全国公共英语三级
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2023年3月20日发(作者：小学音乐说课稿)2011年全国公共英语三级模拟试题及答案
SectionIListeningComprehension(25minutes)（略)
SectionⅡUseofEnglish（15minutes）
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,
B,C，orDonyourANSWERSHEET1。
Text
Mostyoungpeopleenjoyphysicalactivities，walking,cycling,football，ormountaineering。
Thesewhohaveapassion26climbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoften27with
astonishment。Whyaremenandwomen28tosuffercoldandhardship，andto29onhigh
mountains？Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineering
andotherformsofactivities30whichmengivetheirleisure。
Therearenoman-maderules，astherearefor31asgolfandfootball。Thereare,ofcourse,
rulesofdifferentkindswhichitwouldbedangerousto32,butitisthisfreedomfromman-made
rules33makesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople。Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefree
totheirown34。
Ifwe35mountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports，wemightthinkthatonebig
differenceis36mountaineeringisnota“teamwork”.However,itisonlyourmisunderstanding.
Thereare，infact，no：matches”37“teams”ofclimbers，butwhenclimbersareon
arockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmay38,obviously，thereisteamwork。
Amountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightwithnatural39thatatestrongerand
morepowerfulthanman。Hissportrequireshighmentaland40qualities。
Amountainclimber41toimproveonskillyearafteryear。Askierisprobablypasthisbest
bytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampions42intheirearlytwenties。Butitis
not43formenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps。Theymaytakemore
44thanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbmoreskillandless45ofeffort，andthey
certainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.
26。［A]for[B］in［C]to[D］of
27.[A］lookedupto[B］lookedforward［C]lookedinto［D]lookedupon
28。[A］willing［B］reluctant[C]unwilling[D]probable
29。[A］takepains［B]runrisk[C]takearisk[D］makeefforts
30.［A］to[B]with［C］for［D]towards
31.[A］so［B］various[C］different[D］such
32.［A]apply[B]worry[C]ignore[D]notice
33。[A］which［B］that[C]how［D］why
34。［A］methods[B］forms[C］rules［D]activities
35.[A］correlate[B］relate[C]compare［D］contrast
36.[A］for［B]what［C]which[D]that
37.［A］within［B]from［C］beyond［D］between
38.［A]exist［B]go[C]depend[D]confide
39。[A]strength[B］storms[C]powers［D］forces
40.[A]physician［B]physical［C］physiological[D］psychological
41.[A］tries[B]continues[C]wants[D］decides
42.[A]willbe［B］appear[C]are［D]is
43。[A]unusual[B]normal[C］common[D]strange
44.［A］strength［B］efforts［C］energy[D]time
45。［A]shortage[B］lack［C］rubbish[D]waste
SectionⅡReadingComprehension（40minutes）
PartA
Directions：
thequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B,CorD.
MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletter
inthebrackets。
TextI
Fifteenyearsago，IenteredtheBostonGlobe，whichwasatempletomethen。Itwasn’
teasygettinghired。Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.
Globejobswereforlife-guaranteeduntilretirement。For15yearsIhadprosperedthere—
movingfroma
d,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave。Ientered
myboss’soffice。Wouldherage?Iwondered。Hehadafamoustemper。“Matt,wehaveto
haveatalk,”Ibeganawkwardly.“’mforty.
There’salotIwanttodoinlife。I’mresigning.”“Toanotherpaper?”heasked。Ireachedinto
mycoatpocket,butdidn’tsayanything。
atarareturningpointinhistory。I
wantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange。“I’mgladforyou，”hesaid，quiteoutofmy
expectation。“Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercent
discouragingnews。Someofthatwecandealwith。Butmuchofitwecan't，”hewenton.“I
wishyoualltheluckintheworld,"heconcluded。“Andifitdoesn’tworkout,remember,your
starisalwayshighhere.”
ThenIwentoutofhisoffice，walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood—byes.
ody—eventhoughI’dberiskingallonan
unfamiliarventure:allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.
Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe。Hehad
turnedtheGlobeintoabillion—dollarproperty。“I’mresigning,Bill，”Isaid。Helistened
whileIgavehimthestory。Hewasn’pause,hesaid,
“Golly，IwishIwereinyourshoes.”
epassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous_______.
