公共英语3级(PET3)模拟试题1

1、公共英语3级PET3全国公共英语三级考试模拟试题1TestOneSectionIListeningComprehension(25minutes)Directions:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.Remember,whileyouaredo

2、ingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhand.Nowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetestisstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourte

3、stbooklet.PartAYouwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.ChoosethecorrectanswerA,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.Example:Youwillhear:W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbear

4、rivingontime?M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbearrivingabouttenminutes.Youwillread:Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto?abusconductoraclerkattheairportataxidriverDaclerkatthestationFromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknowthearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswerBandmarkitinyourtestbo

5、oklet.SampleAnswer:ABCDNowlookatquestion1PartAWhereisthewomanfrom?ASwedenItalySylviaWalesWhichonedoesthewomanwanttobuy?betterquality,expensiveonecheaperoneinthisshopcheaperoneinanothershopbetterqualityinthisshopWhyishegoingtotalktotheladyoverthere?Becausehewantstoknowthetime.BBecausehewantstothankhe

6、r.Becausehiswatchwaslost.Becausetheladyoverthereiswaitingforhim.Accordingtothedialogue,whatkindofshirtismoreexpensive?thosemadeofwoolBthosemadeofnylonthosemadeofcottonthosemadeofsilkHowdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation?angryrelievedupsetDsarcasticWhatdoesthemanmean?Theproofreadingwasbetterth

7、istime.Itwillbeaninterestingjob.Therewillbemoreproofreadingtodosoon.Thejobshouldbedoneasquicklyaspossible.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMary?Shesalwaysrunning.Shesstillintherace.Shefeelsverycomfortable.Shestillhasafever.WhatdoesLindamean?Atlastsheenjoyscampuslife.Schoolhaschangedlittlesincelastyear.Shehas

8、manynewfriends.Itseasiertofindhiswayaroundthisyear.Whatdoesthemanmean?Billistootiredtostudyanymore.HetoldBillnottostudylateatnight.HehadoftenadvisedBilltostudy.Billdidnthearthealarm.Whatdoesthewomanmean?Shefeelsthatthetripwilltaketoolong.Thestudentshaventchosenaprofessor.ProfessorGoldsmithhastochoos

9、ethedestinationfirst.Itsnotcertainthetripwilltakeplace.PartBYouaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachconversationONLYONCE.Markyo

10、uranswersinyourtestbooklet.Questions11一13arebasedonalectureabouteducationinAmerica.WhatcontrolsthepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStates?thenationalgovernmentBthechurchauthoritiesCthelocalcommunitiesDthestatelawsHowmanypercentagedidtheAmericanyoungpeoplegraduatefromhighschoolby1970?fortypercentBfortyfiveper

11、centseventypercentseventyfivepercentWhyiseducationmadevariousinformintheUnitedStates?Becausestudentsvaryinneeds.Becauseschoolsofferdifferentsubjects.Becauseteachingmethodsvarygreatly.Becausetherearedifferentaidsatschool.Questions14一17arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.Whydidthemandecidetogotot

12、helibrary?Oneofhisclassesfinishedearly.Hewantedtogetsomestudyingdone.ThelibraryhadaspecialdisplayontheIndustrialRevolution.Hisbooksweretendaysoverdue.Aftergettingthebooks,whatdidthemando?checkedthemouttooknotesonthemreturnedthemtotheshelvesputtheminhisbookbagAccordingtotheman,whathappenstoallthebook

13、sinthelibrary?Theyaremarkedwithcoloredlabels.Theyarespeciallycoded.Theyarecheckedout.Theyareinspectedbytheguard.Accordingtotheman,whatdoesthelibrarianbehindthedeskdo?copiesdownthenameandtheaddressofeachborrowerchecksallbooksformissingpagesdemagnetizesthebooksastheyarecheckedouthelpsstudentsusethecar

14、dcatalogQuestions18一21arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.Whatdoesthemanneedtodoatthetravelagency?purchaseherplaneticketchangeherplaneticketpickupapassportapplicationformarrangeforheraccomodationsinEuropeWhydoesntthewomanwanttogiveupherapartmententirely?Shedoesnthavetimetomove.BShewouldhavediff

