公共英语三级分类模拟题75及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语三级分类模拟题 75 及答案解析(总分：78.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)I“m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. Whi

2、le any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today“s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a hig

3、her level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago. Why are America“s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation-brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things and a growing percepti

4、on that the world is a more dangerous place. Given that we can“t turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope. At the top of the list is nurturing (培育) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps buil

5、d communities and protect individuals against stress. To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep. Limit the amount of virtual

6、(虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It“s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news. Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale. Make exercise part of your daily routine. It

7、 will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable But it doesn“t have to ruin your life.（分数：25.00）(1).The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people“s state of mind are _.（分数：5.00）A.surprisingB.confusingC.illogic

8、alD.questionable(2).What does the author mean when he says, “we can“t turn the clock back“ (Line 1, Para.3)? _（分数：5.00）A.It“s impossible to slow down the pace of change.B.The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.C.Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.D.It“s impossibl

9、e to forget the past.(3).According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentally ill 50 years ago _.（分数：5.00）A.were less isolated physicallyB.were probably less self-centeredC.probably suffered less from anxietyD.were considered less individualistic(4).The first a

10、nd most important thing parents should do to help their children is _.（分数：5.00）A.to provide them with a safer environmentB.to lower their expectations for themC.to get them more involved sociallyD.to set a good model for them to follow(5).What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? _（分数：5.00）A.An

11、xiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with.B.Children“s anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.C.Children“s anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.D.Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature.四、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)To get a chocolate out of a box requires a consi

12、derable amount of unpacking: The box has to be taken out of the paper bag in which it arrived, the cellophane wrapper has to be torn off, the lid opened and the paper removed, the chocolate itself then has to be unwrapped from its own piece of paper. But this overuse of wrapping is not confined to l

13、uxuries. It is now becoming increasingly difficult to buy anything that is not done up in beautiful wrapping. The package itself is of no interest to the shopper, who usually throws it away immediately. Useless wrapping accounts for much of the refuse put out by the average London household each wee

14、k. So why is it done? Some of it, like the cellophane on meat, is necessary, but most of the rest is simply competitive selling. This is absurd. Packaging is using up scarce energy and resources and messing up the environment. Recycling is already happening with milk bottles which are returned to th

15、e dairies, washed out, and refilled. But both glass and paper are being threatened by the growing use of plastic. More dairies are experimenting with plastic bottles. The trouble with plastic is that it does not rot. Some environmentalists argue that the only solution to the problem of ever increasi

16、ng plastic containers is to do away with plastic altogether in the shops, a suggestion unacceptable to many manufacturers who say there is no alternative to their handy plastic packs. It is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and reuse of various materials and into the cost of col

17、lecting and recycling containers as opposed to producing new ones. Unnecessary packaging, intended to be used just once, and make things look better so more people will buy them, is clearly becoming increasingly absurd. But it is not so much a question of doing away with packaging as using it sensib

18、ly. What is needed now is a more advanced approach to using scarce resources for what is, after all, a relatively unimportant function.（分数：10.00）(1).“This overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxuries.“ (line 4, paragraphl) means _.（分数：2.00）A.too much wrapping is used for both luxury and ordinary

19、productsB.more wrapping is used for luxuries than for ordinary productsC.more wrapping is needed for ordinary productsD.the wrapping used for luxury products is unnecessary(2).Packaging is important to manufacturers because _.（分数：2.00）A.they want to attract more shoppersB.shoppers are interested in

20、beautiful packagingC.it is easy to use it againD.packaged things will not go rotten(3).According to the passage, dairies are _.（分数：2.00）A.increasing the use of plastic bottlesB.giving up the use of glass bottlesC.experimenting with the use of paper bottlesD.re-using their paper containers(4).Some en

21、vironmentalists think that _.（分数：2.00）A.plastic packaging should be made more convenientB.shops should stop using plastic containersC.too much plastic is wastedD.no alternative can be found to plastic packaging(5).The author thinks that _.（分数：2.00）A.enough research has been done into recyclingB.peop

22、le will soon stop using packaging altogetherC.packing is actually useless and could be ignoredD.it is better to produce new materials than to re-use old ones五、Part B(总题数：2，分数：13.00)Ma Jian It“s my own decision. Why? Only for the college and specialty I like. I found my exam results fell short of my

23、expectations. In fact, with the results, I could have entered a decent university and studied quite a good specialty. But that“s not what I like. I think my future job will be largely decided by what I learn in college and I don“t like to have a job which I dislike in future. Although I know what ki

24、nd of hardships I will experience during this one-year restudy, I feel it is worth one more year restudy. Cui Gong My goal is the Dept. of Biology at Peking University. I failed last year by only a few marks. Although computing is a hot faculty that many people strive to get into, I never felt settl

25、ed and could not forget my dream. So I decided to quit and prepare for another exam. Indeed I face great pressure primarily because I“ve given up a hot specialty and I may fail the next exam. But I have to try whatever the risk, otherwise, it will remain a knot in my heart the rest of my life. Zhao

26、Zuoyi I think the increasing number of re-applicants who have got high scores is a normal phenomenon. It results from the general social atmosphere that reflects changes in social demand. In the 1950s, for instance, all society needed were those who could read and write. You were respected if you we

