafIncreasingly，tables in Americas
12、kitchens are used not for cutting or peeling but for putting takeout food onto platesFor those who even bother with platesAccording to Harry Balzar，an influential foodindustry researcher，American dinners that came from a takeout counter increased by 24 percent in the past decade“We thought the micro
13、- wave would be a cooking device，”says Harry Balzer，“but we find it reheating takeout pizza”Across the United States，entire business models are being transformedSupermarket takeout counters，formerly a place where unsold chickens were coated with sauce，increasingly resemble high-end corporate cafeter
14、iaswith sushi bars and stirfry stationsOne psychologist thinks the trend toward healthier eating is responsible：Americans have finally gotten the message that its bad to eat fried chicken，so theyre doing it at home where no one can see themOf course，there are people you wouldnt expect to cook at hom
15、e，like Steve Traxler，an unmarried Chicago theater producer，whose refrigerator contains little more than orange juice，wine and leftoversWell，somebody must be using those cookbooks，right?“People dont have time to cook；I think theyre reading them in bed，”says Rozanne Gold，author of a cookbookIts not en
16、tirely a question of timeThe takeout fashion is fueled，in part，by the popularity of foods like sushi，which even some adventurous American cooks are unlikely to try to make at homeAnd takeout fills another need as well，for the atmosphere of the homecooked dinner46From the text we can learn that the M
17、ullins _Aare experienced in cookingBare expert at food shoppingCoften go dining out at a restaurantDoften eat readymade food at home47The food industry is approaching its final goal of _Afreeing people of cooking at homeBturning COWS into meat loaf for peopleCrelieving itself of unpaid labor for peo
18、pleDproviding people with delicious TV dinners48We can infer from the text that some Americans_Aare too busy to cut or peelBare too busy to use their tablesCdo not even use their platesDdo not even use the microwave49Supermarket takeout counters_Ahave sushi bars and stir-fry stations nowBused to pro
19、cess the left-over food for saleCcooperate with high-end corporation cafeteriasDused to coat chickens of inferior quality with sauce50 Takeout food is not only convenient but also enables Americans to _Aavoid taking unhealthy foodBfollow the trend of eating outCenjoy eating together at homeDhave tim
20、e to improve their cookingText 2I switched on the TV and there they were againthe next crop of Miss World/ Miss Universe candidatesThe same practiced smiles，the same waving hands，the same hosts with their unreal crossbreed accentsthe sameYesthe show goes onNo time to enjoy the glory of the last set
21、of titlesIts time to prepare for me nextOur Assembly Line is in placeIt takes a whole year to prepare for the Miss WorldMiss Universe contestAnd the young hopefuls give it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing themselves for an IIT entrance test or the Civil Services examSo whats w
22、rong with that? If one set of kids can further their genetically gifted intellect，why cant another set further a similarly gifted set of physical attributes? If brainy kids go to coaching classesWhy cant the pretty ones go to physical trainers? If cosmetic surgery，dental cares，balanced diets and wor
23、kout sessions produce a happier，healthier and more self-confident woman who can take the world in her stride，perhaps thats the way to goYeswe had just begun to accept it allWe had just begun to create the slots for the brainy ones and the beautiesAnd then，suddenly we got a Mrs. World Aditi Gowatrika
24、r with her dreamy green eyes. Brainy, beautiful and a wonderful wife and mother to boot. The mother of a two year old who is also a doctor and a super modelYesAditi has shown us that it is possible to do it allBut can she really be a symbol of Indian womanhood as some carriedaway journalists and eve
25、nt managers have suggested? Is she the modern day Mother India? The one who can inspire the thousands of mothers and wives to break out of the petty confines of the roles they are forced to play? Will she find an echo among all those working-women dealing with families, bosses and unsupportive husba
26、nds? To most womenthe world of Aditi Gowatrikar would seem like a different planet51The repeated scene of beauty contests on TV makes the writer_AthoughtfulBrefreshedCdoubtfulDexcited52As the author sees it，the young candidates prepare for the contest _AanxiouslyBseriouslyCcasuallyDsteadily53For mos
27、t people，both brainy kids and young beauties are justified to _Aimprove their self -confidenceBpossess certain acquired imagesCmake use of their natural qualifiesDtake advantage of their intelligence54In the authors opinion，for most Indian mothers and wives，Aditi is _Afar from realityBan example to
28、followCtypical of Indian womenDan inspiration for success55In the text，the writer comments on the beauty contest with a tone of _AdespairBtoleranceCadmirationDreservationText 3The first rule stepping up our luck is to look for varietyMore variety will result in a richer life with more opportunitiesT
29、he more varied life is，the more likely that unexpected combinations of events will occur，giving us the chance to improve our situationBeing able to change is the best way to survive in changing，unpredictable timesWhen we are searching for something，like a pair of lost eyeglasses，it isnt a good idea to always follow the same pattern of searchSearching for happiness is like that as wellBe flexibleLearn from your mistakes
