1、2011年 9月国家公共英语（三级）真题试卷（精选）及答案与解析 一、 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. 0 Amongst the most popular books written today are those which are usually classified as sci
2、ence fiction. Hundreds of titles are【 C1】 _every year and are read by all kinds of people. 【 C2】 _, some of the most successful films of recent years have been【 C3】 _on science fiction stories. It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new【 C4】 _in literature, but its ancestors can be【 C5
3、】 _in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned【 C6】 _the presentation of some form of ideal society, a【 C7】_which is still often found in modern stories. Most of the classics of science fiction, 【 C8】 _, have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by write
4、rs such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to【 C9】_just two well-known authors , have been translated into many languages. Modern science fiction writers dont write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in【 C10】 _the results of technical developments on society and th
5、e human mind; or in【 C11】 _future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. 【 C12】 _this, their writing has obvious【 C13】 _implications. In an age where scientific fact frequently【 C14】 _science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep【 C15】 _scientific advances. Tho
6、se who are【 C16】_clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable【 C17】 _on how to deal with the problems which society will【 C18】 _face as it tries to【 C19】 _its new technology and come to terms with a continually【 C20】 _view of the world. 1 【 C1】 （ A） presented （ B） copie
7、d （ C） published （ D） concluded 2 【 C2】 （ A） Therefore （ B） Furthermore （ C） Instead （ D） Nevertheless 3 【 C3】 （ A） based （ B） built （ C） founded （ D） formed 4 【 C4】 （ A） approach （ B） discovery （ C） activity （ D） development 5 【 C5】 （ A） deduced （ B） described （ C） felt （ D） found 6 【 C6】 （ A） abou
8、t （ B） with （ C） for （ D） through 7 【 C7】 （ A） spirit （ B） story （ C） theme （ D） title 8 【 C8】 （ A） however （ B） moreover （ C） thus （ D） likewise 9 【 C9】 （ A） recall （ B） quote （ C） mention （ D） introduce 10 【 C10】 （ A） analyzing （ B） applying （ C） following （ D） forecasting 11 【 C11】 （ A） imagining
9、 （ B） observing （ C） assuming （ D） perceiving 12 【 C12】 （ A） Because of （ B） Contrary to （ C） Regardless of （ D） Similar to 13 【 C13】 （ A） economic （ B） academic （ C） political （ D） literary 14 【 C14】 （ A） overtakes （ B） overestimates （ C） overcomes （ D） overlooks 15 【 C15】 （ A） up with （ B） out of
10、（ C） in with （ D） ahead of 16 【 C16】 （ A） effectively （ B） sufficiently （ C） successfully （ D） efficiently 17 【 C17】 （ A） information （ B） lesson （ C） result （ D） sign 18 【 C18】 （ A） incidentally （ B） incredibly （ C） inevitably （ D） initially 19 【 C19】 （ A） realize （ B） master （ C） control （ D） acco
11、mplish 20 【 C20】 （ A） promising （ B） prevailing （ C） confusing （ D） changing 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. 20 Karen and Ken Mullin, a young professional couple in Cleveland, own fift
12、y cookbooks and two fully 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 and choose two portions of meat loaf and a container of ready-to-serve potatoes. “My job,“ says Karen, “is to pour the salad from
13、the bag. “ A half-century after the first TV dinner was born, the food industry is approaching its long-sought 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 loaf. Increasingly, tables in Americas kitch
14、ens are used not for cutting or peeling but for putting takeout food onto plates. For those who even bother with plates. According to Harry Balzar, an influential food-industry researcher, American dinners that came from a takeout counter increased by 24 percent in the past decade. “We thought the m
15、icrowave would be a cooking device,“ says Harry Balzer, “but we find it reheating takeout pizza. “ Across the United States, entire business models are being transformed. Supermarket takeout counters, formerly a place where unsold chickens were coated with sauce, increasingly resemble high-end corpo
16、rate cafeterias, with sushi bars and stir-fry stations. One 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 them. Of course, there are people you wouldnt
17、 expect to cook at home, like Steve Traxler, an unmarried Chicago theater producer, whose refrigerator contains little more than orange juice, wine and leftovers. Well, somebody must be using those cookbooks, right? “People dont have time to cook; I think theyre reading them in bed,“ says Rozanne Go
18、ld, author of a cookbook. Its not entirely a question of time. The takeout fashion is fueled, in part, by the popularity of foods like sushi, which even adventuresome American cooks are unlikely to try to make at home. And takeout fills another need as well, for the atmosphere of the home-cooked din
