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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全公共英语三级真题2009年09月(无听力)公共英语三级真题2009年09月(无听力)Section Listening Comprehension125略Section Use of EnglishRead the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Many people want to become famous

2、, but dont know how. Here Id like to tell about how to become known or get closer to people. There are certain qualities that you have to remember while 1 people, be it a friend, a neighbour or anybody 2 you. The first thing is to remember their names and birthdays and never 3 them if you want to ge

3、t closer to them, because this is 4 you start getting closer to people. You will have to reduce 5 about yourself and start listening a lot. One of the important 6 which can be used to get closer to people is to listen to them. 7 in todays management studies, listening is a very basic necessity in 8

4、such as business negotiations and international exchanges. 9 people to speak about themselves and be 10 interested in them. Another quality you will have to 11 is to appreciate people because everybody needs appreciation, but do not 12 it too far. If you are appreciating, let it be from the 13 of yo

5、ur heart. Everybody has got some good qualities or other which can be 14 So appreciate the good qualities. See to it that they dont feel 15 . Always remember to have a smile 16 your face whenever you meet people, because people don t like crying faces. Develop a good 17 of humour. Most important of

6、all is to be 18 .So by all these you must know the 19 to reach people. Try those essentials 20 you will see people getting closer to you. 1.A.treatingB.introducingC.handlingD.greeting答案:A解析 本题考查对上下文的理解。treat是“看待、对待”的意思，introduce是“介绍”的意思，handle是“应付、处理”的意思，greet是“打招呼”的意思。根据对上下文的理解，可知整篇文章是在讲如何待人，故A正确。2

7、.A.aroundB.besideC.beforeD.except答案:A解析 本题考查的是介词的用法。around是“在周围”的意思，beside是“在旁边”的意思，before是“在之前”的意思，except是“除了”的意思。根据文章意思，应该是生活中在你周围的任何人的意思，故A正确。3.A.overlookB.loseC.forgetD.disturb答案:A解析 本题考查对上下文的理解。overlook是“忽视”的意思，lose是“丢失”的意思，forget是“忘记”的意思，disturb是“打扰”的意思。根据本句中的get closer to them可知，them指代people，

8、所以应用overlook，故A正确。4.A.whenB.whatC.whereD.why答案:B解析 本题考查的是疑问副词的用法。根据句意可知，what指代“to remember their names and birthdays and never”是你首先要做到的，故B正确。5.A.worryingB.doubtingC.caringD.boasting答案:D解析 本题考查对上下文的理解。worry是“担心”的意思，doubt是“怀疑”的意思，care是“关心、看护”的意思，boast是“吹嘘”的意思。根据文意，是应该不吹嘘自己，故D正确。6.A.techniquesB.standar

9、dsC.resourcesD.functions答案:A解析 本题考查对上下文的理解。technique是“技巧、方法”的意思，standard是“标准”的意思，resource是“资源”的意思，function是“作用、用途”的意思。根据文意，应该是方法之意，故A正确。7.A.EvenB.OnlyC.ForD.Though答案:A解析 本题考查的是连接词的选择。根据后句“listening is a very basic necessity”为肯定句可知，应选even“甚至是，即使是”。故A正确。8.A.circumstancesB.consultationsC.correspondence

10、sD.communications答案:A解析 本题考查对上下文的理解。circumstances是“场合、境况”的意思，consultation是“咨询”的意思，correspondence是“通讯”的意思，communication是“交际、交流”的意思，根据后面“business negotiation and international exchanges”可知是指具体的某些场合。故A正确。9.A.AdviseB.AllowC.EncourageD.Enable答案:C解析 本题考查动词词义辨析。advise是“建议”的意思。allow是“承认、允许”的意思，encourage是“鼓励

11、”的意思，enable是“使能够”的意思。因前面提到要学会倾听，所以这里指出要鼓励别人说，故C正确。10.A.obviouslyB.naturallyC.genuinelyD.certainly答案:C解析 本题考查的是副词词义辨析。根据文章意思，应该是真正地流露出感兴趣的样子。obviously明显地，naturally自然地，genuinely真正地，certainly绝对地。故C正确。11.A.adoptB.developC.establishD.improve答案:B解析 本题考查动词词义辨析。adopt采取、采用，develop发展、发扬，establish创立、建立，improve

