1、国家公共英语三级（家与家人，环境）练习试卷 4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 Text There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would
2、 buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set(一套百科全书 ). Now those【 C1】 _seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas, there was a lot of【 C2】 _computers under the tree.【 C3】 _that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children【 C4】 _taught to use them i
3、n school-as early as possible. The problem for schools is that when it【 C5】 _computers, parents dont always know best. Many schools are【 C6】 _parental impatience and are purchasing hardware【 C7】 _sound educational planning, so they can say, “OK, weve moved into the computer age.“ Teachers【 C8】 _them
4、selves caught in the middle of the problem-between parent pressure and【 C9】 _educational decisions. Educators do not even agree【 C10】 _how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials【 C11】 _research has shown can be taught【 C12】 _with pencil and paper. Ev
5、en those who believe that all children should【 C13】 _to computer warn of potential【 C14】 _to the very young. The temptation remains strong largely because young children【 C15】 _so well to computers. First graders have been【 C16】 _willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention s
6、pan of 20 minutes.【 C17】 _school can afford to go into computing, and that creates【 C18】 _another problem: a division between the haves and have-nots. Very few parents ask【 C19】 _computer instruction in poor school districts,【 C20】 _there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher. 1 【 C1
7、】 （ A） items （ B） toys （ C） sets （ D） series 2 【 C2】 （ A） private （ B） children （ C） school （ D） personal 3 【 C3】 （ A） Given （ B） Provided （ C） Convinced （ D） Believed 4 【 C4】 （ A） are （ B） be （ C） are being （ D） were 5 【 C5】 （ A） talks about （ B） comes to （ C） turns to （ D） mentions 6 【 C6】 （ A） ig
8、norant of （ B） blaming （ C） yielding to （ D） improving 7 【 C7】 （ A） without （ B） for （ C） through （ D） for 8 【 C8】 （ A） relied on （ B） relaxed （ C） freed （ D） found 9 【 C9】 （ A） wise （ B） clever （ C） slow （ D） enough 10 【 C10】 （ A） on （ B） with （ C） to （ D） about 11 【 C11】 （ A） however （ B） where （
9、C） what （ D） that 12 【 C12】 （ A） equally （ B） the same way （ C） just as well （ D） not as well 13 【 C13】 （ A） be open （ B） have access （ C） look （ D） turn 14 【 C14】 （ A） approaches （ B） exposures （ C） dangers （ D） laziness 15 【 C15】 （ A） adopt （ B） keep （ C） adapt （ D） devote 16 【 C16】 （ A） watched （
10、 B） seen （ C） told （ D） taught 17 【 C17】 （ A） High （ B） Not every （ C） No （ D） Any 18 【 C18】 （ A） already （ B） of course （ C） in addition （ D） yet 19 【 C19】 （ A） for （ B） against （ C） to buy （ D） to use 20 【 C20】 （ A） due that （ B） in any case （ C） although （ D） where Part A Directions: Read the fol
11、lowing three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of labour. Men worked outside the home and earned the income to support their families, while women cook
12、ed the meals and took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most people, and there was not much opportunity for men or women to exchange their roles. But by the middle of this century, mens and womens roles were becoming less firmly fixed. In the 1950s, economic and so
13、cial success was the goal of the typical American. But in the 1960s developed a new force called the counterculture. The people involved in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women with new role choices. Taking more interest in child car
14、e, men began to share child-raising tasks with their wives. In fact, some young men and women moved to communal homes or farms where the economic and child care responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition, many Americans did not value the traditional male role of soldier. Some yo
15、ung men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam. In terms of numbers, the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence spread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change the economic and social patterns. Industrial
16、workers and business executives alike cut down on overtime work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors, lawyers, and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighbourhoods. In the 1970s, the feminist movement, or
17、womens liberation, produced additional economic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater numbers. Most of them still took traditional womens jobs such as public school teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. But some women began to e
18、nter traditionally male occupations: police work, banking, dentistry, and construction work. Women were asking for equal work, and equal opportunities for promotion. Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women. Naturally, there are difficul
19、ties in adjusting to these changes. 21 Which of the following best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 1? （ A） Women usually worked outside the home for wages. （ B） Mens and womens roles were easily exchanged in the past. （ C） Mens roles at home was more firmly fixed than womens. （ D） Mens and wome
20、ns roles were usually quite separated in the past. 22 Which sentence best expresses the main idea of Paragraph ? （ A） The first sentence. （ B） The second and the third sentences. （ C） The fourth sentence. （ D） The last sentence. 23 In the passage the author suggests that the counterculture _. （ A） d
21、estroyed the United States （ B） changed some American values （ C） was not important in the United States （ D） brought people more leisure time with their families 24 It could be inferred from the passage that _. （ A） men and women will never share the same goals （ B） some men will be willing to chan
22、ge their traditional male roles （ C） most men will be happy to share some of the household responsibilities with their wives （ D） more American households are headed by women than ever before 25 The best title for the passage may be _. （ A） Results of Feminist Movement （ B） New Influences in America
23、n Life （ C） Counterculture and Its Consequence （ D） Traditional Division of Male and Female Roles 国家公共英语三级（家与家人，环境）练习试卷 4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
24、. 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识 模块】 家与家人，环境 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 家与
25、家人，环境 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 家 与家人，环境 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 14 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 20 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 家 与家人，环境 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts
26、. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 21 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第一段第一句是该段的主题句，接着文章阐述了男女之间的分工，所以 D概述了第一段的主要内容。 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 22 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第四句 The counterculture presents men and women with new role choices。本段主要讲述六十年代反主流文化者主张男
27、女在劳动分工方面完全平等，故第四句概述了该段内容。 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第三段第三句 Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns，集中反映了反主流文化所产生的影响。所以应选B。 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 24 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本文叙述了许多男子愿意分担家务劳动并改变了传统男子当兵的观念等。这一切都说明 B是最佳答案。 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境 25 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 文章第一段讲述本世纪中叶以前男女劳动分工的状况。第二段和第三段叙述 60年代美国的反主流文化派对美国社会的影响。第四段指出， 70年代的妇女运动对妇女职业和权利方面提出了新的 要求。这些因素归结起来可以说，在美国人的生活中产生的新影响。显然， B是最佳答案。至于 C只是第二、三段内容的概括，不能入选。 【知识模块】 家与家人，环境