19、ner. 21 From the text we can learn that the Mullins_. （ A） are experienced in cooking （ B） are expert at food shopping （ C） often go dining out at a restaurant （ D） often eat ready-made food at home 22 The food industry is approaching its final goal of_. （ A） freeing people of cooking at home （ B） t
20、urning cows into meat loaf for people （ C） relieving itself of unpaid labor for people （ D） providing people with delicious TV dinners 23 We can infer from the text that some Americans_. （ A） are too busy to cut or peel （ B） are too busy to use their tables （ C） do not even use their plates （ D） do
21、not even use the microwave 24 Supermarket takeout counters_. （ A） have sushi bars and stir-fry stations now （ B） used to process the left-over food for sale （ C） cooperate with high-end corporation cafeterias （ D） used to coat chickens of inferior quality with sauce 25 Takeout food is not only conve
22、nient but also enables Americans to_. （ A） avoid taking unhealthy food （ B） follow the trend of eating out （ C） enjoy eating together at home （ D） have time to improve their cooking 25 I switched on the TV and there they were again the next crop of Miss World/Miss Universe candidates. The same pract
23、iced smiles, the same waving hands, the same hosts with their unreal crossbreed accents the same. Yes, the show goes on. No time to enjoy the glory of the last set of titles. Its time to prepare for the next. Our Assembly Line is in place. It takes a whole year to prepare for the Miss World/ Miss Un
24、iverse contest. And the young hopefuls give it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing themselves for an IIT entrance test or the Civil Services exam. So whats wrong with that? If one set of kids can further their genetically gifted intellect, why cant another set further a similarly
25、 gifted set of physical attributes? If brainy kids go to coaching classes, why cant the pretty ones go to physical trainers? If cosmetic surgery, dental cares, balanced diets and workout sessions produce a happier, healthier and more self-confident woman who can take the world in her stride, perhaps
26、 thats the way to go. Yes, we had just begun to accept it all. We had just begun to create the slots for the brainy ones and the beauties. And then, suddenly we got a Mrs. World Aditi Gowatrikar with her dreamy green eyes. Brainy, beautiful and a wonderful wife and mother to boot. The mother of a tw
27、o-year-old who is also a doctor and a super model. Yes, Aditi has shown us that it is possible to do it all. But can she really be a symbol of Indian womanhood as some carried-away journalists and event managers have suggested? Is she the modern day Mother India? The one who can inspire the thousand
28、s 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 workingwomen dealing with families, bosses and unsupportive husbands? To most women, the world of Aditi Gowatrikar would seem like a different planet. 26 The repeated
29、 scene of beauty contests on TV makes the writer_. （ A） thoughtful （ B） refreshed （ C） doubtful （ D） excited 27 As the author sees it, the young candidates prepare for the contest_, （ A） anxiously （ B） seriously （ C） casually （ D） steadily 28 For most people, both brainy kids and young beauties are
30、justified to_. （ A） improve their self-confidence （ B） possess certain acquired images （ C） make use of their natural qualifies （ D） take advantage of their intelligence 29 In the authors opinion, for most Indian mothers and wives, Aditi is_. （ A） far from reality （ B） an example to follow （ C） typi
31、cal of Indian women （ D） an inspiration for success 30 In the text, the writer comments on the beauty contest with a tone of_. （ A） despair （ B） tolerance （ C） admiration （ D） reservation 30 The first rule stepping up your luck is to look for variety. More variety will result in a richer life with m
32、ore opportunities. The more varied life is, the more likely that unexpected combinations of events will occur, giving us the chance to improve our situation. Being able to change is the best way to survive in changing, unpredictable times. When we are searching for something, like a pair of lost eye
33、glasses, it isnt a good idea to always follow the same pattern of search. Searching for happiness is like that as well. Be flexible. Learn from your mistakes. Try lots of different possibilities. Variety is necessary for happiness. No matter how rich our lives may seem, if they consist only of expec