12、改善、改进。根据上下文意思，故B正确。12.A.moveB.giveC.carryD.bring答案:C解析 本题考查动词词义辨析。根据句意，此处应是不要过头的意思，move一般用作移动，推动的意思；而carry除了提，背，携带之外意义更加广泛，如carry the joke too far开玩笑开过了，故C正确。13.A.bottomB.coreC.essenceD.faith答案:A解析 本题考查词组的用法。bottom of ones heart是心灵深处的意思，为同定搭配。故选A。14.A.discoveredB.estimatedC.imaginedD.recognized答案:A解

13、析 本题考查动词词义的理解。discover发现、发掘，estimate估计、测量，imagine幻想，recognize认出。根据句意，品质是需要发掘的，故A正确。15.A.disappointedB.dissatisfiedC.embarrassedD.excited答案:C解析 本题考查形容词词义辨析。disappointed失望的，dissatisfied不满意的，embarrassed尴尬的，excited兴奋的。根据句意，故C正确。16.A.acrossB.inC.onD.over答案:C解析 本题考查介词的用法。across是“穿过”的意思，in是“在之内”的意思，on是“在上”

14、的意思，over是“在以外”的意思。根据句意，笑容应该是挂在脸上的，故C正确。17.A.senseB.habitC.conceptD.meaning答案:A解析 本题考查词组的用法。sense of humour为固定搭配。故A正确。18.A.self-confidentB.self-orientedC.self-consciousD.self-satisfied答案:A解析 本题考查形容词词义的理解。self-confident自信的，self-coriented自我为中心的，self-conscious自我意识的，self-satisfied自满的。本句要表达正面的思想，故A正确。19.A

15、.approachesB.linesC.directionsD.ways答案:D解析 本题考查对上下文的理解。上文提出了几点方法，故D正确。20.A.andB.forC.orD.then答案:A解析 本题考查连词的用法。本题考查and放在祈使句中，连接后面并列句的用法。根据文意可知下面是事情的结果，故A正确。Section Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers

16、on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1 Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse. Even though we ar

17、e now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education-the human connectionhas not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal

18、advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we tall about Shakespeare and persuasive essays, but we also discuss college basketball and career choices. Students s

19、how me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the vital link between teacher and student that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace. A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling wit

20、h my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply : doesnt matter because Im quitting school anyway. Even t

21、hough he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my protests and my value of a high school education lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me because I understood his family problems and he knew that I believed in him. After he left my class, he struggled through the n

22、ext two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. Wed cared about him finishing school. Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational

23、processthe human one. 1. The first paragraph mainly discusses_.A.the variety of modern teaching methodsB.the importance of teacher-parent relationshipsC.the importance of online contact with studentsD.the wide use of modern technology in education答案:D解析 推理题。题干意为“第一段主要讲什么?”根据文章中“teaching is now a tec

24、hnical miracle.”可知，第一段主要讲了现代科技在教学中的广泛应用。故D正确。2. According to the text the most important element in education is_.A.personal linkB.good instructionC.advanced technologyD.interesting discussion答案:A解析 归纳题。题干意为“根据文章，在教学中最重要的因素是_?”整篇文章都在讲老师和学生之间沟通、联系的重要性。故A正确。3. According to the text the writer often ta

25、lks in class about_.A.the arrangement of school partiesB.the future of studentsjob choicesC.the organization of school sportsD.the planning of family vacations答案:B解析 细节题。题干意为“根据文章可知，作者经常在课堂上讨论_。”根据第二段第五句话可以得出B正确。4. In the third paragraph the writer indicates how human connection_.A.encourages studen

26、ts having difficultyB.provides evidence of good teachingC.affects the use of modern technologyD.prevents students from quitting school答案:A解析 推理题。题干意为“在第三段中作者指出人际关系是怎样_的。”由第三段可知，作者通过对大二英语系学生的鼓励使他最终毕业，故A正确。5. The writers attitude toward the direct teacher-student relationship is_.A.conservativeB.doubt

27、fulC.positiveD.subjective答案:C解析 态度题。题干意为“作者对老师和学生之问直接联系的态度是_。”由整篇文章可知，作者对此是采取支持态度的，是积极的，故C正确。Text 2 Companies have the legal right to monitor employeese-mail and instant messaging. Many do, whether they warn their workers or not. Last monty the University of Tennessee released the e-mail corresponde

