公共英语三级真题

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Directions：

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1.

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Manyyearsagoseemedlongerandlifewaslesscomplicated,wehadrentedacottage26ariverintheheartofthecountry27thewholefamilywasgoingto28athree瞱eekholiday.Therewerefourofus:me,MumandDad,andMum’ssister,AuntieJune.Oh,andImustn’tforgetto29Spot,ourlittledog.Iwas

30togooffbymyselfallday,31IpromisedtobecarefulandtookSpotwithmefor32.

OnedayIwasSpotwhenweheardalotofshoutinginthe

33followedbyascreamandsplash.Iwasabit34soIcalledSpotandwebothhid35abushwherewecouldseebutnotbe36.Afterafewmoments,astrawhatcamedriftingdowntheriver,followedbyanoar,apicnicbasketand

37oar.Thencametherowingboatitself,butitwas38upsidedown!AfewsecondslatermyDadandAuntieJunecamerunning39theriverbank,bothwet

40.SpotstartedbarkingsoIcameoutofhidingandsaidhello.MyDadgotreallyangry41mefornottryingtocatchtheboatasitwentpast.luckily,

42,theboatandboththeoarshadbeencaughtbyanoverhangingtreealittlefurtherdownstream,butnotthehatorpicnicbasket.Sothem43mysandwiches.DadandAuntieJunebothmademe44nottotellMumwhathadhappened45shewouldbeworried.

26.A.onB.byC.inD.across

27.A.whereB.thatC.whichD.when

28.A.planB.manageC.consumeD.spend

29.A.mentionB.bringC.sendD.lead

30.A.forcedB.orderedC.allowedD.encouraged

31.A.evenifB.providedC.lestD.asif

32.A.instructionB.inspectionC.protectionD.supervision

33.A.placeB.spaceC.skyD.distance

34.A.scaredB.amusedC.excitedD.disturbed

35.A.besideB.beforeC.behindD.beneath

36.A.seenB.viewedC.watchedD.observed

37.A.theotherB.eachotherC.anotherD.oneanother

38.A.rollingB.floatingC.circlingD.sinking

39.A.downB.besideC.toD.on

40.A.withinB.overC.underD.through

41.A.atB.againstC.withD.to

42.A.moreoverB.thenC.thereforeD.however

43.A.spareB.shareC.borrowD.pide

44.A.agreeB.decideC.guaranteeD.promise

45.A.exceptthatB.incaseC.inorderthatD.onconditionthat

SECTIONIIIReadingComprehension40minutes

PartA

Directions：

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Earthquakesmayrightlyberankedasoneofthemostdestructiveforcesknowntoman:sincerecordsbegantobewrittendown,ithasbeenestimatedthatearthquakerelatedfatalitieshavenumberedinthemillions,andthatearthquakerelateddestructionhasbeenbeyondcalculation.Thegreaterpartofsuchdamageandlossoflifehasbeenduetocollapseofbuildingsandtheeffectsofrockslides,floods,fire,disease,tsunamisgiganticseawaves,andotherobservableeventsresultingfromearthquakes,ratherthanfromthequakesthemselves.

Thegreatmajorityofallearthquakesoccurintwospecificgeographicareas.OnesuchareacoversthePacificOceananditsborderinglandmasses.TheotherextendsfromtheEastIndiestotheAtlasMountains,includingtheHimalayas,Iran,Turkey,andtheAlpineregions.Itisinthesetwogreatbeltsorzonesthatallearthquakestakeplace;theymay,however,happenanywhereatanytime.

Thiselementoftheunknownhasforcenturiesaddedgreatlytothedreadandhorrorsurroundingearthquakes,butinrecenttimestherehavebeenindicationsthatearthquakeforecastmaybepossible.Byanalyzingchangesinanimalbehavior,patternsofmovementsintheearth’sshell,variationsintheearth’sforceofattraction,andthefrequencywithwhichminorearthshakesareobserved,scientistshaveshownincreasingsuccessinexpectingwhenandwhereearthquakeswillstrike.Asaresult,aworldwideearthquakewarningnetworkisalreadyinoperationandhashelpedtoprepareforandthuslessenthevastdestructionthatmightotherwisehavebeentotallyunexpected.

Itisdoubtfulthatmanwilleverbeabletocontrolearthquakesandgetridoftheirdestructivenessaltogether,butashowandwhyearthquakeshappenbecomebetterunderstood,manwillbecomemoreandmoreabletodealwiththeirpossibledamagebeforetheyoccur.

46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Earthquakedestructionisdeclining.

B.Earthquakeforecastisimproving.

C.Manisnolongerfearfulofearthquakes.

D.Maniscapableofconqueringearthquakes.

47.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatquakes.

A.mayhappenanywhereatanytime

B.mostlystrikeinoceansandmountains

C.areunobservableinmassesofland

D.arehardlythedirectcauseoffatalities

48.Thephrase“thiselementoftheunknown”Paragraph3refersto.

A.theextensionofearthquakezones

B.thepercentageofearthquakeoccurrences

C.whenandwhereearthquakesmayoccur

D.whatbigdamageearthquakesmaycause

49.Man’sresearchonearthquakeforecastatpresentisto.

A.reducethelossfromearthquakedisasters

B.lowerthefrequencyofearthquakes

C.releasetheenergythatcausesearthquakes

D.analyzetherelationshipbetweendifferentearthquakes

50.Whichofthetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Informthereader.B.Entertainthereader.

C.Disproveaconcept.D.Questionaconcept.

Text2

Therateofpopulationgrowthisfastestinunderdevelopedcountries.Inthesecountriesahighbirthrateisaccompaniedbyalowereddeathratethankstoimprovedstandardsofpublichealth.Ideallyitshouldbepossibletocounterbalancetheeffectofareduceddeathratebyanincreaseduseoffamilyplanning.Inpractice,however,populationcontrolisacomplexmatter.Throughouthistorypeoplehavedeterminedthesizeoftheirfamiliesaccordingtotheculturalvaluesoftheirsocieties.

Populationcontrolhaslongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongresearchers.Somehavearguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Inordertofeedalargepopulation,

badlandmustbecultivatedandthegoodlandoverworked.Asaresult,eachpersonproduceslessinagivenamountoftimeandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.Otherresearchershavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforthedevelopmentoffacilitiessuchassports,roadsandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthereisabigdemandtojustifythem.Similarly,itcanbearguedthatthepubliccostsofsocietywillnotbesoheavytoeachinpidualiftheyaresharedamongthemembersofalargepopulation.

Oneofthedifficultiesinimplementingbirthcontrolliesinthefactthatofficialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcuntrytocountry.Inunderdevelopedcountrieswherealargepopulationispressingharduponthelimitsoffood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethefirstconcernofgovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate.Inawell瞕evelopedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecliningbirthratemayleadtounemploymentbecauseitresultsinashrinkingmarket.Citieswithadecliningpopulationmayhavetofacetheprospectofashrinkingtaxbaseandafallinlandvalues.Iftherearefewerchildrengoingtoschool,teachersmaybethrownoutofwork.Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwithconsiderationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.

51.Onereasonforquickpopulationincreaseinunderdevelopedcountriesisthat.

A.thosecountriesencouragepeopletohavelargefamilies

B.peoplecangetgovernmentsupportiftheyhavemorekids

C.improvedpublichealthstandardshavereduceddeathrateg