1、公共英语三级真题 2011 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)Amongst the most popular books written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are (26) every year and are read by all kinds of people. (27
2、) , some of the most successful films of recent years have been (28) on science fiction stories.It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new (29) in literature, but its ancestors can be (30) in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned (31) the presentation of
3、 some form of ideal society, a (32) which is still often found in modern stories.Most of the classics of science fiction, (33) , have been written within the last one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to (34) just two well-known authors, have been translated into m
4、any languages.Modern science fiction writers dont write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in (35) the results of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in (36) future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now. (37) this,
5、their writing has obvious (38) implications.In an age where scientific fact frequently (39) science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep (40) scientific advances. Those who are (41) clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable (42) on how to deal with the
6、problems which society will (43) face as it tries to (44) its new technology and come to terms with a continually (45) view of the world.（分数：20.00）A.presentedB.copiedC.publishedD.concludedA.ThereforeB.FurthermoreC.InsteadD.NeverthelessA.basedB.builtC.foundedD.formedA.approachB.discoveryC.activityD.d
7、evelopmentA.deducedB.describedC.feltD.foundA.aboutB.withC.forD.throughA.spiritB.storyC.themeD.titleA.howeverB.moreoverC.thusD.likewiseA.recallB.quoteC.mentionD.introduceA.analyzingB.applyingC.followingD.forecastingA.imaginingB.observingC.assumingD.perceivingA.Because ofB.Contrary toC.Regardless ofD.
8、Similar toA.economicB.academicC.politicalD.literaryA.overtakesB.overestimatesC.overcomesD.overlooksA.up withB.out ofC.in withD.ahead ofA.effectivelyB.sufficientlyC.successfullyD.efficientlyA.informationB.lessonC.resultD.signA.incidentallyB.incrediblyC.inevitablyD.initiallyA.realizeB.masterC.controlD
9、.accomplishA.promisingB.prevailingC.confusingD.changing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)Karen and Ken Mullin, a young professional couple in Cleveland, own fifty cookbooks and two fully equipped kitchens in their house. Yet they rarely cook their own
10、meals; instead, on their way home from work they usually stop at a supermarket and choose two portions of meat loaf and a container of ready-to-serve potatoes. “My job,“ says Karen, “is to pour the salad from the bag. “A half-century after the first TV dinner was born, the food industry is approachi
11、ng its long-sought dream of relieving people like the Mullins of unpaid labor in the final, and arguably most profitable, step by which a cow gets turned into meat loaf. Increasingly, tables in Americas kitchens are used not for cutting or peeling but for putting takeout food onto plates. For those
12、who even bother with plates. According to Harry Balzar, an influential food-industry researcher, American dinners that came from a takeout counter increased by 24 percent in the past decade. “We thought the micro-wave would be a cooking device,“ says Harry Balzer, “but we find it reheating takeout p
13、izza. “Across the United States, entire business models are being transformed. Supermarket takeout counters, formerly a place where unsold chickens were coated with sauce, increasingly resemble high-end corporate cafeterias, with sushi bars and stir-fry stations.One psychologist thinks the trend tow
14、ard healthier eating is responsible: Americans have finally gotten the message that its bad to eat fried chicken, so theyre doing it at home where no one can see them.Of course, there are people you wouldnt expect to cook at home, like Steve Traxler, an unmarried Chicago theater producer, whose refr
15、igerator contains little more than orange juice, wine and leftovers. I think theyre reading them in bed,“ says Rozanne Gold, author of a cookbook.Its not entirely a question of time. The takeout fashion is fueled, in part, by the popularity of foods like sushi, which even adventuresome American cook
16、s are unlikely to try to make at home. And takeout fills another need as well, for the atmosphere of the home-cooked dinner.（分数：10.00）(1).From the text we can learn that the Mullins _.（分数：2.00）A.are experienced in cookingB.are expert at food shoppingC.often go dining out at a restaurantD.often eat r
17、eady-made food at home(2).The food industry is approaching its final goal of _.（分数：2.00）A.freeing people of cooking at homeB.turning cows into meat loaf for peopleC.relieving itself of unpaid labor for peopleD.providing people with delicious TV dinners(3).We can infer from the text that some America
18、ns _.（分数：2.00）A.are too busy to cut or peelB.are too busy to use their tablesC.do not even use their platesD.do not even use the microwave(4).Supermarket takeout counters_.（分数：2.00）A.have sushi bars and stir-fry stations nowB.used to process the left-over food for saleC.cooperate with high-end corpo
19、ration cafeteriasD.used to coat chickens of inferior quality with sauce(5).Takeout food is not only convenient but also enables Americans to_.（分数：2.00）A.avoid taking unhealthy foodB.follow the trend of eating outC.enjoy eating together at homeD.have time to improve their cooking六、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.