28、nce between an administrator and a married college president in which the administrator wrote of her love for him, and of her use of drugs and alcohol to deal with her unhappiness. Employers, including The New York Times and Dow Chemical, have fired workers for sending improper e-mail. But the faste

29、st-growing area for Internet spying is the home. SpectorSoft, a leading manufacturer of spyware, at first marketed its products to parents and employers. Sales jumped enormously, however, when the company changed its pitch to target romantic partners. In just one day of running Spector on my home PC

30、, I was able to identify my boyfriends true personality, a message on the companys website declares. What can you expect if someone puts SpectorSofts Spector 2.2 on your computer? It will take hundreds of records an hour of every website and e-mail that appears on your screen, and store them so that

31、 someone who is spying on you can review them later. A new product, SpectorSofts eBlaster, will send the spy detailed e-mail reports updating your computer activities frequently. These products keep the people being spied on totally unaware. SpectorSoft has sold 35,000 copies of its spyware, and it

32、has only a piece of a flourishing market. WinWhatWhere, another big player, sells primarily to businesses, but what it calls the discontented family member market has been finding WinWhatWhere. Many smaller companies have sites that sell relatively crude key-loggers, software that records every keys

33、troke typed on a computer. Isnt all this spying on loved ones a little creepy? Not to SpectorSoft president Doug Fowler. If youre in a committed relationship and you get caught because of evidence online, as far as Im concerned you deserve to be caught, he says. Richard Eaton, president of WinWhatWh

34、ere, recognizes that in a perfect world users would reveal that they have placed monitoring software on a computer. But WinWhatWhere Investigator has a feature that allows it to be completely hidden. Our customers demanded it, he says. 1. From the text we learn that most companies in the U. S._.A.fo

35、rbid their employees to get online at workB.respect the online privacy of their employeesC.reveal the privacy of their employees publiclyD.monitor the online activities of their employees答案:D解析 推理题。题干意为“通过这篇文章我们知道美国的很多公司都_。”根据文章第一、二句话可以知道美国很多公司都监视员工的上网行为。故D正确。2. The future of spyware is the most pro

36、mising when it comes to_.A.standardizing individual online patternsB.overseeing personal online behaviorsC.diversifying present online patternsD.regulating various online behaviors答案:B解析 推理题。题干意为“当目标朝向_的时候，监管软件的未来是最有希望的。”从文章第二、三、四段可以看出，销售人群有parents，employers，romantic partners都是属于个人，是为了监管个人上网行为。故B正确。

37、3. Form the text we know that SpectorSofts Spector 2.2 works_.A.creativelyB.preciselyC.secretlyD.quickly答案:B解析 细节题。题干意为“通过文章我们知道SpectorSofis Spector 2.2运行_。”根据文章第三段第二句话“It willtake hundreds of records an hout of every website and e-mail that appears on yourscreen.”可知，它能准确地记录信息，故B正确。4. What might Win

38、WhatWhere do in the future?A.Purchase small software companies.B.Turn its attention to at-home net users.C.Follow the keystrokes of computer users.D.Focus its attention on the business circles.答案:B解析 细节题。题干意为“WinWhatWhere公司将来会怎么做?”根据文章第四段第二句话“.thediscontented familymembermarket has been finding WinW

39、hatWhere”可知，将转向家庭使用者。故B正确。5. WinWhatWhere Investigator is characterized by its ability_.A.to cover its whole functioning upB.to monitor exact online behaviorsC.to reveal its existence on the computerD.to gather every piece of online information答案:A解析 细节题。题干意为“WinWhatWhere Investigator因_品质而著名。”根据文章最后

40、一句话“But WinWhatWhere Investigator has a feature mat allows it to be completely hidden”可知A为正确答案。故A正确。Text 3 The technology of the North American colonies did not differ strikingly from that of Europe, but in one respect, the colonists enjoyed a great advantage. Especially by comparison with Britain,

41、Americans had a wonderfully plentiful supply of wood. The first colonists did not, as many people imagine, find an entire continent covered by a continuous forest. Even along the Atlantic seaboard, the forest was broken at many points. Nevertheless, all sorts of fine trees abounded, and through the

42、early colonial period, those who pushed westward encountered new forests. By the end of the colonial era, the price of wood had risen slightly in eastern cities, but wood was still extremely abundant. The availability of wood brought advantages that have seldom been appreciated. Wood was a foundatio

