1、公共英语三级模拟题五 2016年及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Generations of Americans have been brought _ 1_ to believe that a good breakfast is impor-tant fof health. Eating breakfast at the _ 2_of the day, we have all been _ 3_, is as necessaryas putting gasoline in the family car _ 4
2、_starting a trip. But for many people the thought of food first in the morning is by _ 5_pleasures. So _ 6_ all the efforts, they still take no _ 7_ Between 1978 and 1983, the latest years for which figuresare _ 8_ ,the number of people who didn t have breakfast increased _ 9_33 percent-from 8.8mill
3、ion to 11.7 million_10_the Chinese-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who feel pain of _11_ about not having breakfast,_ 12_. there is some goodnews. Several studies in the last few years _ 13_that, for adults especially, there may be nothing_14_with omitting breakfast. “ Going
4、_ 15_breakfast does not affect _ 16_“Said Amold E.Bendoer, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, _17_does givingpeople breakfast improve performance. _18_evidence relating breakfast to better health or _ 19_performances is surprisingly inade-quate, and most of the recen
5、t work involves children, not _ 20_ “The literature,“ says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas.“is poor. （分数：20.00）A.aboutB.intoC.upD.fromA.startB.endC.momingD.beginA.saidB.believedC.reportedD.toldA.afterB.beforeC.whenD.asA.someB.anyC.noD.allA.despiteB.in spiteC.thoughD.ho
6、weverA.brunchB.breakfastC.lunchD.supperA.availableB.usedC.gotD.estimatedA.withB.atC.byD.fromA.fromB.according toC.throughD.out ofA.guiltB.happinessC.sadnessD.eagernessA.howeverB.thereforeC.whereasD.butA.indicateB.reportC.announceD.declareA.wrongB.rightC.correctD.incorrectA.withoutB.withC.fromD.out o
7、fA.performanceB.healthC.heartD.brainA.notB.neitherC.eitherD.norA.ScienceB.ScientistC.ScientificD.ScientistsA.betterB.goodC.wellD.worseA.peopleB.menC.humansD.adults二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：20.00)When a 13-year-old Virginia girl started sneezing, her parents thought it was merely a cold. Butwhe
8、n the sneezes continued for hours, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl wasstill sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted worldwide attention. Hundreds of suggestions, ranging from“put a clothes pin on her nose“to “have her stand on herhead“poured in. But n
9、othing did any good. Finally,she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital whereDr. Leo Kanner, one of the worlds top authorities on sneezing, solved the baffling (难以理解的)problem with great speed. He used neither drugs nor surgery, curiously enough, the clue for the treatment was found in anancient superst
10、ition about the amazing bodily reaction we call the sneeze. It was all in her mind, hesaid, a view which Aristotle, some 3,000 years earlier, would have agreed with heartily. Dr. Kanner simply gave a modem psychological interpretation to the ancient belief that too muchsneezing was an indication tha
11、t the spirit was troubled; and he began to treat the girl accordingly.“Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocational adjustment, and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tuberculosis quickly changed her from a sneezer to anex-sneezer,“ he reported. Sneezing
12、 has always been a subject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collectedthousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal one is the custom of begging for theblessing of God when a person sneezes a practice Dr. Kanner traces back to the ancient belief that asneeze was an indicat
13、ion that the sneezer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people over theworld still continue the custom with the traditional, “God bless you“ or its equivalent. When scientists look at the sneeze, they see a remarkable mechanism which, without any con-scious help from you, takes on a job tha
14、t has to be done. When you need to sneeze you sneeze, thisbeing natures clever way of getting rid of an annoying object from the nose. The object may be justsome dust in the nose which nature is striving to remove. （分数：5.00）(1).The girl sneezed continuously because she _ （分数：1.00）A.was illB.was ment
15、ally illC.had heavy mental burdenD.had attracted world-wide attention(2).When the girl began to sneeze continuously,_ （分数：1.00）A.a lot of people offered their adviceB.she was taken to Johns Hopkins HospitalC.she was given a treatment found in ancient superstitionD.many doctors treated her in differe
16、nt ways(3).Dr. Kanner cured the girl by_ （分数：1.00）A.using Aristotles methodB.giving her psychological treatmentC.practicing superstitionD.treating her tuberculosis(4).When a person sneezes, we say“ God bless you“ because _ （分数：1.00）A.its a traditionB.the person is possessed of an evil spiritC.the pe
17、rson is illD.God will bless those who sneeze(5).According to scientists, people sneeze because_ （分数：1.00）A.they are illB.to sneeze is human natureC.they do not need any conscious helpD.there are unwanted things in their nosesThere was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately
18、 around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areaswith the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the pastdecade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United Stat
19、es and brought healthwarnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic.In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists considerthat the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from
20、 the burning of fossil fuels(coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect“ conserving heat reflected from the earth and raisingthe worlds average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised only afew degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New
21、York, Boston, Miami, andNew Orleans will be in water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blockingsunlight and lowering the earths temperature-a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop ofjust a few degrees could create something close to
22、a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficultor impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of theseconditions will happen (though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field concludedthat the greenhouse effect is very possible). Perh
23、aps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies willoffset each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by eco-nomic profit, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization“.Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings
24、 have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile? （分数：5.00）(1).As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution_ （分数：1.00）A.caused widespread damage in the countrysideB.affected the entire eastern half of the United StatesC.had damaged effect on
25、healthD.existed merely in urban and industries areas(2).As to the greenhouse effect, the author_ （分数：1.00）A.shares the same view with the scientistsB.is uncertain of its occurrenceC.rejects it as being ungroundedD.thinks that it will destroy the world soon(3).The word “offset“ in the second paragrap
26、h could be replaced by_ （分数：1.00）A.slip intoB.make up forC.set upD.catch up with(4).It can be concluded that_ （分数：1.00）A.raising the worlds temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earthB.lowering the worlds temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major fanning areas
27、 to disasterC.almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decadeD.the worlds temperature will remain constant in the years to come(5).This passage is primarily about_ （分数：1.00）A.the greenhouse effectB.the burning of fossil fuelsC.the potential effect of air pollutionD.the likelihood
28、 of a new ice ageMy family and I recently returned from a trip to Alaska, a place that combines supernatural beauty with a breathtaking amount of bear risks. I ll start with some facts at a glance : WHERE ALASKA IS :Way the hell far from you. Beyond Mars. HOW YOU GET THERE:You sit in a variety of ai
29、rplanes for most of your adult life.WHAT THEY HAVE THERE THAT WILL TRY TO KILL YOU:Bears. I am quite serious about this. Although Alaska is now an official state in the United States withmodem conveniences such as rental cars and frozen yogurt, it also allows a large number of admit-ted bears to str
30、ide freely, and nobody seems to be the least bit alarmed about this. In fact, the Alas-kans seem to be proud of it. You walk into a hotel or department store, and the first thing you seeis a glass case containing a stuffed bear the size of a real one. Our hotel had two of these. It waswhat we travel
31、 writers call “a two-bear hotel“. Both bears were standing on their hind legs and striking a pose that said: “Welcome to Alaska! Im going to tear your arms off!“ This struck me as an odd concept, greeting visitors with a showcase containing a major localhazard. Its as if an anti-drug organization we
32、nt around setting up glass display cases containingstuffed drug smugglers(走私者), with little plaques (胸章)stating how much they weighed andwhere they were taken. Anyway, we decided the best way to deal with our fear of bears was to become well informedabout them, so we bought a book, Alaska Bear Tales
33、. Here are some of the chapter titles, which Iam not making up: “They ll Attack Without Warning“They ll Really Attack You“ “They Will Kill“ “Come Quick! Im Being Eaten by a Bear!“They Can Be Funny“ Ha-ha ! 1 bet they can. I bet Mr. and Mrs. Bear will fight playfully over the remaining portionof a fo
34、rmer tourist plumped up by airline food. But just the same, I m glad that the only actualbears that we saw were in the zoo.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the tone of the story? （分数：1.00）A.Serious.B.Complex.C.Comic.D.Disapproving,(2).Which of the following is the author in favour of? （分数：1.00）A.Airline food.B.