[A]newspaper[B]magazine
［C］temple[D]church
riterstayedwiththeGlobe_________.
[A］hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams。
［B］hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway.
[C]hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife。
[D]hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitions。
terwantedtoresignbecause_________。
[A]hehadserioustroublewithhisboss。
［B]hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe。
［C］hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry。
[D]hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse。
ewriterdecidedtoresigntheGlobewasfacedwith_______。
[A]atroublewithitsstaffmembers
[B]ashortageofqualifiedreporters
［C］anunfavorablebusinesssituation
[D］anuncontrollablebusinesssituation
50。By“:IwishIwereinyourshoes。"（inthelastparagraph)BillTaylormeantthat
_______.
[A]thewriterwastofail。
［B]thewriterwasstupid
[C]hewoulddothesameifpossible
［D］hewouldrejectthewriter'srequest
Text2
Doyoufinditverydifficultandpainfultogetupinthemorning？Thismightbecalled
laziness,rovedthateveryonehasadailyenergy
cycle。
Duringthehourswhenyourlaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot"。That’
eofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisat
itspeak。Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon。Forothersitcomesinthe
asdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliar
monologuesas:“Getup,Peter!You’llbelateforworkagain！”Thepossibleexplanationtothe
troubleisthatPeterisathistemperature—and-energypeakintheevening。Muchfamily
quarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean，andwhich
cycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefitifbetter。Habit
canhelp,ou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayup
lateanyway。Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwant
to。Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning,butyouhaveanimportanttodoearlyintheday,rise
n'tchangeyourcycle，butyou’llgetupsteamandworkbetterat
yourlowpoint.
Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy。Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch。
hetroublesome
searchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore。Wheneverpossible,doroutine
workintheafternoonandsaverequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.
51。Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably________.
[A］heisalazyperson.
［B]herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle。
[C］heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow。
[D］heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening.
52。Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?
[AJUnawarenessofenergycycles。
[B］Familiarmonologues。
[C]Achangeinafamilymember'senergycycle。
［D］Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.
antstoworkefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould__________。
［A］changehisenergycycle
［B]overcomehislaziness
［C]getupearlierthanusual
[D］gotobedearlier
advisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill__________.
［A]helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork.
[B］helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday
[C］enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework
［D］keepyourenergyyourenergycycleundercontrolallday
55。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
［A]Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy。
[B]Dr。Kletmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.
［C］Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.
[D］Childrenhaveenergycycles,too。
Text3
Therewasonethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlarge
ent，werealizethatalthoughtheseare
theareaswiththeworstairpollution，raloccasions
overthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheeastoftheUnitedStatesand
broughthealthwarningsinruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingand
，theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeinfectedbyairpollution。
Somescientistsconsiderthattheincreasingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresulting
fromtheburningoffossilfuels（coalandoil)iscreatinga“greenhouseeffect”-conservingheat
reflectedfromtheearthandraisingtheworld'saveragetemperature。Ifthisviewiscorrectand
theworld’stemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees，muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltand
citiessuchasNewYork，Boston,Miami，andNewOrleanswillbeinwater。
Anotherview,lesswidelyheld，isthatincreasingparticularmatterintheatmosphereis
blockingsunlightandloweringtheearth'stemperature-aresultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous。
Adropofjustafewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetoanewiceage，andwouldmane
edonotknowfor
surethateitheroftheseconditionswillhappen(thoughonerecentgovernmentreportdrafted
byexpertsinthefieldconcludedthatthegreenhouseeffectisverypossible）Perhaps,ifweare
luckyenough，thetwotendencieswilloffseteachotherandtheworld’stemperaturewillstay
byeconomicprofits，peopleneglectthedamageonour
environmentcausedbythe“advancedcivilization”.Maybetheairpollutionisthepricethe
treallyworthwhile?
56。Aspointedoutatthebeginningofthepassage,peopleusedtothinkthatairpollution
_______.
[A］causewidespreaddamageinthecountryside
[B］affectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStates
［C]haddamagedeffectonhealth
［D]existedmerelyinurbanandindustriesareas
57。Astothegreenhouseeffect,theauthor__________。
［A]sharethesameviewwiththescientist。
[B］isuncertainofitsoccurrence
[C]rejectsitasbeingungrounded
[D]thinksthatitwilldestroytheworldsoon
58。Theword“offset”inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby_________。
[A]slipinto[B］makeupfor
[C］setup[D]catchupwith
econcludedthat____________.
