1、公共英语三级真题 2010 年 09 月及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Western-style conversations often develop quite differently from Japanese-style conversations.A Western-style conversation between two people is like a (26) of tennis. If I introduce
2、a topic, a conversational ball, I expect you do (27) it back. If you agree with me, I dont expect you simply to agree and to (28) more. I expect you to add something to carry the idea further. (29) I dont expect you always to agree. I am just as (30) if you completely disagree with me. (31) you agre
3、e or disagree, your (32) will return the ball to me. And then it is my turn (33) . I dont serve a new ball from my (34) starting line. I hit your ball back again to you by (35) your idea further. And so the ball goes back and forth, (36) each of us doing our best to give it a new twist.A Japanese-st
4、yle conversation, (37) , is not at all like tennis or volleyball. Its like bowling. You (38) for your turn. And you always know your (39) in line. It depends on such things as whether you are older or younger, a close friend or a relative stranger (40) the previous speaker, in a senior or junior pos
5、ition, and so on. When your turn comes, you (41) up to the starting line with your bowling ball, and (42) bowl it. Everyone else stands back and watches politely, whispering (43) . Everyone waits until the ball has reached the end of the alley, and watches to see if it (44) down all the pins, or onl
6、y some of them, or none of them. There is a pause, while everyone registers your (45) .（分数：20.00）A.playB.gameC.roundD.setA.hitB.moveC.throwD.pushA.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.somethingA.ThenB.SoC.InsteadD.ButA.anxiousB.seriousC.happyD.gratefulA.AfterB.BecauseC.ThoughD.WhetherA.responseB.actionC.o
7、perationD.serviceA.alsoB.againC.tooD.soonA.actualB.newC.particularD.originalA.deepeningB.carryingC.leadingD.employingA.withB.forC.beforeD.exceptA.thereforeB.moreoverC.likewiseD.howeverA.wonderB.workC.waitD.watchA.pointB.placeC.postD.poleA.thanB.besideC.toD.withA.stepB.climbC.standD.catchA.accurately
8、B.carefullyC.awkwardlyD.courageouslyA.instructionB.satisfactionC.agreementD.encouragementA.knocksB.pushesC.kicksD.putsA.lineB.workC.scoreD.outcome三、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When Amber Post started graduate school in physics at Princeton, her goa
9、l was the same as her male colleagues: a teaching post at a major university. Now with her Ph.D. just a year away, Post is thinking instead about working for a policy-marking agency in Washington. Although Princeton, with Shirley Tilghman as the president, is welcoming to female scientists, Post sen
10、ses that her reception in the larger academic world might be chillier. At famous universities, the percentage of women earning doctors degrees in science and engineering is considerably higher than the percent-age of women professorswhich means that a lot of talented women Ph.D. s like Post leave ca
11、mpus for jobs in government or industry instead of climbing the teaching ladder.Stopping this female brain drain has been a challenge for years. At a recent academic conference, Harvard president Lawrence Summers suggested that women arent succeeding because they lack ability in math and science by
12、nature. His comments drew immediate criticism. Indeed, scientists have uncovered some differences in male and female brains, but its unclear how these differences affect talent.Summers proposed two other possible problems for women: the conflict between work and life, and absolute prejudice against
13、women (which he seemed to dismiss). Many women scientists blame these two problems for the lack of women professors. Junior teachers need to spend their 20s and 30s on research and publication. Those are the same years when women have children. Time is an enemy for women in other professions, especi
14、ally law and medicine. But while women doctors and lawyers benefit from lots of successful role models, academic science continues to belong to men chiefly. “The atmosphere isnt compelling or welcoming, “Post says. “Too many of my female friends drop out of graduate programs simply because the envir
15、onment is disappointing, not because they cant handle the math. “Even against this background, there has been some progress. More universities are pushing hard with stepped-up recruitment efforts and trying hard to assist staff members with young families. But ultimately, the best remedy against pre
16、judice would be more women on top, like Princetons Tilghman.（分数：10.00）(1).Amber Post is thinking about a job in government because_.（分数：2.00）A.it is the usual goal of the Ph. D. students at PrincetonB.she is doubtful about her future in the academic worldC.it is difficult to get a teaching post at m
17、ajor universitiesD.she fears that she may not graduate with a Ph.D. degree(2).According to the text, the gap in percentage between women Ph. D. s and women professors indicates that_.（分数：2.00）A.universities lack competitiveness in the recruitment marketB.a lot of women professors have chosen to leav