34、ted events and repetition, boredom steps in. We find pleasure in the unexpected and the surprising. Saying yes to uncertainty adds pleasure to life and contributes to our luck. Sometimes it seems easier, however, to use our strength to build walls to try to protect ourselves from uncertainty. We buy
35、 life insurance, household insurance, car insurance. We work hard and put money aside. But all this planning cant guarantee safety. We need to find the courage to welcome uncertainty. Each of us should find one action that will increase variety: subscribe to a new magazine, take a different route to
36、 work, sign up for a night-school course. Then focus on its positive results. This positive reinforcement, together with the pleasure of sensing the power in doing what we want to, should give us the courage for the next act. Accepting ourselves exactly as we are at this present moment provides the
37、courage to move forward. Believing that all our choices in the past were the best we could have made at the time frees us from regret and reinforces our belief that we are as good as we can be at this moment. The best preparation for the future is self-acceptance in the present. Self-acceptance and
38、trust in people are the foundations of confidence and courage. Self-acceptance, courage and action dont guarantee good luck, but they do guarantee a richer and fuller life. 31 From the text we learn that_. （ A） variety guarantees happiness （ B） varied life relies on good luck （ C） opportunities go b
39、efore variety （ D） adaptability is the key to survival 32 According to the text, to make life colorful we must_. （ A） accept and try the unexpected （ B） tolerate boredom and repetition （ C） follow the same searching pattern （ D） make ourselves financially secure 33 According to the text, pleasure ca
40、n be brought into life by_. （ A） finding what we are searching for （ B） improving our situation with a bit luck （ C） strengthening ourselves to face uncertainty （ D） having insurance polices to protect our life 34 To gather courage to move forward, the writer thinks that we should_. （ A） regret our
41、past choices （ B） forget our past mistakes （ C） reinforce our past actions （ D） believe in our past decisions 35 The best title of the text would be_. （ A） Stepping Up Your Luck （ B） Life Is Full of Uncertainties （ C） Variety Leads to Opportunities （ D） Learning from Your Mistakes Part B Directions:
42、 Read the text, match the items (61-65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 35 Helen Smith: What better way to start off my senior year in high school than by reading something I am entirely familiar with? I couldnt have described this online revolutio
43、n any better. The expansion of Facebook and its continuing success make me more interested in the world of computers and web design and the career choices they offer. Thanks, Mark Zuckerberg, for “poking“ me into Facebook. Kevin Stuart: Rather than seeing Facebook as the hottest connection tool, I t
44、hink its more like the latest way to make an already impersonal world even more impersonal. How sad that our society is so isolated that we need a computer to “connect“ with others. No, thanks! Im going to continue hanging out on the street corner, and hope someone builds a village square someday no
45、w, theres a radical idea! Robert Meyer: Isnt it a contradiction that so many Americans criticize the government measures for national security purposes as an invasion of privacy when many of these same people feel free to lay bare their private lives to public exposure on Facebook? Perhaps it reveal
46、s shallow minds or shallow lives. Or worse, does it reveal a lack of concern about the security of our country? Sad indeed. James Brown: I eagerly returned from vacation so I could see my nieces who were home from college, only to find them with their “faces“ in Facebook almost all day. They no long
47、er communicate much with others face to face. No more hanging out at someones home. I wonder what effect this societal isolation will have on all of us. I hope this isnt a trend, I remember all the fun face-to-face con-tact used to be. Laura Lee: I love email. I live and die by Google, but I will ne
48、ver understand the appeal of Facebook and its vast community of friends. In fact, Im rather shocked. There are thousands out there who would like to be your friend and demand your time: theyre called books. Pick one up. Life is short. Save your few real friendships for coffee over at Starbucks or in
49、vest yourself in a local cause that will form meaningful, lifelong relationships. Now match the name of each person (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements AFacebook has built up my confidence in my study. BFacebook raises individual awareness of privacy protection. C Facebook serves as an eve opener for my future work pursuit.