15、icultyfindinganotherapartment.Shespaidherrentforthesummerinadvance.Shedoesntwanttopaintanotherapartment.HowlongwouldthewomenbeinEurope?threeweeksBonemonththreemonthoverayearWhatwillthewomanmostlikelydoaboutherapartment?leaveitvacantrentittothemanshestalkingwithsubletittoJimThomasDaskherlandlordtosub

16、letitQuestions2225arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?atahotelatamotelatarestaurantatashoppingcentreWhycanthemanandhisfamilystayatthismotel?Theyhaveareservation.Themotelhasseveralvacancies.Theyarefriendsoftheowner.Someoneelsecancelledareservation.Whendoesthemo

17、telwantitsgueststopay?beforetheyarrivewhiletheyregisterwhentheyreservearoomjustbeforetheirdepartureWhatisthereasonforthemotelspolicyonpayments?Someguestsmaynotbehonest.Thepolicyisrequiredbylaw.No.61isaluxuryunit.Theownersaresimplygreedy.SectionIIUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions:Readthefollowingtext

18、.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforlearningliewiththestudent.26alongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththe27inthereadingeveniftheydontdiscussitinclassortakeanexam.The28studentisc

19、onsideredtobe29whoismotivatedtolearnforthesakeof30,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Sometimeshomeworkisreturned31briefwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,thestudentis32forlearningthematerialassigned.Whenresearchis33,theprofessorexpectsthestudenttotakeitactivelyandtocompl

20、eteitwith34guidance.Itisthe35responsibilitytofindbooks,magazines,andarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplain36auniversitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudents,37graduatestudents,tobeabletoexhaustthereference38inthelibrary.Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,but39thattheirstudentsshouldnotb

21、e40dependentonthem.IntheUnitedStates,professorshavemanyotherduties41teaching,suchasadministrativeorresearchwork.42,thetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideofclassis43.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork,thestudentshouldeither44aprofessorduringofficehour45makeanappointment.9.30.3

22、0.41.42.AIfBAlthoughCBecauseDSinceAsuggestionBcontextCabstractDinformationApoorBidealCaverageDdisappointedAsuchBoneCanyDsomeAfunBworkClearningDprizeAbyBinCforDwithAcriticizedBinnocentCresponsibleDdismissedAcollectedBdistributedCassignedDfinishedAmaximumBminimumCpossibleDpr

23、acticalAstudentsBprofessorsCassistantsDlibrariansAwhenBwhatCwhyDhowAparticularlyBessentiallyCobviouslyDrarelyAselectionsBcollectionsCsourcesDoriginsAhateBdislikeClikeDpreferAtooBsuchCmuchDmoreAbutBexceptCwithDbesidesAHoweverBThereforeCFurthermoreDNeverthelessAplentifulBlimitedCirregularDflexibleAgre

24、etBannoyCapproachDattachAorBandCtoDbutSectionIIlReadingComprehension(40minutes)PartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Text1Thedog,calledPrince,wasanintelligen

25、tanimalandaslavetoWilliams.Frommorningtillnight,whenWilliamswasathome,Princeneverlefthissight,practicallyignoringallothermembersofthefamily.Thedoghadanumberofclearlydefinedduties,forwhichWilliamshadpatientlytrainedhimand,likethegoodpupilhewas,Princelivedforthechancetodemonstratehisabilities.WhenWill

26、iamswantedtoputonhisboots,hewouldmurmur“Boots”andwithinsecondsthedogwoulddropthemathisfeet.Atnineeverymorning,Princeranofftothegeneralstoreinthevillage,returningshortlynotonlywithWilliamsdailypaperbutwithahalfouncepacketofWilliamsfavoritetobacco,JohnRhineysMixed.Agundogbybreed,Princepossessedalarges

27、oftmouthspeciallyevolvedforthesafecarryingofhuntedcreatures,sothepaperandthetobaccocametonoharm,neverevenshowingatoothmark.Williamswasarailwayman,anenginedriver,andheworeablueuniformwhichsmelledofoilandoilfuel.Hehadtoworkatoddtimes“days”,“latedays”or“nights”.OvertheyearsPrincegottoknowtheseperiodsof

