全国公共英语三级试题及答案

2011年全国公共英语三级试题及答案SectionIListeningComprehension(25minutes)（略）SectionⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions:Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.TextMostyoungpeopleenjoyphysicalactivities,walking,cycling,football,ormountaineering.Thesewhohaveapassion26climbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoften27withastonishment.Whyaremenandwomen28tosuffercoldandhardship,andto29onhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivities30whichmengivetheirleisure.Therearenoman-maderules,astherearefor31asgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichitwouldbedangerousto32,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderules33makesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetotheirown34.Ifwe35mountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceis36mountaineeringisnota“teamwork”.However,itisonlyourmisunderstanding.Thereare,infact,no:matches”37“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmay38,obviously,thereisteamwork.Amountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightwithnatural39thatatestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hissportrequireshighmentaland40qualities.Amountainclimber41toimproveonskillyearafteryear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty,andmostinternationaltennischampions42intheirearlytwenties.Butitisnot43formenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemore44thanyoungermen,buttheyprobablyclimbmoreskillandless45ofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.26.[A]for[B]in[C]to[D]of27.[A]lookedupto[B]lookedforward[C]lookedinto[D]lookedupon28.[A]willing[B]reluctant[C]unwilling[D]probable29.[A]takepains[B]runrisk[C]takearisk[D]makeefforts30.[A]to[B]with[C]for[D]towards31.[A]so[B]various[C]different[D]such32.[A]apply[B]worry[C]ignore[D]notice33.[A]which[B]that[C]how[D]why34.[A]methods[B]forms[C]rules[D]activities35.[A]correlate[B]relate[C]compare[D]contrast36.[A]for[B]what[C]which[D]that37.[A]within[B]from[C]beyond[D]between38.[A]exist[B]go[C]depend[D]confide39.[A]strength[B]storms[C]powers[D]forces40.[A]physician[B]physical[C]physiological[D]psychological41.[A]tries[B]continues[C]wants[D]decides42.[A]willbe[B]appear[C]are[D]is43.[A]unusual[B]normal[C]common[D]strange44.[A]strength[B]efforts[C]energy[D]time45.[A]shortage[B]lack[C]rubbish[D]wasteSectionⅡReadingComprehension（40minutes）PartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.TextIFifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe,whichwasatempletomethen.Itwasn’teasygettinghired.Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.Globejobswereforlife-guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedthere—movingfromanordinaryreportertoforeigncorrespondentandfinallytosenioreditor.IwouldhavealifetimeofsecurityisIstruckwithit.Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.Ienteredmyboss’soffice.Wouldherage?Iwondered.Hehadafamoustemper.“Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,”Ibeganawkwardly.“IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowI’mforty.There’salotIwanttodoinlife.I’mresigning.”“Toanotherpaper?”heasked.Ireachedintomycoatpocket,butdidn’tsayanything.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.Wewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange.“I’mgladforyou,”hesaid,quiteoutofmyexpectation.“Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecan’t,”hewenton.“Iwishyoualltheluckintheworld,”heconcluded.“Andifitdoesn’tworkout,remember,yourstarisalwayshighhere.”ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody—eventhoughI’dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure:allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.“I’mresigning,Bill,”Isaid.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn’tlookingangryordismayedeither.Afterapause,hesaid,“Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoes.”46.FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous_______.[A]newspaper[B]magazine[C]temple[D]church47.IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe_________.[A]hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams.[B]hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway.[C]hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife.[D]hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitions.48.Thewriterwantedtoresignbecause_________.[A]hehadserioustroublewithhisboss.[B]hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe.[C]hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry.[D]hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse.49.WhenthewriterdecidedtoresigntheGlobewasfacedwith_______.[A]atroublewithitsstaffmembers[B]ashortageofqualifiedreporters[C]anunfavorablebusinesssituation[D]anuncontrollablebusinesssituation50.By“:IwishIwereinyourshoes.”（inthelastparagraph）BillTaylormeantthat_______.[A]thewriterwastofail.[B]thewriterwasstupid[C]hewoulddothesameifpossible[D]hewouldrejectthewriter’sr