2011年9月公共英语三级考试真题及答案

2011 年 9 月公共英语三级考试真题及答案 SECTIONI Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) 1-25 略 SECTION ll Use of English(15 minutes) Directions： Read the following text．choose the best word or phrasefor each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1． Amongst the most popular books writtentoday are those which are usually classified as science fiction．Hundredsof titles are 26 every year and are read by all kinds of people．27，some of the most successful films ofrecent years have been 28 0n science fiction stories． It is often thought that science fiction is afairly new 29 in literature，but itsancestors can be 30 in books written hundreds of years ago．Thesebooks were often concerned 31 the presentation of some form of ideal society，a 32 which is still often found in modern stories． Most of the classics of science fiction， 33 ，have been written within thelast one hundred years．Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H．G．Wells，to 34 just two well—known authors，have been translated into many languages． Modern science fiction writers don’t write about men from Mars or spaceadventure stories．They are more interested in 35 theresults of technical developments on society and the human mind；or in 36 future worlds which are areflection of the world which we live in now． 37 this，their writing has obvious, 38 implications． In an age where scientific fact frequently 39 science fiction，the writers may find it difficult Itto keep 40 scientific advances．Those whoare 41 clearsighted to see the way we are going，however，may providea valuable 42 0n how to deal with the problems whichsociety will 43 face as it triesto 44 its new technology and come to terms with a continually 45 view of the world． 26.[A]presented [B]copied [C]published [D]concluded 27[A]Therefore [B]Furthermore [C]Instead [D]Nevertheless 28． [A]based [B]built [C]founded [D]formed 29． [A]approach [B]discovery [C]activity [D]development 30． [A]deduced [B]described [C]felt [D]found 31． [A]about [B]with [C]for [D]through 32． [A]spirit [B]story [C]theme [D]title 33． [A]however [B]moreover [C]thus [D]likewise 34． [A]recall [B]quote [C]mention [D]introduce 35． [A]analyzing [B]applying [C]following [D]forecasting 36． [A]imagining [B]observing [C]assuming [D]perceiving 37． [A]Because of [B]Contrary to [C]Regardless of [D]Similar to 38． [A] economic [B]academic [C]political [D]literary 39． [A]overtakes [B]overestimates [C]overcomes [D]overlooks 40． [A]up with [B]out of [C]in with [D]ahead of 41． [A]effectively [B]sufficiently [C]successfully [D]efficiently 42． [A]information [B]lesson [C]result [D]sign 43． [A]incidentally [B]incredibly [C]inevitably [D]initially 44． [ A]realize [B]master [C]control [D]accomplish 45． [A]promising [B]prevailing [C]confusing [D]changing SECTIONⅢ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes) Part A Directions： Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on eachtext by choosing A，B，C or D．Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1． Text 1 Karen and Ken Mullin．a youngprofessional couple in Cleveland，own fifty cookbooksand twofull)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 andchoose two portions of meat loaf and a containerof readyto-serve potatoes．“My job，”says Karen，“is to pour the salad from the bag．” A half-century after the first TVdinner was born，the food industry is approaching its long—sought dream of relieving people like the Mullins ofunpaid labor in the final，and arguably most profitable，step by which a cow gets turnedinto meat loaf．Increasingly，tables in America’skitchens are used not for cutting orpeeling but for putting takeout food onto plates．For thosewho even bother withplates．According to Harry Balzar，an influential food—industry researcher，American dinners that came from atakeout counter increased by 24 percent in the past decade．“We thought the microwave would be acooking device，”says Harry Balzer，“but we find it reheating takeout pizza．” Across the United States，entire business models arebeing transformed．Supermarket takeout counters，formerly aplace where unsold chickens were coated with sauce，increasingly resemble high-end corporate cafeterias．with sushi bars and stir—fry stations． One psychologist thinks the,trend toward healthier eatingis responsible： Americans have finally gotten the message that it’s bad to eat fried chicken，so they’re doing it at home where no one can see them． Of course，there are people you wouldn’t expect to cook at home，like Steve Traxler，an un·married Chicago theaterproducer，whose refrigerator contains little more than orange juice，wine ard leftovers． Well，somebody must beusing those cookbooks，right?“People don’thave time to cook；I think they’re reading them in bed，”says Rozanne Gold，author of a cookbook． It’snot entirely a question of time．The takeout fashion is fueled，in part，by the popularity of foods like sushi，which even adventuresomeAmerican cooks are unlikely to try to make at home． And takeout fills another need aswell，for the atmosphere of thehome— cooked dinner． 46．From the text we can learn that theMullins __________． [A]are experienced in cooking [B]are expert at food shopping [C]often go dining out at arestaurant [D]often eat ready—made food athome 47．The food industry is approaching its finalgoal of __________． [A]freeing people of cooking athome [B]turning COWS into meat loaffor people [C]relieving itself of unpaidlabor for people [D]providing people withdelicious TV dinners 48．We can infer from the text that someAmericans__________ [A]are too busy to cut or peel [B]are too busy to use theirtables [C]do not even use their plates [D]do not even use themicrowave 49．Supermarket takeout counters__________· [A]have sushi bars and stir-frystations now [B]used to process the left-overfood for sale [C]cooperate with high-end‘corporationcafeterias [D]used to coat chickens ofinferior quality with sauce 50 Takeoutfood is not only convenient but also enables Americans to __________· [A]avoid taking unhealthy food [B]follow the trend of eatingout [C]enjoy eating together athome [D]have time to improve theircooking Text 2 I switched on the TV and there they wereagain—the next crop of Miss World／Miss Universe candidates．The samepracticed smiles，the same waving hands，the samehosts with their unreal crossbreed accents—the same． Yes．the show goes on．No time to enjoy the glory of the last set of titles．It’s time toprepare for me next．Our Assembly Line is in place．It takes a whole year toprepare for the Miss World／Miss Universe contest．And the young hopefulsgive it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing themselves for an ⅡT entrancetest or the Civil Services exam· So what，s wrong with that?Ifone set of kids can further their genetically gifted intellect，why can’t another set further a similarly gifted set of physicalattributes?If brainy kids go to coaching classes．why Can，t the pretty ones go to physical trainers?If cosmeticsurgery，dental cares，balanced diets and workoutsessions produce a happier，healthier and more self-confidentwoman who can takethe world in her stride，perhapsthat’s the way to go·