28、workandrest,knewwhenhismasterwouldleavethehouseandreturn,andthedogdidnotwastethisknowledge.IfWilliamsoverslept,asheoftendid,Princebarkedatthebedroomdooruntilhewoke,muchtotheannoyanceofthefamily.Onhisreturn,Williamsslipperswerebroughttohim,thepaperandtobaccotooifpreviouslyundelivered.Acuriousthinghap

29、penedtoWilliamsduringthesnowandiceoflastwinter.Oneeveningheslippedandfellontheicypavementsomewherebetweenthevillageandhishome.Hewassobadlyshakenthathestayedinbedforthreedays;andnotuntilhegotupanddressedagaindidhediscoverthathehadlosthiswalletcontainingoverfiftypounds.Thehousewasturnedupsidedowninthe

30、search,butthewalletwasnotfound.However,twodayslaterthatwasfivedaysafterthefallPrincedroppedthewalletintoWilliamshand.Verymuddy,stainedandwetthrough,thelittlecasestillcontainedfiftythreepounds,Williamsdrivinglicenseandafewotherpapers.Wherethedoghadfounditnoonecouldtell,butfoundithehadandrecognizeditp

31、robablybythefaintoilysmellonthewornleather.Howdidthedogperformhisduties?Hewasdelightedtoshowthemoff.BHedidhisbestbutwasnotoftensuccessful.CHedidthemquicklytogetthemover.DHehadfewopportunitiestodothem.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutgundogs?Theyarethefastestrunnersofalldogs.Theirteethareremovedwhentheya

32、reyoung.Theycancarrybirds,etc.withouthurtingthem.DTheybreedwell,producingmanyyoungdogs.AsaresultofWilliamswork.AhedidnotgetenoughsleepBtherewasanoilysmellfromhisclothesCthedoggrewaccustomedtotravellingbytrainDthedogwasconfusedaboutthetimeofthedayItupsetWilliamswifeandfamilywhen.AWilliamshadtogotowor

33、katnightBthedogmadetoomuchnoiseinthehouseCWilliamsmadethemallgetupearlyDthedogwouldnotletthemseethenewspaperWilliamsdidnotrealisehislossforseveraldaysbecause.AhetrustedthedogtofindthewalletBhewasunconsciousallthattimeChethoughtthewalletwasinthehouseDhehadnooccasiontofeelinhispocketsText2Abouttenmeni

34、neveryhundredsufferfromcolourblindnessinsomeway;womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Therearedifferentformsofcolourblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecas

35、esanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen一astrangeworldindeed.Incertainoccupationscolourblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretestedmostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflarestosignaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean“Advance”andaredlightmaymean“Danger!Keepback!”,Youcanse

36、ewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredisgreen!Colourblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”,Thesehelptoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolours.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theysh

37、owusshapebutnotcolour.Waituntilitisdarktonight,thengooutside.Lookroundyouandtrytoseewhatcolorsyoucanrecognize.Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthaveeyeswhichcontainfewornoconesatall,sotheycannotseecolours.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscannotseecoloursatallonlylightanddarkshapes.Similarlycatsanddogscann

38、otseecoloursaswellaswecan.Insectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcanevenseeXrays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgreyanddulltous,buttoinsectstheymayappearbeautiful,showingcolourswhichwecannotsee.Scientistsknowthatthereareothercoloursarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Someins

39、ectshavefavoritecolours.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.Amongpeoplewhosufferfromcolourblindness,.somemayseeeverythinginshadesofgreenfewcantellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreenfewmaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreenveryfewmaythinkthate

40、verythingintheworldisingreenWhenmillionsofrodsinoureyesareatworkindarknesswecansee.coloursonlyshapesandcoloursshapesonlydarknessonlyAccordingtothepassage,batsandadultowlscannotseecolours.becausetheyhuntatnightbecausetheycannotseelightbecausetheyhavenoconesandrodsbecausetheyhavenoconesAccordingtothep

41、assage,dogsandcats.aswellashumanbeingscannotseesomecolourshavefewerconesthanhumanbeingshavelessrodsthanhumanbeingscanseecoloursaswellashumanbeingsWhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutinsects?AInsectscanseemorecoloursthanhumanbeings.BInsectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletomen.Allinsectshavetheirf