27、re a primary school graduate. Recently, talents with a higher education background are in great demand. Mr Zheng Learning is not merely for learning, but for application. The purpose of learning is to improve the qualification of the learner, to adapt oneself to social development, to broaden the sp

28、here of employment and finally to create values for oneself and society. If I consent to my son having one-year restudy, outwardly my family loses 7 000 Yuan on tuition, but the actual loss is far more than that amount. Now match each of the persons with the appropriate statement. Note: there is one

29、 extra statement. StatementsA. I quit computing and decide to achieve my dream. B. I think learners should adapt themselves to the social development. C. I want to have a job which I like in the future. D. I think it reflects changes in social demands. E. I don“t want to lose 7000 Yuan for my son to

30、 restudy.（分数：8.00）(1).Ma Jian（分数：2.00）(2).Cui Geng（分数：2.00）(3).Zhao Zuoyi（分数：2.00）(4).Mr Zheng（分数：2.00）Florence“s Calcio in Costume: It has been played in the city since it was a Roman colony and it is said to be the ancestor of football. The game was originally Greek and was adopted by the Romans,

31、who, in turn, introduced it in Florence. The ancient game has harsh rules and requires long training for the players. The rules were modified by the 1400“s, and for 2 centuries thereafter it was the pastime of nobles elegantly costumed in clothes with silver and gold trimmings. At the beginning of t

32、he 18th century the game lost its noble character and became the game of the people. Today this spectacular football game is played annually with much of antique glory revived. Le Saga del Cuochi del Sangro: In villa Santa Maria, Aruzze, for three days every year in early October, gifted master chef

33、s who hail from this small town return to their hometown to demonstrate their art in an appetizing festival that honors culinary talents stretching back to Renaissance. Carnival, Virago, Tuscany: During the 3 weekends before lent, this summer seaside resort is a whirl of carnival costume, confetti a

34、nd floats that climaxes during a grand Sunday afternoon parade of leering acumen, pert ma jorette, and immense floats that demonstrate coastal viareggio“s shipbuilding expertise. Vendemmia del Nonno, Castagnole Monferrato Piedmont: The second Sunday of October, while the tangy odor of pressed grapes

35、 suffuses the streets of small towns all over Italy, this village enacts an authentic old fashioned grape harvest, a vendemmia del Nonno, the way grandfather used to do it. Family groups work together in the vineyards, heap carts high with the richly colored fruit, trample it with bare feet, and fea

36、st raucously at day“s end at a communality supper. Maggio Musicale Fiorentirio, Florence: Programs at this event, Italy“s answer to the king of European music festivals at Salzburg, are so diverse that they seem a conscious attempt to avoid musical chauvinism: some of the concerts are held in the ma

37、gical Boboli Gardens lovely and guint essentially Italian, especially on a June evening. Despite a name that translates “Florentine Musical May“, the going-on continue right through June. StatementsA. It is Italian Salzburg Music Festival. B. It celebrates in memory of ancient great cooks. C. It ori

38、ginated in Greece. D. It“s a movable festival. E. It starts in June. F. The parade held on Sunday afternoon is the climax of this festival. G. A sacred thanksgiving rite is held.（分数：5.00）(1).Florence“s Calcio in Costume（分数：1.00）(2).Le Saga del Cuochi del Sangro（分数：1.00）(3).Carnival, Virago, Tuscany（

39、分数：1.00）(4).64 Vendemmia del Nonno（分数：1.00）(5).Maggio Musicale Florence（分数：1.00）六、Section Writing(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.Suppose you have done something wrong to your friend Li Hua because of misunderstanding. Now write a letter making an apology to her. You should write approximate

40、ly 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. （分数：15.00）_八、Part B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)2.Directions: You are going to read the following table in which the causes of death in country X from 1990 to 1994 are showed. Write it

41、 neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. You should write about 120 words according to the table, telling about: 1) The distribution of the causes of death in country X. 2) The changes of the causes from 1990 to 1994. 3) If possible, tell the main reason of the changes. Table for death per 100,000 population in c

42、ountry X from 1990 to 1994: Year Heart Disease Pneumonia Suicide Cancer Accidents 1990 114 95 82 52 65 1991 130 80 75 50 68 1992 134 89 75 50 68 1993 135 84 74 54 68 1994 143 83 65 52 65 （分数：15.00）_公共英语三级分类模拟题 75 答案解析(总分：78.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Te

43、xt 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)I“m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Stil

44、l, I was struck by a report which concluded that today“s children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago. Why are Amer

45、ica“s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation-brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place. Given that we can“t turn the clock back, adults can still

46、do plenty to help the next generation cope. At the top of the list is nurturing (培育) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress. To help kids build stronger connections with othe

47、rs, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep. Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It“s not just video games and movies; children see a lot o

48、f murder and crime on the local news. Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale. Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety i

49、s unavoidable But it doesn“t have to ruin your life.（分数：25.00）(1).The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people“s state of mind are _.（分数：5.00）A.surprisingB.confusingC.illogicalD.questionable 解析：解析 推理题。题干意为“作者认为，任何研究所得出得关于人们心态的结论都是”。根据题干 the conclusions of any research about people“s state of mind 定位至第一、二句中提到，作 者对这些研究感到 skeptical(持怀