18、e universitiesC.few women Ph. D. s are qualified for the competitive campusD.universities are faced with the problem of female brain drain(3).According to the writer, Summers comments on womens ability seem to be based on_.（分数：2.00）A.his own attitude towards women scientistsB.his recent study on wom
19、ens weaknessesC.the latest findings about human brainsD.the conventional opinion about talents(4).We can infer that the most serious problem of women teachers is_.（分数：2.00）A.their conflict with male colleaguesB.the trouble in balancing work and lifeC.their cooperation with male colleaguesD.the diffi
20、culty in their career advancement(5).The best solution to the female brain drain in universities is to_.（分数：2.00）A.create more academic posts for womenB.offer help to women with young childrenC.dismiss those with prejudice against womenD.promote more women to leadership positions六、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10
21、.00)Recently in the Scottish Highlands, 260 theatergoers were led up a well-it, pin-tree-lined concrete path. Their destination? A vacant water plant. The large concrete space had the impersonal feel of an army campexactly the atmosphere the producers of Black Watch hoped to reproduce. The play is b
22、ased on the true story of a Highlands troop sent overseas in 2004.Essentially, site-specific theater refers to plays produced in places directly relevant to their action. At the Museum Hotel in Wellington, New Zealand, audiences fried into room 217 to watch a tale about the various personalities who
23、 had occupied the room over time. “I think people are tired of the same old plays in the same confines of space, “says Paul McLaughlin, who produced Hotel. “Drama happens all around usat the bus stop, in a supermarketso we attempted to show how people can interact with the space that surrounds them.
24、 “To be sure, on-scene productions present their own set of challenges. Producers of Black Watch had to scout around London for a location for when the show comes to the British capital. But for many audience members, leaving the comfort of their theater seats makes for a more meaningful experience.
25、 “A lot of site-specific work challenges the way you look and think, “says Nick Kaye, a drama professor at the University of Exeter.Site-specific shows can also satisfy the growing desire for individualized entertainment fueled by on-demand television and the Internet. In Faust, which the London-bas
26、ed theater group Punch-drunk just wrapped up, audience members got to pick what they wanted to see. Housed in an old five-story storehouse in east London, the play featured different settings. Audience members could choose to watch a scene and follow certain actors from location to location. Felix B
27、arrett, the director of Faust, says todays theatergoers expect more than just the traditional audience-actor relationship. “What I wanted to do was to create a piece where the audience can carve out the night they want to have, and it stays with them. “Creating a strong sense of place goes a long wa
28、y toward achieving that.（分数：10.00）(1).Recently, 260 Scottish people went to a deserted water plant_.（分数：2.00）A.to tour a newly-built military baseB.to watch a play about military lifeC.to visit a military troop back homeD.to attend a military training program(2).The essence of site-specific theater
29、lies in the idea that drama _.（分数：2.00）A.should be made as lifelike as possibleB.should reflect peoples feelings and ideasC.should reveal what is going on in the worldD.should be acted by those related to the story(3).Compared with the conventional form of theater, on-scene theater to producers is l
30、ess_.（分数：2.00）A.meaningfulB.demandingC.convenientD.interactive(4).In the play Faust, audience members can _.（分数：2.00）A.revise the story in their own wayB.talk freely to their favorite actorsC.choose to take part in the actingD.jump over uninteresting scenes(5).We learn from the text that site-specif
31、ic drama is created to accommodate_.（分数：2.00）A.the change in what theatergoers expect of a playB.theatergoers growing need for a sense of placeC.the change in the role modern drama is to playD.theatergoerss falling interest in entertainment七、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Forgive and forget. Most of us find
32、the forgetting easier, but maybe we should work on the forgiving part. “Holding on to hurts wears you down physically and emotionally, “says Stanford University psychologist Fred Luskin, author of Forgive for Good. “Forgiving someone can be a powerful remedy. “In a recent study, Charlotte van Oyen W
33、itvliet, assistant professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and colleagues asked 71 volunteers to remember a past hurt. Tests recorded sudden increases in blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tensionthe same responses that occur when people are beside themselves. Research has l