42、avoritecolours.Theworldismorecolorfultoinsectsthantohumanbeings.Text3Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asrule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproduc

43、ewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystorieswe

44、remoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhasand,onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,wellauthenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystories.O

45、ften,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.,donotexist;a

46、ndthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaon

47、abroomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirlfriend.Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosanechildhadeverbelievedthatitwas.Inthewritersopinion,afairytale.AcannotbereadtochildrenwithoutvariationbecausetheyfindnopleasureinitBwillbemoreeffectiv

48、eifitisadaptedbyparentsCmustbemadeeasysothatchildrencanreaditontheirownDisnolongerneededindevelopingchildrenspowerofmemoryAccordingtothepassage,somepeoplewhoareopenlyagainstfairytalesarguethat.AfairytalesareharmfultochildreninthattheyshowtheprimitivecrueltyinchildrenBfairytalesareharmfultochildrenun

49、lesstheyhavebeenadaptedbytheirparentCfairytalesincreaseatendencytosadisminchildrenDchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriespaylittleattentiontothestudyofhistoryandmechanicsInthewritersopiniontoridchildrenoffears,fairystoriesshouldbe.AtoldonlyonceBrepeatedmanytimesCtoldinarealisticsettingDpresentedvividlyInth

50、ewritersopinion,fairystories.haveaverybadeffectonchildrenBhaveadvantagesincultivatingchildrensimagniativityhelpchildrentocometotermswithfearsharmchildrengreatlyAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueaboutfairystories?AIfchildrenindulgedhisfantasiesinfairytalesinsteadofbeingtaught

51、howtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanicstheworldshouldbefullofmadman.Childrencanoftenbegreatlyterrifiedwhenthefairystoryisheardforthefirsttime.CFairytalesmaybeneficiallydirectchildrensaggressive,destructiveandsadisticimpulses.DFairytalesarenomorethanstoriesaboutimaginaryfigureswithmagicalpow

52、erswhichhasnothingtodowithexternalworld.PartBDirections:Readthetextsfromanarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkedaboutsmoking.Forquestions61to65,matchthenameofeachperson(1to5)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.HadleyIfyousmokeandyoustilldontbelievethattheresadefinitelinkbet

53、weensmokingandbronchialtroubles,heartdiseaseandlungcancer,thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Justhavealookatthosepeopleinhospitalwiththesediseasesandcounthowmanyofthemdonotsmoke,youmaybesurprisedatthenumber.Eventhesefewpeoplemightbepassivesmokerswithoutrealisingit.RandyTobaccoisawonderfulcommodity

54、totax.Itsalmostlikeataxonourdailybread.Intaxrevenuealone,thegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities.Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversocarefullythatsmokingmaybeharmful,itdoesntdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.SampsonTheadvertisingoftobaccoisoneoftheproblems.Wearen

55、evershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlingsearlyinthemorning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementsalwaysdepicthandsome,cleanshavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmoke,evenpositivelyhealthy!Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopenairlife,withbeautifulgirls,trueloveandtogetherness.Whatutternonsense!Row

56、leyOfcoursetobaccocanhelpgovernmenttoraisemoney.However,whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehand,itispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother.Enormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthedisease.Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrun,thereisnodoubtth

57、ateverybodywouldbemuchbetteroffifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.BerniceSmokingcanprovideconstantconsolation.WhenIfeelworriedornervous,Ijustgetacigaretteandeverythingseemtogetright.Afteradayshardwork,thethingIwanttodomostissmoking.Itcanbeevenbetterwithacupofcoffee.Itssoenjoyableandrelaxingthatitrelieves

58、stressesofeverydaylife.Sowhybothertobanitandtakethepleasurefromus.Nowmatcheachofthepeople(1to5)totheappropriatestatement.Note:therearetwoextrastatements.HadleyRandySampsonRowleyBerniceStatementsSmokingbringsmanypsychologicalbenefits.Tobaccoisanimportantsourceofincometothegovernment.Smokingissuretocausediseases.Itsashortsightedpolicytodependontobaccoformoney.ETheadvertisementforit