1、公共英语三级阅读理解专项试题（六）一、ReadingComprehension（共60小题,共120.0分） Read the following three textsAnswer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D第1题It was fifteen past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going towork. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, mak
2、ing her a few minutes late for her very firstjob. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the nextday. Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixthfloor. When she finally reached the office marked Smith Enterpr
3、ises, she knocked at the door nervously andwaited. There was noreply. She tapped on the door again, but still there was noanswer. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and wentin. Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks
4、 before when she had the interview withMr. Smith, it looked quite differentnow. In fact, it hardly looked like an office atall. The employees were just standing around chatting andsmoking. In the front of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst
5、 of laughter as she camein. For a moment she had thought they were laughing ather. Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to theothers. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard atwork. No one paid any attention toMade.
6、 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 theoffice. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait forMr. Smith, who would arrive at anymoment. Then Made realized that the days work in the offic
7、e began just beforeMr. Smitharrived. Later she found out that he lived 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 startworking. Made felt nervous when she knocked at the door because_. A it was her fir
8、st 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 office 【正确答案】 ：B 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】解析 第一天上班迟到，所以紧张。第2题Made could hardly recognize the office she went into as_. A she had been there only once BMr. Smit
9、h was not in the office C nobody was doing any work D the office had a new appearance【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】解析 由第三段中“it looked quite different now”可以看出，办公室和以前相比，变化很大，答案选D。第3题The people in the office suddenly started working because_. A they saw a stranger in the office B their morning break was
10、ended C no one wanted to talk to Made D the boss was about to arrive【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】解析 由末段中“Then Marie realized that the days work in the office began just before MrSmith arrived”可知选D。 第4题We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise_. A would start their work by listeni
11、ng to a joke B were cold to newcomers C were always punctual for work D lacked devotion to the company【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】解析 显而易见该公司职员对公司缺乏奉献精神。第5题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 Never【正确答案】 ：A 【本题分数】：
12、2.0分【答案解析】解析 标题的选择应言简意赅，同时也可表达出作者的某种感情色彩，如本文中作者的讽刺意味比较浓。第6题Mistakes are the things that nobody wants, but we still make mistakes at anyage. Some mistakes we make are aboutmoney. Some are about work orjobs. But most mistakes are aboutpeople. Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?When I got
13、 that great job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend7 Or did he envy my luck?And why didnt Andy pick up that I was friendly just because 1 had a car?When we look back, doubts like these can make us feelbad. But when we look back, its toolate. Why do we go wrong about our friends or our ene
14、mies?Sometimes what people say hides their realmeaning. We need to listen and think for sometime. And if we dont really listen we miss the feeling behind thewords. Suppose someone tells you, Youre a lucky dogthats beingfriendly. But lucky dog?Theres a bit of envy in thosewords. Maybe he doesnt see i
15、thimself. But bringing in the dogbit puts you down alittle. What he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve yourluck. Just think of all the things you have to be thankful foris another noise that says one thing and meansanother. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see yo
16、ur problem as part of your life as awhole. But is he?Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isntimportant. Its telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you havent got a date for Saturdaynight. How can you tell the real meaning behind someones words?One wa
17、y is to take a good look at the persontalking. Do his words fit the way he looks?Does what he says agree with the tone of voice?His posture?The look in his eyes?Stop andthink. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save anothermistake. This passage is main
18、ly about_. A how to interpret what people say B what to do when you listen to others talking C how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people D why we go wrong with people sometimes【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】题型 主旨题 解析 题干意为“这篇文章主要讲的是什么?”文章第一段一开始就谈到，我们常常会犯错误，而误解别人的话是犯的最多的错误，之后文章也在围绕如何倾听以避免误解来阐
19、述，因此正确答案为C。第7题 According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that_. A we fail to listen carefully when they talk B people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say C people usually state one thing but means another D we tend to doubt what our friends say【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分
20、数】：2.0分【答案解析】题型 细节题 解析 题干意为“在作者看来，我们常常误解朋友的原因是什么?”从文章第二段第二句话“Sometimes what people say hides their realmeaning.”可知，有时人们说话时会隐藏起他们的真正意思，因此正确答案为C。第8题In the sentence Maybe he doesnt see it himselfin the second paragraph, the pronoun itrefers to_. A being friendly B a bit of envy C lucky dog D your luck【
21、正确答案】 ：B 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】题型 释义题 解析 题干问的是在那句话中it指的是什么?我们从前一句话“Theres a bit of envy in thosewords.”中可以看出指的是a bit of envy，因此正确答案为B。第9题 When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is_. A notice the way the person is talking B take a good look at the person talking C mind h
22、is tone, his posture and the look in his eyes D examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture【正确答案】 ：D 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】题型 推理题 解析 题干意为“当我们听一个人说话时，最重要的事情是什么?”文章最后一段整段话都在谈这个问题，根据原文，作者建议我们要注意说话者的神态姿势，听他的语音语调，看他的眼睛，可以看出D最贴切，因此正确答案为D。第10题The author most probably i
23、s a_. A teacher B philosopher C psychologist D doctor【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】题型 推理题 解析 题干意为“作者很可能是什么人?”A老师，B哲学家，C心理学家，D医生。文章谈的话题是言外之意和动作姿态流露出来的隐含心理，因此只有C最可能，故正确答案为C。第11题 Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in theworld. For the first time the world cup soccer competition will
24、be held in the UnitedStates. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popularhere. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of young Americans became interested insoccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in thecountry. A recent study fou
25、nd that almost 18 million young boys and girls play soccer in the UnitedStates. The study also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport amongstudents. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than one million Americans
26、 are expected to go and see the teamsplay. Organizers say this years world cup will be the biggestever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already beensold. Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more than one hundredyears. But how did the sport come to this country?And how
27、 long has it existed in other parts of the world?No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer Came from, or when people began playing thegame. Some scientists say there is evidence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of yearsago. There is evidence that ancient Greeks and Romans an
28、d native American Indians all played games similar tosoccer. Most experts agree that Britain is the birthplace of modemsoccer. They also agree that the British spread the game around theworld. Unlike the game today, which uses balls of man-made material or leather, early soccer balls were often made
29、 of animalstomachs. The rules of early soccer games also differed from those we havetoday. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?A Americans were preparing for the world cup when the author wrote thisarticle. B More younger Americans became interested in soccer in the l
30、ast 30years. C Soccer is the fastest developing sport in theworld. D The article was written before the world cup held in the UnitedStates.【正确答案】 ：C 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】 解析 是非题。见文中第一段第六句提到，足球在美国是发展最快的运动，但没有说在世界范围内是发展最快的运动。故选C。第12题Which was the most popular sport as a traditional game among students?ABasketball. B Americanfootball. CSoccer. DTennis.【正确答案】 ：B 【本题分数】：2.0分【答案解析】解析 细节题。见第二段第一句，“soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport among students”可知“American footbal