34、inked temper and heart diseases. When the volunteers were asked to imagine forgiving those whod wronged them, they remained calm by comparison.Whats more, forgiveness can be learned, insists Luskin, director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project. “We teach people to rewrite their story in their minds,
35、 to change from victim to hero. If the hurt is from a husbands or a wifes unfaithfulness, we might encourage them to think of themselves not only as a person who was cheated on, but as the person who tried to keep the marriage together. “Two years ago Luskin tested his method on five Northern Irish
36、women whose sons had been murdered. After undergoing a week of forgiveness training, the womens sense of hurt, measured using psychological tests, had fallen by more than half. They were also much less likely to feel depressed and angry. “Forgiving isnt about regarding what happened as harmless or a
37、cceptable, “ says Luskin. “It is about breaking free of the person who wronged us. “The early signs that forgiving improves overall health are promisings. A survey of 1, 423 adults by the University of Michigans Institute for Social Research in 2001 found that people who had forgiven someone in thei
38、r past also reported being in better health than those who hadnt.However, while 75 per cent said they were sure God had forgiven them for past mistakes, only 52 per cent had been able to find it in their hearts to forgive others. Forgiveness, it seems, is still divine.（分数：10.00）(1).In Luskins opinio
39、n, people could enjoy better health if they_.（分数：2.00）A.hold past hurts backB.avoid the wrongdoersC.become less emotionalD.let off those who hurt them(2).According to Luskin, to forgive an unfaithful husband, a wife needs to _.（分数：2.00）A.urge herself to see the hurt as nothingB.take measures in rest
40、oring the marriageC.persuade herself to put up with the hurtD.see herself as the guardian of the marriage(3).According to the text, to forgive means _.（分数：2.00）A.to keep silent when someone hurts you articleB.to stop being angry with those who wronged youC.to think of something tolerable that has ha
41、ppenedD.to prevent yourself from doing wrong to your enemies(4).What does the last paragraph imply?（分数：2.00）A.I most mistakes are forgivable.B.Its really no easy task to forgive.C.Its part of human nature to forgive.D.Few people can truly forgive others.(5).The best title of the text might be_.（分数：2
42、.00）A.The Research on ForgivenessB.The Difficulty in ForgivenessC.The Promotion of ForgivenessD.The Healing Power of Forgiveness八、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Edinburgh, ScotlandEdinburgh is the home of Hogmanay, a grandly exciting four-day celebration that welcomes the New Year with fire, music, parades an
43、d then some more fire. The party starts on Dec. 29 with a 15, 000-strong song-filled candlelight procession and fire festival through Edinburgh and ends with the symbolic burning of a Viking ship. Days of parades, concerts, dog races and fireworks follow.Reykjavik, IcelandOn New Years Eve, Icelander
44、s in Reykjavlk gather around dozens of massive fires in the open to sing traditional folk songs accompanied, according to local legend by imaginary human-like creatures in folk tales. At midnight the city explodes in a massive fireworks display. The dancing and partying that follow last until the su
45、n comes up, which in Iceland is at about lunchtime on Jan. 1.Kahuitara Point, Chatham IslandsIf you want to experience New Year with the early birds, the South Pole is the place to be. On any Jan. 1, the sun sits above the horizon the whole day across most of the South Pole. For a slightly more comf
46、ortable holiday vacation, head to the Chatham Islands. Kahuitara Point on Pitt Island in this Pacific Ocean chain is the first populated place on the planet to see the sun rise.Bangkok, ThailandIn Thailand you have three chances to ring in the New Year. On Dec. 31, Western New Years Eve is celebrate
47、d with parties, concerts and fireworks. A few weeks later, the country stages massive celebrations in honor of Chinese New Year. Finally, on April 13, Thailand celebrates the first day of the traditional Thai calendar with Songkran, a three-day festival marked by parades, feasts and water-throwing.R
48、io de Janeiro, BrazilNew Years Eve is one of Rio de Janeiros most important holidays. Expensive beachfront celebrations unfold along Copacabana, attracting some 2 million participants. Live music ranging from samba to rock explodes along the beach. New Years Eve is also a day to honor the goddess of
49、 sea with conventional offerings packed in small wooden boats. Tradition holds that if the goddess is pleased with a boats offering, she will carry the boat out to sea and give the bearer blessings. If not, its a great party.Now match the name of each place (61 to 65)to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.Statements A New Years celebrations will go on four days on end. B People here are the first to greet the New Years sun. C Concerts are he