43、n of the economy. Houses and all manner of buildings were made of wood to a degree un known in Britain. Secondly, wood was used as a fuel for heating and cooking. Thirdly, it was used as the source of important industrial compounds, such as potash, an industrial alkali; char coal, a component of gun

44、powder, and tannic acid, used for tanning leather. The supply of wood conferred advantages but had some negative aspects as well. Iron at that time was produced by heating iron ore With charcoal. Because Britain was so stripped of trees, she was unable to exploit her rich iron mines. But the America

45、n colonies had both iron ore and wood; iron production was encouraged and became successful. However, when Britain developed coke smelting, the colonies did not follow suit because they had plenty of wood and besides, charcoal iron was stronger than coke iron. Coke smelting led to technological inno

46、vations and was linked to the emergence of the Industrial Revolution. In the early nineteenth century, the former colonies lagged behind Britain in industrial development because their supply of wood led them to cling to charcoal iron. 1. Which of the following is a common assumption about the fores

47、ts in North America during the colonial period?A.Their economic value was little known.B.They contained only a few types of trees.C.They covered almost the entire continent.D.They existed only along the Atlantic seaboard.答案:C解析 细节题。题干意为“下面哪一个是人们对北美森林的普遍臆想?”问句中的关键词assumption是“假设、臆想”的意思，根据文章第二段第一句“.as

48、 many people imaginefind an entire continent covered by a continuous forest”可知他们认为北美被森林覆盖着，故C选项为正确答案。2. What can be inferred about houses in Britain during the period mentioned in the text?A.They were more expensive than American houses.B.They were generally built with imported materials.C.They were

49、 usually built from materials other than wood.D.They were typically smaller than homes in North America.答案:C解析 推理题。题干意为“可以推断出英国的房子在文章中提到的年代是怎样的吗?”根据文章第三段和英国少树的事实可以推断，英同的房子是用除木材以外的其他材料建成的。故C正确。3. Why does the author mention gunpowder in Paragraph 3 ?A.To remind readers that the colonial era ended in

50、warfare.B.To give an example of a product made from wood consumption.C.To illustrate some negative aspects of some industrial processes.D.To suggest that wood was not the only important product of the colonies.答案:B解析 推理题。题干意为“为什么在第三段中作者提到了火药?”根据“it was used as the source of important industrial comp

51、ounds”可知，作者想要说明木材可以获得的产品和一些重要工业原料，故B正确。4. Why was the use of coke smelting advantageous according to the text?A.It led to advances in technology.B.It stimulated the demand for wood.C.It was less expensive than wood smelting.D.It produced a stronger type of iron than charcoal smelting.答案:A解析 细节题。题干意为

52、“根据文章，为什么焦炭冶炼是优越的?”根据“Coke smelting led to technological innovations.”可以知道，焦炭冶炼推进了科技发展，而其他选项都是不正确的，故A正确。5. What does the text mainly discuss?A.The roots of the Industrial Revolution.B.The advantages of using wood in the colonies.C.The difference between charcoal iron and coke iron.D.The effects of a

53、n abundance of wood on the colonies.答案:D解析 主旨题。题干意为“本篇文章主要说了什么?”综合全文来看，是既讲了木材充足带来的优势也讲了其负面影响，故D正确。Part BRead the texts from a magazines LETTERS section in which five people wrote about health. For questions 61 to 65, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark y

54、our answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Lee Beaty: Your Health For Life articles give excellent advice on simple lifestyle changes to improve health. Whenever possible, I ride my bicycle to work. While I was a student, I also rode to class. We need to educate motorists about sharing the road with cyclists, a

55、nd create bike lanes to encourage more people to go from point A to point B while getting some exercise, saving fuel and improving the environment. Roberto Anson: You had a fascinating exploration in your Health For Life articles. Technology often makes us give up responsibility for our health. The

56、United States has the best medical technology but unequal access to care. The point is that, increasingly, only the healthy and well-off can afford health care. Your advice to skip the heart scan and spend the money on a health club membership shifts the focus from technology to personal responsibility. Fred Leeds: Dr. Nancy Rigottis Kicking the Habitis tried, but not necessarily true advice. As a former three-pack-a-day smoker, I tried th