20、00)I switched on the TV and there they were againthe next crop of Miss World/Miss Universe candidates. The same practiced smiles, the same waving hands, the same hosts with their unreal crossbreed accentsthe same.Yes, the show goes on. No time to enjoy the glory of the last set of titles. Its time t
21、o prepare for the next. Our Assembly Line is in place. It takes a whole year to prepare for the Miss World/ Miss Universe contest. And the young hopefuls give it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing themselves for an T entrance test or the Civil Services exam.So whats wrong with t
22、hat? If one set of kids can further their genetically gifted intellect, why cant another set further a similarly gifted Set of physical attributes? If brainy kids go to coaching classes, why cant the pretty ones go to physical trainers? If cosmetic surgery, dental cares, balanced diets and workout s
23、essions produce a happier, healthier and more self-confident woman who can take the world in her stride, perhaps thats the way to go.Yes, we had just begun to accept it all. We had just begun to create the slots for the brainy ones and the beauties. And then, suddenly we got a Mrs. World Aditi Gowat
24、rikar with her dreamy green eyes. Brainy, beautiful and a wonderful wife and mother to boot. The mother of a two-year-old who is also a doctor and a super model.Yes, Aditi has shown us that it is possible to do it all. But can she really be a symbol of Indian womanhood as some carried-away journalis
25、ts and event managers have suggested? Is she the modern day Mother India? The one who can inspire the thousands of mothers and wives to break out of the petty confines of the roles they are forced to play? Will she find an echo among all those workingwomen dealing with families, bosses and unsupport
26、ive husbands? To most women, the word of Aditi Gowatrikar would seem like a different planet.（分数：10.00）(1).The repeated scene of beauty contests on TV makes the writer _.（分数：2.00）A.thoughtfulB.refreshedC.doubtfulD.excited(2).As the author sees it, the young candidates prepare for the contest _.（分数：2
27、.00）A.anxiouslyB.seriouslyC.casuallyD.steadily(3).For most people, both brainy kids and young beauties are justified to _.（分数：2.00）A.improve their self-confidenceB.possess certain acquired imagesC.make use of their natural qualifiesD.take advantage of their intelligence(4).In the authors opinion, fo
28、r most Indian mothers and wives, Aditi is _.（分数：2.00）A.far from realityB.an example to followC.typical of Indian womenD.an inspiration for success(5).In the text, the writer comments on the beauty contest with a tone of _.（分数：2.00）A.despairB.toleranceC.admirationD.reservation七、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)
29、The first rule stepping up your luck is to look for variety. More variety will result in a richer life with more opportunities. The more varied life is, the more likely that unexpected combinations of events will occur, giving us the chance to improve our situation. Being able to change is the best
30、way to survive in changing, unpredictable times.When we are searching for something, like a pair of lost eyeglasses, it isnt a good idea to always follow the same pattern of search. Searching for happiness is like that as well. Be flexible. Learn from your mistakes. Try lots of different possibiliti
31、es.Variety is necessary for happiness. No matter how rich our lives may seem, if they consist only of expected events and repetition, boredom steps in. We find pleasure in the unexpected and the surprising. Saying yes to uncertainty adds pleasure to life and contributes to our luck. Sometimes it see
32、ms easier, however, to use our strength to build walls to try to protect ourselves from uncertainty. We buy life insurance, household insurance, car insurance. We work hard and put money aside. But all this planning cant guarantee safety. We need to find the courage to welcome uncertainty.Each of us
33、 should find one action that will increase variety: subscribe to a new magazine, take a different route to work, sign up for a night-school course. Then focus on its positive results. This positive reinforcement, together with the pleasure of sensing the power in doing what we want to, should give u
34、s the courage for the next act.Accepting ourselves exactly as we are at this present moment provides the courage to move forward. Believing that all our choices in the past were the best we could have made at the time frees us from regret and reinforces our belief that we are as good as we can be at