35、Drug smugglers.C.Bears.D.Bears in zoos.(3).Why does the author mention stuffed drug smugglers? （分数：1.00）A.Because they can attack without warning just like bears.B.Because they are used to give warnings to visitors about bears.C.Because they are as funny as stuffed bears.D.Because they are used to s
36、how the oddness of the stuffed bears.(4).Whats the authors impression of Alaska? （分数：1.00）A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Funny.(5).What can we learn from the passage about Alaskans? （分数：1.00）A.They are fond of bears.B.They dont know how to treat tourists.C.They want to frighten tourists away.D.Th
37、ey live a very natural life.Liu: To me, work is first and my child is second. I work more for myself than for my child becauseits the only way to be economically independent. Otherwise, I may some day lose everything, even my child. I can give for the sake of my daughter but never at the cost of my
38、career. Only after I achieve value through work can it be possible for me to raise my baby. I resumed working after a short maternity (产妇的) leave. Now my daughter goes to kinder garten while I am at work; I think that is her first step into society. Liang: Nowadays, economic independence is particul
39、arly important to women. The only way to realize self value is through work. I believe women should first live as a social entity(实体), then as amother. And there are facts to show that women are not inferior to men in the working world. Child is just another part of my life, it would be impossible t
40、o make her my whole life. I think I will also get a nanny(保姆) to lend me a hand. Yao: When women make their career as their final pursuit, I think they lose their natural maternalinstincts. I hope my wife will put most of her energy and time on child care and family. Becauseshe gives birth to the ch
41、ild, she can do a much better job than the father in understanding the child.The mother should be the main educator while father works as her assistant. Wang: Women are naturally fit for human reproduction while men are meant for material production.Married women must assume the role of full-time mo
42、thers if their financial situation permits it; and a womans value is only realized after she has successfully raised her child. Zhao: Although we may say womens talents lie in being mothers, we should admit that women donot sacrifice their families for work and they are not expected to give up a cha
43、nce for a career. Bothparents need to balance the responsibilities of family and work. After all women are equal membersof society and have value in all social fields. AMy child is the focus of my life. BFamily and work are both important for women. CMen should be asked to return to their paternal d
44、uties. DI would give up the whole world for my work. EWomen need work to prove their own value. FWomen are born to be mothers. GWomen understand child better than men. （分数：5.00）(1).Liu（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(2).Liang（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(3).Yao（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(4).Wang（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.
45、(5).Zhao（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.三、Writing(总题数：2，分数：20.00)1.Suppose that you have been a regular of a hotel for many years. But during the last 2days, the air-conditioner didn t work and nobody came to clean your room. Write a letter of com-plaint to the hotel manager. Your letter should include: 1) a
46、 description of the situation 2) complaint about the situation 3) your request You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, use “Wang Lin“ instead. You dont need to write the address.（分数：10.00）_2.Below is a graph showing the contrast between TV watch
47、ers and movie watchers from1980 to 2008. Study carefully the graph and write an essay titled Film is Giving Way to TV, mak-ing reference with the following points: 1) rise and fall of the numbers of watchers as indicated by the graph 2) the possible reason for the contrast 3) Your composition should
48、 be no less than 120 words. Quote as few figures as possible. （分数：10.00）_公共英语三级模拟题五 2016年答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Generations of Americans have been brought _ 1_ to believe that a good breakfast is impor-tant fof health. Eating breakfast at the _ 2_of the day, we have all been _ 3_, is as necessaryas putting gasoline in the family car _ 4_starting a trip. But for many people the thought of food first in the morning is by _