［A］raisingtheworld’stemperatureonlyafewdegreeswouldnotdomuchharmtolife
onearth.
[B]loweringtheworld’stemperaturemerelyafewdegreeswouldleadmajorfarmingareas
todisaster.
[C］almostnotemperaturevariationshaveoccurredoverthepastdecade.
[D］theworld’stemperaturewillremainconstantintheyearstocome.
60。Thispassageisprimarilyabout__________.
［A］thegreenhouseeffect……
［B]theburningoffossilfuels……
[C]thepotentialeffectofairpollution.
［D]
Directions:
Readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideasofdieting。For
questions61to65,-matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements（AtoC）given
uranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.
Abbey
Youcanalwaysrecognizedietersfromthesourexpressionontheirfaces。Theyspendmost
eforeverconsultingcaloriecharts,gazingat
themselvesinmirrors,andleapingontoweighing—machinesinthebathroom。Theyspenda
lifetimefightingalosingbattleagainstspreadinghips，protrudingtummiesanddoublechins.
Whatamiserablelotdietersare！
Marlin
Ibeganmakingsomedietaryandlifestyleschangesduringmysecondyearofcollegeand
havebeeneatingthiswayeversince。IlikethewayIfeelwhenIdon’teatanimalfoodssomuch
uchmoreenergy;Ineedless
sleep；Ifeelcalmer；IcanmaintainanidealbodyweightwithoutworryingabouthowmuchI
eat,andIcanthinkmoreclearly。
Maggie
Duringmyfirstyearofcollege,IgainedfortypoundswhenIbeganthrowingthejavelin。For
thenexttwentyyears,IcarriedallofthisextraweightandkiddedmyselfthatIwasingoodshape
sincethat'tI’velostallthatextraweight,Ifeelgreat！
Peoplesayallthetime，"Well，howdoyoulivewithouteatingcheeseburgersorthisorthat?"
andIsay,”Youjustdon'’snotevenanoption。It’snotthathardonceyougetonit."
Belinda
Ifyouareonadiet,you’realwayshungry。Youcan’tbehungryandhappyatthesame
horribleconcoctionsyoueatinsteadoffoodleaveyoupermanentlydissatisfied。A
completefooditmaybe,astthreetimesaday
youwillbeexposedtotemptation。Howmiserabletowatchotherstuckingintopilesof
mouth-wateringfoodwhileyoumunchawaterbiscuitandsipunsweetenedlemonjuice！Andif
hungerjustprovestoomuchforyou,intheendyouwilllashoutanddevourfivehuge
ingswillturnouttobeevenworse。
Wood
Iwentondietwhenmydoctortoldmethatmybloodpressuretendedtobehigh。Onlyat
beganmakingdietarychangesin
1982,'tfeelI’velostsomethingafter
d,I'goodhealth.
Nowmatcheachofthepersonstotheappropriatestatement。
Note:therearetwoextrastatements.
Statements
［A]Beingonadietisatorture.
［B]Ifeelbetterwithvegetarianfood.
［C］Ilostweightafterdieting.
［D]Ibegandietingforthesakeofhealth。
64。Belinda[E］Dietingenablespeopletoenjoylifemore。
65。Wood［F］Dietingsimplycau ndlessworries.
［G］Dietingdoesmoreharmthangoodtoone'shealth。
SectionIVWriting(40minutes)
YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothpartsonANSWERSHEET2.
PartA
66。SupposeyouhavegotthenewsthattheuniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina
isofferingascholarshipforchemistrymajorsandthatyouhavejustreceivedanMSdegreein
ei,theChairman。Write
aletterofapplicationforthescholarship。Yourlettershouldinclude：
1。yourperformanceatUniversity
gernessforthepersonalinterview
ignyourownnameattheendofyour
“WangLin”otneedtowritetheaddress.