35、 this moment. The best preparation for the future is self-acceptance in the present. Self-acceptance and trust in people are the foundations of confidence and courage.Self-acceptance, courage and action dont guarantee good luck, but they do guarantee a richer and fuller life.（分数：10.00）(1).From the t
36、ext we learn that_.（分数：2.00）A.variety guarantees happinessB.varied life relies on good luckC.opportunities go before varietyD.adaptability is the key to survival(2).According to the text, to make life colorful we must_.（分数：2.00）A.accept and try the unexpectedB.tolerate boredom and repetitionC.follow
37、 the same searching patternD.make ourselves financially secure(3).According to the text, pleasure can be brought into life by _.（分数：2.00）A.finding what we are searching forB.improving our situation with a bit luckC.strengthening ourselves to face uncertaintyD.having insurance polices to protect our
38、life(4).To gather courage to move forward, the writer thinks that we should_.（分数：2.00）A.regret our past choicesB.forget our past mistakesC.reinforce our past actionsD.believe in our past decisions(5).The best title of the text would be_.（分数：2.00）A.Stepping Up Your LuckB.Life Is Full of Uncertainties
39、C.Variety Leads to OpportunitiesD.Learning from Your Mistakes八、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Helen Smith:What better way to start off my senior year in high school than by reading something I am entirely familiar with? I couldnt have described this online revolution any better. The expansion of Facebook and
40、its continuing success make me more interested in the world of computers and web design and the career choices they offer. Thanks, Mark Zuckerberg, for “poking“ me into Facebook.Kevin Stuart:Rather than seeing Facebook as the hottest connection tool, I think its more like the latest way to make an a
41、lready impersonal world even more impersonal. How sad that our society is so isolated that we need a computer to “connect“ with others. No, thanks! Im going to continue hanging out on the street corner, and hope someone builds a village square somedaynow, theres a radical idea!Robert Meyer:Isnt it a
42、 contradiction that so many Americans criticize the government measures for national security purposes as an invasion of privacy when many of these same people feel free to lay bare their private lives to public exposure on Facebook? Perhaps it reveals shallow minds or shallow lives. Or worse, does
43、it reveal a lack of concern about the security of our country? Sad indeed.James Brown:I eagerly returned from vacation so I could see my nieces who were home from college, only to find them with their “faces“ in Facebook almost all day. They no longer communicate much with others face to face. No mo
44、re hanging out at someones home. I wonder what effect this societal isolation will have on all of us. I hope this isnt a trend, I remember all the fun face-to-face contact used to be.Laura Lee:I love email. I live and die by Google, but I will never understand the appeal of Facebook and its vast com
45、munity of friends. In fact, Im rather shocked. There are thousands out there who would like to be your friend and demand your time: theyre called books. Pick one up. Life is short. Save your few real friendships for coffee over at Starbucks or invest yourself in a local cause that will form meaningf
46、ul, lifelong relationships.Now match the name of each person (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.Statements A Facebook has built up my confidence in my study. B Facebook raises individual awareness of privacy protection. C Facebook serves as an eve opener for
47、 my future work pursuit. D Facebook worsens; instead of bettering, interpersonal relations. E I miss the good old days when people met and talked to each other in person. F Mind your own behavior online before you blame others for privacy interference. G Dont waste your time on Facebook when you can
48、 do something more significant.（分数：5.00）(1).Helen Smith（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Kevin Stuart（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Robert Meyer（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).James Brown（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Laura Lee（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_九、Section Writing(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、Part A(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.You have promised to give a sample of your prod
49、uct in person to Mr. John Smith, your customer, tomorrow, but you wont be able to go, because you were just told to attend a meeting.Write an email to Mr. John Smith,1) apologizing for changing your plan;2) explaining the reason for the change;3) telling him your new arrangement.You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your email.Use “Wang Lin“