PartB
nessayofabout120wordsoncellphone。Refertothefollowingpoints：
1。explainthereasonswhymorepeopleusecellphonenowadays
2。Talkabouttheadvantagesordisadvantagesofcellphones
3。yourconclusion
2011年全国公共英语三级模拟试题答案
passionforsth“对—-有强烈的感情、爱好”
27。Dlookupto“仰慕、尊敬某人”,lookforward“期盼，盼望”，lookinto“调查”，
lookupon“把——看作,把——视为”
ngly“愿意的”
sk“冒险"(被动的处于危险之中）,takearisk“冒险”,
eisuretosth“把空闲时间用于-—”
31。Dso+adj+a(n)+n.,such+a（n）+adj+n
32。C此处的含义为“不遵守规定登山会很危险”
33。BItis——that——为强调句型
34.A文中的意思为“登山者们自由地选择登山的方法”.
rewith“与-—比较”,contrastwith“对比、对照"，指比较某一事物与另一
事物，以显示它们的相异之处，表现明显的差别。
36。D连词that引导的从句作系动词is的表语
37。Dbetween“在—-之间”
38。Cdependonsborsth“需要某人或某事的支持和帮助
gth“力量的强度”，power“运用能力或体力和脑力来做某事"，force“实
施力量，产生行动或征服对手”。
l“智力的",physical“体力的”
fteryear后应该选有“持续”之意的动词。
+in+one’stwenties表示“在某人二十多岁时"
al“不寻常的”
44.D根据文章的含义，爬山者年龄大应该使用更多的时间。
45。Dshortage“短缺”,waste“浪费”
46.A第二段老板提到“是不是到另一家报纸去”根据此推测这是一家报社。
47。C第二段提到“假如留下，会有生活保障”从而推断若不离开未来生活无忧。
48.C第二段提到“我要离开公司去开一家新传媒公司”
49。C第二段提到“老板说从董事会那里得到的75％的消息都是坏消息”从而推断,
报社商业处境艰难.
ne'sshoes为“处于某人的地位”文中指老板赞同作者的看法,表示假如他处
于和作者相同的情况，他自己也会做出相同的事。
51.D第二段“ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatPeterisathis
temperature-and-energypeakintheevening”.
52.A第二段最后一句
53.C第三段“Ifyourenergyislowinthemorning,butyouhaveanimportantjobtodo
earlyintheday，risebeforeyourusualhour”。
54.A最后一段第一行
55。B文章开头提到可莱曼特博士有一种新的解释，证明每个人都有一个每日的能量
周期，但是后文也提到了每人能解释这个周期。
56.D由第一段第一句话可推知。
57。B第一段最后一句“Ifthisviewiscorrect—-”表明作者只是引用这种现象并不确
定其正确性。
58。Boffset补偿,makeupfor弥补，setup建立,catchupwith赶上
59.B根据第二段第二句话“Adropofjustafewdegrees--”可推知。
60.C文章是在讨论大气污染给人类带来的潜在影响。
61-65ABCGD
66.写作
,
IhavereadtheannouncementinthenewspaperthattheUniversityofScienceand
TechnologyofChinaisprovidingascholarshipinchemistryforthestudents。AndIwouldliketo
applyforthescholarship.
IreceivedmyMSdegreeinchemistrylastyear，orked
asanassistantinthedepartmentofChemistryonmyuniversityfortwosemesters。Andinthis
letterIenclosemyresumeandarecommendationletterfrommyprofessor。Iwishtohavea
personalinterviewwithyouatyourearliestconvenience。
Yourssincerely，
WangLin
67。
CellPhone
htweight，
pocket-sizedcellphonesmakeourlifemoreconvenient,efficientandcolorful。Sonowadays
therearemoreandmorepeoplelikingtousethem.
Firstly，ryconvenientforustogetin
erweare，ifwewanttotalktopeople,theonlythingwe
needtodoistopickupacellphone.
Secondly,cellphonescanmakethebusinessmen’sworkmoreefficient。Somesmartcell
phoneshavethecapacityofthecomputers;theycanstoreandrunsimpleprograms。Withthe
idofGPRS，peoplealsocansendorreceivee-mailviacellphones。
Lastly，wecanentertainourselveswithcellphone。Whenyouarebored，youcanplay
thebuilt—injavagames,listentoradioorrecordashortvideowithyourcellphone。